Chapter 035: The Contest (2)
Jian Ning also knew what the occasion was now, and when she heard Long Zeye speak like this, she just smiled slightly, and did not answer. After going through so much, it can be regarded as a trip through the Ghost Gate, and Jian Ning finally understands that sometimes it is safe not to speak.
"Your Majesty, this is just a common man, and he was still guilty some time ago. At such an important moment today, how can she represent my Yuan Chu? The moment Jian Ning just came in, Ai Gaoyi's face was extremely ugly.
Jian Ning was in prison some time ago, he sent people to rummage through the entire Jian Mansion but didn't find what he was looking for, and the loss of the position of prime minister had something to do with Jian Ning, how could he look at Jian Ning's scenery now.
If Jian Ning is allowed to make a contribution this time, then she will have a very good hope of getting back the Food Taste Garden. When the time comes, if you want to do it again, you will have no chance.
As soon as Ai Gaoyi opened his mouth, there would naturally be many followers below. All of a sudden, there was a lot of discussion on Yuan Chu's side.
Xiahou Yan has always known that Jian Ning is not simple, and she can enter the palace under such circumstances, presumably Ai Gaoyi's dogs can't stand in her way. Thinking of this, the corners of Xiahou Yan's mouth twitched slightly, and he directly raised his head and drank the wine in the cup.
The Empress Dowager still minded a little because of Jian Ning's insult to the emperor before. But in the same way, she also likes and appreciates Jian Ning's cooking skills very much. Looking at Jian Ning, she didn't have much expression, she seemed lukewarm, and she was always faint.
Long Zeye stared at Ai Gaoyi and the others coldly, and said in a calm voice: "Master Ai also said that it was some time ago. Jian Ning is now innocent. ”
"It's not wrong that she is a common person, but Lord Ai seems to have overlooked one point, she is a common person of Yuan Chu. This competition is a competition between Yuan Chu and Ling Sui. As long as you are a citizen of Yuan Chu, does it matter what your identity is? ”
"Besides, the second prince probably didn't say that the person who competes with your country must be the imperial chef in the palace, right?" Saying that, Long Zeye had already pointed his head at Hua Yuebai.
"I really didn't say that it had to be the imperial chef in the palace." Hua Yue Bai saw that Long Zeye suddenly turned to himself. Then he replied with a smile.
But Hua Yuebai is not a person who is easy to deal with, and the moment the previous sentence fell, he immediately picked up and said: "However, my Ling Sui still hopes to compete with Yuan Chu's God of Food." ”
"Huh. Originally, the second prince had this request, and I Yuan Chu should try my best to meet it, but unfortunately. These days, the god of eclipse is not in good health, and it is not suitable to compete with others. disappointed the second prince. Long Zeye directly deduced that the God of Food was not in good health, a good reason.
"But I believe that this competition will not disappoint the second prince." Long Zeye laughed and said to Hua Yuebai and everyone. Whether it was just now or now, Long Zeye always had a look of imperativeness.
"Then the main hall will wait and see."
"The topic of this time is mainly the birthday banquet of the Queen Mother, mainly comparing pastries, and the time is two pillars of incense."
Long Zeye said the rules of the competition, and Fan Chengfu immediately stepped forward. He said in his throat: "Light incense, timer!" ”
After the words fell, Feng Gao, the imperial chef of Lingsui, immediately walked to his table and began to take flour and noodles.
Jian Ning, on the other hand, pondered at the table for a moment before starting to move.
Just when everyone thought that she was going to start making faces, Jian Ning said to a little eunuch beside her, "Get a pen and paper." ”
When everyone heard this, they all showed incredible expressions, and they began to point fingers at Jian Ning, and even began to say bluntly that Jian Ning was making a big difference there. In fact, there is nothing that can be done to win.
And the little eunuch standing beside Jian Ning raised his eyes with some uncertainty and glanced at Fan Chengfu who was standing beside the emperor, obviously asking for instructions on whether to prepare.
"Go get pen and paper for her." Long Zeye looked at the little eunuch and said directly and majestically.
Hear the words. The little eunuch ran down as fast as he could.
Just when Jian Ning hadn't started to do anything, Feng Gao on the other side had already reconciled and was preparing to make a shape.
Xiahou Yan has been guessing in his heart since he heard Jian Ning ask people to prepare paper and pencils, what is Jian Ning going to do? At the birthday banquet that day, he had also tasted the longevity peach offered by Ling Sui, and the taste was indeed first-class. Presumably, even if it is as good as Jian Ning's cooking, it can only be not inferior to the taste of Nashou Peach, but not better than that taste.
The pen and paper were quickly brought up. Jian Ning didn't pause at all and took the pen. The brush was written on the paper. I have been in Yuanchu for almost half a year, and my biggest improvement is the brush writing in this hand. But fortunately, I have some skills before me. It's a lot easier to learn now.
After a while, Jian Ning put down the pen, picked up the paper and blew it gently, handed it to the imperial chef standing beside her, and said, "I'm tired of getting these ready to be sent." ”
"Also, I've already been to the Imperial Dining Room before I got here. Bring me all the stuff I just asked them to steam. After the imperial chef took the piece of paper, Jian Ning instructed again.
The time of the two pillars of incense is not counted in the steaming time. Traditional pastry chefs like Feng Gao steam the pastries after they are completely ready. Ning Xiangzhai also doesn't have steamers, so in the end I still have to go to the imperial dining room.
But this time, in order to win Feng Gao, Jian Ning chose to make a risky move and used something different to deal with him. If you need to steam, you can also go to the imperial dining room to prepare it before the game.
"Yes." The imperial chef obviously didn't have any prejudices against Jian Ning, and Jian Ning immediately responded when she said it.
Feng could almost see the shape of the pastry to be made, and it was obvious that he was still making a longevity peach. Come to think of it, the pastry for birthday celebrations is nothing more than longevity peaches. But the emperor wants to compare the word "strange" again, and obviously he still has to put some effort into it.
It didn't take long for the imperial chef to bring up all the things that Jian Ning wanted.
This time, in order to win more thoroughly, Jian Ning looked at Feng Gao and immediately decided to make a longevity peach as well. However, her birthday peach is not these pastries, but an indispensable cake for modern birthday parties.
The most important thing to make a good cake is the cake base and cream. The cake base should be fragrant and soft, and the cream should not be greasy.
The moment the things were served, Jian Ning went directly to look at the cake base. There is no oven here, and the making of this cake embryo is not only when the Ruyi Workshop was first opened, but also when it was in the yard these days. She's experimenting with all her might. Finally, they made satisfactory results yesterday, and when they were preparing in the imperial dining room today, they repeatedly explained the importance of their heat before leaving here.
And just in case, she did a lot of it at once. After looking at the cake embryos that were brought, Jian Ning was still quite satisfied. Although there are also failures, it is still more than enough to pick out the two best ones to make longevity peaches.
After Jian Ning picked the cake base, she began to prepare the cream.
When the cream was in Ruyifang, she had already successfully experimented with it. In the past few days, it has been carefully developed, and the taste of the production will not be worse than that of modern ones.
Time passed little by little, and the simple condensed cream was almost ready. At this time, Feng Gao's progress has obviously entered the final stage.
Perhaps in order to show the difference of Shou Tao and show its uniqueness, Feng Gao is now delicately depicting something on the surface of Shou Tao.
Jian Ning didn't have much time and energy to think about Feng Gao's intentions. Quickly took out his own tools and cut the cake base into the shape of a longevity peach. Of course, in order to show the difference from Feng Gao, Jian Ning simply added a lot of things to the inside of the cake according to modern methods.
There was no canned fruit like that here, so Jian Ning directly added something else. For example, raisins, red dates, etc., and finally Jian Ning began to carefully spread the cream.
For this thing made by Jian Ning, everyone obviously thought it was very weird, and it could be said that they thought Jian Ning was messing around.
Xiahou Yan looked at Jian Ning's action of smearing cream and smiled slightly. Although he didn't know what it would taste like, he had tasted the pastries of Ruyifang before. The pastry with that thing called cream on it tastes different from all the pastries I've eaten before.
However, he does not like to eat anything too sweet, although he thinks the cream is very fresh, but he also does not like to eat it often.
And Hua Yuebai had obviously paid all her attention to Jian Ning's body. He really hadn't seen a pastry like Jian Ning. Aren't most people making pastries ready and then steaming them in a steamer?
This Jian Ning is interesting, he actually steamed something like a cake first, and then made a fuss about this thing.
Even Ling Sui, who was full of delicious food, had never seen anyone make pastries like this.
The Empress Dowager was also very curious about what Jian Ning did at this time. She had eaten what Jian Ning had made in the Garan Temple before. It's truly unique and unprecedented. But after all, she is the empress dowager, and her every move represents Yuan Chu, so no matter how curious she is, she sits upright.
And Long Zeye watched Jian Ning doing things so closely this time. Although he had seen it in the last God of Food Competition, he was either busy with other things at that time, or he was too far away to see Jian Ning's expression clearly.
Now in this Ning Xiang Zhai, at such a close distance, he can see Jian Ning's every expression clearly. For a moment, he felt that this kind of Jian Ning was too attractive. Memories drift away unconsciously
Suddenly coming to his senses, Long Zeye looked at Jian Ning's expression and once again changed back to his original appearance without any trace of emotion. But if you look closely, you may find that there is a trace of resentment and injury in the depths of those eyes
By the time Jian Ning finished spreading the cream, Feng Gao had already finished making zuò.
After glancing at Jian Ning proudly, he followed the little eunuch on the side and stepped back for the time being, and went to the imperial dining room (to be continued) R466