"Auntie, this is a bad statement, if it is a kind-hearted person like my aunt who is crying today, we will naturally not fall into the well, but a vicious woman like her, why should we pity her?" One of them spoke.

"Auntie, what the slave maid said just now is true, and there is not a word of deception, please let my aunt know." The palace maid still gritted her teeth and refused to say who commanded.

Seeing this, Yu Qing didn't say anything, just sighed helplessly, and said to the group of people behind her, "She'll leave it to you, I'm a little tired, go back to the room first." ”

With these words, he walked out of the door of the imperial dining room, but he didn't go far, just stood in a corner where no one could see him, carefully observing the movements of the palace maid.

The anger in the hearts of those palace people naturally cannot be described in words, and the palace maid couldn't help but shout with fear in her heart, but no matter how she shouted, how she apologized, and how she said good things, those people were still indifferent.

In the end, she really had no choice but to shout, "Aunt save me, I said I would say everything." ”

Hearing this, Yu Qing walked in quickly and blocked in front of the palace maid, "Okay, you all go and get busy, it's almost time to prepare today's meal." ”

When my aunt spoke, how dare everyone not listen. Moreover, the emperor had already handed over the matter to his aunt to deal with, so they naturally had to obey, so they each returned to their respective positions and did what they should do.

Yu Qing took the palace maid to her room, there were too many people in the imperial dining room, maybe one of them was her accomplice, if she lost her life at this critical juncture, it would be more than worth the loss, so it was better to be careful.

After making sure that no one was eavesdropping, Yu Qing closed the door.

The palace maid couldn't hold back her crying, knelt on the ground, and hugged Yu Qing's legs tightly, "Auntie, I beg you, you must not hand me over to them, as long as you agree, I will tell you whatever you want to know." ”

"Okay, as long as you are obedient, I won't be difficult for you, I just want to know who instructed you to do this." Yu Qing saw that she was crying so sadly, and it didn't seem like she was pretending, so she relaxed her vigilance, leaned over, and slowly helped her up.

But the palace maid's eyes changed slightly, and after getting up, she suddenly grabbed Yu Qing's neckline, pulled a hairpin from her head, and stabbed it fiercely at Yu Qing's neck.

The palace maid's movements startled Yu Qing, subconsciously grabbed her wrist, grabbed the hairpin with the other hand, and pushed her to the ground with a hard push.

"I was kind enough to save you, but you will take revenge, it seems that you really can't be saved." Yu Qing said as she raised her hand and rubbed her neck that was almost sinned.

Seeing that her plan had no chance of success, the palace maid gave up, lowered her head and cried, "Auntie, do you know that I have my difficulties. ”

"Tell me about it."

"That day, I went to Concubine Rong's palace to deliver food, and when I passed by the imperial garden, I was kidnapped by a masked man, he asked me to do things in the imperial dining room, and wanted to kill your life, if I don't obey, my family's lives will be gone, I really have no choice!" The palace maid shed tears in pain.

Looking at her current appearance, she can't act, although it was so dangerous just now, but for the sake of clues, Yu Qing still decided to give it a try.

Slowly walked up to her, raised his hand and patted her shoulder for comfort, and whispered, "Okay, don't cry." It's not without a turn for the better, but you have to tell me everything you know so I can help you, but you have to promise me that you are telling the truth, and there must be no half-truths. ”

"Auntie, what I just said is true, and I know so much, as for who wants to harm you, the slave really doesn't know." Yu Qing is now her last straw, so of course she has to take advantage of it.

What she said didn't seem like a lie, after all, the palace maid was the lowest person in the entire palace, and she didn't dare to lie to herself at this time.

"If I don't punish you for today's incident, not only will I be unable to understand the hatred in my heart, even the gang outside will not let you go, pack up your things and go to the Xinzhiku."

Hearing the three words Xin Zheku, the palace maid's face changed, that place is not a place for people, but when I thought about it, although that place was a little harder, at least I saved my life, so I didn't say anything more.

"Thank you, Auntie."

"Go ahead."

"Yes." The maid finished speaking and left.

After she left, there was only Yu Qing left in the house, she couldn't help but feel a little difficult, there was no clue at all, how should she track it down?

This can't help but make it difficult for Yuqing.

Just as she was thinking about how to deal with it, a man's voice came from outside the door, "Auntie, there is something you need to decide, is it inconvenient for you to come out now?" ”

"What's the matter? Say it. ”

"Tomorrow's banquet, what ingredients are we going to use instead of whitebait?" A group of them discussed in the imperial dining room for a long time, but they didn't discuss a specific ingredient, so they came to ask her.

This matter is the top priority, after all, tomorrow is the banquet, and many things have to be prepared today, and now there is suddenly one dish missing, and if the emperor investigates it at that time, the entire imperial dining room will be implicated.

So this matter has to be carefully considered.

After thinking for a moment, Yu Qing said, "In my opinion, let's use mandarin fish, which has a fatty taste." The meat is tender and delicious. ”

Although the mandarin fish is rare, it is still relatively common in the palace, and the more common it is, the easier it is to be forgotten. Now that the ingredients are available, how do you make them? Again, it's a big problem.

The people from the palace outside the room hadn't gone back yet, so they continued to ask, "What?" Something else? ”

"And how to make it?"

There is still some attention to making mandarin fish, if you want to make some exquisite dishes, many ingredients need to be prepared some time in advance, but now it is obviously too late, so you can only use the simplest method.

"Let's steam."

"Auntie, tomorrow's banquet is extraordinary, isn't it too simple? Will this lose royal face? When the time comes, it's not you, I can afford it. The man was visibly worried.

"The dishes are exquisite, of course, it is good, but if we do it rashly in the case of lack of time, the gains may outweigh the losses, and steaming, the simplest method, can indeed make people taste its most authentic taste."

After listening to Yu Qing's explanation, the man suddenly realized, and the doubts in his heart suddenly disappeared, "Thank you aunt for your advice." ”

Then I arranged for someone to prepare the ingredients.

At the same time, the other side has already received the news, "Qi Yu Niangniang, today the emperor personally went to the imperial dining room, and also brought a imperial doctor." ”

After hearing this, Niangniang was also stunned, and then asked, "What is the emperor doing in the imperial dining room?" ”

"I heard that I was casually strolling, and I happened to come across the disappearance of the whitebait and stayed there for a long time."

Listening to the report of the eunuchs around her, she was in a good mood, and she couldn't help but be a little curious, "How did the emperor deal with it?" That whitebait is going to be used at tomorrow's banquet, and now that there is one less ingredient in the imperial dining room, it will definitely not be better, right? ”

Yu Qing is the aunt in charge of the imperial dining room, and if something like this happens, she will inevitably be punished.

Looking at Niangniang's smug expression, the eunuch was a little embarrassed, and then spoke cautiously: "The emperor did not punish anyone in the imperial dining room, but asked the imperial doctor to show the wounds on the face of an aunt in the imperial dining room......"

The eunuch didn't finish his words, endured it and continued to whisper: "And he also made a decree that if Tai can't heal the wound on her face, it will ...... I'll see you there. ”

After hearing this, the smile on her face disappeared, and she couldn't believe her ears, "What did you just say?" Say it again. ”

Hearing this, the eunuch lowered his voice and repeated what he had just said.

As soon as the words fell, Niangniang slapped the table fiercely, "It's Yuqing, this little slut, I didn't expect her face to be ruined, and she could still seduce the emperor, I underestimated her." ”

"What should we do now, then?"

"Don't be afraid, she is the head of the imperial dining room, if something goes wrong at tomorrow's banquet, as the head of the banquet, it is difficult to escape the blame, we will see tomorrow's banquet, I want to see what tricks she can play, you step down first."

"Yes." With that, the eunuch bowed and exited the room.

The sky was getting dark, but the people in the imperial dining room were still busy with the mandarin fish. I haven't made steamed raw food for a long time, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to master the heat well, so I tried to make a few, but they were all unsatisfactory.

The group studied for an afternoon, but they didn't understand what the problem was, and finally unanimously decided to ask Aunt Yuqing again.

"Auntie, how about you taste this fish first?"

Yu Qing was stopped as soon as she entered the door, and she had a little appetite when she looked at the mandarin fish on the plate.

So he picked up a piece of chopsticks and slowly put it into his mouth, savored it, and shook his head after a while: "This is the result of your research for an afternoon?" Could it be that you're planning to bring this to the banquet? Aren't you afraid of moving your head? ”

Seeing that Yu Qing was angry, several people hurriedly came over to play a round game, "Auntie, don't be angry first, we have been discussing for an afternoon, but we still haven't found out where the problem of this fish is, so I want to ask my aunt for advice, and ask my aunt for guidance." ”

"Let me see what you put in your steaming."

The man hurriedly put the ingredients in the pot with a spoon and let Yu Qing look at it.

Seeing this, Yu Qing understood, and sighed a little helplessly, "You are all celebrity chefs, how can you make mistakes in this small place?" ”

"Auntie, please." As soon as they heard this, they knew that Yu Qing must have seen something, so they became even more humble.

"Then you're welcome, this steamed is the most delicious taste of the ingredients, you put so many seasonings in it, will the fish still have the original taste?"