Chapter 36: The Chef Competition
Looking at the dazzling array of meals, Shen Yunchen couldn't help but be a little amazed. Yu Xizhou thanked Shen Yunchen for his kindness and told him that it was his pride for his husband to work for the benefit of the people outside.
immediately asked Shen Yunchen not to sit dry, and Shen Yunchen finally picked up the chopsticks, took a piece of meat, and put it in his mouth, and then his eyes darkened suddenly.
"Uncle Huang, is venison delicious? This is the last Qixi banquet that the emperor rewarded to King Qin's mansion, and I haven't done it for him. ”
Looking at Shen Yunchen's angry expression, Yu Xizhou forcibly held back his mocking heart and looked at him with a polite smile.
Shen Yunchen wanted to kill the woman in front of him, but he knew that the time was not yet ripe, so he endured it, forced himself to swallow the venison in his mouth, and was retained under the pretext of leaving, spending a difficult lunch in helplessness and anger.
"Since Uncle Huang still has something to do, then I won't keep you, come on! Pour these leftovers, pour them farther away, don't wait for the prince to come back and be disgusted. Yu Xizhou said to the little girl, looking at the food on the table that had not been touched much with disgust.
Shen Yunchen's face turned blue and white after hearing this, suppressed the anger in his heart and left the Qinwang Mansion, and then went straight to the palace.
Shen Huang obeyed Shen Yunchen's intention to visit his mother, and met Shen Yunchen with a gray face at the agreed time.
"The cooking skills of the princess are really extraordinary, and I finally got a feast today." Shen Yunchen looked at Shen Huang, and then saw the queen next to him, his face full of admiration and an aftertaste.
Shen Huang understood, nodded, and said, "Last time I went, I was also impressed by the cooking skills of the princess, and such exquisite cooking skills are probably rare in the world." ”
Hearing that both of them were admiring Yu Xizhou, and thinking of the woman the emperor in front of him all day long, he unconsciously said: "There are many better cooking skills than her in this world!" ”
Hearing the queen's words, Shen Huang glanced at the emperor's uncle, ready to start the next move.
"Since the mother concubine doesn't believe in the emperor, then the emperor will make a bet with the mother concubine to see if there is anyone in the world who can make more delicious dishes than the princess!" Shen Huang looked at his mother concubine with a serious look, and there was a hint of provocation in his eyes.
The queen didn't have a good impression of Xizhou, and wanted to extinguish her prestige through the cooking competition, saying: "Okay, anyway, I haven't had anything to do lately, and it's okay to have a competition or something." ”
Shen Huang showed a triumphant smile, but suddenly felt a pain in his head, and the queen stood up and gently knocked on his head.
"If you are asked to read books, you don't read, and you don't ask about court affairs, but you are very concerned about these things, if you put your mind on the court, the mother concubine doesn't have to worry so much about you." It seemed to be a reprimand, and it seemed to be spoiled, the queen looked at Shen Huang and hated that iron could not become steel.
Shen Huang touched his head, and said a little coquettishly: "How can the emperor not do his job, but the princess has the handle of the emperor in her hand, so the emperor ......"
Hearing Shen Huang's words, the queen couldn't help but sigh at Xizhou's ability, originally thought that she was really a superb cook, so that her sons were impressed by her, but she didn't expect to take Shen Huang's shortcomings.
It's a pity that she is already a wife, and that person is still Shen Nanfeng, otherwise such a person will definitely be a good candidate if she becomes the crown princess.
"Princess Qin has arrived!"
Yu Xizhou followed the little eunuch to Jingren Palace, this is the queen's residence, and I don't know what is wrong with me, there are people who want to see him every day, and he has to watch out for others, Yu Xizhou has a headache.
"Erchen see the queen, the queen is blessed with Jin'an!"
"Grass people see the queen!"
Yu Xizhou knelt down with Xiao Youqi.
The queen saw that Yu Xizhou had arrived, and she didn't intend to let her get up, but said indifferently: "This palace heard that the princess has excellent cooking skills, so she thought about holding a cooking competition, and the winner can get the title of kitchen god, and the princess will not let the palace down, right?" ”
Yu Xizhou looked up at the queen with no one in her eyes, and originally wanted to refuse, but in the current situation, she would definitely lose her head if she wanted to do that, and Shen Nanfeng had not come back yet, so she could only bite the bullet.
Seeing that Yu Xizhou had agreed, the queen showed a satisfied smile on her face, but it was mixed with a hint of weirdness.
"The rest of the personnel are almost here, so you can go down and get ready."
Yu Xizhou was taken to the imperial dining room by the little eunuch again, and sure enough, the palace was the palace, and the things in it could be said to be readily available, Yu Xizhou was a little surprised.
"King Qin has been out for many days and hasn't come back, I'm afraid I'm tired of the princess."
Yu Xizhou was sighing at the luxury of the imperial dining room of the palace and the scale of this place, when suddenly a very clear voice came from his ears, as clear as if he had deliberately said it to her.
Thinking that Shen Nanfeng is now in the south, I don't know what the situation is, I heard that the destructive power of the flood is particularly strong, and there are countless deaths and injuries among the displaced people along the way, and I don't know if he is injured.
When Yu Xizhou went out for a walk, he also heard a similar statement, saying that Shen Nanfeng met someone else on the way to control the flood, and if she didn't return for a long time, she must be tired of having someone else outside.
But Yu Xizhou didn't take it to heart, she believed that Shen Nanfeng would not disappoint her, and she also understood that this was one of Shen Huang's plans, and wanted to use gossip to defeat Shen Nanfeng from the inside, how could she be easily fooled.
Yu Xizhou didn't have any emotions for half a year, but Xiao You next to him was a little angry, and went up directly to the group of people and said: "My prince and princess are more affectionate than Jin, don't talk nonsense, beware that none of my prince can run away when he comes back." ”
Hearing that Xiao You was arguing with them, Yu Xizhou stepped forward and grabbed Xiao You, who was about to rush up, but was ridiculed by one of them.
"The court is pulling and pulling, I'm afraid that the princess is a little lonely, after all, the newlyweds are alone in the empty house, and it's really pitiful!"
"You ......" Xiao You heard that they actually poured dirty water on Yu Xizhou, and wanted to step forward to reason with them, but he was stopped again, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, and when Shen Nanfeng came back, he must tell him how this group of people bullied the princess.
The two were about to leave, but they were stopped again, Xiao You broke free of Yu Xizhou's hand, stepped forward at once, and scolded the woman a few words.
"What a fierce dog, he dares to speak out against Miss Ben, since the princess can't manage it, then I'll discipline and discipline her."
Because he was still in the palace, the woman didn't embarrass him, but just let the guards drive him out.
Yu Xizhou watched Xiao You being dragged away but couldn't do anything, she couldn't do anything now, because once she came, it would be Shen Nanfeng who would be punished. Although he was very angry, he endured it, looked at the group of arrogant women, and was determined to win the title of kitchen god.
Without Xiao You's help, Yu Xizhou was busy in the kitchen by himself, washing vegetables for a while and mixing seasonings for a while, and paying attention to the heat, but he didn't look like he was in a hurry at all.
Looking at Yu Xizhou, who was doing things in an orderly manner, the daughters around her were a little flustered, and she was still a little busy with the help of someone next to her, but she was not panicked at all.
"The princess's skillful action is a little distressing, is it that the princess is the only one cooking in the huge Qinwang Mansion? Is this a princess or a cook! A mean daughter mocked.
Yu Xizhou didn't care about her at all, his eyes kept staring at the spices in his hands, squatting down from time to time to add some firewood, looking at the evenly mixed seasonings, he smiled with satisfaction, put the bowl next to him and began to cut ginger and garlic.
Seeing that Yu Xizhou didn't take care of himself, but had been busy with the work in his hands, he was a little angry for a while, put down the shovel in his hand, and handed it to the maid next to him.
"I can't imagine that the princess is not only dumb but also deaf, I really don't know what King Qin likes about you!"
"You're so good, you don't get married."
Hearing the man's voice, Yu Xizhou was stunned for a moment, but he knew who it was, so he didn't bother with it, and continued to cut the dishes in his hands.
Seeing Shen Huang appear, the arrogant daughter panicked all of a sudden, and hurriedly snatched the shovel in the handmaiden's hand and stir-fried the vegetables in the pot, pretending that nothing had happened.
Fortunately, Shen Huang didn't pursue himself, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but looking at the black piece in the pot, he looked at the maid next to him angrily, and because the prince was still there, he poured out the things in the pot and prepared to redo it.
"Princess Shizi, I'm really embarrassed to let you be wronged here, a beautiful person like you should enjoy happiness at home, how can King Qin bear to let you cook every day."
Listening to Shen Huang's words, Yu Xizhou still didn't pay attention, put the cut ginger and garlic in a bowl, then put it aside, rinsed the cutting board, opened the lid of the pot and saw that the water was not yet boiling, so he squatted down to add fire.
Seeing that Yu Xizhou regarded himself as air, Shen Huang felt a little angry in his heart, but he continued to coax and said gently: "If you were my concubine, I would definitely not let you do this kind of rough work, and my mother also said that you are a good candidate for the crown princess." ”
Yu Xizhou stood up suddenly, still holding a piece of firewood in his hand, looked at Shen Huang lightly, and said teasingly: "I could have enjoyed happiness at home, who proposed the Chef God Competition?" ”
Shen Huang was suddenly flustered by Yu Xizhou's eyes, and was about to explain, but heard her closed little mouth say again: "Just now you said that the daughter can't get married, but I haven't heard that the prince has married a wife and taken a concubine, I think you two crooked pots and crooked stoves are quite suitable." ”
After speaking, Yu Xizhou sneered, said a childish word, and then squatted down and continued to add to the fire, I didn't expect the prince to be so shameless, and wanted to take advantage of Shen Fox's absence to dig the foot of the wall, he might overestimate his charm.
Thinking of this, Yu Xizhou shook his head helplessly, and Shen Nanfeng's impeccable handsome face appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel hot on his face.
When Shen Huang heard Yu Xizhou's words, he forcibly held back the anger in his heart and left, and found Zhao Qingran, who was also participating.