Chapter Twenty-Three: Birthday Above (Part II)
Hearing this, Zhao Fuqing was stunned, and then asked, "But what she said personally is to be revealed by this king?" ”
“…… Yes" The food official hesitated slightly, and then nodded, but he forgot that this was the birthday of the Queen Mother, if Zhao Fu was as innocent as he said, it would be contempt for the Queen Mother, which was a sin for He Lan.
"Queen Mother," Zhao Fuqing frowned, and then asked with a smile, "Today is your birthday, according to what the Queen Mother has seen, how to cook this dish?" ”
Shan Yu Caitian originally wanted to get angry, but when he saw the look in his eldest son's eyes, he smiled and said, "Qing'er, since the imperial kitchen was found by you, it's up to you to uncover it." That's not excessive! ”
"The ministers there obey the order of the queen mother!" Zhao Fuqing saluted at this time. When he said this, it meant that he did not obey a small imperial chef, but obeyed the queen mother, and it happened to erase the guilt of contempt for the queen mother from the imperial chef.
Only then did he stand up, slowly came to the Queen Mother's table, knelt down, and slowly uncovered it with his hands, and suddenly revealed several chicken heads on the plate, namely rooster heads, hen heads, chicken heads, and a few eggs!
"Bold, this imperial chef dares to despise the current Queen Mother, is this treating the Queen Mother as a chicken? Come on, don't you hurry up and arrest this imperial chef and interrogate it well! When Mama Zhu, who was beside the Queen Mother, saw the chicken head, she immediately became excited.
"Yes." Just as the guards were about to leave, a voice rang out, "Wait! ”
Everyone looked over, only to see that it was Prince De and Prince Qing who said in unison, Shan Yu Caitian frowned, it is understandable that Zhao Fuqing blocked her, but why did his son Zhao Changde also stop it.
"Fifth brother, ninth brother, do you have anything you want to say about blocking?" Zhao Sheng Rong asked.
"Exactly!" Zhao Fuqing nodded, but he didn't expect Zhao Changde to speak in unison with him, so his eyebrows also wrinkled. Zhao Changde also nodded.
"Then let's talk about it." Zhao Sheng Rong waved his hand, and then said.
"Fifth brother, let's talk first." Zhao Fu Qingqian gave way.
"Since the imperial chef was found by the ninth brother, then the ninth brother will come to say." Zhao Changde also made a humble gesture, he wanted to know what level that He Lan was in Zhao Fu Qing's heart.
"Then the courtier, it is better to be respectful than to obey his orders." Zhao Fuqing got up slowly, and then asked. "Queen Mother, Imperial Brother, Fifth Brother, have you ever heard of the phrase 'Rather be the head of the chicken than the tail of the phoenix'?"
"Nature knows." The Queen Mother, the Emperor, and Zhao Changde all nodded.
"The head of the chicken refers to the leader of the chicken, and the head refers to the head, and the tail of the phoenix refers to the tail of the phoenix, and the head of the chicken also represents the head of the chicken, so this dish represents the congratulations to the queen mother." Zhao Fuqing said.
"How can this chicken head represent congratulations to the Queen Mother?" Mama Zhu asked abruptly.
"Fifth brother, this explanation is yours, you are more knowledgeable than the younger brother, so you naturally know this." Zhao Fu smiled, and then handed over the explanation to Zhao Changde.
Zhao Changde smiled faintly and took it naturally, "As the ninth brother Shicai said, this chicken head does represent congratulating the queen mother." Queen Mother, Erchen has been traveling outside for the past few days, and he has also heard of phoenix feet, but Erchen has also eaten them, in fact, it is just chicken feet. Why is it called a phoenix claw? Because the phoenix is a kind of chicken, how else to call the phoenix that flies out of the chicken nest? Also, the head of the phoenix is the head of a chicken, and the claws are also chicken feet, or the phoenix is born of a chicken. ”
Hearing Zhao Changde's words, everyone suddenly realized, so it was, I didn't expect them to open their eyes again, it seems that what these five princes said will not be exaggerated.
"Then why don't you give a few chickens but a head of the chicken?" Shan Yu Caitian asked.
"Queen Mother, what do you want for four generations to live together?" Zhao Fuqing asked without waiting for Zhao Changde to reply.
"Exactly...... Where did you learn that this is the fourth generation in the same house? Shan Yu Caitian just nodded, and then asked in a daze.
"Fifth brother, then the younger brother will take the risk and give it a try, if it is not right, it will trouble the fifth brother to deal with the aftermath!" Zhao Fuqing said with a smile, "Erchen saw that this rooster head was in the center, so it must be in the center, or it is a long-lived person." And the hen's head next to it must be like a child, after all, they are around this rooster's head. This chick ...... Maybe it's the children of this child, and those eggs must be the great-grandchildren who haven't been released yet. Isn't this the same four generations? ”
Zhao Sheng Rong dipped his fingers in the water, carefully scratching something on the table, and sure enough, as Zhao Fuqing said, this is the ancestor, son, grandson, and great-grandson, the four generations are in the same house, and he couldn't help but praise, "It's true, but I don't understand, why is it a chicken head?" He said that Zhao Fuqing did not make the issue of the Queen Mother clear.
"This, I'll give it to the fifth brother. After all, the fifth brother has traveled a lot of days. "Zhao Fuqing actually intends to give Zhao Changde a chance, otherwise, just showing his skills, it will make the queen mother and the emperor feel uneasy, it is better to return this knowledge to the emperor's own brother, it is better.
"According to what Erchen saw, it must be that...... The Imperial Kitchen is just for the sake of saving trouble! If we use chicken, I'm afraid we won't have enough plates. A chicken needs one plate, so, like here, there are more than a dozen chicken heads, is it necessary to use a dozen plates for a dish, right? However, the queen mother needs more than a dozen plates, so does the emperor also have to use more than a dozen plates? Words that everyone has to use...... Queen Mother, the son's arithmetic is not good, how many plates do we have to use for the number one hundred and ten? Zhao Changde laughed.
"I have to ask for a thousand ......" Shan Yu Caitian was just about to answer, and was immediately silenced, indeed, if you really use so many plates, it is estimated that the plates will be piled up by then, so what kind of dishes will you eat, "Okay, this time she is a complete success." Fifth course! ”
"The imperial chef said that it was ......" The food conveyor looked at it for a long time, and then said, "Lord De will unveil it." ”
As soon as the words fell, everyone was stunned, this imperial chef is really unusual, how did she know that the prince was there? Zhao Changde was even more stunned, could it be that Ma Sen exposed his identity, if he exposed his identity, then why would he be so calm.
"De'er, in that case, you should also give a gift to the queen mother." Shan Yu Caitian was not unhappy, after all, Zhao Changde was his own son, so he was naturally willing to let his son uncover this.
"The retainers obey!" Zhao Changde saluted, according to Zhao Fu Qing Shicai's movements, slowly unveiled, and suddenly a golden big copper coin was displayed in front of everyone, and the copper coin even had the same texture as the real one, which can be said to be really regarded as a copper coin.
"Good, good. Sure enough, it's a good imperial chef! Zhao Sheng Rong saw the golden copper coin in front of him, and couldn't help but praise him, he knew countless people, but he had never seen such a talented person. However, seeing the emperor's happy expression, Qi Lingzhi flashed his eyes instead, a little uneasy.
"Queen Mother," Zhao Qingmiao spoke, "Erchen thinks that this copper coin smells of copper, and it is for the queen mother to ......."
"Sister, you seem to have forgotten that your silver is also copper coins. If you say, it's the smell of copper, doesn't my sister want to pay silver? Zhao Fu Qing immediately interrupted Zhao Qingmiao's words.
"This ......"
"Ninth brother, you also know that the little sister is just a child, so the fairy is unscrupulous." Zhao Changde was busy covering for Zhao Qingmiao.
"That's my brother's. But, Queen Mother, take a closer look at what words are engraved on that copper coin? After Zhao Fuqing apologized, he couldn't help but snort in his nostrils, Qingmiao is seventeen, and He Lan is only sixteen, if you say that Tong Yan is unscrupulous, it should mean He Lancai, just because Qingmiao is a princess, so everyone spoils her, and she is the queen's most precious daughter.
Zhao Sheng Rong was reminded by Zhao Fu Qing, looked carefully, and saw four words, and couldn't help blurting out, "Flowers bloom and are rich." ”
"Sure enough, a smart person can carve money so realistically, I just don't know...... Can you eat this? Zhao Changde deliberately raised his eyebrows.
"If the queen mother, the royal brother and the fifth brother don't want to eat, then the retainer can take a risk, I wonder if the queen mother is willing to let the retainer give it a try?" Zhao Fuqing naturally understood that although he had let He Lan in, they didn't trust him very much, so he had to take the initiative to eat it, so that people could remove their suspicions.
"Queen Mother," Qi Lingzhi called softly, "this is edible." She could see that this was made with that cornmeal, "and it was really difficult for him to come up with such an idea." ”
"Can you really eat it?"
"Queen Mother, sons won't lie to you." As he spoke, Qi Lingzhi picked up a piece with his chopsticks and savored it carefully, "It's sweet and delicious, and the taste is moderate." She looked at Zhao Fuqing with a smile, she was trying to solve the embarrassment between them at this time, if Zhao Fuqing ate it, it would make people say that the queen mother and the emperor were suspicious of him, which made Zhao Fuqing's subordinates feel that they had lost their favor, and only she could solve it.
"Since Zitong said that he can eat it, then eat it." Zhao Sheng Rong couldn't help but nodded, indeed, if Zhao Fu Qing was really allowed to eat just now, it would really make people a little unspeakable.
"Sixth course...... It's up to Princess Qingmiao to unveil it. The herald said again.
Qingmiao did not ask the Queen Mother at this time, but opened the lid herself, and suddenly fell to the ground in fright, and when everyone looked over, they saw a grinning pattern displayed in front of them, and everyone looked at each other.
"Wonderful, wonderful, this tooth and claw, really realistic, even scared our lovely Princess Qingmiao. However, as far as this king knows, isn't Princess Qingmiao claimed to be not afraid of snakes? Zhao Fu Qing said with a smile.
"This ......" Zhao Changde was also frightened when he saw it for the first time, but after listening to Zhao Fuqing say this, he suddenly understood that the mouth was just a horse's mouth, with snow-white teeth inside, and the claws were the phoenix claws he had just said, so he could only smile and nod. Indeed, it seems that I really underestimated the little girl, but I really can't figure out why she has so many weird ideas in her head.
Seeing that his son was nodding, Shan Yu Caitian also understood that his problems had been solved by the people stuffed into Zhao Fuqing, and he also smiled, and then let people enjoy the dance and the like, enjoying the dance while drinking.
Just when the Queen Mother was eating, drinking, and dancing, He Lan had already made the dough, and when she saw that there was a film in it, she kneaded it again, and then cut it into small pieces with a knife, and then her right hand went down, pushing forward while pressing, and the left hand rolled up the extra dough inward, and pressed forward with her right hand, and after repeating twice, she paused it slightly, and then put it down, and then stirred the sweet juice that had just been squeezed out and the red bean paste that had just been made together, and it soon became a bean paste filling.
Seeing Mu Ping's expectant gaze, He Lan thought about it and dug a spoonful for him to eat, "Taste it, is it sweet?" ”
"This ...... Can I eat it? Kihei blinked.
"Absolutely." He Lan's thoughts are still modern thoughts, after all, when she does work, she also wants to taste the taste by herself, so she is also used to it.
"Okay, I'll take a bite." Mu Ping nodded at this time, and then carefully licked it with his tongue, "Sweet." ”
"Just be sweet!" He Lan smiled, handed the spoon to Mu Ping, and asked him to finish the spoonful, and she used another spoon to stir the bean paste filling again, and then, tighten the surface of the dough, like rubbing steamed buns, slowly roll it into a circle, pinch a nest with your hands, wrap it in the bean paste filling, and after wrapping it, rub out a peach tip with both hands, and then smear a little pink next to the peach, that is, impatiens.
"Steam!" He Lan ordered again.
"Yes." Everyone hurriedly started the fire and steamed these small longevity peaches, but when steaming the longevity peaches, He Lan actually made another piece of noodles, although this time it was the same as just now, the only difference was that she did not cut it, but directly wrapped the bean paste filling into the dough, and then rubbed out the peach tip again, and once again used impatiens to dye a little pink somewhere on the peach tip, and then asked Xiao Anzi to take out the brush and write a big "Shou" word on it!
"This is steamed in a large pot!" He Lan breathed a long sigh of relief and finally solved everything.
"Yes." So, everyone found the cauldron and the big cage drawer, and then steamed the big longevity peach.
After the three pillars of incense, when everyone opened it, they found that the big longevity peach was so realistic, completely like a real peach, and the red word "longevity" was even more mouth-watering, as well as the sweet taste, after taking it out, He Lan engraved a sentence with a brush on it, which was "Yaochi is not old in spring, and the longevity is auspicious".
He Lan asked people to take a huge plate, cover it, and let the two of them carry it together and walk to the queen mother's banquet, she pondered, this time should be almost the same.
Sure enough, just when they arrived at the Queen Mother's banquet, they suddenly heard, "Father-in-law Yi, the Queen Mother said that it is not early today, and it should be ......" At this time, a person was anxious and said, "Father-in-law Yi, He Yuchu said that there was still a surprise that did not come up, so he specially sent a small one to come up." ”
If this person didn't mention He Lan, maybe Grandpa Yi wouldn't be surprised, but when he heard He Lan, Grandpa Yi frowned and said, "What surprise?" It's good if you don't scare the Queen Mother to death, so don't hurry away. He didn't want this He Lan to win the eyes of the Queen Mother.
Coincidentally, it happened that Lin Qingquan came over to report something to the prince, and when he saw this scene, he smiled and said, "Father-in-law Yi, these people can't speak, in fact, this is a surprise specially arranged by the prince of the Qing Dynasty to give it to the imperial kitchen, if the father-in-law of Yi intends to stop it, it will be a mistake for the prince of the Qing Dynasty." Although he also hated He Lan, considering that He Lan was the person who was inserted by the Qing prince, he naturally had to go to the prince.
Hearing that it was the order of the Qing prince, Gonggong Yi sneered, "I see, it was a misunderstanding by the slaves, why don't you hurry up and do what you are doing stupidly?" ”
The two of them followed Lin Qingquan into it with a smile, knelt down with Lin Qingquan, and saluted, "The Queen Mother, the Qing prince specially asked Weichen to give the Queen Mother a special surprise, and I hope the Queen Mother will accept it." ”
"Special surprise?" Shan Yu Caitian looked at Zhao Fu Qing, how special this special is. Zhao Fuqing couldn't help but glance at Lin Qingquan, he didn't have any arrangements, how could there be a special surprise, whether this was surprise or joy, it was hard to say.
"Not yet revealed." Lin Qingquan reprimanded the two people. The two people nodded, and then slowly unveiled, and suddenly a fragrant smell came over, and then a huge longevity peach appeared in front of everyone.
Seeing this, Zhao Fuqing suddenly understood, presumably this was He Lan's clever and eccentric little girl who wanted to pay attention, so he said, "I didn't expect that this king casually said yesterday that she wanted to make a longevity peach for the queen mother, but she heard it, it seems that she is really clever." Queen Mother, this is a congratulatory gift from the son-in-law, may the Queen Mother 'Yaochi Spring Immortal, Shouyu Day Happy'! At this point, he slowly knelt down.
However, when he knelt down, everyone also knelt down one by one, "The ministers also wish the Queen Mother 'Yaochi Spring is not old, and Shouyu Day is auspicious'!" The congratulatory voices became louder and louder, which suddenly made the Queen Mother extremely happy.