Ye Saiying nodded, and said that Hu Xianxian had been making rice balls for most of the day today, making more than 20 kinds of fillings, and they ate very little, and most of them were distributed to beggars on the street.

"Most beggars are lazy and can't get used to them." Cheng Haofeng twisted his eyebrows and said.

"Auntie said that we should also give some favors to the people, otherwise we will always be said that the family is only for the rich and noble, and does not pity the poor."

Cheng Haofeng smiled helplessly and said: "Then wait for the Lantern Festival to give alms, it's only thirteen, let them enjoy it in advance." ”

"Who said that tangyuan can only be eaten during the Lantern Festival? Do you think I've recruited someone to help, and it's too noisy for you, right? Hu Xianxian was coming out of the kitchen, undressing his apron and talking.

"What's wrong with you? It's distressing that you're so tired. Cheng Haofeng said softly, and smiled at the girls, who all laughed and turned away.

"What's the point? It's a pleasure to talk and laugh with friends and make good food, so how can you be tired? ”

"That's right, it's only those things that are tiring about fighting, killing, and intrigue."

Listening to his answers, Hu Xianxian couldn't help laughing, and served a bowl for him to taste the meat-filled rice balls.

"It's really delicious, some dumplings taste, and they are soft......er and glutinous than dumplings," he tasted a rice ball, and fed Hu Xianxian another one.

"This kind of stuffing can't use meat as fatty as dumpling filling, and you can't add flavorful ingredients such as leeks, otherwise it will be very greasy and weird."

After the two ate a few rice balls, Hu Xianxian pointed to the girls who were hiding in the corner and peeking at them, and pulled Cheng Haofeng out.

As soon as I went out, I met Ah Lu to spread the word: "Concubine Hu Tian, Niangniang wants to cook in person during the Lantern Festival, please go and teach art." ”

They were a little puzzled, and looked at Lu with inquiring eyes. Ah Lu explained that during the Lantern Festival, the emperor would feast on hundreds of officials in Honglu Temple, and the empress dowager would feast female guests in the Bibi Pavilion. The Empress Dowager declared that the banquet in the palace did not need to be cooked by the imperial kitchen, and asked the concubines and princesses to serve the dishes in person.

"Huh...... It's really idle......" Hu Xianxian smiled bitterly.

Ah Lu also smiled reluctantly, and after looking at Cheng Haofeng and seeing that he was not displeased, he leaned closer to Hu Xianxian's ear and said: "This is all what Princess Chengjun said in front of the Empress Dowager, the royal family is the model of women in the world, they must be virtuous and virtuous, and they must also be diligent and thrifty.

The cooking of needle is a woman's class, and if you can't pamper yourself, you will be lazy and idle. Therefore, it is necessary to set the rules in the Lantern Festival than cooking, and Qixi Festival than embroidery.

The Empress Dowager was still hesitating after hearing this, but the Tea Emperor Gu agreed very much with Princess Cheng's proposal, and tried her best to persuade the Empress Dowager to agree.

Not to mention that the queen doesn't know how to cook or do needlework now, even when she was in Taixing, she also reads, writes poems, and paints all day long, how can she cope with these things? Therefore, he ordered the slave maid to invite Concubine Hu Tian. ”

Hu Xianxian raised his head confidently and said, "Don't worry, the cooking business is on me." I'm not good at needlework, Wanzhi is doing well. When it comes to Qixi Festival, please ask Wanzhi to embroider, what 'phoenix wears peony', 'Danfeng Chaoyang', 'Hundred birds towards the phoenix', she can embroider. ”

Seeing Ah Lu smiling happily, Hu Xianxian remembered what she had just mentioned about "Tea Emperor Aunt" and asked, "Who is Tea Emperor Aunt?" Why did the Empress Dowager still listen to her persuasion? ”

"The tea aunt is the righteous daughter of the empress dowager, in terms of seniority, she is the emperor's godaunt, of course we should call her 'imperial aunt'." Ah Lu whispered, and quietly glanced at Cheng Haofeng.

"Oh? Oh, it's tea! "Hu Xianxian wouldn't secretly pay attention to Cheng Haofeng's expression like Ah Lu. She raised her eyebrows and stared at him and said, "Your people are embarrassing my good sister, I'm going to fight back, don't blame me for bullying her when the time comes." ”

"Go and come back quickly, don't gossip, I'm still waiting for you to see the Lantern Festival." Cheng Haofeng was not annoyed, and turned back to Yihexuan.

"Tea Emperor Aunt, hum...... I'll teach the queen to make a 'stir-fried lamb belly strips with tea tree mushrooms'! Fried...... Ate her ......"

Hu Xianxian gritted his teeth and said, Ah Lu pursed his lips and smiled, and Cheng Haofeng turned his back to them and hooked the corners of his lips.

When he arrived at Yusheng Palace, Shen Zhujun greeted him with a sad face: "There is really no freedom in this palace, and they sarcastically say something with guns and sticks: Why do women read so many books, what's the use of burying them in the pile of books all day long?" Is it to take the top prize? Or do you want to learn how to govern the country and compete with men? ”

Hu Xianxian bowed to her, then shrugged her shoulders and said, "Niangniang, take me to the small kitchen first, and then I will think about teaching you what to cook." ”

The two arrived in the small kitchen and familiarized themselves with the location of the cooking utensils, so Ah Lu sent the ingredients.

"This ...... What is this for? Hu Xianxian stared at tea tree mushrooms, lamb tripe and the like with wide eyes.

"Didn't you say that you want to teach your mother to make 'fried lamb belly strips with tea tree mushrooms'?"

Hu Xianxian smiled and flicked Ah Lu's forehead: "Silly girl, I was joking, that dish can't be served on the table." I had to come up with a dish that was simple and elegant. Hmph, if they want to compete, let them lose and never dare to compare! ”

Subsequently, Hu Xianxian and Shen Zhujun went to check the cuisine, discuss the materials, and chose to make "pushing yarn and looking at the moon".

From the thirteenth night to the fourteenth night, both of them were busy in the kitchen, trying to make it repeatedly, but fortunately, the royal family did not lack ingredients and withstood the toss. Although the dishes they tried to make were not extremely delicious, they were also delicious, and the people of Yusheng Palace ate the delicacies for two days in a row, and the little eunuchs and palace maids were looking forward to trying a few more times.

In the middle of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Hu Xianxian sliced the soaked bamboo sunflower; Cut the shredded ham and fish grits into a swing shape; Twelve pigeon eggs are beaten into poached eggs, eleven are boiled and shelled; Simmer the chicken broth and remove the oil.

After preparing like this, Shen Zhujun only needs to steam what should be steamed, put what should be in the soup, and place what should be placed. There have been many trials, and with the assistance of Ah Lu, we will definitely be able to do a good job.

When it is unitary, the Lantern Festival night banquet of the Biguan is picked. The queen mother and the princesses were the hosts, and the guests were all the ladies and ladies of the Duke of Wanghou's family. All of a sudden, I saw the beads in my eyes, I only heard the sound of warblers and swallows in my ears, and I only smelled the fragrance of fat powder in my nose.

Among them, the most beautiful person is Shen Zhujun. When she arrived at the Blue Picking Pavilion, the fluttering snow and soft man, the palace lanterns, and the red plum fragrant rui were not as graceful as her.

The snow phoenix crown worn by Shen Zhujun is made of silver, not the kind of baotou phoenix crown with a dress, which is bigger than the phoenix hairpin and lighter than the phoenix crown. This snow phoenix crown is a tribute from the barbarians, and I don't know what kind of craftsmanship is used, which can make the silver silk extremely white.

The white phoenix spreads its wings and spreads its silver feathers, and the snow reels and jade silk plates are exquisite. The silverware, which is very cheap compared to the gold beads and jadeite, also made Shen Zhujun wear a sense of nobility and nobility.

Many young ladies from families who are interested in entering the palace as concubines can't help but feel ashamed of themselves, and they no longer have the heart to compete for beauty.

Ke Yajie is still a headdress inlaid with gold hairpins, which is precious and in line with the etiquette system, but it looks a little old-fashioned. She was one year younger than Shen Zhujun, but she looked a few years older.

Seeing that her sister was compared to her when she appeared, Ke Yarun snorted coldly at Shen Zhujun, but before she could say something sarcastic, the Empress Dowager had already announced the banquet.

The Empress Dowager ordered someone to serve the steamed abalone she made, only to see six abalone in the shape of plum blossoms in the white porcelain plate, as well as kelp for flower stalks, pumpkin and cassava carved for magpies beside them, the name of "happy eyebrows".

This dish is served in thirteen copies, one for each table, and the guests who see the dish are full of praise. Hu Xianxian also secretly praised the exquisite preparation of this dish, and the abalone shells are decorated with blanched plum petals, which shows the ingenuity of the cook.

Seeing Cha'er standing beside the Empress Dowager, there was a hint of pride on his face after listening to the praise, Hu Xianxian knew that this dish was from Cha'er's hand. She smiled secretly, although this dish was good, it was worse than what she taught Shen Zhujun to make.

This was followed by several old concubines and several concubines of Emperor Deyuan, as well as several old imperial aunts presenting dishes, all of which were delicacies from the mountains and seas.

When Shen Zhujun led Ah Lu and the others to serve the Zhusun pigeon egg soup, everyone was amazed, and the Empress Dowager also cast an approving glance at Shen Zhujun after tasting two bites.

This dish of "pushing the veil and looking at the moon" is not a direct simmered chicken soup with bamboo and pigeon eggs, but the artistic conception of "gently pushing the window screen to look at the bright moon" in shape and taste.

The soup bowl for serving vegetables is a white jade fine porcelain dark bamboo pattern bowl, which is shallower than the ordinary soup bowl and deeper than the ordinary plate, just like an oval lake.

The left corner of the soup bowl is an octagonal window made of fish grits, shredded ham and melon clothes, the lower right corner is a tender white cooked pigeon egg, a little middle is a piece of bamboo sunflower yarn, the poached egg with a yellow heart and white edge is the "moon", and the light white soup is soaked in the "window" that is, the lake.

The guests were so full of praise that when Ke Yajie's stewed chicken soup with lion's mane mushroom and cashew nuts was served, few people used chopsticks to taste it.

Ke Yajie didn't care too much about herself, but Ke Yarun was full of indignation. Ke Yarun slowly walked towards Shen Zhujun and said, "The dishes made by Niangniang are really full of color and flavor, but unfortunately the name is not very auspicious. 'Pushing the yarn and looking at the moon', it must be that the resentful woman in the boudoir is unaccompanied, only lonely and looking at the cold moon. ”

As soon as she said this, everyone stopped eating chopsticks, because all the women present were rich and noble, and what they were most afraid of was to stay alone in the empty room.

Seeing this scene, Shen Zhujun wanted to explain, but Hu Xianxian stopped her with a look. The limelight can't let her go out alone, or let others show her knowledge and distract attention.

Hu Xianxian looked at Fan Chuyao again and motioned for her to tell the allusion. During the Spring Festival, Fan Chuyao's elder brother Fan Dingyao came to visit her old friends in the front of the Beijing Middle Temple, and she also entered Beijing with her, visiting her senior sister Qiao Chushi by the way. She came to the banquet with Qiao Chushi, and she was not familiar with those ladies and ladies, and it was most fair for her to speak.

"The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, the princesses, princesses, ladies, and misses, can you allow the people to tell us about the origin of the name 'Pushing the Yarn and Looking at the Moon'?"

The Empress Dowager bowed her head and motioned to her, Fan Chuyao left her seat and said to the Quartet.

"Legend has it that Su Dongpo's sister Su Xiaomei is even smarter than her brother, and she wants to be a groom Qin Shaoyou on the wedding night, the first two questions have been answered correctly, and the third question has tested Qin Shaoyou.

The third question is 'the moon before the window is closed and pushed out', Qin Shaoyou pondered hard and couldn't get a good sentence, and later Su Dongpo reminded him to 'throw stones to break the underwater sky'. Finally, Su Xiaomei was satisfied.

This dish implies that the good couple is natural, the couple is harmonious, it is a festive dish, and it is also a dish that adds interest to the boudoir. ”

Everyone nodded frequently when they heard this, and Hu Xianxian also breathed a sigh of relief. She also secretly thought that people's pursuits are different, and their fates will be different, these aristocratic women pursue vanity and vanity, but they are confined to trivial matters in the back house; She pursues the freedom of the mind, can she really achieve the freedom of the mind?

For her, monasticism is not spiritual sustenance, but a way to pursue spiritual freedom, but she does not know what constitutes spiritual freedom.

Just as she was thinking wildly, her palms suddenly became hot, and a spirit rune arrived. She spread her palms sideways and knew that it was passed on by He Dengtai, only to see that the talisman read: Langzhou soldiers......

There should be a fourth word, but it may be in a hurry, and the fourth word only leaves a little trace of aura.

Hu Xianxian frowned and thought deeply, why didn't he finish writing? What exactly is the fourth word?