Chapter 45: The Imperial Kitchen
These days the folk are very boiling, the palace to select excellent chefs, I heard that the concubine Niangniang is pregnant with the prince, the palace kitchen to cook all the food Niangniang can not eat, this is the folk wide selection of chefs, the selected person can enter the palace to become the imperial chef. This makes the hidden masters of the people want to show their talents.
After three days of selection, three outstanding chefs were selected.
Luo Chen was one of them, when he knew that the palace was going to select a chef, he had already planned it, and despite the dissuasion of Master and Yutao, he resolutely participated in the competition.
Since he has had to take care of Xiao Qian since he was a child, Luo Chen's cooking skills have already been trained.
In order to prevent his appearance from arousing suspicion, he used the disguise technique, and now he looks like a very ordinary-looking person, but the extraordinary temperament on his body cannot be concealed.
In this way, these three people will enter the palace tomorrow and become the exclusive imperial chef of the noble concubine.
At night, in the green bamboo forest, Yu Tao's reluctant voice came: "Brother Luochen, you will enter the palace tomorrow, and it will be difficult to see you again in the future." ”
Hearing that Luo Chen didn't hear back for a long time, Yu Tao's voice carried some pleading: "Brother Luo Chen, can you not go?" ”
Luo Chen was silent again
"Okay, I see." Yu Tao turned away sadly.
At this time, Xiaoyao Zhenren came to Luo Chen: "The teacher knows that it is useless to talk too much now, after entering the palace, you must remember Qian'er's current identity and not act recklessly." ”
"Master's words, keep in mind, please rest assured." Luo Chen said respectfully.
The next day, early in the morning, the three of them entered the palace with Li Changheng, and the other two all had excited expressions, looking left and west, and were very amazed by the majesty of the palace, only Luo Chen's face was expressionless.
Li Changheng on the side saw it and felt that this person was very different, and it was a pity that he only worked as an imperial chef.
Came to the imperial dining room, Li Changheng instructed the three of them to make a light soup, and after a while, the concubine Niangniang would taste it herself, as long as it was hand-picked by the concubine Niangniang, it would be the exclusive imperial kitchen of the concubine Niangniang, and the remaining two people would enter the imperial dining room to become ordinary imperial chefs.
The two of them asked at the same time, "Is there any difference between becoming the exclusive imperial chef of the noble concubine and becoming the imperial chef of the palace?" ”
Li Changheng smiled and said: "Who in this entire palace doesn't know the emperor's favor for the concubine, and if he can become the exclusive imperial chef of the concubine, he is naturally several times higher than the ordinary imperial chef." ”
When they heard this, their eyes lit up, and they could see the white flowers of silver floating towards them.
"Okay, the three of you, please show your housekeeping skills!" Li Changheng said.
The three of them immediately got ready.
After a while, three bowls of soup full of color and flavor were all presented in front of Xiao Qian.
"What about the three chefs?" Xiao Qian asked.
"Hui Niangniang, the three of them are in the imperial dining room at the moment." Li Changheng replied.
"Let the three of them come here." Xiao Qian opened his mouth casually.
"Yes." Li Changheng instructed the people around him to go to the imperial dining room to pass on the three cooks
After a while, the three chefs came to Zhu Yuxuan, the concubine.
All three of them stared at the concubine without blinking.
Luo Chen hadn't seen Xiao Qian for many days, and the longing in his heart was deepening day by day, and now that he saw her, he just wanted to take a good look at her.
The other two chefs had never seen such a beautiful woman, and they were stunned.
"Presumptuous, I don't bow when I see the concubine." Li Changheng saw the expressions of these three people and scolded on the side.
The three of them reacted and knelt down at the same time.
Xiao Qian looked at one of them, his temperament was like a senior brother, no, how could it be a senior brother, how could a senior brother be here, she subconsciously shook her head and sobered up.
"The soup you three make looks like it's all good, I don't know how it tastes?" Xiao asked lazily.
"Guifei Niangniang, this dish made by the villain is crucian carp soup, which tastes sweet and fragrant. Taking this soup for a long time can not only replenish nutrition but also beautify the skin. Zhao Gui stepped forward and said.
Zhang Fu next to him was not to be outdone, and took a step forward and said: "Guifei Niangniang, this soup is carp soup, which is delicious, especially good for Niangniang's current body." ”
Xiao Qian picked up the spoon and tasted the two soups separately, "The cooking skills of the two are really at the peak, regardless of the color." ”
Zhao Gui and Zhang Fu were secretly happy in their hearts, and they were already happy to be so highly praised by the concubine.
Luo Chen on the side stood quietly from beginning to end, without saying a word.
Xiao Qian looked at him and asked, "What did you do?" ”
Luo Chen stared at her and replied, "My soup is made with all kinds of vegetables, and I gave him a name." ”
Xiao Qian became interested, and raised his eyebrows: "What name?" ”
"Affection." Luo Chen's voice sounded a little ethereal.
However, Xiao Qian still heard it clearly, and couldn't help but tremble in his heart, senior brother, really senior brother.
Her eyes looked at Luo Chen quietly, and a voice came out in her heart: "Senior brother, is it you?" ”
Luo Chen seemed to feel something, and his eyes responded.
Xiao Qian suddenly smiled, and his smile was completely discolored.
She picked up the soup spoon and took a sip of the soup made by her senior brother, the taste was still the same as before, everything was so familiar and so unfamiliar.
After tasting it, she looked at Luo Chen and said, "It's really different, from now on you will be the exclusive imperial chef of this palace." ”
"Xie Guifei Niangniang." Luo Chen saluted and thanked him.
Zhao Gui and Zhang Fu had a deep envy and jealousy in their eyes.
Xiao Qian rewarded them with two silvers, and the two of them were instantly happy again, no matter what, they also came to the palace and became the imperial chef, which is also something to be happy about.
"See the Emperor." There was a knock outside.
Oh no, the emperor is here, Xiao Qian's heart instantly rose to his throat, although the senior brother was disfigured, he still couldn't help but worry, and looked at Luo Chen with uneasy eyes.
Luo Chen replied with a reassuring hint.
As soon as Ye Yuntian stepped in, he laughed, as if he was in a good mood: "Imperial Doctor Li is so efficient, it only took three days to complete all the things I gave you." ”
Li Changheng replied respectfully: "The ministers dare not neglect the things ordered by the emperor. ”
"Okay, you did a good job in this matter, you will be the leader of the Tai Hospital in the future, and you will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold!" Ye Yuntian said.
"Your Majesty." Li Changheng knelt down to thank him.
Then his gaze swept over the three of them, and the three of them immediately knelt down and saluted.
"Qian'er, do you like the food made by these three people?" Ye Yuntian asked gently.
Xiao Qian nodded: "The three chefs are all skilled cooks, and the food they cook is very refreshing. ”
Hearing her say this, Ye Yuntian was finally relieved: "In the future, as long as the food you cook and the concubine likes to eat, I will be rewarded." ”
"Your Majesty." The three of them thanked him in unison.
"Your Majesty, I'm a little tired, let them all go down!" Xiao Qian was worried that the longer the senior brother was here, Ye Yuntian would find out, so he said that he was tired.
As soon as Ye Yuntian heard this, he asked all these people to retreat.
Before Luo Chen went out, he secretly glanced at Xiao Qian, no matter how reluctant he was, he couldn't act rashly at present.
Seeing that the senior brother was gone, Xiao Qian's heart finally let go, she actually wanted to ask the senior brother if he was doing well these days, why did he take the risk of sneaking into the palace, although she knew the answer very well in her heart, just because of herself.
"Qian'er, didn't you just say that you were tired, I'll sleep with you for a while." Ye Yuntian said as he helped her towards the inner hall.
"The emperor has government affairs to deal with, so you don't have to accompany me all the time." Xiao Qian said seemingly understandingly.
Ye Yuntian thought for a while: "I asked people to take all the folds to Zhuyuxuan, and while watching Qian'er sleep, I reviewed the folds. ”
When Xiao Qian heard this, he was shocked, and he was silent on the surface: "The emperor does this, but he will fall into the hands of people, and the harem has not been allowed to interfere in politics since ancient times. ”
"I am the emperor, who dares to disagree with the things I decide." Ye Yuntian said domineeringly.
Xiao Qianying smiled: "Of course, others don't dare to disagree with what you decide, but after all, the impact is not good, so you have to think twice." ”
Ye Yuntian thought about it, too, and told Xiao Qian to have a good rest, so he rushed to the imperial study to deal with government affairs.