"Thank you for the compliment." Zhou Zheng said with a smile.

"Come, gift." The emperor waved his hand, and the eunuch who had been waiting for the side stood beside Zhou Zheng with a golden dragon tray.

The emperor got up from the dragon chair and walked to Zhou Zhengzheng's side.

"Get up." The emperor stretched out his hand and helped Lin Zhongchao and Zhou Zheng up.

"I also wish you to grow old together and give birth to a noble son early." The emperor smiled and handed over a red envelope. The red envelope contained a piece of gold leaf, on which was engraved the emperor's handwritten wedding greetings.

"Thank you, Emperor Longen."

"Alright, let's go, go to the morning court with me."

On the first day of the wedding, Zhou Zhengzheng and Lin Zhongchao sat on the right hand side of the emperor in the main hall.

Under the steps, hundreds of officials lined up, because they knew that the crown princess would appear today, many officials were also looking forward to it, and in the process of waiting, many people were discussing some things about Zhou Zhengzheng in private.

"The emperor has arrived."

The eunuch shouted, and the hundred officials were suddenly lined up neatly, with their heads bowed slightly.

Zhou Zhengzheng followed the emperor's steps and entered through the side door of the main hall, and then sat on the gilded chair that had been set up in advance.

As soon as Zhou Zheng sat down, the emperor asked the officials to be flattened.

"What do you have to do today?" The emperor was in a good mood, "If there is something urgent, I will introduce the crown princess to everyone, Zhou Zhengzheng." ”

The ministers knew the current affairs and said that the crown princess was more important.

"Wechen has long heard that the crown princess is a heroine among women, and His Royal Highness the crown prince has such a virtuous princess as his wife, which is really a blessing for my Daming country." Said a white-bearded minister.

"The crown princess behaves dignified and generous, has a beautiful appearance, and is deeply cultivated. It is gratifying to be able to marry His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for a hundred years. ”

All the officials congratulated the emperor one after another.

"Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has finally accepted a concubine, one of my thoughts is over, and in the future, you will have to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince more."

"Wechen obeys."

"The child is not filial, so that the father is worried about the child, and the child will redouble his efforts in the future." Lin Zhongchao got up from his seat and bowed to the emperor.

Seeing Lin Zhongchao get up, Zhou Zhengzheng also stood up.

"Please rest assured that the child will definitely assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Zhou Zhengzheng said.

The Lantern Festival is coming soon, and suddenly there are a lot of lanterns on the streets, all kinds of sizes, and children love to wander the streets because there are so many delicious and fun things.

In the palace, under the eaves of each hall, red lanterns were also hung, and in the prince's east palace, Zhou Zheng and a few maids were studying a recipe.

"This is good, peanut and sesame filling, it must be delicious." The maid pointed to the book and said excitedly.

"That's a bit old-fashioned, and I think it might be better to have a new taste." Another maid on the side had her own opinion.

Zhou Zhengzheng listened to their suggestions while carefully looking at a few cookbooks on the table.

Although Zhou Zhengzheng knows a lot, he is still a little rusty about things in the kitchen, after all, from childhood to adulthood, Zhou Zhengzheng can be said to have his hands not touching the spring water. It's just that now that he has an extra identity, Zhou Zhengzheng must also make some changes.

The Lantern Festival has always been very important to the royal family, and Zhou Zhengzheng also had to pay attention to it, and after thinking about it, in the end, Zhou Zhengzheng decided to make a soup ball for the emperor and Lin Zhongchao.

Speaking of making this glutinous rice ball, it seems very simple at first glance, but it is not easy to make different flavors that make people want to eat them.

After making up his mind to make rice balls, Zhou Zhengzheng asked the maid to go to the imperial dining room to inform the imperial chef and set aside a place so that he could concentrate on making rice balls.

Soon, the news spread that the crown princess was going to cook herself.

When the news reached the emperor's ears, the emperor smiled happily and said very expectantly, "Okay, I must taste the rice balls made by the crown princess herself." ”

There are three main points of a delicious glutinous rice ball, one is that the filling should be delicious, not greasy and unique, the second is that the skin should be glutinous, non-sticky and chewy, and the third is that the temperature of the soup should be appropriate.

The ingredients in the imperial dining room are already the best, and Zhou Zhengzheng eliminates the need to buy ingredients and makes them directly in the imperial dining room.

Ordinary people use whole glutinous rice flour to make glutinous rice balls, but Zhou Zhengzheng knew that the emperor and Lin Zhongchao had eaten too much of this kind of glutinous rice balls, so he modified the recipe and used Jiuyi's glutinous rice flour and japonica rice flour.

"Miss Zhou, will this be delicious?" The maid helped Zhou Zheng and noodles, but she didn't have a bottom in her heart.

"You'll know when it's out of the pot. Zhou Zhengzheng said mysteriously.

While mixing noodles, Zhou Zhengzheng and another maid were studying the problem of how to put the filling.

Although the sesame filling is the most popular, Zhou Zhengzheng still decided to add some mung bean flour and red bean flour to the sesame filling, so that the taste is just as sweet, but not so greasy.

In addition, Zhou Zhengzheng also boldly used salted meat filling, which completely subverted people's impression of tangyuan.

These salted meats are marinated in advance, rolled with fine flour, and then fried in a pan of oil, making sure to be smooth and fragrant. Zhou Zhengzheng likes to bite and swallow slowly.

The taste slowly swept over the tip of the tongue.

"Your Majesty, the crown princess has sent rice balls."

"Please, please, I'm just a little hungry." As soon as the emperor heard that Zhou Zhengzheng was coming to deliver food, he hurriedly put down the matter in his hand.

"You're married to a virtuous concubine,"

Soon, the white smoke dumplings were served. The emperor smiled at Lin Zhongchao, who was sitting on the side.

"The concubine to the emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince please be safe." Zhou Zheng bowed slightly.

"No courtesy, I have long heard that you cook the rice balls yourself, come and serve them for me to taste." The emperor said with a smile.

"No." Zhou Zhengzheng personally handed the rice balls to the emperor. After that, he sent another copy to Lin Zhongchao.

The heat rising from the bowl smells sweet.

The emperor scooped it up and took a bite, and immediately the black sesame filling flowed out.

"Well, it's so fragrant, how does this sesame filling feel a little different." The emperor took another bite and swallowed a rice ball.

On the other hand, Lin Zhongchao's first thing to eat was salted meat dumplings.

"Well, how about this glutinous rice ball," Lin Zhongchao wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say for a while, when he took a bite, the aroma of salted meat and the aroma of glutinous rice mixed with each other, and another special taste was produced.

"Well, this one tastes good," the emperor ate another grain, and the taste turned into a salted meat filling. "It's the first time I've eaten glutinous rice balls stuffed with salted meat."

"The crown princess has a meritorious service this time, and I have a reward." The emperor said happily.

"Emperor Xie!"