Chapter 176: Entering the Palace to Cook
Since the ingot pot was loved by Old Man He, he urged Yunzhu to make all the snacks in the town to himself.
Yun Zhu was naturally willing to do what Old Man He requested, she originally wanted Old Man He to help her taste it, and then make sure what to do for the emperor when she entered the palace.
With Old Man He's instructions before, Steward He has already started the matter of the store, because the New Year is approaching, so Old Man He only asks him to find a suitable store first, and the rest will be talked about after the New Year.
In the past few days, the Shu family has been very stable, Yunzhu told Shu Sirui about going back to see, but Shu Sirui didn't want to go back, he felt that after the emperor arranged Yunzhu's identity, it would not be too late to go back together.
Shu Sirui insisted, Yunzhu had no choice but to let him, anyway, when Shu Sirui went back, she couldn't follow, who knows what will happen in this?
It's been seven days since I last ate the ingots, and there's already a part of the sweet and sour garlic to eat.
Yunzhu specially prepared a few, and then made an ingots pot, and when Old Man He ate the ingots pot, Yunzhu peeled the sweet and sour garlic and put it on the plate in front of Old Man He.
"Grandpa, when you eat the ingot pot, try it with this." Smiling and speaking, Yunzhu looked at Old Man He and spoke.
When Yunzhu peeled garlic before, Old Man He saw it in his eyes, he was very curious about what the garlic cloves looked like, and now the food was placed in front of him, and he felt very appetizing when it smelled, he picked it up with chopsticks, and then took a bite.
The sweet and sour taste permeated the mouth, and the feeling of being a little greasy because of eating meat suddenly became much better because of eating sweet and sour garlic.
"This thing is good, you girl, how can you think so much?" After eating a few cloves of garlic in a row, Old Man He suddenly felt that he had regained his appetite.
"If grandpa likes it, wait for me to make more, and you can also eat it when you eat, this sweet and sour garlic has the best appetizing and greasy effect." In the past few days, Yunzhu can hear Old Man He's praise every day.
"Cheng, you can also put this thing in your store, presumably with this, customers can eat a lot of things." Nodding, Old Man He responded, and when people get old, their appetite is naturally poor, and thanks to the food made by Yunzhu in the past few days, he has eaten a lot more.
"And what you've done in the past few days, you can put it in the store, and it will definitely be very popular."
"Don't worry, Grandpa, I know." Nodding, the shop in the town originally did this business, but now when he arrives in the capital, he can naturally follow the routine of the town, after all, the business in the town has always been very good.
Seeing Yunzhu nodding, Old Man He was also a lot relieved, "I heard that you and Xiao Rui are going to enter the palace tomorrow?" ”
"Hmm." Yun Zhu was a little surprised that Old Man He knew about this, she looked at Shu Sirui, wanting to know if this matter was said by Shu Sirui.
Seeing Yunzhu looking at herself, Shu Sirui shook her head, Yunzhu's heart became more and more surprised, she withdrew her gaze and looked at Old Man He.
It seems that my grandfather is not so simple, this matter, it stands to reason that only he and Shu Sirui know, after all, when the dark commander came, he quietly came to find Shu Sirui, instead of taking the emperor's decree and swaggering in.
"You must be curious, how do I know, right?" Noticing Yunzhu's reaction, Old Man He smiled and said, "Our He family is not an ordinary businessman's family, if it wasn't for my great-grandfather's refusal back then, now our He family is also a member of the court." ”
Speaking of this matter, Old Man He couldn't help but think of his wife and daughter, if the grandfather didn't refuse, presumably the Shu family would not dislike their daughter's identity, and their daughter and son-in-law would not end up like that.
Seeing that Old Man He's expression was a little gloomy, Yun Zhu understood that he must have remembered those unpleasant things in the past.
"Grandpa, how do you know? Tell me about it? Hurry up and speak, Yunzhu woke up Old Man He from his thoughts.
"I naturally have my channels, and when you take over the He family in the future, I will tell you everything, it's still too early, it's not that I don't believe you, it's also to protect you."
Looking at Yunzhu, Old Man He smiled and spoke, Yunzhu nodded after listening, some things, knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing.
After talking again, Old Man He ate almost enough, and when all the things were removed, Old Man He pulled Yunzhu and told him for a long time, and then let Yunzhu and Shu Sirui go back to the room to rest.
Yunzhu knew that Old Man He said that it was all for her good, this palace was no better than home, and she made a mistake, so she was afraid that her life would be in danger.
As for what to do when he enters the palace tomorrow, Yunzhu already has a spectrum in his heart, because the ingots pot is the main thing, so Yunzhu plans to use the mash to make some appetizing snacks, and then the sweet and sour garlic will be used as an auxiliary.
Although she knows a lot of things, there are only these two that can match the ingot pot, and the others are not compatible.
Of course, eating ingots and pots is indispensable for tofu and frozen tofu, tofu is only afraid that it will be made tomorrow, as for frozen tofu, when I made it for Mr. He a few days ago, Yunzhu had already frozen two pieces in advance, and it was just right to bring it into the palace to eat tomorrow.
Lying on the bed, Yunzhu pondered everything, then closed his eyes, and after a while, he fell asleep.
After a night of nothing, early the next morning, Yunzhu got up and made some tofu with Shu Sirui, set aside a few pieces to bring into the palace, and made breakfast for the rest.
Drinking tofu brains and eating breakfast, Old Man He looked at Shu Sirui and Yunzhu in front of him, and only felt satisfied in his heart.
After breakfast, they stayed at home for a while, and estimated that the time was about the same, and then Yunzhu and Shu Sirui, who had packed up, took the carriage and drove towards the palace.
Because he had to cook himself, Yun Zhu cleaned up very easily, but even so, those who know how to do it can see that the clothes and jewelry on Yun Zhu's body are worth a lot of money.
After walking for a while, the carriage came to the palace, Shu Sirui and Yunzhu got out of the carriage, and under the leadership of the eunuch, they entered the palace together.
Today's meeting with the emperor is no longer the previous imperial study, but in the side hall of the emperor's bedroom.
When they arrived at Longxiang Palace, the husband and wife followed the little eunuch to the side hall, because they knew that Yunzhu was coming, so the side hall had already prepared everything, this was the letter that Yunzhu asked Shu Sirui to send to the dark commander yesterday.
Because it is a ingots pot, some things must be prepared in advance, such as old soup, fresh vegetables and fresh meat that has been cut into thin slices.
At this time, there were only a few palace maids and eunuchs in the side hall, and these people were all responsible for helping Yunzhu.
Looking at the palatial side hall, Yunzhu was very glad that he was wise enough to make a few more ingots.
In the end, how can the emperor eat in the same pot with others? Yunzhu heard that the emperor also invited others, plus the husband and wife, at least four people.
For the sake of prudence, Yunzhu directly ordered ten ingots, and when he entered the palace today, he brought them all into the palace.
Let the little eunuch put the ingots pot one by one, the broth has been boiled, and the charcoal fire has been prepared, because Yunzhu picked the time when it was close to noon, and this time was the time for lunch.
Put red-hot silver silk charcoal under each ingot pot, and add old soup to each Yunbao pot, Yunzhu washed his hands and began to prepare the seasoning for eating the ingots.
Because I don't know the taste of the emperor, Yunzhu specially prepared two kinds of dipping sauces, one is fresh and fragrant, and the other is spicy, of course, this is also thanks to being in the imperial capital, and they came to the palace, so some materials Yunzhu can find, otherwise, this spicy flavor seasoning is really not easy to make.
Everything was ready, the sound of the eunuch singing came from outside the hall, Yunzhu was a little apprehensive in her heart, she hung her head slightly, and saluted the emperor with Shu Sirui.
"Let's all get up." The emperor's voice came with a smile, Yun Zhu stood up, walked to the table, divided the sweet and sour garlic in the small jar into a plate, and asked the little eunuch to arrange them one by one.
"Shu Sirui, what is your daughter-in-law doing?" Although he was the emperor, the emperor had never seen anything on the table, he looked at Shu Sirui and asked suspiciously.
"If you go back to the emperor, this is the ingots pot, which was pondered by Neiko, if you are interested, let her introduce it to you."
Shu Sirui said this, and the emperor's eyes fell on Yunzhu's body, and at this time she lowered her head and was washing her hands slowly.
"Mrs. Shu, since you figured out this thing, then you can tell me what it is."
After listening to the emperor's words, Yunzhu wiped his hands, and then blessed the emperor and introduced the ingots pot he was going to give to the emperor.
After all, no matter how much you say, it's better to try it yourself, so Yunzhu just said the name of the ingots pot, then walked to a ingots pot and put the meat and vegetables in it step by step.
"Your Majesty, no matter how much you say about this ingot pot, you can't taste it well, so you might as well taste it yourself, so that you can know if this thing is good or not."
Hearing Yun Zhu say this, the emperor nodded, he looked at the personal eunuch beside him, and motioned for him to follow Yun Zhu to learn.
In response, the chief eunuch beside the emperor came to the ingot pot, and he saw that Yunzhu put the meat and vegetables in it, so he also used chopsticks to pick up the meat and vegetables and put them in, of course, all the food was poisoned.
After a while, the old soup in the ingots pot was tumbling again, Yun Zhu looked at the meat and vegetables in his pot, and then looked at the meat and vegetables in the pot in front of the chief eunuch, and knew that the things were almost the same, and they could be eaten.
"Your Majesty, in front of the ingots pot, a woman has prepared two kinds of dipping sauces. One is fragrant, the other is spicy, you can use chopsticks to add a piece of meat or vegetables, dip it in the dipping sauce to taste, so you can immediately know, what is the taste of this ingot? ”