You'an walked up to Shangguan Wan'er, smiled calmly at her, and then raised his hand to take the largest piece of ginger from the ingredients in front of her.

Everyone, including Shangguan Wan'er, showed a stunned expression, there were almost no usable ingredients in front of You'an, she only took a piece of ginger, what could she do?

Empress Wu leaned slightly sideways and supported her head with her hand, looking at it with interest. The presiding palace man announced the start of the timer and lit the timekeeping incense stick in the open space. These girls in the Hanliang Palace, who were closest to the highest point of power, began to bury their heads in the middle of the ingredients, and no longer had the heart to figure out what others meant. They are usually used to pen and ink, and they are really a little uncomfortable with kitchen affairs, and it is inevitable that they will be in a hurry.

Shangguan Wan'er was not in a hurry to start, she first calculated in her heart and planned the limited ingredients a little. She knows in her heart that it is almost impossible to make dishes with good taste without ordinary practice, and if she wants to stand out, she must work the word "skill". After thinking about her dishes clearly, she couldn't help but be curious, and raised her eyes to look at You'an, but saw that You'an was just holding the piece of ginger, turning it over and over, and the other ingredients hadn't even been washed.

Time was limited, and Shangguan Wan'er really couldn't keep staring at her, so she had to turn around and start cleaning the ingredients she was going to use.

After a few more moments, she finally began to move, and she took out a small carving knife for carving seals, and carefully carved it on the piece of ginger.

The incense stick finally burned out the last section, and the palace people knocked heavily on the copper tripod on the side, announcing that the time had come. It's just a game at the banquet, but it's not so rigid in form, the palace people asked Queen Wu what she meant, and asked the girls who participated to bring the dishes they had prepared.

Most people chose a dish that is not difficult to make, and then accompanied by a far-fetched poem and song to make the name of the dish, Queen Wu did not taste the dish herself, but gave the dish to the people who came to the banquet to taste, because she knew that the person who cooked the food was the person who served the queen of heaven, delicious or not delicious, and the person who tasted the dish would always praise a few words. After a few dishes, there is really nothing to impress.

When it was Shangguan Wan'er's turn, she stepped forward with an empty plain white porcelain plate and bowed to the queen of heaven and said, "This dish of mine may be a little troublesome, and I need to demonstrate it to the guests who taste it." ”

After getting the permission of Empress Wu, Shangguan Wan'er first spread a layer of green vegetables in the porcelain plate, just like the new green in spring, and then put a few pieces of meat that happened to be cooked to ruddy in color on top of the green vegetables, just like the colorful flowers in summer. On top of the meat, she then poured a spoonful of thick yellow soup, like a gloom after an autumn breeze. Finally, she took the white salt frost and spread it on it finely, like snow at sunset, covering all traces.

Shangguan Wan'er stepped aside: "The four seasons change, the cycle repeats, there was the first snow recently, so I prepared such a dish for the occasion, the taste is ordinary, just a little understanding." ”

There was a faint sound of admiration at the banquet, and someone did not shy away from saying: "The Shangguan family is already very talented, and now there is a veritable talented girl." ”

Almost everyone thought that the leader of this game would definitely be Shangguan Wan'er, and people even forgot that You'an hadn't taken out her dishes at all.

In the midst of a burst of admiration, You'an stepped forward calmly: "The dish I prepared can't actually be regarded as a dish, it's also a bit troublesome, I'm afraid only one person can taste this dish at the table today." ”

The emperor has never come, and the most noble person at the banquet is Empress Wu. When You'an said this, he succeeded in arousing everyone's curiosity. It was still the person who praised Shangguan Wan'er loudly just now who opened his mouth: "What kind of dishes can only be tasted by the queen of heaven, shouldn't it be alarmist?" ”

You'an didn't argue, but only brought a porcelain plate with a bowl buckle to Empress Wu, and lifted the bowl on top of it, revealing a wine glass carved from a whole piece of ginger. It is said that it is a wine glass, but it is different from the ordinary wine glass, and the whole looks more like a rolling mountain peak, and on the top of the main peak in the middle, a deep pool of water is carved, and a little wine is shallow in it.

She made a "please" gesture to Empress Wu: "Temporarily rising, seeing that this piece of ginger has a special shape, I carved such a thing and smiled at the queen." To drink this cup of wine, you have to hold the whole glass of this mountain, so the name of this thing is called - Jiang (Jiang) Shan Yi Grip. ”

As soon as the words came out, the banquet was silent, with such a bold name, this dish is indeed only the queen of heaven dares to taste it. After a moment of silence, Empress Wu picked up the wine glass carved from ginger, put it to her lips and tasted it: "This palace has always felt that the wine in the palace is too bland, and when you soak it in ginger, the taste of ginger melts into the wine, which is just right for warming up your body in this season." ”

The atmosphere in the Hanliang Hall was a little weird and embarrassing for a while, the emperor's head wind disease has not been good, and the decree is from the Wu family, which is already an open secret, but if it is openly flattering Empress Wu's hands to "grasp the country", where will the Li Tang royal family be placed?

You'an also retreated to his position, raised his eyes and saw Shangguan Wan'er looking over, so he smiled slightly. Shangguan Wan'er wanted to make her reputation damaged, so as to hit her competitiveness in the position of Bingbi, but she used the facts to fight back today and became famous h2