Chapter 44: Learning the Art of Cooking

When I returned to the Yong'an Palace, I saw Qingqing sitting under the tree, and Bu Shao was so good that she was staying in the back of her head, but she took it off and inserted it diagonally in front of her, so that the white jade tassel was just facing her face

Qingqing shook her head at the tassel, and the tassel moved with it, and when I was bored, I was bored.

Qiu An and I looked at each other and smiled, I didn't expect Qingqing to have such a quiet time.

Qingqing heard the voice, turned her head and saw me coming back, with a smile on her face, ran over and grabbed my arm, and shouted: "Sister, you are back, I am waiting for you to wait so boring." ”

"Auntie!" Qingqing called out sweetly to Qiu An beside me.

Because Qingqing sees Qiu An close, Qiu An also likes Qing Qing, and he will not be divided again when he comes and goes, Qiu An asked with a smile: "The princess is in a hurry." ”

"Hmm. Qingqing nodded, smiled at me and said, "Sister, I've been waiting for you for so long, what are you going to treat me?"

I took off her horizontal step in front of her, reinserted it, and helped her fix her hair in a bun, and teased her: "Why don't I go and ask the emperor to leave you in the palace, and learn some women's makeup rules, how about treating you like this?"

Qingqing was so frightened that her face changed color, let go of the hand holding me, ran to Qiu An's side, and said to me, "Sister, how can you do this to me. ”

Qiu An was amused by Qingqing's cute appearance, and I was also happy, and the boredom at the banquet of the emperor just now disappeared.

"Why are you here so early today?"

"I heard that you have to learn cooking art again in the afternoon, and you should be busy again, so I came to see you. Qingqing put away the smile on her face and said to me seriously: "Sister, you have to protect yourself this time, don't be embarrassed, whoever wants to bully you, just tell me, I'll help you clean her up, if it's really not good, I'll go find the human emperor!"

I saw that she had a serious face, and if I would normally laugh at her for being a "little adult", but today I was moved, reached out and scratched her nose, and replied to her seriously: "Don't worry, I won't be so weak in this imperial city anymore, and I will be bullied and happy." ”

Qiu An has been watching me and Qingqing sisterhood from the sidelines, and after listening to me say this, there was a sudden light in my eyes, like a little spark in the night, but it was full of burning momentum.

"Sister, if there is anything, remember to ask the blue bird to send me a message. Qingqing looked at me and said.

She didn't know that the blue bird had become a green phoenix, the last time I got out of the dungeon, I put the blue bird and Xuan Yue in my sleeve, I didn't know what happened to the blue bird, today is not a good time, I plan to talk to her another day.

Qiu An reminded me from the side: "Princess, you need to prepare earlier. ”

I nodded, looked at Qiu'an, and then at Qingqing, and in order to reassure her, I said, "I will protect myself, and you should be careful outside the palace." ”

Qingqing happily agreed, "Sister, then I'll go back first!"

The daughter of an important minister of the royal family has learned the length of a hundred schools since she was a child, but she is not forced to require cooking skills. First, he is from a prominent background, often out of the hall, and he is talented in poetry and calligraphy, but his ten fingers are not touched by the spring water, and secondly, the standard for judging nobles in this world has never been said to be a food art.

Qiu An also said to me: "In the harem of this imperial city, it is naturally good to be able to make a table of meals, but few people care about this, the people in the dining room are all superb people found in the entire human world in the imperial city, the reason why I went to learn the art of cooking, one came to go through the motions, the selected woman in addition to being the queen, is also the wife of an emperor, and secondly, the spirit girls are from extraordinary backgrounds, and what they have learned is in a wide range, not fine, princesses can cook not as good as cooks, but they must learn to comment. ”

I know in my heart that in fact, it is just to make a show, and when the time comes, I will decide which woman will ascend to the back seat, and I can write one more stroke on the emperor list to announce the world.

Bai Rong and I were taught by Jiaohou since childhood, and being willing to cook a table of meals for her husband is also a manifestation of women's virtue, so Jiaohou let me and Bai Rong learn cooking skills since I was a child, and Brother Huaqing heard Jiaohou's words at the time, no matter what I did, whether it was delicious or not, I had to take it away with a plate, frowning and eating, and said to me: "Su'er, I will eat the food you will cook in the future." ”

Sister Bai Rong laughed at her brother at that time, saying: "If you want to marry your son and be your daughter-in-law, just say it, don't use food as an excuse." I didn't know what these words meant, but I still blushed for no reason, and the queen smiled as she watched us.

Thinking of the past when I was a child, I felt a feeling of nostalgia in my heart, and when I raised my eyes and saw that Bai Rong was already waiting for me at the door of the dining room, I stepped forward and smiled at her, and entered the door together.

Our twelve spirit girls stood in front of their respective cases and listened to the explanations of the dining mothers.

Because the first two female officials Chunxiao and Su Niang did not end well, and this dining art does not have high requirements for us, the requirements of Shan Niang and the female officials present are not strict, but all the women dare not be presumptuous.

Shan Niang first talked about the three-part dossier,

The first volume is dietary taboos: health preservation, drinking taboos, pregnancy, lactating mothers' food taboos, and rare and exotic dishes.

The second volume is soup diet therapy: soup frying, taking bait, four seasons appropriate, five flavors deviate, diet treatment of diseases, benefits, opposites, poisoning, etc.

The third volume deals with various ingredients: grains, vegetables, minced meat, and fresh fruits.

Bai Rong smiled at me on the side, these Jiaohou have taught us since childhood, so naturally it is not a problem, and the other spirit girls are like listening to the book of heaven, and they don't take it seriously.

When teaching the practice of cutting gong, the blade is sharp, and the female officer hides farther away, and does not have much demand for the spirit girls.

Most of the women have been martial arts since childhood, although they have taken the Hidden Spirit Pill, but the foundation is still there, especially Wu Zhen and Luo Ling, the knife is flying in their hands, although it is a kitchen knife, the body is still eye-catching, and the other spirit female cooks present all stopped what they were doing and looked at them.

Ping Hui said to Bai Rong on the side: "Princess, I see Princess Luo Ling of the White Tiger Clan dancing better. ”

Bai Rong snorted lightly and didn't say anything, but he clearly felt that what Pinghui said was wrong.

I noticed that Bai Rong was looking at me, so I looked up and looked at her, and she smiled at me, and there was nothing unusual about it.

Luo Ling and Wu Zhen were more energetic, and after a while, they were a little exhausted, and sweat broke out on their foreheads, but they still refused to admit defeat, and stubbornly insisted on the movements in their hands.

Wu Zhen still looked relaxed, Luo Ling's maid saw that her princess was sweating, and wanted to step forward to wipe it, but Luo Ling glared back.

The victory and defeat are already in the hearts of the people, and some people don't want to watch anymore and go to their own business.

Pianruo walked back to her case, because she was more delicate than other women, the cook did not force it, but Pianruo didn't care, she had to insist, so that everyone looked at her in addition to pity, but also appreciation and admiration.

Pian Ruo went to carry a bucket full of water and staggered back.

When the cook in charge saw Pianruo, she was inevitably a little worried, and saw that Pianruo's maid was only watching from the sidelines, and did not help her master carry water, so she glared at the maid fiercely, and the maid was stared at with a weak heart, lowered her head and did not answer, but stood back.

A female official couldn't look down on it, and stepped forward to help Pian Ruo carry water, but Pian Ruo refused, so she said politely: "Thank you, aunt!"

"I can do it myself, as a woman, I have to be self-reliant, just like Sister Wuzhen and Sister Luo Ling!" Pianruo's eyes were full of stubbornness.

Although Wu Zhen and Luo Ling buried themselves in chopping vegetables, they both showed a smug look on their faces, Luo Ling was a little unable to hold on, but when he heard Pian Ruo say this, the movements in his hands were a little faster.

When Pianruo walked to the two of them, her little maidservant girl was finally sensible at this time, and stepped forward to stretch out her hand to Pianruo and said, "Princess, I'll help you!"

"No, it's hard enough for you to take care of us on weekdays, I can do it myself. Although he only spoke to his own maidservants, Pianruo's words pointed out all the female officials.

I listened very harshly, Bai Rong and I pouted, and I didn't know whether this Pian Ruo was smart or stupid.

All the female officials present were all grateful, and when they heard Pianruo say this, their eyes were as soft as water, but some spirit girls looked at Pianruo's eyes with great disdain, such as condensation.

Pian Ruo didn't care about this, and rushed to carry the water with his maidservant, and suddenly his hand slipped, and the water in his hand was smashed towards Wuzhen with the container.