Chapter 35: Li Yuqi who learned to cook
Su Yan said: "The queen mother? Last night, the queen mother sent a sobering soup to the emperor? ”
Su Yan saw Xiao Qizi nodding and said, "Look at the emperor like this, the emperor should have drunk this sobering soup, and the old slave was curious about what method did the queen mother use to make the emperor drink it?" How much did the emperor drink? ”
Anyway, it's already like this, thinking of the scene last night, Xiao Qizi simply said truthfully: "The queen didn't use any method, so she coaxed the emperor to drink a whole bowl of sobering soup obediently." ”
"Coax, obedient?" Long Tingxiao gave Xiao Qizi a look that you thought I was a three-year-old child.
Xiao Qizi realized that he was carried away and lost his words: "No, it was the emperor who thought about his body and drank all the sobering soup in order not to embarrass the queen." "I said this, but I thought in my heart: It's really hard to be an honest minion, you were really like a three-year-old child at that time.
However, there is still something to ask them: "The emperor and the queen mother of Gonggong Su came to the Qianqing Palace last night, can you not know about it?" ”
Su Yan said: "When did the queen come to Qianqing Palace last night?" When the old slave returned to Luanfeng Palace, the queen mother had already slept. ”
Long Tingxiao said: "I don't know. ”
Xiao Qizi immediately reacted and said: "No, who said that the queen mother came to Qianqing Palace last night." What happened to the imperial dining room today hasn't sent breakfast yet, so the minions should go and take a look. ”
After Xiao Qizi left, Su Yan said: "Does the emperor like the queen?" ”
Long Tingxiao said: "What do you mean by master?" ”
Su Yan said: "You, what do you mean by the old slave, you don't know?" If you don't like her, how can you secretly help her so many times? ”
Long Tingxiao said: "When did I help her?" ”
Su Yan said: "You know it in your own heart. ”
"Master, do you want to stay in the Qianqing Palace for dinner?" Long Tingxiao changed the subject.
Su Yan said: "No, the food in this Qianqing Palace is not as delicious as that of Luanfeng Palace." It's okay, the old slave is gone. ”
On the way back to Luanfeng Palace, Su Yan met Li Yuqi and Zhuang Xinyan: "The old slave has seen Concubine Li!" I've seen Concubine Zhuang! ”
Li Yuqi said: "Father-in-law Su is exempt, where are you from?" ”
Su Yan said: "The old slave walks around, where are the two mothers going so early?" ”
Li Yuqi said: "The queen mother was not feeling well last night, and Concubine Zhuang and I didn't have time to see her, so I came with Concubine Zhuang this morning, I wonder if the queen mother is better?" ”
Su Yan said: "The old slave hasn't seen the queen mother since last night, so the old slave doesn't know." ”
Zhang Mengjie and the others in the Luanfeng Hall were preparing to eat, and they were surprised to see Li Yuqi and Zhuang Xinyan coming over so early: "Concubine Li, Concubine Zhuang, why are you here?" ”
Li Yuqi said: "The queen mother was unwell last night, and the concubine and Concubine Zhuang wanted to come and see it today, I wonder if the queen mother is better?" ”
Zhang Mengjie said: "Concubine Li and Concubine Zhuang have a heart, and the palace is fine after resting all night." I wonder if the two of you have eaten? Or together? ”
Zhuang Xinyan said: "Queen Xie, the concubine has already used it." ”
Li Yuqi said: "The concubines have also been used, but what I told the queen last time, I wonder if the queen has any concubines today?" ”
Zhang Mengjie couldn't remember what was going on when Li Yuqi asked her like this, and when she saw that she had been staring at the food, she remembered that Li Yuqi wanted to learn to cook. After so long, Zhang Mengjie thought she didn't want to learn: "Of course you can, as long as Concubine Li wants to learn." ”
The meal ended in a hurry because of the arrival of the two.
In the small kitchen, Zhang Mengjie said to Li Yuqi: "If you want to make a delicious meal, the first process is to cut vegetables, which is very important. This palace is not very good at this, but Chunlan can, if Concubine Li is willing, this palace can let Chunlan teach you seriously. ”
Li Yuqi said: "It's okay, this concubine can let the master of the imperial dining room help." ”
Zhang Mengjie knew that Li Yuqi didn't want to condescend to a palace maid and wanted to learn from a palace maid, so she didn't break it and follow her.
But what happened next really opened Zhang Mengjie's eyes. The squeaky sound of cooking oil made Li Yuqi dare not pour the vegetables into the pot, but the temperature was too high, and the fire burned directly to the dishes after the dishes were poured. Later, the oil splashed made her dare not stir-fry, and the fried dishes in this case can be imagined.
Li Yuqi looked at the plate of dishes that were still pasted and were very depressed.
Zhang Mengjie comforted: "Concubine Li, don't be discouraged, this meal is not something that can be learned in a day or two." It's not bad to do this today as Concubine Li. ”
Li Yuqi said: "Don't be sarcastic about the concubine, it seems that the concubine has no talent for cooking." ”
Zhang Mengjie said: "This palace is not sarcastic about Concubine Li, this meal is not just stir-frying, if Concubine Li is not interested in stir-frying, she can learn others, such as stewed soup, this stewed soup is not only a little longer, as long as you master the heat." If this ingredient is chosen properly, it can not only nourish the skin, but also improve physical fitness and eliminate fatigue. ”
Hearing Zhang Mengjie say this, Li Yuqi suddenly became interested: "Really? No wonder the queen's skin is so good! ”
Zhang Mengjie also misunderstood with her: "Does Concubine Li want to learn?" ”
Li Yuqi said: "The queen is willing to teach her concubines? ”
Zhang Mengjie said: "Isn't this palace teaching now?" Concubine Li wants to learn now? ”
Li Yuqi nodded and said, "En, en"
Zhang Mengjie said to Li Yuqi: "This palace will teach you the simplest but very effective winter melon soup. All you need is winter melon, enoki mushrooms, chicken broth, or pork rib soup. If the soup is ready-made, just wash it, put the sliced winter melon and washed enoki mushrooms directly into the soup and cook for about a quarter of an hour, this dietary soup can not only nourish the skin, but also relieve fatigue. ”
There is no thick treasure soup here, Zhang Mengjie can only say some actual soup, of course, she will not tell Li Yuqi that this winter melon also has the effect of eliminating fat and losing weight, this Li Yuqi is a standard ingredient that is fat if you are fat and thin if you are less than that, and I don't know what she will think when I tell her the truth with Li Yuqi's heart.
Li Yuqi said in disbelief: "Queen Mother, how can a simple meal really have such a good effect?" ”
Zhang Mengjie said: "Concubine Li will know if she tries it." If Concubine Li doesn't believe it, there are other things here in this palace. ”
Li Yuqi said: "Don't worry, the concubines don't have the ability to get through and never forget at all." ”
Zhang Mengjie said: "It's okay, Concubine Li can come to Luanfeng Hall whenever she wants to learn." Do Concubine Li and Concubine Zhuang want to have lunch in Luanfeng Palace? ”
Zhuang Xinyan said: "Thank you to the queen, the concubine went to the imperial dining room before coming to Luanfeng Palace, and asked them to prepare white fungus lotus seed soup for the concubine's lunch, so the concubine should go back to eat." ”
Zhang Mengjie said: "What about Concubine Li?" ”
Li Yuqi said: "Don't dare to bother the queen, the concubine has been out for so long, and I don't know if there is anything going on in Qi Xiuyuan, so the concubine will go back first." Li Yuqi was embarrassed in order to learn to cook, and he wanted to go back and change it for a long time.