Chapter 113: Chocolate
"Miss, don't say it, but you're going to kill your head."
"What are you afraid of, I didn't say anything about the imperial grandfather, Feng Yuanqing, this person, must not have inherited a trace of the imperial grandfather's blood."
"Yes, yes, miss, be quiet, don't be listened to by anyone who cares."
"Got it." Sheng Zhiyao was also angry, so he stopped talking.
Walking into the imperial dining room, Sheng Zhiyao saw that everyone was busy in the kitchen, everyone saw her salute one after another, and when they saw everyone's hearts warm, they ordered everyone to continue to work on the things at hand, and she walked to Grandpa Yuan's side.
"Grandpa Yuan, I'll help you."
"Zhiyao is here, did you bring your snacks?" Grandpa Yuan looked at her with a smile.
Sheng Zhiyao shook his head: "No." ”
"Didn't you say you wanted to bring snacks yesterday? Isn't it going to be too much to forget? ”
"No, I'm not here to do it with you."
"Haha, you kid, why didn't you say it earlier? So I'm going to give you a hand? ”
Sheng Zhiyao hurriedly waved his hand: "Grandpa Yuan, let's come with me, you should rest for a long time." ”
"Hey, I can't help it, my old bones are useless." Grandpa Yuan sighed.
Sheng Zhiyao hurriedly comforted him: "Don't think so, you are in charge of the most important place in the Shang Zhou Dynasty, and the emperor's grandfather and grandmother's three meals a day depend on you, how can it be useless, I just don't want Grandpa Yuan to be so tired." ”
"Haha, you girl, you're really good at sycophancy, okay, hurry up and make snacks, it's not too early."
"Okay."
Sheng Zhiyao came to the stove and took down the materials prepared in advance from Hongxue, Grandpa Yuan looked at these strange tools and materials, and couldn't help asking, "Zhiyao, what are these things?" I look weird, where did you get it from? ”
Sheng Zhiyao glanced around and found that no one was paying attention to the conversation between her and Grandpa Yuan, so she lowered her voice and whispered a few words in Grandpa Yuan's ear.
"This is what I met when I was traveling with my grandfather in the old mansion before, and I will leave these things to Grandpa Yuan after today's banquet."
"Really? It's great. "Grandpa Yuan is a person who focuses on the world's food, and he is naturally very excited to see the ingredients and tools he has never seen.
"Well, but I still have to say hello to you in advance, don't leak this matter, or I won't give it to you."
"Don't worry, I promise not to reveal half a word."
Sheng Zhiyao nodded: "That's very good, then I'll start." ”
Sheng Zhiyao filled the cauldron with water, then told Mei'er to start the fire, and she poured some dark chocolate into a slightly smaller pot, and put it in a large pot that was already a little warm, stirring constantly.
"What's the point?" Seeing this, Grandpa Yuan asked suspiciously.
"Look, it's called heating with water, and this thing will turn into a mess of mud in a while." Sheng Zhiyao smiled mysteriously.
"Sludge?"
"Yes, it's sludge, and then I pour it into a mold I prepared and it cools to make a nice chocolate crust."
"Okay, then I'll see." Grandpa Yuan had an expectant expression, he wanted to see what this peculiar snack was.
Mei Lan Zhuju stood aside with a curious expression, and they also wanted to try what Sheng Zhiyao said about the taste of this wonderful dim sum.
Sheng Zhiyao asked Mei'er to reduce the heat, then took out a small pot to fill the dark chocolate into the mold, cooled for two minutes to set, and poured out the excess chocolate back to the pot: "Zhu'er take out the Maoxiang wine I brought." ”
"Yes." Zhu'er nodded in agreement, and then took out a few jars of Maoxiang wine from a basket.
The jar of this wine is not big, except for the one that is going to be used to make snacks today, the rest is used by her to honor Grandpa Yuan: "Grandpa Yuan, these jars of wine are gifts for you, please accept them." ”
Grandpa Yuan smiled, "Oh? I'm very picky about wine, although I haven't participated in banquets over the years, but every time there is a banquet, I will drink a glass, and I can be regarded as a person who has drunk a lot of good wine, I don't know if Zhiyao's wine can get into my eyes? ”
"Hehe, Grandpa Yuan, you will definitely like it, you can taste it when the banquet is over."
"Okay."
Sheng Zhiyao didn't speak, opened a jar of wine and began to make the middle of the chocolate, squeezing the filling into the chocolate that had just been prepared, and finally covering it with a layer of chocolate, so that her snack was ready.
Sheng Zhiyao instructed Mei'er to put the chocolate and mold together with the ice cube to finalize the shape, and then began to continue the above steps repeatedly.
It didn't take long for Sheng Zhiyao to prepare the snacks needed for today's banquet, not only made with chocolate, but also made with canned tuna and soda crackers, each of which was carefully prepared and took a lot of thought.
"Zhiyao's dim sum is really exquisite." Grandpa Yuan looked at Sheng Zhiyao appreciatively.
"Grandpa Yuan, how about you taste first."
"That's nature, come, I'll taste it." Grandpa Yuan couldn't wait to eat.
At the first sip, Grandpa Yuan was fascinated by chocolate: "This snack, this wine taste, is really too unique, not only mellow and silky, but also with a faint sweetness, this taste, it is really good, can this snack have a name?" ”
"Grandpa Yuan, this is called wine heart chocolate."
"Chocolate? It's a strange name, but this snack makes the wine much less spicy, but has a quiet aroma, which tastes really good, but the name of this wine chocolate is more ordinary. ”
"Oh? Why don't Grandpa Yuan give this snack a new name! ”
Grandpa Yuan groaned: "How about calling it a coincidental flower?" ”
"Coincidentally?"
"Clever tongues?"
Grandpa Yuan smiled: "This explanation is more appropriate." ”
"That's a nice name, Grandpa Yuan, thank you for the name."
"Haha, I didn't give a name, this is what you thought of yourself, the little head melon seed is really clever."
Sheng Zhiyao said with a smile: "This name is very appropriate for this banquet. ”
"That's true."
"Grandpa Yuan, I've loaded all these plates, but when I serve them to the main hall, I need some ice cubes to put next to them so as not to melt."
"Okay, I see, don't worry."
"Then I'll go back to the Purple Phoenix Palace, you can go there to find me if you have something."
"Okay." Grandpa Yuan watched Sheng Zhiyao leave, and then hurriedly asked people to put the chocolate into the ice cellar.
Purple Phoenix Palace.
The queen has already returned, and is sitting on a chair drinking tea at the moment.
"Mama Rong, go and take a look, isn't Zhiyao's side ready yet?"
"Don't worry, Niangniang, the slave maid went to see it just now, and the county lord is still making snacks, and he will definitely come over after he is busy." Mama Rong said with relief.
"Ugh." The queen sighed, and then shook her head again: "Zhiyao, this kid has a big heart, how can he fight with Feng Yuanqing?" He is a good stubble, if he lets Concubine Qi know, he may not be able to say anything, she is the most precious grandson. ”
Hearing this, Mama Rong hurriedly comforted: "Niangniang, don't worry, I think that the grandson of the Yuanqing Emperor may not be able to take advantage of the county lord, and besides, if Concubine Qi runs to the emperor to sue the emperor, she will definitely not let the county lord be wronged, maybe she will have to accuse her, so don't worry about this matter." ”
"Well, I hope so! I'm just afraid that Feng Yuanqing will not be reluctant to deal with it. The queen shook her head helplessly.
"Grandma Huang, Grandma Huang, I'm here." At this time, Sheng Zhiyao walked in.
The queen smiled when she saw Zhiyao: "Zhiyao, why are you here now!" ”
"Grandma Huang, I just went to make a snack for the dinner party, and I delayed the meeting."
"You girl, you can let Li Yuan do this, but you, have you met with Emperor Yuanqing in the Purple Phoenix Hall today?"
"Yes." Sheng Zhiyao hurriedly admitted: "We're just chatting." ”
"Small talk? How did I hear that Yuan Qing was so angry that he almost quarreled? ”
"Wronged the imperial grandmother, I didn't, I don't believe you asked me about the maid next to me."