In the evening, a sudden snowstorm finally converged on the momentum, although it was white, but presumably the official road will not be thick with ice, so there is no need to delay the trip, here under a row of eaves of the official post, two maids wearing leather jackets finally smiled, all hands together in a posture, grateful to the heavens for the beauty.

Binu said: "I thought that I would have to delay for a few more days, I didn't want this snowstorm to look fierce in the afternoon, but I stopped the momentum so quickly, if it cleared up tomorrow, I was in a hurry, and I could enter Jinyang City in the next day." ”

Since leaving Beijing, all the way to the north, encountered several snowstorms, stop and go, more than a month has passed, at this time has rushed to the jurisdiction of Taiyuan Prefecture, Qingyuan County is less than 100 miles away from Jinyang, as long as the road conditions are not hindered by freezing, you can rush to Jinyang City tomorrow, the trek is not easy, and then it is the cold season, it is of course a happy thing to arrive at the destination smoothly.

Ah Lu also said: "There are not a few days left before the New Year, if you can go to Jinyang City tomorrow, and you can still arrange Zhang Luo, this New Year will not be so deserted." ”

Because the two maidservants were relaxed and happy, they simply sat under the eaves with a pot of charcoal.

In the small hall behind them, King Jin and the other four people were eating, and they were still discussing governance and other matters, so they didn't need to be served, although the entourage was not the eyes and ears of the Queen Mother, but many confidential matters still needed to prevent expansion, so Binu and Ah Lu The two henchmen were guarding outside the door, one was waiting for the order, but also to prevent the idle people from approaching.

It was boring to sit idly, and the two got a lot closer because of this trip, so they naturally talked.

"I didn't expect that although the princess has been in the palace since she was a child, she is still well versed in cooking." Ah Lu sighed with emotion.

It turned out that the King of Jin rushed to the domain a year ago, and Jiang Yuan, who served him closely, had to lag behind this time, which was also because he was in charge of many trivial affairs in the palace of the capital, and the two masters left, although Qin Ji was a widow, but he had never managed internal affairs, so Qin Ji was blind, Jiang Yuan had to stay in the capital to preside over the overall situation, he could not accompany him, so he explained the dietary preferences of the King of Jin to Shi Niang, as a princess, Shi Niang naturally had to take care of the food and clothing of the King of Jin on the way.

Long journey, the diet can not be so exquisite, especially when in a hurry, there is no condition to make a fire to cook, no matter the noble and low, you can only eat dry food, and only in the official post, only have the conditions to borrow the kitchen stove of the post station, prepare hot soup food, but although there are also kitchen workers with the accompaniment, the princess will still personally cook and guide, especially the meals of His Royal Highness the King of Jin, the princess is responsible for seasoning.

Binu said: "Although the princess does not like needles and chiseled women, she is very interested in cooking, and she is well-read, she has read many recipes when she is young, and before entering the palace, she often prepares meals for her relatives in the family. ”

At this time, the noble girl was not forced to learn the female red, cooking, in the noble house, there must be a lot of embroidery cooks, noble women married, of course, there are those who operate needlework and cooking, and do not need to do it themselves, and although Eleven Niang is very interested in cooking, she will not really wash and cook by hand, but it is mainly to guide, at most she will season herself.

What Bi Nu doesn't know is that Eleven Niang is not born to like the art of cooking, but because of the Pei family style - Pei is a real century-old Wang family, long before the Guang Dynasty, the family has risen, and the end of the Jin Dynasty Wuhu China, the Han people have gone through a period of upheaval, in that period, the Wang clan raised the servants of the Qu Shi mainly for armaments, in order to protect themselves in the troubled times, of course, it can not be like today's aristocratic pampering, food and clothing and other housework must not be done by the housewives themselves, to the Guang Dynasty to drive out the Tartars to unify the world, There are really few famous families left in the two Jin Dynasty periods, many cultures and etiquette have been neglected, and even many new nobles have imitated the Hu people in their food and clothing.

Therefore, at one time, whether or not to be able to handle the traditional banquet became the distinction between the noble and the low, so the families that were able to survive in the troubled times paid special attention to the cooking skills of their respective families, regarded them as secret treasures, and passed on their daughters not daughters.

Of course, after the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the aristocracy went through another purge, and gradually each family no longer attached so much importance to the "secret treasure" of cooking.

Therefore, Pei's woman has always attached great importance to cooking, but no longer abide by the rule of passing on daughters-in-law and not daughters, Wodan as the eldest daughter, of course, was forced by her mother to instill family cooking, she is a person who likes food, so she does not reject much, but learns seriously, Eleven Niang's current "skill", of course, is from Wodan's "inheritance".

She is not afraid of this skill to cause doubts, after the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, how many daughters of the Pei family married to bring family heirloom dishes to her husband's house? It has long been not the Pei family's secret collection, not to mention that Jing Zhaoliu is also Pei's in-law, Eleven Niang and Liu Zhen are good friends, Liu Zhen will naturally cover up for her, so she said that she handed over her biological mother's notes to Eleven Niang, and even Mrs. Wei and Xiao will not be suspicious.

It's just that the Queen Mother has been eating cautiously, and Eleven Niang has no intention of currying favor with her cooking skills, so palace people like Ah Lu don't know that Eleven Niang still has this "skill".

Of course, Binu didn't care about the origin of the master's "skill", and she was a little embarrassed at this time: "That time, I was hunting with the King of Jin, and I was fortunate to try the game cooked by Mr. Jiang, but I just tasted it in my mouth...... Don't hide it from Ah Lu, I only think it tastes weird, but I see that His Highness doesn't seem to be aware of it, and he eats it himself......"

Ah Lu is a sigh: "When Pei Hou died, Emperor Renzong was sad for a while, and did not pay attention to His Royal Highness's daily life, the Queen Mother thought that there was an opportunity, and deliberately murdered His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness in order to protect himself, knowing that the diet has chronic poison and still taking it, although it was a good way to deal with it, he did not wait for the body to accumulate poison and let Emperor Renzong notice, the body has no big problem, but since then it has affected the sense of taste, since then, His Royal Highness's sense of taste is more sensitive than ordinary people, especially salty and sweet, ordinary people feel that it is just right, but it is too heavy for His Royal Highness, but in order to prevent this leakage, So that the malicious person once again used His Royal Highness's eating habits to secretly murder, His Royal Highness has been concealing this matter, even in the Outer Mansion, just in case, he did not give the palace kitchen order to another seasoning, and this matter has always been known only to Chief Jiang. ”

The chef of the Jin Palace's mansion didn't know that He Ye had a sensitive sense of taste, and the dishes he made were either too salty or too sweet, of course, not in line with He Ye's taste, and Jiang Yuan, the only one who knew the inside story, had poor cooking skills, even if he quietly "opened a small stove" for His Royal Highness the King of Jin, and the food made was salty and sweet, that's all, His Royal Highness the King of Jin had actually not tasted real food for a long time, but this time he rushed to Jinyang, and the diet was taken over by the princess, so His Royal Highness the King of Jin was able to really feast.

When Binu and Ah Lu thought of the meal served earlier, His Royal Highness's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to taste it, and his eyes turned into a crescent moon with pleasure, and they couldn't help but smile at each other at this time—His Royal Highness is afraid that he will be inseparable from the princess in the future, isn't this a gratifying thing?

However, the two maidservants were not happy for long, but suddenly heard someone in the house lose their temper, they were shocked and suspicious for a while, and they were still hesitating whether to go inside to investigate, so they saw Ruan Changshi walking out with a straight face, ignoring the snow in the yard, and went to that station, opened his mouth and shouted: "Uncle is too stingy, I just tell the truth, but I don't even let me eat well, it's just that I don't care about my eyes, I just eat in the snow, is my uncle satisfied?" ”

The two maidservants looked at each other, they couldn't understand what happened in the house, and they had a good meal, why was Ruan Changshi disgusted?

It turned out to be His Royal Highness the King of Jin, who was originally pleased that the princess had personally prepared a few dishes for him that suited his taste, glanced at Lu Li and Ruan Ling's dining tables, and found that the dishes were the same as him, knowing that the princess was very important to him, so he was even more ironing in his heart.

The princess calmly explained: It was the medicinal food that Sima Zhong specially confessed and prepared for Lu Li.

So His Royal Highness the King of Jin had nothing to say, but Ruan Ling laughed crookedly, making fun of his uncle to be careful, because Lu Li's dining table was indignant because there was more medicinal food, His Royal Highness turned his face, and asked Ruan Ling to finish eating quickly, claiming that he wanted to talk to Lu Li privately after the meal, this excuse was too obvious, Ruan Ling was "annoyed and angry", and simply left the table, clamoring to eat in the snow, but in fact, he secretly squeezed his eyebrows at Binu, and motioned for her and Ah Lu to move the dining table to their own room.

"Uncle is jealous of Xue Lang, along the way, my uncle can't see that Eleven Niang treats Xue Lang with care." Ruan Ling whispered to Binu: "In the future, if my uncle bullies me, I can count on Eleven Niang to support me, and Miss Binu will look at me along the way and work hard to match, don't forget to say a lot of good words for me in front of Eleven Niang." ”

Binu couldn't cry or laugh: "What is Ruan Changshi's title, the princess is Changshi's aunt, how can she still use the old name of the boudoir?" ”

Ruan Ling touched his nose, his face full of embarrassment-

He called He Ye his uncle as a last resort, and Eleven Niang was many years younger than him, so let him be called his aunt, where is he used to it?

Besides, with his sophisticated and keen vision, he silently observed all the way, and clearly understood that this man and woman are not husband and wife, or where do you need him to work hard to match? His uncle, who really bears a lustful false name for nothing, actually gets along with his own princess, they are so awkward, and he is "jealous" with Xuanzhi, why don't he work the princess, even he, a spectator sitting on the wall, is so anxious that he can't help but roll up his sleeves and go down to help.

If Liu Shiniang is really in love with Xuanzhi, where is there an uncle, Princess Jin is afraid that she will be replaced long ago.

The authorities are fascinated, the bystanders are clear, Ruan Ling touched his chin and sighed again and again, and he "despised" his uncle's indecision in his heart.