Chapter 164: Pot
The saint was feasting the ministers today, but he just took the time to sit for a while and gave eight dishes down, which was regarded as giving face to the Queen Mother in front of everyone.
After eating, everyone is going to leave the palace, and they have to go back before the palace gate is under the key.
He Shaoguang waited for Xu Ruyun to pack up and say goodbye, but was stopped when he said goodbye to the Queen Mother.
It was Qiao Yuping, she pondered and spoke: "I haven't seen Second Lady Lu for a long time, aunt, can you ask Second Lady to stay with me tonight?" ”
It was obviously arrogant, but when it came out of Qiao Yuping's mouth, it was still tentative and cautious.
The Queen Mother loved this niece more and more, so she naturally agreed. No one asked He Shaoguang's opinion, so he was left behind inexplicably.
Fortunately, she knew that Qiao Yuping had no ill will towards her, so she gave Xu Ruyun a reassuring look.
"Yuping?" After the crowd dispersed, there were only a few palace lamps left in the silent courtyard, and He Shaoguang asked her with a puzzled face what this meant.
Because of the death of that person, the decoration up and down the Yongfu Palace is much simpler than before, the Empress Dowager Guy said that the Buddha should be sincere, but fortunately, the people below are not harsh and vegetarian together, and the palace people in the Yongfu Palace are still strong, and they are all better than the Queen Mother's complexion.
Qiao Yuping lost the joy at the banquet, her eyebrows were tired, and she said to her: "You wait for me, my aunt still has to chant for half an hour, I will go to see how the supper in the small kitchen is going, and most of the meat on the table is fishy, and she hasn't eaten a few bites in total." ”
He Shaoguang opened his mouth, and finally said, "I'll go with you." ”
Qiao Yuping thought that in the dead of night, she was inevitably afraid in the palace alone, and she left her behind, so she was very understanding and asked her to carry the lantern with her.
The small kitchen is behind the east side hall of Yongfu Palace, and it is close to Hai at this moment, and everything is prepared in the small kitchen, all vegetarian food, just waiting for Qiao Yuping to pick it up.
He Nei, the head chef of the kitchen of Yongfu Palace, bent down slightly and motioned for Qiao Yuping to see what the Queen Mother was going to eat today.
Qiao Yuping swept it at a glance, and it was nothing more than a large platter of various soy products such as vegetarian meat, vegetarian sea cucumber, vegetarian shark fin, etc., as well as vegetarian foods that I had long been tired of eating, such as charcoal in the snow.
She frowned: "Why are these again?" The aunt who sent it yesterday only moved the chopsticks slightly, and there is no need to send it over today, is there anything else? ”
When the waiter heard this, he made a bitter face: "Ouch, my girl! I'm just a eunuch, I can cook two dishes, where can I compare to the imperial chef! Not to mention that the imperial chef is here, they can't make things that suit the Queen Mother's appetite! These recipes are exactly what I went to consult, who knew that the Queen Mother was not rare at all! ”
Qiao Yuping was not good at words, he was distracted by him, he sulked in his heart, and he didn't know how to reply to him, so he had to prepare to order a few dishes and present them to him.
"Wait, let me try." He Shaoguang approached the stove under the gloating eyes of He Neishi, and glanced at the stacked ingredients: Well, although it is a cold winter, it is worthy of being the golden and precious queen mother, and the subordinates who want to be vegetarian can also grow vegetables for you.
However, it is not as mature as the technical means of later generations, after all, it is out of season, and these vegetables are relatively small.
However, He Shaoguang didn't plan to do anything exquisite, she picked a small amphora silver pot, washed it and put it aside.
Picked up the mushrooms that had been soaked in water next to her, these were originally leftovers from He Nei's servant, and there were several large handfuls of them soaked in water, so she asked her to pick up the leak.
Yes, she is going to make a soup base with these mushrooms, and then wash and cut the various fruits and vegetables and serve them on a plate to make a vegan version of shabu-shabu.
It didn't take a long time to prepare, but it was completed in a while.
She picked two bright white radish, freshly sprouted bean sprouts, tender cabbage with pleasing growth, small green vegetables, lettuce, aunt, green bamboo shoots, cucumbers, etc., all of which were well placed on the plate and were exquisitely lovely.
In order to be less confused, she also used the remaining mushrooms to make a plate of soft fried mushrooms, the taste is definitely not as good as that of fresh mushrooms, but the conditions are here, and they can only deal with it.
As soon as the fried mushrooms came out, they were sprinkled with spices, and the flavor of the mushroom soup base that had just been in the room was overshadowed.
He Shaoguang's eyes changed when he looked at He Neishi, and he changed his way of looking lively, and his eyes were full of stars: "This lady is very skilled!" ”
His reaction made He Shaoguang very satisfied, the Queen Mother has not been without an appetite, but they are working in the wrong direction.
If the vegetarian dish is made into the appearance of meat and simulates the taste of meat, wouldn't it be good for the Queen Mother to eat meat directly?
She wants to pray for her son to eat fasting and pray for the Buddha, hoping that the Buddha will be effective, that must be just to eat some vegetarian feasts that do her duty, rather than imitating the so-called realm of mountains and seas.
The pot was served on the table, and the dishes were also filled with a table waiting for the Queen Mother to come out and patronize.
After the Queen Mother finished chanting, it was already early days, and she didn't want to eat, so she planned to wash up and go to bed like this.
It was the old servant for many years who persuaded me a few words, so I couldn't insist on walking to the dining table, and I was startled by these.
"Why" she looked at it, oh, although it was a pot, the dishes were indeed vegetarian, and the taste was much more fragrant than the previous days.
She hadn't felt the microparticle loan squirm for a long time, and at this moment she was stirred by the smell of the pot, and she was surging wildly.
"Queen Mother, sit down and eat some." The old servant was also happy when he saw that her expression was relaxed.
The Queen Mother first drank a bowl of mushroom soup to warm her stomach, and then as if she had opened the door to a new world, she began to pick up the dishes she wanted to eat one by one, and she didn't let anyone serve her, so she had to do it herself.
She tasted the fried mushrooms, only to feel that they were crispy and fragrant, and the mushrooms inside would burst out with warm juice when she took a bite, which was fresh and sweet, not as greasy as other fried products.
The Queen Mother ate happily, and the old lady next to her directly appreciated the monthly routine of the next month in the small kitchen, He Neishou was overjoyed, and gave He Shaoguang a thumbs up, and his face wrinkled into a chrysanthemum with a smile: "Good lady, you are this!" ”
He Shaoguang hid his merits and fame, and she smiled at Qiao Yuping: "Let's go, let's go talk too." ”
She asked Qiao Yuping why she was staying here today?
Qiao Yuping glanced in the direction of the Queen Mother's bedroom, and whispered: "It's not me, it's the Queen Mother who wants to see you." ”
"The Queen Mother wants to see me? What did she have to say to me, just at the table or directly called me to come forward and order? Do you need to do so much? He Shaoguang was very suspicious.
But Qiao Yuping's eyes were only worried: "Don't tell me about it, I'll tell you quietly, I'll leave you a bottom first." The Queen Mother didn't know where she heard about it, your husband had already known about the matter of King Yan and planned with the sage,"