"I'm going too!" Old Man Lu spoke, "When you go to the palace tomorrow, remember to call me!" ”

"Grandpa Lu, why are you ......?"

Before Su Liuye asked him why he wanted to go with him, Old Man Lu got up and left, not giving her a chance to ask more questions at all.

Looking at his back, Su Liuye suddenly remembered that she had inquired about Old Man Lu before, and the people nearby knew that Old Man was once the imperial chef in the palace, and he was once deeply appreciated by the first emperor.

It's just that after the death of the first emperor, Old Man Lu's cooking skills gradually lost his reputation in the palace. The old man didn't want to waste time in the palace, so he simply took the initiative to resign, which led to the fact that he moved to the city and had conflicts with his neighbors.

Now the old man wants to follow them to the palace to see the concubine, I'm afraid that he doesn't know the concubine.

When the old man said this, she had no reason to refuse, and Steward Xie didn't say that she couldn't take someone else.

After resting for the night, Su Liuye took Qin Lian and Old Man Lu to the palace early, and Qingshu also went with him.

Qin Lian saw that Liu Yuan and Zhang Shan were not there, and hurriedly urged Su Liuye to leave, so as not to chase Zhang Shan after him later.

When they arrived at the palace, Steward Xie had already arranged for the maids to receive them and took them to the small kitchen, where all the ingredients were ready.

The maid Cuizhu said respectfully, "Shopkeeper Su, the ingredients you need are here, if you need anything, you can call the slave maid at will, and the slave maid is waiting outside." ”

"When you have cooked the dishes, the slave will take you to the concubine. The concubine has the habit of facing the Buddha every day, and now the face of the Buddha is not over, please forgive me. ”

"Miss Cuizhu is polite."

Su Liuye had already heard of the concubine's habits, so naturally she didn't think much about it.

She looked around the kitchen and found that the ingredients were all complete and all fresh. It is difficult to find it in the folk after winter, and it is estimated that it was stored by the royal family.

"You guys go and stand on the side, let me make today's noodles."

Su Liuye was about to ask Qin Lian to wash the ingredients, when the old man Lu next to him suddenly spoke.

"Grandpa Lu, do you want to cook yourself?"

Su Liuye and Qin Lian were shocked.

They have been with Old Man Lu for a while, but they have hardly heard the old man cooking, and they have only been guiding by the side.

"Don't talk so much nonsense! Now go and help me wash all the ingredients! ”

Just do it, the old man didn't waste any time, he rolled up his sleeves and had to do it.

Su Liuye and the others rarely saw the old man cooking, so naturally they would not refuse.

The old man has been the imperial chef for most of his life, and his skills are naturally skilled, from the beginning of kneading the dough to the bottom of it, the old man is handling it all by himself, and Su Liuye is learning by the side.

Mr. Lu not only made a bowl of snail noodles, but also made a few other dishes, all of which were relatively light.

"Alright."

Wiping his sweat, the old man finally finished all the dishes, "You go and call that little girl, hey, I won't go, I'll wait for you here." ”

"Grandpa Lu, you made these dishes, how can you do it if you don't go?"

"Why can't it be?" The old man scolded, "Didn't you just watch the whole time? Don't you know how this dish is cooked? Anyway, if I don't go, you can't say I'm here! ”

Such a strange request made Qin Lian couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa Lu, do you know the concubine?" Otherwise, why don't you dare to see the concubine? ”

As if he had been broken by the Tao, the old man's face was unnatural for a moment, and his tone was anxious, "What are you doing with so much this girl?" Don't hurry up and send the food over, or it won't taste good when it gets cold later! ”

Hearing this, Su Liuye and the others had no choice but to give up and quickly went outside to call Cuizhu.

Cuizhu called a few little maids and walked along the corridor with the prepared dishes to a quiet courtyard.

In the courtyard, there is a budding plum blossom, which is very eye-catching against the white snow.

Cuizhu entered the house and explained her intention to the eldest maid in the house, and soon led Su Liuye and the two inside.

As soon as she entered, she smelled the elegant scent of sandalwood, which wafted in bursts and was refreshing. There were a few burning charcoal stoves in the house, and it was very warm, not at all like a snowy day outside.

"The princess, the princess, the shopkeeper Su is here."

Cuizhu, who was leading the way in front, took the lead in kneeling, and Su Liuye suddenly came back to her senses from the refreshing scent of sandalwood, only to see two graceful and luxurious women sitting by the window.

One of the women had gorgeous makeup, with a fierce arrogance in her gestures, while the woman next to her had plain makeup, a gentle smile on her face, and her eyes were like autumn waves, which fell on others with a gentle touch.

Su Liuye came back to her senses, and quickly knelt on the ground, and immediately guessed in her heart that the one with a gentle smile was the concubine, and the one next to her should be the fifth princess.

The concubine looked at it, and she was even younger than the fifth princess.

The princess looked at the people in front of her, her willow eyebrows frowned, and she asked puzzledly, "Mother, why did you really invite these people over?" ”

"I've been hungry lately, and I just want to eat something different."

Concubine Huixian's voice was also soft, and as soon as she finished speaking, she asked Su Liuye and the others to get up. Seeing Su Liuye so young, she was a little surprised, "Are you the shopkeeper Su?" ”

"Concubine Hui, it is the grass people."

"It's a rarity." The concubine smiled, "I was surprised when I learned that the shopkeeper of the cyclamen was a woman, but I didn't expect it to be such a beautiful woman. ”

"The concubine is too famous, and the grass people will only do this." Su Liuye smiled and took a calm attitude.

Seeing this, the imperial concubine Huixian liked it even more, and asked the maid to help her to the table, and when she looked at the dishes on the table, there was obvious surprise on her face, and then she smiled.

"Shopkeeper Su really has a heart, I haven't eaten this lotus seed soup for a long time, I didn't expect to be able to eat it in this season."

Lotus seed soup? Su Liuye was surprised, she didn't expect Old Man Lu to make such a dish.

Fang was afraid that the dishes would become cold if they were left for too long, so Su Liuye only glanced at them in a hurry and didn't look closely, and he didn't know that there was lotus seed soup in it.

But the lotus seed soup made by Old Man Lu seems to be different from what others make, and some meat foam and eggs are added to it, and when he looks at it, Su Liuye can't tell that this is lotus seed soup.

Thinking of Old Man Lu's explanation, Su Liuye had no choice but to take advantage of the situation, "When the grass people learned that it was the concubine who invited the grass people to the palace, they were both surprised and frightened in their hearts, for fear that they would not do well, so they specially inquired about the concubine's preferences before coming, so they specially made this lotus seed soup, hoping that the concubine would like it." ”

"I see."

The concubine greeted her mouth, and her eyes were a little trance when she looked at the lotus seed soup. It's just that soon, she restrained the emotions in her heart, called the princess to come and sit down, looked at the snail noodles on the table, and said in surprise, "Shopkeeper Su, is this the signature dish in your store?" ”