"Yes, Taifei, this bowl of noodles is called snail noodles, and currently only I have it in my store in the capital."

Su Liuye is full of confidence, she is very sure of this.

The concubine suddenly became interested, called the princess over, and asked her subordinates to share a bowl for each of them.

The fifth princess's face was not very good-looking, and she couldn't help but cover her nose when she looked at the things in the bowl, if it weren't for the concubine beside her, she would definitely immediately ask someone to take this thing away for her.

She'd never seen a face stink!

"Mother, do you really want to eat? It seems—"

The fifth princess didn't finish her words, but the concubine knew what she meant, and just smiled slightly, "It's just a taste, and there's nothing to lose." If you don't like it, try something else. ”

"Mother, I didn't mean that."

The princess knew that the concubine had always liked to try these folk snacks, and she came here to accompany the queen mother today, so naturally she couldn't sweep the concubine's interest.

It's just that the bowl of noodles in front of her tastes really bad, and she has always used her best food and drink, so she naturally can't accept these, so it's good to let the maid clip other dishes for her.

As soon as she took a bite, the princess's expression changed slightly, she didn't expect the dishes made by these folk cooks to be so delicious, not inferior to the chefs of the palace, and even with the imperial chef in the palace.

The princess looked at the woman in front of her strangely, and always felt that she didn't have this skill at all, and these dishes didn't look like she made them.

The concubine glanced at the fifth princess, smiled helplessly, and didn't plan to say more to her. She took a bite of the noodles, and her expression suddenly became a little complicated.

But thinking that the fifth princess was still there, she suppressed the emotions in her heart and praised Su Liuye for a while, "The taste of this bowl of noodles in Shopkeeper Su is really special, and I don't think there is a second person in the capital who can make this taste." ”

"The concubine is overrated." Su Liuye said.

The concubine tasted a few more bites, and then asked the maid to bring her a reward, and let her wait outside first.

Su Liuye answered and took Qin Lian out.

Qin Lian had been watching from behind, and at this moment she asked with a worried face, "Ah Liu, why do I think the fifth princess doesn't seem to like us?" Moreover, the toffee doesn't seem to like today's dishes that much. ”

"I don't know." Su Liuye shook her head, she could see that the fifth princess didn't like her, and there was contempt in her eyes from time to time, and she was probably the same kind of person as Zhou Yun'er.

has been in a high position for too long, and he feels that he is of course different from ordinary people, no wonder he can tolerate Zhou Yun's troubles in the capital from time to time.

When she first came to the capital, she also heard about Zhou Yun'er, and the person who decided to let Zhou Yun'er stay seemed to be the fifth princess.

If the fifth princess knew about her previous conflict with Zhou Yun'er, it is estimated that she would definitely help Zhou Yun'er.

Now there are only the five princes and the concubine left.

If she could get the support of these two people, she wouldn't need to hide from Zhou Yun'er anymore.

It's just that the current attitude of the concubine is unclear, and she hasn't seen the fifth prince once, so it's really hard to deal with.

"Please come with me to the side hall."

The maid Cuizhu came over to show them the way.

After going to the side hall, I prepared tea and pastries.

After waiting for about half an hour, a summons came from the concubine's side, saying to let them pass.

"Lianlian, let's go."

Su Liuye and Qin Lian glanced at each other, and both of them saw the solemnity in each other's eyes.

Back in the house, Su Liuye unexpectedly found that the fifth princess was no longer there, and many of the dishes on the table had been cleaned up, leaving only an after-dinner pastry, which was specially made by Old Man Lu.

"You two, please be seated."

Before Su Liuye could speak, the concubine pointed to the chair in front of her with a smile.

"Concubine Xie."

Su Liuye thanked the two.

As soon as they sat down, the little maid next to them poured tea for them.

"I haven't tasted this for a long time, and it's the same as before." Shopkeeper Su, these dishes shouldn't be made by you, right? ”

"The ...... of the Princess"

Su Liuye was shocked, and just as she wanted to explain, the concubine shook her head, "Such a similar taste is not something that can be easily imitated by any person." If you are not mistaken, it should be Lu An's doing, right? ”

"In the years since I left the palace, I haven't tasted his craftsmanship for a long time."

The Queen Mother sighed.

The first emperor died for several years, and she also went to the temple for several years, and she gradually forgot her life in the palace.

At the beginning, she had similar tastes to the first emperor, and often asked Lu An to prepare meals for them. After the death of the first emperor, Lu An also left the palace.

This time, she took advantage of the New Year to return to the palace for the New Year, and heard that a special noodle restaurant had opened in the city, and she immediately remembered the dishes that Lu An had made before, so she had the idea of inviting Su Liuye to come to the door.

I really didn't expect that Su Liuye actually knew Lu An. Thinking of this, the concubine sighed, which can feel the subtlety of fate.

The Queen Mother pulled them to tell them some of the past, and Su Liuye knew that Old Man Lu was very valued by the first emperor in the palace, just because the first emperor's taste was special, and ordinary cooks couldn't make this taste.

In addition to the first emperor, there are also several concubines in the harem who have similar tastes, in addition to the imperial concubine Huixian, there is also the queen mother.

Hearing these things, Su Liuye was still quite surprised.

We talked until the afternoon, and when the concubine saw that the hour was not early, she asked the maid to bring them three gold leaves.

These gold leaves have a special shape and look more like tokens.

The concubine said, "You take these gold leaves, and give one of them to Lu An." When the first emperor just left, the palace was too chaotic, and I couldn't spare my mind to deal with other things. ”

Su Liuye immediately understood, "Concubine, I understand, do you want me to give this piece of gold leaf to Old Man Lu?" ”

The concubine smiled and did not deny it, "Lu An has a straight temperament, and he offended many people in the palace back then. The Queen Mother's health has not been good these years, maybe someone will take advantage of this relationship and want to harm the Queen Mother, if you encounter anything, you can come to the palace with gold leaves. ”

"The grass people know."

Su Liuye thanked the concubine, but she also knew that this piece of gold leaf could not be used indiscriminately.

The concubine was the same concubine as the Queen Mother in the palace, she came out of the palace, but the Queen Mother was still trapped in it for the rest of her life.

When she first came to the capital, she heard about many things related to the Queen Mother's condition, including Zhou Yun'er's illness that Zhou Yun'er was able to become the county lord this time.

Because the Queen Mother likes Zhou Yun'er, no matter whether Zhou Yun'er is really the county lord or not, there will be people in the palace who will admit her existence.

It's just that Su Liuye doesn't know the situation in the palace, and now she can only take the gold leaf handed by the concubine.

Seeing that the hour was not early, Su Liuye got up and said goodbye.

"Okay, Shopkeeper Su, please go back." The Queen Mother smiled, "Cuizhu, send off." ”