After two days, the clouds disappeared and the rain disappeared, and the sky was clear.
The man who has tasted it is particularly interested, and is keen to unlock new postures. Tao Ti sleeps until the sun rises every day, rubbing her sore waist, and falls into deep doubts——
Why is he so tossing and getting up so early every day? And energetic and busy all day.
On the other hand, most of her lay down without exerting any strength, but she was too tired to get out of bed every day, looking weak and exhausted.
It is very unscientific!
The slander is the slander, when sitting in front of the vanity mirror and dressing up, Linglong would always boast with a smile, "The complexion of the princess is getting better and better, her skin is white and rosy, even more beautiful than the peony in front of the court. "
Tao Ti looked in the mirror, looked up and down, and she didn't know if it was a psychological effect or if she had really changed. Her clear eyebrows and eyes were a little more charming than a fresh peach.
At noon this day, after Tao Ti finished washing, the little eunuch brought a big bucket of fresh lobsters that were alive and kicking.
When Tao Ti saw this bucket of lobsters, she couldn't believe her eyes, and asked in surprise, "Where did you get these?"
"Back to Crown Princess, these are sent by Miss Xu from the Dingbeihou Mansion, and she has attached a letter." The little eunuch replied, took out a letter from his sleeve, and handed it forward respectfully.
Tao Ti opened the letter, looking at ten lines at a glance.
It turned out that during a small chat, Tao Ti casually mentioned the dish of spicy crayfish, and lamented that there was no crayfish in Dayuan Dynasty.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was interested. Unexpectedly, Xu Wenchan kept the crayfish in his heart, and spent a lot of money to ask the caravans going to sea to pay attention to see if they could find such things as "crayfish" overseas.
Unexpectedly, she really bought it. Although it is no longer the season to eat crayfish, this kind of heart is really rare.
Tao Ti felt warm in her heart, and at the same time couldn't help sighing that she could really do whatever she wanted with money.
Linglong leaned over to look at the bucket, and was startled, "Princess, what is this? It looks like a big beetle, and the two big pincers are scary."
Tao Ti smiled and said, "This is called a crayfish, and it's edible."
Linglong stared blankly, "This, this kind of thing can also be eaten?"
Looking at the hard shell on the outside, it is estimated that there is not much meat. What's so delicious about it
Tao Ti didn't explain too much. After all, to the ancients, crayfish was indeed a novel species. Even Xu Wenchan, a greedy cat, questioned in the letter, "Ah Ti, are you sure this stuff can be eaten? Take it and eat it, anyway, I don’t dare to eat it, it’s disgusting to watch.”
Tao Ti laughed in her heart: A-Chan, A-Chan, you must miss a delicacy.
On her side, she asked the palace staff to clean the crayfish, and went to the kitchen to prepare the spices herself—she has a strong taste and likes spicy food, but thirteen spices, stewed in oil, and minced garlic can also be made. Anyway, Xu Wenchan sent enough crayfish, a big bucket full, so it's no problem to eat two meals!
The first thing Tao Ti made was the spicy one. The red pepper was mashed with a garlic mortar, and then several other peppers were added to make a chili sauce.
Put a tablespoon of lard in an iron pan, add sliced ginger, cinnamon, Chinese prickly ash, and chili sauce and sauté until fragrant. Afterwards, the blanched crayfish was poured in, and there was a "crash", a burst of white smoke came out, and the fire was stir-frying, and the pungent aroma of pepper immediately filled the whole kitchen.
Spicy crayfish need to be stewed with beer. Tao Ti didn’t have any beer at hand, so she poured half a pot of the best imperial wine, and the wine was submerged in the crayfish.
Before it was stewed for a long time, the rich aroma unique to crayfish filled the entire Yaoguang Temple.
At the beginning, the palace people who avoided crayfish smelled the scent and swallowed wildly: My God, that beetle-like thing tastes so delicious when cooked
County Lord Qinghe hadn't walked to the entrance of Yaoguang Hall, smelling the tempting fragrance from afar, she also sniffed, her eyes brightened, "My cousin must be making delicious food again."
She quickened her pace, and when she saw those palace people saluting her, they only raised their hands and walked towards the small kitchen without stopping.
Sure enough, Tao Ti, who was wearing a simple lake blue palace dress, was wearing an apron, standing in front of the stove, holding a spatula to taste the taste of the crayfish soup.
"Biao sister-in-law, what delicious food did you cook today?" Qing He didn't care about the oily fumes in the kitchen, and leaned forward to have a look.
"You're here." Tao Ti put down the spatula and said with a smile, "It's just in time for you to come, you are lucky today!"
"What are these?" Qing He stared at the pot full of red agate-like crayfish with a puzzled expression on his face.
"This is a crayfish, a good thing that Achan specially found for me." Tao Ti winked at her and said to her, "You can play with Yuan Bao in the yard for a while. Thirteen-flavored ones, let’s eat slowly when the time comes.”
"Okay." Qinghe nodded obediently, happily went to play with the cat.
Another pot of crayfish was simmering on the pot, and Tao Ti was not idle, pulling some thin noodles.
The lobster noodles are also delicious!
Not long after, the palace servants came out with two large pots full of lobsters, one with thirteen fragrances and one with spicy flavor, each with its own fragrance. After the heads and tails of the crayfish were cut off, the tails of the crayfish curled up, shiny red and shiny, and the beautiful color made people's index fingers move.
Tao Ti washed her hands with Qing He, and said, "You can't eat this with chopsticks, you have to eat it directly."
As she said that, like a demonstration, she reached out to pick up a spicy crayfish covered in soup, and quickly peeled off a whole piece of shrimp with her fingers. The shrimp meat is covered with a delicious and rich soup, the meat is delicious, smooth and tender, firm and elastic, and people can't stop after eating one.
Qinghe also imitated her and tasted Thirteen Fragrances. Compared with the stimulation brought to the tip of the tongue by spicy, Thirteen Fragrances paid more attention to the taste of "fresh fragrance". More than a dozen kinds of spices have completely penetrated into the meat, and the thick and delicious taste is hard to describe in words. After eating the lobster, I can't wait to lick my fingers clean.
"This is so delicious!" Qinghe reached out to grab the second crayfish as if opening the door to a new world.
Tao Ti smiled, and suddenly thought of something, she took a thirteen incense stick and handed it to Linglong, she blinked, "Try it too."
Linglong was already drooling crazily due to the scent, and now seeing that the Crown Princess rewarded one, she was flattered and thanked her.
After she tasted this taste, amazement flashed in her eyes, she never expected that weird "beetle" to be so delicious! Or the princess is well-informed and knows how to eat!
Tao Ti and Qing He were eating happily, and the shrimp shells had piled up into a hill at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After the initial mouth addiction, Qinghe remembered today's business, put down the lobster in his hand, his lips turned red hot, and breathed in, "Cousin, I have good news for you!"
Tao Ti raised her eyes and said with a narrow smile, "What good news, have you found your favorite husband?"
"Biao sister-in-law, you made fun of me again." Qing He blushed and said coquettishly, "It's not my good news, it's about you."
Tao Ti, "Huh?"
Qinghe said happily, "I heard from my mother that my uncle has found the genius doctor Xu Wenhe! Now he has entered Chang'an! I heard that this genius doctor Xu is a very powerful person. He treats the prince's brother and is the prince's brother's doctor. Your body will definitely get better."
Tao Ti paused when she was peeling the crayfish, "Did you find it?"
She wasn't too surprised, perhaps, ever since Pei Yan revealed his true nature, she suspected that his illness was all a cover!
Coupled with this man's behavior on the bed... Hehe, sick? If he is so sick and weak, then when he becomes healthy, why not keep her from getting out of bed for seven days and seven nights like it is written in the scriptures
Linglong whispered from the side, "I heard that your Majesty sent a medical officer to the East Palace after I heard that today's imperial court. Could it be this miracle doctor Xu?"
Qing He was stunned, "Have you already arrived at the East Palace?"
Linglong nodded, "It should be."
Tao Ti raised her eyebrows, thought for a while, and said to Linglong, "Linglong, go and pack up the thirteen fragrances left in the kitchen, I'm going to Zixiao Temple to see how well this miracle doctor Xu is doing. Can you take good care of your Highness's body?"
Linglong heard this and hurriedly went to the kitchen to tidy up.
Seeing this, Qinghe took her leave at the right time. Of course, before leaving, she packed the remaining half of the unfinished crayfish, along with a large bowl of noodles, and packed them back to Yuming Palace.
After tasting a few mouthfuls, Princess Jingming was full of praise, and she even wanted Emperor Zhaokang to try to introduce crayfish as an ingredient... Of course, this is all for later, so I won't mention it for now.
...
East Palace, Zixiao Palace.
In front of the Zhizhai window, the light and shadow are bright, and wisps of cinnamon permeate the hall with the breeze.
Pei Yan and Xu Wenhe were sitting opposite each other, the fragrance of tea was wafting, and they were talking happily.
Xu Wenhe was still the same as before, wearing a dark gray cotton jacket, with mottled white hair on his temples, and his expression was calm and composed.
The two chatted and played chess, like old friends reunited after a long absence, the atmosphere was very peaceful and harmonious.
Xu Wenhe just asked, "How is the Crown Princess?" Then he heard a thin and long voice from outside the hall, "The Crown Princess is here!"
Xu Wenhe stroked his beard and laughed, "It can be seen that people can't help talking about it. The old man just mentioned it, and the princess came."
As he spoke, he caught sight of Pei Yan's slightly pursed lips out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly realized something, "Your Highness, are you still keeping the crown princess a secret?"
Pei Yan, "..."
Xu Wenhe gave a "tsk" sound and gave him a self-seeking look.