"Aunt Sheyue, is Concubine Li feeling unwell recently?" In the small kitchen of Ganlu Hall, Rourou asked casually while busy with the imperial meal in hand.
"Huh?" She Yue was startled, and looked up at Wen Rou.
"Oh, Aunt Sheyue, please don't get me wrong. This servant didn't intend to spy on Concubine Li's daily life, but the emperor has been here more frequently recently. In addition to the smell of food cooked by this servant, this small kitchen also smells like medicine." Gentle and busy explained.
"Oh, you're a caring girl. It's okay, but the emperor has come here more frequently recently, and the empress drinks some tonics to replenish her body." Sheyue replied blankly.
"If Aunt Sheyue doesn't dislike it, you can let the maidservant help the mother to cook the medicine. Anyway, the maidservant is also the one who does the work in this kitchen. The decoction is the same as cooking, it is a delicate job that tests the heat." Gentle and diligent answer.
"No need, Ms. Wen is busy with the chores of the imperial dining room, and she has to come to the Ganlu Hall every now and then. It's really hard work! I won't bother Ms. Wen with this little work." Musk Moon said, turned and handed After passing a pair of goose wings, it seems that this is the meal to be cooked for the emperor tonight.
"Aunt Sheyue, does the Emperor want to eat goose wings tonight?" Rourou asked after taking the ingredients.
"This is a fat goose carefully reared by the Imperial Garden. Now is a good time to go out to slaughter. Concubine Li went to the Imperial Garden to play today. Seeing that the goose is plump and strong, she thought it was a severe winter, and it was a good time to nourish it." , I ordered you to cook it tonight for the emperor to enjoy." Musk Moon said, and handed over another basket of onions.
"By the way, the onion was planted by the empress herself in the back garden of Ganlu Hall, and it is full of the empress's heart. Tonight, you should cook the onion and the goose wings together, so as to let the empress feel her heart. , reflected in the deliciousness." Musk Moon finished. Turn around and leave lightly.
Gentle looked at the goose wings and onions in her hands, and thought about it for a while, thinking that the goose wings had always had a fishy smell. And onion has its own unique aroma, which can just have the benefit of removing fishy smell.
Thus. Empress Li's intentions are fully reflected in the perfect combination of the two.
Just about to start, Musk Moon came in again.
"Recently, the emperor spent a lot of time reviewing the memorials overnight, and the empress was worried, so she ordered you to make another crispy brain tea to supplement the emperor. There is also fresh black-bone chicken in the small kitchen. Let's make soup together." Musk After Yue explained, she walked out briskly again.
"Crispy brain flower?!" Gentle turned and walked towards the ingredients area, and continued talking to himself: "Complement the shape with the shape, nourish the viscera with the viscera, nourish the blood and strengthen the brain! Black-bone chicken is refreshing and qi-boosting. Taking it is very good for the body! This concubine Li is really an expert in health preservation! No wonder the emperor likes her so much, and it is Da Zhou's blessing to have such a good wife by his side!"
Quickly put the black-bone chicken into the casserole and stew. Carefully clean the goose wings, cook them with onions planted by Empress Li Fei herself, and add oil-intensive umami to enhance the flavor.
Fry a few refreshing and delicious side dishes. When the emperor comes soon, fry the crispy brain flower again.
A table of delicious royal meals with both color, fragrance and Italian style is served on the table.
"Your majesty, you have a lot of things to do every day. Today, my concubine specially ordered Ms. Wen to make some nourishing meals for you. Your majesty, please try it." During the banquet, although the concubine Li was still cold, the chopsticks were frequently stretched out in front of her. Each plate of meals is prepared by Liu Heng himself.
"Well, this brain flower is really crispy!" Liu Heng took a mouthful of the golden and crispy brain flower. Full of praise.
"Your Majesty, try this goose wing with onion again. This goose is the best of the imperial garden's careful breeding." Empress Li Fei ordered the dishes again.
"Oh? The goose in the imperial garden?" Liu Heng's eyes lit up.
"Your Majesty, you don't know yet, do you? Although this goose is the best product in the imperial garden, but this onion was planted by the mother herself in the back garden. Today it is ripe, so I want to let the emperor taste it first." Musk Moon walked from the side explaining.
"Oh? Planted by my concubine? Then I want to taste it, and I must eat a few more mouthfuls!" Liu Heng was very happy.
After going back and forth several times, the crispy brain flower and the onion and goose wings are almost on the bottom of the plate.
"Hey, Concubine Concubine, you can eat too!" Liu Heng narrowed his eyes, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of goose wing and put it on Concubine Li's plate.
"Your Majesty, it is already a blessing for your concubines to come to the concubine's palace; it is a great love for your concubines if you can stay in the concubine's palace. Your majesty, why don't you let the concubines watch you eat? Eat more, and be healthy, not only is the blessing of the Great Zhou, but also the blessing of the concubine!" A faint smile floated on the corner of Li Fei's mouth, and then she clipped the goose wing back to Liu Heng's. in the bowl.
"Oh! Hahahaha! Good! I eat, I eat, but I can't eat alone! Aifei will accompany me to eat." Liu Heng's heart was even more excited.
"Well, my concubine is going to drink soup with the emperor." After the concubine Li said, she gently filled the black chicken soup with her hands for a whole night, savoring it slowly.
A table of meals, eating and talking, unconsciously the night is dark.
"Will the Emperor stay overnight?" After the meal, the Empress Li asked in a considerate manner.
"No, there are too many court memorials today. I will be staying in the South Study Room tonight! My concubine will be arranged earlier. I will have a health banquet for my concubine tonight. It will be a hundred times more efficient!" Liu Heng patted gently. Patting the back of Empress Li's hand, she immediately got up and headed towards the South Study Room.
"Your Majesty is so busy!" Looking at Liu Heng's back, Rou Rou sighed.
For such a half-century old man, his whole life was overwhelmed by endless memorials and endless political affairs.
Even if it is a meal, it cannot be eaten safely.
Fortunately, there is Empress Li who is considerate...
Thinking of Liu Heng's busyness and the meticulousness of Concubine Li, Ruan Rou felt a lot in her heart for a while.
Tomorrow is another day off. After tidying up the small kitchen, Wenrou dragged her tired body and walked to the small courtyard outside the palace by herself as usual.
Taking advantage of the cover of the night, Zhu'er hurriedly ran towards the Prince's Mansion again.
"It's so late again?" A voice like broken jade came from behind, and the tone and rhythm were so familiar.
"I was serving the banquet, so I came back late, and you didn't serve the banquet, but you still didn't leave the palace so late, it's a bit unreasonable." Gentle and brisk turned around, just as she guessed, behind her, the white-clothed The graceful Ren Yue was looking at himself with a smile.
"Entrusted by the son-in-law and the princess, I brought you some dried longan and red dates for you to eat as snacks on weekdays. It's cold and cold in winter, and you, a girl, spend most of your time in the kitchen. It's really worrying." Ren After finishing speaking, he took out a beautiful package from his bosom, grabbed her gentle hand naturally, and gently placed it in her hand.
The package that still carried the body temperature in Ren Yue's chest gently fell into his hands, a kind of blissful warmth emerged spontaneously.
"Wash the vegetables in cold water again! Look at your hands, it's as cold as ice!" At the moment of contact, Ren Yue could clearly feel the coldness in his gentle hands.
The spring-like brilliance in his eyes turned into heart-breaking pity.
Gently took those cold little hands, slowly put them into his mouth, and breathed the hot air gently.
"I made brain flowers and goose wings today. The ingredients need to be soaked in cold water to remove the fishy smell. I'm not cold. When I go back, I'll soak my hands in hot water and it will be fine!" Shy and hot, he was about to withdraw his little hand from Ren Yue's big one.
"Yo Yo! Thanks to the dim night, I couldn't see anything." A beautiful female voice came from behind.
Gentle turned around, "Sister Xue'er!"