The Queen Mother looked at Lin Haihai and the Empress with joy. Although the women in the harem did not participate in politics, when the country was in trouble, as the emperor's woman, she should share the worries of the emperor. Even if she only tried her best, it was better than doing nothing.
"Fortunately, the journey from Chen State to Daxing State is not far away. It only takes ten and a half days to go back and forth. Xiaohai, what a great idea!" The queen thought about it carefully and felt more and more feasible.
"This is also a helpless solution," Lin Haihai smiled lightly and turned to look at the Queen Mother, "Mother, in a few days I will have a physical examination for you. It should have been done a long time ago. There are always things that have delayed it. Recently Are you dizzy?"
"Aijia's health is much better. Occasionally she feels slightly dizzy when she gets up in the morning. Fortunately, Birou sent a lot of tonic soup to Aijia, and Aijia became energetic. But speaking of it, she has not been in the palace to accompany Aijia recently. Where is home?" The Queen Mother said with a smile, she also liked Chen Birou very much.
Lin Haihai frowned and asked casually: "Really? How long have you been drinking the tonic soup?"
"It's been seven or eight days. It's rare for this child to be attentive. She stews every cup of soup with her own hands. After it's stewed, she personally delivers it to the Ai family!" She didn't drink soup during this period, and she always felt lazy. She was excited, but her heart was filled with boredom, but she didn't dare to tell Lin Haihai, for fear that she would be unhappy.
Lin Haihai forced a smile and said, "Mother, although you are not very old, from a health perspective, it is still not advisable to eat too much tonic food during this period. It is better to eat something light!"
The Queen Mother was afraid that Lin Haihai would be unhappy, so she nodded quickly and said, "I think so too, so I eat lightly during this period because I listened to your advice!"
"Mother, if not, let's open a small stove tonight. Xiaohai and I will cook in person and cook some home-cooked dishes for you. What do you think?" the queen suggested. She hasn't cooked for a long time, and she doesn't know if she will be rusty. craft!
"The Ai family has forgotten that the queen is good at some Chen Guo-style side dishes. The queen cooks, so she is naturally eager to ask for it. Yu Guan, what are your special dishes? I remember that when you first entered the palace, the Ai family asked you what you wanted. Specialty, you said you are good at cooking, today Aijia wants to try your skills," the Queen Mother said enthusiastically.
Lin Haihai had three black lines hanging from his forehead. The person who was good at cooking was not her, but the real Lin Yuguan. She smirked a few times and said, "Since the Queen is so elegant, the Queen and I will put on a good show!"
"That's great, let's get ready now!" The queen stood up excitedly. She had been bored in the harem for more than a month. It was rare to have anyone to accompany her today, so her interest was naturally high.
Lin Haihai followed the queen helplessly, what should he do
"What is your best dish?" the queen asked with a smile.
Lin Haihai was stunned for a moment, then forced a smile and said, "Poached eggs!" This was the only dish she knew how to cook.
The queen smiled and said, "Forget it. I will taste your cooking skills later and we can learn from each other!"
"Let's talk about it, I'm afraid it won't taste good!" Lin Haihai had the urge to run away. The kitchen is her weak point. Although she also makes a living with knives, this knife is different from that knife!
"How is that possible? Stop being modest," she turned to the palace maid and eunuch and said, "The little Zao Qing people who go to the imperial kitchen first, leaving only one or two helpers, and the rest are cleared out!"
The palace maid responded and walked out quickly.
The autumn scenery along the way was beautiful. The yellow leaves of the olive trees were swirling in the air and falling. Some fell into the water and swayed towards the center of the lake. There are several flower farmers busy fertilizing and watering. Passing through the long corridor, the winding path is deep, and then passing through a palace, the imperial dining room appears in front of you.
The imperial dining room has two floors and covers an area of hundreds of square meters. It was almost dusk at this time, but because the place was cleared, there was no imperial chef inside. Lin Haihai asked: "How will they cook after the place is cleared? Wouldn't it delay the palaces?" meal time?”
"It's a day and a half, that's okay. Besides, we can cook a few dishes and it won't take much time. They'll be ready soon!" the queen said with a smile.
Good thing, no one saw her making a fool of herself! Lin Haihai lamented in his heart, why didn't he learn to cook before? Now I want to cook a meal for my boyfriend, but I don’t know where to start! Lin Haihai, this modern waste!
"Since you don't want me to know what you cooked, then you go up to the second floor and I'll be on the first floor. Hurry up, the Queen Mother and the Emperor have been waiting for a long time, especially the greedy Queen Mother!" The Queen pushed her upstairs. And said to the palace maid behind him: "Didn't I tell you to leave two helpers behind? Where did they go?"
"Your Majesty, the Queen, both of you are waiting at the door. This servant is here to summon you!"
Two apprentices in green shirts came in. They had never seen anyone from the harem since they entered the palace. At this moment, the Queen stood in front of her, and she knelt down tremblingly!
"You go up and help the Sixth Princess, and you stay here and light up the fire for me!" the Queen ordered calmly!
"Yes!" The two of them bent down, and a younger boy in a green shirt quickly ran upstairs.
"See the Sixth Princess!" When the young apprentice saw Lin Haihai, he saluted quickly!
Lin Haihai was looking for eggs. When he saw someone coming up, he looked happy and asked, "Are there any eggs?" The apprentice widened his eyes and looked at the gentle and approachable woman in front of him. Her voice was so soft!
"I'll get it for you, slave!" After saying that, he ran to the pantry, picked out a few eggs, and brought them to Lin Haihai. Lin Haihai picked up four of them, washed them in the water, and said to the apprentice: "This fire is a bit small, add some firewood!" Originally, at this time, the royal chefs were busy, and the stove fire had already started. The fire did get small, so more firewood was added. Lin Haihai put the eggs into the pot and closed the lid!
She looked at the ingredients on the table. There were some that she knew were famous and some that were not famous. She was so dazzled that she couldn't decide what to cook for a while. After all, she has lived for more than 20 years and has eaten food for more than 20 years. She can still make simple dishes, but she is not good at it. However, Yu Qing said that the reason why the food in the restaurant is delicious now is because of the There are too many seasonings, but the taste is not really delicious. It seems the key is the seasoning.
She liked to eat bamboo shoots, and there happened to be a bamboo shoot on the table. The shell was peeled off, revealing the white and tender flesh of the bamboo shoot. She took it and cut it into slices. Although it looked ugly, the most important thing was the taste. She picked out a few more vegetables and sliced them, and gradually realized that washing and slicing them like this was quite interesting. If she wanted to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests in the future, she would naturally be the one doing the laundry and cooking. Can we still count on the young master? It is estimated that he has never even seen what a kitchen looks like, let alone let him cook!
She fantasized happily, asking her apprentice to help clean the pots, fan the stove, and add oil before cooking. She was not an idiot, she knew such a simple truth. When the oil starts to crackle, add the vegetables and stir-fry. This is what my former nanny Xiaoying taught me.
She poured the oil into the pot and waited for the crackling sound. After waiting for a while, the oil boiled, but she could not hear the crackling sound. She hesitated and decided to wait. This was an important step and should not be messed up. Chaos will be followed by chaos!
The apprentice looked worried at the side. Does the princess not know how to cook? The oil pan is boiling, why haven't you started cooking yet
Lin Haihai held the bamboo shoots in his hands and waited for the crackling sound. After thinking about it, he probably didn't have enough oil, so it couldn't make any sound. So she added more to the pot with a spoon, guessing it would start ringing now.
Who would have thought that as soon as the oil was put into the pot, the whole pot suddenly started to burn, and the red flames suddenly shot up. Lin Haihai was startled. Fortunately, he had a good sense of danger, so he picked up the bamboo shoots in his hand and poured them into the pot, and the fire was immediately extinguished. , she wiped the sweat from her forehead, and kept stir-frying. There were several bottles and cans on the side, she opened them casually, poured salt, sweet, sour, MSG, soy sauce, and poured them all into the pot! The apprentice's eyes widened and he looked at Lin Haihai's move in disbelief. He was wondering, can he eat these dishes? Who is so unlucky to offend the princess
The queen downstairs was very leisurely, and she started cooking a few dishes in an instant!
At dusk, the sun sets in the west, and a touch of orange clouds on the horizon embellish this turbid world, beautiful and peaceful!
"See your Majesty, the Queen Mother has ordered a servant to come and deliver the message. Tonight's dinner will be at Ci'an Palace. The Queen and Princess will cook it in person. The Queen Mother also invited General Chen to dine with her!" Defu, who was beside the Queen Mother, came to report!
Yang Shaolun put down the file in his hand, with a satisfied smile on his lips. She cooked for him
"Let's go, I'm hungry and can't wait to eat!" He stood up and greeted Chen Luoqing.
Chen Luoqing was also looking forward to it, so she walked quickly towards Ci'an Palace, with the guards and eunuchs following behind her. The eunuchs had to jog to catch up, which showed that Yang Shaolun was in a hurry!
Lin Haihai covered the dishes with a lid and asked the frightened apprentice beside him, "What do you think of my cooking skills? Is it still proficient?" The more she cooked, the better she became. It turned out that cooking was such a simple thing, which made her worry for a while. !
The apprentice wiped the sweat with his sleeves, not daring to look at Lin Haihai's bright smile, "Very good, very skilled!"
Lin Haihai laughed heartily, opened a dish, and whispered: "Looking at how good you are at talking, come on, I'll treat you to the dish I made, and help me taste it by the way!"
The apprentice was shocked and stunned. His first reaction was, what did he say wrong? Lin Haihai enthusiastically handed over the chopsticks, and looked at the apprentice with a pair of big eyes. The apprentice screamed in his heart, took the chopsticks, tremblingly picked up a piece of bamboo shoot tip, the smallest piece, and put it into his mouth under Lin Haihai's enthusiastic gaze. Zhong, mom, it’s so salty! No, it's salty, bitter, sour, and has an indescribable strange taste. His first reaction was to spit it out immediately, but luckily he knew the rules in this palace and dared to spit it out unless his life was in danger. He just seemed to see that the bamboo shoots had not been soaked in water or soaked. Such bamboo shoots were naturally bitter and astringent. Also, due to the effects of her bunch of seasonings, this pot was no longer just bamboo shoots!
He didn't dare to chew, so he pinched his neck and swallowed the bamboo shoot tips. Lin Haihai looked at him with a smile, "Is it delicious?" The apprentice almost cried, "It's so delicious. How can you, Princess, make such a delicious dish?" ?”
Lin Haihai patted the apprentice on the shoulder and said appreciatively: "That's great. I like honest children the most. I will cook for you when I have time next time. But these are for the emperor and the queen mother, and I can't give them to you again." Eat!" She covered the dish beautifully and ran downstairs!
The apprentice was frightened by her words. Are these dishes for the emperor and the queen mother? Dead! Dead! The apprentice fell to the ground. He just said that the food was delicious. If the Queen Mother investigates him later, he will be dead!