"What happened?" Qiao Wei asked, quickly protecting the two children behind her, and looking at the nanny who was thrown to the ground by Xiao Bai, she noticed another little boy beside her out of the corner of her eye. He asked the two little buns, "Have you bullied others?"
The little buns shook their heads together.
Wang Shu said: "I didn't bully my little brother, I even gave my little brother candy."
Qiao Wei's pupils shrank: "You hid candy again? Didn't you not be allowed to eat candy?"
Oops, I accidentally slipped my mouth.
Jing Yun: The focus now doesn't seem to be this, mother...
Nanny has lived half her life, but she was beaten to death by a "dog". No one would believe her when she told the story. The "dog" looked small, but it was as powerful as a cow. It pressed on her chest, and she couldn't breathe. Getting angry, you know her man is oppressing her every day, but she doesn't feel any discomfort at all. How can a "puppy" be heavier than her man
When the nanny finally broke free from Xiao Bai's crush and got up from the ground, she saw Qiao Wei walking towards her with a kitchen knife. She was so frightened that her eyes widened instantly: "What are you doing? You want to kill someone? "
Qiao Wei looked at the kitchen knife in her hand, uh, forgot about this.
Qiao Wei hurriedly hid the kitchen knife behind her back.
Nanny: That’s not the case with deception! Can you hide behind me so I can't see it? !
In view of the complicated situation in the palace, Qiao Wei decided to give courtesy first and then fight: "My lady, I don't know how my son offended you just now. It's our first time entering the palace, so please forgive me if there are any incomprehensions."
The nanny looked at Qiao Wei, and then at the kitchen behind Qiao Wei, she would feel sorry for it, but it was a cook who came outside to cook for the prince, it was strange, how could she be a woman? Nanny is a woman herself, but she looks down on women, especially when Qiao Wei makes her a little girl, she is even more confident. She looked at Qiao Wei contemptuously, and snorted: "A woman's family spends all day hanging around men. In the pile, no wonder the child born is not a good thing!"
It's rare for Qiao Wei to want to make peace with someone, but look, the other party doesn't appreciate it. She understands that in this evil old society, there are many times when there is no reason to speak. Class is everything. She didn't devote herself to the belly of the noble Here, he deserves to be treated like an ant and let others belittle him.
But what is this person
Qiao Wei took out the kitchen knife hidden behind her back.
The nanny suddenly changed color: "What are you doing?!"
Qiao Wei forced her back and bumped into the big tree behind her: "Of course it's a lesson for a certain dog who doesn't know what to do! You don't want to give me a face, you will be happy only if I kill you with a knife, do you think you are a bitch?"
The grandma could feel the coolness from the blade through the air, and the blood in her whole body seemed to freeze at this moment: "Big, bold and unreasonable! How dare you be unreasonable to the people in Prince Zhao's Mansion! Believe it or not, I told the prince, Put you to death!"
"You're going to put me to death, do you think I'll let you go?"
"you… "
Director Cui just went to the imperial dining room to order and inspect the ingredients. He wanted to come here to take a look at the situation. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Mrs. Qiao holding a knife on someone's neck: "What's the matter? What's wrong with someone? Woke up?"
As soon as the nanny saw Director Cui, she shouted as if seeing a savior: "Director Cui, look at the person you brought, she wants to kill me and my son!"
Manager Cui stepped forward and separated the two: "This is... is there any misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding? Didn't you see it just now? She put a knife on my neck. If you didn't arrive in time, I would be decapitated now!" said the nanny with righteous indignation.
Qiao Wei was brought in by Director Cui, and he would have to take the responsibility if something happened: "Mrs. Qiao, what's going on?"
Qiao Wei said indifferently: "It's just a trivial matter. This young man is thirsty. My daughter gave him a sip of water, and she called my child a dog slave. My child corrected her, and she moved her hands! Thanks to my child's cleverness, otherwise, after that slap, would he still be able to stand here alive?"
The dog slave can be said to be the most heard sentence by Chief Cui after he entered the palace. He didn't know how many times he was scolded. The word can be said to be hated to the bone.
In his mind, his impression of Nanny instantly changed.
He knew that the Holy Majesty loved the young princes of King Zhao's mansion very much recently, and even the unfavored King Zhao became a frequent visitor to the emperor, and these young people also raised their tails high like a chicken or dog ascending to heaven.
It's inconvenient for Mr. Cui to offend her, but he can't pin the fault on Qiao Wei, after all, breaking the bones and tendons, pinning on Qiao Wei is pinning on himself, he is not so stupid as that.
"Grandmother." Manager Cui smiled and said, "Look, the crown prince's birthday is a day of great joy. The emperor attaches great importance to it. He specially ordered me to find a private chef to add money to the banquet. The emperor and the crown prince are still waiting. As for eating the dishes made here, it’s fine if we delay for a while, it’s not good if we miss the auspicious time, and spoil the joy of the two masters, what do you think?”
What he said was watertight, not only cleverly avoiding right and wrong, but also bringing out the master, if the nanny is still holding on to Qiao Wei, she is ignorant of the general situation, and deliberately displeases the master .
No matter how favored Prince Zhao's mansion is, it is not the East Palace, it is not as big as the crown prince, let alone the emperor, and the nanny cannot afford to offend the two of them.
The nanny hugged Xiao Shizi and left indignantly!
Manager Cui wanted to reprimand Qiao Wei, after all, this is the palace, and he can't threaten people with a knife, but when he saw the shining kitchen knife in Qiao Wei's hand, he felt his throat was choked, and he couldn't say a word.
Qiao Wei rubbed the faces of the two little buns, and the little buns lowered their heads with guilt.
Wang Shu said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, mother, I got into trouble again."
"It's not your fault." Who would have thought that a random child in the palace would be the crown prince? He didn't do anything to the prince, he was fed lump candy and saliva, and he was treated as a donkey's liver and lungs out of good intentions. The friends in the palace really couldn't afford it.
Qiao Wei entered the kitchen with two little buns.
Everyone saw the "event" just now, and wanted to run out to join in the fun, but was blocked by Boss Rong, but everyone still saw Qiao Wei stabbing someone with a knife through the crack of the door, and touched her My neck, thankfully I didn't sneer at Rong Ji's female cook when I first met her, otherwise I don't know who was wiped on my neck at this moment.
"Ouch master! What's wrong with you, master?"
The fat cook who made white-cut chicken fainted.
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Master He asked Qiao Wei what to cook, but he still followed the original agreed recipes. He didn't know that the palace invited others, thinking that they were the only ones, and he felt very superior, so he only chose a few of the best-selling specialties. dishes, but it was only here that they found out that there was a lot of competition from their competitors, and it might be difficult to make a difference according to the established recipes.
Boss Rong agreed with Master He's opinion: "Xiao Qiao, why don't you hurry up and think of two new dishes?"
Qiao Wei chopped a handful of peppers: "Where do you make me think in such a short time?"
Boss Rong glared at her: "Don't you usually have the most ideas? Why did you stop cooking at a critical moment?"
Qiao Wei said: "It's not a question of whether to stop eating or not, it's not necessary at all."
There is no shortage of chefs who can cook in the palace. Everyone is experienced in many battles. Anyone who can be pulled out can be a leader in a restaurant. It is by no means below the level of these people. The reason why the emperor still hires famous chefs outside. First, it is to make a novelty; second, it is to express the importance to the prince, and even the latter may be the key point.
So what does it matter what they do and how well they do it? What the prince eats is not food, but the emperor's love for his son; what the emperor wants to hold is not a banquet, but a game to pave the way for the prince.
"Listen to me, it's fine as usual." Qiao Wei put the chopped peppers into the bowl and picked up another potato.
"Aren't you really going to make new dishes, Xiao Qiao?" Boss Rong looked at Qiao Wei anxiously, wondering if he had more contact with Wang Shu, and he found that his cuteness skills had improved to a higher level.
Qiao Wei said with a straight face: "Don't imitate my daughter!"
Allow the boss to fail.
Seeing his unwilling expression, Qiao Wei asked patiently, "When you go on a date, do you wear the newly bought clothes, or the most comfortable and beautiful clothes you usually wear?"
Boss Rong thought for a while: "A new one?"
Qiao Wei raised the kitchen knife, Boss Rong jumped up in fright! Only to realize that she just rubbed her face with the back of her hand...
Qiao Wei continued to cut potatoes: "Many new clothes I bought thought they looked good at the time, but after taking them back and putting them away for three or two days, you will find that they are actually very ordinary. The clothes that still satisfy you and others after wearing them for a while are the most suitable for you. The same principle applies to cooking. I do have a lot of recipes in my mind that have not been developed here, but we don’t know the tastes of the nobles. The signature dishes are all proven by the market, and the probability of popularity is far greater than that of new dishes.”
Boss Rong thought about this, Xiao Qiao has introduced many new dishes, but not all of them are very popular. Taking shrimp as an example, spicy shrimp balls are not selling very well. Instead of blindly innovating, it is better Honestly do what the public likes.
Boss Rong stopped worrying about the recipes, and Qiao Wei and Master He started to prepare.
Each restaurant has a quota of ten dishes, but only one dish can be presented to the banquet. After the chefs prepare the dishes, they will be screened by Manager Cui and a master chef from the imperial dining room. The dish with the best presentation and the most unique style is presented.
Other restaurants were so busy with ten dishes, but Qiao Wei only cooked one dish with Master He. Master He made two meals of lobster, and Qiao Wei made shrimp and mushroom soup. These mushrooms were all made by her. The wild mountain mushrooms picked from the deep mountains have a particularly fresh and tender taste. It is sour and refreshing when served with shrimp paste, shallots and a few drops of white vinegar. It is very appetizing and refreshing in summer.
Director Cui soon brought the imperial chef to appraise the dishes, and saw that everyone else had set up a large table, but Rong Ji only had three plates (two lobsters took up two plates), and the corner of Cui's mouth twitched.
Fortunately, the chef didn't say anything, probably the old man didn't bother to taste so many dishes. The roast meat maker next door cut up a bit of each of the fancy roast goose and roast duck and put them in front of him. The chef tasted them one by one. It was hard to tell whether he liked it or not, he wiped his mouth slowly, pointed at the roast goose in honey sauce and said, "Stay."
Soon, the chef came to Rongji's stove, and Qiao Wei took the two children to the toilet. Boss Rong handed him the shrimp mushroom soup, shrimp porridge, and steamed shrimp, waiting for his sentence.
All the chefs here are actively preparing the dishes, but on the other side, Xiao Shizi's nanny brought Xiao Shizi back and told Princess Zhao about Qiao Wei. Of course, she didn't know what Qiao Wei's name was, but she was A cook invited from the people.
The nanny didn't add any details, but just described what she saw, heard, and experienced in detail.
When she heard that the other party had fed the little prince sugar and well water, Princess Zhao turned pale with fright: "How do you take care of the prince? If they poison the prince, they have already succeeded!"
It’s no wonder Princess Zhao is so nervous, it’s because the status of the youngest son is too special. As the eldest grandson of the emperor, I don’t know how much he is loved by the emperor. The tide of Prince Zhao’s mansion has risen, and her aunt has the qualification to appear in front of the emperor. Some jealous people If you want to get rid of Xiao Shizi, poisoning is probably not impossible.
The grandma was also afraid for a while, but the five-year-old child was slithering around in the garden, and accidentally disappeared, so she thought it had gotten into the flowers. Angry, the other half is scared, she is afraid that something will happen to Xiaoshizi, and she will not be enough to kill her.
This feeling also appeared in Concubine Zhao. Concubine Zhao and Wang Zhao have only had one daughter for many years. The little son is not her own flesh and blood, but she took the little son under her name to raise him by relying on her status as the royal family. That's all. It's not her own. If something happens, she won't be able to pick it off.
She took a sip of tea: "Speaking of it, it's a trivial matter. A few country children don't understand the rules of the palace, and they take the young prince as their playmate. This concubine can't care about the two children. The prince threatened his nanny in front of his face, the little prince must have been frightened..."
The "frightened" Xiao Shizi was lying on the stone table in the gazebo, drawing in a clumsy way. In the painting, a heroine descended from the sky and taught the big villain who forced him to endorse and not allow him to sleep every day. There is a cute little white dog, a witty little brother, and a beautiful little sister.
…
"Mother, mother! I can't hold it anymore!" Wang Shu covered his little butt with his little hand, screaming anxiously in Qiao Wei's arms.
Qiao Wei was also anxious, the palace is so big, but there are so few public toilets, she carried her daughter for a few miles, but she still didn't see the toilet that Manager Cui was talking about.
"Mother, mother, I really can't hold back!" Wang Shu shouted.
Qiao Wei finally saw the latrine behind the hand-painted corridor hidden by a bamboo grove. She secretly thought that it was indeed a palace, and every latrine was so poetic that she couldn't find it for a long time. Qiao Wei hurried over with her daughter in her arms, walking too hastily, and collided with two women who came out of the Chaoshou corridor.
"Ouch! Who bumped into me?" Duo Luomingzhu held onto her painful forehead, yelled coquettishly, and then took a closer look, "Is it you?"
Wang Shu twisted her small body and got down from her mother's arms, holding up her skirt, and ran to the toilet.
Qiao Wei said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was too anxious to bump into you."
Duo Luo Mingzhu smiled and shook her head: "It's okay, I don't feel any pain anymore, by the way, I'm here for a banquet, why are you here?"
Qiao Wei smiled and said, "I'm here to cook for you noble people who are attending the banquet."
Duo Luo Mingzhu raised her eyebrows: "Ah, that guy Li Yu really told the emperor!"
Qiao Wei rolled her eyes: "Li Yu? You mean the young master in red who fought with you last time?"
Duo Luo Mingzhu curled her lips and said: "He is not some young master, he is the current Ninth Prince."
It turned out that the Ninth Highness who stabbed Rong Ji to the emperor was him. I really didn't realize that his status was so valuable. When Mingxiu was with him, he affectionately called Mingxiu the fourth brother. Could it be that Mingxiu is the fourth prince? No, no, Mingxiu said that his father is a cabinet minister.
Qiao Wei smiled slightly: "You have so many princes."
Duo Luo Mingzhu snorted: "He is not a prince! He is the son of Princess Kang Ning."
Qiao Wei was puzzled: "Then you call him His Highness the Ninth Prince?"
Duo Luo Mingzhu sighed: "Oh, it's hard to say, but the emperor loves him and promised him the treatment of a prince."
It can still be like this, being an emperor is really capricious. Qiao Wei's eyes moved, and she said, "How many sons does Princess Kangning have?"
"He's the only one!" Duo Luo Mingzhu said.
So that "fourth brother" has nothing to do with blood.
That guy hasn't shown up for so long, why are you still thinking about him
Qiao Wei changed the subject: "Is your sister okay?"
Duoluo Ziyu was hit hard, her head was a little dazed, and she shook her head after she was relieved: "I'm fine."
Duo Luo Mingzhu took Qiao Wei's hand and said, "Sister, let me introduce to you, this is the owner of the lobster shop I often eat at, and she was the one who was accidentally thrown into prison by us last time, but I misunderstood Release, we have reconciled!"
"So it's my little sister's friend." Doluo Ziyu looked at Qiao Wei tenderly, her eyes tightened when she saw that face, why is it her? !
"Mother! I stink!" Wang Shu's milky voice came from inside.
Qiao Wei smiled faintly: "My daughter is calling me, excuse me."
daughter? That child just now was her daughter? She already has a daughter
Doluo Ziyu suppressed her shock and dragged her sister to a nearby forest.
She walked too fast, and Duo Luo Mingzhu almost fell down: "Sister, what are you doing? The banquet is over there! You walked the wrong way!"
Doluo Ziyu looked around, and she was sure that no one said to her sister: "Mingzhu, who is she? How do you know her?"
"Don't you all know how I met her? I thought she was responsible for my second sister's injury, so I ran to the prison to teach her a lesson! Who knew that she would teach me a lesson!" Duo Luo Mingzhu When it comes to what happened that day, she is still a little bit upset, but she is not angry with Qiao Wei, she just feels that she is too useless, as the daughter of the general's mansion, she can't beat a woman, "Fortunately, I can't beat her , it was because we almost bumped into her child, and we were going to bully her again, so what kind of person is our general mansion? Don’t you think so, big sister?”
Doluo Ziyu didn't hear what she was saying at all: "Mingzhu, do you know where she lives?"
"Uh...does she live in the town?" Every time she went to Rongji to eat, she would meet her, so she probably lived nearby
Doluo Ziyu's eyelash feathers trembled: "Then you... do you know her name?"
Duo Luo Mingzhu frowned and said, "It's not convenient for me to ask her name, I only know her surname is Qiao."
The surname is Qiao, so I shouldn't admit my mistake, the other party is Da Qiao from Enbo Mansion, Duo Luo Ziyu's heart seemed to be caught by something suddenly, and her face turned pale.
Duo Luo Mingzhu looked at her face and said worriedly: "Sister, did you get hit and hurt just now? Otherwise, we won't go to the banquet, I will accompany you home, don't be angry with her, she is not on purpose."
"I'm fine." Doluo Ziyu's mind was a little messy.
She had no relationship with Da Qiao's at first, but she happened to meet a woman with Prince Yin during a lake tour five years ago. Only after King Yin called the woman's name did she know that she was Da Qiao from Enbo Mansion. Shi. Da Qiao asked King Yin to take her to elope, but King Yin disagreed, and Da Qiao wanted to throw herself into the lake, but King Yin rescued her.
In the past five years, whenever she recalled the events of that night, Da Qiao's pear-blossoming and rainy face could clearly appear in her mind.
Not long after that private meeting, it was reported that Da Qiao's one-night affair with King Yin, King Yin stabbed her with a sword in anger, embarrassing Enbo Mansion, and expelled her from the house.
The marriage between her and King Yin was made two years ago. She didn't think she was involved in Da Qiao and Prince Yin, but... Da Qiao actually had a child.
The child looked to be about five years old, and it happened to belong to King Yin in terms of time.
This guess made Doluo Ziyu feel bad all over: "Little sister, where is your friend's husband from?"
"Why do you ask this?" Duo Luo Mingzhu muttered.
Doluo Ziyu whispered: "Just ask."
Duo Luo Mingzhu thought for a while: "She doesn't seem to have a husband, maybe... her man is dead?"
Doluo Ziyu showed a thoughtful look.
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The dishes of the folk chefs were presented.
Because it is a family banquet, the emperor and his children and grandchildren sit at the same table, the prince is on the left, and the prince is on the right. , This is a very unusual thing in the royal family, but fortunately the emperor has many sons and is tough.
The crown prince had a weak disease from his mother's womb, and after many years of recuperation, he is no different from a normal person, but he is a little more picky about his diet, otherwise the emperor would not spend a lot of money to hire a chef from the private sector.
Of course, the emperor didn't expect the folk cooks to be able to make a flower, it was just a wish, and it was enough for his son to understand what he had always valued.
"Your Majesty, Shrimp and Mushroom Soup." The eunuch presented the soup to the Emperor and Prince.
The crown prince tasted a few folk dishes, but he didn't find them better than those from the imperial dining room, and naturally he didn't have much interest in this dish, so he threw away his spoon and didn't want to drink it.
Dare to throw the emperor's face like this, the whole palace is afraid that only the crown prince dares to do so.
The emperor was not angry, and took a sip by himself first. The taste was light, with a hint of sourness.
The prince picked up the spoon in a non-salty way, took a sip, and took another sip, one after another, the emperor smiled dotingly, and gave him his share as well.
King Yin sat below, watching coldly the emperor caring for the prince. The prince was the eighth child. Meditating on this stinky stone, I have already pulled the prince down!
However, no matter how powerful Ji Mingxiu is, it is impossible to cover the sky with one hand. The court is his hall, but the border is not his battlefield. When he takes over the eldest lady of the Duoluo family, he will have the power of millions of soldiers in his pocket.
At that time, even if Ji Mingxiu controls the government, he will never be his opponent anymore.
King Yin handed a new dish of Roast Goose with Honey Sauce to Eunuch Liu: "Send it to Miss Duo Luo."
"Yes." Eunuch Liu brought the dishes to the ladies' seats behind the screen.
Concubine Zhao was also in the female family's banquet. Because of the young prince, her status increased sharply, surpassing the eldest concubine, and was placed in the lower position of the concubine. While tasting the delicacies on the table, she thought about how to put that The female cook who intimidated the nanny and Xiao Shizi taught her a lesson.
Seeing Eunuch Liu bring food to Miss Doro's family, the corner of her mouth just twitched, so what about going to the General's Mansion? Have you forgotten who killed the first queen? As long as the emperor thought about the kindness of the former empress, he would never forgive Concubine An, let alone accept King Yin.
It's better to be her little son, the prince has no offspring, and the future of the little son is immeasurable.
Thinking about it this way, Princess Zhao felt more and more that she was going to drag out the person who intimidated Xiao Shizi and teach her a lesson!
"My concubine heard that a female cook came from the people, which one did she cook?" Princess Zhao asked the maid serving behind her.
The palace lady pointed to a small cup of shrimp and mushroom soup in front of her and said, "If you go back to Princess Zhao, this is it."
The appearance is good.
Princess Zhao snorted, threw a clean pebble into the soup, and then pretended to pick up a spoon to scoop it up: "Oh! How come there are stones in this soup?"