Border Cook

Chapter 602 Tasting
Here it comes, the soul-questioning is finally here!
Instead, Fan Honghui felt a sense of relief, and even showed a hint of relief on his face.

Seeing this, Xia Yunji scratched the back of his head in even greater confusion.

This commander always looks a bit stupid.

But if we take a step back, this is not very smart, but could it also be a good thing?

after all……
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The news of the great victory at the border was delivered to the emperor at an express speed of 600 miles in two days.

After reading it, the emperor kept smiling and nodding, "Okay, okay!"

"It looks like there is good news coming from the border." The Queen, who was drinking tea with the Emperor, smiled and said, "Did Honghui make another military achievement?"

"They did make military achievements, but they were just achievements in knowing people and assigning them to the right positions." The emperor put down the military report in his hand and laughed. "If we were to talk about it, it was the two young military commanders, Lu Qiyan and Xia Yunji, who made great contributions."

"He used 5,000 elite soldiers to attack the border guards of Jinwei at night, burned their food and grass, and seriously injured the Duke of Weiguo and Grand Marshal of Jinwei. This can be said to be a great achievement."

"That's right." The Queen nodded with a smile, "If that's the case, then the time for the Kingdom of Jinwei to seek peace is not far away."

"I hope so." The emperor nodded slightly.

If they ask for peace earlier, the Great Zhou Kingdom will have a chance to catch its breath. Moreover, at this critical moment, the Great Zhou Kingdom has the upper hand and can offer more stringent conditions to gain the most advantage.

The emperor exhaled and looked at the smiling queen, "I said I would accompany you for a walk when I have time, but I asked you to accompany me here to read memorials and handle affairs."

"I am accompanying the emperor, and it is the same as the emperor accompanying me." The queen said, "Now it is near the end of the year, and the palace is busy. I am here with the emperor, and I can steal half a day of leisure, drink some tea, read a book, and have fun for half a day."

The queen's words were soft and considerate, and her face was full of smiles, which made people feel comfortable and relaxed.

It turns out that no matter what time it is, the first wife is always the best.

The emperor sighed in his heart, and simply stood up from the dragon throne, walked down to the queen, and shook her hand, "Your hands are a little cold."

As he said this, he clasped both of his hands together, lowered his head and blew on them.

"The fire in the palace was extremely hot, so my hands shouldn't be cold. But my stomach was empty, and the more I drank the tea, the hungrier I felt, so naturally I felt a little cold."

The Queen said mischievously, "I wonder if I have the nerve to ask the Emperor for some food to fill my stomach for the time being?"

Young couples grow old together. Even though they are both in their forties now, they still talk about funny things and flirt with each other like they did when they were young.

The emperor was also reminded of his past memories, and he stretched out his hand to scratch the queen's nose, "Of course there is!"

After saying that, he raised his hand and called Ding Dahai to get ready.

In the palace, no matter if it was the empress, concubines, princes, princesses, etc., if they suddenly wanted some snacks, they had to go and get them immediately. Only the empress dowager and the emperor had fresh snacks ready for them to eat at any time. When the emperor spoke, Ding Dahai hurriedly sent in several snacks and soups that he had prepared.

He continued, "Today we have prepared milk cake, tuckahoe sugar cake, red date rose cake, almond tofu, white fungus soup, fermented rice wine and egg drop soup. In addition, the things that the emperor asked Lord Fan Pingyang to request have been sent to the palace by Lord Fan. I have asked someone to check them and there is no problem. Do the emperor and the queen want to taste them all?"

"Well, then bring them up together so that the Queen and I can enjoy them together."

The emperor spoke, but the queen was a little surprised, "Who did the emperor ask for some rare food from?"

"He was a young man who worked in the Hanlin Academy. I thought he was steady and ambitious, so I sent him to a small county on the border to be the county magistrate. I didn't care about him at first, but then I suddenly remembered that this place was where Xia Mingyue, who was praised by the queen, was. So I asked Fan Pingyang to help me get some food from Xia Mingyue when he took office."

The emperor smiled and explained, "It just so happens that the Queen is here today, and since the food was delivered together, the Queen will accompany me to taste it and see how it tastes and whether it is really as rumored by the people that Xia Mingyue is a skilled chef and the food she makes is amazing."

"Okay, then I will also enjoy the feast with the emperor." The queen's expression changed slightly, but her smile did not diminish. "But the emperor suddenly sent someone to ask for food. No matter how good Lady Xia is, she is just an ordinary citizen. I am afraid that she will be afraid when she hears such an order, which will affect her cooking skills."

"The Queen is wrong." The Emperor disagreed. "She has such outstanding cooking skills, helps local officials to resettle refugees, enjoys a high reputation and prestige, and is the wife of a military commander. How can she be an ordinary citizen?"

"Besides, let's not talk about other things. Just to say that someone who can be recognized by you and Lan'er must have her own outstanding qualities. Such a person will definitely not be afraid of danger and will also make a dish that will satisfy me."

"Yes, Your Majesty is right." The Queen agreed with a smile, but she did not agree in her heart.

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She has been married to the emperor for many years and can be said to have a very deep understanding of him.

But it was precisely because she understood him too well that she knew the meaning behind the emperor asking Xia Mingyue for food.

The food that Xia Mingyue sent determined the future fate of her, Lu Qiyan and Xia Yunji.

The queen sighed slightly in her heart, but the palace servants brought all the food to the table.

There are a wide variety of dim sum and soups, which are colorful, fragrant and delicious, and look very tempting.

Among these familiar cakes and soups, there were two things they had never seen before. Both of them looked rough and dull in color. Although they also had a reddish-brown color, they looked ordinary.

These two things were particularly eye-catching among these exquisite foods, and also aroused great interest of the emperor and the empress.

There was no need for palace servants to serve them. The emperor and the empress each picked up a piece of dull-looking food, put it in their mouths, and took a tentative bite.

It tastes a bit earthy at first, but then it's followed by a crispy aroma. After one bite, it's salty and fragrant, but the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes...

This kind of fragrance is something that no other food in the palace has. It is a long-lasting fragrance from the depths of memory, entering the mouth, drilling straight into the nose and stomach, and even into the heart, evoking long-sealed memories.

That was when he was still a child. Due to his poor family background and the unrest and constant wars in the world, having a full meal was not a common thing, and white flour steamed buns were something he could not even dream of.