Red apricots make spring

Chapter 129 Summoning the Face Saint
The cold basin is out, and the hot dishes are on the table. The whole kitchen is so crowded that even when you turn around to pick up something, you will be hit by someone. sweat, but she didn't even bother to wipe it off with a sweat towel, only when the beads of sweat were about to fall down the tip of her nose, she leaned over her face and let Xiaohuan wipe it off for her.

She never thought that being a cook would be such a pain. She thought it was a good job before, but after this experience, she might lose her appetite when she smells the oily smoke in the next three or four days.Fortunately, all kinds of dishes were brought to the wine table one after another. The old emperor and the ninth prince seemed to be satisfied with the food. Not only did they not send anyone to reprimand them, they also graciously rewarded the busy cooks with an ice bowl.

It is a very delicate transparent bowl made of ice, which contains various seasonal fruits, such as watermelon, cantaloupe, crisp plum, sweet apricot, etc., all of which are pressed into small pieces by flower molds and piled up in the bowl. It is full, looks brightly colored and tempting to salivate.

This is the only thing, Ruan Ruan has an appetite to eat some, but when the dishes she is in charge of are almost finished, the ice bowl has already melted into ice water, and she doesn't care about it, so that people can watch the food steaming on the fire Bamboo chicken cup, so I took the ice bowl and went out to take a breath.

Outside the kitchen, the night wind with the fresh aroma of plants blows by, making all the [-] pores in her body feel comfortable. She just sighed contentedly, took a small spoon and put a piece of fruit pulp into her mouth. In the middle of the night, I saw Xiaohuan also followed, her face was flushed from the heat, she showed hesitation, and whispered: "Sister, when are we going to ask the Ninth Prince to pardon my mother?"

"Silly girl, is this something you can ask for?"

Genuan glanced around her and saw that the busy people didn't notice them at all, so she took Xiaohuan a few steps away, and said in a low voice, "It's just a matter of chance. The prince was satisfied with the meal, and Xuanren went to receive the reward, so he could take the opportunity to ask for it. If he didn't give the reward in person, there was no way, so he had to ask Prime Minister Shen afterwards, but he didn't expect the emperor to come this time. How can common people face the saint? Let's get rid of the idea of ​​begging in person as soon as possible, but Prime Minister Shen will definitely be able to meet him later, so let's beg him then."

Xiaohuan knew that Wen Ruan's words were reasonable, but her mother was involved, so she couldn't let go of her heart, hesitantly said: "If Prime Minister Shen only rewards some things, why don't you see us? Or if you ask him not to agree... "

"Didn't I say that it is up to people to plan things, and God to make things happen? It depends on luck. It's useless to think too much, just relax and let nature take its course." Through the light, Gentle saw that there was a circle in Xiaohuan's eyes. Faintly dizzy, he frowned unconsciously and said, "I'm afraid you didn't sleep all night last night, right?"

"I want to fall asleep too, but I just can't sleep." Xiaohuan sighed, "I'm always thinking about what happened today, even the words of pleading, I've been repeating them over and over in my heart..."

Before she finished speaking, a eunuch suddenly came from a distance, walked to the door of the kitchen, and shouted in a shrill voice: "Who made the crystal meat, stewed venison with gnat claws, and soft carp at the banquet today? See you in the upload, come with our house!"

Rourou just said that it is impossible for civilians to face the saint, but she was summoned in a blink of an eye, and she jumped in shock. As a result, she bit her own tongue instead of chewing the pulp that was just stuffed into her mouth.She endured the pain, and was still hesitating whether she had heard it wrong, when she saw that the eyes of those who came out to listen to the decree were all looking at her, with complex expressions of envy, jealousy, and disdain on their faces. Especially the chef in charge, his eyes were particularly sharp, like two small vertebrae, almost nailing her to death in place.

It seems that I offended a lot of people unintentionally!Rou Rou smiled wryly, thinking that she was really wronged, she had no intention of going to the Shen Mansion to compete with them for a job at all!

She was still standing there in a daze, but the eunuch who came to summon him couldn't wait any longer. Seeing that everyone was looking at Wen Rou, he asked her impatiently: "Is it you? Why don't you speak!"

Xiaohuan looked excited, thinking that Wenrou was also happy and silly, and quickly tugged on her sleeves, pulled her back to her senses, hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "It's the girl of the people."

"Let's go, what are you still standing there for? Could it be that the priest has been waiting for you for a long time?" The eunuch said as he shook the whisk, turned around and led the way.

Rou Rou handed the ice bowl in her hand to Xiao Huan, remembered the bamboo-jointed chicken pot still steaming on the stove, and hurriedly told her a few words, then hurriedly chased after her.

Along the way, she was very uneasy, not because she was afraid that she would be speechless after meeting the emperor, but because she was considering whether to intercede for Mrs. Liu.After all, what she is going to face is the king of a country, so maybe she won't bend the law for personal gain in public?What's more, she is just a small cook, but she has cooked one or two dishes that the emperor is satisfied with. It seems too much to make such a request. up.Who would dare to stretch out his hand to embrace something that the emperor and the elders do not agree with?
When the lake was in sight, Rourou still hadn't made up her mind, and there were beads of sweat on the tip of her nose. When she finally boarded the boat, she was ruthless and decided to adapt to the situation and act according to the emperor's old man's mood , if he is in a good mood, look for an opportunity to ask for it, if he is in a normal mood, then give up!

As soon as she was on the boat, Rourou felt a burst of coolness mixed with the aroma of incense, powder, wine and vegetables hit her face.It turned out that Shen Yuan saw that there were too many people on the boat, and was afraid that it would be too stuffy. Apart from opening the windows wide, he also made people pile up a lot of ice cubes, making the pleasure boat as cool as a crystal palace, and with the cool breeze blowing , it is even more refreshing.

"Wait here, let our family come in and report." The eunuch said, leaving her behind and walking into the boat.

It’s a lie to say that I’m not nervous, I’ve never seen a real living emperor, and my gentle hands are still sweating a little, taking this opportunity to take a deep breath, while calming down the tension in my heart, while listening absent-mindedly to the sound coming from afar. The misty singing and laughter in the boat.

After a while, the eunuch who led her to board the boat came out again, and the personal servant stood by the door with her breasts and belly protruding, and shouted: "Bi—"

Gentle let out a breath, and walked in. Although he didn't bow his head, he tried his best not to squint, just looking at his feet, so as not to step on something that shouldn't be stepped on, or see a face that shouldn't be seen.When she got to the table, she knelt down and kowtowed three times according to the etiquette taught to her by the eunuch on the road just now, and said: "Long live Sheng'an." Fortunately, it was not as exaggerated as in TV dramas, and there was no need for earth-shattering three shouts of long live.

"Get up!" A slightly surprised voice sounded, younger than she expected, but the faint majesty couldn't be concealed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Rourou stood up, stood with her head bowed, and saw many pairs of shoes under the seat, in different colors and styles, the pair of bright yellow satin boots in the middle must be worn by the old emperor.

"Well, why is it a girl?" Emperor Dazhao Xie Zhengrui was a little surprised, he just praised the banquet, if the chef didn't have decades of cooking skills, he might not be able to cook it.Unexpectedly, Shen Yuan only smiled and said nothing, which aroused his curiosity, and asked someone to ask casually, but he didn't expect that the chef was a woman, and she was a fancy age.

"Your Majesty, you sometimes go astray!" Shen Yuan knew that the emperor was easy-going, so he dared to laugh and joke.

Xie Zhengrui shook his head with a smile, put another chopsticks of a carp with a thick heart on the table, and put it into his mouth. After tasting it for a long time, he said: "If I didn't tell you the truth, I really wouldn't be able to taste that this dish is made of carp."

Ninth Prince Xie Tianhao jokingly said: "I didn't taste it, I just said that it is not difficult to simmer the shark's fin, but I don't know that this carp can also be simmered into a heart." He said with a smile to Rourou: "How to do it?" Yes, let’s hear it?”

Wenrou's mood has calmed down at this moment, and he said without rushing: "Return to the Holy Lord, this dish needs to cut off the head and tail of the carp, and simmer the whole piece with a slow fire. The fish is not made of iron, and the heat is enough, so it tastes naturally rich and tender. "

"Oh?" Xie Zhengrui saw that her voice was clear without any embarrassment, so he couldn't help being a little interested, put the jade cup to his lips and sipped the wine, Fang said: "Raise your head and let me see."

Terrible!This sentence is really familiar. In TV dramas, whether it is the royal family or the local ruffian, they seem to be very interested in people's appearance. When they meet for the first time, they must teach people to look up. Fortunately, they are gentle and know themselves. Although her appearance is still pretty, she has nothing to do with words such as "overwhelming country, beauty and heavenly fragrance", "fish falling into wild goose". Surrounded by the stunning beauties in the Sangong and Sixth Courtyard, it is absolutely impossible for the old emperor to look at her, so I feel a little bit Feeling apprehensive, he raised his head.
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