Concubine Hanhan's Concubine Gongdou

Chapter 15 The Truth Comes Out
While waiting for the ingredients, Xiaoqing was going to water the vegetable garden. Erlang’s legs were upturned on the edge of the pavilion, and he was nibbling on melon seeds.

Xiaoqing said sadly, what should I do with the fruity pumpkin, the melon is about to be harvested, so Lotus thought tangled, pumpkin is delicious, it can be made into pumpkin porridge, and it can also be made into pumpkin pie. Fragrant and glutinous, this can't be wasted, alas, let's plant it first.

Lotus is going to show her housekeeping skills and make a lot of delicious food for the emperor in return.

In the evening, the emperor sat at the dining table, brows jumped, and saw seven or eight dishes on the table, a fish, a mutton, a duck, a meatball soup, and a few other dishes. Canglan Academy is really rare.

These days, the most sumptuous meal in Canglan Courtyard is the dinner last night. Even so, there are only five dishes. Two pure meat dishes and three vegetarian dishes are eaten together with some meat dishes. The food in the courtyard is really poor.

Today is so extravagant, this little concubine really can't be rewarded, and she starts to waste it when she gets a little benefit. This is not good, she must be punished!
The emperor was silent, and she let her talk, only to see that she first filled a bowl of soup and put it in front of the emperor.

The emperor's meal was tested by the eunuchs before the table was served. After the table was served, unless the food was withdrawn, no one would be allowed to approach it, so Lotus didn't need to test the food.

"Master first eat a bowl of sour soup to start the appetizer. The meatballs in this soup are made of pork meat that is three-thirds fat and seven-thousand thin. It is stuffed with egg white spice, and it is put into the sour soup. It's really fresh and sour. , it's very refreshing, you can try it." Lotus looked at the emperor earnestly.

The emperor took a sip and said calmly, "Shang Ke."

Lotus listened with a wide-eyed smile, knowing that this meant that it was not bad.

He gave the emperor another chopstick of mutton, and then said: "This is stone pot mutton, and it is tender. I choose the best lamb shank and cut it into strips. After marinating, put it in the pot and fry it with green onions. Stir fry until it is seven mature, and at the same time pour the stone pot into boiling water and boil it until it is scalding. When the mutton is cooked to seven points, pour out the water in the stone pot, add the stir-fried mutton, cover the lid and simmer directly. The mutton made in this way is tender and juicy, tastes great, and because of the residual heat of the stone pot, it will not be cold for a long time, you can try it.”

The emperor ate a chopstick along the way, which was really good: "It's okay."

He said lightly: "Although there is an imperial kitchen to prepare ingredients, you should be more thrifty and not waste them." She wanted to wake her up.

Lianhua said with a smile: "I can't make too much food for Lord Long Live. How can it be a waste? Besides, it's so hard for Lord to deal with political affairs every day, and he should make up for it."

This is not what I said before, but I said that dinner is light and healthy!
The emperor raised his eyebrows, noncommittal.

Seeing what Master Long Live meant, Lianhua added: "Don't worry, Master, the portion of each dish is not large, we are the ones you can't finish, and we promise not to waste it."

The emperor's eyelids jumped, what do you mean there are still them?

She used to eat leftovers?
If there is nothing left, what will she eat?
Is that why you didn't eat dinner last night?
Thinking of it, he asked: "I usually eat leftover meals?"

Lianhua said, "No, it's not. I usually eat it when it's ready. It's only when the Lord comes, but sometimes I eat two bites in a hurry before serving the Lord."

After speaking, he took the chopsticks and put it in the emperor's bowl.

Hearing what she said, the emperor was silent for a while, and felt a little pain in his heart, and said, "When I come, you can also sit down and eat together."

Lotus frowned and said hesitantly, "Master, this is not in line with the rules."

Although she wanted to, but she didn't dare, she knew how strict the rules in the palace were, and it was easy to be criticized for a bad one.

Seeing her hesitation, the emperor said, "I'm gracious, not to mention that there is no one else here, there are not so many rules, sit down."

Lotus was already moved, but she pretended to be reserved: "Oh, how can this be possible~"

The emperor was amused, saw her heartbeat, and teased her: "Since you insist, then..."

Before he finished speaking, Lianhua sat down and hurriedly said: "But the servant has an order, and the slave does not dare to obey, and the two of them eat more deliciously. If you can add more appetite to the master, the servant will be worth it. Little Jizi, bring a pair of bowls and chopsticks."

The emperor couldn't help laughing, this little concubine was really cute.

It was really fragrant to watch Lotus eat. I saw that she kept putting vegetables in her mouth, her mouth bulging like a little squirrel, her expression was very satisfied, and she was admiring as she ate.

"The pineapple duck is delicious, the pineapple is sweet and sour and the duck is plump. The two are neutralized. Master, you can also have a piece."

"Well... the meat of this fish is not tender enough, and it is far less delicious than the fish in Huaqing Pond. But the fish in the pond has learned to be fine now, and it is not easy to catch it. Otherwise, it will not be cooked with the fish given by the imperial kitchen." Lianhua shook regretfully. Shaking his head.

The emperor's blue veins jumped, and the Huaqing Pond was filled with tribute fish from all over the world. It was rare, and after a long journey, it was transported to the palace, and even fewer survived. It can be said that it is very precious.

How dare she go fish and eat?The dog is full of guts!

It's no wonder that when I went to Huaqing Pond during this time, I couldn't see any fish on the shore. Even if the eunuchs specially sprinkled fish material, no fish came close, and only dared to swim when people walked away.

It turns out that the emperor finally discovered the truth...

　Lotus is really good at catching fish

　　
　
(End of this chapter)