Empress Abandoned in the Cold Palace: Queen Juan, she doesn't talk about martial arts

Chapter 70 Seasoning
Said her production is not new?

Su Lijin glanced up and down at Concubine Shu, her fingers were clean, as if she had never touched food at all.

"It has nothing to do with you. The Queen Mother proposes a question, each according to his own ability, and he can do whatever he wants."

As he spoke, he greeted the eunuchs and maids, and put the ordered fire on a rack that was convenient for roasting.

"Vulgar people will use vulgar methods." Seeing this, Concubine Shu pinched her nose, as if she saw something dirty and felt disgusted.

Hearing this, Su Lijin said without turning her head: "Some people don't move. They don't know what to do with the time. If they have time, they come here to waste time. It's better to do it by hand."

Concubine Shu was immediately slapped in the face, and stared at Su Lijin angrily.

But after Su Lijin finished speaking, she didn't pay any attention to her anymore, so she could only leave angrily.

The shelf is simple, but it does not affect the use at all. Su Lijin stood together with the court ladies and eunuchs, and arranged the meat skewers one by one. After a while, the smell of meat wafted up.

But the smell was just meaty, not particularly appetizing, and the smell just lingered around them.

"Add a little more firewood, and the meat on that end will not be roasted."

Su Lijin ordered.

The eunuch hurriedly added firewood to the place she pointed.

"Well, the heat should be even, so that the meat will not be old or raw."

She nodded, as if she was teaching the eunuchs and maids, and she seemed to be muttering to herself.

As she spoke, she turned to fiddle with a bunch of kitchen spices and herbs, checked the amount with her eyes, and put them in a small dish.

"Empress, do you want to serve this meat directly?"

asked a court lady.

"Of course not, seasoning is needed." Taking the dishes to the grill, Su Lijin grabbed a handful and sprinkled them.

Almost in an instant, the spices were roasted by the flames, exuding an unusually alluring aroma, which immediately floated far away.

"Hey, it smells so good!" someone said in surprise.

"I've never smelled this fragrance before. It smells special, and it makes people appetite a lot." The queen mother was also a little greedy.

"It's so delicious, I feel like I can eat three bowls of rice tonight!"

Exclamations erupted from the crowd, and everyone sniffed the strong and alluring food aroma in the air, swallowing involuntarily.

The greedy people turned their eyes to the source of the fragrance, and when they saw what Su Lijin was sprinkling, they immediately became curious.

The Empress Dowager discovered that this was actually made by Su Lijin, and the surprise on her face faded a lot: "Queen, what are you cooking for?"

Su Lijin laughed and said, "Mother, this is barbecue meat. Skewer the meat and grill it on the fire. You can taste the deliciousness and tenderness of the meat."

Many people have stretched their necks, and it seems that this practice is very novel.

"Why is it so fragrant?" Although the queen mother has never eaten it, she is still curious about why this fragrance is so attractive.

Before Su Lijin could answer, a concubine pointed to the plate in her hand and said: "The concubine sees that the empress sprinkled something from that plate. The fragrance is too attractive and really suspicious!"

"Yeah, this smell is too delicious! It smells like a magic spell, which makes people unable to control their appetite. It doesn't look like a normal thing."

Suddenly someone joined her.

The concubine said: "Look, my concubine, there must be something similar to poppies in there! Otherwise, it's impossible to make people want to stop!"

Poppy, can't stop, put these words together, and immediately exploded in the air like a frying pan, and everyone's expressions changed.

"Poppies are harmful things, queen, you know you are poisoning everyone!" The queen mother was so angry that she slapped the table, and she directly believed that there were poppies in it.

"That's right, poppy is addictive. After eating it, the body becomes more and more broken, and finally loses weight to death. What a vicious thought!"

There are different opinions, but they all point to Su Lijin.

The eunuchs and maids standing beside Su Lijin turned pale and knelt down in unison.

"The slaves don't know anything, they are wronged!"

They didn't know what Su Lijin had sprinkled, but they obviously believed the saying that there were poppies inside, and they were so frightened that they almost broke their nerves.

They were all barbecued together just now. If they were convicted, they might not be able to die with ten lives!

Su Lijin took the plate in front of her calmly: "There is no poppy in it, this is the seasoning I made myself."

"Whoever believes that ordinary spices can have this kind of fragrance is obviously sophistry!"

But people really don't believe it.

The Empress Dowager said with a sullen face: "Call Imperial Physician Lu to come over, Ai's family will have to see the imperial physician for examination with their own eyes."

Physician Lu?
Su Lijin's heart twitched slightly, that's fine.

Originally, Su Lijin was still thinking about calling other imperial physicians, and if they were bribed to frame her, she would take more trouble to deal with it.

But Lu Taiji Lu Bingqian, she was not worried.

Lu Bingqian is her exclusive imperial physician, with excellent medical skills, and he is also a very good person, so she doesn't have to worry about him saying things against her will.

As for being upright, the concubines and the queen mother also recognized it.

Soon, Physician Lu was brought in.

"Empress, here is the seasoning you prepared yourself?" Imperial Physician Lu took the plate and asked.

Su Lijin nodded: "I made it myself."

The others stretched their necks, waiting for Imperial Physician Lu to point out that there were poppies inside.

Physician Lu sprinkled the seasoning on the white cloth, separated it little by little, then put it next to his nose and smelled it.

Then, he suddenly put the seasoning into his mouth.

Everyone exclaimed, there are poppies in there, it's like eating poison!

Su Li raised her brows, a little surprised, but it seems that Lu Taiyi knew it well.

Doctor Lu bowed his hands to the Queen Mother and said, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, I have checked and tasted it, and there is no poppy in it, so you can eat it with confidence."

"There are no poppies? Are you sure?" The Queen Mother asked again in disbelief.

Everyone also did not believe it.

Physician Lu nodded: "I am sure, there is no poppy in it."

"Then why is it so fragrant?" The queen mother asked the question that everyone wanted to ask.

Imperial Physician Lu looked at Su Lijin and praised: "The Empress has a high-quality orchid heart, and mixed a variety of seasonings to make a high-quality seasoning."

Su Lijin said with a smile: "The imperial doctor has a great reputation, but it's just an ordinary seasoning."

The queen mother couldn't help but stepped forward, picked up the barbecue and tasted it, her eyes suddenly shone with amazement.

It tasted delicious like she had never tasted before.

Putting down the sign, she was a little bit unsatisfied, but she was very disgusted when she opened her mouth: "This kind of thing is so rough that it's hard to say."

Looking at the bare stick that had been eaten, Su Lijin smiled and didn't care at all: "Then the concubine can eat it by herself."

The concubines stood beside the queen mother, showing disdainful eyes, glanced at the pile of barbecue, and hummed: "The queen mother asked everyone to cook food, and the queen actually made this kind of thing. Pigs and dogs don't eat such rough food. It's just cooking. Humiliate the Queen Mother!"

Su Lijin said: "Common people like to eat this kind of simple food, but you say that pigs and dogs don't eat it. So, are you saying that the emperor doesn't understand the people's sentiments, and let the people eat things that pigs and dogs don't eat?"

This crime is simply heartbreaking!
The concubines turned pale with fright, and waved their hands in a panic: "No, Empress Dowager Mingjian!"

"The courtiers and concubines can't say that about the emperor, it's wronged..."

"Speaking of which, everyone is back, why didn't the emperor come back?"

These words made everyone wake up in an instant, and it is true that the emperor has never been seen.

Su Lijin was also taken aback: "I almost forgot, why didn't he come back?"

The queen mother was also a little worried, frowning: "Send the signal flare quickly, if the emperor sees it, he will go here."

The signal flare was sent out, and everyone waited eagerly.

But Xiao Shengyun never had a shadow.

Su Lijin looked at the dense forest, her heart beat violently with anxiety, and suddenly shouted: "All the guards follow me!"

After finishing speaking, he jumped on his horse and led the guards into the dense forest in an instant, disappearing without a trace.

(End of this chapter)