Shangshi female official

Chapter 134 Dripping Water Avalokitesvara 2
She thought that this palace banquet was just busy, as soon as they brought out the abalone juice and dragon scales from the dining room, Wang Yifu saw two maids who had gone out to go to the toilet come back, and they folded their arms and whispered.

Wang Yifu scolded: "Now that you are so busy, do you still have time to chat in private?"

Seeing Zhang Shan's lecture, the two maids had no choice but to admit their mistake, and explained: "I heard that Ruan Si Shan and Mo Xi Zhang Shan had a big incident, and we were worried about being punished, so we discussed a few words."

"Punishment? What happened?"

"I heard that at the Jianji Hall, some foreign historians from some country said that they would offer vegetables to celebrate their birthdays, and they actually brought up the Golden Pond Youlong. This is obviously a birthday dish from our imperial dining room, but it was taken away somehow. At this moment, they have already offered the dishes. What can the two adults do?"

When Wang Yifu heard this, she just felt like a pot of cold water was being poured on her head. After all, she could not guard against outsiders even if she guarded against her own people.

If the same dishes are brought up again, the Royal Dining Room will be severely damaged if the Royal Dining Room is lost. If you give up the Imperial Dining Room to celebrate the birthday, last year the Empress’s birthday was brilliant, but this year the Emperor’s birthday is not careful.

She immediately turned her head and said to You Si Shan, "Si Shan, I'll go and have a look."

Before You Sishan could answer and allow her, she had already run away, carrying her skirt and hurried to the dining room of the Empress Dowager Depin, where the maids and palace maids were busy preparing the banquet dishes, only the two who made the birthday dishes were distracted and did nothing.

Moxi was sitting at the door holding the cigarette stick, looking at the ground without blinking, the hand holding the cigarette stick kept shaking, and the word fear was written on her face.

Ruan Sishan stood by the stove, also in a daze without saying a word.

Wang Yifu said anxiously: "Now is not the time to be in a daze, you two wake up quickly."

When she shouted, the two people responded and looked up at her.

Mo Xi's trembling hands were yelled at by her, the trembling became more violent, and she said, "This is not a concubine meal...an ordinary palace banquet...this is...the birthday of the Son of Heaven..."

Wang Yifu grabbed both of her wrists, stabilized Mo Xi's hand first, and said calmly: "Don't panic, the hot dishes haven't been served yet, let's find a way to make up for it. Last year, the empress's birthday was poured with bad water. Don't we also think of a way?"

Ruan Sishan thought about the matter of the empress's birthday last year, he calmed down one step earlier than Mo Xi, and murmured: "That's right, it's important to find a solution quickly."

After she finished talking to herself, she walked up and down the path in front of the stove, walking back and forth six or seven times, and asked, "How about making hot fish fillets again?"

Mo Xi retorted: "The empress used it before, and was praised by the wives so much that the entire capital knew about it, how can I use it again?"

"It can be used again." Wang Yifu looked at the void, and suddenly burst out such a sentence.

Mo Xi still felt that it was inappropriate, and said: "If you use it again, it will damage the emperor's face. If there is a thunderstorm, everyone can't bear it and walk around."

"Sister Moxi, don't forget that blanching fish fillets was a stopgap measure at that time. We originally wanted to use wine and fire."

"Fire cannot be used in the Hall of Martial Heroes, how can the Hall of Jianji be used?"

"Use candles to bring fire in. As long as there are no accidents, the emperor and empress probably won't blame you. Besides using wine and fire, find something else. I saw some folk dramas when I was a child. If I learn from it, it should be enough to deal with it."

"What kind of drama? Tell me first and listen."

"Where can we discuss so detailed now, let's find people and tools to make organs, whatever can be made, and do our best."

Ruan Sishan felt that what Wang Yifu said was reasonable, and urged: "There are mandarin fish, grass carp, and carp that are used to make the dragon in the golden pond. I will lead people to fillet the fish quickly. If there is any fun, hurry up and do it. Time does not wait for others."

"Sister Moxi, you and I are going to find someone to borrow something, Ruan Sishan, the fish must be thin!" She dragged Moxi out the door, turned around and shouted as she walked, "Take out the biggest plate in the imperial dining room."

The dishes for the palace banquet were sent out one by one. When the chicken marrow and bamboo shoots were delivered, Wang Yifu, Mo Xi, and Ruan Sishan finally prepared the birthday dishes.

Mo Xi and Ruan Sishan had to bring this dish into Jianji Hall, Wang Yifu was still worried, and secretly followed the maid from Shangyi Bureau into Jianji Hall.

In the Jianji Hall, the silk, bamboo and chime bells are playing music. The emperor is sitting on the dragon chair on the golden steps. There is a peony red carpet in front of the steps, extending to the door. Eight dancers are dancing gracefully on the blankets.

Two Shangshi female officials led several court ladies to stand between the golden steps and the thick tree-coiling dragon pillars on the west side, and on the other side were the music officials of the Shangyi Bureau.

Envoys from various countries and important ministers of the Ministry of Rites sat on both sides of the hall, tasting various dishes and drinking fine wine.

Wang Yifu followed the route of the maids, and successfully hid behind Nanny Chen. When Nanny Chen saw that she had come without saying hello, her brows darkened slightly. However, it was not easy to ask for such an important occasion, and it was under the eyes of the emperor.

When the golden soup and vegetables were brought into the palace one by one, Wang Yifu's heart was raised in her throat, and what was supposed to come was finally coming.

Nanny Chen bent down in the direction of the emperor, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, it's His Majesty's birthday today. The Bureau of Shangshi is grateful for His generosity and kindness, and specially prepared a dish to celebrate His Majesty's birthday. I hope His Majesty will show you his grace."

The emperor leaned slightly towards Nanny Chen, and said, "Chen Shang has his heart, sure."

Mo Xi, Ruan Sishan and four maids brought in a round table with a diameter of one person and the table was covered with a red tablecloth, completely covering the legs of the table.

On the table is a large cloisonne plate, which is only a circle smaller than the table. There are candlesticks at both ends, and candles are lit. There seems to be nothing in the plate. The gold-rimmed blue patterns of the floral decorations on the plate are clearly visible, and there is a white lotus bud in the center of a water drop.

After the plate was served, the four maids withdrew. At this moment, a foreign envoy sneered and said, "Your Majesty, why is the birthday dish made by your cook here an empty plate?"

The emperor didn't show any anger, but just laughed it off, and instead asked Mo Xi and Ruan Si Shan, "What's the matter with you two?"

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

After Mo Xi and Ruan Sishan finished speaking, they picked up the candlesticks on both sides, stretched out the small flames on the top of the candles to the plate, but lightly tapped it, and suddenly a flame with a blue background and a yellow cap ignited on the plate, and the flames surrounded the plate like stretching out elbows, setting the plate ablaze.

The big disc, which had nothing at first, gradually turned white inside, only now did the fish meat curl up, layer by layer towards the center of the disc.

The flames were gradually extinguished, and only a thin sizzle sound was heard. Not long after the sound, the white lotus flower on the plate bloomed, and the golden Buddha with the flower heart rose up.

(End of this chapter)