food queen

Chapter 737
Yan Wenzhen stood in front of the stove and gently stirred the porridge in the pot, feeling as if she had passed away for a while.Calculating the time, it was only two years before and after, and it has already changed drastically.Standing in the small dining room of Fengzhang Palace, Yan Wenzhen knew that she was about to start a new life - after going through the lowest trough in her life, she has now slowly recovered, and it will definitely get better and better in the future.

During the funeral of the eldest princess, the queen was always in grief.The empress is in a bad mood, and everyone in Fengzhang Hall is walking on eggshells.Even Sun Defu was worried every day, for fear that one day the emperor would take his anger out on him because the empress was in a bad mood.There's nothing wrong with being a punching bag, what I'm afraid of is being cannon fodder and being wiped out by the emperor.

"Wen Zhen, is your porridge ready?" Xiang Cheng came in and patted Yan Wenzhen on the shoulder.

"Soon." Yan Wenzhen scooped up the porridge with a spoon to look at the rice grains, then put it back and stirred it gently.

Xiang Cheng looked at the side dishes that had already been mixed, and said with emotion: "These days are thanks to you! If it weren't for the food you cooked, my mother would still be able to eat two bites, and all of us would have to be dragged out by His Majesty and beheaded. "

Yan Wenzhen chuckled lightly and said, "Sister said that. Your Majesty is a Mingjun, and the Empress is a worthy Empress. They will never engage in such a thing as venting anger."

"Hey! Your Majesty and the Empress will naturally not vent their anger, but we have served the Empress for so many years, and seeing her so sad makes me feel uncomfortable."

"What my sister said is true. Our family was favored by the eldest princess before, but now that she is gone, I feel very uncomfortable." Yan Wenzhen sighed leisurely, "But people cannot be resurrected after death. Child, you should find a way to make her mourn."

"Seeing that it's freezing cold, what can I do? The empress had her fetus moving a few days ago, and Lord Wei told her to rest and not move around more." Xiangcheng shook her head helplessly.

"Retreating does not mean being bored. Even in the palace, you can do some interesting things, as long as you divert the Empress's grief for the Eldest Princess."

"It's really a good idea! No wonder Miss Lian Wei strongly recommended you in front of the empress, you are really smart." Xiang Cheng nodded and said, "Since you can say that, why don't you talk about it and see if there is any way?"

Yan Wenzhen smiled softly: "Sister, don't laugh at me, if I have any good ideas, I would have said so."

"Oh! Our empress is different from other people. She doesn't like to play with the gadgets in the boudoir. She likes to go out since she was a child, and go to the streets and alleys to taste all kinds of snacks. Now in the palace, how can I To get those things?" Xiang Cheng also sighed in difficulty.

"By the way, in that case, I can really do something." Yan Wenzhen said with a smile.

"Tell me now."

"I lived in the general's mansion a few days ago. When I had nothing to do, I thought of a few new-style dim sums and made them. I just made them myself and tasted them. I couldn't find anything wrong with them. How about these few snacks?" I will do it again today, please ask the empress to help me judge and judge? The empress has tasted all the delicacies, so she can naturally give me a better opinion. It's just... I don't know if I have that honor."

"This is a really good idea." Xiangcheng praised, "Although the eldest princess is still in the funeral period, we don't want to make it too lively, but at least we can invite Miss Wei and Miss Shao to come in and talk to the empress. .”

Yan Wenzhen smiled and said: "These are naturally up to my sister's arrangement, I just need to make a few more fancy dim sum."

"Okay, you must make more tricks, and leave the rest to me." Xiangcheng smiled.

"Well, the porridge is ready." Yan Wenzhen said, and put the earthen pot on the small stove with a towel and put it aside.

"I'll bring it to the empress first, you must pay attention to what I just said." Xiang Cheng said, carrying the porridge and leaving.

Yan Wenzhen bowed slightly, already thinking about what snacks to make.

A few days later, in Fengzhang Hall, several pots of camellia brought in tribute from Dali had already bloomed, and the hall was as warm as spring, with a fragrant breeze.

Xiangcheng supported the empress and stood in front of the long table, pointing to the colorful snacks on the plate and introduced to her: "Your Majesty, the golden ones are pumpkin bean paste rolls, the purple ones are purple sweet potato glutinous rice cakes, and the green ones The one here is green tea cake, the pink one is pomegranate milk soup, and the red and yellow one is radish meringue..."

The queen smiled in surprise, "Who is this skillful? Not only are the cakes colorful, but the molds are also good, and there are all kinds of fancy styles."

"Empress forgot? A few days ago, Princess Wei recommended a cook to enter the palace. This is the new pastry she has been thinking about these days." Xiang Cheng laughed.

"Oh! If you don't tell me, I really forgot." The queen suddenly said, "Isn't she the one who cooks the porridge and meals I use these days? Where is the man, call him over and show me."

Xiangcheng hurriedly winked at the little maid at the door, the little maid turned and went out, and after a while she brought Wen Zhen in.

"My maidservant pays respects to the empress, the empress is blessed and safe." Yan Wenzhen bowed and kowtowed respectfully.

"Get up." The queen looked down at her, "Are you the granddaughter of Yan Lao's imperial chef?"

"Back to the empress, Yan Wenzhen, the servant girl, and the grandfather's name is taboo on the upper and lower Yan." Yan Wenzhen replied with a blessing.

"Well, Bengong has known your grandfather's name since he was a child. Bengong's mother has always liked the dim sum he made." When the empress said this, there were tears in her phoenix eyes.

"Damn the maidservant, it made the empress sad." Yan Wenzhen said hastily.

"It's not your fault." The empress raised her hand to wipe away the tears from her eyes, and said to Wei Xiyue and Shao Yanran next to her, "You two were so caring that you actually brought her here. I will be lucky in the future !"

Wei Xiyue hurriedly laughed and said, "We don't want anything else, just ask the empress to reward you with more delicious food in the future, and we will be satisfied."

The queen smiled and said: "What you said is interesting. You left Miss Yan in your own mansion. Do you want to eat anything? Why is it so troublesome to come and ask me for it?"

"Sister Yan's ancestor is the imperial cook, how dare I detain the imperial cook without permission? Besides, if I recommend Sister Yan to the palace, if I want to eat these delicious food to ask the empress, the empress will not be stingy. But if I keep Sister Yan by my side, if there is something delicious to honor the empress, I will have to go through layers of inspections by the eunuchs, and even if the delicious food reaches the empress, it will lose its taste long ago. So , Sending sister Yan to the empress's side is a good thing that kills three birds with one stone, so why not do it?" Wei Xiyue laughed.

"You have a conscience." The queen nodded, and asked again, "You have achieved three things with one stone? Then what is the other one?"

(End of this chapter)