food queen

Chapter 738
Wei Xiyue smiled and said: "Naturally, it's good for Sister Yan! Madam, think about it, the ingredients in the kitchen in this world are the most exquisite, and a talented person like Sister Yan should naturally have her own world. This number one scholar will go to the Imperial Academy, the famous doctor will go to the National Medical Center, and the good cook will naturally go to the Imperial Dining Room."

"That's right!" The queen nodded with a smile, "Based on your words, you should be rewarded."

Wei Xiyue said with a smile: "If the empress rewards you, please give me this snack, my mouth is watering."

Everyone laughed, and the queen said: "Then hurry up and taste it, it won't be good if your saliva floods my Fengzhang Palace later."

The Fengzhang Palace, which had not heard laughter for several days, finally saw a sunny day, and the maids and eunuchs who guarded the palace gates secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

The queen was very satisfied with Yan Wenzhen's thoughts. Afterwards, she called her to her and said, "It will be the emperor's birthday in a few days. Because of the matter of the eldest princess, the emperor said that this year's birthday is not a big deal, but my palace You must not wrong the emperor. On that day, you can prepare some dishes that His Majesty likes carefully, by the way, I remember that your Yan family has a unique wine making recipe, you can brew some fruit wine, right?"

"Going back to the Empress, when the servants were at the General Hussar's Mansion, they had nothing to do and brewed some fruit wine and kept it in the wine cellar."

"Okay, then I asked someone to tell General Hussars to ask for a few jars of fruit wine from their house."

"Yes." Yan Wenzhen responded, and said again: "It's just that the servants don't know the dishes that His Majesty likes, so I ask the empress to show it clearly."

"Your Majesty stayed in the Northwest Military Camp for seven years in the early years. He prefers Northwest-style dishes, and likes hot and sour. However, he doesn't pick specific dishes. You can only use the hot and sour dishes that you are good at. Just do a few more things."

Yan Wenzhen leaned forward and replied, "Yes, Wenzhen understands. Please don't worry, Madam."

There are many hot and sour dishes in Yan's menu, which is not difficult for Yan Wenzhen.But this is the emperor's birthday banquet, even if the queen mother said that she would not entertain the court ministers, but she would just accompany the emperor for a drink, Yan Wenzhen also knew that this matter should not be sloppy at all.

Nowadays, the wealthy families in the Dayun Dynasty all have greenhouses to grow vegetables to adjust the monotony of winter meals.The empress loves food the most, and the ingredients in the palace are naturally the most complete.Yan Wenzhen looked at the green spinach in front of him, the tofu as white as jade, and various dried mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, bird's nest and shark's fin, etc., thinking carefully in his heart, and made a special list at night.

No matter how complete and exquisite the ingredients are, it is difficult to produce novelty in this Fengzhang Palace. Yan Wenzhen still has to make a fuss about the seasoning after thinking about it.

So I wrote a list and handed it to Madam Xu, requesting: "Your Majesty asked the servant to prepare the dishes for the night of His Majesty's birthday. I hope Mammy can help me."

Madam Xu knew that Yan Wenzhen was a celebrity in the eyes of the empress, so she smiled and said, "Just tell me what you want, as long as you can get it, I will try my best."

"Here's the list. Please find a reliable person to send this list to Miss Shao at the General Hussar's Mansion. I made some sauces, some balsamic vinegar, and some Cooking wine, etc., please pack some and send them in, Miss Shao."

Mother Xu looked at the list and saw what was written on it: sweet-scented osmanthus sauce, rose sauce, sweet-scented osmanthus sauce, apple vinegar, pineapple vinegar, cucumber vinegar, etc., she smiled and said, "You can rest assured that you can leave this to me." Well, I'll ask someone to send this list to the General's Mansion."

"Thank you, mother." Yan Wenzhen hurriedly thanked her.

"Okay, you don't have to be so polite, we are all doing business for His Majesty and the Empress. You can go about your work." Madam Xu smiled and waved her hands.

"Mommy, Wenzhen has something else to do, and I want to ask Mommy for help." Yan Wenzhen was blessed again.

Mother Xu smiled and said, "You child, what is there that you don't finish all at once? Why are you so hesitant?"

"The past few days I have left some of the various snacks I made for the empress, because the desserts are all made on the day of the empress, and the desserts from yesterday must not enter the mouth of the empress, so the slave girl thought, can I bring some to the general?" Ms. Shao from the mansion try it?"

"Hey, you are really careful, child. But Miss Shao is a noble person. The dim sum in this palace is rewarded by the empress from time to time. I'm afraid she doesn't care about it."

"Mommy is right, but this is Wen Zhen's kindness. Wen Zhen lived in the General's Mansion before. Thanks to Miss Shao's care, now I am in the palace. The stitches and threads I use are all given by the empress. I have nothing to repay Miss Shao..."

"Okay, okay, I naturally know what you mean, but it's just a few snacks, and the empress sometimes rewards them. Now we ask people to go to people's houses to pick up things, so it's not good to be empty-handed. You ask people to pack them and send them along." Just say to the outside world that the empress gave it to Miss Shao." Madam Xu said nonchalantly.

Yan Wenzhen hurriedly blessed her body and said, "Thank you, Madam, for making it happen."

The little eunuch in Fengzhang Hall carried two big food boxes and went out of the palace with the list given by Yan Wenzhen, and went straight to the Hussar General's mansion.

It happened that Wei Yiyi was not at home, and only Shao Yanran and the two housekeepers were in the upper courtyard. Hearing that there were visitors from the palace, Shao Yanran hurriedly asked someone to come into the flower hall to serve tea.The little eunuch came in and explained his intentions, handed over a list and a food box, and said respectfully: "Please hurry up, Madam Xu said that these things are all waiting to be used."

Shao Yanran smiled and said: "Sister Yan lived in Xiyuan before, and her things are stored in Xiyuan, you just wait, I will go to Xiyuan to watch someone move it for you." Then she called the housekeeper : "Go and order someone to prepare a cart. These vinegar, sauce, and wine, let alone dozens of jars, even if you only take a little of each, it takes a big cart to hold it."

The housekeeper's wife left in response, and Shao Yanran ordered her personal maid: "Bring the food box and follow me to Xiyuan."

Shao Yanran knew that Shao Juncong happened to be at home, so she rushed here with a food box all the way.He didn't say a word when he entered the door, he just asked Shao Juncong: "Brother, get ready to thank Lilai!"

"What?" Shao Jun looked at his sister wonderingly, and asked amusedly, "Just tell me what you need, thank you? Is there anything I need to thank you for?"

Shao Yanran glanced at the maid behind her, who hurriedly took the food box and put it on the table in front of Shao Juncong.Looking at the dragon and phoenix pattern painted on the food box, Shao Juncong knew it was something from the palace, his heart was moved for a moment, but his face remained calm: "What is this?"

"Of course it's a good thing that your sweetheart sent you. Open it and have a look." Shao Yanran smiled.

Shao Juncong looked at the gold-painted mahogany carved food box with a faint smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)