There are no delicacies from the mountains and seas, but An Xiaoshan can’t resist it. Originally, he wanted to make himself something cool to eat on this hot day, but now he just needed it.
Soak the rice for a day and night last night, grind it into a paste and pour it into a basin. Then add salt and starch, stir evenly and put it on the plate.
Boil the water in the pot until it boils, put the plate in and put it on the water, do not put the grate on it to steam. Steam over high heat for two or three minutes, then the dumplings will be ready.
Take out the plate, put it in cold water to cool down, and then peel off the cold rice skin. The chewy cold skin is ready.
So he is really cool.
Cut into wide strips and add minced cucumber, garlic and other seasonings.
Soon it was time to serve lunch to the Queen Mother, and it was still the Queen who took the lead. However, this time both the Queen and the concubines had changed their clothes. They were all dressed in simple, elegant and clean clothes.
The Queen Mother sat at the head of the table, and the Queen led the concubines to place the lunch they had brought on the table.
The queen presented a dish of steamed lamb with milk, milky white soup, fresh and tender lamb meat, crispy and delicious, with full color, fragrance and flavor.
Wei Shufei's dish is also considered to be attentive. On the line is a plum-blossom pork dish. The special cooked venison is thinly sliced and placed in ice cubes to form a plum blossom pattern.
Not only is it delicious and delicious, it can also relieve the heat. The other concubines also competed with each other for their specialties, either with precious ingredients, elegant artistic conception, or complete complements, all of which were thought of with great care.
Each one was full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and the aroma was fragrant, but the Queen Mother looked languid and had no appetite at all.
As an extremely wealthy empress dowager, she has never eaten any good food or seen any precious things. These are all things she is accustomed to and there is nothing new.
Compared with these precious things, Concubine Lan's seems much more ordinary. It really stands out from the crowd, just an ordinary big bowl of cold skin.
A large bowl of crystal clear cold skin, served with special peanut butter sauce, vinegar, and shredded cucumber. In the middle of a group of competing delicacies, it seems that a shy little girl cannot get on the stage.
The queen raised the corners of her mouth slightly and said nothing, waiting to watch the excitement, because he knew that Concubine Wei Shu, that big-breasted and brainless idiot, would not let this opportunity pass by.
Sure enough, Wei Shufei felt that she was right this time. What Lan Guifei prepared this time was ordinary things.
"Oh, Queen Mother, please take a look at what good food Sister Lan Guifei has in this bowl. I am ignorant and ignorant, as if I have never seen it before. Do you know what kind of rare ingredients it is?"
Concubine Wei Shu learned the lesson this time, and instead of belittling her, she held up Concubine Lan's bowl of rotten stuff that she didn't know what it was made of, and held it up to the sky. Let the queen mother pay attention to her, and then be disappointed and hate her.
Concubine Lan was a little scared. Although the Queen Mother didn't care much, she couldn't stand Concubine Wei Shu's instigation. An Xiaoshan was there.
He also signaled to Concubine Lan not to worry.
The Queen Mother did not expect Concubine Lan to have any tricks. After all, could she be compared to the Empress or the favored Concubine Wei Shu? He just regarded it as a common delicacy.
But if you take a closer look, this bowl seems a bit ordinary, but it is a piece of crystal clear noodles, paired with green shredded cucumber shreds.
There was actually a fragrance that made him move his tongue and have an appetite.
An Xiaoshan had long understood that the old queen mother was tired of being fed delicacies from the mountains and seas. This bowl of jelly was full of the fragrance of cucumber, as well as the sweet and sour taste.
The old queen looked at her nose and sniffed attentively. His attention was immediately attracted. Lu Liu, the personal palace maid, had served the Queen Mother for many years, and she knew it with just one look.
Immediately brought Liangpi'er over.
"What is this? Doesn't it look weird? Does it smell really good?"
The Queen Mother said as she picked up the big bowl, picked up a piece of cold skin with chopsticks and put it into her mouth, nodding while eating.
The texture is smooth, soft and chewy, and tender in the mouth. It is also accompanied by the aroma of peanut butter, the sourness of vinegar, and a taste that has never been tasted before.
After taking a bite, the old lady's sweet lips were still unsatisfied, so she started eating with cucumber shreds and cold skin, each bite became faster and more appetizing.
After a while, he actually ate the whole big bowl in front of everyone.
The delicacies on the table were not even glanced at. This made the Queen, Concubine Wei and others stunned. When had the Queen Mother ever had such an appetite?
And what on earth is that thing? It actually compares to the delicacies prepared by people like me and the delicacies carefully crafted by chefs.
Looking at the way the old queen was eating, it seemed as if what she was eating was worldly delicacies, while the table was as disgusting as rotten vegetable leaves.
An Xiaoshan said in his heart, you guys don't understand the old people at all. You just eat too much good food to support yourself. It would be weird to stuff these things into her, so she would like them. How can Liangpier be so delicious as to satisfy your cravings?
"It's so delicious. What is this?" The Queen Mother put down the bowl and felt comfortable all over.
"Back to the Queen Mother, this is called Jade Crystal Powder. If you think it tastes good, I will ask Xiao Anzi to make it for you every day!" Concubine Lan said as she watched the Queen Mother eat it deliciously.
"Okay, it's really good. It's much more delicious than the fancy ones on this table. This table is just pretty. Is there any one that can be eaten? Don't forget to make two bowls and send them to An Ning."
The old lady is not only worried about what she eats, she is also worried about it by the little princess. But the delicacies on this table, together with its owner, were reduced to nothing.
The queen held the chopsticks with her slender fingers. She didn't know how to continue eating this meal. Or if you eat it from somewhere, your stomach will feel full.
"You guys eat, you guys eat, you bring so many good things, how can you not eat them?"
The Queen Mother became happy and directed these daughters-in-law to eat the food she brought. The queen could only force a smile and use her chopsticks first. Concubine Lan was not polite and tasted the queen's milk-steamed lamb and Concubine Wei Shu's plum blossom meat.
The Queen and Concubine Wei Shu looked at Concubine Lan feasting on the dishes they served in honor of the Queen Mother, and they dared not speak out in anger.
While the concubines were eating, An Xiaoshan returned to the kitchen, cut a bowl of cold skin into fine powder, added seasonings and minced meat, and poured hot oil over it. He was sent to the little princess's yard, but the mute palace maid opened the door and didn't let him in. She just took Liangpi'er away.
Not long after, the mute palace maid returned the big bowl, went directly to An Xiaoshan and handed him a note, which read in delicate small characters: Thank you, I will need more tomorrow.
After lunch, the queen endured her discomfort, chatted with the queen mother for a while, and left with her concubines.
Concubine Lan was still left behind by the Queen Mother and did not come out with them. The old queen mother turned a blind eye to the queen and the others, and only focused on chatting with Concubine Lan.
Returned to Zhilan Palace in the evening.
"Xiao Anzi, thank you. This is the happiest day I have had in so many years." After dinner, Concubine Lan sat on the swing to enjoy the cool air, and An Xiaoshan stood beside him.
As her personal maid, Cardamom drank too much because she was too happy today.
"It could be more enjoyable. Besides, I like to be honest. Just thanking you verbally is not the way to go." An Xiaoshan said with a pun.
It's a pity that Concubine Lan doesn't understand at all. She just says thank you. What other way is there? But she understood what An Xiaoshan meant.
"When you have a bad thing, you always think about bad things. Come tonight..." Concubine Lan felt that after saying this, her breathing was a little heavy, and her face was burning.
An Xiaoshan felt itchy when he heard the words "You come tonight", but he could only endure it for the time being. They were a master and a servant in front of outsiders.
He stretched out his hand and pushed the swing gently, swinging Concubine Lan up, and whispered something in his ear.
"Let's change to a new position today. Don't shout too loudly. Cardamom will be suspicious."
Concubine Lan smiled slightly and her face was full of spring. The evening breeze was blowing her long hair, sand clothes, elegant face, exquisite body, and lotus feet as smooth as jade, filled with all the colors of a young woman's yearning for spring.
"At least three times..." When Qiu Dang passed by An Xiaoshan, Concubine Lan said in a voice that only two people could hear.
"Death under the peonies, it's cool to be a ghost." An Xiaoshan said when he came back from swinging in autumn.
The two of them just flirted with each other.
However, there are procedures for this matter. He can't go just when he wants. He has to wait for Concubine Lan's arrangements. After all, he also has a personal maid, Daukou.
After An Xiaoshan had a little flirtation with Concubine Lan, he went to look at soaps and perfumes. Only then did Daukou come over to wait on her, chatting about what happened in the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests today.
"Mr. An is so awesome, my master knows people very well!"
Cardamom is now full of hope. Although she does not have the emperor's favor, the Queen Mother is getting better and better towards Zhilan Palace. Let Zhilan Palace finally no longer look like a rootless weed blowing in the wind.
"Cardamom, I heard the sound of mice last night. We have new fabrics today, as well as things given by the Queen Mother. Don't let the mice eat them..."
Concubine Lan said to Daukou seriously.
Like a thief, Doujiao quickly glanced at Concubine Lan's face and understood what Concubine Lan meant. She understood that Manager An would naturally be the one to catch the mouse that night.
After Concubine Lan returned, she took a bath carefully and then dressed herself up nicely. This time there is more expectation than last time.
There must be more music and singing tonight than last time, right? Concubine Lan was thinking happily and looking forward to it.
There are ninety-nine little mice scratching in her heart right now, and the itching is unbearable, just waiting for the mouse-catching cat to come.
Night completely swallowed up the entire palace. The palace lantern is raised high.
An Xiaoshan walked towards Concubine Lan's palace openly and openly. It was nothing unusual for him to come over for inspection as the manager.
However, he wanted to pretend that he was passing by Concubine Lan's palace, and as expected, he was stopped by Daukou when he passed by the door for the second time.
"Mr. An, there are noises of mice in the imperial concubine's bedroom. Can you come in and take a look?" Doukou said nervously.
She was a little afraid to look at An Xiaoshan. The first time was coaxing, but this time she believed An Xiaoshan knew what he was doing.
An Xiaoshan didn't know that he and the imperial concubine had colluded long ago, and cardamom was just a necessary procedure. If she didn't need to be a sentry, I wouldn't have told her long ago.
"We collected new things today. It's a big deal to have mice. We can't chew the things, let alone scare the imperial concubine." An Xiaoshan and Lan Guifei had the same excuse.
An Xiaoshan walked into Concubine Lan's bedroom. Daukou looked around. No one noticed him. He let out a sigh of relief and hid at the door to keep watch.
