Concubine Hui didn't pay attention to Zaichun's scolding, but took out the same side dishes from the food box, and finally served a pot of fine Huadiao.
"Your Majesty, don't be too tired. We can't finish the state affairs... We women in the harem have long hair and short knowledge. We can't share the worries with Long Live Lord. We can only give His Majesty a good late-night snack. You can sleep well after eating it." Sleep……"
There were not many side dishes, but in the end Concubine Hui actually brought over a small red copper charcoal pot from the palace maid, which was very small and about the size of an adult's palm.
Below is the red fragrant charcoal, which exudes a delicate fragrance when burned. It is obvious that some special spices are added to the charcoal fire.
On top is a small oval-shaped pot with a flat bottom, emitting heat and surrounded by beautiful floral patterns carved on it.
"What is this? Why is there such a small and exquisite pot?" Zai Chun asked.
"I asked the craftsmen to make it. I designed it myself...it's so fun!"
Zai Chun watched helplessly as Concubine Hui pulled out dishes, chopsticks, and even a pot of sesame oil like a magic trick. Concubine Hui actually poured oil into the pan and fried eggs in front of the emperor!
Ouch... The eunuchs and maids in the Yangxin Palace were all dumbfounded. There were countless things about harem girls competing for favor with their cooking skills.
If you want to conquer a man's heart, you must first conquer his stomach. Women in the palace have long understood this truth, so many concubines are willing to show their cooking skills to the emperor.
But what is different from the past is that in the past, when concubines showed off their cooking skills, they would directly serve finished products. Why did Concubine Hui even bring up semi-finished products and cook them in front of Zai Chun!
When the beaten eggs were poured into the sesame oil, the egg liquid stirred happily and the honeycomb-like bubbles swelled, and the aroma of fireworks suddenly filled the palace!
Zai Chun's eyes suddenly lit up, and the worries just now were immediately swept away, and the freshness in front of him replaced the worries just now.
"Your Majesty, don't look at it. Use your chopsticks and eat quickly. You have to eat it while it's hot...it must not be cold. Take a bite while it's hot and then take a sip of wine. It's delicious!"
Zai Chun picked up a chopstick and threw it in his mouth, which made him gasp, "Haha... hahaha... so hot... so fragrant!"
This is a really different taste. The temperature of the oil brings out the natural flavor of the egg liquid. This is ten times more fragrant than cold or warm dishes.
Another mouthful of warm Huadiao made Zai Chun roll up his sleeves so comfortably that his appetite was suddenly whetted!
They are all the most common ingredients. First fry two eggs, then grill a few slices of marinated venison. You can even use this small pot to fry some newly sprouted bean sprouts.
It's not about eating, it's just about having fun, but it's the process of having fun that's the most attractive.
"Your Majesty eats warm meals from the imperial dining room every day. They are fried and kept warm in a large basket. When His Majesty passes the meal around, it is only hot. It is the most tasteless!"
"When it comes to eating, you have to eat the freshest and hottest food. You eat it right after it comes out of the pot. This is the enjoyment..."
Zai Chun drank a few sips of wine and some hot dishes to satisfy his stomach. He felt much better. "Ah... Concubine Hui, do you know? What is the best meal I have ever had?"
"How do you know, my concubine? Was it when His Majesty was eating dishes from the British royal kitchen?"
"Haha, come on, Britain is a food desert. There are no delicious food. There are more than one county in Qing Dynasty!"
"The most beautiful meal I had was actually on an unknown desert island in the Pacific... I had just arrived in Naha at that time, and after completing the recruit training, my master asked me to follow the veterans to practice my courage!"
"I took a boat with a company of Chinese special forces and arrived at a place called Snake Island... This island is uninhabited, with only mountains, rocks, and scattered low shrubs and woods!"
"There are no cattle, sheep, or chickens, ducks, or poultry on this island, and there are no wild tigers or sika deer... There are only two animals, one is a snake, and the other is a bird..."
"Three days of survival in the wild is considered a pass, seven days is considered an excellence... I have suffered for four days!"
"But bitterness comes after bitterness. The more bitter it is, the sweeter it is... There was a famous dish at that time called Sapper Roast Snake Meat!"
"Haha, it's all the tricks of those soldiers who are having fun... Roast the snake meat directly on the cleaned engineering shovel and sprinkle a little salt on it..."
"Why are you curling your lips? Do you feel sick? I feel sick too... But I'm tired and hungry, and I can't stop eating! But after eating once, guess what?"
"It almost knocked my teeth out...it's so delicious! Your omelette today is the second most delicious..."
In the Hall of Cultivation, the cooking wok that looks like home-cooked food actually brought the two of them closer. At this moment, they really looked like a common couple.
Sitting together, the man was drinking and eating, and the woman was cooking and talking, and gradually Zai Chun started to get a little excited!
"Hey... Concubine Hui... you... do you know? I'm in trouble..."
The big-tongued Zai Chun told Concubine Hui little by little about the problems he encountered. Concubine Hui didn't drink too much and her eyes were still bright.
"Hui Fei... you said... you said I encountered such a dilemma... what should I do? What can I do?"
Concubine Hui pursed her lips and smiled, taking down the wok on the double-layered red copper charcoal stove. It was actually still alive. She took a matching soup pot from the palace maid's hand.
She actually started to make soup. This little charcoal fire was really not wasted at all!
"Your Majesty! If you say this, I don't dare to speak... The harem cannot interfere in politics!"
"Hey... Today is an exception. I allow you to discuss..." Zai Chun said drunkenly.
Concubine Hui turned her head and glanced at Xiao Sixi outside the cubicle, "Then... then Mr. Sixi must bear witness! I just said a few words to relieve His Majesty's boredom. I can't take it seriously..."
Concubine Hui looked at the charcoal fire making soup and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, it's just because you are in this mountain! Why do you have to choose? Can't you please both sides?"
"I'm just talking nonsense. In fact, few of the high officials in the court really care about the lives of those servants. Everyone is just grudges!"
"Besides, Your Majesty, why do you always want to put everything on the table and solve it? There are many things that cannot be solved on the table!"
"I want my concubine to say that His Majesty will issue a decree tomorrow... He will say that those murderous thugs are so heinous that they will be sent directly to the iron factory to be cut into pieces to vent their anger on the people!"
"As for Guang Liang, the tenth general manager, just be more generous and let him go!"
"Hey... I think so too, but if we let it go, the twisters will still have an excuse to incite the people, and the people will also have grievances!"
Concubine Hui smiled coldly, "Don't worry...we have a way!"
