I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

There are many people in the Qilin Palace, and each person has their own division of labor. For example, there is a dedicated person to do things like delivering food.

Five or six little maids wearing light green silk skirts followed an older maid into the small kitchen.

"Your Highness has come back and just passed on the meal - is the day meal ready?" The elder palace maid's eyes swept around the small kitchen and landed directly on Luo Qianhuai's delicate face, her brows instantly furrowed. Wrinkled.

"Okay, okay!" Nanny Meng hurriedly came over, her eyes narrowed with laughter: "Look, Mrs. Qin, the dishes and snacks have been prepared long ago, and they are all placed on the stove to warm!"

Mrs. Qin did not answer, but Mother Meng followed her gaze and introduced her with a smile: "He is the newly selected person by Mr. Zheng. He is good at making side dishes from Qiantang. No, she is also doing today's lunch." It’s a lot of effort.”

The day meal is the main meal for His Highness the Eighth Prince at noon, so naturally it is impossible to rely entirely on a newcomer. Chef Duan and Chef Xu worked hard for a long time, making about ten dishes and seven or eight kinds of pasta and snacks. What Luo Qianhuai made was only a useful supplement.

"She looks like this, she is thoughtful." Mrs. Qin glanced at the snacks and dishes that were warm on the stove. They were all beautifully arranged, and she couldn't help but snorted: "I just don't know how to cook. How can I do that?" It’s not worthy of that kind of ingenuity.”

Luo Qianhuai didn't understand why Mrs. Qin was hostile to him, but her status in the Qilin Palace was definitely not low - just from the pink satin skirt that was more exquisite than the other little palace ladies, and the It can be seen from the variegated green jade hairpin on his head - there is no point in arguing with such a person.

She just pretended not to hear the malice in the other person's words, lowered her eyebrows and showed a gentle, businesslike smile.

Seeing her lowering her head, Mrs. Qin didn't care. She just waved her hand and asked the little palace maids to put the dishes and snacks into mahogany food boxes with gold edges, and walked away with her head held high and her hands in her hands.

Eating during the day is a privilege enjoyed by the royal family. Ordinary palace people only have two meals a day, the morning meal and the eating meal. But for chefs, there is no need to be subject to this restriction. Luo Qianhuai just relied on tasting the dishes and ate until he was seven or eighty percent full. Now he also regained his energy:

"Mommy, can I go back first? To be honest, I came in a hurry just now, and there are some daily items left there..."

Twelve hours have come and the system has been restarted. Luo Qianhuai naturally wants to return to Jiaofang Palace as soon as possible and look for opportunities to leave Weiyang Palace.

In addition, she also wanted to see if the real Qiao Jin'er was back. If he came out under her name, it would cause trouble if someone exposed it later. She would have to make a careful calculation with others to see how she could make things right.

Aunt Meng was not moved at all: "There is no need to rush, it is not too late to wait for His Highness to use it before deciding where to go - if it suits His Highness's taste, someone will naturally help you clean it up, otherwise, those I’m afraid old things may not be usable anymore.”

Luo Qianhuai had no choice but to stay in the kitchen and prepare the ingredients reluctantly.

In the main hall, Lady Qin and her maids placed various dishes in front of Yu Jin. There was limited space on the table, and it was already full after putting all Chef Duan's dishes on it. She thought for a moment, took down one item of roasted mutton, one item of dog meat pot, and put Chef Xu's specialty three-color dumplings on it. , and added an extra bowl of venison soup.

As for the side dishes made by Luo Qianhuai, they were all placed in the food box, and none of them were taken out.

The waiter stepped forward, inserted a silver needle into the dishes one by one, tested them one by one, and tasted them with silver chopsticks before quietly retreating to the side.

Yu Jin looked at these common dishes at palace banquets, and then looked at the five or six food boxes that had not yet been opened, and his eyebrows knitted together, but he did not move the chopsticks.

"I have already told you that the daytime meal should be simple, so why do you do so many more?"

Although he is not very old, under His Majesty's personal guidance, he is quite powerful. With such a stern expression, all the palace people in the room, including Mrs. Qin, immediately knelt down.

"Your Highness, the lunch is cooked in the small kitchen, and the maid doesn't know about it... By the way, a new cook came today. Maybe she hasn't learned your Highness's rules yet..."

The aroma of vegetables penetrated her nose, making Yu Ji feel even more disgusted.

"Then there's no need to keep it." He waved his hand: "Twenty sticks, send it to Yeting."

"Yes." A hint of joy appeared on Qin Niang's downcast face, and she was about to stand up and exit when the palace door opened with a creak.

Young Inspector Zheng walked in with a smile on his face, as if he didn't notice the oppressive atmosphere in the palace: "Has your Highness tried Jin'er's craftsmanship?"

When he looked at the table, he didn't see any Qiantang side dishes at all, and he knew that it was Mrs. Qin who had done something wrong.

She had nothing to do with him, and she was mean and intolerant. Although His Highness had not yet matured, he still had good taste and would always be more tolerant of beautiful young ladies.

That's why he finished what he was doing and hurried back in a hurry, just because he was worried that this person would do something wrong.

As expected, he had guessed everything.

When Yu Jin saw it was him, his previously stern face softened a lot: "Jin'er? The new cook?"

"Isn't that right?" Zheng Shaojian grabbed the table in front of the case in two or three steps. He opened the food boxes placed aside one by one. He first took a bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus wine rice dumplings and presented it to him. Then he took the table in front of the case. Dishes such as fried beef liver and herring gizzards were taken off the table.

People are smart. Don't be too obvious about Chef Duan's idea. He just had a desire to win and even cooked a whole table of dishes that could rival a palace banquet to fight against a young lady.

But if His Highness is willing to use these, how can he lose weight day by day.

In the plum-green tall cup, white jade balls as big as little fingers floated up and down, paired with bits of golden cinnamon seeds, exuding an intoxicating sweet fragrance.

The young eunuch stepped forward to test it with a silver needle, and was about to taste it when he was stopped by Yu Jin waving his hand.

He looked at the dessert in front of him quietly for a while, then he picked up the sapphire soup, scooped out one and put it into his mouth.

Ever since Master Zheng came in, Mrs. Qin has been standing at the door, unable to move forward or retreat.

Seeing His Highness's actions now, I felt relieved.

When Mrs. Wang was around, she always made these snacks by herself and did not let the palace people around her follow her. So when she was gone, the previous events became unique in His Highness's heart.

Even though it is just such a simple rice dumpling made with fermented glutinous rice, there are a lot of tricks involved, including what kind of fermented glutinous rice is used, what kind of sugar is used, and how the meatballs are made. It is simply impossible to do it exactly the same.

She had just discovered that the sweet-scented osmanthus rice dumplings made by Jin'er were at least 90% similar in appearance to those made by Wang Meiren herself.

But the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. The expectations that His Highness mentions now will turn into thunder later. I'm afraid that when the time comes, Jin'er will end up worse than just now!