The princess relies on the cat to get the upper hand + special episode

System: "!" If you don't believe it, pull it down!

On the same day, in the palace, Ganlu Hall.

After dealing with government affairs, Lu Yining passed on the meal. Among the various dishes, he suddenly smelled the spicy aroma of the dish in front of him. Seeing the square pieces of jade in it, Lu Yining couldn't tell the ingredients for a while. What is it.

She raised her eyebrows and asked, "What is this?"

The eunuch who served her replied with a smile: "Reporting to the saint, this is a new folk product that the empress entrusted to let His Majesty taste today."

Lu Yining frowned: "Oh?"

She put down the silver bag suspiciously, picked up the spoon, and stretched out her hand towards the dish——

The author has something to say: System: I said you want to be popular, but you must give me popularity!

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The poem in the middle is from the Yuan Dynasty, I will borrow it, after all... there is no tofu in the Tang Dynasty QAQ!

Chapter 9 Crucian Carp Tofu Soup

Lu Yining tasted the mapo tofu, and was attracted by the fragrant and spicy taste. He moved the spoon a few times, and then heard a laughter not far away:

"How, this meal tastes good?"

Lu Yining's originally expressionless face suddenly became softer, she looked up at the person who was walking towards her from outside the hall without passing through, and asked not too surprised: "You did it? "

Zhou Xianhua shook her head, and the hollowed-out and gold-decorated hundred steps swayed slightly from her bun, like a butterfly on a branch gently flapping its wings, but her appearance was even more dazzling than that colorful butterfly.

Zhou Yuanhua walked up to Lu Yining, saluted briefly, then picked up the spoon used by the emperor with a smile, and put a spoonful into his own mouth. After tasting it for a while, he said: "For me, the spicy taste is not enough, but It’s been great too.”

"Is Zi Tong sold out?" Lu Yining rested her chin on the table with one hand, staring at her with great interest.

Hearing what she said, Zhou Xianhua only stuck out his tongue a little, and immediately replied: "I met my mother today, and I heard her talk about the Qiqiao Lantern Festival a few days ago. Does the sage still remember Zou Dequan?"

Lu Yining easily thought of the former head of the imperial dining room, raised his eyebrows, gave up half of his chair, put his arms around her waist, let her sit close to him, and signaled to continue.

Zhou Yuanhua had a smile in his brows, like a wrinkled pool of spring water: "It is said that the overseas seeds brought back by the people sent by the sage earlier, besides corn and sweet potatoes, etc. were cultivated in the palace, there is also one thing developed by Zou Dequan as seasoning. , is the chili used in this tofu."

"My concubine has learned from my cousin that now Zou Dequan has cultivated this spicy pepper. At that time, my cousin will write a letter in the name of Jing Zhaoyin, presenting the same effect on the cultivation of this spicy pepper."

"As for this tofu..." Zhou Xianhua said, with a flash of interest in her eyes, she pulled her red lips up, and then she heard her chuckle: "It's because when my mother came to see me in the palace, she knew I had a lot of novelties, and it happened A young man bought it from Zou Dequan's restaurant, but my concubine didn't dare to keep it private, so she eagerly shared it with the sage."

Listening to her joking tone, Lu Yining fainted into a smile in her long and narrow phoenix eyes, and after a while she responded slowly: "If you like it, I will ask for the recipe, and I will ask the imperial dining room to make it for you in the future."

Zhou Xianhua smiled and kissed the corner of her lips, then thought of something, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "I don't really like it—"

It's just that she missed the taste and ingredients very much.

If she wasn't the lord of the harem, she might still be thinking about getting something new for herself in the kitchen every day, but with her status, she would have to do many things, and Lu Yining didn't know how many disasters were hidden under the throne. Before getting rid of her, Zhou Yuanhua didn't want to reveal more handles to the courtiers.

Now it seems that another fellow villager with similar circumstances to her came to this dynasty.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuanhua had some calculations in his mind, and said to Lu Yining, "Will the sage meet Zou Dequan at that time?"

Lu Yining nodded slightly: "If what he presents is beneficial to the people, I will definitely see it."

Thinking of the role of chili peppers, Zhou Xianhua nodded thoughtfully. After all, when she proposed to open up overseas shipping routes, she only cared about sweet potatoes, which can fill people’s stomachs and are easy to make. Even corn did not recall the correct one. With the way of planting and the fact that the peppers hadn't grown yet, it was even more impossible for her to recognize the thing.

Now that I think about it, maybe that fellow villager who has a relationship with Zou Dequan is good at it?

Zhou Xianhua then asked: "Can the sage summon the inventor of this tofu?"

Lu Yining nodded without hesitation: "If you want to see me, I'll send it along."

A bright smile appeared on Zhou Yuanhua's face, and he hugged Lu Yining for a while, until he left after eating, knowing that Lu Yining would call ministers to discuss state affairs in the afternoon.

……

a few days later.

In Wang'an City, there are already discussions about the so-called "tofu" in Zou Gong's restaurant, and the poems written by the scholar that day have also been spread, and have been unanimously approved by the literati, so many immigrants and poets will come here. I want to go to Zou Gong's restaurant to see what kind of food it is, it can make people feel very happy.

It's just... I heard that the people who went there couldn't recite poems afterwards, because the dishes in Zou Gong's restaurant were too delicious. of.