food color system

During this short period of time, Zhuo Yichen was recuperating in the Xiangye's mansion, Zhuo Yun said that it would not be too late to return to the palace after the cold was over, so he didn't have to worry.In the imperial city outside the palace, he can often visit his parents with Zhuo Yun.The parents stayed in the city for a few more days because they were waiting for the imperial edict.And when New Year's Day is approaching, Zhuo Yichen comes to make cakes with his mother every day.Rice cakes, sponge cakes, chrysanthemum cakes, Poria cakes, Bazhen cakes, etc., all kinds of cakes are carefully prepared for He Dan.

All the relatives and important officials in the imperial city knew that the crown prince was living in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion recently, and they came to visit and congratulate him one after another, making the Prime Minister's Mansion very busy.Zhuo Yun knew that most of these people were flatterers, and there were countless greeting cards, but Zhuo Yun was really willing to see not many.Moreover, he often accompanied his elder brother to the inn, so he usually left quietly from behind, leaving the officials at the front door empty-handed.

Zhuo Yun followed him to the inn with the excuse of helping, and Zhuo Yichen asked him to stay in the prime minister's mansion to deal with those officials, but he didn't do it. He would rather pound the green grass juice for dyeing the sponge cake, and pound and grind the white rice.

Every time Zhuo Yun sees a busy crowd, but Zhuo Yun sneaks away with him, Zhuo Yichen inexplicably feels that he is suspected of being a bit of a "disaster", and persuades worriedly: "Gentlemen stay away from the kitchen, can you pay more attention to serious business?"

"Aren't you a gentleman yourself?"

Zhuo Yichen thought to himself, how do you compare with me? I am from a family of royal chefs in modern times, and my profession and highest honor is cooking!He thought for a while, and then said: "I am a gentleman, but you are a prince, how can I compare with you..."

"As the saying goes, 'food and sex are also sexual', and the way of eating has always been one of the most important ways in my dynasty. You see, there are famous sword clubs among the people, and there are also Wanfu Banquets in the palace, all of which come for this."

"Anyway, I can't tell you. It's up to you whether you listen or not. I'm just advising you. Don't miss the serious business."

"You can rest assured," Zhuo Yun said with a smile, "I know it well."

Zhuo Yichen could only nod his head.Now he feels more and more that Zhuo Yun is almost two people in front of him and in front of outsiders.

In the eyes of outsiders, this prince may be a little unpredictable. First, he claimed that the palace was closed due to illness, making everyone think that the East Palace was hopeless, but at a critical moment, he forced Prince Jing to settle an unforeseen disaster. All were captured, and it is said that this was also commanded by the prince.After the visit of the Holy Majesty's royal driver, he neither blamed the prince nor remembered his merits, nor did he have an imperial order. Outsiders only knew that the emperor had a secret conversation with the prince. Maybe the East Palace really regained power and it is unknown.As a result, relatives of the emperor and important officials of the court joined in one after another, but the prince ignored him.What is the key to selling, is it to avoid the imperial prestige or to hide your strength and bide your time?

Zhuo Yichen also felt that Zhuo Yun's attitude towards outsiders was completely different from that towards himself.Just like the banquet a few days ago.Zhuo Yichen's heart sank heavily when he heard Xiangye bluntly speaking about accepting the side, but Zhuo Yun suppressed the matter in a few words, smashing the idea of ​​marrying the East Palace. I'm afraid no one would dare to accept the side for a long time Again.Perhaps, Zhuo Yun is really good at dealing with these twists and turns.

Zhuo Yichen thought more than once, this is Zhuo Yun's original appearance.But this kind of thinking can't last long, and it will be overthrown by Zhuo Yun's self-destructive image every time.

When making Bazhen Cake, first mix the ground white rice cake powder with fat, then mix in chestnut powder, thin preserved peaches, pine nuts, crushed petals, crushed almonds, etc. Served with sesame seeds, the pastry will be fluffy and fluffy after steaming, fragrant and sweet.Zhuo Yichen cooks every ingredient, whether it is a meal, a snack or a dessert, he is very serious and focused, more like carving.

Zhuo Yun likes to see his brother getting busy, his slender and strong fingers are covered with white cake powder and chestnut yellow, and the fingertips are beating fast, it is really beautiful.

But such loose days cannot be maintained for too long, and the parents have to leave the imperial city and return to the inner city after all.And just today, the parents were ordered to enter the palace to face the saint, and the parents went there early in the morning.Zhuo Yichen still came to the inn to make the last round of pastries, hoping that when his parents returned, they could enjoy them directly.

"Is the green plum juice ready?" Zhuo Yichen suddenly came over to check the results.

Zhuo Yun was in a daze at first, but after being disturbed by his brother, he came back to his senses.

"You have been pounding for a long time to make it like this?" He rubbed the powder in his hands on the apron, took the bowl and pestle from Zhuo Yun's hand, and started to pound vigorously.

Seeing his brother's actions, Zhuo Yun felt dizzy for a while, "Let me do it..."

"We have to finish these pastries before Mom and Dad come back. You are too slow, I will definitely not be able to finish it, so I will do it."

Zhuo Yun, who lowered the overall efficiency, consciously stopped arguing, and let him wield a sword and a knife, but he was not good at fine cooking tasks such as chopping vegetables and making juice. 360 lines will lead to champions, martial arts champions can't do literary work, and people who know how to dance swords may not necessarily be able to chop vegetables.

In winter, it is suitable to eat warm foods such as lotus root, chestnuts, and yams.The methods of making lotus root flour cake, chestnut cake, and yam cake are similar. Peel and steam lotus root, chestnut, and yam, mash them and grind them into powder, mix them with white rice flour, glutinous rice flour, honey, sesame, fat oil, etc. and knead them together. Add sugar or salt according to your preference, knead the kneaded dough into long strips or round shapes, if there are molds, you can also make molds, steam them and eat them immediately, even if they are cold, you can still eat them.

Zhuo Yichen prefers the light yellow chestnut cake. The chestnut itself is sweet and sweet but not greasy, so there is no need to add sugar to release the original sweetness of the chestnut.And Zhuo Yun's favorite is lotus root flour sugar cake. Before steaming in the pan, he sprinkles a lot of sugar, which is so sweet that it makes you greasy.After Zhuo Yichen tasted it, he never dared to ask Zhuo Yun to add seasoning for him.

"Master, you are responsible for eating. Don't hold me back, okay?" Zhuo Yichen said, "Also, you can eat this basket of lotus root powder sugar cake by yourself. I guess no one will dare to eat it except you."

After Zhuo Yun was rejected again, he found that his only use was to knead rice balls, because he was strong enough.Zhuo Yun broke off a small ball, kneaded it into a flat long strip, and put the pounded plum blossom juice on the white cake surface. He showed this to his brother and said, "Snow red plum."

This unreliable food name reminded Zhuo Yichen of what happened a few days ago, his face blushed slightly, and he lowered his head and said, "Don't make trouble..."

"Brother, you said the day before yesterday that you wanted to compensate me, but that still counts? Actually..."

"I know what you're going to say," Zhuo Yichen had no choice but to interrupt Zhuo Yun with a blushing face in order to avoid Zhuo Yun's nasty words, "I promise I can do it when you say it seriously, but you're as good as me pull."

Zhuo Yun smiled, and applied the white rice powder on his brother's nose.

Zhuo Yichen glared at him, then raised his hand to wipe off the rice noodles.Zhuo Yun leaned over with a smile, and kissed him on the nose, "I owe you first, and you will pay me later."

Zhuo Yichen lowered his head, curled the corners of his mouth, and said nothing.The two began to coordinate with each other again.Grind powder, knead and press, print cake and steam cake.When Zhuo Yichen was kneading the cornbread, he said softly, "Actually, I know something unique about pasta. I'll make it for you when we return to Xiangye's residence."

"How unique?"

Zhuo Yichen played tricks, "You'll know when I make it."

Shen Shi.Zhuo's father and Zhuo's mother were sent back to the inn from the palace with the chariot bestowed by him. At the beginning of the first month, Zhuo's father was going to take over the camp outside Beijing. At that time, he was going to move his wife to the outer city mansion.The emperor naturally mentioned to Zhuo Tinghuan the whereabouts of the second son of the Zhuo family, the Holy Majesty only wanted to mention it in a few words, but Zhuo Tinghuan was very worried and dared to ask again and again.

He said, "The youngest son Zhuo Yun is impulsive and reckless, he doesn't know the seriousness, how can he be lucky enough to enter the uterus as an errand? The elder son is weak, sick and dull, why let him follow him into the palace? I implore the emperor to withdraw the decree."

Zhuo Tinghuan has led troops for many years, but he is really not good at court affairs, so it is absolutely impossible to say something like begging the emperor to withdraw the decree.

The emperor didn't care about these things, and said: "The emperor's words cannot be changed overnight. Let them stay. I will treat them as my own flesh and blood. If it doesn't go well, I will send them back to you. How about it?"

It is really a great favor to treat him as his own flesh and blood, and the words of the emperor have said this.Zhuo Tinghuan didn't dare to contradict and disobey, stood up and knelt down to thank him, and agreed with a little worry.

The emperor stood up from the throne and slowly descended the steps, "Do you know why the Zhuo family lost power earlier?"

"The minister knows that it is the minister who framed Xiang Zhuang with the intention of treason."

"You didn't frame the Zhuang family. Zhuang Yan really has the heart of disobedience, and he will rebel sooner or later. Don't you think it will be rebellious this time?"

"This time it's not Prince Jing..."

"Prince Jing is just a superficial gimmick, temporarily obsessed with ghosts."

"Your Majesty... please make it clear!"

"I know that your Zhuo family was the loyal ministers and heroes of the first emperor in the previous dynasty. I also knew about the abolition of the nobles and the conquest of the mansion, but at that time, the son of the left prime minister held the military power and supported his own self-respect. I can't touch the Zhuang family. It can only make you lose power. , in exchange for three months of peace in the middle of the court. Afterwards, I will rehabilitate your Zhuo family, let your descendants be promoted to nobles, and your descendants will honor their ancestors!"

Zhuo Tinghuan suddenly knelt down, with a solemn and upright expression, "For the sake of the peace of the court, I will never hesitate to die. At the beginning, I had already made up my mind to die. It is the great grace of the saints that makes the Zhuo family what it is today!"

The emperor smiled and said: "General Zhuo, you really are daring." The Holy Majesty personally lifted him up from the jade steps, "General, do you still dare to eliminate thieves for me?"

Zhuo Tinghuan clasped his fists and said righteously, "I am a mortal person, and only by the blessing of the Holy Grace can I live to this day. Why don't you dare?"

"Okay." The emperor nodded, "Of course, the Zhuang family dragged your Zhuo family into the water in order to eliminate dissidents. Now, I will seal your military position and let you divide the military power with the Zhuang family. It is to let you knock the mountain and shake the tiger. Look at the town in the west. What is the intention of the general, you act on the fly and try your best to cut power, can you do it?"

Zhuo Tinghuan said impressively: "I obey the order!"

"Dare to ask the emperor, if the Zhuang family refuses to cut down their military power, then the minister..."

"No?" The emperor sneered slightly, "If you can't persuade them to surrender, you can force them to surrender, and if you can't force them to surrender, you can still be exterminated!"

"Follow the Sunnah!"

When Zhuo's father returned to the inn, he was still pondering over how to deal with the errand that the emperor entrusted to him. He wanted to admonish his two sons to be cautious, but now he forgot about it.

When parting, the mother told the two sons to be careful everywhere, and then she said goodbye with tears.

Zhuo Yun had previously felt that his father did not agree with the matter of entering the palace, and was thinking of how to persuade him.But after Zhuo's father came back, he didn't mention this matter, nor did he disagree. Instead, he told him to be safe and be careful in everything.Zhuo Yun speculated that the emperor might have said something reassuring to Zhuo's father, otherwise Zhuo's father would not be relieved.

After the family had dinner, the two brothers sent their parents' carriage out of the city gate, and bid farewell to each other.At that time, it was evening, and the sky was getting dark.Zhuo Yun said: "Brother, let's go back to the palace directly, the dozen or so imperial guards are still waiting for escort at the prime minister's mansion."

Zhuo Yichen didn't seem to hear what Zhuo Yun said, but just stared in the direction of the city gate.

Zhuo Yun held his brother's hand, rubbing his fingers gently on the back of his hand.

"Brother, you still have me."

Zhuo Yichen blinked lightly, then nodded disappointedly.

The two of them boarded the carriage and rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and then they were guarded by the Imperial Forest Army. They might reach the palace before dark.The jade pendant around the waist and the prince's seal representing the identity of the prince were all left in the palace. If it weren't for the imperial guards and the emperor's will, Zhuo Yun would not be able to enter the palace.

When leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, the old Prime Minister took his relatives and slaves from all over the Zhao Mansion to say goodbye. The old Prime Minister kept pushing his granddaughter towards the prince, but it was impossible for Zhao Han and Zhuo Yun to see eye to eye, and they greeted each other calmly After a few words, each withdrew.The old man also felt that his granddaughter was too disappointing.

The two brothers rushed to the palace by chariot. On the way, Zhuo Yichen suddenly remembered something. He asked the Imperial Forest Army to turn around and go to Prince Jing's mansion first.

Zhuo Yun stopped him and asked suspiciously: "What are you doing in the palace?"

"There's one thing I don't understand yet."

"You can ignore the matter about Prince Jing, stay away from him and avoid him! Don't have anything to do with him in the future."

Zhuo Yichen couldn't hear the jealousy in Zhuo Yun's words.He laughed and said, "This matter has nothing to do with Prince Jing."

Zhuo Yun was even more puzzled now, "Then why did you go to Prince Jing's Mansion?"

"Did you forget about hermaphrodites? How on earth are those deformed fish raised? There are also bisexual child molesters, is it because of that sinful drug, or something else..."

Zhuo Yun smiled and said: "Brother, you are really working hard. Worry about this and that."

"If there is such a medicine, we have to destroy it. Once it flows into the hands of the people or dignitaries, it's not good!"

Zhuo Yun nodded, then became serious, and immediately ordered to transfer Prince Jing's mansion.

"But I'm worried, it's in vain if we go."

Zhuo Yichen was puzzled, "What do you mean?"

"That day, the hostages were rescued and the palace was searched, but no child molestation was found. Prince Jing doesn't even have a concubine."

"So..." Zhuo Yichen's face turned serious, "Then let's figure out where androgyny comes from."