Mountain God's Wife

"My God! Is the imperial chef sick? Where is the accompanying imperial doctor? Where did they go?" The no longer young imperial chef followed the eldest princess all the way south from the north. The imperial chef, who had never left the capital, came to this southern town for the first time. Afterwards, I suddenly had an unacceptable reaction, vomiting and diarrhea, and there were many red rashes on my body, which were extremely itchy, and I could hardly move in bed.

This made the people who served the eldest princess anxious. The princess originally had a bad appetite and was a picky eater, so she only ate the food made by the imperial chef. Now that the imperial chef can't shake the spoon, what does your highness eat?

"He's sick, let him rest well, he's not young anymore, it's hard for him to come out with me."

The eldest princess Chunyu didn't care about her own diet, she let go of the imperial chef's lies, and asked the imperial physician about his illness in detail.

"Hu Yuchu is not seriously ill, it's just that the acclimatization is a little more serious, which makes the onset of the disease a little urgent. I have already prescribed medicine and injected him with needles, and he can recover after quiet recuperation," said the imperial physician.

"As long as it's okay, let someone fetch some tonics for him, and Hu Yuchu's body must be taken care of quickly." Princess Chunyu ordered.

"Your Highness is benevolent, I will go and get it now." Because Princess Chunyu's health is not very good, she brought a complete set of tonics when she went out, and they were all good things rewarded by the emperor.

Although Princess Chunyu was born noble, she has the best temper among the group of nobles, she has never treated her servants harshly, when she was still living in the palace, all the maids and eunuchs wanted to run into her palace , so her reputation for benevolence is well known among the nobles.

"But Hu Yuchu is ill, what should you do with your meal, Your Highness? Would you like to make up for it and eat some meals made by the chef here first?" Another maid of Princess Chunyu persuaded very worriedly.

Princess Chunyu's complexion changed immediately, and then she put her hand on her forehead and said, "I'm not feeling well and I don't have an appetite, so let the kitchen not be too busy."

"Your Highness..." The maid sighed helplessly, "Stop being childish, what can we do if we don't eat? If His Highness the Sixteenth finds out, we will have to walk around without food."

Princess Chunyu groaned for a long time, but finally compromised. She knew that child Rui'er could really punish her attendants.

The cook at the county magistrate's house knew that Her Royal Highness the princess had to take care of the meals by herself, so she hurriedly used her housekeeping skills to prepare.

The county magistrate likes to eat meat, and the cook of the county magistrate's family is very good at cooking meat dishes. Princess Chunyu looked at the greasy lunch and felt her stomach churn before eating it.

For the sake of the sixteenth prince, Princess Chunyu put down her chopsticks after barely eating two bites.

But she didn't expect that she still overestimated her stomach. Although she only took two bites, she felt uncomfortable all afternoon, and finally invited the imperial physician again.

The county magistrate also felt uncomfortable all afternoon when he learned about it. He still remembered the threat His Highness the Sixteenth had made to him when he was about to leave. Only two days after he left, His Highness the Eldest Princess had problems eating her own food.

If His Royal Highness the Sixteenth knows, I'm afraid I'll be too hungry to walk around!

"Her Royal Highness is not used to the food cooked by the chef here. Hu Yuchu is unable to serve Her Royal Highness due to illness. I also ask the county magistrate to look around the city to see if there are any cooks with good skills."

Princess Chunyu's maid felt very uncomfortable watching her master suffer, but it was a pity that she didn't have this skill herself, so she could only urge the county magistrate to find someone.

"Naturally, Your Highness the Eldest Princess... are you okay now?" the county magistrate wiped his sweat in the cold.

"It's much better now. After all, Her Royal Highness has a weak stomach. Today's lunch meal is too greasy. It's inevitable that I can't bear it. Her Royal Highness means not to punish those cooks, and they don't know."

"His Royal Highness is kind, I will definitely talk to them well when I go back, and let them serve Her Royal Highness attentively!"

If Her Royal Highness is not going to take responsibility, it means that she escaped a catastrophe. The county magistrate heaved a sigh of relief, "I'm going to find a good cook for Her Royal Highness!"

Immediately after the county magistrate returned, he went to Zhang Bang, the county government office, to look for a good cook.

Whether it's in the inn or anywhere else, as long as you have this confidence, you can go to the county government to try it out. Once you are selected, you will be given a thousand taels of reward immediately.

It's enough to feed a person for a lifetime, and people with a little bit of craftsmanship ran to the county government with an attitude of just in case. Since the establishment of this dynasty, the county government in Wangshui County has never been so lively!

The people who tried the dishes were Princess Cheng Yu's two maids. The two who have been serving the princess for so many years know the princess's appetite best, so it is most suitable for them to try the dishes.

"Girls, this is my best braised fish. Try it?" An aunt put a plate of braised fish in front of two maids. , it looked very good at first glance, and one of the maids nodded unconsciously.

The aunt's eyes lit up, and she felt that she had a chance.

But when the two maids picked up some fish and put it in their mouths, they frowned.

The sauce on the fish is indeed very delicious, but when the fish melts in the mouth, there is a faint fishy smell. Although it is not obvious, who is the princess?

I don’t know who has developed the habit of mouthing. This faint fishy smell falls into the mouth of their highness, which is disgusting. Although their highness will not lose their temper, they would rather be hungry than eat again. One bite!

"Unqualified, let's go back." The waiter at the side gave the old lady a tael of silver, which was regarded as her labor fee for a hard trip.

"You two girls, the whole Wangshui County is full of praise for my stewed fish! Doesn't this catch the eyes of you two?"

The aunt was a little unconvinced, she was bound to get the 1000 taels of silver, but the two maids around the nobleman rejected her special skill, which really made her a little bit unwilling.

"The fishy smell of your fish has not been removed completely, and our Highness may not be able to enter it." The maid also said bluntly.

"I haven't completely removed the smell of my braised fish? You can still taste it this way, so the nobleman's mouth is too delicate, right?"

It was the first time that the aunt had heard people comment on her fish like this. She grumbled and complained, but she was self-aware and did not dare to make trouble.

"Next person……"

For a whole afternoon, the two maids tasted all the candidates' dishes, but none of them met their wishes.

"Didn't you boast that your chef's cooking is the best in Wangshui County? How dare you call it the best at this level?

I tell you, if you don't find a cook who can make His Highness the eldest princess happy, let alone your marriage with my niece, I will stop your inn from opening right now! "

Because shopkeeper Chen vowed to guarantee the level of his own cook, the county magistrate boasted of Haikou in front of Princess Chunyu, but as a result, the cook of Chen's family didn't even pass the test of the two maids.

Shopkeeper Chen was so scolded that he couldn't hold his head up, so he had to keep apologizing.

"Your Majesty, please don't scold others. Let's talk about it later. Her Royal Highness, the Eldest Princess, hasn't had a decent meal for a long time.

Although His Highness is benevolent and doesn't care about you, we servants can't watch our master suffer. "

Princess Chunyu's two personal maids are a pair of sisters, the elder sister practices Wen and the younger sister practices martial arts. The younger sister has a much more irritable temper than her elder sister. She will not speak patiently like her elder sister. handle.

It seemed that she was about to draw her sword, and anyone who knew her well knew that this was her petty gesture when she was upset.

But in the eyes of the county magistrate and shopkeeper Chen, this is full of threats!

Shopkeeper Chen is clear in his heart, the county magistrate is an official ordered by the court, and he will definitely be fine, but as a commoner, I am afraid that he will be overwhelmed and walk around!

"You two girls, I know that there is one person with excellent craftsmanship, that is, the widow shopkeeper of the inn opposite to my house, and maybe he can satisfy His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess!"

A dead fellow is not a poor fellow, even if he dies, he will drag someone into the water. Shopkeeper Chen hurriedly said: "I don't know why the widow didn't come, maybe there is something at home, it shouldn't be disrespectful to His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess."

"Oh? Are you sure?" The elder sister among the maids stopped the younger sister who wanted to speak, and looked at shopkeeper Chen with a smile.

"Yes, no... I have heard from the people in the county, and I have never tasted the widow's craft." Looking at the maid who smiled like a tiger, shopkeeper Chen suddenly felt a little nervous.

"Okay, I'll go there in person, Xiao Lu, take care of Your Highness."

"Good sister..."

How can those miscellaneous things in the county be as important as His Royal Highness the Princess?To put it bluntly, even if there is a murder case in the county, it must be ranked behind His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess!

When the matter of the eldest princess is finished, it will be the turn of the common people in the county.

But the maid's refusal was obvious, and the county magistrate could only leave with a smile.

Although the maid is just a servant, she is like the chief eunuch next to the emperor.

He's just a slave, but aren't those first-rank officials also being polite to him?

As a seventh-rank county magistrate, he can't afford to offend anyone, even a servant of a favored princess.

In the inn, Mother Ruan and her daughter are discussing the new dishes. After all, the seasons are changing, and the dishes have to change accordingly. They don't know that the dignitaries who want to avoid them are about to visit.

"It's cold, let's get some mutton at home. It's the best time to eat mutton in winter."

Mutton is warm in nature, it can keep out the cold, and it is also good for treating diseases such as wind and cold, but mutton is a precious commodity, and it is often seen on the table of nobles, but ordinary people may not be able to afford it.

Of course, she was mainly doing it for Zixi. Ruan Yan thought that Zixi must have never eaten mutton, so she might like it.

As for the rest of the older ones and the younger ones, as long as it is meat, they all love it, such as cauldron boiled mutton, fried mutton, roasted mutton, breast-cooked mutton, mutton four soft, wine-steamed mutton, embroidered blown mutton, five-flavored apricot cheese Lamb, finely smeared raw lamb, steamed turtle...

Ruan Yan saw a lot of sheep recipes from the notebook left by her grandfather, and wanted to show Zixi a taste of them.

It's just that she has never touched mutton, so she is not very good at handling it, so she cast her expectant eyes on her own mother.

"Mutton? Well, it is indeed suitable for eating in winter, and the family has some money, so let's buy some mutton in winter."

Ruan's mother didn't expect to earn so much money by opening an inn. Their daily business is booming, and they have made a lot of money in a short period of time. They don't need to live in poverty like before. If their daughter wants to eat sheep, she will naturally buy it. .

"Mother is the best!" Ruan Yan held her mother's arm coquettishly, "I would like to invite Zixi to come with me then."

"It should be, we have received a lot of care from Miss Zixi." Mother Ruan nodded with a smile.

At this moment, an unexpected guest arrived on the first floor.

"Is anyone there?" Gao Li walked into the inn, seeing no one around, so he called out.

"Someone..." A waiter who was dozing off behind the cabinet hurriedly stood up and asked, "Does the girl want to stay at the shop?"

"No, I just want to order some food." Gao Li said.

"Eat? But it's still early for dinner, and the fire in the kitchen has already been extinguished." Xiao Er was a little embarrassed.

"I would like to ask your shopkeeper to be more accommodating, I can add some silver." Gao Li took out a silver ingot and put it on the table.

"This... I'm going to ask the shopkeeper." Xiaoer can't make the decision, after all, the shopkeeper is in charge of the kitchen.

Ruan's mother was called out by Xiaoer. When she saw the clothes Gao Li was wearing, her expression became serious. She recognized the clothes...