The Manchu and Han Banquets in Qing Dynasty

After reading the memorial, when he saw Zixiu coming, he immediately put down the ink brush and said, "Zixiu, come here quickly, I miss you to death."

Zixiu's heart trembled, seeing Kangxi's gentle smile, he couldn't help laughing.The melancholy in my heart dissipated little by little, it seemed that Kangxi was still the same Kangxi and had never changed.

He put the food box on the table, and took out all the small dishes. Kangxi took a bite of the cucumber, and his face instantly became very strange.

"Zixiu, are you trying to murder your husband?"

Zixiu was taken aback, and said, "Your Majesty, what's the matter? Is the food not to your liking?"

Kangxi had no choice but to pick up a cucumber stick and feed it to Zixiu. Zixiu hesitated for a while, and finally opened his mouth to eat.

"Puff...cough cough..." Zixiu spat out the cucumber sticks as soon as he ate them. He blushed, and couldn't believe that this dish was made by himself. It was salty and sour. No wonder Kangxi would say that.

"Hehe..." Kangxi laughed unscrupulously, "Zixiu, what are you thinking when cooking? Why is it so unpalatable?"

"I...I don't know either." He wanted to say "I was thinking of you", but his face was so thin that he couldn't say such nasty words.

Kangxi looked at him thoughtfully, and suddenly stretched out his hand to put him in his arms. Zixiu was startled and almost screamed out. "I heard how you feel about being a cook, and what the food tastes like, um...let me guess, why are you in a bad mood?"

Zixiu blushed, and Kangxi said, "Is it because I canonized Mongolia Gege as a nobleman?"

Zixiu shook his head, Kangxi smiled: "Lin Zixiu, you are deceiving the emperor." Seeing that Zixiu didn't respond, Kangxi was even more sure that it was because of this matter, he sighed and said: "Zixiu, although you are jealous, I am very happy , but because this affects your mood, I am really unhappy to make such an unpalatable dish."

Zixiu broke free, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, it's my servant who made a mistake. Please punish me."

"Just know you're wrong, come here." Kangxi hooked his fingers, Zixiu stood up slowly, and walked to Kangxi's side.Kangxi said: "This dish is salty and sour, what should I do, I want to eat something sweet now, you have to make it up to me."

"I'm going to make it for the emperor now." Zixiu felt very ashamed, he had never made such an unpalatable thing, if he made it for someone else, his life would definitely be lost.

Kangxi said: "No, in my opinion you are sweeter than anything else, if you take the initiative to kiss me, I will forgive you."

Zixiu was embarrassed and stood there for a long time without saying a word. Kangxi looked at him leisurely, his complexion getting worse and worse. Just when he was about to speak, Zixiu suddenly moved up and kissed Kangxi's lips.

Kangxi smiled, and Dragon's heart was overjoyed, so he hugged Zixiu tightly and kissed him back. He tasted Zixiu's lips bit by bit, thinking it was the sweetest thing he had ever tasted.

"Zixiu, as I said, no matter how many women there are in the harem, there is only one of you. It will be a matter of time before I canonize Mongolian Gege. In order to win over all the Mongolian ethnic groups, I must accept their daughters." Kangxi paused and continued. : "Maybe in the future I will have more concubines and more children...but you will always be the most important one in my heart."

"Your Majesty, thank you." Zixiu was moved in his heart, regardless of whether what Kangxi said was true or not, he would thank him.Kangxi was the first person to say love to him, and also the first person he liked.No matter what happens to them in the future, at least for now, Kangxi is his only one.

Three days later, Kangxi held a banquet in the Qianqing Palace for the Mongolian prince and the pagoda. After this night, He Xiang officially became his concubine.That night, He Xiang changed into the costume of a Manchu concubine and attended the banquet with Heta.

The banquet for the Mongolian relatives who are married to the royal family is called the Mongolian Pan Banquet. This banquet is held in the Qianqing Palace and is accompanied by first- and second-rank Manchu ministers.This time, the banquet was held for the canonization of Hexiang, which can be said to have given Heta enough face.

Xinna nobleman, queen, concubine Hui and others were friendly on the face, but their hearts were sour. Xueshan took He Xiang's hand and called her sister affectionately, and He Xiang also affectionately called her sister.

Kangxi looked at all the empresses and concubines getting along harmoniously, with a smile on his face.It's not that he doesn't know about the dark tide in the harem, but he has been watching with cold eyes, and the movements of the concubines can't escape his eyes.

The banquet started with the accompaniment of ancient music, and the beauties presented tea. Different from other banquets, this banquet presented white jade milk tea.After the tea, there are four snacks, followed by Zan Box Yipin, Sixi Dried Fruits, and Four Sweet Fruits.

The next step is the official imperial meal, appetizer five grades, pastry four grades, pickles four grades... Zixiu's assignment this time is anchovy shark's fin and red plum pearl fragrance in the third grade of imperial cuisine, not to mention the red plum pearl fragrance , is his specialty dish, and he has made anchovy fin many times, and it is very smooth.

Congyuan still helped him, lighting the fire, chopping vegetables, and watching him along the way. Congyuan learned a lot these days, and he cooperated seamlessly with Zixiu.

Anchovy shark's fin is mainly made of shark's fin, quail eggs, hen, pork, etc. Zixiu first splits the hen in half, puts them in two pots and stews them separately, then adds pork, scallions and other ingredients, and then uses Wrap the shark's fin in gauze and stew it in the soup.

While the hen was simmering, he steamed the quail eggs with a spoon.Then peel and set aside for later use.After that comes the platter, seasoning.

"Master, when will I be able to cook like you." Looking at the finished anchovy fin from a distance, he said enviously. Currently, he can only do carving, and he still doesn't know anything about other dishes.

"Practice makes perfect, just practice more. You don't know. I made this dish hundreds of times before I succeeded." Zixiu stroked his head. After that day, he untied his knot and fainted Among them, the level of culinary skills seems to be better than before.

"I've cooked a single dish hundreds of times, then master, how many dishes do you know?" Cong Yuan exclaimed, his face full of disbelief.

"I haven't calculated this, hehe, as long as you work hard, you will surpass me one day." Zixiu laughed.

Watching the dishes being passed away, Zixiu let out a sigh of relief. In the past, all he cared about was cooking, but now, he has more people.Before he didn't think about who to cook the dishes for, but now, he only wants to cook for Kangxi.

The dish made today was to celebrate Kangxi's acceptance of the nobleman, and he suddenly felt powerless... Shaking his head, he put away all these negative emotions. Didn't Kangxi say that, no matter what, he is the most important one in Kangxi's heart.

The Qianqing Palace was brightly lit, and the banquet gradually came to an end. After saying goodbye to the tea, the singers and dancers dispersed, and the ministers and concubines also left one by one.

"Your Majesty, the subject is also retiring." He Ta was so drunk that he did not forget to kneel down to the emperor. "He Xiang, you must serve the emperor well in the future."

"Father, my daughter knows that she will definitely serve the emperor well." He Xiang looked at Kangxi shyly and said.

"That's good, Your Majesty, I will take my leave first."

After Heta left, He Xiang approached Kangxi and said softly, "Your Majesty, tonight...how about letting my concubine serve you?"

Kangxi glanced at her and said, "I'm a little tired tonight, and you must be quite tired too, so go back and rest first."

"Yes, that concubine will retire first." He Xiang bit her lower lip and said unwillingly, she never thought that Kangxi would refuse, but it was still a long time, she did not believe that Kangxi would be able to bear it all the time.

The author has something to say: The Mongolian pro-Pan banquet is also one of the full banquets of the Manchu and Han Dynasties. It is a banquet held for the Mongolian relatives who are married to the royal family.The practice of anchovy shark's fin in this article can be found in the interactive encyclopedia of anchovy shark's fin.I found two recipes for anchovy fins online, and this is one of them.Below are two pictures.

No.30 Nine dishes

On the third day after Hexiang became a nobleman, Heta left with a gift from Kangxi. The trip went smoothly, which not only strengthened the connection between Mongolia and the Qing Dynasty, but also allowed him to see hope in his daughter.Although Kangxi has not favored Hexiang yet, but the time is still long, they are not in a hurry.

In order to prevent He Xiang from being helpless, Kangxi specially allowed her to keep two Mongolian court ladies. From Kangxi's attitude towards He Xiang, it can be seen that the emperor is still very caring.

The palace where He Xiang lives is Chengxi Hall, which is not very far from the Emperor's Hall of Mental Cultivation. Although Kangxi didn't favor her, he still went to visit her occasionally.

Gradually, He Xiang also figured out the rules of Kangxi's life. What concerned her most was that every night, the royal chef would personally deliver dinner to Kangxi.This imperial cook is called Lin Zixiu, who is the special imperial cook of the Empress Dowager, and is very favored by the emperor, so He Xiang puts his mind on Zixiu.

On this day, just as Zixiu was late and was going to send it to Kangxi, someone outside suddenly announced that "Xuangui is here", Zixiu was taken aback, and hurried forward to greet him.

"I have met Xuangui." Zixiu and Congyuan greeted him in unison, his face was flushed, his heart was beating, and his head was lowered.

"Get up, who is Lin Zixiu, the imperial chef?" He Xiang's voice was cold, with a hint of arrogance. If it wasn't for meeting the emperor, she wouldn't have come here.

"If you go back to the nobleman, the slave is Lin Zixiu." Zixiu was full of doubts in his heart, unable to figure out what this nobleman asked him for.

"Oh, I heard that you give the emperor something late every day, right?" He Xiang looked at him a few times, and found that he had nothing special except his handsome appearance.

"Yes."

He Xiang saw that his eyebrows were pleasing to the eye, and the unhappiness in his heart subsided a little, and said: "Today's dinner is ready?"

"It's ready, and this slave is planning to send it to the emperor." Zixiu guessed her intentions, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. If what he thought was true, how should he answer.

In the next second, He Xiang expressed what he was thinking: "That's good!"