The Manchu and Han Banquets in Qing Dynasty

How to sell the cage? " Kangxi asked, pointing to a lantern with the word "blessing" painted on it.

"Sir, I'm really sorry, I don't sell lanterns here." The owner of the lantern is a young man in his 20s, he looks gentle, and he seems to be a scholar.

"Not for sale? Then why are you displaying them?" Kangxi asked in surprise. Now that everyone has them, the lanterns are not for sale.

"Zixiu!" A surprised voice suddenly came from behind the crowd, Zixiu turned around and saw that it was Rong Ruo.

He grabbed Rong Ruo and asked happily, "Rong Ruo, it's great that you came out to play too."

"Yeah, hehe, Zixiu, I finally see you again." Rong Ruo was dressed in a snow-white robe, handsome and handsome, and he looked a little more brilliant than before.

"Ahem." Kangxi was displeased with being ignored, and even more displeased with Zixiu holding Rong Ruo's hand.

"Emperor... Young Master." Rong Ruo changed his words in time, bowed his head in salute, but did not let go of Zixiu's hand.He was so happy, it had been several months since he saw Zixiu last time, these days he was thinking about Zixiu all the time, but his Ama was too tight to let him enter the palace.

Today he also went out for a stroll out of boredom, but accidentally saw someone he had missed for a long time, so he forgot about the emperor next to him for a while.

"Let me tell you, gentlemen, this lantern... do you still want it? Can you get out of the way a little and don't block the booth." The owner of the lantern spoke. His booth is not big. It's simply out of sight.

"By the way, you didn't say why you didn't sell your lantern just now." Kangxi put away his unhappiness and asked about the lantern again.

The boss explained: "Young masters, please see that there are crossword puzzles on my lantern. If you guess which one is correct, you can take it away for free."

"It turned out to be a crossword puzzle." Kangxi became interested. He picked up a lantern and saw a note on it. There was a poem on the note: light the campfire to illuminate the riverside, and type a word.

Kangxi smiled knowingly, and said: "This should be the word 'light', I wonder if I guessed it right?"

The boss said happily: "That's right, it's the word '阵', the young master guessed the crossword puzzle correctly, and this lantern will be given to the young master."

"Then I won't be polite." Kangxi held the lantern and said to Zixiu: "I'll give it to you, I like it."

Zixiu blushed, he was really ashamed to do such a thing in front of so many people.If he was a woman, he would happily accept it, but he is a man.He glanced at the boss awkwardly, and found that the boss was looking at him thoughtfully and smiling.

Zixiu struggled for a while, neither answering nor puzzled.Kangxi knew that he was thin-skinned, so he stuffed the lantern into his hand and said, "I'll take it for you."

"Boss, this 'cold season is lush' should be a medicine called 'holly'." Rong Ruo's voice came from the other side, and he was also holding a lantern.

"Not bad, it's Dongqing, young master is so smart." The boss praised without hesitation.

Rong Ruo said: "Then this lantern belongs to me?"

"Yes, the young master has guessed the crossword puzzle, and the lantern belongs to the young master."

Rong Ruo nodded, smiled and said to Zixiu: "You don't mind taking an extra lantern, anyway, I have worked hard." He blinked his eyes, Zixiu couldn't refuse.

So Zixiu got another lantern in his hand, and he really wanted to cry, because he never said he liked lanterns.These two people are really too much, never ask him if he likes something.

Zixiu didn't notice that Kangxi's face darkened a little, this Nalan Rongruo, every time he was around, it would definitely be a bad thing.

With Rong Ruo as an unexpected guest, Kangxi's good mood was completely ruined, he gritted his teeth and thought, one day this kid will never see Zixiu again.

Losing interest in playing, Kangxi decided to drive back to the palace. Rong Ruo couldn't follow, so he could only watch Zixiu get into the carriage and disappear before his eyes.

He smiled wryly, this farewell, I'm afraid it will take a long time to see each other again.He knew that this relationship should not exist, but he just couldn't control it, not to mention that he couldn't compete with Kangxi, it was impossible for him to pass the test of Amana.

But he still didn't want to give up, his heart was already filled with Zixiu, and he couldn't hold others anymore.

The author has something to say: Everyone loves to watch such sweet scenes O(∩_∩)O~

No.40 Four courses

The festive days always pass very quickly, and when Zixiu realized it, it was already the Lantern Festival.He still remembers sharing a dumpling secretly with Kangxi the day before, and watching fireworks together at night.

Thinking about it, he blushed unconsciously.

"Master, what's wrong with you? Do you have a fever?" Cong Yuanjian Zixiu asked with concern, his cheeks flushed.Nothing can go wrong today, the Imperial Palace holds a Yanchen Banquet every year on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and Zixiu has been entrusted with a heavy responsibility, if he is ill, he will not be able to cook all the dishes today.

Zixiu glared at him, and said guiltily, "It's nothing, it's just a little hot from the smoke."

"Ah? I don't even feel hot when I burn a fire." Cong Yuan was surprised, it's winter now, Master actually felt hot, Master's body is really good.

Zixiu didn't bother to explain to him, and continued to busy himself with the work in hand.His main task today is to make soup—a first-class official swallow.The first-grade official swallow has high medicinal value. It has the effects of nourishing essence and blood, strengthening the stomach and invigorating the spleen, etc. It is something that powerful people can afford.

It is not difficult to make a first-grade official swallow, but it is not easy to do it well.After soaking the jelly, remove the feathers and the roots at both ends, then rinse with clean water and tear it into thin strips.

Cong Yuan stared at Zixiu's hand without blinking, afraid of missing a detail, Zixiu wanted him to learn, so he took every step very slowly and in place.

"Remember, don't rub when rinsing, it will damage the jelly."

"Understood, Master."

After Zixiu tore it up, he added a spoonful of edible alkali to the bowl, then dissolved it with boiling water, then added the torn agar-agar, and slowly stirred it evenly with chopsticks.

"Subsequent three reverses four, the movement can not be too fast." Zixiu explained the method while doing it. After stirring evenly, it had to be soaked for a quarter of an hour, and then rinsed with boiling water.

"From a distance, turn on the fire, and keep both pots on fire."

"Yes, Master."

Cong Yuan skillfully started the fire, and soon the two pots were very hot, Zixiu added water to the pot, and when the water boiled, one pot was used to drain the jelly-dried vegetables, and the other pot was used to cook the auxiliary ingredients.

After the jelly vegetables were drained and arranged, the ingredients were almost cooked, Zixiu smiled with satisfaction, scooped out a spoonful of the ingredients and poured them on the jelly vegetables, then added the shredded pork and spring onion, and the imperial meal was complete.

"Master, I finally know why the emperor loves you so much." Cong Yuan raised his eyebrows and smiled triumphantly.

Zixiu blushed and asked, "Beloved, why?"

"Because the way master cooks is so charming, just by looking at it, you will feel that this dish must be delicious. Then, the emperor can't see master cook, so he eats a little every day to express his love." Cong Yuan He spoke clearly and logically, but Zixiu's face turned dark.This bastard, I really want to give him a spoon.

"Don't talk nonsense!"

"Let me be honest, Master, if you were a girl, I would definitely marry you, ouch..." Seeing that Cong Yuan's words became more and more out of line, Zixiu was so angry that he picked up a spoon and gave him a hit.

Ding Zhiyuan laughed beside him and said, "Even if your master is a girl, you can't marry her, otherwise wouldn't it be against ethics?"

"Senior brother, even you are fooling around with him." Zixiu was annoyed, because he still thought that senior brother was a good person.These people are really bad.

"Okay, don't be annoyed, don't be annoyed, look, the father-in-law is here to pass the meal." Ding Zhiyuan wisely changed the subject.

The Yanchen Banquet is held on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month every year. Different from other banquets, the participants of this banquet are personally ordered by the emperor.Those who attended were all meritorious officials among the nine ministers, so those who can participate in the Yanchen Banquet are proud of it.

In other words, this is also a means for the emperor to win over the ministers, highlighting the contributions of the ministers and making them more loyal to the royal family.

At the banquet, people not only drink and enjoy dancing, but also compose poems and have fun. The atmosphere is relatively relaxed.

During the banquet, the ministers recited poems in tune with the singer's beautiful singing. Some praised Kangxi's achievements, some wished the country a long life, and some praised the delicious imperial food.Kangxi was delighted to hear it, everyone loves to hear words of praise, the emperor is no exception.

In the end, Kangxi wrote a poem himself to thank the ministers for their heartfelt efforts.After the banquet, Kangxi asked people to copy the poem and keep it, which moved all the ministers to the ground.

The banquet here is in full swing, but no one knows that someone took the opportunity to sneak into the palace to meet the dreamer.It can only be said to be the person in a dream, because in reality he can't be with that person at all.

Rong Ruo guessed that the banquet had already started, so he went to the imperial dining room with ease.He sneaked into the palace without telling Ama today. Although he was a bit desperate, he couldn't care less.Losing this opportunity, he didn't know how long it would take to see the man in his dream again.

Zixiu had already finished his work, and was explaining to Congyuan how to make a first-grade official swallow. Both the master and the apprentice were very serious, and no one noticed that there was an extra person beside him.

Seeing that Zixiu was so serious, Rong Ruo couldn't bear to disturb him, so he also listened quietly.There was a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth. Only in front of Zixiu could he not feel tired and relaxed.

"Master..." Cong Yuan finally arrived at Rong Ruo, pouted to remind Zi Xiu, Zi Xiu was slightly surprised, why did Rong Ruo come into the palace?

"Master, go get busy. I already know how to do it. Let's try it now." Cong Yuanzhi pushed Zixiu out. This young man obviously came to find his master, and he couldn't delay others. ah