The Manchu and Han Banquets in Qing Dynasty

Check, go back quickly. "

"Cha." Liang Jiugong agreed resignedly to his fate, he wished he could grow two more legs, so maybe he wouldn't be so tired.

After a while, Liang Jiugong reported back: "Master Cheng Li said that it was Lin Zixiu and Lin Yuchu who made it."

The corner of Kangxi's mouth curled up, thinking that it really was him.He waved to Liang Jiugong, and Liang Jiugong put his ears close to him, only to hear Kangxi say: "You go to the imperial dining room again, let Lin Zixiu come to see me at four o'clock, and let him make some appetizers, okay?"

"Cha, that slave is going now."

Kangxi thought for a while and said: "Just tell him about it alone, don't let others know."

"Cha." Liang Jiugong groaned in his heart, he didn't understand what the emperor was thinking, didn't he just summon an imperial cook?Is it necessary to be so mysterious?In case the queen or other concubines ask, what can I say?

It's not that Eunuch Liang thinks too much. The concubines have often asked him about the emperor. He always talks nonsense when he sees people. Fortunately, he hasn't made any mistakes so far.He took a deep breath and comforted himself that nothing happened this time.

He went to the imperial dining room again, but found that Zixiu was not there, so he asked a little eunuch to question him, and the little eunuch shivered nervously when he saw that he was a celebrity beside the emperor.Liang Jiugong slapped him, and wanted to reprimand him a few more words but saw Zixiu coming around the corner.

"Go." He yelled at the little eunuch, and the little eunuch disappeared in a flash.

"Hey, Lin Yuchu, it's easy for our family to find." Eunuch Liang greeted him with a smile on his face.

Seeing that it was him, Zixiu hurriedly said, "I have met Eunuch Liang, I don't know why Eunuch Liang is looking for this slave?" After staying in the palace for so many days, Zixiu already knew Liang Jiugong's status. More powerful than many ministers.

Eunuch Liang looked around and found no one, so he approached Zixiu and said, "It was the emperor who asked our family to come over to spread the word. The emperor asked you to go to the Qing Palace at four o'clock in the next year, and make some appetizers by the way."

Zixiu frowned, how could Kangxi eat so much?Is it time to apply now?Do you still eat at night?However, he still didn't dare to disobey the emperor's order, so he said: "The servant obeys the order, and the servant must go there on time."

"Well, then our family will go back now, Lin Yuchu, don't forget."

Zixiu sighed, not understanding what Kangxi was thinking, but eat as much as you want, anyway, he is so busy all day and he can't gain weight.

After the birthday banquet, Ming Zhu took Rong Ruo to Hui Concubine's place, Hui Concubine was coaxing the little prince in the palace, the little guy was only over a month old, chubby, white and tender, very cute.

"Wei Chen sees the empress, the empress is auspicious." Ming Zhu and Rong Ruo bowed, Hui Concubine pulled the two together and said, "Brother, we are the only ones here, why are you so ignorant?"

Mingzhu said: "Etiquette cannot be neglected."

Concubine Hui didn't bother to pay attention to him, she looked at Rong Ruo and said, "You haven't visited Auntie for a long time, why are you free today?"

Rong Ruo sat down next to her, and said, "Don't you miss your aunt? Come and see my little cousin." He poked the little prince's chubby face, which made the little prince giggle non-stop.

"He seems to like your cousin very much." Hui Bin looked at her son and said happily.

"Because he knows I love him."

"Bastard, tell me, what is the purpose of coming here today?" Concubine Hui was not so easy to fool, she asked directly.

Mingzhu said: "Actually, it's not a big deal." He told the ins and outs, Concubine Hui became more and more surprised when she heard Zixiu's name.

"It's a coincidence, Lin Zixiu is my newly recruited imperial chef, I didn't expect to help Rong Ruo today."

Mingzhu and his son were also very surprised, Rong Ruo said: "That's really a coincidence."

Concubine Hui said: "Okay, anyway, Lin Zixiu is the exclusive royal cook in my palace, you can always see him whenever you come to visit my aunt."

Rong Ruo smiled and said, "That would be great." However, what exactly would he want to thank Zixiu for?Rongruo thought about it.

The author has something to say: Note: Nalan Mingzhu was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War in the 11th year of Kangxi. Here, for the needs of the plot, it was advanced to the [-]th year of Kangxi.

In addition, it is said that Concubine Hui (at this time still concubine Hui) is Rong Ruo's cousin, and some say that she is Mingzhu's younger sister. Here, also for the sake of need, Concubine Hui is written as Mingzhu's younger sister and Rong Ruo's aunt.

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ninth course

At four o'clock in the unitary hour, Zixiu appeared at Qianqing Palace on time. The place had been restored to its original appearance, and there was no trace of the birthday banquet held at one o'clock in the afternoon.Zixiu thought that the people in the palace were quite efficient.

There were two young eunuchs standing at the door, they nodded and bowed to greet him when they saw him, and offered to open the door for him.Zixiu said: "Thank you." The two young eunuchs hurriedly said: "This is what a slave should do."

Zixiu entered the room with the food box, and the little eunuch closed the door again. He saw Kangxi sitting behind the imperial case writing something, not like reviewing memorials, but drawing pictures.

Kangxi was so focused that he didn't even raise his eyelids when he heard the door open, probably he knew that the only person coming in at this moment would be Zixiu.Zixiu walked over as usual and put the food box on the table, but this time he did not take out the food, but stared intently at Kangxi's painting.

Kangxi wrote smoothly and casually, and the tip of the pen danced on the paper without the slightest stagnation. It can be seen that the artist's skills are not shallow.

"This is... cuttlefish soup?" Zixiu asked uncertainly.

"Yes, there are also gold cakes, wishful rolls and red plums and pearls here, let's see if I look like this painting?" Kangxi stopped painting, and showed the rest of the paintings to Zixiu, and Zixiu looked silly. , these paintings would look like the real thing if they were painted.

"They all look alike, you are amazing." Zixiu praised.

Kangxi said: "Praise everyone for being so unqualified, that's all, let me see what you cooked today?"

Zixiu opened the box and brought out the plates inside. There were three plates in total, namely dried purple fragrant, palace cucumber and sweet sour milk melon.

Zixiu said, "Your Majesty, do you need servants to try the dishes?"

Kangxi glanced at him, smiled and said, "Don't you dare to poison me? If I can't even trust you, who else can I trust?" He took the silver chopsticks in Zixiu's hand, and directly put a piece of cucumber into his mouth. inside.

Zixiu looked at him blankly, deeply moved.Didn't everyone say that being an emperor is the most suspicious thing?Why did Kangxi trust him so much?He thought that Kangxi really treated him well.

"This cucumber is not bad. It's sour, crunchy, and delicious." Kangxi praised, and said, he took another piece and ate it.

"As long as the emperor likes it." In fact, Zixiu Te wanted to ask, "Did you not eat enough at the birthday banquet, Your Majesty?"But after thinking about it, I felt that I couldn't ask.How did he know that Kangxi asked him to come not because he was really hungry, but because he wanted to chat with him.

"By the way, I heard that you made the cuttlefish soup at the birthday banquet today. I always feel that it is different from the ones I ate before. I don't know why."

Zixiu raised his heart, thinking that the emperor wanted to hold him accountable, right?So I bit my head and said: "This cuttlefish soup was not made by the slave, but the servant accidentally spilled the cuttlefish soup made by other chefs, so I had to make another one myself. But it was too late at that time, the servant I had to make a simpler cuttlefish soup."

"So that's the case, but I think the ones you cook are more delicious than before, do you know that you will do the same in the future?" Kangxi was so happy, he just felt that the dishes made by Zixiu were better than those made by other imperial chefs , seems to have more flavor.

Zixiu stuck out his tongue secretly, he thought Kangxi would be held accountable.

This matter was exposed just now, and Rong Ruo became more grateful to Zixiu when he found out about it.

Speaking of Rong Ruo, this kid entered the palace the next day after Hui Concubine agreed. He brought a lot of supplements for Hui Concubine. In the eyes of outsiders, he just went to see his aunt, but in fact, he still Prepared a gift for Zixiu.

At dinner, Concubine Hui asked Rong Ruo to have dinner together, Rong Ruo naturally agreed.Concubine Hui's dinner was cooked by Zixiu, and it was all according to Concubine Hui's appetite, Rong Ruo ate the food on the table and thought it was much more delicious than the food at home.

"Auntie, you are so lucky. When will Amma hire such a cook?"

Concubine Hui smiled and said, "Isn't the cook in your house not cooking delicious food? How do I remember that you used to sneak into the kitchen to eat secretly?"

Rong Ruo blushed, as pink as peach blossoms in March, and he whispered: "Auntie, that happened so many years ago, so don't mention it again."

Rong Ruo was thin-skinned, he took a peek around and found a palace maid and eunuch holding back a smile, so his face turned even redder.

Concubine Hui also stopped teasing him, knowing that he wanted to repay Zixiu's favor, so she said, "Hurry up and eat, and make your own after eating."

Rong Ruo smiled gratefully at Concubine Hui, this aunt is always so understanding.

Zixiu really didn't expect that because he helped a young man yesterday, the young man missed him. After all, the lack of a dish is the responsibility of the entire imperial dining room.Besides, that boy didn't spill the food on purpose.

So when he was studying the recipes in the kitchen and saw Rong Ruo when he looked up, he was stunned for a while.

"Nalan...Rongruo?" Zixiu asked uncertainly. There were too many and long surnames in the Qing Dynasty, and he still couldn't figure out many of them.

"Zixiu." Rong Ruo smiled and called out the other party's name.

Zixiu smiled happily: "Why are you here? Isn't this the harem?"

The harem does not allow men other than the emperor and eunuchs to appear, right?He only came here when he was cooking, and he was usually in the imperial dining room.

Rong Ruo walked in, Zixiu brought him a stool to sit on, Rong Ruo said: "You don't know