Honghuang on the tip of the tongue

After afternoon tea, Rong Ze asked Bi Luo to personally send the Great Sage back to the Imperial Horse Prison. With the female officer by his side, no one would dare to embarrass him again.

All the peaches were picked, Dasheng was in a stable mood, he should have breathed a sigh of relief, but Rong Ze always felt that something was wrong.

what is it then?

Rong Ze frowned and thought for a long time, then slapped his head violently.

It is Tianzun.

It seems that from just now, Yuan Shi's mood is not quite right.It is said that consuming more sugar can relieve the mood. He deliberately added a lot of honey and rock sugar to Yuanshi's cup of oolong peach tea, but Yuanshi's mood did not seem to improve much.

Could it be... because of the Great Sage?

Thinking about it carefully, Yuan Shi's displeasure seemed to be aimed at Monkey King.

"Tianzun," he cautiously approached Yuanshi, secretly looked at his face, and said carefully, "Actually, the great sage is very powerful. He was born from the colorful stones left by Nuwa Empress to mend the sky, absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, and... ..."

Afraid that Yuan Shi would regard Sun Wukong as an ordinary "man with hair and horns", Rong Ze racked his brains to say good things for him, with only one central idea: the Great Sage is no ordinary monkey, he will be the leader of the new generation in the future.

"Fortunately, I found out early, it won't end well when things go wrong." Rong Ze said with lingering fear.

Thinking of the story of Journey to the West, he secretly made up his mind to strangle all signs that might push Monkey King to the Western religion in the cradle.

"Although the Great Sage is indeed in a hurry, this incident also exposed many problems." He said seriously, "In the final analysis, there are problems with the thinking of our public officials in the heaven. I think it is necessary to strengthen spiritual education. Or pass on Going out will have too much impact on the image of our Heavenly Court."

Immortals can't insult people like this, it seems that there is an urgent need to rectify the discipline of the team!

Are we in heaven...

There seemed to be clouds and mist billowing in Yuan Shi's eyes, and the light was dim and uncertain.

"What's wrong, Tianzun?" Rong Ze touched his face, "Is there anything dirty on my face?"

Yuan Shi was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "This deity is here, just to tell you, I am going back to Kunlun."

"Ah?" Rong Ze was stunned, and blurted out, "Why so fast?"

"The beast tide has not been eliminated." Yuan Shi gave four words.

The brilliance in Rong Ze's eyes was instantly extinguished, his lips moved, he opened his mouth to speak, and in the end only a lost syllable came out of his chest: "Oh..."

The air was as thick as a paste, freezing everything.

"I--"

"you--"

The two spoke at the same time, both of them stunned.

"Tianzun, you speak first." Rong Ze hurriedly said.

Yuan Shi's eyes were heavy: "You have recognized your parents and restored your identity, and what I promised you has been done."

From then on, you and I owe nothing to each other, and we should go our separate ways.

"I also want to go to Kunlun." Rong Ze fixed his eyes on Yuan Shi and reiterated, "Tianzun, can you take me back together?"

The wind picked up, and the cool breeze brought coolness, and the stagnant air circulated again.

The calm heart lake also had faint ripples.

There was a flash of astonishment in Yuanshi's eyes, and he quickly regained his composure. He asked calmly, "Why?"

"Being away for so long, I want to go back and see those old friends, as well as Da Bai and Xiao Xiao Bai, I miss them." Rong Ze said frankly.

A gleam of unclear meaning flashed across Yuanshi's eyes, and he said after a while, "You said your biggest dream is to find your biological parents." Now that you have recognized your relatives, why don't you stay?

Rong Ze's shiny black eyes were full of confusion: "Is there any conflict with my going to Kunlun Mountain? Or..."

He rolled his Adam's apple, and said cautiously: "Tianzun, if you don't want me to go, I can—"

"The deity is willing!" Yuan Shi didn't even think about interrupting him.

Rong Ze was obviously relieved, he was really worried that he would be rejected, then he wouldn't be able to see those old friends...and Tianzun.

Thinking of this, a blush crept up his cheeks quietly, he was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look into the other person's eyes.

Little did he know that Yuan Shi was also feeling hot because of the words he blurted out just now, and he looked away calmly.

The two of them looked at the sky and the ground, and were speechless for a while.

"Oh, yes, I have to go back and draft a proposal." Rong Ze pressed his left hand to his lips, and coughed softly, "I promised the Great Sage about strengthening the ideological reform of public officials in Tianting. There are others, and there will be no more unfair treatment in the future."

"Then you go to work." Yuan Shi hurriedly said, "Shall I take you back?"

"Is it okay?" Rong Ze's eyes lit up, and he realized that his reaction seemed to be too excited, and said shyly, "No, no need."

A faint smile flashed in Yuanshi's eyes: "It's okay, just on the way."

Therefore, Yuan Shi, who lived on the north side of the Heavenly Court, "dropped in" and sent Rong Ze, who lived on the south side of the Heavenly Court, back to the Crown Prince.

He never knew that the distance from Xiantaoyuan to Taiwo was so short.

"Your Highness, why are you so happy? Could it be that you picked up an elixir?"

After getting along with each other for this period of time, all the servants in the Crown Prince's uterus knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was kind and gentle, spoke pleasantly, never put on airs, and dared to joke with him.

"Can you see it?" Rong Ze was surprised.

"Isn't it?" the female officer smiled, "You are so excited that your face is flushed."

Rong Ze touched his cheeks with his hands, and the burning sensation passed through his fingertips, pulled the nerves, and spread to the most secret place in his heart.

He cleared his throat, pretending to be calm: "It's nothing, it's probably from the sun."

The female officer wanted to ask again, but Rong Ze quickly covered his forehead with his hands: "Oh, I suddenly feel a little dizzy, probably because I've been outside for a long time. I'm tired, so I'm going to rest first."

Rong Ze originally thought that this matter would be exposed just like this, but who would have thought that that night, Tian Hou appeared in the Tai's uterus with a mighty group of people.

"Mother, why are you here?" Rong Ze was drafting a proposal, and when he got the news, he put down his work and hurried out to greet her.

"My son!" Without waiting for Rong Ze to salute, Tianhou hurried forward, held his arm tightly, and said affectionately, "My son, let the empress see if she is haggard?"

Rong Ze:? ? ?

Forgive him for not being able to keep up with the brain circuit, which song is this singing?

Tianhou stared at him for a while, and finally said with a heartbroken voice: "Sure enough, I'm tired, my son has lost weight."

Rong Ze touched his face: "Huh?"

No, no?

Queen of Heaven: "My dear, promise to Queen Mother that we will not go to Xiantaoyuan in the future. If you want to eat peaches, just tell Queen Mother, and Queen Mother will send someone to pick them for you."

After listening for a long time, Rong Ze finally understood what was going on.

It turned out that the female officer mistakenly thought that he was really tired, so she reported it to the queen.

Tianhou loves her son eagerly and anxiously, so she hurriedly recruits a group of experienced medical immortals, and rushes to the uterus to see her son.

Rong Ze wanted to laugh and was touched at the same time, and finally cooperated with the immortal doctor to check his body.

After getting the conclusion that "the prince is all well", the Queen of Heaven breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Rong Ze with tenderness: "My son, you scared the Queen Mother to death."

Before Rong Ze had time to speak, he heard a bell-like voice from outside the door, and said eagerly, "What happened to my darling? Show my father quickly!"

The Emperor of Heaven rushed over after hearing the news.

Knowing that it was just a false alarm, the Emperor and Empress of Heaven didn't blame Rong Ze, but repeatedly emphasized that if there is any discomfort in the future, you must tell them and don't hold on to it yourself.

Rong Ze was smiling at first, laughing and laughing, but suddenly became depressed.

"Good boy, what's the matter with you? Are you uncomfortable?" Tianhou hurriedly asked with concern.

The Emperor of Heaven also looked over nervously.

"No." Rong Ze shook his head vigorously, his voice was muffled, the corners of his eyes were red, and his aggrieved appearance was very unconvincing.

The couple exchanged glances.

Tianhou: I heard that my son met a small official from the Imperial Horse Guard today. Could it be related to him?

Emperor of Heaven: If this is the case, I will definitely not be able to get around him!

Rong Ze didn't know that a misunderstanding was about to arise, he sighed lightly, and finally made up his mind to speak: "Father, Queen, there is something I want to tell you."

"You say." The Heavenly Emperor said tremblingly.

Tianhou nervously grabbed her husband's hand.

"My son, I want to go to Kunlun Mountain." Rong Ze anxiously glanced at the faces of the two of them.

He thought, parents should be unhappy, right?They love him so much, but he wants to leave them...

that is it?

The Heavenly Emperor and Empress who thought they would hear some terrible news were all taken aback and looked at each other in blank dismay.

Rong Ze bit his lip and whispered, "If it's inconvenient, I can—"

"Yes!" the Heavenly Emperor said loudly, "My good boy, wherever you want to go and what you want to do, Father will support you."

The Queen of Heaven also said: "Father, Queen and Mother don't ask you anything, as long as you can be safe, happy and happy."

Rong Ze had the urge to cry, he sniffed hard, and suddenly thought of something, he forced out a smile: "Father, Queen Mother, my son will cook you a meal."

***

According to legend, there is a filial son Mulian, whose mother committed evil in life, and fell into the realm of hungry ghosts after death, suffering from that hunger.

Mu Lian couldn't bear the hunger of his mother, so he brought food to her mother, but those mouth-watering delicacies often fell into the mouths of ghost soldiers in the realm of hungry ghosts.

Mulian was troubled by his mother's inability to eat, until he accidentally discovered a kind of leaf whose juice was like ink and whose taste was sweet.

Then he came up with an idea to use the juice of this leaf to dye the rice black, so that ghost soldiers would not dare to touch the rice, so Mulian's mother would no longer be hungry.

This story is derived from the legend of Mulian saving his mother, which is widely spread in the south of the Yangtze River.Every eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, every household eats black rice to commemorate Mulian's filial piety, so black rice is also called filial son rice.

The connotation of these filial son stories will not be shown for the time being, but the delicacy of black rice is an indisputable fact.

Borrowing the implication of "filial son rice", Rong Ze intends to make a meal of black rice for the emperor and empress to express his gratitude to them.

The key to making black rice lies in black rice leaves, namely Nanzhu leaves.Wash and mash the black rice leaves, filter out the black leaf juice, soak the glutinous rice in the juice, wait for the rice grains to fully absorb the black leaf juice, and steam them in a basket.

Lifting off the gauze covering the drawer, water vapor mixed with the fragrance of black rice leaves blows towards the face, and when the white air dissipates, the black rice is as black as ink, with distinct grains and shiny oil.

Compared with white glutinous rice, the visual impact brought by dyed black glutinous rice is stronger, and the taste is more fragrant with the embellishment of black rice leaf juice.

The steamed black rice can be eaten directly, or it can be sweet and salty, each has its own delicious taste.Rong Ze did both for free choice.

Pour the fragrant lard into the frying pan, pour the red dates, peanuts, raisins and other ingredients prepared in advance into it and stir fry.

In order to pursue rich colors, some stores will also add the "red and green silk" commonly found in Wuren mooncakes.But thinking of the weird taste of red and green silk, Rong Ze skipped this step.

When the peanuts are fried, put the steamed plain black rice into the pan and stir-fry again. At the same time, sprinkle with sugar and sesame seeds, stir-fry slightly, and then put it on a plate.

The preparation method of salty black rice is similar to that of sweet black rice, except that the ingredients are diced meat, diced carrots, green peas, etc., and salt replaces white sugar.

The fried black rice has distinct grains, and each grain of rice is soaked in lard, making it shiny and fragrant.

The colorful toppings add a lot of color to the dull black rice, which is from the wisdom of the people.If Mulian had fed his mother this kind of food back then, his mother would have been hungry forever.

"Father, queen, please enjoy." Rong Ze filled a delicate wooden bowl with black rice full of hills and served it on the table. In order to relieve the greasy taste, he also stir-fried some seasonal vegetables and cooked a delicious and thick old hen soup .

Tian Hou, who had tasted her son's handicraft, couldn't wait to pick up a spoon, dig into the "peak" of the sweet black rice, and put it in her mouth, squinting her eyes happily.

"It's so delicious! The sweetness of this rice is just right, not too sweet, and it can also taste the unique fragrance of plants. The steamed rice grains are soft and glutinous, very chewy. And the graininess brought by swallowing, What a joy!"

The Emperor of Heaven was full of praise for the salty black rice: "This bacon is well marinated, the meat is fresh and has no peculiar smell, and the saltiness is just right. The taste of lard is so fragrant, even if there are no ingredients, just fried rice with lard I can eat several bowls."

"Son, what are you laughing at?" Seeing Rong Ze smiling directly at them, Tian Hou asked in confusion.

Rong Ze sat across from the two of them, smiling brows and eyes, holding his chin and said: "I seem to understand why I like food so much."

It seems that Haotian Yaochi has the potential to be gourmets, but their status as emperor and empress restricts their performance.

It is said that mother and child are heart-to-heart, Tianhou instantly understood what he meant, and burst out laughing, pointing his finger at the tip of his nose: "You."

Rong Ze said this on purpose to please the two of them. Seeing that he really amused them, he was delighted, and said: "Father, Queen Mother, when I come back from Kunlun Mountain, I will prepare delicious food for you every day."

After saying this, Rong Ze suddenly felt something was wrong.

How do you say that?

Flag can not stand randomly!The author has something to say: The will of the universe: I heard that someone is setting a flag?

For some reason, folk cuisine likes to use the legend of Mulian to save his mother, such as filial son rice, or stubborn nine porridge...