Daily life of noble ladies of the Three Kingdoms

Chaoyun Palace.

The tall maid in Tsing Yi gently put the boiled tea in front of Si Qi, Si Qi knelt on the cushion, counting the tea leaves and sighing silently.

I thought that today's banquet would only be in the morning, but I didn't expect that after Liu Yun, Sun Quan and others went to the observatory to have a feast in the afternoon, they would have another meal waiting here.

This time the banquet was mainly for the family members of the clan, with the empress at the top, Mrs. Zhang Tai, the mother of King Li, Mrs. Wei, the wife of King Chang, and some clan wives who Si Qi was not familiar with and a red-clothed lady. Sun Shangxiang.

Sun Shangxiang was the only female relative that Sun Quan brought over to Xudu this time. The queen gave her gifts and left her to talk in the palace. In the evening, she specially hosted a banquet in honor of her, with several wives as companions.

Concubine Chang Wei's family usually doesn't talk much, Mrs. Zhang Tai doesn't like Liu Hong's mother and son very much, and she doesn't even have much enthusiasm for the queen, and Sun Shangxiang is cautious, and doesn't say anything casually. The big bosses were all indifferent, and they didn't want to show their heads, so they just sat quietly.

As a result, a meal is extremely dull, even worse than the official palace banquets in the past.

Seeing that Mrs. Zhang was sitting on top, Si Qi was bored, and was about to think of a way to leave the table with her grandmother, when another servant from the emperor's side came to invite Si Qi, saying that it was Liu Xie who invited her to the Yinghua Hall to have a talk.

Si Qi felt very strange.

She and Liu Xie can be said to be two parallel lines, there is almost nothing to talk about, and Si Qi doesn't know what Liu Xie can say to her.

But after all, now Liu Xie is the emperor in name, and now that he is sending someone to invite him in full view, it is hard for Si Qi to refuse.

Liu Xie has always acted like a big brother in front of Si Qi, and I heard that Si Qi didn't eat much during the dinner, and even asked someone to make new sugar crispy pancakes and sweet soup for Si Qi's meal.

Looking at Si Qi who was quietly drinking the soup with his head down, Liu Xie was in a trance, remembering that a long time ago, when we met for the first time, he had also received a bowl of sweet soup from Cao Cao, and the smell seemed to be the same as this one.

In the second year of Xingping, Li Jue and Guo Si mercenaries rebelled and fought together in Chang'an City.Guo Si sent troops to hold him hostage, and later the news leaked out, and he, the queen and others were taken away by Li Jue.

Guo and Li have no eyes on the law of the king. They hijacked him just to control the government, but they didn't even have the minimum respect. After he fled in a hurry with the queen, he was finally rescued by Cao Cao.

Liu Xie will never forget the situation that day.

Cao Cao, with his back against the setting sun, dressed in military uniform, came on a fast horse, and thousands of soldiers followed behind him. It was very reassuring to see.

Cao Cao rushed to him first, dismounted from his horse, and saluted, "Your Majesty has suffered because I am late."

Cao Cao saw that he was very embarrassed when he fled all the way, so he ordered the soldiers to set up camp immediately and light a fire to cook.

About half an hour later, Cao Cao handed over half a bowl of sweet soup to him: "The mountains and fields are rough and there are few edible materials, but this soup looks really good, Your Majesty, let's make some soup first, wait After entering Luoyang, I think everything will be fine."

For Cao Cao who saved himself from fire and water, he was also sincerely grateful at the beginning, and regarded him as his most trusted minister and lifelong reliance.

It's a pity that things have changed in just a few years.

Seeing Si Qi put down the spoon after using half a cup of sweet soup, Liu Xie cleared his throat and said, "Our brothers and sisters have not seen each other for some time, I wonder how my sister is doing?"

Si Qi said: "Your Majesty should be more concerned. Thanks to you, my sister is well."

Liu Xie nodded, and chatted with Si Qi about homework again.

Si Qi sat at the bottom and listened to the emperor asking about the recent situation of their residence, Mrs. Zhang Tai, the emperor's uncle Liu Yun, and the two cousins ​​Liu Heng and Liu Cheng.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Liu Xie cut to the chase, sighed and said to Si Qi: "It's because I, as an elder brother, can't protect you, and these days are really hard for you."

Si Qi looked up at Liu Xie in surprise, "Why did Your Majesty say that?"

Liu Xie gave him a look of "I'm from here, I know everything".

"In front of me, Ah Ying can just say whatever she wants. Your current situation is just like my past. When I was under Cao Cao, it was just like you had to worship Mr. Guo as your teacher. It was a helpless move. But don't worry. You and I are descendants of the Han family, and we are also direct cousins, so we will never abandon you. If you have any difficulties in the future, just tell me."

Now I am facing Cao Cao's daily pain, but I dare not reveal it. Like him, my little sister has become a student of Cao Cao's counselor Guo Jia, and I don't know how wronged I am.

Now looking at a cousin who has a similar experience to his back then, a girl who is only seven years old, Liu Xie has a strong desire to protect, and he must guide Siqi well, and enlighten her not to suffer, and not to follow his old ways. Those detours.

Si Qi was confused by Liu Xie's unreasonable playing of cards, and when he wanted to refute, he didn't know where to start, so he had to agree embarrassingly.

When the banquet was over, Concubine Chang went out with Siqi and Mrs. Zhang. During the chat, they mentioned that Wang Chang had bought a new piece of land in the suburbs. He had built a house and repaired the yard. There is a big pond where you can fish, and Liu Yun is invited to take Siqi and Mrs. Zhang Tai there.

Mrs. Zhang Tai grew up in a farmhouse and was not interested in such activities as farmhouse entertainment.

Si Qi misses the delicacy of fried small crucian carp very much. Now that there is soybean oil for frying fish, if freshly caught crucian carp is used as a material, the taste will be doubled.

After returning home, Si Qi mentioned the matter to Liu Yun.

Liu Yun had always had a good relationship with Chang Wang, so he readily agreed.

Siqi returned to Zhang's courtyard, ready to take two cans of oil and soybean oil to Chang Wang's mansion, one was taken as a gift to be polite, and the other was directly used on the newly caught fish to achieve the effect of frying small crucian carp. free.

When Mrs. Zhang heard that Siqi was going to bring two cans of soybean oil to Prince Chang's mansion, she expressed some pain.

Mrs. Zhang kept reminding Siqi that no matter how close Chang Wang is to their family, he is still an outsider. The oil you squeezed out with great difficulty is good for our family to eat. It is better not to give too much when giving gifts. Use it.

Siqi didn't hide from Zhang's whether he was making wine or extracting oil, and he used Zhang's manpower and warehouse.

Mrs. Zhang is a qualified warehouse manager. Even though she is so devoted to her son in her heart, she never gives more to Liu Yun, let alone others.

On the second day, Liu Yun took Si Qi to go to King Chang's appointment together.It's just that Siqi's two elder brothers are not so lucky. Mrs. Wei is a full-time teacher, unlike Mr. Guo, who spends a large part of his time building meritorious service, and can only go to school for a few days in a month.

According to the second brother Liu Cheng and Tong Siqi, since Liu Bei left, my father lost his fellow farmer, and his management of the vegetable field is not as good as before, and he has become obsessed with fishing.

Si Qi has always known that fishing, as an addictive social activity, cannot be underestimated.

Once addicted to this kind of activity, fishermen will not want to eat when they have food, and they will not want to go back home, and even forget their original intention of fishing. They only think about fishing, even if the fish they catch are full. Refrigerator, even if the family and neighbors lose interest in eating fish, they can't stop.

Mrs. Zhang excused her headache and didn't come. Princess Chang's concubine Mrs. Wei and her daughter-in-law Mrs. Yuan sat with Si Qiku all morning, but they still didn't wait for any news from Liu Yun.

Concubine Chang had no choice but to take Siqi to find someone.

When the two reached the pond, they heard Liu Yun boasting to King Chang with a fishing rod. He said that Siqi, his daughter, was the most intelligent and filial. After leaving, she would always think of herself for any fresh dishes and soups she made on weekdays, and bring them to herself as soon as possible. Even the rice wine she had spent a lot of time brewing was the first to bring it to herself for a taste.

Si Qi was a little helpless.

If Liu Yun's words are really serious, he can only believe three points.For example, Liu Yun said that he "would always think of him when cooking and delivering soup, and deliver it to him as soon as possible", which is very different from the truth.

Every time there is something fresh and delicious, it is always right to arrange it for Mrs. Zhang as soon as possible. After all, I live in Mrs. Zhang's courtyard and eat with her, and Liu Yun just cooks too much by the way.

Chang Wang was envious when he heard it, and seeing Princess Chang and Si Qi looking for him, he warmly said to Si Qi: "You don't need your father to always say hello, Uncle Wang also knows your benefits. I heard that you are coming to our mansion today I also brought rare things with me, that’s just right, let you watch and arrange the fresh fish that your father and I caught today.”

Si Qi said yes.

The people in the kitchen here are no better than Jing Yuan, they are all new cooks who have never been trained by Si Qi before.Fortunately, Ah Fei is used to listening to Siqi's various requests, and even in the face of a new environment, she can command properly and cope with it freely.

Si Qi first arranged fried small crucian carp for himself, and then asked people to cook the big fish as "one fish eats more", and served a whole table full of fish feast.

A fish head and tofu stew soup, a plate of grilled fish pieces, a plate of thinned fish fillets to eat raw, and then take two large fish, one steamed, one sweet and sour, and another surimi cake, fish Slices of porridge, and finally a dish of cold fish skin with porridge.

Looking at such a table of dishes, Liu Yun felt his heart hurt when he smelled the aroma: "Have you used all the soybean oil we brought?"

Si Qi nodded: "I've used them all, and the remaining soybean oil has also been fried fish."

Distressed, Liu Yun told Chang Wang again and again that the soybean oil is a good thing, don't waste it lightly, and the oil for frying fish must not be thrown away, and it will have a special taste when used for cooking.

Chang Wang ate the fish fillet, and responded indistinctly.

Siqi's whole fish feast has been widely praised by Chang Wang's family. Every dish has received many praises. A sweet and sour fish that is only mediocre in later generations due to lack of seasoning is evaluated as "rare in the world." Delicious", a table of big dishes didn't even have a few drops of soup left.

When it was time to go out, Chang Wang sent Siqi all the way to the carriage, and held on to the door without letting go: "My niece, I will come to play often in the future, so you don't have to stay around, Uncle Wang has them all at home, so I can bring two pots of soybean oil over here." That's it."

Liu Yun slapped Chang Wang's hand away in disgust: "I'm still here, and you're just so blatantly asking for things from my daughter."

Chang Wang drank a lot of wine and said to Si Qi with his tongue out, "We are uncles and nephews, blood is thicker than water!"

Liu Yun pushed the head of Si Qi who wanted to say goodbye to King Chang into the car: "Let's go, go back, don't bother me anymore."

When Siqi returned to Jingyuan, he met his two elder brothers returning home from get out of class.

Seeing Si Qi's cheerful look, Liu Heng couldn't help teasing her: "Mr. Guo has been busy outside these few days, but sister has become more and more free."

Si Qi argued: "It's not completely free, at least not today."

Liu Heng asked politely, "Are you going out with your father today?"

Si Qi said: "I went to Uncle Chang's village to catch a lot of fish, and I have ordered the kitchen to make a fish feast tonight, and invite grandmother and two elder brothers to eat fish."

After hearing this, Liu Cheng also became happy: "Little sister's arrangement is always the most appropriate, but it seems that we will have a good time tonight."

Liu Yun drank a lot of wine with Chang Wang at the banquet, and went to the front to rest after returning to Jingyuan.

The three of Si Qi eat fish with Mrs. Zhang, and Mrs. Zhang talked about something while she was happy.

After Si Qi and Liu Yun went out today, Mrs. Bian of Cao Cao's family sent someone to send a message, saying that they were invited to a banquet in the mansion.

Liu Chengdao: "When my son and grandson were chatting with General Cai's son, I once heard him mention that a young master has just been added to Sikong's mansion. Grandmother should remember to bring enough gifts to go there."

Si Qi remembered that Cao Cao had many children in history. Now she only knows that there are six girls in Cao Cao's family, but she doesn't know how many brothers Cao Pi and Cao Zhi have.

Thinking of this, Si Qi raised his head, and asked Liu Cheng curiously: "I heard that there are quite a few gentlemen in Sikong's mansion, brother, do you know the truth?"

"It doesn't seem to be too many." Liu Cheng thought for a while and said, "There are only about twenty."