Traveling through life to become rich

At the end of the next day, all 40 people arrived in the courtyard of the outer imperial dining room on time to start the second round of preliminary competition.

Different from the first round of lottery to determine the topic, the second round of the competition is more open, there is not even a specific topic, there is only one requirement: to make three dishes/desserts within an hour, and the ingredients to be used are freely decided.

The judges are no longer imperial chefs, but ten harem concubines personally appointed by the emperor. After the finished product is finished, a court lady will randomly send it over. The results will be fed back to Yan Chuan within an hour after the evaluation, and he will make the final summary.

After listening to the request, everyone was shocked. It is not difficult to make three dishes/desserts, but the difficulty is to complete them within an hour, and also to ensure the degree of completion, the color, fragrance and taste.

Those who are not finished within an hour will be eliminated directly, and then judged according to the degree of completion of the finished product, the bottom ten will be eliminated directly, that is to say, the final winners may not necessarily be the top thirty.

For example, if two people fail to complete three dishes/desserts in one hour, they will be eliminated, and the bottom ten will be eliminated after the evaluation, then there will be only 28 winners in the end.

And so on.

The difficulty has increased by more than a little bit.

Xie Mingyu was walking towards the storeroom while thinking about what he was going to do. He searched for a lot of dessert recipes in the space, and finally decided to make three dishes: ginger milk, coconut milk, taro sago dew, and double skin milk. Dessert.

Ginger juice collides with milk to warm the yang and dispel cold, and protect the stomach; coconut milk, taro sago dew is sweet and delicious, coconut milk is rich in nutrients, and can restore moisture to the skin; double skin milk is rich in protein, which can improve immunity, eliminate edema, Make complexion ruddy.

These three desserts are low in calories and soft in taste, very suitable for harem concubines, and easy to win favor.

Yi Hengqi looked a little sleepy when he woke up in the morning, and he didn't want the maids to serve him. He washed his face with hot water, looked at the green leaves outside the window, and sighed faintly. hello.

Yesterday, he managed to pester the imperial grandmother to allow him to go out of the palace for a few days, but before leaving the palace, he accidentally leaked the news, and was blocked by his mother and concubine, who punished him before he could go out after copying the Jingjing Sutra ten times. You can only stay outside the palace for two days.

Now I have only copied the Qingjing Sutra three times, and I have to continue today, and I don’t know when I will finish copying.

Yi Hengqi looked up to the sky and sighed while walking: Ah, it's so boring, I really want to go out of the palace to play with An Haojue.

Walking halfway, by coincidence, I saw Yi Hengmei walking towards me with a few servants. Yi Hengqi turned his face away, pretending not to see, and enjoying the scenery next to him.

But Yi Hengmei didn't intend to let Yi Hengqi go, she stopped when she reached him, and showed a smiling face: "Your brother is really filial, did you go to pay your respects to Concubine Li so early?"

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Yihengqi laughed a bit: "It's getting late, hasn't Brother Huang already greeted Concubine Shu back?"

Yi Hengmei didn't know what good things happened to her, and she had a smile on her face: "That's different, I came so early because I had something to do in the concubine's courtyard."

Yi Hengqi felt awkward seeing the smile on Yi Hengmei's face, and after a few words of coping, he slipped away with the excuse of asking for peace.

After a while, Yihengqi arrived at Concubine Li's courtyard, and before entering the inner room, he shouted enthusiastically: "Concubine mother, my son is here to greet you."

Concubine Li is wearing a light pink palace dress today, with a wide skirt winding behind her, elegant and luxurious, she is sitting on a round stool covered with a brocade cushion, dressing up in front of the bronze mirror, and a red sandalwood is placed on the table The wooden treasure box contained several hairpins in different categories. She randomly picked out a treasure hairpin and inserted it obliquely on the cloud temple.

Concubine Li inserted the Hanbao hairpin, and turned her head to meet Yi Hengqi's star-black eyes looking at her, with a light smile on her lips: "It's just so noisy in the morning, so don't delay when you come." It's time, go to the small study to copy books."

The happy smile on Yihengqi's face disappeared immediately, and he slumped his shoulders and said pitifully: "Mother, can you copy it twice less? Even if it's a different book, I copy the Qingjing Sutra back and forth. I’ve read it hundreds of times, and I really don’t want to copy it again.”

Concubine Li had a smile in her eyes: "Don't want to copy the Qingjing Sutra? Okay, I'll ask the servant to go to the Imperial Academy to find a Lotus Sutra for you to copy."

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Lotus Sutra?That is more than twice as thick as the Qingjing Sutra!

Yi Hengqi picked up a stone and hit his own foot, so frightened he hurried over, pulled Concubine Li's sleeve coquettishly begging for mercy: "Mother Concubine, I was wrong, let's copy the Qingjing Sutra, how good the Qingjing Sutra is, it can cultivate one's morality! "

Concubine Li was amused by Yi Hengqi, she lightly dropped his shoulders, and said with a smile, "You're still so childish at this age, okay, let's go to the small study to copy books, aren't you in a hurry to go out of the palace to play?"

Yihengqi pouted when he heard the words: "I'm in a hurry, I was playing outside the palace in my dreams last night, and I went to Baiweizhai to eat desserts, only to wake up and find that I was still in the palace, which made me feel lost for a while Woolen cloth."

Concubine Li shook her head helplessly when she heard the words, she also felt it was funny, she nodded his forehead, and sighed: "You need to be tempered because you are too reckless, if you are half as safe as your brother, I wouldn't be so Don't worry. Today I am one of the judges of the second round of preliminary competition. At noon, the food for the competition will be delivered. After the end, I will ask the waiter to go to the small study to ask you to have lunch together. Before that, you are not allowed to come out. Calm down and copy the book ,do you know?"

Only then did Yi Hengqi know that Concubine Li was the judge, and he quickly acknowledged that he knew, and then said expectantly: "My friend...is

Xie Mingyu from Baiweizhai, he is also participating in the competition, and won No.1 in the first round of preliminary rounds, I wonder if the concubine can eat the sweets he made▽

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Li Fei smiled and said: "The food is distributed randomly, and there is no signature. Even if I eat it, I don't know who made it."

Yi Hengqi said, "That's not necessarily the case. Xie Mingyu's desserts are very innovative. If the concubine eats them, she should be able to recognize them."

Concubine Li smiled, noncommittal, and after chatting for a while, sent Yi Hengqi to the small study to copy the books.

The competition inside the palace is still going on intensely, and the outside of the palace is also very lively from early in the morning.

The results of the first round of the preliminary round are already well known in Beijing, and even what everyone does is made public, which has become a source of entertainment for everyone after dinner. They have speculated about the results of the second round of preliminary round today, and even opened a gambling house to bet on Baiweizhai. Whether the shopkeeper Xie is still able to overwhelm the crowd and win the first place, the odds are quite high, and there are not a few punters.

Baiweizhai, Ouxiang Hall on the second floor, where several honorable wives gathered.

The honorable wives usually have nothing to do, and they will hold some small gatherings to pass the time from time to time. Generally, only the wives who are familiar with each other are invited to enjoy flowers or taste tea. Trivial things like gossip and gossip.

Ever since a lady who had a good relationship with the Duke of Anguo set the meeting place at Baiweizhai, the honorable wives held gatherings again, and they all chose Baiweizhai as the venue. The environment here is not only comfortable and quiet, but also can taste different tastes. The key is that it doesn’t cost much money at all, so it’s an excellent choice for parties.

The Lotus Fragrance Hall is very warmly decorated. There are a row of pear tree flower stands on both sides of the hall. The nasturtiums with strange leaf shapes are in full bloom, and the hall is filled with a faint fragrance of flowers.

The ladies sat comfortably on the chairs, with desserts on the table, talking and laughing.

The third wife of Lu Hanlin's mansion came later than the appointment time due to something in the mansion, and her body was slightly plump, and she sweated a little on her back after going upstairs. Panting, she apologized to the ladies and ordered a cup Iced passion fruit.

The waiter acted swiftly, and quickly brought over the drink. Mrs. Lu took two sips, and then she felt better, and said with a smile: "Every day

Drinking Baiweizhai's drinks for the first time is a kind of enjoyment. I heard that shopkeeper Xie won the first place in the first round of preliminary competition in the palace. It really deserves its reputation.

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A lady with Chaoyun Jinxiang bun took a sip of freshly extracted milk tea, and said with a smile: "That is, thanks to the wonderful craftsmanship of the shopkeeper, we can definitely win."

"I heard that shopkeeper Xie made a dessert called agate agar. This is the proud creation of the head of the outer imperial dining room, Yan. My master once ate it when he participated in the imperial banquet in the palace. He was full of praise when he came back. The chef of the restaurant tried to make it, but the taste is far different." A beautiful woman in a flying star chasing the moon bun smiled and said, "The first name that shopkeeper Xie can get is enough to prove his strength."

Mrs. Lu San heard the words, nodded with a smile and said: "No, let's just talk about these desserts in Baiweizhai. Each one has a unique taste. Every time I come back, I struggle for a long time before deciding which one to choose."

All the wives showed approving expressions when they heard the words, and they all echoed: "That's right, whether it's drinks or cakes, every one looks delicious, and it's really difficult to choose."

Third Madam Lu smiled slightly, picked up a cup and took a sip of the ice honey passion fruit, suddenly thought of something, and asked: "By the way, do you know the recent jokes in the Xu family?"

All the wives had gossip to listen to one day, and they suddenly became interested, and hurriedly asked: "What joke happened in Xu's house again?"

The word 'again' shows that the Xu family often makes some jokes.

Not to mention anything else, but just saying that Young Master Xu insisted on marrying a pure gentleman as his concubine was enough to make people laugh for half a year.

Mrs. Lu put down her cup and said with a smile: "I just heard that too. Didn't the young master of the Xu family marry a concubine a few days ago? That's Xie Wanru from the Xie family. This one is not a good match regardless of her family status." Yes, a lot of things happened after entering the door. I don't know why in the past two days, but I want to set rules for the people in Young Master Xu's house. I don't know why, but there is a girl named Cuilian, Disrespecting her words and neglecting her, she was immediately punished to kneel in the yard, and she was not allowed to get up until Young Master Xu came back to see her. That girl was always favored, and she had never been wronged like this before. They were clamoring for death...

A lady in Cuiyi was kind-hearted, and upon hearing the words, she hurriedly asked, "Is something really wrong?"

Mrs. Lu third chuckled: "You are too sincere. Why didn't that girl seek death when she was punished? It would save me from being humiliated for half a day. I have to wait until Young Master Xu comes back. Did he see it? Hehe, this girl is not simple. After such a quarrel, not only won the love of Young Master Xu, but also let people know that the newly married concubine in the family is jealous and can't tolerate others. Mrs. Xu Er came forward to solve it. At that time, my daughter went to Xu's mansion to play with the eldest lady's daughter, and happened to see them all, and told me when she came back."

Although the side room is also a concubine, it is different from the aunt. The aunt cannot be raised as the main room for life, but the side room can be raised as the main room, and when the main room is unwell, the side room also has the right to take over the internal affairs. It is considered a half master, not a slave .

Young Master Xu is not married to his main wife, but only married to Xie Wanru as a concubine. Mrs. Jiang is so shrewd, she knows that Young Master Xu does not kiss Xie Wanru, and she must have told her before she got married that she must be patient when things happen. Gentle and petty, only by coaxing young master Xu's heart, it is best to be able to give birth to a son, so that she can stand firm in Xu's mansion, and maybe have a chance to be promoted as the wife.

Although Xie Wanru is also somewhat calculating, but she has a strong temper, and she only cares about the immediate pleasure when things happen, maybe... That girl deliberately provoked Xie Wanru. ascend to heaven.

The wives made fun of it after hearing this, but they didn't take it to heart, they just took it as a joke to pass the time, and then wentssip for a long time before they left.

At this time, the second round of preliminaries in the palace has already ended, and three people who did not complete the task within the time limit were eliminated. The maids put them into food boxes and took them away, and randomly sent them to the palace yard of ten concubines for evaluation. The results have already been fed back to Chief Yan of the Outer Imperial Dining Room, and they are in the process of final arrangement.

Tomorrow, Yan Chuan will announce the winners of the second preliminary round.