[Qing] Fourth Master, learn about health preservation

The fragrance Li Gege wants is special, it is best to be able to distinguish her from others.

Geng Yi recommended several kinds of flowers, but none of them seemed to suit her.

Finally, Geng Yi thought of a flower called Daphne, Li Gege became interested: "What kind of flower is this, I don't seem to have seen it before?"

Geng Yi replied: "This flower is not too much, especially when it grows on the top of the snow-capped mountains. The weather in Beijing is too hot, so it is not easy to grow, so it is rare. The fragrance is very strong, and it is not intoxicating." The kind that has an auspicious name."

Whether or not this kind of flower can be found, Li Gege needs to find a way by himself.

Li Gege liked the name of this flower as soon as he heard it, and felt quite special: "Sister Geng, don't worry, I'll find someone to look for it outside."

Li's family is still well-off in business, and they have a lot of money, so she asked Chunfang to send a letter to Li's family to look for it, and she really bought two pots from a flower farmer, and they bought them all and sent them over.

The leaves of this Daphne flower are still covered with golden edges, which is very beautiful, and the taste is fragrant but not greasy. After receiving it, Li Gege couldn't put it down, and felt that he had chosen the right one.

She made a decision directly, and this Daphne fragrance will be her own exclusive fragrance from now on!

Hu Nanny is familiar with cooking, and Geng Yi doesn't need to do it, she can make a pot of Yurong ointment with Daphne's petals with two maids.

Li Gege was very happy when he received the finished product. After thanking Geng Yi with a smile, he took three jars back and wiped his body.

Hearing that this stuff is not easy to put away, the sooner it is used up the better, so Li Gege is not greedy and thinks about making a lot at one time, and it can be used for a period of time if he only makes one pot and three cans.

Song Gege saw that Li Gege went outside to buy the potted plants himself, and he was embarrassed to ask Geng Yi to pay for agarwood, so he paid someone to go outside to buy a little bit of agarwood and came back. .

But Geng Yi said that he didn’t use much, and he really didn’t. A pot of agarwood the size of a fingernail is enough. The fragrance is strong and long-lasting, which Song Gege likes very much. It is fragrant, and you can worship the Buddha and chant scriptures with peace of mind, not to mention how comfortable it is.

Fujin tastes good with sweet-scented osmanthus, so I didn't ask to change it.

Niu Gulu Gege also likes plum blossoms, he just thinks they are noble and fresh, and he doesn't plan to change them.

Ruyu said to Geng Yi in private: "Other Gege's body is fragrant, but Gege has no smell at all, how about that? How about we also find a rare flower and make a special fragrance?"

She just thought that when the other Gege was serving the bed, the fourth elder brother could smell a different smell under the tip of his nose, and he could tell who it was when he closed his eyes, but the Yurong ointment on Geng Yi's body had no smell at all. Isn't this backward?

But Geng Yi didn't care, and said with a smile: "Silly girl, think about it, what is the fourth elder brother using?"

Ruyu was still ignorant, so Rusui laughed and said, "Si elder brother and Gege use the same cream, both tasteless Yurong ointment."

Hearing this, Ruyu suddenly realized, isn't this rounding off the result that Geng Yi and the fourth elder brother used the same taste of Yurong ointment?

The fourth elder brother couldn't smell the smell, so he could guess that it was Geng Yi. After all, isn't Geng Yi the only person in the backyard who smells as bad as himself?

Geng Yi dismissed the suddenly enlightened and happy Ruyu, wiped away the sweat in his heart, and finally fooled the maid away.

In fact, she didn't think too much about it, and like the fourth elder brother, she doesn't like particularly strong fragrances. It's fine without fragrance.

When the fourth elder brother came over at night, he put his arms around Geng Yi and smiled and said: "Your body doesn't smell good, it smells very comfortable."

Li Gege's smell is very strong, and it smells good at first, but after a long time, it becomes a bit greasy.

Song Gege smelled of agarwood all over his body, just smelling it made people very ascetic, and felt that doing anything was a sin.

The aroma of plum blossoms on Niu Colu Gege is quite good, with a subtle fragrance floating around.

The sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance on Fujin's body is also quite good, but it's just a little sweet, which doesn't match Fujin's usual calm atmosphere, but as long as she likes it, it's fine.

Smelling so much, the fourth elder brother felt that his nose was almost not enough, but he couldn't smell the fragrance when he came to Geng Yi's side, which made him really relieved.

Geng Yi was amused, the princesses in the backyard have specially customized fragrances for the fourth elder brother, and want him to smell the fragrance and recognize the beauty, isn't that happy?

The fourth elder brother suddenly said: "You make more special flavors, I plan to give some to His Royal Highness and Thirteenth Brother. Especially Thirteenth Brother, when winter comes, he is impatient than me to apply balm, saying it is sticky Not to mention his hands and feet, but his face is so cold that the skin is peeling off, it's really uncomfortable."

Itchy hands and feet can still be scratched, but a few red marks on the face are very indecent.

Geng Yi nodded in agreement, and the fourth elder brother turned around and allocated funds, which was quite generous, just a few bank notes.

It seems that the fourth elder brother still has money, but he likes to use it wisely, and he is not stingy when it is time to spend.

After thinking about it, she first chose the flavor of Molan.

Not only is the orchid noble and clean, but its taste is also light and elegant. The aroma is not strong, but rather elegant.

After Geng Yi was done, the fourth elder brother made a decision as soon as he smelled it: "This taste is suitable for the thirteenth brother. He likes to read books. I will ask someone to send it to him later."

She thought that after the taste was made, the fourth elder brother would give it to the prince first, so she couldn't help but wondered: "Master, isn't this taste suitable for His Royal Highness?"

The fourth elder brother said: "It is suitable, but His Royal Highness may not like it."

Mo Lan's taste is not bad, even a bit bookish, but the prince doesn't like it.

Geng Yi pondered for a while, and thought that the fragrance of Mo Lan was not restrained enough for the prince.

The taste is too flamboyant, not suitable for the prince.

So she thought about it, and finally settled on woody fragrance, isn't this smell calm enough?

If it really doesn't work, Geng Yi wants to taste the fragrance of giant stones, just the smell of stones, can you not be calm?

Even for wood incense, you can't just get a little bark outside, you have to pick and choose.

During the Chinese New Year, the fourth elder brother asked Su Peisheng to get the bark and trunks of many trees outside.

Mammy Hu rolled up her sleeves and made pot after pot of Yurong ointment. Geng Yi was not satisfied with the taste. In the end, only the Yurong ointment made from the bark of a fragrant tree was barely passable.

She specially asked the fourth elder brother to smell it, and the fourth elder brother smelled it for a while, and felt that the nose could not tell the difference between these smells, isn't it all wood?

Geng Yi explained: "The first taste is a little astringent and less fresh. The second scent is a bit stronger, the third is cedar, and the fourth is cypress."

The fourth elder brother was dizzy, and only let Geng Yi figure it out.

Geng Yi mixed the fragrant tree with the accompanying vetiver, and the smell was more fresh, completely herbal, not obtrusive, blending into the surroundings, and not aggressive, quite calm and unassuming.

The fourth elder brother nodded as soon as he smelled it and said: "Yes, this taste is good, that's all."

With the direction, Hu Momo quickly made a pot, and Geng Yi specially used a glass jar to store the Yurong ointment, which looked much taller and taller.

The fourth elder brother also got a beautifully carved brocade box and sent it to the prince.

It took several days to get it out, and Geng Yi was a little tired.

When she sat down to drink tea, she wondered, how could she go back to making custom-scented body lotion after she had been practicing Chinese medicine?

Seeing how the fourth elder brother was smiling because he gave him a suitable gift, Geng Yi thought to himself, forget it, as long as he is happy.

However, she remembered what Concubine De had said that day, and she couldn't help reminding in a low voice: "Master, do you want to make some Yurong ointment and send it to the palace for Concubine De?"

If the crown prince had it, and the imperial concubine didn't have it this time, she wondered if she would be unhappy again.

The fourth elder brother thought about it, and decided: "Well, you should work harder and make more tasteless Yurong ointment. Besides the empress, Huang Ama and other brothers should also give it away."

You can't just send the concubine De, the prince and the thirteenth elder brother, and the other elder brothers don't have it!

Those who are brothers cannot be distinguished.

Concubine De gave it away, so the emperor couldn't miss it.

The emperor gave it away, so the empress dowager should not be left behind.

Even after this year has passed, wouldn't it be inappropriate for him to give gifts on such a large scale suddenly?

After hearing this, Fujin suggested: "Let's just say it's a small thing that I figured out during the Chinese New Year. It's most suitable for winter use. You don't need to give too much to each family. As for the palace, it just so happens that the empress dowager is getting better, so she sent a message to let me Taking Geng Gege into the palace, I happened to give it to the Empress Dowager, and someone gave a copy to the Empress Dowager De and the Fourteenth Brother."

It is much more appropriate for her to send this in the harem than the fourth elder brother.

The fourth elder brother nodded, and was worried about what flavor to give to Concubine De, not to mention Concubine De, since Concubine De gave it to him, Elder Fourteen had to give it too.

Fujin suggested: "Emiang likes hibiscus flowers, why don't you ask sister Geng to make a lotus-flavored jade cream. As for the fourteenth brother, he is young, so it is suitable for him to use this tasteless jade cream. "

Children's homes don't like the fragrance very much, so it's better to make a fragrance-free one.

The fourth elder brother nodded, he really didn't know what kind of flowers Concubine De liked, but luckily Fujin knew.

When Nanny Liao came to talk to Geng Yi, Geng Yi couldn't help feeling that the mother and son were not as familiar as Fujin and Concubine De, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

But it's not to blame for the fourth elder brother. His eyes were all on the outside. He might have had expectations of Concubine De in the early years, but he was gradually disappointed and let it go. Naturally, he would not take the initiative to understand everything about Concubine De. I put all my mind on running errands.

It is also possible that he had taken the initiative to understand before, but was declined by Concubine De, and over and over again, the fourth elder brother also gave up.

Geng Yi made the hibiscus-flavored Yurong ointment according to Fujin's wishes, and also prepared it for Fourteenth Elder Brother.

As for the gift to the Empress Dowager, Fujin's suggestion is to choose Buddhist incense.

The empress dowager is now in the time to take care of her life, and she doesn't like to interfere in the affairs of the harem, she really likes to stay in the Buddhist hall for a while.

It may not really be chanting and copying scriptures or something, but it is better than being clean, and you can also find things to do for yourself to pass the time.

Occasionally, the abbot of the Huguo Temple will be invited to bring a few masters to sing scriptures, so that he can calm down after listening to it.

It just so happened that the Empress Dowager invited her, so she hurried to finish everything, and then took these jade-like ointments and followed Fujin to the palace.

The maid who led the way was changed, but she was serving in the Empress Dowager's Palace. Her attitude towards Fujin and Geng Yi was more respectful than before.

After the two went to salute, Geng Yi took a sneak peek and found that the Empress Dowager's complexion was much better than before.

Noticing her sneak peek, the Empress Dowager smiled and waved: "What are you doing standing so far away? Geng Gege can see clearly when he comes over to me."

Geng Yi followed the trend, and then said with a smile: "The empress dowager's complexion is much more rosy, did she sleep more soundly at night? The head of the hospital is still very good. After only a few days of work, the empress dowager has recovered."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "I really feel that my body is much more comfortable, and I can sleep better at night, and I feel more energetic. It's also fortunate that you discovered it early. The meaning of the head of the hospital is that this problem is not serious, and it will be troublesome if it drags on for a long time. "

The head of the hospital was also a little scared, and ran here twice a day, and each time he had to feel his pulse for a long time before he could feel relieved.

Even when eating, I asked myself what I could eat and what I couldn’t eat. The capital of the hospital went to the kitchen to pick up the noodles, checked them carefully, and even tried a couple of bites. I’m afraid that the imperial chef made something that the empress dowager can’t eat. Don’t be too nervous. .

The head of the hospital was too worried, so he asked the kitchen to bring light food.

It's really bland, so light that the tongue can make a bird, it's tasteless.

Originally, the empress dowager is getting older, and her sense of taste is not as sensitive as when she was young, so she likes to eat food with a stronger taste, so that she can taste the taste.

Now it's all right, the head of the hospital was taken aback, he didn't dare to serve any appetizing dishes, the empress dowager's appetite was not as good as before, and Mammy Li was in a hurry.

It happened that Fujin and Geng Yi came over today, Mammy Li said: "The empress dowager slept well at night, but her appetite is not as good as before, what can Geng Gege see?"

Geng Yi was surprised, looking at the Empress Dowager's face, she didn't seem to have lost her appetite, and after asking about it, she couldn't laugh or cry.

The head of the hospital is full of grass and trees, and the food sent is all less salt, less oil and no meat, no taste at all, who can eat it, can the empress dowager have a good appetite?

However, the head of the hospital was kind-hearted, worried about the empress dowager's high blood pressure, and simply overturned the whole boat with one shot, and banned everything.

The empress dowager understood that in order to take care of her body and keep the emperor from worrying, she should eat these bland meals honestly, but the taste was too bland, and she couldn't bear it any longer. .

It was okay at first, and the body has not yet reacted, but after a long time, it is not good for the body if you are always not full.

And if you are so depressed about eating, your appetite will only get worse over time. If you think about eating bland food, you probably won’t even have the desire to eat. A bad mood will naturally affect your body.

It is said that the body and mind can affect the mood, and the mood can naturally affect the body.

Geng Yi thought about it and said: "How about this, I have a few food recipes on hand, which are suitable for the Empress Dowager to use at this time, why don't the Empress Dowager give it a try?"

The Empress Dowager nodded with a smile and said, "That's kind, it's just these foods...is it delicious?"

Geng Yi just laughed: "Of course it's delicious, I don't say anything else, this tongue is very picky."

The Empress Dowager liked her upright and straightforward temperament, and said with a smile: "You don't have to go to the imperial dining room so much trouble, there is a small kitchen in the Compassion Ning Palace, and there are also imperial chefs on weekdays."

The ingredients are well prepared, and whenever the Empress Dowager wants something hot, the small kitchen can deliver it.

It is not necessary to send it from the imperial dining room. Even if you try to keep warm in winter, if you come here, the food will always be a bit cold, so the emperor simply set up a small kitchen in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and sent two imperial chefs. The empress dowager can eat whenever she wants, so there is no need to follow the imperial kitchen, and there is no need to send someone to run errands.

Mammy Li personally took Geng Yi to the small kitchen, and the two imperial chefs hurried over to salute, "I don't know what orders Nanny Li and Gege Geng have."

The two imperial chefs knew that Geng Yi had come back to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and they could tell that the Empress Dowager was not feeling well, and later she was rewarded by the emperor, so it was naturally thoughtful and courteous.

Geng Yi said west, they would never go east.

Originally, Geng Yi was worried that he would not be able to control the imperial cook in the palace, but it might be better with Mammy Li around.

Who knew that when she came over, Mammy Li didn't have to speak, and the two imperial chefs just wandered around her.

Geng Yi said one dim sum, one soup and two recipes, and the two kept nodding their heads, and praised how good the recipes were, which stunned her.

Now that the people in the palace are so kind, the situation in Geng Yi's impression of stumbling, nose upturned, and eyes on top of the head is gone?

Mammy Li saw that the two imperial chefs and their apprentices were busy with work, and Geng Yi smiled as if he hadn't recovered from his senses: "How dare they be disobedient? The food they cooked recently didn't suit the Queen Mother's wishes. Less than before, the imperial chef is more worried than anyone else."

The imperial chefs are not really a job-seeker, they failed to make delicious food for the empress dowager, and after a long time, the emperor will not be lenient at all when it is time to hand it over, no matter whether it is the order of the head of the hospital or not, or they may just replace it directly.

The small kitchen in the Compassionate Ning Palace is more relaxed than the imperial dining room, as there is only one person to serve the Empress.

Occasionally, when someone comes over as a guest, the imperial chef will make dim sum. The work is not tiring, and the benefits are high. Not a lot.

And working in the Compassionate Ning Palace, even if one is an imperial cook, the status is higher than that of ordinary imperial cooks.

How could they be willing to lose such a good job, racking their brains to make the food better.

But the head of the hospital doesn’t allow this to be used and that’s not allowed to be released, and the imperial chef is also a clever woman who can’t cook without rice, how can it be delicious if nothing is released!

Fortunately, Geng Yi came to save them from the fire and water. Of course, the imperial chef put his heart into it. If the Empress Dowager really had an appetite, they would be happy to kowtow to Geng Yi a few times to thank him!

The dessert Geng Yi is going to make is chrysanthemum hawthorn cake. Both chrysanthemum and hawthorn are good for high blood pressure, and the pastry tastes good too. It has the faint aroma of chrysanthemum and the sweet and sour taste of hawthorn. It is just an appetizing dessert.

山楂的量放得少一些，就不会太酸，也不必放太多糖进去了。

Moreover, the sugar is replaced. Geng Yi asked the chef to put the diluted honey water into the snacks, so there is no need to worry that excessive sugar will be bad for your health.

The main body of the made dim sum is golden yellow, dotted with red hawthorn pieces on it, the color is fragrant, and the color is the first. Of course, the dim sum is good-looking to make people appetite.

Sure enough, this dessert was served first, the empress dowager nodded after taking a sip, "Yes, the sweet and sour taste is very pleasant, and this cake looks good too."

There are not many dim sum, especially if they are very small, you can eat one in one bite, and there are only three in a plate, so you won’t feel full after eating.

The Empress Dowager was still a little unsatisfied after eating. She didn't feel hungry at first, but after eating, she felt her appetite increased and her stomach started to feel a little hungry.

It happened that the second course was served on the side of the small kitchen, which was corn tortillas.

Corn is originally sweet. After crushing, put it in the pancake and steam it in water. It tastes a bit sweet, and it is just right for the mouth against the soft pancake.

The ones made are also two fingers wide, and a plate is still only three yuan.

皇太后看着栗嬷嬷回来了，指着盘子无奈道：“耿格格这是喂猫呢，这一盘就没几个，吃完后就没饱。”

Mammy Li smiled and said, "Geng Gege has prepared several dishes. If one dish is enough for the empress dowager to eat, wouldn't it be impossible to eat the rest?"

The empress dowager couldn't help becoming interested, and seeing that Geng Yi hadn't come back, she said curiously: "Geng Gege just explained a few words, why are you still staying in the small kitchen? The two imperial chefs have elm heads, and Geng Gege needs to stare at them." Will do it?"

Hearing this, Mammy Li replied: "The empress dowager has wronged the imperial cook, but she is worried, and intends to keep an eye on it, lest the imperial chef make something different from what she said, for fear that it will not be tasty enough for the empress dowager to eat." gone."

The empress dowager smiled helplessly: "This child is also a worry-loving one, exactly the same as the fourth child."

Sure enough, it's not a family, why don't you enter a family?

After a while, Geng Yi came back from the small kitchen, followed by two imperial cooks and an eunuch carrying dishes.

The empress dowager beckoned her to sit down quickly, fearing that Geng Yi would be tired, so the maid served tea and handed over a handkerchief.

Geng Yi wiped his hands and introduced with a smile: "Your Majesty, time is a bit tight, and I only made two dishes. One is Sophora japonica tofu, and the other is Gastrodia elata stewed chicken."

Fortunately, there is always chicken soup hanging in the small kitchen. It has been stewed for a long time, and it will be ready after adding Gastrodia elata.

The Sophora japonica is prepared in the small kitchen. When the Sophora japonica blooms, it is picked and dried, and then sealed in a jar for preservation.

The small kitchen really has everything you need, otherwise Geng Yi would not know where to start even if he had no suitable ingredients, even if he had a suitable recipe.

As soon as the dishes were served, the scent of Sophora japonica flowers wafted through the nostrils. Mammy Li helped to prepare the dishes. The dishes at the front of the empress dowager also had tofu in the dishes, but they didn't put any salt, which was bland and tasteless.

This time she took a sip of tofu, and the tofu contained the sweetness of Sophora japonica, not the same tasteless one as before.

Tofu is not only soft, you don’t need to chew it much, it is very friendly to the teeth of the elderly, and the soy products are nutritious and very mild, which is most suitable for empress dowagers. Sophora japonica has the effect of lowering blood pressure, so this dish is delicious It works again.

Geng Yi said in detail from the side, the empress dowager finished eating a plate of Sophora japonica tofu without knowing it, she couldn't stop nodding and said: "This dish is delicious, people can't stop eating, it's good for the body, and I'm happy after eating it. "

Seeing that the Empress Dowager's appetite was much better than before, Mammy Li was also happy, and immediately put Tianma chicken soup on the cloth.

Gastrodia elata is not put in much, the smell of medicine is only a little bit, and the chicken soup is extremely delicious, even if it covers up the smell of medicine, it is even less obvious.

Drinking the chicken soup made her whole body feel warm, and the empress dowager drank it while listening to Geng Yi talking about how good the chicken soup was, and felt that she felt much lighter just eating her bones.

She is getting older, and she also knows that many things can't be eaten as much as she did when she was young.But it was tasteless and sad to eat, but now it’s better, it’s delicious and good for the body, who wouldn’t like it?

The empress dowager felt drowsy after drinking a bowl of chicken soup, she was full but not too full, and the portion was just right.

Geng Yi got up and whispered to Mammy Li: "Gastrodia elata also has the effect of calming the nerves, and the queen mother will be fine after a nap. Fujin and my concubine will leave first, and don't bother me any more."

Fujin and Geng Yi tiptoed to leave, and Mammy Li wanted to see her off in person, but Geng Yi gently stopped her and said, "Gu Gu, stay here, don't scare the Empress Dowager."

The empress dowager didn't sleep soundly, if there was no one familiar around her, she would wake up with a start, which is not beautiful.

Although she slept more solidly than before, she still slept too lightly, and would be awakened by the slightest sound. She would always be a little drowsy during the day, but she couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

It's good now, after the empress dowager had a big appetite and finished eating, she closed her eyes and took a nap not long after.

Mammy Li nodded to the two of them, but did not let them leave the palace like this, and whispered to the maid to send them to the side hall next door to wait for a while.

Just let the guests leave like this, the empress dowager will be angry when she wakes up, thinking that she is not considerate enough to treat the guests.

Fujin couldn't, so he had to take Geng Yi to sit in the side hall next door.

The earth dragon in the side hall was also fully burned, and the two of them were not cold. The maid also brought tea and snacks, and even two small bowls of chicken soup.

Geng Yi laughed and said, "It's fine for Fujin to drink Tianma Chicken Soup, but I just mentioned it. I didn't expect the two companions in the small kitchen to write it down."

Fujin smiled, who in the palace is not a genius, especially the imperial cook who can stay in the small kitchen of the Palace of Compassion and Ning is the best of the best.

Even if Geng Yi didn't say it out loud, with just one look and one movement, the two imperial chefs could figure out something.

Fujin took a sip of the chicken soup, it was indeed delicious, without any unpleasant medicinal smell, and he felt warm all over after drinking it.

After the two drank the chicken soup comfortably and ate two pieces of snacks, the empress dowager had already woken up.

After she tidied up briefly, she asked Mammy Li to invite the two of them back, and she was quite embarrassed and said: "I feel warm all over after eating, and fell asleep for some reason."

Geng Yi smiled and said: "It means that the dishes made in the small kitchen are good, the food is delicious, and the body is warm after eating. When people are comfortable, they will naturally want to sleep for a while. The Empress Dowager squinted her eyes for a while, do you feel that your energy is much better?" ?”

The empress dowager really thinks so, it's rare that she is in such good spirits.

In fact, I just squinted my eyes for a while, and it didn't take long to look at the time, half an hour at most, but I didn't expect that when she woke up, she felt energetic all over, which was far from before.

She nodded with a smile and said, "Yeah, I feel refreshed when I wake up, and I have strength in my body. I'm not as lazy as before. I don't want to do anything, and people don't bother to move."

It's normal to be lazy and don't want to do anything in winter, but the empress dowager's spirit is not good after sleeping for a long time, which proves that the quality of sleep is not very good.

Even though the short squint just now was not long, but she was able to sleep deeply, she naturally felt much more energetic.

At this time, Fujin took out the Yurong Ointment to the Empress Dowager, and said with a smile: "Geng Gege made this by himself. Fourth elder brother and I used it well. I thought it would be very dry in winter, so I brought a few cans. Please also Empress Dowager, don't be disgusted."

The empress dowager was smiling, and the junior would think of herself when she had something good, how could she dislike it?

Mammy Li brought the Yurong Ointment, and the Empress Dowager opened it and smelled it with some surprise, "Is this incense from Buddha?"

Geng Yi nodded with a smile and said, "The Empress Dowager is amazing, it is indeed the fragrance of Buddha."

The Empress Dowager laughed: "I've smelled this incense for decades, and I can tell it right away. Such authentic Buddhist incense is still rare."

After all, the most authentic Buddhist incense is in the palace, and it is really rare to be able to bring such an authentic flavor from outside the palace, which also shows Geng Yi's intentions.

Only then did Geng Yi breathe a sigh of relief, she was also worried that the Buddhist incense she made would not satisfy the empress dowager.

After all, the materials in hand are limited, and the car has been overturned several times, and the products are either nondescript, or the Buddha incense is mixed with other smells, which is very strange, or it is too weak, and it can hardly be smelled.

It took several days for the empress dowager's pot of Yurong ointment alone, and I don't know how many pots it took to make it.

The Empress Dowager fiddled a little and rubbed it carefully on the back of her hand. The jade paste melted quickly, and the back of her hand was refreshed in a blink of an eye, with the faint fragrance of Buddha. She lowered her head and smelled it, smiled with satisfaction and said, "That's right , is a good thing."

Seeing that Geng Yi and the others had brought several cans, the Empress Dowager turned around and gave a can to Mammy Li. Seeing that there was a brocade box beside Fujin, there must be something else, so she couldn't help but wondered: "Are you going to give it away?" Who is going?"

Fujin replied: "Here is also the Yurong ointment made of hibiscus flowers, I plan to send it to Empress Defei later."

The empress dowager nodded, and the fourth elder brother had a heart, thinking about the empress dowager and the empress dowager, and also thinking about her biological mother, Concubine De: "Then you don't have to make a trip, concubine Huide will come to pay her respects later. of."

She likes to be clean, and the other concubines only come to pay their respects on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, and Concubine De will find some reason to come one more time, either making soup with her own hands, or making sweet soup and snacks, and bringing ten Four brothers come here.

Elder Fourteen is a sweet talker, and the Empress Dowager at this age likes younger generations who can talk and coax others, so she doesn't object to Concubine De's paying her respects one more time.

Moreover, Concubine De is also sensible, she won't stay for too long each time, she won't make any unreasonable requests, and she won't bump into the emperor's greetings, so the empress dowager will just turn a blind eye and follow her went.

Fujin didn't know about this, and Geng Yi had no way of knowing, she just wondered why Concubine De came to pay her respects by herself.

Sure enough, not long after, Concubine De brought Fourteenth Elder Brother over. She was a little surprised to see Si Fujin and Geng Yi, but she still respected the old way and said, "I have seen the Empress Dowager, today is made by my concubine." The mung bean cake tastes okay and not too sweet, so I wanted to let the empress dowager taste it."

Brother Fourteen laughed beside him and said, "Grandmother, this mung bean cake is delicious, but my grandson just ate a piece and tasted it."

He also stretched out his hand and gestured a little bit, showing that he really didn't steal too much.

The Empress Dowager smiled when she heard that, and beckoned Fourteenth Brother to come to her side before saying: "I just ate the food from the small kitchen, I still can't eat it right now, let's put it away first."

Concubine De was a little surprised. After all, the Empress Dowager has a bad appetite and can't eat much for dinner. She often eats two small snacks to fill her stomach. Otherwise, she would not specially make mung bean cakes. Why is the Empress Dowager full today? Could it be that what Fujin or Geng Yi said made the empress dowager not want to eat the dim sum she made?

The Empress Dowager motioned Concubine De to sit down, pointed at Fujin and Geng Yi and said, "They went to the small kitchen to let the imperial chefs make a new table. It tastes good, so I couldn't help but eat more."

闻言，德妃这才松口气，笑道：“臣妾还不知道福晋的厨艺这般好，回头得问一问，也能帮着给太后娘娘做一桌菜来。”

She just skipped over Geng Yi, and the empress dowager narrowed her eyes slightly and said with a smile: "Fu Jin and the others brought you something, and I was going to send it to you just now, so I left them behind, thinking that it's time for you to come to pay your respects, so I There is no need for them to make a trip, it would be bad if they missed it.”

Concubine De was a little curious, what did Fujin bring for herself?

Fujin took out Yurong ointment, one box of hibiscus flower smell belonged to Concubine De, and the other box of no smell belonged to Brother Fourteen.

Brother Fourteen didn't expect to have it himself, and was a little dazed holding the box.

"Mother, this is Yurong Cream. It is the dryest and non-greasy to wipe in winter. It is the scent that Si Age asked Geng Gege to make specially."

The implication is that no one will use this flavor except Concubine De, it is an exclusive flavor.

Concubine De was startled, opened a jar of Yurong ointment, it was indeed the smell of hibiscus, she nodded and said: "Si elder brother has a heart."

She caught a glimpse of the Yurong ointment in the Empress Dowager's hand, but she didn't expect that the fourth elder brother also prepared a copy for herself, and even the fourteenth elder brother didn't leave it behind.

The fourteenth elder brother heard that it was the fourth elder brother who sent someone to send it, and his hands holding the box tightened.

He was a little absent-minded, and he didn't stick to the empress dowager's side and say good things like usual.

Concubine De took the fourteenth elder brother back quickly, and the empress dowager still kept Fujin and Geng Yi for a conversation, she asked: "If Geng Gege is here every day, I can eat the same meal as today gone."

It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality, and the empress dowager is already a little unhappy when she thinks that she may continue to eat the food ordered by the head of the hospital tomorrow.

Geng Yi laughed and said, "There are actually quite a few dishes, and the chefs in the small kitchen are all smart people who learn from one another. After cooking today, they will know what to do tomorrow."

After all, she also followed what the head of the hospital said, the dishes are less salt and less oil, and the advantage is that they taste good, not tasteless.

The Gastrodia chicken soup is not added except some salt. The deliciousness depends entirely on the freshness of the hen, and the stewing method of Yuchu is good.

The chicken won't be wasted, and I will make a chicken noodle dish later, it is healthy and delicious, not greasy and easy to digest, it is most suitable for the empress dowager.

Geng Yi counted on his fingers: "Cassia seeds, Prunella vulgaris and fungus are also the best. For example, Cassia seeds and Prunella vulgaris can be stewed with lean meat. The meat should be lean and not fat. The stewed soup is bright and clear. There are not many oil stars, it is most suitable for the empress dowager."

"There is also Gastrodia elata fungus soup, you can put chicken or lean meat. If you don't stew the soup, it's good to stew it together. You don't need to put anything, just add some salt to taste. Corn is a good thing, corn silk Also, drinking water soaked in corn silk is also suitable for the current body of the Empress Dowager."

The Empress Dowager smiled when she heard this: "You know a lot at such a young age, Mammy Li hastened to write it down, and let the small kitchen do the same later. These sound delicious, and I will cook them in different ways tomorrow. "

Healthy and delicious, who can say no to it?

At the age of the empress dowager and her status, there is nothing she has never seen or eaten, and her appetite is not strong, even if she eats tasteless food, her body is not very refreshed, and her mood is naturally a little not good.

Not only did Geng Yi bring delicious food, but the Empress Dowager felt better after eating, and what Geng Yi said was very interesting. Obvious.

For example, this one eats healthy, this one tastes good, simple and rude, but it speaks to the empress dowager's heart.

She only needs to know whether this food is edible, whether it is good to eat, and whether it is good for her health after eating it is enough. How can she listen to a long speech from the head of the hospital, and she is not an imperial doctor, so how can she understand it clearly?

Geng Yi talked with the empress dowager for a while, seeing her showing a little tired look, Fujin got up quickly to leave.

The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "Forget it, you will come to the palace more often to talk with me in the future, it will be lively and lively."

Fujin and Geng Yi agreed with a smile. They were about to leave when they saw a nanny rushing in with a flustered expression. When Mammy Li went over to ask, she had no choice but to report: "The empress dowager, fourteen Elder Brother and Elder Thirteen are fighting for some reason!"