[Qing Chuan] The Empress Dowager Raising Cubs Daily

There was a riot in the cat and dog room.

After strict counting, the eunuch in charge finally gave the answer: "This little orange cat should not be raised in the cat and dog room, but came from somewhere else."

Then this also means that Xiaoju No. [-] is... a wild cat?

Seeing that Xiaoju No. [-] is also a milk cat, Qiqige immediately dispatched palace guards to search Caolu.Surprisingly, after turning the grass reed inside and out, the mother cat and other cat cubs were not found.

"It turned out to be a wild cat."

"It's no wonder that you dare to chase after the chick, you are so courageous." Qiqige poked Xiaoju No. [-].

Xiaoju No. [-] tiger drinking milk.

Its whole little head was directly stuck in the milk basin, and its two little paws were still tightly protecting the milk basin, causing the other three kittens to meow pitifully beside them, and burrowed into Qiqige's arms in aggrieved manner.

Qiqige hugged the three kittens, and comforted each of them with kisses and stickers: "I'll give you a meal later, okay? It's starving."

Xiaoju No. [-] devoured it voraciously, without the slightest bit of defense.

Fuquan poked at it in disdain: "Sit down, sit down, look at you, you don't even look good at all!"

"Second brother, don't bully Xiaoju No. [-]." Long Xi crouched with his face in his hands and looked at Xiaoju No. [-], and couldn't help but stretch out his fingers to rub Xiaoju No. [-]'s back: "Look, you can even touch its back." I don’t know, I’ve been wandering for a few days, and... from now on, Xiaoju No. [-] will never see Ama Erniang again.”

"If you ask me to say that it is obviously too stupid!"

Fuquan looked at the kitten with contempt, and shook his head: "How can such a stupid cat survive outside..."

Longxi's eyes were full of tears: "Then... the kitten will die?"

Fuquan's words came to an abrupt end, and he was silent for a moment: "It's not like I'm going to die..."

"There is a cat and dog room, so what are you afraid of?"

Qiqige couldn't help but glared at Longxi, "Did you forget what you promised the Empress Dowager? Why are you petting the kitten again?"

Longxi quickly withdrew her hand, and gave Qiqige a flattering smile.

Qiqige snorted, she rubbed the three kittens who were buzzing on her body, and ordered the palace servants to bring in another basin of goat milk.

The three little milk cats in the family had just drank it, when Qiqige turned around and saw that Xiaoju No. [-] had stretched out her body, sleeping soundly in the milk basin with her chubby belly on her head.

Such a kitten can eat ten at a time... No!

Qiqige withdrew her eager hands, picked up the milk basin with one hand and handed it to the eunuch in charge: "Since there is no big cat, take this child back to the cat and dog room, remember to separate it for a few days, and wait for it to be cleaned. Then live with the rest of the cats."

The eunuch in charge subconsciously should be.

Age pinched Fujin to watch the whole process, and at this moment a little surprised expression appeared on her face, she asked curiously: "Isn't the empress dowager planning to stay?"

Looks like you should like it?

Qiqige shook her head: "There are three of them here in Ai's house, and Xiaoju No. [-] came out from somewhere else, if the body is not clean enough, it would be bad if Longxi and Yongqian come into contact with them a few times."

Look at Longxi who was sneaking around Xiaoju No. [-] just now.

In Qiqige's house, elder brothers and princesses come and go, she can't and doesn't want to have any accidents.

It is very dangerous without a vaccine now.

Even though Xiaoju No. [-] is very cute, Qiqige has no plans to add another one.

Age squeezed Fujin thoughtfully: "Is that so...?"

Immediately, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and she smiled at the eunuch in charge: "Since the empress dowager doesn't want to raise her, then let her be a concubine! I will raise Xiaoju No. [-] for half a month, and if there is no problem, I will send it to my palace."

"what?"

"The concubine happens to be lonely too, so it's not bad to have a kitten." Agee Fujin replied with a smile, "And it looks lively and active, so I think it will live a long and safe life."

Ageer Fujin has no children.

She has a cold personality, and the aura of being in a high position all the year round makes her as unapproachable as a flower in the high mountains. Her relationship with the other concubines is indifferent. Perhaps the lively and agile Xiaoju No. [-] can also bring her some fun.

Age squeezed Fujin's forehead and looked at Xiaoju No. [-] with extremely gentle eyes.Qiqige looked at Age and pinched Fujin, thinking that this must be the best place for Xiaoju No. [-].

The commotion caused by Xiaoju No. [-] came to an end.

Qiqige took a rare sip of the tea cup, thinking about something she felt forgotten.

forgotten things...

forgotten things...

It wasn't until the next day when she wandered around the garden of the Compassionate Ning Palace that Qiqige suddenly realized that she had forgotten something.

Under the oil-green leaves, a bunch of half-green and half-red fruits caught her attention.Qiqige walked over in three steps at a time, looking at the fruit in unconcealed surprise.

Pointy, red fruit.

Qiqige took one off, put it in her nose and sniffed it lightly, the familiar spicy smell hit her face.

The palace people were puzzled and confused.

Uzhina saw that the master actually put this thing in her mouth and bit it, and almost jumped up in horror: "Master!?"

Qiqige coughed lightly.

It was the first time for this body to taste the spicy taste, and the unprecedented stimulation made her scalp feel numb, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

Chili!It's chili! ! !

Qiqige was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear, and Uzhina who was holding her chest was about to faint, and hurriedly called the palace servants to ask for an imperial doctor.

"Stop! Aijia please ask the imperial doctor what to do?"

"Master... what you eat, what you eat..."

"Aijia just saw the strange things written in the book, and was a little curious." Qiqige scolded, and wiped out the peppers that had fully matured and turned red.

"Book? In the book... can this thing really be eaten?"

"This thing was mentioned in the books in the last years of the former dynasty. It's called Fanjiao, also known as Qinjiao. It's bright red in color and tastes very spicy and edible." Qiqige said quickly without thinking.

It is easy to fool Uzhina and Tana.

After all, the two of them don't know Chinese, let alone understand those books.

Of course, although it is too much, it is not too much.

There are only five or six pots of pepper trees in pots, and now there are only thirty or fifty small peppers that are mature, and the growth is not as good as the later generations, so Qiqige is still worried about whether the taste is good or not.

If that's all you need, then make the simplest spicy sauce!

Qiqige made up her mind, but before doing it, she asked Uzhina and others to make a few simple masks, and then rushed to the reed with a basket of peppers.

Well, that's right.

Qiqige didn't dare to do this in the Compassionate Ning Palace, for fear that if she was not careful, she would be kicked out by the Empress Dowager!

Part of the peppers are washed and drained and placed on a bamboo sieve to dry in the sun. Qiqige plans to make chili powder later, and it will be great to make barbecue ingredients with cumin and other seasonings.

The rest is made into chili sauce.

Putting on a simple mask and holding a large iron pot, Qiqige is ready.

Not to mention a group of concubines poking around with puzzled faces, they really didn't understand what the empress dowager was doing, even the little eunuchs who were helping out in the grass and reed dining room were also dumbfounded.

Qiqige was very cautious.

She ordered the little eunuch to wash the garlic and chili, and when the oil in the pan was heated, he would throw minced garlic into it and stir-fry until it smells fragrant, and then throw in the diced chili...

The spiciness that hits the face in an instant makes Qiqi's spirit shocked.

The little eunuch who made the attack was caught off guard and sneezed a series of times.He was ashamed, embarrassed and frightened, his knees fell straight to the ground and trembling, just about to open his mouth to apologize but he sneezed a series of times, his face almost turned blue.

The concubine and the palace people subconsciously took half a step back, their eyes were terrified, and they asked Uzhina one after another: "What is the empress dowager doing?"

"What is this smell?"

"Dogwood? Zanthoxylum bungeanum? Pepper? Or mustard greens?"

"No, no, I don't think so!"

"No, I saw it when the little eunuch was handling it just now. It's a long red fruit."

"Oh! What the hell is that?"

"Ahem! This smell is too overbearing!"

People who like spicy food are not uncommon.

It’s just that Zanthoxylum bungeanum is mainly hemp, and the spicy taste of pepper is light, not to mention cornel and mustard fruit, which are completely different from this.

The toffees argued and argued, but for a long time there was no conclusion.

On the other hand, Yang Gege frowned slightly, with a strange look on her face, and she whispered for a while: "Miss Uzhina...the empress dowager uses peppers, maybe?"

After Yang Gege's voice fell, everyone looked up in unison.

Uzhina nodded, "It's the peppers grown in the garden of the Compassion Ning Palace."

"What is pepper? Yang Gege has tasted it?"

"My concubine...have never tasted it before." Yang Gege looked puzzled, hesitated for a while before replying in a low voice: "I once heard from the servants at home that the pepper fruit is available, and poor people often eat this dry bibimbap... "

The toffees looked at each other.

It was Bo Weng E Fujin who smoothed things over: "If I want to tell you, Xu Shi, Chinese toon, shepherd's purse and Malantou are generally wild vegetables. The empress dowager also wants to try something new?"

The awkward atmosphere dissipated instantly.

The concubines smiled and nodded: "What Bo Weng E Fujin said is true, that's the reason!"

Xiao Fujin and Dong E's family became a little curious.

She looked at the empress dowager who gradually stopped moving inside: "I don't know what it smells like."

The toffees also looked indoors.

They watched the empress dowager pour the bright red sauce into the jar, a little curious and a little nervous.

Honestly, it smells horrible.

Qiqige filled a jar full of chili sauce. She pulled off her mask and smelled the tempting aroma of chili. She couldn't wait to make something to eat.

Qiqige looked up and looked outside.

It was early summer, and the weather was gradually getting hotter. Outside the window was full of greenery, and occasionally cicadas could be heard.Coupled with the sweat from making the chili sauce just now, Qiqige quickly made a decision: "Let's eat cold noodles today."

After a pause, Qiqige turned her head: "Do you want to eat?"

The concubines hesitated for a moment, not knowing who said yes first, and then everyone agreed, eager to try the untried pepper.

Qiqige smiled and nodded.

She turned around and ordered: "Then prepare cold noodles for lunch."

The little eunuch quickly agreed.

Before eating, Qiqige had to change and wash.

When she walked back to Caolu, the cold noodles were ready.

This is a very classic cold noodle, with shredded chicken, shredded cucumber cut into thin strips, shredded black fungus, green leafy vegetables, and noodles that have been soaked in ice water twice for a cool and springy texture.

Of course, there is also the most commonly used sesame sauce.

The little eunuch also put the sauce on the table, but the toffees looked at the sauce made of pepper, but they didn't know how to use it.

Qiqige has a spoonful of sesame paste and a spoonful of chili sauce.

With her own hands, she mixed the noodles in three steps, five times and two times, and took a big mouthful happily.

Qiqige's eyes sparkled.

This is the taste!This is the taste!This is the taste!