[Qing Chuan] The Empress Dowager Raising Cubs Daily

Autumn, the autumn of appetite.

Autumn, the season of rice fragrance and fish fat is crisp and clear.

As the vegetables and fruits in the reeds matured, Qiqige led a bunch of radish heads and a small bamboo basket to start a new round of harvesting.

"Emperor Niang, what shall we pick this time?"

"Well, cucumbers, celery, and spinach are all ready to be harvested—" Qiqige is in a good mood, "In addition, the lotus roots raised in the Xiyuan are also coming. Could it be—huh?"

Qiqige stopped walking.

She half-bent down and stared at the light yellow flower in front of her eyes, a little puzzled: "This flower—the Ai family doesn't seem to have seen it before?" But it looks a little familiar.

Niu Gulu Gege knew each other: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, this is Wolf Peach Blossom, also called Tomato."

"Wolf peach blossom? Tomato?"

"Yes, this is what Ama bought from a merchant last year. It is said that it is a very rare flower that will bear beautiful red fruits." Niu Gulu Gege laughed, "Ama heard that the Empress Dowager likes crops, So I sent it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but I didn't expect to enter the palace this year."

"Beautiful fruit?" Duan Min was curious.

"Yes, its fruit is much more beautiful than the flower!" Niu Guluge's eyes sparkled, "The fruit looks like a persimmon just like the name, but its color is brighter and brighter than a persimmon..."

"Is it tasty?"

"I haven't eaten it." Niu Gulu shook his head, "Even the person who brought it didn't say whether he could eat it, it was all for viewing."

"Is there no record in the medical books?"

"No, the name of persimmon was recorded in the "Qunfangpu" of the previous dynasty, but it didn't mention whether it can be eaten or used as medicine." Niu Gulu Gege thought for a while, but still shook his head.

Duan Min was a little disappointed.

She squatted halfway in front of the tomato, and poked the tomato: "Grow up quickly! Let this princess see how beautiful you are?"

As for Qiqige, she has already begun to wipe her saliva.

Maybe some people don't know what wolf peach blossom is, but tomato!As a tomato star, who would not know it!

Qiqige's eyes sparkled.

Looking at these tomato plants, she seemed to go back to the time when she first saw peppers. Fireworks were blooming in her heart, and a hundred flowers bloomed in her heart, not to mention how beautiful she was.

That's right.

What about potato blossoms?She remembered that when potatoes were first discovered, they were also used as ornamental plants, and then it was discovered that the roots were edible.

Except potatoes and sweet potatoes...

Qiqige remembered what Niugulugege said earlier, it turns out that Ye Bilong also sent some exotic flowers and herbs?As she walked, she casually ordered to Uzhina beside her: "Send the flower and plant registration atlas to the Compassion Palace."

Uzhina stepped back to do the work, while Qiqige led the people to pick vegetables and fruits in the reeds first—after all, no matter how good the persimmons are, they are just seedlings that have just bloomed, and it may take another month to wait for the results, right?

Maybe even potatoes and sweet potatoes will be found by then~

Thinking that there are corn and peppers now, and in the future, there will be tomatoes, potatoes, sweet potatoes... jumping into her little basket one by one, Qiqige's footsteps become brisk and jumpy.

Freshly picked cucumbers are crisp and refreshing.

Add soaked black fungus and marinated chicken breast, add some egg skins, peanuts, sesame seeds and a series of seasonings, the taste is spicy and crisp.

Next, of course, is crab.

Autumn is also a good time to eat crabs. Qiqige can't wait to eat all the crab dishes in one day.It's a pity that crabs are cold in nature. Even if Qiqige wanted to eat extravagantly, Uzhina and Tana sternly refused. She was disappointed and decided to try one dish every day, trying to eat all the crab dishes in one autumn.

but--

Qiqige looked around at the people around her, smiling all over her face: "Today we have dinner together, so it's okay to try a few more dishes, right?"

Duanmin and Gongxi also nodded repeatedly.

Duan Min even laughed and said, "Should we also call Qishou, Longxi and Yongqian? Well...or invite Huang Mama, the Emperor, Second Brother and Chang Ning to come too? Wouldn't this be a big deal?" Feast?"

Qiqige also thought it was good.

She nodded: "Duanmin makes a lot of sense."

It's a pity that the Empress Dowager and Little Kangxi declined Qiqige's invitation one after another, while the rest came excitedly.

When they are all here, the meals will be brought up in the dining room.

The first dish is the steamed hairy crab that everyone is looking forward to. Open the steamer, and then open the perilla leaves outside. When you see the fat hairy crabs, the aroma that no one can resist pours into the tip of your nose.

As long as you break it with a little force, the oily orange-red crab paste will appear in front of everyone along with the heat.The crab roe is rich and the crab meat is chewy, so there is no need for further processing. The fat and sweet crab meat alone is delicious enough to leave your body.

The second course is white crab tofu stew.

The already delicious crab meat is served with the soup made from the above-mentioned good seafood, various mushrooms and tofu, and finally ginger slices are added to remove the fishy smell and cold, and it is simmered on the stove for a full hour to get the milky soup and tofu. A delicious cup.

The third dish is spicy fried crab.

The fourth dish is Baked Crab with Cheese.

Then there are a few autumn vegetables, and there are crab noodle soup dumplings, and finally a dish-like dessert made of crab: orange stuffed with crab.

The fresh aroma of crabs and the sweet and sour taste of oranges not only remove the fishy smell of crab roe itself, but also expand the fresh and sweet taste. The rich taste and cute shape have won the exclamation of Duanmin and others as soon as they are served.

Duan Min and the others ate their belly full.

Qi Shou rubbed his stomach and yelled, "After this meal, I won't want to eat crabs for a few days."

Duan Min also burped.

It was rare for her to agree with Qi Shou's thoughts, and she also nodded: "Indeed, I'm so full——"

After finishing the words, I heard Qiqige sideways order: "Tell me in the dining room, tomorrow I want to eat crab noodles!"

Qi Shou and Duan Min were speechless for a moment.

Duan Min exclaimed: "Is the Queen Mother still eating?"

Qiqige cast a sidelong glance at Duan Min: "Duan Min's share... Duan Min and Qi Shou are fine, do you want to eat?"

Qiqige looked at the other children.

Gongxi and the others looked at each other, rubbed their stomachs, then nodded in unison: "Of course I want to eat!"

Duan Min immediately became anxious: "I want it too!"

Qi Shou jumped up: "And me!"

Qiqige relaxed and let the children behave honestly.

At the same time, she had to admit that under her instigation, all the princes and princesses in the palace were all snacks.

After a short rest, Qiqige took everyone for a walk in the garden again.

The aroma that could be smelled when walking into the garden before became more and more fragrant, following the aroma, what appeared in front of everyone was the blooming sweet-scented osmanthus.

Qiqige called the palace servants to fetch the bamboo baskets, and with great interest, led Duanmin and the others around the garden, cut off the sweet-scented osmanthus with scissors, and directly emptied the sweet-scented osmanthus trees.

"Emperor Niang wants to make sweet-scented osmanthus hydrosol?"

"What kind of sweet-scented osmanthus hydrosol, sweet-scented osmanthus is delicious!" Qiqige couldn't laugh or cry, holding the golden osmanthus and explaining in detail: "After drying the osmanthus, you can make a lot of snacks."

"For example, add white jelly to make sweet-scented osmanthus jelly, not to mention how tempting it is to put it in milk tea, or make sweet-scented osmanthus, sweet-scented osmanthus rice cake, which is an irresistible temptation, or make sweet and refreshing brown sugar osmanthus cake , or add chestnuts in autumn to make sweet and delicious sweet-scented osmanthus cheese chestnut cake, or a simple sweet-scented osmanthus wine..."

Qiqige talked endlessly, talking endlessly.

Duan Min and the others started to swallow their saliva just by listening.Duanmin rubbed her belly, still a little inconceivable: "I just felt full just now, but now thinking about snacks, I'm a little hungry again!"

Qiqige smiled and said: "As the saying goes, one stomach for dinner and one stomach for dessert, the two should not be put together!"

Duan Min suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."

Gongxi was silent for a moment, then turned his head and asked Hesheligege: "Have you ever heard such a common saying?"

Heshe Lige shook his head.

She pinched the flesh on her waist in some distress, and sighed helplessly: "I only know how to eat like this, I am afraid that when I am making autumn clothes, I will let the clothes go three inches."

Qiqige paused.

She was a little guilty and estimated the time in her heart.

It seems that winter clothes will be measured in a few days, right?

Qiqige felt guilty for a moment, and then found a reason for herself - at most, at most, at most, starting to lose weight tomorrow, right?Only when you are full can you lose weight!

Think so.

After finishing making some sweet-scented osmanthus-related desserts, Qiqige decided to share some.She coughed lightly: "Speaking of which, Uzhina sent some to the emperor, right? It just so happened that it was time to drink afternoon tea and take a break."

Uzhina agreed, and sent the snacks to the Qianqing Palace with a tray.

It's just that when she came back, she had a strange smile on her face, and she looked a little weird.

Qiqige looked a little puzzled.

She stopped her chopsticks, swallowed the sugar rice cake, and looked at Uzhina curiously: "What happened in the Qianqing Palace?"

Uzhina hesitated to speak.

She looked at the three accompanying readers, but was not ashamed to say it.

The three of Hesheli looked at each other.

They got up to leave, and after seeing the figures of the three of them, Uzhina finally spoke: "Master, when this slave girl was going to the Qing Palace, it happened, just happened to see——"

Uzhina hesitated, with a strange expression on her face.

But it looked weird, but he didn't panic, so it wasn't a big deal after all?Qiqige's curiosity was adjusted to the highest level, and she looked at her without blinking: "Quickly tell me, what did you see?"

"The Empress Dowager—"

"Huh? Didn't you go to the Qianqing Palace? Why did you get in touch with the Empress again?" Qiqige wondered, she picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cheese and chestnut cake and tasted it slowly.

The soft and sweet chestnuts melt in your mouth.

Cream cheese and sweet-scented osmanthus really want to match, it is sweet and rich, and it is a perfect match with milk tea!Even though she knew she wanted to lose weight, Qiqige didn't hold back and ate one piece after another.

"The empress dowager chose thirty court ladies for the emperor!"

"Pfft!" Qiqige gave the whole snack to the ground, and she coughed violently twice, "What, what?"

Three, thirty court ladies?

Qiqige picked her ears in a very unsightly manner, and regained her composure: "Aijia is also getting old, and there are some problems with her ears."

Uzhina didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Master, this servant is right."

Qiqige's body froze suddenly, and the eyes that were staring at Uzhina suddenly opened wide.

Uzhina repeated again: "The empress dowager chose thirty court ladies for the emperor."

Qiqige: ………

She was silent for a moment, then laughed: "I guess it's for chores?"

Uzhina breaks Qiqige's fantasy.

She respectfully said: "They are all official ladies who were elected into the palace this year."

Qiqige hugged her head.

Her heart was roaring and wailing: Empress Empress, Empress Empress, what are you doing, Empress Empress!