The princess relies on the cat to ascend the throne

Lu Yining tasted the mapo tofu, and was attracted by the fragrant and spicy taste. He moved the spoon a few times, and then heard a laughter not far away:

"How, this meal tastes good?"

Lu Yining's originally expressionless face suddenly became softer, she looked up at the person who was walking towards her from outside the hall without passing through, and asked not too surprised: "You did it? "

Zhou Xianhua shook her head, and the hollowed-out and gold-decorated hundred steps swayed slightly from her bun, like a butterfly on a branch gently flapping its wings, but her appearance was even more dazzling than that colorful butterfly.

Zhou Yuanhua walked up to Lu Yining, saluted briefly, then picked up the spoon used by the emperor with a smile, and put a spoonful into his own mouth. After tasting it for a while, he said: "For me, the spicy taste is not enough, but It’s been great too.”

"Is Zi Tong sold out?" Lu Yining rested her chin on the table with one hand, staring at her with great interest.

Hearing what she said, Zhou Xianhua only stuck out his tongue a little, and immediately replied: "I met my mother today, and I heard her talk about the Qiqiao Lantern Festival a few days ago. Does the sage still remember Zou Dequan?"

Lu Yining easily thought of the former head of the imperial dining room, raised his eyebrows, gave up half of his chair, put his arms around her waist, let her sit close to him, and signaled to continue.

There was a smile in Zhou Yuanhua's brows, like a puddle of spring water: "It is said that the overseas seeds brought back by the people sent by the sage earlier, besides corn and sweet potatoes, were cultivated in the palace, and there was another thing developed by Zou Dequan as seasoning. It is the chili used in this tofu."

"My concubine has learned from my cousin that now Zou Dequan has cultivated this spicy pepper. At that time, my cousin will write a letter in the name of Jing Zhaoyin, presenting the same effect on the cultivation of this spicy pepper."

"As for this tofu..." Zhou Xianhua said, with a flash of interest in her eyes, she pulled her red lips up, and then she heard her chuckle: "It's because when my mother came to see me in the palace, she knew I had a lot of novelties, and it happened A young man bought it from Zou Dequan's restaurant, but my concubine didn't dare to keep it private, so she eagerly shared it with the sage."

Listening to her joking tone, Lu Yining fainted into a smile in her long and narrow phoenix eyes, and after a while she responded slowly: "If you like it, I will ask for the recipe, and I will ask the imperial dining room to make it for you in the future."

Zhou Xianhua smiled and kissed the corner of her lips, then thought of something, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "I don't really like it—"

It's just that she missed the taste and ingredients very much.

If she wasn't the lord of the harem, she might still be thinking about getting something new for herself in the kitchen every day, but with her status, she would have to do many things, and Lu Yining didn't know how many disasters were hidden under the throne. Before getting rid of her, Zhou Yuanhua didn't want to reveal more handles to the courtiers.

Now it seems that another fellow villager with similar circumstances to her came to this dynasty.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuanhua had some calculations in his mind, and said to Lu Yining, "Will the sage meet Zou Dequan at that time?"

Lu Yining nodded slightly: "If what he presents is beneficial to the people, I will definitely see it."

Thinking of the role of chili peppers, Zhou Xianhua nodded thoughtfully. After all, when she proposed to open up overseas shipping routes, she only cared about sweet potatoes, which can fill people’s stomachs and are easy to make. Even corn did not recall the correct one. With the way of planting and the fact that the peppers hadn't grown yet, it was even more impossible for her to recognize the thing.

Now that I think about it, maybe that fellow villager who has a relationship with Zou Dequan is good at this?

Zhou Xianhua then asked: "Can the sage summon the inventor of this tofu?"

Lu Yining nodded without hesitation: "If you want to see me, I'll send it along."

A bright smile appeared on Zhou Yuanhua's face, and he hugged Lu Yining for a while, until he left after eating, knowing that Lu Yining would call ministers to discuss state affairs in the afternoon.

……

a few days later.

In Wang'an City, there are already discussions about the so-called "tofu" in Zou Gong's restaurant, and the poems written by the scholar that day have also been spread, and have been unanimously approved by the literati, so many immigrants and poets will come here. I want to go to Zou Gong's restaurant to see what kind of food it is, it can make people feel very happy.

It's just... I heard that the people who went there couldn't recite poems afterwards, because the dishes in Zou Gong's restaurant were too delicious. of.

Grilled skewers, tofu, spicy chicken... The new dishes of this Zougong restaurant change every day, there are so many, that some people who only eat alone in the restaurant really gritted their teeth. If you don’t have enough money, you can’t finish eating.

So, I don't know when it started, the people of Wang'an spontaneously learned to share the table in the Zougong restaurant, and the meal price was shared equally, so that everyone who shared the table could taste every new product, but it would not be too expensive because of the high price. Too much waste to hold back.

"This tofu is a good thing. The method of Zou Gong's restaurant is to find out the flowers. The mapo tofu was released the day before yesterday. Yesterday, there were tofu with shallots and minced meat. Today, I have tasted stuffed tofu." Tofu!"

"What? There's a new tofu product coming out so soon. I'll try it at noon after I finish this bowl of tofu!"

"Tofu is good...it's cheap and cheap. After tasting it, I feel that my life in the past twenty years has no taste at all..."

The topic of two meals a day in Wang'an City has never been removed from Zou Gong's restaurant. After all, it is true that food is the most important thing for people.

Since the "Grilled Skewers" of Zougong Restaurant became popular at the Qiqiao Lantern Festival, people's positioning of this restaurant has finally been fixed in their hearts as a high-end route while "selling meat skewers". The result is that within a few days, The restaurant broke their inherent impression with their strength and sold tofu that they had never seen before!

And the tofu is just as delicious!Also cheap!

Originally, because the owner of Zou Gong restaurant, Zou Dequan, was the chief manager of the imperial dining room, whatever he sold must be high-quality goods. The restaurant provides a certain amount of meals every day, and most of them are liked by the princes of aristocratic families. It's hard to have enough money to try something new.

However, now because of the grilled skewers first, and later with the addition of Su Hanzhang, Wang Hu and other disciples, Zougong restaurant is divided into two floors, the lobby on the bottom is for ordinary people, and the attic upstairs continues to receive those princes of aristocratic families.

As a result, the restaurant business boomed visibly with the naked eye.

And the fame of this restaurant spread all the way from outside the palace to inside the palace.

On the first day of August, North Korea participates in the sun.

According to the laws of Dali, every time the court is over, the emperor must reward the officials with a meal of "corridor food", which consumes about three sheep a day. It is not simple, but it is also impossible to be luxurious.

The civil servants got together to chat about today's court affairs, and the military officers were thinking about how to ask the saint to go out to sea with the boat next time. While discussing, they smelled the meal brought by the palace people.

Because Dali is living a good life now, the weather is good, and the officials' meal "corridor food" can be expected. In addition to roasted lamb, they also discovered a new product——

"This, could it be Mapo Tofu?"

Officials whose family members had promoted this dish recognized the tofu in the red oil at a glance.

"Exactly, a few days ago Zitong tasted it and thought it was good, so I sent someone to a restaurant to buy it and share it with all my dear friends. What do you think?" Lu Yining's voice approached from far to near, and asked Chaozhong lightly. everyone.

The officials bowed to her and looked at each other. Soon, the prime minister raised his head and took the lead in praising: "The saint is wise, and the empress is wise. I have heard that although the price of this dish is cheap, it tastes very good. The color is excellent. Thank you." Saint reward!"

"Thank you sage for the reward!" All the ministers responded accordingly.

After Lu Yining left, all the courtiers began to think about her thoughts in their hearts, thinking about it while eating tofu.

But no matter what, the most important thing is that this dish has been submitted to the emperor's case, and what they will eat next is the same dish of the saint!In the future, we must let the family members go to the Zougong restaurant to try it more!

……

When Zou Gong's restaurant became famous in the court, Zou Dequan was talking to Le Ning about the matter of entering the palace for an audience.

Hearing that the sage was going to summon him, Le Ning was startled, but he heard Zou Dequan say: "Don't worry, it's the empress who loves your tofu and wants to meet the person who made it."

Le Ning understood, continued to play with his soup, thought for a while and said to Zou Dequan: "Master, this disciple is about to discuss this with you—"

Zou Dequan said, "Huh?"

Le Ning hesitated for a while, and said, "I want to sell this recipe for making tofu for ten yuan a piece."

In this era when unique craftsmanship has to be kept hidden, the price she offered for a prescription of ten cents was almost equal to giving away for nothing.

Zou Dequan didn't think too much, he just thought she was short of money: "Silang, you might not know..."

He talked to Le Ning in detail about the importance of special recipes for a chef. Some chefs are only good at one dish in their life, but they can make that dish to the extreme. Because they have unique techniques or secret recipes, If Le Ning is short of money, you can tell him that he has enough money now, which can solve her urgent needs.

Le Ning patiently waited for Master to finish speaking, and then said: "Master misunderstood, I am not short of money, I have lived a good life with Master, but—"

"Whether this tofu method or the previous oil refining technique was taught by the gods, I dare not hide it for myself. The fairy family taught me that I will be a universal salvation. Now this tofu is cheap, and it is also a thing that benefits the people. Besides, I'm young now, so I won't run out of talents, so it's okay to announce it to me, what does Master think?"

Le Ning actually didn't have the idea of ​​becoming famous in the world, but she really didn't invent this thing. She thought it should be taken from the people and returned to the people. They agreed, so she came to Zou Dequan to discuss.

For a while, there was no sound of anyone in the courtyard, only the sound of the pot in front of Le Ning being stewed, which was very pleasant.

Lu Wanzhen squatted in a corner not far away, listening to the conversation between her and Zou Dequan.

She never imagined that this nine-year-old boy who had never read a sage's book could actually think of a way to benefit the people, which made her admire him with admiration.

Soon, the scent of the pot wafted out, Lu Wanzhen jumped down from the corner lightly, jumped to Le Ning's feet and spun around——

Zou Dequan said with complicated eyes: "You are the master of this prescription, you can dispose of it as you like..."

It's just that he has been with two emperors in the past, but until today, he knows what it means to "govern a big country like cooking a small fish", and now he has seen it in his little apprentice. Given time, this apprentice's achievements must not be his own. Can and.

Le Ning didn't know how shocking she had done, she smiled at Zou Dequan as usual and thanked Master, then lifted the lid to let the smell of fish soup waft out.

The milky white soup was tumbling in it, Le Ning took out a bowl and handed it to Zou Dequan first, and said to him: "This tofu and crucian carp are both extremely fresh, I used them to make soup today, maybe master Try it?"

Zou Dequan was holding the bowl, looking at the color of the fine nectar and jade dew in the bowl, the delicious taste was already wafting into his nose, he blew lightly, and the hot air accompanied by the delicious taste was blown away from his bowl .

He tasted just around the edge—

The extremely fresh and tender taste of crucian carp is integrated with the bean aroma of tofu, but it is tempered by simple salt. It does not require much seasoning to bring this delicious taste to the extreme.

Zou Dequan took another bite of the tofu, and was splashed by the fish-scented juice, scalding his mouth, his tongue was slightly numb with a headache, but there was a smile between his brows.

"Not bad." He put down the bowl and left with his hands behind his back.

in situ.

Lu Wanzhen circled around Le Ning's feet.

Fish fish!This is fish she can eat!She smelled the fragrance!

Le Ning picked up the crucian carp, passed it in cold water, and then peeled off the fried skin. He used chopsticks to pick out the meat inside to taste. It was so fresh that it was a little sweet. Probably because the meat is so beautiful, if there is no armor to protect it, it might be eaten.

Seeing that she was ignoring him, Lu Wanzhen gritted his teeth, remembering the other raccoon slave he saw in Zou Dequan's neighborhood, froze for a few seconds, and fell to the ground very unnaturally.

Le Ning lowered his head, and saw the kitten with its white belly exposed at his feet, pretending to be reserved and overlapping its front paws, and staring at the kitten in front of him, its slender waistline and snow-white fur were clearly visible in front of him.

Le Ning stared at her for a while, almost lost control of herself, thinking of the marks on her arms that were not healed, she was going to pounce on them and rub them again when she was not prepared.

However, Lu Wanzhen waited a little impatiently. Seeing her not moving for a long time, she thought she was unmoved, so after a while...

Lu Wanzhen was silent, moved his body slowly, changed to a supine position, his snow-white and soft abdomen was fully displayed, and he did not forget to tilt his head, his round eyes looked at Le Ning's face, a little puzzled "Meow" sounded.

How?Unmoved after sleeping with others? !

The author has something to say: Your Royal Highness: I fell out of favor, and I met a scumbag.