The emperor's return to the palace has nothing to do with their Shangshisi. They are responsible for the food of the palace servants and have little to do with the inner palace.

But when it comes to promotion and salary increase, I’m not tired anymore!

Although the doctor of the Ministry of Rites did not explain it very clearly, those who knew the situation already understood it.

With the promotion of the Shangshi Bureau this time, I am afraid that many people will be promoted along with it.

If the Imperial Food Bureau, the Ministry of Rites, and the Saint were not all in the palace, this promotion would have come a long time ago.

Su Wan roughly calculated it.

First, the chief of the Shangshi Department, who was of the fifth rank, was promoted, and now he has been demoted to the fourth rank.

According to regulations, two fifth-rank doctors can be appointed below, and their positions will be the same as those of the Yibu doctor. Their official title should be Shangshan doctor, who is also a fifth-rank official.

Under the Langzhong there is another Shangshan Yuanwailang, who is of the fifth rank.

Next there is a chief chef of imperial cuisine, who is of the sixth rank.

These official positions did not exist before, which means there are four more positions, and these people all belong to the Shangshenjian, not to the several kitchens and miscellaneous warehouses below.

It can be understood this way, the Shangshenjian is the headquarters, and below it are branches. It is naturally better to be able to enter the headquarters, and the official position will also be better, but it will be far away from the stove.

Let’s not worry about these for now. If nothing unexpected happens, these female officials will definitely be selected from the imperial chefs.

If the prime minister or deputy prime minister of the sixth rank is promoted, the position of the prime minister or deputy prime minister will be vacant and will have to be selected from the left and right officials.

After the left and right chiefs were promoted, a few more people would be selected from among the senior palace maids to be chiefs.

Once the position of the senior palace maid is vacant, it will be an opportunity for the junior palace maids.

Going up level by level, not only will the Western Kitchen be shaken, but the entire Shangshi Department will be shaken with this promotion.

Some people said before that this promotion has nothing to do with them, but now it is clear.

Not to mention other places.

In the west kitchen, the deputy prime minister and the left and right managers were talking to each other.

You have to know that going to the headquarters will always make you stronger than the branch.

From a young palace maid to a senior palace maid, to the left and right managers of the sixth rank, to the sixth rank chancellor and deputy prime minister, these are all divisions.

If you become a sixth-rank deputy prime minister and then go to the headquarters, even if you become a sixth-rank chief chef of the same rank, it is still a promotion.

Not to mention the fifth-rank Yuanwailang and the fifth-rank Shangshen Zuoyou Langzhong above them.

Next was the fourth-rank official of the Imperial Food Department.

Deputy Prime Minister Xi smiled and said, "I know my ability very well. It's good enough for me to be able to stay in the Shangshi Division. You two can recommend me to the position."

"You two are both left and right stewards of the sixth rank. If you can become the sixth rank Shangshenzhu, it is also feasible."

After all, the difference is not that big, and it is a normal promotion.

The two people in charge did not say anything. If it were in the past, the West Kitchen would not even think of such a thing. They would be lucky to keep their positions as long as they could get promotion.

They all knew what the western kitchen looked like before.

But now the West Kitchen has undergone tremendous changes. Looking at the doctors from the Ministry of Rites dragging their feet on their work just to eat in the West Kitchen, you can tell that they have been doing a good job recently.

So there will definitely be a place for them in this promotion.

Zuo Zhizhang said, "Deputy Xi Cheng, you can definitely do it. The West Kitchen was in such a difficult situation before, but it was you who built it up single-handedly."

Although it was not done well before, it was indeed Deputy Prime Minister Xi who managed to hold on.

But these are no longer important. She knows in her heart that she is 42 years old this year and her abilities are not outstanding among the prime ministers and deputy prime ministers. This is the limit of her career. In another seven or eight years, she will leave the palace. This is enough for her.

Fifty years old is considered quite old for a palace lady, and Deputy Prime Minister Xi has already made plans to retire in the West Kitchen.

Not only the female officials of lower positions in the palace, but even officials outside the palace below the sixth rank can basically retire when they reach fifty-five or sixty.

If it is a high-ranking official like a Grand Secretary, he will not let the person go even if he is in his seventies or eighties.

Everyone knows these.

Since the Deputy West Prime Minister cannot leave, it is probably the left and right chiefs. Judging from the Deputy West Prime Minister, it is most likely that the right chief was transferred to be the chief chef. The left chief is similar to himself, with a quick temper, and it is not easy to deal with him in this way.

The right-hand man is strict with rules and has the same standards for himself and others, so he is more suitable to be the head of the headquarters.

Besides, the Right Princess Feng Ping is two years older than the Left Princess Yonglan and entered the palace two years earlier, so she is the most suitable person to go.

It's pretty much the same here.

But now that the Right Headmistress Feng Ping has left, someone must be selected from among the senior palace maids to be the Headmistress.

This change affects many people.

To the end.

Zuo Zhizhang said, "It's a pity for Su Wan. If she had been promoted a little later, she would have been the head maid."

If we can wait until next April, when Su Wan has been in the palace for a full year, it will definitely be possible.

But it’s too early now, so it’s not appropriate to bring it up so directly.

Not only did the three of them feel it was a pity, the other female officials felt it was a pity as well.

Su Wan is young, but she is just a palace maid. What's inappropriate about that?

Su Wan didn't even realize that she had also been on the list.

Even if she knew, she would feel that being a palace maid in the west kitchen was pretty good.

Even if the sky falls, the female officials above will support it. As long as you cook well, you will not have to worry about anything.

After all, she didn't have enough time to enter the palace, so it was useless to say anything. What worried her most at the moment was what to do with the zoo.

No matter what, it must be eliminated.

I haven’t eaten anything good during this period of time, so I need to make up for it!

It has been a long time since we have had a meal together.

Su Wan was a little worried about what dishes to cook, as there were so many ingredients.

There were chickens, ducks, geese, fish, rabbits and goats. The Shangbaojian said that Su Wan didn't need to do the slaughtering. She would give an order and they would immediately find someone to clean up the place and Su Wan would just have to do it.

Having said that, Su Wan simply decided on the menu. Let’s eat fish!

These carps were delivered at the end of summer and are just right for eating.

Su Wan has made fish dishes before, such as fish balls, sweet and sour fish, and fish porridge. This time, she will definitely try a different way of eating it.

After thinking for a while, I decided to have the stir-fried fish.

And it is the kind of stir-fried fish hotpot, which is a way of eating that was improved in later generations. The stir-fried fish is cooked with the base ingredients all around, and then heated with an alcohol lamp. After eating the whole fish, you can also put the vegetables in the pot to eat.

Generally speaking, the ingredients for grilled fish are very rich. The spicy and fragrant base is used to cook the fish, and the taste is definitely no worse than that of hot pot.

Su Wan did what she said, but after calculating the number of people to be entertained, she decided to divide the party into two tables.

That’s not right. There are three tables, and Yan Pei’s table is also counted.

After spending such a long time with Yan Pei, Su Wan naturally developed a tacit understanding with him. He didn't like to appear in front of everyone, and Su Wan understood that.

As for the reason?

She didn't even ask, who doesn't have a secret?

Yan Pei watched her fiddling with baking soda every month and didn't ask anything.

Good friends should have some tacit understanding!

Anyway, this way of eating grilled fish is very suitable for eating together.

It's also lively to eat.

This was the last time we had such a lively dinner before the nobles from the inner palace came back. It would not be easy to invite so many people over in the future. The presence or absence of people from the inner palace would still have some impact.

When he heard that Su Wan was going to make grilled fish, the Shangbaojian indeed sent someone over early to kill the fish.

While they were killing the fish, Su Wan also had to prepare some ingredients for the side dishes, such as green vegetables, tofu skin, mushrooms, and soul stew noodles.

When the time comes, pour the soup over the stewed noodles and mix them slightly, and no one can resist the aroma.

In other words, Su Wan hasn’t made hot pot meatballs yet, otherwise she could add some meatballs and have another bowl of rice.

After preparing the ingredients and cleaning the fish, the palace servants also cleaned the yard again and made it spotless.

It seems that the two general managers of Shangbaojian have spent a lot of money and there are many things in the yard, but it is still so neat.

While we were still preparing, Yu Shu came over.

She knew that Su Wan was cooking in the small kitchen, so naturally she would come to help. However, she had a lot of things to do right now, so she would definitely come.

After the last in-depth talk with the right-hand man, Yu Shu has been obviously more attentive in her work than before. Before, she just did her own job well, but now she gradually takes the initiative to take on responsibilities.

After all, she had been with Su Wan for some time and was there when the menu was being made, so she knew more than others. When she spoke in the big kitchen, there were people listening to her, so she felt a little more confident.

Su Wan just smiled. Maybe Yu Shu was changing slowly, but as long as she was changing, that was a good thing.

A person's habits and personality may change a lot, but now they have made great progress.

Maybe next time when facing her family, she won't be as helpless as last time.

Yu Shu had already helped to set up the grill and lit the charcoal. The next step was to grill the fish. The fish were also fixed by Su Wan. They were two large and one small carp.

However, even a smaller carp weighs more than one kilogram. Carp that is too small is not delicious, so there is a saying that a carp that is less than one kilogram is like a cabbage root.

This smaller one is specially prepared for Yan Pei.

First, use high heat to shape the fish, then use low heat to slowly roast the fish to release the oil, and sprinkle any spices in the middle.

Because the fish had been cut into pieces and marinated with many seasonings before, the aroma came out after it was slightly roasted, and the aroma of the peppercorns and chili could be smelled from a long distance away.

The aroma is spicy but not pungent, it just makes people swallow their saliva to show how delicious the food is.

But since you are going to make grilled fish for hot pot, it is not enough to just grill it.

After being roasted, they are placed in a small hot pot. These small pots were originally used for hot pot in winter. There is a pot on top and charcoal underneath, but they were found and used by Su Wan in advance.

The charcoal has been lit in advance to preheat the pot. On the other side, heat the oil in a pot and stir-fry a large amount of ginger and garlic, then pour in the bean paste and pickled peppers.

These are all ingredients with strong aromas. When mixed together, the fresh and salty taste immediately bursts out.

But Su Wan felt that it was not spicy enough, so she threw some red peppers in. Yu Shu next to her sneezed. Although it smelled good, it was too pungent.

Su Wan smiled: "Such fish is definitely delicious."

How can it not be delicious!

With this kind of base, anything you stir-fry will taste delicious!

Su Wan scooped a spoonful of pork bone soup from the big kitchen, just enough to cover the ingredients, and waited for the soup to boil. The aroma of the pork bone soup mixed with the ingredients was naturally fragrant.

Finally, put the grilled fish in. The skin of the grilled fish was already slightly charred, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Su Wan poured the soup into the grilled fish along the patterned cuts.

After a little simmering, the soup is already well-reduced.

The pork bone soup just added is originally little, so there is not much broth, which will not affect the taste of the grilled fish. After turning to low heat, add a little salt, sugar, soy sauce, and bean paste, so add a little less salt, sugar for flavor, and soy sauce for color.

After doing all this, first take out the whole fish and put it in the pot, then pour the sauce in the pot into it.

In this small copper pot, there is a sauce-colored sauce at the bottom, followed by a beautiful grilled fish, which is also bright red in color, and on top are various chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, and pickled peppers. You can tell at first glance that it is delicious.

Because the pot was on low heat, the sauce was bubbling and boiling.

You don’t even need to taste this dish, everyone wants to pick up the chopsticks to pick up the fish meat. Because roasting the fish makes the fish meat firmer, after using the chopsticks to pull away the fish skin, the meat inside is still white and tender.

If you want to eat white and tender, then just know how to eat it. If you don’t want to eat white and tender, just dip it in the base sauce and it will taste fine.

Next to the small pot were chopped bean curd, mushrooms, tofu, vegetables, and stewed noodles.

When the grilled fish is almost finished, pour the pork bone soup directly into it, wait for the soup to boil, and use this base to cook the vegetables.

Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

Su Wan herself is no exception.

By the time the three pots were ready, she was already starving.

Grilled fish and hot pot! How long have I not eaten it?

The managers who came over after smelling the smell wanted to go directly into the kitchen to take a look.

But for the sake of modesty, he watched for a while and then sat in the side hall next door.

Just as he brought the pot over, Qi Tong of Lingtai Sect asked first: "Aren't there three pots? Why are there only two left?"

This is the question.

It seems inconvenient to answer!