Chapter 420 I Started to Miss Her
After Andy Anderson finished testing the poison with great difficulty, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Although this seafood spicy hotpot is spicy, it tastes very delicious.
The three giants of the palace couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks in front of them and started eating.
The Queen Mother picked up a potato chip with chopsticks and put it in the bowl.
The potato chips are golden in color, with some seasoning on them, and the smell is a bit pungent.
The Queen Mother used chopsticks to gently remove the seasoning on the potatoes and then put them into her mouth.
The potato chips are cooked to a soft texture and melt in the mouth.
When you chew it, the unique aroma of potatoes and the numbing and spicy taste are perfectly combined, leaving your mouth with a fragrant taste.
The Queen Mother used to dislike spicy food, but now she finds it quite comfortable to eat something spicy occasionally.
As people age, their sense of taste deteriorates.
Eating some spicy food occasionally can stimulate your taste buds.
Just as long as it's not too spicy.
Of course, when eating spicy hotpot, it is necessary to have some way to relieve the spiciness.
The Queen Mother swallowed the potato chips in her mouth, picked up the assorted fruit tea beside her and took a sip, and her brows immediately relaxed.
It turns out that it still needs to be accompanied by a drink to relieve the spiciness, so that it will taste more comfortable.
I was worried that the spicy hotpot would be too spicy and I might not be able to handle it.
The Queen Mother not only bought some fruit tea to relieve the spiciness, but also asked someone to prepare some millet porridge.
I plan to have a bowl each with Emperor Jingning and the Empress after we finish eating the spicy hotpot.
Now she realized that this arrangement was really necessary.
As soon as the lid of the spicy seafood hotpot was opened, Emperor Jingning's eyes fell on the orange-red crab.
He picked up a piece of crab with chopsticks, blew on it gently, and put it into his mouth.
After being tempered in the spicy hot pot base, the spicy and fresh aroma has penetrated into the crab meat.
As soon as the crab entered my mouth, I could taste the sauce that was fresh, spicy and numbing.
My appetite was whetted immediately.
The crab meat is distinct and has a very delicate taste.
It tastes fresh and chewy, with a hint of sweetness that leaves a lasting aftertaste.
The queen chewed the squid in her mouth carefully, her eyes full of amazement.
The squid meat is firm and thick. When you take a bite, the freshness from the ocean combined with the spicy taste spreads between your lips and teeth.
After swallowing, the fresh fragrance still flows repeatedly on the tip of the tongue.
The queen couldn't bear it any longer and took another bite of the squid.
The squid soaked in sauce is fresh and tender, and tastes spicy. The more you eat it, the more delicious it becomes, and the more addictive it becomes.
Emperor Jingning finished eating the crab meat and tried an oyster.
Take a bite, and the sweet juice instantly overflows in your mouth, with a faint sweetness and spicy and salty fragrance.
The Queen Mother took a sip of fruit tea, picked up a piece of bamboo shoots with chopsticks and put it into the bowl.
She likes eating bamboo shoots very much, especially winter bamboo shoots.
But this is the first time in such a long time that I have eaten winter bamboo shoots with such a strong flavor.
The Queen Mother brought the bamboo shoots to her mouth with chopsticks, blew on them gently, and put them into her mouth.
When you take a bite, the winter bamboo shoots make a "crunching" sound in your mouth, which is extremely crisp.
Winter bamboo shoots are sweet, thick and juicy.
One bite and the sweet juice splashes in your mouth.
When you chew it, you can taste the perfect combination of the sweetness and smoothness of the bamboo shoots and the spicy and fresh taste.
If you taste it carefully, you can still smell the meat aroma, and it tastes unique.
The Queen Mother swallowed the delicious food in her mouth and took another sip of fruit tea.
The originally light-tasting winter bamboo shoots are given a different soul by adding different seasonings.
There is nothing to say about Shen Yatou's ingenuity.
The queen tasted a piece of lotus root and found that the lotus root slices in the spicy hot pot were less moist.
It tastes crispy and has a sizzling dry and fresh flavor. The more you eat it, the more you enjoy it.
After eating the lotus root slices, the queen also picked up the cup and took a sip of fruit tea.
Assorted fruit tea is made with jasmine tea as the base, and fruits such as kumquat, orange and pear are added to it.
Taking a sip, you first smell a rich complex fruit aroma, followed by a fresh and elegant jasmine scent.
The tea flows smoothly into the throat, and the sweet and sour taste flows slowly on the tip of the tongue, sweeping away the oily and spicy aftertaste in the mouth, making people feel refreshed.
Even the stomach and intestines that were originally greasy and hot felt much more comfortable.
The queen felt the fresh fruity aroma in her mouth and said, "Mother is really thoughtful. The spicy hot pot should be eaten with a drink that can relieve the greasiness."
Although the seafood spicy hotpot is delicious, you might feel a little greasy if you only eat it.
Paired with the refreshing and greasy assorted fruit tea, the feeling is completely different.
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "This was what Miss Shen told me back then. She said that if you want to relieve the spiciness or greasiness, jasmine fruit tea is the best."
Alas, this girl has only been gone for a few days and I already miss her a little.
I don’t know if it was a tacit understanding, but the queen suddenly felt a little emotional.
"Ms. Xiao Shen has never left the capital. The northwest is very different from the capital. I don't know if she can get used to it when she goes there."
Although Shen Huazheng is very smart and capable.
But she was still a little girl after all, and she suddenly left her familiar family, friends and environment and went to such a far place.
You might feel uncomfortable with it.
The Queen Mother sighed, "That girl is very delicate. She might feel uncomfortable if she is suddenly moved to a new place."
Moreover, they went to the northwest to promote potato planting.
I have to stay here for two or three months. I don’t know if I will be thinner when I come back.
The Queen Mother glanced at Emperor Jingning and said with some dissatisfaction: "I don't know why the Emperor suddenly wants to send such a little girl to the northwest."
Once we go to the northwest, I don’t know if some local officials will take advantage of their age and try to put on airs in front of Miss Shen.
Hearing this, the Queen also looked at Emperor Jingning.
If it weren't for His Majesty's special decree, Lord Shen would indeed not have to go to the Northwest.
Emperor Jingning: ...
Why are you judging him all of a sudden when he's eating his meal?
Chen Huazheng had never been out of the capital before, but she was not some lady from a well-off family who never left the house.
She was the magistrate of the Shanglin Office in Daliang, and an imperial envoy appointed by him personally. She was not some delicate girl.
Potato cultivation was originally proposed and practiced by Shen Huazheng, so it is naturally best for her to promote it.
Besides, even if he didn’t send Shen Huazheng to the northwest.
When the Northwest Army set out from Beijing, she would also follow them.
After all, they still want to open a food shop in the northwest.
Emperor Jingning did not speak out his true feelings, but explained softly: "Mother, you don't have to worry. Chen Huazheng went to the northwest as an imperial envoy, and she was accompanied by guards arranged by her son. Even if she arrived in the northwest, as long as it was an errand she sent out, no one would dare to be perfunctory."
After a pause, he added: "Moreover, if this trip to the northwest to help promote potato planting can be successfully completed, it will be a great achievement. By then, Shen Huazheng's career will be much smoother. In the future, even if I want to use her and promote her to a high position, no one in the court will dare to use her lack of experience as an excuse."
The Queen Mother's expression eased a little: "The Emperor is right."
How could she forget? This time, apart from the officials sent by the court.
Aning also followed Shen Yatou to the northwest. She was a person who would not suffer any loss.
It is even more impossible to let others bully Shen Yatou.
While feeling relieved, the Queen Mother was also a little surprised.
Unexpectedly, the emperor still wanted to promote Shen Yatou. She thought Shen Yatou would only stay in Shanglin Office for the rest of her life.
The queen felt a little guilty that she had misunderstood his majesty's good intentions.
The Queen Mother used the serving chopsticks to serve food to Emperor Jingning: "Emperor, you have worked hard during this period. Eat more."
The Queen also picked up some food for Emperor Jingning: "Your Majesty, please try this. And this..."
The three giants started eating happily again.
Emperor Jingning was eating spicy lettuce when he suddenly thought of the report submitted by the Sinong Temple.
The vegetables grown in the experimental fields in the imperial farm are growing well. Next, Sinong Temple plans to plant them in large quantities in the gardens.
Emperor Jingning has already approved the report and will start planting in the Jingyuan Garden.
After the promotion of potato planting in various places is completed, Emperor Jingning does not plan to let Shen Huazheng go on official business trips too far away.
Even if she had to go on a business trip, she would be sent to a place near the capital.
Usually, Shen Huazheng would be left behind to take charge, as the capital city needed her more.
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Shen Huazheng in the carriage didn't know that so many people in the capital were thinking about her. She was drinking olive tea and eating snacks with Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying.
Olive tea is made from green olives and smells like camellia after the rain, with a hint of sourness.
Take a bite and you can taste the fruity aroma of green olives.
It tastes sour and sweet, and is very comfortable to drink.
In addition to potato chips, snacks include spicy chicken feet, braised duck, and braised tofu.
Princess Lejia swallowed the braised dried tofu in her mouth and said, "Zhengzheng, this dried tofu is so delicious."
Although potato chips and chicken feet are both delicious, Princess Lejia still prefers braised tofu.
These dried tofu taste very fragrant, soft and delicious, not bland at all.
Before Shen Huazheng could speak, Princess Lejia's voice rang out again——
"Zheng Zheng, why did you bring so many delicious foods?"
As expected, as long as I follow Zheng Zheng, I will never lack food.
Zhou Ying also smiled and looked at Chen Huazheng: "Yes, Zheng'er, when did you start preparing so many delicious foods?"
In the past few days, Chen Huazheng was like carrying a treasure bag that could never be emptied.
Every time I can always come up with some new and novel delicacies to bring surprises to everyone.
There were even some foods that Zhou Ying had never seen before.
Chen Huazheng smiled and said, "When I promised General Xie that I would come to the northwest, I started to prepare. In fact, I just made some slight improvements to some of the food."
The distance from the capital to the northwest is not short, so she has to prepare some food to eat on the road.
There must be food to fill your stomach, as well as snacks to pass the time.
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