Chapter 369 I don’t eat this.
"Old Wen, your kid can actually cook? You must have put in a lot of effort secretly?" The chef took a deep breath and sneezed because of the ingredients cooked with warm wine.
"What's that smell? I've never smelled it before. It's quite fragrant."
Uncle Wen also sniffed and nodded, "This smells quite fragrant."
"Can something with such a strong flavor be served to His Majesty? He's been feeling very unwell lately. Yesterday, Grandpa Liang came to our imperial kitchen and instructed us to prepare something lighter for him. If he serves this, wouldn't it be a grave mistake?"
"Bah, bah, bah, don't talk nonsense." The second uncle of the Wen family couldn't help but frown.
I couldn't help but look towards Wenjiu.
Wenjiu was very skillful on the field, but Second Uncle was still unsure.
Jiu'er entered the palace at the age of six, and was sent by Concubine De to serve the Fourth Master at the age of eight. She had been a waiter since elementary school, so how could she have the time to learn how to use a spatula?
Besides, she has really disliked oil stains since she was a child.
When he was little, he would cry in anger if oil got rubbed on his body. How come he can hold a spoon so skillfully now?
Second Uncle couldn't believe his eyes. He didn't feel relieved until the soup was ready with warm wine and the aroma spread everywhere. The ministers and princes around him all nodded in praise.
He warmed the wine in an orderly manner and put various skewers into the base. As the thick soup rolled around, the whole hall was filled with fragrance.
Jiu Ye behind him couldn't help it any longer and came forward: "What's this, Sister-in-law Si? This is the first time we've eaten it." As he said that, he picked out a few dishes and put them in the pot to cook.
"Yes, yes, this is fresh, and the color looks brighter, better than the roasted one." The Tenth Master agreed, and suddenly an idea hit him: "I just saw that the fourth sister-in-law was also in there, and there were bones. Could it be that if it is cooked for a while longer, it will become a large pelvic bone?"
Wen Jiu smiled and shook his head: "It's not the big pelvic bones. The big pelvic bones are all braised. The seasonings in them don't need to be fried, and so much oil is not needed.
This is called Chuan Chuan Xiang. You just boil all the ingredients in it and it's done. It's pretty similar to hot pot, but you don't use chopsticks; you just eat the skewers directly. If you want it hot, you can just boil it in the hot pot and dip it in the sauce. If you want it cold, there's also a cold pot of ingredients. Once cooked, just put it in the cold pot.
Wen Jiu put some of the blanched vegetables into the cold pot dipping water she had prepared.
Then, he took a delicate small porcelain plate, put a few skewers of hot and cold food on it, and prepared a small bowl of thick dipping sauce with sesame paste. He then brought the tray to Emperor Kangxi.
"Your Majesty, would you like to try it?"
Everyone had already been salivating with anticipation, and when they saw the wine being warmed and asked Emperor Kangxi about it, they stared eagerly, waiting for the Emperor to taste it before they could take their seats. After all, the others were not as unbridled as the Ninth and Tenth Masters, who dared to approach the Emperor and take food as they pleased.
Emperor Kangxi glanced at the plate in Wenjiu's hand and frowned: "Is that all?"
Suddenly, everyone around was shocked when they heard Kangxi's tone become bad.
The Tenth Master, who went to the pot to get the bamboo skewers, was so scared that he put the lotus root slices back into the pot. He secretly glanced at his royal father with his bright eyes, and didn't know why his royal father was angry.
Jiu Ye glanced at Wen Jiu and then at Emperor Kangxi, and finally asked, "Father Huang, what's wrong? Is today's food not to your liking?"
Emperor Kangxi looked at the warm wine with a cold face and said: "I don't eat this."
As soon as these words came out, the air froze instantly.
The Fourth Master's brows subconsciously furrowed. He stepped forward to block the wine, clasping his fists and saying, "Father Your Majesty, I am guilty. I acted on my own initiative. How about asking the Imperial Chef to bring another meal?"
"Your Majesty, what Fourth Brother said is true. Although Fourth Brother was not considerate this time and brought such crude food to your Palace of Heavenly Purity, I feel that Fourth Brother did not commit a serious mistake after all. Your Majesty, just punish him." The Eighth Master smiled very gently on the surface, but he was grinding his teeth secretly.
Ever since my eldest and fourth brothers went out, things have been very wrong. I wrote a few letters to my eldest brother, but he didn't reply. Later, when I went to see him myself, he always avoided the topic.
I don't know how the eldest brother could gather so many brothers to fight the fourth brother today, and even let the fourth brother win. He just couldn't believe that the fourth brother's boxing skills could have improved so much in such a short time. There must be something going on between the eldest brother and the fourth brother that he didn't know about!
And the ninth and tenth brothers were even more strange. In the past, they followed me around all day, but now they saw me running faster than a rabbit? They were hanging around the fourth brother all day. I wonder what kind of magic potion the fourth brother had fed these people!
Fortunately, the Emperor is the same as usual.
"Eighth brother, what you said is not correct," the prince said with a faint smile, "The emperor didn't say that fourth brother was wrong. What's wrong with you, eighth brother? Can you make decisions for the emperor now?"
The smile on Eighth Master's face did not fade: "It's really Eighth Brother's fault. I almost wronged Fourth Brother. Speaking of which, I haven't congratulated Second Brother yet. Now Fourth Brother's skills have surpassed Second Brother's. I believe Second Brother will have an easier time in the future."
The Crown Prince's smile remained unchanged after these words were spoken, but Mouzi's heart turned a bit colder. "Eighth brother is as talkative as ever. You should go and comfort Big Brother later. I'm afraid Big Brother must be feeling bad after losing to Fourth Brother today."
As soon as these words were spoken, Mr. Ba's face turned ashen.
Wen Jiu glanced at the princes below who had different expressions, then looked at Emperor Kangxi, but he couldn't understand why the emperor suddenly changed his expression.
However, the heart on his head did not fade.
Wen Jiu said cautiously, "Your Majesty, would you like to have a taste? This ingredient has been prepared by me for a long time."
Emperor Kangxi snorted coldly, turned his head away, and didn't even look at the dish in Wenjiu's hand.
Warming the wine: "..."
The heart on Emperor Kangxi’s head has not diminished.
Wen Jiu wondered, this old man shouldn't be disgusted with him?
So, don’t you like this string?
I stayed there for a while, not knowing what to do.
Uncle Wen, who was standing behind him, was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead. He wanted to run to the front to help Wen Jiu explain a few words.
The chef also said, "Oh, this Wen girl, she said the emperor wouldn't like such strong flavors, why did she bring this up?"
After thinking for a while, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Old Wen, you said this thing is so fragrant, could it be that your old man left some secret recipe before he left?" As he said this, his eyes lit up.
The second uncle shook his head and ignored his immediate superior. For a moment hesitant about how to help his niece out of this predicament.
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