According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, chili peppers are slightly poisonous. They are very spicy and painful when they get on the skin, and the smell is also irritating to the eyes, so people stay away from them.
It turned out that these people didn't know the benefits of peppers. Fengjiu thought that after she settled down, she would have to plant a few rows of peppers as a side dish.
She said casually, "People with hidden illnesses do need to avoid certain foods, but for normal people, chili peppers can help eliminate stagnation, relieve gas, stimulate appetite, ward off evil, and kill all kinds of toxins."
Whether it was true or not, Su Mubai had never studied chili peppers, so he didn't know. But the food in the pot was indeed fragrant and irresistible. "Can you give me some to try?"
Fengjiu served her own dish and said, "Help yourself." She then prepared the soup and rice, put them on a tray, and was about to leave the kitchen.
Wei Er suddenly called her, "Girl..." She hesitated and didn't dare to continue, like a timid little girl.
"What?" Fengjiu felt bad for him. Was she so difficult to get along with?
"Today is the prince's birthday. Miss, can you please make a special meal for him?" The girl had just scolded the prince, and Wei Er asked nervously, really worried that Feng Jiu would be so angry that she would throw the food directly on his head and say, "Eat your head!"
"Tsk, what a hassle. Then just make him a bowl of noodles." With so many people watching, wouldn't she lose their support if she refused?
Humph, she wants to bribe all of Zhao Huaizhi's men to work for her own benefit. Fengjiu will never admit that she is soft-hearted.
On his birthday, his elders gave him an aphrodisiac. Zhao Huaizhi, the son, was unlucky and had a hard time being like her. His situation was very similar to hers.
Then everyone witnessed a new stunt. It turned out that noodles could be cut into strips?
Fengjiu kneaded the dough and cut it into strips with a scalpel. Each strip was half a finger wide and as long as a noodle. She carefully put it into the dragon and phoenix soup and cooked it. She also poached two eggs and sprinkled some chopped green onions on it. It looked particularly delicious.
After cooking the noodles, Fengjiu carried her food out of the kitchen, intending to eat at the stone table in the courtyard.
But, since who knows when, the kitchen door and the wall have been surrounded by people peeking in, all attracted by the smell of food.
Fengjiu's mouth twitched. What an exaggeration! She could only take the tray and find another place to eat.
After she left, a group of people started fighting over the food in the pot. What did you say? Slightly poisonous? Humph! So what if such a delicious dish is poisoned?
Wei Er quickly brought the longevity noodles and a meal to Zhao Huaizhi.
"Your Highness, this is the longevity noodles Miss Feng made especially for you. The soup is made with chicken and snake stewed for a long time, with ginger, dates and other herbs. The braised rabbit meat is added with chili peppers. Doctor Su said it is slightly poisonous, but Miss Feng said it can stimulate the appetite.
The kitchen was in a frenzy, but no one seemed to have any problems eating it, so I guess it's fine. Your Highness, please eat it while it's hot." Wei Er said as he suppressed the urge to swallow.
After hearing this, Zhao Huaizhi couldn't suppress the smile on his face. She was a kind girl, and even though she was angry with him, she would not bear it and was willing to cook for him.
But Zhao Huaizhi guessed that it must be her subordinates who begged her, so he praised her, "Well done, go to the accounting office to collect the reward. Where is she?"
Wei Er smiled happily. What reward or no reward? As long as the master is happy, they are subordinates. Ahem! It is their due to make a small fortune. "Miss Feng, please go to the pavilion to eat by yourself."
Hiding from him again? Zhao Huaizhi sighed helplessly, "Go down." Since he couldn't see anyone, he might as well enjoy the food she cooked.
This was Zhao Huaizhi's first time eating longevity noodles, a food only available in ordinary families. It was very ordinary, yet also very heartwarming.
As for things like snakes, Zhao Huaizhi would never touch them if he was not short of food on the battlefield, but now, he suddenly felt that it was not so bad.
It has a great color, aroma and taste. The aroma stimulates the taste buds and makes people's appetites grow. The taste is a bit strong and you may not be used to it at first, but you will become more and more addicted to it the more you eat it.
Just like her, they are all very good at cooking and can't stop eating. Zhao Huai finished the soup without leaving a drop.
There was harmony and peace in the Ninth Prince's Villa. By now, everyone knew that Miss Feng was not only an excellent doctor, but also a great cook.
Their prince is so lucky to marry such a capable and virtuous woman. Fengjiu's abilities are enough to make up for the shortcomings of her status. At least, everyone in the other villages tacitly accepts this Ninth Prince's Consort.
Even Lao Zhongtou felt that Fengjiu was more suitable for Zhao Huaizhi than Princess Changning. The prince had a noble status, and his wife no longer needed his status to set off. Instead, she needed to be an independent and strong woman who could take care of herself and the prince no matter how dangerous the environment was.
But after Zhao Huaizhi left, the Cining Palace was in an uproar. The plan failed, the Queen was furious, and Sun Yuhua's exaggerated accusation against Fengjiu made the Queen very dissatisfied with Fengjiu, whom she had never met.
"Go and call that slave girl into the palace. She has deceived my son into being unfilial and deserves death." She wanted to see what this woman had in her.
The palace maids did not dare to delay and quickly followed the order to leave the palace. However, it was already late and the palace gates should be closed when they returned. The girl would definitely not be able to enter the palace until tomorrow morning.
After seeing that the Queen was about to lose her temper with Fengjiu, Sun Yuhua finally left the palace contentedly. She wanted to use the Queen's hand to get rid of Fengjiu. Even if Zhao Huaizhi hated her, he could only hate the Queen. What did it have to do with her?
But what Sun Yuhua didn't know was that her so-called Liu Lang had already sent people to assassinate Feng Jiu, but not only did he fail, but two of his maids died on the spot.
Moreover, the organization he had spent so much effort to build up was wiped out overnight by Zhao Huaizhi's men following the clues. If he had not been cautious enough, his identity would have been exposed.
Zhao Huaizhi, his methods are still so fierce and disgusting. On this day, the glass lamp in the underground secret room was smashed to pieces.
Although he later replaced it with a new one, the man's hatred for Zhao Huaizhi grew deeper and deeper, and he became more and more impatient with Sun Yuhua's uselessness.
The person who suffered the most was the child who lived in the dark, who was beaten and abused...
On this side, the Queen's decree had not yet been delivered from the Imperial City to the Ninth Prince's Villa, but the Queen Mother from the villa next door had sent a visiting invitation.
Only then did Zhao Huaizhi realize that during the day Fengjiu not only went into the mountains to collect herbs and hunt, but also saved the Queen Mother and the Third Princess who were bitten by poisonous snakes in the fields.
The Third Prince married the niece of the Empress Dowager, so the Empress Dowager, his grandmother, was closer to the Third Prince. Except for the regular greetings, Zhao Huaizhi had little contact with her.
Moreover, the Third Prince also commands a large army, so it would be more appropriate to classify the two brothers as rivals. They are too lazy to even maintain superficial brotherly friendship.
The Third Prince and his companions had abandoned their status and personally visited the Ninth Prince's villa this time? Such caution suggests that the Queen Mother and the Third Prince's wife were seriously injured before, or perhaps they have other motives.
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