Let the prince help organize the Buddha's Birthday to add luster to it.
The two mages were shocked at first when they heard the news, then they immediately stood up and looked at the chief eunuch. Did he hear the secret conversation between the great wizard and them?
The man in front of him was not the only one who thought of bringing the prince along. The great wizard had also had this idea.
I just didn't do it in the end.
After all, they were already decent enough on their own before.
They have to manage the entire capital together, and now it is visibly that the saint's energy is being diverted.
The imperial examination begins on March 9th and lasts until the palace examination on March 17th. There are various thank-you banquets after the palace examination, not only for the civil examination but also for the military examination.
The Tianxiang State Martial Arts Examination will be held later, ending in late March.
Then in early April, there are four banquets for the imperial examinations.
Buddha's Birthday is also in early April! There will be large-scale activities starting from the first day of April, reaching its peak on the seventh day of April, and officially starting on the eighth day of April.
Calculating the time of the imperial examination, it actually coincides with Buddha's Birthday!
In the past, the imperial examination would be completed by the end of March, but recently I heard that the schedule has been postponed to April.
The imperial examination is a grand event, where every word and sentence affects the future of countless students from many families. How can Buddhism compare to it? Especially in the past year or so, Buddhism has had a bad reputation among the people.
On the contrary, the imperial examination organized by the Ministry of Rites strongly advocated the selection of talents from the common people. If the literary examination failed, the military examination could be used, which was greatly cheered by the people.
By comparing the two, you can tell who they are supporting.
The saying that those who are in the right will have many supporters, while those who are in the wrong will have few is true.
Previously, the great wizard thought that as long as the imperial examination was over, they could keep a low profile, but he didn't expect that the people in the Ministry of Rites would be so cunning.
And what about the monks from Magadha? They didn’t invite them.
Finally, the monks who were sent out to invite the monks said, "You said to invite all the famous ones. We saw that they are from Magadha, which is the birthplace of Buddhism, so we naturally invited them."
The person who speaks also feels aggrieved.
The occasion had to be grand, so many people had to be invited. It would be best if all the eminent monks from Tianxiang Kingdom came. When the great master learned that monks from Magadha Kingdom were coming, he was happy at first, after all, it would be a good show.
Who knew that this foreign monk was so good at chanting sutras, and that he was accompanied by a knowledgeable and well-informed wandering monk, so he suddenly became the saint's new favorite.
On one side is the imperial examination, and on the other side are foreign monks.
The atmosphere in Tianbei Hall is not good right now, except when eating when everyone's faces are not so ugly.
Even so, Buddhist scriptures that originally did not need to be copied were also arranged.
They had already been copying for an hour, and even the officials from the Ministry of Rites who were doing their work in the inner palace had someone come over to ask if they needed any help.
But in the name of praying for the saint, no one can just refuse.
Su Wan, who was copying Buddhist scriptures in the vegetarian kitchen, shook her hands. The maid next to her whispered, "It's okay, we can copy it, you take a break."
Su Wan shook her head: "It turns out it really depends on my mood."
As for the four dishes this morning and noon, there were absolutely no problems, each one was more delicious than the last. But because the people in Tianbei Hall were in a bad mood, they ordered to continue copying the Buddhist scriptures, and also said that they wanted to pray for the saint, so everything had to be copied.
While copying the scriptures, Su Wan tried to keep herself calm. What was the point of getting angry? She couldn't just stop doing anything while she was angry.
Su Wan looked at the palace maid beside her and said, "I heard that the second prince came to Tianbei Palace again?"
"Yes, he has no say in the imperial examinations, so he comes to Tianbei Palace when he has nothing to do." The palace maid said casually. Although she didn't know why Su Wan asked this, she just had to listen to her.
Su Wan didn't say that for no reason, when she was carrying Buddhist beads yesterday to look decent.
This kind of people use the prince to maintain dignity and use the saint's favor to gain face.
In fact, both sides had the same idea, but it was unnecessary for Tianbei Palace before, so they treated the Second Prince coldly. But now things are a little different.
"Please help me find out what time the second prince usually comes and where he is in the afternoon." Su Wan whispered.
Since you are sent by the superiors, you can naturally do these things.
Sure enough, although the palace maid did not know the inside story, she still told Su Wan that the second prince basically came to Tianbei Palace in the afternoon, just in case he might meet the saint.
After hearing this, Su Wan said, "Come and make some cakes with me."
Make some pastries that can calm the mind and relieve heat, and then go to the road that the second prince must pass and wait. However, she only needs to bring a palace maid to do this.
Li Rongrong still wants to get involved. She just does it casually and doesn't care whether it succeeds or not.
Bringing Li Rongrong along would seem to have ulterior motives.
Everyone in the small kitchen saw Su Wan stand up and roll up her sleeves, obviously preparing to cook.
Why cook at this time in the afternoon?
The people in Tianbei Palace didn’t eat it.
Su Wan smiled when she heard this: "It's their business whether to eat or not. I just wanted to do it because I have nothing else to do."
Su Wan found the purple sweet potatoes that she had used before. It was afternoon anyway, so she just made a dessert.
I still remember that the first day when I was cooking in Tianbei Hall, that Master You asked someone to keep the black glutinous rice bowl, obviously intending to use it himself.
As for when to use it?
Su Wan was just guessing.
Besides, sending desserts later is just an excuse, it doesn’t matter whether they accept them or not.
The dessert we are going to make this time is taro paste sweet cream.
The ingredients used are purple sweet potato and taro, and it takes less than fifteen minutes to make.
Peel the taro and purple sweet potato, steam them in a steamer, then mash them into a paste while adding powdered sugar continuously.
This is also the reason why ancient kitchens were not as efficient as modern ones. As for pounding mud with one hand, any slightly larger modern kitchen will have a mud-pounding machine that only requires pressing a button, but it was so troublesome in ancient times.
Therefore, there must have been more manpower in the kitchens in ancient times than in modern times. After all, tools can free your hands, and this is not just talk.
Add powdered sugar while stirring. There is another difference between ancient people and modern people.
Modern people are afraid of getting fat, so they want to eat less oil and sugar.
But the ancient people were not afraid, because most people just thought that there was too little of this thing. However, Su Wan still made the sweetness of this sweet skin moderate, which would taste better, and added some lemon water in the middle to balance the taste again.
After stirring evenly, take the square small mold, put purple sweet potato on the bottom layer and taro on the top layer, and put five layers in this way. Press it into shape directly in the mold, and finally cut it into pieces with a sharp knife. Such beautiful pastries are placed on the exquisite plate.
This taro paste sweet cream is not complicated to make. The Dessert Department has this kind of food, but Su Wan is able to blend the sweetness so well and has her own little tricks, so the same dessert has different tastes.
Since Su Wan did it, she did a lot.
Li Rongrong and another palace maid brought a few copies to the other imperial chefs who were skilled in copying scriptures. Master Bai and Master Cai watched and couldn't help but feel emotional.
They also thought about doing so, but they didn't dare.
But Su Wan dared to do this, firstly because she was really brave, and secondly because as soon as she started copying the scriptures, people from the Ministry of Rites came to question her, asking what mistake the young palace maid had made, and sent someone to bring her tea and snacks.
This is not just serving refreshments, it's just telling the people in Tianbei Hall not to go too far.
So Su Wan and others got up to make desserts, and the monks passing by turned a blind eye.
How nice.
People like them in the inner palace have nowhere to seek redress for their grievances.
But now I'm eating taro paste and sweet cream to replenish my energy, and I don't feel so bitter anymore.
Su Wan divided the remaining taro paste and sweet cream into two portions. She asked someone to give one portion to the eunuch chief, and packed the other portion in an exquisite food box herself and went to meet the magicians with a palace maid.
Li Rongrong wanted to follow, but Su Wan smiled, as if she had made up her mind: "It's a small matter. We don't need to both go. You don't need to copy here. It's hard enough to cook for a whole morning, so how can you have time for this?"
Kitchen work has never been easy, and the meals they cook are relatively complicated. Basically, after they finish working in the kitchen, they can go back home and fall asleep.
Now with the extra things to do, even a clay man would have some temper.
What's more, Su Wan is not a clay figure.
Although today is only the first day of copying scriptures, and the Ministry of Rites has sent people to smooth things over, they cannot rely on the Ministry of Rites for everything, nor can they let these people get too far.
In fact, Su Wan had some ideas in her mind on the first day she entered the inner palace.
I just want everyone to live in peace, for them to cook well, and for these people to eat well.
It can be seen that they don't want to eat well.
If it doesn’t taste good, then don’t eat it.
Su Wan and the palace maids were waiting at the road the Second Prince had to take to leave Tianbei Palace.
The Second Prince must have been frustrated again today and left in a huff. Seeing them approaching, Su Wan pretended to be surprised and asked the maid beside her, "Really? The mages want to invite the First Prince to join the Buddha's Birthday Festival?"
"Yes, I heard that Concubine Jiang secretly found something called a golden bead in Sanskrit and gave it to the magician. They were very happy. Originally, the second prince was going to come, but it became the eldest prince." The palace maid explained everything according to Su Wan's instructions.
In fact, she had no idea what the Sanskrit golden beads were.
Su Wan asked again, "Is it the small golden ball that is made entirely of red gold and inlaid with incomprehensible words? It's about the size of a thumb? I saw a mage playing with it, and it looked like a Buddha's treasure."
"Yes, that's it, but don't tell anyone. They never admit that they have the Sanskrit gold beads. No one will admit it to anyone who asks."
The words of several palace servants made the Second Prince feel cold in his heart. The two men were talking as they walked, obviously unaware that he was nearby.
The second prince said, "Go check and see what their identities are."
Were these words meant for him to hear, or were they unintentional?
But even if it was a deliberate provocation, who could tell what the Sanskrit golden bead looked like?
Even he and his mother, Concubine Chu, had to search in many places before they could barely figure out how big the golden bead was, what color it was, and what carvings were on it.
How could a little palace maid explain it so clearly?
There is no other possibility except that he had seen it in Tianbei Palace.
No wonder those people in Tianbei Palace didn’t want to cooperate with me, it was because they had already hooked up with that idiot First Prince!
The second prince thought that he could please his father by making good friends with the Buddhists, but he didn't expect that the eldest prince would get there first!
no!
He must take this opportunity back!
The second prince pretended to be calm, but walked hurriedly towards Concubine Chu's palace to discuss countermeasures with his mother.
It's time to be ruthless and give up some interests!
Su Wan successfully sent out the taro paste and sweet cream. The palace maid didn't expect that Master You actually accepted it?
He also said that although he didn't need snacks, it was a good idea, so the people in the kitchen could go back and rest instead of copying scriptures?
Wait, is the Right Mage going to steal food?!
How come you don’t steal food?
He is now enjoying the soft and smooth taro paste and sweet cream!
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