If the temporary palace was full of turmoil, the imperial palace was peaceful and tranquil.
When we first learned that there was no food in July, everyone had some complaints about Shangshisi.
But after the first day of July, all these complaints disappeared!
Is there anything more soothing than a glass of mint sparkling water on a summer day?
In addition to the sparkling water at noon, you can have another glass in the afternoon. If you are lucky, you can even get sour plum powder sparkling water!
The taste is simply jaw-dropping.
In modern terms, it is the kind of comfort that goes straight to the soul.
The taste is not sweet at all, just comfortable.
Not to mention the palace maids and eunuchs below, even the stewards were no exception and wished they could always have such a drink on the table. This thing was refreshing and did not make people drunk easily like wine, but it was just as refreshing.
Not only the palace servants in the West Kitchen were drinking it, but all the palace servants in the North, South and West Kitchens under the entire Shangshi Division were using it.
Only the palace servants in the West Outer Palace drank one cup at noon, and another cup in the afternoon to cool off, which made the palace servants in other departments very envious.
Besides envy, I also have a question.
Where do these ingredients come from?
Others don’t know this, but in fact, these things are extremely simple and easy to make.
The female official of the Imperial Food Department naturally tacitly agreed not to ask what the white powder was, but she let the rabbit and chicken taste it in advance. Knowing that it was safe and non-toxic, she used it casually.
The main thing is that after it was made, Su Wan took a sip directly, both because she wanted to drink it and also to prove to everyone that it was okay.
Since it is easy to use, delicious and doesn’t require any other ingredients, what else is there to say!
The sparkling water in the afternoon was already enough to make me happy.
But the happiness reached its peak when we all ate fried cold noodles together in the evening.
This is Liangpi!
In the past, only the West Kitchen made it. If the palace servants from the North and South Kitchens wanted to eat it, they had to buy it outside the palace.
Although they all work in the palace, who doesn't know what the most popular food in Kyoto is now?
It must be cold noodles!
Most of the food bought outside is cold dishes, which is what they eat for lunch.
I originally thought that it would be okay to have another meal in the evening.
Who knew that the food would be changed in the evening.
It's becoming more popular than Kyoto.
Yes, Liangpi originated from the palace and is a veritable palace delicacy.
Seeing that everyone enjoyed it, the female officials calculated the items consumed.
I eat noodles in the morning and cold noodles at noon and in the evening.
In fact, the essence is all noodles.
Everyone enjoyed the meal throughout the whole day, but in fact, the only ingredients consumed were noodles and a small amount of oil.
Then there are some seasonings.
Several female officials knew in their hearts that they must not let the more than 6,000 palace servants go hungry, but it was still Su Wan's credit that the food was praised by everyone.
The more the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Inner Palace tried to make things difficult for them, the better the Imperial Food Bureau would do so that no one could find fault with them.
But since Su Wan has shown such ability, how could they be left behind?
The right-hand man of the Northern Kitchen, who is from Hunan, started making his own rice products yesterday, and he made the famous Hunan rice noodles.
Speaking of which, rice noodles and rice vermicelli sound very similar, but they are actually two completely different things.
Sweet potato flour and other flours are added to the rice noodles to make them more elastic, which is also one of the characteristics of Hunan rice noodles.
Given the cooking skills of the person in charge of the northern kitchen, there is naturally no doubt about it.
But even if they are collectively called Hunan rice noodles, they can be roughly divided into different flavors. The more representative ones are Changsha rice noodles and Jinshi rice noodles.
There are also round flour and cut flour.
This time, what was delivered was chopped noodles, along with tips on how to stew vegetables.
Stewing is very important in Hunan cuisine.
Stewing means slow cooking over low heat, but even stewing has many types, such as the red and white stews in Hunan cuisine, and stews in clear soup, thick soup, and milk soup.
Each flavor is unique.
The combination of ingredients penetrates each other, leaving a lingering taste in your mouth.
Adding local chili makes each dish more flavorful.
Tomorrow's breakfast in the West Kitchen will be made with clear soup, and then the rice noodles that the right head of the North Kitchen had personally supervised and prepared two days ago will be added, along with the pickled cabbage and radish strips that had been delivered from the miscellaneous storehouse.
By then, a bowl of salty, spicy and delicious Hunan rice noodles will be ready!
It became breakfast for the people in the West Outer Palace.
So what if they are all staple foods, as long as they taste good!
Just looking at the cut noodles that were served, you can tell that they are very chewy and it's obvious that a lot of effort has gone into making them.
The right-hand man of the North Kitchen did not take any credit for it. She just said that it was Su Wan who gave her the idea, and that she could also cook the delicacies of her hometown, which she actually missed very much.
What ingredients are not ingredients.
As long as you have good cooking skills and know how to cook many dishes, you can feed so many palace servants.
Su Wan listened to everyone's comments and suddenly felt that they were not a kitchen at all. They were just like the nannies in the game, working hard just to make sure everyone had a good meal and were full.
If on the first day of July, the palace staff in the outer city still thought that this might be their last meal, perhaps they would have to eat cold noodles to make do from then on.
Because everyone knows that Shangshisi only has rice, flour and soybeans.
Although I didn't feel very happy, at least the problem was solved, and it was solved so quickly.
This shows that they are still capable.
We have done our best to deal with the sudden shortage of food.
But the next morning, after eating the delicious Hunan rice noodles, I changed my mind.
This rice noodle is delicious!
Needless to say, the people of Xiangdi Palace almost cried while eating, even though the kitchens did not put more chili in order to cater to the tastes of most people.
But the taste and texture of this rice noodle are the authentic taste of home!
When some Hunan officials heard that the palace's Shangshenjian had made Hunan rice noodles, they even put down their official duties and came to get a taste of them.
He even has to eat it while taking it away. His mother and his wife are both from Hunan, and who doesn't love this breakfast rice noodles?
Except for the chili which was not satisfying enough, everything else was good!
These officials even wanted to pay to buy some rice noodles made by the right director of the North Kitchen.
They can certainly make it at home, but their skills are far inferior to this person's.
If the cold noodles made the West Kitchen famous, then the rice noodles from the North Kitchen became popular among the Hunanese people in Kyoto.
If it wasn't inconvenient, Su Wan really wanted them to barter.
It’s okay to give me rice noodles, but then bring some ingredients over!
As soon as Su Wan mentioned this idea, the North Kitchen actually exchanged a lot of usable bone powder, which can be used directly to make soup!
Although not as delicious as large bones, ground bones are easy to bring in and less likely to cause harm.
After a few meals, why does Shangshi feel like it’s going to make back its investment?
But Deputy Prime Minister Bei thought that Su Wan had deliberately asked someone to reveal the matter of rice noodles to the Xiangdi Guild Hall not far away, which was where the Xiangdi officials worked in Kyoto.
Others say that it is a coincidence that Shangshisi wants to "make back its investment".
Only a few female officials knew that step by step, it was definitely not accidental.
The female officials of the Imperial Food Bureau in Kyoto today are the Deputy North Chancellor and the Deputy West Chancellor.
Deputy North Prime Minister is meticulous and prudent in his work. It was Deputy North Prime Minister who persuaded Deputy West Prime Minister to agree to the Military Equipment Bureau's desire to learn how to cook.
Needless to say, Deputy Prime Minister Xi is a person who is particularly protective of his own people.
The rest are the left and right heads of the west kitchen. There is no need to introduce them. The left head is talkative, while the right head is strict with rules but also very nice. Su Wan is familiar with them both.
The other three miscellaneous warehouses in the north and south were all managed by the right hon.
The Right Chief of the Southern Kitchen was born into a family of military officers. He had great strength and was best at cooking soup.
The right-hand man of the Northern Kitchen was a good cook sent from Hunan, and she later rose from a cook to a female official of the sixth rank.
The right director of Zaliku inherited the laxity of Zaliku, but he also knew what he was doing.
Now these eight female officials have settled down because of Su Wanxin.
After a good start, everyone can arrange the rest on their own.
If it is convenient to deliver food to various places, then the three places can share what they have. If it is not convenient, then you can make your own decisions.
The first few meals will be prepared the same in the north, south and west kitchens, but you can handle the rest on your own.
The three places are quite far apart and it is difficult to discuss them together.
But everyone naturally cares about each other.
The west kitchen made noodles with scallion oil, and sent over some cold noodles and sparkling water. The north kitchen made rice noodles, and sent over some pork bone powder as well.
The Southern Kitchen even made a lot of soy products. If all else failed, they would fry all the dried and soaked tofu. The ground tofu was also a delicious dish.
It’s obvious that we are facing a big problem like running out of ingredients. It’s scary to think about having no ingredients in a place to cook.
But it only took a few days for Shangshisi to stabilize.
Moreover, with Nan You in charge of the household coordination in the Southern Kitchen, some ingredients were transferred from other departments.
Because the Northern Kitchen had connections with the people in Hunan, they could also allocate some funds from there in the name of the palace.
As for the western kitchen?
Su Wan looked at the pieces of pork sent by the Armory Bureau.
Suddenly I thought, why did I compile so many rice and flour recipes!
How come there is pork to eat suddenly?
The Imperial Household Department, the Imperial Treasure Department, and the Treasury Department sent chickens, ducks, and fish respectively.
So they won’t come over these days?
Did you go get something?!
Although the things delivered were far from enough for the more than one thousand palace servants in the Western Kitchen, they had obviously tried their best to get these things!
After all, the food needed by more than a thousand palace servants is too much and it is impossible for a few stewards to get it.
Otherwise, the Shangshi Division would have found a way out long ago.
Firstly, they couldn't find a way to get so many ingredients, and secondly, Shangshi was afraid of being harmed if they went to look for them themselves.
But it's okay if other people help.
If the Ministry of Internal Affairs wants to be an accomplice and help Concubine Jiang, it would be bad to offend all the departments, right?
Not to mention anything else, over in the north and south kitchens, on one side is the military general’s home, and on the other side are the Hunanese who are ruthless and fierce with swords.
Who do they dare to confront directly?
Today is the second day of July.
Although I don't know when the order from the palace will be delivered.
But the Shangshisi has been stabilized.
The more than 8,000 palace servants who were eating with the Shangshi Division also remained calm and had a hint of admiration in their hearts.
It's their turn to deal with it.
I'm afraid I have to go to the palace crying and ask the saint for judgment.
The group of women in the Shangshisi are admirable on a daily basis.
What happens now is even more moving.
The more stable the Imperial Food Department was, the more panicked the people in the Imperial Household Department became. Along with them, the people in the Zhongcui Palace, Guifei Jiang's people, also became more panicked.
The chief maid of Zhongcui Palace thought for a moment, and immediately sent someone to the temporary palace to report the matter to the empress, to see how much the palace servants in the outer palace liked scallion oil noodles, cold skin, and rice noodles.
I'm afraid it will be fine if I take it for another two or three days, or even five or six days.
The Shangshi Division will definitely be able to handle it.
These times are urgent for the Shangshi Division, so aren't they also urgent for the Zhongcui Palace?
After all, it was them who forgot to send the warrant. The longer it takes, the more disadvantageous it will be for Zhongcui Palace.
I originally thought that even if the Shangshi Division could barely hold on for the first two days of July, it would be in a state of panic in the next few days.
But even though it was only the second day of July, there was no sign of chaos in the Imperial Food Bureau.
Under such circumstances, we can only report the matter to Her Majesty and let Her Majesty make the decision.
The queen has always been good at this kind of thing.
Su Wan also felt that Concubine Jiang was in a fierce internal struggle.
But it's just the internal fighting that's intense.
There are two kinds of fighting: internal fighting and external fighting.
Internal fighting is a petty trick, and also a form of power politics, but those who play power politics will eventually get stuck in the mud.
She only has small fights but no big plans, and it's hard to say whether she is qualified to be a royal concubine.
Anyway, she is definitely not qualified to be a queen.
Thinking of the queen, Su Wan naturally thought of the previous queen.
That person is also a mystery.
To be honest, many of the old palaces in the west were of the late queen's faction, but they had never been praised, and whenever they were mentioned, they all had expressions that were difficult to describe.
It’s not that I don’t like it, but it’s hard to say.
The sage relied on the former queen to ascend to the throne, and Imperial Concubine Jiang relied on the sage to ascend to the throne.
The latter two are each strange in their own way, but the strangest one is the saint.
If he was really a foolish emperor, how could he really sit on the throne for thirteen years? Then how could an insignificant prince like him marry the daughter of a meritorious official who was so precious?
It is worthy of being a royal palace. Although Su Wan is only on the edge, she can feel how big the storm would be if she were in the center of the vortex.
That's all.
The most pitiful one is the Third Prince.
The West Kitchen was separated from where he lived by Taiye Lake, but he had never heard of it before.
Su Wan was gossiping in her mind while kneading the dough.
Today we still eat noodles, but they are different from all the previous noodles.
In the morning, I made the Hunan rice noodles that are available in all the Shangshi restaurants. At noon, I just cooked my own food, after all, the ingredients I had were different.
Su Wan looked at the pork sent by the Armory Bureau. It was not enough for more than a thousand people in the West Outer Palace.
But if it is made into臊子, it will be different.
Eat salty and spicy food in the morning, and make spicy臊子面 at noon.
In Water Margin, when Lu Zhishen beat up Zhen Guanxi, they were eating臊子面.
Now the food in the western kitchen is also suitable for the occasion.
Every bite of food in the west kitchen is like beating up someone.
Apart from these, the pork in front of them moved everyone in the West Kitchen. When they were helping the Military Affairs Bureau before, they never thought that there would be such a day, and they never thought that they would give all their pork to them.
You have to know that the Armory Bureau has a small kitchen, so their allowance is naturally still there. I guess it was allocated from the allowance, otherwise how could there be so much pork?
They also said that after we receive the ingredients tomorrow, some more will be delivered.
When the Western Kitchen first taught them how to cook, some people said that the Western Kitchen was too generous.
Now it seems that it is always a good idea to make good connections.
Needless to say, there is nothing to say about the Imperial Household Department. They were able to send over a hundred chickens, ducks, and fish over, which was also a favor to the Lingtai Gate.
The good connections made in the West Kitchen have now paid off.
Even though we weren't treating them well in the first place for the sake of reward, now seeing this scene, the western kitchen obviously put more effort into preparing food.
Since the people from the West Outer Palace treated them like this, they naturally had to cook well.
The western kitchen was busy kneading dough for the whole morning. The dough was kneaded three times until it turned out white and beautiful. Now the dough kneading skills of the western kitchen are absolutely impeccable.
Today is the second day of July. Normally, the lunch should be twice-cooked pork, but today it was changed to臊子面, and the menu was also written out in advance.
In fact, compared to the original menu, the palace servants in the West Outer Palace were even a little looking forward to it.
I always feel that the fresh food made by the Western Kitchen is delicious!
What?
Only staple food? The western kitchen doesn't even have vegetables, only rice, flour, beans, oil and salt?
So it must not be delicious?
Stop talking nonsense, give Su Wan a pot of soil and she can make exquisite pastries!
What’s the point of giving face!
Besides, has Su Wan ever failed in her noodle-making skills?
At this time, Su Wan should start making臊子面 and use臊子.
Her method is more similar to that of Guanzhong area, but it also has her own habits. She just cooks whatever tastes good.
The original meaning of sauerkraut noodles should be minced meat.
But there is more than one saying, and gradually it is divided into meat smell and vegetarian smell.
One of the classic ways to eat vegetarian noodles is tomato and egg noodles, which tastes sweet and sour and has an attractive color.
Meat sauce also has many good flavors.
The similarity between the two is that the noodles must be hand-rolled and thin.
The noodles must be neither too soft nor too hard, and they must be chewy and smooth after being cooked, so that they can be very tasty in the soup.
As they were talking, the noodles were almost ready, and Su Wan's pork had been cut into slices. Su Wan used pork belly, which was both fat and lean, and would taste better when put into the vegetarian oil pan.
Pour the pork into the hot oil pan, add various seasonings, ginger, chili powder, salt, and finally aged vinegar, which is the key.
After these are fried, they can be served.
Add oil directly to the pan and start frying the tofu brought from the south kitchen. Cut the tofu into small pieces, add seasoning and thicken it with starch, so it looks juicy.
When the noodles are cooked, take them out and pour soup into the bowl first, then add some meat sauce and some tofu sauce, mix the two together and eat.
The main reason was that there were too many people in the West Outer Palace, and it was not enough to make all the pork into臊子. Fortunately, the taste of tofu臊子 was not bad, and it also had the aroma of lard.
As soon as the臊子 is fried, the aroma will spread out.
The ingredients with aged vinegar are very fragrant, and because it is fried臊子, not an ordinary dish, the seasonings are heavier than usual, especially salt, which makes the fragrance spread further.
The cooked hand-rolled noodles have a clear color after being poured with soup, but once the臊子 is added, it immediately becomes bright and eye-catching. The noodles are thin enough, so they appear thin and tasty, and the sourness of the vinegar, the spiciness of the chili powder, and the fragrance of the pork all blend together.
That is a bowl of臊子汤面 that you will never get tired of.
The palace servants from the West Outer Palace who came to the West Kitchen to eat at noon felt hungry just by smelling the food.
Although I had noodles yesterday, it was noodles with scallion oil.
I ate noodles today too, and it was臊子汤面 again.
They are all pasta, but the preparation methods are completely different, the ways of eating are also different, and the tastes are even more different.
Why is it that the food I cook at home is always the same, while the food in the western kitchen is always delicious?
The Imperial Food Department handled the matter very well. After much hesitation, the head maid of the Zhongcui Palace finally delivered the letter after lunch.
I was still hesitating in the morning.
At noon, the South Kitchen prepared tofu rice, the North Kitchen fried rice noodles, and also brought in people from Hunan.
The western kitchen serves臊子汤面.
Each one is better than the other.
It doesn't look like there is no food at all. To take the words of the palace servants, it is clearly adding extra food to their meals, and it is clearly a change in the way they eat.
I don’t feel it’s any worse than before!
The people who eat it are happy, I wonder how much effort the people from Shangshisi put in behind the scenes.
But Su Wan and the others were happy to hear this, because it showed that the effort they put in was worthwhile!
The palace servants and the people from the Imperial Food Department were having a great time.
The people in Zhongcui Palace were all worried.
This urgent letter will not be delivered to the Yuhua Palace until at least the fourth day of July.
I just hope that something happens to the Shangshi Division during this period.
But no one in Zhongcui Palace believed this.
Since they really have no other options, they can just cook again the meals they made in the past two days. I guess the palace people won't object.
I heard that the aroma is mouth-watering.
At this time, there was a cool breeze in Yuhua Palace. Compared with the heat in Kyoto, this place was indeed a summer resort.
But no matter how cold the wind is, it can't be as cold as the palace of Concubine Jiang.
Starting from the first court meeting yesterday on the seventh day of the seventh month, today is the second day of the seventh month.
There have been no less than five rounds of arguments over whether the Shangshisi belongs to the harem or the court.
The Censorate was still questioning why Concubine Jiang was so careless and let thousands of palace people starve.
Is this disregarding the lives of thousands of palace servants?
If one day the people are in trouble, can it be explained away by just saying it was an oversight?
All I can say is that the Censorate of Tianxiang State does quarrel.
The situation suddenly rose to such a high level that even the university scholars who had remained silent raised their eyes.
These six university scholars usually don't talk much and only speak when it comes to important government affairs.
But at this moment, I also felt that those young men from the Censorate were interesting. They could speak so fluently. I was just afraid that someone was instigating them from behind.
Who instigated the opposition against Concubine Jiang?
The second prince’s men?
Or maybe the Third Prince’s men?
The six university scholars simply closed their eyes and rested. They were old and did not want to get involved in such quarrels.
On the contrary, the writing of the official document from the Imperial Kitchen just now was quite good and quite interesting.
I have nothing to do recently, so let’s just quarrel.
If something really happened in the palace, this female official would not be so indifferent. She is a responsible official, and everyone knows it well.
While they were arguing here, Kyoto was cooking over there.
Hunan rice noodles in the morning and臊子面 at noon.
night?
Let’s have some Hunan-style soy sauce fried rice tonight!
In later times, soy sauce fried rice was available in many places, each with its own characteristics, but some people say that soy sauce fried rice first came from Hunan.
It’s hard to tell who said that, but it’s fine as long as it tastes good!
When Su Wan was eating rice noodles this morning, she thought of this meal.
If it wasn't inappropriate now, she would have a dish she particularly wanted to eat, Mao's braised pork!
There is also rock sugar Xianglian!
Mao's braised pork has a rich meaty flavor, sweet but not greasy. The pork belly is made with alternating fat and meat chunks, and the fragrance can be smelled from ten miles away!
As for the candied Xianglian lotus, it should be very rare. If I remember correctly, it was a tribute in ancient times. What a pity.
The lotus seeds near Dongting Lake are a specialty.
It’s a pity that those are all good ingredients, so now I can only make some soy sauce fried rice to satisfy my craving.
Prepare the cooled rice and start making the soy sauce.
Both dark soy sauce and light soy sauce are needed, as well as soup to enhance the flavor.
Pour the sauce into the rice so that every grain of rice is covered with soy sauce.
Because the rice is steamed and cooled, the grains are distinct and easier to wrap. If you eat it at home, you can usually use the leftover rice from lunch and simply stir-fry it.
Next you should make scrambled eggs. Chop the eggs into small pieces and add some carrots. You can put whatever you have on hand.
But Su Wan had nothing on hand!
I had to cut some dried tofu and pickled vegetables and stir-fry them, then pour in the rice coated with soy sauce and continue stir-frying.
Stir-fry until fragrant, then add a little lard left over from lunch. Don’t add salt for now as there is already soy sauce, and it will be a bit salty for people with light taste.
Sprinkle with chopped green onions after serving.
Don’t underestimate the small portion of soy sauce fried rice. For Su Wan, you can taste a variety of flavors.
It has the aroma of rice, soy sauce, chopped green onions, dried tofu and pickles.
All the flavors come together, a plate of rice, one spoon, and you can finish it in one go!
Su Wan made the soy sauce fried rice and subconsciously wanted to pack a portion and send it to the small kitchen.
Yan Pei would have lunch at Guandi Temple in the morning and spend most of his time in the small kitchen at noon and at night, but as soon as he took out the dishes and chopsticks, he remembered that Yan Pei had something to do these days.
Feeding has become a habit.
The Shangshisi, without any food, survived the next day safely.
If other people in the palace felt a little panicked on the first day, after the second day, they would only look forward to their meals every day.
Although the ingredients are not as rich as before.
But it’s delicious too!
And there are new things every day, and I’m thinking about what to eat every day.
This kind of day is very happy!
They were very happy, but on the third day of July there was still noise outside the Dezheng Hall of the imperial palace. On the one hand they said that the palace maids were pitiful, and on the other hand they felt that they were starving.
It sounds miserable anyway.
On the third day of July, the palace maids in the outer city were very miserable.
There is another change in the meal today.
Not to mention anything else, in the west kitchen, we had various kinds of rice dumplings for breakfast, made of glutinous rice and colored with flower petal juice, and two pieces of scallion pancakes, which were so fragrant that they were almost falling apart.
For lunch, I had chicken meatballs, which were mostly flour mixed with a small amount of chicken, and some stir-fried gluten, some rice crust vegetables simmered over low heat, and finally some fried bean curd sheets.
Although there was only a little bit of chicken, which was sent by another butler, it was turned into four dishes!
Every dish is perfect to eat with rice.
The people in the palace were in a trance after eating.
Is it true that there is no food in the western kitchen?
Isn't this meant to scare them?
Is it that the availability of ingredients is important to them?
When it was time for dinner, I just ate fried shredded pancakes.
The scallion pancakes made in the morning can be fried as a staple food in the evening. The pancake shreds are stir-fried over high heat and the taste is much richer than just eating the pancake.
This day is surprisingly different!
The other north and south kitchens are similar.
Someone in the South Kitchen asked why there was no meat. The answer to this did not need to be explained by the people from the Imperial Food Department, as there were plenty of people to explain it.
After all, after these three days, everyone knew what happened.
Now, I would curse a few more times when passing by the gate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
But gradually a word began to spread in the palace.
That is, the food that was supposed to be theirs has already rotted in the Imperial Household Department!
But the Ministry of Internal Affairs insisted on the order and still refused to give it to them.
The food was rotten and they were not given any to eat. Is that possible?!
Initially, it was only spread in the West Outer Palace, but gradually, people in the North and South Kitchens also started talking about it, and it became more and more exaggerated.
All the pork was rotting in the warehouse, all the vegetable leaves were thrown away, and so on.
Although they had eaten well these days, who wouldn't be angry when they thought that it could have been better?
When the two eunuchs of the Shangbaojian heard these words, their eyes widened.
They had been eating in the western kitchen these days and understood the difficulties there best. At the same time, they felt bad that they couldn't eat the Mao's braised pork that Su Wan had mentioned, and the cream pudding for dessert that she had originally wanted to make.
Then there's the chicken pizza.
They couldn’t understand the last two names, but that didn’t stop them from knowing that what Su Wan cooked must be delicious.
Do you know what kind of life they lived before?
Eat fried chicken, drink honey lemon water, and have crayfish and old duck vermicelli soup.
Now what?
It’s still delicious now, but there’s no meat.
The two of them have been asking people to buy braised meat for them every day.
Besides, the Imperial Household Department and Imperial Concubine Jiang just stepped on the Shangbaojian's face, how could they not be angry? Isn't this the way people fight?
Moreover, on the fourth day of July, some people in the palace were whispering that the Ministry of Internal Affairs was not giving anything because the Ministry of Revenue was not willing to give the exchange certificate.
Why didn't the Shangbao Jian make concessions and just take out the exchange card first and then issue a warrant to the imperial concubine?
When the two stewards heard this, they almost cursed.
If the two of them can exchange cards, why don't they do it?
Now you need two keys to get the exchange card, one key is with them and the other is in Zhongcui Palace.
That’s why it is said that a warrant from the Imperial Concubine is necessary, and then the people from the Zhongcui Palace will take action and use both keys to obtain the exchange card.
The appearance of the second key marked the beginning of the transfer of power in the Shangbaojian.
Or should we just smash the cabinet and get the exchange card?
Not to mention them, even if a saint were here, he wouldn't dare to smash the cabinet where the exchanged cards were kept.
This is not an ordinary cabinet, but a symbol of power in the palace.
The chief guard couldn't help but say, "We two have really become gatekeepers."
"What else? If we can take it out, why wouldn't we take it?" the eunuch chief asked directly.
"How did this happen to us? It was clearly Concubine Jiang who caused the trouble."
"Who knows? Now they can either blame the Ministry of Internal Affairs or blame us."
Having said this, the chief eunuch immediately sat up.
Yes, either scold them or scold the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
But at the beginning, no one said anything to them. Everyone was saying that the Ministry of Internal Affairs was unreasonable. How come things changed in the blink of an eye?
The two were shocked and confused, but they ignored the matter for a long time. They had vague guesses and felt that they were just overthinking it.
But the young eunuch below came crying and reported.
It was said that the people in the Shangbaojian were bullied, and a eunuch in the palace scolded the Shangbaojian for being too cowardly and not daring to take the exchange card to the Imperial Household Department.
What kind of cowardice is this?!
Anyway, the young eunuch from the Shangbaojian had an argument with that man, but people outside were blaming the Shangbaojian, and they almost got into a fight during the argument.
Naturally, he would go to the steward to complain.
The angry chief guard of the Shangbao Palace said directly: "Okay, you actually said that to us, is it because we didn't give the warrant? Why don't you go to the Zhongcui Palace and scold us?"
Most of the people in Shangbaojian are from powerful families who were sent here to be unemployed. How could such unemployed people be willing to endure such humiliation?
The young eunuch continued, "No one complained about us originally, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that it's not that they don't want to give us food. If our Shangbaojian can exchange the cards, they will give it to us immediately."
Is this human language?!
It's obvious that the blame was put on them!
The ingredients are in the Imperial Household Department, and the warrant is with the Imperial Concubine.
The Shangbaojian is just a place for exchanging cards. What does it have to do with them?
No wonder no one paid attention to the Shangbaojian a few days ago. Everyone was saying that the Imperial Household Department was unreasonable. But today the wind direction has changed. It turns out that someone is stirring up trouble!
It’s infuriating enough that Imperial Concubine Jiang deliberately didn’t give the warrant, and now the Ministry of Internal Affairs is here again?
Do they all think they are easy to bully?
Without waiting for the chief guard to say anything, the chief eunuch had already put on his shoes and went straight to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Grandpa has never been afraid of anyone!
There was a distance from the Shangbaojian to the Neiwufu, so the two eunuchs' aggressive appearance was really eye-catching.
Su Wan wanted to go over and take a look.
However, Su Wan had also heard about the Ministry of Internal Affairs shirking responsibility, but she did not expect that the two eunuchs of the Shangbaojian would be so impatient.
You went to the Imperial Household Department without even having breakfast?
Seeing her curiosity, the left chief on duty said directly, "If you want to take a look, go and take a look. Even if you can't solve the problem of ingredients, you can still vent your anger."
Today's morning meal was rice noodle soup, which was made with the chicken bones that were used to make chicken meatballs yesterday. It tasted pretty good.
Now that everything was done, Zuo Zhizhang also wanted Su Wan to go out for some fresh air.
Su Wan has always been concerned about the meals in the west kitchen.
Originally Su Wan was ready to shake her head, but after hearing Zuo Zhizhang say that even if the food problem couldn't be solved, she could still vent her anger.
That's not right either.
If those two are really powerful, maybe we can take advantage of their situation to solve the problem.
But it was not about solving the food problem, but about fighting back against the deliberate harassment they had done at the end of last month.
She still holds a grudge.
Su Wan glanced at Wei Jun and Zhuo Hui in the cafeteria and pulled them over to watch the fun.
Although the two were reluctant to give up the delicious noodle soup, they naturally responded to Su Wan's call.
Before the three of them arrived at the Imperial Household Department, they heard noises in the yard.
"Who is not giving us the food? Look, the food is just across the wall, why don't you give it to us?"
"How can I give it to you without your redemption cards?"
"You need Concubine Jiang's warrant and key to redeem the cards. Don't you know that?"
"But we also need your exchange cards."
The two sides exchanged blows, and the people around watched with great interest.
Su Wan was also in the crowd and said directly: "I heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs didn't give us any rotten ingredients to eat. Is that true?"
As soon as Su Wan said this, Wei Jun Zhuohui subconsciously blocked her and hid his words among the crowd.
This is a direct reminder to everyone.
yes.
The vegetables in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are all rotten and the meat is smelly. Is this true?
We can't just let the food go to waste without giving them any food?
Generally speaking, the Imperial Household Department would purchase the ingredients used by the palace servants early on.
After all, it is impossible to buy large quantities of ingredients right away.
So it's only in the warehouse.
Could it really have rotted in the warehouse?
The chief guard of the Imperial Household Department shouted, "You won't even give us food even if it's rotten. Do you have something to hide or do you not treat us as human beings?"
What does this have to do with anything!
The Ministry of Internal Affairs did not do this on purpose. If it were not for Concubine Jiang's order, they would not have to suffer this punishment.
But in the eyes of Concubine Jiang, the Shangshisi has always been a thorn in the palace.
If they are not subdued, it will be even more difficult to control the other departments.
This time we have to use ruthless measures to make an example of someone.
But in the current situation, who is the chicken?
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs explained: "How could it possibly rot? They are all stored in the warehouse. As long as there is a redemption order, we will open the warehouse immediately and give everyone a few days' supply. We have absolutely not touched a single cent."
At this critical moment, who would dare to do something stupid!
The chief eunuch of the Shangbao Palace continued, "Why are you talking about exchanging cards again?"
"You need a key to redeem the card, and one of the keys is not with us. You need to bring it along with the warrant."
"But the key to your Ministry of Internal Affairs' warehouse is in your hands only. It's just a matter of you opening the door!"
Anyway, they cannot be blamed for not providing food, otherwise they will fight with others.
Upon seeing this, the Chief of the Imperial Household Department regretted putting the blame on the Imperial Household Department. How could he have forgotten that these two people were so reckless that they dared to come to his door and cause trouble.
But he had been scolded so badly by the people in the palace these days that he subconsciously found someone to take the blame.
Su Wan was about to shout again, but Wei Jun pulled her back and whispered, "You are too young to stand out. If you want to shout, let's do it together."
That’s true. Given their age, their voices aren’t outstanding among the crowd, but Su Wan’s is very noticeable.
Su Wan lowered her voice and said, "Just tell me, if there is no ghost, then open the warehouse and check. If there is nothing wrong with the warehouse, then everything will be fine."
In fact, Su Wan felt that the Ministry of Internal Affairs really did not dare to be greedy, at least not when it came to this high-profile matter.
But he doesn't dare to, so is that right?
At the end of last month, the Shangshisi clearly still had two days' worth of ingredients, but they insisted that they had been sold out long ago, deliberately forcing the Shangshisi to find another solution.
As a result, the entire Shangshi Division was almost punished from top to bottom.
This breath has not been vented yet.
Su Wan added: "Anyway, let's go to the warehouse to check out the ingredients."
Wei Jun Zhuohui was surprised: "They dare to say it so confidently, the ingredients are probably fine."
So what's the harm in checking the warehouse?
"Just because he says it's okay, does that mean it's okay? Don't forget, it's a scorching summer. I don't believe that the fruits and vegetables they purchased in advance can still be in the warehouse in good condition." Su Wan said.
Yes, it’s so hot today, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs has stockpiled food for several days.
How can there not be problems?
No matter how properly it is placed, it is still food for thousands of people.
It is inevitable that there will be rot somewhere.
As long as there is one place that is rotten, wouldn't it be directly confirmed that the Ministry of Internal Affairs will not give rotten food to the palace servants?
Wei Jun suddenly thought of something. If he remembered correctly, this news spread from the West Outer Palace, right?
Could it be?
Wei Jun looked at the cute little Su Wan.
Impossible, impossible. She is a lovely little girl. How could she do such a thing?
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