Or is it that my drawing is too shocking? Bai Susu looked down at the "design drawing". No, it's just that it has less fabric than the current ones, which makes it more figure-flattering. Compared with modern bikinis, it's still far behind.
However, seeing that Nanchun was so embarrassed that she was about to crawl into the ground, Bai Susu felt funny and stopped asking her. She found an excuse to let her go outside to get something.
Nanchun felt as if he had been pardoned and was extremely eager to leave.
After Bai Susu finished drawing, she gave the design of the small clothes to Wen Dong. After all, it was something close to the body, so it would be better to have someone around her make it. As for the patterns of the outer clothes, she handed them over to the Shangyi Supervisor.
After sending away another blushing little girl, Bai Susu sneered in her heart. She was not an ignorant girl, and she knew that beauty could be alluring.
She is now just one of the many concubines of Emperor Xuan Jing, and the most humble one among them. She wants to quickly capture the heart of Emperor Xuan Jing and improve his favorability.
At the beginning, we have to rely on this body. After all, it is the most intuitive.
So what if he is the emperor? He is also a man.
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In the evening, Bai Susu was still vaguely looking forward to Emperor Xuan Jing's arrival. After all, they had a very pleasant time yesterday.
Although Emperor Xuan Jing seemed expressionless, judging from his slightly out-of-control behavior yesterday, he seemed to have some affection for me.
But until the sun set in the west and dusk deepened, no one came to bring the news. Bai Susu felt a little disappointed, but only a little.
"Go to the kitchen and tell them I want to eat hot and sour crystal noodles and roasted lamb today, mixed with tiger vegetables and stir-fried shrimp."
Nanchun was a little confused. Wasn't the master waiting for news from the emperor? Why was the master serving the meal before the emperor even confirmed he wouldn't come?
"Master, would you like to wait a little longer?" If the emperor came and saw that the master had already finished eating, what would he say?
Bai Susu pursed her lips. She didn't feel anything just now, but now when she heard about hot and sour noodles, her appetite was aroused. God knows how much she loves spicy food!
In modern times, she loves spicy food. Now she is wearing it. Needless to say, the food she had in the past few days was terrible.
Although there was some improvement at noon today, there were still no spicy dishes.
Since Emperor Xuan Jing is not coming in the evening, why doesn't she satisfy her appetite?
Seeing Nanchun hesitate, she waved her hand and said, "No need to wait. If the emperor comes, he will definitely send the eunuch to convey his order. Now that the sun has set, the emperor will definitely not come again."
Nanchun looked at the sky outside which was gradually getting darker and knew that what her master said was right, but she was disappointed in the end.
It would be great if the emperor could come again today.
Although the master was favored by the emperor yesterday, one night's favor was too little after all.
Instead, it would make the master jealous of many people, but if he slept with the emperor repeatedly, which was rare in the palace, the master's status would be different.
"Go serve the food, I'm hungry."
Nanchun was secretly worried when she saw Bai Susu's carefree look. Seeing that her master had ordered foods that were irritating to the mouth, she was afraid that Bai Susu would get sores at the corners of her mouth after eating them, so she tried to persuade her for a long time.
Who knew Bai Susu was determined to eat this spicy food? As for getting sores? That's impossible. I have a system, how could I get sores just by eating some chili peppers?
Nanchun couldn't persuade her, so she could only go to serve the meal with a heavy heart.
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dining room
There are two kitchens in the imperial palace. One is located in the east enclosure of the Zhonghe Hall, called the Imperial Tea and Kitchen, or simply the Imperial Kitchen, which only serves the emperor's daily meals.
The other one is the kitchen where the concubines are served, called the inner kitchen.
However, if they are favored, some concubines will also have a small kitchen in the palace where they live to meet other needs besides the three daily meals, such as snacks.
However, Emperor Xuanjing had few concubines, and so far only the Empress's Changchun Palace and Concubine Hui's Chonghua Palace had this honor. Concubine Hui was able to set up a small kitchen mostly to serve Princess Baohua's needs.
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The head chef of the kitchen is Sun Yishao whom Manxia mentioned earlier. He has been immersed in the kitchen for decades and has become a shrewd man. In addition, the kitchen provides food for almost all the concubines in the harem, so this is a lucrative job.
Take the palace maids and eunuchs who came to serve the meals, for example. They were all very respectful to him, and gradually, he became more respectful.
I heard that Bai Changzai actually ordered several dishes at once, and his eyebrows were so furrowed that he could have pinched a fly to death.
"Chang Bai said that the most important thing about this hot and sour crystal noodle is the chili oil. After the chili peppers are fried and crushed, they must be poured with oil made from various spices. I was afraid that the kitchen didn't make it, so I specially wrote a list."
This has to be said that Bai Susu has a certain level of foodie cultivation. She was afraid that "hot and sour noodles" was too modern and the kitchen didn't know how to make it, so she specially wrote a recipe. This was a food tutorial she found in modern times. Because she made it often, she had already memorized the recipe.
However, Sun Yishao didn't even answer. He brushed off the non-existent dust from his sleeves and said sarcastically, "This master is really hard to serve."
Lai Fu, the eunuch who was passing on the message next to him, was sweating profusely. He was Sun Yishao's apprentice, and he would definitely follow his master's orders on weekdays.
Today, someone from Qixiang Palace came to order food. He remembered the stunning glimpse he had of Bai Changzai, and his mind was distracted, so he took the order directly.
But he forgot that the chef hated others ordering food, let alone trying to teach him how to cook!
Although Sun Yishao is arrogant, he is also quite capable. He is an expert in cooking Suzhou cuisine. In addition, Princess Baohua only likes the old duck porridge he makes, so his fame is bound to rise.
Normally, no one dared to order him around except Concubine Hui. He was just a small concubine without a title. There were many of them in the palace. She acted like a spoiled brat just because she was favored. Sun Yishao was very unhappy about this.
He lifted his eyelids and squinted at Lai Fu, then said slowly, "What benefits did Qixiang Palace give you?"
Lai Fu was horrified and shook his head quickly, saying, "Master, Master, I didn't accept any benefits, really!"
He was so frightened that his eyes turned red, fearing that his master would punish him.
Sun Yishao knew that Lai Fu was the most honest and obedient, and he had some affection for the child, so he simply poked Lai Fu's forehead with his finger and muttered, "You are too honest. A little concubine can order you around. If everyone in the palace is like this, I, your master, will be exhausted to death!"
Lai Fu was extremely regretful at this moment, hating himself for not being smart enough to take on this task for his master. Therefore, he did not dare to say anything else and just kept nodding to admit his mistake.
Seeing that it was almost done, Sun Yishao asked Lai Fu to put the list away and said, "Give this list to Deng Sanguan. I have to go see how Princess Baohua's old duck porridge is going."
Old duck congee is the most time-consuming. First, clean the duck and place it in boiling water. Add shredded ginger to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor. Simmer slowly until the duck meat is cooked but not mushy. Remove the shredded ginger and add the glutinous rice. Simmer for another two hours.
The most important thing during this period is to keep an eye on the heat and stir constantly until the duck meat is completely melted in the porridge. This way the porridge will not have any floating oil and will be soft, glutinous and sweet when you put it in your mouth. This is how it is done.
Even though it is so time-consuming and laborious, Sun Yishao never asks anyone else to do it for him because Princess Baohua likes it.
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