Qingying said: "It was Shen Liangyuan who told the Queen."

Shen Chuwei realized after just a moment's thought that Shen Liangyuan did this on purpose, and her purpose was obvious, which was to make her end up like her.

Qingying reminded: "Shen Liangdi, the Queen is still waiting."

How could Shen Chuwei dare to neglect the Queen's summons?

"OK."

Shen Chuwei followed Qingying to Fengyi Palace.

This was her first time stepping into Fengyi Palace. Naturally, the place where the Queen lived was not comparable to that of ordinary concubines.

Shen Chuwei walked in cautiously and saw the queen sitting high on the throne in a phoenix robe. The color of the phoenix robe was bright red, which only the wife could wear.

"May the Queen be blessed with good health."

The queen drank her tea and glanced at Shen Chuwei, her tone full of expectation, "I heard that you are a great cook, I want to see it today, please don't let me down."

Shen Chuwei bowed and said, "I obey your order."

The Queen asked her to cook, did she have the right to refuse? Of course not.

Shen Chuwei obediently followed Qingying to the small kitchen.

Compared with the small kitchen in Xiyun Pavilion, the kitchen in Fengyi Palace can be said to be a large kitchen, with a full range of fresh ingredients.

Qingying reminded: "Shen Liangdi can ask the cook for anything she needs."

Shen Chuwei nodded, and someone brought her an apron. She took it and tied it around her waist, then began to instruct the cooks to prepare the ingredients. She was only responsible for frying and directing, and was not responsible for washing or cutting.

There is still an hour until lunch.

Shen Chuwei was not in a hurry either. She grabbed a handful of melon seeds, sat aside, and cracked them.

A few months ago, Shen Liangdi came and didn’t accomplish anything. She even cut off her hand.

Today, Shen Liangdi came again. She just kept eating melon seeds. I don’t know which hand she would cut. They had to be prepared to avoid making a mess.

The cooks were all guessing and calculating in their hearts, and of course, some were waiting to see the joke.

“Separate the eggplant, reserve half, shred the other half, and dice the meat.”

"Slice the black fish, wash some ginger, garlic and chili and set aside."

"Cut the ribs into cubes."

Shen Chuwei was cracking melon seeds while directing them to prepare.

The cooks glanced at Shen Chuwei, looked at each other, and shook their heads helplessly. How could she look like someone who would cook? The cooks worked for a while, washing and cutting all the vegetables, and pickling them.

The head cook was over fifty years old. Seeing Shen Chuwei's hands, which were delicate and tender, how could she look like someone who could cook? "Shen Liangdi, everything is ready. Let's start."

"Wait a little longer." Shen Chuwei grabbed some more melon seeds and handed them to the cooks, "You guys can also eat some melon seeds to kill time."

How dare the cooks eat melon seeds at this time?

"Shen Liang Di, lunch time is almost here. We cannot afford to delay Her Majesty the Queen's meal."

Seeing that they were not eating, Shen Chuwei started eating herself, "It's okay, wait a little longer."

The cooks looked at each other, then said to Shen Chuwei, "Shen Liang Di, let us be frank with you. We have delayed the Queen's lunch time, so please don't blame us when the time comes."

Shen Chuwei looked at their frightened and angry faces and shook her head: "No, no, you don't have to worry."

The cooks stopped talking and just stood aside, waiting, becoming more and more afraid with every passing minute.

The Queen Mother had a picky taste and a poor appetite. The others tried to prepare elaborate meals for her every day, but the Queen Mother was too lazy to even take a few bites.

It's already half an hour, how can we prepare a table of lunch in such a short time?

Qingying glanced at the situation in the small kitchen. Shen Chuwei was still cracking melon seeds. She sighed helplessly, turned around and left.

"Yes, my lady, the cooks have prepared the ingredients and asked her to start preparing lunch. She said there was no rush and asked to wait a little longer." Qingying said.

The Queen sighed and said with some disappointment, "Could it be that she is just stalling for time because she can't cook like Shen Liangyuan?"

Qingying said: "My Lady, how about waiting a little longer?"

The queen put down the teacup. When she thought of Shen Chuwei's seductive and charming appearance, and her similar character to Yu Wangba, she couldn't like him.

"I don't know why the prince likes her. There are so many women in the Eastern Palace. She goes to Xiyun Pavilion every few days and sleeps with him several times, but there is no happy news."

Qingying thought for a while and guessed, "My lady, maybe Shen Liangdi is not feeling well?"

The queen thought it was possible, otherwise why was there no good news? She sighed secretly, why was it so difficult to have a grandson?

It was lunch time, and Eunuch Ren walked in, "Empress, would you like to serve the meal?"

The queen was a little surprised when she heard this, "Lunch is ready?"

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"To reply to the queen, it's almost ready. Diva Shen asked me to ask whether the meal should be served now. Food tends to get cold easily in winter." Eunuch Ren said.

The Queen didn't hold out hope either. "Then serve the meal. I want to see Concubine Shen's cooking skills."

"Yes." After Eunuch Ren left, a maid came over with a basin and helped the Queen rinse her mouth and wash her hands.

Then, the maid brought in the dishes.

Under Qingying's instruction, it was placed in front of the Queen. When the lid was opened, it was still steaming, obviously having just come out of the pot.

Qingying picked up the chopsticks and started serving the food.

The queen stared at the dish in front of her for a while with her chopsticks. It smelled delicious, so she picked up the dish from the bowl, put it into her mouth and ate it slowly.

Her eyes lit up, "It tastes good. Is this really made by Shen Liangdi?"

The maid said, "Your Highness, it was done by Shen Liangdi herself."

Upon hearing this, Qingying picked up a few more pieces of food with her chopsticks and put them into the bowl in front of the Queen, and then served the Queen a bowl of rice.

The queen looked at the steaming rice and thought it smelled better than ordinary rice.

The queen was born into a family of military commanders, and her usual dignified and elegant appearance was just an act.

Now that I am eating food that suits my taste, I naturally won't eat as fast as usual, chewing slowly.

The maid then brought the second and third dishes, opened the lids, and saw they were still steaming.

Qingying was busy serving the dishes.

The Queen was busy eating.

Qingying waited for a while, but the maid didn't bring the food. She asked in confusion, "Anything else?"

The maid replied cautiously, "There are only three dishes. Shen Liang Di said that if we make too many, it will be a waste for the Queen to not finish them."

Qingying was stunned for a moment. Every meal of the Queen Mother would have at least two soups and six dishes, but here there were only three dishes. It was too shabby.

When the queen heard this, there was a flash of surprise in her eyes. It was the first time someone mentioned waste.

She lowered her eyes and looked at the three dishes in front of her. She had already eaten a bowl of rice, so these dishes would be enough for her to eat two more bowls of rice.

"Where is Shen Liangdi?"

"Your Majesty, Shen Liangdi is washing her hands."

At this time, in the small kitchen, the cooks looked at Shen Chuwei in shock. They were not only surprised that she made three dishes so quickly, but also shocked that she only made three dishes.

(End of this chapter)