The young marquis was stirring the food beside the stove with his butt sticking out. He was really hardworking and his spirit was so commendable that even Su Nuannuan couldn't stand it anymore. She quickly put a chair under his butt and said, "Just sit down and stir it. Try some first and see how it tastes. If it's good, make more next time."
"Just thinking about it must be delicious." As it concerns the happiness of his mouth, the young marquis did his best and refused to be lazy. At this time, there were only the couple in the kitchen, so Su Nuannuan said, "I see that the emperor and the prince both like to eat meat. Do they usually love meat?"
Duan Tingxuan said, "Isn't it? Not to mention the emperor and the prince, there is no one in the palace who doesn't like to eat meat, but the emperor and the prince do eat a lot, especially the prince. You can tell by his body shape. This is all caused by eating meat and sweets since he was a child. He happened to be weak since he was a child, so he didn't practice martial arts much. Over time, he became like this."
At this point, he stopped and said worriedly, "Did you notice when we left the palace today? He was out of breath after such a short distance and could hardly speak a few words. I heard that he had a heat stroke a few days ago. He is extremely smart and kind-hearted, but it's a pity that his body... I'm afraid it's not a sign of longevity."
"Why don't you let him lose some weight? In my opinion, all his problems are caused by obesity." Su Nuannuan was puzzled, but Duan Tingxuan asked curiously: "Loss weight? What is that?"
"It means losing fat and getting back to a normal body shape. I don't want to be as slender and tall as you, but at least you should be similar to a normal person, right? Even if you're a little fatter, it's fine. If you don't lose that fat now, in a few years, even if you lose the fat, your skin will become loose and ugly."
Duan Tingxuan smiled bitterly and said, "Why mention whether it's ugly to be flabby? As long as he can get back in shape, it's fine. But what can we do? He can't give up meat and sweets. He feels like he's dying when he moves. He's the prince. If something happens because of this, who can bear the consequences?"
"You can't bear it either?" Su Nuannuan was curious: this guy was very arrogant when he was in the palace, Su Nuannuan didn't believe that even he couldn't bear this responsibility.
"I?"
Duan Tingxuan smiled bitterly again: "Who do you think I am? I am not here to supervise the prince's training. I have to run errands for him outside. If I go to watch him train, who will take care of the outside affairs? But if I am not supervising it myself, who would dare to supervise? Not even the trusted eunuchs sent by the emperor dare to do so."
Su Nuannuan nodded and said thoughtfully, "I looked carefully today. The emperor only ate sweet and sour pork ribs and cherry pork slices, except for the soup. He hardly touched any vegetarian dishes. He only drank half a cup of tea after the meal. I think there are some problems with the palace's menu. How can he always eat these greasy foods? The imperial physician also said last time that his heart disease needs to be treated well and his diet should be light."
"What the imperial physician said? Haha. Those are just empty words. Eat light food and take good care of yourself. They tell everyone this. How could the emperor take it to heart?" Duan Tingxuan sneered, but soon froze for a moment. He looked up at Su Nuannuan and said, "Nuannuan, are you saying that the emperor's heart disease is related to his diet?"
Su Nuannuan smiled and said, "The words of the imperial physician may be empty words. But this time I think they hit the nail on the head. I remember reading a book before that said that eating a lot of fish and meat all the time can easily lead to heart disease. Why do you think there are few long-lived people in rich families since ancient times, but many poor people and monks can still work in their seventies and eighties?"
After she said this, Duan Tingxuan's expression became serious. He stretched out his hand to continue stirring the milk. He suddenly thought of the late emperor and the empress dowager. He heard from his aunt that the two of them also loved to eat meat, especially fatty meat. She also said that this was the characteristic of the Da Yin royal family. Therefore, it was his impression that none of the dozen or so emperors after the founding of the country lived long lives. Could it be because of this reason?
"What should we do then?"
Duan Tingxuan already believed what Su Nuannuan said, so he asked without hesitation, but Su Nuannuan said, "How should I know? Anyway, just let them eat less meat and eat more green leafy vegetables, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, etc. They should not be picky eaters, so that they can maintain their health."
"This is really a big problem." Duan Tingxuan smiled bitterly, but heard Su Nuannuan say: "It's not for you, right? I see you are quite relaxed in front of them, so relaxed that my heart is about to jump out of my throat."
When she said this, Duan Tingxuan suddenly remembered what happened before and asked in confusion, "When you saw me cheating at home, you always said nothing. Why did you keep silent when you saw the princes cheating? When I first went in, I couldn't believe my eyes. Were those three princes? They looked like three locusts."
"Don't even mention locusts, even if it's a leech, there are three princes, not to mention that one of them is a crown prince. I'm a prince's wife, so I'm going to take care of them. Do you think I'm going to die?" Su Nuannuan fanned herself with a handkerchief and said coldly, "You are a favorite of the emperor, but I am not."
Duan Tingxuan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, shook his head and said, "You, you are so smart all your life but so foolish at this moment. Don't you see the attitude of the emperor and the empress? This is just a family gathering, where is the hierarchy between the emperor and his subjects? The emperor called me Tingxuan and you Tingxuan's wife, and you didn't see me bargaining with several princes? If I really cared about the status of the emperor and his subjects, how could I be so presumptuous?"
"But in the royal family, there are only monarchs and ministers, not fathers and sons? Why does our emperor choose to go his own way?" Su Nuannuan screamed. She still couldn't accept the peculiar style of the royal family in Kunning Palace: Nonsense! History has proven that any emperor who lamented that he was alone, wanted family affection, and forced others to treat him as an ordinary person was a hypocrite. If you really believed what he said, you would be close to death.
"Well! Our emperor is indeed different. In the court and the imperial study, he is the emperor who rules the country. In the harem, he is just an ordinary husband and father. To me, he is just my uncle. Didn't you see that I didn't kneel down seriously?"
Duan Tingxuan said with a smile, his tone full of admiration for His Majesty the Emperor. Seeing that the milk was changing little by little, with a thick layer of grease on it, he called out, "Hey? Nuannuan, look, is it going to be ready?"
"Well, it's almost done, you try harder." Su Nuannuan took a look and said casually. She was still immersed in the shock of Duan Tingxuan's description of the royal family, but it was undeniable that she was very happy to hear that the emperor was such a person. She liked the kind emperor who was like the uncle next door.
Duan Tingxuan stirred it vigorously for a few more times, and when Su Nuannuan said "OK", he stopped and wiped the sweat off his face, then looked at the layer of milk fat, thinking, isn't this cream? Thinking of this, the young marquis' eyes lit up, and he grabbed the chopsticks and scooped up a piece and put it in his mouth. This action was as fast as lightning and meteors, and it was obviously premeditated. The reason why he was so deliberate was probably because he was greedy and afraid of being stopped by his wife, so he took a big bite first.
He smacked his lips and tasted a sweet fragrance, but it seemed to be a little short of the description his wife had described. The young marquis reflected on himself and felt that it was because his wife had fed him so many delicious foods that his taste had become more picky. If it were in the past, when he knew that he could have something like this by boiling and stirring milk, sugar and eggs, he would have jumped three feet high with excitement.
"Look at you, you useless thing. You don't look like a prince at all." Su Nuannuan rolled her eyes at him, stood up and took a small oak barrel from the corner of the kitchen. After opening it, a sweet fragrance wafted out of it. It was the rum she made with sugarcane juice.
Duan Tingxuan sniffed and murmured, "So sweet? Is it a kind of honey bar?"
"Don't worry about it. This isn't over yet." Su Nuannuan scooped the milk and butter from the pot into the large basin. She heard Siping chatting and laughing with some maids outside, so she called out, "Siping, come in and help."
Siping agreed and came in quickly. Su Nuannuan handed him a clean rolling pin and pointed at the big basin with a smile: "Mix it with your master. Use some strength. The faster the better."
"Okay. Grandma, is this how to make cream?" Siping nodded excitedly, not feeling tired at all. Just kidding, he got a lot of the good things from the grandma. Which servant in the mansion can be as honored as my mother? He can eat all kinds of fresh food, which is basically the same treatment as the old lady.
"Yes." Su Nuannuan nodded, watching the two men working together. The milk and butter in the basin spun rapidly, even forming a small whirlpool. Several maids cheered loudly from behind, applauding and cheering for the young marquis and Siping.
Huge bubbles appeared in the small basin of milk, and then the bubbles turned into foam. As the foam became more and more, the milk became thicker and thicker, expanding at an incredible speed. Su Nuannuan scooped a spoonful of homemade rum into it from time to time. Finally, the small basin of milk expanded into a large basin. Seeing that it was about to overflow if she continued to beat it, Su Nuannuan quickly called a halt.
Before he finished speaking, Siping threw away his rolling pin and collapsed. The young marquis looked calm and composed. After all, he was a martial artist with great strength, but he was also swinging his arms. Su Nuannuan scooped a spoonful of cream to his mouth and said with a smile: "Here! You've worked hard. I'll give you a spoonful to taste. This is the real cream."
Duan Tingxuan took a sip of it carefully, feeling the "mellow and sweet taste that melts in the mouth" that Su Nuannuan had described. He then nodded slowly, gave his wife a thumbs up, and said sincerely, "Nuannuan, I really admire you for making something so delicious. By the way, are you sure that when you died, your soul wandered to the underworld, not heaven? This is clearly the taste of the nectar from the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet."
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