114. New dishes

In order to prevent them from stealing his skills, the chefs were driven out of the courtyard by Rong Se. They stood outside and looked at each other in confusion. Someone whispered to Sun Lai, "He is the Regent's man. Why do you have to make things difficult for him?"

Sun Lai's face turned pale, and he snorted coldly: "So what if they are the Regent's men? They have come into the palace to steal our jobs!" After saying that, he himself was unsure, and as if trying to convince himself, he added, "Besides, those dishes that are circulated in the market are nothing more than relying on the fact that I don't believe in the recipes they have. I don't believe that those wooden lumps can make anything decent!"

The recipe is not detailed, so the chefs can only rely on their own understanding to cook. But with Rong Se, the mobile cookbook, present, things become much simpler.

"Coconut milk is as clear as water and as sweet as honey. However, today's coconut chicken is not sweet, but fresh."

Rongse spoke at a leisurely pace and also opened a coconut, peeled off the skin, and tapped the coconut in circles with the back of a knife below the center line. The coconut was easily cracked open and clear coconut juice poured out for everyone to see. He then scooped out the tender white coconut meat with a spoon, cut it into small pieces and put it in a bowl.

"Leave these here, and cut the chicken into pieces."

Rongse worked as he spoke, his knife skills were as skillful as ever, and he cut with almost no thought.

"Put the coconut milk and coconut meat in a clay pot, add water (not more water than coconut milk), boil over high heat, and skim off the foam. When the coconut milk boils, add ginger slices, chicken nuggets, red dates and wolfberries, and skim off the foam after boiling. This dish has a light taste, and the seasoning is all in the dipping sauce, so watch carefully."

Put the minced garlic, ginger and chili peppers brought from the palace into a small dish, add lime, soy sauce and some fried peanuts. When it's done, Rong Se said, "This is a semi-finished product. When the coconut chicken is cooked, add the original soup to the dipping sauce. Do you understand? Ask me if you are unsure about the amount of ingredients to use."

Rong Se only explained it once, and the ingredients were to be prepared. There was still some time before the banquet. If it was done too early, it would become fishy when it cooled down.

The chefs who came with him looked at each other and nodded. One of the chefs from Fu Sheng Lou asked in a low voice, "This is a banquet in the palace. Is this really okay?"

Rong Se glanced at the scene calmly and said, "What are you afraid of? Just do it. If the sky falls, the Regent Palace will support it."

This reassured the chefs, and they all calmed down and studied the dish carefully.

Rongse chose this dish because it is easy to make and tastes good. Like other coconut pork bone soups or coconut rice, they need to be boiled for a long time or the glutinous rice needs to be soaked in advance. In comparison, coconut chicken is simple and convenient.

Simply put, it is not easy to overturn.

Back then, Rong Se made this dish easily and successfully in one go.

As the sky gradually darkened, a faint fragrance wafted from the kitchen, a blend of coconut and meat aromas. The chefs who were standing or sitting on the side of the road outside the yard also smelled the fragrance, and their faces became complicated and they talked a lot.

“This taste… they really made it!”

As soon as these words came out, the chefs all looked at Sun Lai. At this moment, Sun Lai's face was extremely ugly, and even a little flustered. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he growled back: "Why are you all looking at me? I just smelled a little bit of the smell, who knows whether it tastes good or not?"

The chefs remained silent.

Just by smelling this flavor, I knew this dish must be good.

“A good dish is one that has good color, aroma and taste.”

A clear and playful voice suddenly came.

Fusheng, dressed in black, just came out. His mask hid his expression, but everyone could hear the amusement in his tone.

"Chef Sun Yu." Rong Se walked over slowly, and everyone split off into two paths. When passing by Sun Lai, Rong Se paused slightly and whispered, "Wait for you to pack your bags and leave."

After being arrogant, Rong Se didn't even look at Sun Lai's face which was as black as ink, and walked away leisurely with his shoulders folded.

Rongse doesn't take the initiative to provoke others, but he can't bear the anger for no reason.

He had the token from the Regent's Palace, so he left the palace unhindered. He saw many officials' carriages parked at the palace gate, and it was obvious that they had all entered the palace.

Rong Se immediately got into the Regent's carriage, where Liang Shenyu was waiting for him, fully dressed.

"Hurry, hurry, change your clothes!"

Rongse began to undress on the spot.

Liang Shenyu smiled as he prepared the clothes for the Regent Prince. He looked at him with a presumptuous look and said meaningfully, "This is the first time that Your Majesty has dressed so neatly in public."

Rong Se glanced at him and said, "Put away those thoughts. They are written all over your face."

While Liang Shenyu was changing his clothes, he leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Why do you want to collect it? I just want to."

Rong Se felt the hot air in his ears make his cheeks slightly hot, and he immediately pushed him away and warned him in a low voice: "Don't you look at the place? Be more restrained."

Liang Shenyu sighed with deep regret, and his burning eyes gradually returned to their usual gentleness.

Although he knew that the place was wrong, as it was in the carriage outside the palace gate, Liang Shenyu could not help being distracted when he saw Rong Se's disheveled appearance. His eyes lingered on his beautiful waist for a long time until his thin waist was wrapped in the wide and luxurious smoky purple robe, with the waist belt showing off his slender waistline, which was half-hidden by the outer robe.

Liang Shenyu knew that the waist under the clothes was not as frail as it looked. It was covered with a layer of clear and soft texture, which was most suitable for being held...

Liang Shenyu was shocked that he, who had always been calm and composed, could become so agitated.

So I didn’t dare to think about it anymore.

When Rong Se was dressed, he had transformed from a simply dressed Fu Sheng into a dignified and luxurious regent.

The time was almost up, the palace gate was quiet, and the officials had all taken their seats. Rongse and Liang Shenyu, as usual, walked into the Minglin Hall on time after the emperor took his seat, just like they had done in the morning court.

This palace is only used for large-scale palace banquets. This is Rong Se's second time here since the first day of his time travel.

But his life has been turned upside down.

"The Regent has arrived—"

"Marquis Dingbei has arrived—"

When the announcement was made, all the ministers stood up and saluted Rong Se with a respectful attitude. Rong Se also accepted it calmly and walked to his own Qilin seat under the emperor without being startled. After sitting down, he said calmly: "No need to be polite, my lords, please sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

All the ministers spoke in unison.

Even Cao Lun and others had to follow suit.

Rong Se looked at the ministers and fixed his eyes on one place. The seating arrangement for the palace banquet was very particular. For example, below him was Liang Shenyu, and the person sitting opposite Liang Shenyu was supposed to be Cao Lun, but today he was replaced by a young man in noble attire.

Prince of Ning, Rong Zhan.

Rong Se instantly confirmed the other party's identity.

Rong Zhan had cat-like eyes, and his eyebrows and eyes were always smiling, which made his handsome face look more harmless and straightforward. After all the ministers sat down, Rong Zhan stood up and saluted Rong Se, saying loudly: "In terms of seniority, I should call the Regent King "Uncle". I just arrived in Jinjing and didn't have time to pay my respects to you. Please don't blame me, uncle!" After that, he raised his eyes and smiled, saying: "To be honest, I have never been to Jinjing before, and I have never entered the palace. I was wandering around the city and almost missed the time."

Rongse not only sighed, this is the art of speaking.

Rong Zhan's words were clearly meant to balance things out, and he did it very calmly, sounding like a childish and naughty boy, but in fact he was telling him and Rong Jing that I didn't go there at all, I was impartial, I just went shopping.

Rong Sebolan was not surprised and said gently: "It's okay, how was your time in the city?"

"It's naturally good if everything is prosperous." Rong Zhan said without hesitation.

However, Rong Se kept observing the Prince of Ning from Danzhou without leaving any trace, and found that there was some excitement in his words, but he didn't know whether it was true or not.

But for the sake of coconut, Rong Se temporarily thought that this man was not bad.

"That's good." Rong Se nodded, retracted his gaze, and turned his head to look at Rong Jing, "Your Majesty, shall we start the banquet?"

Rong Jing was annoyed when he saw Rong Se's smile. As long as he showed up, his position as emperor was meaningless, as if he was the master of the empire who could decide life and death. However, he could not show it, so he forced himself to smile calmly and said, "Yes, let's have the banquet."

The palace servants came in with the dishes. Rong Se didn't even look at the dishes prepared by the chef. They were no different from the last palace banquet. Even the medicinal soup was not changed. The soup was still watery when it should be light, and oily when it should be oily. It just looked good and had exquisite names, such as white jade, emerald green, and agate.

In Rongse's opinion, if it doesn't taste good, it's all in vain.

This dish is not for people to eat, but for people to listen to and see.

It was not until the coconut chicken was served that the palace maid announced the name of the dish, which stood out among the many unique names of the dishes.

Rong Zhan was quite curious, so he opened the clay pot and smelled the aroma. After tasting the sauce, his calm expression finally changed. He looked up in surprise and said, "I wonder which chef made this? It's really amazing. I had never heard of this dish when I was in Danzhou. How can coconut jelly be cooked like this!"

The officials also looked shocked.

The meat is delicious, the soup is refreshing, and the flavor is even better after dipping in the sauce. The taste is unique and I have never tasted it before.

"This was not made by the chef in the palace." Rong Se spoke slowly, "Prince Ning brought tribute to the capital, but unfortunately the chef in the palace had never seen a coconut, let alone how to cook it. Seeing their behavior, I had no choice but to let the chef in the palace enter the palace. This dish was made by the chef in the Regent Prince's Palace."

The person he was talking about was the cook, but when the ministers heard it, they thought Rong Se had insulted the emperor without leaving any trace.

Rong Zhan didn't know if he had heard the hidden meaning, he widened his eyes in surprise and sighed, "So that's how it is! I wonder if we can ask someone to go to the emperor's uncle's house and learn this dish from the chef who cooked it. I'm afraid that the little prince won't be able to eat it when he leaves the capital in the future!"

Rong Se slowly sipped the coconut milk and meat soup and nodded in response: "Of course."

This Prince Ning seems to be straightforward, but I don’t know whether it is real or just pretending, Rong Se thought silently.

All the officials knew that Fusheng was from the Regent's Palace. When they recalled what the Regent had said at the last palace banquet, they all lowered their heads to look at the coconut chicken in the casserole in front of them, then looked at the other dishes, and remained silent.

...The Regent King is telling the truth.

No wonder people don’t like these dishes at palace banquets.

I'm afraid these are not even as good as leftovers in the Regent's Palace.

Above all the ministers, Rong Jing sat on the dragon chair and looked down at all the officials. He slowly swallowed the refreshing meat soup, lowered his eyes thoughtfully, and looked at the clear and fragrant coconut chicken in front of him.