After the game emperor awakens

Chapter 25 Luncheon

"It doesn't matter." Xie Chongjin glanced at the crowd, and saw that everyone was really tired, and they were all beautiful men in Yushu Linfeng, who couldn't care about their appearance at the moment.

Even Huayan, who cares most about her image and loves to dress up, forgot to apply makeup and powder, and appeared with a plain face.A true beauty is not afraid of plain makeup, and still looks beautiful.

"Everyone has worked hard for the imperial court. Today I will not discuss the imperial affairs." Xie Chongjin said, "I just invite you to stay for lunch to express my gratitude to the empress. Tomorrow, I will rest for three days to recharge my batteries."

The malpractices accumulated in three years must be uprooted within two months, so the workload is self-evident.Tiredness is really tiring, but the current situation is urgent. His Majesty himself approves official documents and reads them at night until dawn, and they are still in good spirits the next day. What qualifications do they have not to work hard, and they have to endure it.

Now that the matter has come to an end for the time being, it is natural to give this group of exhausted subordinates a vacation and have a good rest, so that they can have more energy to do things after the rest.

After all, people are not cattle or horses. Even cattle and horses need to rest.

Liu Yan said: "Being loyal to His Majesty and serving the country is the duty of a minister. Why should Your Majesty thank you?"

But all were visibly happy for the holiday.

After all, they don't want to die suddenly at a young age.

Hua Yan finally managed to speak: "Is there any food? Great, I was so busy last night that I didn't even eat dinner, I'm almost starving..."

No one was surprised that His Majesty kept them for dinner.This is similar to everyone working hard to complete a big event, and there is always a celebration banquet after the end to entertain and reward them.

Everyone sat down at the dining table, Yunluo clapped her hands twice, and soon some palace servants came in one after another carrying exquisite dishes.

Qin Yulong sniffed: "It smells so good."

Wang Yiming looked at the fragrant and dazzling array of dishes, and swallowed: "Wow, is this the authentic royal meal? It looks better than the ones made in my restaurant."

Everyone knows that Changli is very poor, and they are consciously frugal.And when I get busy, I often don't have time to eat. Meals are fast and quick, and I go to work immediately after eating.So in the past two months, their meals were basically simple tea and light rice mixed with a little meaty oil and water.Wang Yiming cried when he ate it. He ate better at home than in the palace.

This time the dishes are unprecedentedly rich.Not only are there more than 20 dishes, but they are also exquisitely arranged, with fish and meat, and all kinds of colors, flavors and tastes.

Just looking at it makes people move their index fingers.

The celebration banquet was finally not frugal, and it was extraordinarily generous.

Xie Chongjin said: "Yun Luo also sit down."

Yunluo has worked hard to arrest people late at night every day, and he deserves a place at the celebration banquet.

Yun Luo's eyes flickered, and she didn't say anything that she felt apprehensive about having dinner at the same table with the empress. She bowed and said "No", and found an empty seat by herself.

His Majesty's order, he just obeyed.

The intriguing aroma lingered on the tip of their noses, and everyone wished they could feast on it immediately, with respect for the rules, waiting for His Majesty and His Royal Highness to move their chopsticks first.

The two of them didn't move their chopsticks, and no one dared to move first.

Xie Chongjin was the first to pick up the chopsticks, and put some fish meat into Lu Xuechao's bowl: "Qingshu, eat more meat."

Then I gave him another cabbage: "Eat more vegetables, too."

Then I picked up a few more shrimps: "Shrimp is also your favorite."

After a while, the dishes in Lu Xuechao's bowl were piled up like a hill, and he didn't even pick up his chopsticks.

"Why don't you eat?" Xie Chongjin asked thoughtfully.

He glanced at the shelled shrimp and suddenly realized: "I'll peel it for you."

In the past, when they ate, they didn't like to be served by others.When Lu Xuechao was cooking, he was responsible for peeling and criticizing Lu Xuechao at the dining table.I'm used to it.

Xie Chongjin didn't dislike his greasy and dirty hands, nor did he feel that he was lowering his status by taking the job of a servant.Qingshu can wash his hands and make soup, so what is he doing?

What Xie Chongjin is used to, in the eyes of others, is: "..."

Great shock.

They could tell that His Majesty really wasn't trying to show his affection, his movements and tone were all too skillful and natural, as if peeling shrimp for His Highness the Queen was a matter of course.

That's why it's all the more loving.

Lu Xuechao pressed Xie Chongjin's hand that was about to peel the shrimp, and said in a low voice, "There are still people here."

It was like this when there were only two people in the past, but now there are so many people watching, Lu Xuechao is still a little uncomfortable.

He has always been thin-skinned emotionally.He would feel ashamed when he learned that Xie Chongjin publicized their love story, and it was even more awkward to be taken care of in front of so many people.

Xie Chongjin raised his eyebrows, and also lowered his voice: "There is someone here, so I can't peel it for you?"

Lu Xue pursed her lips.

Xie Chongjin laughed, and the more he looked at him, the more he felt cute, and he teased him with a volume that only the two of them could hear: "Why are you shy, your ears are all red..."

Lu Xuechao stuffed Xie Chongjin's mouth with a ball, don't overdo it and concentrate on eating.

Shut up you, I don't want to hear you talk.

Xie Chongjin swallowed the ball slowly with a smile on his face. He looked in a good mood, and said loudly to the table: "You can do whatever you want."

Everyone: "..."

Thank you, although I haven't eaten yet, I'm already full.

They just watched His Majesty and His Highness the Queen whispering in one's ears as if there was no one else around, making Her Majesty the Queen blush, and even feeding Her Majesty.

They might as well go to the dog's table.

As soon as the empress moved her chopsticks, the rest of the people lost their scruples and picked up their chopsticks to pick up vegetables.

I wanted to be more reserved in front of His Majesty and His Highness the Queen, not to eat too much, and not to gobble up too much, but to be elegant, dignified, and gentle.

As soon as the food entered the mouth, Huayan immediately opened her eyes wide.

"Delicious! What's the name of this dish?"

"White jade jade." Liu Yansheng said the name of the imperial dish of this dish, "there is a more popular saying among the people, Chinese cabbage."

Hua Yan: "...Of course I know it's Chinese cabbage, but I've never seen this method."

Chinese cabbage is a very common vegetable, and people in Changli eat it fried.It's just that it loses moisture after frying, and the color is yellow and unsightly, and it tastes average.

After the cabbage is cooked, it is still fresh and tender, the jade white reveals emerald green, it can be called real white jade.Mixed with white sugar, it tastes crisp and refreshing, crisp and sweet, and you can't help but want to eat it again.

Hearing this, Fu Xinian picked up a chopsticks of cabbage, put it in his mouth to taste it, and exclaimed: "Jade dew condenses frost and drips new leaves, and white cabbage is covered with a green skirt."

Hua Yan: "Tan Hua Lang is really a cultured person." Exported into poems, he is much more cultured than him.

Seeing that Fu Xinian wrote poems praising it, the others couldn't help being curious, and they also went to pick up the cabbage one after another. After eating, they all felt crisp and sweet, and they were full of praise.At the moment, I don't care about being reserved, so I gave up the table of delicacies and went to pick up cabbage.

You chopsticks and I chopsticks, and soon almost finished the cabbage on the plate.

He Lianxi was moved when he heard that, the cabbage was far away from him, he hesitated for a while while holding the chopsticks in his hand, after all, he didn't have the nerve to reach out to pick it up like everyone else.

For Chang Li's celebration banquet, it's very strange for him to be sitting here as a Qifeng man without credit, and he can't go and grab it with others.Her Royal Highness does not treat him as an outsider, but he can't really stop treating himself as an outsider.

The plate was empty, and the last piece of cabbage was snatched away by Qin Yulong beside him.

It seems that I can't eat it at all.He Lianxi lowered his eyes in disappointment.

He Lianxi buried her head in cooking, pretending that she was not interested in cabbage.

Suddenly there was a vegetable leaf on the rice, He Lianxi was taken aback, and when he turned around, Qin Yulong said bluntly: "I don't eat vegetables, you take care of it."

He didn't have any affection for the little prince, it was really pitiful to see Helianxi staring eagerly at the plate of cabbage for a long time, wanting to raise his hand and then retract it several times....

It's just a piece of cabbage, if you give it, you will give it. Those who don't know think that Chang Li abused him. A prince can't even eat a mouthful of cabbage.

It is by no means that he has softened his heart!

He Lianxi: "..."

If you don't eat vegetables, what do you pack?Besides, I just saw you eat two bites of cabbage.

He is the Ninth Prince Qifeng with integrity, even if he died of starvation, he would not eat a piece of cabbage given by Qin Yulong!

He Lianxi put the cabbage in his mouth, and praised like others: "It's delicious."

……

As soon as the cabbage was finished, everyone felt a sense of emptiness.

Other dishes are also delicious, but what they miss the most is a simple cabbage, which has endless aftertaste.

"The method of this fish dish is also very novel. It is cut into a strange shape, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and sour." Shen Hezhou asked, "Is there a new imperial chef in the palace?"

He has also lived in the palace for three years and knows what imperial food is like. Today's dishes are indeed generally better in taste than usual, but the styles are not too innovative.The only two dishes I saw for the first time were that cabbage and this fish.

When the others ate it, they were immediately astonished, and a new round of fighting for food began.

Fuck his demure, no one can resist good food!

"Fish can still make this kind of taste?"

"Who is the cook who made this dish? What a treasure."

"What's the name of this dish? My father is also an old gourmet. He has tasted fish in dozens of ways, big and small, but he has never seen this kind of fish."

Lu Xue said: "This dish is called squirrel mandarin fish. It is seasoned and marinated after being cut open. It is deep-fried and battered in powder, and then poured with sweet and sour sauce."

Everyone seemed to understand, but they didn't seem to understand.

Except for Lin Chanzhi, few of them really know how to cook.Even Lin Chanzhi didn't expect the food he grew to be so delicious.

The cabbage is grown by him.Two months is not a long time, just enough to harvest some cabbage and garlic sprouts.He also made cabbage himself, which tastes better than the ones in ordinary restaurants, but he definitely can't make it like this.

The craftsmanship of the palace chef is really extraordinary.

A luncheon was enjoyed by the guests and the host, all the dishes on the table were swept away by the wind and clouds, and everyone was full, but they still had more to say.

Xie Chongjin asked: "Do you have any favorite dishes? I can ask the imperial chef to cook more in the future."

Hua Yanxi said: "Then you are not welcome? Of course it is the two white jadeite and squirrel mandarin fish... If the white jadeite is only fresh, the squirrel mandarin fish can be directly enshrined! You can't find a second one even with a lantern Can do."

Qin Yulong echoed: "I also think those two dishes are the best. I just finished this meal, and I'm already thinking about my next meal."

Liu Yan said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your hospitality. I'm afraid that after eating this once, I won't be used to anything else in the future."

……

Bai Yuyu and Squirrel Mandarin Fish received unanimous praise from the entire harem.

Xie Chongjin nodded, and then became a blockbuster.

"You don't need to thank me, just thank you queen."

"These two dishes are made by the queen herself."

Of course, only this time.Xie Chongjin added in his heart.

It was the first time that no one else could do it, so Lu Xuechao did the cooking himself and asked the cook to watch and learn.After that, I wrote the recipe and asked the chef to follow it.

Let Lu Xuechao cook for others, what others eat is rice, what Xie Chongjin eats is jealousy.