Blissful Days After Widowhood Chapter 143: Amber lotus seeds
Seeing that he had a bad attitude towards Wu Shiqing, Ningxi somehow secretly felt a little joy in her heart. Now, she only needs him to be nice to herself.
Thinking of this, Ningxi pulled Jun Qianyu up: "Let's go, she said that the queen mother should get up at this time, and I will also make some afternoon snacks for the queen mother to eat."
"Well, I'll go with you."
"No need, why don't you still go to Cheng Huan's knees at the Queen Mother's place?"
"But I'm just willing to accompany you." Jun Qianyu said sarcastically.
He can see that this woman is very talented in cooking. She usually looks very smart, but she is actually very scheming. If she is left alone in the palace, she is afraid of being attacked. It will even help to count the money when it is sold!
There are many open and secret battles in the palace. How could anyone watch her win the favor of the queen mother? If nothing else, just add a little ingredient to the food she makes while she is not paying attention. She couldn't eat and walked away, so it was safer to watch it with her own eyes.
When Ningxi said she would stay and cook for the Empress Dowager, the emperor had already explained that he had arranged a place for her to cook. It was a small kitchen next to the imperial kitchen, and the ingredients to be used were It can be used in the imperial kitchen at any time.
Ning Xi and Jun Qianyu went to the small kitchen prepared for her. Although the place is not big, the sparrow is small and has all the internal organs. It has all the kitchen utensils that you should have. It seems that the emperor and the empress dowager did not Plan to embarrass her.
Ning Xi thought about it for a while, and quickly decided on a snack for the afternoon.
Since it's an afternoon snack, naturally it shouldn't be too greasy, and the Queen Mother is used to eating a vegetarian diet, so it shouldn't go against her intentions too much all of a sudden, all Ning Xi intends to do is vegetarian.
The first is an amber lotus seed that has the effect of invigorating the middle and replenishing qi, nourishing the heart and soothing the nerves.
Steam the glutinous rice first, mix well with two tablespoons of sugar and light vegetable oil, smear the bottom of a small bowl with oil, arrange the lotus seeds neatly in the bowl, and then put the mixed glutinous rice into the lotus seed bowl And cover it on the lotus seeds, leave a hollow in the glutinous rice, put red bean paste in it, then fill the whole bowl with glutinous rice and smooth it out.
The packed lotus seed glutinous rice bowl is placed in a steamer and steamed until the lotus seeds are soft and glutinous. After taking it out, put it back on a large celadon plate. The side is decorated with orange petals and green cherries. The steamed glutinous rice and lotus seeds are crystal clear. It feels soft and delicious.
Finally, the hawthorn juice is boiled with sugar and poured on the lotus seed glutinous rice. The bright brown hawthorn juice covers the surface of the white glutinous rice, and the appearance of lotus seeds is vaguely visible, just like a piece of good-looking amber.
This thing looks simple, but in fact every ingredient is hand-picked by Ning Xi and prepared by himself. At the same time, the little face was raised to be white, and he lowered his head to cook the ingredients in his hands.
Jun Qianyu's heart is trembling, a little sour, and a little itchy. I don't know if the growing Ning Xi is really a beautiful embryo, or if the lover's eyes are Xi Shi, in short, this is the one that let him put on the top of his heart Those who still feel that it is not enough, just hope that the time of this afternoon will never pass away, and he will keep watching it like this, watching it for a lifetime.
In addition, Ningxi also made a binaural listening to the qin, fungus and white fungus with celery salad, which has the effect of nourishing blood, helping digestion, strengthening the spleen and moistening the lungs, and a tangerine peel alfalfa, which also has the effect of strengthening the spleen and nourishing blood , mainly because Ning Xi thought that Wu Shiqing made the Queen Mother eat too cold a few days ago, and the spleen and stomach must be weak. No matter how good a healthy meal is, if there is no healthy spleen and stomach to digest, the effect will also be halved, so it is necessary to first Regulate the spleen and stomach.
After cooking those few dishes, Ning Xi was afraid that the Queen Mother would feel dull, so she decided to make another sweet and delicious one. She just remembered that she was in the Queen Mother's Palace at noon and saw the big red apples on the table, so she let People went to get a few and made a fragrant baked apple.
Divide an apple in two, remove the core, dig a small hole, fill it with dried fruits such as raisins, walnuts, almonds, etc., and pour the juice boiled with sugar and cinnamon. It is also a food that strengthens the stomach and spleen.
All the food Ningxi made in quadruplicate, divided into two parts and sent them to the emperor and the queen respectively, and the empress dowager's part was sent to the empress dowager's palace together with Jun Qianyu's part. It is used by Jun Qianyu with the queen mother.
Actually, Jun Qianyu ate a lot when he was in the kitchen. He went to eat with the Queen Mother, just to show his attitude. He trusted Ning Xi completely.
In order to show her attitude, the queen mother also called Wu Shiqing to her side, divided half of her food for her to eat together, and said lovingly: "Shiqing, tell me, what I ate today is all What are the health benefits?"
Usually when the queen mother eats, she can speak a lot of truths, so the queen mother asked her to speak at this time, but also saved her mind to show off, let her stubborn grandson know, In this world, Ning Xi is not the only one who knows how to maintain health.
Unexpectedly, Wu Shiqing usually did her homework in advance and memorized it according to the recipe of the Queen Mother that day. This time she didn't know what Ning Xi would do in advance. Now there is no Du Niang to search for, where is she? Can say, had to hesitate a few words.
Jun Qianyu laughed: "Grandmother, Ning Xi made this dish, let her tell me!"
Ning Xi said softly: "Black fungus relaxes tendons and collaterals, white fungus nourishes yin and moistens dryness, and celery has the effect of tonifying kidney and clearing liver. Listening to the qin with both ears can nourish blood and help digestion. It has the function of invigorating the spleen and moistening the lungs, and this tangerine peel alfalfa has the effect of invigorating the brain and activating blood circulation, so it is the most suitable for the elderly to eat.”
The queen mother nodded: "It tastes pretty good." In fact, it's more than good. After eating Ningxi's dishes, in retrospect, the days before were not a life for people, I just didn't want her Too proud to show it.
The emperor expressed his appreciation to Ning Xi directly, and gave him two gold ingots to show his encouragement. In fact, the emperor was not as opposed to Jun Qianyu's desire to marry Ning Xi as the queen mother and the queen did. □□The emperor was also born with mud legs, and the world was fought on horseback. After being called the emperor, he still picked up the wife of the filthy chaff married in the family and named him the queen. This incident has always been passed down as a good story.
But the queen is different. She is a noble daughter from an aristocratic family. She has a strict concept of hierarchy since she was a child, and places great importance on her family background. If other princes want to marry a folk woman, she may object at will. Forget it, but this Jun Qianyu was her own son, so although she was not disgusted with Ning Xi, she just couldn't pass the test in her heart.
After eating the dim sum, the queen mother threw Jun Qianyu out, leaving only Wu Shiqing to speak with her.
Wu Shiqing will of course take the opportunity to pretend to be a good person: "Grandma, this Ningxi's craftsmanship is indeed extraordinary. If she is willing to stay, grandma will have a good time!"
The queen mother said with a "hum": "No matter how good the craftsmanship is, she is also a cook, how can she be worthy of our royal heir, Qinger, don't worry, the seat of Princess Yu must be yours. I know that the fifth child is a hard-mouthed and soft-hearted child."
Wu Shiqing blushed and said, "Grandma, you're making fun of others again."
The queen mother laughed "hehe": "Why, doesn't Qinger still look down on your fifth cousin?"
Wu Shiqing became more and more shy: "Among the five cousins, Qinger is natural and admires her. In fact, if Ningxi is willing to stay in the palace to take care of her grandmother's body, Qinger doesn't mind letting her Entering the palace." At the end, Wu Shiqing bit her lower lip, and there was a hint of grievance in her shyness.
The Empress Dowager hugged her lovingly: "My good boy, this palace will never let you be wronged." Although she privately wanted Ning Xi to stay.
Wu Shiqing added: "Grandmother, Qinger will also work hard to learn cooking and health recipes. Qinger also hopes that her grandmother can live a long and healthy life!"
Here Wu Shiqing is trying her best to act like a spoiled child, while Ning Xi is already seriously preparing the dinner dishes.
Of course you can't just eat vegetarian dishes without meat for dinner, but you can also get in the way of the queen mother's eyes, so I decided to make some light dishes.
Thinking that she had promised to teach Wu Shiqing before, Ningxi asked someone to ask Wu Shiqing before cooking. The man replied that Miss Qing would come over soon, and Ningxi was not happy for those two to be in front of her. When we met face to face, he told Jun Qianyu to leave.
Jun Qianyu didn't want to touch her, and couldn't worry about it, so he had to let a confidant little **** stare at him and left.
Wu Shiqing soon came to the kitchen, wearing a complicated and gorgeous dress, she didn't look like she came to work, and Ning Xi didn't care too much. Shao Jiaqing in her previous life was a fingerless person, not to mention this spoiled child. The eldest lady, she didn't want her to work at first, but just reminded her in the process of cooking, let her know some tricks, and then she can instruct others to cook for the queen mother.
In fact, in cooking, it is very likely that two people use the same ingredients, the same tools, and the same cooking steps, but the results are completely different. The key lies in some small tricks, some Skills used well, can play the role of finishing touch.
Now that Ning Xi is facing Wu Shiqing, he doesn't hide it at all. He only hopes to teach him all his skills in just a few days. Even if there is no way, he can teach as much as he can. How much!