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Just as the Emperor was carefully looking at the pot,
Xue Baoqin walked in with a golden tray in her hand.
On the tray were two exquisite sets of bowls and chopsticks,
The chopsticks were gold-tipped silver chopsticks, and the bowls were made of pinched silk enamel.
Xue Baoqin gently bowed to the Emperor and then began to set the bowls and chopsticks.
After she was done,
The Emperor asked, "My dear concubine,
What kind of dish are you making?
This is the first time I've seen it. "
Xue Baoqin smiled and said, "This is a dish from Sichuan. It's called hot pot.
It's normal that Your Majesty hasn't seen it before.
After all, this is not something elegant,
I'm afraid that the imperial kitchen won't present it to Your Majesty. "
The Emperor looked at Xue Baoqin,
He said with a smile that was not a smile, "Since it's something that's not presentable, why don't you take it?
My dear concubine actually dares to make it for me,
Aren't you afraid that I'll be angry? "
Xue Baoqin bowed to the Emperor again,
She said calmly behind the veil, "This is a dish that the people of Sichuan like to eat.
Your Majesty is a benevolent emperor,
You care about all the people in the world,
I think you're willing to try the hobby of ordinary people … "After saying that, she revealed a sly smile,
And said, "Besides, Baoqin doesn't have many good dishes,
This hotpot dish was the best one they had ever made.
She just wants to give the best to Your Majesty,
Will Your Majesty be angry because of Baoqin's sincerity? "
Baoqin's words obviously pleased the Emperor,
He laughed out loud,
He reached out and pulled Baoqin's hand to let her sit down beside him. He asked, "What's the origin of these two soup bases?"
Baoqin pointed at the white soup first and said, "The clear soup here is made of pig bones, chicken bones, and several kinds of mushrooms. It's fresh and delicious, and the taste is mellow.
Some tomatoes are added to enhance the taste. It's sour and very appetizing. "
The Emperor said, "Tomato?
There are some exotic plants in the palace, but they are only used for ornamental purposes. So, they can be used for cooking? "
"Of course you can. Tomatoes can not only be used to cook hot pot, but they can also be fried with eggs or simply served cold. They are all very delicious."
"Hmm, in that case, when we return to the palace, we must order the imperial chef to try using tomatoes to cook.
Then, what's so special about the red soup on this side? "
Baoqin said in a gentle tone, "The red soup is made with butter, dried chili, wild pepper, star anise and other spices. It has a strong aroma of butter and a rich spicy taste.
In addition, I added rock sugar and fermented wine to enhance the flavor. The more I eat, the more I want to eat it! "
The Emperor looked at the bubbling red soup and said, "This dish is very suitable for winter. It must be good for warming the body."
Baoqin smiled and said, "Your Majesty doesn't know, but in Sichuan, even if it's the dog days of summer, there are still many people who like to eat hotpot!
Even if they are shirtless and sweating, they still refuse to put down their chopsticks. "
The Emperor found Baoqin's words interesting, so he smiled and said, "Then my beloved concubine, why don't you hurry up and cook the dishes? We can't wait to taste your cooking."
When Baoqin heard this, he knew that it was impossible to count on the Emperor to do it himself. He could only cook the vegetables one by one.
First, he cooked potatoes, winter melon, meatballs and other dishes that were not easy to cook. Then, he cooked vegetables, thin slices of meat, and other dishes that were easy to cook.
Not long after, Baoqin picked up some dishes and put them in the Emperor's bowl, saying, "It's ready to eat. Your Majesty, try it."
Because he was afraid that the Emperor would not be able to adapt to the strong red soup, Baoqin put the dishes in the clear soup for him and said, "Your Majesty, before eating, stir it in the dipping sauce."
The Emperor looked at the small blue and white bowl with the dipping sauce. Seeing that there was sesame oil, chopped green onions and coriander, he asked, "Eat with sesame oil?
Why? "
"The dipping sauce is to enhance the flavor and neutralize the spicy taste. The sesame oil is a must, and the rest can be added according to your personal taste.
There are people in Sichuan who like spicy food and want to eat it with dried chili powder! "
The Emperor looked at the red soup with a lot of dried chili and was speechless, saying, "The taste is really strong. If it was me, I wouldn't be able to stand it."
The clear soup was fresh and sweet with a hint of sourness.
The red soup was hot and spicy, but it made people want to eat more. It was so spicy that they couldn't help but continue eating.
The Emperor was very satisfied with the meal. In the end, he put down his chopsticks and praised, "My beloved concubine's cooking is really good. When you enter the palace in the future, we will have good food."
Removing the leftovers, Baoqin personally served the Emperor fragrant tea and said, "This is the new biluochun tea made this year. Your Majesty, try it and see how it tastes."
Hearing this, the head eunuch standing next to the Emperor was about to speak, but he saw that the Emperor had already opened the lid of the teacup and took a sip of the tea. He praised, "The fragrance is pleasant. It's very good."
When the eunuch saw this, he swallowed the words that he didn't say before.
The Emperor had always only drunk Longjing tea and didn't like biluochun tea.
Now that he drank biluochun tea and praised it, it could only be said that beauty was very seductive!
After a cup of tea, the sky had also darkened.
The head eunuch looked at the Emperor who was chatting with Baoqin and didn't realize that it was late. He could only loyally say in a low voice, "Your Majesty, it's time to return to the palace.
If we delay any longer, the sun will have completely set.
Moreover, the palace gates will be closed soon. "
Although you are the Emperor and can call the palace gates at will, if people say that you forgot the time to return to the palace because you wanted to see a beauty, wouldn't that be bad?
The Emperor wasn't a self-indulgent ruler. Although he was a bit reluctant, he still stood up and looked at Baoqin, saying, "I should go back.
Take good care of yourself. If your face doesn't get better, send someone to report back and I will arrange for an imperial physician to come and see you. "
Baoqin's limpid eyes looked at the Emperor without blinking. He gently bowed and said, "Respectfully sending off Your Majesty."
After sending off the Emperor, everyone in Heng Wu Garden couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Although the Emperor was famous for his good temper, his power was still there. Everyone still trembled with fear as they adhered to the idea that being with the Emperor was like being with a tiger.
Only Bao Qin was able to handle the situation with ease and was not in a hurry.
Xiao Luo looked at her young lady with admiration and said, "Young lady's courage is really big. When I saw the Emperor, I didn't even dare to breathe loudly. Young lady, you said whatever you wanted to say. You are really amazing!"
Baoqin glanced at her servant girl who was as timid as a mouse and said, "The Emperor is also a person, not a poisonous snake or a ferocious beast. What is there to be afraid of?"
"Aiyo, my young lady, how can you say that about the Emperor?"
Xiao Luo ran to the door in a panic and took a look outside. Only then did she let out a sigh of relief and patted her chest. She rejoiced and said, "Thank goodness, thank goodness. He is already far away …"
Baoqin saw this and laughed, "You are so timid. When you enter the palace with me in the future, won't you be trembling all day?"
At this time, Baoqin also walked over. He frowned and said, "Xiao Luo, this servant girl is indeed a little timid. She is enough to serve you outside, but if you bring her into the palace, I'm afraid that she is not presentable.
Why don't you change her? "
Xiao Luo heard this and immediately became nervous. She hurriedly knelt and said, "Young lady, don't abandon Xiao Luo!
This servant, this servant will change. I really will … "As she said this, she was so scared that she almost cried.
She had followed the young lady since she left home. If the young lady didn't want her, where could she go?
Baoqin said, "Get up. I didn't say that I don't want you. Look at how scared you are …" As she said this, she turned to look at Baoqin, who had a disapproving look, and said, "Xiao Luo, this servant girl, is indeed timid, but she is loyal enough.
I don't like the kind of servant girl who is so bold that she can go over her master and make her own decisions. She doesn't even know that she has caused trouble for her master.
Xiao Luo is very good. I like this kind of girl. "
Baoqin thought about Lin Daiyu's Zi Juan and the expression on his face eased, "Indeed, rather than having that kind of bold and reckless servant girl, it is better to have a timid one. At least, she won't cause trouble for her master."
After a pause, she talked about Baoqin's face again, "I checked carefully before. Among the things that we took from the Jia family, there is only one thing that you like to use, but we don't like to use."
Baoqin had already taken off her veil at this time. She didn't want to be surrounded by it all the time, so she asked, "What is it?"
Baoqin said, "It is the same kind of jasmine dew. It is drunk with water.
Mother and I dislike its strong fragrance, but little sister likes it very much. She often drinks it. Thinking about it, it is because of this that the accident happened, right? "
At this time, Baoqin's servant girl, Ying 'er, had already brought over all the jasmine dew. There were seven or eight bottles in total. The bottles were as tall as a child's palm.
The transparent crystal bottles were filled with light yellow dew. There was a cork on the top and a dark red wax seal on the top.
On the wax seal, there was a small seal of the place where it was produced. It was very delicate.
Baoqin picked up a bottle of jasmine dew and looked at it carefully, saying, "If something really happened here, I don't know how they did it.
These bottles are all sealed! "
Baoqin also picked up a bottle and looked at it. She immediately understood the key, "Sister, look at this cork. Is there anything wrong with it?"
When Baoqin heard this, she carefully looked at the cork on the bottle. After a while, she suddenly realized, "Oh, there seems to be a small hole on the cork that was poked by a needle!"