Chapter 66 Taiji Palace Banquet Kunning Palace Family Banquet(1/2)
"Queen Mother, come and try it, it's quite interesting!"
Like a crazy girl, Li Zhi ran to her eldest grandson and asked her to play with her.
Fang Chen called for two face towels, "Li Zhi, wipe off your sweat."
Li Zhi rolled her eyes and ran to Fang Chen again, holding her head high and closing her eyes, "Second brother, wipe Li Zhi!"
Fang Chen's eyelids jumped, do you want to be so intimate?
I'm fake! Fake! Fake!
Empress Changsun still looked like she was watching a play, as if this sharing of joy between her children made her very happy.
Fang Chen had no choice but to wipe Li Zhi's face with his own hands. He didn't dare to use too much force. He just wanted to make sure that the sweat would not block the pores and make Li Zhi sick in the end.
"You girl, you can't stop for a moment."
Smiling and tapping Li Zhi's head with her finger, Empress Changsun said to Fang Chen: "Give mother the towel, and mother wipe it with Yu'er."
Without saying anything, Fang Chen rounded up the face towel and put it on his face, applying it casually, and then said with a smile: "It's done."
Others could not enjoy the Queen's care, and Fang Chen had no intention of enjoying it. The situation became awkward again for a while, but the female officials and chamberlains in Kunning Palace were already used to it. This Second Highness would not make the Queen angry even once a day.
no!
Sure enough, as everyone expected, Fang Chen once again enjoyed the Queen's ear pinching technique, his face turned pale, and the guy jumped up and down in pain.
"Mother, I was wrong! I didn't dare!"
In the Tai Chi Palace, the two emperors of the Tang Dynasty and four important officials began a two-hour negotiation on how to promote punctuation. In the end, Li Yuan made the final decision, using his name to carry out the ceremony on the third day of Zhenguan.
Comprehensive promotion will begin on the day of the New Year’s Day.
"Your Majesty, this is sent by His Majesty the Second Highness."
Liu Sancheng stepped forward to report, and Li Shimin ordered two food boxes to be brought over. He opened the food boxes and placed a bowl of tofu curd full of honey fragrance in front of him.
"Your Majesty, this is yours."
"Yeah." Li Yuan took it directly and ate it with a spoon.
Wei Zheng and others swallowed some saliva and gave up. What should they do? Only then did they realize that they were actually hungry.
Li Shimin hesitated for a moment and asked someone to divide his bowl into five parts and share it with the ministers.
But when he took a real bite, he felt full of regret. He looked up and saw that Changsun Wuji and others were all enjoying themselves.
No, this taste is so nostalgic that I really can’t bear to finish it.
Alas, there is!
"Liu Sancheng!"
"The slave is here."
"According to the imperial dining room, tonight, I and the Supreme Emperor will hold a banquet for all the ministers in the Taiji Palace, so that they can prepare more."
Liu Sancheng hesitated for a moment and asked: "Your Majesty, are you asking Yang Qi and Qian Dayen to prepare?"
Li Shimin rolled his eyes at him, otherwise, other than the two of them, the other royal chefs wouldn't be able to cook it, right?
The craftsmanship passed down by His Highness the Second Highness is not something that ordinary people can learn. Yang Qi and Qian Dayen are now the stewards of the imperial kitchen. They are very tough. They always keep in mind Aunt Liu's teachings. They are the first to be respected in this palace.
It’s Master Yu!
Therefore, every day's meals must be cooked for Master Yu first. In addition, the Queen can only call them two. Sometimes Li Shimin can't even shout. These two bitches use the name of Master Yu all day long. Li Shimin
There's nothing you can do about them.
"Yes, I know this."
Liu Sancheng thought to himself that he had to discuss this matter with His Highness the Second Highness first, otherwise the two bitches in the imperial kitchen would definitely not be obedient.
From the moment they left the palace, they were engraved with Fang Chen's mark, and after learning the cooking skills taught by Fang Chen, they considered themselves Master Yu's retainers.
Retainers! They are all like the minor princes of the Zhou Dynasty. They are much higher than the retainers. They are only below Fang Chen's wife, children and children, and are almost equal to the Fang family who have not changed their names.
It stands to reason that since Fang Chen does not have a title, it is impossible for him to have retainers.
But think about it carefully, is it really impossible? Humph, your majesty and empress raise their hands and agree, okay?
Liu Sancheng left Tai Chi Palace and ran directly to Kunning Palace. When he came to the palace gate, he broke out in a cold sweat when he saw the scene inside.
"Empress? Your Highness? Your Highness the Princess?"
It turned out that Fang Chen was playing skipping with Zhang Sun and Li Zhi. If he had seen it from a distance, he would have thought he was being whipped!
Fang Chen hurriedly asked people to stop. Queen Changsun was sweating slightly on her forehead. She had a lot of fun just now and it was very good.
As for her beauty? She is so crazy that she still has physical strength, which is surprising.
"You slave, what do you look like in such a panic?" Empress Changsun was naturally very familiar with Liu Sancheng, and his startled look was really unpleasant.
Liu Sancheng hurriedly apologized, "My slave made a mistake, please forgive me."
"That's all, what brings you here?"
Liu Sancheng lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty has decreed that there will be a banquet for all the ministers in Tai Chi Palace tonight!"
Changsun Wugou asked again: "Both Yu'er and the prince are going?"
Liu Sancheng shook his head, with a bit of embarrassment on his face: "Your Majesty, I want the two people in the imperial dining room..."
Fang Chen shrugged nonchalantly, "Then let them go. There are so many people. Will they be too busy?"
"No, no, please put it down, Your Highness, and I will arrange help."
Changsun Wuguo said angrily: "Then what shall we eat today?"
Fang Chen squinted his eyes, "What a coincidence, I am planning to make some other meals today. How about the Queen invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Wei to come together and let Fang Chen show you his skills?"
Isn’t there no one to cook? I’ll do it myself!
"That's right, have a good day today, I'm going to do whatever you want!"
After drinking some wine before and having a great time, Changsun Wugou felt that it was not too difficult to satisfy his little Yu'er's request.
There were servants to arrange it, but Fang Chen asked someone to open the box that Aunt Liu and the others had brought to him. The inside was extremely simple, with a horizontal wire shelf and a rectangular hollow base.
Everyone knows that Shanxi people are good at pasta, but who knows that there are countless Hui people in Changzhi, Shanxi, and there are obvious differences in food and beliefs between them and Han people.
When she was a child, there was a neighbor who was an uncle from the Hui ethnic group. He often made some food for Fang Chen. After all, Fang Chen and her mother were both full and hungry at that time. Every time she thinks about it, she is extremely moved.
Fang Chen also knew and learned some Hui specialty dishes. After all, he had earned his tuition through this when he was in college!
After gathering some charcoal and raising the fire easily, Fang Chen prepared everything and started his work.
"Aunt Liu, let me get some fat and lean beef and mutton!"
"Yes, this slave knows."
"Xuanliu, go find someone to bring me some slender needles. The more the better."
"Slave, let's go..." If there is no sign, then use the long needles used for knitting clothes, usually made of wood.
After setting up the stove, Fang Chen asked Xuan Qi to get some more mutton. He wanted pure lean meat. Before the barbecue, he made some appetizers!
Prepared some spices, salt, wine, and a large amount of green onions...
Changsun Wujia and Lizhi stood aside and watched. If they were interested, they would help skewer some meat.
Li Chengqian and Li Tai received the order from their mother and immediately rushed to Kunning Palace. They saw this amazing scene in front of them. Their mouths were wide enough to swallow a quail.
"Second brother, what are you doing?"
Fang Chen didn't even raise his head, or maybe he was so engrossed in thinking about the barbecue he was going to make later that he didn't even notice who was behind him.
"Help, hold him up for me, and keep turning in circles to make the meat skewers grill evenly. Sprinkle some salt and chopped star anise from time to time, and add some wine to remove the smell. Do you understand?"
Li Chengqian inexplicably got an extra job, hesitated for two seconds, and then accepted it with a smile.
Li Tai grinned and said, "Second brother, what about me?"
"You? Um? His Highness the King of Wei?"
Fang Chen looked at the person who had just spoken to him, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Queen Changsun came to the three brothers and said, "Yes, it looks good. I'm just waiting for the barbecue you three have prepared."
Is the barbecue delicious? To be honest, it is not uncommon in Datang, and it is even often eaten, but it depends on the situation. This is the hard work of her three children. If it is not delicious, it must be said to be delicious.
Only then did Fang Chen realize that he seemed to have appointed the prince...
After the eldest grandson left, he quickly apologized to the two of them.
"Second brother, you are out of sight now. Tell me quickly. What should I do for you?"
"Yes, second brother, this is quite interesting. What should I do?"
Fang Chen thought to himself, it's like this anyway, so let's go crazy.
"Excuse me, His Highness King Wei, please send someone to the imperial kitchen to find Yang Qi and ask him to cook some dishes for me."
"Your Highness, the guards around you can stay away. We won't need them tonight."
To be continued...