Started as a poor little girl

At this time, Xiao Jinnian suddenly asked, "Lulu, why have I never seen you sell such delicious dishes in your shop before?" He was very confused. If such delicious dishes could be sold in a shop, they would definitely be very popular.

"Yes! Some food is available in my own shop." It's not that Li Lulu is hiding it, but the masters outside are not willing to learn.

After saying this, Li Lulu turned around and continued to work on her own task, dividing the dough into ten portions, each weighing about fifty grams.

Wrap the red bean paste and salted egg yolks that Cuizhu has just prepared into the dough, roll into balls and set aside.

Roll each piece of dough into a round shape, put in a red bean paste and egg yolk filling, wrap the filling with the dough, roll it into a ball, and place it with the closed side facing down.

Brush the surface of the wrapped egg yolk pastry with egg liquid and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Put the egg yolk pastry into the preheated oven and bake for half an hour until the surface is golden brown.

The helper prepared everything Li Lulu asked for and placed it in front of her. While the egg yolk pastry was baking, Li Lulu fried the braised lion head first.

Add chopped green onion and ginger, soy sauce, salt and sweet potato starch to the minced meat and mix well. The mixing task was again taken over by Xiao Jinnian.

Li Lulu went to heat the oil in a pan, and when the oil was hot, Xiao Jinnian had just finished mixing the meat stuffing.

He put some oil on his hands, grabbed some meat stuffing, rolled it into a ball, and put it into the oil pan. Xiao Jinnian also helped to roll it, and soon a bowl of meat stuffing was ready.

Fry the meatballs in the pot until golden brown, take them out, add water, cinnamon, bay leaves, star anise and chives, put in the freshly fried meatballs and cook for half an hour before serving.

The egg yolk pastry is ready. Ask Cuizhu to help take it out and send it to the emperor and empress for their enjoyment.

Li Lulu continued to be busy with her work. Fortunately, there were many pots, so she continued cooking.

To make steamed spare ribs with rice flour, wash the ribs, cut them into small pieces, add cooking wine, onion, ginger, salt, sugar, and if she didn't have chicken essence, she would pretend to take it out of her pocket and put it in. With Xiao Jinnian around, they didn't dare to question her for poisoning. Marinate for twenty minutes.

Fortunately, she was smart and had packed these seasonings in porcelain bottles.

Xiao Jinnian peeled the potatoes for her and cut them into pieces for later use.

Li Lulu didn't dare let him cut it, because the cut would look ugly and weird, so she decided to do it herself.

Put rice noodles in a bowl, add a little water, mix well and set aside. Put the marinated ribs into the rice noodles, mix well so that the ribs are evenly coated with rice noodles.

Place potato cubes on the bottom of the steamer, then place the rice flour-coated pork ribs on top.

Add water to the pot, bring to a boil, put in the steamer and steam for forty minutes.

Li Lulu instructed the person who was helping to light the fire that after the food was done, they should take out the steamer, sprinkle some chopped green onions on it, and then serve it on the table.

She was busy making a fish head with chopped pepper. The steamer happened to be steaming pork with rice flour. The fish head had been marinated, so it was just right to put some seasoning in it.

Put the chopped pepper into a large bowl, add the minced garlic, and then add cooking wine, vinegar, and sugar to make a sauce. Take a large plate and place the fish head facing up on it.

Spread the mixed chopped pepper evenly on the fish head on the plate, put the prepared fish head into the steamer, and it will be served together with the steamed pork with rice flour in a moment.

Ask the person who usually cooks for the Queen to cook her some of her favorite dishes and then she can have dinner.

After washing her hands and taking off her apron, Xiao Jinnian took her to the Queen's place for dinner.

"Miss Lulu, Jinnian, you two have worked hard, please sit down."

Before they could salute, the queen spoke first, saying that she really liked the girl and asked her to sit next to her.

"Alright, alright, everyone, sit down. No need to be polite. We are having a family dinner now, so there is no need for so many formalities."

The emperor is very happy today, and he said that there will be a family dinner in a few days, so there is no need to perform formalities.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Your Majesty." Li Lulu thanked them before slowly sitting down.

As soon as they sat down, the dishes were served on the table one by one. The emperor and the empress were very curious about some of the foods they had never seen before.

First I took a bite. It was so delicious that I closed my eyes and enjoyed this delicious delicacy.

The Queen and the Emperor suppressed their urge to eat all the food and chatted with Li Lulu and Xiao Jinnian about family matters.

After dinner, the emperor left in a hurry as he had some government affairs to attend to. The queen also saw that Li Lulu was tired after a day's work, so she asked them to leave the palace and rest.

The Queen muttered to Cuizhu: "Although Li Lulu is just an ordinary farm girl, her manners are very decent. Her elegant manners and generous conversation are not inferior to those ladies from wealthy families. It would be great if she could stay by my side."

"My queen, this won't do. His Royal Highness Prince Jin is watching us very closely. He won't let anyone help in the kitchen, and he wants you to help Miss Lulu yourself!"

Cuizhu covered her mouth and chuckled. She saw it very clearly, but Miss Lulu also liked it. She had a portion of all the food that Miss Lulu made today. It was really delicious. If possible, she also wanted Miss Lulu to stay in the Jiaofang Palace.

"Oh! It seems that Prince Jin has to work harder. If he marries Lulu, I will be able to eat these delicious dishes more often."

The queen secretly cheered for Xiao Jinnian in her heart. She couldn't let anyone else snatch this away.

Prince Jin's carriage slowly drove out of the palace. Li Lulu was so tired today that her eyelids were drooping and she was staggering.

She rubbed her eyes sleepily, seemingly unable to resist the endless sleepiness.

Xiao Jinnian sat quietly aside, holding an ancient book in his hand, reading attentively.

Li Lulu closed her eyes, leaned her head on Xiao Jinnian's shoulder and fell asleep.

Xiao Jinnian had already noticed her movements and couldn't help but smile slightly, gently putting the book in his hand aside.

Xiao Jinnian felt her breathing gradually calming down and gently stroked her hair to make her more comfortable.

The moonlight poured down through the car curtains and onto their bodies, like a picture of harmony and tranquility.

Time seemed to stop at this moment. The two of them were bathed in the soft moonlight. Xiao Jinnian gently held Li Lulu in his arms, gently stroked her face, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

The carriage moved slowly, and Xiao Jinnian wished that this road could be longer and longer.

The carriage finally stopped in front of Prince Jin's mansion. Xiao Jin picked up Li Lulu with young hands and feet, wrapping her in a soft blanket.

Fortunately, since I was weak, there were always several soft quilts in the carriage.

He put Li Lulu on his big bed, sat beside the bed for a while, and then turned around and went to the study to rest.

At Prince Jin's villa, Wei Lingheng came to the mansion at noon to ask Li Lulu to go out and play, but Yue Xiangmei told him that Prince Jin took her away, saying that he was going to a family dinner.

Wei Lingheng frowned: [Oh!? A family dinner! It seems that because I brought Lulu home, Jinnian also wanted to win back a game, so he brought Lulu to the palace.]

He had no choice but to go home and come back to play with Lulu in the evening.

In the evening, Wei Lingheng came again, but Lulu did not come back.

He silently climbed onto the roof of the house where Li Lulu lived. He waited until late at night but she still didn't come back.

The moonlight shone on his lonely back as he sat silently on the roof of Lulu's room, looking at the night sky in the distance.

Lu Lu and Prince Jin had been out for a long time, and his wait became long and hopeless.

His mood gradually became gloomy, and disappointment and loneliness enveloped his body and mind. His back looked lonely in the night, as if he had lost all hope.

He flew off the roof and went home dejectedly. The night was quiet. He returned home dejectedly and tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

In the palace, the emperor was reviewing memorials and felt very hungry. Just at this time the queen came to bring him food.

He quickly asked the queen to come in, watched her slowly walk in, put the food box on the table next to him, and opened the food box.

His happy face immediately fell. "This... I won't eat it."

How could a bowl of ordinary bird's nest porridge soothe his anxious heart? He was so angry!

The queen was not annoyed. She covered her mouth and chuckled, "Then what would the emperor like to eat?"

The emperor never controls his temper in front of the queen and always acts like a spoiled brat in front of her.

In front of others, he is a fair and strict emperor, but behind others' backs, he is a capricious boy.

"I want to eat the cakes made by Miss Lulu. Hmm...the dishes are delicious too. I also want to eat some fresh food."

The emperor felt that Li Lulu must have many delicious things that he had never eaten.

"Your Majesty, she is Jinnian's sweetheart. How could she come to the palace to cook for us every day? Unless Jinnian can marry her, then she can cook for us as well!" The Queen said in a kind and gentle tone.

"Well, but we can't force others, right? What if they don't like Jinnian? That would be a problem, alas!" The emperor sighed. He was a wise ruler and never did anything to force others.

However, if Jinnian really marries her, it will be a good thing for the entire Southern Qi Kingdom. Every agricultural tool in her hand can be helpful to their country's planting industry.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if I could be selfish and let Li Lulu marry Jinnian? But after thinking about it, I'd better forget it. The girl didn't say that she likes Jinnian. Let's just wait and see!

Tomorrow, summon Miss Lulu to the palace and give her a reward! By the way, let her teach the cooks in the Queen's kitchen how to cook, so that we can change our taste and satisfy our cravings. "The emperor smiled happily and happily decided on tomorrow's plan.