I opened the Ming Dynasty

The eight of us, Lili, Feimei, Gege, Yueying, Xiaoling, Lu Xiaofeng, and Chunhua, were drowned in the ocean of wealth in Anle Palace. We discussed all night long about repairing Wudang, developing Gaowang Mountain, and setting up Caoxieya Farmhouse.

It was not until dawn that the eight of us stretched ourselves lazily, preparing to take a nap after breakfast.

As the morning sun shone across the palace, the eight of us dragged our tired yet excited bodies to the imperial kitchen.

As soon as we entered the imperial kitchen, the scene instantly became crazy!

Lili rushed to the place where the hot dry noodles were placed like a hungry tiger. She picked up a bowl and swallowed it in big gulps without caring whether it was hot or not. Sesame paste was all over her face and clothes, but she didn't care at all. She kept making vague sounds of praise while eating.

Feimei set her eyes on the bowl of hot and sour noodles with a clear goal. She rushed to the table where the hot and sour noodles were placed like a gust of wind, her face full of eagerness and anticipation.

When the bowl of carefully made hot and sour noodles appeared in front of her, the intoxicating aroma immediately wafted away.

In that aroma, there is the mellow and refreshing sour aroma of aged vinegar, as if it is the unique charm precipitated by the years, strong in sourness yet refreshing; there is the warm and overbearing spicy aroma released by dried chilies after being stimulated by hot oil, stimulating people's olfactory nerves; there is also the complex and charming aroma emitted after the fusion of various secret spices, teasing people's taste buds.

Feimei held the bowl tightly in both hands, her eyes fixed on the wonderful scene in the bowl. The soup was a bright and attractive red color, with some finely chopped chili powder and a little bit of oil floating on it, like a sea of ​​​​burning fire.

The transparent and elastic vermicelli is looming in the soup, like an elf playing in the red ocean. The green chopped green onions and yellow fried soybeans dotted in between add a bit of liveliness and freshness to this bowl of hot and sour vermicelli.

Feimei couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks, picked up a handful of vermicelli and put it into her mouth. The sour and spicy taste instantly burst out in her mouth.

The smoothness and chewiness of the vermicelli danced on the tip of her tongue, and every bite made her feel the ultimate beauty!

Even though the spiciness made her tears and snot flow uncontrollably, she still refused to put down the bowl and kept shouting “It’s so delicious!”

She recalled the various hot and sour noodles she had tasted in different places.

At the birthday banquet in Sichuan, the hot and sour noodles there are extremely rich in flavor, very spicy and just the right amount of sour. The noodles are also very chewy, and every bite seems to carry the spiciness and passion of Sichuan.

The hot and sour noodles in Jiangnan are more graceful and delicate. The combination of sour and spicy is softer, and the soup is more delicious!

In the imperial kitchen of the capital, hot and sour noodles have a unique delicacy and grandeur, and the use of seasonings is extremely precise.

The hot and sour noodles in each place have their own unique flavor, which makes Feimei deeply intoxicated. She enjoys the wonderful experience of the sour and spicy taste, as if she is in a world of ecstasy!

Today, Gege was like a happy little bird, hopping to the jade table filled with all kinds of delicacies, and then hugged a basket of steamed dumplings tightly like a little hamster with a clear goal. Her cute appearance made people laugh.

Gege couldn't wait to pick up a steamed dumpling and stuffed the plump and meaty dumpling into her mouth in one bite!

I saw her cheeks suddenly swelled up as if two small balls were stuffed in them, and she looked so adorable.

As she ate, she occasionally hummed with satisfaction, as if announcing her pleasure to the world. As she ate, Gege recalled the various buns she had tasted.

She recalled the soup dumplings she had when she was traveling in the south of the Yangtze River. The skin was as thin as a cicada's wing, and when she bit it, delicious soup flowed out. The taste was extremely delicious, and the delicate texture is unforgettable to this day!

"The Jiangnan soup dumplings have thin skin and big fillings, and the soup is so delicious that people want to eat more." She said while smacking her lips.

There are also the meat buns eaten in the capital. The plump meat filling has a rich meaty aroma. One bite and your mouth is full of the satisfying feeling of meat. "The meat buns in the capital are really fragrant and delicious!" Gege commented with shining eyes.

The mutton buns eaten in the northern frontier have a unique mutton flavor mixed with the scent of the grassland. Although they have a bit of a smell, for the princess, they are also a special delicacy!

"The mutton buns from the northern frontier have the hearty taste of the grassland and are unique in flavor." The princess said excitedly while eating.

Yueying stood in front of the huge bucket of spicy soup, her eyes revealing a hint of entanglement and hesitation, but it was only for a moment. The rich aroma emanating from the spicy soup was like an invisible hand that tightly grasped her heart, and in the end, she could not resist this strong temptation!

Yueying couldn't wait to put her head into the soup bucket and started drinking it in big gulps.

As soon as she took a sip of the spicy soup, a strong spicy taste instantly spread in her mouth, stimulating her taste buds. The pepper in it had a unique hot and spicy flavor, as if it was burning and jumping on the tip of her tongue, making her feel refreshed!

The various spices in the spicy soup blend perfectly, exuding a complex and charming flavor.

Henan Hu La Tang has very distinctive characteristics. It is usually based on beef broth, with a large amount of pepper added to increase the spiciness. It also contains a variety of spices such as Sichuan pepper, cinnamon, cloves, etc., making the taste rich and mellow.

The ingredients are rich and varied, including beef, vermicelli, bean curd, fungus, day lily, etc. Each ingredient has absorbed the essence of the soup, and the taste is rich and layered.

Making Hu La Tang is a delicate job. First, cut the beef into small pieces and cook them for later use. Then, stir-fry various spices until fragrant, add appropriate amount of water and beef broth to boil into a rich soup base.

Then add various ingredients in turn, let them boil in the soup, and finally add a large amount of pepper and other seasonings for seasoning.

Yueying kept saying how delicious it was as she drank the soup. She recalled the spicy and spicy Hu La Tang she had had in different places in Henan.

The spicy Hu La Tang she had in Kaifeng was rich in flavor, with a particularly strong taste of spices. "The spicy Hu La Tang in Kaifeng is so overbearing that I feel my whole body warming up after taking a sip," she said.

The spicy hot soup I tasted in Luoyang seemed to be more delicate and the taste was more balanced. "Luoyang's spicy hot soup is relatively mild, but it is also very delicious and leaves a lasting aftertaste!"

Yueying's face was full of satisfaction. Even though her face was flushed and sweat was dripping from drinking, she was still immersed in the refreshing feeling brought by the spicy soup and couldn't extricate herself!

Xiaoling sat aside gracefully like a noble princess. She picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of rice roll. The action seemed like she was performing an art performance.

She slowly put the rice noodle roll into her mouth, and every subtle movement was full of elegance and charm. As the rice noodle roll melted in her mouth, her face gradually revealed an extremely intoxicated expression, as if she was immersed in an incomparably wonderful world of taste. She slightly narrowed her eyes, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and her whole body exuded an aura of deep intoxication with food.

Lu Xiaofeng was holding a bowl of Henan braised noodles in a hurry, and he looked as if he had been hungry for a long time.

She opened her cherry lips and slurped the noodles, and every bite seemed to bring endless satisfaction.

As she ate, she shook her head excitedly and kept praising, "This taste is absolutely amazing! How can there be such delicious noodles in the world?"

Chunhua was the most unrestrained and bold. She held the soybean paste and fried dough stick tightly in her left hand, as if it was her trophy, and held the bowl of Shanxi knife-cut noodles steadily in her right hand.

She ate left and right, taking a bite of a fried dough stick here and slurping a mouthful of sliced ​​noodles there, and she ate with such heartiness and no sense of disobedience at all!

Her mouth was stuffed full, her cheeks puffed up like two small balloons, and she was still mumbling incoherently: "All mine, all mine! No one can take them away, these delicacies are exclusively mine!"

I watched them from the side and laughed so hard that my stomach hurt.

The eight of us were like a group of crazy hungry dogs in the imperial kitchen. We completely disregarded our image and enjoyed the happiness brought by the food. Our exaggerated eating habits and crazy behaviors left all the palace maids and eunuchs in the imperial kitchen stunned. I guess they had never seen such a crazy scene before?

We were eating happily when suddenly a chubby eunuch came rolling up to my feet and said, "My Lord! Hurry back to Anle Palace to receive the order! The Queen and the ladies are waiting for you there!"

The eight of us were stunned when we heard this!

Why did the Queen and the ladies come to Anle Palace to see us so early in the morning? What are they doing? If they want to see us, they can just pass on the imperial decree. There is no need to lower their status and come to our door.

Not daring to delay, the eight of us wiped our mouths and trotted back to Anle Palace.

As soon as we entered the palace, we were shocked by the scene in front of us!

The courtyard in front of the Anle Palace was filled with people. A group of women dressed in gorgeous clothes and surrounded by pearls and jade were neatly lined up. The scene was simply shocking!

The first thing that catches your eye is the queen. She is sitting on a gorgeous phoenix chariot. The chariot is made of pure gold, carved with exquisite dragon and phoenix patterns, and inlaid with countless sparkling gems, which sparkles brightly under the sunlight!

The queen wore a phoenix crown on her head. The pearls and gems on the crown sparkled so brightly that they seemed to compete with the sun and the moon.

She was wearing a bright red palace dress embroidered with peonies. The fabric was obviously made of extremely precious silk. The embroidery was lifelike, and every stitch and thread revealed the royal luxury and nobility.

The queen's face was charming and affectionate, and her phoenix eyes were majestic yet kind. People dared not look directly at her but could not help wanting to take a few more glances.

Beside the queen, there were the ladies from the three palaces and six courtyards, all of them were beautiful and graceful.

Some concubines wore pink palace dresses, just like the peach blossoms in full bloom in spring, delicate and gorgeous; some concubines wore light blue long skirts, just like the floating clouds in the sky, fresh and refined; and some concubines wore purple clothes, noble and elegant, just like a mysterious fairy descended to the earth!

Their hair was adorned with all kinds of gold hairpins and hairpins, which swayed gently with their movements, making clear and pleasant sounds.

Their faces are carefully painted with makeup, their eyebrows are like distant mountains, their eyes are like autumn water, their red lips are slightly parted, and their pearly teeth are like braids. Every subtle expression exudes endless charm!

Looking further back, there were a group of concubines, so many that it was almost dizzying.

Some concubines wore gorgeous brocade clothes embroidered with exquisite flower and bird patterns; some concubines wore light gauze skirts that fluttered in the wind, like a dream.

They have graceful figures with exquisite curves, some are tall and slender, some are plump and round, and each kind of beauty is unique.

Their jewelry is also dazzling, including pearl necklaces, jade bracelets, ruby ​​earrings and so on. These jewels sparkle with blinding light in the sun, showing off the royal luxury and glory!

These ladies and concubines were arranged in order of rank in an orderly manner.

Behind them was a group of palace maids and eunuchs, who stood respectfully, holding various ceremonial objects and items, adding more solemnity and dignity to this grand scene.

The whole courtyard is filled with a rich aroma, a mixture of various precious spices, which makes people dizzy and intoxicated!

The eight of us stood at the door, feeling a little overwhelmed for a moment!

We had never seen such a scene before. We were shocked, nervous and terrified.

Lily's eyes widened and she whispered, "Oh my God, this is too exaggerated!"

The concubine held Gege's hand tightly, with a surprised expression on her face. Yueying swallowed, as if trying to calm herself down.

Xiaoling frowned slightly, as if thinking about something. Lu Xiaofeng and Chunhua were also shocked, but I tried to calm myself down, secretly guessing the purpose of the Queen and the ladies' visit.

Just as we were stunned, the queen's majestic voice rang out: "The eight of you, why don't you come and pay your respects as soon as possible!"

We suddenly woke up from our dream and hurried forward, kneeling down to pay our respects. "Greetings to the Queen, may the Queen live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!" we shouted in unison.

The Queen nodded slightly and said, "Please stand up." After thanking them, we stood up and lowered our heads, not daring to look directly into the eyes of the Queen and the ladies.

The Queen glanced at us and said slowly, "I am here today with the ladies from the three palaces and six courtyards to discuss important matters with you."

We were all nervous, wondering what important matter it was that required the Queen to come in person.

The Queen continued, "I heard that you spent the whole night discussing the renovation of Wudang, the development of Gaowang Mountain, and the establishment of the Caoxieya Farmhouse. I am very interested in this matter. I believe that this is a move that benefits the country and the people. If it can be successfully implemented, it will benefit the present and future generations!"

After hearing this, the eight of us secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the Queen came for this matter.

Unexpectedly, the Queen changed the subject and continued, "However, you are free to build Wudang, develop Gaowang Mountain, and establish the Caoxieya Farmhouse after marriage! Right now, the top priority for the eight of you is to hold a grand imperial wedding ceremony on this auspicious day that only comes once in a lifetime!

This palace and the concubines from the three palaces and six courtyards have come here today to tailor-make clothes for the eight of you. The ladies and concubines from the three palaces and six courtyards will personally dress you eight up to become the beauties of the Ming Dynasty!"