Survival rules for restaurants: cooking and eating melons at the same time

In the palace at this time.

There was also a peaceful atmosphere. The usual intrigues seemed to have disappeared at this moment. The concubines were all dressed in gorgeous clothes and looked happy. They greeted people with smiles when they met them. It seemed that there was no longer the struggles from before.

Even Concubine Yan stopped showing that expression that made her curse at everyone she saw.

However, although all the concubines in the palace can attend the family dinner at noon today, only the emperor's table can eat at the Kyoto restaurant.

As soon as the food was brought to the palace, the emperor brought people to the palace for the noon family banquet. Eunuch Wei raised his chopsticks to try the food, and the emperor said quickly, "Let's order Xiao Pingzi today."

Then, as if he couldn't see Eunuch Wei's aggrieved expression, he looked at Xiao Pingzi seriously.

Xiao Pingzi knew what this meant. He knew that his master's chopsticks were heavy, so he had to test the front, the back, the left and the right.

I have never dared to be so bold in front of the emperor's imperial cuisine. I guess I still need some more practice.

Faced with the resentful look of his "master" and the "expectant" look of the emperor, Xiao Pingzi began to taste the dishes with some uneasiness.

When I put a mouthful of steamed sea bass into my mouth, I found that the fish did not smell fishy at all and it melted in my mouth.

Moreover, this soy sauce seems to be different from the usual soy sauce. It does not have that salty taste, but rather has a sweet taste.

I don’t know if it was because the fish was so fresh or because the soy sauce tasted so good.

The fish skin was scraped very clean, without any scales. It was even very springy when put into the mouth, and it was absolutely delicious with the soy sauce.

Xiao Pingzi had eaten Dongpo pork once in a restaurant in Kyoto. In fact, before Qi Ning'an, few people in Kyoto knew how to cook pork.

Even though there are rumors that a scholar named Dongpo invented a very powerful meat that can change the fishy smell of pork, few people would try it.

But since Qi Ning'an came, everyone realized that there was a basis for this story, and the meat was indeed delicious.

The last time, Xiao Pingzi ate it for the first time in a restaurant. He felt that the meat melted in his mouth. Although there was so much fat, he did not feel greasy at all at the beginning. It was not until he was very full at the end of the meal that he felt a little greasy.

Moreover, this dish is not expensive in Kyoto restaurants, and many people come to eat it once a month. It is greasy, filling and very appealing.

After all, most of the time, we don’t have the chance to eat something so delicious and oily. After eating it once, we feel full for half a year.

If the emperor did not have his own dignity and the palace rules to abide by, he really wanted to say, "Don't try it, let me eat it."

After all, Xiao Pingzi's face, which could not hide his expression at all, had made many people drool.

But even so, Concubine Yan was still feeling indignant at another table. She had originally thought that she was very happy to have dinner with the emperor today, but when she saw that the dishes ordered were from a Kyoto restaurant, she instantly felt that her good mood for the day was over.

However, no one would care what she thought.

The emperor had no time to pay attention to Concubine Yan. His eyes were filled with envy, jealousy and hatred from Eunuch Wei and satisfaction from Xiao Pingzi.

It was not until Xiao Pingzi finished the last dish that everyone's eyes moved towards the dishes, wondering which one they wanted to eat.

At this table were the Emperor, the Empress, the Queen Mother, Princess Mingyue, Concubine Li and her newborn baby boy and girl, as well as two imperial concubines and three close ministers.

"Click——"

Everyone's eyes involuntarily turned to Xiao Pingzi again. They saw him pick up a whole garlic chicken wing and when he took a bite, it was obvious that he was very careful.

But now the room is too quiet, everyone is waiting for the meal to start.

The sound was so clear and crisp that it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"What is this? Why is it so crispy?"

Princess Mingyue's eyes widened. She particularly liked these things and felt that they were full of fragrance and could greatly increase one's sense of happiness.

"My Lord, these are garlic chicken wings."

Xiao Pingzi swallowed a bite, then backed away with the whole chicken wing in his hand. He wished all the dishes were like chicken wings so that he could get a whole one.

After testing for poison, the emperor picked up a piece of Dongpo pork and put it in his mouth, "What a delicious smell!"

He even said these two words without thinking. Normally, he never dared to eat something so greasy and saucey. If he was not careful, the Censorate would dissuade him from eating.

It was a rare opportunity to eat today, and he didn't want to put down his chopsticks at all.

Everyone sitting at the table started eating, and although they still maintained their usual reserve, everyone noticed.

The food in this palace is really not good.

Everything is very light. You can’t eat this, you can’t eat that. You can’t eat more than three bowls of this, and you can’t take more than three bites of that.

The last time Qi Ningan came to the palace to prepare a dinner, everyone just thought it was delicious but not amazing.

After all, many menus are also available in the palace. Although they seem to be more delicate than those made by the palace chefs, there is generally no difference.

But this time it’s different. This is Kyoto Restaurant’s own recipe, and it’s also the menu for this year’s New Year’s Eve dinner.

The emperor remembered that Eunuch Wei had reported this before, saying that there would not be too many changes and that the methods would be adjusted entirely according to the tastes of the palace.

I didn’t have too much expectation at first, I just thought that the children in the palace would like it, so I had a meal together.

But I didn’t expect there were so many novel dishes, and each one was so delicious.

"These garlic chicken wings are so crispy." Princess Mingyue was very excited. During the past six months, probably because of the appearance of Qi Ning'an, the Queen Mother was not so strict with her. Every time she acted naughty, the Queen Mother would come out to protect her.

As a result, Princess Mingyue felt a lot more relaxed when she first met Qi Ningan.

The adults were busy swallowing and no one had time to talk.

Because this is the New Year’s Eve dinner, Qi Ning’an’s proportions are very scientific, and it is suitable for almost all ages.

The Queen Mother praised the taro ham dish highly. The sweet ham combined with the cooked glutinous taro made her feel warm in her stomach and heart after drinking it.

Even the newly born prince and princess got a small portion of fish cakes.

Qi Ning'an put these fish cakes aside separately. Although he didn't know if there were any children eating the New Year's Eve dinner today, Qi Ning'an still asked the eunuch who came to serve the dishes.

"This is a fish cake without oil or too many seasonings. I picked out all the fish bones and ground it into fine pieces. It's very suitable for children to eat."

For this reason, everyone agreed that Qi Ning'an was really thoughtful, and Concubine Li also had a better and better impression of her. How could someone who could even remember her newborn son be a bad person?