The Second Sister of a Farmer's Family's Path to Imperial Destiny

She stood there for about a quarter of an hour, and it took a long time after the dark shadow disappeared before she slowly found her way back to the guest room.

Back in the room, Guo Xin didn't understand why the prince who was in a high position would be willing to give up the supreme power. If he didn't fight for it and waited for others to ascend to that position, would he still be able to live a peaceful life?

Is it because this prince is not favored?

But if you are not favored, you can't have such a big mansion, and have guards to go back and forth to the capital to report news...

Sleepiness gradually crept up on Guo Xin, and he fell into a deep sleep.

……

"My dear, the pork intestines, sweet potato noodles, steamed bread slices, kelp, shrimps, and tofu you requested are all ready."

When Aunt Fat saw Guo Xin coming, she stood up immediately. After what happened yesterday, she had great respect for this girl. She cooked such delicious dishes and made His Highness not picky. How could she not be worthy of admiration?

"There are two dishes for breakfast today, so please help me light two stoves later." Guo Xin said to Aunt Fat while rolling up his sleeves.

The kelp had been soaked long ago, and Guo Xin cut it into sections for later use, and also cut the tofu into small pieces.

Scoop a large spoonful of lard that is boiled until it is as white as snowflakes and put it into the hot pan. Stir in the lard until it is completely melted, then add three eggs and fry until both sides are golden brown. Pour out and cut into pieces.

While frying the eggs, don't forget to mince the garlic.

No need to wash the pan, leave the aroma of fried eggs, then pour in sesame oil, add minced garlic and stir-fry the chopped eggs a few times.

When the temperature of the pot is almost reached, add boiling water. The steam will rise immediately, giving off an enticing aroma. Then add tofu and kelp, cover with a wooden lid and simmer for one incense stick of time.

Guo Xin turned to another stove and put in lard.

Beat a few eggs into a porcelain bowl, stir them, add pepper powder and salt to season, soak the steamed bread slices in the egg liquid, wait until the oil in the pan reaches 70% hot, put in the steamed bread slices coated with egg liquid, wait until the steamed bread slices turn from wet to dry and golden, then take them out.

At this time, the soup is almost cooked. Open the wooden lid, and the freshness of the kelp and the aroma of the beans will make you swallow your saliva. Then add the precious white pepper powder for seasoning, scoop it out and put it on a plate.

"Oh my God!" Aunt Fat watched the dish and couldn't help but exclaimed: "You are really our cooking god. These seemingly unrelated dishes are put together, and they are so fragrant under your hands."

"Thank you for your compliment. It's just that I was lucky. I can't compare to your rich experience."

Guo Xin's cooking skills are the result of integrating the experiences of countless people in his previous life. The food he developed is so delicious, so he doesn't dare to take credit for it.

Aunt Fat saw that there was still some left in the pot, so she scooped a spoonful and put it to her mouth. She added white pepper to the already delicious soup, and the spicy and fresh taste rushed to her head. Her eyes widened instantly, and she scooped a few more spoonfuls.

"Miss Guo, why don't you accept me as your disciple?"

The cook who stayed in the Zhao Mansion was also extremely obsessed with cooking. At this time, she met a young lady whose cooking skills were much better than hers. She didn't care about seniority and age, and stared at Guo Xin.

Guo Xin looked at her aunt who could be her mother, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She said, "Aunt, you don't have to be my apprentice to learn cooking. I have many dishes here that I don't plan to use as a stall, so I can teach you."

Although Guo Xin currently still makes a living by running a small stall, she will not stop at the small stall in the future. She wants to run modern shopping malls, cosmetics, etc. After all, she was a gifted person in her previous life.

"really?"

Guo Xin agreed, and Auntie Pang seemed even more diligent in helping.

Just as she was about to hand the food to the maid waiting outside the door, she saw Wen Yan walking towards her.

"Miss," Wen Yan said to Guo Xin who was holding a food box, "The master asked you to have dinner with us today."

Have dinner together?

Guo Xin didn't show it on his face, but he was nervous inside, wondering if his eavesdropping last night had been discovered.

Rumor has it that martial artists have extraordinary five senses, and he must have discovered me last night.

Not revealing it on the spot was just a balancing act. Today he wanted to test what he had heard. After all, one can best see a person's thoughts while eating.

Every move is most obvious when picking up food.

……

The capital was urging for the return very urgently, and a letter would arrive every few days, but the content of the letter was not much different.

The content of the letter was nothing more than that Concubine Jing'an missed her son very much, and His Majesty also missed him a little, and hoped that he would return to Beijing as soon as possible and not be distracted by his enjoyment abroad, and that his third brother had been busy with party struggles recently, and hoped that he would return home to help, and so on.

Although he was extremely reluctant to return to Beijing, he had indeed been away from Beijing for some time and it was time to go back and visit.

When he returned, he wanted to give his mother a gift.

Like him, my mother loves to eat new and exotic foods. Thanks to the grace of Your Majesty, the palace will open a small kitchen specially for my mother and allow the cook she brings with her to cook for her.

Because, my mother would definitely like this gift, and she would probably forgive him for ignoring her letters many times.

The man put down the chopsticks holding the toasted steamed bread slices and said, "Miss Guo, the food you cook is really delicious, but I can't let you continue to come to the city to cook for me for some reason."

After a pause, he continued, "But rest assured, young lady. The wages we agreed on at that time are not less than a cent. The only condition is that you need a few cooks in the church to prepare some food for thirty days a month. When you are free, you will have to teach them.

As for traveling back and forth to the capital city, it is really troublesome, so I will let the cooks go back with you."

When he got the recipe yesterday, he asked the cooks in the mansion to try to make another one, but no matter how hard he tried, the taste was not as good as Guo Xin's, so the recipe alone was far from enough.

Guo Xin had been worried that she would be discovered eavesdropping, so when she heard this request, she couldn't refuse it, so she said, "Of course, I came to the mansion to apply for the position of a cook, and I promised to teach the cook how to cook."

"It's just... my humble home can't accommodate so many people." Guo Xin was a little embarrassed. It was already very crowded with four people living in his house, and no one had their own space. If a few more cooks came, where would they have room?

However, after the money from being a cook arrives in the account, not only can she repay Mr. Liu, but she will also have money left over to build a house, so that she can move into the new house before the New Year.

When the man heard this, he laughed and said, "Don't worry about where the cooks live. I have made arrangements. You just need to make sure they can cook a dozen dishes before the New Year, and the taste should be the same as yours."

Before the New Year?

Is it related to Concubine Jing'an?

The man put a lot of thought into this birthday gift, but I wonder if he has other intentions in giving the gift, like fighting for power or something like that?

Thinking of this, Guo Xin suddenly remembered that Guo Zhi and Guo Xi’s birthdays were approaching, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl up.

"What's wrong?" The man looked at Guo Xin and suddenly smiled. He didn't know what he said that made her laugh, so he asked.