Harem Daily Life

Because he was summoned by the emperor to sleep with him on the first night out of the palace, Tao Yanyan's meal at noon was particularly sumptuous.

Eight dishes, one soup, and a bowl of bird's nest; this was the best meal she had ever had since she traveled through time!

No one would believe it if I told them this, but this was Tao Yanyan’s first time eating bird’s nest.

Tao Yanyan, a working social animal, has a meager income. After paying for rent, phone bills, internet broadband fees, water, electricity, gas and other expenses, he only has a little money left for food. If he wants to buy beautiful clothes or jewelry, or have a meal with friends or go out for fun, he has to plan for a long time. How can he spend his limited money on eating bird's nests?

That is not a necessary consumption for her as a social animal!

So she tasted the bird's nest very slowly.

"Mm, it's soft, chewy, and has a sweet taste. Qingfeng, next time you meet the chef Zhao Yu, remember to thank him."

"Yes, I've made a note of it. The palace servant who delivered the food just now also asked if Liang Yi wanted to eat anything, she could tell them and they would make it for her."

Tao Yanyan thought about it and really wanted to eat grilled chicken wings, grilled lamb skewers and hot and sour noodles.

She smacked her lips and said, "Maybe the imperial chef can't make what I want to eat. How about this, when I wake up from my nap, let's go to the kitchen and I'll make a few side dishes myself so you can have a taste of my cooking skills."

"Ah?" Qingfeng was surprised, "Liang Yi wants to cook by herself? This... It is said that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen. The kitchen is very messy. How can Liang Yi go in? It is beneath her dignity!"

Mingyue also looked worried.

"It doesn't matter. I used to cook for myself often. Cooking occasionally brings some homely flavor." After Tao Yanyan finished speaking, she went to take a nap, leaving the two little palace maids with dazed looks on their faces.

Ming Ye said helplessly: "Forget it, Liang Yi can cook if she wants to. Let's give the kitchen some money and ask them to look after it and lend a hand."

After waking up, Tao Yanyan changed into a dress that was convenient for her to move in, took off her jewelry, dressed simply, and went to the kitchen with Qingfeng and Mingyue.

The kitchen is divided into a large kitchen and a small kitchen. The large kitchen usually has big pots of food, which are cooked for the accompanying guards, palace servants, and maids. The small kitchen mainly serves the emperor and several concubines, as well as several generals of high rank like Qi Yizheng and accompanying officials.

Tao Liangyi wanted to cook by herself, and everyone in the kitchen was shocked. The chef Zhao Yu, who was in charge, smiled and did not stop her. He just followed Tao Liangyi and helped her.

Tao Yanyan first looked around at the ingredients and found that although they were not in the palace, all the supplies were available. However, there was no barbecue rack, so she had to make something else. She replaced the grilled chicken wings and lamb skewers with boiled fish fillets, added a dish of bitter gourd stuffed with meat, and cooked a pot of red date millet porridge.

At first, everyone in the kitchen thought that the emperor's women were all high and mighty and had never had anything to do with Yang Shuichun, and that they came into the kitchen just to make trouble. Unexpectedly, Tao Liangyi handled the live fish with great ease, and in a few strokes she sliced out thin fish fillets. She made soup from the fish bones, added the marinated fish fillets, sprinkled some red pepper and Sichuan peppercorns, and poured some boiling hot oil on it. With a "sizzle", the aroma was instantly released, and the whole kitchen was filled with the mouth-watering fish fragrance.

Chef Zhao's eyes lit up. This dish was both beautiful and appetizing! I wonder where Tao Liangyi learned this from?

Another dish, bitter gourd stuffed with meat, was pretty standard. The minced meat was first marinated with scallion and ginger water, then blended and stuffed into the chopped bitter gourds. A little soy sauce was drizzled on it, and garnished with a few wolfberries. It was then steamed in a steamer and served.

Millet porridge with red dates is cooked until it is soft and fragrant.

She took some of the three dishes away for herself and left the rest to Chef Zhao.

As soon as she left, Chef Zhao quickly took up his chopsticks to taste the food, with an incredulous expression on his face.

This is so delicious!

Although it’s not delicate enough, the taste is absolutely amazing!

"Quick, go and find out if His Majesty has returned. If he has, add these three dishes to today's dinner and say that Tao Liangyi made them for His Majesty personally." Imperial Chef Zhao gave the order and did not forget to keep a portion for himself.

He Linzhang had just returned. He talked with a few officials for a while and then served the meal.

I was tired after a day outside and didn't have a good lunch. I just had a quick bite. Now my stomach is empty and I want to drink something soup.

Zhang Fuhai was serving on the side. He first opened a bowl of red date millet porridge with a layer of porridge oil floating on it.

"Your Majesty, this is the millet porridge that Tao Liangyi cooked personally. She also made two dishes. The imperial kitchen sent them over for your Majesty to taste."

He Linzhang raised his eyebrows and immediately became interested.

"Hmm, it's soft, sweet and refreshing. What other dishes did she make?" He Linzhang finished a bowl of porridge in a few gulps, and his stomach felt a little better.

"She made this boiled fish fillet and this bitter melon stuffed with meat. Chef Zhao said that Tao Liangyi didn't rely on anyone else. She filleted the fish and chopped the meat herself. I didn't expect Tao Liangyi to be such a good cook." Zhang Fuhai said something good for Tao Liangyi, but he couldn't understand why she didn't deliver the dishes herself if she had cooked them herself.

Wouldn't it be helpful to enhance our relationship by dining with His Majesty?

Tao Liangyi is indeed still young, and wants to win favor, but she doesn't think it through.

He Linzhang took a bite of the boiled fish fillet, and his taste buds seemed to explode. He ate two bowls of rice with the bowl of fish fillet. The bitter melon stuffed with meat was slightly bitter, but it had the effect of clearing away heat, and he felt refreshed after eating it.

I have to say that his little Liangyi is really good at cooking and the dishes she cooks are inexplicably delicious.

After the meal was cleared away, He Linzhang wanted to continue working, so he asked Zhang Fuhai to tell Tao Yanyan that he would sleep with him that night.

On this side, Tao Yanyan, Qingfeng and Mingyue were all full.

"Liang Yi, the boiled fish fillet you made was so delicious that I even ate an extra bowl of rice tonight." Qing Feng touched his round belly, with a look of fullness on his face.

"I never knew cooking could be so beautiful. Liangyi, you looked so beautiful when you held the knife fish, like a female general." Mingyue thought of the scene she saw in the kitchen in the evening, and felt that her Liangyi was an amazing person.

Tao Yanyan said with a smile: "You mean I'm both beautiful and cool, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes, it's beautiful and heroic, this word is so appropriate." Mingyue quickly took out her little notebook and wrote it down. Tao Liangyi's words are always novel.

"Is Tao Liangyi here?" A voice asked outside the door. Qingfeng knew it was Eunuch Zhang. He quickly tidied his clothes and went out to greet her.

"Greetings to Tao Liangyi. His Majesty ate the dishes made by Tao Liangyi and praised them highly. He asked Tao Liangyi to prepare them and sleep with him tonight."

Tao Yanyan...that was not specially made for the emperor, and I never thought of giving it to him to eat!

Unintentionally planting a willow tree will grow into a shade...

When He Linzhang came over in the evening, Tao Yanyan had not yet lain down. He was holding a book and reading the traditional Chinese characters on it.

"Why haven't you taken off your hairpins and rings yet? Are you waiting for me to serve you?" He Linzhang thought of the time he had just come over from Concubine Zhao's place. Concubine Zhao was crying and jealous, accusing him of serving Tao Liangyi all night long. He felt angry and amused.