It's over! After eloping, I was caught by my cold husband and taken back to his room

Chapter 377: Eating Hot Pot During Chinese New Year

Ye Nanyue said goodbye and left, returning to Concubine Cen's palace.

Not long after they sat down, Lu Huaiyang and Christmas Eve came back.

They both look fine.

It seems that she didn't suffer much from the emperor.

Thinking of this, Ye Nanyue breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.

It seems that the emperor's temper did not last very long.

After all, he is his most promising son.

In addition, Lu Huaiyang and his smart son Ping'an are deeply favored by the emperor, so it is impossible for the emperor to be angry with him all the time.

Thinking of this, Ye Nanyue felt a little relieved and less worried.

After resting for a while, Ye Nanyue changed into more comfortable clothes, cooked a lot of food in Concubine Cen's small kitchen, and asked someone to send a portion to the emperor and Concubine Xie.

Seeing Ye Nanyue's actions, Lu Huaiyang was deeply surprised by her style of doing things and her character.

Although he did not confess to Ye Nanyue, the people around him were also loyal to Ye Nanyue. If Ye Nanyue wanted to know, she could ask them, and no one would hide it.

So, she knew.

But she was still so filial to the emperor.

Lu Huaiyang couldn't help but have a thought.

While the palace servants were packing the food boxes, Ye Nanyue said, "Ask His Majesty if you need me to be the chef in the imperial kitchen tomorrow. If Your Majesty doesn't mind, I have prepared a few novel dishes."

"Yes, Princess."

Lu Huaiyang also heard it. He looked at Ye Nanyue with some surprise and couldn't help asking, "You... Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Everyone is vying to please the emperor and mother. Going to the kitchen is dirty and tiring, and it's a thankless job. Are you sure?"

Tomorrow there will surely be many favored concubines, princes and princesses who will dine with the emperor.

Everyone is eager to get close to the emperor, so why would she be willing to do those things?

Ye Nanyan said: "Father has a clear mind. As long as it makes him happy, it doesn't matter what I do."

"Filial piety is not about appearances. Father has company, but it's not easy to enjoy the meal."

Ye Nanyue's voice was slow and he spoke seriously and solemnly.

Once these words are heard, they will reach the emperor's ears.

Lu Huaiyang was quite surprised to hear her say that.

I never thought that Ye Nanyue could think so clearly.

Lu Huaiyang looked at her with some surprise.

Then he nodded slowly and said, "Okay."

Several people had dinner together in Concubine Cen's palace.

After dinner, someone came to deliver a message from the emperor.

The one who came was Eunuch Su.

Since it was Eunuch Su who came to deliver the message, the emperor must have taken it very seriously.

"Princess Xian."

Eunuch Su looked at Ye Nanyue with a smile on his face: "His Majesty said that if the Queen is willing tomorrow, you will be asked to help in the Imperial Kitchen. If you need anything, please feel free to take it."

"Okay, there are indeed some things we need." Ye Nanyue said hurriedly.

There are actually not many stir-fried dishes here, most of them are steamed or boiled. They also stir-fry dishes, but not as many as modern ones. Of course, there are even fewer other dishes.

Eunuch Su asked with a smile, "Princess, what do you need? Please tell me."

Ye Nanyue was not polite and told Eunuch Su what she needed.

When Eunuch Su heard her say this, he suddenly became interested: "Okay, don't worry, Princess, I will definitely make it ready."

Ye Nanyan grabbed a handful of golden melon seeds for Eunuch Su and said, "Thank you for your help, Eunuch."

Eunuch Su was about to decline, but Ye Nanyue hurriedly said, "It's New Year's Eve, you can't refuse. There will be a lot of people tomorrow, and I'll be busy in the imperial kitchen, so I may not have the chance to give you a red envelope."

"I know that my father-in-law has spoken a lot for me in front of the emperor. I can't let you work in vain."

After hearing what Ye Nanyan said, Eunuch Su did not refuse: "Then I will not refuse. Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Eunuch Su left, Ye Nanyue sent someone to the imperial kitchen to inform everyone about the dishes she would cook and the things she would prepare the next day.

Concubine Cen watched Ye Nanyue busying around, feeling relieved but also a little distressed: "I thought you and Huaiyang had lived in the countryside for many years, and I wanted to let you enjoy life. I never thought... I still let you suffer."

"It's the end of the year now. Which princess would personally cook in the kitchen during the New Year?"

Ye Nanyan hurriedly said to Concubine Cen, "Compared to the suffering my mother has endured, this is nothing."

Concubine Cen's expression and tone became more serious. "You can't say that. It's because Mother has suffered before that I absolutely cannot let you suffer again. But now... things are not going the way I wish."

Looking at Concubine Cen's sad expression, I really felt sorry for her, and it didn't seem fake at all.

Ye Nanyan reached out and patted Concubine Cen's hand distressedly, and said softly: "Mother, I'm fine. Now that the emperor is angry, I want to show my respect."

"Besides, there are so many servants helping me, I can't bear the hardship."

"So, you can rest assured."

Besides, she was doing this for her own sake.

More importantly, for someone who likes to cook, making a few of his favorite dishes on New Year’s Eve does not feel like a shame, but rather a pleasure.

It is especially enjoyable to be in a spacious kitchen with all the ingredients and helpers!

When Ye Nanyan said this, Concubine Cen just nodded and glanced at Lu Huaiyang. Her expression became a little more serious: "If you dare to let Nanyan down, I will be the first one to not let you go."

Lu Huaiyang was stunned for a moment, feeling innocent as if he had been singled out.

But of course he didn't dare to have any objections, and immediately nodded and said to Concubine Cen: "Don't worry, mother, I will not let her down."

That night, the family of three rested in Concubine Cen's palace.

The next morning, Ye Nanyue was woken up by the palace servants and went with Lu Huaiyang to kowtow to the emperor. Then they came back and kowtowed to Concubine Cen and Concubine Xie.

Then, those married but favored princes and princesses came into the palace one after another.

The New Year’s Eve meal should be eaten at noon.

Dinner is dumplings.

Later in the evening, we gather together to celebrate the New Year.

Ye Nanyue brought her own cook in and first made two big cakes in Concubine Cen's palace.

Ye Nanyue will personally decorate the flowers when the time comes.

She went to the imperial kitchen and prepared a few dishes.

Most importantly, stir-fry the base!

Ye Nanyue plans to make a charcoal stove hot pot.

This palace does not have hot pot stoves, but it does have small ceramic basins.

There are also some small charcoal stoves for simmering medicine.

Ye Nanyue asked someone to find it overnight. There was basically one small stove for a family of three.

The emperor had his own stove.

She cooked two pots of soup: red soup and tomato soup.

She fried a part first and demonstrated it to the royal chef.

She then prepared the ingredients and asked the imperial chef to cook according to her instructions.

The last time I went to the horse farm, I was accompanied by a chef. I had already witnessed Ye Nanyue’s cooking skills, so now I was naturally convinced.

Ye Nanyue bought the hot pot base that was missing from the system mall.

As soon as the imperial chef started to fry the soup base, she went to prepare the dipping sauce.