Secrets of Yuqing Palace

After Nanny Sun returned to the room where she lived alone, she thought of Wanlin's abnormal behavior when she was explaining the harem structure to the third princess during the day.

Although she didn't know why, she pondered for a moment and quickly wrote down today's abnormality on a small piece of paper.

Then take out a small bamboo tube as thick as a little finger from the bottom layer of clothes in the cabinet.

Open the stopper on the bamboo tube, roll up the paper strip and gently insert it into the bamboo tube, then put the stopper back in place.

He then put the bamboo tube into his sleeve pocket and tiptoed out of the room.

She walked out of the room, pretending to be strolling around casually.

Then she walked to the pots of flowers and plants under the courtyard wall. Just as she squatted down and was about to take action, a voice suddenly interrupted her.

"Sister Sun, it's so late, why don't you rest?"

"Oh, it's sister Zhang Jia."

"I just came out of Gege's room. I can't fall asleep for a while, so I came out for a walk and looked at the flowers and plants in the yard."

"What's so special about those flowers and plants?"

As Aunt Zhang Jia spoke, she straightened her clothes and said with concern:

"Sister Sun, it's autumn now and the weather is getting colder. Don't stay outside for too long."

"Be careful not to catch a cold. You won't be able to serve the princess for a while."

"Thank you for the reminder, sister. I know now."

"You should go inside and rest."

"I'll wash up and go back to the house to rest."

"Hey, then you should go back to the house early to avoid catching a cold."

Seeing Nanny Zhangjia yawning and returning to her room, Nanny Sun breathed a sigh of relief.

After making sure that no one came out, she stared at the pots of flowers and plants in front of her.

After determining the target, Nanny Sun carefully took out the small bamboo tube from her sleeve pocket and placed it in the hibiscus pot.

Quickly dig with your hands and carefully cover the bamboo tube with the soil in the flowerpot.

Then he stood up again, lifted the hibiscus pot with a little effort, and exchanged its position with the chrysanthemum pot next to it.

After making sure that there were no omissions, Nanny Sun gently patted the dirt off her hands.

He returned to his room calmly, washed up and lay down on the bed to rest.

Late at night, a dark shadow leaped into a row of servants' quarters in Qiyun Courtyard.

Then, under the cover of night, he walked to the flowers and plants under the courtyard wall.

The black shadow squatted down and fumbled for a moment, then confirmed that he had found something, then took it away and restored the flowerpot to its original state.

Then he jumped again, flew out of the wall of Qiyun Courtyard, and quickly left Guwaljia Mansion and disappeared.

All activities were hidden in the darkness and no one noticed.

Even the guards patrolling the Guwalja Palace did not notice anything wrong.

The following days were as usual.

Wanyu learned the rules and listened to Nanny Sun telling her about the taboos in the palace.

Sometimes Wanlin would bring her maid over to listen for a while.

This is something that Aunt Li Jia, who is by her side, would not mention.

In order to make more preparations for next year's plan and to prevent Nanny Li Jia from noticing anything unusual, Wanlin never brought Nanny Li Jia with her when she came to Wanyu's yard.

During this period, Wanyu did not forget to ask the chef to research instant noodle seasoning.

Wanyu also instructed Xia Lu that when she went out to inspect the shops, she should also ask the merchants from other places if there were any spices they had never seen before.

And she remembered that Chinese medicine stores also sold spices.

Although I don’t know if it can be used in instant noodle seasoning, knowing more about it can also give chefs some new inspiration.

In her opinion, as long as she can develop a seasoning that tastes good, that's enough.

It doesn’t necessarily have to follow the tastes of later generations!

However, she remembered that it seemed very convenient to make chicken essence manually in later generations.

She had seen the short videos made by bloggers in later generations, and they only needed dried mushrooms and dried shrimps.

Then fry it until dry and grind it into foam before eating.

But this was just something she had seen in a short video in her previous life. She had never tried it herself, so she didn't know if it would work.

But she is the master now, so she needs to do it herself.

So she just told them the general method of making it and let the people in the kitchen try it.

I didn’t expect that the people in the kitchen are so capable.

Following Wanyu's method, I was able to make chicken essence that enhances the flavor.

There are even chefs who create their own version by adding dried powder such as fish bones and chicken.

The chicken essence made with the method Wanyu mentioned is more flavorful and tasty.

Not only that, at Wanyu's reminder, these chefs later made a lot of dried meat and dried vegetables.

Moreover, they are all cut into very small pieces, which is perfect for being cooked in boiling water.

After Wanyu tasted it, she felt that it really had some resemblance to instant noodles in later generations.

She also admires these people's wisdom and hands-on ability.

The result that satisfied her was the distribution of large sums of rewards.

Time passed by unknowingly, and the Golden Award Festival was soon over.

During this Golden Award Ceremony, only Mafa and Mama, as well as the eldest aunt and the second sister came to the palace.

Although Mafa has been idle at home, he is still the Heshuo Efu after all.

So on big days like this in the palace, he still had to go to the palace to celebrate together.

After the Golden Award Ceremony, Wanyu excitedly left the house with her younger brother.

I went to the private restaurant called "Yuxiangju" to keep the appointment.

This is where Huang Cheng took Wanyu and others to have lunch last time.

On the day of the autumn outing in Xiangshan, the two agreed that the place for their next meeting to discuss cooperation would be here, and the time would be today.

However, Shi Mujin had never been here before, so he was very curious about this private restaurant.

It is different from ordinary restaurants and is not like street shops that open their doors directly for business.

This is a three-courtyard place with a very quiet and elegant interior layout, and it doesn't look like a restaurant at all.

Several people followed the servant into the second courtyard, which was surrounded by corridors and planted with bamboos. The breeze blew gently, and the bamboo leaves rustled.

The servant led Wanyu and the others to a private room, where two guards were standing at the door.

Wanyu still had some impression of both of them.

One of them bowed and said, "Princess Wanyu, Prince Mujin."

"My name is Tianqing. The master has been waiting inside for a long time. Please follow me in."

Wanyu nodded, "Yes, I'll trouble Tianqing to protect you."

Then she signaled the guards to stay outside, while she and Mu Jin went in with the maid.

After seeing Tianqing push the door and bring people into the house, the servant left tactfully.

Huang Cheng put down the teacup in his hand as soon as he heard the noise outside the door.

When he looked towards the door, he saw Tianqing coming in with others.

He stepped forward and said gently, "Sister Wanyu, Brother Mujin."

Wanyu apologized, "Sorry, we're late and kept Brother Huang waiting for so long."

Huang Cheng said meaningfully, "Don't worry, Sister Wanyu, you are not late."

"It's just that I was looking forward to this meeting, so I came early."

The brother and sister didn't hear any hidden meaning in each other's words, and just thought that the other party was very eager to promote cooperation.

"Don't worry, Brother Huang. I'm fully prepared for this trip."

Seeing the confidence in the other person's eyes, Huang Cheng asked with an expectant smile: "Oh?"

"I wonder what surprise Sister Wanyu has prepared this time?"

"This makes me look forward to it very much."

Wanyu turned to look at the maid beside her, "Xia Lu."

Xia Lu knelt and replied, "I am here."

"Take out the things I asked you to bring, and then demonstrate them to Brother Huang Er again."

"Yes."

Then Huang Cheng saw Xia Lu first open the door of the private room, give instructions to the people outside, and then go back into the room.

She opened one and carried a small bag with her.

There were two boxes in the bundle.

There were a few pieces of bread in one of the boxes.

There was another small box containing several bamboo tubes that were as big as an adult man's thumb.

There are different markings on these small bamboo tubes.

Xia Lu placed the small bamboo tubes on the table one by one, and soon heard a knock on the door.

After she opened the door, the others in the room saw the servant bringing in a small stove.

Above the stove was a six-inch casserole, half filled with water.

It looks the same as the last time I was in Xiangshan, using a charcoal ash stove to cook.