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Everyone in the imperial dining room stopped what they were doing, and all turned their heads to look at Xiliu's excited face. Liu Zuo bowed: "Hey...Master Xiliu is good, I don't know that Master Xiliu is in the imperial dining room, I am far away!"

Xiliu shook her hand to indicate that it was okay and walked in, touched here and there, everyone began to whisper, the content of the discussion was nothing more than that this is the celebrity next to the emperor, who is the emperor's so-and-so, and occasionally has some eyesight Some would say that this is the most beautiful man in the imperial city.

Xiliu didn't care about their judgments on her at all, but walked to a pot and opened the lid of the porridge, and said with bright eyes, "Can I have a bowl?"

The father-in-law hurriedly took a big spoon and filled Xiliu with a bowl of porridge. Xiliu held the hot porridge and went to the table full of vegetables to make room for himself, sat down and began to drink without looking.

He took a sip and felt that the taste was not very good. He got up and found some edamame, pickled vegetables, added a little salt and sugar, added pepper, diced red pepper, stir-fried for a while, added half a spoonful of soy sauce, and stir-fried again After a long time, I found a plate and put it on, then went to the side of the porridge, geared up and ate happily.

All the people in the imperial dining room just looked at him. Xiliu took a sip of porridge, picked up some edamame, looked back at everyone looking at herself, and said a little funny: "Sorry, I'm a little hungry, you go on! I won't bother you !" Seeing that everyone didn't continue to work, Xiliu said bitterly: "If you don't care about the pot, the pastry inside will be mushy."

Only then did someone rush to open the ladder cage to have a look, Xiliu smiled and greeted the father-in-law who came over to take care of things and said, "Elder-in-law, what are you in charge of here?"

After bowing to each other, the father-in-law replied with some embarrassment: "Master Xiliu, yes."

"What's your name?" Xiliu asked with a sip of porridge.

"The old minister's name is Ivan."

"Ten thousand? I'll give you four." Xiliu pointed at him with his chopsticks amusedly, and the father-in-law looked at Xiliu in embarrassment, not knowing how to answer.

After Xiliu finished her porridge, she pushed the side dishes in and said, "Okay, Mr. Ten Thousand, thank you for saving my dog's life. I decided to repay you." Xiliu smiled and took out the He drew the dagger, and the father-in-law took several steps back in fright.

Xiliu smiled and said, "Come on! I'll let you guys see my Uncle Liu's level!"

Xiliu walked up to some bitter gourds with a smile, and the father-in-law suddenly said in embarrassment: "The new Xiaocaizi bought the wrong ingredients. No one likes this bitter gourd. He thought it was Jinlingzi and bought it back."

Xiliu picked up the bitter gourd and smiled and said, "I don't like eating bitter gourd, but since everyone doesn't like it, let's go with it." After speaking, Xiliu picked up a few bitter gourds and went to the sink to wash them.

The father-in-law asked him to continue to do the work at hand, and the meal still had to be prepared. He didn't like what Xiliu was doing, so he didn't care what he was doing.

Xiliu washed the bitter gourd, peeled it and cut it into very thin slices. Walk around the feed, see what's in each jar, scoop some out of each, put some on your fingers, and taste it.

In the end, he chose three iced plums, a small bucket of milk, a piece of brown sugar, some rock sugar, and a jar of honey, and returned to the iced bitter gourd full, scooped out the bitter gourd, put it into the milk, and stirred it a few times Finally, crush the brown sugar, throw it in and stir it again, and put it aside; then remove the core of the plums and cut them into cubes for later use, add rock sugar, crush them and sprinkle them on the plums, use a pounder to blend them into a dipping sauce, wrap them in In oiled paper, immerse in ice water.

Look around to find some ice cubes and put them in a basin, pour honey on the ice cubes, take out slices of bitter gourd with chopsticks and stick them on the ice cubes, find a small plate and put it next to it, and ring the bell The lid in the hand of someone passing by with a pot lid.

Xiliu yelled loudly: "Grandpa Ten Thousand! Come and try my handicraft!"

Ten thousand father-in-law came out from the side door and looked at Xiliu in embarrassment. Xiliu watched him walk towards her and took out the oil paper from the ice water, and poured the sauce into the prepared small plate. Bitter Gua sighed, "I only know that Master Xiliu is as beautiful as a fairy, but I don't know that you also like to cook."

Xiliu laughed a little, pulled up the clothes of the person next to her, wiped her hands and replied, "I don't understand what you are saying, but there is a condition before you eat."

The father-in-law just lifted up the chopsticks and put them down again, looking at Xiliu with embarrassment, Xiliu pointed to the dishes on the table and said: "If this cold bitter gourd dish pleases my father-in-law and everyone present, then you can teach me how to cook it." When making palace desserts, if someone says it’s not delicious, I’ll leave right away.”

The father-in-law looked at Xiliu in disbelief. He had also been in contact with Xiliu before, but now this Xiliu tried to make him a little strange. Learn dim sum, the veteran can teach it, but don't say anything about leaving."

Xiliu didn't expect this father-in-law to be so talkative, but the farts she let out must be loud... I can only say unwillingly: "No! It's boring if this is the case! As long as one person says it's not delicious! I'll leave immediately! "But I gritted my teeth and wondered why I worked so hard.

The father-in-law didn't know why Xiliu was so determined to leave, so he could only pick up a piece of bitter gourd with his chopsticks again under his guidance, and looked at the scenery revealed by the bitter gourd through the dim light. Golden ink scroll.

The father-in-law widened his eyes in surprise and pointed at the bitter gourd and asked Xiliu: "What is this... why do you see the landscape of our country in this film?"

Xiliu was stunned for a moment, looked down at the slightly melted ice cubes and honey, and suddenly understood what he meant. It turned out that honey and water did not blend so well because they had not been stirred before, and it happened to be left on the bitter gourd slices. After painting a series of golden landscape paintings, Xiliu pointed at Meizijiang proudly and said, "Elder-in-law, now we need to paint him."

The father-in-law nodded and dipped the bitter gourd slices into the plum sauce. When he lifted it up, he saw the garden full of spring scenery. The plums stuck to the bitter gourd slices, like blooming flowers, dotted with blue haze on the great rivers and mountains.

The father-in-law lowered his chin with his hands, opened his mouth and ate the landscape into his stomach, and his eyes were even more pleasantly surprised: the cold taste has the sweetness of milk, and the sweet and sour breath in the mouth spreads in the mouth. The sweetness of bitter gourd is mixed with a hint of bitterness, and the various aspects of life are written in this small piece of bitter gourd. After that, it slides into the esophagus with the warmth of honey, leaving an endless aftertaste in the mouth perfectly.

"Wonderful! Really wonderful!" The father-in-law held up his chopsticks and looked at Xiliu in astonishment. Xiliu looked at the perfect expression he gave, and proudly put his hips on his hips and said to the father-in-law who was already drooling: "Eat, there is less to do. Some, please don’t dislike them.”

Looking at the smiles on everyone's faces, it was the greatest affirmation for her delicious food. This reminded Xiliu of her mother's expression when she ate her cucumber salad for the first time, but now, a burst of heartache pinched Xiliu's face. neck, making him unable to breathe.

The father-in-law smiled, turned his head and bowed, and called out: "Master Xiliu, I have never known that your craftsmanship is so exquisite."

Xiliu came back to her senses, smiled and pinched her nose, then regained her proud expression, hooked her father-in-law's neck and said, "How about it, teach me how to make palace desserts!"

The father-in-law seemed a little embarrassed by his hook-up, but he agreed with him nodding.

Xiliu also learned how to make palace dim sum from the royal chef.

On the other side, the emperor just went down to the Liuxu Palace, but found that Xiliu was gone. He scolded a group of maids, and the leading maid bowed her head and tremblingly said: "Go back to the emperor, when I went to report, I met a noble concubine. The imperial concubine and empress have already been informed about the fact that Master Xiliu has gone to the imperial dining room, and the empress said that she will inform on her behalf."

"Hmph, Ruozhen found out that Xiliu is not there! Watch out for all of your heads!" The emperor gritted his teeth and turned around and drove to the imperial dining room. On the way, he happened to meet the noble concubine who was going to look for the emperor.

The imperial concubine bowed softly and said slowly: "This concubine is going to go to the emperor and tell him that Xiliu disobeyed the emperor's order and went to a place like the imperial dining room to meet others privately."

The emperor looked at the concubine in front of him speechlessly and didn't reply her anything, but continued to let the team go to the imperial dining room. The concubine followed the emperor's team with a happy attitude and prepared to watch a good show, and played tricks on Xi who made her unable to get off the stage. pomegranate.

When they arrived at the imperial dining room, the father-in-law notified the emperor's arrival, and everyone stopped what they were doing and knelt down in surprise. Only Xiliu held a bamboo stick and turned to look at the door without doing anything else.

"Presumptuous! You don't kneel down when you see the emperor!" The imperial concubine gave Xiliu a 'heavy punch' as ​​soon as she came up. Kexiliu was holding a bamboo stick in one hand and a half-carved dim sum in the other hand, pretending He got off the chair and knelt down slowly. Before his knees touched the ground, the emperor stepped forward to pull him up, and asked accusingly, "Why did you leave the room without authorization?"

Xiliu put the half-carved dim sum in front of the emperor with an innocent face and said, "Make dim sum."

"This is the reason for you to leave the room!" Seeing that he did not show any remorse, the emperor took his hand and asked, "Why, you still want to run away?"

Xiliu rolled her eyes with a long sigh, pointed at the emperor's nose with a bamboo stick to suppress her anger, and said, "Did I run away! You are in a hurry!"

"Presumptuous! Come here! Slap!" The concubine's words fell, and the mother behind hurried forward, but the emperor gave the concubine a cold look, and said expressionlessly: "Why, Xiliu's presumptuousness is my favourite. Is my concubine the one who dares to touch me?"

The noble concubine hurriedly knelt down and said nothing, but Xiliu found it a little funny. It turned out that he was more important than everything else in the emperor's heart. He looked at the emperor's back, and then saw the noble concubine glaring at him. He pretended to imitate the emperor's expression and mouth Then she said it to the noble concubine, the angry noble concubine gritted her teeth.

The emperor saw the expression on the imperial concubine's face, turned his head to look at Xiliu, Xiliu withdrew his pretentious look and looked at him harmlessly, the emperor raised the snack in Xiliu's hand and looked at the one on the table, tenderly Smiled, turned around and said to the people around: "Get up." Then he looked at Xiliu, "What did you do? It's still somewhat similar."

Xiliu looked at the dim sum in her hand, then looked back at the one on the table, and suddenly said with a smile: "I made the one on the table, and I am helping the chef modify the one in my hand."

The emperor looked at Xiliu suspiciously, thinking that he was lying to himself, Xiliu shook her head and put down the bamboo sticks and dim sum in her hand, clapped her hands and said, "The royal chefs told me that the dim sum they made is not liked by princesses or princes." eat, that's why I taught them how to make these small animal-shaped snacks."

Seeing that the emperor still didn't believe it, Xiliu sat down, took a lump of noodles, put a piece of bean paste in it, pinched one end, and cut out burrs on her body with small scissors. Sesame seeds are dotted on the tip, and a lifelike little hedgehog was born in his palm.

The emperor suddenly felt that the Xiliu in front of him was really different from before, and he looked at Xiliu again in amazement. Xiliu saw that he was looking at herself a little annoyed, and then gently put down the little hedgehog and said angrily: "Someone also said If you love me, your sons and daughters will be flocked."

Originally, I thought the emperor would be angry, but I didn't expect him to sigh and say: "The world is impermanent, and since I am the king of a country, everything doesn't go my way."

Xiliu raised her head to meet his disappointed expression, followed his eyes to look at the jade pendant on his waist, and frowned unavoidably: "This jade pendant is also on the prince's body, and it is also in my room. This is the three of us." the fetters? '

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at Xiliu and asked, "Go, I will take you back to Liuxu Palace."

Xiliu was pulled back from his thoughts by his words, shook her head and said: "No, just go back!" Then silenced for a while, watching everyone looking at her with expectant eyes, Xiliu almost said 'by you Enen ah ah. ' Quickly changed his words, "Go back...you won't be able to make snacks."

Then he stretched out his hand and began to push the emperor, cursing and saying: "Oh, get out of here, go, go, get out of here! It's cool! Stay here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he found that the atmosphere was extremely weird, including the emperor tilting his head and looking at him. Xiliu suddenly realized that the time he was in was wrong, stomped his feet quickly, and hit the emperor's chest with one hand, coquettishly Said: "Hey, your majesty, you can leave~ You have finished watching all the little surprises that you originally planned to make, so what else is there to talk about! Go back and find a cooler place~ Put your little surprises away. Princes~little princesses are all called together~tell them that their brother Xiliu has prepared special dishes for them." After speaking, he took the emperor's hand and pursed his lips and said, "Is that good?"

The emperor was so intimidated by Xiliu's cuteness that he couldn't extricate himself, he nodded quickly and stroked his cheek and said, "Okay, I will follow you, you are not allowed to be so unreasonable in front of others." Xiliu quickly nodded obediently, the emperor In a good mood, he turned and left.

Seeing how powerful he was, Xiliu cut it, picked up the bamboo stick and sat down again, muttering: "What the hell." Then he used a knife that he was good at, and started to carve and cut it. Since the lie was also spread, He could only take this matter seriously, so he started waving the imperial chef to work for him.