The reborn prince's little palace maid in the apocalypse

After Xi Le entered the palace, she finally embarked on the path she wanted to take. Some people think she is easy to bully, so she will let those people bully her. She will not complain, but the people who should know and should see will eventually know, and then someone will naturally stand up for her. In the same way, a few kind words and a few tears can make some people loyal to themselves and grateful for their kindness.

An'er is one of them. An'er has a straightforward temper and a sharp tongue. She often offends people without even realizing it. Xi Le often apologized and said good things to An'er, both covertly and overtly. Everyone said that Xi Le was gentle and kind because he had a good temper and was a sensible person. Compared with that An'er, it looks even better.

Although An'er often had conflicts with others, no one found that those quarrels were mostly about joy. Sometimes it was a seemingly casual word from joy, and sometimes it was even just an expression or look in his eyes.

Xi Le is like raising a dog to An'er. He cares and cares for her on a daily basis, just like giving him some food. At the critical moment, he will let it out to bite people. It's just that An'er didn't know it.

But now that the dog he had raised bit him, whether intentionally or unintentionally, in Xi Le's heart, there was a rift in the relationship between An'er and himself. This is something that Joy will never tolerate. She will never allow herself to be soft-hearted, even temporarily, because then she will be the one who may be hurt in the end.

Xi Le put a light pink silk flower diagonally on her head, put on her rhombus glasses, and went out to go to the dining room.

If you don't go with everyone in the morning, you are showing your sadness. But if you really don't go all day or wait until everyone is busy at the busiest time and then go by yourself, then it will become laziness. If you don't say it on the face, you will feel it in your heart Disgusting.

You must have the joy of being popular in everything, how could you let yourself fall into such a situation.

And there is one thing hidden in Xi Le's heart, that is, to teach An'er a lesson, but this lesson is not easy to teach, so it cannot be taken lightly. An'er will not be able to remember well, and he will not be able to vent his anger, but it cannot be too severe. It is still very useful, but if it is too heavy, it will be a pity if it becomes useless.

Xi Le was thinking as he walked. As soon as he arrived outside the courtyard of the dining room, he saw two of Eunuch Ping's men, Xiao Qi and Xiao Ming, pushing a wheelbarrow into the courtyard where the dining room was located. The cart was covered with linen. , there were still patches of blood stained on it.

"What is this?" Xi Le asked Xiao Qi and Xiao Ming softly, but they did not come closer, but took a step back.

Xiao Ming smiled and said: "This is a good thing."

"The imperial kitchen got a cow. The Queen gave us a cow leg in the East Palace. Eunuch Ping asked us brothers to get it back." Xiao Qi answered.

"That's really a good thing." Xi Le looked at the cow leg and smiled very gently.

The status of cattle in the Jingtian Dynasty was second only to horses, and they could not be slaughtered at will. This was written in the imperial criminal law.

Even the number of cows raised by someone's family, and when, where, and how much money was spent to buy them from whom, must be reported to the government. Of course, ordinary people cannot afford to buy cattle. Most of them are bought collectively by a village and raised and shared by the whole village.

Even for the royal family, they only get a few by chance in a year. Of course, they have to be provided to the masters first. If any concubine in the harem can be rewarded with a dish containing beef, it will be the treatment of a favorite concubine.

Naturally, not everyone can eat the cattle that enter the East Palace.

Moreover, His Highness the Crown Prince cannot eat a whole leg of beef alone. Naturally, such food must be rewarded to the officials of James Mansion and the East Palace, as well as the honorable stewards.

Of course, unless His Highness the Crown Prince specifically orders it, there are rules for the distribution of such unusual items.

When Xi Le walked into the dining room, it was the busiest time. Everyone was working with their heads down, and there was no time to look up at anyone. No one found joy coming in either.

Xi Le didn't say anything, let alone make any noise, he just walked quietly to An'er's side.

"What's on the snack list today?"

An'er was mixing the sugar filling. When she heard the question, she raised her eyes and saw that she was happy, so she hurriedly asked: "Why are you here? Are you still dizzy?"

In the morning, it was because Xi Le said she hadn't slept well and was feeling dizzy that everyone advised her to take a rest for the day.

"Much better." Xi Le looked at the ingredients on the table and counted them in detail: "Pine nut and lily cake, honey honeycomb cake, pearl jade balls, plum blossom cake."

Xi Le glanced at An'er who was not energetic, and saw Feng San behind him, so he turned around and asked Feng San behind him in a low voice: "Didn't you make this plum blossom cake three days ago?"

Feng San is a little girl with thin eyebrows and eyes who has just grown her hair. On weekdays, he is a bit timid and can't speak loudly, so he quietly replied to Xile: "It's Sister Jiang Bi who came here. It seems that the third young master from Cheng'en Palace is coming. I also asked for Hehuan Soup." It’s said that His Highness has been a bit angry these days.”

As Feng San said this, he secretly pointed to Aunt Dan who was preparing soup for Xi Le.

Xi Le looked around the bustling room. Not only were everyone busy with their hands, but their mouths were also busy. There was a lack of green onions here and a head of garlic there. In response to the various stove openings on the stove, the words "hot and lively" can be said.

She smiled and nodded lightly to Feng San, and then started busy with everyone.

Xiao Qizi and Xiao Mingzi followed Eunuch Ping in carrying a whole leg of cow. Everyone's eyes followed him, and because Eunuch Ping was there, no one dared to whisper. But if there were teeth in those eyes, there might not even be any bones left in this cow leg.

Eunuch Ping looked at Xiao Huizi who was directing people to prepare dishes and shouted: "Xiao Huizi, go and ask your master to come over."

Xiao Huizi's master is the strong father-in-law who is in charge of the meat bureau. The master who strengthened the father-in-law was the newly appointed Chief Superintendent of the Imperial Kitchen Supervisor. He was praised as the "God of Cooking" by the late emperor himself.

Legend has it that at a royal banquet, a minister ate the food cooked by the chief steward. Because it was so delicious, he ate it with his own tongue without even noticing. Afterwards, what happened here was spread out, which made the chief executive famous.

Before the death of this steward, he had a total of four apprentices. The other three are now in the Imperial Kitchen Prison. Only this powerful father-in-law is in the East Palace of the Prince. This was specially given by His Majesty.

Therefore, as the head of each bureau, Eunuch Qiang has more status than others. Even on ordinary days, I was a little more polite to him.

Of course, this strong father-in-law is also a good person, and he is not a frivolous person to be able to hold the position of supervisor in the palace. In his interactions with others, he is also a person who treats everyone well and treats others well.

When they heard that Eunuch Ping sent people to invite Eunuch Qiang, everyone understood that for such a rare item as beef, Eunuch Qiang must make it, so as not to waste a good thing.

Eunuch Qiang is a very tall man. Generally, most of the eunuchs in the palace were purified when they were young, so they are smaller than normal men.

Eunuch Ping was tall because he was already an adult when he entered the palace, and his fatness came from his love of eating and cooking after entering the palace. As for why Eunuch Qiang looks like this, even a head taller than Eunuch Ping, no one knows.

Maybe a few supervisors would know, but no one dared to inquire about this powerful father-in-law's private affairs. Just because this strong father-in-law not only has a tall and strong figure, but also has a face that can stop crying at night. How many young eunuchs and maids were frightened to tears by this supervisor when they first arrived in the East Palace. There is no need for this adult to raise his voice, just a look can silence those people in an instant.

"Hey! This is a good thing." Mr. Qiang, who had just been invited by Xiao Huizi, saw the cow leg as soon as he entered the door.

Eunuch Qiang used his hand as big as a cattail leaf fan to pat the cow's leg and said, "You don't see this thing only a few times a year!"

Eunuch Ping nodded and agreed, "You know it's not easy to get, but why don't you take out the treasure you've hidden."

Eunuch Qiang looked down at the lines on the meat and traced it with his fingers, as if he was looking for the route of the knife.

After hearing what Eunuch Ping said, he smiled and asked Xiao Huizi to take two people to his house and carry his treasured box. Legend has it that the box contains a set of knives and a lot of secret seasonings handed down from the big steward. When making ordinary dishes, I have never seen such a strong father-in-law using this box.

Originally, after seeing Eunuch Qiang coming, only the palace servants around the Cun Bureau did not dare to speak loudly, but when he raised his head and smiled, it was better, and the people working in other bureaus in the whole room were also silent.

"How to do it? Is there anything passed down from above?" Eunuch Qiang asked Eunuch Xiang Ping.

"I haven't said it yet, it's up to you."

"Then just keep a few pieces of meat and sauce the rest first. It's also convenient to keep the side dishes."

"Make some beef with wine and sugar. It's such a big leg." The one who spoke was Grandma Dan who was standing aside just now.

"The Book of Rites" says: "When you take beef, you must kill it freshly, cut it thinly, and cut it into pieces; drink all the fine wines, and eat them in the morning, and use the wine as if it were rice wine."

Cut the fresh beef into thin slices. Be careful to cut off the texture of the meat when cutting. Next, soak the sliced ​​meat in good wine and wait for about twelve days before it is ready to eat. When eating, it should be seasoned with vinegar, meat sauce and plum juice.

Meat is rare, so this dish may not be cooked once a year.

When Xiao Huizi went to invite Eunuch Qiang, all the supervisors who were drinking tea in the side room heard about the cow leg that was delivered, and everyone followed him. The main reason is that I am afraid of changing today's recipe to follow the beef. The more in charge you are, the more careful you are in doing things.

"You're right, it needs to be marinated. As for today's noon?" Eunuch Ping turned to look at Eunuch Qiang.

"Then let's have some stir-fried green onions, so you can eat them tenderly. Make some braised in the evening, so you can eat them fresh. Then take the tenderest part and marinate it to make wine-sugar beef." Eunuch Qiang gestured on the meat. While planning which piece of meat to eat.

"Give me a piece of tender meat too. I'm going to make West Lake meat soup." Aunt Dan smiled and said to Eunuch Ping and Eunuch Qiang: "Before, I used chicken or fish, but this time I'll make beef for your highness to try. .”

"Give me a piece too. It doesn't need to be too tender. Make some chess piece sesame cakes with 30% fat and 70% thin." Aunt Fu also said.

"What about the others?" After listening to what Aunt Dan and Aunt Fu said, Eunuch Ping looked at the other supervisors. After seeing everyone shaking their heads.

I told Eunuch Qiang to prepare the meat for today, and then divide it between Aunt Dan and Aunt Fu. The other meat, whether it is sauce or braised, must be cooked today and not left overnight. Although it is winter now, leaving it like this overnight will end up wasting everything.

"Brother Qiang, if you want to make sauced beef, I'll ask them to roll out some noodles and prepare them with the sauce. It can also be used in emergencies on weekdays." Aunt Fu said with a smile.

"Okay, this day, if you have a bowl of beef noodle soup, you will be a Sai Shenxian." Eunuch Ping nodded.

Hearing Aunt Fu's words, Yunba's eyes seemed to shine.

I have been here for more than three years and I have never eaten beef. But it's really uncommon.

The beef in Qiang Gonggong sauce is a must-have. Every time it is made, Yunba can't wait to put himself in the sauce pot.

But there are too few raw materials, and every time it is made, even in this palace, let alone the East Palace.

Therefore, in Yunba's space, various delicacies from the dining room are stored, but this soy sauce beef has never been available. Mainly because it's so delicious that I can't keep it in my mouth.

Although this leg is not small now, there are many people sharing it. If you want to eat more bites, it seems that you have to think of a way.