The Manchu and Han Banquets in Qing Dynasty

After fighting vegetables, he wanted to talk to Zixiu, but he couldn't find a chance. Zixiu went back after the game, and Mingzhu called him away.He was a little sad, he didn't know when he would see Zixiu next time.

Regarding the results of fighting vegetables, although Kangxi made it clear that Manchurian and Chinese cuisines have their own strengths, he still thinks that Zixiu's dishes are better.For this reason, he was somewhat dissatisfied with the queen. The queen's actions were openly against him. If she was not the queen, he would definitely drive her out.

The more Kangxi looked at Xueshan, the more he felt disliked, and he didn't even set foot in Kunning Palace for a long time.Xueshan knew that she had completely offended the emperor this time, but she couldn't help it at the time. She couldn't go along with Kangxi and say that her cousin's cooking was not delicious, could she?The only thing she regrets is that she shouldn't have proposed Doucai to the emperor.

No matter how dissatisfied Kangxi was with Xueshan, Xueshan was still the queen, so at the beginning of June, when Kangxi went to another courtyard for summer vacation, he still took Xueshan with him.

It has almost become the practice of the royal family to avoid the heat in summer.When summer comes, Kangxi will definitely take his concubines and ministers to the Summer Resort. The whole group is mighty, and they will not return to the Forbidden City until they have spent the hottest three months.

This summer vacation, Kangxi only brought three concubines, besides Xueshan, the recently favored Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong who just lost her child.Bringing Concubine Rong, Kangxi wanted her to go out to relax, after all, she was the first woman with whom he had a child, so he couldn't care less.

Apart from concubines and ministers, he also brought Zixiu along. Zixiu could not only cook for him, but also chat with him.The thought of staying in an environment without Zixiu for three months made him feel unbearable.

Kangxi, who chatted with Zixiu all the way to relieve boredom, didn't notice that Rong Ruo, who made him upset, also went.

"I don't like lemon slices, so don't add them to the tea next time." Kangxi frowned and ordered while eating the dessert made by Zixiu.

Zixiu nodded and said "yes", and made Kangxi another cup of tea.

Kangxi said: "Sit down and eat with me."

"I don't dare." Zixiu knelt in front of Kangxi and wiped his sweat.With all his guts, he wouldn't dare to sit with Kangxi. It's fine if no one sees him, but the curtains around their walking carriage are all hung up, and there are people in the front, back, left, and right.

Kangxi also realized this problem, so he asked him to put down all the curtains.Zixiu lowered the curtains one by one, but still didn't dare to sit with Kangxi.The walking carriage has a lot of space, and there is a table in the middle, and Kangxi sits behind the table and looks at Zixiu.

After a long time, he said, "Don't make me say it again, hurry up and eat with me."

"Cha." Zixiu walked over, and Kangxi moved to the side to make room for him.

This was the first time that Zixiu sat so close to Kangxi. There was a faint ambergris from Kangxi's body, and Zixiu felt that the smell was very comfortable.

Kangxi said: "I know that you were wronged last time. It was obvious that your cooking was superior, but in the end it was only a tie. Sometimes, I really can't do anything with my own strength."

"Your Majesty, please don't care about this. It doesn't matter whether you win or lose. This servant thinks that what you said is the most important thing. Moreover, this servant thinks that being an emperor is really hard."

"Hehe." Kangxi looked at Zixiu and said with a smile: "You have never been an emperor, how do you know that being an emperor is hard?"

"Looking at how hard you work every day, the emperor, you will know. It is better to kill the slave with one knife if you want the slave to review the memorials and deal with state affairs." Zixiu sighed. Seeing Kangxi working so hard every day, he felt that cooking so happy.

Kangxi said: "Everyone has their own strengths. You are good at cooking. I will never be able to match this. As long as you can find the direction to work hard for in your life, it is not a waste of time. I may work harder, but life is meaningful, isn't it?"

"Your majesty, you can be a philosopher now." Zixiu laughed.

"philosopher?"

"Well, what you said is very philosophical. The slave is the most stupid, so he won't say these things."

"Stupidity also has its advantages. Hehe, the so-called misfortune comes out of your mouth. If you say too much, you will not be wrong." Kangxi joked, but Zixiu nodded with a serious face.He felt that what Kangxi said was very reasonable, and it seemed that he would speak less in the future to avoid making mistakes.

Kangxi knew what he was thinking just by looking at him, and thought, what a lump.

The author has something to say: the summer resort here is based on Chengde Mountain Resort, but Chengde Mountain Resort was built in 1703, which is ahead of schedule.For the sake of writing, please don't get entangled with GNs.

No.17 dishes

On the fourth day, a group of talented people arrived at the Summer Resort in a mighty way. The scale of the Summer Resort is almost as large as half of the Forbidden City.

The Summer Resort is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with woods, mountains, lakes, and pavilions. It is the best place to escape the summer heat.When a group of people arrived here, they all lived in their own palaces under the leadership of the maids and eunuchs.

The place where Kangxi lives is called "Yanbo Zhishuang", which is the first scene of the villa. The empress and others live next to Kangxi, and further outside are important officials, Zixiu and others live on the far side.

This is Zixiu's first time here, so it's a little strange, the scenery in the summer resort is just right, lotus flowers bloom all over the lake in summer, green willows surround the lake, and the fragrant wind blows.Occasionally a gust of breeze blows by, taking away the heat and refreshing.

Zixiu thought, the royal family would really enjoy it.

The villa is no better than the imperial palace, the imperial dining room here cannot be allowed to be squandered by him, after serving Concubine Hui for dinner, he basically has nothing to do.In the past, he thought about making Kangxi a later date, but on the first day here, Kangxi asked him to have a good rest first, so there was no need to be late.

When he had nothing to do and didn't know what to do, a person broke into his sight, it was Rong Ruo.Rong Ruo looked plump and handsome in azure blue robes, and he had captivated many girls along the way. When Zixiu saw him, he found that there were two court ladies secretly looking at him.

Zixiu said unexpectedly, "Rong Ruo, are you here too?"

"Yeah, I came here with Ama. Fortunately, I came here, otherwise I wouldn't have seen you." Rong Ruo said with a smile, gentle and elegant. "Zixiu, do you have time tonight? Let's go swimming in the lake."

When Zixiu heard this, he said happily, "Okay, I can't find anything to do. When will I go?"

"Hmm...you time, when the heat recedes and dusk is approaching, it's the best time to go swimming in the lake." Rong Rong's youthful nature, this is the second time he's been here, so he naturally knows what's fun.

"Then what do I need to bring?" Zixiu seldom went out to play, and he didn't know much about many things.

"If you don't mind, bring some snacks and wine. In this way, you can make some snacks and I'll get some wine. We will meet at Banyue Lake in the next year." Rong Ruo said. It would be more interesting to have a little wine.

"Okay, then I'll make some snacks now. What do you want to eat?" Zixiu asked happily when he talked about food.

"Just whatever, I like to eat anything Zixiu cooks." Rong Ruo blinked and ran away.

At the time of You, Zixiu walked to the edge of Banyue Lake, and found that Rong Ruo was already waiting for him in the boat. The boat was small and suitable for two people to swim on the lake.Rong Ruo parked the boat on the shore, Zixiu jumped lightly, and landed in the boat.

There was a low table on the boat, and a pot of wine and two wine glasses were placed on the low table. Zixiu put the snacks he had made on it, and sat down.

"Okay, let's sail the boat now." Rong Ruo howled, and with a push of the penny, the boat wobbled away.

The water pattern swayed into the distance, some water birds were startled, and the setting sun sprinkled a layer of afterglow on the lake, which was golden and sparkling.The lotus in the sunset has a special flavor, it is really a red lotus in Yingri.

"It's very beautiful here." Zixiu admired.

"Yes, rowing a boat and enjoying the beautiful scenery is the most satisfying thing in life." Rong Ruo said with a smile, his handsome eyebrows were flying, and he was even more beautiful than that lotus.

Zixiu said: "Are you tired? I'll try it too." He took the penny from Rong Ruo's hand, and imitated Rong Ruo's way to paddle in the water, and the boat swung forward again.

Rong Ruo sat down to watch him row the boat, the two of them chatted and laughed, and their voice spread to the depths of the lotus bushes.When he reached the middle of the lake, Zixiu stopped. The scenery here is very beautiful, with endless lotus flowers on one side and vast lake water on the other, with a very wide view.

Zixiu sat down and found that Rong Ruo had poured two glasses of wine.

Rong Ruo asked: "Zixiu, what delicious food did you cook? I smelled it all the way, so hurry up and open it."

Zixiu opened the food box with a smile, and took out the snacks he made. The snacks are in the shape of petals. It has a very appropriate name, called "Lotus Roll".

"The lotus roll is really as beautiful as a lotus, Zixiu, didn't you plan it a long time ago?" Rong Ruo picked up a lotus roll bluntly, put it in his mouth and tasted it.

"No, I just thought you've eaten a lot of dim sum, so I made this." Zixiu picked up a piece himself, and after he tasted it, he felt that he made it pretty well.

Rong Ruo said: "What Zixiu cooks is delicious, come on, let's drink." He picked up the wine glass, respected Zixiu, and drank it down.Zixiu also picked up his wine glass. Having learned the lesson from last time, he dared not drink too much this time.

After taking a sip, he found that the alcohol was not high in alcohol, so he added some dessert.

"I also made two side dishes, I don't know if you like them or not." Zixiu said shyly, and then took out two more dishes from the food box, one was spicy cucumber and the other was assorted coriander, both of which were delicious. Simple dishes.

"I like everything Zixiu does." Rong Ruo praised.As he said, he picked up a piece of cucumber and tasted it. It was really fragrant and crisp. "Zixiu, you may not know