Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

Peach blossoms in March, the garden is full of spring.The weather is warm but not hot, which is the most pleasant.

Princess Zhao Hanyan of Pingkang had just passed her 16th birthday, and it was time to say goodbye to the queen mother and move into the princess mansion built for her by the emperor.

Not every princess in the Song Dynasty has such honors, but Princess Pingkang is a special case.One reason is that King Pingkang and his wife were loyal and left only one daughter behind when they left, so the royal family naturally had to take special care of her; the other reason was that Princess Pingkang really liked the Queen Mother and was most in line with the Queen Mother's wishes. A princess is not as caring as she is, and the queen mother is willing to favor her.

Originally, the queen mother wanted to keep Zhao Hanyan by her side until she got married.However, in the middle of last year, the national teacher calculated that she will have a catastrophe this year, and she needs to "be on her own" for a whole year after her next birthday in order to eliminate the disaster.The queen mother was reluctant to place Zhao Hanyan in a house outside the palace, so she asked the emperor to make an exception and give her a separate house.

Although it was just moving from the palace to outside the palace, and it was not too far from the imperial city, the Queen Mother was reluctant to see her for a year, so she shed tears this time.

The Empress Dowager turned her head to discuss with the Emperor, "Can you ask the Imperial Teacher again if there are other ways to avoid disaster, I really don't want to let Yan'er leave."

"This is the only way." Zhao Zhen sighed helplessly, and advised the Queen Mother to endure this year.

The queen mother had no choice but to nod, and pulled her favorite son and favorite niece together for a farewell meal.

The palace rules are very strict, and they are very particular about eating without speaking. After the three of them were seated, they ate separately, very quietly.But for Zhao Hanyan, the three meals a day are the most troublesome time of the day, because she can hear her heartfelt thoughts about food.As long as someone thinks about 'eating' in his mind, Zhao Hanyan can hear his thoughts.

At this time, the Queen Mother picked up the food, and suddenly she didn't want to bring it to her mouth, so she curled up the corner of her mouth: "Before the meal, I was greedy and ate a piece of deep-fried spring fish, but now I feel sick and have no appetite. I just want to eat some hawthorn soup."

Zhao Zhen looked at the vegetables on his plate, frowning: Meat meat, where is my meat? Why does my mother always force me to eat vegetables every time I come to my mother's place.I have become the emperor, and she still treats me like a child.

The chief eunuch who was in charge of serving vegetables looked calm: the saint was picky eaters again today, but he didn't eat green vegetables. Green vegetables are obviously delicious, so I love them.After a while, the queen mother should be unhappy when she sees it. Today, the princess is still helping to comfort her. In the future, the princess will not be in the palace anymore, so I am really worried about him.

After Zhao Hanyan listened to these voices, he put a mouthful of vegetables into the bowl with his usual expression, and then turned his head to look at the queen mother who had been holding the vegetables for three seconds with concern.

"Looks like you have no appetite? Are you uncomfortable?"

The queen mother nodded, and Han Yan found out that she didn't feel well, which showed that the child was really caring and missed her all the time.Thinking of this, the queen mother felt very warm in her heart.

"I'm going to rest, you don't need to worry about me, so I can eat well." After the queen mother got up, she glanced at Zhao Zhen by the way, and frowned, "Why don't you eat vegetables?"

Zhao Hanyan quickly took the queen mother's hand and said with a smile: "My cousin hasn't had time to eat yet, so I guess he is the same as Yan'er. Seeing that my mother is uncomfortable, I am worried."

"That's right." Zhao Zhen hurriedly put down his chopsticks, and asked the Queen Mother how she was doing respectfully.

"It's nothing, you can eat first." The queen mother glanced at Zhao Zhen, although she didn't say anything, she knew it in her heart.My son can't control it anymore when he grows up, and even more so when he becomes the emperor, but her Yan'er is the most caring.

"Before, I was greedy and ate a lot, and it happens that I'm not hungry right now. Yan'er will take you back." Zhao Hanyan saw that the atmosphere between the mother and son was not right, so he helped the queen mother to go out, and he was still muttering, "It's probably the little fry from before. I'm tired of fish, how about eating some hawthorn soup, just enough to subdue it."

"Speaking of my heart, I just want to eat this right now."

The Empress Dowager's complexion turned bright, and she patted the back of Zhao Hanyan's hand joyfully.Among the children, she is the most well-behaved and clever, who understands her mind in every possible way.Therefore, she has always regarded Zhao Hanyan as a treasure, and her doting on him even surpassed her son who grew up to be disobedient.

After Zhao Hanyan had eaten the hawthorn soup with the queen mother, he continued to take a nap with the queen mother.

"Today is the day you leave the palace, don't accompany me, go. I won't send you off, I'm afraid it will make you feel more uncomfortable." The Queen Mother held her chest and said reluctantly.

Zhao Hanyan smiled and lay down on the same bed with the queen mother, "Sleep with the empress for a while, and I will leave when the empress falls asleep, which just saves the trouble of saying goodbye."

"Ghost spirit!"

The queen mother felt relieved while feeling sad.She looked sideways at Zhao Hanyan, a pair of clear apricot eyes were the most conspicuous on her fair and pretty face, as if she could talk, a small nose, a small mouth, cute and dexterous, especially when she smiled, all the aura overflowed , this child should be the most elegant and beautiful girl in the world.The queen mother fondled Zhao Hanyan's broken hair on her forehead with her hands, and repeatedly asked her to do things after she left the palace.

"Be obedient, and send someone to report to me from time to time. If there is anything, just send someone to tell me. Don't wrong yourself."

"I must, I must, but everyone in the world knows that my mother dotes on me the most, so who dares to provoke me by finding trouble for nothing."

"You child!" The Queen Mother smiled and scratched the bridge of Zhao Hanyan's nose.

Zhao Hanyan still read the stories in the storybook to the Queen Mother as usual.Her voice was always just right, neither too loud nor too loud, very hypnotic. After a while, the Empress Dowager became sleepy, closed her eyes, and her breathing gradually became heavy.

Zhao Hanyan immediately folded the pages of the book, and read for a while longer. After confirming that the queen mother was asleep, she quietly got off the ground, handed the scripture book in her hand to the maid, and told her which page she had just read. Continue reading from the fold for the second time.

The court lady promised again and again, looking at the folded pages of the book, she couldn't help but praise: "It's still the princess who is meticulous, and even takes this into consideration."

After Zhao Hanyan came out of the palace, he saw that Zhao Zhen was already waiting outside, so he hurriedly greeted him.

Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows, "I can finally go out of the palace to be a cook, how do you feel?"

Zhao Hanyan nodded straight, unable to hide his inner excitement.

No one would believe it when she said it, but her dream of being a princess was to be a cook, but she was born for cooking.It was like this in the last life, and I probably can't escape it in this life.

Zhao Hanyan is a time traveler. She was born in a medical family in her previous life. Her parents are in good condition. They give her the best in everything, but they don't give her the right to choose in life.If you really want 'democracy', you can only choose it in the medical department.Zhao Hanyan didn't want to use a scalpel like her parents, so she chose clinical psychology, and later took a little criminal psychology as an elective.She didn't study hard, but her professional grades have always been good. Zhao Hanyan always felt that it was thanks to her family's medical genes.

Later, she used the excuse to go to France to study, and took the opportunity to escape from her parents' control, and chose to be a career that her parents least liked and least optimistic about - a chef.In order to change her parents' prejudice against this industry, Zhao Hanyan has always wanted to get the highest honor from the International Association of Royal Chefs. She practiced cooking and researched new dishes day and night, and finally won the C. C． C Gold Medal.But not long after enjoying this honor, she died of overwork.

The result of being too competitive is to make your body suffer a lot.So after the time travel, Zhao Hanyan learned from the pain and decided to reform, learn to slow down, enjoy life more, enjoy himself, and care less about other people's opinions.

But God made a joke with her, not only let her travel through time, but also gave her the ability to listen to people's voices about 'eating'.A person who was originally obsessed with cooking, who had to rely on perseverance to control herself not to think about cooking, had to listen to other people's voices about food non-stop every day. Ears twitched, of course Zhao Hanyan couldn't help committing occupational diseases.

Zhao Hanyan's professional field is French cuisine, which is actually useless under ancient conditions, but this can't limit the enthusiasm of a culinary fanatic at all.When she wanted to roll up her sleeves and go to work in the kitchen, her parents in this life, King Pingkang and his wife, died at the border, and an imperial decree brought her into the deep palace.

There are many rules in the palace, and Zhao Hanyan was raised next to the queen mother, and was educated to be 'noble' and 'proper', so she never had the opportunity to touch the kitchen.

Zhao Hanyan's desire to wield a shovel is still ready to move, and he must never give up on what he is determined to do.Zhao Hanyan took a roundabout route, trying to please the two big bosses in the palace: the emperor and the queen mother.The queen mother is old and a little stubborn, so it's hard to persuade her.The young emperor Zhao Zhen was easily moved, which was a breakthrough.Zhao Hanyan succeeded in persuading Zhao Zhen to take her side by relying on the method of infiltrating in the usual way and taking bets to provoke generals at critical moments.After three years of dedication and hard work, I finally got the result of leaving the palace today, and it was finally worth it.

Zhao Hanyan saluted Zhao Zhen and solemnly expressed his gratitude: "Thank you for your grace, I am very grateful!"

"Come on, don't make such polite remarks with me." Zhao Zhen said disgustedly, "Have you decided where to go?"

Zhao Hanyan thought, "First study with a teacher, and then go to the best restaurant in the city."

"Didn't you say that you are so good that you can learn without a teacher?" Zhao Zhen asked back.

"I've read a lot of recipes, and I guess it's okay to think about it myself, but it's still not as good as an experienced cook's guidance—"

"The Kaifeng mansion happens to be short of a cook." Zhao Zhen cut off the conversation suddenly.

"Ok?"

Zhao Zhen said affirmatively, "Go there and study by yourself."

"Why do you want to go to Kaifeng Mansion?" Zhao Hanyan looked at Zhao Zhen puzzled.

"The official place is safe, I don't worry." Zhao Zhen smiled, and his eyes gradually turned serious, "In the past six months, I have accepted three papers in a row, all of which are related to the Kaifeng government official Bao Zheng's power play, although the above mentioned It's not confirmed yet, but..."

Zhao Hanyan: "These three excerpts come from three different people?"

Zhao Zhen nodded.

"No wonder my cousin is suspicious, but I heard that Bao Zheng is famous for being fair and honest."

"So it's even more important to find out whether these three plots are for injustice or harm, or for some other purpose. All the officials in the court are in power and are involved in something, so no matter who they are, I have doubts , but you are different." Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Hanyan expectantly.

Zhao Hanyan nodded. She believed in Bao Zheng's character, but she always felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.Furthermore, it was thanks to Zhao Zhen's kindness that she had the opportunity to leave the palace, so she also had to know how to be grateful.

"I understand. I will go to Kaifeng Mansion and help my cousin take a good look."

"It's really my good sister." Zhao Zhen was very pleased.

"I was able to leave the palace thanks to my cousin's blessing. I should repay the favor." Zhao Hanyan half-jokingly said.

"You earned it yourself," Zhao Zhen smiled, and then told Zhao Hanyan, "I have already placed two guards in disguise in Kaifeng Mansion in advance to protect you. Their names are Chun Lai Chun Qu, and you will see them naturally when you go. You don't have to recognize each other, lest there be complications."

Zhao Hanyan nodded, expressing his understanding.

"Remember, don't reveal your identity. Since I lost the bet to you, I only care about your leaving the palace. But if you let outsiders know that you are a princess who ran to be a cook, it would be a disgrace to the world." This scandal will not only embarrass me and the queen mother, but also embarrass the entire Zhao family. At that time, everyone will talk about it, even if I can't stop it, you can only "suffer on your own". Also, the world outside is dangerous. You go out, but you can only play in the city of Tokyo, you can't go far, do you understand?"

"Got it, got it!" Zhao Hanyan saluted repeatedly and agreed.

Zhao Zhen smiled and stared at Zhao Hanyan for a while, Fang waved her hand to signal that she could leave.

Zhao Hanyan was overjoyed, and finally waited for this moment, but couldn't lift his feet up.

"Why, are you reluctant to part with your cousin and the queen mother? If you don't leave, then stay!" Zhao Zhen joked when Zhao Hanyan didn't move.

Thinking about the outside world, thinking about the frying spoon she dreamed of, all kinds of tempting ingredients... Zhao Hanyan's heart broke, he gave Zhao Zhen his hands, turned around, and left quickly.

After driving to the princess mansion, it was already getting dark.

Zhao Hanyan went straight to the kitchen and was eager to try it out. He found that there are still some differences in the use of ancient and modern kitchen utensils. Whether he is used to it or not will eventually affect the taste of the food.

Zhao Hanyan drew several kinds of pots and knives she needed, and sent people to ask craftsmen to make them.Then he sent his maid, Xiuzhu, to bring the men's clothing that had been prepared earlier. Zhao Hanyan took the simplest blue cloth clothes and put them on, tied her hair with sandalwood hairpins, and looked in the mirror. It was neat and clean and looked good.It's just that the appearance of the facial features still looks a bit feminine. Zhao Hanyan pondered for a long time in the mirror, took a brush and dipped in thrush ink, and drew on the eyebrows, and found that a pair of thick sword eyebrows looked very heroic on her face.Zhao Hanyan simply asked Xiuzhu to trim her willow-leaf eyebrows into sword eyebrows, and then thicken them with eyebrow ink, and a handsome boy's face was immediately revealed.

As for the voice, Zhao Hanyan was also prepared.There is a young eunuch surnamed Wang who can ventriloquist beside the queen mother, who usually uses this skill to make the queen mother happy.After Zhao Hanyan confirmed that it was feasible for her to go out of the palace disguised as a man, she deliberately got close to this little eunuch and practiced her voice skills secretly for three months. Now it is very easy for her to open her mouth and speak a male voice .

Three days later, the 'young man in green robe' stood at the back door of the Kaifeng mansion with her followers. The master and servant each carried pots and knives on their backs.

The door opened, and the young servant asked him what was the matter with the two of them in a daze.

"Come to apply for a cook."

The author has something to say:

[Overhead Song, Song Overhead, Song Overhead] The so-called "Song Overhead" here is the Song Dynasty in name, and there are also some Song Dynasty characters, but the background customs are not strict and rigorous, especially the cuisine. In this article, beef will appear for the diversification of dishes. Wine, peppers, etc. (like "Water Margin", Wu Song also ate beef in the Song Dynasty, but in fact, the people of the Song Dynasty could not eat beef casually. Like "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness", it is written that Bai Wuye Zhanye and other titles are all In the Song Dynasty (the Song Dynasty 'Ye' refers to the father) did not exist.), so the Song Dynasty is empty, not the historical Song background.

In short, the full text is not based on research! ! !It's just an article about eating, drinking, and solving crimes, so please have fun watching it.