Battle of the Queen

In fact, Mingyi has caused a big trouble for herself, why, because she found that no one can make the lotus leaves she picked!

This is really a question worth pondering. Mingyi learned from the maids around her that people here have no concept of eating lotus leaves, "My lord, the imperial dining room has never used lotus leaves for cooking."

Well, at first Ming Yi thought that maybe it was because of the backwardness here, but Tsing Yi told her, "No, we in Xiliang have enough to eat and everyone can afford meat. Why do we eat this lotus leaf?"

"..............."

The world of local tyrants is really not easy to understand!

There was no other way, looking at the lush green lotus leaves on the table and a few blooming flowers beside her, the foodie factor deep in Mingyi's heart was completely aroused, "Here comes the bottle, it needs a smaller mouth, and then it's Put some water in it."

Tsing Yi promised to go down to get the bottle, and Ming Yi told Zi Yi, "Bring me some scissors."

Ziyi didn't know what she was going to do, but obediently handed her the scissors. Mingyi cut off the rhizomes of a few lotus leaves, leaving only two next to her, "Take the cut leaves and wash them."

"Yes."

Tsing Yi brought up the bottle, it was a beautiful white narrow-necked bottle, the whole body was green, Ming Yi asked her to put the bottle on the desk, and she trimmed the remaining lotus leaves and a few lotus flowers, and she was about to put it in the bottle , Tsing Yi rushed to snatch it: "Let the slaves come."

"No, no need."

Tsing Yi was a little frustrated, "Does the lord despise the clumsy hands and feet of slaves?"

Mingyi chuckled lightly: "How dare you dislike you, you always say that sitting for a long time is not good, now I find something to do by myself, and you have to compete with me to do it, besides, it's not that I dislike your clumsy hands and feet, it's because I'm afraid of messing with you." It didn't have the effect I wanted."

After fiddling with it a few times, Ming Yi took a few steps back to watch it. Although it is not as beautiful as the professional flower arrangement, it still adds a lot of color to the study.

Ming Yi was very satisfied with the results of her work, she clapped her hands with a proud expression, "Okay, now, let's go and see if the lotus leaves in Ziyi have been washed."

It happened that Ziyi came over with lotus leaves, "My lord, the lotus leaves have been washed."

Ming Yi nodded in satisfaction, and raised a finger, "Okay, next, the two of you will lead the way, let's go somewhere."

Infected by her mysterious tone, the two showed curiosity, "Where are you going?"

Ming Yi chuckled, "Going to that place depends on the two of you, I don't know the way."

Tsing Yi and Zi Yi looked at each other, they didn't understand why, Ming Yi said: "Let's go to the Imperial Dining Room, otherwise, where are you going to make the lotus leaves?"

Tsing Yi was the first to stand up to object, "Ah! It's impossible, how could the lord's body of a thousand pieces of gold go to such a place, it's impossible..."

"Then what should we do?" Mingyi pointed at the lotus leaf and then at Tsing Yi, "Can you do it?"

Tsing Yi shook his head, Ming Yi pointed at Zi Yi again, "Then you will?"

Zi Yi also shook his head.

"That's it, you can't, she can't, only I can, so who else can do it if I don't, besides, I want to go to Yushanfan, can't I?"

"This..." The two showed embarrassment, Mingyi looked at them with wide eyes, trying to pretend to be pitiful, but finally they were defeated by her and agreed to take her to the imperial dining room.

Tsing Yi was very worried, "Actually, my lord can tell the imperial chef how to make this lotus leaf porridge, and let her follow suit..."

"Oh, I know why Tsing Yi is so talkative. Look how good Zi Yi is. Zi Yi, let's go." Zi Yi was dragged away by Ming Yi, and Tsing Yi stomped her feet in annoyance. Ming Yi turned her head to tease her: "Tsing Yi, do you want to go? Let's go~~~"

Tsing Yi pouted and followed, Ming Yi patted her head, "Oh, don't think so much, I just don't do it myself, huh?"

Tsing Yi nodded,

"Okay, let's have a laugh~"

After getting along for a while, Tsing Yi no longer had the restraint she had at the beginning, and occasionally played with Ming Yi regardless of her identity, and she was really amused by Ming Yi and laughed.

The three of them laughed and came to the kitchen, oh no, the imperial dining room is actually just a big kitchen, clean and tidy, people are busy in and out, they didn't notice the three people hiding in the corner.

Ming Yi touched Tsing Yi secretly, and whispered: "Tsing Yi, why are we so sneaky?"

Tsing Yi also replied in a low voice: "I don't know either."

"..............."

Ziyi leaned over, "My lord, you sneaked along the wall to hide from the beginning."

"....."

Well, it turned out to be a guilty conscience, "cough" Ming Yi straightened up, and waved her hand domineeringly, "Let's go, let's go in!"

Bringing two court ladies into the imperial dining room like a gangster, Ming Yi winked at Tsing Yi, Tsing Yi knowingly coughed a few times, busy people heard the sound and looked over, the moment they saw Ming Yi, I don't know who The leader shouted, "My lord is here!" A group of middle-aged women who were just now wielding kitchen knives and carrying plates knelt together, "See lord~~~~~"

"...Everyone, please rise..."

The women who were usually busy in the kitchen were very excited and enthusiastic when they saw Ming Yi, and they all expressed their desire to treat Ming Yi to the newly baked dim sum. Ming Yi took it with a smile and took a sip, "En, the taste is very good."

It was a middle-aged woman who came to Ming Yi respectfully, Tsing Yi whispered in Ming Yi's ear: "This is the head of the imperial dining room."

Mingyi asked her: "Are you the best cook here?"

The woman smiled honestly, licked her lips, and said: "My lord, this servant has been in the imperial dining room for almost ten years, and the morning and evening meals on the main day are served by the servant. One, when it comes to culinary skills, no one except servants would dare to claim the number one."

"Oh?" Ming Yi was aroused, "Then do you know how to cook with lotus leaves?"

"...This, this servant has never done it before," Ming Yi said again, with sweat on his forehead, "It doesn't matter if you don't know how to do it. How about you do it? Can you do it?"

"Yes!" The manager nodded emphatically.

"Okay, Ziyi, give her the lotus leaf." When the manager finished the lotus leaf, he was confused for a moment, and Mingyi said again: "The lotus leaf has been washed, you use one sheet to cook porridge, remember not to cook it directly Together, you tear off the lotus leaf, find a piece of gauze to wrap it, boil the wrapped lotus leaf in water, and then use the boiled water to cook porridge. By the way, remember to put some Rock sugar (note)."

The steward listened carefully, and after Ming Yi finished speaking, she asked, "Then what are the remaining lotus leaves?"

Ming Yi said: "Steamed pork ribs in lotus leaves, you should know how to do it?"

The steward showed two rows of white teeth, and fiddled with the apron with both hands, "The lord thinks highly of this servant, and the servant knows how to steam pork ribs. Is this lotus leaf steamed pork ribs? I don't know how to steam them?"

Ming Yi smiled and said, "It's not difficult. You marinate the pork ribs according to the original method, and put the lotus leaves on the bottom to steam them. These two things are very simple. You can make them for your family when you get home."

"Yes, this servant has made a note. There is a lot of oily smoke in the kitchen. My lord might as well go back and rest. When it's done here, I'll send someone over there."

Ming Yi nodded, waved to the onlookers, and turned around suddenly when she reached the door, "By the way, the cold bitter gourd that was delivered last time was pretty good, let's bring some over today too."

The steward was a bit messy, and felt that something was wrong with today's queen, so he could only sneer, "Yes, it will be ready for the lord."

Ming Yi didn't know that her noble and glamorous image in the hearts of the cooks had been distorted, so she was satisfied and led her two little servants back to her room.

After going back to her room and flipping through a few pages of the book, Ming Yi finally realized that she had to go to court tomorrow, and she had to make up for her homework quickly, but how would she do it?Mingyi thought for a while, and the small light bulb above her head lit up with a "ding", "Yes, I can read the memorials that the queen has seen before!" Didn't the emperor read this all the time, so Mingyi began to look at it in the study. Rummaging and searching, there was nothing on the bookshelf, not even on the desk, nor on the cabinet, Mingyi refused to give up, and lifted the sheet to look at the bottom of the bed——

nor……..

How is it possible, shouldn't the emperor's study be filled with memorials?Why is there no one now? Is it the custom here to send it back after reading it, just like students hand in their homework and the teacher changes it?How can this be!

"Tsing Yi, Tsing Yi!" Ming Yi didn't believe in evil, and called Tsing Yi, "Am I usually here to read memorials?"

"My lord, my lord has been ill since I came to the palace, and I have never read the memorial."

"...Then I didn't watch it in the palace before?"

"My lord, why do you ask this? On weekdays, the memorials handed over by the ministers are all read by the grand master, and then handed over to the lord, but..."

"……but what?"

"But the lord always shirks that he gets a headache every time he sees the words, so the grand master took them back and dealt with them."

"........."

Who is this queen!I think this Xiliang is actually the head of the grand master.

"But what should I do tomorrow~~~" Mingyi threw herself on the bed impatiently, flailing her hands a few times, feeling bored in the quilt and not wanting to move, so depressed that she almost wanted to die.

Bored all afternoon, dishes made of lotus leaves were served, which at least relieved Xia Mingyi's depression, so he turned his depression into an appetite. The lotus leaf porridge is delicious, and the green color makes people look at it, so he twitched his index finger, Mingyi thought After thinking about it, although he was reluctant, he still ordered Ziyi: "Send a portion of this porridge and pork ribs to the Grand Master's Mansion, after all, she picked the lotus leaves."

Ziyi took the order and went away, Tsing Yi served Ming Yi with vegetables and said: "My lord really attaches great importance to Master Taishi, this porridge made of lotus leaves is in my Xiliang, I am afraid that there is no third person who can drink it."

Mingyi was a little embarrassed by her words, "Who cares about her? She picked this lotus leaf. I'm just rewarding you for your merits. It's not that I won't give you a drink. If you want to drink, you can take it."

Tsing Yi quickly pushed it to her: "Slave servants don't dare, my lord, drink it while it's hot."

Ming Yi rolled her eyes at her, and said angrily, "You girl, when did you become so talkative, there's really nothing I can do about you."

Tsing Yi just smiled, Ming Yi drank two bowls of porridge with side dishes, ate a few pieces of ribs, and then she was full. Facts have proved that foodies are not easy to be, so she walked around the house with Tsing Yi for almost half an hour Just feel better.

Ziyi came back after dark, Mingyi asked her: "Does the Grand Master like it? Did she say anything?"

Ziyi replied: "The grand master likes the lotus leaf porridge that the lord gave me very much, so I asked my servants to thank the lord."

"Oh——" Mingyi felt a little disappointed for some reason, "Go down."

"Yes."

The author has something to say: Note: In the Tang Dynasty, people had already mastered the method of making rock sugar.

Is no one watching~~~~(>_<)~~~~ My writing sucks?

I will stick to it even if there is no one, make a fist~