After the salted fish is married

54. Mushroom Oil Noodles

Ever since having a family dinner in the royal enclosure, Yan Xining has no expectations for the royal dinner.However, the dishes of this banquet were beyond his expectation. When the banquet officially started, hot dishes with exquisite shapes were served on the table one after another.

It was the first time Yan Xining saw the roasted duck in the shape of a phoenix and the radish carved in the shape of a dragon. His eyes lit up with excitement. This is the royal meal in his heart!

However, at royal banquets, what is eaten is not food, but winks. It is almost impossible to eat immersively.When the emperor and queen were speaking, everyone had to put down the chopsticks in their hands. If someone picked up the food in front of them unwittingly at this time, it might be charged with a crime of disrespect before the imperial court.

However, Emperor Pingyuan and his concubines in the harem talked more nonsense than the other. Just after this one finished, that one spoke again.Yan Xining couldn't lift his chopsticks a few times, he could only watch the barely moving dishes drifting past in front of him.

The most terrible thing was that Ji Tan was still sitting beside him. Relying on his small size and being favored by the Holy One, Ji Tan squeezed away Ji Yu and occupied Yan Xining's side.Whenever a dish was served, Ji Tan thoughtfully put a chopstick on Yan Xining: "Sister-in-law, eat this."

Yan Xining wanted to cry, but why did Ji Tan recover so quickly?According to the imperial doctor, shouldn't Ji Tan lie in bed for at least three days?He lost consciousness when he was rescued, why can he still help him pick up vegetables now?

How much he wanted to beg Ji Tan to raise his hand and let him eat a meal in peace.However, Emperor Pingyuan laughed heartily: "Our Xiao Qi has finally learned to be humble."

Yan Xining almost burst into tears, Ji Tan wasn't being humble, he was clearly repaying his kindness with revenge.Whenever he picked up a chopstick dish for himself, some concubines would find out.Then there were voices praising Ji Tan and Yan Xining, and Yan Xining felt as if she had been stripped naked and humiliated over and over again in front of everyone.

Ji Tan didn't feel embarrassed at all, he asked Emperor Pingyuan generously: "Father, can I play with my third brother and third sister-in-law in the future?"

As soon as the words fell, Ji Ling whispered to Ji Song, "As a friendly reminder, please refuse quickly, or I will annoy you to death."

Ji Song didn't change his face: "We can't decide this matter."

Emperor Pingyuan only got Ji Tan in half a hundred years. Ji Tan's birth brought him great satisfaction and joy. He doted on his youngest son like a father of an ordinary family.Among all the princes and princesses, only Ji Tan dared to put conditions on Emperor Pingyuan.Of course, as long as Ji Tan's conditions were not excessive, Emperor Pingyuan would agree to him.

Ji Liu's eyes dimmed slightly: "That's right, you and I didn't have a good time."

Sure enough, Emperor Pingyuan smiled: "Your third brother is busy with business and may not have time to talk to you, but if they allow, you can go if you want. Just don't make too much noise."

Ji Tan obediently swore: "I will never disturb third brother, you are so kind, father, Xiaoqi likes you the most."

Emperor Pingyuan smiled even more happily: "I don't know who to follow with Xiao Qi's temperament. You have the sweetest mouth among so many princes."

Yan Xining was in so much pain that if there was another royal banquet in the future, he would have to take out his backpack and fill it with snacks.He finally understood that it was almost impossible to eat enough in the palace.

The flower viewing feast lasted until the end of noon, and finally made it to the point where she could go back, Yan Xining was already too hungry to talk.The dishes on the banquet were hardly touched, and Emperor Pingyuan rewarded these dishes to the noble ladies who came to the flower viewing banquet.

Yan Xining received a lot of rewards, Empress Sheng and Concubine Xian, in order to thank him for saving Ji Tan, each one was bigger than the other.As for what they gave, Yan Xining didn't care at all.At this moment, he just wants to go back to the palace and order a bowl of noodles for himself.

On the way to Shenwumen, Yan Xining's footsteps were flimsy.Ji Song couldn't bear it: "Let me do it myself."

Yan Xining grasped the back of the wheelchair in a daze: "No..."

If the back of Ji Song's wheelchair is loosened, he will have nothing to support his body.Victory is ahead, just get back on the wagon and he's set free.

Even though she was almost in a trance, Yan Xining still had wind under her feet and the wheelchair was being pushed very fast.Ji Song said with concern: "Go slowly, don't fall."

Seeing the carriage of Prince Rong's Mansion approaching, Yan Xining suddenly heard Ji Tan's voice behind him: "Three—sister-in-law—"

Yan Xining paused, he turned his head suspiciously, and saw a large group of nuns and maidservants running quickly behind Ji Tan.His face was pale and he ran out of breath: "Sister-in-law three, when are you free? Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"

Yan Xining was stunned for a moment, looking at the anticipation in Ji Tan's eyes, he couldn't say no for a while: "I... am free every day."

After saying this, he subconsciously looked at Ji Song.Did he cause trouble for Ji Song? If Ji Tan went to Prince Rong's mansion, would it cause inconvenience to Ji Song?

Ji Song saw Yan Xining's apprehensive gaze, and said to Ji Tan in a gentle voice: "If you want to come to Rong Wangfu, you have to promise Brother Huang a few things."

Ji Tan straightened her back expectantly: "Brother, please tell me."

Ji Songdao: "First, although your sister-in-law is not as busy with official duties as the emperor's brother, there are many miscellaneous things in the mansion. If you come to the palace, you must put the affairs of the emperor's wife first, and you can't let your own temper mess around. This point Can you promise?"

Ji Tan nodded again and again: "Yes."

Ji Songdao: "After entering the palace, you have to abide by the rules of the palace, you can't jump up and down, you can't make loud noises, and you can't put yourself in danger. Can you agree to this?"

Ji Tan readily agreed: "Okay."

Ji Song nodded slightly, and then said the third request: "The prince was enlightened at the age of five, and you are now at the age of enlightenment. If you want to go to the palace, you have to finish the homework left by the tutor."

Ji Tan's face turned bitter, and then he rolled his eyes: "Then Emperor Brother, if I encounter a problem that I don't know, can I ask you and Third Sister-in-law for advice?"

Just as Ji Song was about to refuse, Ji Tan said seriously: "I often heard from the Taifu that the emperor's brother is both civil and military. Xiao Qi has always admired the third brother, and thought that it would be great if I could ask you for advice one day."

Yan Xining finally understood why Emperor Pingyuan had no resistance to Ji Tan. Who could refuse such a cute and talking baby?

After thinking for a while, Ji Song relaxed his request: "You can take your homework to Prince Rong's Mansion."

Ji Tan broke into a big smile: "Xiao Qi has memorized the three requirements that Brother Huang said. Thank you, Brother Huang, and sister-in-law San!"

Looking at the back of Ji Tan leaving contentedly, Yan Xining sighed: "The child of the royal family must be very lonely."

Especially Ji Tan, although favored by the emperor, there were no children of the same age in the palace, and he had no playmates in his childhood after all.

Ji Song lowered his eyes: "Yes."

After a pause, he said softly, "Let's go, I'll take you to eat delicious food."

Yan Xining came back to life: "Rong Chuan, you are so kind, let's go."

As the carriage rumbled, Yan Xining felt that they were not going in the direction of Prince Rong's Mansion.He opened the curtain and took a look, only to see that the carriage had reached a three-way intersection, near which was Yingbinlou, the best restaurant in Kyoto.

Yan Xining was surprised: "Oh, the Yingbin Building."

Yingbin Building is located on the busiest street in central Beijing, facing Xingyue Lake. Standing upstairs, you can see the beautiful scenery of Xingyue Lake.Therefore, the literati in the city especially prefer the Yingbin Building when entertaining guests.

The original owner has also been here before, of course he is not the protagonist, but just a green leaf to set off the protagonist.

Seeing the Yingbin Building, Yan Xining subconsciously looked at Ji Song: "Shall we have dinner at the Yingbin Building?"

Ji Song smiled slightly: "Do you want to go?"

Yan Xining shook her head like a rattle: "It's over, it's over."

The food in the Yingbin Building is notoriously expensive, even though it was Ji Song's treat, there's no need to be taken advantage of.Besides, there are too many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the Yingbin Building, throwing a brick casually will hit the royal relatives, Yan Xining just wants to have a quiet meal, and really doesn't want to make troubles.

Ji Song had a gentle smile in his eyes: "We'll be there soon."

The carriage strolled past the Yingbin Building, and soon turned to an inconspicuous alley by the side of the road. After the car stopped, Yan Ke raised his voice and said, "Master, we're here. Lao Ge, we're ready."

Yan Xining got off the carriage and found that it was a dead end alley with a high wall at the end.Nine out of ten people in the alley closed their doors and looked very deserted, but in such a deserted alley, there was a small noodle stall.

The man who set up the stall was a short man with a dark complexion and a somewhat fierce face.There is only a boiling soup pot on the small noodle stand, and some toppings and seasonings are placed beside the soup pot.There were two small square tables next to the noodle stall, and the smell of noodle soup permeated the air, which was quite fragrant.

Seeing Yan Xining and the others, the man staggered out from behind the noodle stall.Yan Xining took a closer look and was surprised. The owner of the noodle stall has no legs. No wonder he looks shorter than ordinary people.

Seeing Ji Song, the owner of the noodle stall had tears in his eyes, and he saluted with a choked voice: "My lord!"

Ji Song smiled and said, "Today there are only diners, so here are two bowls of noodles."

The owner of the noodle stall nodded repeatedly, and he moved to the back of the noodle stall: "My lord and princess, please sit down, the noodles are here."

Yan Xining had a lot of questions in his mind, but he wasn't the type to ask questions. Since Ji Song brought him to eat noodles, he just had to eat noodles.After he pushed Ji Song to the small table and sat down, Ji Song said, "Don't you want to ask something?"

Yan Xining glanced at the noodle stall: "Can he do a good job here?"

As soon as the words fell, not only Ji Song laughed, but also Yan Ke and the owner of the noodle stall.The owner of the noodle stall smiled and said: "The princess doesn't know, usually the subordinates would set up a stall at the entrance of the Yingbin Building, but now it's past the meal time, and knowing that the prince is coming to eat, the subordinates specially chose this alley. "

Yan Xining keenly caught the word "subordinate", and raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Are you also..."

The man at the noodle stall put down the long chopsticks and the fence in his hands, and he made a big salute to Yan Xining: "Ge Jingzhong, the former general of Chi Ling Army's vanguard battalion, pays his respects to the princess."

Ji Song said slowly: "Old Ge lost his leg in the battlefield, and there is no one in his hometown. I put him near the Rong Palace. He is good at cooking noodles, and he can make a living with this skill."

Ge Jingzhong smiled heartily: "The craftsmanship is just so-so. Thanks to the care of the brothers, the subordinates can survive in Kyoto. Speaking of craftsmanship, the princess's craftsmanship is good. When you cook in the yard, the smell is so good Already!"

Yan Xining looked confused: "Can you smell me cooking in the yard?"

Yan Ke pointed to the high wall at the end of the alley: "Didn't the princess recognize it? Behind the high wall is your Wenzhang Garden."

Yan Xining:! ! !

55. Mushroom Oil Noodles

Yan Xining never thought that Prince Rong's Mansion would be so close to Yingbin Building, let alone that there was such a scene outside the high walls of Wenzhang Garden.For a while, he stared at Ji Song stupidly, not knowing what to say.

He always thought that he was locked up in Wenzhang Garden and no one cared about him. So there are so many people inside and outside Wenzhang Garden paying attention to him?Thinking of this, Yan Xining felt an indescribable feeling.

Fortunately, the noodles were out of the pot at this time, and Ge Jingzhong dragged his voice: "Mushroom oil noodles are here——"

Yan Ke helped Ge Jingzhong bring the noodles in front of Yan Xining and Ji Song. The moment Yan Xining saw the noodles, all Yan Xining felt was gluttony and hunger.

The sea bowl is full of a large bowl of noodles, the noodles are only a little thicker than a hair, and they are softly immersed in the ruddy soup.There is a light layer of oil flakes floating on the surface of the soup, and a spoonful of unknown mushrooms is piled up on the oil flakes.Mushrooms are covered with a large chunk of oily braised pork, which is studded with verdant green onions.

Yan Xining couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva as a unique fragrance came oncoming: "It smells so good."

Ji Song handed over a pair of chopsticks: "Eat."

Ge Jingzhong continued to cook noodles behind the stove. He smiled and said, "This is a mushroom that grows in the pine forest in the suburbs of Beijing. It is only found in spring and autumn. It has a unique taste. I was lucky this morning. I met a person selling mushrooms. My subordinates I rounded up the pickled mushrooms and boiled them into mushroom oil. Unexpectedly, I received a message from brother Yan just after the mushroom oil was boiled, saying that the prince and princess are coming to eat noodles. How is it? Does it taste good?"

Yan Xining couldn't wait to pick up the noodles and stuff them into her mouth, the slender noodles were unexpectedly firm and bouncy.The red soup is made of ordinary soy sauce and noodle soup, and the taste is slightly salty, but the noodles relieve the saltiness, and it tastes just right.

There is a faint mushroom smell in the noodles, which should be the taste of mushrooms.Yan Xining picked up a piece of mushroom and stuffed it into the mouth, the fragrance of the mushroom became more intense.The taste of mushrooms is not as crisp and tender as ordinary mushrooms. On the contrary, it is quite chewy, and you can taste a rosin after chewing carefully.

Presumably this has something to do with the environment in which the mushrooms grow. Didn't Ge Jingzhong say that the mushrooms grow in pine forests?Yan Xining only knows that matsutake is easy to grow in the pine forest.

But the mushroom was not the matsutake that Yan Xining knew, he picked up a whole mushroom and looked at it carefully.The mushroom on the tip of the chopsticks looked like a small umbrella unfolded. The mushroom that passed through the oil pan had lost its original color and turned into a nice brown color. It was indeed not the matsutake he knew.

Ji Song raised his head: "Huh? What's wrong?"

Yan Xining looked at Ji Song suspiciously: "What's wrong?"

Ji Song said, "You called me by my name."

Only then did Yan Xining realize that when he was looking at the mushroom, he said, "It's not matsutake." So Ji Song thought he was calling his name?

Yan Xining almost laughed out loud, he called tentatively: "Matsutake?"

Ji Song didn't understand, so he raised his head: "Huh?"

Yan Xining didn't collapse, he laughed hahaha: "Agaricus blazei?"

While chewing the mushrooms, Ji Song looked at Yan Xining helplessly: "Hmm. What are you laughing at?"

Yan Xining wiped away tears with a smile: "No, it's nothing." If Ji Song knew that he and Mushroom had the same name, maybe what would happen.

At this moment, Yan Ke and the others also held the noodle bowls, squatting on the side of the road and stuffing noodles into their mouths: "Old Ge, mushroom oil is good, let us take some away later."

Ge Jingzhong raised his spoon: "Okay."

Yan Xining ate half a bowl of noodles in a while, and at this moment he felt that his stomach was a lot tighter.Only then did he pick up the braised pork on the noodles.It is not so much braised pork as it is big meat.This piece of meat is two inches long, one finger thick and four fingers wide. At a glance, you can see layers of intertwined fat and lean meat.

However, after taking a bite of the meat, Yan Xining almost didn't spit it out.Although Lao Ge was well seasoned, the meat had a fishy smell that couldn't be suppressed no matter what.

It's a pity, it is such a good piece of meat, how could it have such a smell?Yan Xining asked: "Old Ge, did you get tricked when you bought meat today? Did you buy sow pork?"

This overwhelming smell obviously came from uncastrated pigs.

Ge Jingzhong was a little surprised: "Princess, how can you eat male and female pigs? It's amazing. But I usually buy meat from this store. Is there any problem with the pork today?"

Yan Ke and the others knew what Yan Xining was talking about: "The pork that the princess usually eats is the meat of juvenile pigs, and what Lao Ge buys is the meat of adult pigs. Is the princess not used to this taste?"

Ji Song put the sliced ​​meat from Yan Xining's bowl into his own: "Let me eat."

Yan Xining came to her senses at this moment: "Is there such a big difference in taste between juvenile pigs and adult pigs?" No, no, the taste is obviously not castrated.

Yan Xining wondered, "Don't the pigs raised by the Chu and Liao people be castrated?"

Yan Ke and the others looked at Yan Xining dumbfounded, did they hear correctly?Just now the concubine said castration, did they understand castration?

Ji Song said softly, "What did the pig do wrong? To be eaten and castrated?"

Yan Xining didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I don't mean anything else, it's just that if the piglets are castrated when they are young, they will grow bigger and have more meat, and the smell in the meat will be reduced a lot."

Ji Song pondered for a while looking at the pieces of meat in the bowl, then he raised his head and asked earnestly, "How to castrate?"

Yan Xining scratched his head in trouble: "This..." When he was a child, he saw veterinarians come to the village to castrate piglets, but he didn't know exactly how to castrate them.

Ji Song saw Yan Xining's entanglement, he said slowly: "Let's eat first, we'll talk about it later."

Yan Xining picked up the bowl happily, and he ate the noodles in the bowl in two or three bites, then raised the bowl to Ge Jingzhong: "Old Ge, can I add some more noodles?"

The mushroom oil noodles are so fragrant, he will ask Lao Ge how to make mushroom oil later, and he will cook some if he has the chance.Whether you cook noodles or bibimbap, the taste should be good.

Ge Jingzhong smiled until his eyes narrowed into lines: "Okay!"