[Qing Chuan] The Empress Dowager Raising Cubs Daily

Qiqige's life is extremely regular.

For example, the first thing after getting up early is to go to the Buddhist hall to offer incense to Emperor Shunzhi (predecessor).

Afterwards, he went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, and by the way, said a few words to the concubine who was either familiar or unfamiliar.

Of course, this time is not long.

Now the government is busy, and Qiqige is in poor health, so the Empress Dowager stays for half an hour at most, and let Qiqige go back to the palace to rest, while the rest of the concubines go to the mourning hall to watch the spirit in turn.

The empress dowager was exempted.

Qiqige still has to show her attitude. After she returns to Kunning Palace, she will first go to the Buddhist hall to recite Buddhist scriptures and pick up Buddha beans, which usually lasts for half an hour.

And then it's Qiqige's meal time.

Even for vegetarians, flowers can be made in the imperial dining room.For example, the first dish today is glutinous rice dumplings made of dried tofu, spring bamboo shoots and diced mushrooms.

Then there is the green pepper enoki mushroom mixed with a special sauce. The refreshing freshness and the chewiness of the enoki mushroom are combined, which is extremely delicious.

In addition, there are diced lotus root and tofu balls, served with a soup base that is so clear but so fresh that you want to swallow your tongue. It can be described as a surprise with every spoonful.

Qiqige feasted on it, and at the same time did not forget to observe Chang Ning.

What Chang Ning eats is pumpkin and millet porridge, which is pounded to a fine and smooth pumpkin filling, boiled with distinct grains of millet until thick, it melts in the mouth, and the aftertaste is sweet. Seeing that Chang Ning's little head is almost buried in the bowl, he knows that it is very It suits his appetite.

But that's not the problem.

Chang Ning ate deliciously and sweetly, but he didn't look up at all and didn't look at other dishes, at most he picked up the one or two nearest dim sum in front of him.

The cautious appearance made people feel distressed and helpless.

Qiqige picked up the four happy bags in the steamer in front of him and put them in Chang Ning's bowl, and pushed the colorful steamed buns that he had specially ordered from the kitchen to Chang Ning, lest he would not be full.

Unlike Fuquan, who is lively and lovely after a little contact, it seems that it will take some time to open Chang Ning's heart.

After eating and drinking enough, it's time to go to rest... No, I went to the study.Thinking of the days when she was stared at by Uzhina and Tana to go to bed a few days ago, Qiqige was full of expectations for the study, not to mention that she would study with Fuquan and Changning today.

Qiqige took Chang Ning's hand and walked towards the study.

The study room of Kunning Palace is located in the West Side Hall. The two large rooms on the left and right are connected with the main hall.

Two young eunuchs pushed open the door.

Qiqige told Chang Ning to be careful in a low voice, and then stepped into it, facing a row of antique racks with various kinds of utensils on them.

Qiqige...don't know each other at all.

She glanced over with little interest, and after going around the shelf, she saw a stack of sandalwood bookshelves stacked on top of each other.

Behind the bookshelf is a rosewood screen inlaid with marble, and behind it is a long pearwood desk. Brother and Fifth Brother use it.

Qiqige's gaze was attracted by the bookshelf.

She stepped up to the bookshelf, and the faint smell of ink and books melted into the tip of her nose. In a trance, Qiqige seemed to be back in the university library, and a trace of nostalgia flashed in her eyes.

Before Fuquan came over, she planned to choose two books to read for a while.But before that, Qiqige looked down at Chang Ning: "Chang Ning, do you want to rest in Baosha for a while or read a book with Queen Mother?"

Chang Ning hesitated for a moment.

Then he whispered: "I want to read a book."

"Then you pick your favorite book to read."

"I... like it?" Chang Ning stood there blankly, looking up at Qiqige for the first time.

Qiqige and Chang Ning looked at each other.

Unlike Fuquan, who has a round face, Chang Ning is more like Emperor Shunzhi.Combining the advantages of Emperor Shunzhi and the Chen family, his facial features are very delicate, especially a small red mole at the corner of his eye, which makes his long and narrow eyes with inner double, adding a third of charm.

In future generations, he is also a potential stock of handsome guys!

Qiqige sighed secretly, and her thoughts came back to her eyes.Seeing Chang Ning lower her head again, she quickly replied: "Yes, Chang Ning chooses what she likes."

"I like...?" Chang Ning was a little at a loss.

"..." Qiqige looked at the hesitant Chang Ning for a while, and felt that her gaze might put more pressure on the child, so she quickly shifted her gaze and started to pick and choose on the bookshelf.

Soon Qiqige discovered a big problem.

Just looking at the book twice, her eyebrows were tightly locked together, changing from simplified characters to traditional characters, from horizontal reading to vertical reading, and the most frightening thing is that there are no punctuation marks... Like becoming illiterate.

It seems that you really have to study hard.

Flames burst out from behind Qiqige, she resolutely put the tomes she took out earlier back on the bookshelf, and carefully searched for more basic and simple ones on the bookshelf.

Uzhina on the side saw the master's hesitation.

She hurried forward to remind: "Master, you read half of the books last time, over there."

last time?Qiqige was slightly taken aback.

She walked in the direction Uzhina pointed, and quickly pulled out a "Book of Songs" from the bookshelf.

In her predecessor, she studied Chinese with Empress Xiaoxian.

This "Book of Songs" was also the last book the two of them read. Qiqige lowered her eyes and fell silent for a moment. Under Uzhina's worried eyes, she picked up the Book of Songs and turned to the window, where she sat in a chair and read it.

Chang Ning looked at Qiqige and then at the bookshelf.

Finally, he took out a book from the bookshelf, sat down hurriedly with a little panic, and read it seriously.

One big and one small are all immersed in reading.

The study gradually quieted down, Uzhina tiptoed back, and quickly brought a pot of salty milk tea and a box of snacks.Surprisingly, the master didn't yawn secretly after watching it for a while, as in the past, but concentrated on studying hard.

After finishing a book, Qiqige stretched her waist.

She looked at the time, and couldn't help raising her eyebrows: "It's already this hour, and Fuquan hasn't come yet?"

Seeing that if we wait any longer, it will be noon.

Qiqige laughed back angrily: "Aijia looks at Fuquan, he must come before lunch after a fight, so he can catch a meal and spend less time studying."

Who didn't come from the student days?

As far as he was playing tricks, Qiqige didn't even have to think about it.

"Slave to remind me?"

"It's not necessary, Aijia will see when he will come." Qiqige snorted coldly, then looked sideways at Chang Ning, who was holding a book and reading hard: "Look how good Chang Ning is!"

Chang Ning's hands tightened, and he squeezed the book hard.

He poked his head out from behind the book, instead of being happy to be praised, he looked nervous instead.

"My son, my son will finish memorizing it soon..."

"Chang Ning, do you want some snacks?"

One big and one small opened their mouths together, and then they all froze.

The eyes of both of them were blank, and Qiqige asked subconsciously: "What are you carrying?"

Her voice stopped abruptly.

Qiqige's eyes fell, and only then did she notice that Chang Ning was also holding the Book of Songs.

She instantly understood Chang Ning's thoughts.

Qiqige felt like being hit in the chest, sore, tingling, and severe pain intertwined.She suppressed the soreness on the tip of her nose, stretched out her hand and gently pulled Chang Ning into her arms: "Where did you ask me to recite the book? Didn't the Queen Mother say that you just choose the book you like to read."

The warm embrace made Chang Ning's body stiff.

Qiqige's soft words made Chang Ning even more at a loss, he opened his eyes wide: "But Er Niang..."

Qiqige stopped his words.

She lowered her head and stared into Chang Ning's eyes, and said softly, "Chang Ning doesn't care what your mother said, just do what you like."

"...something you like?"

"That's right." Qiqige nodded heavily.

"My son has nothing to like."

"..." Qiqige was a little distressed, she thought for a while: "Then I'll find something I like slowly, now, would Changning want to have some snacks and rest?"

"..." Chang Ning didn't speak.

"Would you like to eat it? Your second brother and your third brother both like it."

"...Mmm." Chang Ning nodded hesitantly.

"Uzhina——" Qiqige, who got the answer, was full of energy, and turned her head to tell Uzhina: "Chang Ning can't drink milk, and his share will be replaced with walnut black rice juice."

Uzhina looked serious.

She should be a little annoyed, and secretly told herself to be more attentive.Immediately, Uzhina picked up the cooled milk tea, intending to step back and bring up a new pot.She had just walked to the door when Qiqige's voice came from behind her again: "Wait—"

"Yes?"

"Aijia's share... for a pot of sweet milk tea."

"Sweet, sweet milk tea?" Uzhina thought she had heard it wrong, so she repeated it blankly.

"That's right." Qiqige nodded.

With the Mongolian stomach of her predecessor, Qiqige is not against the salty Mongolian milk tea, but she is a little tired after drinking it for more than half a month, and somewhat begins to miss the milk tea from her previous life.

The most important thing is that sweet milk tea is very convenient to make.

Seeing that Uzhina still had doubts on her face, Qiqige smiled and explained: "It's very simple, don't add butter and milk skin, just add some sugar... Well, you can send the sugar to Aijia and add it yourself, and prepare some more Red beans, right?"

Right now, red beans are the easiest ingredient.

Another easy one is about caramel?Milk cap?Or barley, barley, purple rice, black sesame or taro paste.Thinking of the cup of milk tea that she will have in the past three or two days, Qiqige couldn't help licking her lips.

Now that coffee is unavailable, why not drink milk tea to satisfy your craving?The more she thought about it, the more she realized, Qiqige looked at Uzhina expectantly.

Uzhina has never heard of such milk tea.

But seeing her master blinking her big watery eyes and generating electricity towards her, how could Uzhina escape?She smiled and said yes, and went to the dining room herself.

Everyone in the dining room looked at each other.

Everyone has made Mongolian milk tea. Is this sweet milk tea delicious?

More importantly, the practice is too simple.

The easier it is to make a dim sum, the harder it is to get the taste out of it.

The royal chefs were all in a lack of interest.

They were busy preparing lunch, trying to impress the empress dowager and the emperor.

This kind of thing is not necessarily pleasing...

A royal chef suddenly looked at Hu Shitun: "Speaking of which, didn't the empress dowager order you to cook all the dim sum in the future? I will leave it to you."

"Yep."

"As it should be."

Hu Shitun obediently agreed.

Turning around, he devoted himself to this sweet milk tea. The empress dowager said that he wanted to use red beans as an ingredient?What kind of red bean is that?Red bean paste?Red bean paste with grains?Or honey red beans?

Hu Shitun got busy in the kitchen.

On the other side, Qiqige shuttled through the bookshelves again, roughly looking at the books stored here.It’s no wonder that Chang Ning couldn’t find a book after choosing and choosing. Apart from the common enlightenment books on the bookshelf, the rest are obscure and difficult to read books. There is not even a single miscellaneous book, let alone a book suitable for child reads.

Is it possible that I still have to toss this?

Or expand the content of Shiji into small stories?Or tell Chang Ning about Journey to the West?Just as Qiqige was thinking hard, there was a burst of noise outside the study.

Qiqige immediately put on a straight face.

I saw two palace maids lifted the thick curtain, and Fuquan walked into the study bouncingly: "Mother of the Queen! Mother of the Queen!"

Qiqige didn't bother to talk to him.

Fuquan was very thick-skinned: "Emperor Niang, I miss you so much—!"

Before he could finish speaking, Qiqige continued, "The dim sum here, isn't it?"