Although it was said that Yan Xingxuan escorted Xiao Nianzhi back to the house, the Feng family was not at ease. In the end, they sent Fengjun brother and sister to accompany them in a carriage. After watching Xiao Nianzhi enter the house, they went back with peace of mind.
After returning home, the Feng family started preparing gifts non-stop.
Although, the results of the investigation have not yet come out.
However, gifts and other things must be prepared first.
And without investigation results, is Xiao Nianzhi not their relative?
Not really!
So, prepare the gifts, and you can also use the gifts to meet the little girl again.
The Feng family has been very happy recently. Although others don't understand, they don't delve into it, so who is not happy yet?
The world turned around and Xiao Nianzhi was on duty again.
Some of the green vegetables she raised in the Yamen have already grown young leaves. If you don't pick them, they are actually edible and can be raised again.
Chang Shan takes care of him on a daily basis. When Xiao Nianzhi is not at the Yamen, Chen and the others will come over to help out, and there are also guards specially sent by Yan Xingxuan to help keep an eye on it.
The stove is turned on every day, and the temperature never drops very much. The vegetables don’t grow very fast.
Xiao Nianzhi came here early in the morning and looked at those green vegetables, and he instantly became interested.
Although they are a bit tender, they are either radishes or cabbages these days. When I first see green vegetables, my mouth naturally starts to secrete.
Moreover, if you don’t eat young vegetables, is it possible to eat old ones?
So, eat it!
For these vegetables, Xiao Nianzhi planned to make a hot pot for lunch.
On a cold day, eating hot pot around the stove makes you feel comfortable just thinking about it.
Yan Xingxuan also came here today. When he heard that he wanted to eat hot pot, he immediately followed suit.
He was discussing with Laishun which house he should go to to get some rabbit and mutton meat. When he came back, he saw someone coming from the palace.
When someone comes from the palace, in addition to calling Yan Xingxuan back to the palace, they also want to invite Xiao Nianzhi into the palace.
The one who came from the palace was the young apprentice of the Grand Steward of Quande. He was a very thin servant, but he was very discerning in his actions and words. Seeing that Xiao Nianzhi and the others did not understand, he explained specifically: "The envoy from the West Tower is already in the city.
I have settled outside, and I will enter the city early tomorrow morning to see His Majesty."
Although the northwest is still at war, Xilou, who participated in the battle before, has surrendered and at the same time, envoys have been sent to visit.
The purpose is naturally to seek peaceful development.
Xilou has done this kind of double-dealing and heartless thing more than once.
Otherwise, Yan Xingxuan’s biological mother would not have been treated as a princess and sent over for marriage.
Now that the opponent's national strength cannot sustain the war, his bones have softened, and he has begun to seek peace. If he can't save it, he sends a princess or something.
However, as a relative of the emperor, it is normal for Yan Xingxuan to return to the palace to prepare for certain matters.
However, Xiao Nianzhi didn’t understand why she entered the palace?
The chamberlain who came to deliver the oral instructions obviously didn't know the inside story. Otherwise, whether it was because he was selling Xiao Nianzhi well or looking at Yan Xingxuan's face, he must be telling the truth.
If you really can’t say it out loud, you can still hint at it tactfully.
However, he just shook his head blankly: "This is what your Majesty meant."
Xiao Nianzhi tidied up briefly and then entered the palace with a confused look on his face.
When we arrived at the palace, it was not convenient to take Chang Shan with us, so when we passed Xiao Mansion, we asked Chang Shan to go back and bring him the woad.
It wasn't until she entered the palace, separated from Yan Xingxuan, and was placed in a place to live that Xiao Nianzhi understood the purpose of being called into the palace.
To put it simply...
Food consultant.
If I had to explain it carefully, it would probably be...
Your Majesty wants to show off and open the eyes of small foreign countries to realize that the Jin Dynasty is not only vast in land and resources, but also rich in talents.
He had known before that Xiao Nianzhi's cooking was delicious. Of course, the skills of the imperial chefs in the imperial dining room were no different.
Which one doesn't work? If a group of people are stacked together, won't it work?
Xiao Nianzhi has naturally experienced the skills of the imperial chefs, and I have to say that they are indeed very capable.
Her delicacies are more often than not better than novelty.
But the royal chefs have many years of skill.
Your Majesty understands this, and the reason why he still lets Xiao Nianzhi enter the palace is mainly because he wants to borrow her brain to think of some wonderful food.
To put it bluntly, we just want to have some delicious food to open the eyes of the small country.
The waiter explained tactfully, but Xiao Nianzhi understood it clearly.
It’s so cool.
Xiao Nianzhi feels that he is really good at this!
The envoy will not enter the palace until tomorrow. Xiao Nianzhi still has half a day to adjust, so he can discuss it with the imperial chefs.
The imperial chefs were very calm about the fact that there was an extra person coming to make comments.
Xiao Nianzhi felt that it was not his ability that had shocked everyone, but probably his identity.
She and Yan Xingxuan are still in the ambiguous stage of self-perception.
But in the eyes of outsiders, it is probably a done deal and cannot be escaped.
No matter how bad you are, you can still be a concubine.
Although side concubines are considered royal concubines, they are royal concubines. Unless they make a mistake, the main concubine has no right to deal with them at will, let alone sell them.
In the eyes of many people, Yan Xingxuan valued Xiao Nianzhi so much that, at worst, he could not escape as a concubine.
If this is the case, in the future, Bao Qi will still be their master, so fight with her for this or rob her for that?
They are not trying to steal your job, so why bother with so many things.
Those who can serve as royal chefs in the palace, even if they are a little arrogant, have more brains.
Xiao Nianzhi came over, and the head chef politely invited her to visit the imperial dining room first.
Then...
It's getting dark soon.
The imperial dining room is too big, and there are many items for it. The manager will discuss with Xiao Nianzhi from time to time the preparation of tomorrow's dishes.
After all, the envoys will enter the palace tomorrow, and they will definitely have a meal in the palace, either lunch or dinner. It mainly depends on the time when the envoys enter the palace.
Therefore, at this time, if there are high-quality dishes, you have to serve them first.
Xiao Nianzhi had already thought of several dishes when the waiter reminded him tactfully.
It’s so delicious that she can’t get enough of it.
Don’t you know how to show off?
This question is an open-book exam, and she really knows it!
Therefore, when the head chef asked tentatively, Xiao Nianzhi nodded calmly: "I have a dish in mind that may meet Master Xu's requirements."
Upon hearing that Xiao Nianzhi was convinced, the manager, Master Xu, felt that this matter was probably settled.
After all, this lady official is quite capable.
Master Xu felt that he instinctively believed in Xiao Nianzhi.
But believe it or not, you have to prepare for some things. You can’t go to the battlefield tomorrow and sharpen your sword temporarily today, right?
So, after being happy, he asked in a low voice: "I wonder, is it convenient to talk about this dish that Mr. Xiao has in mind now? Can we prepare it in advance?"