The contents rolled into Yin's palm and turned out to be two small rice dumplings made of colorful velvet.
Each little rice dumpling is not much bigger than a red date. It has four sharp corners and is tied together with red silk thread. Although it is not a precious thing, it is exquisite and cute.
In addition, there was a piece of paper in the purse. Yin took it out and unfolded it. On it, he saw a bell painted with very bold strokes.
"Ling" is homophonic to "spirit".
He squinted his eyes, shook the piece of paper, and asked Su Peisheng, "Does this purse belong to Jingyang Palace?"
Su Peisheng listened to the sound of the gong and was obedient to the words. Then he nodded and said jokingly: "Back to the emperor, it is the purse that the noble nobleman of Jingyang Palace has entered. The emperor has a keen eye! The servant has not yet given it, and the emperor can see it at a glance!"
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Yin glanced at Su Peisheng and tied Ji Ling's purse to the waist of his dragon robe.
He took off an oval deerskin purse with a red brocade silk satin mouth from his waist and handed it to Su Peisheng with a relaxed expression: "Send this purse of mine to Jingyang Palace, and then send a message to Mr. Ji.
, I have been so busy these days that I have some free time! I will go and see her in the evening."
Su Peisheng responded repeatedly and took the bag with both hands.
Yin thought for a while and then said: "Yesterday at breakfast, there was a sweet rice dumpling with eight-treasure candied dates. I tasted it and it was okay. I went to the kitchen to make four more according to this recipe and sent it to her while it was hot."
Su Peisheng said clearly and crisply: "Your Majesty, don't worry! I will take care of it now."
Yin raised his hand, paused, and then said: "There is also a case of Wufu ham, bacon and quicksand yellow rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves. I will also take some to Jingyang Palace to try!".
The fifth month of the lunar calendar is also known as the poisonous month. It is the easiest time to get sick. Bamboo leaves can detoxify, clear away heat and sterilize. In order to detoxify and protect health, the imperial kitchen wrapped some oily and heavy-flavored rice dumplings in bamboo leaves. The method is the same as ordinary rice dumplings: as long as
Pushing three broad and narrow bamboo leaves together, this is called a three-star high photo.
Then dip it in water to stick it, and then fold it inward to form a bucket shape. In this way, no matter what rice and fillings are put in, the taste will be fragrant and refreshing, which is incomparable to other rice dumpling leaves.
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The east courtyard of Jingyang Palace.
As soon as Su Peisheng left, Qixi and Bixue worked together to lift the heavy lunch box onto the dining table.
"Master, please eat this rice dumpling while it's hot! What's the craftsmanship of the imperial kitchen!" Qixi said, taking out the rice dumpling as if holding a treasure.
Ji Ling then sat down, leaning on the corner of the table, still holding the red brocade silk satin oval deerskin oval purse in her hand.
Although the purse was made of deerskin, the closing and bottom edges were made of Suzhou and Hangzhou silk, which was folded into fan-shaped ripples. Because of the twists and turns, the light shone in the sunlight, which was very moving.
Qixi held a rice dumpling, picked it up with small silver scissors, and gently cut off the vermilion silk rope tied around the waist of the rice dumpling. With a skillful flick of her wrist, the fragrant little rice dumpling rolled down.
It fell onto the small plate in front of Ji Ling.
The outside of the lunch box was wrapped with a three-layer quilted bright yellow warm quilt, and the people in the kitchen hurriedly delivered it all the way. At this time, the rice dumplings were still piping hot!
Qixi reminded: "Master, please slow down and iron carefully!"
Ji Ling took one and put it in his mouth.
The rice dumplings are made of ham and bacon sandwiched with quicksand yolk. Ji Ling bit into it, and his teeth just touched the egg yolk. The sweet and salty quicksand yolk immediately poured into his mouth warmly, coupled with the tenderness of the ham and the bacon.
It is delicious and has the fragrance of glutinous rice...
And the candied date rice dumplings.
Ji Ling actually didn't like eating candied date rice dumplings in the past, because the sweetness in candied date rice dumplings was always unevenly distributed.
For example, if you take a bite and bite the part covered with candied dates, your mouth will definitely be full of sweetness.
But the other parts that are not wrapped with candied dates are no different from white rice dumplings.
It tastes too bland to chew.
But the four-grade candied date rice dumplings sent from the imperial dining room are different.
Ji Ling tasted it as soon as he put it in his mouth: every grain of glutinous rice in this rice dumpling seemed to have been soaked in honey. They were obviously stuck to each other, but they looked like grains, and they also had the fragrance of rice wine.
In addition, the date skin of the dates has long been removed, leaving only the delicate and smooth date paste, the simmered red bean paste, and the very small fried soufflé square cakes kneaded into the glutinous rice.
The fried soufflé square cake is kneaded with osmanthus frosting sugar. It is a small square noodle that turns golden brown when fried in a pan. It is about the same size as a broad bean and can fit eight or nine into a rice dumpling.
While Ji Ling was eating, he listened to Bixue talking about last year's Dragon Boat Festival and the grand occasion in the Forbidden City.
Qixi lowered her head to collect the rice dumpling leaves.
The glutinous rice dumplings were extremely sticky. After she peeled them off, she placed them in front of Ji Ling and moistened her fingertips with hot water. Bixue became more and more enthusiastic as she talked, so she smiled and said: "Come on! My master was still sick at that time.
In the west courtyard, we didn’t even join in the excitement, so don’t mention it!”
Bixue stuck out her tongue, and Ji Ling waved her hands and said, "It's okay. You asked her to say that it was just because I didn't join in the fun last year that I wanted to listen carefully."
Yes, it was the Dragon Boat Festival in the second year of Yongzheng's reign, and she hadn't traveled through time yet!
It turns out...according to the rules of the palace, on the fifth day of May during the Dragon Boat Festival, there will be a large-scale "Zongzi Banquet". On that day, dumplings of various shapes and flavors will be put on the plate and appear like hills.
On the dining table of the Yangxin Palace and other things in the Twelve Palaces.
And these rice dumplings only come from one place, the imperial kitchen. Only the imperial kitchen is qualified to contract the rice dumplings for this day.
Since late April, Prince Yi issued an edict, and more than a dozen people in the imperial dining room have been making, cooking, and tasting rice dumplings in large pots day and night, and then adjusting the fillings according to the sweetness and saltiness of the fillings... Every day
Everyone is eating rice dumplings day and night.
It is no exaggeration to say that when the Dragon Boat Festival comes, the chefs in the imperial kitchen almost want to vomit when they hear the word "zongzi"!
In addition, there will be a small game before the "Zongzi Banquet". The so-called "If you shoot from the golden plate, you can try it first." To add to the fun, the palace maids will also put many rice dumplings on a golden plate, and all the concubines will stand in designated positions.
, holding a small bow with a golden horn, he would eat whichever one he shot first.
In short, this is a veritable Zongzi Festival, and even the eunuchs and maids can each receive a portion of Zongzi.
Bixue was foaming at the mouth as she spoke, while Ji Ling listened with gusto.
When Yin came over in the evening, she smiled and pulled the fourth master's sleeve, and boldly asked him if it was fun to shoot rice dumplings with the "Golden Horn Little Bow"?
When Yin heard her say such words, he was confused at first, and then realized that at this time last year, Ji Ling was still unknown in the west courtyard of Jingyang Palace.
She was always there at that time, and only those with noble status or above could participate in the "Zongzi Banquet".