1634 Princess Lihua

It wasn't until a palace maid brought the brocade stool that Gu Xiaowan sat on the edge of it, and didn't dare to sit down. Her back was straight, her face was gentle and submissive, but she was neither timid nor overbearing, which made people admire her.

"The Ai family heard from the emperor that you roasted something yesterday..." The empress dowager nodded, but she couldn't name it for a long time, and the aunt in Jinyi hurriedly said: "The empress dowager, it's a barbecue! "

"Yes, look at the memory of Ai's family, it's called barbecue!" The queen mother said with a smile: "I heard from the emperor that you cooked a barbecue for him yesterday. Why don't you bake for Ai's family too?"

The empress dowager wanted to eat barbecue, of course Gu Xiaowan was obliged to do so, she quickly got up and agreed, and the girl in brocade clothes beside the empress dowager led Gu Xiaowan to the gazebo.

Once there, the charcoal fire, grill, barbed wire, bamboo strips, and seasonings in the gazebo are all ready, and they look familiar, as if they were used yesterday.

Seeing this, Jin Yi aunt hurriedly said with a smile: "Princess, this thing was sent by the emperor yesterday! It is said that the princess came to visit the queen mother today, so I just gave these things to the queen, and let the princess bake them for the queen. one time!"

Gu Xiaowan first ordered the maid to light a charcoal fire, and then followed Aunt Jinyi to the small kitchen.

The small kitchen is fully equipped with the freshest and best ingredients. Gu Xiaowan first asked the Empress Dowager about her daily food preferences and taboos, and only then did she actually start preparing the ingredients.

The maid at the side got the order from Aunt Jinyi, and immediately went to wash it up, and then according to the order of Gu Xiaowan, cut the ingredients into the shape Gu Xiaowan ordered, then took the bamboo strips, skewered them one by one, and waited until everything was ready After that, I went to the gazebo.

The empress dowager was already waiting in the gazebo, talking with Eunuch Qi.

Seeing people coming, the empress dowager sat down and said with a smile: "Just now I heard from Eunuch Qi that the emperor was also talking about the taste of this barbecue last night. He wanted to eat it very much. He also said that he would come again later. Xiao Wan, you need to bake more! Otherwise, Aijia won’t be able to eat enough!”

Jin Yi smiled: "Queen Mother, don't worry, the princess has made a lot, if not enough, there are still ready-made ingredients in the small kitchen, let the maids continue to pack some more!"

Gu Xiaowan smiled and passed by the Empress Dowager, just in time to see a cup of ginseng tea in her blue and white porcelain teacup, so she said: "Empress Dowager, can I change a cup of tea?"

"Oh? Why?" Seeing this, the Queen Mother asked.

"When I go back to the empress dowager, what I want to eat later is hot food. If I drink ginseng tea, which is warm and tonic, I'm afraid it will damage the empress dowager's body. Why don't I have a cup of Biluochun, West Lake Longjing or Mongolian tea instead?" Top nectar to clear the fire?"

"It's advisable. You are an expert. You have the final say. Come here and exchange a cup of tea for Ai's family!" The Empress Dowager listened to Gu Xiaowan's words with a smile. If you want to come, make a cup for the emperor!"

After the barbed wire was used yesterday, it was brushed clean and translucent. Gu Xiaowan took a handful of shredded beef and roasted it on the fire. She kept brushing with oil, sprinkled with salt and seasonings, and the maid on the side rebelled. Watching the Queen Mother fanning away the trace of smoke and dust.

After a while, the grilled sizzling beef skewers exude a charming fragrance.

The empress dowager is also a glutton, and she also likes to eat some spicy food on weekdays. Now, seeing that the smell is delicious, she couldn't hold it back, and said with a smile: "It smells so good, Aijia's saliva smells so good. It's about to fall!"

A joke made by the empress dowager made everyone present laugh.

Gu Xiaowan grilled the meat skewers, put them on a white jade porcelain plate, and served them on the table: "Empress Dowager, this is a beef skewer, try it!"

After finishing speaking, he said uneasy: "Your Majesty, this is freshly roasted from the fire, and it's still a bit hot, eat it after it cools down!"

As soon as the words fell, a joyful voice came from not far away: "Mother, what good things are so fragrant, you should save some for my son!"

"Look, you said it was someone who came to Ceng Ai's house to eat, now that's all right, here comes another one!" The Empress Dowager laughed jokingly, and looked in the direction she came from.

I saw a woman in a white floor-length dress, but I saw purple patterns embroidered on the wide hem of the dress, with a smoked gauze that was about ten feet long on her arms. It is tied with a purple belt inlaid with emeralds, and there is a crystal necklace around the neck, which makes the collarbone even more beautiful.

There is a seven-treasure coral hairpin in her hair, which reflects her face like a lotus flower. The thumb-sized pearls are as white as snow, and the stars are twinkling in her hair. To her charming laugh.

Gu Xiaowan hurriedly stood up and saluted. If she guessed right, and dared to face the most noble women in the harem with such jokes, there might be only the Empress Dowager's own daughter——Princess Lihua.

Sure enough, Eunuch Qi, Aunt Jinyi and other court ladies and servants hurriedly greeted her: "Slave (servant) greets the eldest princess!"

"It's all free!" Seeing that Princess Lihua smiled and invited everyone to come, she looked curiously at one of the strangers: "Are you the newly appointed Princess Anping by Brother Huang yesterday?"

Gu Xiaowan hurriedly nodded in agreement.

For the mother and daughter, the pattern of the first sentence of the question is really surprisingly consistent.

Originally planning to respond to Princess Lihua's second sentence, she took Gu Xiaowan's arm affectionately and said enthusiastically: "Oh, I can finally bump into you. Hurry up, hurry up, brother Huang yesterday That said, it almost made my saliva come out, but fortunately I came to the mother's harem today, otherwise, I don't know how long I have to wait!"

Seeing the lively and innocent appearance of the eldest princess, the queen mother was also very happy, and said with a busy smile: "Lihua, there are already baked ones here!"

When the eldest princess heard this, she hurried over, and sure enough, she saw a bunch of beef on the plate, without thinking about it, she grabbed it with her hands.

The beef kebabs were no longer hot, and when they were brought into the mouth, the fragrant smell was just like what the emperor said, it should only exist in the sky, and it is rare to smell it in the world.