Compared to Shu Yan, Xiao Mo felt novel in every aspect of living in the palace. Relying on the emperor's care and favor, she lived a very comfortable life. She didn't care about whether or not to reduce the tax. She followed Lu Yu's case.

She had long since stopped thinking about the suspected murderer. Xiao Mo’s delicacy was rather special, not

Unlike other imperial chefs, because she had a purified body - although it was false, at least others thought it was so. She did not live in the delicacies department like other imperial chefs, but was arranged to live in the harem, so she could live in the harem.

You can walk around at will, and there is a separate room for overnight accommodation, so you don't have to be so worried.

When she first came in, she felt that it would be a little easier to be with these eunuchs and palace maids. Because compared with the Shangshutai Pavilion, a place full of men and not even a female mouse, this place was much more convenient.

For example, going to the toilet. No one knew how difficult it was for her during those few months in Shangshutai Mansion. But now when she thinks about things like setting up signs in the toilet, she can't help but laugh.

She originally thought that this place where yin was strong and yang was weak would be more suitable for her. However, she gradually realized that it was far less easy to hang out here than in the pavilion. Here, women were overflowing, and these palace maids and eunuchs were sharp-eyed and careful.

Far harder to deal with than those men, just a little carelessness

The secret can be revealed, so you have to be extra careful. Ever since she moved her luggage in, she has secretly hidden it in the most secret place and does not open it easily. So today, she suddenly felt unwell and had a physical problem on the horizon, so she secretly opened the package.

, only to find something missing when I opened it.

After Xiao Mo entered the palace, the weather became colder and colder. Shu Yan moved to a relatively warm back room. While cleaning the house, he found a strip of coarse cloth sewn in the gap at the corner of the bed.

It felt soft. He didn't know what it was, but it certainly wasn't

It belongs to him, or it belongs to Xiao Mo, or it belongs to someone who lived there before. No matter who it is, looking at its rough appearance, he knows it is not a valuable thing. He is planning to put it away with other garbage.

Throw them away together, and suddenly see Xiao Mo running over in a panic.

"Hey, why do you have time to come here at this time?" Shu Yan asked.

"I lost something, come back and look for it." Xiao Mo didn't look at Shu Yan, and went around the bed, rummaging up and down, but couldn't find anything. She was puzzled and kept mumbling: "Here we go.

Where did it go?"

Seeing his nervous and flustered look, Shu Yan smiled and said, "What valuable thing is worth looking for? If you can't find it, don't look for it. I'll just compensate you."

"...It's not anything valuable." Xiao Mo looked around and was sure that what she was looking for was not in the room, so she felt relieved. Then she raised her head, looked at Shu Yan and said, "Even if you can't find it, just forget it."

I'll look elsewhere..."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly found the cloth strip in Shu Yan's hand and exclaimed: "Ah, that's it, give it to me quickly." With that, she snatched it over and hid it in her clothes.

Shu Yan smiled: "What kind of rag is this rough cloth? Is it worthy of you being so nervous?"

He was really afraid of whatever he wanted. Xiao Mo was most afraid of Shu Yan discovering this menstrual cloth, but now, not only did Shu Yan discover it, but he actually held it in his hand. Xiao Mo was so embarrassed that his neck turned red. This is

How to explain a woman's most private things to him?

Suddenly feeling a pain in her abdomen, she had an idea and said: "It's not valuable, but my mother sewed this cloth belt for me. I often had abdominal pain when I was a child, and my mother said it was because of wind in my belly button, so she sewed it up."

Give me a piece of cloth to cover my navel."

There is no one who can adapt the menstrual cloth into a belly button cord. But fortunately, Shu Yan, a silly boy, doesn't know anything about these things, so it's best to fool him.

Shu Yan didn't doubt it either. He was about to go to the Chancellor's desk, but Xiao Mo turned around and left without waiting for him. Shu Yan shouted from behind: "Hey, wait for me, your abdominal pain is not a big deal, why are you so anxious?"

ah."

Of course Xiao Mo didn't wait for him, and in the next few days, he felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Shu Yan.

On weekdays, Xiao Mo is not too busy with the food order. Although there are thousands of people in the palace, she only serves the emperor and the queen's food, and the other concubines and princes are not among them. This is before Xiao Mo enters the palace.

It was agreed upon. These palace people all coveted Xiao Mo’s cooking skills and tried every possible means to

Some want Xiao Mo to dedicate his cooking skills to them, and some even use the airs of a princess to force Xiao Mo to submit. How can Xiao Mo be willing to submit? Whenever she encounters something delicious, she would rather give it to Shu Yan secretly

, they won’t do it to these concubines, and these concubines just stare and can’t do anything.

But it cannot be generalized, but there is a Seventeenth Princess, a little daughter of Sima Yan, who has just passed the age of hairpin. She is smart, innocent and lively, and gets along well with Xiao Mo. Of these two people, one is twenty years old.

The fake eunuch and the little princess who were fifteen or sixteen years old were able to play together. The reason is that they are both cheerful and pure.

Jie's character. To be the emperor's daughter should be very remarkable, but in fact it is not because Sima Yan has many children. There are twenty-six sons in the exact record. The number of daughters is not specified, but

There should be no less than twenty. Things are more valuable when they are rare. On the contrary, if there are many princes and princesses, it is naturally not surprising.

This seventeenth princess has never been a princess and treats Xiao Mo as a friend, which Xiao Mo likes very much. Because the other party is a girl, Xiao Mo does not avoid suspicion at all. In her free time, she makes some dishes for the two of them to eat.

Or chat. Compared with Xiaomo’s cooking skills, this

The seventeenth princess prefers the flute played by Xiao Mo. In secluded places, she always pesters Xiao Mo to play the flute. With Xiao Mo's character, if someone likes to listen, she is naturally willing to play, but she never dares to

The flute was handed over to the Seventeenth Princess because she was afraid that the hidden weapon inside would be leaked.

The end of the year is approaching, and because there are royal banquets to be held, the Taiguan Office, the Fine Food Office, the Fine Wine Office and other agencies in charge of the palace's royal cuisine will always be busy for a while. Of course, Xiao Mo can't be idle. She thought, on such an important occasion,

She has to show her abilities well and not be careless. Because there are many people in the government and the public who are not convinced that she, a Qiang person from the countryside, makes delicacies.

She was angry. She had to make some loud dishes, firstly, without losing the dignity of the royal family, and secondly, without losing her own craftsmanship. She walked around in her room, thinking as she walked, and after thinking about it, she also

I didn't expect to make a good meal. At this moment, Princess Seventeen happened to open the door and come in. Seeing Xiao Mo thinking about something, she asked her: "Xiao Mo, what are you thinking about?"

Originally, she wanted to call Xiao Mo "Brother Xiao Mo", but although Xiao Mo was straightforward, she also knew that calling the princess a brother would be disrespectful and could not follow her child's temper, so she did not agree.

"You came just in time. I was worried about someone giving me some advice. At the end of the year, the court will hold a royal banquet. What kind of food should I prepare?"

Princess Seventeen blinked seriously: "I love to eat whatever you do."

"...Who said I did it for you? You are too young to be naive! You are too self-righteous. Even though you are a princess, you will not have a share in the royal banquet. You can only hide in the harem obediently.

You are not allowed to look at it.”

"No, it's fine if my father doesn't allow me to attend the royal banquet, but I must have a share of every dish you cook."

Xiao Mo found her helpless and ignored her, thinking to herself that she thought Princess Seventeen was a good friend she talked to about everything and could give her advice, but she didn't expect that Princess Seventeen not only couldn't give advice, but also only knew how to give advice.

Adding to the chaos. It’s no wonder that children can be expected to do anything for themselves.

What ideas did you come up with... Huh? Since a child can't give advice for himself, why not ask Brother Shu? Yes, how can we forget Brother Shu about this kind of thing! Thinking of this, she said to the Seventeenth Princess: "I

I have to go out of the palace, do you want to go?"

"I'm going, I'm going." Princess Seventeen shouted, "Where are we going?"

"Shang Shu Tai Se Hall."

"Ah? Shangshutai Seguan? Are you kidding? There are all men there, how can I get there?"

"By the way, how can such a dignified little princess meet a man so easily?" Xiao Mo said and jumped out of the door.

"Are you going to find the Shang Shulang you often talk about?"

Every time I see Shu Yan, I am always in a good mood and can’t wait. When the Seventeenth Princess said this, Xiao Mo had already turned the corner. He came to Shu Yan’s door and saw Shu Yan doing it.

She was eating her dinner and looking at his back - for a while she squatted down to add firewood to the stove, and for a while she stood up to stir the porridge in the pot. She suddenly felt very uncomfortable in her heart. In the past, she had clearly made this for him.

Things, but now...

In fact, since the death of Shu An and his wife, Shu Yan has done all the housework. Shu Yan is very familiar with it and does it very easily. Every step and every link is very proficient. Xiao Mo sees it and feels relieved.

some.

Shu Yan put the porridge in the earthen basin, turned around and wanted to go to the table, when he saw Xiao Mo looking at him blankly, "Xiao Mo! You haven't been here for a long time."

Xiao Mo nodded with a smile. She glanced at the table. Apart from the yellow rice porridge, there was only a plate of pickled vegetables, which she had pickled for him before leaving. There was nothing else.

"Brother Shu, you just want to eat this? How can you fool yourself like this?"

When Xiao Mo was here, Shu Yan's two meals a day were never messed up. Although there were not many dishes, every meal was cooked by Xiao Mo with care. Seeing this scene now, the sadness in her heart couldn't help but return.

Added a layer.

"What's the point! Yan Hui, the highest disciple of Confucius, was enjoying himself with a basketful of food and a spoonful of drink. Besides, this was dinner, so we couldn't eat good food. It's best to eat something light and light, otherwise we'd be full.

Against bad health.”

"How can that be done?" Xiao Mo didn't care whether Confucius was a high disciple or a low disciple. She thought Shu Yan's statement was quibble. She walked to the kitchen and wanted to cook a dish for Shu Yan. She didn't know what to cook, so anything would do.

.But when she walked to the kitchen, she found that there were no usable ingredients except rice.

"you--"

Shu Yan laughed twice: "Don't be busy, the food happened to be finished and I didn't have time to buy it yet."

Xiao Mo had no choice but to sit down and silently watch Shu Yan eat porridge. At this moment, she felt that she was too hasty - every time she came here, she would always take the food from the delicacy department.

She brought some delicious food for Shu Yan to eat. Shu Yan felt it was wrong, but Xiao Mo refused to listen. But this time she didn't bring anything.

She was filled with regrets here, but as for Shu Yan, the yellow rice porridge and wild vegetables were very delicious. Seeing Shu Yan's happy and contented look, the worries in Xiao Mo's heart gradually dissipated.

"I want to have a bowl too."

"Ah?" Shu Yan swallowed half of his mouthful of porridge, "Isn't that right? Your majestic delicacy, the person in charge of the best restaurant in the world, cooks the most delicious dishes in the world, and he actually wants to eat yellow rice porridge.

Yard vegetables?”

“It’s better to eat porridge with you than to eat the most delicious food in the world!”

Seeing Shu Yan standing there, Xiao Mo filled a bowl of porridge with a spoon, "Why, you don't want to give it to me?"

"How, how could it be! I just...oh, I just eat yew vegetables, which you pickled."
Chapter completed!