Chapter 272 The Game between the Queen and Concubine Xiao

Qin Zhiyi knew that Xiao Muyu had been craving snail noodles for a long time, so he agreed and then took the spoon himself.

Take out the soaked flour and put it into boiling water to cook. When it is almost cooked, start adding the ingredients one by one.

Xiao Muyu likes spicy food, so she added chili peppers, sour bamboo shoots, fried eggs, dried tofu, sauced pork buns, blanched two small green vegetables, and put some fried peanuts in it.

When serving, sprinkle a handful of coriander and the hot and fragrant snail noodles will be ready.

Looking at a big bowl of snail noodles, Xiao Muyu couldn't help but secretly marveled: "Okay, sister Zhiyi, no matter how it tastes, it makes people full of appetite just looking at it. In the restaurant over there these days, all kinds of

I've eaten all the delicious ones, but I haven't tried the snail noodles. Thank you, sister Zhiyi, but I won't be polite. I'll eat it first as a token of respect."

Qin Zhiyi nodded, Xiao Muyu sat next to her carelessly, then picked up the chopsticks and started to slurp the noodles.

She had just eaten, so she wasn't hungry at all. In addition, she was already in the third trimester of pregnancy and needed to control her diet, so she didn't say anything while watching Xiao Muyu eat so much.

Yin'er was afraid that she would be greedy, so he prepared some cucumbers, cut them into small pieces and put them in front of her.

This girl has long remembered what she said: when you are hungry, eat a little cucumber to satisfy your craving without getting fat.

Xiao Muyu remained silent for almost the entire process, holding the bowl and eating it all in one go.

"It's not bad, it tastes very good, but the snail noodles you made don't have a smell. I understand that not everyone can tolerate the smell, but it's good to be able to do this."

After Xiao Muyu praised her, Qin Zhiyi smiled lightly and said, "As long as you like it."

She doesn't want to directly promote snail noodles like instant noodles, but rice noodles, which can be used in many places.

In addition to making rice into flour, she also taught the local people to grind potatoes and sweet potatoes into puree, and then use starch to make vermicelli.

These production techniques are very simple, and ordinary people can do them themselves even if they don't have tools.

After the vermicelli is made and then dried, whether it is cooking or cooking, it is a rare delicious food.

When Qin Zhiyi went out again, he saw farmers drying vermicelli in the streets, alleys, in front of doors or in yards.

This move was soon promoted all over the country. Sun-dried things are easier to preserve, and the powder gradually became popular among people.

The Queen came here this time, but she was in no hurry to go back.

After staying in the inn for a while, I quietly observed Qin Zhiyi's every move.

Soon a palace maid came forward to report: "Empress, the proprietress of Chengyi Restaurant has introduced something called vermicelli. Now the people in Yunyang County are making it, and even other places are following suit."

The Queen nodded slightly and said, "I have heard of this. The proprietress of Chengyi Restaurant is proficient in cooking. Is this food really delicious?"

The palace maid hurriedly said: "This servant doesn't know. Why don't you let me cook a portion and send it to the Queen?"

The queen nodded, and the maid immediately walked out.

Then she walked to the window step by step and looked towards the busiest street in Yunyang County.

"Concubine Xiao, Concubine Xiao, did you come to Yunyang County just to open a restaurant to help the emperor make money? As soon as you came here, you found the proprietress of Chengyi Restaurant. What secrets do you two have?"

Soon, the palace maid brought a bowl of hot and sour noodles.

The chef specially asked the chef to make saozi, add eggs, peanuts, vegetables and other garnishes, and even placed an edible flower carved from a radish on the side of the bowl.

This is considered more elegant, but in the Queen's opinion, there are still some things that cannot be put on the stage.

Seeing this, the nun beside her hurriedly reprimanded: "These are unworthy things. How can you eat them with the Queen?"

The palace maid was startled, and knelt down with a plop: "Queen, please forgive me, slave... I just moved it so that the Queen can take a look..."

The queen didn't say anything, but picked up a vermicelli with the chopsticks next to her and looked at it.

The thing called vermicelli was bright, shiny, and soft. Although the bowl in front of him did not look very good, the taste made her want to try it.

Seeing that the queen was about to put the vermicelli into her mouth, the nanny hurriedly said: "The queen, please don't..."

But as soon as she finished speaking, the queen had already put the vermicelli into her mouth and bit it off.

Just one small sip, and she could already taste all kinds of flavors.

"Empress..."

Everyone was trembling with fear. The Queen was a woman of ten thousand gold. If she ate these things, she would be choked by the spicy food, or she might find it unpalatable, but there was something wrong with the people who were serving her.

“It tastes pretty good.”

The queen put down her chopsticks and stopped trying, and then asked again: "Do you know how much money Xiao Guifei opened a new restaurant, how much money she spent and how much profit she made?"

The nun who was waiting aside looked at the little palace maid next to her, and then her eyes fell on the little eunuch.

The little eunuch hurriedly knelt down and said: "Returning to the Queen, the Queen has opened a total of fifteen restaurants and spent a total of eighteen thousand taels of silver. However, in the past month, she has made a lot of profits. In just one month, she has already made a lot of money.

The net profit is eight thousand taels."

Hearing this, the queen stood up suddenly: "What? There are so many?"

The little eunuch added in a low voice: "This is still the net profit after fifty-five cents..."

The queen's face had become ugly.

A profit of eight thousand taels a month, wouldn't it be even worse if it lasted a year?

For the first time, the queen felt that her position was on shaky ground.

Even the aunt whispered at this time: "If Concubine Xiao continues like this, I'm afraid the emperor's treasury will have to rely on Concubine Xiao in the future. When the time comes, the Queen, you..."

When the queen heard this, she immediately knocked over the bowl of powder in front of her.

The boiling soup poured on the body of the palace maid next to her. The palace maid frowned in pain, but she still did not dare to say a word.

"So what if she, Concubine Xiao, is the richest in the world? No matter how much money she makes, it belongs to His Majesty!"

When everyone saw that the Queen was angry, they all knelt down and said, "Queen, please calm down."

"Everyone, get up."

The queen raised her hand slightly to signal everyone to get up, and said in a stunned voice behind her ears: "She, Concubine Xiao, is enjoying the ways to make money, not just to please the emperor. It's a pity that no matter how much the emperor dotes on her, she doesn't even have any heirs.

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Mammy smiled flatteringly again and said: "What the Empress said is absolutely true. As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince studies well with the Tutor, what can a mere Concubine Xiao do if you help the Emperor manage the affairs of the harem?"

The queen bowed her hands and said, "It's just that I underestimated her before. Since things here are like this, we should go back to Beijing early and tell the emperor everything about this place."

"Tell it to the emperor?"

Grandma was a little confused.

"Yes, tell the emperor. Don't forget the identity of the person who is cooperating with Concubine Xiao. How can the emperor watch with cold eyes? I'm afraid everything here has been known to the emperor for a long time."

Mammy understood instantly, and everyone kowtowed to her again: "The Queen is wise."
Chapter completed!