"Okay, it will be ready soon. What ingredients do you need to match this time?" Hua Mian responded in a hurry.

"The first choice is shrimp, with this...and this..." After Aunt Rong chose shrimp, she ordered several kinds of vegetables.

Hua Mian asked while dumpling rice rolls: "Do you want the two to be exactly the same? Don't you need to change your taste?"

After getting the negative answer from the female official, Hua Mian no longer asked questions. Judging from the various palace-related contents that Hua Mian saw in novels, films and TV dramas, the other party should have asked to prepare two identical dishes to prevent her from taking any special actions. If nothing unexpected happens, the empress dowager will choose one, and the other will be eaten by the drug tester.

The prepared rice rolls were served in a brand new high-foot porcelain plate, decorated with a circle of fresh flowers, making the rice rolls look more like blooming bouquets. I felt relieved when I watched Aunt Rong leave Huamian.

The maid on the side saw Hua Mian's nervousness and comforted her: "Qiu Xia relaxed her heart. The Queen Mother is a very kind person. As long as the things are done without problems, there will be no problem. Maybe there will be rewards."

After hearing the little maid's words, Hua Mian thought to himself: "No one of the empress dowagers in those novels and TV series is a simple character. You will definitely not be able to sit in that position by just being kind." After thinking about it, Hua Mian still talked and laughed.

But no one has ever come since Aunt Rong left. Huamian waited for more than ten minutes without any feedback. She couldn't help but feel a little panicked. Her time was a trivial matter, and the most important thing was these ingredients.

In this era when fresh preservation equipment is basically zero, it is a consumable thing to keep fresh ingredients in summer. First of all, the ice in the royal ice warehouse cannot be called at will. The ice used now can only be obtained for the sake of Defei.

I hope I can get the results before the ice melts. Huamian silently recites it in his heart, otherwise the ingredients will not be kept fresh, even if someone comes too late.

At the same time, things that people have to pay attention to are also happening at the center of the banquet...

"You said this was made by the chef here in Concubine De?" The female official standing beside Aunt Rong asked in a low voice, which made her work calm. Aunt Rong praised her as the female official in the palace. It can be seen that the chef this time is really extraordinary.

At this moment, the empress dowager was placed in front of the table with the rice rolls that had just been made by Hua Mian. Two small snacks were placed in the porcelain that showed a beautiful halo in the sun, and bright colors were revealed from the shady outer skin, like two exquisite bouquets.

“It looks good”

Hua Mian couldn't imagine that the snack she thought of was praised as soon as she came up. It sounded plain and could barely be said to be a positive review, but it sounded really not easy to Aunt Rong.

The two female officials went up to pick up a rice roll, tested the poison and shared the food, and waited for a while to be fine. Aunt Rong then stepped forward to serve the empress dowager to eat.

Huamian was waiting worriedly, wondering if the rice rolls made temporarily could be recognized. If possible, it would be the turning point of the banquet.

It was not until Hua Mian felt that it had been so long that she saw Aunt Rong walking over with a slow step...
Chapter completed!