Chapter 372 The Crown Princess Cooks and Rewards the Prince
"Why do you need to send it here in such a grand manner?"
He Xiang smiled shyly and looked at Xiao Lian, who was wearing palace clothes, and several nuns with good temperaments behind her. They were not eye-catching.
Xiaolian raised her chin proudly.
"I am Sister Hexiang's natal family, and I cannot let Sister Hexiang be underestimated."
She also wants to do her best to give He Xiang a good face.
He Xiang laughed. Even if Xiao Lian became an aunt in the palace, her lively temperament would not change at all.
She saluted the mothers.
"I'm really sorry for the hard work, the ladies, for taking this trip. If you have some free time, you must come and have a wedding drink."
He Xiang blushed and said this, which made all the nuns snicker. The people around the Crown Princess are really interesting.
After Xiaolian successfully completed the task and returned to the East Palace, she did not see Chu Yunxi and turned to look at the palace maid on duty.
"Where did the Crown Princess go?"
The little palace maid lowered her head and replied.
"Aunt Xiaolian, the Crown Princess said that His Highness the Crown Prince has worked too hard these days, and she wants to reward His Highness by washing his hands and making soup."
Washing hands and making soup? Xiaolian pursed her lips and remembered the table of sweet and salty potato and radish stew that Chu Yunxi presented to His Royal Highness when he was still in the boudoir.
Are you sure this is a reward for His Highness?
Xiaolian felt anxious and hurried to the imperial dining room.
In the imperial dining room, although the imperial chefs were busy with their own affairs, they all secretly glanced at the uninvited Crown Princess from time to time.
The manager of the imperial kitchen is personally entertaining the guests. It is normal for a lady to come to the imperial kitchen occasionally and make soup for the emperor with her own hands.
Therefore, when the princess came, the manager of the royal kitchen was not surprised. He left a stove for Chu Yunxi to use.
"Princess, I don't know, what kind of dish are you planning to cook?"
Chu Yunxi took a look at the various ingredients and was eager to try them.
However, she learned from her last experience and separated the salt and sugar first.
Seeing that the manager of the imperial kitchen was still waiting nearby, he remembered his last embarrassing situation.
It's okay to be seen by his own servants, but he can't be embarrassed and thrown into the royal kitchen in the palace.
"Manager, you can go about your business and don't worry about me."
"Yes, Crown Princess."
The manager of the imperial kitchen was very wise and directed the others to prepare for dinner.
Chu Yunxi looked at Si Qi beside him and said hopefully:
"Si Qi, can you cook?"
Si Qi shook her head in embarrassment. Although she lost her biological parents when she was very young, her adoptive father's family were very good to her and never let her get their hands on them.
Chu Yunxi had no choice but to review the recipes she saw in the library tower in her mind, and instantly gained confidence.
This time, she will definitely succeed.
Chu Yunxi thought about combining meat and vegetables. He walked past the various ingredients, chicken, duck, and fish, all of which were alive. No, no, no, so he honestly took the pork.
Since it’s difficult to cut into slices, cut it into pieces.
Looking at the pork that had turned into cubes in his hands, Chu Yunxi nodded with satisfaction. This was much better cut than the potato cubes last time. The progress was obvious. He felt more confident.
She went to choose vegetables again, giving up potatoes and radishes and choosing spinach with green leaves. It is said that green leaves are more ripe, so that Jun Lingyun would not tease her like last time: Yes, it is ripe.
This time it was cut in a decent manner. There was no flying around the table.
Chu Yunxi looked at the table of chopped meat and vegetables with satisfaction and waved over a free cook to help her light the fire.
She herself poured oil into the pot, nervously watched the oil smoke, and quickly poured the pieces of meat into it.
"Stab it!"
This attracted the side glances of the royal chefs in the room. However, they happened to see Chu Yunxi and the maids beside her retreating two steps away from the cooking pot.
"Princess, do you need help?"
"Haha, no, no, you are busy, I can do it myself."
Chu Yunxi said hard, but what he was thinking was, it still doesn't work. There are splashes of oil, so how can I turn it over? Last time, the meat was served without turning it, so it wasn't cooked as well.
Thinking like this, Chu Yunxi plucked up the courage, took another step closer, straightened his arms, and poured the spinach into the pot.
After another sting, there was finally no more oil splashing.
Chu Yunxi exhaled and quickly added soy sauce and salt to the pot. The book said that soy sauce can make the dishes taste better by adding freshness.
I had all the ingredients and stir-fried a few more times. As the book said, if the vegetables change color, they should be cooked.
Chu Yunxi was overjoyed, took the plate and took out the dishes. It looked green and it seemed to be a success.
When Xiaolian arrived, she saw Chu Yunxi admiring her masterpiece.
"Princess, you fired this?"
Xiao Lian was a little surprised. This plate of stir-fried meat and vegetables looked good, and it was not burnt. When did the Crown Princess's cooking skills improve so much?
Si Qi nodded in admiration.
"The Crown Princess is so amazing, she can do anything."
Chu Yunxi blushed. Fortunately, Si Qi didn't see her cooking last time.
"Hurry up and find a food box, it won't taste good if it gets cold."
Chu Yunxi wanted to present the dishes she cooked to Jun Lingyun before the imperial meal came out, so as not to make her dishes taste less delicious due to comparison.
As soon as she finished speaking, the manager of the royal kitchen came over with a food box.
Other empresses just pretended to add seasonings themselves, even if they had already done it, but the Crown Princess was sincere and did not pretend to be someone else's from cutting vegetables to putting them out of the pot. This gave the imperial chefs the impression of Chu Yunxi.
Excellent.
Chu Yunxi smiled lightly at the imperial dining room manager who provided considerate service.
"Thank you very much."
This was the first time that a distinguished person thanked the master of the imperial dining room, and he respectfully escorted Chu Yunxi and his three servants out of the imperial dining room.
Back in the East Palace, Chu Yunxi put the food box on the table and took out the spinach that looked very good, with a smile on his face.
"Xiao Lian, go to the study quickly and invite His Highness to come over."
"Yes, Crown Princess."
Xiaolian hurriedly went to invite him, and in just half a cup of tea, Jun Lingyun strode back to the palace.
"Ling Yun, sit down quickly. You've been busy with official duties recently, and I can't help you with anything. I'll just do my duty as a wife."
Although Jun Lingyun still had the shadow of last time, his wife's willingness to cook for him made him even more grateful.
"Then thank you madam."
He took the handkerchief handed over by the palace attendant and wiped his hands. He looked at the meat and vegetable dishes, which seemed pretty good. He picked up his chopsticks with anticipation, took a bite of the dish and put it into his mouth.
Chu Yunxi also looked at Jun Lingyun's reaction expectantly, almost crying when she saw him. She pretended not to care and said:
"Husband, you don't have to be so moved. Since you like it, I will cook for you more often as your wife."
Jun Lingyun swallowed the food in his mouth and wiped the tears that were "moved".
Chu Yunxi said enthusiastically:
"Ling Yun, eat meat again to replenish your body."
Jun Lingyun thought that the taste of the meat should not be much different, so he picked up another chopstick, made up his mind, and put it in his mouth.
But he only chewed it for a while and then stopped there.
Chu Yunxi couldn't help but ask when she saw him looking at her with a smile on his face, but stopping chewing.
"Husband, what's wrong with you?"
Thinking of something, Chu Yunxi patted Jun Lingyun on the shoulder and comforted:
"Husband, there is no need to be reluctant to eat, this plate is all yours."
Chu Yunxi thought that it must be because Jun Lingyun cherished what she made that she chewed it so carefully. All her hard work was not in vain.