Shu Shu listened carefully, remembered it in her heart, and then told her about grandma.
What Concubine Yi meant was that she was not optimistic about the Gao family and had to wait and see about the candidate.
Brother Jiu breathed a sigh of relief.
Shu Shu couldn't help but laugh: "What's wrong with you?"
Brother Jiu went to the kang and rested his arms: "It's just awkward anyway...it seems that I was very stupid at that time..."
Shu Shu didn't force it, just said: "It's already the middle of the month, when will the Holy Driver leave..."
"It's best to leave after the summer weather, usually at the end of the month..."
Brother Jiu replied.
Shu Shu thought about the food.
When traveling with a large army, meals and accommodation will no longer be provided on a daily basis as is the case now, and food and lodging will most likely be arranged in a unified manner.
No one should neglect the Queen Mother and the Emperor. Like their younger princes, Fujin is unlikely to be the same as before.
Traveling is hard work, but if you don’t eat well...
Shu Shu didn't dare to think about it.
The ninth elder brother also thought about eating, but he was thinking about the tenth elder brother.
"Old Shi is greedy. Regardless of whether he is with me or not this time, I will prepare food to save him from nagging me later."
Brother Jiu thought he was a good brother and couldn't help but worry.
Shu Shu had no objection, then looked at the two boxes and sighed: "I didn't mention this to Fifth Sister-in-law. Fifth Sister-in-law thought of it when she heard about Grandma Liu..."
As for the rest, Shu Shu didn't say anything.
She persuaded her, and it was up to her to make her own choice.
In life, everything depends on your heart.
For Wufujin, perhaps it would be more comfortable to maintain his arrogance than to live a smooth life.
Brother Jiu sat up and originally wanted to open the box and read through it, but after taking a look at Shu Shu's belly, he became discouraged.
In the royal family, there are no legitimate sons or concubines in the palace...
Prince Chun's Mansion, because Khan Amma sent the seventh prince there before, even if there was no official heir, it was not easy to choose another heir.
Prince Zhuang's Mansion, Prince Zhuang Boguoduo is fifty years old and has only three daughters and no elder brother. He still has not given up his desire to have a son...
It's not that there are distant clans who are eyeing the heirs of these two princes, but the clan is also divided into many branches, and even the heirs will only choose cousins from the nearby clan.
The close branch families of the Pure Prince's Palace are the Imperial Family and the other two Prince's Palaces.
In Prince Zhuang's Mansion, Bogodo had brothers and a whole family of nephews, all of whom were eyeing the title of prince.
It is a pity that Bogodo did not have a good relationship with his younger brother, and he only wanted to have a son.
You won't be like Bogodo in the future, right?
Because his direct descendant Fujin had a noble status, he did not dare to establish a side relationship with Fujin, but he did keep a concubine in his house.
They don't pick on looks, they just look at whether they are suitable for men. They even accepted several widows, which is a joke in the clan.
Brother Jiu felt guilty for no reason and glanced at Shu Shu.
Shu Shu is not as generous as Prince Zhuang Fujin.
If I dare to make a joke, I'm afraid she will make herself the joke first.
Shu Shu never thought that Brother Jiu was still thinking about his "heir", and he had already started to think about the road.
Be durable in storage.
The best choice is various pickles and pickles.
After all, at the end of July and the beginning of August, the temperature is still low, and braised vegetables are prone to spoilage.
Shu Shu remembered the famous Red Mansion dish, eggplant and fish, which has been restored by many food bloggers in later generations.
It sounds like eggplant does not come with sauce, but it can be regarded as a pickled vegetable. Because it is high in oil and salt, it is relatively durable.
Shu Shu thought about it, and called Xiaotang over, saying: "Remember the delicious recipe I saw in Xianshu earlier, try to make it..."
After hearing this, Xiaotang became serious and took a pen and paper to record.
Shu Shu recalled the description in "A Dream of Red Mansions" and started talking: "Peel the tender eggplants and remove the flesh. Just clean the meat and cut it into cubes. The chicken is deep-fried, then use chicken breasts, dried five-spice tofu, magnolia slices, and shiitake mushrooms.
Dried fruits of various colors were cut into cubes, simmered together in chicken soup, mixed with sesame oil, mixed with sesame oil, and put into a jar and sealed..."
Xiaotang remembered them one by one and felt strange: "Since it is called Qie Yu, shouldn't it be exposed?"
Kun itself refers to dried fish that has been planed and dried in the sun. Many things with similar shapes are named "kun", such as "bamboo shoots" and "meat".
Shu Shu smiled.
In her previous life, she was a celebrity fan and often read articles related to "Dream of Red Mansions".
Indeed, some people question the practice of eggplant because of the name.
In Qi's preface to "A Dream of Red Mansions", the practice of "eggplant gizzards" is mentioned.
It is still the eggplant whose flesh is removed, and then it is not cut into cubes, but cut into hair-thin strips. It is made with chicken soup as the base, steamed for nine times and dried in the sun for nine times. It is dried in the sun, sealed and placed in a jar when eating.
Take the fried chicken breast and mix it.
According to the name of "qieqie", the method of nine steaming and nine drying matches the name.
Shu Shu also mentioned this method and encouraged Xiaotang: "Try both... and the pork shop we made before entering the palace, pork and dates, can be prepared... Tell Sun Jin, these days
Tianduo ran to the imperial kitchen to see what ingredients were coming in, so don’t be stingy with money..."
Brother Jiu, who was standing by, was stunned when he heard it, and he also became interested: "What is the title of the book? The dishes sound more complicated than the imperial meal, and I guess the taste is not that different... Are there any other recipes in it?"
Shu Shu couldn’t tell the title of the book.
Who knows whether "A Dream of Red Mansions" has been completed as a book?
After all, there are two theories about the later generations of "A Dream of Red Mansions". One is that it was written during the Kangxi period. The story in the book is "Mingzhu Family Affair". The author is ominous and was later revised by the copyist. The author "Cao Xueqin" is just a fictitious pseudonym.
"The scribe".
One theory is that it was written during the Qianlong period and was a story about the rise and fall of the family written by Cao Xueqin, the grandson of Cao Yin.
Everyone has their own opinion.
But when Brother Jiu mentioned the recipe, Shu Shu remembered one: "There is also a tofu skin bun, I can try it tonight..."
Tofu skin buns.
The main ingredient is tofu skin.
It happened that the dining room had already prepared this, so I served it later and successfully restored this famous Red Mansion dessert.
When the tenth brother was eating, he was not polite and stepped over to eat.
It was hard to come over the past few days, which made him really depressed.
The tenth prince came here to announce the good news, and as expected, his name was also added to the retinue this time.
"I've taken advantage of Ninth Brother. It's hard to leave me behind if I take Ninth Brother with me..."
Brother Ten knew what he was doing, so he lowered his voice and said, "But I think about it, it's probably because of Ninth Sister-in-law... Yi'e Niang's two daughters-in-law took Fifth Sister-in-law out, and they followed Huang A in private for fear that it would be inappropriate.
Ma begged for mercy..."
Brother Jiu thought for a while and shook his head: "That's not the way your mother behaves... Your Majesty never opens your mouth when it comes to children's matters..."
"What's the reason for that?"
Apart from this, Brother Ten can't think of anything else.
As for feeling sorry for my son...
Brother Ten really didn't expect it. After all, the two brothers were neither high nor low in rankings and were used to being ignored.
Neither of them understood, so they just put it aside and didn't think about it.
The dining table was set up in the front yard. In addition to meat and vegetable dishes, there were also tofu skin buns and a dish of sesame sauce Yi noodles, which Brother Ten had requested before.
A few days ago, in the study room, Shu Shu gave this to her ninth elder brother, which amazed several younger brothers.
It was because of the delays due to various things that followed that it was inconvenient for Brother Ten to come over for a late dinner, so he asked someone to send him over so that he could order properly today.
After eating a large plate of Yi noodles with sesame sauce, the 10th prince brought up the tofu skin buns.
"The buns are exquisite, but they are too small to eat..."
The two brothers were eating in the study room in the front yard, and the tenth elder brother made a comment without shame: "I can't get enough after several cages... Tell me, this is suitable for assorted stuffing, add it to the vegetarian meal..."
Brother Jiu nodded: "I'll copy the recipe later and give one to the queen..."
In the palace, the Queen Mother believed in Buddhism and was good at traveling up and down, so her concubines set up more Buddhist rooms.
Not many people eat the long fast, but many people eat the fast on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.
Shu Shu was also reminded.
Where can I find better convenience food than Yi noodles?
Other than this, it's just instant soup.
The seaweed and shrimp skin are already dry. Then add chopped green onion, shredded ginger, thirteen spices, and salt to make a simple soup.
However, Shu Shu felt that this was more suitable for the servants to follow.
The master's generation will not be short of supplies and food. The servants who follow are probably all a big pot of food, and there is no room for adding food...
About ten days passed by just packing my luggage.
In the blink of an eye, it was July 28th, the day before the Holy Emperor's northern tour.
Shu Shu woke up early, feeling a little excited.
After more than ten days of conditioning, Brother Jiu's body has almost recovered from the sequelae of the heat, but he is still very thin.
Seeing Shu Shu sitting in front of the dressing table and dressing up carefully, Brother Jiu couldn't help but sigh: "I'm so looking forward to returning to my parents' home..."
The main purpose of the young couple leaving the palace today was to choose gifts for the elders of Guo Luoluo in Shengjing, and by the way, Shu Shu could go back to her parents' home.
In order not to stir up trouble, Shu Shu did not send anyone to send a message, intending to give Ama Ene a surprise.
Shu Shu glanced at Brother Ninth lightly and said angrily: "Who do you blame? I was hoping that it would be convenient for me to come in and out, so that I could come over often and say hello to Ama Eni on my behalf..."
Brother Jiu immediately felt guilty and shut his mouth honestly.
A few days ago, he was ordered to investigate "rumors" and was allowed to leave the palace every day, but he did not go to the Tutong Mansion.
Always dragging it on intentionally or unintentionally.
In fact, he felt very guilty and did not dare to see his parents-in-law.
When he saw his father-in-law lose his temper last time, he couldn't bear to hide it and told him about his situation.
My father-in-law was kind and said words of comfort, but my mother-in-law...
There are five sons in the Dutong Mansion...
If Shu Shu had not married herself, but married someone else, she would have had many children...
Brother Ninth was afraid of arousing the resentment of his mother-in-law.
In addition, there are unclear rumors, and I am still worried that the Dong E family may have misunderstood.
The young couple are wearing regular clothes, which will neither reveal their identity nor appear out of place.
This time, in addition to Xiao Chun and He Yuzhu, the two of them brought along Grandma Zhou.
Aunt Zhou's luggage was also carried by two eunuchs, and she left the palace starting today.
Shu Shu had been thinking about her leaving the palace before, but now that the young couple has arrived, there is no need for the old woman to continue to stay in the palace, so the ninth elder brother sent someone to say hello to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and reported "old illness"