Chapter 10：

The East Palace Dining Room is very lively at this moment.

It was heard that the prince princess was going to cook in person, and a group of big-waisted cooks stood in a row in a regular manner, all standing by at any time.

Generally speaking, the ladies and young ladies of various provinces "cook the cooking by themselves". They all stand by the stove, move their mouths and let the cook prepare and chop vegetables into the pot. Then, before the food comes out of the pot, they stir with the spatula twice. Taste the taste, this is considered to be cooking in person.

As soon as the dining room worked, the cook thought that the princess would be like this too, but never expected that the princess would actually get started?

I heard the sound of "Duo Duo Duo" cutting vegetables very rhythmically. The dark and plump fungus was cut into shreds, and the shiitake mushrooms were cut into equal pieces. The red and bright peppers were thin and thick, and the white and tender tofu was as thin as hair. …

The East Palace chefs were dumbfounded: This knife...seems to be better than them? !

Tao Ti just wanted to visit the kitchen at the beginning to learn about the food and beverage development of the Great Yuan Dynasty, which did not exist in China's history, and did not plan to cook today.

But wait for her to see that the configuration of the dining room is almost the same as the modern one. There are various pots in the wok, stew, and steamer, such as carrots, sweet potatoes, peppers, corn, peanuts, tomatoes, and onions that were only imported in the late Chinese history. The ingredients are also available here, so I can't help but roll up my sleeves and get busy.

What she is making now is Hu spicy soup, even after eating it for several days, the bird is fading out of her mouth, and she must have a spicy and enjoyable meal. So there is plenty of ground pepper in this soup, as well as chopped ground chili.

Someone in the kitchen couldn't stand the overbearing spicy smell, raised his arm to cover his mouth and nose, and sneezed several times.

The director of the dining room, the old grandson, sniffed the pungent and appealing smell, and asked carefully, "Princess, do you put too much chili pepper?"

Tao Ti smiled slightly, "Hu spicy soup, what I want is the fresh and spicy taste." Then, he walked aside and looked at another fried bun steamed in a pot.

Outside the dining room, Pei Yan smelled a tempting fragrance from a distance.

The palace people who were watching the excitement outside the dining room were also immersed in this strange fragrance, and they didn't notice the Prince's arrival at all.

Fu Xirui coughed deliberately, and the palace people recovered and hurriedly greeted Pei Yan.

Pei Yan asked them to get up and ordered another little palace man, "What are you all watching here?"

He bowed his head and said, "Back to your Highness, the princess is cooking inside."

Pei Yan was slightly startled, her thick eyebrows frowned, "She...has been cooking?"

The little palace man, "Yes."

Pei Yan straightened his lips and walked to the kitchen.

As soon as he stepped into the kitchen, a strong scent rushed over his face, making him a little dazed, his throat was also itchy, and he couldn't help but cough.

Hearing this movement, a man in the kitchen hurriedly greeted the prince, Tao Ti turned around with a spoon, and saw Pei Yan, who was in the breeze in the moonlight at the door of the dining room, also shocked.

When she recovered, she quickly put down the spoon, wiped her hands on the apron, and quickly walked to him, "His Royal Highness, why are you here? The kitchen fumes are heavy and the peppers are still choking, so go out."

Pei Yan looked at her and said, "How did you cook?"

Tao Ti just wanted to say "great mouth", but before she could speak, an unceremonious voice came in, "I didn't expect the princess to be so virtuous and would cook in person? But what is it doing, such a choking nose, Can you eat it?"

Tao Ti was taken aback, raised his eyes to look at the tall man in black clothes behind Pei Yan, Liu eyebrows wrinkled, who is this? Speak so unceremoniously.

Pei Yan glanced at Zhanping lightly, and introduced to Tao Ti, "This is the second son of Wu'anhou, Donggong Zuowei leads Zhanping."

It turned out to be the chief guard of the East Palace.

Tao Ti glanced at Zhanping. In her memory, she and Zhanping had nothing to do with him... So he had such an attitude towards himself, or was he committing suicide by taking poison? Alas, I don’t know how long it will take to wash the black history of poisoning...

"It turned out to be the guard at the exhibition." Tao Ti nodded at him, and said again, "If you can eat it, you will know if you eat it."

Flattened and curled his lips, "Who can eat it."

Tao Ti glanced at him and said lightly, "I won't let you eat it."

Flatten out a choke, roll your face, who is rare!

Tao Ti ignored him and looked at Pei Yan, "His Royal Highness, did you use lunch? I made Hu spicy soup and water fried buns. It will be ready soon. Would you like to try it?"

Pei Yan looked at the clear and bright eyes in front of him, and whispered, "Gu has already eaten." After a short pause, he said again, "But I want to taste your craft."

"Okay, wait a while, and you'll be done right away." Tao Ti smiled at him and walked to the side of the stove again.

Seeing that the consistency of the soup was almost the same, she took a white porcelain soup bowl to scoop up the soup, sprinkled a layer of chopped green onions, and dripped a few drops of golden sesame oil.

The cooks on the side couldn’t help but crane their necks to look at the stove. The soup is not very good. A squishy bowl, not elegant enough, but rich in ingredients, such as golden egg shreds, tofu shreds, and green onion shreds. , Tender lamb, shredded fungus, and crystal-clear vermicelli, steaming and fascinating.

Tao Ti fry the pan in water and sprinkle a layer of chopped green onion and black sesame. Twelve in a plate, the buns are small and full, white and tender on the surface, but golden brown and crispy underneath.

Tao Ti originally planned to take it back to eat, but now Pei Yan came, she asked more, "Your Royal Highness will taste it now, or should you come back to Yaoguang Hall with me and sit down and eat slowly?"

Pei Yan said, "I will follow you back to Yaoguang Hall."

Tao Ti couldn't ask for it, smiling brightly, "Okay!"

Seeing the princess hooked the princess away with a bowl of soup and a plate of buns, everyone in the dining room: princess princess is a good method!

Zhanping curled his lips disapprovingly: Hey, what kind of delicacies and seafood have not been eaten by Your Royal Highness, how can you look at the sticky soup and buns? That is to say, His Highness has a good temper and can't bear to put her face in front of everyone.

Manager Sun saw that there was some hot and spicy soup left in the pot, driven by curiosity, he scooped a spoon into his mouth.

The next second, his big round face froze.

Everyone leaned forward and babbled, "Old Sun, how is it? Is it delicious?"

"Yes, yes, what's the smell?"

"Oh, what's your expression? Anyway, the princess has gone too far, so I can tell you whether it is delicious or not."

General Manager Sun swallowed a sip of the soup in his mouth, and sighed, "The meat is rotten and the soup is fresh and spicy. With this bite, the stomach is warm and comfortable!"

Everyone was surprised: Is it so delicious?

Before they could react, I saw General Manager Sun quickly scooping up a bowl of soup, taking another piece of sesame seed, a mouthful of sesame seed and soup, inhaling spicy food, but his mouth didn't stop.

Everyone:! !

Those who responded quickly also hurriedly took a spoon to scoop the soup, and then showed the same expression as Master Sun.

Flattening the corners of his mouth watching from the sideline: It's just a bowl of soup, as for?

He thought about it like this, the spicy and delicious smell pierced into his nose, and he subconsciously glanced at General Sun's bowl.

Manager Sun was surprised, then silently held the bowl and turned his back.

Flatten, "..."

He is not rare! !

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Yaoguang Hall.

Tao Ti opened a pair of shiny eyes, staring straight at Pei Yan on the opposite side, full of expectation, "His Royal Highness, how does it taste?"

Pei Yan first tasted the fried buns and took a bite. The teeth first touched the soft dough, and then the crispy but not hard crunchy bottom. The oily aroma of sesame was mixed with the rich fillings, and the full juice was on the tip of the tongue. It blooms, is fresh and fragrant, refreshing and not greasy.

The fried bun is small. After eating one, he put another one into the bowl, with a relaxed look between his eyebrows, and whispered, "This fried bun is crispy on the outside and fresh on the inside. The taste is very good."

"When I prepared the filling, I added scallops, shrimp and mushrooms to the minced beef, so it tasted more fresh." Tao Ti smiled and gave him a small bowl of spicy soup. "You try this spicy soup again. Soup...but you don’t want to eat too much. This one has a strong taste and has a lot of chili. You always have a light diet. I'm afraid your stomach can't stand it. You can just taste it fresh."

Pei Yan took it and took a bite.

The moment the soup entered the lips and teeth, a burst of strong spicy stimulated the taste buds, and the fragrant soup was thick but not sticky. After tasting the ingredients in the soup, the tofu is tender and smooth, the fungus mushrooms are soft and chewy, and the tender lamb is mixed with the unique fragrance of pepper to enrich the taste.

Tao Ti saw a thin layer of sweat on his smooth forehead, and his pale face was also lightly red. He quickly handed over a cup of warm water, "It seems that your Royal Highness can't eat spicy food very much. If it is too spicy, don't eat it. Lest the stomach can't stand it."

"I haven't eaten such spicy food before..." Pei Yan took a sip of water and slowly said, "It's hot and spicy, but I have to say that it tastes good."

"Then I'll make you some non-spicy food next time. Now, you can eat a few more fried buns, this one is not spicy." Tao Ti pushed the fried buns in front of him, and she scooped a big bowl of Hu. The spicy soup was drunk.

Not long after, she also sweated, her cheeks flushed, and her full lips were a little red and swollen, as if she was putting on a layer of brightly colored mouth fat.

Looking at her small red mouth, Pei Yan felt a little hot inexplicably, and his slender eyelashes drooped slightly. He picked up the teacup and sipped his tea.

The slightly cool tea dissipated the heat, and he took a veil from his sleeve and handed it to her, "wipe away the sweat."

Tao Ti poured the last sip of Hu spicy soup down his stomach, and took the veil with a full face, his cheeks flushed with hot redness, "Thank you."

Pei Yan glanced at the empty soup bowl, his indifferent eyes flashed a trace of surprise, "I didn't expect you to be so spicy."

"It's okay." Tao Ti inhaled, while fanning the wind with his palm, and asked casually, "His Royal Highness, why did you come to the dining room suddenly?"

Pei Yan didn't mention those outrageous rhetoric, and only whispered, "I heard that you are cooking personally, so I was curious, so I went to take a look."

Tao Ti didn't think about it, "Oh" responded, and after considering it for a moment in his heart, he carefully looked at him, "His Royal Highness, I have an unsympathetic request..."

Pei Yan's dark eyes moved slightly, staring at her, "Huh?"

Tao Ti whispered, "That's...Can I open a small kitchen in Yaoguang Hall?"

Pei Yan, "..."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Tao Ti looked at him embarrassedly and explained, "Don't get me wrong, the food made by the royal chefs tastes very good, but I am a greedy person, and I like to make things for myself when I am free. The dining room is some distance away from Yaoguang Hall, so it’s not very convenient to come and go..."

Pei Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, "That's it?"

Tao Ti fixedly looked at him, nodded, and said softly, "Well...If it's troublesome, it's okay not to open..."

"You are a princess, it's okay to open a small kitchen."

"Eh, so I can drive?" Tao Ti said in surprise.

"Well. Yaoguang Hall originally had a small kitchen, and I would wait for them to order them to tidy up. If you want to buy something, you can tell the palace people to buy it." Pei Yan gave a small smile on his lips. , Making him look very soft.

"Great!" Tao Ti looked at Pei Yan with joy, his clear eyes gleaming, "His Royal Highness, when the small kitchen fires, I will definitely make you a delicious meal first."

Pei Yan chuckled and responded "OK", but his black eyes were deep and unpredictable.

But just open a small kitchen, just like this? It's too easy to satisfy.

Tao Ti was very happy, vaguely feeling that someone was looking at him, and subconsciously raised his eyes, Pei Yan just stood up here.

"It's getting late, it's time for me to return to the Zixiao Palace."

"Alright, get on with your work."

Tao Ti got up and drove him straight to the door. He was no longer in sight, before turning around and going back to discuss various aspects of the small kitchen with Fu Xirui.

Outside the Yaoguang Hall, he held the sword and pestle as if he flattened the wooden stake. When he saw Pei Yan coming out, he immediately greeted him, and carefully looked at him up and down, "His Royal Highness, are you okay?" "

Without waiting for Pei Yan's answer, Zhanping said in an impassioned way, with the theme of "Don't just eat anything strangers give me", just like an old mother who has broken her heart for her child.

Pei Yan, "..."

With no expression on his face, he left without looking back.

Unfolding, "Hey, your highness, you wait for your subordinates—"

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It was night, the moon was black and the wind was high, and the green bamboo shadows reflected on the white wall, making the surroundings more and more quiet and quiet.

Standing in front of the study window, Pei Yan explained the secrets to the dark guard, and added, "Check the princess to see if she is cooking at home and how is her cooking skills?"

The dark guard was startled slightly, but he didn't expect that the master would tell them to investigate the princess, and it was still such a trivial matter?

But in an instant, the dark guard's expression returned to normal, and he said, "Subordinates obey."