"Hmph!" His Majesty snorted softly, agreeing with Su Yu's words. He waited for the stupid slave to thank him. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, the person in his arms didn't make the next move. He looked down and saw that the fish that had just been fried had closed its eyes and was about to fall asleep.
In front of the mythical beast Suanni, it was impossible to get away with it!
An Hong-chul slid down and held down the stupid slave who was trying to sleep. Taking advantage of the convenience just now, he squeezed in again. The fish was fried until midnight. When His Majesty finally fell asleep contentedly, Su Yu was about to fall apart.
The next day, the cat went to discuss the shipbuilding. Su Yu slept until the sun was high in the sky. He rubbed his sore waist and got up. Yesterday, the Empress Dowager said she wanted to eat chili oil. Today, he had to go to Ci 'an Palace to pay his respects and send the chili oil along the way.
This chili oil was made by Su Yu himself. It was very simple. He just ground the dried chili into powder, added sesame seeds, salt, pepper, and other things, and quickly poured a spoon of hot oil on it. The Empress Dowager liked to eat it with steamed buns. It was more appetizing than those exquisite snacks.
The snow covered the palace road. In winter, the carriage was covered with cotton curtains. He held a hand stove in his hand and covered his legs with a blanket, but he still felt cold. When he arrived at Ci 'an Palace, Su Yu shook off a few snowflakes that fell on his body. He stood in front of the smoker between the main door and the second door to warm his body. Only then did he push the door and enter, so that the cold air would not collide with the Empress Dowager or freeze the child.
The Empress Dowager was holding a thin bamboo stick with colorful feathers to tease her grandson. Wherever the beautiful feathers floated, the black and yellow little furball would jump there. His lively appearance was very likable.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager." Su Yu stepped forward and bowed. Because of this bow, his waist creaked.
"No need for formalities." The Empress Dowager smiled and waved her hand, indicating Su Yu to sit on the couch. "Look, isn't Da Mao stronger than a few days ago?"
Su Yu raised his hand and stroked the little furball that was jumping around. The little fellow immediately turned around and hugged his hand, gnawing on it twice. But it was still not satisfied, lying on its back and kicking with all its might. Although the little child was ignorant, it was not an ordinary cat. It knew that it could not use its claws. Even if it kicked, it would obediently withdraw its claws and only use its soft paws. It would not hurt Su Yu at all.
"You do look more energetic." Su Yu measured Furball's length and felt that it had not grown much since it was three months old.
"That's how it is. It doesn't grow much and only starts to grow when it reaches the crown." The Empress Dowager could see Su Yu's confusion, so she explained with a smile, "When it's one year old, it can transform into a human form."
The children of the royal family would transform when they turned one year old. Therefore, before they turned one year old, they would not be seen by outsiders.
The little child's energy was limited. After playing for a while, he became sleepy. Su Yu put a velvet blanket on his legs and put the little furball on it. He folded a corner and covered his little belly. The eldest prince obediently withdrew his four paws, yawned, smacked his lips, and fell asleep.
The Empress Dowager raised her hand and folded the little stall into a swaddling cloth. Then, she carried her grandson over and put him on her lap.
Su Yu blinked and could not help but laugh. The Empress Dowager was also a person who liked to hold the furball. He put down the chili and was about to leave, but the Empress Dowager stopped him and did not let him go.
"It's rare for you to come over. Talk with me for a while." The Empress Dowager took the needle and thread basket and raised a sea blue cloth mouse. "How do you think this cloth mouse can run?"
"Run?" Su Yu scratched his head. It was not difficult to make a toy run. He just needed to wind it up. The problem was that this thing did not belong to this era. It would be too shocking to say it out loud.
"Aren't you an alien? You should know some other methods, right? " The Empress Dowager looked at him with shining eyes. Her pair of gentle almond eyes were exactly the same as His Royal Highness King Zhao's when he asked for food.
"Ahem …" Su Yu coughed dryly. Her words sounded like "Aren't you a chef? You should know how to make chili sauce, right? "Was an alien so sloppy and common? Why was everyone talking about him?!
After being criticized by the Empress Dowager, Su Yu had no choice but to contribute the idea of winding it up. However, as a chef, and a chef who did not go to university, he only had a general idea of the principle of winding it up. He really couldn't make it. He could only tell his idea to the flying stones and let them study it.
"This is really great." The Empress Dowager was very happy to be able to make a running mouse. She pulled Su Yu and talked non-stop, "Prince Jing has asked me for a running mouse since he was young. How could I know how to make one? I could only catch some live animals for him to play with. I was also afraid that those animals were not clean, so I didn't allow him to bite them. But that boy was very naughty and always secretly bit them. The mouse was too dirty, so I could only let him play with a rabbit. When the rabbit grew to the size of a dog, he was still so small. He had to climb over mountains to bite the rabbit's ear, hahaha … "
Su Yu couldn't help but laugh, "Then what about the Emperor? Was the Emperor naughty when he was young? "
"The Emperor," the Empress Dowager smiled, "is just like his father, the Emperor. He has a stubborn temper. He doesn't speak well, but his heart is good. The previous Emperor's mouth was fierce, but in fact, he liked children very much. He always hugged the Emperor when he was asleep. You don't know how funny it is when two golden cats, one big and one small, sleep together! "
"If I saw it, I probably couldn't help but bury my face in it." Su Yu felt his heart itch when he imagined that scene.
"Isn't that right!" The Empress Dowager's eyes lit up. She felt that she had finally found a kindred spirit, "You don't know. That year, aijia put on exquisite makeup to preside over the palace banquet. As a result, as soon as aijia walked out, aijia saw the father and son's behavior. Aijia couldn't help but smudge the makeup and was scolded by the Empress Dowager …"
The Empress Dowager nagged Su Yu for the whole morning. She even drank a pot of tea. When she saw that it was time for lunch, she reluctantly stopped. In the end, she remembered that she called Su Yu over for the proper business.
"New Year's Eve palace banquet?" Su Yu's eyes widened. The palace banquet on New Year's Eve was the grandest banquet of the year for the Imperial Family. Usually, the Empress was in charge of it. Without the Empress, it was handed over to the Empress Dowager. But now, the Empress Dowager suddenly handed it over to him. What was going on?
The Empress Dowager waved her hand and only said that she believed that he could do it well. If there was anything he didn't understand, he could ask her. Then, she disinterestedly asked him to go back to the North Pole Palace to cook. It was completely different from the enthusiasm she had when they were chatting.
Su Yu sadly returned to the North Pole Palace. When he returned, he saw the Emperor and Prince Jing sitting on a cushion and studying the blueprints of the ship.
"We need to add a platform here. It's best to use stone to prevent the fish from catching fire when it's roasting." The Emperor pointed to a spot and said with a cold expression.
"The railings around the ship should be surrounded by a thin iron net. Otherwise, it's easy to fall into the sea during a fight." Prince Jing rubbed his chin and thought carefully.
Originally, he wanted to ask the two of them what the palace banquets in the past were like. But when he heard this conversation, he immediately lost hope and turned to the kitchen to cook.
It was too cold. There were still a few mackerels in the tank. Su Yu fished one out and decided to make a whole roasted fish to warm himself up. He removed the scales and gills, broke the bones and boiled the soup. Then, he placed the fish over the charcoal fire to roast it. He roasted the fat out of the fish and left the brown fish meat.
He gradually calmed down after suddenly receiving a difficult task. While he was roasting the fish, he thought, "It's just a banquet!" As a chef, he had cooked all kinds of banquets, such as wedding banquets, one-month-old banquets, and banquets to thank teachers. Anyway, it was a banquet that could be served as long as the menu was set.
The palace banquet on New Year's Eve represented the face of the imperial family. To be qualified to host this palace banquet meant that the Empress Dowager approved of this concubine. In some people's eyes, this was a hint to the Empress Dowager.
"I heard that the Empress Dowager gave the palace banquet to that fish seller to host!" De Zhaoyi sat angrily by the fire in Shu Zhaoyi's palace.
"He's from a small family. Has he ever seen a palace banquet?" Zhang Zhaoyi limped over. Her sprained ankle on the Laba Festival had not healed yet. She was afraid that she would not be able to dance at the palace banquet on New Year's Eve.
"Humph, let's wait and see. I don't believe that he can make the palace banquet look good." Shu Zhaoyi sneered.
A palace banquet seemed simple, but the things that needed to be prepared were very complicated. The selection of the palace, the arrangement of the seats, the rehearsal of the song and dance, and even the number of palace servants, the style of the palace lanterns, the placement of the carriages of the imperial relatives, and so on. When all of these things were added up, even the Empress Dowager, who was used to these things, would have a headache.
In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve. All of the imperial relatives in the capital had gathered in the palace.
The Royal Prince was not allowed to leave his fief, but the descendants of the Royal Prince had to move back to the capital after being demoted to the nobility. Naturally, the fief would be taken back. Therefore, there were many imperial relatives in the capital. The banquet on New Year's Eve was divided into two groups. The imperial relatives, the Imperial Prince, and the Emperor were in the same room. The Empress Dowager, the imperial concubines, the imperial relatives, and the princesses and princesses were in the same room.
Su Yu, as a male imperial concubine, did not sit with the women. Therefore, when the imperial concubines, who were waiting to see a joke, did not see Su Yu in person, their interest was immediately reduced.
After looking at the seating arrangement of the palace banquet, Su Yu realized that there were no women among the imperial family's nobles. At the same time, he deeply understood that the legend of Prince Jing was really just a legend. Because from beginning to end, the young ladies and madams did not have the opportunity to see His Highness Prince Jing at all.
The palace banquet had not yet begun. The women's group first met with the Empress Dowager at Ci 'an Palace. After chatting for a while, they moved to the main hall where the palace banquet was held. All of the palace servants methodically arranged for everyone to sit. De Zhaoyi and De Zhaoyi looked at each other in bewilderment. This fish seller really had some skills. He had actually arranged everything so well.
"Humph, it looks good on the surface. The National Tutor will be participating in this palace banquet. If he makes a fool of himself at the beginning of the banquet, he won't be able to bear the consequences." De Zhaoyi hatefully said.
Su Yu, who was on everyone's mind, was currently in full swing in the kitchen. Since he was the one who made the banquet, he naturally had to make it look good and delicious. He had to make sure that every imperial relative was satisfied. He had to match meat and vegetables, and make sure that it was hot and cold …
Wang Gonggong, who had been caught by the Emperor to arrange chores, wanted to cry but had no tears. He really wanted to tell Consort Xian that the palace banquet was not just about cooking. But when he saw the Emperor, who was sitting on the dragon throne with a grave and stern expression, waiting for the banquet to begin, Wang Gonggong silently swallowed his words. He kicked the little eunuch beside him and said, "What are you standing there for? Quickly go and spread the blanket to welcome the National Tutor!"
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