Ci'an's almost whimsical move originated from Prince Zhuang's visit to the palace to ask for peace.

Prince Zhuang Yiren is indifferent, but Prince Zhuang Fujin is a woman who is happy and fast-talking, the two of them are homely, Prince Zhuang Fujin said, "There are many people in the family, and the people below are inevitably lazy and slippery, the temper of the lord of our family, the Queen Mother knows, ignore everything, and it is all up to me to stare at it alone", Yunyun.

Ci'an smiled: "You are really capable—it's hard for you to take care of you!" ”

Prince Zhuang Fujin said proudly: "Back to the Queen Mother, here, there is a trick, which is considered my secret - there is a place, staring at it, and the rest of the places, naturally, are all rules!" ”

Ci'an was interested, and said with a smile: "The secret that is not transmitted? I wonder if you can pass it on to me? ”

Prince Zhuang Fujin hurriedly owed a debt, and said with a smile: "Look at what the Queen Mother said, how can the concubines be worthy?" When the Queen Mother asked, the concubines naturally knew everything and said everything! ”

After a pause, he said: "This trick is not worth much to put it bluntly - it's the kitchen!" I go to the kitchen every once in a while, and the house is up and down, and there are rules! ”

Ci'an was curious and asked, "Oh? Really? What is the reason for that? ”

"The Queen Mother thinks," said Prince Zhuang Fujin, "what kind of place is the kitchen?" It's the messiest and dirtiest place in the house! In other people's homes, how can a master be willing to enter the kitchen? If the people know that the master doesn't even let go of the kitchen, he has to inspect it, and the rest of the house will naturally not be mentioned! In this case, does anyone dare to cheat and play tricks? ”

"This ...... Really. ”

"So. Upper room, study. these places. It's clean, neat, it doesn't count, the kitchen must be clean, neat, and the whole home is really clean and tidy! ”

Prince Zhuang Fujin's high remarks, Ci'an listened. Although it was fresh, it felt a little whimsical in the end, and when I smiled, it was over, and I didn't pay much attention to it.

However, when the little emperor's "truancy" came out today, Ci'an suddenly felt that Prince Zhuang's "secret that is not passed on" was really reasonable! Especially when the "west" goes out of Beijing, Changchun Palace does not have its own owner for the time being. Let the palace people be conscientious, as always. Don't let them know that the "east" and the "west" are the same, and they are generally meticulous, even in places like the kitchen, and you must be vigilant and vigilant one by one!

In addition, Ci'an also thought that the Taiji Hall did not have its own small kitchen, and the little emperor's supper, dim sum, and sugar water would not come from the imperial dining room, but from the small kitchen of Changchun Palace.

Therefore, when she entered the small kitchen, she looked very carefully, and even the bottles and cans were called to open the lid and examine them one by one.

Ci'an found an ingredient that surprised her: sour plums.

The sheer number is even more unexpected.

Among them were fresh, full of a large dustpan; In addition, there are two blue and white jars that are more than a foot high, which are also full, but they are mixed with a lot of white fines and powders, I don't know if it is sugar or salt, it seems to be ...... Pickled.

Ci'an asked curiously, "In this winter, there are still fresh sour plums?" ”

The cook smiled and said: "Back to the Queen Mother, in the north in winter, there is naturally no fresh sour plum, this sour plum is from the south, it seems to be ...... Prince Xuan entered. ”

Hearing the words "Prince Xuan", Ci Anxin suddenly jumped, she settled down, and said leisurely: "What, does the emperor like to eat sour plums?" I don't know. ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, long live the Lord is very rarely into sour plums, this ...... They are all used by the Queen Mother. ”

Ci'an's heart was inexplicable, and it was a sudden jump.

"Yo, so many sour plums, when I look at it, saliva comes out, and my teeth feel a little down, and she ......"

After a pause, he smiled and said, "How do you eat these sour plums?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, you can eat it raw, or you can marinate it with salt or sugar...... Reuse. Well, the sour plums in those two jars are pickled, one with salt and the other with sugar. ”

"Oh."

"You can also use sour plums directly to cook, stewed pig's feet, steamed pork ribs, you can add a few sour plums."

"This sour plum...... Pork knuckles, sour plum pork ribs, you ...... Have you done it? ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, the slave maid has done it, the master has not had a very good appetite these days, lunch and dinner, I don't eat much, and I often have to add a supper, and the dishes for supper are either sour plum pork feet, or sour plum pork ribs."

Ci'an's heart skipped another beat.

"Don't have a good appetite? Is there a royal doctor? ”

The cook didn't know, Guilian on the side hurriedly said: "Back to the Queen Mother, the master said, it's just that I have seen too many excerpts, and I have a little stomach stagnation, it's not a problem, there is no need to pass on the imperial doctor, just add something appetizing." ”

Ci'an nodded and said, "Your master works hard all day long, this ...... It's inevitable, but fortunately, she's strong, and if she changes me, most of them can't stand it. ”

Suppressing the strange mood, Ci'an continued to "examine carefully".

She also found sour dates, bayberry, and hawthorn.

Ci'an didn't ask any more questions, but when he saw the hawthorn, he said jokingly: "Is this used to make sugar gourds?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, this is used to make hawthorn cake."

Finally looked inside and out of the small kitchen, as soon as he went out, his eyes were dazzling, Ci'an was slightly dizzy, his body couldn't help shaking, Xi'er hurriedly stretched out his hand to support: "Master, carefully step!" ”

Ci'an stood still and exhaled softly.

A vague, inexplicable worry slowly surfaced from the bottom of my heart.

She couldn't face this anxiety directly, and after a little thought, she felt that her thoughts were too ridiculous, how could it be?

Impossible, impossible!

She shook her head, as if to banish the ridiculous thought from her mind.

But it can't be done.

So, in Xi'er's eyes, since she came out of Changchun Palace, the queen mother and queen mother have always been "stunned and in a trance".

Cixi's eating habits, Ci'an knew a little - the two of them had lived together for a while.

Like Ci'an, Cixi also likes sweets, the small kitchens of Zhongcui Palace and Changchun Palace, if they are good for their masters, they will delve into some fresh pastries and sugar water, and whenever there is a "new invention", Ci'an or Cixi will ask someone to send a copy to each other.

Didn't hear she liked ...... Eat sour.

If you don't have an appetite, it's enough to eat a few pieces of sour plum once in a while, so why not?

There are also sour dates, bayberry, and hawthorn.

What's going on here?

*(To be continued.) )