The little lady in the dining room

Chapter 78 Be Strong
She was thinking that it was almost time for the morning court, and it would be bad if there was a delay when talking about this.Xie Zhao took a sip of soy milk indifferently: "Talk slowly. I just returned to the palace yesterday, so today I won't have to rest for a day."

That's it!

Only then did Xueli heave a sigh of relief, and told him all the things Zixian said yesterday, and she didn't let the "summary" that Zixian said, and then added something herself: "But these The slaves didn't even look at it with their own eyes, but they just heard Zixian say that, and I thought it meant that..."

Xie Zhao understood roughly, thought for a while, and asked her, "Then can you trust Zixian?"

Xueli nodded emphatically: "You can trust it! Zixian and the slave have the best relationship, and they used to carry it together when they were in trouble. She won't lie to the slave!"

If Su Zixian hadn't lied, then there was really something wrong with Yue Tingxian.

Xie Zhao originally planned to take a good day off today, so he was very interested in thinking about these trivial matters.After seeing her finished speaking, he looked at her with wide open eyes, and he picked up the sugar plate and handed it to her, motioning for her to talk while eating.

Xueli obediently added sugar to the porridge, stirring it with a porcelain spoon, and heard him ask carefully: "What do you want to do? Or, if I help you, what do you want me to do?"

The porcelain spoon in Xue Li's hand froze, and she replied dully: "I don't know."

truth.The "solution" that she and Su Zixian came up with last night... To be honest, they themselves didn't think it was a solution.It's too passive, if that method can make Ting Xian feel comfortable and stop fighting, then it's okay, if it doesn't work, they have no other choice.

As for His Majesty, if she wanted to help, she hadn't thought about it...

Xie Zhao smirked, followed by his persuasion: "Think about it?"

Xue Li thought about it seriously, turned her head, and turned the porcelain spoon in her hand. After thinking for a long time, she couldn't think of a reason. She raised her eyes to look at him, frowned and said earnestly: "This slave thinks that... asking Your Majesty to help is a good idea. It's too big!"

Ting Xian didn't do anything other than fight with her, let the Ninth Five-Year Venerable directly attack... beat her up or feed the lion directly?

Sydney felt from the bottom of his heart that it was not that serious!

So she thought about it, and said what she and Zixian were thinking: "This slave girl thinks that she should just ignore her in the future... There are so many people in the imperial dining room, we are too close, so we all know what's going on What’s the matter, it’s also very easy to dislike the other party? Maybe it won’t work if you alienate yourself?”

She also makes sense.But Xie Zhao thought about it, and still shook her head and smiled lightly—she only looked at one level when she looked at things, and this time, considering the "distance away", let's count it as two levels.But in fact, the deeper things were put directly in front of her: Yue Shi would show off the rewards in front of them, and in the end it was he who rewarded them.She has been in front of the imperial court for so long, and if she thinks a little more, she will know that he is not someone who rewards the palace people too much, and the "degree" in it is always very tight.

There are quite a lot of things to admire the Yue family on this trip, including pearls, hairpins, jewellery, silk and satin—how could this dull pear not think of other reasons? !

As for the reason, he was happy to value it because he knew that Yue Shi had a good relationship with her, and it didn't matter if there were more rewards.This kind of subtlety seems normal at first glance, but in fact, if you change to a more thoughtful palace official, you can definitely think that it is because Yue Shi took the initiative to show his face and let him know this.

This Sydney...

Xie Zhao smiled from the bottom of his heart, and at the same time pushed a bowl of small wontons with chicken soup in front of her.

Tsk, don't expect Dalizi to understand this, it's good that she can eat this way every day with peace of mind, and thinking too much will affect her appetite, so it's better to leave it to him.

After breakfast, Sydney went to the imperial dining room to prepare the morning snacks.It stands to reason that Yue Tingxian was on duty on the first shift, and it was time to go back and rest, but she still saw Tingxian in the dining room.

Although she felt awkward, she didn't tear her face after all, Xue Li asked her kindly why she didn't go back to rest, Ting Xian smiled and said: "Sister Min has a cold, I will take her for a day."

Subconsciously, Sydney wanted to say, "How tiring it is to be on duty so continuously", and endured the words—it's better not to say too much, because it's tiring, but Ting Xian may be hoping to show his face so much!

It's cold, and the snacks served in the morning and afternoon are mostly warm and stomach-warming.After a while, Cui Wan brought the menu, the shrimp custard was handed over to Xue Li, and Ting Xian was asked to make steamed dumplings. There were also some siu mai, steamed tofu, etc., and someone else would do it.

About half a moment later, Xu Shishui came.

He seemed to be fine, so he paced around the dining room, looking around, if the other palace servants would have been kicked out by now, but no one would dare to kick him out because of his identity.

On the contrary, Cui Wan, who has always been strict in rules, still couldn't stand it anymore, and stepped forward to block her way, Yifu: "Master Xu, what do you want to eat? We will make it for you."

"Oh, don't bother, don't bother..." Xu Shishui smiled until his eyes were narrowed, looking very polite.Taking another two steps, I came to the middle of the stove used by Xue Li and Ting Xian, and looked at Xue Li first, "Are you making steamed eggs?"

"Well, it's steamed eggs with shrimp!" Sydney replied crisply.

After all, she was quite familiar with Xu Shishui. After answering this sentence, she felt that it would be inappropriate not to say anything, so she asked him, "Do you want to eat, my lord? Can I have another bowl for you?"

Xu Shishui still said "Don't bother me", and then looked at Ting Xian: "What are you doing?"

"It's steamed dumplings." Yue Tingxian bowed his head and said.

Xu Shishui said "Oh": "This Concubine Shu likes to eat... just in time, Madam Shu will bring Di Ji over later, let's add some steamed dumplings and egg custard, the egg custard is for Di Ji, so don't put shrimps , and don’t make it too salty.”

"No." The two agreed in unison.

Xue Li thought for a while and said, "Should I make a small bowl for Di Ji, with both sweet and salty flavors?" Ayao obviously likes sweet things.

Xu Shishui agreed without hesitation.

I have to say that he really likes the advantage of Sydney - cooking is not rigid.Unlike others who just remember "who likes how much sugar", she can better integrate these preferences of others into her own mind, and can use them in whatever she does.For example, this steamed egg, others may be like him, knowing "don't make it too salty", she can immediately think of making a sweet one.

How about even His Majesty likes it?The girl looked dumb, but she was actually "dumb and clever".

Xu Shishui thought about it carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more interesting he felt.So even if the point of his trip wasn't to help Sydney show off, he was happy to let her show off again.

He nodded to the two of them and said, "You two will be sent there together in a while. Your Majesty thinks highly of it, and it's definitely right for you to do this together."

The words "Your Majesty attaches great importance to it" fell into his ears, and Yue Tingxian's eyes lit up clearly.

In Zichen Palace, the direct atmosphere between Princess Ping'an and the emperor is hot, but the surroundings are cold... Generally speaking, it's a bit embarrassing.

Concubine Shu came here specially to apologize.She couldn't hold back her face in front of Sydney yesterday, and she thought that the big deal would be to be reprimanded by His Majesty - but His Majesty didn't get angry, and after the person left, the more she thought about it, the more she couldn't hold back.

After all, it's more terrifying if you can't touch the consequences.

As a result of repeated conflicts, Concubine Shu decided to come over and take the initiative to close this matter.Originally, she thought that it would be too cold to bring Di Ji along, but she was also afraid that the emperor would not see her if she came alone.

Seeing him now, he did, but the emperor didn't talk much, and after she finished the salute, he ordered tea to be served and then let her drink it by herself, so that she didn't know how to speak.

Ah Yao was very contented, ignored the nanny, crawled on the ground very quickly, babbling and talking to himself, went straight to the emperor, when he reached the emperor's feet, he stretched out his hand and pulled the hem of the robe, it was very hard to see it!
Concubine Shu felt a "thump" in her heart.

Xie Zhao didn't care, bent down and picked up A Yao and put him on his lap, then let her go.After A Yao rubbed his eyelids and pressed his nose, he clenched his small fist and smeared it on his mouth. He was not angry, and he stretched out his arms and lifted A Yao high.

Ah Yao yelled and laughed "Ah--" and was put down after a while, then he made up his mind and continued to torment his adoptive father persistently!

When Xue Li and Ting Xian entered the hall with snacks, they saw A Yao being lifted up!

Xie Zhao was already tall, if he straightened his arms, Xueli would have to look up at Ah Yao.

Both of them suppressed their smiles and pretended not to see them. After seeing the emperor, they greeted Concubine Shu with a blessing, and then brought some snacks for the emperor and steamed dumplings for Concubine Shu to her hand.The two kinds of custard Sydney for Ayao originally wanted to be given to the nanny, but before he could speak, the emperor said to Ayao in a gentle voice: "Let you Sydney... aunt or aunt? Can I feed you custard?"

Sydney: "..."

A Yao was still looking stupidly at the emperor who obviously didn't understand, but she couldn't pretend that she didn't understand!
It was the first time for Sydney to do the job of feeding the children. After feeding three or four mouthfuls like an enemy... I found it was quite fun.

Ah Yao is so good!
She scooped up a spoon and brought it to her mouth, and Ah Yao opened her small mouth and ate it in one go.The custard is tender, and she can still eat it without any effort even if her teeth are not fully formed. After eating, ask for more, and Sydney is feeding her a mouthful with a smile.

Ayao, you are so cute...

Sydney felt that her heart was almost softer than egg custard, and she couldn't help but imagine that she must have a daughter when she gets married in the future!

Give her whatever delicious food she wants, and use up everything she has learned in the palace to feed her so that she is white and tender!

——But it feels like it will take a long time to get married.Most of the maids are released from the palace on the 24th and [-]th, and now there are still ten years.

Sydney couldn't help sighing, feeling that it would be fine if she didn't enter the palace.If you haven't entered the palace, you can marry now, maybe you will have a daughter next year, and the next year your daughter will be as old as Ayao... Then you can feed egg custard!

As she was thinking wildly, Concubine Shu, who was standing beside her, turned her face pale. Then she saw the emperor's cold face. She hesitated for a while, and finally smiled in front of her face: "Miss Ruan..."

Xue Li looked over, Concubine Shu didn't wait for her to put down A Yao and got up from her seat, she hurriedly said: "Is the matter before... I don't know that you are so close to A Yao's biological mother."

Why did you apologize to yourself? !
Sydney is a bit foggy.She didn't know how much pressure the emperor put on Concubine Shu invisibly, she was taken aback by Concubine Shu's words, and hurriedly said: "Ma'am, don't say that, Ma'am is for Ah Yao's good."

Let's be polite to each other here, even if the previous article has been turned over, Xie Zhao looked at Xianshu and listened quietly, heaved a sigh of relief, and finally looked at the plate of steamed dumplings in hand.

The steamed dumplings are white and neat, and the color of the filling can be seen through the skin. Each one is the same size, and the folds are neat and beautiful. It is indeed a good craftsmanship.

But in terms of craftsmanship, he is really not bad.

Yue Tingxian stood by the side with his head bowed, suppressing his thoughts, and when he saw the emperor holding the shrimp dumplings in his chopsticks, his heart suddenly rose.

In fact, counting, she presented a lot of things to the imperial dining table. During the few months when she accompanied the driver, she spent a lot of time because of the lack of manpower, and she even presented many things in person.

But every time he saw the emperor tasting the dishes he made, he still felt nervous. Yue Tingxian calmed down, and then looked intently, only to see the emperor frowned after taking a bite of the steamed dumpling.

"Your Majesty...?" She tensed her heartstrings, and asked carefully in a low voice, "But... isn't it delicious?"

The emperor didn't raise his eyebrows, he put the unfinished steamed dumplings aside and went to try other things, ignoring her.

Xu Shishui lowered his head by the side and also said nothing, and chuckled in his heart—this means that Yue Shi is also not familiar with these "unwritten rules", so why ask?What a mouth!

If another female officer with more senior qualifications comes over, she will immediately understand that her life is difficult these days.

There is such a thing in the "unwritten rules": most of the time the emperor will not show special likes and dislikes for dishes.

That's why the emperor praised Sydney's stewed pears with rock sugar, which allowed her to be promoted smoothly.On the other hand, if the emperor clearly shows some special dislike, the person who cooks this dish should not try to present it to the imperial dining table for at least three months, and it depends on luck after three months.

Xie Zhao, who seldom tosses people secretly with such "unwritten rules", raised her eyes and glanced at Sydney. She didn't notice what was going on here, and she was still feeding Ayao custard by the spoonful.

Children eat slowly, but she is not in a hurry...

It's quite a pleasure.

(End of this chapter)