Chapter 419 Fried Glutinous Rice Balls (1)

Wen Mingtang looked at Xinyue, who had recovered from the previous trance. Although the expression on his face had returned to calmness, his face was still a little pale.

After coughing lightly, Xinyue said: "Your Majesty will summon someone to the palace the day after tomorrow. When the time comes, you can go there."

Wen Mingtang raised his eyes and looked at Xinyue in front of him.

Xinyue squeaked softly, with a slightly raised corner of her mouth, with a hint of sarcasm: "Don't worry, I won't get you involved in any right or wrong, and what you saw in the past won't be some corpses, and you won't be involved in human life lawsuits. Just go over there. Once you pass, Zhao Sishan can leave the palace."

Wen Mingtang straightened his lips, paused for a long time, and then said, "I want to see Zhao Sishan to make sure she is still alive."

Xinyue sighed again when she heard this, glanced at her, turned around and said, "Come with me!"

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Although she offended Concubine Jing and was punished by kneeling for half an hour, she was immediately brought to this room and locked up afterwards.

The house was fully equipped with everything needed for daily living, and considering that Concubine Jing suddenly ordered her to cook the evening meal today, how could Zhao Sishan not understand that he had become bait at this time? I sat down and waited for half an hour, and sure enough, someone came.

When he saw Wen Mingtang following Xinyue, Zhao Sishan's eyes suddenly sharpened. He suppressed his anger and stared at Xinyue who was leading the way, without speaking.

Facing Zhao Sishan's sharp eyes, Xinyue turned a blind eye and turned to Wen Mingtang behind her and said, "He is right here, can you see him?"

Wen Mingtang said "hmm", walked over and hurriedly grabbed Zhao Sishan's hand: "Zhao Sishan, how are you?"

Zhao Sishan reached out and held her hand. Perhaps due to excitement, the hand holding hers was trembling slightly: "I...it's okay." The word "nothing" seemed to come from between his teeth. As if jumping out, Zhao Sishan stared closely at Xinyue beside him while speaking, his eyes cold.

The cold eyes wandered over her body. Xinyue subconsciously moved her toes to the side, farther away from the two of them. She did not look at Zhao Sishan and only urged: "Is there anything you can say here?" That’s all, hurry up!”

Wen Mingtang held Zhao Sishan's hand, which was also shaking violently. His eyes flashed when he looked at Zhao Sishan, and he said to Xinyue: "I know." After that, he asked Zhao Sishan: "How is it? Is there any Get punished?"

"I only knelt for half an hour, and there was a cushion under my head, so it was fine." Zhao Sishan replied, still holding Wen Mingtang's hand tightly, trembling slightly.

Wen Mingtang nodded, held Zhao Sishan's hand, and said, "I think so. They are not here for you. Have you packed your baggage?"

"It's almost done, I..."

Xinyue, who heard such detailed inquiries, felt harsh, boring and long-winded in her ears. After listening to them say a few words, she couldn't help but interrupt them: "Is it agreed? It's agreed. You can leave now! Otherwise, do you want to stay here to keep her company?"

When Wen Mingtang heard this, he looked at Zhao Sishan again and then stopped: "Okay."

Xinyue snorted coldly, turned around and led her out.

Although the room where Zhao Sishan was imprisoned was in the corner of the concubine's palace, he had to pass through the main road whether he was leaving or entering the palace. After Wen Mingtang followed Xinyue onto the main road, he raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the main hall, only to see that the door of the main hall was wide open and the lights were brightly lit inside. Concubine Jing was currently lying on the soft couch with her eyes closed to relax. Although it was already dark and it would be time to rest in an hour or two, she still had delicate makeup on her face, and there were still flowers on her eyebrows. This outfit... Wen Mingtang's heart moved, and he turned around and quickly followed Xinyue out of the palace.

It was already midnight when he returned to the Queen's palace. After asking the palace attendants, he learned that His Majesty had already arrived. Wen Mingtang did not bother the Queen anymore. He washed up and went to rest on the bed.

A dreamless night.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, there was no news from Concubine Jing all day long. The Empress only asked when she brought the prepared snacks with her maids. By the way, I made an appointment tomorrow, the 13th day of the first lunar month, to start planning the glutinous rice balls for the Lantern Festival in advance.

In fact, today's Dayong Shangyuan Festival is not the time when glutinous rice balls are the only thing. If you have glutinous rice balls, eat a bite of glutinous rice balls. If you don't have glutinous rice balls, you can also cook some rice flour pastries.

Of course, there will never be any shortage of flour and fillings for glutinous rice balls in the palace.

Early in the morning on the 13th day of the first lunar month, after eating one or two bites and more than ten plates of morning food from the imperial dining room, Wen Mingtang went to the small kitchen to plan the rice dumplings to be made for the Lantern Festival with the two maids. The imperial kitchen in the palace would also make this the day I stayed there. The white and tender glutinous rice skin was stuffed with black sesame fillings, bean paste fillings, and boiled glutinous rice balls. The skin was soft and glutinous. When you bite into it, the soft and glutinous rice skin It is adhered to the teeth and has to be gently pulled to separate the teeth from the soft glutinous rice dumpling skin. The moment the glutinous rice skin is bitten, the filling will flow out from the inside, which is sweet, soft and glutinous. To be delicious.

Wen Mingtang never made the black sesame dumplings and bean paste dumplings made in the Imperial Kitchen. The making of glutinous rice balls is simple and uncomplicated. The chef in charge of the white table in the imperial dining room is extremely skilled. She has a pair of skillful hands. In her hands, the ordinary dough can not only shape the tiger and rabbit zodiac signs, but also the beautiful scenery of rivers, pavilions and terraces. Of course, Wen Mingtang cannot compare with him.

Naturally, the queen didn't want her to compete with these chefs who had been working hard for decades. Apart from important matters, she just wanted to get new ideas.

Wen Mingtang knew this, so he simply made a fuss about the new ideas. If you are used to eating boiled glutinous rice balls, why not try fried ones? The usual tasteless glutinous rice skins and glutinous rice balls with fillings are replaced by dumplings without fillings, but with the flavor of soy milk and milk. Cooked The dumplings are also delicious when wrapped in cooked soybean flour? You can also top it with brown sugar syrup according to your preference. It is a favorite for those who prefer a soft and glutinous taste.

Of course, nothing is as simple as the touching of upper and lower lips. Looking at simple things is not easy to do.

For example...fried glutinous rice balls.

After hearing what Wen Mingtang said, fried glutinous rice balls are boiled first and then fried, the two maids immediately rolled up their sleeves and tried it. And then... when Wen Mingtang came back, he saw the small kitchen in a mess. Oil splashed everywhere. The two maids huddled in the corner, holding a chopping board in their hands, screamed to avoid the oil splashing everywhere. In the oil pan were glutinous rice balls that had peeled off and fell into pieces. When Wen Mingtang approached, a bit of filling flew out of the oil pan and almost "hit" Wen Mingtang.

Wen Mingtang: "..."

He quickly went to the stove and put out the fire, raised the fence and fished out the torn glutinous rice balls inside, and finally ended this chaotic farce.

The two maids stood up shivering from the corner, moved the chopping board in front of them, and asked Wen Mingtang with a sad face: "Master Wen, what's going on? Why did the glutinous rice balls explode when they went into the oil pan well?"

When Wen Mingtang heard this, he couldn't help laughing and laughed twice. When he was about to speak, a maid appeared outside the small kitchen.

"What happened? It's like the kitchen was on fire!" The palace maid smiled and joked with a few people before she spoke, looked at Wen Mingtang and said, "Master Wen, someone is looking for you outside the palace..." As he spoke, his eyes flickered and he glanced in the direction outside the palace, indicating something.