To Hold One’s Joy

  Chapter 218 Learning to cook

  The palace is built on the mountain, magnificent and magnificent.

  Xiuyue walked behind Wei Qiang in a regular manner, keeping a close distance.

   Dou Ren nodded secretly while holding the fish.

  This cook is much more sensible than the maid next to Miss Luo, so it can be seen that she hasn't had time to learn how to be bad.

  Thinking about the torment he suffered when he went to miss Luo's place with his highness these days, Dou Ren felt a little bit of trying to win over Xiuyue.

  Based on the skill of this cook, it is not an exaggeration to enter the palace as an imperial cook. If you build a good relationship, you may be able to eat her dishes.

  The master is sitting and he is standing, and the master is eating and he is watching. I didn’t think so before, but now I find it too difficult.

   While he was thinking, he tripped over a stone and the fish in his hand flew out.

  Xiuyue happened to be walking on one side, quickly catching the fish.

  The fish that escaped consciously flicked its tail a few times, splashing water droplets all over her body.

   "I'm really sorry." Dou Ren apologized.

   Nothing else matters, if the fish falls on the ground, he will be in trouble.

   This is what His Highness and Waiter Yuxuan wanted to eat, so he carried it himself.

   Wei Qiang turned his head when he heard the movement, looked at the fish struggling in Xiuyue's hands, and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

   "Reporting to Your Highness, the fish broke free from the hand of the slave just now, but luckily the cook caught it..."

   Wei Qiang looked at Xiuyue carefully.

  There was a scar on the woman's face that covered her original appearance, and she looked about forty years away.

  Miss Luo's cook is really ugly.

   This was the first time Wei Qiang noticed Xiuyue.

  Although the chef of a restaurant is already very famous, in the eyes of these people, it is Miss Luo's cook who is famous, not the cook herself.

  Who cares what a cook looks like.

  Perhaps only the cook who can cook the supreme delicacy is no longer Miss Luo's cook, which is of value to people.

  Because in that case, you can take the cook for your own use.

   "I remember that Miss Luo called you Xiugu." Wei Qiang opened his mouth after looking at it.

  Xiuyue returned the lively fish to Dou Ren, and replied with a respectful "yes".

   "I heard that Miss Luo brought you back from the south?" Wei Qiang asked casually as he walked forward.

"yes."

   Wei Qiang shook his head slightly, and stopped asking.

  Miss Luo is rarely surrounded by someone who cherishes ink like gold, making it impossible to chat.

  Xiuyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

  She is not smart enough to deal with these things, so talk less, lest if you talk too much, you will miss it.

  But once, she was the one who joked the most among the four.

  Sadness flashed across Xiuyue's eyes, thinking about seeing Chao Hua, her heartstrings tensed again.

   Soon the group passed through the vermilion palace wall and stopped at a palace courtyard.

   "Xiu Gu, please come with our house."

  Xiuyue slightly bowed her knees to Wei Qiang, and followed Dou Ren away.

  Wei Qiang walked up the stone steps quickly, held Chaohua's hand: "Why are you outside?"

   "Come out to get some air." Chao Hua smiled softly, "I see that the person following Eunuch Dou looks a bit like Miss Luo's cook."

  Wei Qiang smiled: "That's the cook."

   Chao Hua's eyes widened slightly, showing surprise: "Why did Your Highness bring Miss Luo's cook?"

   "I originally asked her to cook fish brain noodles in sour soup. Miss Luo said that she would like to borrow the cook to teach your maid this dish. I thought it was so good, so I brought her here."

   "So it's like this, His Highness has bothered you." Chao Hua showed a moved expression, but shook the hand in her sleeve firmly.

  Miss Luo offered to send Xiuyue over. Is it a coincidence, or is she intentionally cooperating?

   Wei Qiang took Chao Hua's hand and walked down the stone steps, pacing slowly in the courtyard.

  It will be late, and the sunset will cover the sky, covering the flowers and trees in the courtyard with deep and light red gauze.

  Wei Qiang enjoyed the pleasure of the evening, and said with a smile, "Why bother, I also like to eat fish brain noodles in sour soup."

   Chaohua thought for a while, and said: "Then let Qing'er learn from the cook. Qing'er is careful, and she is always considerate in serving concubines."

   Wei Qiang said indifferently: "You can see these."

   Chao Hua turned his head and shouted: "Qing'er."

   Qing'er, who had been following her all the time, came forward: "Please choose a servant and order."

   "Go and learn from Miss Luo's cook."

   "The servant obeys."

   Wei Qiang walked with Chaohua for a while, then said: "I'll go take a shower and change clothes first."

  Having sweated during hunting during the day, it is natural to take a good wash when you come back.

   "The concubine serves His Highness to take a bath."

   "No need, just wait for me to eat together." Wei Qiang declined Chao Hua's proposal, and strode towards the bathroom.

   Chaohua calmly watched the figure disappear from sight, and finally relaxed.

   After waiting for so long, I finally got the chance to meet Xiuyue alone.

   Chaohua walked towards the dining room without hurrying.

  Although the Xinggong is not comparable to the imperial palace, it should have something, such as the exclusive dining room of the Eastern Palace.

   "Choose a waiter." Standing outside the dining room, Dou Ren greeted Chaohua.

   Chao Hua nodded slightly, and asked, "Is Qing'er learning to cook from Miss Luo's cook?"

   "Exactly."

   Chaohua walked inward.

   "Choose a waiter, you—" Dou Ren couldn't help shouting when he saw this.

   Chaohua said lightly: "I'm a little curious, go in and have a look."

   "There is a lot of oily smoke in the dining room, so it's better not to go in as a waiter." Dou Ren persuaded.

  Glanced at Hua at him, frowned slightly: "I'm curious to take a look, do you still need Eunuch Dou's permission?"

  Dou Ren hurriedly said: "I have chosen a servant to break the evil servant girl. The servant girl will lead you in."

  A selection of servants is nothing at all, but who made Yu Xuanshi the person His Highness puts on top of his heart.

  Dou Ren obediently accompanied Chaohua into the dining room.

  The dining room is very spacious, and there are several rooms.

  Dou Ren didn't see Xiuyue at a glance, and asked a busy imperial cook, "Where's the chef you invited?"

  The imperial chef was obviously dissatisfied, and replied with suppressed anger: "The cook said that she was taught a dish by the master's order, and it can only be passed on to one person. She went to the innermost room with the maid who came to learn how to cook."

  Dou Ren looked at Chaohua.

   Chao Hua said lightly: "In this case, then Eunuch Dou will wait here, I will go in and take a look and then come out."

  What else can Dou Ren say, he can only wait honestly.

  Suddenly there was a sound from inside, followed by the maid's apology.

   "Choosing servants to forgive sins, all slaves are clumsy—"

  Dou Ren rushed in without waiting to finish listening, surprised by the scene in front of him.

  I saw Qing'er kneeling on the ground, a kitchen knife fell by his hand, and his fingers were bleeding.

   "Well, what did you say?" Dou Ren couldn't help asking.

  Qing'er was ashamed all over her face: "This servant is stupid, I accidentally cut off my hand..."

  If you cut off your hands, you will naturally not be able to learn.

   Chao Hua sighed: "Forget it, let me learn this dish from the cook."

  Dou Ren blocked subconsciously: "The status of choosing a servant is noble, how can I learn this—"

   Zhao Hua glanced at him, and said with a smile: "I have learned it, and I can make it for Your Highness myself."

  She seemed to have realized it all at once, and her tone became softer: "I should have come to learn, so as to live up to His Highness's wishes. Eunuch Dou will take Qing'er out."

  (end of this chapter)