It was in Chengtai Hall of the Palace.
"What are you saying?"
Instantly infuriated by Gu Yunxi's attitude of contempt, Sakata Aki turned his head in anger with his face burning like a hot iron. Then he replied rudely in blunt Central Plains Mandarin.
"Please respect the food culture and respect your opponents. If you want to withdraw from the game due to fear, I can ask the General to agree with you. But you can't insult me with a woman!"
All the people of Da Yi were amazed on the spot.
The interpreter of Ying State looked up and down at those with dumb expressions and smiled arrogantly.
"So, do you think that only the officials of Da Yi understand our language? Mr. Sakata can understand everything you say clearly."
"Therefore, you should respond to his request and quickly call the real imperial chefs."
Huanan Xin's patience had reached its limit. He held his forehead with
It was dark with shining stars.Tonight the moon was also bright, illuminating the surface of Jinli Lake like a mirror.The octagonal cornice pavilion in the east of the lake was hung with colorful lanterns. The tassel landscape flags were hung in three directions, which separated the evening breeze and the wetness of the lake for the stone pavilion.With the acoustic resonance of orchestral instruments outside the pavilion, there were songs and dances in the middle.In the pavilion, Emperor Huanan Xin wore a bright yellow brocade robe, on which the five-colored dragon with the sun and moon pattern was majestic and imbued with a spirit that could conquer mountains and rivers.With a yarn crown of two dragons playing with a pearl on his head, he sat down in front of the imperial table. He looked solemn and calm and raised his eyebrows slightly.The first ten seats on the left were the envoy General Y
The night was as deep as water when the wind rustled and blew.Commandery Princess Jingle quietly followed Gu Yunxi and Zhiqi, keeping herself a safe distance away from them.Along the way, she even took off her shoes, just in case some sounds made herself exposed.In the banquet by Jinli Lake, she realized something strange.Soon after Huanan He left his seat, Gu Yunxi should also leave.Immediately, she felt skeptical.It seemed that they would go somewhere and quietly have an assignation.Commandery Princess Jingle tried to refrain her ceaseless ache as if she had been burned by the fire. She tailed after Gu Yunxi, trying to find something.In the moonlight, she walked in the path for a while. Then she found Zhiqi suddenly squatting and going into the left alley with Gu Yunxi.The alley led to Ruyi Gallery!Commandery Princess Jingle stopped for
In the moonlight, Yue Xilou had quickly led people of Imperial Guards to Ruyi Gallery.Behind them, Liang Zhen and Commandery Princess Jingle were respectively on the sides of Huanan Xin's sedan, seriously following them.Huanan Xin squinted his eyes and appeared serious when his heart violently beat.At that time, he still couldn’t believe that Gu Yunxi, who had just been occupied by him, would carry on a clandestine love affair on such an important day.She could never be a silly woman!But it was the truth indeed.After all, she hadn't appeared. She was just to make up, which could never make her not be able to come back after the second round of firework.While thinking and pondering, Huanan Xin was anxious and serious, so he ceaselessly pushed people holding his sedan and Yue Xilou to be quicker.At that time, Yue Xilou was a little nervous.By means of hi
The platform for opera was located in the Chenxi Pond in the center of Imperial Garden.It was a vacant place where the red platform was ornamented with jade. Besides, plenty of colorful lights were connected, which was such an excellent design.In front of the platform, a big tabernacle for vision was located on the ground. Three celeste curtains were all embroidered with golden lotus flowers.The top of the tabernacle was made of gold and silver, which made up intense blessing patterns. The pattern ceaselessly changed and got overlapped, which was sophisticated and royal.Before the opera started, there had been full of people in the tabernacle.There were three rows of tables and chairs.In the first row, there was a gold chair belonging to the Emperor. On both sides, there were seats for Imperial Mother Xiao and the Ninth Prince Huanan He.The seats in the second row were especially
It was sunny and clear now. In the square out of the Palace, people were performing lion and dragon dances when the air was full of the sounds of gongs and drums.Around the place, plenty of members of Imperial Guards and Honour Guards held arms and alertly watched out, trying to find something abnormal.It was the first cook competition between Da Yi and Ying State. Concubine Yun in Jingyang Palace competed with the major chef of Dachui Kitchen, Sakata Aki.As Sakata Aki had said, the competition consisted of three matches. Besides, people should show three kinds of meals in every match, so there must be nine kinds of meals.The field was located in the square out of the Palace, and they had their own competition places, where tables, cookers, food materials, and water were all prepared.Huanan Xin's chair was put in the porch of the Golden Palace, in order that he could clearly see the cooks' skills and behavi
It was in the square of the Golden Palace in the Palace.The cooking competition was ongoing. The Emperor, the jury board, the audience, Imperial Guards, and Honour Guards all stared at the two teams on the field, afraid that they would miss something when blinking.In Gu Yunxi's team, Chef Liu kneaded the glutinous rice flour, the wheat flour, and the water into the right smooth dough. Then he divided it into two and dyed one of the dough bright red with rose juice.After that, he mixed the red dough and the white dough to make the red and white dough.Handing the dough to Chef Zhou on the side, Chef Liu went to the cooking shed to clean his hands and then went to kill the eel to get eggs.Chef Zhou was in charge of wheaten food. He quickly rolled the dough into a thin wrapper with a uniform texture.Another assistant, Chef Han was preheating the food steamer in front of the stove.Gu
As the sundial pointer shifted, the square became quiet. Only the sound of chopping and cooking came from the cooking sheds on both sides.As the competition was about to finish, the crowd stopped shouting, and they stared at the field breathlessly.The team of Da Yi had made Ruyi Dumplings and Dried Eel Roe.Chef Liu pickled the camel meat that was cut into squares and mixed with starch, soy sauce, Shaoxing rice wine, ginger juice, and garlic juice and handed it to Gu Yunxi.Gu Yunxi fried the camel meat blocks in hot oil and set them aside when the color became golden.On the other stove, Chef Han cooked a pot of thick syrup with vegetable oil, icing sugar, and rock sugar.Gu Yunxi walked over with a white jade comb in her hand. She picked up a strand of syrup from the pot with the comb and poured layers of golden sugar shreds onto the white porcelain plate.The sugar shreds overlappe
It was in the embassy located in Dongjiang Alley.Sakata Aki was allowed to come into the room of General Yuancang.On a chair in the outer room sat a man with a mustache. He was General Yuancang, wearing casual white clothes without a crown on his head."You come to me in the midnight. So, what happened?" General Yuancang asked.The General was tired. He picked up a thin tobacco pipe on the table and lighted it with a flint.Sakata Aki narrowed his eyes, wearing a meaningful smile."I apologize for interrupting your bedtime. I come here to ask you about your opinion of Huanan He, the Ninth Prince of Da Yi." Sakata Aki said."What?" The General asked.The General was confused. He stared curiously at Sakata Aki who stood upright."What do you want to know?" The General asked.Sakata Aki lowered his head obediently."After I followed you