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
Yue Xilou was gloomy and walked towards the gate of divine prowess. Suddenly, he shouted."Who is there?"As he turned around, he saw Commandery Princess Jingle standing fifty meters away. She bent slightly and gasped for breath, with her hand covering her chest.Yue Xilou looked at her coldly, being irritable."It's night. Why do you follow me instead of sleeping? What happened?" Jingle straightened up narrowly. She looked around in a panic.She said obediently, "I... I have something important to talk to you about."Yue Xilou frowned and made a gesture of asking her to come closer to him.Jingle walked towards him. She tiptoed close to his ear and whispered."Stupid!" Yue Xilou said.Before she finished saying, Yue Xilou raged. He pushed her away.Jingle sat on the ground with her eyes full of tears. But that was not enough. Yue Xil
The autumn sky in Jing City was blue, and the grass and trees were dyed by frost.On this day, in the square outside the Golden Palace of the Palace, the jury board, the audience, and all personnel from the competition area of Da Yi and Ying State took their places.The time for the start of the competition was approaching, and the dragon chair under the corridor was still empty. Besides the four imperial chefs in the Da Yi competition area, Gu Yunxi was not seen.The drums rang three times, and one of the assistants in the team of Ying State got impatient, smiled, and whispered."Mr. Sakata, wouldn't the woman hide from the competition because she was afraid of losing to us?"Sakata Aki looked directly at the opposite side, but at the moment, he was thinking of another interesting thing, and he couldn't help but smile even deeper."She can hide, but she still has to participate in the competition a
The haze, like the splendor of the streamer made of jewels, densely packed, intricately shooting into the window lattice.Gu Di stood in the courtyard, looking at the flying bird who was chaotically entering the cloud. He returned to the room with his hands behind.Huanan He heard the sound and looked out from the inner room."Brother, what's wrong?" Huanan He asked.He noticed that his twin brother's face was gloomy.Gu Di casually picked up a green bonsai leaf on a tripod and pinched it until the leaves were torn and juicy, spreading all over his fingers.Gu Di sat down in a trance, poured a cup of warm tea, but picked up the cup without drinking tea. He shook his head frequently and said."It's weird. My right eyelid twitched all day. Maybe something will happen."He turned around and saw his brother walking out and wearing dark red eunuch clothes. He asked in surprise.
It was a dark night.Gu Yunxi's face was as pale as paper under the moon, and her body shuddered… The tassel made from pearls and jade of her golden hairpin on her bun swung and beat her face, which caused pain. "What on earth do you want?" She turned to avoid Sakata Aki's gaze.There was a hint of interest in his sharp eyes, which made her feel very uneasy.Sakata Aki narrowed his eyes and took a step closer. He fixed his eyes on Gu Yunxi's angry face and said in a serious voice, "I know two secrets, one about Huanan Xian and the other about you and the Ninth Prince. Well, I’d like to exchange these two secrets for two things with you. One, give me The Exquisite Collection of Delicacies in your hand. Two, in the final three days later, you can only lose.""You are simply a despicable villain, and I was wrong about you." Gu Yunxi glared at him angrily, "What's the point of winning by tricks?"Sakata Aki curled h
Two mysterious men in black feather armor crossed the tile ridge of the palace wall in the vast night and hurriedly galloped all the way.A black shadow approached them head-on and immediately threw a blow full of internal strength.The two black-feathered armored men twisted their bodies and rose into the air to avoid the attack. Under the quiet and lonely moon, they drew two cold but perfect curves. Then they set foot on the high eaves of a palace and squared off, one on the left and the other on the right.The two of them didn't speak. Their entire heads were covered by black cloth, so only their eyes could be seen looking around alertly and constantly. Under the cold moonlight, their eyes looked fierce and sinister.They quietly looked at the sudden attacker on the opposite side. He wore a black Kungfu suit and tied his black hair high. A black face towel covered half of his face below the nose, and his eyes were bright
It was in the embassy when the moonlight shed in the evening."What? You should fail?"In the room belonged to the General, a man with a moustache anxiously roared. The loud voice could even be transmitted into the roof.Then he stood beside the window, alertly looking around the street and closing the window.Suddenly, he turned around and stared at his subordinates with anxious eyes.The two men in black-feathered armor immediately lowered their heads, simultaneously and firmly saying in Ying language."I couldn’t finish my task, so I will make hara-kiri.""B*st*rd! It is in Da Yi, not in Ying State! Do you want to make more trouble?"General Yuancang slowly sat on a chair, casually taking up his pipe and lighting it up. Then he violently smoked."Sakata Aki is too proud, but he should fail in the second competition. Even if he beat the woman in the final com
It was in Jingyang Palace.When Gu Yunxi was back accompanied by Honour Guards, there was blood in her body. Besides, many guards with broadswords went in and out. Seeing that, two chief maids thought there must be a bad thing."Your Grace... Are you okay? What happened?"Lei threw his horsetail whisk, seeing blank Gu Yunxi in the bed.Gu Yunxi stared at the concretionary blood in her hands with blank eyes, slowly shaking her head. She said in a low voice."Sakata Aki was killed, but the lethal hairpin belongs to me... I was trapped by someone and fainted in Book Hall. When Huanan Xin and other people arrived, the hairpin was clasped by me.""So, my mother's book was taken away. I... I can't prove my innocence anyhow."Hearing that, two chief maids were nervous and confused.Zhiqi directly kneeled on the ground, trembling and holding Gu Yunxi's cold palm with blood. She cri
Terra Nova's ninth year of the Daedalic Years, early spring.Kamakawa Yusui is shocked and annoyed when he receives news of a coup at the Imperial Palace and the imminent ascension of Prince Fuchi Yasutaka to the throne as the next Emperor.Since the Kunhuang Island and Huananhe lost a battle, Kamachi sailors suffered a heavy blow, Kamakawa was forced to take the remaining troops retreated to the south of Kunhuang Island, Tsuneoshima stationed.Unexpectedly, just when he was trying to avoid the previous shame and had been intensifying the study of the new combat program, the country had a great turnaround.Can't think too much, Kamakawa by water immediately point all 10,000 Ying army, lead five Anzai ship and a number of ships, with enough artillery Furlong machine fire speed back to Ying, swore to fight with and Shigeru cuts a high and low winners and losers.One night, as Kamakawa's fleet secretly approached Mizumura Harbor in Kyoto, a thick fog sudde
In the banquet hall of the palace, the fire and candles were bright, four dancing girls lined up, green silk buns, colorful makeup, silk sleeves fluttering and swaying, dancing in a slow and rhythmic dance.Two or three male musicians are not far from them, playing strings, flute, drums, each person's face is calm and solemn, but in the eyes of God duh, seems to have the essence of the aura of a hidden flash.The dinner was organized to celebrate the fifteenth birthday of Emperor Fuchi Masaharu, but due to the defeat of the Terra Nova army in Weihai, many of the entertainments were temporarily canceled, and only the traditional Yehime songs and dances were retained.Profound Ya Qing was the main character of tonight's banquet, at this time he was wearing brand new scarlet damask silk clothes kneeling above the chief belonging to him, looking quiet and enjoying the songs and dances.On the seats to his left were the former Emperor's side consort, Daiji, with h
Terra Nova, Kyoto.As night falls, in a short house in the civilian area, the blind man is anxiously waiting for his mother-in-law to return home from work.She hadn't been back for a day and a night, and that definitely hadn't happened in the past.Could it be that the Ninth Princess has encountered something on her end?Rustling footsteps stopped unexpectedly at the door.The blind man's sense of hearing is much more sensitive than normal people, his eyebrows slightly gathered, and without moving, he got up and lightly rubbed his steps to the wooden cabinet, and touched a sharp dagger from the top of the cabinet and quietly hid it in the sleeve of his coat.The door of the room opened, and by the sound of the footsteps coming in there should be two of them."You're Suigo Show's man, aren't you?"The one who asked the question in Terra Nova was a young man.The blind man turned his head sideways, carefully recognizing the source
A cold wind cut through the long, narrow corridor, and the lights flickered dimly.The man's ragged gasps continued to spill out of the closed wooden lattice barricade door, accompanied by the occasional few hushed cries of pain from the woman."Haru, come on, I'll accompany you to your room."Looking at Yuan Ya Qing's stagnant and godless clear face, Yun Shi's heart seized more than just pain as she tugged on one of his arms.The commotion in the room was in no way suitable for a teenager to be listening in.The teenager's eyes were lax as he took two steps with her, speaking quietly in Chinese: ."...Master, you have to trust me as well...it wasn't Mother and I's idea to march into Da Yi."Yun Shi suddenly became miserable inside, opened and closed his nose and said."I believed you, never had a doubt, and it was for that reason that I traveled across the river and across the sea to meet you in person in Terra Nova."The two co
"Yue Xilou, you traitor shall not die!"Qi and blood surged, and a strong hatred that had never been felt before invaded Yun Shi's consciousness.She jumped up with her eyes heavy with red and lunged at her enemy with all her might, reaching for his neck.Yue Xilou laughed scornfully and kicked her backwards with a flying leg.Yun Shi fell out onto the hard floor a few feet away, choking on blood and letting out a pained _groan_.Wamochi stretched his neck to look at it, grinning imploringly.Tsukishiro looks at the samurai on either side :)"Don't just stand there, take her down and keep her under good guard, she'll be of great use in the future.""Slow down ......"Yun Shi forced to endure the pain of bones about to break trembling climbed up, far away from looking at the abyss Ya Qing, the expression of desolate:"Your Majesty, I have something to say to you, please send the counselor."Empress Yuanya immediately s
The fact that the mute applicant, Yun, who was originally scrubbed out of the test, has been recognized by the Emperor as the Imperial Chef, shocks the entire Grand Cookhouse early the next morning.The cooks and handymen who had looked down on her earlier were now gathered in front of the stove in the cooking room, watching intently as she operated it herself.Even in the past days always rigid board a big white face of apricot leaf female master, this time all people before and after chasing after Yun Shi everywhere running, flattery, mouth like a river, all do their best to please. At sunrise, Yunshi was wearing a green coat and pants, put on a large apron to the stove to do the work.With white flour rolled out and crabmeat and shrimp mince and red fish roe in the filling, the meat buns are pinched out with absolutely thirty-three folds.Chicken breast, corn and green beans are sauteed in oil, thickened with soy sauce and pan-fried wine, and wrapped in so
He is, after all, the Emperor!Following the direction of Master Apricot Leaf's kneeling, Yun Shi looked at the teenager, his eyes filled with astonishment.The standing tasseled crown and the yellow coat are indeed the symbols of the imperial nobility of Terra Nova.But, this young man, he is actually the Emperor."Mute, why don't you kneel down!"The apricot leaf matron raised her eyes to the unresponsive Gu Yunshi and chided."Eh, forget it, forget it ...... Master Chief, you get up too."Meeting Yun Shi's eyes, the teenager's face flushed red and blushed as he explained: ."Granny, I don't mean to deceive you ...... I, I didn't eat well in the evening meal, and I was really hungry just now."Yun Shi's complexion returned to normal, pursed her lips and waved her hand, indicating that she didn't mind.Heh, how could she mind?She was begging for it!The hostess rises obsequiously and comes up to nod at the tee
The night fell slowly, blotting out the last rays of red light in the sky.The entire Western Garden was silent.Cloudseeker stood in the tiny compound under the endless sky, raising his head to look up at the dark inky colors of the night sky.In the field of vision, that heavy darkness seems to carry some kind of adsorption magic, only teaching people to look at a glance, want to look through.She failed the test to become a chef and lost her chance to enter the palace and meet the Emperor.Such a result directly disrupted all her latter plans.After losing her temper for a while, she thought of Hua Nanhe, who is still fighting in the battlefield, Yingyu, who is trapped in the palace of Dayi, and brother Mu Xiu, who is waiting for them to return home.Yun Shi's eyes burned as she quickly regained her fighting spirit.Now is not the time to be discouraged, since one way does not work, then find another way.The hour was already
Terra Nova, outside the Abyssinian Palace, West Court.The large cooking room was busy with players in white shirts and blue pants around wooden cases and stoves.In five days, Emperor Fuchiya's fifteenth birthday will be celebrated, and not only will there be a large-scale celebration dinner at the palace, but an all-day parade and festival will be organized throughout Kyoto."Faster, faster, the hour for the king to pass the meal is almost here, and later on your handmade delicacies will be the basis for whether or not you can stay as a loose cook."The woman in charge, Apricot Leaf, is in her thirties, with a purple shirt and pants, wandering around every corner of the cooking room with a stern look, urging the contestants with her mouth, and repeatedly scrutinizing their cooking techniques with her cold and warm gaze.The twenty casual chef applicants came from Terra Nova folk, both men and women, and most of their referrals were cooks and assistant