coobybook Chapter 210: A House Full of Gold and Jade, Tapioca Flour Appears
Chapter 210: A House Full of Gold and Jade, Tapioca Flour Appears
Fu Cha Zhixi took a look at the snacks served in the white porcelain bowl. The colorful snacks looked very appetizing.
"What is this?"
Fu Cha Zhixi asked curiously.
"My lady, this is the latest dessert developed by the small kitchen, called Jin Yu Man Tang."
"The top is sprinkled with dried osmanthus flowers, and the bottom is made of glutinous rice flour and milk."
Yuhu introduced Fucha Zhixi with a smile.
“Glutinous rice flour?”
After Fu Cha Zhixi stirred it with a spoon, it did look sticky.
Her eyes suddenly narrowed. If she remembered correctly, there was a tapioca flour incident that had not been triggered during this period. Could it be that this drama had its own plot?
She looked up at Yuhu and asked casually, "Is it just glutinous rice flour?"
"Your Highness has good taste. A little tapioca flour is added to enhance the taste."
Yuhu smiled and explained.
Sure enough, there is tapioca flour.
Is it Concubine Nian?
But did Concubine Nian forget that the Emperor went directly to Zhen Huan's Bitong Academy from Concubine Nian's Qingliang Palace a few days ago?
Instead of looking for trouble with Zhen Huan, he came to me.
Or is it that it is not only Concubine Nian and her group who are involved, but other people are also involved.
Just like the good queen who has been quiet for a long time.
You have to know that the Queen had previously let Concubine Nian take the blame while she hid behind the scenes and did the dirty work, so this is entirely possible.
"Who developed this thing? I think it's quite interesting."
Fu Cha Zhixi's expression did not reveal any flaws as he looked at Yu Hu and asked.
"It was made by Master Li from the small kitchen. I watched him make it. Is there something wrong with it?"
Yu Hu has grown a lot after experiencing so many things. Although there is nothing wrong with Fu Cha Zhixi's face, she still keenly sensed that something was wrong.
If the Empress really likes this thing, why wouldn't she try it?
Yuhu carefully recalled Master Li's actions, but couldn't find anything wrong with him.
"My lady, would you like me to ask Suqin to come and take a look at this thing?"
Yu Hu's first reaction was to think that someone had poisoned the place, so she immediately looked around vigilantly, then leaned over to Fu Cha Zhixi's ear and asked softly.
"No need, just go and call the person who made this thing over."
"I don't think there's anything wrong with this thing itself, I just asked a few more questions."
"After all, I have to be more cautious about things that suddenly appear."
Fucha Zhixi shook his head and spoke to Yuhu.
"Yes, I will go and call the person over right away."
Yuhu said this and hurried to the small kitchen.
When Master Li heard Yu Hu say this, he thought he was going to receive a reward, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
"This is quite interesting. I am a little curious about how you came up with the idea of adding tapioca flour to this milk soup."
Fu Cha Zhixi first praised Master Li's craftsmanship, and then told Yuhu to give him a purse. Master Li took the purse and his old face smiled like a chrysanthemum.
After Fu Cha Zhixi saw that the other party had relaxed his guard, she asked curiously.
"I heard from Yuhu that you also added some tapioca flour to the milk soup. What made you think of adding tapioca flour to it?"
"My lady, this is all thanks to Master Zhang. I thought about making some fresh food for you because the weather is hot. After studying it for a long time, I found that the milk soup would be too soft and sticky to be formed if only glutinous rice flour was added. It was Master Zhang who reminded me that I could add some tapioca flour."
Master Li thought that he had also received a reward from the Empress, and the benefits were already in his hands, so he didn't mind mentioning Lao Zhang more.
"Oh, is it so?"
"Then it seems that this Master Zhang has also made contributions."
"I have always believed that meritorious service should be rewarded. Yuhu, go and call Master Zhang over as well."
Fu Cha Zhixi frowned slightly, looked at Yu Hu and said with a smile.
"Slave, go now."
Yuhu knelt down and bowed, then accepted it.
"Master Li, I want to ask you, how did you come up with the idea of making this dessert?"
There wasn't much emotion in Fu Cha Zhixi's tone.
Master Li didn't think so much about it. He just answered honestly when his master asked him.
"Reporting to the queen, I also heard from Master Zhang that in their hometown, they would make this kind of milk pudding for children in the summer, so I added some things to the milk pudding and made this golden and jade-filled dish."
"I see."
Fu Cha Zhixi nodded thoughtfully and said.
She looked at Aunt Fangqiu who was standing beside her, and she nodded in understanding and went out.
After a while, Yuhu came in with Master Zhang.
"You are Master Zhang. It was you who suggested Master Li to put some tapioca flour in it?"
Fu Cha Zhixi asked straight to the point.
"That's what the servant said."
Master Zhang answered in a low voice with some trepidation.
"You were the one who told Master Li about the method of making milk custard in your hometown?"
Fu Cha Zhixi then asked.
"Your Highness, I said it."
Just at this moment, Aunt Fangqiu walked in with a stack of things.
Fu Cha Zhixi took the thing and looked at it, then a sneer appeared on his face.
"When did your hometown, a Henan native, become Jiangnan?"
Fu Cha Zhixi asked Master Zhang sternly.
"Minion, Minion."
Master Zhang didn't expect Fu Cha Zhixi to discover something was wrong so quickly. He was so flustered that he didn't know how to explain.
If I had known this earlier, I would not have accepted the money. I thought it was just a small matter, but I didn’t expect it to make the Empress unhappy.
"Well, you actually dared to lie to the Queen, you are such a traitor!"
Yuhu started scolding Master Zhang who was kneeling on the ground and trembling.
"Tell the truth, who told you to say that?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was also forced to do this."
"I have no other choice. They have arrested my mother. Your Majesty, please forgive me this time."
Master Zhang knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Fu Cha Zhixi, begging for mercy, trying to gain the other party's forgiveness.
Master Li stood aside and looked at Master Zhang in shock. He didn't expect that he had caused so much trouble just because he wanted to please the Empress by making a new dessert.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I know nothing. I am innocent, Your Majesty."
Master Li quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy to Fu Cha Zhixi.
This kind of thing has nothing to do with him. Your Majesty, please don't think that you are in cahoots with him.
"My lady, it was Master Zhang who said that. I made this dish based on his advice. I have absolutely no intention of harming you."