Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

At this moment, Shen Qing is fast asleep in the Treasure Pavilion.

She slept until she naturally woke up before slowly getting up to wash and get ready.

Touching her empty stomach, she decided to go to the imperial kitchen to find something to eat.

As soon as the door to the Treasure Pavilion was opened.

"Madam Shen! You're setting up your stall!" It was Su Jiao'er, her eyes bright and her voice full of excitement.

She was accompanied by a girl named Xiaolan, whose nose and eyes were neither quite defined.

"We'll be setting up our stall tonight. I'm heading to the Imperial Kitchen for a bite to eat now. Would the Imperial Concubine like to come along?"

Su Jiao'er nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, yes."

Then, pulling Shen Qing to the front, he lowered his voice and said, "Qing, what are you going to sell at the stall tonight? Where are you going to sell it? Can you tell me secretly? I promise I won't tell anyone."

Su Jiao'er is now considered one of her friends in the palace, so it wouldn't hurt to tell Consort Li the location of her stall.

Besides, there's her mission...

"In the evening, they sell rolled cold noodles at the entrance of the East Palace. Consort Li can bring her acquaintances to eat there together."

Consort Li's eyes widened in surprise: "The gate of the East Palace??"

"Ah Qing, are you crazy? Aren't you directly provoking the Empress?"

"No, it just happened that I randomly ended up in the Eastern Palace." Shen Qing was extremely calm.

Su Jiao'er gritted her teeth: "Aqing, don't worry, I will bring my allies there and I will absolutely not let you be bullied by the Empress!"

"Don't worry, she can't bully me." Shen Qing smiled.

Randomly setting up stalls is something the emperor enjoys; after all, in this palace, the emperor is the most powerful.

Besides, she also possesses unparalleled martial arts skills.

Su Jiao'er didn't think so.

She was afraid that the emperor wouldn't be able to guess Shen Qing's stall location. If that happened, and they ran into the empress, wouldn't they be in big trouble?

"Aqing, with me here, no one can bully you."

"Yes, I know." Shen Qing smiled faintly and said nothing more.

The two walked hand in hand toward the imperial kitchen.

Xiao Lan, who was following behind, frowned, looking disappointed in him.

You idiot, you're so stupid!

They said they would first befriend Shen Qing, then strike him unexpectedly, and everything would be fine.

But she saw that Consort Li only cared about eating; her heart and eyes were only focused on food.

They're all just excuses to eat!

Consort Li is a complete idiot!!

Xiao Lan was furious, but there was nothing she could do. She could only follow behind the two of them, watching them eat and chat in the imperial kitchen.

No, Consort Li is useless. She has to find a way to tell the Empress and let the Empress personally deal with Shen Qing.

Yes, if we delay any longer, her life will be in danger.

......

Here stands the Golden Palace.

Emperor Zhao Gou and his ministers waited from dawn until noon, but Shen Qing still did not appear.

The emperor was fine, lying comfortably on a soft couch, sleeping soundly.

The ministers, however, were in a terrible predicament. They stood and waited for a long time until their legs ached.

In the end, Zhao Gou was clever enough to send someone to the imperial kitchen to inquire about the situation, and discovered that Shen Qing had not set up his stall at all.

"Your Majesty, Lady Shen should be setting up her stall tonight. Why don't you return to Chenghua Palace first?" Zhao Gou said to the emperor.

To be honest, he was getting a little tired of waiting.

He didn't want to stare at these ministers.

Upon hearing this, the emperor rolled his eyes and said, "I've had a good sleep and am full of energy now. Why don't we play in the Golden Palace?"

"Go, summon all the dancers and musicians for me, and also prepare some food for me, just a little bit, I need to save room for Lady Shen's delicious food tonight."

"My dear ministers, let's drink, make merry, and play games together while we wait for Madam Shen to set up her stall, shall we?"

The emperor was in high spirits, and the old minister He Song was about to lose control of himself again.

What kind of behavior is this? What kind of behavior is this?!

This is a place for discussing important national affairs; how can they be allowed to indulge in such frivolous behavior?

Fortunately, Yan Wenli held onto He Song tightly the whole time.

None of the ministers spoke; they also felt it was inappropriate, but they still longed to eat Shen Qing's food.

Just then, Pei Yuan spoke up: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will respectfully accept your offer."

The ministers: "???"

The Grand Secretary agreed far too quickly.

"Your humble servants will respectfully comply," the ministers shouted.

The emperor was overjoyed. For the first time, none of his ministers had spoiled his fun in this matter of eating, drinking, and merrymaking. It was truly a cause for celebration!

It has to be said, it has to be Lady Shen.

Zhao Gou, standing to the side, looked extremely bitter and could barely maintain his fake smile.

So many people are competing with him for Shen Qing's food, it's so frustrating, so incredibly frustrating!

His Majesty truly has no regard for his life or death!

......

When the time was almost right, Shen Qing began to prepare today's delicacy—cold skin rolls.

When making liangpi (cold skin noodles), the texture of the liangpi is very important.

Shen Qing added some salt to the flour and gradually kneaded it into a smooth dough with warm water.

After covering the dough with a damp cloth and letting it rest for half an hour, put the rested dough into clean water and knead it repeatedly.

After the water becomes cloudy, pour it out and store it. Then, replace it with clean water and continue washing your face. The water will no longer become noticeably cloudy after washing your face directly.

At this point, what remains in your hand is what is called gluten.

Then, collect the water used for washing your face in a large basin and let it sit for two hours.

Add a little yeast to the gluten and knead until smooth. After it has risen, steam it until cooked through and cut it into small cubes for later use.

Next, pour off the clear water on top of the settled starch water, leaving only the thick starch paste at the bottom.

Take a flat plate, brush a thin layer of oil on it, scoop a spoonful of starch paste and spread it evenly on the bottom of the plate.

Boil water in a pot, place the plate in the boiling water, steam over high heat for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, then remove the plate and cool it in cold water.

Then peel off the cold skin noodles, and it's done.

Pick up a sheet of cold noodles; it cascades down like a waterfall, is as soft as silk, and is an extremely pale milky white.

Everyone in the imperial kitchen was stunned.

"What is this?"

"What a beautiful thing..."

"Madam Shen, is this something new to eat today?"

"..."

A group of imperial chefs surrounded Shen Qing, especially Wang Erdan, who looked excited and thrilled.

That's great! He can eat well again with Madam Shen.

God has been so good to him!

"This is liangpi (cold skin noodles)," Shen Qing said succinctly, without intending to explain further.

She said to Wang Erdan, "Xiao Wang, shred the cucumber and carrot, blanch the mung bean sprouts and drain them, chop the cilantro, and crush the roasted peanuts into coarse pieces."

These ingredients are easy to prepare, and she plans to hand them over directly to Wang Erdan.

Wang Erdan was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly. It was an honor for Madam Shen to have him!

The other imperial chefs also rushed over to help chop the vegetables, all with great enthusiasm.

Shen Qing was preparing to make another mess.

She had already prepared the dough, so she rolled it into pieces about the thickness of chopsticks, spread oil on the bottom of the bowl, and coiled the noodles into the bowl, pouring a layer of oil over each coil, making sure the oil completely covered the noodles. This is called "nourishing the noodles."

An hour later, wrap the prepared noodles around chopsticks and stretch them thin. Heat oil in a wok, then put the noodles and chopsticks into the wok and fry until golden brown. Crush them while they are still hot.

This little bit of trash has been taken care of.

With all the ingredients ready, Shen Qing pushed the cart toward the East Palace and set up his stall!