Chapter 306 Frequently Spy
On this day, Madam Xia came to the kitchen to chat with Ma Zhang. She asked with a smile: "Old sister, I wonder how old you are this year?"
"I was born in the Jiaxu year, and I am fifty-three this year." Zhang Ma grinds soybean powder on a stone mill.
The soybeans were fried on low heat, then crushed them with a stone grinding, and then they emitted a strong fragrance.
"Oh, that's a coincidence! You and I were the same year, but I don't know when your birthday was? Maybe I'm older than you!" Madam Xia was not born this year, but she said this on purpose to get Zhang's mother's background.
"My birthday is not good. It is the Dragon Boat Festival. People say that the child born on this day is unlucky. He is born with five poisons and punishes his father and mother." Zhang's mother didn't raise her head, and her work was constantly on the way.
"So I am younger than you. I am my birthday in August." After hearing this, Madam Xia hurriedly said, "I can't say my birthday. I'm on the Eighth, and my destiny is always broken. In fact, when will I not be born? People are born in the world and suffer, but have a kind heart and cultivate the next life!"
He asked Zhang Ma again: "Are you a native of Shuangxi? Do you have any relatives at home?"
"I can't remember where my hometown is. I only know that when I was very young, my parents transferred it to a distant relative. The family wanted to accept me as a child bride. They have a son who is not complete.
Their family is beekeepers, and they run around the world all year round, and there is no place to stay. Later, their son who was incomplete in his family died, and the old guy actually thought about me.
There was no way, I could only escape overnight. I got on a tea dealer's boat and served as a maid on the boat for half a year, and later sold it to a camel seller.
You also know that those camel vendors have homes at least on both ends, and they never tell me the truth. All their hometowns and names are fake.
After several years, he had a child and was a strong boy. When the child was three years old, he spent me on buying things. When I came back, he would take the child away.
I think it was because his hometown did not have a son who received incense, so this happened.
I originally wanted to wait there all the time, but when one day he suddenly had a conscience and could ask my son to come and see me. Whoever wants to live has water and nothing left after rinsing it.
I walked northwest with food, and finally met Madam Wen in Shuangxi. ”
"Don't we all say that you are the nurse of Young Master Chang'an? Did you still have breasts at that time?" Madam Xia felt strange.
"It's just because I'm calling out, because I've been serving him since I was a child. I was in my forties at that time, so how could I have any milk?" Zhang Ma sneered, "It was Madam Wen who was breastfeeding himself, and she didn't invite a milkmaid. But when they got there, there were only two young girls following them, and there was no older one around me. I happened to be looking for a living everywhere, so I got together."
"So that's the case. Who did you learn this superb cooking skill from? Even the imperial chef is not as good as that of the imperial chef." Madam Xia was even more confused. She heard from Mama Zhang that her experience was really bumpy and ordinary, and it was impossible for her to fabricate these delicacies.
"It's my luck, but I don't think that the place in Shuangxi is really a place where dragons and snakes are mixed. Hearing the bitter and cold distance, birds don't want to poop. But there are so many capable people sent there, such as former Grand Secretary, General, famous doctors and skilled craftsmen. Don't think that it's strange that I know how to cook this way. Our ladies also learned the incense making skills there!"
After hearing this, Madam Xia said, "That's right! Who can imagine this person's life experience? Some people are white-clothed and become the prime minister, while others are rich and powerful all their lives and suddenly lose their power." Then she led the words to Gong Chang'an: "This Fourth Master of the Palace is really amazing, there are only a few prodigy in the world! Is there anything strange about this child when he is young?"
Ma Zhang deliberately talked to her so enthusiastically, she knew that Madam Xia was intending to spy on her.
I originally agreed to learn cooking skills with me, but now I don’t care about it at all. But I always ask about Wen Mingqian and his son, as well as his own life experience.
"When I talk about our young master, it's not that I boasted about it. It's indeed a rare person. He is smart and filial." Zhang Ma said, "It's also a waste of time for our wife. The years in Shuangxi were so hard to bear!"
At this point, Zhang's mother had already ground the soybean powder and started steaming the milk again. Egg white and sugar were added to the milk. After steaming, it became semi-solidified. It cooled a little and then sifted a layer of cooked soybean powder and added a little osmanthus nectar.
Ma Zhang steamed three bowls in total, brought one bowl by herself, pointed to the remaining two bowls and said to Madam Xia, "The remaining two portions are for Empress Hui and the eldest princess, so please bring them there."
She herself brought this to the eldest princess's room.
"I'm just thinking about eating this steamed cheese these days." The eldest princess was very happy. "In the past, the chefs in the palace made too sweet, and they felt tired if they couldn't eat a few bites."
"I made three bowls in total, and the other two were asked by Madam Xia to take." Mama Zhang knew that when she said this, the princess understood who the two were for. "Mama Xia has been pestering me tightly recently, so they are afraid they have noticed something."
The eldest princess was about to eat, but when she heard Zhang Ma say this, she couldn't help but feel a little worried and put down the spoon in her hand: "How could this happen? How could they notice it?"
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In the eyes of the eldest princess, she didn't recognize Zhang Ma at the beginning. Hui Fei and the others have only been here for a few days. How could she see the clues?
Over the years, Ma Zhang's appearance has changed so much, and even her voice has changed.
"Hmph, I thought it was probably because Concubine Hui was experiencing what I cooked. Later I remembered that when I was serving the Concubine, she had stayed there for a few times or two to eat." Zhang Ma sneered.
"I'm not good about this. If I hadn't said something casually and asked her to eat what you cook, she wouldn't have noticed anything," said the eldest princess.
"How can you blame Your Highness? Everything is just a coincidence." Zhang Ma said, "Besides, they are just suspicious now and there is no sufficient evidence, so they dare not do anything to me.
But I thought it would be better to have fun with Madam Wen, and try not to let our side fall into a passive position. ”
"Okay, I'll send Sang Er into the palace to send things to Duan Min." The eldest princess said, "By the way, tell Mingqian and see what she means."
Sure enough, just after lunch, the eldest princess sent Sang Er to the palace to deliver things.
Sang Er entered the palace and arrived at Princess Duanmin, and talked about the matter first.