Chapter 158: Can’t finish eating, can’t finish eating at all

The enthusiasm and gratitude of his classmates made Shen Kesi feel a little uncomfortable. After all, even if Shen Huazheng gave mooncakes to the Imperial College, it had little to do with him.

Shen Keheng didn't think so. He believed that as his sister's favorite brother, it was nothing for him to take advantage of his sister.

Anyway, he will try hard to get his sister back in the future.

Hehehe~~

Chen Huazheng didn't know what happened in the Imperial College, nor did she know about the discussions among the students.

She was working on a big project with her cooks. During this period, not only did many wealthy families come to place orders for mooncakes, but even the imperial palace had bought a batch of mooncake gift boxes.

In addition to the gift box, he also wanted a big mooncake with various fillings.

This mooncake is intended to be served as a dessert during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet for officials and clan relatives.

In the past, every Mid-Autumn Festival, Emperor Jingning would invite court officials to the palace to watch the moon with them and eat moon cakes made in the palace.

After tasting Shen Huazheng’s thousand-layer cake last time, Emperor Jingning had a sudden idea.

Since the cake can be made so big and round, it can be shared with others after being cut.

Why not mooncakes?

As the ruler of a country, Emperor Jingning is not only meticulous but also very open-minded.

He didn't think that a mooncake could only have one flavor. Since Chen Huazheng could make mooncakes with so many flavors, she could definitely make all these flavors blend into one and have them all appear in one mooncake.

This year, ministers and their families will not be given individual mooncakes. He can customize a mooncake that is large enough and share it with everyone after cutting it.

Shen Huazheng felt that it was a bit difficult and wanted to find an excuse to decline.

But after seeing the rewards brought to the Shen Mansion from the palace, she still silently accepted it.

The reason is that what Emperor Jingning gave was too much and there was really no way to refuse.

…

The prince looked at the mooncake gift box in front of him and couldn't help but feel happy.

Although he had eaten mooncakes many times, this was the first time he received a mooncake gift box since he was a child.

It's so beautifully done~~

A few days ago, he heard from Xiao Jingran and his study partner Su Yongze that this year Princess Yinghua had launched many mooncakes with different flavors, and had even made them into mooncake gift boxes for sale.

Not only are the mooncakes exquisitely made and delicious, but even the name of the gift box sounds nice.

Good things come in pairs, a happy family with a full moon, five blessings come to the door, seven stars accompany the moon, nine stars welcome the moon...

Each one is very festive and appropriate to the occasion, making people feel comfortable after listening to them.

The prince originally wanted to secretly ask Su Yongze to help buy the most expensive gift box and bring it into the palace for him.

Who would have thought that early this morning, the Empress Dowager, Emperor Jingning and the Empress all sent mooncake gift boxes over.

The prince suppressed his heart that was about to jump out of his chest with excitement and opened the first gift box.

This was sent by the Queen Mother. It’s a small square box with pretty rabbits and a moon painted on it.

As soon as you open the outer lid, you will see five golden and oily mooncakes arranged like petals.

The filling of the mooncake is also written on the top of the box, which is white lotus paste with double yolks.

The prince smelled the elegant fragrance at the tip of his nose, gently put the lid back on, and opened the gift box that the queen had sent him.

Four beautiful white snow skin mooncakes lay obediently inside, and their fillings could be vaguely seen.

Four mooncakes, four flavors. Red bean paste, purple sweet potato, coconut flakes, and custard cream.

The prince swallowed and opened the gift box given by Emperor Jingning, which was also the largest gift box.

As soon as the outer lid was opened, the prince's eyes suddenly widened.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven...

There are seven mooncakes in this box!!!

Two with egg yolk and white lotus paste, two with five-nut ham, one with milk yolk filling, one with black sesame filling, and one with date paste filling.

The gift box is very big, and seven mooncakes are arranged in a circle in the box. There is also a picture in the middle of the mooncakes, which is a big round moon.

Seven moon cakes surround a round moon.

It turns out that this is the Seven Stars and the Moon.

The prince looked at the mooncake gift box that belonged to him with sparkling eyes, feeling ecstatic.

That day, Su Yongze had the nerve to show off the mooncakes he had eaten in front of him. Humph, now he has also got a mooncake.

Such a rich mooncake gift box.

I must show these gift boxes to Su Yongze tomorrow and let him know that there are so many mooncakes that he can’t even finish them all.

Hahaha! ! !

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In the Empress Dowager's Palace, the Empress Dowager and the Queen were tasting mooncakes.

This year, a saying is circulating among the wealthy families in Beijing: if you eat mooncakes in advance, you can celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival early.

Many families bought mooncakes and opened the mooncake gift boxes in advance.

The concubines in the palace also became interested and asked people to go out of the palace to order beautiful mooncake gift boxes, planning to celebrate an early Mid-Autumn Festival in their own palace.

The Queen Mother asked Aunt Fang to place all the mooncakes on the table: "Queen, take a look at what you want to eat. Some of these mooncakes are not available on the market yet. Zheng girl just made them and sent them to me."

If you listen carefully, there is a barely perceptible hint of pride in her tone.

Queen: "...Thank you, mother."

The Queen Mother smiled and said "hmm", then picked up a mooncake with red bean and mochi filling.

This mooncake was just delivered by Shen Huazheng today, and it is said to be a new product.

She brought the mooncake to her mouth and took a light bite.

The crust is still the familiar syrup crust, crispy and soft. The filling is sweet, sticky, and can be stretched.

Chewing it carefully, you can perfectly combine the dense and delicate texture of red bean paste with the toughness of mochi, and the milk fragrance of mochi and the fragrance of red beans to form an excellent taste.

It's unforgettable once you try it.

The Queen Mother swallowed the mooncake in her mouth, then picked up the teacup beside her and took a sip of tea.

Adding soft and elastic mochi to the red bean paste filling not only enriches the taste.

While chewing, the presence of mochi can reduce the sweetness of the red bean paste, making the whole taste more elegant.

It’s wonderful, it’s really wonderful.

The queen was amazed when she saw the crystal mooncake. The crust of the mooncake looked like colored glass.

She picked up a flower-shaped crystal mooncake and held it in front of her, examining it carefully.

The outer skin is delicate and translucent, and the filling is clearly visible. The pink and white is mixed with a touch of bright pink, which looks extremely gorgeous.

This is a filling made by adding washed peach petals to kidney bean paste.

The queen looked at the crystal mooncake in her hand and could not bear to eat it, not wanting to ruin the beauty before her.

If you smell it carefully, you can faintly smell a faint floral fragrance at the tip of your nose, which is really like fresh flowers.

She paused, then brought the mooncake to her mouth and took a light bite.

The crystal cake crust is smooth, delicious and chewy.

The filling is dense and delicate, with faint floral fragrance and slight sweetness intertwined together, blooming on the tip of the tongue.

The taste is really wonderful.

There is such a mooncake in the world! !

The Queen Mother and the Empress both took bites of mooncake and sips of tea and enjoyed the meal very happily.

Emperor Jingning came hurriedly after finishing his government affairs. When he saw the mooncakes on the table, the smile on his face faded slightly.

Didn't the Queen Mother say that she had some mooncakes that Shen Huazheng had just sent over, but he hadn't tasted them yet? ?

But I’ve already eaten all of this.

The Empress Dowager and the Queen knew exactly what Emperor Jingning was thinking. They both lowered their heads and drank their tea, pretending nothing had happened.

You can't blame them, it was because the mooncakes were too delicious and the Emperor/Majesty came too slowly.