Chapter 121 Mooncakes in Exchange for Rewards

The night is hazy.

The round table was filled with exquisite dishes. Concubine Fang sat at the table and asked, "Madam Gui, has the prince arrived?"

"not yet."

Nanny Gui soothed her, "Don't worry, Concubine. I asked before, and Qingwu said that the prince has promised to come."

"Since the prince has agreed, he will definitely come." Nanny Gui stretched her neck to look out, and from time to time sent Cao Lu and Hong Feng to the door to greet him.

"Concubine, here he comes, the prince is here."

Cao Lu ran into the house excitedly, even breathing hard.

"Why are you running so fast? What does it look like?"

Concubine Fang scolded, straightened her hair, and looked down at her clothes. After confirming that there was no problem, she stood at the door waiting. When the inky figure walked over, Concubine Fang's eyes were slightly red after not seeing him for nearly a month.

"My name is Fang, and I pay my respects to the prince."

Concubine Fang knelt down and saluted. She raised her eyes and looked at Chu Cong with tears in them. Her trembling lips seemed to be silently expressing her grievances.

"rise."

Chu Cong paused and reached out to help her up. All the evidence showed that this matter had nothing to do with Concubine Fang.

Chu Cong's gaze fell on the shallow scar on Concubine Fang's forehead and said, "I've been wronged these days."

"Your Majesty."

Concubine Fang excitedly raised her head, a smile on her lips, and the tears in her eyes fell down: "It is my fault for not handling things carefully. If I had not been so focused on the beauty of those flower pots and discovered the secret in them earlier, the prince would not have been childless for so long."

"I am guilty." Concubine Fang looked remorseful and annoyed.

"Others have ulterior motives. No matter how well the concubine does, she will have other plans." Chu Cong has been investigating the matter of the musk-scented flower pot these days. Many families in Kyoto have this kind of musk-scented flower pot!

It seems that the other party is not only targeting the Prince Lin's Mansion.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will be very careful and cautious in the future and think twice before I act."

Concubine Fang said, "Princess, please have dinner first." She invited the prince to sit down and said, "Prince, please have dinner first."

The food was exquisite, and Concubine Fang always kept in mind the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping. So the food didn't seem to be so delicious.

Chu Cong showed no emotion. After he finished eating, he put down his bowl and chopsticks, and a servant came to clean up the place.

After rinsing her mouth, Concubine Fang stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, I have an unwelcome request."

"explain."

Chu Cong took a sip of the tea and had to admit that the tea from Concubine Fang was really good. The Fang family did have a lot of money.

"I have been in the mansion for many years and have never been back to my parents' home. This time, I would like to take advantage of the opportunity when the housekeeper is not needed to go back to my parents' home."

Concubine Fang was afraid that Chu Cong would disagree, so she said, "Sister Shen is the housekeeper now, I am relieved."

"Can."

Chu Cong responded and looked up at the scar on Concubine Fang's forehead: "Qingwu, bring the ointment."

Qingwu handed over a small jar of ointment.

"This is the palace's snow skin cream."

As Chu Cong finished speaking, Concubine Fang's excited voice rang out, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness. With this Snow Skin Cream, the scar on my forehead will definitely heal."

As the night deepened, after falling asleep, Concubine Fang listened to the sound of Chu Cong's long breathing and couldn't help but clench her hands. Did the prince dislike the wound on her forehead and it didn't look good?

Don't want to touch her anymore?

The next day, Concubine Fang returned to the Fang family early in the morning.

"Master, the concubine left the house today." Zhu Xin sent the news to Shen Lingshu early.

"No problem."

Shen Lingshu's lips curled up slightly. Although she was only a housekeeper for a short month this time, she had already done everything she was supposed to do.

She was actually looking forward to whether Concubine Fang would really do as the script said. She reminded her, "Zhu Xin, have someone keep an eye on her today to see if Concubine Fang brought any extra people back."

Zhu Xin was puzzled, and soon, in the evening, Concubine Fang did bring back an extra maid. The maid was holding a pipa and her face was covered with a veil.

"Master, could it be that Concubine Fang has invited a pipa expert from somewhere in an attempt to win favor?" Zhu Xin asked curiously.

"Competing for favor is certain."

Shen Lingshu said this with certainty, but it was hard to say who would compete for this favor.

"Zhu Xin, are the mooncakes ready? Did you send the recipe to your uncle? Have you learned it?"

Shen Lingshu asked, compared to competing for favor, making money is clearly more important.

"Don't worry, Master. Everything is ready."

Zhu Xin patted his chest and assured: "It should be sold tomorrow."

"Master, why are the same mooncakes sent to my uncle's house and the shop in the palace?"

Zhu Xin asked doubtfully, "What if Concubine Fang takes away the credit?"

"That has to be snatched away."

Shen Lingshu raised her eyebrows. She had invited the prince to dinner yesterday. If everything went well, it would have been presented to the emperor today. Could Concubine Fang snatch it away?

The money from my uncle was real money, and with the money, there were many things he could do.

Imperial Palace.

Chu Cong carried the food box into the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, this is the mooncake that I prepared. Please try it." After eating the mooncake, Chu Cong always felt that it was good. It was really good to eat it during the Mid-Autumn Festival to appreciate the moon.

moon cake?

The Emperor thought Prince Lin had stayed behind for some reason, but when he saw the round mooncake in front of him with the word "Fu" printed on it, he asked, "Did you buy it?"

"Made by Shen, the mother of the twins."

Chu Cong added: "I tasted it yesterday, it was fragrant and soft."

"Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for family reunions, and this round cake really does look like the moon," Chu Cong explained. "There are red bean paste flavors, salted egg yolk flavors, jujube and almond flavors, and sweet-scented osmanthus red bean paste flavors..."

There are several flavors of mooncakes, and they all sound delicious just by listening to the introduction.

After the eunuch Feng beside the emperor tried it, the emperor took a sip and tasted it. The crust was delicate and dense, and the red bean paste inside was sweet but not greasy. It was indeed good.

Salted egg yolk mooncakes have a balanced sweetness and are full of salty flavor.

"Second brother, you, a concubine, are actually quite good at cooking." The emperor praised her and asked, "How are the twins?"

This is the first pair of twins in the royal family, and the second oldest child's first offspring.

"Very good, the elder sister is well-behaved, and the younger sister cries a lot..."

When Chu Cong mentioned his two daughters, he seemed to have endless things to say. It was not until Chu Cong left that the emperor looked at the mooncakes in front of him and murmured, "The second daughter is a filial daughter."

Whenever there is something delicious, the second brother will never forget to bring it.

"Your Majesty is so lucky." Eunuch Feng said with a smile.

The emperor glanced at him, smiled and picked up a piece of red bean paste mooncake. This sweet taste was right.

"It's the twins' hundredth day. Reward."

With just one word from the emperor, a series of rewards arrived at the Youlan Courtyard of Prince Lin’s Mansion!

"Second brother, just for sending a few pieces of cake, you got such a huge reward?"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was searching for someone without success. When he heard the news, he looked at the mooncakes in front of him in disbelief and asked, "Xiao Fuzi, are you sure the second brother only sent a few mooncakes?"

Did he do something big secretly? Did he achieve meritorious service?