Because Xiao Yanzi had repeatedly reminded her last time that she must tell her if anything happened, Chen Nian told Xiao Yanzi in advance this time, explaining the reason, so as not to worry her.

Knowing that Chen Nian was sick, Xiao Yanzi did not disturb her. She sent someone to deliver many tonics that the Emperor had given her, and told Chen Nian to take good care of herself and to let her know as soon as she recovered so that she could come and play with her and Qing'er.

It wasn't that she didn't care about Chen Nian; it's just that she knew her own temperament—she was definitely not one to stay still. Going to Cining Palace might disturb Chen Nian's rest, and she might even say something wrong that would displease the Empress Dowager.

Because Xiao Yanzi didn't chat with Chen Nian, Chen Nian still didn't know that Ziwei had gone to the imperial kitchen to teach people how to cook.

...

After finally recovering from her illness, Chen Nian regained her lively personality.

Chen Nian has gotten used to getting minor illnesses from time to time.

"Xuan'er, Xuan'er, hurry up, let's go to the imperial kitchen. I want to cook something delicious for you. Did you tell the imperial kitchen what ingredients to prepare the day before yesterday?"

She wants milk tea, and she wants it with lots and lots of taro balls. She dreamed about taro ball milk tea last night; she's so craving it.

She had already told the Empress Dowager and Qing'er that she would cook something delicious for them today.

Hmm, you could also make bubble tea, that would be nice too.

She had already inquired and confirmed that tapioca flour was available.

Once it's ready, I can bring it to Xiao Yanzi and the others to try. I always get free food from Xiao Yanzi at Shufangzhai, but I've never brought her any food myself.

Perfect timing, I can deliver it now.

Also, she could send some to the Empress. She had a good impression of the Empress, and the Empress treated her well. When she came to Cining Palace, the Empress would always care about her and send people to deliver things to her.

...

Because of Changshou's favoritism, the medicine Chen Nian took was either plain like drinking water or had a faint sweet taste; in short, it was not bitter.

No need to drink bitter medicine, I can recuperate comfortably, and Ertai even secretly gave me a storybook. The only downsides are a stuffy nose and a bland diet.

Everything else is fine.

"I told you, Princess, don't worry, the Imperial Kitchen has already prepared it for you."

Hearing the excitement in her princess's voice, Xuan'er also got a little excited. What her princess said must be delicious. Just hearing the name made her look forward to it.

My daughter is a very picky eater, and if she says so, then the taste must be pretty good.

"Ready? Let's go. Let's finish it quickly so we can come back sooner. It tastes better when it's hot."

It's still early, and by the time we finish, it should be well before noon. Drinking it won't delay our lunch.

Because she had to go to the Imperial Study and get up early, she had developed a biological clock and would wake up at roughly the same time every day.

These past few days, because she was recuperating, she had been sleeping late. It was already dawn, and Qing'er had already gone to see the Empress Dowager.

"Okay, Princess, slow down, be careful not to fall."

Seeing the people so excited that they even wanted to run to the imperial kitchen, Xuan'er reminded them.

"Okay, okay, let's go quickly."

She's really craving it right now; she really wants to drink it and doesn't want to waste any time.

The two quickly headed towards the imperial kitchen.

May Princess Chen be blessed with good fortune!

The people in the imperial kitchen greeted the newcomer.

"Get up, Master Zhuang. Have you prepared what I asked for?"

Chen Nian looked at the person in front of him and asked.

"It's all ready. Everything the princess needs is ready. It was all prepared today. But I don't know what the princess wants to do or how many people she needs."

Master Zhuang replied respectfully, "The Empress Dowager specifically instructed us to take good care of the princess, who is the most precious thing to the Empress Dowager."

"Master Zhuang, we don't need many people, just one person to tend the fire."

"Alright, little talent, you will listen to the princess's instructions. Light the fire for the princess, prepare whatever the princess needs, and call for help if there aren't enough people."

"yes--"

The boy named Little Talent walked up to Chen Nian.

May Princess Chen be blessed with good fortune!

"Um."

"Princess, this way please."

The young scholar, lost in thought, went to a quiet stove where there were few people.

"Princess, everything above has been prepared according to your request. Princess, please check if anything is missing? The milk has been deodorized, and the taro balls were only recently cooked."

The young scholar pointed to the things on the stove. Since Chen Nian called them taro balls, they also called them taro balls.

Looking at the round, equally sized taro balls on the stove, along with a bowl of milk that had been cleaned of any fishy smell and some black tea, Chen Nian nodded. "No wonder it's the imperial kitchen; their skills are excellent, and they've thought of everything."

Looking at those taro balls, all identical in shape, size, and color, I felt admiration.

If she were to make the taro balls, they would look presentable, but the shape would definitely be quite different.

She was initially worried that the milk might have a fishy smell, but since it had already been processed, she could proceed with the task with peace of mind.

In the 21st century, after leaving the hospital, she spent her time at home either watching "My Fair Princess" or researching desserts, learning a little bit of all kinds.

Once here, she doesn't have to worry about food, clothing, or daily necessities. Plus, many of the materials she needs to make are not available in the Qing Dynasty, so they have been neglected.

She had already asked Xuan'er to find out if all the ingredients were available before she made the taro balls. Once she found out they were, she sent the recipe over.

She only had to do the most important task of frying the tea, which saved her a lot of trouble.

...

I have all the ingredients for taro ball milk tea, but I'm still a little short on making the tapioca pearls.

"Master, could you please prepare some more brown sugar for me? Dissolve it in water, making a 1:1 ratio of sugar to water. As for the tapioca flour, let the junior chefs keep an eye on it; just make sure it can be kneaded into a dough. Also, prepare another batch using the same method as for making these taro balls."

After a while, she worried that she might not be able to accurately estimate the amount of powder to add, and that it would ruin the chewy texture, so she decided to leave it to the experienced junior chefs.

"No trouble at all, Princess. I'll give the order right away. If you need anything else, just let me know."

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