After all, the scenery of West Lake in June is different from that of other seasons.

Tomorrow is Li Qiji's birthday, a day of universal celebration and a day for overseas friends to pay their respects. Guan Zhiyue is currently in the Cold Palace looking at the menu for tomorrow's banquet and the list of song and dance performances.

Who knows what kind of trouble will happen tomorrow? Xiao Chang Le next to her was also grinning and laughing, whether she heard Guan Zhi Yue's mutterings or was just laughing to herself.

"Bilian, go and see what vegetables we have in our greenhouse that can be added as fresh dishes." Guan Zhiyue didn't even look up, staring at the menu in her hand. She always felt that the dishes were too meager and couldn't offer anyone anything to attract attention.

Bilian ran off to the backyard. Guan Zhiyue put down the menu in her hand and turned to tease Xiao Changle, who was lying on the rocking chair.

"Changle, my precious darling!"

"Giggle..."

Little Chang Le can't speak yet; she just grins with her mouth wide open. Little Chang Le's eyes are especially beautiful, like obsidian diamonds, so dark they give off a dazzling look.

Moreover, Xiao Chang Le is fair-skinned and has a very healthy white complexion. Guan Zhiyue is very satisfied with Xiao Chang Le's appearance. Since bringing the child back, she has been giving Xiao Chang Le some spring water from time to time so that Xiao Chang Le can become stronger and stronger and be protected from the virus.

Raising children, especially in ancient times, was a very meticulous task. Whenever Guan Zhiyue was alone in the Cold Palace, she would take Xiao Chang Le directly into the space so that she could feel the atmosphere inside and also keep Xiao Tuantuan, the little baby in diapers, company.

Every time Xiao Tuantuan plays with Chang Le, she laughs like a fool. The two little ones also laugh at each other. The main reason is that Xiao Chang Le can't speak yet, so she can only chuckle to herself.

"hehe...."

"Oh my, my little darling, why are you drooling? Oh dear, you drooling baby..." Guan Zhiyue laughed as she wiped Chang Le's mouth with a handkerchief.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Chang Le laughed even more heartily, as if she understood that Guan Zhi Yue's heart was entirely with her.

Just as Guan Zhiyue was about to say something, Bilian ran in from outside.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I've seen it." Bilian rushed in, seeing Guan Zhiyue bending over, teasing Princess Chang Le in the cradle.

"Hmm, what kind of things are there?" Guan Zhiyue straightened up, straightening her clothes as she looked at Bilian.

Bilian respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, we have plenty of vegetables in our greenhouse: cucumbers, loofahs, pumpkins, winter melons, corn, green peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, green beans, edamame, string beans..."

Guan Zhiyue nodded knowingly, indicating that she understood. Several of these items were available in the imperial kitchen, but corn and green peppers were not, as were tomatoes.

"Alright, let's add corn, tomatoes, and green peppers to tomorrow's palace banquet. Go find Liu Debao now and have people pick these three things to ensure the quantity for tomorrow. Be careful with the quantity. The corn from tomorrow will be made into desserts."

Bilian thought for a moment, wondering what kind of way it was to make corn kernels into dessert, but she nodded anyway, packed her bags, and left.

After all, there isn't that much corn grown in the greenhouse. She has a lot in her space, but it's not easy to take it out!

I originally planned to give each person an ear of corn, but now I think I'll pass. I'll just remove the kernels and make corn fritters or stir-fry the kernels.

Anyway, the taste is exceptionally delicious, so overseas friends can still try it out. After all, aren't these people here for this high-yield grain?

So that's why!

"Changle, come on, your mother will take you to play." Guan Zhiyue said, then bent down and picked Changle up from the crib and walked towards the greenhouse in the backyard.

When Guan Zhiyue was in the Cold Palace, she mostly wore short dresses, which made it easier for her to go up the back mountain or work in the fields.

If she wore fancy clothes, she would sweep and clean the ground along the way, making it a truly pitiful sight.

"Greetings, Your Majesty, Princess!"

Along the way, many palace maids bowed to Guan Zhiyue, and Guan Zhiyue nodded, telling them to hurry up and harvest what they needed.

Bilian stood at the entrance of the greenhouse. Seeing Guan Zhiyue approaching, she quickly ran over and took Xiao Changle from her, then asked, "Your Majesty, how are we going to eat these tomatoes and green peppers?"

Guan Zhiyue thought for a moment and said, "Let's make stuffed green peppers!"

"Stuffed green peppers?" Bilian repeated, somewhat confused, as she had never eaten stuffed green peppers before.

What else can you stuff into these green peppers? Stuff them?

"Meat, hollow out the green peppers and stuff them with minced meat!" Guan Zhiyue explained.

Although Bilian had never eaten it, she could imagine it and nodded knowingly.

Then Guan Zhiyue cupped her hands into a megaphone shape and shouted loudly into the greenhouse: "Liu Debao, when you tell them to pick green peppers, pick them all straight, not bent ones, for making stuffed green peppers tomorrow."

Liu Debao, from somewhere, responded loudly, "Yes, Your Majesty, this servant understands. Please rest assured."

Then Liu Debao's shrill voice echoed throughout the greenhouse as he gave instructions.

"Let's go back!" Guan Zhiyue turned to Bilian and said.

Bilian followed behind Guan Zhiyue, carrying little Chang Le in her arms, looking very respectful.

*

The next day.

The annual Emperor's birthday banquet has begun, and this year's banquet is even more spectacular than in previous years. After all, Guan Zhiyue has put a lot of effort into it, and she even discussed with Li Qiji to take out a lot of things from her space to decorate the entire Zhaoyang Palace.

Zhaoyang Hall is the largest and most spacious place in the palace, and it is a place that only the emperor, empress, and empress dowager can use. Basically, whenever these three noble people in the palace want to celebrate their birthdays, they will hold events in Zhaoyang Hall.

This is a place that Guan Zhiyue only found out about later. When she was not favored, she would never have known that such a place existed! It's enough to just have a place to eat; there are too many other things to do. That won't do.

"Yue'er, you'll have to work hard today. You'll also need to see the level of our foreign language students. They've been studying for one to three months now, so they should have made some progress, right?"

Li Qiji said to Guan Zhiyue, who was applying makeup, while straightening his clothes.

Guan Zhiyue softly hummed in agreement and said, "Hmm, I think it should be a simple greeting, which should work. It's just that we might be a little tired today. But luckily we prepared a large, rechargeable speaker, otherwise I don't know how we would have to shout to hear our foreign friends."

Li Qiji nodded knowingly.