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Wen Mianmian woke up and found herself transmigrated into a show girl at the Qing Dynasty's selection of consorts. That&...
Wen Mianmian also felt relieved, so she found a secluded place to sit down, drink tea and enjoy the flowers.
I don’t know whether the master received the surprise she sent. I felt a little regretful that I didn’t see with my own eyes what expression the master had when he saw the gift she sent.
The front yard was bustling with activity. Just after they finished their meal, Su Peisheng came up with a few servants carrying a large box.
Su Peisheng whispered a few words into the Fourth Master's ear, then stepped aside.
When the Fourth Master heard what Su Peisheng said, he couldn't help but smile.
When others saw a large box suddenly carried out, they were curious about what was inside.
Little Fourteen couldn't contain himself the most. He stood up and ran to the big box, looked at his fourth brother curiously and asked, "Fourth brother, what's in this box?"
"Open the thing."
The Fourth Master also wanted to know what gift the little princess had prepared for him.
The little princess has been acting mysterious these days. In order to give him this surprise, even the servants around him were called over.
He also told me not to ask Su Peisheng, saying that if I knew in advance there would be no surprise.
So he didn't know what was in the big box.
Several servants opened the big box together. This big box was also specially made and all the sides could be disassembled.
When the box was opened, the contents were revealed.
When everyone saw what was inside, they all showed surprise on their faces.
Little Fourteen, Little Thirteen and the younger brothers were so surprised that their mouths formed O shapes.
The Fourth Master was also surprised when he saw this thing. He didn't expect that the gift from the little princess was so thoughtful. He felt warm in his heart.
But the stuff above...
The Fourth Master stared at the little thing with a deep gaze.
Inside the box was a three-layer cake, which was decorated with cream icing and birthday wishes.
In the middle of the top of the cake, Wen Mianmian also carved a miniature version of the Fourth Master.
I have to say that this carved miniature version of the Fourth Master is exactly the same as his usual serious appearance.
It was only later that Wen Mianmian realized that she could also carve, so she spent three days carving a miniature version of the Fourth Master.
Because of this, her hand was accidentally scratched by the carving knife.
Because she hadn't carved for a long time, her hands were a little clumsy, otherwise she could have finished it even faster.
She learned this skill from a master craftsman when she was a child. Later, she took it as a hobby and would practice it when she was bored.
Otherwise she wouldn't be able to carve it so well.
"Old Four, what is this? It's so beautifully made."
The prince standing aside couldn't help but marvel at the fact that this thing was made with so much care.
"This thing smells quite good, could it be edible?" The tenth prince Yin'e smelled a sweet fragrance coming from the cake.
"Hey, it really is. It smells so good."
The ninth prince Yinzhen also sniffed, and a sweet smell entered his nasal cavity.
"Brother, is this really edible?" Little Fourteen looked up at his brother and swallowed his saliva involuntarily.
When he smelled this, he felt that he had not eaten enough and wanted to taste what this thing tasted like.
The Fourth Master didn't know either and glanced at Su Peisheng.
Su Peisheng immediately understood, and then stood up to explain: "Master, this is called a cake, it can be eaten, but Wenger said that the first cut must be made by the master himself."
After that, a young eunuch came forward with a tray on which was a long wooden knife.
This one is specially used for cutting cakes.
Wen Mianmian was afraid of accidentally hurting someone if she used a real knife, so she asked Wang An to make her a long wooden knife.
This is both safe and practical.
The Fourth Master picked up the wooden knife, walked to the cake and cut it himself.
Then a servant took the knife.
According to Wenger's previous instructions, the cake was cut into small pieces and placed on plates to be distributed to each master present.
As soon as Xiao Shisi got his portion, he couldn't wait to take a bite.
"Mmm, it's really delicious."
After taking a bite, Xiao Shisi's eyes lit up, and then he ate with big mouthfuls, not even realizing that there was a circle of cream on the corners of his mouth.
The Sixth Prince also thought that this thing tasted very good, and he couldn't help but eat faster.
"Fourth brother, who made this? It's so delicious."
The Ninth Prince took a bite and found it delicious. It melted in his mouth and was sweet but not greasy. He had never eaten anything so delicious before.
"Master Jiu, this is something that Wen Gege from the mansion made specially for the master to celebrate his birthday." Su Peisheng came out and said with a smile.
He felt that Wenger was really dedicated. He heard from his servants that Wenger got up in the middle of the night to make this thing called cake.
It took until noon to finish making this thing. Not only was it time-consuming and laborious, but after it was made, it had to be taken to the ice cellar in the kitchen to keep it fresh for a while.
It was not brought out until the gentlemen had finished their meal.
"This was made by Fourth Brother's princess. I thought it was made by some great chef." The Ninth Prince felt a little sorry.
He also wanted to know which chef made it, so that he could ask the chef in his house to come and learn from him.
But this was done by Fourth Brother's daughter, so Ninth Prince felt a little sorry.
This cake is really delicious.
"Fourth Brother, when did the princess in your mansion learn to cook something so delicious? This thing is sweet but not greasy. When I get back, I'll ask a cook to learn from your princess. I think my wife will definitely like it."
Everyone knows that the eldest brother dotes on his wife, but saying such things in front of the fourth brother is too disrespectful to the fourth brother.
Just because your sister-in-law likes to eat it, you shouldn't ask the princess to teach the cooking skills to the cook.
No matter how low a princess's status is, she is still a princess who was selected into the palace. How could she teach a servant?
Everyone felt that what the eldest brother said was a bit too much.
Even if the eldest brother doesn't have a good relationship with the fourth brother, there is no need to say such things on the fourth brother's birthday. Isn't this deliberately embarrassing?
Sure enough, the fourth brother's face turned ugly when he heard what the eldest brother said.
"Brother, you're joking. Sister-in-law has eaten all kinds of delicious food. The things I make are just small things, and they are just unique in shape."
"My eldest brother often finds all kinds of delicious food for my eldest sister-in-law. She has tried everything."
His little princess is not a cook, so it is really disrespectful for her elder brother to treat her like this.
Prince Zhi realized that his words were wrong, but he didn't like to explain himself. He snorted coldly and stopped talking.