Chapter 91 Pastries
Shen Wan fell into the water when he was young and was weak for many years, so he had no energy to learn music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs. However, Shen Wan was extremely talented and learned everything quickly.
That year, when Yun cooked, Shen Ji praised her highly. Shen Wan thought that cooking should not be difficult for her, so she went to the kitchen excitedly, ready to show off her skills to her parents. However, after busying herself in the kitchen, the pastries she made looked good, but they were still far from delicious.
Xie Jingyu must have been deceived by the appearance of the pastries she made. After all, they were delicious and her pastries could be considered one of them. But he was the prince of Jingbei. Why would he be so obsessed with her pastries if he didn't get to eat them?
Xie Jingyu not only helped Princess Jiangling to break off her engagement, but also helped her elder brother to arrange a marriage. Shen Wan was grateful and just wanted to taste the cakes she made, so she had to satisfy him.
Besides, Chen Wan had no right to refuse. Yun knew that Xie Jingyu wanted to taste the pastries made by Chen Wan. She was afraid that Chen Wan still couldn't tell the difference between sugar and salt like she did two years ago, so she sent Mama Du, who was the best at making pastries in her small kitchen, to teach Chen Wan how to make a few more side dishes.
There is naturally no shortage of cooks in the Prince Jingbei's Mansion, but occasionally cooking a few dishes can enhance the relationship between husband and wife. What's more, the Prince Jingbei obviously likes this very much, so he has to learn it.
Mother Du taught very attentively, and Chen Wan also studied very seriously, but she probably had no talent at all in cooking.
You can learn it at a glance, but you will lose it as soon as you learn it.
The pastries I made by copying others tasted completely different from those made by Mama Du.
Mother Du taught for two days and became desperate.
On the third day, Shen Wan finished making the cakes. Mother Du tasted them and Shen Wan asked, "How is it?"
Mother Du couldn't bring herself to praise it, so she could only say politely, "It's not bad."
Shen Wan, “…”
Shen Wan could hear it and told Shanhu, "Put it in a food box and have big brother send it to the Prince of Jingbei."
Mother Du asked, "Send it right away?"
Shen Wan said, "It's okay as long as it's not bad. Prince Jingbei just wants to try the cakes I made. Isn't it okay if he tastes them? He wants to eat delicious food, and the Jingbei Palace has plenty of it."
Mother Du, “…”
That’s true.
The second girl has never touched housework and has rarely been in the kitchen. The Prince of Jingbei probably doesn't have high expectations for her cooking skills.
Chen Wan put all the cakes on Xie Jingyu's plate, leaving no piece behind, and filled the plate completely. Shanhu took it to the front yard and gave it to Chen Li.
Shen Li opened the food box and took a look.
Very exquisite.
It looks delicious.
But considering he had been cheated before, Shen Li didn't even have the courage to try it. Just then, Shen Ji came back, and Shen Li said, "My sister made some cakes for the Prince of Jingbei. I'll send them to him later. Would you like to try some, father?"
Shen Ji glanced at the food box and asked, "Is this really made by Wan'er?"
"If you're lying, the Prince of Zhenbei will misunderstand your sister as a skilled cook. It will be exposed sooner or later after she gets married."
Chen Li said, "Father, you should try one first."
Shen Ji picked up a piece, took a bite, and suddenly felt that his worries were unnecessary, "Send it."
Chen Li sent it to Xie Jingyu with confidence.
A full plate of cakes left the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and when it arrived at the Prince Jingbei's Mansion, there were only six pieces left on the plate.
There was no other way. Chen Li knew a lot of people. On the way to the Jingbei Palace, he met the Prince of Yuzhang and the Prince of Linjiang. Knowing that Xie Jingyu wanted to eat the pastries made by Chen Wan, they all wanted to try Chen Wan's cooking skills.
Chen Li thought that there were too many pastries and Xie Jingyu couldn't finish them, so he gave them to him.
He ate without saying a word.
Shen Li asked, "How?"
“Excellent!”
Prince Yuzhang laughed.
Chen Li really wanted to try it, but there was not much left on the plate, and he couldn't get it out even if he ate more, so he held back.
Chen Li rode away on his horse. Chu Yang looked at the Prince of Yuzhang and said, "You are being too unscrupulous in your praise, aren't you?"
Prince Yuzhang said, “I’m not praising the cakes, I’m praising Miss Shen Er.”
He dared to send such pastries to Xie Jingyu, which showed that he was not afraid of his anger. As the saying goes, there is always a conqueror, and someone who can conquer Xie Jingyu has appeared.
When Chen Li arrived at Prince Jingbei's Mansion, Xie Jingyu was about to leave the mansion, so Chen Li gave him the cakes and then returned to Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
He was riding on the horse, just as he was about to dismount, when the servant came running over and said, "My Lord, the Duke asked you to take the cakes back and not give them to the Prince of Jingbei..."
"Why?" Shen Li was puzzled.
"The Duke has a stomachache."
“…”
It’s been so long, Xie Jingyu must have eaten.
Chen Li was hoping for a lucky break and quickly asked his servant to go to the Jingbei Palace to pass on the message.
When Chen Li went to look for Chen Ji, he saw his father, who walked like the wind, holding on to the wall as he walked towards the study. Just as he reached the door of the study, his stomach growled and he quickly turned around and went to the toilet.
A servant came over and said, "My Lord, the Emperor has summoned the Duke to the palace to discuss matters."
Shen Li, “…”
It never rains but it pours.
My father can't even walk properly, how can he enter the palace?
Imperial study.
The Emperor was waiting with the Minister of War, the Duke of Song, and several generals for Shen Ji and the King of Jingbei.
I just waited and waited, but they never showed up.
The eunuch who delivered the message went in and said, "Your Majesty, Duke Dingguo can't come..."
The emperor asked, "Why can't you come?"
The eunuch wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and he felt so uncomfortable holding it in. "Prince Jingbei wanted to eat the cakes made by Miss Shen. Miss Shen made some today, and Duke Dingguo tasted a piece and got an upset stomach..."
emperor,"……"
Several ministers, "..."
How powerful is that pastry?
It would have been fine if Shen Ji couldn't come, but what the emperor didn't expect was that Prince Jingbei was also brought down.
Well, Xie Jingyu sent Chen Li away and was about to go back to Zhaolanxuan, but King Jingbei called him over, so Xie Jingyu went to the study with a food box. King Jingbei saw him carrying a food box and thought it was for him, so he asked.
Xie Jingyu said, "This is the cake made by Wan'er. Would you like to try it, father?"
Prince Jingbei didn't want to eat it at first, but seeing that his son didn't seem to want to give it to him, he really wanted to try it, so he took a piece.
The emperor's forehead was covered with black lines, "Two pieces of cake brought down my left and right arms?"
Fortunately, we didn’t eat it on the battlefield, otherwise the border would be in danger.
Several ministers suffered internal injuries from holding it in.
On the battlefield, thousands of troops could not hurt Duke Dingguo and King Jingbei at all, but Miss Shen Er just cooked and did it easily.
Did Miss Shen put laxatives in the pastries?
The Minister of War took the opportunity to say, "What Duke Song proposed is not that urgent. We can discuss it after Duke Ding and Prince Jingbei have made peace."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "We'll discuss this another day."
Duke Song remained calm on the surface, but he was furious inside.
But there was no point in being angry, as Chen Ji and King Jingbei held half of the military power of the Ning Dynasty. It was impossible for the emperor to make a decision on border affairs without listening to their opinions. After waiting for a long time, he actually couldn't come.
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