"Liang Qingchen...what's wrong with you? Don't scare me. Hey! Liang Qingchen!"

Jiang Muyu called him for a long time before he finally raised his head.

She finally breathed a sigh of relief. "You really scared me just now. How could you suddenly faint on the table? I almost..."

Before she could finish her words, Liang Qingchen grabbed her wrist and pulled her over.

Then he blocked her chattering mouth with his thin lips.

Jiang Muyu widened his eyes, puzzled.

Is this person...still not awake?

But this time he didn't cling on. He backed away after a while and uttered two words: "Noisy."

Jiang Muyu: “???”

Liang Qingchen ignored her murderous gaze, stood up, and walked out of the pavilion. "Let's go, it's time to go back."

Jiang Muyu followed him and couldn't help but said, "I care about you, but you think I'm noisy. You really take my kindness for granted. I won't care about your affairs from now on! Humph!"

Having said that, she walked away quickly.

Liang Qingchen stared at her back until she passed through the Moon Gate and left his sight.

He stood still and looked up at the sky. Many images flashed through his mind. He seemed to see the gentle and strong woman like a hibiscus flower again. She smiled and said, "Chen'er, be firm in what you do and don't let it down in your heart."

"But...how can I not let down the country and her?" He squatted down and covered his head.

He pondered for a long time and thought, "I finally waited for her, I can't let her fall into danger with me. If I fail, she can still save her life by staying in Tiangan. He'er is so smart, she will have a bright future..."

…

Jiang Muyu walked a long way before she realized that Liang Qingchen had not caught up with her. She was hesitating whether to go back to check on him, as she always felt that something was not right with his condition just now.

At this time, Xu Lang came to her and said, "Madam, the prince sent a subordinate to inform you that he has some temporary matters to deal with and will not be returning to Qingyu Court tonight."

"Oh...Is that so?" Jiang Muyu nodded, "I see. Tell him to take care of his health no matter how busy he is."

"yes."

After Xu Lang left, Jiang Muyu turned around and returned to Qingyu Courtyard.

A dreamless night.

The next day, Jiang Muyu started to prepare Tangtang's birthday party.

This time she didn't plan to make a big deal about it. She only needed to notify the Queen Mother and the Marquis' Mansion so that the whole family could have a meal together.

She went to the kitchen early in the morning, wearing a light and workable outfit.

At this time, many craftsmen were busy in the yard outside the kitchen. When they saw her coming, they put down their work and prepared to greet her. She quickly stopped them and said, "There is no outsider here, so there is no need to greet."

Being worshipped like this every day, she felt that her life span was cut in half.

Master Liu came over, smiling with a hint of flattery, "Madam, are you here to inspect the oven today?"

"Well, how's it going?"

"Except for the twelve that failed previously, this thirteenth one should be successful." Master Liu smiled embarrassedly.

Jiang Muyu rubbed her forehead helplessly. She had drawn the blueprint of a stone oven a few days ago and hired several craftsmen to make it, but it had not been completed yet.

Although she runs a dessert shop nowadays, she used electric ovens at that time and could just buy them directly.

However, there was no such thing in that era, so she could only draw one herself based on her understanding of the principles and structure of the oven. But perhaps because her skills were not mature enough, she could not succeed no matter what she did. She revised the drawings again and again, and the yard was filled with piles of failed products.

"Let me take a look."

Jiang Muyu walked forward and studied the previous failed product, then looked at the thirteenth experimental product that the craftsmen were building, all of which were made according to her drawings.

She picked up the drawing and looked at it again and again, recalling a video she had seen before of a beautiful female blogger building an oven. After a long while, she suddenly discovered a problem.

"Wait, stop for a moment."

The craftsmen stopped working as instructed.

Jiang Muyu asked someone to bring him a pen and ink, and added a stroke to the original drawing, saying, "I think the previous failure may be because the mud layer inside was too thick but the mud layer outside was too thin. Why don't we double the size of the entire oven and apply a slightly thicker mud layer, so that it may be more resistant to heat."

"Okay." The craftsmen had never even heard of what an oven was before, so naturally they obeyed her orders.

The craftsmen abandoned the thirteenth experiment and started working directly on the fourteenth.

Jiang Muyu handed the drawings to Master Liu and went to work elsewhere.

The birthday party was held in the West Guest House. Since there were no balloons, she had people cut small stars out of cardboard, dyed them in various colors, strung them together with ropes and hung them on the beams. She also used colorful ribbons to weave ball flowers and hung dozens of lanterns.

It was already afternoon when the place was set up. Jiang Muyu quickly finished his lunch and went to check the progress of the oven.

The craftsmen were very capable. They built the structure in just one morning. Jiang Muyu ordered people to put charcoal fire in and as long as no smoke came out, it was done.

A group of people watched the oven with bated breath for a long time...

"My queen, it seems... successful?" Master Liu said hesitantly.

Jiang Muyu nodded, "Yes, it worked."

Several people were stunned for a moment before they cheered.

She smiled and said, "We have been busy for several days. Thank you for your hard work. I am very grateful that you have finished it before the princess' birthday tomorrow. So I will give each of you an extra 10 taels of silver."

It took a while for several people to come to their senses. After a while, they bowed one after another and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Ten taels of silver! They couldn't earn that much money even if they took on several jobs. She is worthy of being the princess, she is generous.

Yun Xuan took the craftsmen to the accounting office to settle their wages.

Anyway, Liang Qingchen said that all expenses for Tangtang's birthday party could be paid from the public fund, and it was not her own money, so naturally she didn't feel bad about it.

Jiang Muyu went into the kitchen again to busy herself.

With limited skills, she could only make a homemade cake. While beating the eggs, she told Yunyan, "Go, find a few strong guards."

Yunyan was puzzled. Why did they ask the guards to cook?

But she didn't ask any more questions and went out to look for someone with doubts.

Soon, Yunyan brought back three tall guards.

"My lady, are these strong enough?"

Jiang Muyu took a look and was stunned for a moment. When did so many burly men over 1.9 meters tall appear in the palace?

She swallowed and nodded, "That's enough."

The guard asked, "Why did your Majesty ask me to come here?"

Jiang Muyu put a bowl in each of their hands and said, "If you don't have an egg beater, just use chopsticks. Just follow my method..."

As she spoke, she began to teach them how to beat eggs.

"Okay, that's it. Beat on low speed until foamy, then on high speed until the texture doesn't disappear."

Yunyan found it strange and recommended herself, "Madam, I want to try it too."

Jiang Muyu thought that he might fail, so he beat a few more eggs, separated the egg whites from the egg yolks, and gave the bowl of egg whites to Yunyan, saying, "If you feel tired later, find another guard to beat them."

"Okay." Yun Yan took the basin and started to do it according to what she said.

The three guards had never expected that the princess asked them to come and make pastries.

At first they thought it was a waste of talent, but the more they worked on it, they realized that it was really not easy to make. The three of them had so many sore arms but still hadn't seen it take shape.

Jiang Muyu worked for a while, and when he saw that the eggs in their bowls were only two-thirds cooked, he said helplessly, "So you guys are weak? You look tall and strong, but you are not as efficient as my maid."

They looked over and saw that the egg whites in Yunyan's bowl had been beaten into a white, fluffy consistency.

Yunyan asked, "My Lady, am I ready?"

Jiang Muyu picked it up, looked at it, and nodded, "Not bad." Then she turned to look at the three guards, "Hurry up."

The three big men were instantly aroused by the desire to win, so they risked their arms, increased their speed, and finished the fight in a short while.

Jiang Muyu was very satisfied. "Okay, you guys go outside and rest first. I can test the poison on you when I'm done."

"yes"

The four of them walked out of the kitchen and sat in the yard to rest.

Jiang Muyu and a girl who was in charge of cooking were the only ones left in the kitchen. She didn't like having too many people around her when she was cooking.

After a while of hard work, she finally made the cake, put it into her homemade mold, and then pushed it into the newly built oven.

This time she was not only celebrating Tangtang's birthday, but also making plans for the shop. If her ancient version of the cake was successful, then the shop's business would not have to worry about the future.