The Marquis snorted coldly, "I don't know either. I'll ask your imperial uncle myself when I go to the palace tomorrow!"
The old nanny's face turned deathly pale, and she knelt down with a thud, kowtowing, "My lord, my princess, I was wrong, I was just talking nonsense. It wasn't that the princess wanted the prescription, it was that I misspoke!"
She was now filled with deep regret. When she went to the Li family to ask for the prescription, the Li family said that the princess was in this shop and they could only give it to her with the princess's consent.
Without thinking much, she went straight here.
But who would have thought that this shop belonged to the Emperor!
Trying to steal someone's man from the Emperor is simply unthinkable.
If word gets out, the princess will definitely not admit it, so only she can take the blame and cover it up...
"My lord, spare me! My princess, spare me! This old servant has been bewitched! This old servant is talking nonsense! This old servant has been blinded by greed!"
As she spoke, she slapped herself across the face, aiming the slap at her own chubby cheek.
Jiayin knew that her godfather was establishing his authority and backing her up, so of course she couldn't play the saint and plead for him.
Even though this old woman was the same age as the grandmother in the family, her hair bun had come undone, and her cheeks were swollen like fermented buns...
No matter who you are, if you do something wrong, you have to pay the price.
Today, it is only because my godfather is on my side and my uncle, the emperor, is a partner that the shop has been spared from disaster.
If it were an ordinary family or shop, the recipe would have been easily taken away by this nanny.
The recipes for dim sum are the foundation of a dim sum shop. Without the recipes, it's like the business is ruined. How can they survive and stay afloat?
She hated the Third Princess and the old nanny's blatant and shameless robbery!
Inside the house, the old woman kept slapping herself in the face, while Peng Chuan, who was guarding the door, was wiping away cold sweat.
He hadn't thought much of it at first; when he heard she was the princess's nanny, he let her in. He never expected something like this to happen!
Only when the old nanny's face was unrecognizable did the Marquis raise his hand to signal her to stop, and coldly ordered, "Go back to the palace and stop smearing the princess. The princess just wanted to try a new and interesting cake, but you secretly changed her master's orders and tried to take it by trickery."
"I'm giving you a lesson today. If it happens again, I will personally raise the issue of the princess's upbringing with the Emperor."
"Yes, yes!" The old woman was overjoyed, kowtowing repeatedly, and then stumbled out.
Jiayin clapped her hands with a grin and whispered praise to her godfather, "Godfather is amazing!"
The Marquis ruffled her hair and instructed her, "Remember in the future, it is always the servant who makes a mistake, never the master. The same principle applies to both superiors and subordinates, understand?"
"I understand!" Jiayin nodded vigorously. "Everyone has to save face, especially my royal uncle. No matter how bad the princess is, she's still his daughter! Just like my godfather, no matter how naughty I am, he doesn't like others scolding me!"
The Marquis smiled, "Little girl, you're getting smarter and smarter!"
After exchanging a few casual words, the father and daughter were about to head to the Marquis's residence.
Peng Chuan stood hunched over at the door, looking very apprehensive.
The Marquis glanced at him and said, "From now on, remember who the master here is!"
Peng Chuan quickly knelt down, "Yes, Your Excellency, this servant will never forget again."
Seeing the Marquis and the Princess leave the shop and get into the carriage, Peng Chuan dared to get up and wipe the sweat from his forehead.
A capable assistant ran up to him, looking distressed, and said, "Boss, I'm afraid we're going to have a tough time from now on."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Peng Chuan quickly scolded in a low voice, then took out a thick stack of manuscripts and said, "Our shop has the Emperor's backing and Princess Zhang Luo's support, so business is sure to be booming."
"However... you need to be more discerning in the future! Unless the Emperor comes in person, only the Princess has the final say in this shop, understand?"
"I understand, I understand!"
Whether the young man understood or not, he dared not refute it at this moment.
Then there's the Third Princess's nanny, who returned to the palace with a pig's head on her head; anyone with eyes could see that.
The Third Princess naturally had to ask. She was both angry and jealous when she heard that Jiayin refused to give her the recipe and that her father had even partnered with Jiayin to open a pastry shop.
She was the emperor's biological daughter, yet he treated a peasant girl better than he treated her, a princess!
What exactly is wrong with her? How is she inferior to that country girl?
In a fit of rage, she beat the old nanny half to death and smashed a room full of porcelain.
There are never any secrets in the palace, especially since Chief Steward Yi has been paying attention to this matter all along.
So, when serving the Emperor his bath that evening, Chief Eunuch Yi told the Emperor about it.
Of course, he wouldn't say how the princess was wrong; he would only say that the servants had instigated the young princess to act inappropriately and had also tarnished her reputation outside.
The Emperor was naturally displeased and immediately replaced the personal maids and nannies that the Empress had bestowed upon the princess, sending them several even stricter old maids instead!
From now on, the princess will not only be unable to bake pastries, but she won't even be able to leave her palace!
It must be said that you should never offend anyone carelessly, even a eunuch can easily subdue a princess...
Jiayin had no idea how the princess had been humiliated, and even if she did, all she could do was applaud.
After spending the day in the city, she returned home in the evening and, together with her mother, grandmother, and Granny He, pondered the fillings for the mooncakes.
We have plenty of walnuts, peanuts, and red beans at home.
Therefore, the two types of mooncakes, five-nut and red bean paste, are the most frequently baked and distributed to ordinary villagers and neighbors.
As for the Marquis's residence, two more ingredients were added: jujube paste and sesame seeds.
The gifts for giving as presents are new flavors: salted egg yolk, pork floss, jam, and mung bean paste.
Tao Hongying naturally had no objections. Although she had never eaten jam or meat floss, she couldn't even imagine how salted egg yolk could be wrapped in a mooncake.
But in the past year or so, her daughter has helped her promote her home-cooked meals. The tacit understanding and trust between the mother and daughter are top-notch!
Since my daughter said so, she can definitely make it, and if she does, it will definitely be good!
So, a long list was drawn up.
The next day, when Tao Hongying went out, Hui Niang and Sister Liu had already assigned the work to the women in the village.
Some people were shelling peanuts, some were shelling walnuts, and some were cooking red bean paste; they were all busy and having a great time.
While everyone looks forward to eating mooncakes, what they really enjoy is the atmosphere of working together to prepare for the festival.
What is daily life? It's about doing the right thing at the right time.
During the Dragon Boat Festival, we gather bamboo leaves to wrap zongzi (sticky rice dumplings); during the Mid-Autumn Festival, we eat mooncakes; and during the Lunar New Year, we slaughter pigs and make dumplings.
Don't underestimate these seemingly ordinary little things; they represent the prosperous and thriving lives of every household.
Otherwise, if people are living in poverty and can't even fill their stomachs, who would have the mind to make arrangements for anything else?
While things were bustling and lively in Xincun, people in Dawangzhuang, Xiaowangzhuang, and Dahuaishu Village were watching with envy.
But they had only been here a short time and had no experience of fleeing famine, so they were somewhat hesitant to move forward.
The three village heads discussed it and decided to have some red beans and peanuts sent over as a token of their goodwill.
Just as preparations for the Mid-Autumn Festival were in full swing in the new village, the Marquis's personal guards finally brought his family over...
This is the third update. I need to get up early tomorrow to go to the hospital to get the MRI results, which may take a while. So the 5 o'clock update might be a little late. Don't worry, my darlings, I'll try my best to be on time.
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