Even though they were so full they could barely walk, they still packed up the rest of the cake to take home.
Su Yujiao smiled and said, "Princess, you can come anytime you want to eat. These cream pastries can't be kept overnight, or they'll give you diarrhea."
"Oh well."
"However, I would like to ask the two princesses for a favor."
"Please speak freely, cousin-in-law."
"I'll pack up the rest of the cake and ask the two princesses to take it to Eunuch Wei for me."
"Also, please send this food box over. This isn't leftovers; I set it aside in advance."
“Eunuch Wei helped me before, and I promised to treat him to a meal, but I haven’t had the chance.”
"The Crown Prince and Princess are leaving the palace today, so please help me deliver this to him."
"I told him that these things should not be kept overnight. If Eunuch Wei has already eaten, he should give them to his servants. I will make them for him again when I have the chance."
The two little princesses laughed and said, "Eunuch Wei is really lucky. He can enjoy his cousin's cooking without even leaving the palace."
"And such a delicious cream cake, he's really getting a bargain."
"I originally wanted my mother to try it."
Su Yujiao thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait until tomorrow. The princess will send someone over, and I'll make a whole little cake to send to the Empress."
"Let's give these to Eunuch Wei. Although they're clean, how can we let the Empress eat our leftovers?"
"These don't look very good either."
Actually, it looks quite nice; each slice of cake has lots of fresh flowers on it.
Princesses Qingwan and Qingyin were overjoyed to hear that there would be cake to eat tomorrow, and that it would be whole and beautiful. They were immediately willing to be Wei Gonggong's deliverymen.
Su Yujiao smiled and said, "Princess, please wait a moment while I go find a box to put this in. This thing is not easy to carry."
Su Yujiao searched around but couldn't find a suitable box, so she could only put it in a plate and then put it in a separate food box by turning a large bowl upside down.
It's not very good-looking, but that's all we can do.
We can't be so casual when sending the cake to the Queen tomorrow. Let's use one of those transparent acrylic boxes, without any writing on it. It'll be easier to explain if they ask. Just say it's made of white crystal.
By the time the Crown Prince and the two princesses returned, it was already dark.
The Crown Prince returned to the Eastern Palace, while the two princesses went directly to the Imperial Study.
Is Eunuch Wei inside?
The guard at the door answered truthfully, "Your Highness, Eunuch Wei is inside."
"Alright, go in and inform them."
When the Emperor learned that his two youngest daughters had come to see him, he was very curious. What could these two girls want so late at night?
Normally, I'd be like a mouse before a cat whenever I see him, so why did he come to me on his own today?
The two little princesses entered the imperial study together. Normally, one of them could have gone in alone, but they were indeed a little afraid of the emperor.
The two princesses knew very well that the emperor's favorites were the third prince and Princess Qinghe.
I don't like the Crown Prince and them.
"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty."
"Get up."
When the Emperor saw the two maids each carrying a food box, he assumed that the Empress had sent them to compete for his favor.
Slightly displeased, the Third Prince had just been confined to his quarters when Consort Jing came over and cried several times, which annoyed him. Now the Empress was already eager to compete for his favor.
"What did you make? Did the Empress send this to you?"
The two little princesses were embarrassed; their mother would never allow them to try to please their father.
The emperor was heartless towards the empress dowager, and they were unwilling to please him.
"Father, this is not for you."
"This is for Eunuch Wei."
Wei Zhong was stunned for a moment, then looked at the two little princesses with a blank expression.
The princess personally delivered food to him by a eunuch. What's the story behind this?
Is it overwhelming flattery, or is it trembling with fear?
The emperor's face instantly darkened, showing both embarrassment and confusion.
"What's inside? Why would they send food to Wei Zhong out of the blue?"
"Today, I followed my elder brother, the Crown Prince, out of the palace incognito. Later, we visited my cousin's house, where she cooked a lot of delicious food."
“This was brought into the palace by my cousin-in-law, Tuo'erchen, to express her gratitude to Eunuch Wei.”
“Eunuch Wei, this is not leftovers, it was prepared in advance by my cousin-in-law.”
"If you've already eaten, give the food to the servants. Your sister-in-law will cook for you again when there's another opportunity."
Wei Zhong was deeply moved. He was an old eunuch without children, and he never expected that someone would remember him and even have the princess personally deliver it to him. He was so grateful for this.
"Cousin-in-law?" The Emperor was momentarily confused as to who the two princesses were referring to, given the large number of royal relatives.
Wei Zhong reminded him that it was Su Yujiao, and the Emperor frowned: "Didn't they already get divorced?"
The two little princesses murmured to themselves, "It's gotten used to calling us that."
"Father, you should rest early. Your son will take his leave now."
The two little princesses did not want to stay in the imperial study any longer, so they left after putting down the food box.
Seeing that the Emperor was somewhat displeased, Eunuch Wei immediately gave the young eunuchs a look, signaling them to take the food box away first, so as not to upset the Emperor.
The emperor was still painstakingly reviewing memorials, while this eunuch was already having a midnight snack—that was inappropriate.
"Wait a minute, I've heard that the magistrate of Anshun County is quite a good cook, and I'm also quite hungry..."
Before the emperor could finish speaking, Wei Zhong knew what he meant. He immediately opened the food box and took out the food one by one, placing it in front of the emperor.
According to the rules, the emperor's food must be tested for poison before it enters his mouth, so Wei Zhong tasted a bite of everything.
Mmm, it's so delicious! It looks and smells amazing – this is true enjoyment!
The pastry, in particular, was incredibly creamy, sweet, and melted in your mouth. And the sweet, bubbly drink was simply irresistible.
Good heavens, is this even edible?
Isn't this the kind of delicacies and nectar only immortals can eat?
After Wei Zhong finished eating, he couldn't bear to put down his chopsticks. His heart was bleeding. Ahhh... who could understand? This was supposed to be his midnight snack.
Seeing Wei Zhong's almost tearful expression, the Emperor thought there was something wrong with the food and frowned, asking, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
Wei Zhong realized what was wrong and hurriedly shook his head: "There's nothing wrong with it, it's very...delicious."
The emperor took a bite, and indeed it was delicious. And that was it; all that remained was eating.
Wei Zhong almost burst into tears when he saw the Emperor's "Clean Plate Campaign".
I was thinking that the Emperor didn't have the habit of eating late-night snacks, so I could wait for him to take a couple of bites and then leave the rest for myself.
As a result, the plate was so clean that it didn't need washing...
If you only eat one bite, it's better not to eat at all. If you don't eat it, you won't think about it every day.
The Emperor ate with great satisfaction, and after a burp, asked, "What did you do to help her? Princess Anshun often brings you food?"
"Your Majesty, this is the first time."
"This old servant didn't help the county princess in any way. It's just that on the day of the divorce, the old lady of the Lu family was cursing the county princess, and this old servant chimed in with a couple of sarcastic remarks on her behalf."
"And on the day the county princess's brother was released from prison, this old servant asked the jailer to give him some face."
"At that time, the county princess said she wanted to thank this old servant, and this old servant casually mentioned that she liked to eat it. I never expected that the county princess would remember it."
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