"My lord, I still need to keep an eye on Hongzhou. You should take Sister Li and the others with you."
"Hongzhou isn't in the palace, so who are you keeping an eye on?"
"...Hongzhou is going too?"
Yinzhen looked at Geng Youran's slightly stunned expression with amusement, then put down the book in his hand, lay down, and patted the empty seat next to him.
Helpless, Geng Youran pulled out the last hairpin from her hair, then turned off the light and lay down.
The next morning, Yinzhen got up early as usual to attend court, while Geng Youran continued to prepare food.
Since she was going on an eastern tour, which would inevitably involve a long journey, she decided to make some dried beef to take with her to eat on the road.
First, she had the butler bring over some lean meat from the hind and forelegs of a cow, then...
Remove the skin, bones, tendons, shanks, fat, and muscle membranes from the beef, and cut it into appropriately sized slices along the muscle fibers.
Place the chopped beef in a bowl, sprinkle with an appropriate amount of salt and Sichuan peppercorn powder, then rub it evenly with your hands and marinate it in a large bowl for a whole day.
Afterwards, she asked Xiao Anzi to find a cool, well-ventilated place to air-dry the marinated beef.
"Qianxue, remember to check on it several times a day to prevent the meat from getting damp."
"yes."
Afterwards, Geng Youran went back to her room to read, while Qianxue was busy in Geng Youran's room.
"Qianxue, what are you looking for?"
“Princess, aren’t we going on an eastern tour with His Majesty and the Prince? Of course, I need to pack in advance.”
Geng Youran looked at the pile of clothes Qianxue had taken out, and an exasperated expression appeared on his forehead:
"You don't need to bring so many clothes."
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