"Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Girl, the flowers in this garden are blooming so beautifully, why did you pick them?"
Geng Youran glanced at Yinzhen secretly, then quickly lowered her head and said:
"I am a common person and do not know what appreciation is. I only think that this flower has a wonderful fragrance and it would be delicious to make desserts with it."
Kangxi smiled helplessly:
"You haven't changed your old habits. Not only did you ruin my imperial garden when you were in the palace, but now you've ruined the fourth prince's back garden."
Geng Youran didn't reply, keeping her head down.
"Alright, since you say the peach blossom pastries are delicious, then make some."
"This servant obeys the order."
Geng Youran and Qianxue picked up the baskets on the ground and quickly returned to the courtyard.
"That scared me to death."
Is it really necessary?
Looking at Qianxue, whose face was a little pale, Geng Youran felt that this person was far too timid.
"Princess, that's the Emperor. Of course I'm afraid."
"Instead of being so scared, you should hurry up and make the 'peach blossom jam'. I need it later."
"Oh dear, how could I have forgotten about this? I'll go right away."
Qianxue brought several baskets of peach blossoms, separated the petals from the stems, washed them 2-3 times with clean water, and then placed them in the sun to dry slightly before bringing them back.
After collecting them, grind the peach blossom stems into powder.
Then add water to the pot, pour in brown sugar, and simmer over medium heat while stirring constantly until the brown sugar becomes thick.
Once the brown sugar has thickened, quickly add the ground peach blossom stems and petals in sequence, stir well, then turn off the heat and let it cool.
After washing up and changing her clothes, Geng Youran went to the small kitchen to make 'peach blossom cake'.
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