Xinyi, who was standing to the side, suddenly asked:
"Princess, the Second Prince ate all the snacks. What will you let the Prince eat later?"
Geng Youran's expression froze instantly.
"Oh no, she forgot about that."
As the variety of pastries increased, Yinzhen simply set a time for Geng Youran to visit his courtyard on the 12th and 13th of each month. There, he would enjoy the delicious food, obtain the recipes, and also have a chance to connect with Geng Youran.
"This...we have no materials left?"
Xinyi thought about it carefully:
"There are no plum blossoms left, but the manager sent over some pine nuts a few days ago."
Geng Youran raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that this was a good thing.
"Alright, let's make some snacks with pine nuts then. You can decide on the main course; the 'Litang Soup' you made a few days ago was quite good. The Prince has never been a fan of greasy food, so this soup is perfect for him."
"yes."
The "Litang Soup" that Geng Youran just mentioned is actually a soup dish recorded in "Shanjia Qinggong". However, Geng Youran has never been interested in these main dishes, so she told Xinyi how to make it. Xinyi tried it and found that it tasted quite good.
First, select fresh white radishes and green vegetables. Peel the white radishes and wash the green vegetables.
Then cut the white radish into thin strips, and also cut the green vegetables into thin strips.
Add an appropriate amount of broth to a pot. Once the water boils, add the shredded white radish and green vegetables to the pot.
Cook over medium-low heat until the ingredients are soft and tender, ensuring the radish and greens are fully cooked.
Simply add an appropriate amount of salt to the cooked soup.
Although this soup looks simple, both cabbage and white radish are seasonal winter vegetables. Paired with a flavorful broth, it not only has a light and delicious taste but also helps to stimulate the appetite and aid digestion, making it a great drink in winter.
As for the other dishes, they were minced pork with radish, braised shark fin, and other dishes that Prince Beile liked.
The dessert that Geng Youran wanted to make with pine nuts was 'Pine Nut Sugar Steamed Chestnut Flour Cake'.
This dessert was made by a blogger that Geng Youran followed in modern times. That blogger often recreated foods from movies, TV dramas, or literature; "Steamed New Chestnut Flour Cake with Pine Nuts and Sugar" is a dessert recorded in "Dream of the Red Chamber".
Of course, there was no "Dream of the Red Chamber" at this moment, but that didn't stop Geng Youran from expressing himself.
Based on her limited memory of what she saw, she recreated the dessert she had witnessed as accurately as possible.
First, boil the chestnuts until cooked, then peel them and mash them into a paste with a spoon.
Add an appropriate amount of glutinous rice flour to the chestnut puree, along with sugar. Gradually add water while stirring until it becomes a thick batter.
Prepare a suitable steamer and grease the bottom and sides with a little oil to prevent sticking.
Pour the prepared batter into the steamer and gently smooth the surface with a spoon or scraper.
Sprinkle some pine nuts evenly on the surface of the batter as decoration and to add flavor.
Place the steamer basket into the steamer, cover the pot, and steam over high heat for about half an hour, until the cake is fully cooked.
Once steamed, immediately remove the steamer from the steamer, let it cool slightly before unmolding, and cut into bite-sized pieces.
Just as everything was ready, Yinzhen entered Geng Youran's courtyard at Xiao Anzi's call.
Seeing the dishes laid out on the table, Yinzhen raised an eyebrow, thinking that this woman didn't seem to care about him as much as she appeared. Look at the dishes on the table, they were all to his liking.
Little did Geng Youran know that the usually expressionless Fourth Prince harbored so many complaints in his heart.
"It seems that since I haven't been to your courtyard for a while, you've learned to flatter me."
As Geng Youran laid out the dishes, she thought to herself:
"What's gotten into this guy tonight?"
Seeing that Geng Youran remained silent, Yinzhen continued:
"The pastry you made for Hongyun was quite good. Make some more later."
Upon hearing this, Geng Youran immediately looked up at Yinzhen, her eyes filled with surprise.
How did he know that he had sent snacks to Hongyun?
Yinzhen rolled his eyes at her and offered no explanation.
Xinyi lowered her head, her face full of black lines, thinking to herself when her princess would grow up to be more sensible.
"By the way, Father Emperor seems to be unwell lately. The other day, when I went to pay my respects to Mother, she said that Father Emperor hasn't had much of an appetite lately. Could you think of something to make some of Father Emperor's favorite snacks, and I'll serve them to him later?"
"Your concubine obeys."
Geng Youran had spent a long time in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Thinking of the emperor she admired most in modern times, she couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for the hard work of this great emperor.
After much thought, I decided it would be better to make some 'Poria cocos cakes' and 'ox tongue pastries', as these were two kinds of pastries that Emperor Kangxi always liked.
As Yinzhen watched Geng Youran serving him food, he suddenly remembered the time he first saw her in the palace. Back then, she loved making these strange and unusual dishes, but he never imagined that one day she would become a princess in his household.
He suddenly spoke:
"You Ran, do you regret marrying into this household?"
The other servants who were attending to him sensed something was amiss and withdrew, leaving only Yinzhen and Geng Youran in the room.
"My lord, why do you say that? It is my good fortune to marry you."
"lie."
Was Geng Youran lying? Of course she was.
She was living a perfectly good life when suddenly she became an ancient person, entered the palace to meet the emperor, and later married the emperor's son.
Although she was a concubine, she was always on edge, afraid of offending someone and losing her life.
She had originally thought that by using the power of the Fourth Prince, she could find clues to return home.
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