After being persuaded by Geng Youran, Wanru went to report to the Fujin (wife) early the next day.
"Wanru greets the Princess Consort. May the Princess Consort be blessed."
Ulanara put down her brush, smiled,
"Sister, there's no need for such formalities. Please sit down."
After sitting down, Wanru explained what had happened yesterday.
"My lady, I was so flattered yesterday that I didn't respond to you immediately. Please forgive me."
The princess waved her hand.
“Sister, there’s no need to explain. We’re all family. Right now, Your Highness is busy with official duties, so you can just help me look at the accounts.”
"yes."
Niohuru Wanru had learned these things at home. She originally thought she would be dismissed, but what she had learned was enough to make her a mistress of a household.
Who would have thought that a single document from the current emperor would send her to the Prince's residence?
Niohuru Wanru spent the entire day in the courtyard of the Fourth Prince's wife.
Ulanara was quite approachable; she not only didn't make things difficult for them, but also took good care of them, seemingly intending to win them over.
She finally got the princess to let her go, and then she hurriedly returned to the courtyard with Huangli.
"Princess, what's wrong with the Princess Consort today? Why is she so kind?"
Niohuru Wanru smiled, realizing that the Fujin (princess) was probably trying to win her over.
Geng Youran is neutral, and while she claims to be impartial, her attitude is actually 'everything revolves around the Prince's interests'.
Both the Fujin (Prince Consort) and Consort Li (Second Prince Consort) had tried to win them over, but neither succeeded.
Now, seeing that Consort Li, relying on the so-called 'mother-son bond,' will soon be released, the child in Consort Li's arms will also be lost.
"Go and invite Sister Geng over. Tell her I have something to discuss with her."
"yes."
At this moment, Geng Youran was calculating the account books and banknotes sent by the Fourth Prince.
Xinyi stood to the side, her eyes following her daughter's hand as she silently calculated in her mind.
A moment later, Geng Youran finished calculating and put down the silver notes in his hand, laughing heartily.
"Xinyi, we've struck it rich!"
Xinyi was overjoyed as well, because she was a part of it.
Geng Youran counted out Xin Yi's portion and handed it over:
"Take it, it's what you deserve."
"Princess, this is too much, you can't do it!"
Geng Youran forced it on him:
"Take it. It's clear you have no intention of leaving the manor now, and you won't marry even if I ask you to. You should at least save some money for your retirement."
Xinyi smiled but didn't say anything.
She carefully put away the silver notes in her hand, intending to ask someone to deliver them to her mother later.
Just then, Xiao Anzi came in to deliver a message, saying that Huang Li had arrived.
"This servant greets Princess Geng. May you be blessed."
"But what's wrong with your master?"
"Your Highness, my princess says she has something important to discuss with you."
"Okay, wait a moment. Xinyi, quickly pack up the food box, let's go over there."
The oriole said anxiously:
"Gege, you'd better hurry over there, our master seems quite anxious."
Geng Youran smiled calmly:
"Silly girl. If your master were really in such a hurry, he would have come to me directly. Why would he ask you to come and invite me? Your master has been busy with the Fujin all day. At a time like this, he should have something good to eat to calm his nerves."
After listening, Huang Li felt that what Geng Gege said made sense, so she nodded in agreement.
Geng Youran stood up and patted Huang Li on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, your master will be fine."
Geng Youran originally thought that Wanru would come to find her directly after spending a day at Ulanara's place, but she was surprised to find that Wanru was more composed than she had imagined and went back to her courtyard first.
She guessed that Wanru might be feeling hot and bothered from staying up all day, so she specially made a pastry with poria cocos, yam, fox nuts, and lotus seeds to help Wanru cool down.
This pastry was found by the Fourth Prince through great difficulty by Geng Youran. It comes from the Ming Dynasty court dietary therapy classic "Lu Fu Jin Fang" and is called "Yangchun Baixue Gao".
Raw material processing:
Wash the white poria, yam, fox nut, and lotus seed separately to remove impurities. Peel the white poria and remove the heart and skin from the lotus seed, then grind both into a fine powder.
Grind the washed and cleaned aged rice and glutinous rice into a fine powder, then mix it directly with the fine powder of medicinal materials and stir thoroughly.
Place the mixed rice flour and finely ground medicinal herbs into a gauze bag, tie the bag tightly, and put it into a steamer. Steam over high heat for two hours.
Take out the steamed rice flour dough and put it into a complete wooden mold that she had prepared in advance. Add an appropriate amount of sugar and mix it thoroughly with the rice flour dough.
Knead the mixed rice flour dough into a ball, and finally use a small wooden mold to press it into a cake shape.
After the Yangchun Baixue (a type of ice cream) has set, place it in a well-ventilated and dry place to air dry naturally.
Paired with spring tea at this time of year, it tastes just right.
Xinyi quickly collected the "Yangchun Baixue" (a type of ice cream) from the ventilated area and put it into the food box.
Geng Youran watched Xinyi come out of the small kitchen, put down the book she was holding,
Let's go.
After Huang Li left, Wanru was still struggling with whether or not to tell Geng Youran about this issue.
The two are, after all, a few years apart in age.
Just as Niu Hulu You Ran was struggling with his decision, Geng Youran arrived.
"Wanru, I'm here."
"Sister, please sit down! Oriole, make some tea."
"yes."
Xinyi placed the food box on the table, and a plate of "plain white ice cream" was placed in front of Wanru.
"Little sister, try this. I made it especially for you."
Wanru picked up a piece with a puzzled look, took a small bite, and savored it carefully.
"Why does this smell like medicinal herbs?"
Geng Youran laughed heartily:
"My dear sister, you have a keen eye! You know there's poria cocos and other herbs in here, so it does have a medicinal taste. I made this to help you cool down."
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