Who was the Ninth Prince? Upon seeing Yuan Yao's adorable appearance, he couldn't help but chuckle.
He tapped his folding fan and said slowly, "This idea is indeed good, but since it is Xiao Yao'er's idea, how can I use it in Yipinlou?"
"The business at Yipinlou is already quite good. If it expands any further, it will attract attention, which would not be beneficial to me."
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately bowed, looking somewhat disappointed: "What you say makes sense, sir. I was not thoughtful enough."
It's like missing out on a fortune...
The Ninth Prince glanced at him indifferently before looking at Yuan Yao: "Tuanzi, do you want to earn money for fun?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao's eyes lit up: "I want to!"
I dream about it!
Who doesn't like money?
She loves money so much!
The Ninth Prince's narrow eyes held a smile: "Since that's the case, your father will give you some money. You can do whatever business you want, according to your own ideas."
"Really?" Yuan Yao's eyes widened with excitement.
"Really." The Ninth Prince pinched the bun on her head.
Yuan Yao was so excited she could hardly contain herself: "Father, besides money, can you help me find other things too?"
The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "Of course."
"Ah!" Yuan Yao excitedly stood up from the soft chair, threw herself into the arms of the Ninth Prince, and gave him a kiss on the cheek: "Daddy, Yao'er loves Daddy so much!"
This is the second time she's called "Nine Thousand Years Old".
This time, the Ninth Prince was not surprised, but rather squinted his eyes with considerable enjoyment.
The kids you raise yourself are just so cute.
The father and daughter returned to the palace as dusk approached.
Basket after basket of cherries were unloaded from the carriage by the eunuchs and carefully carried into Qianhua Palace.
Fifty pounds of cherries is already a large quantity.
Yuan Yao generously took out two baskets and had the palace servants of Qianhua Palace divide them up. She then kept one basket and had Danqing pack it into small bamboo baskets, giving one to the Crown Prince, one to Huairou, one to Huaiyao, and keeping one for Xie Zhi.
Danqing had the palace servants take away all the packed cherries before asking, "Princess, what about the remaining two portions?"
Yuan Yao glanced at it and said in a childish voice, "You personally deliver one copy to the little prince of Xiqiu Kingdom, and I'll deliver the other one to Yun Chan myself."
Danqing hesitated for a moment: "Let's skip the little prince of Xiqiu Kingdom, shall we? His Highness forbids any close ties with them."
"Ah..." Yuan Yao puffed out her cheeks and said coquettishly, "But don't you think the little prince of Xiqiu Kingdom is very pitiful?"
He was so young, sent to Daqi to study all alone. When he was sick, no one took care of him. He had no relatives, no friends...
He and I were classmates. Since I've already given gifts to Xie Zhi and Yun Chan, wouldn't it be wrong not to give one to him as well?
Danqing, having been worn down by the nagging, finally said, "Alright, this servant will send it over right away."
"Thank you for your hard work, Sister Danqing!" Yuan Yao said sweetly.
Not long after Danqing left, Yuanyao asked Yu'er to accompany her, and the two of them went to Yuquan Palace together.
She kept some cherries for herself, divided them into three portions: one for making cherry wine, one for making cherry jam, and the other for making cherry preserves...
When the two arrived at Yuquan Palace, it was already dusk.
Yu'er carried the fruit basket and went up to knock on the door.
Soon, the familiar fair-skinned young man came to open the door.
Upon seeing Yuan Yao, the young man suppressed his joy and said, "A-Qi greets the Princess! Princess, have you come to see my Highness?"
It turns out that Yun Chan's little bodyguard was named A Qi.
Yuan Yao raised her head, her big eyes wide open: "A-Qi, is Yun Chan here?"
"Yes, I am," Ah Qi replied. "However, His Highness is studying."
Studying?
You take that little tantrum so seriously!
He was reading by candlelight late at night.
I'm not afraid of nearsightedness anymore!
Yuan Yao took the exquisite fruit basket from Yu'er and handed it to A Qi: "Since Yun Chan is studying, I won't disturb him. Give him these cherries."
Everyone else has cherries, and Yunchan can't be left out.
Ah Qi gazed at the delicate, beautiful fruits in the fruit basket and silently swallowed. "Ah Qi thanks the young princess on behalf of my prince."
Yuan Yao waved with a smile: "Then I'm leaving. Remember to tell Yun Chan to eat it while it's fresh, otherwise it'll be a waste! It was transported from a thousand miles away!"
After speaking, she skipped and hopped back to Qianhua Palace through the night with her short legs...
After watching Yuan Yao walk away, A Qi closed the gate of Yuquan Palace, picked up the cherries, and went into the inner hall: "Your Highness, Princess Yuan Yao has brought some food!"
Yun Chan, holding the book in her hand, frowned and asked, "What did you give me?"
Ah Qi handed over the cherries.
The cherries were carefully selected; they are large, bright red, and look sweet and delicious.
Yun Chan glanced at it, her Adam's apple bobbing, and asked casually, "She only gave it to me?"
"No!" Ah Qi shook his head and said happily, "The princess said that if others have it, Your Highness should not be left behind."
So, Yuan Yao gave him cherries just because she was going to give them to someone else, and she just happened to send him some too?
Yun Chan's face immediately turned icy, and she coldly said, "Take it out and throw it away!"
Ah Qi was so heartbroken that tears streamed down her face: "Your Highness, these cherries are even better than the tribute cherries, and they are really hard to come by. If we throw them away, wouldn't that be a waste of the princess's good intentions?"
"Enough with the nonsense!" Yun Chan slammed the book shut and repeated, "Either throw away the cherries, or go back to Chu!"
Ah Qi: "..."
My heart aches for you!
He was a teenager and had never tasted what cherries were like!
Fine, he'll find a secluded spot and secretly try it for His Highness...
Qianhua Palace.
When Yuan Yao returned, the kitchen staff were busy washing and sorting cherries.
Yuan Yao wandered around for a while before returning to Yuehua Palace.
The next day, a day off, Yuan Yao still got up very early.
She got up excitedly, arranged for Danqing to go out of the palace to deliver cherries to Xie Zhi, and then she herself strode off to the kitchen.
The cherries that I washed and left to dry last night are now completely dry.
Yuan Yao directed a group of pretty young palace maids and eunuchs, assigning them tasks: "Several people, pick out all the pits from these cherries..."
"The wine vat needs to be boiled in boiling water for the time it takes to brew half a cup of tea. After boiling and letting it dry, it needs to be rolled in strong liquor again..."
Everyone in the kitchen, except for the cooks preparing lunch, was extremely busy.
Making cherry wine, simmering cherry jam, and making cherry preserves...
At the end of the morning, Yuan Yao stood in the makeshift "wine cellar," looking at the wine vats, and exclaimed in her childish voice, "I'm really just an ordinary little culinary genius!"
She's mastered brewing; what else could possibly be difficult for her?
No!
"hehe……"
A low, hoarse, cold laugh came from behind her.
Yuan Yao: "???"
She was startled and turned around.
The emperor, dressed in a bright yellow brocade robe, stood at the door with his hands behind his back, staring at her with a gloomy expression.
Yuan Yao gasped, curtsied, and said obediently, "Yao'er greets Your Majesty..."
The emperor, with his hands behind his back, slowly entered: "I heard you're brewing cherry wine?"
"Yes...yes!" Yuan Yao stammered.
We're doomed!
Could it be that brewing wine is forbidden in the palace, and the emperor has come to cause her trouble?
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