"You, learning to make it for Master Su yourself would definitely be more sincere than stealing what I made and giving it to him."
Old Liu picked up the dishes and stood up.
"Okay, stop trying to please me. If you want to make almond rolls for Master Su, you'll have to go to the East Palace and ask Old Zhang for help. His almond rolls are the best in the palace, and Master Su's snacks are also sent from there."
"Eastern Palace?" Jiang Yao hesitated. She had no friendship with Zhao Ce. "Is it true that only the food cooked by the chefs at the Eastern Palace is delicious?"
"In the whole of Jincheng, only Old Zhang's almond rolls are the most authentic. Mr. Su doesn't like the ones made by others."
Old Zhang seemed to have thought of something, and then said, "Miss Jiang Yao, there's no need to be obsessed with almond rolls. Young Master Su hasn't eaten them for a long time. For some reason, he stopped having almond rolls sent by the East Palace and doesn't even want to look at them."
"Thank you, Uncle Liu. I understand."
It doesn’t matter whether Su Qianji likes to eat it or not. What matters is that Bai Wuchang asked her for it, and she can’t refuse to give it to him.
And she should repay this favor.
Jiang Yao went back to the house and had some breakfast, and then he couldn't sit still anymore.
She had never cooked before and didn't know how long it would take her to learn, so she had to go early.
Although she is not familiar with Zhao Ce, she is familiar with the kitchen in the East Palace. Why not just go and get acquainted with Old Zhang and learn from him?
This also avoids contact with Zhao Ce and making Su Qianji jealous.
What a great idea.
Jiang Yao marveled at his own brain, which worked so quickly.
This was Jiang Yao’s second time in the Eastern Palace, and he was quite familiar with the route.
But in broad daylight, there were no guards guarding the Eastern Palace, which was exactly what she wanted.
I originally wanted to do it secretly, but now I can walk in openly.
The kitchen was found, but it was bustling with activity. Everyone was wearing aprons and masks, and their heads were wrapped in cloth strips. It was difficult to tell the difference between men and women, let alone Old Zhang.
Jiang Yao knew that if she went in at this time, she would definitely be kicked out. She looked around and saw a pavilion in the distance.
In the hot summer, the pavilion by the river is the most comfortable place.
Jiang Yao was sitting in the pavilion waiting. From this angle, he could see the kitchen.
.
The East Palace is the East Palace. There is always tea on the table. She poured herself a cup and drank it.
"The East Palace is different. The tea they make is better than the one I make."
“Ahem!”
As she poured the second glass, a cough was heard behind her.
Jiang Yao put down the teacup and did not stand up or turn around to look.
He was a very handsome uncle, dressed very luxuriously. There was another uncle who looked a little more feminine next to him, and that uncle kept looking at her.
Jiang Yao's mind skipped a beat. She thought that except for Zhao Ce, the other officials in the Eastern Palace were of similar status to her, so she didn't take it seriously.
She raised her teacup and asked, "Uncle, are you here to enjoy the cool air as well?"
"You are outrageous."
The handsome uncle didn't say anything, but the more feminine uncle next to him shouted harshly: "Who told you to drink this tea?"
Jiang Yao was stunned. He stood up and was in a daze for a moment, then his pupils shrank.
"Isn't this tea for drinking? Is it for rinsing your mouth?"
The handsome uncle was stunned for a moment, then he couldn't help laughing: "Hahahaha, of course tea is for drinking, how can it be used for rinsing the mouth?"
Jiang Yao looked frightened: "I was so scared, I thought I couldn't drink it."
The person behind the handsome uncle wanted to say something, but was stopped by the handsome uncle's look.
After Jiang Yao sat down, he looked at the handsome uncle again: "Uncle, please sit down."
The handsome uncle smiled and nodded, then sat opposite her.
After just these two steps, Jiang Yao could already see that the handsome uncle's right leg was not very flexible.
Then I thought of the ancient imperial system, just like Jiang Ao, who knelt for most of his life and even broke his knees.
So the uncle sitting in front of her must have kneeled too much.
Seeing someone with similar symptoms to Jiang Ao, she felt a little more sympathetic and stood up to pour a cup of tea for the handsome uncle.
"Uncle, it's not easy to work in the palace, right?"
The man was stunned for a moment, then took the tea from her, somewhat puzzled by her words: "Why do you think it's not easy to work in the palace?"
Jiang Yao looked at his knees and sighed, "Uncle, your leg is also broken from kneeling, right?"
"Too?"
"My grandfather's knees are also damaged from kneeling. It's really painful on cloudy and rainy days."
The man narrowed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
Jiang Yao took another sip of tea and thought it was delicious. He quickly gestured to the handsome uncle, "Uncle, have some tea. This tea is delicious."
After she finished speaking, she poured another cup of tea, stood up, and walked towards the feminine uncle.
"Uncle, would you like a drink too?"
The feminine uncle was startled and stared at the teacup in fear, hunching over and not daring to breathe.
Jiang Yao was a little confused: "Uncle, don't you want to drink?"
"Since Miss Jiang asked you to drink, then drink it."
The feminine uncle then took the teacup, his movements cautious and careful: "Yes."
Jiang Yao felt that everyone in the palace was weird, but he didn't know what to say, so he sat back in his seat.
Suddenly something occurred to him: "Uncle, you just called me Miss Jiang? Do you know who I am?"
The handsome uncle smiled amiably: "Let me guess, your grandfather is Jiang Ao?"
"Yes."
"Are you Jiang Shu, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family?"
Zhao Huang thought for a long time before he remembered the name of Jiang Ao's eldest granddaughter. Judging from her age, it should be her.
Jiang Yao's face fell, and he was a little unhappy: "Uncle, do you only know Jiang Shu?"
"How could that be?" Zhao Huang thought for a moment, "Jiang Ao has four granddaughters, right?"
She felt even worse. If he had admitted that he only knew Jiang Shu, it would have been fine. He also knew that the Jiang family had four sisters, but he still guessed wrong.
"Uncle, I'm not Jiang Shu."
"Is that Jiang Xing?"
Of the four Jiang sisters, only Jiang Shu, Jiang Xing and Jiang Yao are left in the palace.
Zhao Huang thought that Jiang Xing was younger, so he didn't guess Jiang Xing at first.
Jiang Yao felt very uncomfortable after being misjudged like this, and stood up to leave.
"Since you don't recognize me, I'll leave first. You can use the pavilion alone. Goodbye."
"Wait a minute." Zhao Huang stopped her, puzzled by the girl's behavior: "Just because I don't know you, you want to leave?"
"yes."
"I've never seen you before, so naturally I don't recognize you. Why don't you tell me which daughter of the Jiang family you are?"
Jiang Yao's face was full of seriousness: "Uncle, if you put this last sentence as the first one, the effect will definitely be different."
Zhao Huang was even more confused: "Is there any difference?"
"Of course there is a difference." Jiang Yao said seriously, "Look, uncle, if you don't know someone, you can start by asking who you are, but how can you guess wrong and then continue to guess and then ask who the other person is? This is very rude and seriously hurts my self-esteem."
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