When Mrs. Li heard what Xiao Shunzi said, her face turned dark.
But Wen was here, and she couldn't let her make a fool of herself.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, eunuch, to help me take these pastries to the master. The eldest princess misses her father and would like to invite you to have dinner with her tomorrow." Li handed over the food box with a stiff smile.
"I have noted it down. I will report everything to my master later."
Xiao Shunzi took the food box from Li Gege, but he frowned in his heart. He always used the same trick. Li Gege never tried a new trick.
She herself is not tired of it, but the master is probably tired of hearing it.
But you still have to respond respectfully.
Li left Qingyinyuan reluctantly.
"Concubine, please come in. The master is waiting for you inside." Xiao Shunzi said respectfully.
"Thank you, Eunuch Xiao Shunzi." Then Wen Mianmian walked in carrying the food box for the master.
When Li turned the corner, she looked back and saw Wen carrying a food box and walking into the master's yard.
The hand holding the handkerchief couldn't help but clench.
As expected, the master is now completely bewitched by the Wen family.
Li was secretly resentful, but she was powerless to do anything. She could only take the servant back to her own yard angrily.
When Wen Mianmian came in, the Fourth Master was no longer handling official business, but was sitting there as if waiting for her to come in.
"Greetings to the master." Wen Mianmian smiled and looked at the master with eyes as gentle as autumn waves as she saluted.
The Fourth Master came out from behind the table with a smile and helped her up personally.
"You, I've told you so many times that you don't have to follow these formalities in private." The Fourth Master looked at her helplessly.
"Hehe." Wen Mianmian felt a little embarrassed. Doesn't she forget sometimes?
"Master, look, this is the new pastry I made specially for you." Wen Mianmian put the food box on the table beside her.
He opened the food box as if presenting a treasure and took out a stack of plump white pastries from it.
"Master, look, this pastry is called Snow Meringue, but it took me two days to make it successfully."
This is both simple and difficult.
Because of the materials, she tried several times before she succeeded.
Wen Mianmian personally picked up a piece and brought it to the Fourth Master's mouth, "Master, try it."
The Fourth Master took a bite of it out of courtesy. It was glutinous and had a milky aroma.
"Yeah, it's really good."
He knew that Mianmian liked to cook all kinds of delicious food, and everything she cooked was delicious and suited his taste.
"Oh, Master, I've made a lot more and plan to give them to Mother, Sixth Master, Thirteenth Prince, and Fourteenth Prince. Can you ask someone to help me deliver them?"
"Okay, there's never a single request of yours that I haven't agreed to." The Fourth Master scratched her nose amusedly.
"Hehe, I knew that you are the best to me." Wen Mianmian said to me directly because she was happy.
The Fourth Master was not unhappy when he heard this, as long as she was happy.
Wen Mianmian stayed here for the whole day and had dinner here at night. Wen Mianmian was originally going to go back.
But the Fourth Master kept her, so Wen Mianmian had no choice but to let Zhao Ma and Wang An go back to look after the children first.
Wen Mianmian was tormented by the Fourth Master again tonight, and he didn't let her go until dawn.
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Concubine De received the things sent by the Fourth Master in the evening, and Emperor Kangxi happened to be there too.
I was a little curious when I heard that it was something sent from the Fourth Master's mansion.
"Why did the fourth master's concubine suddenly send you something?"
The person who just came said that it was Concubine Wen who entrusted the fourth brother to deliver it.
He knew that the concubine from the Fourth Master's mansion had come in to see Concubine De a few days ago, but the concubine rarely brought gifts.
After all, there is a legitimate wife, and it would be against the rules for a concubine to deliver gifts to her without going over her.
If he remembered correctly, this concubine had given birth to three children for the fourth son.
I heard from the third kid that there is someone who looks quite like him, but I don’t know if it’s true or not.
However, if she becomes too proud of herself like this, it seems that the fourth prince's concubine will not be one who stays content.
De Fei immediately understood what Emperor Kangxi meant, and she explained with a smile, "I asked her to make this for me. The last time she came to the palace, I asked her to make some cakes and bring them in, so I asked her to bring me some delicious food in the future."
"I just said that, but who would have thought this kid would be so honest and send him to me so quickly."
Emperor Kangxi suddenly realized that he almost misunderstood the fourth prince's concubine.
"I see. Then open it and see what kind of pastries are inside."
Emperor Kangxi suddenly became interested. Since it was packed in such a big food box, there must be a lot of things inside.
The last time he went on an expedition, the fourth brother gave him some noodles that could be eaten with just a soak, and some biscuits that could fill him up with just a small piece.
They tasted pretty good, something he had never tasted before.
Unfortunately, the fourth brother didn’t have much at that time, and it was soon gone.
Later, because of the war with Galdan, this matter was put aside.
After returning, he was busy dealing with matters in the court and had even less time to think about these desires for food.
Now when he saw the food sent from the Fourth Master's house, he remembered it.
Nanny Yu stepped forward and opened the food box. The food box was very large, twice as big as an ordinary food box.
As soon as you open it, it's filled with food.
The ones at the bottom were wrapped in oil paper, and on the top was a white, plump thing that looked like a steamed bun, placed on a plate.
It also smells like milk.
Concubine De knew at first sight that this thing was Snow Meringue.
She picked one up and held it to Emperor Kangxi's lips, "Would the Emperor like to try it?"
At this time, Liang Jiugong said anxiously: "Your Majesty, why don't you let me try it first."
After all, it is something imported. What if something goes wrong?
"No need, this was sent by the Fourth Brother. He is my son, can't I trust him?"
Just as Emperor Kangxi was about to take a piece to taste it, his hand was held by a soft little hand.
"I just didn't think it through. After all, it's something you can take orally. Let Eunuch Liang try it with a silver needle."
Even if it was the fourth brother who asked someone to send it in, who can guarantee that no one had tampered with it in the middle.
To be on the safe side, it would be better to let Liang Jiugong give it a try.
She didn't want her son to be framed.
"Then let's do as you say." Kangxi said helplessly.
Liang Jiugong tested everything in the food box with a silver needle, and only after confirming that there was no problem did he dare to let the emperor eat it.
"Your Majesty, Concubine De is ready." Liang Jiugong took back the silver needle and only then dared to let the emperor eat it.
Kangxi picked up one and took a bite. It was soft and sticky, sweet but not greasy, and had a strong milky flavor.
It tastes really good and is particularly delicious.
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