Chapter 473 Extra - Milk Tea
Chu Song nodded, her eyes filled with tenderness: "Yes. Please, Your Majesty, taste it."
Ye Qingning indeed picked up the milk tea and took a few sips. To be honest, it really tasted just like the real thing.
The aroma of black tea and milk blends together, with a hint of caramel flavor, while the taro balls and tapioca pearls are chewy and smooth.
Ye Qingning's eyes lit up. She picked up her milk tea and returned to the table, drinking and eating at the same time.
Because she had something on her mind, she didn't eat much for dinner, and now she was indeed hungry.
She finished her milk tea and ate two egg yolk pastries in one go before feeling much more energetic.
Chu Song, who had been standing respectfully by her side watching her eat and drink the whole time, had a look of warmth and relief in his eyes.
Ye Qingning looked up and met his fatherly gaze, and her expression faltered slightly.
What's going on?
If she hadn't known that Chu Song wasn't part of the storyline in the previous episodes, she would have really thought that the guard had fallen in love with her.
It's a rather cliché plot: a domineering bodyguard falls in love with a rich young lady, but the young lady's parents disapprove and cruelly separate the star-crossed lovers. The bodyguard, however, remains devoted to the young lady, willing to sacrifice everything to protect her...
Tsk tsk tsk.
Ye Qingning coughed and said seriously, "Chu Song, what's the name of this tea? It's quite delicious."
Chu Song showed no awareness whatsoever of a servant should have, staring directly into Ye Qingning's eyes without even looking away, and said, "Milk tea."
Ye Qingning's pupils contracted: "How did you do that?"
"Stir-fry black tea with white sugar until it is caramelized, add milk and boil to bring out the aroma, filter out the tea leaves, and then add the cooked glutinous rice balls."
Chu Song smiled gently, "If Your Majesty likes it, I can make it for you often."
Ye Qingning's eyes grew increasingly suspicious: "How did you know about this method?"
This is exactly the process she uses to make milk tea for Ayan at home. Lin Feiyan even likes to eat the tea leaves!
Chu Song laughed: "This is a custom from my hometown."
"Your hometown?" Ye Qingning asked skeptically, "Where is your hometown?"
Chu Song lightly twirled his fingers, about to utter the words "Qingcheng," when Xiao Die, who was guarding the Crown Prince, suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "The Crown Prince has woken up."
Ye Qingning ignored the question about milk tea and strode to the bedside, where the Crown Prince was squinting as he looked around.
"Your Highness," Ye Qingning asked gently, "Does your head still hurt?"
Chen Ci's gaze shifted to Ye Qingning's face, and seeing the concern written in her eyes, he smiled slightly: "It's alright."
Ye Qingning breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that his brow was no longer furrowed: "That's good... When Your Highness was unconscious earlier, news came from the palace that Her Majesty the Empress was unwell and Your Highness was summoned to the palace. I have already asked the imperial physician, and he said that Her Majesty the Empress is fine now. I have already sent Tang Ming to the palace to report back."
She paused for a moment, then said, "Your Highness, please rest assured. I will carefully follow the doctor's orders and attend to Your Highness."
The implication is clear: you can sleep your own way, I'll watch mine, just don't drag me into sleeping with you.
"What time is it now?" Chen Ci asked.
Ye Qingning looked at Xiaodie, who curtsied and replied, "At three-quarters past the hour of Chou."
It was the dead of night.
Chen Ci raised his hand to rub his temples and asked, "Qing'er, how do you plan to rest?"
Ye Qingning took a step back and curtsied: "The imperial physician advised Your Highness not to overexert yourself. If Your Highness is alright, I may rest in the side hall."
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