Chapter 68 Cake
Inside the palace.
Yuying looked at the layout of the study which was almost the same as that of the Qianqing Palace, and for a moment she thought she had returned to the Qianqing Palace.
Kangxi sat on the dragon throne at the imperial desk in the hall. Yuying noticed that Kangxi seemed to have lost some weight as he had been busy with government affairs for days.
[I didn’t expect Yongzheng to be such a hard-working person. Actually, his father was no less diligent.]
Yuying sighed in her heart.
"Aying is here?"
Kangxi stood up, walked towards Yuying, took Yuying's hand and led her forward. There was an embroidered stool placed next to the dragon throne, and Kangxi led Yuying to sit down.
Before Yuying could say a word, Kangxi had completed this series of smooth actions.
Kangxi propped his head up with his hands, looked to the side, and smiled at Yuying who was sitting next to him. "Why did Ah Ying come here today?"
"Your Majesty, you have worked hard. I am here to bring you warmth."
Yuying signaled Lu Chen to open the food box he brought, took out a bowl of chicken soup and a pot of milk tea, and placed them in front of Kangxi.
Yuying looked at Kangxi expectantly and urged him, "Try it quickly."
Kangxi picked up the milk tea and observed it for a while, "Is this milk tea?"
Yuying nodded and signaled Kangxi to drink quickly.
Kangxi didn't understand what Yuying meant, but he still took a sip. After the milk tea went down his throat, he realized that it was different from ordinary milk tea, "Why is it sweet?"
"Yes, it is sweet! Your Majesty, which one do you think tastes better, this or ordinary milk tea?"
Kangxi never liked things that were too sweet. This bowl of milk tea was too much for him. But looking at Yuying's expectant expression, Kangxi said, "This is good."
"Is this made specially for me?" asked Kangxi.
"Of course! Didn't I tell you that Your Majesty has worked hard?" He didn't even mention that he was greedy.
"Today's preparations were hasty. Don't worry, Your Majesty, it will taste even better later!" Yuying made a bold statement.
Hearing that there was still something, it was really a sweet burden for Kangxi. On the one hand, he was happy to see Yuying spend time and effort on him, but on the other hand, he really didn't like sweets.
"Then I would like to thank Ah Ying first."
I can only respond for now.
Yuying and others watched Kangxi finish his milk tea, then stood up and left.
Did she really just come to give him some milk tea? Kangxi was helpless.
"Your Majesty, there is also chicken soup, drink it while it is hot!"
Before leaving, Yuying did not forget to remind Kangxi.
Since the great success of making milk tea, Yuying's confidence has doubled, and she spent some time in the small kitchen tinkering with food.
Yuying also sent Kangxi milk tea, this time with some added toppings and a variety of flavors.
This time when Yuying went there, she ran into Crown Prince Yinreng.
Since I last left the palace and returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, I haven’t seen the prince for quite a while.
It wasn't long before Yuying saw that the prince seemed to have grown taller.
Seeing that there was one more person who could try the drinks, Yuying couldn't wait to put everything out.
It was still a pot of milk tea, and there were red beans, crushed peanuts, and Yuying even made a simple version of pearls and taro balls.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, come and have a taste." Yuying quickly waved her hand, motioning the two to come forward.
Looking at the things on the table, Yinreng didn't know where to start and could only watch Kangxi's actions.
Kangxi had been fed by Yuying many times during this period, and he had become very familiar with it. He poured himself a bowl of milk tea, added some toppings, and started drinking it by himself.
Yinreng followed suit and repeated the process as Kangxi had done.
Seeing that both of them had tasted it, Yuying quickly asked: "How was it?"
Kangxi spoke first, and said seriously, "Not bad, the sweetness is just right this time. Not too greasy."
It was only later that Yuying discovered that Kangxi didn't like sweet food very much, and it was hard for him to drink so many bowls of her milk tea that was so sweet that it was killing him.
In order to compensate Kangxi, Yuying made the dishes to suit Kangxi's taste and put less sugar. Hearing Kangxi say that the sweetness was just right, Yuying felt relieved and turned to look at Yinreng, "What do you think, Your Highness?"
Yinreng was still savoring the taste. This was his first time drinking milk tea made by Yuying. He never liked the milk tea in the palace before, as he always felt that there was a fishy smell that could not be removed. Just now, he took a sip with a fearless attitude, only to find that there was no fishy smell at all, and it was sweet and delicious.
Yinreng was pleasantly surprised and took a few more sips until he finished the bowl of milk tea and even ate up the small condiments at the bottom of the bowl.
When he heard Yuying asking him, he felt embarrassed, but still pretended to be reserved and said, "I like it very much."
Great! Yuying was happy to get the approval from the father and son. After all, milk tea and cake are a perfect match! Although her cake is still a semi-finished product, she already has milk tea, so why worry about not being able to make the cake!
"Since the prince likes it, I will give you the recipe later. If the prince wants to drink it, just ask someone to make it according to the recipe."
Yuying suggested.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Jin was so generous. Yinreng looked at Yuying in surprise, but he really loved drinking, so he did not refuse, "Thank you, Concubine Jin."
The birthday festival was getting closer and closer, and Yuying's cake was still a soft lump, but it was too late, and Yuying could only go down this path to the end.
Yuying tried to steam it in a pot, just like steamed buns, but failed.
Kangxi saw that Yuying was in a state of panic, and he had already known from her voice that she was preparing a birthday gift for him, and he was happy to see Yuying like this.
For this reason, Kangxi even went through the list of birthday gifts sent by concubines in previous years. Before seeing it, Kangxi was looking forward to how thoughtful Yuying's gift would be, until he saw three identical lines of "Changchun Palace Guards agree to give a golden dragon embroidered purse."
Kangxi's silence was deafening.
Liang Jiugong watched as the expectation on Kangxi's face visibly disappeared, and he was worried about Yuying for a while.
What a shame this Concubine Jin is. Anyone who gives a gift to the Emperor would put a lot of thought into it. No one would be like her, giving the same purse for three consecutive years. He couldn't even say with a clear conscience that she put a lot of thought into it.
Therefore, after the perfunctory treatment in the previous three years, Kangxi was increasingly looking forward to what Yuying would prepare this year.
So no matter how curious he was, he didn't ask Liang Jiugong about it. He only knew that it was related to food.
As the birthday party approaches, Yuying's cake is finally taking shape, at least the cake base has taken shape.
The cake base is taken shape, and making the remaining cream is not simple, but without a mixer, it is a bit laborious.
But fortunately, there was not much else here, just a lot of palace maids and eunuchs. After one was stirred, they were replaced by the next one, and finally they managed to make it.
When the whole cake was made, the whole small kitchen was filled with joy. Yuying was the first to cut a piece to taste it, and finally tasted the familiar taste.
Looking at the eager eyes of the eunuchs and palace maids around her, Yuying waved her hand and asked everyone to divide the hard-earned cake. Everyone tasted a small piece, and all the efforts during this period were finally not in vain.
The palace maids and eunuchs who received the cake knew that it was a gift to the emperor. They were all flattered. How could they have the honor to taste it before the emperor?
In response to this, Yuying said that of course the birthday cake is only meaningful if it is eaten on the birthday, so Kangxi will wait a little longer.
So, with everyone's anticipation, the Wanshou Festival finally arrived.
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