After time travel, the princess became his favorite

Chapter 26 Making Snacks

Qiu Shuang held the wooden basin for washing and dropped it to the ground with a bang. Although she was surprised, she still didn't forget the rules. She picked up the wooden basin again and went to help Chu Lingyao get up.

After Chu Lingyao got up, he lay on the wooden chair.

Qiu Shuang then asked: "What do you raise?"

Her scalp was numb, and she felt that Chu Lingyao was crazy, "How can you raise those!"

Chu Lingyao half-squinted her eyes, "What's wrong? My pet is just a bit bigger, so you're scared?"

Qiu Shuang said speechlessly: "Which concubine knows how to raise pigs and ducks? Could it be that you haven't seen kittens or puppies in the countryside for a long time?"

Chu Lingyao stood up and couldn't help being amused by Qiu Shuang's panic, "We all have our own preferences. I have different preferences from theirs. I just like to raise these earthy creatures so that I can miss the feeling of being in the countryside."

The place where Chu Lingyao lived before was a town, and there was no level of looking up at the fields and looking down at the adobe houses.

She just followed Qiu Shuang's words and talked nonsense.

Qiu Shuang became angry after hearing this, "You are not a princess, and you have only learned etiquette and rules at least five points. Aren't you afraid of being suspected and discovered by doing this?"

The smile on Chu Lingyao's lips faded a little. She didn't care about the title given by Xiliang, but the remaining emotions from the original body would inevitably affect her.

Chu Lingyao was too lazy to spend time chatting with Qiu Shuang, "As long as you keep the wooden shed neat and clean, I won't be suspected."

Qiu Shuang shut up. Chu Lingyao wouldn't listen to her anyway. No matter how much she said, it would be a waste of time.

Chu Ling walked away to the courtyard and looked at her vegetable field, which was growing well.

She left Qiu Shuang in Wanyan Pavilion and asked Rou Xi to accompany her out with a suitcase.

Qiu Shuang's face sank, her fist in her sleeve tightened, and she watched Rou Xi and Chu Lingyao walk away.

What's the meaning!Didn't she just give a kind reminder?

He actually alienated her!
Chu Lingyao went to the Dianshan Bureau. When the chef and grandma saw her, they were excited at first, and then they all came forward and saluted with smiles.

After Chu Lingyao asked them to get up, they had smiles on their faces and the feeling of reminiscing about old times in their eyes.

After all, Xiao Mazi is kind, talks funny, and everyone likes her. Since she left, her heart has been empty, and those who are not used to it will subconsciously call Xiao Mazi.

But although the person in front of her had the same voice as Xiao Mazi, she was no longer Xiao Mazi, but the concubine Chu in the East Palace.

The nuns did not dare to break the rules, "What are the orders for the concubine to come here?"

Chu Lingyao suddenly thought of a text he learned when he was a child.

When I was a child, I was called Brother Xun, and when I grew up, I was called Master.

When she was a little pockmarked, she had no identity, so her grandma and the chef didn't have to stoop down and talk to her openly and generously.

When she resumed her status as a concubine, she took on the title of empress.

This is power.

They are not equal classes, and they still dream of going back to the beginning. Even during the peace talks, they looked up at Chu Lingyao.

Chu Lingyao knew this and didn't mention anything about Xiao Mazi.

She smiled and said, "I want to make some food."

The chef raised his spoon and said, "Whatever you want to eat, the concubine, just tell me!"

Chu Lingyao shook her head, "I'll just make some snacks that I like to eat. Just make some room for me."

When grandma heard it, it was done.

"Concubine, you don't have to dirty your hands. Just tell me the steps and the slaves will do it for you. You can just watch from the side."

This is her way of making money, how could she reveal it so easily?

Chu Lingyao obviously didn't want to say it, and said privately: "I used to do it myself in Xiliang, and suddenly I was asked to teach people by dictation. I really don't know how."

Grandma is also an older and experienced person, so why can’t she tell? But it’s just a snack recipe, and Concubine Chu doesn’t want to tell her.The master is the boss, and even the nanny dare not refute.

Chu Lingyao just tied up her sleeves and put on her apron, and stood beside Chu Lingyao, waiting to help her.

The Dining Bureau also had to prepare meals for other concubines, and it soon became busy again, for fear of being late and offending others.

There wasn't much space for Chu Lingyao, but having grandma beside her restricted her.

Chu Lingyao said: "It's okay if Rouxi helps me. You can go do other things."

It was useless for her to stand there. There were not enough people to wash vegetables outside the Dianshan Bureau. She saw that the snacks Chu Lingyao was making were simple, so she went out.

Chu Lingyao asked Rouxi to take out the things in the cage.

Rouxi did as she was told and took out the mangoes, pineapples, apples, and peaches in turn.

Chu Lingyao and Rou Xi divided the work. One person was responsible for peeling and washing the fruits, and the other cut the fruits into thin slices.

Pineapples are especially soaked in salt water.

Finally, Chu Lingyao put the four fruits into the oven in batches. Pineapples and mangos were sprinkled with honey before being put in, while apples and peaches were soaked in water to prevent oxidation.

Rouxi saw that the oven was not small, and it was more than enough to hold four kinds of fruits. She said, "Why don't you send them in for baking together? Isn't there more time left?"

Chu Lingyao didn't intend to hide it from Rou Xi, "Each fruit has a different heating temperature. It won't work if it's too high or too low. If you want the finished product to be delicious, you have to go through a little trouble."

Rouxi scratched her head in confusion, "I don't know much about this."

When Chu Lingyao put the pineapple in the oven, he took out a piece and threw it in while the apples were baking.

Most of the day passed, and the four kinds of preserved fruits were almost ready. In the middle, she went back to Wanyan Pavilion for lunch. Qiu Shuang still had a face because Chu Lingyao didn't call her, and Rouxi was always serving her.

Qiu Shuang and other palace ladies cleaned the pig shed.

Chu Lingyao handed the pineapple to Rou Xi, "Here, you eat it."

Rouxi was flattered, waved her hand and replied: "I can't bear this!"

Chu Lingyao forced it into her, "Someone needs to help me taste it."

Rouxi had no choice but to put the dried pineapple into her mouth. She chewed it for a few times and then raised her eyebrows.

It's sweet and soft, like eating candy cake, but it still retains the original fragrance of pineapple, and it doesn't sting your mouth!

Delicious!
Chu Lingyao asked her: "How is it? Is it delicious?"

Rouxi nodded desperately, "Thank you, concubine."

With that said, Chu Lingyao gave Rouxi the pineapple placed in the apple to eat.

Rouxi took it and frowned as she ate it. The taste was completely different from the previous one. Although it was sweet, it was not glutinous at all, like chewing paper.

Chu Lingyao: "Isn't it not as delicious as the one just now? This is the importance of temperature."

Rouxi's eyes were full of stars and she said with admiration: "The concubine is so amazing! She knows so much!"

Chu Lingyao gave some to the people at the Dianshan Bureau. When she returned to Wanyan Pavilion, she called Qiu Shuang over and asked her to invite Li Fengyi over.

Qiu Shuang reluctantly went.

After a while, the propaganda ambassador Li Fengyi arrived.

Li Fengyi saluted and said, "I wonder why my sister wants to see me?"

Chu Lingyao pushed the preserved fruit on the table towards Li Fengyi, "This is a snack I made myself. How do you like it?"

When Li Fengyi saw the dry fruit on the plate, he couldn't praise it for a moment. How long had it been left to look like this?
Won't you be poisoned if you eat it?
Li Fengyi declined: "My sister has a weak stomach these days, and she eats very lightly. She doesn't even dare to touch even a little bit of dessert. I might disappoint her."

(End of this chapter)