One touch and one silence

Nancy thought about her unfavored situation and wanted to go and see the emperor directly, but she was sure that she would not be able to do so.

So……

She can only ask her kind-hearted brother the prince for help.

Thinking of this, Nancy shouted to the outside of the courtyard: "Calligraphy and painting!"

Shuhua hurriedly trotted in.

"Master!" He waited quietly by the side, waiting for the master's instructions.

"Well, it's like this, I want to see the prince, how can I meet him?"

Nancy thought for a long time and decided to give it a try to give the two little girls a hope of survival.

Shuhua thought something big had happened. After listening to what his master said, he thought about it for a while, considered it, and slowly said, "Master, you can go to the East Palace to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for saving your life and caring for you."

Nancy then remembered that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had saved her life and loved her.

Now that I’m almost recovered from my illness, shouldn’t I go and say thank you to them?

It seems a bit awkward to just say thank you, but I don't have anything valuable on me, so I'm so conflicted.

Nancy couldn't help but cover her head, it was so troubled!

Shuhua saw his master's dilemma and understood why he was in such a predicament.

"Master, I can make some snacks. How about I make some snacks for you..."

dessert?

She knows how to make snacks!

She shouldn't know too much, okay?

Isn't it enough to just do something simple?

Rice cakes and glutinous rice lotus roots are so simple. These did not exist in ancient times and do not require much effort at all.

Thinking of this, Nancy became happy.

"Shuyue, go to the imperial kitchen and get some lotus root, brown sugar, and glutinous rice. I have figured out how to make it for your master."

“It’s really my good calligraphy and painting.”

After saying this, he did not forget to praise the calligraphy and painting.

Shuhua felt a little embarrassed by the compliment, so he just responded and walked out quickly.

In just two cups of tea, Shuhua and Shuyue brought what Nancy wanted.

Nancy asked Shuhua and Shuyue to wash the lotus roots, find a clean basin, and soak the glutinous rice.

Then soak the rice.

After I finished everything, I realized that there was no kitchen, which was very embarrassing.

There was no other way, Nancy could only let Shuhua go to the Imperial Kitchen to borrow a place. Fortunately, the people in the Imperial Kitchen were easy to talk to.

The next day, the master and his two servants took the prepared food to the imperial kitchen and borrowed a stove.

When Nancy arrived at the imperial kitchen, she realized that the imperial kitchen was so big that she couldn't see the end of it. It was really amazing. There were all kinds of ingredients in it. It was simply dazzling and countless!

She had never seen many of them before. It turned out that the imperial kitchen in the palace was the richest.

There were more than a hundred chefs in the imperial kitchen, not to mention anything else. Nanzhi looked at them, everyone was busy doing their own thing, except for the father-in-law who came to greet him.

Nanzhi looked like a manager, and the entire imperial kitchen was busy with its own affairs in an orderly manner.

She didn't hesitate to ask the manager for some old yeast they used to make steamed buns, diluted it in the rice cake, put some red dates in it, and started steaming it.

With the help of two maids, she stuffed the glutinous rice into the lotus root, put it in the pot, and poured a lot of brown sugar into it. The chef standing by felt so painful when he saw this.

You know, this brown sugar is extremely rare. This little master didn't even blink when he put it.

As a servant, he did not dare to say anything. After all, he was also the master. Some time ago, those who criticized the prince were dragged out and chopped to pieces by the imperial chefs. He did not dare to show any dissatisfaction.

Half an hour later, everyone in the imperial kitchen smelled a fragrant scent.

When Nancy asked Shuhua to open the rice cake, the sweet fragrance made people swallow their saliva.

Nancy picked up a little, put it in her mouth and tasted it. The sweetness was just right. She nodded as she tasted it. It was that flavor.

The manager next to him stretched his neck, drooling, and sighed in his heart, "It smells so good, I really want to have a bite."

But he knew that this was for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty, so he could only smell it.

Shuhua slowly cut the rice cakes into shapes of the same size and put them on four plates.

The two plates were directly placed in two food boxes, and the other one was opened according to the master's instructions.

The moment it was opened, a sweet smell filled everyone's nose. The royal chef looked forward to it, wanting to see what smelled so good.

Shuhua ignored the heat and carefully picked up pieces of lotus root with chopsticks.

She couldn't help swallowing her saliva at the smell, it was so fragrant.

Nancy cut a slice despite the heat and tasted it. It tasted good, but she felt like something was missing.

Shuhua looked at Nancy with sparkling eyes, his face full of admiration.

Nancy thought for a long time before she realized what was missing.

She wanted to find the manager, but she saw the manager on the right stretching his neck and looking at the glutinous rice and lotus root on the table. Seeing this scene, she almost laughed out loud.

It turns out that no matter what era, the thing that is never lacking is foodies.

"Cough cough!"

The steward then withdrew his eyes, feeling a little embarrassed despite his flattery.

"Your Highness, do you have any other instructions?"

"Are there any osmanthus flowers?"

Following Nancy's words, everyone was confused. What did they want to do with Osmanthus fragrans?

"Yes, yes, yes. I'll get it for you right away."

After saying that, he trotted to a grid and took out the dried osmanthus flowers wrapped in cloth.

This is what they usually use to make osmanthus cake.

The steward was curious about what the master wanted to do with this.

Nancy got the osmanthus flowers and asked Shuhua to collect the juice from the boiled water.

The manager then happily came forward to help.

Since someone came forward to help, Shuhua continued to cut the lotus root. Even though his hands were burned red, he seemed to be unaware of it.

Nancy felt sorry for him and asked her to put it aside for now, but she refused to do so.

You know, this concerns the master's future, so of course calligraphy and painting will do their best.

Shuyue placed the plates on the side and was responsible for serving them.

Although Shuyue seems to be a bit arrogant, she actually does a pretty good job of presenting her food.

Nancy couldn't help but give a compliment.

“Talented!”

The steward quickly collected the remaining juice and asked the Seventh Prince what else he wanted.

Nancy then grabbed a handful of dried osmanthus flowers from the oil paper bag and threw them in.

The steward waved the spoon and rolled the osmanthus flowers in the soup.

Soon the fragrance of osmanthus came out.

"Hurry up and lift it up."

Nancy quickly told the steward to lift the pot and pointed it towards the plate that Shuyue had just put on.

"Pour it on, pour it on!"

The steward carefully poured the soup over the glutinous rice and lotus root on the plate. Now it looked crystal clear, more beautiful and sweeter.

There was still a little soup left, and the steward took advantage of the Seventh Prince's inattention and gave a look to the eunuch beside him.

The eunuch understood immediately.

The manager thought that since he didn't have the chance to enjoy the soup, he could still try it.

Nancy took two food boxes and left with Su Yue. Shuhua gave half a plate of the two extra pastries to the steward.

"Your Highness said, please try it too!"

The steward didn't expect that the Seventh Prince had left some for him. He burst into tears of joy and took it happily.

Shuhua simply picked up the food box and chased after his master.

The food box is not heavy, and it doesn’t look like a big food box for meals. It is specially used for snacks.

Shuhua caught up with Nancy, carrying a food box, and walked in front with Su Yue, leading the way for Nancy.