Rebirth: The Fourth Lady Wants to Lie Down

Life in Changchun Garden is plain but fulfilling. Every day, Yiya gets up early and takes a walk in the garden, breathing fresh air and admiring beautiful flowers and green trees. She likes to sit quietly in the garden and feel the harmony and tranquility of nature.

Before they knew it, it was the Queen Mother's birthday. Because it was in Changchun Garden, the Queen Mother told Kangxi not to prepare anything too luxurious, just a simple family dinner would be enough. Kangxi was a filial man, and seeing the Queen Mother's words, he agreed.

In Yiya Courtyard.

"Mammy, the Queen Mother's birthday is coming. In previous years, we gave her some ordinary gifts, but I want to change it this year. But I don't know what to give." Yi Ya said worriedly.

Madam Su thought for a moment and said, "How about embroidering a longevity picture?"

"There will definitely be a lot of people giving this longevity painting as a gift, so let's change it!"

Fu Liu at the side said, "Fujin, I think it would be better to give the Queen Mother the cake I made last time! It's soft, sweet, and very suitable."

"This is too simple. Although it's a family dinner, it's too simple. Mrs. Fu will lose face." Bai Zhi retorted.

"Fujin, I remember that there seemed to be a dessert called birthday cake in the recipe given by the Third Young Master. The picture drawn by the Third Young Master looks exquisite and beautiful, and the method of making it is similar to that of a cake. Fujing can try to make it." Nanny Su suggested.

"Hey! This is quite good. Madam, please find it and have a look. The Empress Dowager's birthday is just a few days away. I must learn it carefully." Yi Ya hurriedly urged Madam Su to bring the prescription to her.

In the next few days, Yiya would be in the kitchen every day, learning how to make birthday cakes.

That evening, Yinzhen, who had not returned home for several days, suddenly came back.

As soon as he entered the yard, it was quiet. Yinzhen was puzzled, but he still walked forward. As soon as he entered the door, he found that Yi Ya was not in the room. He was about to go out to look for her, but when he turned around, he was bumped into by a figure.

On the other hand, because Yinzhen has been with Kangxi these days, handling government affairs every day and rarely coming back at night, Yiya has been staying in the kitchen until late every day recently, just to make the birthday cake.

Therefore, when she heard the servants in the kitchen say that Yinzhen had returned, she quickly put down what she was holding and walked into the house, but unexpectedly she bumped into Yinzhen.

At this time, the two people who collided with each other looked at each other. When he looked up, Yinzhen saw a scene he had never seen before. The person in front of him was dressed the same as usual, but there was a touch of white ash on his cheeks that shouldn't be there, and there were also several spots on his clothes.

"Puchi!" Yinzhen couldn't help but laugh out loud, and quickly said, "What's wrong with you? How did you become like this?"

At this time, Yi Ya remembered that she had hurried to see Yin Zhen but forgot to wash up. She turned around quickly, took out a handkerchief and wiped the stains on her face, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, please let me go and wash up."

Yinzhen was very happy with such a lively and lovely wife. He reached out to hold Yiya who was about to leave, and took the handkerchief from Yiya's hand to wipe the stains on her face.

For a moment, Yi Ya was stunned, staring blankly at Yinzhen in front of her.

Seeing his wife staring at him blankly, Yinzhen found her adorable. He reached out and tapped Yi Ya's head, saying lovingly, "Why are you so stupid? You don't answer even when I ask you questions." He didn't know when it started, but Yinzhen felt that his wife was becoming more and more different, more vital and lively, which made him unable to help but want to pay attention to her all the time.

"I'm sorry to make you laugh. Isn't the Queen Mother's birthday coming soon? I want to give her something unique. Nanny Su remembered that there is a birthday cake in the recipe given by my third brother. I thought that although it is food, it is novel and suitable for an old lady like the Queen Mother, so I plan to make it for her myself."

"Your idea is good. The Queen Mother will definitely like it. How is it going now? Let me take a look."

"This is a secret. You better wait until the Queen Mother's birthday to read it!"

Seeing that Yi Ya was still planning to keep the question in suspense, Yinzhen just smiled and stopped asking questions.

……

In the blink of an eye, it was the Queen Mother's birthday.

The entire Changchun Garden is decorated solemnly and elegantly. The pavilions and towers in the garden are decorated with flowers and hung with colorful lights and longevity lanterns. The whole garden is filled with a festive atmosphere.

Kangxi first led the princes, princesses and concubines in the harem to pay their respects to the empress dowager and then began to present birthday gifts to her. This was also the highlight of today's birthday banquet. In order to stand out in this link and win the favor of Kangxi, the princes racked their brains to prepare birthday gifts.

First, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess presented gifts, and the two walked to the center of the banquet. "Grandson wishes the Royal Mother a long life, and three thousand years of peaches in the sky. Grandson personally wrote 10,000 longevity characters, I hope the Royal Mother will not dislike it."

"Yinreng is thoughtful. How could I despise it?" The Queen Mother said with a smile as she looked at the gift her grandson prepared for her.

After the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess returned to their seats, it was the turn of the Eldest Prince and his wife to present gifts together. However, because the Eldest Lady was diagnosed with pregnancy when she came to Changchun Garden, she did not come with them and only the Eldest Prince presented gifts alone.

Then came the Third Prince and his wife. In addition to presenting birthday gifts, the Third Prince also composed a few poems on the spot. But the Queen Mother didn't really like these flowery things, so she just smiled and gave a few casual compliments.

Then, it was the turn of Yinzhen and his wife. The gift Yinzhen prepared was just an ordinary picture of pine and crane for longevity. After presenting the gift to the empress dowager, Yi Ya stepped forward slightly and said to the empress dowager and Kangxi above: "Madam, the granddaughter-in-law has also prepared a gift. Please ask Madam and Father to prepare your daughter-in-law to take it."

"Oh! The fourth wife has also prepared a gift separately. Go and bring it to me to see." The empress dowager was quite satisfied with this filial granddaughter-in-law.

Kangxi, who was standing by, was also curious and wanted to see what his fourth daughter-in-law had prepared.

After a while, Yi Ya came over, followed by four people, carrying a huge box in her hands.

Looking at Yi Ya like this, not to mention the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, even Yinzhen, who already knew what it was, couldn't help but become curious.

Yi Ya opened the box under everyone's curious eyes. Looking at the exquisite three-layer cake in front of her, there was a big longevity peach in the middle of the first layer with a big longevity character written on it, and the second and third layers were painted with pine and cranes representing longevity. Everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

"Fourth Master, what is this?" Kangxi asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, this is called a birthday cake. It is made with fresh eggs, milk, flour and jams of various flavors. In order to make it look better, I painted some pictures on the outside as decoration." Yi Ya explained to Kangxi.

"Bring it up here quickly so I can have a taste." The Queen Mother couldn't wait to see such a delicious cake, so she asked Yi Ya to bring it to her to have a taste.

"Yes, it's from the fourth brother's family. Bring it here for us to try." Kangxi couldn't help it anymore.

Then Yi Ya gave everyone present a piece of cake. Although the cake was big, there was not much left for each person.

After receiving the cake, the Queen Mother could not wait to taste it. The sweet and soft taste made people linger for a moment. After receiving it from Li Dequan, Kangxi also tasted it immediately and was attracted by the special taste for a moment.

"Mr. Fourth, you made a good thing. You deserve a reward. Li Dequan, go and deliver the new pieces of Shu brocade to Mr. Fourth later." Kangxi said happily.

"Thank you, Father Your Majesty." Yi Ya hurriedly spoke to express her gratitude.

The Crown Princess standing by immediately looked unhappy. Among so many people, Kangxi only rewarded Yi Ya, which made her very dissatisfied. However, she couldn't say anything and could only stare at Yi Ya secretly.