Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Qin Xin hesitated and said, "Should...should it be thawed first? You have to peel the skin and eat the tender white flesh inside. However, it is frozen like this now, and I don't know if the flesh is still tender. This is the first time I have seen frozen lychees!"

Shen Wantang picked up one with one hand and said, "Then let's thaw one and leave the other one unthawed. I'll try which one tastes better!"

Qin Xin's eyes lit up and she took one: "That makes sense! I'll dissolve this for you right now!"

Qi Yu took the other one, used a small hammer to break the ice wrapped around the lychee, then peeled it and handed it to Shen Wantang.

Shen Wantang took a bite, and the lychee flesh, along with the ice, spread on the tip of her tongue. It was cool, sweet, tender and delicious. The crushed ice quickly melted in her mouth, and the lychee juice instantly filled her mouth.

Shen Wantang was amazed: "It's delicious! How can it be so sweet!"

Du Juan swallowed her saliva and said, "Princess, what does it taste like?"

Shen Wantang smiled, picked up one and handed it to her: "Come, try it yourself and you will know."

Du Juan was so shocked that she quickly stepped back: "No, no, no, this thing is too expensive, how can I eat it!"

Shen Wantang forced the lychee into her hands, and then gave one to Qin Xin, Qi Yu, Shu Xiang, and Madam Chai. She smiled and said, "You have only eaten fresh ones, not frozen ones. Try them all. If they taste good, we can go to other restaurants to buy some!"

Qingyunlou sells frozen lychees, so I guess Zuixianlou will also have them.

Qin Xin quickly thawed the lychees, peeled them, put them on a plate and handed them to Shen Wantang.

Shen Wantang picked it up and stuffed it into her mouth. Her mouth was filled with fragrance and sweetness, so sweet that she exclaimed, "It's so delicious! It's so delicious when it's frozen and thawed. I wonder how much more delicious it must be when it's fresh!"

She was so unlucky in her previous life that she had never eaten lychees!

No matter what, she must enjoy this delicacy in this life. Otherwise, if she suddenly dies one day, wouldn’t all the money she earned be wasted?

Shen Wantang waved her hand and said, "Madam Chai, pick out the six biggest and best ones and send them to mother so that she can have a taste of the frozen lychees! Dujuan, bring some more gold so that we can buy all the frozen lychees from Zuixianlou!"

Du Juan had lived a hard life with Shen Wantang. Seeing Shen Wantang spending money like this, she couldn't help but feel distressed: "Princess, although lychees are delicious, they cost dozens of taels of gold each. Isn't that too extravagant? Please don't buy them. I haven't eaten this one yet, so I'll give it to you."

Shen Wantang could understand the maid's heartache. After all, she was the same in her previous life, living frugally even though she had mountains of gold and silver.

She smiled and pushed back the lychees that Du Juan handed over: "Don't worry, I can still afford a few lychees! Gold and silver are just external possessions, I can earn more after spending them."

"But...I still think you eat better."

"Silly girl, eat it quickly. Qinxin and the others have eaten lychees, but you haven't. You should try it to see what it tastes like, right?"

As Dujuan listened, her eyes became red. She felt that her master treated her so well and that no matter how she did it in her lifetime, it would not be too much to repay her master.

She wiped her eyes and imitated Qin Xin to break the ice shell on the outside of the litchi, then put it on the stove to roast it slightly. After the litchi shell and litchi flesh thawed and separated, she peeled the shell and put the litchi into her mouth.

Shen Wantang asked her: "How is it? Is it delicious?"

Du Juan's eyes widened and she said incoherently, "It's delicious! It's really delicious!"

Shen Wantang laughed out loud: "If it tastes good, take the gold and let Qin Xin buy some!"

Shaoguangyuan.

Nanny Chai had already delivered the lychees to Princess Ning and then left.

Princess Ning looked at the lychees frozen in the ice and said in surprise, "I've been in the capital for so many years, and I didn't know that restaurants still sell frozen lychees?"

Nanny Quan replied, "In fact, it didn't exist in previous years. It has only appeared in recent years. I heard that it is a preservation method passed down from the Western Regions."

"It's not enough to just freeze it with ice. We also need to place candles in the ice cellar. Once all the candles are extinguished, the cellar will be completely sealed and no one will be allowed to enter during this time."

"When winter comes, the ice cellar is reopened and the lychees inside are taken out and sold. Even so, only a few lychees can be preserved intact."

"The few frozen lychees that the Crown Princess sent you probably cost a lot of money. She would send you good things as soon as she could. She really wanted to honor you!"

Princess Ning laughed and said, "Tang'er is so thoughtful. Let's go to the storehouse and pick out some nice treasures for her."

"Yes."

"I have to keep such a good daughter-in-law. I can't let others snatch her away!"

Nanny Quan nodded, agreeing with the princess' words.

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo is a well-known person, but she would actually snatch Shen Wantang from the princess in person!

It can be seen that Madam Gu really likes Shen Wantang very much, and she may even be determined to get her!

Princess Ning ate three lychees and said, "Although these frozen lychees are not as fresh as fresh ones, they have a unique flavor. Pack up the rest and let the prince have a taste when he comes back."

"Yes."

Nanny Quan responded and just as she picked up the box, she saw Xiao Qingyuan walk in.

She knelt and saluted: "The prince is here."

Xiao Qingyuan was about to open his mouth to speak, but when he looked up, he saw lychee shells and lychee seeds on the table!

When he looked up again, he saw three frozen lychees neatly packed in the box that Nanny Quan was holding!

Xiao Qingyuan couldn't believe it. He had just told Shen Wantang that he wanted to buy frozen lychees for Huayi, and frozen lychees appeared at his mother's place?

How could such a coincidence happen in this world?

"Wait!"

Xiao Qingyuan snatched the box from Nanny Quan's hand: "Where did these frozen lychees come from?!"

"My Lord, this is something that the Crown Prince's wife sent specially for the Princess to try."

Xiao Qingyuan's eyes almost popped out of his head: "What?! Shen Wantang bought it?"

Princess Ning frowned: "Why are you so startled? What happened to what Tang'er bought? What are you going to do?"

Xiao Qingyuan lost his voice and said, "Why did Shen Wantang suddenly buy frozen lychees? She did it on purpose, she must have done it on purpose! She saw me buying frozen lychees for Huayi, and she was jealous!"

Princess Ning's face immediately darkened. "What did you say? You want to buy lychees for Huayi? Ridiculous! Why don't you just dig out your heart and liver and give it to her! Asshole, I was wondering why you snatched the box as soon as you came, but it turned out to be snatched by the maid!"

"Why did mother scold me? You should scold Shen Wantang, she is so vicious!"

"I think you are the vicious one! You are praising a maid to the sky. You are going to completely destroy Prince Ning's Mansion! Return the box to Nanny Quan immediately. The lychees in it are specially left by me for your father! You are not allowed to take any!"