Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 300: Rice Wine and Osmanthus Dumplings

Royal study room.

Huang Ye and Hong Dou changed their clothes again, and when they came out, they had turned from little eunuchs into two little girls.

"Your Majesty, I will go back to Ningyuxuan first."

Seeing that the emperor didn't look well, Huang Ye didn't understand what was going on and spoke cautiously.

"Go."

The emperor was reading a memorial in his hand and spoke without raising his head.

Kunning Palace.

The queen lost her temper again. This time, she did not take out her anger on the teapot and teacups on the table. Instead, she threw the account book she was reading to the ground.

With anger in her eyes, she asked angrily to Nanny Yang who was speaking.

"Is what you said true?"

"Your Majesty, our people are not mistaken. The one who left the palace with the Emperor was Concubine Huang and her senior maid Hongdou."

Nanny Yang was in a dilemma. She had to tell her. If she did, she knew the Queen would get angry.

"Do you know where they went after leaving the palace?"

The Queen asked gloomily.

"Our people couldn't find out the emperor's whereabouts. Maybe he went out for fun?"

Nanny Yang guessed.

The queen's hatred reached its peak.

"Send someone to tell that Wang Cairen that tomorrow..."

She didn't say what she was going to do tomorrow, but Nanny Yang naturally understood.

"Don't worry, Queen, tomorrow... is the day when Concubine Huang will die."

Ningyuxuan.

As soon as Huang Ye returned to Ningyuxuan, Fanghua and Xiao Xiangzi were already waiting for him at the gate.

Seeing their worried looks, Huang Ye said nothing and led them directly to his small meeting room.

"Today, I went out of the palace with the emperor to have dinner, and I also met my family."

Huang Ye felt so happy.

"Aunt, my oldest nephew has grown teeth."

Fanghua was also happy for her.

"The Emperor is so kind to you, Madam. You should cherish your blessings. I have never heard of anything like this before."

"Not before?"

Huang Ye asked doubtfully.

"Anyway, since I entered the palace until now, I have never heard of any concubine being able to leave the palace." Fanghua said.

Huang Ye was somewhat touched. She suddenly felt that the emperor was a very good boss. In order to repay his kindness today, should she try to curry his favor?

Huang Ye suddenly thought of the rice wine she had brewed with mung beans, but she didn't know how it turned out.

A few days ago, she discovered a plant commonly known as La Liao Hua in the grove. This La Liao Hua is a good thing.

The second master in Ciyuen Temple had taught her before that this kind of spicy flower can be used to make yeast for brewing rice wine.

During the years she spent at Ciyuen Temple, she could drink this sweet rice wine at any time in Second Master's courtyard.

Huang Ye came to the small kitchen and opened the big vat of brewing rice wine. A sweet smell of rice wine rushed out.

"It smells good, I like the smell of this."

Hongdou lay on the big jar and kept sniffing.

Huang Ye cheered even more.

"It's ready to eat. Where's the mung bean and osmanthus jam? And where's the glutinous rice flour that Xiao Xiangzi ground?"

With this rice wine, Huang Ye asked mung beans to make a large bowl of glutinous rice flour.

Tonight, I will make some glutinous rice dumplings with sweet osmanthus and curry favor with his boss, the emperor.

Huang Ye personally prepared the filling for the glutinous rice balls in the small kitchen, using crushed peanuts, mashed cooked sesame seeds, and adding sweet osmanthus sauce. The osmanthus sauce was airlifted back by the prince.

It is easy to make glutinous rice balls. It doesn’t take long before a large basket of round glutinous rice balls are ready.

Add appropriate amount of water to rice wine and bring to a boil, then add the glutinous rice balls. When they float up, they are done.

Huang Ye put the round dumplings into large soup bowls.

Two bowls should be sent to the Yangxin Palace, three bowls should be sent to the Emperor Retired, and the Fifth Prince must not be forgotten.

If the Fifth Prince can’t eat that much, it’s okay. Don’t we still have the Emperor and Eunuch Ai?

We also cannot forget Steward Sun and Eunuch Ma.

Chuxiu Palace was too far away, so she had asked Fanghua to watch over her while she was making the dumplings.

I'll ask Fanghua to bring the ingredients over so that Nanny Xing and the others can cook it themselves.

This time, it was Xiao Xiangzi who was sent to deliver the dumplings to the Yangxin Palace. He carried the food basket and stood at the door of the Palace, waiting for the eunuch who came in to report the news to call him in.

At this time, Xu Rou came over from the side road.

She would stroll past the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation several times every evening, hoping to run into the emperor and invite him to her Yingxiangxuan.

Seeing Xiao Xiangzi standing at the door of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity with a food basket, Xu Rou became furious. That bitch, Concubine Huang, was trying to please the emperor again.

"Isn't this Ning Yuxuan's eunuch? This is..."

Xu Rou covered her mouth and pretended to smile.

Xiao Xiangzi quickly put down the food basket and greeted Xu Rou.

"Your servant Xiao Xiangzi greets Madam Xu."

"This is Concubine Huang bringing food to the emperor again. How could this Concubine Huang be so tactless? It would be strange if the emperor could eat the food she brought..."

Before Xu Rou could finish her words, Eunuch Yu came out.

"Xiao Xiangzi, the emperor asked you to come in. He has something to ask you."

Xiao Xiangzi hurriedly went in with the food basket.

Eunuch Yu didn't even look at Xu Rou, he turned around and walked into the Palace of Tranquil Longevity. He still remembered the grudge that Xu Rou had called him a eunuch.

Xiao Xiangzi was led by Xiao Yinzi to the emperor, and he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor.

The emperor, who was reading a book, didn't look at him. He stood up, walked to the food basket and opened the lid.

Seeing that there were two large soup bowls, he thought they were filled with wontons.

The emperor thought that the yellow leaf was very considerate. It knew that he was unhappy and still knew to please him with his favorite wontons.

Thinking of this, the emperor felt very happy.

"Get up."

The emperor said to Xiao Xiangzi who was kneeling on the ground.

Xiao Xiangzi thanked him and stood up.

"Your Majesty, these are the rice wine and sweet-scented osmanthus dumplings that our queen made specially for you. She said that eating them would definitely put you in a good mood."

"Oh."

The emperor knew that he had guessed wrong, so he asked Eunuch Yu to open the soup bowl. A sweet... indescribable smell wafted out, with a faint smell of wine.

All he saw were round, white and plump dumplings floating in the soup bowl. Xiao Xiangzi quickly took out two spoons from the food basket.

"Our queen said that we should eat the dumplings with this porcelain spoon.

The emperor took the clean spoon handed to him by Eunuch Yu and scooped one into his mouth.

He narrowed his eyes in satisfaction. This yellow leaf... is so thoughtful.

Eunuch Yu stared at the other bowl of glutinous rice balls placed next to the emperor. He knew that it was given to him by Concubine Huang.

However, seeing that the emperor was enjoying the meal, he didn't dare to serve it.

"good to eat."

The emperor finished all the dumplings in the bowl in one breath and even drank up the rice wine in the bowl without leaving a drop.

"If the emperor likes to eat this, our queen said that whenever the emperor wants to eat it, he can send someone to tell her and she will ask the kitchen to make it and send it over."

Xiao Xiangzi said with a flattering smile.

"Huangpin is good."

The emperor was in a good mood.

"Xiao Yuzi, just eat that bowl."

Eunuch Yu felt that the current emperor seemed to be glowing. The emperor was so good to him that he didn't even compete with him for food.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Eunuch Yu finished eating, Xiao Xiangzi cleaned up the bowls and put them in the food basket. He gave Eunuch Yu a look without saying a word.

Eunuch Yu understood and motioned for Xiao Yinzi to follow him out.