Chapter 19 Goodbye to the Eight Prince
Two days later, the Taoyuan Hall was very calm. After the afternoon of the training, because my aunt arranged to learn to make some delicious cakes tomorrow morning, the beautiful girl in the hall took advantage of the dark to go to the imperial garden to pick some raw materials. Yao Yulu and Ji Shuidong thought about it and decided to use osmanthus as a supplement to make a crystal osmanthus cake. Thinking of that day Seeing the lush osmanthus in the courtyard next to the imperial garden, the two went together and planned to pick a few budding osmanthus flowers to make cakes.
This evening, the imperial garden is full of beautiful girls. Some do come to pick flowers, and some want to hang out with the famous flower picking. After all, it is boring to be bored in the Taoyuan Hall all day long. Now it is better to have such a good opportunity to come out and get through the wind.
However, the side courtyard is sparsely populated. After all, there are few kinds of flowers in this side courtyard, only osmanthus and spring flowers, and it is difficult to use spring flowers as materials. Yao Yulu is very dedicated to looking for good osmanthus flowers in the side courtyard with the winter.
"Sister, why didn't the Jade Concubine see you here that day?" Ji Shuidong asked casually.
Yao Yulu put down the basket in her hand and said melancholy, "My sister is not very clear about it, but in the past, she was the daughter of the eldest wife in the house, and she didn't talk much with me. It's not surprising to be like this in this palace..." Although Yao Yulu said so, she still cared a little. It seems that this sister can't count on such a situation.
"It's strange that Shuidong has a lot of words." Ji Shuidong saw that Yao Yulu's expression was a little lonely and comforted.
"What's wrong with a sister? Sister, don't be too careful. Look at this osmanthus. How about going back and soaking it in sugar water today? Yao Yulu changed the topic and asked.
"That's good. The sweet osmanthus soaked overnight tastes better and stronger." Ji Shuidong said.
"I heard that there will be a pastry chef in the imperial dining room to give special guidance tomorrow."
"That's what my aunt said. I hope I can learn more delicious food from my master, and it's good to make it for my sisters for the emperor in the future." Ji Shuidong smiled happily.
At this time, a man came into the courtyard. Yao Yulu fixed his eyes and saw that it was Li Qingyu!
Yao Yulu quickly put down the flower basket in her hand and said, "The people's daughter has met the eighth prince." At the same time, she pulled Ji Shuidong's sleeve. Ji Shuidong was even more busy when she saw the situation. How could she know that this was the eighth prince of the dynasty? The flower basket in her hand was knocked to the ground. She didn't have time to pick it up and said quickly and said, "See you... I have met the Eighth Prince.
Li Qingyu wore a good ice-blue silk gown, silver hollow jinx border, straight spine, a playful smile softened Ben's resolute and powerful face, and his refreshing eyebrows looked particularly beautiful.
He didn't forget the girl in front of him. In his eyes that day, a dance seemed to have impressed him. He whispered, "Yao Yulu?"
Yao Yulu's eyes were against him, and he was shocked. Did the eighth prince still remember her? Her face turned red with shame. She replied, "It's the people's girl."
The corners of Li Qingyu's mouth were still as gently raised as that day. He couldn't help smiling when he saw Yao Yulu's embarrasment. He said, "Do you want to call you Yao Xiunu today?"
Yao Yulu heard the joke in Li Qingyu's words and was secretly angry. She replied, "What the prince said is that it's not early, and the people's daughter will leave first."
Ji Shuidong, who was beside him, had been speechless for a long time. Is this the famous Eight Prince? Unexpectedly, I didn't see the emperor in the palace, and the eight princes still knew her good sister.
Li Qingyu saw Yao Yulu walking out of the courtyard and grabbed her arm. Yao Yulu was so ashamed that she didn't know what to do. She was afraid that it was the first time she had such contact with a man. She threw it hard but she couldn't shake it away. Her blushing cheeks were like a ripe apple at this moment. She said, "Eight Lord, please Self-restraint."
Li Qingyu was a little surprised to see Yao Yulu's reaction. He let go of his hand and said pitifully, "I just want to talk to you a few more."
Yao Yulu was a little soft-hearted when she saw Li Qingyu's appearance. She thought that her reaction was too excited, but it was getting late. The two of them were definitely going to talk about each other here. She remembered that Ji Shuidong was together, so it was fine.
"Eight princes, please forgive the people's woman's gaffe."
"Yao Xiunu, why are you so polite? I'm not the emperor. I'm very easy-going. How are you in the palace these days?" Li Qingyu was a little happy to see that Yao Yulu was not going out, and he joked.
"Thank you for your concern. Everything is fine." Yao Yulu didn't think like Li Qingyu. There are different men and women in this harem, not to mention the prince, she replied politely.
"What are you going to do to pick these osmanthus flowers?" Li Qingyu asked when he saw that the basket in their hands was full of osmanthus flowers.
"Tomorrow, my aunt will teach us how to make pastries and pick them as auxiliary materials." Yao Yulu replied.
"What a good idea to make osmanthus cake?"
"Exact, crystal osmanthus cake."
After hearing this, Li Qingyu smiled and said, "It's just adding some agar, but as far as I know, my brother's favorite food is osmanthus sugar jujube cake. I wonder if you can give me some when it's ready tomorrow?"
The high-ranking prince actually asked her for snacks. She didn't know how to reply and said, "This... It's better to ask the imperial dining room to do it for the prince.
"Everything made in the imperial dining room is the same. I'm tired of eating. Tomorrow, I'll let the eunuch Xiaozi wait for you here. I don't know if Yao Xiunu would like it?" Li Qingyu knew that Yao Yulu was afraid of being right and wrong, so he offered to let the internal supervisors around him pick it up.
"It's better to obey than to be respectful. Let him wait for me here tomorrow." Yao Yulu saw that Li Qingyu had nothing else to do. It was not a bad thing for someone to taste this snack, so she agreed.
Li Qingyu also knew the rules of the palace. Although he was the prince, Yao Yulu was just a beautiful girl. He replied with understanding, "Qingyu knew that this time was not suitable for chatting, so Qingyu left first." Li Qingyu said and turned around and left.
Yao Yulu and Ji Shuidong said one after another, "Congratulations to the Eight Prince."
Wait for Li Qingyu to go far away, Ji Shuidong couldn't help asking curiously, "My sister actually met the Eighth Prince?"
Yao Yulu said, "That day, I danced for the emperor in the house, just... It happened that the Eighth Prince was also at the table, and I was a little impressed when I saw it. Yao Yulu did not elaborate on the previous "cidental encounter".
"These eight princes are interesting, have no airs, and have to taste the snacks made by their sister. They are really good people."
"My silly sister, with so many things today, you still believe in people randomly. You really have no intention."
Ji Shuidong spit out his tongue and took Yao Yulu back to the Taoyuan Hall together.
Back to bed and eating, the two soaked the osmanthus flowers and lay down to prepare for a rest. Tomorrow, Yao Yulu silently thought about Li Qingyu's behavior and remembered his every move. Unexpectedly, he had a little heartbeat. Thinking that his face turned red again into an apple, he quickly shook his head to cover the quilt and fell asleep.
In the morning of the second day, the girls went to the front hall and saw that the aunts in the front hall and the chefs of the two imperial dining rooms had arrived in the front hall. Yao Yulu and Song Jinzhi began to learn to make cakes with prepared sugar osmanthus flowers. It took a day to make it. First, I listened to the chef of the imperial dining room talk about the essence of making pastries, and then I was busy mixing noodles. Finally, I sent it to the imperial dining room to bake it. I didn't get this hot pastry until I fed it.
"You have worked hard today, and there will be opportunities to learn from the making of this pastry in the future. Next, I have an important thing to announce. The last portrait of the empress dowager has been read. Due to the busyness of the border border affairs and has no time to receive it, the empress dowager has personally ordered several people to go to the Tailin Hall tomorrow morning. Let me read my name.
This news came suddenly, and the girls all looked at each other and didn't see any regrets from the emperor, but it would be a great thing to please the empress dowager, and they all hoped to be appreciated by the empress dowager.
"Zong Jinzhi, Liu Feifei..."
At this time, Yao Yulu and Ji Shuidong's hearts came to their throats. This opportunity is not small. If they receive the empress dowager together, they can basically decide that this draft will be a success.
"Yao Yulu, Li Lingyun, Ji Shuidong, these five people will wait for me in the garden early tomorrow morning. I will take you to visit the Empress Dowager in the Tailin Hall. This is a big deal. Please also ask the five beautiful women to go back to the room to prepare for life. Don't make any trouble."
Yao Yulu and Ji Shuidong laughed happily. It's not easy for the two to have this opportunity together, but Li Lingyun has never heard of it. It seems that it is not eye-catching on weekdays. It is not easy to be summoned this time.
At this time, Liu Feifei's expression was not so happy. She never thought that the ugly portrait of Yao Yulu on that day would also be summoned? She couldn't figure out why she made another move if she didn't win one move? This woman is so difficult that she can save her from danger.
Yao Yulu remembered that the osmanthus cake she promised to give to Li Qingyu yesterday had not been delivered. She hurriedly took a few pieces of hemp paper and was late when she rushed to the courtyard next to the imperial garden. She saw a young inner prison standing there waiting. She hurried up and said, "Are you the father-in-law? The daughter of the people has something to delay and let her father-in-law Long wait."
The path turned her eyebrows and said flatteringly, "Yao Xiunu, don't want to say that. The Eighth Prince sent slaves to get snacks. Naturally, he has to take it back."
"Come on, the dessert is here. My father-in-law has put it away. Tomorrow, the daughter still has something to do, so she will leave first." Yao Yulu thought of preparing clothes and jewelry tonight, so she hurriedly said.
"Then Yao Xiunu, go slowly. By the way, the eighth prince asked me to give me a message. If there is anything to help in the future, although Fengdian came to him last year, you can find me. My name is Xiaozi."
Yao Yulu was a little hesitant to hear this. She nodded slightly and walked out of the courtyard.
Along the way, she was upset by Li Qingyu's words. She remembered that he said he liked her at the celebration banquet that day, and she remembered his playful smile yesterday. At this moment, she asked someone to bring such a sentence. Yao Yulu was confused. Forget it, it's just a little trick of these high-ranking people, or not Pay attention to it, and getting to the emperor's heart as soon as possible is the top priority.