On the way back, Lan Yue frowned with some disapproval, and said in a low voice: "Master, why do you have to be like this, we have always been low-key, today you rectified the second young master like this, will it be bad if it spreads?" ”

Lu Ziqing's face was slightly cold, "What's wrong?" Second Young Master Liu can do such a thing as flirting with the maid in the inner courtyard, I just want to ask him for some knowledge, what will others say? ”

"But who doesn't know that the second young master is just an empty shelf, and a discerning person like you can see that it's just out of anger, and then think about it deeply, do you have a crush on that green fu, master?" Lan Yue muttered, but Lu Ziqing suddenly stopped, looked at him and said, "Don't say anything like this in the future!" ”

Lanyue rarely saw her master like this, and she didn't dare to speak anymore at the moment, but the worry in her heart did not decrease, could it be that the master really fell in love with that girl? But she is Shen Qian's person, and the forces behind her are bound to be enemies of them, how can the master fall in love with her?

He stood there, looking at Lu Ziqing's back, and saw a sad silence, hey, that's it, everything is left to fate, Lan Yue shook her head and caught up with him, and followed him and stopped talking.

During this time, Liu Chengming's foot injury gradually healed, winter is quietly coming, and the annual plum blossom banquet of the Prime Minister's Mansion is about to start preparations, Meng Xiaoran heard the news, and couldn't help but sigh, Shen Qian is really like a god, I'm afraid that even if Liu Chengyue's leg is not good, the Chen family will also prepare the plum blossom banquet under the weight of Liu Yingyuan, just look at the importance of everyone.

Meng Xiaoran inquired when chatting with Chunyu, and listened to Chunyu say that the annual plum blossom banquet in Xiangfu and the hundred flowers banquet held by the queen after the beginning of spring can be called the two most famous banquets in Yujingcheng, and all the ladies and ladies are proud to participate in these two banquets.

Because the plum blossom banquet of the Prime Minister's Mansion will immediately select a plum blossom fairy, the Hundred Flowers Banquet will also elect a hundred flowers fairy, and the status of the young lady who can be elected will rise in the future, and she can marry a better family, even if she enters the palace, it is not unusual.

Chunyu also said that Liu Ruxue, the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, won the two awards of Plum Blossom Fairy and Hundred Flowers Fairy last year, so she was named the first beauty in Yujing City, and her reputation and image outside are very good, Meng Xiaoran smiled silently.

On this day, she sent a letter out again, asking Shen Qian to meet, and when she arrived, she quietly went out of the house as usual, and after seeing Shen Qian, she told the news she had obtained.

"The Prime Minister's Mansion is really going to prepare for the plum blossom banquet, I have been thinking about it for a while, and I have thought of some dishes in private, but I don't know the tastes of the ladies and ladies of the major families, if you want to really make the banquet good, I think these still need to know."

Shen Qian nodded, "You don't have to worry about this, I will go out to investigate, and find out all the tastes and hobbies of the lady and lady invited by the Prime Minister's Mansion, and I will notify you after I have checked it." ”

Meng Xiaoran nodded, took out another piece of paper from his cuff, and spread it on the table, "There is one more thing, I need your help, this is a mold I came up with, I wonder if you can help me make it?" ”

Shen Qian looked at the paper and spent a plum blossom shape, he was a little puzzled, "This is a mold?" ”

Meng Xiaoran nodded, "Use the iron sheet to make a small plum blossom shape, so that you can make a plum blossom-shaped pastry." ”

This idea is she came up with recently, in the small kitchen to do things, often to make snacks, she followed Aunt Ma also learned a lot, that day she looked at the square pieces of snacks, the brain flashed, in modern times, the shape of pastries is simply varied, done very delicate and good-looking, she also found in ancient times these days, there seems to be no invention of molds here, all the snacks are square blocks with a board and a glance, if she can make some molds, so that the snacks have some delicate shapes, Isn't that very distinctive?

Later, she pondered it again and felt that since it was a plum blossom feast, the pastries would be made into plum blossom shapes, which was both beautiful and suitable for the occasion.

So she hid in the house and quietly drew such a picture, but whether she could make it or not, she could only hope with Shen Qian, she knew that this was difficult to understand, so she explained carefully: "I don't know if there is a very light iron sheet now, polished into the shape of a plum blossom, and the middle is empty, is it okay?" ”

Shen Qian looked at her with some doubts, Meng Xiaoran thought that he didn't understand, a little depressed, maybe his idea couldn't be realized, and suddenly Shen Qian asked, "I really want to know, who are you and where are you from?" Why do you have these strange thoughts in your head, and how do you know how to cook? ”

Meng Xiaoran was shocked in his heart, and forced himself to calm down, "It doesn't matter where I'm from, the important thing is that I can cooperate with you now and complete the task, so that's fine." ”

"As for those doubts in your heart, those are my own business, and you don't have to ask them."

Shen Qian smiled, "Indeed, I thought about it too much, I will find a way to deal with the mold, you can give me this drawing, and I will send someone to send you a letter when it is done." ”

Meng Xiaoran breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, she knew that Shen Qian must have investigated herself, and the life stories she made up would definitely not be able to deceive him, presumably he was already suspicious now, but so what? If she told him that she was from the future, would he believe it?

Seeing that a few days had passed, and there was no news from Shen Qian, Meng Xiaoran gradually became a little anxious, and just when she was about to send a letter out to meet him, Xiaochun finally quietly sent the news, it was night, and she went out of the house again.

Shen Qian was really reliable, looking at the small and delicate plum blossom-shaped mold in front of him, Meng Xiaoran couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "That's it, can you make a batch for me, I will need it in a few days, and then I will leave the house, which store did you make, I will go to that store when I leave the house." ”

"Shen's Mold Shop."

Meng Xiaoran was stunned, "It's also your Shen family's property." ”

Shen Qian hooked his lips and smiled, "Naturally, it is also the best mold store in Yujing City." There was palpable pride in the words.

Meng Xiaoran lowered her head and smiled, and then Shen Qian handed her a stack of papers, "This is a list of people from various prefectures who will participate in the plum blossom banquet in previous years, and their preferences are noted at the back, you go back and take a good look." ”

Meng Xiaoran took it, and immediately opened it and looked at it, she didn't dare to bring these things back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, it was better to read them here and remember them, Shen Qian didn't speak, the two sat quietly, and only heard the sound of her turning the paper from time to time.

After a long time, she finally finished reading it, and put a stack of papers on the table, "There is not much difference in the tastes of people in Yujingcheng, they prefer light and refreshing food, and there are also people who like spicy food, this is easy to do, I know what to do when the time comes." ”

Saying that, he stood up, "I'll go first, if it goes well, I'll go to Shen's mold shop in a few days." ”

Early the next morning, Meng Xiaoran went to the small kitchen, made a stack of plum blossom cakes, and then quietly took out a mold to press a whole piece of plum blossom cake with a mold. It's so pretty. ”

Meng Xiaoran smiled slightly, "This is my family's ancestral secret book, and this mold was also secretly stuffed to me by my grandfather." As he spoke, he put the plum blossom cakes in the shape of plum blossoms in turquoise porcelain and put them in the food box.

Chen had breakfast at this time, and was sitting in the warm floor reading a book, green love and green were standing on the side, and the room was quiet, only the sound of Chen turning books from time to time was heard.

Suddenly, there was a sound outside, Chen frowned, Lu Mian opened the curtain and walked in, and reported softly, "Madam, Lu Fu is here, saying that she made fresh pastries for you to taste." ”

The green Qing on the side unconsciously sneered silently, and was very disdainful of Lu Fu's behavior, so he sent some pastries and sweet soup if he had nothing to do, didn't he just rely on these to slap Mrs., hum!

Chen nodded slightly, put down the book in his hand, and said to Lu Mian, "Let her in." Midorimian nodded and went out again.

Lu Mian walked out and said to Meng Xiaoran, "Madame told you to go in."

When Meng Xiaoran walked in, Chen was caressing the red Dankou that had just been painted on his fingers, and when he saw him come in, he raised his eyes to look at her and asked a little casually, "What fresh snacks did you make today?"

Meng Xiaoran nodded, "I've thought about it for the past two days, and I'll send it to my wife to try it after I made it today." ”

Chen put down his hand, smiled and said, "Really? Show me. ”

Hearing this, Lu Yi took the food box, carried it to the edge of the collapse, opened the lid, looked at the delicate pastries inside, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Ah! Rao is usually steady and decent, and she can't help but be amazed when she sees such a fresh pattern for the first time.

Chen Shi saw that the most stable green is also like this, and immediately became a little curious about this pastry, when Lu Yi put the pastry on the table next to her, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and after a while, she picked up a piece and put it in front of her to look at it, "This is plum blossom cake?" ”

"Yes, the slave just made it."

Chen Shi tasted it, nodded and said, "It's the taste of plum blossom cake, but it's the first time I've seen such a plum blossom cake, this is the shape of plum blossoms?" It's exquisitely done! ”

Meng Xiaoran lowered her head and said: "The slave and maid saw that everyone was preparing for the plum blossom banquet these days, so I thought that I would do my part, this mold was given to the slave by the slave's grandfather, and the slave and maid have been thinking about what to do for the past few days, and I finally thought of it yesterday, and I made it today, I don't know if Mrs. likes it or not." ”

Chen nodded, and said with a smile: "Naturally, I like it, if you are really a wonderful person, I only made your dishes well before, so let's do it, this plum blossom banquet, I will send you to the big kitchen, and Li's mother will be responsible for all matters together, and you will be responsible for the pastries and dishes, and I will be rewarded for doing a good job!" ”

"Mrs. Xie." Meng Xiaoran's goal was achieved, and he was overjoyed in his heart, and the green Qing on the side looked at this scene, his heart was sour and jealous, and he muttered in his heart, what are you proud of? Isn't she just a cook!

Meng Xiaoran returned to the big kitchen again, for convenience, she applied to Chen to move to the north courtyard to live with Xiaocui, Chen naturally agreed, and Xiaocui was the happiest.