In the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed.

The fourth elder brother is extremely busy these days, and sometimes he can't even take care of the house.

Li Fangfujin seemed to have disappeared, there was no movement at all, and the days in the backyard were leisurely.

Then when it was close to the end of the month, no one expected that Concubine De would summon Sifujin and Li Fangfujin into the palace again.

And also brought Ningge by name!

Ning Ying was shocked, and her first reaction was: hurry up and make pastries......

Knowing that Concubine De Niangniang recited the Buddha, this time, she only prepared a lotus cake, which was different from the color of the traditional lotus cake, Ning Ying deliberately made green lotus petals with matcha powder, and the tips of the petals were dotted with white, which looked very meaningful.

The filling inside is not the traditional red bean paste or black sesame seeds, but the vanilla maple custard filling.

She also specially added some extra butter to ensure that the filling was smooth and delicate.

As soon as it is done, the lotus cake is immediately put into the food box, and the hot water in the sandwich is added all the way to keep warm.

Then take a carriage, change the sedan chair, and walk, so that until the front of Yonghe Palace, the food box is still warm to the touch, and it is estimated that the lotus cake inside is just the entrance.

The autumn breeze was cool, Ning Ying raised her hand and tightened her neckline, and followed Sifujin into the main hall, and saw Concubine De sitting on the upper seat drinking a bowl of lotus seed bird's nest soup, with a slightly lower embroidery pier beside her, leaning against a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl in palace clothes, wearing a crimson flag suit, as warm as fire, and seemed to be arguing with Concubine De about something.

Hearing the movement, Concubine De raised her head, raised her hand and beckoned to Sifujin and Ning Ying, and motioned for them to come over with a pleasant face.

Then she glanced at the girl.

The little girl reluctantly stood up.

Li Fangfujin instantly smiled into a flower, and went up to greet the girl, but the fifth princess ignored the Li family a little.

The scene was very awkward for a while.

After listening to a few words, Ning Ying understood-it turned out that this little girl was the fifth princess in the palace.

The five princesses in history are very favored, and they are one of the few princesses in the Forbidden City who did not die at an early age and grew up lucky.

Although it is said that Wu Yashi was already a concubine when she gave birth to the fifth princess, in terms of identity, she is qualified enough to raise a princess, but she is favored and honorable and does not have much energy to take care of children.

So the fifth princess was sent to the queen mother's bedroom to be raised.

The child brought up by the queen mother - the status in the palace is naturally not ordinary.

The five princesses miss their mothers, and they go in and out of Yonghe Palace on weekdays, which is also very casual.

Ning Ying was thinking about it when she saw the maids coming up with refreshments.

Concubine De's eyes slipped through the hall, and when she saw the food box in the hand of the maidservant behind Ning Ying, she remembered the last time she mentioned it, and said with a slight smile: "Ning Gege." ”

Ning Ying stepped forward in response, hung her head, and obediently walked to Concubine De and squatted down to salute: "Concubine Ning, please say hello to Concubine De!" ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a gaze fall on her curiously, looking up and down.

Ning Ying tilted her head slightly, raised her eyes, and saw that the fifth princess was staring at her.

The fifth princess's complexion is very white, although she has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and her childishness has not been taken off, but there is an indescribable free and easy heroic spirit between her gestures.

Seeing that her appearance is not like Concubine De at all, but I don't know if she has inherited Kangxi's appearance - Ning Ying thought silently in her heart.

All in all, she is a beautiful little princess with a heroic posture.

Seeing her look at herself, the fifth princess immediately turned her back arrogantly and looked away.

After both sides saluted, Ning Ying asked people to bring up the lotus cake.

The palace maids in Yonghe Palace helped distribute the lotus cakes to everyone.

Concubine De happened to be drinking tea, glanced at it, turned her head to Fu Jin with a smile and said: "In the dining room of the palace, there are a lot of fried lotus cakes, but this palace really doesn't see this lotus cake made into a green color, and it looks very fresh, this child is really ingenious!" ”

Fu Jin nodded wisely and pursed his lips and smiled.

The look on Li Fangfujin's face next to him was a little unnatural.

Concubine De's eyes swept lightly, and landed on Li Fangfujin's stomach, just as the fifth princess stood up and walked away, vacating the embroidery pier, so Concubine De ordered the palace maid to bring a thick cushion, patted her side and said with a smile: "Side Fujin, come here!" ”

Li Shi immediately stood up with his waist on his back.

She smiled coyly and crampedly, and even her cheeks flushed slightly with excitement.

Then Concubine De began to pull her to talk about the precautions that pregnant women should keep in mind on weekdays, and Fu Jin was also listening respectfully.

Ning Ying took a few sips of tea, but she felt a little bitter, and no one paid attention, so she reached out and put a piece of lotus cake into her mouth.

was enjoying the sweet fragrance of custard, when he suddenly heard a voice above his head: "You are the one who cooks particularly delicious dishes in the Fourth Elder Brother's Mansion?" ”

Ning Ying was caught off guard and looked up, and saw the fifth princess with her hands behind her back, and she didn't know when she had gone around to her, looking down at herself.

She lowered her eyes slightly and looked at Ning Ying, holding a piece of lotus cake in her hand, with a look on her face that was half curious and half reserved.

Ning Ying wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, smiled at her and said softly: "The fifth princess is falsely praised, and the concubine does not dare to be." ”

The fifth princess pursed her lips, looked her up and down, brought the lotus cake in her hand to her mouth, and took a tentative bite.

At first, she looked a little disdainful, but as a result, she ate a few more bites - Ning Ying estimated that she had bitten into the vanilla custard filling.

Then the eyes of the fifth princess widened a little.

"It smells so good!" She nodded at Ning Ying again and again.

Ning Ying sneered and was happy, and said in her heart that this custard had a lot of vanilla essence and butter added to it, of course, it was fragrant......

She observed silently for a while, and saw that the fifth princess was the kind of person who did not hide her preferences - whatever she liked, she would put it on her face and would not hesitate to praise it at all.

Seeing that she had eaten three or four pieces of lotus cake, Ning Ying hurriedly said: "It's easy to accumulate food if you eat too much, princess take it slowly, if you like it next time, the concubine will bring it to the princess to eat." ”

The fifth princess puffed out her cheeks, took the handkerchief given by the maidservant and wiped the corners of her mouth, before raising her chin with her hands behind her back and said: "The lotus crisp is fried, and it is best to taste it when it comes out of the pot - next time I go out of the palace to the fourth brother, I will go to you!" ”

Ning Ying was full of question marks: ...... Is there any such operation......

Aren't you a princess?

After the fifth princess finished speaking, she suddenly seemed to think of something, lowered her head in disappointment, glanced at Concubine De from a distance, and her voice was a little sad: "But I am in and out now, and it is not as convenient as before." ”

……

Came out of the palace, got into the carriage, and galloped all the way.

As soon as he returned to the Four Princes' Mansion, he saw a group of minions swarming at the door.

Seeing that the carriage of Fu Jin and Fu Jin on the side had stopped, everyone rushed forward as if they had seen the life-saving Bodhisattva and the main backbone, knelt down and said, "Fu Jin! Side Fujin! ”

A wet nurse cried: "Side Fujin! Go and see the ......."