On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In the afternoon, Qin Ze, who had finished handling affairs, returned home early, and went to the backyard but did not see Fu Yuanyuan.

"Your Highness," Mama Pang said respectfully, "Niangniang is in the big kitchen." ”

Qin Ze raised his eyebrows, he had known her for so long, he knew that she was a snack, but he had never heard of her cooking.

After changing into comfortable clothes, Qin Ze turned around and went to the big kitchen.

The large kitchen was bustling with laughter and discussions.

Qin Ze became more and more curious.

"Aze, you're back?"

Fu Yuanyuan greeted him in surprise.

Qin Ze stretched out his hand and wiped the flour on the tip of Fu Yuanyuan's nose, and responded with a smile: "There are not many things today, and it just so happens that tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I will release the government half a day in advance." ”

"What are you doing?"

Qin Ze looked around curiously.

It was the first time he had stepped into the big kitchen, and everything seemed fresh to him, but—

It also made him feel a little cramped.

And Manman, but there doesn't seem to be a little disobedience, as if he often goes in and out of the kitchen.

"I'm doing this."

Fu Yuanyuan took out the sea salt cream cake that had been poured all morning, and cut a small piece for Qin Ze.

"Freshly baked," Fu Yuanyuan smiled, "I was just about to try the deliciousness, but you came, just in time to taste it with me." ”

Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Fu Yuanyuan, who learned that the big kitchen was making moon cakes early in the morning, ran to the big kitchen on a whim to join in the fun.

At this time, the moon cake is a puff pastry moon cake, with pine nuts, walnut kernels, melon seed kernels, rock sugar, and lard as the filling, which is soft and soft to eat, which is quite similar to the modern five-kernel moon cake.

Fu Yuanyuan picked out several modern mooncakes and suggested them to the cook, such as lotus paste egg yolk, red bean paste, fruit filling, and bacon ham.

However, she didn't know much about how to make these mooncakes, but she described the taste in detail and let the chef play by himself, but she really made several novel mooncakes.

The taste is quite good.

Fu Yuanyuan was having fun in the big kitchen, and he remembered the sea salt cream cake he had made in his previous life, so he poured it for a long time, and he could be regarded as making the cake.

Cut the cake into two small pieces, handed one to Qin Ze, and Fu Yuanyuan said: "This is called sea salt cream cake." ”

Qin Ze blinked, learned Fu Yuanyuan to dig a bite with a small spoon and put it in his mouth.

Suddenly, the taste buds were conquered by new and interesting flavors.

In the mouth, there is a light lemon aroma, followed by a fragrant and rich milky aroma, which is more rich and full under the light salty background.

"The taste is layered," Qin Ze's eyes lit up slightly, "salty with a faint milky fragrance, very special." ”

Fu Yuanyuan tasted it with satisfaction, although the delicacy of the cake is not as good as modern because of the ingredients and tools, but the taste of the ingredients is pure and fragrant, which is far inferior to modern ingredients.

"My father has never liked sweets, and this cake may be to his taste."

Qin Ze smiled and asked, "But there is still a cake?" If there are still them, why don't you send them to the palace to taste them for your father and mother? ”

"A total of three cakes were made," Fu Yuan bowed, "I'll have someone pack a cage and send it to the palace." ”

Kunning Palace.

"The emperor has arrived!"

Liang's shrill voice sounded, and the queen hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "The concubine has seen the emperor." ”

Emperor Qingyuan stretched out his hand to help the queen and said with a smile: "I heard that Aze asked someone to send the crown princess a snack made by herself?" ”

"Exactly," the queen replied with a smile, "Aze said that the dim sum must be to the emperor's taste, so he asked someone to send one." ”

"This kid has grown more and more since he got married," Emperor Qingyuan stroked his beard with a smile, "How have you ever seen him give me food before?" ”

The two walked to the table hand in hand, and Liang Gonggong took the sea salt cream cake out of the food box.

The appearance of the cake immediately aroused the interest of Emperor Qingyuan and the empress: "This snack is really unprecedented, very strange." ”

My father-in-law cut a small piece and stood in the corner to eat it, and couldn't help but light up his eyes, it was so delicious!

Seeing this, Gonggong Liang hurriedly cut two small pieces and put them in front of Emperor Qingyuan and the empress.

"What's this snack called?" Emperor Qingyuan looked at the sliced cake in front of him and asked curiously.

The queen smiled: "It's called sea salt cream cake." ”

"Taste it."

The two of them each scooped a small bite and put it in their mouths.

Suddenly, the beautiful taste was clearly presented in the mouth, and the eyes of the two of them lit up, and they didn't care about commenting on how it tasted, spoonful after spoonful, but they finished eating in the blink of an eye.

"Gone?" Emperor Qingyuan looked at the empty plate, and Long Yan was displeased.

On weekdays, most of the dim sum in the palace is sweet or sweet, and he is the most impatient to eat them.

Today, his daughter-in-law finally made a delicious snack, why are the two bites gone?

The cake made by Fu Yuanyuan is indeed not big, there was no mold in ancient times, and it was replaced by a large round porcelain bowl, which was half the size of a six-inch cake.

The father-in-law ate a small piece, and the emperor and queen each ate a small piece, and then, it was really gone.

The queen glanced at the plate with a little regret, and smiled to reassure: "If the emperor likes it, go back to the concubine and find Yuanyuan to learn the recipe." ”

Emperor Qingyuan pursed his lips and agreed with a light cough.

"Are you ready for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet tomorrow?"

The queen said with a smile: "This year, because I happened to meet the envoys of the Great Yuan Kingdom, the concubines will hold a large-scale guessing and flower-viewing activity in the imperial garden after noon tomorrow according to the emperor's instructions." ”

"The Mid-Autumn Festival dinner is similar to previous years, and the dinner time is a banquet for the nobles and families of the DPRK and China."

"Okay," Emperor Qingyuan was satisfied, "the queen of hard work." ”

He thought for a while and asked, "Xu'er's side concubine is pregnant, will she enter the palace tomorrow to attend the banquet?" ”

The queen was slightly stunned, and she didn't want Emperor Qingyuan to make a special trip to ask about Fu Yuanqing, which shows that he is extremely concerned about the imperial heir.

"Back to the emperor, today's concubine also asked Concubine Hui about this."

When arranging the banquet list, the queen did inquire about Fu Yuanqing's affairs.

"Concubine Hui said that the second prince's side concubine is stable, so she wants to enter the palace together tomorrow to participate in the royal reunion dinner."

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival of family reunion, and Emperor Qingyuan praised it when he heard it.

"The second prince's side concubine is pregnant, and the queen will need to worry about it tomorrow."

"The concubines will definitely arrange to take care of the second prince's side concubines, and please rest assured."

Emperor Qingyuan sighed: "Speaking of which, Aze got married earlier, is there any news for the crown princess?" ”

The queen paused and pondered: "This is not yet, Aze has only been married for a few months, and the concubine sees that Aze and his wife are in harmony, so I think it shouldn't be too long before there will be good news." ”

Emperor Qingyuan bowed his head with satisfaction: "This is true, I see that Aze has indeed become more and more like a prince after getting married, and the crown princess has contributed a lot." ”

When the queen heard this, she was overjoyed: "What the emperor said is true." The crown princess was there, and the concubine asked the princess doctor to go over to diagnose the pulse and prescribe some nourishing prescriptions. ”