Shaohua is Junqing

Siyu took the cake back to Mingyaxuan and picked up a book from the bookshelf to kill time. It was almost noon, and Beitang Mo Ran hadn't come back yet. Siyu was a little hungry, so she ate a piece of cake. Zheng Fu ordered someone to deliver the food to Mingyaxuan. Siyu was worried that the cake would go bad, so she changed the ice cubes every once in a while to keep it fresh.

The main gate of the palace.

"The prince is finally back."

"Uncle Fu, what's the matter?"

"The princess has been waiting for you. She even had lunch at Mingyaxuan and didn't eat much."

"I understand. Go and get someone to prepare hot water."

"Yes."

Beitang Mo Ran walked through the garden and came straight to Mingyaxuan. As soon as he entered, he saw Siyu lying on the table, seemingly asleep.

"Si Yu." Beitang Mo Ran walked over and called softly.

"My Lord, are you done?"

"If you have something to ask me, you can send someone to tell me. Why bother waiting so hard?" Beitang Mo Ran felt a little distressed.

"The prince is busy with official business, and it's not a serious matter."

"What's going on?"

"I made a cream cake today and it was successful, so I wanted to let the prince have a taste." Siyu started making it, opened the lid and took a look, "Fortunately it's not bad." Siyu brought a plate and handed it to Beitang Mo Ran.

Beitang Mo Ran took it and sat next to her, "Cream cake? Is it the same cream from yesterday?"

"Yes, but all the cream I made yesterday was eaten up, so I made new one today."

Beitang Mo Ran looked at the small triangular cake in front of him and didn't know how to eat it for a moment.

"You can bite it directly, but Your Highness, you should use a spoon to eat it." Siyu explained.

Beitang Mo Ran picked up a small spoon and dug gently, only getting the cream on the top. Si Yu looked at him and laughed.

"Your Highness, let me help you." Siyu grabbed the spoon and cake from his hand, scooped a spoonful hard, and felt that the small spoon could no longer hold any more.

"The outer layer is cream, the inside is cake, and there are fruits in between. They taste good only when eaten together."

Siyu extended the big spoonful of cake to Beitang Mo Ran's mouth, "Your Highness, please try it."

Beitang Mo Ran was very happy to see Si Yu feeding him personally. He opened his mouth obediently and ate the whole spoonful of cake.

The cream is smooth, the cake is soft, and the fruit is crispy. It is truly a delicacy.

"Is it tasty?"

"Very tasty."

"Great. This is the birthday gift I'm going to give to the Queen Mother."

"Send this?"

"Of course not this small piece. The finished product is a large round cake. Everyone will definitely give very expensive gifts for the Queen Mother's birthday. I don't have anything, so I plan to make a special gift myself. Although it is not worth much, it is also a token of my love."

"I think the Queen Mother will like it."

"Your Majesty, please eat quickly."

Beitang Mo Ran didn't do anything himself. Instead, he opened his mouth wide and put his face in front of Siyu. Siyu didn't doubt it and scooped a spoonful of cake and fed him.

"This cake must be made and eaten immediately, and cannot be stored. I originally planned to borrow the imperial kitchen to make the cake on the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, but I thought that all the civil and military officials would come to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, and the imperial kitchen would be too busy to prepare food for so many people. I guess there would be no space for me to use it, so I planned to make the cake in the palace before entering the palace."

"can."

"Please say hello to Eunuch Sun when you enter the palace that day, so that I won't be at a loss as to how to answer when the Queen Mother asks."

"No problem, you can go later that day. If you go early, everyone will be worshipping and the etiquette will be complicated, and you won't be used to it or like it." Siyu nodded.

"Your Highness has been busy all day, he must be tired, go back and rest for a while."

"Okay, I'll go take a bath first. Where do you want to have dinner, Xiling Pavilion, Qiushuang Pavilion, or Qingfang Garden?"

"Qiushuang Pavilion, it's the coolest there."

"Okay, you should go back and rest for a while too."