Harem Daily Life

Just as He Linzhang picked up a mooncake and was about to eat it, Qi Yizheng coughed lightly: "Ahem, um, isn't it too much for Your Majesty to eat three by yourself? I am willing to share your worries."

He Linzhang narrowed his eyes and didn't want to share the things made by the little beauty with others.

However, Qi Yizheng had been his study partner since childhood and had been with him for more than ten years. If he was too stingy, it might discourage a loyal minister. After hesitating for a moment, He Linzhang gave him a fresh meat mooncake.

Anyway, I have to keep the sweet one for myself.

Qi Yizheng hurriedly picked it up and started eating. After finishing it in three or two bites, he still felt unsatisfied.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect the concubines in the harem to have such good cooking skills. The crust is crispy and not greasy, the meat filling is perfectly seasoned, the soup is full and the aroma is rich. If you open a fresh meat mooncake shop in the capital, I'm afraid it will be overcrowded."

After reviewing it, he smacked his lips again: "It's just that there are too few of them. I can eat ten of them like this."

He Linzhang was still not satisfied after eating one. He looked at the red bean paste mooncake next to him and couldn't help but pick it up and eat it first.

I have to say that the little beauty's cooking skills are really good, better than those of the imperial kitchen. One sweet and one salty, both are in line with He Linzhang's taste.

"Your Majesty, why don't you ask Concubine Tao to make a few more pots next time? The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and my sisters at home all like snacks. I will go to the palace before the Mid-Autumn Festival to ask Concubine Tao for some." Qi Yizheng is a food lover and can't walk when there is delicious food.

He Linzhang said unhappily, "Are my concubines your cooks? You need to make a few more pots. You have three sisters and four younger sisters. If you make two for each, you need to make fourteen. And your married sister's children, you can eat ten, so I have to make dozens for you. This is time-consuming and laborious. Lady Tao can't handle it."

Qi Yizheng swallowed his saliva and said, "Then please ask Lady Tao to give me a recipe. I will take the recipe to my chef to make it. This fresh meat mooncake is so delicious. I have never eaten anything so delicious!"

One is not enough to fill the gap between your teeth, you have to make a big pot and savor it slowly.

"I will ask her for it and give it to you next time. Look how greedy you are, it's just a mooncake, right?" He Linzhang pouted in disdain and continued to discuss military training with Qi Yizheng.

Eunuch Zhang quickly prepared tea for the emperor and then hurriedly left. He had heard from Chang Tai that the fresh meat mooncakes had to be eaten while hot, so that they would taste better!

Eunuch Zhang took the empty food box out and handed it to Chang Tai: "His Majesty is very satisfied. Lord Qi also ate one inside and praised Lady Tao for her good cooking skills. Lady Tao has worked hard. Please wait a moment, I will be back soon."

After saying that, he took his food box to the side hall. After a while, Eunuch Zhang came out and said, "Oh, it's really delicious. Just with the craftsmanship of this fresh meat mooncake, I'm afraid you can make a lot of money if you open a shop in the capital."

Chang Tai thought that Eunuch Zhang was exaggerating. When he returned to Yingyue Pavilion with the food box and ate two mooncakes, one sweet and one salty, his eyes lit up.

"My beauty, Eunuch Zhang said that this craft can be used to open a shop in the capital! Business will definitely be good."

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Tao Yanyan was thinking that if she really had her own business, she would have a steady stream of money.

If you have money, you will be confident, and if you have enough confidence, you will feel secure. A girl's sense of security is given by herself. When a girl can live well in this world without relying on others, she will not be restrained by others and will be freer.

Tao Yanyan found her second small goal - she wanted to have her own store in the capital. By doing business based on the concepts of later generations, she would definitely be able to make money to support her child and become rich.

"Changtai, do you know how much silver it would cost to buy a shop in the capital?" Tao Yanyan asked.

Chang Tai said in embarrassment: "I have not been out of the palace for many years, and I don't know the market outside. If the beauty wants to buy a shop, I can't help. But... I have a cousin who lives in the suburbs of Beijing, so I can ask him about it."

Tao Yanyan thought about it and waved his hand: "Forget it, we can't go out. If we want to do business, we need someone outside to take care of it."

I was thinking, I need to find a partner.

Qingfeng brought Hongxia to deliver the mooncakes to the Empress Dowager's palace. The Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows, surprised.

"Oh, homemade fresh meat mooncakes? Then heat them up before bringing them up." The Queen Mother had never eaten it before and was very curious.

Eunuch Qin quickly brought the heated mooncakes and placed two in front of the Queen Mother.

"Lady Tao said that she could only eat two pieces at most. If she ate more, she wouldn't be able to eat dinner. Your Majesty, please try it. Is it delicious?" Eunuch Qin had already tried it and it was indeed delicious.

The queen mother took a bite and her eyes lit up. She took another bite and said, "Mm, not bad, not bad!" After eating two in a row, the queen mother said dissatisfiedly, "You finished one in three or four bites. Go get two more."

Eunuch Qin said in embarrassment: "Queen Mother, you really can't eat any more. Lady Tao specifically told the maid who brought the food to tell you that you can only eat two. After all, this thing is greasy. Lady Tao is also thinking about your body."

"Humph, I sent you mooncakes, so you have become her man?" The Queen Mother snorted: "Forget it, she is thoughtful, and her cooking skills are also very satisfactory to me. By the way, how is the person you planted?"

Speaking of this, Eunuch Qin was in a more difficult position, so he had to bite the bullet and tell the truth: "Reporting to the Queen Mother, the people I sent were all rejected. Lady Tao chose two with good looks and kept them, and did not use the two steady and ordinary-looking ones I chose."

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and said, "She chooses the pretty ones to keep? Hahahaha, that's really interesting. Isn't she afraid of distracting the Emperor? Will she favor a little palace maid with her someday?"

Eunuch Qin guessed, "Perhaps this is her plan. If the people around her can keep His Majesty, it is also to consolidate her favor."

The Queen Mother shook her head and said, "You think too much of her. She spent all day hunting geese, but the geese pecked her eyes. She is just a girl of sixteen or seventeen. She likes good colors and beautiful things. She doesn't have that many thoughts yet."

Only those who have been influenced by the infighting in the harem and those who have fallen out of favor will always think about how to regain favor.

Lady Tao had just gained favor and everything was going well for her. How could she have imagined that she had to be wary of even the people around her, and that they were all unreliable and trying to share her favor?

It seems that this little girl still needs to experience more before she can grow.

In fact, the Queen Mother and Eunuch Qin were wrong. Tao Yanyan chose good-looking palace maids purely for the sake of his own eyes.

Being surrounded by good-looking and pleasing people every day will make you feel much better. After being reborn, Tao Yanyan just wants to make himself live comfortably and not be hard on himself.