No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Thirteen and fourteen hours are so cute?

Especially Fourteen, he was so angry that he looked like a punching bag.

I really want to poke his puffy face with my finger to see if I can poke the air out of it.

But Lin Mingyan only dared to think about it. If she really did it, the little cutie would be furious.

The Fourth Master didn't care about that. He stepped forward and pinched his cheek: "That's too undignified. Control your expression."

Depend on!

I've been taking care of the baby for quite some time, and I still have to control my facial expressions?!

He was angry...angry for a moment.

Turning to Lin Mingyan, he said, "Little Fourth Sister-in-law, you don't care about Fourth Brother. How can you be a good brother if you bully your younger brother?"

"I'm really not a good brother," the Fourth Master dragged Lin Mingyan to the porch, leaving behind a sentence: "Su Peisheng, send this young master back."

Fourteen was dumbfounded. He had worked hard for most of the day just to find out what kind of treasure his fourth brother had gotten.

In the end, he didn't find out anything and was about to be sent back to the palace.

No!

I won’t do it!

He followed him angrily and kept pestering the Fourth Master until he finally gave in.

"There's no such thing as a precious treasure. It's just something your little sister-in-law likes to eat," the Fourth Master said, half-truthfully, "that villain made a mistake and thought it was something precious."

"What?! Fourth brother, you suffered so much just for a bite of food?"

"What on earth is this delicious food?"

Why is Fourteen making so much noise but feeling like laughing inside?

No, you can't laugh.

If he laughed, Fourth Brother, who is so narrow-minded, would not let him leave the palace this year.

Fourteen thought he was secretly holding back his laughter, but everyone present could see it.

Thirteen simply closed his eyes, out of sight, out of mind: he felt ashamed to have such a brother and friend.

Looking at his little face trying to hold back his laughter, Lin Mingyan understood why the Fourth Master always teased his younger brother.

Because it’s so much fun!

If she wasn't afraid that he would come after her when he grew up, she would have wanted to play along too.

The Fourth Master had amused everyone enough before satisfying them: "Okay, it's just a sweet potato, not a good thing, nor a treasure."

Lin Mingyan had someone prepare a dessert for lunch - yogurt taro balls.

This sweet potato is not a rare thing, but it is not presentable and cannot be directly fed to the two precious little princes.

But taro balls are different. The chewy and smooth taro balls are children’s favorite.

During this month, she had already prepared tapioca starch.

Just before going out fishing, I asked someone to steam the sweet potatoes and let them cool.

At this time, peel the sweet potatoes, put them in a large bowl, and mash them into a paste.

Thirteen and Fourteen had never seen this before, so they just watched from the side, eager to try it out.

The Fourth Master had never seen this before, so he stopped the two from causing trouble.

Seeing everyone's interest, Lin Mingyan explained, "Sweet potatoes are very sweet, but they have a lot of meridians inside, so if you eat them like this, the taste is a bit off."

"Now that it's been mashed into a paste, we can pick out these meridians and discard them."

The meridians that affect the taste are picked out, and the remaining sweet potato puree looks much smoother.

The sweet potatoes at that time were not as sweet as the honey potatoes of later generations, so she added some sugar for flavoring.

Finally, add an appropriate amount of tapioca starch and start kneading it into a smooth dough. Then you can start making taro balls.

"Like this, grab a piece of clay and roll it into long strips on the chopping board," Lin Mingyan said as she demonstrated.

Then use a wooden knife to cut into small balls of uniform size.

Looking at such a simple operation, a bunch of yellow dumplings rolled on the chopping board, and the two little ones' eyes were wide open.

"So simple?! Let me try~" Fourteen was very confident.

Thirteen didn't say anything, but his eyes were full of interest.

Lin Mingyan simply asked someone to fetch some water, asked the three of them to wash their hands, and started making taro balls.

This is actually a very easy job, but the three gentlemen have never done similar work before.

It seemed like a pair of hands were not his own. They were flattened one moment and cracked the next.

Lin Mingyan was giving instructions from the side, thinking that it was a good thing she didn't let them do the task of adding tapioca starch and kneading the dough.

Otherwise, the scene would definitely be: add water, add powder, add water, add powder...

What you end up eating is not taro balls, but starch balls.

Fortunately, this job really does not require any technical skills, and it was finally done after half an hour.

Fourteen didn't care about the powder on his hands. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Finally finished. I'm starving!"

Of course Lin Mingyan knew that they were hungry, so as soon as she had enough food for the first pot, she asked someone to take it down and cook it.

Put the taro balls into the pot, bring to a boil and scoop them out when they float up.

Dujuan had already prepared the ice. The taro balls were soaked in ice water and were chewy and very cute.

The Fourth Master looked at the bowl that Lin Mingyan handed to him with great interest. Inside the small bowl were small yellow dumplings crammed together.

It is also mixed with cold yogurt, and topped with candied beans and osmanthus honey.

If this bowl of sweets had been placed here before, he wouldn't even look at it.

But today this is a new idea that Cha Cha came up with, and he made it himself, which is as meaningful as the dumplings he had during the Chinese New Year.

The Fourth Master picked up the spoon and scooped a spoonful into his mouth, feeling very surprised.

He knew very well what sweet potatoes tasted like, and he didn't have high expectations for taro balls made from them.

I just participated enthusiastically, firstly to play with my younger brothers, and secondly to not spoil Cha Cha's fun.

I didn’t expect that such an inconspicuous and even cheap thing could be made into taro balls, but it would be so surprising.

Not to mention Fourteen, he just loves sweets.

It was so hot that I was sweating all over, but after eating a bowl of ice-cold yogurt taro balls, I felt so relaxed!

After finishing his meal, he wiped his mouth and said, "Fourth brother! You lied!"

"You still say this isn't a treasure? It's so delicious, no wonder someone wants to snatch it away!"

He had never heard of this thing in the palace, so how could people outside not go crazy for it?!

The Fourth Master was choked by him and angrily ordered Du Juan: "Pour another bowl for your Fourteenth Master~"

Shut his mouth!

You're the only one who can talk...

Fourteen wanted to say something else, but the taro balls were in his mouth, chewing and chewing (￣～￣) chewing!

Hmm? What was I going to say?

forget!

I played, ate, and saw the baby.

The Fourth Master then asked casually, "Fourteen, who told you to leave the palace today?"

"Old Nine~" Fourteen said nonchalantly, "We just wanted to come out to see you, and he wanted to come out to play."

"Originally, he was supposed to finish his studies in the middle of the month before he could come out. He came up with a plan and made a scene in front of the Emperor and brought up this matter."

The Fourth Master frowned, feeling that Fourteenth's visit today was related to Li Wei being followed yesterday.

Thirteen said, "I think it was Eighth Brother who helped me. Otherwise, how could Ninth Brother write poetry at that level?"

"Old Eight?" The Fourth Master twirled his thumb ring with his right hand, wondering what he was thinking...