The Legend of Zhen Huan: Year after year, we share the spring breeze

March 20th is Shen Meizhuang's birthday.

The eighteenth birthday was an extremely important day in the previous life, and An Lingrong wanted to give Shen Meiyu a good celebration.

Early in the morning, the Imperial Household Department delivered the emperor's reward, followed closely by the empress.

After paying their respects to the Empress, the two returned to Xianfu Palace for breakfast and prepared to go to Suiyuxuan together. Before they could leave, Xiao Xiazi arrived with an imperial decree, summoning Shen Meizhuang to accompany the Emperor to the Yangxin Palace.

An Lingrong whispered in Shen Meizhuang's ear, "Sister, when you're done with your work, go to Suiyuxuan. Sister Zhen and I have a surprise for you."

Shen Meizhuang also whispered in her ear: "I'm looking forward to it!"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

In the Suiyu Pavilion.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs had already built the oven according to An Lingrong's drawings yesterday and delivered the necessary items, filling the courtyard of Sui Yuxuan.

Seeing An Lingrong busy all the time, Zhen Huan felt that the book in her hand was meaningless, so she changed into casual clothes and came to help.

Separate the egg whites from the yolks and place the egg whites in a bowl without water or oil. Whipping egg whites is a very tiring task, but fortunately, there are many helpers.

An Lingrong demonstrated, "Xiao Yunzi, if you beat the egg whites vigorously with chopsticks, it will be very tiring. You and Xiao Luzi should take turns beating them."

Xiao Yunzi took the order and left.

The two of them fought until they were sweating profusely, and only then did they produce a foam that barely met An Lingrong's standards.

Add milk, sugar and flour to the egg yolks and stir carefully. Then add the beaten egg whites slowly several times and continue stirring until completely blended.

Take a clean iron basin, pour the cake batter into it, shake out the bubbles inside and put it into the oven.

Since the oven cannot be adjusted in temperature, An Lingrong had to open it from time to time to check if it was baked well. If the temperature was too high, the food would be burnt and the food would be wasted. If the temperature was too low, the food would be cooked on the outside but not on the inside.

Seeing that she was sweating profusely, Zhen Huan picked up a handkerchief to wipe her sweat and handed her a glass of water.

Over there, Xiao Yunzi and Xiao Luzi were already whipping the cream.

"Sister, can you carve?"

"I don't know how." He turned around and ordered, "Jinxi, go to the imperial kitchen and ask if they have a chef who is good at carving. If there is one, bring him here."

"Liuzhu, go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and see what fruits are available. You need all kinds of fruits." An Lingrong gave the order.

After a while, Jinxi led a young eunuch in to pay their respects.

"First, carve out the words 'Happy Birthday, Sister Mei.'"

Liu Zhu brought back a bunch of long-lasting fruits: apples, mangoes, longans, white pears, cantaloupes, and tangerines.

"Sir, what kind of flowers can be carved from these fruits? Chrysanthemums would be best."

The eunuch picked up a mango.

When seeing mangoes, An Lingrong thought of mango thousand layers again.

"Xiao Yunzi, Xiao Luzi, beat the cream again."

The two of them walked away, shaking their trembling arms.

Mix the eggs, sugar and milk evenly, and sift out the dough using a fine sieve.

Place a small frying pan on a small red clay stove, pour the batter into it and fry it into a thin pancake crust, then pour it out and set it aside.

In a short while, the amount needed for two thousand-layer cakes was fried.

He also asked Zhen Huan to cut the mango into thin slices.

An Lingrong looked at the cream-whipping robot beside her and asked, "Can't you two ask for help?"

Little Yunzi held his breath and shook his arms desperately, not bothering to reply. Little Luzi said, "I'm afraid they won't know the seriousness of the matter and will delay the young master's business."

After the cream is beaten, put a layer of mango on the crust and spread the cream on it. Repeat this process several times and the mango mille-feuille cake is ready.

The eunuch over there had already carved the chrysanthemums, and also used the harder fruit of Hami melon to carve a lifelike picture of two fish offering good fortune, as well as several other small flowers and longevity peaches.

An Lingrong couldn't help but marvel at her deft hands, "Sister, reward him!"

The young eunuch took the reward and left with many thanks, feeling secretly proud that he could make a living wherever he went with such a good skill.

After a while, An Lingrong took out the cake base, which was baked quite well. She used a long, thin knife to cut the cake base into three sections and added fruit pieces to enrich the taste.

Then spread the whipped cream around the cake base until it is smooth and there is not a single wrinkle.

"Put the words 'Happy Birthday, Sister Mei' in the middle. Sister, how do you place these flowers to make them look better?"

Zhen Huan thought about it carefully and placed the fruit flowers on the cake base one by one, which instantly elevated the quality of the cake.

"Sister, I thought of a new idea for the milk tea last time. Do you want to try it?"

"Okay, I'll never forget that milk tea!"

When An Lingrong went to the Imperial Household Department, she happened to see tapioca pearls and asked for a lot of them. Tapioca pearls are great for making desserts.

Sago is high-yielding and cold-resistant, and is grown in Guangxi and Yunnan.

"Su Ye, go back to Yanxi Palace and bring the sago."

Peel the mango and cut it into small cubes. Take a part of it and add milk to make mango puree. After the tapioca pearls are cooked, let them cool. Add mango cubes, citrus pieces, tapioca pearls, milk and mango puree into the cup in turn. A cup of mango pudding is ready.

An Lingrong picked up a cup and handed it to Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan took a sip with a small spoon. The mango puree was sweet and soft, the sago was chewy and smooth, and paired with the mango pieces and slightly sour citrus pieces, the taste was extremely rich.

"This is even better than bubble milk tea." Zhen Huan has always preferred sweets, and this dessert made her praise it highly.

"Sister, when the weather gets hot, it will taste better if you chill it."

"Then make it for me in the summer."

"it is good!"

Because the method was simple, An Lingrong made a lot and gave one portion to each palace maid.

Everything is ready, only the birthday star is missing.