The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

"Your Majesty, if the girls' school is lucky enough to gain the favor of the medical girls, Xunlu Girls' School will certainly welcome them to join."

Concubine Ning understood what the old lady meant. She only needed to convey a message, and those who were willing to go would go after leaving the palace.

Now that the presentation is over, it’s time to get down to business.

Prince's Residence

"What's that sound outside?"

The fifth prince was practicing calligraphy when he heard the voices of several people talking not far away.

Among them, there was a familiar voice, it was the sixth brother.

The eunuch who was serving bowed and replied, "It's the son of the Duan Bo family who has entered the palace. I think he's here to look for the Sixth Prince. It seems like school is over by now."

The fifth prince suddenly lost interest in practicing calligraphy. He put down his pen, and the ink smudged everywhere.

A good piece of calligraphy was ruined just like that.

The fifth prince stood up and walked out without even looking at it.

"Send a message to my mother and tell her that I am going to pay my respects to her today."

next door

"Brother Kang, why did you bring so many things?"

Chu Qinling looked at the things on the table and reached out to open a box.

"This is the roll pastry from the shop in the east of the city. I suddenly remembered it when I entered the palace this morning, so I went to see it and bought one just as the stall opened."

Many of these were delicacies they had talked about in their casual conversations in the past.

"You're so thoughtful. Don't bring so many things next time."

Chu Qinling looked at it and saw that some of it was from different places. He had just left the farm this morning, so he must have bought it on the spot.

Kang Ge'er thinks so, he does whatever he thinks.

"It's not much, it's just that you guys don't eat much. For me, I still don't feel full even if I eat one bite at a time."

Kang Ge'er also likes to eat these exquisite foods, and he feels that he has some aesthetic taste.

But as I grow older, especially now that I have a big appetite, I always feel like I’m not full, so I prefer to eat something oily and juicy.

This kind of snack with bigger eyes is just for filling your stomach.

Brother Jian was eating his favorite date paste pastry next to him. It was so delicious that he almost cried.

It’s not that there’s not enough food in the palace, but I’m craving this.

"You are not at the manor, how did you come to the palace?"

Chu Qinling was a little curious, and handed a piece of rolled pastry to Chu Yuhui who was listening to their conversation quietly.

Chu Yuhui didn't say much. When he saw the little uncle handing it to him, he took it and sat next to him. He asked someone to pour him a cup of tea and ate with it.

"Grandmother brought the students from the girls' school into the palace, saying that she wanted to show them to the Empress."

Chu Qinling thought about it for a while, wondering what the old lady's intention was.

Jian Ge'er beside him asked curiously, "How is that female student now?"

He had heard his mother and sister talk about this girls' school. His mother had even gone to see it and came back with uncontrollable praise for it.

Kang Ge'er didn't know much about it either, but he could tell them about the last time he went to the charity exhibition.

"It sounds like it's quite lively."

"That's not the case. There were so many people that we almost couldn't get out. My grandmother took us through the small gate of the girls' school and we had to go around in a long circle before we could get out."

Chu Qinling was also a little tempted, "Why didn't you mention it before? We can go and join in the fun."

"It's only open for five days, and it just so happens that you all don't have any leave."

Brother Jian burst into tears in his heart, chewing the thing in his hand with an expressionless face.

“Things are so cheap there?”

Chu Yuhui looked puzzled. Can a meal be bought with just a few cents?

Any meal they eat outside costs more than ten taels, so it is hard to imagine what food that costs only a few cents tastes like.

“It’s edible, but the portion isn’t big. It tastes pretty good, though.”

Kang Ge'er suspected that his grandmother had found the recipe from somewhere, as he could always smell the fragrance coming from her small kitchen.

The chefs were ordered by grandma to study various foods all day long, but he also had a good appetite and got a lot of good food every day.

"The smaller the portion, the more food you can eat. I think this is a good idea."

Brother Jian wiped his mouth. When this righteousness was unfolded, the profit accounted for a small part, probably for the purpose of building a reputation.

Kang Ge'er nodded in agreement, saying that was what his grandmother said.

"But overall it's definitely much cheaper. I don't know."

That might be selling at a loss, mainly to improve reputation. But if you do that, it will cause a lot of trouble later.

They thought to themselves.

"Sixth Prince, the Empress has sent a message saying that she will dine at her palace today. She has prepared a table for you to enjoy and entertain the brothers."

Someone from outside delivered the message.

"I see."

"Do you have classes later?"

Kang Ge'er then remembered that these people still had to go to school.

It’s great, unlike myself, who was so “pitiful” because I had no books to read.

"Yes, you and Xuan Ge'er play here. We'll go together after school."

Chu Qinling felt a little reluctant to leave. They had finally gotten together, but he insisted on studying.

"Oh no! This is Song's class, and he asked me where I put the strategy I wrote last time."

Brother Jian's heart skipped a beat, he seemed to have lost his homework.

"I remember you put it in your school bag. Can you look carefully for it?"

The last time Chu Yuhui sat with Jian Ge'er to complete his homework, he vaguely remembered that Jian Ge'er put the things into his school bag.

"Really? No, I have to go back and look for it. My book bag is in the temple."

Brother Jian said this and hurried to the other side.

Chu Qinling and Chu Yuhui thought about it and prepared to leave.

"Song Jiangxue always comes early, so we'll go back first. He has to wait for us here."

"Okay, okay, go quickly."

After finally waiting for them to finish school, they went to Fuhua Palace.

The palace maids who got the news along the way cleared the palace roads to prevent the ignorant palace maids from bumping into them.

Concubine Ning was very considerate and took two bites of the dish made by Yuan Ying.

Although it is far inferior to the royal chefs in the palace, it is already very good that he can make food with this taste at such a young age.

Cooking skills are developed slowly.

On Chu Qinling's side, seeing two dishes that didn't go together, several children took a bite out of curiosity.

It’s not that it doesn’t taste good, it’s just very different from the food in the palace.

When they learned that this dish was made by a female student of eleven or twelve years old, they all praised it.

But they only took a quick bite. After all, it was made by a novice cook, so it was already a great honor for them to have a bite.

Kang Ge'er didn't care about these things. The last time he tasted the same thing at a stall, it was probably made by one person.

He could see that some of the dishes in the palace were delicious, but they paid more attention to the appearance of the dishes, and the portions were too small.

However, Concubine Ning always knew that Kang Ge'er had a big appetite, so she specifically instructed the imperial kitchen to send twice the amount of food as usual.