The wish of the Qing Dynasty is fulfilled

"Empress Dowager, please try this dish and see how it tastes~"

When the empress dowager heard the lively little girl's voice, a smile appeared on her face. However, when she saw Qi Yuebin holding a plate of pastries, the empress dowager's smile froze on her face.

The empress dowager was confused as to why the emperor suddenly appointed such a girl to enter the palace to accompany him. It took her some time to understand Qi Yuebin's temperament. She was simply a monkey that could not be suppressed.

Since the passing of the Grand Empress Dowager, the Fifth Prince, Yinqi, who had been raised by her, had also moved to the residence of the Princes, and Ciren Palace had suddenly fallen into an unbearable silence. The Emperor was afraid that he would be too lonely, so he dug out such a living treasure from nowhere and sent it to Ciren Palace.

The Empress Dowager, grateful for the Emperor's filial piety and with Qi Yuebin's company, felt much better day by day. The time they spent together had made the Empress Dowager even more fond of the little princess from the Qi family. She liked children with bright and cheerful smiles, unlike those coy Manchu noble ladies, who were more like the children of the grasslands of her hometown.

Until one day, Qi Yuebin suddenly wanted to cook for the empress dowager herself. It was just a simple milk cake, but she ended up using up half of the small kitchen with white flour.

The poor empress dowager was old and thought that this was another earth-shaking incident. She was thinking of escaping, but when she heard Qingxia come to report that it was Qi Gege who blew up the small kitchen, she didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief first or take a deep breath.

I didn't expect that she would make another plate of pastries today. Never mind, I'll ask Suqiu to go to the small kitchen to give her some rewards to comfort those frightened servants.

The Queen Mother had just taken Qi Yuebin's hand and asked her to sit next to her when she heard the servant announce that Concubine Yi was coming to pay her a visit.

"I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager!"

"Good boy, get up quickly, Qingxia, and take care of your mistress. Be careful not to neglect her, or you will miss out on food next time."

"Oh, Empress Dowager, is this how you think of me? I won't agree~"

Concubine Yi laughed and joked a few times, and her smile showed the good looks and quick temper of this favored concubine. She only paused when she saw the girl leaning next to the empress dowager, and her eyes fell on the clasped hands of the empress dowager and the girl.

Concubine Yi was not the kind of person who cared too much about face and suffered in vain. She did not mind that the little girl in front of her also accepted her greeting. In other words, compared to this, Concubine Yi cared more about the fact that the little princess of the Qi family was so favored by the empress dowager.

The Empress Dowager is a slow-tempered person. Doesn’t Concubine Yi know this even if others don’t?

When Yinqi was brought to Ciren Palace, Concubine Yi practiced Mongolian for a long time and acted like a good boy every day to achieve her current familiarity with him. Unexpectedly, Qi Yuebin quietly came to the Empress Dowager in such a short time.

At just ten years old, the Emperor wouldn't be so crazy as to want to take her into his harem, so that she would be prepared for the princes? She was from a family of military commanders and had been raised by the Empress Dowager in advance. Who knew which prince would be given such a big bargaining chip?

Concubine Yi had a lot of thoughts in her mind, but she just rolled her eyes. The old man and the child opposite her didn't seem to pay much attention to her, they were just staring at a plate of pastries.

Wait, pastries?

Concubine Yi took a closer look at the plate of cakes, each of which was a different shape, and then glanced at the tiny white marks on the bottom of Qi Yuebin's long sleeves, and suddenly she understood.

"Your Highness, you know I'm a quick-thinking person. I just thought I'd come to see you these pastries, so I rushed over. Now, my stomach is growling when I see the cakes you have. I hope you can give me two pieces to sweeten my mouth."

"Qingxia, why don't you bring it over to your mistress? Go make a pot of milk tea and stuff it in her mouth. This way she won't have to act like a good girl in front of the child."

Concubine Yi pouted and acted funny, making the empress dowager giggle. Then she picked up a piece of dessert and took a bite. After just one bite, she was glad that she had a handkerchief in her other hand to cover herself, otherwise she would have burst into tears on the spot.

How can this be called a pastry?

Compared to this, the fruit charcoal burned in winter is softer and more delicious.

Concubine Yi smiled through her handkerchief, silently changed her teeth, and mustered up the courage to take another bite.

Help! If this piece is eaten up, the emperor may have a concubine with a gap-tooth!

Qi Yuebin watched Concubine Yi savoring the cakes in small bites and thought she really liked the cakes he made. He felt that Concubine Yi had a unique taste, and most importantly, she had good teeth!

After she finished making it, she almost broke her teeth when she tasted it herself. She just took it out to tease the empress dowager, but she didn't expect that someone would actually like it.

After seeing off Concubine Yi that day, Qi Yuebin's hidden culinary spirit was ignited because he had a mentor who appreciated him. He cooked snacks ten times in half a month.

In fact, the fourth time, Concubine Yi was so scared that she made an excuse that she would not set foot in Ciren Palace for a while, but she could not resist Qi Yuebin's enthusiasm, so she asked Aunt Suqiu to personally send her to Yiku Palace for the next six times.

Regardless of how Concubine Yi in the Yiku Palace carefully examined the condition of her teeth in the mirror, the fact that the most respected palace maid beside the Empress Dowager personally went to deliver pastries made the other people in the harem unable to sit still.

"This shameless woman always acts in a humble manner to curry favor with the Queen Mother. I wonder what kind of circumstances she's encountered recently to have the Queen Mother treat her with such humility!"

Teacups were smashed in several palaces, and the spies in the dark also started to move, trying to find out the reasons behind the recent interactions between Concubine Yi and Ciren Palace.

The hardworking Xiao Qi kneaded the dough even more happily as the sound of porcelain pieces shattered into pieces. It was another hard-working day!