The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

Upon closer inspection, that ornament is actually a small bonsai!

"Miss, may I take a look?" Runyue asked anxiously from the side.

Jingxue took off her mask and said, "Come and take a look!"

Leap Moon walked over and examined each of the brocade boxes. When she saw the Emperor Emeritus's gift, the little maid sniffed, touched it with her little finger, and finally let out a sigh of relief, saying, "Miss, I thought it was poop, but it really does look like it!"

Jingxue gently patted her little head, "Do you understand now?"

"Oh! Miss, it's your birthday today, what delicious food should we make?"

Speaking of birthdays, Jingxue thought of a birthday cake and wondered if she could make one.

"Yueyue, go check if Yingying is awake yet? I'm going to think of something delicious to eat!"

"okay!"

After the leap month ended, Jingxue started checking her space for ingredients that could be used to make a cake. She had eggs, low-gluten flour, granulated sugar, and corn oil.

However, there was no fresh milk in the space. Fortunately, Wulintuya left a lot of milk cakes for Jingxue, which had a high milk content. Jingxue hadn't eaten them yet, so she decided to try using the milk cakes instead of milk.

Jingxue retrieved various materials from her spatial storage and went to find Xiaoman and the others. When she arrived at the kitchen, she saw two cooks and three maids busy at work.

Only the wet nurse was absent; she must have been looking after Yingying.

"Miss, what are you doing? Let me help you!" Xiaoman took the things from Jingxue's hands.

Jingxue felt something was wrong. Xiaoman was the original owner's personal maid, so it was impossible for her not to remember the original owner's birthday. Why didn't the child mention it?

"Xiaoman, why didn't you remind me that today is my birthday?"

"Yes, it was His Highness who told us a few days ago that he had a surprise for you!" As her mistress's personal maid, Xiaoman was naturally happy to see her mistress and the prince get along well. Since the prince was so willing, they had to cooperate.

Jingxue didn't expect Ye Muchen to have this kind of move. She wondered what kind of surprise this guy would give her!

This was the original owner's eighteenth birthday. In modern times, it would be a very important coming-of-age ceremony. However, in ancient times, one would reach adulthood at the age of fifteen.

Seeing that Jingxue remained silent, Xiaoman assumed she was unhappy and boldly said, "Miss, the Prince is very thoughtful. This shows that he cares about you, you, you..."

Having been in this world for so long, Jingxue knows Xiaoman quite well. This child is well-behaved and introverted, and rarely says these things. But Jingxue understands what Xiaoman didn't say: she simply wants Jingxue and Ye Muchen to live happily ever after.

“I understand what you mean. Come on, I’ll teach you how to make something delicious today. Birthday cake is the perfect treat, and we’ll eat this for every one of your birthdays from now on.”

"Alright! You tell us what to do, and we'll do it!"

So, the maids started making cakes with Jingxue, and the two cooks were busy preparing dinner. Now, the small storeroom in Jingning Garden is always stocked with chicken, duck, fish and meat.

Jingxue guided Xiaoman and the others through the steps she remembered. Runyue and Yingying, not knowing what a cake was, watched the excitement from the sidelines.

When it came time to beat the egg whites, Jingxue called Ying Si over. The man was stronger, so she gave him three chopsticks, and he finished beating the egg whites in less than 15 minutes.

I dissolved the milk pudding in warm water instead of milk, and the resulting cake base turned out quite well; it was rather soft.

She took some parchment paper, rolled it into a funnel shape, and carefully spread the cream on it, then decorated it with fruit: red strawberries, yellow peaches, and green kiwis. It looked quite nice.

Finally, she wrote "Happy Birthday" on the dragon fruit puree, and Jingxue also made one for each of the children separately.

Yingying was quite sensible; although she was drooling a little, she insisted, "Let's wait for my brother and Xiaoze to come back so we can eat together."

The sun was almost setting when the mansion welcomed its first guest, Li Qianqian.

"Happy birthday, cousin!" Li Qianqian walked in with a little maid.

Jingxue smiled. "Thank you! Come in quickly! How did you know it was my birthday today?"

“It was my brother who told me when he returned to the manor. Originally, my mother and the others also wanted to come, but my brother said that the prince didn’t want to make a fuss, and a few young people would be enough.” Li Qianqian took off her cloak and handed it to the maid beside her.

Jingxue smiled. This Ye Muchen!

“Cousin, I know you don’t lack anything, but this is my heartfelt gift, please don’t find it offensive!” Li Qianqian said, taking out a brocade box and opening it, inside which was a Ganoderma lucidum.

"This is so precious! Thank you! I really like it." Jingxue accepted it generously.

“My uncle brings us some good medicinal herbs every year when he comes back. This is one he gave me last year!” Li Qianqian said.

Jingxue handed the brocade box to Xiaoman and instructed Liqiu to serve a fruit platter. As a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, Jingxue was very strict about the amount of fruit the children ate, as many fruits were cold in nature and children with weak spleens and stomachs should not eat too much.

Just then, Runyue led Yingying in, and the little myna bird landed on Jingxue's shoulder, saying, "Sister, happy delivery!"

Jingxue "..."

What did I produce?

I could tell from the voice that Yingying taught me.

Yingying said anxiously, "Xiao Hei, it's Happy Birthday! Say it again."

"Happy birthday, little black bird!" the little myna obediently said. Jingxue patted its little head. "Good boy, little black bird!"

Seeing this scene, Li Qianqian smiled and said, "Cousin, your mansion is so lively!"

"Hmm! These children are all very well-behaved! Qianqian, have some fruit. Don't worry about smudging your lipstick. I'll give you a waterproof lipstick later."

"Cousin, I still haven't finished using the fruit you gave me last time!" Li Qianqian said, taking a toothpick and eating a piece of fruit.

Jingxue smiled and said, "Girls can never have too many cosmetics. If you have time, go to a beauty salon to take care of your skin. I'll give you a beauty salon card!"

"Thank you very much, cousin. I originally thought I was going to go back to Qingzhou with my family, but now I don't have to. However, my mother asked me to embroider my wedding dress at the mansion." Li Qianqian said, her face slightly red.

"So early? Aren't there still several months to go?"

"Mother said we should prepare in advance! Cousin, I heard that the emperor has chosen two daughters from noble families to enter the palace to accompany him."

Jingxue was unaware of this. "Oh! I haven't heard about it."

"They were selected from the women from prominent families who participated in the last training session, and I heard that they weren't given high ranks."

"Your information network is quite impressive!" Jingxue said with a smile.

Li Qianqian also smiled and said, "My father told me this last night when he came back to the mansion."

Jingxue glanced at Yingying and asked, "What is Uncle busy with?"

When Li Qianqian heard Jingxue ask Li Jun, she sighed, "I don't know what's wrong lately? Uncle and Aunt are always arguing. Aunt still has a lot of shops in Qingzhou, and she wants Uncle to come back to Qingzhou with her to manage those businesses, but Uncle refuses."

“We also have a lot of family property in Gyeongju that we haven’t moved here. Father sent the steward back to move it. Originally, my uncle and aunt were supposed to go back to move it together, but they still can’t agree on it. My aunt keeps making a fuss.”

Jingxue then realized why Li Jun hadn't made any move despite promising to come and help her.

"What do your eldest uncle and maternal grandmother think?"

Li Qianqian said, "Grandmother doesn't care about these things. She just hopes that my uncle and his wife can have a baby soon, but..."