My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Princess Rui smiled gently, "It's delicious, even better than what the cooks in the manor make."

But no matter how delicious it is, it's just a pastry. People of their status, would they really go hungry?

Princess Rui did not believe the pastries sent by the prince; she only wanted them to taste them.

The fact that the prince specially sent someone to deliver it must mean that besides its delicious taste, it must have something else special about it.

Actually, she only needed to send someone to inquire to find out what really happened.

But she knew that sending someone to bribe the prince's entourage to gather information would offend the prince.

Rather than breaking a taboo and upsetting him, it's better to directly ask about your doubts.

This is why, even though her beauty has faded over the years, the prince still often comes to sit in her courtyard.

Prince Rui liked this about his wife.

He laughed and said, "To receive such praise from you, the taste must be really good. It's worth it for Dequan to come all this way."

"Your Highness has been busy today and hasn't had a chance to taste the pastries yet, has he?"

As Princess Rui spoke, she instructed people to bring up several kinds of pastries, which were arranged on exquisite plates.

As the two ate pastries and chatted casually, Princess Rui finally learned the whole story.

She sighed inwardly, at the good fortune of the owner of Sweet Fragrance Shop. The prince was dissatisfied with some aristocratic families...

When Hongdu was in power, he opened this shop in a high-profile manner, which caught the eye of the prince, who then sent his chief steward to buy pastries.

With a prince openly supporting him, surely that shop won't go out of business!

In fact, ever since Li Dequan left with the pastries, Sweet Fragrance Shop has been constantly busy with customers. Almost all of them are aristocratic families from Hongdu.

Some people thought that seeing Li Dequan personally come to buy pastries was a signal from Prince Rui that he intended to promote Tianxiangfang.

Some people were curious and wanted to see just how delicious the pastries from Sweet Fragrance Workshop were that even the Prince Rui's Mansion would buy them.

Or perhaps people think that these are pastries eaten even in the Prince Rui's residence, and that buying them as gifts would be impressive, so many people buy them as gifts...

The sudden influx of customers caused Sweet Fragrance Bakery to sell out all the pastries it had stockpiled in the previous days.

Real money poured into the shop.

Gu Chunzhi's admiration for her daughter-in-law was now like a surging river, unstoppable.

"Shuangniang, did you foresee this grand occasion, which is why you kept the kitchen servants busy making so many pastries?"

Ji Yunshuang couldn't possibly have calculated all that; she was only confident because she had supplies in one space.

However, seeing Gu Chunzhi's admiring and excited eyes, and to prevent her from rambling on later, Ji Yunshuang nodded as if everything was within her calculations.

"You are so awesome!"

Gu Chunzhi was so happy that she couldn't sleep at night. But amidst her joy, a sense of worry also arose in her heart.

My daughter-in-law is so wonderful, my son seems too ordinary and not good enough for her.

But he always has a cold face.

The shop is so busy, but he doesn't come to help. He's always running around outside, and I don't know what he's busy with.

The more Gu Chunzhi thought about it, the less she could sleep. She made up her mind to find some time to have a good talk with her son.

After that night, many people, like Gu Chunzhi, couldn't sleep.

However, unlike Gu Chunzhi's joy, he felt more worried and anxious.

Especially the owners of various pastry shops in Hongdu.

Almost all the owners of pastry shops in Hongdu sent people to Tianxiangfang to buy pastries today.

At Baixianglou and Tianxiangfang, a row of various pastries were laid out on the counter. The owner and chefs of Baixianglou stood in front of the counter, tasting the pastries from Tianxiangfang.

Fan Zhi, the owner of Baixianglou, frowned deeply. "Has any of you been able to taste what's been added to it?"

Master chef Bao Liangji of Baixianglou slowly sipped the walnut pastry in his mouth and said, "Walnut pastry contains flour, walnuts..."

He could vaguely name a few kinds of walnut cookies, but he didn't know anything else.

Especially those cookies, they smelled particularly fragrant and were very crispy, but I just couldn't figure out what was inside.

Fan Zhi glanced at the other masters, signaling them to speak as well. The others all looked ashamed.

Fan Zhi looked disappointed and then asked Bao Liangji, "Can you make walnut tree pastry?"

Bao Liangji said, "I will try my best."

Fan Zhi said, "Use the flour and walnuts as you like. Just tell me what else you need, and I'll have someone deliver it."

Bao Liangji nodded under immense pressure.

On the other side, the Kong family father and daughter were also enjoying pastries from Tianxiangfang.

However, unlike Bai Xiang Lou, the father and daughter reluctantly bought only one bag of cookies.

The two originally intended to buy it back, analyze the other's recipe, and then learn from the other to make it and sell it in their own shop.

The two finished the bag of cookies but still couldn't figure out what the other had used in their cookies or how they were made.

In the end, only two words remained in my mind: "Delicious!"

Kong Yuanshan licked his lips with lingering satisfaction, then slammed his fist on the table in anger, saying, "That's far too little! Selling this little bit for two taels of silver is outrageous! It's absolutely outrageous!"

Kong Xiufang also felt that there was still more to say.

She hasn't had enough yet!

If they could also make pastries like that…wouldn't she be the one to win Prince Rui's favor? Then, could she…

Thinking of the rumored princes who were skilled in both literature and martial arts, her cheeks flushed and her heart pounded.

Thinking that Sweet Fragrance House has now gained the prince's favor, she couldn't help but feel a surge of resentment.

It's all her father's fault. He only values ​​her brother and refuses to pass on his skills.

If he were willing to pass on his skills, with her intelligence, she might very well be able to figure out a cookie recipe.

It's all her father's fault; he shattered her dream of becoming the daughter of the heir...

Kong Yuanshan was unaware of the deep resentment his daughter harbored towards him. After cursing Sweet Fragrance Shop in his mind, he said, "Why don't we just use that refugee's recipe from before?"

Kong Xiufang also snapped out of her resentment and nodded, saying, "The pastries made by those refugees are no worse than those from Tianxiangfang."

Kong Yuanshan nodded in agreement, saying, "Indeed. That Fang family brat is unreliable; don't count on him."

Hearing her father mention Fang Zijian, Kong Xiufang's eyes flashed with disgust and disdain. "I stopped hoping for him a long time ago."

"Tell me where the refugee is staying tomorrow, and I'll take care of it."

Kong Yuanshan sighed and said, "You're still a girl after all, and you're too soft-hearted."

Hearing her father's dismissive and regretful tone, Kong Xiufang felt a surge of rebelliousness.

She said, "Father, I can handle this, so don't worry about it. Rest assured, I will definitely deliver the prescription for the refugees to you within three days."

After saying that, Kong Xiufang went out the door.