The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

Wei Siyu looked at the food box in Aunt Lvwu's hand with curiosity. He had never tasted the palace snacks before, and today was a good opportunity to try the flavors from the imperial kitchen.

Looking at the character "御" (Yu) on the food box, he naturally assumed that it was a pastry from the imperial kitchen.

"I made this myself!" Wanyue proudly introduced to the two of them.

When Wei Siyu heard that these were actually pastries made by Wanyue herself, a sense of worry welled up in her heart.

You must understand, Wanyue is a noble princess, born of noble birth, whose hands never touch the kitchen! How could she possibly cook desserts? Even her own younger sister has never stepped into the kitchen.

However, just as he was pondering this to himself, he saw Aunt Green Willow carefully take something out of the food box.

Wei Siyu took a closer look, and her eyes lit up immediately, her face showing a look of surprise.

What appeared before him was a bowl of exquisite double-skin milk! His thoughts were instantly drawn back to his time in Xin'an County, when he had the good fortune to taste the double-skin milk made by Wanyue, and the wonderful taste still remained unforgettable to this day.

Thinking of this, my original worries had long since vanished, replaced by a heart full of anticipation.

Before me lies a breathtakingly beautiful polychrome glass butterfly bowl. Its surface displays vibrant, lifelike three-dimensional butterfly patterns, as if a swarm of colorful butterflies were fluttering about. The delicate and exquisite craftsmanship makes this bowl a true work of art in itself.

However, what's even more mouthwatering are the colorful taro balls in the bowl. These small and exquisite taro balls are brightly colored, with shades of delicate pink, refreshing grass green, and elegant light purple, among others. They intertwine together, like a beautiful painting unfolding before your eyes. Just looking at them is enough to make one feel refreshed and captivated.

When you bring it close and take a gentle sniff, a rich and mellow milky aroma wafts up, and that sweet fragrance instantly spreads and lingers around your nose, making you want to take a deep breath and remember this delicious taste forever.

Such an enticing aroma is a direct tantalization of the taste buds, yet looking at such exquisite food, he was almost reluctant to take a bite and ruin the delight.

Finally, unable to contain his admiration, he exclaimed, "Princess Wanyue, this bowl of double-skin milk is so exquisite that I almost don't want to eat it! It's so beautiful!"

Hearing this, Wanyue smiled slightly, crossed her arms, and raised her eyelids slightly, her eyes still revealing a hint of pride. She replied softly, "Hehe, I even gave it a beautiful name—Colorful Brocade Sweet Cheese. What do you think? Isn't it quite poetic?"

Shen Yu'an stared intently at the plate of colorful and fragrant jasmine cheese in front of him, a slight smile playing on his lips. He was, after all, a true food enthusiast, especially fond of the dishes from the Shen Family Restaurant in Xin'an County.

Seeing these exquisite and tempting desserts, my stomach was instantly rumbling with hunger.

With a gentle lift of his long, slender, jade-like hands, he slowly placed the black jade chess piece he was playing with into the chess basket. Then, he carefully turned the chess manual face down under the chessboard. The series of movements was fluid and elegant.

After doing all that, he reached for the silver spoon without hesitation, looking eager to taste it.

However, just then, a burst of exclamations of "Delicious, delicious!" suddenly came from beside me.

Shen Yu'an looked closely and saw that the person who had just sworn that he couldn't bear to eat it was now eating with his mouth full, his cheeks bulging out, looking as cute as a little squirrel.

Even so, the person did not stop what they were doing, and continued to put spoonful after spoonful of the sweet and delicious Caijin Ganluo into their mouth.

Looking at Shen Yu'an, he wasn't wolfing down his food like the person next to him. He first gently stirred the dessert in his bowl with a small spoon, allowing the colorful taro balls and milky white double-skin milk to blend together fully.

Then, with great elegance, he dipped his spoon into the exquisite, multicolored glass butterfly bowl and scooped up a small spoonful of colorful jasmine cheese.

In this spoonful, orange, purple, and red taro balls complement each other, paired with a touch of silky smooth, milky-white double-skin milk, resembling a delicate work of art.

Shen Yu'an slowly brought the spoon to his lips and took a small sip.

In an instant, the incredibly smooth double-skin milk seemed to transform into a clear spring, flowing down his throat and disappearing without a trace, leaving only a few chewy and soft taro balls in his mouth.

He was unhurried and chewed the taro balls slowly, savoring their delightful bounce between his teeth.

With each chew, you can feel the rich aroma of milk and the sweet taste of taro spreading in your mouth, which is intoxicating.

Before long, he swallowed all the taro balls, leaving only a lingering fragrance in his mouth.

He never hesitates to praise delicious food.

He turned to look at Wanyue beside him, a bright smile on his lips, and nodded gently, his tone full of praise: "Wanyue, I didn't expect your skills to be so outstanding! In my opinion, this double-skin milk is no worse than Cao'er's."

Upon hearing his praise, Wanyue blushed and lowered her head shyly. Her hands unconsciously fiddled with the hem of her clothes, and she shook her head modestly, saying, "Cousin, you flatter me. I'm not that good. I can only make a little bit of food that looks pretty and is relatively simple to make. Compared to Sister Cao'er, I'm still far behind."

Even so, the thought of her grandmother's satisfied and happy expression after tasting the food she had made filled Wanyue with an indescribable joy.

She raised her head, her eyes bright as stars, and continued, "But, my grandmother was especially happy after eating what I made, and she praised me a lot." As she said this, she seemed to remember something, smiled slightly, and then gently gathered her sleeves, revealing a translucent emerald green bracelet on her fair wrist.

"Look, this is the bracelet my grandmother just gave me! Isn't it beautiful?" Wanyue proudly showed everyone the bracelet on her wrist, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yu'an put down his chopsticks and glanced at the bracelet.

The bracelet was made of a fine and smooth material, with a bright emerald green color, like a clear lake, which was pleasing to the eye.

While continuing to eat the food in his bowl, he casually remarked, "Hmm, it is indeed a fine bracelet. It's not easy to find such a clear and vibrant green bracelet these days. I remember this was one of my grandmother's dowry bracelets when she got married."

Wan Yue, who was sitting idly on the couch, playing with the black jade chess piece and gently tapping her bracelet to make a crisp sound, was startled by Shen Yu'an's words.

She hurriedly threw all the chess pieces in her hand into the chess basket next to her, and then, as if holding some rare treasure, carefully reached out with both hands to take off the bracelet on her wrist.

She bit her lip lightly, her eyes fixed on the bracelet, as if she would break it with the slightest force.

After finally managing to remove the bracelet, she breathed a sigh of relief and quickly handed it to Green Willow, who was waiting nearby. Her voice held a hint of pleading as she said, "Aunt Green Willow, please hold this for me! I'm so afraid I might accidentally break it." She added, still not entirely at ease, "When we return to the palace, please give it to my mother and ask her to keep it safe for me."

Ji Lingfeng led his men, traveling day and night, covered in dust and grime.

After ten days of continuous travel, they finally arrived in Xindeng County, which was only half a day's journey from Xin'an County.

Xindeng County was where Mr. Ma lived, and his restaurant and meat sauce shop were located there.

It was quite a coincidence that Ji Lingfeng and his group happened to walk into the restaurant owned by Boss Ma at that very moment.

As soon as they stepped into the restaurant, everyone's eyes were involuntarily drawn to the entire wall behind the counter.

The wall was covered with jars and jars of canned meat sauce, a dazzling array that was hard to look away from.

You should know that Ji Lingfeng has been treasuring that jar of meat sauce in his hands all these days!

Whenever his men craved a tiny taste, Ji Lingfeng would ruthlessly refuse, demanding they pay a hefty sum of silver for it. And it wasn't cheap; a mere spoonful cost an ounce of silver!

Such exorbitant prices are simply astronomical for them; they simply cannot afford them!

However, at this moment, when they saw with their own eyes that this restaurant actually had so many kinds of meat sauce, and not just one kind, their curiosity was instantly ignited.

Upon closer inspection, all the jars containing the meat sauce appeared to be exactly the same design.

He Yu and his companions gathered around the counter, their eyes fixed on the neatly arranged jars of meat sauce behind it. They pointed to the tempting sauce and asked expectantly, "Shopkeeper, do you sell these delicious meat sauces?"

Manager Ma, standing behind the counter, looked up and saw that the customers in front of him were all unfamiliar faces, and he immediately knew that they must be outsiders who had just arrived in this place.

So, Manager Ma put on a warm smile and took the initiative to introduce the products to them in detail: "Gentlemen, you must have come from out of town! Our shop's spring grass meat sauce is a signature specialty, and it's naturally displayed behind this counter for sale."

We currently offer a variety of different flavors for you to choose from, such as the fragrant mushroom meat sauce, the original pure meat sauce, the spicy meat sauce that stimulates your taste buds, and the irresistible numbing and spicy meat sauce, etc. There are many varieties to choose from!

If this is your first time trying our meat sauce, I suggest you try the pure meat sauce first.

You should know that this pure meat sauce is one of the earliest classic meat sauces launched by our store. Its rich and mellow flavor will definitely leave you wanting more!

Furthermore, this meat sauce is not only lightweight and portable, making it easy to carry when traveling, but it is also very easy to store; even if it is left for ten days or half a month, its quality and flavor will not be affected at all.

Now that the weather is cold, if stored properly, it should last for a month or two without any problem!

After listening to Manager Ma's detailed explanation, He Yu nodded repeatedly in agreement. Then, he eagerly pointed to the jar labeled "Pure Meat Sauce" and said impatiently, "Alright! I'll take that jar of pure meat sauce. Manager, could you please tell me how much it costs?"

He took out five taels of silver. Previously, his master had paid one tael of silver per spoonful, so it must have been very expensive when he bought it.

But to everyone's surprise, the shopkeeper picked up his silver and frowned.

"Not enough?" Tsuruha was about to take out more money from his pocket.

Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper quickly waved his hand, "No, no, it's just too much."

"Your five taels of silver is enough to buy this whole wall of meat sauce."

"Our meat sauce is cheap and delicious, only 250 coins a jar."

"Two hundred and fifty coins?" They were all shocked when they heard the price and turned to look at Ji Lingfeng sitting on the table.

How could the master possibly ask them for a spoonful or an ounce?

"Then give me two cans, no, I want three cans."

"Me too, I want three cans too."

"Me too."

"I also want."

In the end, they each bought three jars of different flavored meat sauce.

They were quite satisfied and asked the shopkeeper to tie the meat sauce with hemp rope so that they could travel more easily.

After they sat down, no one else spoke, but He Yu said to Ji Lingfeng with a happy expression, "Master, do you know, the meat sauce in this shop tastes exactly the same as the one Miss Shen makes."

"And it's exactly the same as the one you bought."

How much did you pay for it back then?

"You probably won't believe how much we bought it for."

"It only costs 250 coins! The price of one spoonful of yours can buy four whole jars."

“We each bought three cans, and the shopkeeper saw that we bought a lot, so he gave us a small can as a sample can.”

After saying that, he placed the jar of meat sauce on the table and pushed it towards Ji Lingfeng's table.

"Master, this is a gift for you, it's free!"

Ji Lingfeng looked at the jar in front of him, which was more than half the size of a normal meat sauce jar, picked it up discreetly, took a bite, and said, "It's really good."

"Now that we've arrived in Xin'an County, go find Hefei and receive ten strokes of the military rod."

"Master, why?"

"If you ask again, you'll get five more strokes of the military rod!!"

He Fei rolled her eyes at him. "You dare ask? It's all because you're so foul-mouthed!"