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"Tingxue, come and see this. This is the latest palace dress design." Su Nuannuan smiled and handed the meticulously drawn pattern of the horse-face skirt suit to Tingxue, and whispered, "Use that piece of sapphire blue brocade to make a set."

Tingxue quickly stepped forward and respectfully took the drawing from Su Nuannuan's hand. When she looked at it closely, her eyes widened in surprise, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "Your Majesty, this drawing is absolutely gorgeous! It's so beautiful!"

Hearing Tingxue's praise, Su Nuannuan's smile grew even brighter, as beautiful and charming as a peach blossom in spring. She nodded slightly and parted her lips to explain, "This is actually called a horse-face skirt, which I modified based on the current popular palace attire. What do you think? Isn't it unique?"

At this moment, Su Nuannuan was filled with joy and satisfaction. In her previous life, although she was quite wealthy, she could never freely buy the horse-face skirts she desired. Those horse-face skirts she longed for were all unique, custom-made styles, not only expensive but also extremely difficult to acquire. Even with all her wealth, she could never truly realize her wish to wear a custom-made horse-face skirt.

But now everything is different! Those precious fabrics and materials that once required exorbitant prices and were not always attainable are now readily available to her. Given this, how could she miss the opportunity to personally wear the beautiful horse-face skirt? Therefore, she was determined to have this horse-face skirt made, no matter what!

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, this servant will do her utmost to complete this palace dress and present it to you before the Reunion Festival." Tingxue held the blueprints tightly in both hands, making a solemn promise to Su Nuannuan.

Seeing this, Su Nuannuan quickly waved her hand and said with concern, "There's no need to rush. Take your time. Don't strain your eyes by rushing to finish."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will definitely protect my eyes and ensure they are not damaged in any way. I also want to make clothes for Your Majesty and the young master for the rest of my life!" Tingxue replied firmly.

Just then, footsteps were heard outside the door, followed by Jinse's voice: "Your Majesty, the brocade has been brought." Then, Jinse walked in carrying a piece of sapphire blue brocade.

"This is the brocade I mentioned to you earlier. Take it quickly." Su Nuannuan smiled and gestured for Jinse to hand the brocade to Tingxue.

Tingxue happily accepted the brocade, bowed deeply to the Empress, and said, "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will go back and prepare properly."

After saying that, Tingxue carefully carried the brocade and blueprints and left the room with light steps. Watching her departing figure, Su Nuannuan couldn't help but shake her head gently, a tender smile appearing on her lips.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival is almost here again, and I need to get the mooncakes arranged quickly," Su Nuannuan thought to herself.

As she pondered, she slowly stood up. Seeing this, Yaoqin, who was standing nearby, hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern, "Your Highness, where are you going? Is there anything I can do for you?"

"I'm going to the small kitchen to have Zhixiang make some new desserts for us to try," Su Nuannuan said as she walked towards the door.

Yaoqin quickly followed, saying, "Your Highness, if you wish to eat new snacks, you only need to send me to the small kitchen to tell Zhixiang. Why bother you to make the trip yourself?"

Su Nuannuan stopped and looked back at Yaoqin. She chuckled and said, "Hehe, although Zhixiang's skills are quite good, there are some dessert recipes that only I know how to make. If I don't give her some pointers, I'm afraid she won't be able to make them to my liking."

After saying that, Su Nuannuan ignored Yaoqin and walked straight towards the small kitchen. Yaoqin sighed helplessly and could only follow closely behind, heading towards the small kitchen together.

"Is Your Highness going to research new dishes again?" Yaoqin asked from behind, her face full of doubt, her eyes revealing a hint of curiosity and confusion.

"Hmm." Su Nuannuan nodded slightly, a confident smile playing on her lips. "With the Reunion Festival approaching, it's natural to eat reunion cakes. However, I really don't like the old-fashioned reunion cakes. So, this time I plan to personally make a brand new reunion cake with fillings."

Upon hearing this, Yaoqin frowned and asked doubtfully, "If this reunion cake has filling, will it still taste good?" She pondered to herself, since traditional reunion cakes have always been unfilled.

Su Nuannuan seemed to see through Yaoqin's thoughts, smiled gently, and comforted her, "Don't worry, once I make it, you'll know how it tastes after you try it."

Now, come with me to the small kitchen and see what ingredients we have there.” With that, she walked lightly into the small kitchen.

As soon as Su Nuannuan stepped into the small kitchen, Zhixiang and the other palace maids, who were busy at work, saw her and quickly stopped what they were doing, bowing and saying, "This servant greets Your Highness." Their voices were uniform and respectful.

Su Nuannuan waved her hand and said gently, "Get up!"

Everyone responded in unison, "Thank you, Your Highness." Then, Zhixiang led a group of palace maids to their feet.

Su Nuannuan quickly scanned every corner of the small kitchen, then looked at Zhixiang and asked, "What kinds of beans and nuts are currently in the small kitchen?"

Zhixiang quickly stepped forward and respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, the small kitchen currently has two kinds of beans: red beans and mung beans. As for nuts, we have peanuts, walnuts, and pumpkin seeds. These pumpkin seeds were carefully shelled from the large pumpkins we grow in our palace, and they are very fresh! In addition, we also have some black sesame seeds on hand."

Su Nuannuan frowned slightly and pondered for a moment before parting her lips and saying, "Hmm... these materials should be enough!" Then, as if she had suddenly remembered something important, she quickly added, "Oh, right! Quickly find all the duck eggs, but remember to remove the yolks, and they must be intact and not broken. Any broken or split eggs are absolutely unusable!"

As soon as Su Nuannuan finished speaking, Zhixiang, who was standing to the side, quickly sprang into action. Without hesitation, she turned around and instructed the two other palace maids beside her to quickly prepare the necessary items as requested. The two maids, upon receiving the order, dared not delay in the slightest and hurriedly ran towards the place where the duck eggs were stored.

At this moment, Zhixiang looked at Su Nuannuan with eager eyes and asked softly, "Your Majesty, besides what we just mentioned, do we need to prepare anything else?"