In the next few days, Tao Ti has been busy remodeling the small kitchen in the East Palace. In addition to adding some kitchen utensils, she also had a small bakery built behind the Yaoguang Hall.

This kind of bread kiln is very simple. The craftsmen understood it as soon as they saw the picture drawn by Tao Ti and built it in only two days.

Tao Ti immediately tried to bake some bread. The first two times she failed to control the heat properly, and the dough was either burnt or not soft enough. Fortunately, she finally succeeded the third time——

Even before the kiln was opened, the sweet smell filled the entire Yaoguang Palace. Even the palace servants cleaning the door smelled this strange fragrance. They all closed their eyes and sniffed greedily, "It smells so good!"

Tao Ti glanced at the incense that was about to burn out in the incense burner, and rubbed her hands excitedly, "It's almost time, you can take it out."

Linglong responded, holding a wet rag and removing the cover.

After a burst of steam, a row of milk and honey bread were neatly squeezed together on a long plate, golden, round, and fragrant.

Zi Shuang and Linglong couldn't help but swallow their saliva. At first, they thought the Crown Princess was just joking, but they didn't expect that this food called "bread" was actually made successfully, and it was so delicious!

Tao Ti tasted one, and it was still a little hot. After breaking it open, the inside was fluffy and soft, and her lips and teeth were filled with a faint milky fragrance. "Well, it's not bad."

The sweetness is moderate, and Pei Yan should be able to accept it. With this in mind, she said to Linglong, "Pack six of them and send them to His Highness."

The bread she baked this time was not very big, one was about the size of a fist. According to her estimate of Pei Yan's appetite, it would be good if he could eat half of the six, but three would be too unsightly.

She is stingy, she is more beautiful if she pretends to be six.

Linglong quickly packed a plate of bread and went to Zixiao Palace.

Zi Shuang came to Tao Ti's side, first held Tao Ti in her arms and praised her, and then asked tentatively, "Master, you and His Highness... are you planning to live a good life?"

Tao Ti frowned when she asked this question, "What else?"

Zi Shuang saw that her attitude had become sharper and she smiled bitterly, "No, no, I'm just asking casually. Master, if you can figure it out, that's naturally the best thing."

Tao Ti pursed her lips, feeling suspicious in her heart but not showing it on her face.

She packed six small buns for herself. When she saw that there were some left on the tray, she said to Zi Shuang, "You can take the rest and share it with the palace people."

Zi Shuang was slightly surprised, "Master, how can the slaves have the right to eat the food you personally cooked?"

"It's not a rare thing, just a little bread." Tao Ti disagreed, "Besides, this needs to be fresh to be delicious. I can't finish it by myself, and the rest is a waste. It's better to eat it together to save money.

It's a waste of food. By the way, remember to leave one for Linglong."

"...Yes." Zi Shuang said calmly.

When Tao Ti entered the room, Zi Shuang did not dare to delay and distributed the remaining bread to the palace servants waiting in front of him.

However, she had selfish motives and did not leave it for Linglong, but ate it herself.

She didn't believe that Linglong's little hooves would complain to her master just for a piece of snack.

****

In Zixiao Palace, Pei Yanzheng was discussing matters with the officials of the East Palace.

Suddenly he smelled a strong milk fragrance, and he raised his eyes slightly to look at Fu Xirui.

Fu Xirui understood and hurriedly walked out of the house. After a while, he carried a food box and walked to Pei Yan. He lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, these are the pastries sent by the Crown Princess."

What did she bring? Could it be some kind of bread that she has been tinkering with for the past two days?

Pei Yan raised his hand, lifted the lid slightly and took a look.

It looks pretty good, I guess it's done.

He was just about to ask Fu Xirui to take it down and wait until the government affairs were over before tasting it, but he heard Song Wenci next to him laughing and saying, "The cooking skills in the kitchen are really getting better and better. I wonder what kind of cakes are being delivered today, but they are so good."

It’s so sweet that my greedy self has been brought out.”

Song Wenci was the prince's tutor, and Pei Yan started studying with him at the age of three. As the old saying goes, once a teacher is always a father. The teacher-student relationship between Song Wenci and Pei Yan for almost 20 years is of course extremely deep.

Now that he heard that Mrs. Song was greedy, Pei Yan smiled slightly and said, "I have been discussing government affairs for so long. I think you are all tired. Why don't you have some cakes and take a rest."

Song Wenci stroked his gray beard and said, "Very good, very good."

When Fu Xirui was sharing the snacks, she secretly sweated, for fear that she wouldn't get enough.

Unexpectedly, the number of snacks was not too much or too little, one was just right for each person.

Fu Xirui breathed a sigh of relief, this princess is really amazing! It was such a coincidence to give her a snack.

"I've never seen this pastry before." Song Wenci picked up a small piece of bread, looked at it, and took a big bite. The next moment, he raised his eyebrows and praised, "Hmm... soft and sweet, with a lingering fragrance in the mouth, not bad.

,good!"

The reaction of the others was similar to Song Wenci's, and they were full of praise.

The bread was still a little warm, and Pei Yan tasted it gracefully, thinking of the news about the secret guard's investigation——

Tao Ti also cooked in the Yongwei Marquis Mansion before, but not often, and she only made ordinary pastries and soups.

As for her cooking skills, it is unknown. After all, the only people who have tasted her cooking are Zhang, Marquis Yongwei and the old lady of the Hou Mansion, and these few people have not commented on her cooking skills to the outside world.

Could it be that she has been hiding her good cooking skills before...

In other words, is the Crown Princess Tao Ti currently in the East Palace really the legitimate daughter of Marquis Yongwei?

Pei Yan's black eyes narrowed slightly, thoughtfully.

Song Wenci finished the bread in two or three mouthfuls. Still feeling a little unfinished, he asked aloud, "Your Highness, I wonder what the name of this pastry is? I might as well let my cook at home try to make it when I go back."

Pei Yan came back to his senses and said calmly, "This pastry is called bread...it was the recipe that the Crown Princess figured out herself."

Hearing this, several important officials in the Eastern Palace were shocked and looked at the... leftover bread crumbs on the plate in disbelief.

Was such a delicious pastry made by the princess who committed suicide by taking poison on her wedding night? How could that woman have become so virtuous in just a few days? It's really incredible.

"I didn't expect the Crown Princess to have such outstanding craftsmanship." Song Wenci was an old official in the officialdom. He quickly realized it and said with a smile, "Your Highness will be blessed in the future."

He raised his head, and other ministers also agreed.

Pei Yan smiled and said nothing. After drinking half a cup of tea, he continued to discuss business.

****

Tonight's dinner was delivered to Yaoguang Hall by Manager Sun himself.

Seeing his polite and cautious attitude, Tao Ti was a little embarrassed, so she patiently explained to him that she was not questioning his cooking skills, but simply wanted to eat some strong-flavored food.

Manager Sun was surprised and frightened when he saw the Crown Princess explaining to him in such an approachable manner. He hurriedly said, "Prince Princess, don't worry too much. I brought the meal here. Firstly, I want to see if the Crown Princess is satisfied with today's meal."

Spicy dishes, secondly…”

He paused with a look of shame on his face, and when he saw Tao Ti waiting for him to continue, he mustered up the courage to say, "I also tried to make the fried dumplings and spicy soup that the princess made a few days ago.

The fried dumplings were okay, and they were made in one go. It’s just that the spicy soup, I can’t make it taste that good, but I don’t know what’s missing... If the Crown Princess can clear up my doubts,

I can’t thank you enough.”

After saying that, he bowed solemnly to Tao Ti.

"Mr. Sun, don't be so polite." Tao Ti quickly asked him to get up. Anyway, what she cooked was not a secret and exclusive dish, and she didn't hide her secrets. She explained the steps and tips of spicy soup one by one.

Finally, she smiled modestly and said, "Cooking is very flexible. The same recipe, ingredients and steps are clearly written, but different people make it and the taste is different. You don't have to cook it exactly like me."

Same, as long as the taste is good enough, it’s done.”

"Thank you, Crown Princess, for your advice." Mr. Sun felt a little more sincere respect in his heart when he saw that the Crown Princess didn't put on airs or hide anything, and she loved cooking and food from the bottom of her heart.

Outsiders had said that the Crown Princess had a bad temperament, but these two contacts revealed that it was not at all what the rumors said! This shows that the rumors cannot be fully believed.

Before leaving, Mr. Sun said warmly, "Princess, in fact, the dining room is not far from Yaoguang Hall, and the food in the dining room is also complete. If you want to eat something on weekdays, you can come and have dinner."

We can also help you prepare the room, arrange the dishes, and carve the flowers, but the maids around you are not as good at these things as we are."

Tao Ti knew his good intentions and smiled slightly, "Okay, when I want to make a big meal, I will go to the dining room to ask for your help."

After dinner, Tao Ti took a walk in the courtyard for a while, then returned to the house to take a bath.

The night life of the ancients was extremely boring, so she could only read story books to pass the time.

But tonight she almost finished reading a volume of story books, but she still didn't see Pei Yan.

Tao Ti yawned lazily, but subconsciously looked towards the door.

He is still busy with government affairs so late? Well, can his weak body bear it...

Seeing that she was sleepy, Linglong advised her while adding incense cakes to the green-glazed Suan Ni incense burner, "Princess, it's late at night. His Highness probably won't come tonight. Why don't you take a rest first?"

Tao Ti thought about it, yes, she had been married into the East Palace for several days, and the prince had also lived with her for several days. She had done enough to come to the show, and there was no need to come here every night.

"Well, let me rest first." She stretched out and smelled the fragrance coming from the incense burner. She said casually, "The smell of this fragrance seems to be different from before."

Linglong's movement of adding incense paused for a moment, then she lowered her eyes and said, "Back to the Crown Princess, I used styrax incense before, and today's is the incense in the pear tent. If the Crown Princess likes the previous one, then I will change it back."

Tao Ti didn't know much about fragrance, so she just said, "No need, this one smells pretty good too."

"Yes." After adding the incense, Linglong helped Tao Ti sleep.

Suddenly there was no one lying around, and Tao Ti was still a little uncomfortable.

But not long after, a strong wave of sleep came over her. She closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Outside the curtain, Linglong opened a corner and softly called "Crown Princess."

Seeing no one answered, she quickly walked to the door.

"Your Highness, the Crown Princess has fallen asleep."

"Well, please step back." A gentle voice said.
Chapter completed!