The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

Chapter 367 Shen Jiarou studies cakes and soap water

Mu Guilin drank a lot of wine and staggered into the bridal chamber.

Jiang Shuxin was sitting on the wedding bed holding the bridal fan. When she heard the noise, she looked up and saw her newlywed husband staggering in. She was a little scared.

Her eyebrows slightly frowned, wondering how much alcohol she had drunk.

"Husband, are you okay?"

Mu Guilin looked at the pretty face in front of him with blurry eyes, and excitedly threw himself on his newlywed wife.

When Shaoyao, who was standing by, saw this, she quickly left, closed the door and stood guard outside.

After a romantic night, Jiang Shuxin got up with her aching body, and seeing her husband still asleep, she quickly reached out and pushed him.

"Husband, we should go serve tea to our father and mother."

Mu Guilin opened his eyes drowsily and saw the shy face of his newlywed wife. He smiled gently.

"Morning, my lady."

Jiang Shuxin lowered her head shyly, and Mu Guilin found it more and more interesting.

Shen Jiarou accompanied Emperor Wenzong of Tang back to the Tang Mansion last night. Being young, she soon felt sleepy. She washed, changed her clothes and went to bed.

Soft sunlight shone into her room, illuminating the house with a warm atmosphere.

The closed door opened at this moment. Ruan Qingling took a few pink peach blossoms and put them in a white porcelain vase, which looked very beautiful.

After she had inserted it, she looked up at the person on the bed, and seeing that she was still sleeping soundly, she left quietly.

Zhen Luosang saw her come out and hurried forward to ask.

"Qing Ling, the princess hasn't woken up yet?"

Ruan Qingling shook her head: "Don't disturb the princess, she has been tired these past two days."

It’s okay to have a late breakfast occasionally, but the princess’s sleep must not be delayed.

Emperor Wenzong of Tang stood at the foot of the Golden Throne Hall, listening attentively to his colleagues' reports to the emperor.

The Minister of Revenue cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there has been little rain this year, and I'm afraid it will affect grain production."

Farmers all know that it takes several months to harvest crops. If there is a lack of water along the way, the autumn harvest will definitely be affected.

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty frowned. It hadn't rained for more than half a month, and he also realized the seriousness of the matter.

"My dear ministers, if you have any ideas, please share them so that we can discuss them together."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stepped out and said, "Father, I think we can try Princess Yongkang's method of watering with bamboo."

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Works became interested.

"May I ask, Your Highness, how does Princess Yongkang water the plants?"

The ministers looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with curiosity.

"I have heard Princess Yongkang talk about the irrigation method, which is to use bamboo to cut open to collect water, similar to the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, and just make a few more connections. If there is no bamboo, wood will do, but the workload will be much larger.

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty understood what His Royal Highness said: "Your Royal Highness is right. My dear ministers, please see if there is any better way."

The Minister of Works said, "We can dig ditches, but as His Royal Highness said, the workload is a bit large, and the efficiency is not as good as bamboo."

Han Zi, who was born into a commoner family, thought about what the others said, and finally someone interrupted.

"Your Majesty, bamboo is hollow and is indeed much faster than wood and ditches. However, the demand for bamboo is a bit high and I don't know where to get it."

His words sparked another discussion.

The affairs of the court had nothing to do with Shen Jiarou. She took Ruan Qingling, Nami and ten other people to the kitchen to research new food.

Zhen Luosang thought of the soapy water the princess mentioned and became very interested.

"Princess, how do we make this drink?"

Shen Jiarou smiled gently: "It is made from soapberry kernels and has a heat-preventing effect. The production method is to boil the soapberry kernels that have been soaked overnight until thick, then add ice and honey after cooling. It has a smooth and warm taste.

Let’s try it now and I’ll make the cake later.”

Soap water was one of the cold drinks commonly consumed by people in the Southern Song Dynasty in summer.

Everyone was more interested in the cake she was talking about.

Everyone in the kitchen brought over a dozen eggs, and someone washed the steamer and wooden basin as instructed.

Zhang Zirou and Zheng Shutong were in charge of beating the eggs and preparing the soup. Shen Jiarou came over when she saw them.

"Sister Zirou, add some flour in." Zhang Zirou did as she was told.

In fact, cake flour is more suitable, if necessary, just use ordinary flour instead.

"Add some more water, pour some peanut oil, and mix well."

Half a cup of tea later, Zhang Zirou looked at Shen Jiarou.

"Princess, is this appropriate?"

Shen Jiarou looked down and said, "Okay, let's try it. Let's steam it for 25 minutes first."

Everyone bowed: "Yes, Princess."

During this time, everyone in the kitchen had a bowl of soapy water in their hands. Because it was added with honey, it tasted sweet and delicious, and the taste was quite good.

Zhen Luosang was calculating the time, and as he saw the incense stick was about to burn out, he became very excited.

"Princess, the incense is out. The time is up. Let's take a look."

Everyone was looking forward to Zheng Shutong opening the steamer. A scent of eggs wafted out, and everyone was almost dizzy with the fragrance.

"It smells so good." Someone said.

Shen Jiarou looked at the golden cake and was very satisfied.

"Put it up and wait for it to cool down a bit before we start tasting it."

Li Leping walked to the kitchen and was attracted by the sudden smell of eggs.

It smells so good. What delicious food has the princess made again?

Nami turned around unintentionally and saw Li Leping appear and joked with a smile.

"Butler Li, he was attracted here by the cake."

Hearing the name, Li Leping thought it should be the name of a new food, but cake was also a good name.

"That's right. I'm here to see the princess."

"You've come just in time. Come try it with us and give us some comments."

Yuansuya and Yaer were responsible for dividing the cake, and Li Leping quickly took over.

"Thank you Miss Yaer."

"You're welcome." Yaer said and went back to divide the cake. Shen Jiarou ate the simple golden cake and felt a little happy.

"Sister Qingling, Sister Musiqi, how do you feel?"

The two of them nodded as they ate: "Delicious."

Seeing that everyone was satisfied, Shen Jiarou also started laughing.

"Looking at this time, Daddy should be back at the Censorate after the court session. Why don't we send some to Daddy to try?"

Zhen Luosang nodded in agreement when he heard it: "Princess, the master will definitely like it."

As soon as they said they were leaving, they packed up the soap and cakes and boarded the Tang residence's carriage to the Censorate.

Emperor Wenzong of Tang had just returned to the Censorate after having dinner. With nothing to do, he looked through the files of previous years.

When he was absorbed in his thoughts, a sweet and melodious girl's voice came.

"Dad, I'm here to bring you the new food I researched today."

When colleagues heard this, they immediately looked over here.

"Your Highness pays homage to Princess Yongkang." After paying their respects, all the ministers gathered around, wanting to see what the new food Princess Yongkang was talking about was.

Ruan Qingling opened the food box and a scent of eggs wafted out, making the ministers drool with greed.

"Princess, what is this?"

Yaer explained softly, "Master, this is soap water. The princess said it's suitable for summer. This golden pastry is a cake made with eggs, flour, and peanut oil. Master, please try it."