"My maid, Su Jin, pays homage to the Queen." Su Jin put down the food box and bowed respectfully.
"Auntie, stop being polite and come in to talk." Shen Ning stepped forward and took Su Jin's hand, walked into the room, and ordered Xiao Ru to bring tea.
Xiao Ru stuck out her tongue and shouted, "Oh, I forgot the food box at the door of the kitchen. There are snacks that Qian Qian just made. I'll get it right away!"
She hurried out.
"Xiao Ru, I've already brought the food box. It's on the ground outside the door." Su Jin said with a smile.
"Ah, thank you Aunt Sujin." Xiao Ru hurriedly brought the food box in and placed all the snacks in the box on the table. A sweet aroma suddenly wafted out.
Su Jin didn't feel hungry at first, but when she smelled the aroma and saw the exquisite snacks, she suddenly felt hungry.
"Auntie, these snacks are made by Qianqian. Do you like them if you try them?" Shen Ning said with a smile.
Sujin was not polite, picked up a piece of chestnut cake and put it into her mouth. She felt it was fragrant and glutinous, and melted in her mouth. After swallowing, the aroma of chestnuts was still lingering between her teeth and cheeks, leaving endless aftertaste.
"This chestnut-flavored cake is really well made. I didn't expect Qianqian to have such good skills. Not only does she make good dishes, but she also makes snacks so well. The queen will have a good meal in the future." She kept saying exclaimed.
Shen Ning smiled and said nothing, but Xiao Ru said straightforwardly: "Aunt Sujin, you don't know something. Although these snacks were made by Miss Qianqian, the recipe was given by my eldest lady. It's not just chestnut cake." It’s delicious, and this Poria cocos and water chestnut cake is also fragrant and sweet, sweet but not greasy. Try it. If you don’t like sweet food, there is also this scallion oil thin crisp. Take a bite and it’s salty and crispy. It’s delicious. ”
She brought all kinds of snacks to Sujin like a treasure.
Su Jin said in surprise: "So this recipe was given by the Queen? No wonder I have never seen these snacks, let alone eaten them."
She was not polite and tasted a piece of each item, and was full of praise for the food.
"This chestnut cake and poria and water chestnut cake are fragrant, soft and glutinous, sweet but not greasy, and melt in your mouth. The Queen Mother will definitely like them." The first thing she thought of was the Queen Mother Zhou, so she said it casually.
Shen Ning smiled and said: "It's easy. Let Qianqian follow Aunt Sujin back to Shoukang Palace and do things for the Queen Mother."
Su Jin was startled and thought, if the person whom the Queen Mother had just sent was brought back now, the Queen Mother would be blamed.
"No, no, no, I just said casually, Qianqian was sent to Guanju Palace by the Queen Mother. I must never dare to make any arbitrary decisions and take people away. Otherwise, the Queen Mother will blame me, and I can't bear the blame." "She told the truth.
Shen Ning smiled slightly. Of course she knew Queen Mother Zhou's intention. She stood up and walked to the desk beside her. She took up a pen and wrote out several recipes for snacks. When the ink was dry, she handed it to Su Jin's hand.
"This is the recipe. Aunt Sujin can make the same snack as long as she gives it to the cook."
"Slave, thank you, Queen." Su Jin took it and stood up to thank her.
"Girl, you are so polite. The Queen Mother is my elder. It is my duty to show my filial piety to the Queen Mother."
The two sat down again and talked for a while. Sujin remembered Empress Dowager Zhou's instructions and asked, "How can Miss Qianqian get used to living in Guanju Palace?"