After Qingyan saw off Zizhu, she walked straight to the kitchen. Those in the kitchen greeted Qingyan respectfully, and Huang Cen walked to Qingyan's side when he saw Qingyan.
"Miss, why are you here? Is there something wrong?" Huang Cen looked at the smile on Qingyan's face, and then wiped the sweat on her head with her cuffs.
"You don't need to prepare my portion for dinner." Qingyan looked at the sweat on Huang Cen's forehead and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat on his forehead. "I just wanted to ask what is in the kitchen. I'm going to make dinner by myself." , take it over."
Huang Cen listened to Qingyan's surprised look and said, "Where are you going, Miss? I'll take care of you."
Huang Cen had never seen Qingyan cooking. She thought that Qingyan, a pampered young lady, should not be able to cook. When Qingyan said this, Huang Cen's eyes were full of surprise. .
"Huang Cen, I remember that there should be preserved mint, crabapple and peony at home." Qingyan said and took the apron handed by Huang Cen, "Bring me some."
Huang Cen was a little surprised when she saw Qingyan pouring the flour skillfully. After all, she had never seen Qingyan in the kitchen. However, after hearing the instructions, she quickly poured out what Qingyan needed. The things were brought over.
Qingyan divided the dough into three equal parts, and then mixed in the ground petals of crabapple, mint, and peony.
Qingyan first made the crabapple dough into the shape of crabapple flowers and put it aside. Then she took a knife and made the peony dough into the shape of blossoming peony flowers. Finally, Qingyan made the mint dough into a piece. square piece of pastry.
Looking at Qingyan's skillful movements, Huang Cen couldn't help but be a little surprised. In her memory, Qingyan had never been in the kitchen, but now Qingyan's familiar knife skills seemed to be even more exquisite than those of the chef in their house. .
Qingyan only made four portions of each pastry, and the portion was just right. Finally, the pastries were steamed with Huang Cen's help.
"Go and prepare some food boxes for me, preferably ones that can be kept warm." Qingyan looked at the surprised eyes around her and said with a smile.
After receiving the order, the servants went to help Qingyan prepare the food boxes, while Qingyan continued to be busy in the kitchen.
"Miss, you are going to have dinner there tonight, but you are preparing dinner yourself." Huang Cen looked at the sweat on Qingyan's forehead and wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief.
"Of course I'm going to meet the person I like." Qingyan looked at Huang Cen and said with a smile, "This is my first time cooking."
After listening to Qingyan's words, Huang Cen looked at Qingyan with disbelief, but she still couldn't express her doubts.
But the lady’s sweetheart should be His Highness the Crown Prince.
Qingyan used existing ingredients to make a dish of Phoenix in Golden Clothes, Red Plum and Pearl Fragrance, Almond Tofu, Hundreds of Birds Returning to Their Nests, and West Lake Beef Soup.
By the time Qingyan finished all the work, the sky had gradually darkened, and Huang Cen followed Qingyan's instructions and packed all the dishes into food boxes one by one, and finally gave them two bowls of rice.
Qingyan looked at the ingredients that had been packed and said with a smile, "Remember to help me take the food box to the carriage later."
Huang Cen nodded seriously to Qingyan. After receiving the response, Qingyan turned and left. Now she should take a good wash, otherwise she would feel very disgusted by the smell of oil smoke.
After taking a bath, Qingyan changed into her old outfit, and then she combed her hair into a very common bun. When she walked out of the general's mansion, she happened to run into Su Yun and Luo Bing, who had just returned.
"Yan'er, where are you going?" Su Yun looked at Qing Yan and said in surprise.
Qingyan smiled and met Su Yun's eyes, "Dad, this is a matter of life for my daughter."
After listening to Qingyan's words, Luo Bing burst out laughing, "Is it possible that Yan'er already has a sweetheart? Who is that person? How is his character?"
Luo Bing's words made Qingyan cover her mouth and smile, "Mom, don't worry. If this matter comes to pass, Yan'er will show you the future son-in-law tomorrow."
Listening to Qingyan's words, Su Yun looked helpless, "If someone can help dad control a wild girl like you, dad would really like to thank him."
Qingyan looked dissatisfied listening to Su Yun's words, "Dad, if you don't tell me, I don't think I can get married."
Su Yun patted Qingyan's head as she spoke, "Why can't my Su Yun's daughter get married?"
"Yan'er, be careful on the way and don't come back too late." Luo Bing looked at Qing Yan and whispered, "If I bully you, remember to come back and tell us."
"Yan'er, don't worry." Qingyan smiled at them and got on the carriage.
Watching Qingyan's carriage driving away, Su Yun frowned and looked at Luo Bing beside him, "Madam, who do you think Yan'er's sweetheart is? Do you think it is the fourth prince? If it is really The fourth prince’s words…”
Seeing Su Yun's worried eyes, Luo Bing held her hand and said, "Husband, don't worry. I think Yan'er should be able to understand the reason."
And she thought that based on Qingyan's character, the person she fell in love with would not be the prince.
If it's not the prince, then who is Qingyan's sweetheart
"Husband, you said that Yan'er fell in love with a certain young master. But if it is really a certain young master, what should we do if the young master's family does not support the prince?"
Su Yun's brows furrowed even more after listening to Luo Bing's words. This was indeed a very troublesome matter.
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After Murong Jingxuan heard Yanmei's notice, an inexplicable emotion spread in his heart. He knew that Yanmei would not tell him the reason why Qingyan met.
But it wouldn't be a good thing for her to meet in that place, or there might be something else she wanted to ask of him.
"I understand, you go back and tell Xiao Yan'er that I will arrive in time." Murong Jingxuan looked at the calm look on Yanmei's face, and did not even show any dissatisfaction with the performance.
One of the biggest advantages of the place Qingyan mentioned is that there is a plum forest and a pavilion next to the plum forest. When she thought of this, the corners of Murong Jingxuan's lips curled up.
He suddenly looked forward to Qingyan's reason for dating her.
Murong Jingxuan rode alone to the designated place. After arriving at a familiar place, he tied the horse to a tree skillfully. He saw identical boxes placed in the open space, although he did not know what was inside those boxes. What was it, but he began to look forward to it inexplicably.
At this moment, he heard that familiar voice ringing in his ears,
"Jingxuan, you're here."
(End of chapter)