C42

On the day of Dragon Boat Festival, Fang Zinan woke up very early. After washing his hair and bathing, he brought Shang Yiqing to the Imperial Palace.

Calamus and wormwood hung from the doors of the palaces.

Shang Yiqing could see clearly from the palanquin that today was actually a good day to gather medicinal herbs. If it was in the past, she would usually gather medicinal herbs with her father on the mountain. Furthermore, on the afternoon of the Dragon Boat Festival, the medicinal herbs she harvested had the best medicinal properties and were the most suitable for treatment.

"Yu Chen Palace has arrived." Following the order given by the eunuch.

The sedan stopped in front of the palace gates.

Fang Zinan and Shang Yiqing slowly entered the palace.

Shang Yiqing hadn't even seen the Empress, but she had already seen the three dukes and the three consorts with a single glance.

How terrible! Why did he become the last one to arrive? Shang Yiqing stuck out his tongue. Suddenly, he saw Fang Zinan glance back at her, as if he was comforting her.

"Why is Prince Rong's Wife late today?" Prince Ning's Wife had a familiar yet unfamiliar smile on his face.

Shang Yiqing stepped forward to welcome him. "Little Sisters naturally can't compare to Big Sis, but it's still not too late for Empress to arrive yet." She saw an Extremely Exquisite Tiger hanging on top of Prince Ning's Wife's golden hairpin. There was a very eye-catching scented bag tied around her waist, and on her wrist, there were rainbow colored silk threads. This outfit was worn just to cater to the Dragon Boat Festival. Seeing the other consorts acting in such a manner, she secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately Fang Zinan had already reminded her a few days ago, otherwise, she would have forgotten to wear these things out!

"The emperor has arrived, the Empress has arrived!" Accompanied by the young eunuch's duck voice, the Emperor and Queen appeared in the palace.

Several princes and wangfei all went forward to pay their respects to the Emperor and the Empress.

"You shall rise." The emperor said amiably and sat down in front of the empress. "You can sit down as well."

A few princes and princesses, led by Prince Yu, took their seats in succession.

"Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, there is no need for everyone to stand on ceremony. We will only treat it as a family feast, let us first taste this year's rice pudding s, will we?" As the Emperor spoke, a palace maid offered a rice pudding and placed it in front of everyone.

"Thank you for the rewards, Your Majesty and the Empress." Everyone thanked him politely.

Prince Ning's Wife stood up. "Your Majesty, Empress, this is the rice pudding that chenqie packed personally this morning. I hope that Your Majesty can have a taste of its freshness." As he spoke, he personally peeled off the leaves and placed them on the emperor's table.

Shang Yiqing saw that the rice pudding looked pure white and delicate, but he did not know how it tasted like.

The emperor and empress each took a sip, then the empress nodded with a smile. "Mm, Prince Ning's Wife's cooking skills are getting better and better. I think the taste is better than last year's!"

Prince Ning's Wife was so happy that a smile bloomed on his face. "Thank you, esteemed wangfei, for your praise."

Below them were the rice pudding s that Prince Ding's Wife and Prince Xuan's Wife had taken out and presented to them.

It was almost Shang Yiqing's turn, and she could not help but feel a little nervous. After she came here, she discovered that the rice pudding s that the people here ate were all sweet and not salty, so she made a meat stuffing with ham. However, this method was unique in the Southern Champion Kingdom, so she could not help but be a little worried. When she raised her eyes, she saw Fang Zinan's gaze towards her, as if he was comforting her. After Shang Yiqing made this kind of meat brown, he had once given it to Fang Zinan to taste. Fang Zinan confidently told her that the taste was not bad, and his attitude was completely different from when he first ate the rice pudding inside her bag! Now that she saw his eyes, she felt a little more relaxed.

"Prince Rong's Wife, may I know what kind of rice pudding you packed for the Empress to taste today?" Prince Xuan's Wife turned his head and asked with a smile.

Shang Yiqing exhaled: "This is something that only Empress would know after tasting it." Shang Yiqing then presented his package of rice pudding to the empress.

"Empress, this rice pudding that chenqie has may be different from what you normally eat. It's just that the Empress isn't used to it." Although she had Fang Zinan's encouragement, she still did not have the confidence.

"Don't worry, let me have a taste." Empress Chen looked at Shang Yiqing with a faint smile, her beautiful eyes revealing an expression of love and affection.

Empress Chen picked up a piece of chopsticks and ate it. After eating it, he stopped and remained silent.

Shang Yiqing felt as if her heart was about to jump out of her chest. The empress had never eaten before, so she definitely wouldn't be used to it.

On the other hand, when the emperor saw that the empress had gone silent, he couldn't help but ask, "What happened? The rice pudding in the Prince Rong's Wife bag is not to your liking? "

"No," Empress Chen smiled as he shook his head, "This rice pudding is the most special one that chenqie has ever tasted. Chenqie doesn't know how to evaluate it."

"It can't be?" The emperor's interest was piqued. "Let me have a taste as well?" As he spoke, he also took a piece and began to taste it. After eating, he did not speak either.

It's over! This was definitely bad. The emperor and empress didn't say anything, so the food must have been terrible! As Shang Yiqing thought about this, it was as if he had already heard the laughter of several of the consorts coming from behind him.

At this time, he suddenly heard the Emperor's gentle laugh, "Not bad, it's hard to get the Prince Rong's Wife to be so ingenious and create such a unique rice pudding. I've never eaten a brown meat before, and now I feel that the taste is really great! "

It turned out that after tasting so many rice pudding s, the emperor and the Queen had long since lost interest in the sweet and greasy brown. Now that they had eaten the sweet and fragrant brown meat, they suddenly felt that the taste buds had been refreshed and instead praised them greatly.

Shang Yiqing heaved a sigh of relief. Luckily, the Emperor actually spoke so highly of them, which meant that he was praising their taste.

"All of you come and try the rice pudding in the Prince Rong's Wife package. It's really different from the others, it's quite interesting!" The Emperor couldn't help but point his chopsticks at the rice pudding on his plate as he spoke to everyone.

"Thank you for your praise, your majesty." Shang Yiqing relaxed his emotions and withdrew. When he saw the smiling eyes of Fang Zinan, he couldn't help but smile. His entire person became arrogant, as if he was a beauty that would cause one's heart to palpitate.

Prince Yu took a sip and said, "I never thought that Prince Rong's Wife would actually be able to wrap a meat rice pudding. The taste is really not bad!"

"Thank you, father, for your praise. Actually, chenqie only used a better ham. Compared to the other consorts, her culinary skills aren't worth mentioning." Shang Yiqing said humbly. In front of everyone, she could not help but show a cute appearance.

Empress Chen laughed complacently: "Prince Yu, look at Prince Rong's Wife, you're really clever. Did I choose the wrong wife for you?"

Prince Yu stroked his beard and laughed: "The Empress has good eyes. This king is extremely satisfied with this daughter-in-law!"