Qingzhi walked over and saw that he was really cracking walnuts.
There are some peeled walnut kernels placed on the stove, and there is half a basket of shelled walnuts in the basket.
Qingzhi was a little surprised, "It's so late, Sumei, what are you doing peeling these walnuts? Isn't it good for dinner? It doesn't matter, I'm just about to prepare some food for the princess. What do you want to eat, Sumei?"
Let the cook cook it together."
Su Meiren put down the walnuts in her hands and said with a smile: "Then we want to go together. It's just that you are here to prepare the princess's supper, and I want to prepare some walnut cakes for the princess to eat tomorrow."
"Then there's no need to come at night."
"The palace has purchased a batch of walnuts in the past few days. I saw that the skin is thin and the flesh is large, which is quite good, so I thought of making some walnut cakes for the princess to use at noon tomorrow. I ate too many walnuts and couldn't digest them, so I didn't dare to give them to her in the evening."
As if seeing Qingzhi's confusion, Su Meiren pointed to the pot, "The recipe I just learned is to peel the walnuts first and then stir-fry them in a clean pot for a while until the aroma is released, then add all the walnut kernels.
The skin was removed, and the walnut cake was fragrant and sweet, with no bitter taste at all. I was afraid that the people in the kitchen were not careful, so I came over and made it myself."
Qingzhi was lying when she said she wasn't moved. In this palace, apart from her, the one who cared most about the princess was probably Sumei, so she quickly said, "Then I'll peel it off with you."
"No, no, please ask the cook to prepare the midnight snack. I'll move it to the side. It's almost ready. I'll make more tomorrow so that both you and the princess can eat it."
Qingzhi smiled and said, "Then I'd like to thank Su Mei first."
Qingzhi returned to the main courtyard and told Qin Rushuang that Su Meiren was peeling walnuts.
Qin Rushuang was also very moved, Su Meiren was indeed thoughtful.
Later in the evening, a prepared late-night snack was delivered from the kitchen, and Qin Rushuang felt much better after eating it.
Just like Dr. Cao said, she was about to give birth now, and the fetus in her belly was pressing against her stomach. She couldn't eat much in one meal, and she felt hungry again after a while. Thanks to Qingzhi, she went to the kitchen to make food for her.
It’s not too much trouble to eat.
After eating, Qingzhi ordered someone to put away the bowls and chopsticks, and returned to the main courtyard with another news.
"It's midnight. As soon as I went out, I saw the doctor carrying the medicine box to the east courtyard. I don't know what happened."
Qin Rushuang was about to rest, but when she heard this, she made a move and told Qingzhi: "Send someone to have a look. Although I don't want to touch her yet, I must be on guard against others."
Qingzhi nodded, "I think so too. I will send someone right away."
After a while, the person who went to inquire brought news.
When Qingzhi reported to Qin Rushuang, she had a look of disgust on her face, "It's true that the slave didn't blame her when she said she had many things to do! The doctor was tormented in the middle of the night. The slave thought something was wrong, but it turned out to be the child in her belly.
It's moving! Princess, what do you think this is? Don't you even know the fetal movement? Do you still need to order a doctor to see it?"
Qin Rushuang waved her hand: "As long as it's okay, by the way, what will the doctor say after seeing it?"
"What else can I say? Both the adult and the child are doing very well. The doctor said that the fetus in her belly seems to be growing well, and it is moving strongly now, so it is probably fine."
Qin Rushuang didn't ask anything else, and Qingzhi didn't say much. He took off Qin Rushuang's hair accessories and brought hot water.
Qingzhi turned his back.
Qin Rushuang took off her clothes and wiped her body herself.
She has a big belly now, and bathing in a wooden bucket is too much trouble. She also likes to be clean on weekdays, taking a bath every few days, and wiping her body with hot water at night.
She was not used to being served by others, so she usually asked Qingzhi to turn her back, wiped herself clean, put on her clothes, and then let Qingzhi wait on her to rest.
It was the same today. After cleaning up, Qin Rushuang lay on the bed.
Qingzhi thought she was going to rest, so she turned and walked outside.
Qin Rushuang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked: "There is so much commotion in the east courtyard, what does the prince say?"
Qingzhi thought about it for a long time before saying, "Of course the prince knew about such a big commotion and went over to visit. I heard from the doctor that the child in his belly is growing well. The prince..."
Qingzhi said the second half of the sentence very quietly, but Qin Rushuang still heard it.
"Your Majesty, he looks very happy."
In the darkness, Qin Rushuang was silent for a while before saying, "I understand, you can go and rest."
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At noon the next day, the Sumerians indeed brought prepared walnut cakes.
Qingzhi hurriedly welcomed her in and took the basket from her hand without saying a word, "Just come and get it, slave."
Qin Rushuang was very happy to see Su Meiren coming, "I heard from Qingzhi last night that you made walnut cakes, which aroused the greed in my stomach. I can't wait until you deliver them."
Qingzhi opened the basket, and inside were two plates of small and exquisite walnut cakes. She took out a stack and placed it next to Qin Rushuang's hand.
Qin Rushuang picked up a piece and tasted it, and praised: "It's really delicious, sweet but not greasy, and it doesn't have any bitter taste."
"Isn't that right? My slave watched the Sumei people do it last night. She removed the bitter skin from the walnut kernels bit by bit. She must have prepared it all night long."
Qin Rushuang was pleased, "You are thoughtful. Qingzhi, go to the warehouse to get some cool ingredients and let Su Meiren take them back later. By the way, prepare some for Gu Meiren too."
"Then I would like to thank the princess first. The weather is hot these days, so it will come in handy."
Qin Rushuang was chatting with Su Meiren happily, but an uninvited guest suddenly came to the main courtyard.
"What are sister and Sumei doing?"
Qin Fanghao entered the main courtyard with the help of his servants.
When Qingzhi saw her coming, he was a little unhappy and scolded the little maid at the door: "Why don't you come in and let someone know when someone is here? Anyone can go to the main courtyard now, right?"
"Qingzhi!" Qin Rushuang said lightly, "My sister is now a concubine. Naturally, she does not need to be passed down by servants. After all, she can be regarded as half the master of the palace."
With the help of his servants, Qin Fanghao sat down on the chair and said with a smile, "Sister, don't say that, you are the master of this palace. I just wanted to come and see my sister because I was too bored in the east courtyard.
"
Qin Fanghao gently touched his bulging belly and said, "Speaking of which, I started to feel the fetal movement in the past few days, so I feel hard. I think my sister will only have a harder time than me with such a big belly. Since I moved to the east courtyard
I didn’t come to see my sister after that, so you won’t blame me, right?”
After Qin Fanghao finished speaking, neither Qin Rushuang nor Su Meiren said anything to her.
Qin Fanghao didn't feel embarrassed. He looked around and turned to the walnut cake on the table.
"This walnut cake is well made. Was it made in the kitchen?"
Qingzhi replied, "Su Mei made this for my princess herself."
Qin Fang raised his eyebrows, "Then Miss Su is really thoughtful. She just doesn't know if I can try this walnut cake. Sister, don't laugh at me. I've been very greedy since I got pregnant and want to try everything. Sister
You shouldn’t mind, right?”
Qin Rushuang said lightly: "It's just a plate of pastries. Qingzhi, take the untouched plate in the basket to the concubine."
