jdhmnovel Chapter 517 Another shop opening?
Chapter 517 Another shop opening?
Jiang Xiaoqi did not refuse the prescription from the palace. After all, the system is not omnipotent. Many ancient prescriptions are lost forever, and the system is powerless to help them.
Only items that actually exist in this world can be listed in the store. If an item is discontinued or lost, it will never be available again.
This is something that no amount of points or money can buy, so Jiang Xiaoqi didn't refuse.
However, he also wrote down a few dessert recipes, which he guessed the Second Prince would like to eat.
Plum blossom pastry, fresh flower cake, ox tongue pastry, taro pastry, sachima, waterless mini cakes...
Having written more than a dozen items in one go, the Second Prince had no time to grieve.
Tears were already streaming down my face uncontrollably. Just hearing the names of these snacks made them sound delicious!
Chen Lin was the first to see through his master's thoughts and was already thinking of having the imperial kitchen prepare a few dishes to try.
Let's make it and try it out as soon as possible, so that Your Highness won't have trouble sleeping at night.
It has to be said that Chen Lin really understands the Second Prince. The Second Prince doesn't have any other quirks, except that he has a habit of being greedy since childhood and he has never been able to get rid of it.
As a candidate for the crown prince, one should not let others know his preferences, but Chen Lin is different from others.
Moreover, even the food from the imperial kitchen was always tested for poison by Chen Lin himself from childhood, and only if it was safe would it be given to his prince to eat.
Later, the Second Prince insisted on not letting Chen Lin test the poison, and prepared various silver needles and tools, and also used a special eunuch in charge of testing the poison.
Chen Lin felt that since everyone was a eunuch, it was no different for him to test the poison. However, the Second Prince's feelings for him had long since transcended the master-servant relationship and had become those of family.
This touched Chen Lin deeply, and he also felt that fate was strange; they were all eunuchs, yet they were divided into different classes.
It was somewhat saddening, so he would always use silver needles first and then have a living person test the poison, as a way of giving the eunuchs who tested the poison an extra layer of insurance.
However, perhaps the Second Prince disguised himself so well that others felt there was no need to poison him, so he has remained safe and sound all these years.
The eunuchs responsible for testing the poison for the Second Prince had all gained weight, and they ate the food sent by the Imperial Kitchen without any psychological pressure each time.
It wasn't that he had let his guard down; it was just that he felt he had eaten a lot of delicacies over the past ten years, so even if he died the next moment, it would be worth it.
A worthless life, yet it ate so many exquisite meals that even high-ranking officials and nobles might not have tasted, and it didn't have to do anything on a daily basis. It wouldn't be a loss if it died.
A person's fortune and luck are limited and cannot be forced.
Chen Lin quickly took the recipe to the imperial kitchen, but it was definitely not going to be served today, as it would take quite a while to prepare all the ingredients.
Although the imperial kitchen had no shortage of good ingredients, there were only a few types of ingredients for making desserts, and they would not buy extra things that they did not need.
No wonder the Second Prince used to love osmanthus cake the most; after all, it was the best dish made by the Imperial Kitchen, and it used the simplest ingredients.
I loved eating it simply because there were no better alternatives. Now, with so many dessert recipes available, I've long forgotten about osmanthus cake.
"Sir, you are being too generous. These recipes could easily fetch a lot of money anywhere. Even if you opened your own shop, the business would definitely be booming."
Jiang Xiaoqi had never considered opening a pastry shop; the profit margin was too low.
Oh, of course, it's in comparison to his Liuxiang Pavilion. Just considering the pastry shop alone, it's still very profitable.
"They're just some dessert recipes, nothing special. Your Highness can eat them to relieve your boredom."
It's quite pitiful, really, because the second prince has never left the palace since he was born.
As a child, he was too young, and after experiencing a high fever that made him "stupid," he never had the chance to leave the palace again.
The eldest prince, the third prince, the fourth prince, and the fifth prince all built their own princely residences very early on.
Although none of them have been granted the title of prince yet, there is a difference between princes who have their own residences and those who live in the palace.
Even though the Second Prince had long since stopped being raised in the Princes' Academy with the younger princes due to his age and status, his situation was essentially the same as, or even worse than, those of the younger princes.
Most of the maternal relatives of the young princes lived in the capital. Occasionally, by special favor, they could leave the palace and stay at their maternal relatives' homes for a day or two.
When you're outside the palace, you can naturally stroll around the streets and observe the various aspects of life.
While it's impossible to eat food sold at roadside stalls, there's no shortage of trinkets like rattles, sugar figurines, and dough figurines.
Even if they couldn't bring them all back to the palace, they had still eaten, seen, and played with them.
In comparison, the second prince was like a frog prince trapped at the bottom of a well.
Despite their noble status, they may only see a limited patch of sky above their heads and stand on a limited patch of land.
"It's a bit boring, Jiang Qing. Tell me about what's happening outside the palace, shall we?"
Jiang Xiaoqi is actually quite a homebody. Although she has traveled to many places all over the country, those were just trips.
I rarely go out from my usual place of residence.
Occasionally, I would visit my own shop to check on the store, audit the accounts, and inspect quality control, etc.
Therefore, Jiang Xiaoqi only briefly mentioned the capital city, focusing instead on his experiences digging bamboo shoots in Yunqing Mountain, soaking in hot springs in Chunyi County, and picking flowers in the south.
Of course, he didn't mention that he had fought alongside his master and fellow disciples in the Northern Territory earlier.
I dare say such a thing myself, but I doubt even the Second Prince would believe it.
Sure enough, these travelogues were more appealing to the Second Prince than the local customs and culture of the capital. Jiang Xiaoqi talked until his throat was dry before he stopped to rest.
"The hot springs in Chunyi County sound really nice. I'd love to try them sometime. Aren't they quite different from those in the suburbs of Beijing?"
Although the Second Prince had never been to the hot spring resorts on the outskirts of Beijing, it did not stop him from thinking that the hot springs in more distant places were better.
Perhaps this is what they mean by "familiarity breeds contempt" or "closeness breeds contempt."
"The most famous thing in Chunyi County is its salt hot springs. They are better for the body than ordinary hot springs. Soaking in them regularly can relieve fatigue and gradually repair minor ailments that have accumulated over time."
The second prince once again showed a longing expression, and Jiang Xiaoqi quickly changed the subject to the blooming wildflowers of the southern lands.
"My mother loves the natural scenery there and hasn't been back to Beijing for almost two years. She seems to be settling down in the south."
The climate there is very pleasant. While it may not be spring-like all year round, it is mostly warm and breezy, unlike the cold weather in Beijing.
So there are wildflowers blooming there all year round. Many of the fragrant dews sold at my Liuxiang Pavilion in the capital are made from wildflowers from the south.
"I really want to visit Jiang Qing's shop; it must be very interesting."
Jiang Xiaoqi didn't know if the Second Prince could leave the palace; it depended on His Majesty's decision.
However, he had already decided to go to the store and pick out a few good items to give to the Second Prince.
Even if you can't leave the palace, you can still smell the scents outside. After all, their Liuxiang Pavilion products are all top-notch and smell wonderful.
"Then there's the matter of my senior brother and I digging bamboo shoots. We've almost dug up all the bamboo shoots on the mountain."
My master and fellow disciples both love to eat stir-fried cured pork with smoked bamboo shoots. There's nothing we can do about it; we dig up a lot of bamboo shoots every year, then dry them into dried bamboo shoots or make them into smoked bamboo shoots, which can last us a very long time.
Sometimes, before we've even finished eating last year's harvest, the bamboo shoot season starts again.
"Brother Lin, go to the imperial kitchen and ask if we can add a dish of stir-fried cured pork with smoked bamboo shoots to dinner!"
As soon as the Second Prince finished speaking, Chen Lin darted away like the wind, leaving only a fleeting afterimage.