The emperor was so worried about the price of food in Kyoto that he couldn't eat and looked thin. However, Chu Qing and Xiaobao were trapped in the palace and did not have to travel around, so they gained some weight.

During lunch, Chu Qing was going to eat in her small room. Princess Zhaohua sent someone to invite her to eat at her place. When she got there, she realized that the princess was actually in the small kitchen.

"Why is the princess here?" Chu Qing asked.

Princess: "Tenth brother said that Chu knew how to make gold and silver steamed buns over there, but he still didn't let him eat them. He asked me if they were available here. Teacher, can you make them? I'm also greedy for what the tenth brother said."

Chu Qing: "..."

My son is too courageous, it’s very difficult for me to be a mother!

Chu Qing: "Princess, that boy of mine is really shameless. How about I make more and send it to the tenth prince later?"

Princess Zhaohua giggled: "Teacher, no, Lao Shi deserves to be treated. He is greedy and doesn't get along well with others. He deserves not to be able to eat!"

It’s just that I’m also greedy. Teacher, can you teach me how to do it well?”

Chu Qing naturally agreed. It wasn't that difficult, but...: "Princess, do you have any milk powder?"

Zhaohua was in trouble: "Do you need milk powder? I don't have any here."

This is difficult. The milk powder in Xiaobao's hand may have been brought into the palace by himself, but Chu Qing did not have it in his hand.

Chu Qing said: "Send someone to the Blue House to get some."

Soon, Nanny Qin came back with a jar of milk powder: "Princess, this is the last jar of milk powder at the Blue House. I brought it all back to the old slave. They said over there that the new milk powder has not arrived yet."

Chu Qing looked at the jar. A five-pound jar of wine was as big as a jar, but if it contained milk powder, it would only weigh less than four pounds.

"Oh, we can't even transport the teacher's goods. No wonder my father is so worried every day."

"A little bit is enough," Chu Qing comforted: "The gold and silver steamed buns are delicious because they are dipped in condensed milk. We only use milk powder to make condensed milk. We can make a lot of these milk powder."

Thinking that the current transportation problem was probably related to Xiaobao, Chu Qing naturally could not follow the princess to discuss transportation.

"Teacher, don't you know that the milk powder in front of you is enough to make condensed milk, but not enough to drink, right? My father is also worried. The Double Ninth Festival is just four days away, and the chrysanthemums given to the courtiers are ready, but they can be given to each family.

It’s hard to prepare for the grace.”

The princess counted on her fingers: "Wine, flowers, tea, silk, cakes, five sheep were given to the prime minister and princes in the past, but now they have the teacher's textiles, and now they have mutton and woolen clothes and trousers;

There are also rice, white flour... The queen mother will also give rewards to their relatives, especially those with old mothers in the family, and they will be given more;

In the past years, I didn’t think anything of it. Even if my father changed the reward items or added a few more types on a whim, he could always replenish them;

But so far this year, there are not even enough chrysanthemums and dogwoods to reward, let alone other things."

Chu Qing was surprised: "No way? You can't buy it? In the huge Kyoto, there is no such thing?"

Princess Zhaohua said: "It's not that we can't buy them, but the prices have increased. If we follow these prices, it means that our father has allowed them to sell at higher prices, and it will be difficult to stabilize prices in the future.

But if you don’t buy it, firstly, it will appear that the royal family is careless and lose face, and secondly, it will not be enough of a reward.”

"Oh..." Chu Qing nodded: "What a dilemma."

While Chu Qing was talking to the princess, he kept stirring the milk powder, water and sugar powder together, melting them thoroughly, and then put them in a clay pot to simmer over low heat.

The pottery pots in the palace are much more delicate than those used by ordinary people. They are very easy to use for making condensed milk in non-stick pots.

Seeing that more than 8 liang of thick milk turned into more than 2 liang of condensed milk, Zhaohua felt extremely distressed: "Oh, condensed milk requires so much milk powder and sugar, and you can't make much from this jar."

Then he became worried: "If I make it for my father, the emperor, my mother, and the queen mother, I won't be able to eat many meals...Teacher, when can your milk powder be shipped back to the country?"

Chu Qing gave her a distressed smile and said nothing.

Chu Qing is also worried, what is Xiaobao going to do? Cut off transportation, and cut it across the country. After all, he can't control the official transportation channels, and he also disrupts his own business. Why on earth?

The steamed buns are ready-made.

The steamed buns in the palace are small, not much bigger than the Chu family's steamed buns. They are round, but they are not made of milk and do not have the alluring milky aroma.

Chu Qing fried a plate of small steamed buns, placed them on a plate separated from the unfried buns, and placed a small plate of condensed milk in the middle.

Chu Qing wickedly picked up a fried steamed bun with chopsticks, dipped it in some condensed milk and handed it to Princess Zhaohua. Hehe, it was so cool to let the royal princess eat in a rude manner!

Princess Zhaohua didn't think anything of it. She thought she had to eat it like this, so she took it and took a bite. Her mouth was so hot that she tilted her head. She nodded repeatedly: "Teacher, it's delicious!"

As he spoke, he stood up, and even before he could swallow the food in his mouth, he shouted: "Teacher, please fry some more steamed buns, and I'll invite my father and mother to try them together!"

Then she ran away without waiting for Chu Qing's response. Aunt Xin followed behind and said: "Princess, please slow down...Princess, you want to use the one you want to leave...Princess..."

Chu Qing continued to smile in an annoying way - he was a filial child, but when he invited the emperor and empress over to eat, he couldn't stop eating the meal!

You don't say anything when you eat, you don't say anything when you sleep, and your requests are all given to others. My own family doesn't have this rule. Look, as the biggest breaker of rules, the emperor, I can't even stop him from eating: "Alas."

You can still sigh while chewing the golden and silver steamed buns with the fragrant milk flavor. When the common people see this, they will curl their lips: "Oh, look at the emperor, you can't eat such good food, so why don't you eat dragon meat?"

"Your Majesty, don't be too hasty. If it doesn't work, it doesn't hurt to just increase the price." The Queen comforted her.

The worst thing is that I will come to make up for the extra money. I am not short of money, the Queen thought.

"I just don't want to take advantage of those people in vain!" The emperor angrily took a bite of the fried steamed bun, as if he was biting someone's meat, and dipped it in a big dollop of condensed milk, which made Zhaohua feel distressed.

This is not a matter of money!

The palace purchases are already higher than the market price, because it is the royal family. If the price is not high enough, it means that the royal family does not use the best things. However, if we adopt "royal prices" based on the current impetuous prices, it will not only damage the royal family.

Money is equivalent to allowing the current skyrocketing prices.

The price of goods in Kyoto is already like this, and the problems are even more obvious in the reports submitted from various places. Kyoto will always lead the trend of the country. If this gate is opened, then the price of goods nationwide will soar...

So who is getting an advantage? Isn’t it about paying royal money to those noble families? Isn’t it about me personally cultivating a group of moths?

"Chu Qing," the queen suddenly named Chu Qing.

Chu Qing sighed secretly in her heart, and then secretly ate two small steamed buns...

"Is there any way you can get 20,000 chrysanthemums first?" the queen asked.

The queen had already thought about all the other rewards. Silks, pastries, etc. were all given out first to the courtiers of the previous dynasty. All the expenses in the harem, including the concubines' families, were also postponed. With her,

The queen sets an example, but those people can't say anything.

On the other hand, things like silk flowers must be prepared on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, so there is only less than three days.

Chu Qing lowered his head and calculated. The "Bao Qingxiang" shop in Kyoto didn't have much silk, but a lot of cotton and wool products, and the price of wool was the lowest, so...
Chapter completed!