December 13th in the imperial calendar is a grand day.
Because this day is the 24th birthday of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
The grand threshold of the Prince's Mansion was about to be breached by the princes, grandsons and nobles. However, looking at the ministers with their daughters behind them, they didn't know it and thought it was a blind date.
Yes, His Highness the Crown Prince is already twenty-four, so it’s time for him to establish a Crown Princess.
Taking advantage of someone else's birthday and dragging his daughter over to show off, maybe the prince would fall in love with her, and that would be like losing a piece of cake in the world.
But unfortunately, when they entered the house, no one even saw the birthday boy's shadow. Only a steward accepted the congratulatory gifts, served hot tea, and ignored the guests again.
The meaning is clearly——
Do you want to stay? I won't stop you. You can stay as long as you want, but it's hard to say whether His Highness the Crown Prince will show up.
Want to leave? I won’t stop you. Anyway, we have accepted the gifts, entertained the people, and fulfilled our duties.
If it were anyone else, such a snub to the ministers of the DPRK would definitely arouse public outrage.
However, whoever is the prince is going to be their immediate boss in the future. How can they do it without building a relationship and patting the MP in advance? Even if you dare to get angry, you don’t dare to say anything!
Therefore, some of the guests impatiently said congratulations and left directly, while some of the guests patiently sat in the hall and chatted with each other.
We must have perseverance to guard the hall and wait for the prince.
Compared to the hustle and bustle in the mansion, Xuanyuan Lingxiao was sitting as quietly as a pine tree in the study.
"On such a lively day, Xiao Xiaoxiao doesn't even go out to take a look. It's so boring to sit here!" Xiao Wushang leaned on a chair nearby, shaking his sleeves in boredom.
Xuanyuan Lingxiao just lowered his head and looked at the book in his hand without saying a word.
Since I was thirteen, every birthday has been like this.
I don’t want to deliberately remember this day, but I am reminded of it all the time.
I can't put on a smile to face the congratulations of everyone, so I might as well stay here alone.
Xiao Wushang glanced sideways at the person sitting in front of the case, and decided not to continue being bored with this piece of wood. He jumped up and walked out the door: "It's better to go and play with Xiao Shuishui."
"Wait!" Hearing this, Xuanyuan Lingxiao finally reacted and looked at him with a frown: "You... are looking for her?"
Xiao Wushang looked back at him and raised his lips in a smile: "You can't make up your mind and don't dare to see her, but you want to stop me from even looking for her?"
Xuanyuan Lingxiao narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips in silence.
Xiao Wushang raised his eyebrows and smiled softly like a flower: "Perhaps, I can go and talk to you about matchmaking first."
Before Xuanyuan Lingxiao could speak, the others had already lightly jumped out of the room.
…………
At this time, Luoshui was busy in the kitchen.
The fox lay aside and watched indifferently as she prepared a pile of flour, eggs, and sugar, and then worked all morning, but she didn't know what weird things she was doing.
The girl said she wanted to make a "birthday cake" to celebrate brother Xuanyuan's birthday.
It's just a birthday celebration, is it necessary to put so much effort into it?
Seeing her working so hard and energetically for others made me feel a little uncomfortable.
Luo Shui was beating eggs and stirring flour, but he was doing it with great enthusiasm.
Of course you have to eat birthday cake for your birthday. I guess no one has ever eaten it in this day and age, so it’s just a surprise for them!
Unfortunately, the conditions in ancient times were not enough, and it was basically impossible to make an exquisite birthday cake like the one in a cake shop, but you can still try to make a simple cake.
Luoshui had learned to make cakes in handicraft class, so it was not too difficult to practice, although the materials were still not complete.
Like milk, oven, cream, nothing.
...Although the success rate may not be high, let’s just make do with it for now!
Isn’t it said that etiquette is less important than friendship?
This birthday cake contains a lot of her hard work and love.
"Wow! It smells so good!" After working for a long time, he opened the steamer and a happy smile appeared on Luo Shui's face.
The fox, who was already a little sleepy, opened his eyes and looked into the steamer.
He really wanted to know, what on earth was her so-called birthday cake?
However, when he saw the lump on the plate clearly, the smile on Luo Shui's face immediately fell.
It looks a bit flat, neither loose nor soft, and a bit hard. Anyone who sees it will not recognize it as a cake.
Luo Shui couldn't help but feel a little frustrated: "Why is it so different from what you imagined?"
"You can choose to throw it away." The fox said coolly, but seemed to be taking pleasure in his misfortune.
Throw it out? It took a lot of effort to make it!
Luo Shui hesitated for a long time, but finally made up his mind and accepted the fox's opinion.
It’s really embarrassing to give something like this away!
"Xiao Shuishui, I've been looking for you for a long time, and it turns out you're hiding here." A chuckle came from behind him, and he knew who was coming without even looking.
"Eh? What is this?" Xiao Wushang had an expression on his face as if he had discovered a new world. He looked at the cake on the plate held by Luo Shuishui for a long time, but he couldn't figure out the reason.
Luo Shui was a little embarrassed: "This... was originally called cake, but now..." She didn't know what to call it.
"Cake?" Xiao Wushang's eyes lit up and he kept asking like a curious child: "What is a cake?"
"It's a very delicious pastry that I eat on my birthday." Luo Shui was a little depressed. Using this kind of work to promote modern food seemed very unconvincing.
"It's delicious?" Xiao Wushang blinked, looked at the "cake" for a while, squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "It seems... I can't tell!"
...Can you please stop hitting me?
Luo Shui glanced at him sadly and walked out the door holding the plate angrily: "I didn't do it well, so I'd better throw it away."
Xiao Wushang stretched out his hand to grab her, and smiled: "Did you make it for Xiao Xiaoxiao?"
"And Xuanyuan Lingyun." Two people.
"Then how can you throw it away without giving them a taste?"
"...Can this be eaten?" Luo Shui seemed to have lost his appetite.
"You'll know after you try it." Xiao Wushang said, then he picked up a small piece and stuffed it into his mouth with a chuckle.
Luo Shui stared at him nervously: "How is it?"
Xiao Wushang pursed his lips, and a bright smile gradually appeared on his face: "It's delicious!"
"...Are you sure?" Why does this smile look a little fake?
"If you don't believe me, let the little fox try it too." Xiao Wushang smiled and took another small piece and handed it to the fox: "The cake that Xiao Shuishui worked so hard to make, the little fox has to give face to it!"
The fox looked at him coldly, wanting to bite off his finger, but looking at Luo Shuixing's eyes full of expectation, he finally opened his mouth and swallowed the small piece of cake.
He felt that sooner or later his stomach would be damaged by this girl.