novelraw Chapter 227 Delicious Osmanthus Cake
Chapter 227 Delicious Osmanthus Cake
Upon hearing this, Su Wuli was stunned.
If she wasn't mistaken, Yu Chen seemed to glance at Shen Qiange with extreme displeasure when he said those words.
"How about we make it again?" Su Wuli glanced at Shen Qiange's somewhat troubled expression. "It doesn't seem to taste very good."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Qiange stopped chewing on the osmanthus cake.
She looked down at the half-eaten cake in her hand, then looked up at Su Wuli.
What does that mean?
Was she an experiment, eating osmanthus cake for half a day?
Her lips twitched, as if she wanted to swallow the cake in her mouth, but then she felt that swallowing it or spitting it out was not an option either.
She chewed twice and forced herself to swallow, feeling a tightness in her throat.
Yu Chen didn't look at Shen Qiange.
He picked up a piece of osmanthus cake from the plate and took a bite.
Su Wuli was stunned for a moment, then reached out to stop her.
But it was already too late.
"It's delicious." Yu Chen ate with great relish.
Shen Qiange watched as Yu Chen stuffed the remaining half of the osmanthus cake into his mouth, her astonishment barely concealed on her face.
The emperor tasted all the pastries from the imperial kitchen and the rare and exotic fruits presented as tribute from various regions.
He's eaten all sorts of good food.
Now that they're saying this osmanthus cake is delicious, Shen Qiange feels like she might still be dreaming.
She secretly pinched her thigh again.
Ouch, it still hurts.
She even began to doubt her own sense of taste.
"Do you... want more?" Su Wuli asked.
Shen Qiange snapped out of her daze, stuffed the cake in her hand into her mouth, and patted the crumbs off her hands.
"No need, thank you." Shen Qiange said, standing up. Her gaze fell on Yu Chen, and she spoke in a somewhat stiff tone.
"When...when will Xiao Junyi be released?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Chen looked at her with a calm yet intimidating gaze.
Shen Qiange felt a chill run down her spine from his gaze, even though they weren't in the imperial court or facing off.
We were just eating ordinary osmanthus cake together in this kitchen.
However, Shen Qiange still felt her heart pounding, and the pressure from Yu Chen made it difficult for her to breathe.
"If you can't bear to part with him," Yu Chen raised his eyelids and said softly, "I can let you in to keep him company."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Qiange's back straightened up.
She opened her mouth but didn't make a sound, then closed it again.
Yu Chen withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Su Wuli.
Su Wuli was also taken aback by these words. They seemed to make sense, but she couldn't quite grasp the feeling...
We need to arrest Shen Qiange as well.
"I want to eat another piece," Yu Chen said.
Her voice was half a octave lower and much softer than when she spoke earlier.
Su Wuli hesitated for a moment and then gave him another piece.
This wasn't the first time Shen Qiange had been shocked.
Watching their interaction, I suddenly felt that the two of them standing together actually looked...quite nice.
Shen Qiange hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, and said, "Um... may I go now?"
Yu Chen didn't even look at her. "Whatever."
Shen Qiange paused for a moment, then lifted her foot to leave.
He then added, "Xiao Junyi's is in the room next to the woodshed in the backyard. If you want to go, you can go and take a look."
She nodded, then turned and left somewhat hastily.
Shen Qiange's footsteps faded into the distance.
Su Wuli stood by the stove, picking out pieces of osmanthus cake from the steamer one by one.
When I got to the last piece, I looked up and glanced at the Shadow Falcon.
The shadow falcon stood by the door, its back ramrod straight.
His gaze drifted almost imperceptibly over the osmanthus cake.
Looking at him like this, Su Wuli suddenly felt a little uncertain.
I looked down at the cakes on the plate; they looked quite nice.
"Shadow Falcon," she began, paused, and then tentatively asked, "Would you like to try some?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shadow Falcon raised his head and looked at the plate of osmanthus cake on the stove.
Seeing his hesitant expression, Su Wuli took a piece and handed it to him.
"Thank you, Miss Su." Shadow Falcon carefully took the osmanthus cake and took a bite.
The moment his tooth sank into the cake, his expression changed.
fleeting.
If Su Wuli hadn't been staring at him the whole time, he wouldn't have noticed at all.
It felt like I'd choked on something.
The shadow falcon's beak stopped moving.
With the osmanthus cake in his mouth, he looked away from the stove and glanced to the side.
Yu Chen looked up at him, his gaze deep and unfathomable.
Shadow Falcon's throat moved, and it forced down the mouthful of osmanthus cake.
"tasty."
Upon hearing this, Su Wuli was taken aback.
She looked at Shadow Falcon's face, which was now expressionless; she couldn't discern anything from it.
She looked again at the osmanthus cakes on the plate, and then at the shadow falcon.
"real?"
Shadow Falcon nodded.
Su Wuli frowned, about to ask something.
Shadow Falcon had already finished the osmanthus cake in its hand.
They ate very quickly, as if they were rushing to finish something.
She looked at his empty fingertips, then at the cakes on the plate.
It seems he really enjoys eating.
"Would you like another piece?"
"No, I don't want it anymore," Shadow Falcon blurted out.
Huh? Su Wuli was taken aback; he clearly seemed to really enjoy eating it.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shadow Falcon felt a chill run down his spine.
He glanced to the side out of the corner of his eye.
He saw his own prince staring at him with cold eyes.
Shadow Falcon's Adam's apple bobbed. "What I mean is..."
He said, his voice a little tighter than before, "Feng Xi hasn't tasted it yet. If he knew his subordinate had eaten it all by himself, he would grumble about it."
Upon hearing this, Su Wuli picked up the plate and added a lot more osmanthus cake.
The plates were all full.
When Su Wuli handed the plate to Yingjun, she sensed a hint of excitement in his eyes.
excited?
Su Wuli had some doubts, but she was certain she hadn't misread it.
After the Shadow Falcon left, Su Wuli turned back to look at Yu Chen.
He began to explain, "This time we did a lot more."
Her voice was a little softer than before, "It'll spoil if we don't finish it, and there's no refrigerator here."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man's brows relaxed a little.
"Okay, let them have a taste."
Su Wuli smiled upon hearing this and casually picked up a piece of osmanthus cake.
"Wait—" Before Yu Chen could finish speaking, Su Wuli took a bite.
His expression changed the next second.
She stood there, stunned, staring at the remaining half of the osmanthus cake in her hand.
She suddenly understood Shen Qiange's expression and why Yingjun had said no.
Unappetizing.
Su Wuli placed the remaining half of the cake on the stove with disdain.
She quickly took the osmanthus cake from Yu Chen's hand, saying, "You're not allowed to eat it."
It doesn't taste good at all.
Su Wuli avoided looking at him, but she knew that Yu Chen was definitely looking at her.
She looked at the door with a embarrassed expression, and had the urge to chase after Yingjun and get back the osmanthus cake that he had taken.
She had expected the taste to be different, but she didn't expect it to be so bad.
……
On the other side, Shadow Falcon carried a plate through the corridor.
I could hear Feng Xi's voice from afar; it was loud and boisterous, like someone was arguing with him.
"I said no, and that's final. The Prince said last time that two people should be reserved for that position. If you leave one there, who will be responsible if something goes wrong?"
Feng Xi's voice came from the duty room, sounding somewhat impatient.
Another voice was muffled, and it was impossible to hear what it was saying.
When Shadow Falcon entered the courtyard, he saw Feng Xi standing at the door.
One hand was on his hip, the other pointed into the room, and his mouth was open.
Upon seeing the Shadow Falcon, his words caught in his throat, and his gaze unconsciously fell on the plate in the Shadow Falcon's hand.
The plate was filled with osmanthus cake.
The off-white cake is adorned with golden osmanthus blossoms, and it looks delicious.
"What's this?" Feng Xi leaned closer, her eyes fixed on the plate, and unconsciously sniffed twice.