The Beijing Eight Pastries and longevity peaches were also sent to the various branches of Duke Jing 'an's estate.

Chu Lian ate a few. After all, it was the height of summer and she was used to eating these pastries in her previous life. She didn't really care about the taste.

On the other hand, the servants in Songtao Court were full of praise as they ate.

After eating Chu Lian's pastries, the pastries made by Chef Zhou, who was famous in Duke Jing 'an's estate, were hard to swallow.

They never thought that a small plate of pastries could have so many different flavors.

Every filling was different and had different shapes. Even the sweetness and saltiness were different. Heavens, if Chu Lian didn't make them, they would never believe that such delicious pastries existed.

The Beijing Eight Pastries were even more shocking than the longevity peaches.

Fuyan liked the jujube filling the most. It was soft on the outside and fragrant on the inside. It also smelled of jujubes.

Her cheeks puffed up like a squirrel that liked to hide its food.

Xiyan, who was distributing the pastries, smiled as she picked out the peach-shaped jujube filling and placed it on the plate in front of her.

"Here, this is for you, greedy little cat. Although Third Young Madam made a lot, it's almost all been distributed. There's also a jujube filling.

If you like it, you can ask Third Young Madam for a recipe so you can make it yourself. "

Fuyan, who was chewing the pastries in her mouth, suddenly froze. She looked at Xiyan, who was distributing the pastries.

This was how things were in the Ying household. Third Young Madam always valued Xiyan the most. Although the two of them were assigned to Third Young Madam on the same day, for some reason, Third Young Madam liked her more than herself.

Of course, she didn't like it, but Xiyan always took care of her and always let her pick first. She remembered that when they ate jujubes together in the past, Xiyan clearly liked them too. Now, she only picked out the jujube filling and gave it to her.

Fuyan took a deep breath and lowered her head, suppressing the bitterness in her heart. She decided to keep the letter Young Master Xiao wrote to Third Young Madam as a secret. She wouldn't give it to anyone, at least not now. It was actually quite good to be able to eat delicious food with Third Young Madam every meal.

Xiyan didn't know what Fuyan was thinking. She smiled and placed a pomegranate-shaped, pepper-and-salt dessert on the plate in front of Wenqing.

Wenqing didn't know what was going on. She kept lowering her head and taking small bites of snacks without saying a word.

The desserts suited her taste very well. She was not a fan of sweet food, but most of the desserts in Shengjing were sweet. She had never eaten desserts with a salt and pepper flavor like this. It was precisely because she found it delicious and suited her taste that she became more and more uneasy. When she thought of the letter she had lost, she felt even more uneasy.

In Countess Jing 'an's courtyard, Miaozhen was serving her mistress a round, drum-shaped snack.

Countess Jing 'an, who hadn't had a proper meal for a few days, actually managed to eat three of the pastries that Chu Lian had sent over. Even her personal maidservant, Miaozhen, was very happy.

"Madam, Third Madam is really clever!"

Perhaps it was because she had eaten, but Countess Jing 'an's pale and skinny face had a tinge of red. She waved her hand, indicating that she was full. "This lass … it must have been hard on her. I can't eat anything else.

Divide it among yourselves, or else it will be ruined tomorrow.

Sigh … I don't have anything to reward her with right now. "

Miaozhen used a handkerchief to wipe the corner of Countess Jing 'an's mouth. "What are you saying, Madam? Third Young Madam is being filial. Why would she want Madam to reward her? Didn't you hear from Third Young Madam today that she has taken over the Guilin Restaurant from the Matriarch's hands?

Madam, you were an expert in housekeeping when you were young. In the future, when Third Young Madam comes to pay her respects to you, just give her some pointers. "