Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

It's a brand new day again~

Not long after Shen Qing got up and tidied up, Li Sanwan came looking for her excitedly.

"Madam Shen, what's Zhiwei Restaurant selling today? Could I work there?"

Li Sanwan's eyes were full of anticipation; he couldn't wait to become a member of the Zhiwei Restaurant.

If he could really become a member of Zhiwei Restaurant, he could eat delicious food every day without having to wait in line.

"How could I possibly trouble Mr. Li..."

"Madam Shen, I beg you, please let me work at Zhiwei Restaurant! I don't want any wages!"

Li Sanwan was practically rolling on the ground in despair. He had begged Shen Qing for a long time yesterday, wanting to become her apprentice and learn cooking skills, but Shen Qing simply wouldn't agree.

I thought about it all night and had no choice but to settle for second best and work at Zhiwei Restaurant.

Shen Qing: "...If you really want to, that's fine too."

"Wow! Madam Shen, you are indeed beautiful inside and out—"

"What are we selling at our restaurant today?" Li Sanwan's eyes lit up.

Although Yelü Meng was not a good person, he did a good deed by bringing him to Lady Shen's side!

"Still milk tea, soy milk rice mochi."

"What? Mochi?"

"Soy milk rice mochi."

"Milk tea, milk tea, I love milk tea, soy milk rice mochi, soy milk rice mochi..." Li Sanwan's anticipation was almost overflowing, and he kept muttering to himself as if he were chanting a mantra.

Shen Qing: "..."

She really didn't know what was wrong with Li Sanwan.

The two of them came to Zhiwei Restaurant together.

Just like yesterday, there was still a long queue at the entrance.

"Lady Shen, you've finally arrived! I've been thinking about you all night!!" Yelü Gan shouted.

Yelü Qi exclaimed, "Madam Shen, the bubble tea is so delicious! Can you continue selling bubble tea today?"

"Madam Shen, I want spicy hot pot!"

"Madam Shen, when can we have donkey meat sandwiches again?!"

"..."

The diners joined in the shouting.

Shen Qing was used to this kind of situation at Zhiwei Restaurant in Da'an, so she remained very calm.

Li Sanwan couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Madam Shen is truly remarkable. She can remain calm even in the face of such a scene. If it were me, I would have jumped up long ago."

His milk tea is also loved by many people, but not to this extent.

Shen Qing smiled and said, "I've just seen it a lot."

As they talked, the two began preparing to make today's soy milk rice mochi.

"Let's make rice mochi first."

Mix glutinous rice flour and cornstarch, sift the mixture, add some sugar, pour in milk, and stir into a batter.

"Sieve the batter again, cover it, put it in a steamer, and steam it over high heat for the time it takes to brew two cups of tea."

"..."

Shen Qing explained as he operated the device.

Li Sanwan's eyes widened in surprise.

Madam Shen is really sharing her methods without holding anything back!

He came to work at Zhiwei Restaurant mainly for the food, and never expected that Madam Shen would do this.

What's the difference between this and taking him as an apprentice?

"Madam Shen, aren't you afraid I'll learn how to make this milk tea...?"

Shen Qing smiled slightly: "I'm not afraid."

"I wish you could learn more, so that I could do less."

With so many customers at the door, if she and Li Sanwan cook together, even more people will be able to taste the delicious food.

Moreover, she actually had an idea.

No matter what, she will eventually have to leave Da Liao, but Da Liao's Zhiwei Restaurant cannot just close down like this; someone has to continue running it.

She thought Li Sanwan was a decent person.

Unaware of Shen Qing's thoughts, Li Sanwan immediately knelt on the ground and shouted, "Master!"

Shen Qing quickly moved to the side.

Good heavens, that's terrifying! Li Sanwan is much older than her; she can't afford to be like that.

"...I said I don't accept apprentices."

"You are my master!"

"If you keep doing this, you can't stay at Zhiwei Restaurant anymore." Shen Qing sighed and rubbed his forehead.

"No, no, no, I won't call anymore. Madam Shen, please hurry up and make the soy milk rice mochi, I'm already craving it."

Shen Qing sighed and continued explaining and making the product at the same time.

"Look, after the batter is steamed, while it's still hot, add a small piece of butter to it..."

Li Sanwan stood by, asking questions from time to time, his face full of curiosity, especially about the ingredients he couldn't name.

......

The two stood at the intersection, their eyes fixed on the distance.

"Brother, Auntie said in her letter that she would be back today, but why haven't we seen her yet?" An'an blinked, looking a little anxious.

The sheep servant comforted her, "Don't worry, Auntie said she'll be back today, and she definitely will."

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came from afar.

On horseback was a girl, about fourteen or fifteen years old, dressed in red, with two thick braids on either side, her face flushed red from the wind.

"Look, it's Auntie back!" Yang Nu couldn't help but shout happily.

An'an clapped her hands excitedly.

"My little aunt is finally back!"

This woman was Princess Yelü Zhuyue of the Liao Dynasty.

The horse carried her to the sheep-slave siblings. She dismounted and asked with concern, "Why are you waiting here?"

"Have you been wronged? Have Yelü Bo and his gang bullied you again?"

"Have you eaten enough? Are you hungry?"

A series of caring words.

Yang Nu's eyes welled up with tears. When he saw Yelü Zhuyue, it was as if he had seen a family member.

Although the siblings are now being raised by Empress Xiao, they still dare not get close to her and can only treat her with utmost respect.

In the Liao Dynasty, only their mother and aunt were their relatives.

An'an, who was standing next to her, had already started to cry.

"Auntie, you're finally back."

"Where's my mother? My mother..."

Before An'an could finish speaking, Yang Nu covered her mouth with his hand.

"Aunt, we're alright. We're being raised by the Empress Dowager now, so Yelü Bo and the others won't dare to bully us anymore."

"Moreover, my father was also driven out of the capital, and now my sister and I are doing very well."

"I'm just worried..."

He paused at this point.

Upon hearing this, Yelü Zhuyue felt slightly relieved.

She thought the two children would suffer a bit, but she never expected it to turn out like this.

I have no idea what has happened these past few days.

"Don't worry, it's alright," she said earnestly to the sheep slave.

He picked An'an up again and wiped away the little girl's tears: "It's okay, she's fine, don't be afraid."

"Let's go back to the camp and talk about it."

Although she knew that both children cared about their mother's safety, there were too many people around, and it was easy for the news to leak out.

Let's talk about it when we get back to the camp.