Chapter 2 Milk Tea Yun Shu came out of the imperial study with his head bowed, his eyes dull. That look of despair frightened Tingxue, who was waiting outside, so much that her legs almost went weak and she fell to her knees!"Princess, what are you doing?" "fine." Yun Shu waved his hands weakly, like a salted fish that had lost its dreams: "My father asked me to go back to the upper study room to study starting tomorrow." "Didn't you just recently..." When Tingxue heard the news, she was also surprised and subconsciously wanted to ask. But when his eyes met the straight look of his master, he lowered his head in embarrassment: "Then I will go back and pack up your writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone and bring them out." "Ah." Yun Shu responded casually. Go to the study room! Before she traveled through time, she accidentally saw the daily routines of ancient royal children listed by netizens on the Internet, and she complained in the comment section that this emperor was worse than a dog! Except for those foolish emperors who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, all the rest started to indulge in luxury from their childhood and continued until their death.
Life experiences will make men silent, women cry, and dogs so scared that they bark to the sky! Now, she has to go to class at five in the morning and has to go to the study room at four-thirty. If the palace was a little far away, she would have to get up at three o'clock. It was finally her turn. Fortunately, there was the Sixth Prince to share her misfortune. Yun Shu thought numbly. "..." Wait a minute. Yun Shu's footsteps, which were already slow, suddenly stopped. The Sixth Prince! My goodness, isn't that the hero in the book, the future tyrant? Apart from himself, he only has six brothers, five of whom were killed by him. The remaining one is Langmie who managed to survive because he was born not long ago and posed no threat to him at all! hiss…… The Sixth Prince is already eight years old this year, right? I don't know if it has grown crooked now... "Princess?" Seeing that his master was walking and suddenly stopped with a serious look on his face, Tingxue asked cautiously: "But is there anything else that's important?" "It is indeed very important." Yun Shu came back to his senses and quickly ordered: "Go to the imperial kitchen and tell them that this princess needs some milk and caramel. It would be even better if you have tapioca flour. Then go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get some unsteamed tea leaves. I want to make milk tea!" Not only was the Imperial Tutor watching over the Imperial Study, but there was also the Sixth Prince, a huge threat lurking nearby. In front of them, Yun Shu couldn't safely "close his eyes and rest" and let his consciousness enter the villa. I can only find a way to make Milk Tea appear reasonably, so as to barely comfort her fragile heart which is in pain because she has to start going to school again after traveling through time. ……
Tingxue's efficiency in handling affairs is quite good. Not long after Yun Shu leisurely strolled back to Fengyang Palace, Tingxue came back with what she wanted. Milk, caramel, tea, no tapioca. "The chef in the imperial kitchen said he had never heard of cassava flour. He also asked me what cassava looked like and what it tasted like, but I didn’t know. Tingxue deftly took out the small jar of milk and placed it in front of Yunshu, while asking curiously: "Princess, what is cassava?" "Isn't there anything?" Yun Shu paused for a moment, then she remembered that in her original time and space, cassava was only introduced into China from abroad in the 19th century. It is normal that there was no Tiansheng Dynasty. It’s a pity that her bubble milk tea no longer has pearls. “Actually, I’ve never seen cassava before.” Yun Shu found an excuse: "I just happened to read in a book before that things made with cassava flour taste pretty good, so I wanted to try it. If I don't have it, forget it." "Oh." Tingxue didn't think much about it and soon forgot about the question: "If there is no tapioca flour, can we still make the milk tea you mentioned before?" "It should work." Yun Shu nodded: "You boil the milk first, then put the tea leaves and a little caramel into the pot and fry them over low heat... Forget it, I'll do it myself!" As she spoke, she stood up in a hurry and walked towards the small kitchen: "Take everything with you!" "Leave this little thing to me, Princess..." She never expected that her master was going to cook for her. Tingxue hurriedly put the things on the table back into the food box and chased after him, trying to dissuade the little ancestor from having such a sudden idea. Although Yun Shu was lazy, he was very particular about eating and drinking. Especially since there were not many entertainment activities in ancient times, making milk tea by yourself could be a way to pass the time. She waved away the two palace maids who were guarding the small kitchen, leaving only Tingxue to help her watch the fire. Grab a handful of tea leaves, mix them with caramel and throw them into the pan to dry-fry. Watching the caramel melt slowly bit by bit, Yun Shu picked up the boiled water that had been prepared in advance and poured some into it. The melted syrup and the tea leaves that had already been fried to give off their fragrance suddenly encountered the heat. Bubbles rolled in the heat wave, and the sweet tea aroma spread all at once! "Princess, the milk is ready!" On the side, Tingxue, who came over with hot milk, sniffed and looked surprised: "What a nice smell! I didn't know tea could be so fragrant!" "The roasted tea leaves are indeed more fragrant and taste better. If you have time later, you can roast some yourself and try it."
The tea-making technology in this world is the same as that in Yunshu's original time and space before the Ming Dynasty. The tea leaves are softened by steam, then crushed and dried. After taking a sip, my mouth is full of tea leaves. It’s hard to say what others think, but Yun Shu definitely can’t get used to it. With one hand, he held a spoon and gently stirred the caramel tea leaves in the pot. With the other hand, he took the porcelain bowl from Tingxue's hand and poured the milk into it little by little. The natural aroma of milk and the mellow fragrance of tea are mixed together. The sweet and non-greasy smell attracted many palace maids and eunuchs guarding outside to secretly glance into the small kitchen. Yun Shu scooped up a spoonful with a small spoon, tasted it, and thought it was okay: "That's about it. Have you memorized the method and dosage? Tomorrow..." Just when I was about to instruct someone to prepare breakfast for tomorrow morning, I also asked them to prepare a cup of milk tea for her. When he turned around, he saw Tingxue's eager expression and couldn't help but laugh: "Pour me a portion later, and share the rest among you. Remember to make another one tomorrow morning." "Thank you, Princess!" (End of this chapter)