”Miss, what are you doing with so many fruits? Can you even eat all of these?” Xiao Rou asked worriedly, looking at the table full of various fruits, no less than a dozen. This was like preparing a fruit feast! She couldn’t guess what was on her mistress’s mind!
Mei Siyu, with her sleeves rolled up to her elbows, mixed various fruits and preserved fruits in a homemade container, crushing them with a small stone pestle until a reddish-brown liquid flowed out. She then poured the juice into a porcelain bowl, added a bit of warm water, and slowly stirred it, creating a unique, fresh natural fruit juice!
Mei Siyu confidently handed her labor of love to Xiao Rou, saying, “Try it, it’s incredibly delicious!” She then picked up another bowl and drank it with relish.
Xiao Rou looked at the vibrant liquid before her, hesitating to drink it, as if it were poison! But seeing her mistress enjoying it, she thought it might taste good. Closing her eyes, she took a small sip. The taste was strange. She took another uncertain sip – ah, it was sweet with a hint of sourness, refreshingly light, with a subtle plum fragrance lingering at the tip of her nose. She had never tasted such an unusual tea before, leaving a lingering aftertaste.
“Miss, this fruit tea is truly wonderful, perfectly balanced between sweet and sour, with a fragrant flavor,” Xiao Rou said adoringly. Looking at her self-satisfied mistress, Xiao Rou smiled contentedly.
“Who is making such a loud noise here?” Yu Wansu said sternly. Speaking was a beautiful woman of eighteen or nineteen, dressed in a purple lotus flower dress, wearing a phoenix hairpin, with snow-white skin and a peach-blossom complexion. Elegant and graceful, with a voluptuous figure, she was the current imperial consort.
Her maidservant Jin Zhi, holding her arm, said, “Reporting to my mistress, it’s Mei Fei.” Her tone was full of contempt. As the personal maidservant of the imperial consort, she felt she had the right to look down on others, knowing her mistress was currently the most favored.
Mei Fei! The once-renowned first beauty of the capital, Mei Siyu, who was kicked off the imperial bed on her first night and rumored to have a strange appearance. She was now residing in the Cold Palace’s Yang Feng Hall!
