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Jang Geum has made a great contribution to successfully cultivating hundreds of precious medicinal herbs and returned to the Imperial Kitchen.Jinying only heard the news after leaving Cui Sanggong's premises.

"I heard you're back." In the middle of the night, Jinying stood outside Jang Geum's place with a faint smile on his face. "This is a book about diet. I don't know what quizzes will be asked, but it may be helpful. Read more when you have time."

Seeing Jinying standing outside the premises, Jang Geum was startled at first, but then smiled. "Thank you."

It's just that when Jinying passed the gazebo at dawn, she still saw the figure who was studying hard.

"Jang Geum, have you been here all night?"

"Ah? It's Jinying?" Jang Geum explained with a guilty conscience as if feeling Jinying's annoyance. "Actually, I didn't stay all night... I just finished reading the book with Lian Sheng and A Chang, and I want to review it by myself..."

No need to think about it, Jang Geum spent the whole night reviewing for others.

Jinying reached out to close Jang Geum's book. "Then how should red bean and lotus seed porridge be cooked?"

"Pay attention to the order of cooking, put the hard boiled ones first: remove the bitter core of lotus seeds; soak raw almonds and walnuts before putting them in the pot; raw peanuts, lotus root, lily, etc. Put it in at the end when it is almost ripe to keep it fresh and crisp; soak the barley kernels until they are shiny before putting them in the pot, just put them in a few minutes before cooking.”

"What about the bean paste and red dates?"

"The soup is mild in nature and has the effect of nourishing blood. Crush the Luo Han Guo and put it in clean water, and filter out the residue. Remove the seeds of the red dates and grind them into puree. Add the red bean paste into the clear soup and boil together with the red dates."

"Tremella lotus seed soup?"

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Seeing that Jang Geum's head kept pointing to the ground, Jinying took the book from Jang Geum's hand and said softly. "Go back to sleep."

Jang Geum rubbed his eyes wearily. "But I haven't..."

"Let's go." Jinying crossed Jang Geum's waist and half pushed Jang Geum to the place.

Finally, Jang Geum returned to her place and helped cover the quilt, but when Jinying came out, she saw someone who surprised her.

"Jinying, why are you here?"

Jin Ying said respectfully. "I saw Jang Geum reading alone in the gazebo and almost fell asleep, so I brought her back."

"yes?"

There was another long silence.

Jinying's head was still slightly lowered, concealing the complicated expression on his face.Except for the unexpected meeting in the burning kitchen many years ago, Jinying has not been alone with Empress Han Shanggong for a long time, and Cui Shanggong's rejection of Han Shanggong, as well as the subtle changes in Empress Han Shanggong's face every time, she is always in touch. Keep it in mind.

"Thank you for your hard work, you also go back to rest."

Jinying nodded in response to Han Shanggong's polite alienation, but when she stepped down the stairs, she turned around and gave Han Shanggong a deep bow. "My lady, thank you."

Thank you for not giving up, thank you for saving Jang Geum.

"Jinying."

Hearing the unusual tone of voice, Jinying looked up at Han Shanggong.

"Jinying, can I trust you?"

There was a little sadness and helplessness in Han Shanggong's expression, and there were emotions shrouded in fog that she couldn't see clearly.

Even after studying hard all night, Jang Geum's wife's promotion test did not go well.Unable to answer the first test\question, you have to choose the ingredients at the end. Even the flour was stolen the night before the competition, and the ingredients should be eliminated if you didn’t keep them well──but everything had unexpected consequences !

Chang Jin used Chinese cabbage instead of flour as the filling, and made cabbage steamed buns, which were unexpectedly appreciated by the Queen Mother, and even praised full of praise.

"In this case, does the number one scholar have to be replaced?"

"That's to say, the empress dowager praised Jang Geum's cooking as delicious!"

"That's right, No.1 needs to be replaced..."

"──Hey! What nonsense are you talking about!" Ling Lu yelled in a rough voice, scaring the other little maids to run away. "Jinying is already the champion, she is just a blind cat catching a dead mouse!"

"It doesn't matter whether you catch a dead mouse or a live mouse, since the empress dowager praises her so much, then she is amazing."

"These stinky girls are still talking! Come here, come here!" Ling Lu angrily raised his sleeves and beat them until he drove away the other little maids before returning to Jinying's side. "Don't be sad! It's just like this. You've always been great. She only shows up like this once in a while. She doesn't have any skills at all! Are you right?"

Jinying didn't reply, but she knew some things in her heart.She saw Jang Geum's talent earlier than anyone else, just like a seed buried deep in the ground, it finally came to the moment when it broke through the ground.

When she heard it in her heart, she was a little hesitant, a little lost, a little scared, but more excited than she could restrain!If there is another competition without restrictions on the use of ingredients, will it be her or Jang Geum who will win in the end?

This is the first time Jinying has this feeling, wanting to win against someone—Jang Geum, if it is you, I really want to compare with you.

After becoming a wife from a young maid, she has her own place for a wife.When Jinjin Ying heard that he and Jang Geum were assigned to the same place, she was not too embarrassed, and she was even grateful for such an arrangement.

Jang Geum, on the other hand, has been silent since entering the place, but secretly glanced at him from time to time.

"We're actually in the same room." Jinying sorted out the things he brought, and started the topic in a calm manner.

"Yes." Seeing that Jinying didn't mind what happened during the day, Jang Geum smiled in relief. "Kimei, please take care of me from now on."

Stopping his hands, Jinying raised his eyes and looked at Jang Geum carefully.Jang Geum, who used to be like a child in her heart, did not know when she became so clear, and since when did she have the shoulders to shoulder the responsibility and keep pace with herself...

"Jinying?" Jang Geum called her in confusion. "What are you thinking about so preoccupied?"

"Miss you──" Realizing that the words were too blunt, Jin Ying frowned. "Think about how much trouble you will cause me in the future."

"That's weird!" Jang Jin laughed with a blushing face. "But Jinying, I'm very happy."

"Me too."

Just as the silent gaze fell into the dense atmosphere, a loud noise suddenly came from outside.When he opened the door, he found that Lian Sheng and Ling Lu were assigned to the same room, and they had a quarrel.

"I'd rather be punished than be in the same room as Ling Lu!" When Lian Sheng saw Jang Jin, it was like seeing a life-saving talisman, and he immediately hid beside Jang Jin. "Your Majesty, please change the room for me! I can even sleep outside!"

"You two!" Zheng Shanggong got angry and slapped the two palms, but Ling Lu and Lian Sheng, who were staring at each other, still did not back down. "Then Liansheng, you and Jinying will change rooms, and after packing up your things, go back to bed right away!"

Seeing Lian Sheng climb up Jang Jin's arm triumphantly, Jang Jin just smiled helplessly.Without saying a word, Jinying returned to the room to tidy up her things, and left the room quickly.

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In the middle of the night, Jang Geum woke up from his dream.

The cold and long nights of Jeju Island often make people sleep restlessly, which is different from when I was a court lady in the past.At that time, I woke up in the middle of the night, most likely because I was frightened awake by Lian Sheng's sleep talk or sleepwalking behavior.

I don't know how other people in the imperial kitchen are doing?Jang Geum misses Liansheng's crying and coquettish appearance, or Achang's eyes light up when he sees delicious food, and the empress of Minshang Palace doesn't know what position she holds now... But in the end, I shouldn't think about it, it's Jin Ying .

Is Jinying still the same as before, always arrogant to other people?Jang Geum thought of the only night he lived with Jin Ying, his eyes were as clear as running water under the candlelight, and the fluorescence was shining, only his own shadow remained in his eyes.

But most of the time, Jinying's eyes always carry many things that she can't see clearly or understand.The indifferent attitude towards herself is sometimes mixed with unknown resentment and sadness. If she asked Jinying to stay that night, if she kept Jinying in the house, would she be able to understand Jinying better?

What does Jinying think about in the middle of the night alone?