The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 496: Don’t Want to Be a Bad Guy (3)_1

Chapter 496: Chapter 496: Don’t Want to Be a Bad Guy (3)_1

"Since the Lady has spoken, I will present my modest contribution." Lin Ziyin clapped her hands, "Go, bring the cake."

"Yes, Miss." Hong Ying responded and immediately went to prepare it.

Everyone craned their necks curiously, and in a short while, the men also took their seats behind the screen.

"Oh my."

"Huh?!"

...

From behind the screen, the women’s side intermittently let out bursts of gasps of astonishment, causing the men who couldn’t see what was happening to become puzzled.

"I wonder what good thing they have over there?" Luo Yan asked with a smile.

"We’ll know soon." Someone replied.

"Since there are men from every residence joining us, why not remove the screen and let them take a gander at these curiosities as well?" The Lady’s delighted voice came from behind the screen.

"Yes, my Lady." Mu Family responded and glared at the mountain of pastries on the table, cursing inwardly. Lin Ziyin loved to show off too much, even using the Lady to steal the limelight, which was simply unreasonable.

When the screen was removed, the men also saw why the women would let out such loud cheers.

On a huge serving tray on the table, there were layers of pastries that no one had ever seen before. The tray was stacked layer upon layer, a total of nine layers. But what was even more eye-catching was the decoration on the cakes. The first layer was a feast of longevity peaches, cranes, green pine trees, and everything symbolic of longevity featured on the first large cake.

Today was the Lady’s birthday and all these auspicious symbols naturally filled her with joy. The second layer of cake depicted the Lady’s zodiac sign, the tiger, complete with playful tiger cubs and majestic adult tigers. The third layer was adorned with all kinds of fresh flowers. The decorations on the higher layers were less clear to everyone due to the height.

"Young girl, what kind of pastries are these? I have never seen them before." The Lady asked Lin Ziyin with a beaming smile.

"These are cakes, made from eggs, flour, and milk. The word ’cake’ sounds like ’longevity’ in Chinese. I came up with this idea myself, I hope you like it." Lin Ziyin replied respectfully and politely, without a hint of showing off.

"Very good, you are very thoughtful." The Lady was very pleased and she felt a pang of sadness. She had many children and grandchildren, but who would go to such great lengths for her?

At her age, she no longer sought material things. On the contrary, she cared deeply about the love between her family members. From the cakes, she could clearly see Lin Ziyin’s filial piety towards her.

"My Lady, forgive my imposing. To make this cake, our young mistress got up at dawn." Lun Luo took the opportunity to put in a good word for Lin Ziyin.

"Very good, you have worked hard, young girl." The Lady looked at Lin Ziyin, her eyes filled with amusement.

"Grandmother, there is a tradition associated with eating cake on birthdays." Lin Ziyin stood up with a smile and began to explain.

"What tradition?" Lady Si asked in surprise.

"Before eating the cake, candles are lit on it and while the candles are burning, you close your eyes and make a wish. It is said that the wishes made are especially effective. After the wish is made, everyone blows out the candles together and then shares the cake, allowing everyone to partake in the birthday person’s good fortune." After finishing with a beaming smile, Lin Ziyin snickered inwardly at the enchanted expression on the faces of all the ladies and young ladies around her.

It seems that she had potential to be a swindler, very capable of fooling people!

"My Lady, later on, we should all partake in your good fortune." Lady Wu said to Lady Li with a laugh.

"Yes, we should all." Si Jinyu said loudly, laughing.

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