After being expelled from the mansion, I changed the dynasty by writing novels.

Chapter 280 The Pastry Shop, The Most Delicious Egg Yolk Pastry

But that's not the only reason people are willing to go to Zhenlang Pavilion to buy pastries. Baiweizhai also has these, and they've always been very wealthy. The wooden boxes they use to hold these pastries are exquisite and must be even better than those at Zhenlang Pavilion.

Now, not only ordinary people, but even noble ladies from prominent families are flocking to Zhenlang Pavilion to buy their pastries.

Puzzled, the owner of Baiweizhai sent people to inquire about the news, only to find out that Zhenlangge had released a premium paper box packaging.

The paintings on those cardboard boxes were incredibly lifelike, and some were even collaborations with Mr. Wuming's storybooks, which made them sell even better.

The owner of Baiweizhai didn't understand what a joint brand meant, but he could roughly guess what it meant.

The advantage of cardboard boxes over wooden boxes is that cardboard boxes are lightweight, and I've heard that their cardboard boxes are very sturdy and not easily broken.

I heard they were all made from the bark of the sandalwood tree, and then sheets of paper were glued together with glutinous rice paste.

Even the pastries are wrapped in paper made of glutinous rice paper, which greatly ensures that the flavor of the pastries will not dissipate.

I heard that even the glutinous rice paper is edible.

This is much more novel than traditional wooden boxes, so naturally many people went to buy their pastries.

"Especially their sponge cakes, they sell incredibly well. I heard they're quite difficult to make, and they only steam one batch a day. People start lining up before dawn every day. I heard that so many people buy them that Zhenlang Pavilion has implemented a purchase limit, allowing each person to buy only one sponge cake."

The owner of Baiweizhai was naturally aware of the name "chicken cake," after all, they had wanted to ride the wave of Wuming's novel "The Little Chef of Jinchao."

Unfortunately, they still haven't been able to make it.

They were stumped just by the ingredient "芡" (xǔn).

I have no idea how this Zhenlang Pavilion was made.

The owner of Baiweizhai blurted out his thoughts, and fortunately, the staff around him actually knew why.

"Master, Zhenlang Pavilion is a shop under the control of Master Ye, who runs a bookstore. I heard that Master Ye and Wuming have some kind of connection, so naturally they can get the complete pastry recipes."

Everyone understood what the guy meant by that.

"Ha! I knew it! This woman's smooth sailing is probably all thanks to the man behind her. Otherwise, how could a woman like her gain a foothold in Bianjing and even become an official? There's nothing special about her, except that her appearance is too beautiful. She's probably someone who uses her looks to please men."

"Master, what should we do?"

"Of course we'll let her be wild for a few more days."

It was a rare occasion for Qiao Songqing to get together with his two good brothers.

Unexpectedly, these two chose not to go to Mingyue Tower, but instead came to this tiny tavern in the south of the city.

Before entering the tavern, he was suddenly drawn to a shop in front of him.

"I can understand why the bookstore is so popular, but why is that shop across the street also packed with people? What kind of shop is that?"

The waiter led him into the tavern and replied, "Sir, that's a newly opened pastry shop across the street, it's very popular!"

"Even if it's popular, can it compare to Baiweizhai's popularity?" Qiao Songqing sneered.

The waiter dared not speak; the man was clearly a person of great wealth and status.

Ignoring the waiter's fearful appearance, Qiao Songqing walked towards the private room, fanning himself with a folding fan.

Upon entering the private room, there was no one inside.

"What are those two up to? Didn't we agree to come here? Why is there no one here?" Qiao Songqing complained.

He had already sensed something was wrong in the past few days.

Since the two of them returned from the border, the three of them have never had a proper get-together. Either Qiao Songqing would meet up with Bai Zunyue, or he would go to see Xiao Yulan, but the three of them have never been seen together.

He couldn't understand it at all. How could a trip to the border have caused such a estrangement between the three of them? He felt a chill in his heart.

Just as he was feeling disheartened, he suddenly noticed something on the table.

He went over to look and saw that it appeared to be an exquisite wooden box, and not just one box, but many boxes.

He used his closed folding fan to push it open and found that it did not seem to be a wooden box, since a wooden box would not be pushed open so easily.

It's not immediately clear what material the box is made of, but it casually opened the top box.

Then, during this process, he suddenly realized that the way the box was opened was different. Normally, boxes are simply lifted open, but this one seemed to be stuck inside.

After finally opening it, he realized that the box seemed to be made of paper. The wooden box was lighter because it appeared to be made of several layers of paper pasted together, with some hollow spaces in the middle, which is why it was lighter than the wooden box.

He was shocked that paper could be made so strong.

You can smell a fragrance when you open the box; it's the smell of pastries.

Each pastry was wrapped in a transparent layer.

Each pastry and box is marked with a symbol: "Lang".

"When did Baiweizhai change its seal to this? But it looks pretty good."

He couldn't resist picking one up and taking a bite.

It tastes amazing! The filling even has an egg flavor, but it doesn't look like it's made purely from egg yolks.

Sweet but not cloying, it was meant to be eaten anyway, and since they were bored, they didn't notice and ate the whole box of pastries.

Before he could open another box, a sound suddenly came from the doorway.

Then the door was pushed open, and a familiar figure appeared in the doorway; it was Xiao Yulan.

"What's wrong with you guys? You're way past the agreed time!"

Qiao Songqing only realized something was wrong after Xiao Yulan walked in.

Two servants followed behind Xiao Yulan, and these servants were covered with boxes, which were the same things he had just eaten on the table.

Just as Qiao Songqing was about to ask, Xiao Yulan spoke first.

"Who told you to touch the things on the table?" Xiao Yulan frowned as she looked at the things on the table.

"Did you buy this?"

Xiao Yulan crossed her arms and looked at him with a cold smile, "Otherwise what?"

"Are you making a big deal out of this? It's just a box of pastries. I'm your brother, what's wrong with eating one box? Don't you have so many boxes?"

"No."

Qiao Songqing was startled by his resolute tone, her eyes widening as if she hadn't expected him to be so petty.

"What's going on between you and Ziyu lately? Why are you both..."

As if on cue, Bai Zunyue walked in at that moment.

Qiao Songqing's eyes widened instantly when he saw him.

"What are you doing? Are the pastries here really that delicious?"