「The next day.」
For once, Hua Manman woke up bright and early.
She was going to make sticky rice balls.
Si Yun hurriedly said, "How can you do such menial work? Just let me do it."
Hua Manman replied, "I promised the Prince I'd make him sticky rice balls. I have to do it myself."
Otherwise, with Prince Zhao's petty nature, he would definitely use this to mock her and think she was just going through the motions.
Si Yun thought Lady Hua was trying to please the Prince with dessert. Delighted, she quickly changed her tune.
"Then let me be your assistant. Is there anything I can do to help?"
Hua Manman said, "Go and sort some soybeans."
"Yes!"
Si Yun brought over a small stool and began to meticulously sort the soybeans.
Hua Manman took out the red beans she had soaked the previous night and stewed them into a pot of thick, fragrant, and sweet red bean paste.
As she shaped the sticky rice balls, she stuffed some of the red bean paste into each one.
