The candlelight in the room was dim, and Pei Yan's shadow was reflected in front of the window lattice, looking tall and straight.
He walked slowly to the bed, half of the curtain was pulled up with a silver hook, and the other half hung down with it.
On the large and soft bed, his little princess was sleeping drowsily.
The sleeping posture is quite regular, with the body on the side, two small hands placed beside the milky little face, breathing evenly and gently, like a lazy kitten in the snow.
She was obviously much more comfortable without him by her side. A head of long black hair was scattered freely, and the pajamas were not as tight as usual, perhaps because the weather was getting hotter, the neckline was opened, revealing the lotus-colored hoodie inside, which looked bulging due to the side-lying posture...
Warm candlelight shines on her jade-like white skin through the smoky purple curtain, adding a bit of hazy ambiguity for no reason.
Pei Yanshi was sitting on the side of the bed, with his head slightly lowered, his delicate eyebrows and eyes were estranged and cold, no longer the usual warmth and softness.
Clean and slender fingers gently caressed her cheek.
Perhaps his fingers were too cold, Tao Ti's slender eyelashes twitched slightly, and her two slender eyebrows frowned.
There is a drug in the incense, Pei Yan is not worried that she will wake up.
Hands with well-defined knuckles touched Tao Ti's cheeks bit by bit. From the roots of her forehead hair, behind her ears, to her chin, her skin was very tender, like an egg shell that had been peeled off. He subconsciously didn't dare to use too much force, for fear of hurting her delicate little face if he was not careful.
Such delicate and gentle movements are like the most affectionate man in the world, gently caressing his cherished sweetheart—if his deep eyes are not filled with indifference.
No human skin masks.
Pei Yan withdrew her hand, lowered her black eyes, staring at the delicate and beautiful face in front of her, recalling her vivid little expressions in the past.
Also, if there was a real human skin mask, how could he not see the slightest clue after sharing the bed with her for so many days
Then what happened to her various performances since entering the East Palace
Or is it that there are people who look exactly the same in this world
The person who was in love with Pei Changzhou before was so tender and caring towards him in a blink of an eye... No matter how I think about it, I feel something is wrong.
Pei Yan was thinking quietly, with a hint of mockery in his deep eyes.
He suddenly pinched her small chin, his black eyes were stained with a dangerous dark color, his voice was low and slow, "Is this a scheme between you and him?"
The person on the bed was sound asleep, with unsuspecting innocence in his eyes.
"If you keep being obedient like this, Gu can save your life."
Pei Yan murmured, inadvertently caught a glimpse of her arm hanging outside, white and tender, like a piece of fresh snow lotus root.
His eyes suddenly darkened a little.
After sitting quietly for a while, he reached out to cover her with the quilt and stood up.
The curtain was lowered again.
There were footsteps, doors closing, and then everything returned to silence, as if no one had ever been there.
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After falling asleep and waking up naturally, Tao Ti's spirit was very good.
When Linglong got up early to help her dress up, she took a sunflower-patterned silver hairpin and compared it to the bun, and asked casually, "What do you think of the bread yesterday?"
Linglong paused holding the grate, thought for a moment, and said calmly, "...the princess is doing very well, of course."
"I didn't put too much sugar yesterday, I thought you would think the taste was bland." Tao Ti said to herself, "I can bake something else today, um, pork jerky is good. There are also candied fruit, the fried one is too sweet Yes, it takes a long time to take a bite, no wonder His Highness doesn't like it... Today I happened to make it all at once, if I make it earlier, he can also take it with the medicine earlier."
Linglong said softly, "The princess likes to cook?"
Tao Ti looked at herself in the mirror, and replied casually, "I don't have any other hobbies, I just like to think about something to eat."
In modern times, you can still find friends to play, enjoy the feast, visit the shop and check in, and be happy like a fairy. Now in this ancient times where hands are bound and feet are bound, she still bears the status of a princess, her father does not love her mother, and the dark history is hard to clean up... What else can she do besides eating
Linglong didn't say anything after that, she just quietly dressed Tao Ti.
After lunch, Tao Ti went straight into the kitchen.
The materials used in the small kitchen are all the best. It is best to use fresh pork hind legs to make pork jerky. Carefully remove the tendons and bones, and only take the whole piece of pure lean meat.
Tao Ti picked out the ingredients, and wanted Zishuang to chop the minced meat, but Zishuang disliked the meat being fishy and sticky, so she shied away by saying that she had never chopped meat before, and made it clear that she didn't want to do it. Tao Ti didn't force her, so she asked Linglong to chop it up.
Linglong got started without saying a word, and Zishuang felt a little regretful at this moment, and hurriedly followed beside Tao Ti, "Master, why don't you ask the servant to do something else?"
Tao Ti thought that she was the original owner's personal servant girl who grew up with her. Perhaps she was spoiled by the original owner before and developed her current temperament. After thinking for a moment, she pointed to the basket of fresh and plump fruits on the table, " Then you go and wash those fruits, peel the ginger, remove the core of hawthorn and apricot, remove the seeds of kumquat."
"Okay, servant girl will go now." Zishuang hurriedly agreed, took the fruit and went to wash.
It is not difficult to make pork jerky and candied fruit, and with the help of Linglong and Zishuang, it is even more effective.
Not long after, the Yaoguang Palace was filled with fragrance again, one moment was the smell of grilled meat, the other moment was the fragrance of fresh and sweet fruit, the two fragrances blended together, and the greedy palace people inside and outside the palace swallowed their saliva secretly.
"I don't know what the princess is doing today? It seems more fragrant than yesterday's?"
"It seems like pork and candied fruit? Oh, the little six who worked there yesterday shared half of the pastry baked by the princess, tsk tsk, the taste and texture are amazing! I don't know if I can get some to try today? "
"It's so beautiful for you, the princess made it herself, you'll be thankful after eating it once."
"Hey, it seems that our princess is not useless, at least her cooking skills are good. I heard that the pastry she sent to Zixiao Palace yesterday, Song Taifu and the others agreed to eat it."
The spring is mellow, swallows are flying obliquely, and the quiet time in the afternoon is also made more gentle by the aroma of food.
As the sun went down, pork jerky and preserves were ready.
This time Tao Ti plans to send it to Zixiao Palace in person. After all, she is also a crown princess, and she has been in the East Palace for several days, and she knows nothing about other places except Yaoguang Hall and the dining room. Anyway, if you are idle, you are idle, so why not take advantage of this good spring and step on the map to get familiar with the living environment.
Zishuang also wanted to go with her, Tao Ti asked her, "Are you familiar with the road to the East Palace?"
Zishuang, "..."
Seeing her speechless appearance, Tao Ti secretly wondered if she had acted too indifferently, not as good as the original owner's dependence on her, so Zishuang just escaped so recently
Alas, she has never been a leader before, how to balance the psychology of old and new employees... Well, I still need to think about it.
After a moment of silence, she said to Zishuang, "Linglong will show me the way this time, and I will take you out next time."
When Zishuang heard this, she hurriedly said, "Your maidservant knows."
My heart is a little more stable, it seems that the master still cares about himself.
Linglong, who had packed up the food box, walked over, just in time to see this scene, and frowned slightly. She didn't say much, just walked to Tao Ti's side, lowered her eyes and said respectfully, "Crown Princess, all the food is packed."
Tao Ti gave a soft "hmm", and the master and servant went out together.