Tao Ti asked Linglong to prepare a plate of youth balls for the fifth prince and sixth princess.
Hearing that the Qingtuanzi was made of wormwood, the Fifth Prince was surprised, "Can grass be eaten too?"
"It's edible, except for wormwood. In spring, all kinds of wild vegetables grow all over the mountains. Some wild vegetables don't need to be added with other seasonings. Just fry them with lard and add some salt before cooking. It's delicious, it's delicious, fresh and delicious..." Tao Ti recalled the taste.
"Ah Ti, don't talk about it, I want to eat stir-fried wild vegetables after you tell me." Xu Wenchan swallowed a mouthful of green balls stuffed with pickled vegetables and tofu, and praised while chewing, "This pickled vegetables and tofu are really well made. Well, the pickles are sour, salty and refreshing, and the stewed tofu is moderately soft and firm, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes."
Seeing that her food was so delicious, the sixth princess also picked up a green ball, opened her mouth wide, took a big mouthful, and her eyes lit up, "Sweet, delicious!"
The little girl couldn't say too many words of praise, she only knew that the green ball was so delicious that she couldn't stop eating after mouthful.
In this way, only the fifth prince did not taste it.
This child was probably picked up since he was a child, and he has an awkward personality, and he likes to hold it in front of outsiders unconsciously.
Xu Wenchan didn't like his tricks, and said to him with a smile, "The fifth prince doesn't like this youth group? If you don't eat it, then I will eat it for you?" He stretched out his sinful little hand while talking.
The Fifth Prince had probably never seen such a cheeky and courageous person, he was taken aback, and when he came to his senses, he didn't care about pretending to be cool, and immediately protected the porcelain plate in front of him, "Who said I won't eat it!"
As he spoke, he quickly picked up one and put it in his mouth. As soon as he took a bite, his expression froze.
The things made of this grass are also delicious, right? !
Xu Wenchan failed to snatch the food, curled his lips, and gave Tao Ti a look, "Why is this little kid so young that he doesn't speak the right words and is awkward?"
Tao Ti raised her eyebrows, and looked back, "Aren't you really planning to rob him?"
Xu Wenchan smiled embarrassingly, picked up a sesame and peanut filling and ate it, "Yeah, this one is good, the sesame smells good, and the peanuts smell good too!"
The food was delicious, Tao Ti called the sixth princess aside alone, and asked about the egg yolk cake last time.
The sixth princess hesitated for a while, and said honestly.
Knowing the truth of the matter, Tao Ti fell silent, alas, as expected, the old saying goes, a child with a mother is like a treasure, and a child without a mother is a grass.
She looked at the sixth princess, and unconsciously thought of Pei Yan.
Although he was cared for by Emperor Zhaokang, Emperor Zhaokang was the emperor and had so many things to do, so he couldn't take care of him all the time. Did he also suffer a lot of grievances in the dark when he was a child
Tao Ti sighed in her heart, raised her hand to touch the little head of the sixth princess, and comforted, "You can eat a few more green balls later, huh?"
When the sixth princess heard this, her big Shui Lingling eyes blinked, and her small mouth said sweetly, "Sister-in-law, you are so kind!"
Tao Ti smiled, took her little hand, and the two returned to the courtyard.
…
Before Pei Yan stepped into the gate of Yaoguang Palace, he heard a burst of cheerful laughter from a distance.
He raised his hand to stop Fu Xirui's notification, and slowly walked into the door, what greeted his eyes was a warm and harmonious scene of playfulness.
It was evening at that time, the sky was full of red clouds, and it was as gorgeous as fire. The peonies leaned against the wall and bloomed brilliantly, and the air was filled with a faint fragrance of flowers.
In the huge courtyard, Tao Ti was standing in the middle with her hands behind her back. She was wearing a smoky pink dress, like a delicate peony flower, charming and bright.
A black ribbon covered her eyes, revealing half of her fair face with a little crimson, and there was faint sweat on the smooth forehead, which showed how happy she was playing before.
"Ten, nine, eight, seven..."
She shouted softly, with joy in her tone.
One of the fifth prince and the sixth princess hid behind the flower garden, and the other hid under the stone table. Xu Wenchan originally wanted to squeeze under the stone table, but she was too fat to hide, so she had to hide behind the lush tree in the courtyard .
"Are you all hidden? Don't move anymore, I'm going to catch you!"
Tao Ti raised her voice, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised. She had already figured out where these three guys used to hide after playing several games before.
The long satin in front of her eyes was tightly tied, and her eyes were completely black, with only a little bit of light shining through the edges.
She raised her hands, and while groping forward, she pricked up her ears to listen carefully to the movement around her.
It was quiet all around, much quieter than the first few rounds.
Tao Ti thought to herself that they had also learned to be smart, and knew that they would not make a sound.
But she has a way to make them say, "Achan, Xiaowu, Xiaoliu, do you want to stay for dinner? I will make you Yuanbao Braised Pork, Goldfish Dumplings, Garlic Spicy Chicken, Pork Loin, Crispy Pork Chicken fillets..."
Hearing this, the fifth prince, sixth princess, and Xu Wenchan all swallowed at the same time.
No, hold back, I'm playing a game now!
They won't be tempted... Woo, I really want to eat.
"By the way, there are also braised chicken wings. Let me tell you, the braised chicken wings I made are delicious. They are delicious, smooth and tender, and melt in your mouth. If you eat one, you want to eat two..."
Tao Ti continued to seduce, and this time she finally heard something in her ear.
It seems to be the sound from the front. Could it be that someone is hiding at the door
She waved her arms and moved forward, with a confident smile on her lips.
Gradually, she vaguely felt that there was someone standing in front of her, and she couldn't help laughing, "Don't move, it's just being silly!"
As she said that, she took a few steps forward, and when her hand touched a certain body, the smile on Tao Ti's face grew wider.
This height should be Achan.
"Haha, Achan, I caught you!" She smiled a little smugly, and opened her arms to hug the person in front of her directly to prevent him from running away.
But this hug, she immediately felt wrong—
Achan is chubby, soft and comfortable to hold, but now the one she holds is hard and has no breasts...
And the smell on this body is also not right, A-Chan's body has a faint rouge and sweet fragrance, but this person has a light and cold cold pine fragrance.
This fragrance! !
The smile on Tao Ti's face froze suddenly, and before she could move, two cold fingers caressed her browbones, as if a snowflake had fallen between her brows.
At the same time, the man's other hand gently reached the back of her head, and untied the knot like unwrapping a carefully prepared gift.
The darkness gradually disappeared, and everything in front of me became bright.
In astonishment, Tao Ti met a pair of deep and cold peach blossom eyes. The afterglow of the setting sun poured down, and the man's slender eyelashes seemed to be dyed with a faint light, which was so beautiful.
"Your Highness, Your Highness..."
Tao Ti raised her small head, her eyes were foggy, with a bit of confusion and panic.
Pei Yan pinched the fluffy silk ribbon, with a warm expression, and a deep smile in his voice, "If you catch Gu, what punishment will you have?"
He spoke slowly, but Tao Ti was thinking over and over in her mind: his waist is so thin.
Wide shoulders, narrow waist, and pectoral muscles... What a man! !
Seeing her ignorant and cute look, Pei Yan narrowed her black eyes slightly, and lightly tapped her forehead with her fingers, "How long will we have to hold her? The children won't see well."
children? Where do they have children...
wrong!
Little five, little six, and Achan are all there!
As if waking up from a dream, Tao Ti immediately let go of his waist, and took two steps back abruptly.
A small fair face seemed to have been burned, it was unbelievably hot, and it was so red that it seemed to have evenly applied a layer of rouge. She lowered her head, her heart was beating fast, and she kept bending over to apologize, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
Did I get caught by a pervert just now? I should have let go of him right away!
With a smile on the corner of Pei Yan's lips, he said softly, "It's nothing, it's just that I came suddenly."
In fact, he could escape before she caught him.
But at that moment, he didn't want to hide.
Of course, being hugged by her suddenly was something he didn't expect.
Her embrace was so soft, as if wrapped in a warm cloud, and the sweet fragrance lingered at the tip of his nose, which made him want to hug her tightly in his arms for a moment, and never let go.
Hearing that he didn't mind, Tao Ti was slightly relieved, but still didn't dare to look into Pei Yan's eyes.
However, the more embarrassing thing is yet to come—
As soon as she turned around, she saw the fifth prince, sixth princess, and Xu Wenchan walking out with their eyes covered, with a look of "I didn't see anything".
The corner of Tao Ti's mouth twitched, could it be more obvious that she was trying to hide it
Several people hurriedly greeted Pei Yan, and Pei Yan agreed one by one.
Although his attitude was very gentle, when he came, they were not so comfortable at first, especially when Tao Ti hugged the wrong person just now, and the atmosphere became strange and confusing.
Tao Ti coughed lightly, and said to Pei Yan bravely, "Your Highness, I steamed the green ball today, do you want to try it?"
Pei Yan nodded slightly, "Okay."
Tao Ti quickly winked at Linglong, Linglong understood immediately, and hurried to the kitchen to make arrangements.
Here Pei Yan didn't enter the hall either, but sat on a stone stool, beckoning to the fifth prince and sixth princess, signaling them to come and talk.
Xu Wenchan took Tao Ti's hand and whispered, "Ah Ti, it's getting late, so I'm leaving first?"
Tao Ti glanced at the sky and said softly, "Okay, you stay here for a while, I'll get you two boxes of green balls, one for you to eat, and one for your uncle and aunt to taste."
"Wuuu... Arti, you're so kind." Xu Wenchan looked at her gratefully, her heart softened in a mess.
"It's just a snack." Tao Ti patted her hand, turned to see Pei Yan talking to the two children, and went straight to the kitchen.
Xu Wenchan sat on one side somewhat cautiously. She had seen the prince at a banquet before. At that time, she looked at him from a distance and thought he was like a fairy. Now, when she looked at him up close, she really looked like a painting.
Just now I saw Arti getting along with him, it seems that they are getting along well? Alas, it's a pity that the crown prince is not in good health. There seems to be a hundred-year-old ginseng at home, why don't you bring it to Ati so that she can make up for the crown prince
Xu Wenchan was thinking wildly, when she suddenly felt a piercing cold gaze, which made her shiver inexplicably.
Subconsciously raising her eyes, she happened to see Pei Yan looking at her, but she looked gentle and easy to talk.
It should be my own illusion, right? Xu Wenchan foolishly smiled at Pei Yan, and didn't know what to say, so she hurriedly turned her head and looked towards the kitchen.
Fortunately, not long after, Tao Ti came out with a carved red lacquer food box and handed it to Xu Wenchan, "Here."
After the two little sisters reluctantly said goodbye, Xu Wenchan left.
Tao Ti turned back from the door, and saw the fifth prince and the sixth princess sitting beside Pei Yan, chattering—
"The bean paste stuffing is the best! It's glutinous and fragrant, not greasy at all!"
"Brother Prince, try the one with diced meat and bamboo shoots, this is the best, and the one with pickled vegetables and tofu is also good!"
"If you ask me, the sweet one is the best. The sesame and peanut ones are so fragrant!"
"Then you should eat less fresh meat and bamboo shoots just now..." the sixth princess said.
"..." The fifth prince blushed again, what's the matter with this little six, why did he tear him down in various ways when he arrived in the East Palace!
Pei Yan listened to the two of them bickering, but he didn't show it on his face, but he felt noisy in his heart.
He doesn't like children, despises them for being loud, talkative...and fragile.
Fortunately, it was late, and Concubine Xu Gui sent eunuchs to pick up the Fifth Prince.
The fifth prince still didn't want to leave, and tried to send a request message to Pei Yan, asking him to say something and stay for dinner. As long as the crown prince opens his mouth to keep guests, Concubine Xu Guifei will definitely not have anything to say.
Pei Yan received the fifth prince's puppy-like cute eyes, chose to pretend not to understand, and said gently and seriously—
"It's getting dark, you should go back."
In this way, the fifth prince and sixth princess had no choice but to go back obediently.
The only consolation is that before leaving, Tao Ti gave them each a box of Youth League, "Take this home and eat slowly."
After a pause, she called the fifth prince aside, bent down and said patiently, "Xiao Wu, I know you are a good boy, and your temperament is not bad... I already know what happened to the egg yolk cake last time..."
The fifth prince's face turned red all of a sudden, and he said in embarrassment, "She, did she sue you?"
"No, I asked her." Tao Ti said, "I just want to tell you that Feifei lost her mother early, and she is not as favored by His Majesty as you are. Easy. She is your sister, I don't ask you to take care of her, but you shouldn't bully her either. "
"I didn't want to bully her, I just...to tease her..."
"If someone snatches your Youth League away on your way back later, do you think he is teasing you?"
"Who dares!!"
"Well, where's the third prince? Where's the second princess?"
"..." the fifth prince choked.
"Actually, you are very smart. You know that they are stronger than you, so you dare not snatch it. What about Feifei, you are stronger than her, so you go to snatch her? Xiao Wu, don't do to others what you don't want to do to others. "
Hearing this, the Fifth Prince became enraged all of a sudden. He felt that his little despicable thoughts had been seen through by the concubine's sister-in-law.
He straightened his neck, his eye circles turned red unconsciously, felt ashamed and blamed himself, and lowered his head and said, "I, I know I was wrong."
Tao Ti raised her hand and patted his little shoulder, and smiled slightly, "Knowing your mistakes can make a big difference, I'm right to judge people." She said again, "Don't cry, little man."
The fifth prince sniffed and hummed.
Not far away, Pei Yan looked at the scene in that corner, his black eyes moved slightly, thoughtful.
After the fifth prince and sixth princess left, he looked at Tao Ti and asked abruptly, "Do you like children very much?"
Tao Ti was stunned for a moment, then tilted her head to think about it, and after a while, she replied, "Well, I like children who are beautiful, smart and well-mannered."
Those unreasonable brats are creepy just thinking about it, so forget it.
Hearing her answer, Pei Yan lowered his eyes slightly.
Beautiful, his appearance is not bad, she is also bright and lovely, this can be achieved.
Smart, it should be fine.
Understand etiquette, the son does not teach, the father's fault, the teaching is lax, the teacher's laziness. If he is a father, he will naturally teach the child well, and when the child grows up, he will find a few virtuous teachers and train him carefully...
"Your Highness, Your Highness?"
"Huh?" Pei Changchang's eyelashes moved slightly, and he slowly raised his head.
Tao Ti leaned slightly towards him with half of her body, her clear and beautiful eyes were full of concern, "What were you thinking just now, I called you several times and you didn't hear it."
"Sorry, I was distracted. What did you say to Gu?"
"It's nothing, I just asked you if you want to eat cold noodles with shredded chicken? Isn't this the cold food festival? If you want to eat cold food, cold noodles with shredded chicken are pretty good." Tao Ti said.
"Chicken cold noodles?" Pei Yan raised his eyebrows.
"That's right. Today, when Mr. Sun delivered the fresh bamboo shoots, he also sent a basket of chicken fir. I think that chicken fir is very good. It is used to fry some fried chicken fir and mixed with cold noodles. It is absolutely delicious!" Tao Ti Thinking of the spicy and delicious taste of chicken shredded cold noodles, my mouth can't help but salivate.
Seeing her bright eyes, Pei Yan knew that she was greedy, and said with a smile, "Okay, whatever you do, you can eat whatever you want."
Tao Ti glanced at him admiringly, a man who is not picky eaters is the cutest!
...
The fifth prince struggled all the way, but finally couldn't hold back, and stopped the sixth princess at the fork in the road, "Xiao Liu."
Suddenly being called, the sixth princess subconsciously remembered the incident of being robbed last time, her shoulders shrank involuntarily, with a little vigilance and nervousness in her brows and eyes, "Fifth, fifth brother?"
The fifth prince walked up to her with a small face and stood still, his lips tightly pursed.
The sixth princess quietly pinched her fingers, her big black eyes were unknowingly stained with water, and she was going to be snatched away again...
Suddenly, the fifth prince raised both hands, pressed her shoulders, and lowered his head very seriously, "Xiao Liu, I'm sorry!"
The sixth princess was stunned.
Even the eunuchs and maids beside me were stunned, my God, is the sun coming out from the west, or is it raining red? The little overlord and the fifth prince actually said sorry, and even apologized to the sixth princess!
The fifth prince's childish face was full of seriousness, "The princess and concubine's sister-in-law told me not to do to others what you don't want to be done to others. It was my fault that I robbed you of egg yolk cakes last time. I will never rob you again." I hope you can forgive me."
It took a while for the sixth princess to come back to her senses, but she still couldn't believe it, "Okay, okay..."
"Then you are not angry with me?"
"Um… "
"Great! Xiaoliu, I will protect you from now on. If anyone bullies you, you can just tell your brother, brother will help you get justice!" The fifth prince patted his small chest, and returned to his usual majestic expression. Looks like a bully.
The sixth princess thought in her heart, besides you who bully me, there are not many people who bully me. But after he said that, she naturally responded obediently and cleverly, "Thank you, brother five."
The two brothers and sisters were friendly and talked for a while, and then went back separately.
The nanny said with emotion, "It's strange that the fifth prince has become better all of a sudden. But he won't trouble you, princess, thank God!"
The sixth princess's slender eyelashes drooped slightly, and her soft and waxy voice was very calm, "Thanking heaven and earth is of no use, you should thank sister-in-law."
The grandma didn't hear clearly for a while, "Princess, what did you say?"
The Sixth Princess took out a fresh bamboo shoot and diced green ball and took a bite, then said vaguely, "It's nothing."
...
Chicken fir fungus is an extremely delicious mountain delicacy, because of its delicious taste and rich nutrition, it is also known as the king of fungi. Fresh chicken fir is white and tender, with a delicious fragrance unique to mushrooms. When frying in the oil pan, the fragrance is stimulated to the greatest extent by the hot oil. With the chili slices, peppercorns, garlic cloves and sesame seeds, the whole small kitchen has a strong and overbearing fragrance.
After tasting half of the Qingtuan in the afternoon, the palace people of Yaoguang Palace were full of praise, and praised Tao Ti like nothing else.
Smelling this fragrance at this moment, my attention was suddenly attracted.
"My God, what is the princess doing again? It smells so good."
"Nonsense, when is the princess's cooking not delicious? ... But this time it is really delicious, is it frying meat?"
"Who knows, but the Crown Princess is really kind to His Highness, she always finds ways to prepare delicious food for His Highness! Every time His Highness comes back to our Yaoguang Palace, the appetite is very good."
The palace people were chatting enthusiastically, Tao Ti had already fried chicken fir oil, and turned to noodles.
The chicken shredded cold noodles need to be mixed, so the noodles should not be cooked too soft, and this degree should be mastered. Tao Ti probed into the pot with chopsticks, she felt her sense of proportion, picked up the noodles in time, divided them equally into two large white porcelain bowls, dripped some sesame oil on it, and shook them gently to ensure that the noodles were pure and white Don't stick to each other, then set aside to cool.
The prepared cucumber shreds, chicken shreds, bean sprouts, and radish shreds are piled up on the cooked noodles, sprinkled with sesame seeds and green onions, poured a large spoonful of fragrant and delicious chicken soup, poured a spoonful of chicken fir oil, and added some With the crushed peanuts left over from the Qingtuan, a bowl of chicken shredded cold noodles with a delicious color and flavor is ready!
After Tao Ti tidied up a bit, she asked the palace staff to bring two large bowls of shredded chicken cold noodles to the table, as well as a small dish of vinegar, a small dish of chili sauce, and a few small pickles.
When Tao Ti was frying the chicken fir, she couldn't bear the aroma, and when it was on the table, she couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and stir it up, "Your Highness, you mix the noodles like me, and make sure that the noodles are covered with It’s covered with sauce. You can also add a little vinegar and chili according to your taste, it’s sour, hot and spicy, very appetizing.”
"it is good."
Pei Yan replied, imitating her movements to mix noodles, the white noodles were immediately covered with oily and attractive soup, the deliciousness of chicken soup and the dry aroma of chicken fir oil penetrated straight into his nose.
Tao Ti took a bite first, her mouth was full, her small face was slightly puffed up, and her plump and small lips were stained with a layer of oily sauce, "Well, it's so delicious!"
It's so delicious, it's really me! !
Looking at her appearance of enjoying the food with all her heart, Pei Yan gradually relaxed a lot.
Her happiness is always so simple, a bowl of rice, a bowl of noodles, or a piece of pastry can make her brows relax and her face smile.
This simple happiness is really enviable.
"Your Highness, why don't you eat?"
Tao Ti didn't realize that the person opposite was looking at her until she took her third bite. The noodles in the bowl hadn't moved yet, so she couldn't help but wonder, doesn't it mean he doesn't like noodles? It shouldn't be, it's so fragrant!
Pei Yan said, "You eat deliciously, and you are fascinated by watching it for a while..."
Tao Ti was stunned, and then she gave a dry, embarrassed smile, "I may be a little unrefined in my eating, you're laughing at me, I... I'll be more careful in the future."
Pei Yan shook his head, "You don't need to change it, it's fine with you."
Pausing for a moment, as if to convince Tao Ti that what he said was true and not a fake polite, he said, "Dining with you, Gu can eat more every time."
Tao Ti is happy, dare to think that it also has the effect of promoting appetite
"Okay, then hurry up and eat." She smiled at him brightly, then buried her head and continued eating noodles.
Pei Yan also picked up a chopstick and sent it to his mouth. The noodles are wrapped in delicious and spicy juice, refreshing and delicious, very firm and chewy. The oily chicken fir has a light sweet fragrance, but also has spicy and spicy, chicken shreds are fresh and tender, cucumber shreds, radish shreds, and bean sprouts are sweet and crisp, making the cold noodles more rich in taste.
On the night of this cold food festival, the two ate up two large bowls of shredded chicken cold noodles.
Under the graceful light and shadow, the eyes of the two people who were full after eating and drinking looked at each other, and there was calm joy in the eyes.
Pei Yan suddenly thought, it would be great if it could go on like this forever.