Luoyang, Prince Mu's Mansion, inside the study.
The moonlight was blurred and the breeze was blowing. Prince Mu lowered his eyes and played with a shiny jade porcelain vase.
After reading the letter, Princess Mu couldn't help clenching her fingers, and said with a frown, "Is this really a letter from Chang'an?"
Prince Mu gave a faint "hmm".
Princess Mu frowned even tighter, and couldn't help muttering, "Why did the third prince target the princess? It's just a young lady. From the banquet a few days ago, she looked like a simple-minded..."
If the third prince wants to deal with the prince, she can still understand. But this time he came to the door, but he wanted to trip up the Crown Princess, which is a bit baffling.
"Since he has made such a request, let's cooperate with all our strength. If you haven't had close contact with the Crown Princess, don't rush to draw conclusions. Maybe she is just looking at Chunliang, but she is really scheming?"
"How do you say that?"
"It has been four days since the crown prince accepted the sisters of the Yu family, but he has never invited them, and he has never even seen them. He only stays with the crown princess every night, and he does not even participate in the banquet held by Sun Zhengguo at night. As soon as he falls, he will return to the palace. Although the crown princess is beautiful, she is not a peerless beauty, if she doesn't have some tricks, how can she be so fascinated by the crown prince?"
"..."
When Princess Mu heard this, she was very envious, and even wanted to find a chance to chat with the Crown Princess to see what kind of tricks she had used to trap the man like this.
Prince Mu slowly put down the porcelain vase, took the letter paper from Princess Mu's hand, and threw it into the red sandalwood cloisonné enamel animal ear stove on one side.
Seeing that the letter paper was completely burned in the furnace, he closed the furnace lid again.
"The letter says that she doesn't want her life, but that she can lose her innocence and Wuyan can continue to be the princess. Princess, you should think about it these few days and see how to arrange it so that it can be done perfectly." He said Shen Sheng said.
Concubine Mu was startled, and an unnatural smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "My lord, how can I arrange this kind of thing..."
Prince Mu raised his eyes, stared quietly at Wangfei, and smiled meanly, "Princess, you and I are one husband and wife. This king already knew many things, but he didn't want to take care of them, so as not to hurt the harmony between our husband and wife. This king Don’t you handle the concubines who died of illness, went crazy, or had accidents in the backyard very well? When dealing with women, it’s best for women to take action.”
While talking, he walked up to Princess Mu, raised his hand and patted her on the shoulder, as if entrusting her with a heavy responsibility, he said in a deep voice, "Leave this matter to you, I don't worry, you don't want to disappoint me."
After finishing speaking, he stroked his beard, strode out of the house, and said, "The king will rest at Yingxiangyuan tonight, and the princess should also rest earlier."
Concubine Mu's face was stiff, pale for a while, her no longer young brows and eyes were full of complicated emotions.
Husband and wife? Hurt? What kind of peace is there!
It's just that they have been bound for most of their lives, and the bond of interests is too deep, and they can't be broken even if they want to, so they can only be rotten together.
The hand hanging by the skirt was clenched for a long time, and finally loosened. When she raised her head again, a sharp chill appeared in her eyes.
...
In the Luoyang Palace, a rich meaty aroma mixed with the elegant tea aroma floated leisurely from the dining room.
The palace servants on duty outside the dining room smelled it, and tears almost flowed from the corners of their mouths—
"It's so fragrant, it's really delicious!"
"The princess's cooking is different. I haven't been this greedy for several days."
"I don't know what the princess made today. I smell it like chicken? There seems to be a smell of stew..."
"Hey, just now I sneaked in and took a look. The princess has cooked several dishes today, but the smell should be the smell of braised chicken legs!"
Having said that, a plate of fragrant, tender, salty, oily, bright yellow braised chicken legs instantly popped up in the minds of the palace people, and their saliva couldn't help but secrete more.
In the dining room, Tao Ti hummed a little tune and happily cooked the food.
A few days ago, Pei Yan didn't know where he heard the words "If a woman doesn't take a good rest when she comes to Guishui, it will be extremely harmful to her body and affect her lifespan". Run, and can no longer cook.
Tao Ti had no choice but to stay peacefully in Jixian Temple, while pondering over the proposal for the dim sum shop.
The cook in the dining room obeyed the prince's order, and made nourishing dishes for the princess that should not be spicy or greasy.
After eating light meals for four days in a row, Tao Ti was dreaming of boiled pork slices, pepper chicken, braised chicken wings, spicy crab, stir-fried snails, etc. with strong flavors. So as soon as she felt refreshed, she couldn't wait to run to the kitchen, planning to make up for her stomach.
Today she made boiled pork slices, stir-fried poached eggs with tiger skin and green peppers, and diced spicy chicken. Thinking that Pei Yan's food intake had decreased significantly in the past few days, she made a few other elegant and delicious tea dishes—
A dish of Longjing shrimp, a dish of tofu mixed with green tea, a dish of steamed sea bass with black tea, and a pot of fragrant tea-flavored chicken drumsticks.
These dishes are picked out casually, and they are all delicious in color, fragrance, but in terms of aroma, they are all inferior to stewed incense.
Seeing the palace people gulping down their mouths with greed, Tao Ti took out the tea-flavored marinated chicken legs, and said kindly to the chef, "The remaining marinade can marinate a lot of things, you can marinate some eggs, dried tofu, Pork pieces or something, give the big guy an extra meal."
The imperial chef has been greedy for a long time, and originally wanted to wait for the princess to leave, and secretly use this brine to marinate something, but now that the princess has let go and passed Minglu, he is so happy in his heart, he is too busy to respond down.
The palace people in the dining room also said in unison, "Thank you, Crown Princess, for your kindness!"
Seeing their grateful expressions made Tao Ti feel very embarrassed, but it was just a pot of brine, as if she had done some great good deeds.
…
Leaving the dining room, Tao Ti just walked to the gate of Jixian Hall, and met Pei Yan head-on.
"Your Highness, you are back." Tao Ti greeted him happily, "You came back today earlier than yesterday."
"Well, today's affairs are lighter."
Pei Yan responded, and glanced behind her faintly, "Are you going to the kitchen again?"
Tao Ti nodded, smiling eyes curved, "What a delicious meal I made today, you are lucky! Come on, let's go into the house first."
Seeing her so happy, Pei Yan swallowed the phrase "you don't have to be tired from cooking" in his throat, then nodded gently to her and said hello.
The two entered the hall together. After washing their hands, the huanghuali table was already filled with rich and attractive dishes.
"Sliced boiled pork, stir-fried poached eggs with tiger skin and green peppers, and diced spicy chicken, these spicy dishes are mine."
"Longjing Shrimp, Green Tea Mixed with Tofu, Black Tea Steamed Sea Bass, these few teas are light and fragrant, nourishing and nourishing the stomach, it's yours."
"This tea-flavored chicken drumstick is not spicy, but has a strong taste. It can be eaten as a snack."
After Tao Ti reported the name of the dish, she lifted her chin a little proudly, like a child who got a little red flower in kindergarten and was waiting for her parents to praise her. Her pair of watery black eyes fixedly looked at Pei Yan.
Pei Yan understood her thoughts at a glance, and boasted very seriously, "Ah Ti is really amazing."
She was full of confidence when asking for compliments, and if she was really going to be praised, she felt a little embarrassed, "It's okay, it's okay, it's just average."
Hearing this, the people in the palace suppressed their laughter, and even Pei Yan laughed softly, and the atmosphere in the air became more relaxed.
Tao Ti picked up a tea-flavored braised chicken leg, and gnawed it with enjoyment—
The big chicken drumsticks are tender and meaty. It smells fragrant and tastes even more delicious. After one bite, layers of smooth and tender chicken mixed with salty and slightly sweet juice burst between the lips and teeth. The aroma of chicken and tea is perfectly blended, fresh and tender. It's sweet, fat but not greasy, it's so delicious that people can't control their mouths at all. After swallowing a big mouthful, they can't wait to take the second and third mouthfuls.
"It's so delicious." Tao Ti finished eating a chicken leg contentedly, and thought, she is really a genius, how can she make such delicious food!
Seeing that there was a bit of oil on her bright red mouth, Pei Yan picked up a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth for her.
"...!"
Tao Ti froze, and stared at him with rounded eyes, holding a chicken bone in an unsightly hand.
Pei Yan was extremely natural. After wiping her, he gently withdrew his hand.
Seeing that she was still stunned, he raised his brows slightly and narrowed his peachy eyes, "Don't you want to eat?"
Tao Ti blinked and came back to her senses, "Eat, eat..."
She quickly left the chicken bones, picked up the rice bowl and started to cook the rice, but the deer was jumping wildly in her chest, tossing violently.
As she ate, she thought about every detail of how she got along with Pei Yan after she came out of Chang'an.
First, the day-to-day confrontation in the carriage, then the head-to-head killing, and today's wiping her mouth...
Was he a little... too close to her
Could it be that he likes her
No no no, how is this possible, how could he like her, it's not dark, what dream is she doing!
What's more, it's not the same thing between them at all!
Must be too sensitive.
Maybe he just made these little moves because he was familiar with it
Just as Tao Ti was pondering, a voice from the opposite side interrupted her thoughts, "Why do you only eat and not eat vegetables?"
Tao Ti was taken aback, then raised her eyes again, met Pei Yan's usual gentle eyes, and asked, "What are you thinking about, it can be more important than eating."
According to what he knew of her during this time, in her heart, eating is always the first.
What's more, the dishes on this table are all her favorites.
Tao Ti's eyes were a little erratic, "No, it's nothing."
Pei Yan said lightly, "Oh, so."
He didn't say any more, just put a chopstick of Longjing shrimp into the bowl, his head was lowered, his beautiful eyes were dark and deep, making it difficult to see what he was thinking.
Leaving aside this episode, it was a happy meal.
Tao Ti was the main force, and almost killed most of the meals. Under her influence, Pei Yan also ate an extra bowl of rice tonight than yesterday.
Fu Xirui was very happy watching from the side, and thought, the princess is still capable, and the dishes she cooks are so appetizing to His Highness.
After dinner, Pei Yan sat at the desk to deal with government affairs, while Tao Ti lay on the couch and read the script.
When it's late at night, take a shower and wash up, and then go to bed together.
The curtain was lowered, and a faint sweet fragrance lingered in the tent.
In the darkness, Pei Yan said, "I've been busy going out for inspection these few days, so I don't have time to accompany you..."
Tao Ti was closing her eyes and preparing to fall asleep, when she suddenly heard such a nonsensical sentence, she was still a little dazed, and when she reacted, she said lazily, "It's okay, you are busy with your work, I will find something to do myself."
She has been inconvenient for the past few days, and it was not easy for her to go out. Now that her period is over, she originally planned to go out for a walk tomorrow.
She was about to report to Pei Yan when she heard the man next to her say, "Gu will take you out tomorrow."
Tao Ti was stunned for a moment, "Ah, are you done with your work, Your Highness?"
"Not yet, but I can spare a day tomorrow."
"That's great! Let's go out to play together. These days, seeing you go out early and come back late, I was worried that your health would be unbearable... Now that you can take a rest, it's right to combine work and rest. "
In the darkness, although Pei Yan couldn't see her expression clearly, he could hear the joy in her tone.
He raised his thin lips slightly, and said, "I heard that the lottery at Baiyun Temple in Luoyang is very effective, and the peach blossoms in the back mountain are in full bloom, and the scenery is pleasant. Shall we go there tomorrow?"
Tao Ti has also heard of the reputation of Baiyun Temple, an ancient temple. Although she is not very interested in the temple, she does not reject it with the tourist mentality of "everyone comes here, and if you don't check in, it's equivalent to coming for nothing". .
Besides, she had heard people say that the vegetarian restaurant in Baiyun Temple was doing very well.
After thinking for a moment, she replied—
"Okay, let's go to Baiyun Temple."