The world is full of fragrance in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple begin to bloom. A large peach forest is planted on the back mountain of Baiyun Temple, which looks very special among the green mountains.
Under the pink peach blossom tree, Tao Ti, dressed in a smoky pink dress, was enjoying the flowers while eating the plums in her purse, looking at ease.
Seeing this scene from a distance, Pei Yan paused, looked down at the two red lines pinched in his hand, and his eyes moved slightly.
After a while, he put his hands behind his back and walked forward slowly.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Tao Ti turned her head slowly, and when she saw him, she bent her eyes and smiled, "Your Highness, you are done."
"Yeah." Pei Yan walked to her side and stood still.
"It's almost the end of April now, and the peach blossoms are still blooming so brilliantly... Well, according to this calculation, don't you have to wait until June and July to pick peaches and eat them?" Tao Ti thought, looking at the peach blossom forest again, The petite peach blossoms were replaced by pink and plump peaches.
"Is this gluttony?" Pei Yan said indifferently, and suddenly his eyes fell on her black hair.
"I'm a bit greedy, and I don't know if there are any for sale outside." As soon as Tao Ti finished speaking, Pei Yan said softly, "Don't move."
Tao Ti, "...?"
I saw the man beside him raised his hand and gently touched her hair. Afterwards, his bony fingers twirled a pink and white peach blossom.
Spreading his hand, the flower lay quietly in his slender palm.
"Flowers fell on my head." He explained lightly.
Tao Ti's butterfly-like eyelashes trembled slightly, she said thank you, and said in a low voice, "Probably I accidentally touched it just now."
Pei Yan calmly swept over the tips of her pale pink ears, and the corners of his lips were slightly hooked.
The two found a pavilion and sat down, and Tao Ti generously shared the plum in her purse with him.
The plums are crumpled and inconspicuous, but the flesh is thick and crisp, sweet and sour, very satisfying.
Pei Yan took one, but didn't taste it right away, just pretending to be unintentional, "This Baiyun Temple is the best place to ask for marriage. Why does Arti only ask about wealth and not about marriage?"
Tao Ti was stunned, the ease between her brows and eyes disappeared little by little, replaced by nervousness.
She wanted to ask, but she didn't know that he came over so soon, so she was too embarrassed to ask.
But why did he suddenly ask this? Could it be that His Royal Highness also loves to gossip
Her eyes drifted, and she said with a dry smile, "Marriage seems a bit too far away from me, and it is more reliable to get rich... There is a saying that the only way to relieve worries is to get rich quickly. As long as you have money, you can Enjoy ninety-nine percent of the happiness in the world... "
The more she talked, the more excited she was, she babbled about Fortune Chicken Soup, completely oblivious to the dimming light in Pei Yan's eyes.
Pei Yan raised his hand and put the plum into his mouth. The first thing he tasted was the thin layer of white powdered sugar on the outside, which was very sweet. After the sweetness dissipated, the sour taste of the plum came out.
Sour, more sour than expected.
Pei Yan frowned, for a moment he couldn't tell whether it was the sourness of his words, or the inexplicable astringency in his heart, which was gradually brewing into sourness.
Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Tao Ti subconsciously looked over. Seeing his frowning, she blinked in surprise, "Are you so sour? It shouldn't be."
As she spoke, she stuffed a grain into her mouth and chewed, muttering strangely, "It's not sour..."
The breeze blows down a few peach blossoms.
"Your Highness, what about you? Why don't you ask for it?" Tao Ti swallowed the words in her mouth and threw the question back.
Pei Yan lowered his eyes, and his voice was light, with a hint of mockery, "That's not necessary."
Tao Ti was slightly stunned, her gaze stayed on his cold and jade-like side face, and she suddenly understood, feeling a little annoyed.
A person whose life is not long, what marriage is he looking for, if he can live well, it will be very good.
Besides, even if there is marriage, so what
After falling in love for a short time, you have to face death. At that time, the pain is as deep as the love.
Why bother others.
Thinking of this, her mood also subsided unknowingly.
For a while, you didn't speak, and I didn't speak, and the surroundings were extremely quiet, only the soft sound of wind passing through the forest.
After a long time, Pei Yan still stood up, narrowed her peach eyes, and asked softly, "Are you hungry?"
Tao Ti looked at him and nodded, "Well, I'm hungry."
In fact, she was a little hungry when she was waiting for him, but she didn't have the nerve to say it, thinking that he didn't appreciate the peach blossom forest well, and it wouldn't be too late to ask for a meal when he was done watching.
Pei Yan said to her, "Let's go, the fast meal should be ready by now."
"Okay!" Tao Ti got up quickly when she heard that there was something to eat, her black eyes were filled with anticipation, "I don't know what dishes are served for lunch."
Pei Yan smiled, "You'll know when you go."
The two of them walked towards the temple dining hall together. At first they walked side by side, but Pei Yan slowed down a little and fell two steps behind. Tao Ti and Linglong were talking, but didn't pay attention for a while.
Spreading his palms, Pei Yan looked at the red rope that had been pinched in his palm. The two red ropes trembled into a messy ball. They looked entangled, but in fact they separated when they were pulled.
After a while, he looked at the petite figure in front of him again. After a moment of silence, he twitched the corners of his mouth, and finally put the red string into his chest.
Now is not a good time to give away, just wait.
He has always been very patient, with other things, especially with her.
The little girl in front turned her head, her eyes widened, and she waved at him, "Your Highness, why are you walking so slowly?"
Pei Yanyun smiled lightly, "Here we come."
...
Baiyun Temple is very famous in Luoyang, and many dignitaries and dignitaries come here to pay homage. In order to better serve these generous pilgrims, the temple has built a lot of private rooms for the distinguished guests who stay in the temple at noon to rest and eat.
The private room is not big, small and elegant, covered with rattan blankets, a small table and a few futons, and unknown landscape paintings on the wall. The small window is half open, and there is a small wild flower in front of the window, which blooms quietly, which does not have a simple and rustic charm.
Not long after Tao Ti and Pei Yan took their seats, the table was filled with vegetarian dishes.
Tao Ti glanced at it, and there were steamed white jade bergamot, shredded lettuce, bean dregs and pumpkin rolls, braised gluten with mushrooms, stewed bamboo shoots and loofah with vegetarian balls, three shredded Ruyi stir-fried, winter melon and lotus seed soup, and shepherd's purse tofu soup. .
"It looks really good." Tao Ti gave a positive comment, picked up the chopsticks, and first tasted a piece of mushroom gluten. The feeling of meat.
Pei Yan was not in a hurry to eat, first filled two bowls of tofu soup, and put a bowl in front of her, "Drink some soup to rest your stomach."
Seeing how considerate he was, Tao Ti warmed her heart and said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Highness."
She picked up the soup bowl and drank it slowly. The tofu soup was so smooth and tender that it melted in the mouth. After drinking it, her stomach felt warm and comfortable.
After drinking the bean curd soup, Tao Ti's appetite was completely opened up, and she began to feast on it unceremoniously.
Pei Yan is always slow and orderly, and eats every meal in a gentle manner. From time to time, she will pass water to Tao Ti, or remind her to eat slowly, like a big parent who takes care of children.
Fu Xirui and Linglong, who were guarding the door, were extremely happy when they heard the movement inside the house.
It's just that besides being happy, I can't help but have some small hidden worries.
It would be great if the prince and princess could continue like this forever.
Thinking like this, the two couldn't help clasping their hands together, and bowed towards the Buddhist hall.
...
After the fast meal, Pei Yan and Tao Ti listened to the great monk's lecture.
The Dharma is profound, and Tao Ti's eyelids are getting heavier and heavier as she listens, performing chicken pecking rice for a while, and a tumbler for a while.
Seeing that she was about to fall to the side, Pei Yan stretched out his hand calmly, and put her little head on his shoulder.
With a support, she relaxed her brows, and soon fell asleep peacefully.
The great monk sitting opposite twisted the beads, "..."
I don't know how long it took, but when Tao Ti woke up again, she was already on the return carriage.
When she opened her eyes, she was still a little dazed, could she teleport
Blinking her misty black eyes twice, she belatedly realized that not only was she no longer in the meditation room, but she seemed to be still in someone's arms!
She tilted her head back and saw the face of Sleeping Beauty.
Pei Yan propped his head slantly with one hand, his long eyes were closed, the fine afternoon light fell on his cold white face through the bamboo curtain, the light and shadow intertwined, taking over the wind.
I am so happy.
Tao Ti came up with such emotion in her mind, she opened her eyes to be a stunningly beautiful man, who wouldn't love this kind of life
She admired it for a while before returning to the topic, thinking about how to get up from his arms.
She thought her movements were already very light, but just as she straightened her waist, the people behind her woke up.
"woke up?"
His voice was hoarse, blurred and sexy.
Tao Ti trembled undetectably, sat up from his arms, and smiled at him again, "Well, I'm awake. Your Highness, why did I fall asleep? Didn't I just listen to the seminar in the meditation room?" Does the monk teach scriptures?"
Pei Yan also sat up straight, tapped her twice with one finger, and said with a smile, "What's more, the great monk couldn't bear to sleep so soundly in the meditation room. Later, he closed his eyes and lectured."
Hearing this, Tao Ti blushed and rubbed her nose in embarrassment, "I, I won't do it next time."
There were gradually lively voices outside the carriage, and Tao Ti lifted the curtain to look, only to find that they had already returned to the main city.
It's also a coincidence that when she glanced casually, she saw a peddler selling fruit in baskets by the side of the road, and one of the baskets was filled with pink and tender peaches.
"Your Highness, can I stop the car?" She turned her head and asked.
"Um?"
"I saw that there are peaches sold outside, and they look pretty good. I want to buy some to take back to eat."
When she begged someone, her eyes would appear rounder unconsciously, shining brightly like stars, making it hard to refuse.
Pei Yan responded lightly, "Okay."
The carriage stopped, and he asked Linglong to buy it. She didn't even need to pick, and just bought the whole basket.
A big deal came from the sky, and the peddler was so happy that he couldn't see his teeth, he repeatedly bowed to the carriage to thank him.
Tao Ti was lazily leaning on the carriage, her mind was spinning, and she muttered in her small mouth, "Peaches, eat a few fresh ones, and cook the rest, preserved peaches, fried chicken diced with peaches, roasted beef brisket with peaches, Caramelized peach pork belly, peach shrimp…”
Pei Yan frowned slightly, and asked in doubt, "Peaches can still be eaten?"
It's a bit dark to think about.
Tao Ti said, "Of course you can cook! Although it sounds a bit strange, it tastes delicious when cooked. The taste of peaches is refreshing and sweet. If you cook them with meat dishes, it can just neutralize the greasy meat dishes and make the taste more delicious." It becomes fresher and richer in flavor."
Seeing that Pei Yan was still skeptical, Tao Ti's obsession with food came to the fore, and she said to him, "Facts speak louder than words."
So, as soon as she got back to the palace, she didn't take much rest, and couldn't wait to take a basket of peaches to the dining room.
When all the palace people heard that the Crown Princess was going to use peaches for cooking, they all showed unimaginable surprises, and they all felt that the Crown Princess was going to fail this time.
Until bursts of seductive aromas wafted from the dining room, as if they had opened the door to a new world—
"This fragrance, it seems to smell very good?!"
"It's not only good, it's also delicious! I just sneaked in and took a look at the stewed pork in the small pot. The meat is small and bright red. It's stewed with peach pieces. It's delicious. , I think it is comparable to cherry meat!"
"I just saw that the princess took a pot and soaked peaches, perilla and ginger together. She said it was a small cold dish. What is it called perilla and peach ginger? I don't know what it would taste like. Son."
"Hey, these hot dishes are so delicious, and the cold dishes are definitely not bad!"
"That's right, yesterday's leftover marinated tofu and lotus root slices, that taste, tsk tsk, I dreamed of that smell in my dreams at night, and my pillow towel was wet when I woke up in the morning..."
"Hey, don't talk about it, and my saliva will flow down."
Amidst the whispered discussions among the palace people, it was getting dark, and lamps were lit up everywhere in the palace.
Tao Ti made four peach dishes, stir-fried diced chicken with peaches, braised pork with peaches, shredded peaches, and a sticky rice with peaches.
Regardless of the ingredients, these dishes are impeccable in terms of appearance and aroma. The peaches are diced, diced, or shredded, and they are perfectly matched with other ingredients without being obtrusive.
"Your Highness, would you like to try it?"
Under Tao Ti's expectant eyes, Pei Yan picked up the chopsticks and tasted them one by one.
Stir-fried diced chicken with peaches is salty and delicious, the chicken is tender and smooth, and the moist taste of peaches is well maintained. Eating it with diced chicken has an extremely wonderful taste, fragrant and sweet.
Peach braised pork, bright red in color, thick sauce wrapped in braised pork and peach pieces, just as Tao Ti said, it is cooked with meat dishes, the sour taste of peaches well neutralizes the greasy dishes, and adds A fresh scent adds to the natural flavors.
Compared with the previous two dishes, candied peaches and peach glutinous rice are both sweet. Candied peaches are sweet and glutinous; peach glutinous rice is soft, glutinous and sweet, and the aroma of glutinous rice is mixed with the fragrance of peaches, which is delicious and refreshing.
After a meal, Pei Yan looked at Tao Ti with a little more appreciation—
Her brilliance is impossible to ignore.
While appreciating, the doubts that had been suppressed in my heart resurfaced again.
Is she really Tao Ti, the daughter-in-law of the Yongweihou Mansion
It is really unreasonable for a prodigal daughter of the Hou family to be able to master so many dishes.
Tao Ti didn't know what was going on in Pei Yan's mind at all. After she ate the last piece of peach braised pork, she finally put down her chopsticks and lazily leaned back in the chair, stroking her stomach.
Ah, life is so wonderful, how can there be so many delicious things in the world! ! !
The two were sitting leisurely to eat, Linglong raised the curtain and walked to Tao Ti, bowed and handed a greeting card, "Crown Princess, this is a message from Princess Mu this afternoon."
Tao Ti, "Princess Mu?"
Upon hearing these three words, Pei Yan's fingers holding the teacup suddenly tightened, and Qing Jun's face was also stained with a layer of solemnity.
Waiting patiently for Tao Ti to finish reading, he asked deeply, "What is written in the post?"
Tao Ti said, "Princess Mu invited me to go to her house to enjoy the flowers in the future."
Pei Yan stared, "What else?"
Tao Ti, "...?"
Pei Yan, "Such as taking a boat tour on a lake."
"Ah? This, it wasn't written in the greeting card." Tao Ti looked at him in confusion, "Why does Your Highness ask such a question?"
Pei Yan put down the teacup slowly, and suppressed the gloomy and cold eyes.
He didn't want his little princess to know about those dirty and despicable things. She just needs to continue to be an innocent and happy little girl, eating, drinking and having fun under his protection.
Looking up again, he smiled at her softly like a breeze, "No, just a casual question."