Ji Lingxue blinked, looked up at the sky where snow was still falling, and smiled tactfully, "Cousin, you came to see me on such a snowy day, is there something wrong?"
"Cousin" hooked his finger at her with a happy expression and said, "Come on the carriage, I'll take you somewhere."
Ji Lingxue bowed respectfully and got on the carriage, which turned around and disappeared in the heavy snow...
Mo Xiang chased out of the house with an umbrella and a cloak, only to see the carriage disappear. She murmured, "It's so cold, where is this cousin taking the princess?"
The news that Ji Lingxue was taken away by her eldest cousin flew to Ji Yuqing's ears like snowflakes. Ji Yuqing sneered while holding the heater, "Is Ji Lingxue having an affair with that cousin? It's snowing heavily, and the prince is not in the mansion, so she just ran out to date a man..."
A-choo! Ji Lingxue, who was sitting in the carriage, sneezed for no reason and shrank her neck. She forgot to bring her cloak when she went out. How sad.
There was a heater in the carriage, and it soon became warm. Ji Lingxue rubbed her nose and smiled at her "cousin", "Your Majesty, why did you run out of the palace? This is unexpected, and I am extremely surprised and terrified."
Xiao Yimo twitched his lips and glanced at Ji Lingxue, "Just call me cousin. It sounds better to me."
Ji Lingxue frowned, "Your Majesty, don't you think it's wrong to address people of different generations like this?"
Ji Lingxue coughed and said, "Your Majesty, where do you want me to go?" Ji Lingxue preferred to call herself "your humble servant", so she used "yours truly" to show her respect to the emperor.
Xiao Yimo said, "Let's go to Qingfeng Yashe. I heard that the dishes there are more delicious than the ones you cooked for me in the palace. I have to go and see it myself. It's snowing today, so I have nothing to do."
Ji Lingxue laughed, "Okay, it's my honor to accompany the emperor."
It turned out that she was here to eat for free, because he was the emperor. I wonder if this emperor will ask her to cook for him later.
Xiao Yimo waved his hand: "Sister-in-law, you don't have to be so polite. I'm not used to hearing you call me "I" again and again. We are all family, so it's okay if you don't call me "I". "
Ji Lingxue chuckled, feeling awkward and not knowing what to talk about next.
Then Xiao Yimo said, "I heard that the cooking competition was the idea of my sister-in-law. Could it be that she wanted to compete with chefs all over the world in cooking?"
Ji Lingxue exclaimed, and said with a naive smile: "How can you think of me like this at night? I am doing this to add to the New Year atmosphere in the capital and increase the income." She is concerned about the country and the people, and she is also helping you, the emperor, to fill the national treasury. Don't think of her as being so selfish.
Xiao Yimo nodded, stroking his chin and said, "Well, when my brother proposed this to me, I wondered how he could have come up with a cooking competition. It turned out to be my sister-in-law's idea."
Ji Lingxue: Uh... I was actually tricked by the emperor...
Xiao Yimo added: "I've been thinking recently that the 1,000 taels of gold for the first place in the cooking competition is not too little, and I need to add something... What do you think, sister-in-law?"
Ji Lingxue blinked. What did she hear just now? The first prize was actually a thousand taels of gold... a thousand taels... of gold...
Ji Lingxue's mind was filled with golden light surrounding her, until Xiao Yimo snapped his fingers above her head, the bubble of fantasy burst, and she woke up.
Ji Lingxue smiled and said, "Um... Your Majesty, what did you just say?"
Xiao Yimo shook his head and repeated what he had just said. At this moment, the driver said, "Sir, Miss, we have arrived at Qingfeng Yashe."
Xiao Yimo hummed, lifted the car curtain and looked outside. In the snow, the red flag fluttered in the wind. Xiao Yimo closed the car curtain and pointed to the white cloak beside him and said, "It's snowing outside, put it on. If you catch a cold, I'm afraid my brother will blame me."
Ji Lingxue hurriedly said thank you and put on the white fox fur cloak. Her whole body was wrapped in the fur and she felt very warm instantly.
The two got out of the car one after the other, walked through the wind and snow into Qingfeng Yashe. The aroma of food wafted from the house, making them feel hungry and in need of a bowl of hot soup to warm them up.
Xiao Yichen, who was walking down the stairs, suddenly stopped. Chi Feng, who was following behind him, bumped into his back and covered his nose in pain. "Ouch... Prince, why did you stop suddenly? Oh... My nose..."
Xiao Yichen turned his head and gave Chi Feng a cold look. Chi Feng immediately shut up and blinked his eyes to look in the direction Xiao Yichen had just seen. The next moment, he opened his mouth so wide that his jaw almost dropped to the ground. My God, he must have seen it right...
"Prince... Lord... That... Isn't that your princess?" Chi Feng was too frightened and stuttered. What did he see? The princess was having an affair. Who was the tall man in white next to her
Xiao Yichen was a little annoyed. He glanced at Chi Feng, and the two of them immediately retreated to the private room on the second floor.
Chi Feng: Your Majesty, are you trying to catch someone committing adultery
Ji Lingxue and Xiao Yimo, who had just entered the room, did not see this scene. They asked if there were any extra private rooms, and were then invited upstairs by Xiao Si, who happened to be next to Xiao Yichen.
Xiao Yichen could hear the conversations from the next room by sticking his ear to the wall. Seeing this, Chi Feng also put his ear to the wall out of curiosity.
Here, Xiao Yimo handed the menu to Ji Lingxue, "I think you know best what dishes are delicious here, sister-in-law."
Ji Lingxue ordered dishes without hesitation, "I'll serve you all the signature dishes here."
Xiao Yimo nodded, indicating that he had no objection, and soon the dishes filled the table. Xiao Yimo looked at the dishes, picked up the chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat to taste, and sighed: "I ate a lot of your dishes, but the dishes here are the most to my liking."
Ji Lingxue smiled and said, "Then you should eat more today..."
Xiao Yimo continued the previous topic, "What other rewards do you think would be better, sister-in-law?"
Ji Lingxue said: "For a chef, the happiest thing is when he develops a new dish and then gets recognized and praised by diners, especially when it is recognized by the supreme emperor!"
Xiao Yimo laughed happily, "My sister-in-law is really a clever talker. I finally understand why your sister is prettier than you, but my brother likes to bring you out."
Ji Lingxue smiled. Why did Xiao Yichen bring her out? Maybe he felt it was embarrassing to bring a concubine with him. She was the main concubine after all.
Xiao Yimo added: "It's a pity that my sister-in-law didn't participate in the cooking competition. I was looking forward to eating the new dishes she made..."
Ji Lingxue smiled and shook her head, "My prince will be angry if he sees me showing up in public."
Xiao Yimo laughed loudly, "I am very pleased to see you two loving each other."
Next door, Xiao Yichen twitched his lips. Who did he think it was? It turned out to be his brother who was visiting the emperor incognito. Xiao Yichen dusted himself off and strode out.
Seeing this, Chi Feng immediately followed behind him. He thought Xiao Yichen would rush into the next box, but he didn't expect him to leave calmly.
After walking out of Qingfeng Yashe, Xiao Yichen turned around to look at the plaque on the door, then mounted his horse and rode away.
Here, Xiao Yimo, who had eaten and drunk his fill, leaned back in his chair. He was in a very good mood at the moment, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. Perhaps it was because he was no longer in the palace and did not have to act like an emperor, so his mood was much more open.
He turned his head to look at the closed window, "The snow outside should have stopped by now."
Ji Lingxue stood up and walked to the window, opened it, looked at the white outside, and said with a smile: "The snow has stopped, and many people are making snowmen!"
Xiao Yimo walked to the window and looked down. Xiao Si and a few servants in the store were making snowmen and having snowball fights. Their laughter could be heard upstairs.
Xiao Yimo smiled and said, "I really envy these young people who can play as much as they want."
Ji Lingxue tilted her head when she heard this, "Your Majesty is not old, why do you sound so vicissitudes? It doesn't fit your age at all."
Xiao Yimo coughed and put on the majesty of an emperor, "Are you teasing me?"
Ji Lingxue frowned and said she didn't dare. She raised her hand to grab the snow on the window frame and threw it towards Xiao Yimo's ear, giggling: "Haha, Your Majesty wants to play in the snow, I can accompany you."
The snow flew by Xiao Yimo's ear and fell from the eaves, hitting Xiao Si's forehead as he was rolling a snowball downstairs. Xiao Si looked up with a cry and saw that it was Ji Lingxue. His eyes lit up and he waved to Ji Lingxue, "Girl is here too, come down and play with us."
Ji Lingxue pulled Xiao Yimo's sleeve and said, "Let's go, let's go downstairs and play together."
Seeing that Ji Lingxue was not afraid of his imperial majesty at all, Xiao Yimo sighed, and without putting on a cold face, was pulled downstairs by Ji Lingxue.
As soon as she walked out of the door, a big snowball flew towards her. Ji Lingxue screamed and turned around to hide behind Xiao Yimo.
Xiao Yimo's face darkened. As an emperor, he had never been used as a shield before. He kicked the stool in front of him. The stool flew in the air and blocked the oncoming snowball, which instantly broke into pieces of snow.
There was a loud laugh outside, and Xiao Si immediately ran away. Xiao Yimo raised his hand and the snow foam in front of him instantly dissipated. Ji Lingxue, who was hiding behind Xiao Yimo, clapped his hands in admiration, "Wow, Master, you are so handsome!"
Xiao Yimo raised the corner of his mouth slightly. He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, but he hadn't practiced for a long time, so he felt a little rusty.
Xiao Yimo swept his eyes across the snow and spotted Xiao Si who was hiding stealthily. He kicked up a ball of snow in front of him, and the snow flew into the air and instantly condensed into a ball, flying towards Xiao Si's butt. With a snap, Xiao Si fell to the ground, and the snowball blossomed on his butt.
Xiao Si, lying on the snow, had a face twisted in pain. It was clearly snowflakes that hit him, but why did he feel like he was slapped? It was just a snowball fight, why was the girl taking it for real
Ji Lingxue pushed Xiao Yimo aside and walked to the snow. Seeing Xiao Si lying motionless on the snow, she walked over and asked, "Hey, are you okay?"
Xiao Si stood up, brushed off the snow on his body, and asked in a low voice, "I'm fine, young lady, who is the young man who came with you?"
Ji Lingxue looked at Xiao Yimo, who was standing at the door with a look of disdain on his face, and said, "He... is my eldest cousin." This is what the emperor said.
(End of this chapter)