At the beginning, as usual, some desserts were served at the banquet. After Empress Dowager De had finished speaking to everyone present, the main course began.
As the main dishes were served one by one, Yan Ling felt something was wrong and finally understood the meaning of these dishes. If she read it correctly, these dishes are things that people with typhoid fever cannot eat.
If Yan Ling hadn't paid attention to the steamed cakes made with lilies as ingredients in the pastries at the beginning, and the plum soup for clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, then I'm afraid these things now can't be regarded as coincidences.
Except for things like silver sprouts, water shields, clams, and radishes, which are not allowed to be eaten by people suffering from the cold, and soup, most of the rest are greasy and spicy.
When Yan Ling saw these dishes, he understood that the third prince planned to test himself here. Dang even pretended to drink tea and quietly looked towards the third prince. Sure enough, Liang Yi was also watching her secretly at this time.
Yan Lingdang lowered his head and smiled slightly from an angle that Liang Yi could not see. Since others have been preparing so hard for so long, it is natural to leave them with some thoughts.
Yan Ling did not eat the dishes directly. Instead, he picked out the "edible dishes" and ate them as if he was really suffering from the cold. What Yan Ling did at this time was done deliberately to show Liang Yi.
At this time, Liang Yi indeed showed a look of understanding, but it might not be enough for him to be sure. Being petty and suspicious can sometimes become his fatal flaw.
"Miss Yan, would you like to try this stir-fried silver sprout? The concubine specially ordered the kitchen to make it. I wonder how it tastes?" Liang Yi opened his mouth and smiled at Yan Ling.
Concubine De was stunned when she heard this. Yesterday, Liang Yi took the initiative to come to the palace to help her organize the banquet. He took over the meal preparation in the kitchen directly from her. As for what to cook, Concubine De didn't know anything about it.
However, in front of everyone in the hall, Concubine De certainly couldn't say that and refute her son's face. I thought Liang Yi wanted to take this opportunity to say a few words to Yan Ling, so Concubine De also smiled and nodded in agreement.
"I like to eat some light food lately, and I always feel that it has a different flavor. It's rare that Yi'er opens her mouth, so Miss Yan must try it." Concubine De said with a normal expression.
At this time, although Yan Ling no longer needed to hide anything, he nodded and followed the words of the third prince and Concubine De, picked a little from the plate that he had not touched, and put it into his mouth gracefully.
"Your Majesty is right, it really has a unique flavor." Yan Ling swallowed the food in his mouth and said with a smile.
"Miss Yan, why don't you try it again?" Liang Yi said again at this time.
No matter what Liang Yi said, Yan Ling ate the dishes one by one according to the names of the dishes he pointed out. Originally, if it had been anyone else, I would have doubted my original guess, and naturally let it go.
However, Liang Yi was different. The more this happened, the more he couldn't understand it. He didn't want to believe that what he had always believed in was actually wrong. Therefore, the more Yan Ling acted like this, the more Liang Yi pointed at Yan Ling to eat other dishes.
At the beginning, Liang He behaved quite normally, but later on, he became a little less calm.
Although, in the eyes of others, there may not be any difference. However, as someone who knew Liang He very well, Yan Ling could clearly feel that Liang He was already unhappy.
For some reasons, it was not convenient for Liang He to stop him in this situation. As a true insider, Liang He naturally understood the purpose of what Liang Yi was doing now.
However, even though he knew this, Liang He could still feel the anger rising in his heart. It's not that I'm jealous, but I always feel uncomfortable.
In particular, Liang He discovered that Yan Ling had no intention of rejecting Liang Yi and ate all the dishes Liang Yi mentioned.
They were not the only people who came to the banquet. At this time, Yan Ling was the focus of everyone's attention. Fortunately, Liang Yi did not shy away from doing this, which naturally surprised everyone.
Just now, everyone saw His Highness the Prince's intimate behavior towards Yan Ling. Now, another third prince showed up and cared so much about Yan Ling.
While many people were envious and jealous, they also began to watch the excitement, wanting to see how the two princes competed for a woman.
If at the beginning, De Fei still doubted whether her son was taking this opportunity to get close to Yan Ling. So, towards the end, Concubine De felt more and more something was wrong.
When she heard everyone whispering and people looking over there from time to time, Concubine De's face inevitably turned ugly.
In Concubine De's mind, her son has never been such an impulsive person. What is going on in this situation now
Could it be that he was really jealous of His Highness the Crown Prince in public in the hall, as everyone suspected? When she thought of this, Concubine De's face turned darker.
"Ahem!" Concubine De coughed twice, finally awakening the third prince's reason. It seemed that he also realized how unwise his previous actions were, and the third prince immediately stopped continuing.
Just like all mothers are prejudiced against their daughters-in-law, Concubine De inevitably has this idea, although Yan Ling is not yet her daughter-in-law.
However, according to what Liang Yi said before, he had indeed made up his mind to marry Yan Ling.
Therefore, even though everyone could see that in this situation, Yan Ling clearly did nothing. It was just the third prince's wishful thinking to show his favor to Yan Ling.
However, Concubine De still felt that Yan Ling was a disaster and confused the two princes. Originally, Concubine De thought that as long as her son had his own opinion, it didn't matter even if she didn't like the daughter-in-law.
However, at this moment, Concubine De no longer thinks so. Concubine De didn't know beforehand what kind of methods Yan Ling used to charm the two princes. However, Concubine De knew very well that her son was not usually like this.
Concubine De could not help but start to wonder, wouldn't it be troublesome if Liang Yi'er still treated her like this after Yan Ling married her son
They say beauty brings disaster, and this is indeed true. What's more, unless you know what kind of thoughts your son had towards Yan Ling before. Then, Bao Buqi wouldn't think that someone else would have the same idea and use the same method to deal with Liang Yi.
Concubine De may have felt that she might be overthinking it, but she also felt that she had to be on guard. Originally, Concubine De had already acquiesced in the marriage, but now she became opposed to it.
At times like this, Concubine De is not the only one who has other ideas.
(End of chapter)