Chapter 320 Jealousy

"Dongqing, go find Dongmo and ask where the prince will be tonight. Do you want to accompany him?"

Holly responded happily and came back in a quarter of an hour.

"Dong Mo said that the master will have dinner with the adults from Bian Jing at Ruixiang Pavilion tonight, and the kitchen has already been arranged."

Gu Huan thought about it and realized that since someone from the capital had come, she, as a princess, should come out to entertain them. She couldn’t always hide behind Mu Junyan. She had to shoulder the responsibilities of a princess.

She went to the kitchen in person to see the dinner prepared for Mu Junyan. All the ingredients were high-end and the presentation was good, but Mu Junyan was a light eater and did not like overcooking. He would definitely not be able to eat all these big fish and meat.

What's more, he was frozen by the heavy snow for most of the night and he was afraid that his stomach might be upset.

Gu Huan asked Dong Qing to get her a sleeve-rolling ribbon to tie up her sleeves. She asked the cook to prepare the ingredients for her and personally cooked several dishes that Mu Junyan liked.

After working for an hour, the dishes to be sent to the front yard were almost ready.

"Pack it all up and I'll deliver it."

Gu Huan took the maids carrying food boxes to Ruixiang Pavilion, wanting to give Mu Junyan a surprise, to ease the stalemate between the two and to demonstrate her magnanimity as the mistress of the house.

Dong Qing followed closely behind Gu Huan, with an uneasy look on his face. He wanted to speak but didn't know how to say it.

Gu Huan walked quickly and did not notice anything unusual about Dong Qing. Not far away, she could see the bright lights on the second floor of Ruixiang Pavilion.

There were also bursts of pleasant string and bamboo music.

Gu Huan was a little surprised. Mu Junyan never used singing and dancing when entertaining guests in the past, so the royal palace did not have its own singers and musicians like the wealthy families in Bian Jing.

Could it be that he was transferred from the Jiaofangsi?

This is not like him.

Gu Huan was full of suspicion and led her people into Ruixiang Pavilion. The servants guarding downstairs saw her face change drastically, and they quickly bowed and went upstairs to report.

Gu Huan stopped him and whispered, "No need, I can just go up. If it's inconvenient, I'll ask them to put down the food and leave."

The servant was a little flustered and stretched his neck to look outside.

Gu Huan ignored him and took her people upstairs.

Who would have thought that as soon as he entered the hall, he saw Mu Junyan sitting in the main seat, wearing a black robe and sitting upright, with fruits and snacks on the table in front of him. He was holding a teacup in his hand and talking with a smile as he spoke to the officials sitting on his left and right.

There was a beauty on each side of him, peeling grapes and pouring tea for him.

Although he did not touch the two women, he did not refuse what the women put to his mouth.

Gu Huan was stunned, not knowing whether to advance or retreat.

The room suddenly became quiet for a moment. The singing girls and musicians stopped and looked at Prince Yong cautiously.

Mu Junyan put down his wine glass and looked at Gu Huan, the smile on his face gradually faded.

"The princess is here."

The officials came back to their senses, quickly stood up, bowed, and said in unison: "Your subordinate greets the princess."

Gu Huan suppressed the anger and grievance in her heart, forced a smile on her face, and bowed in return. Then he said to the singing girls and the prostitutes, "You continue."

Then he turned back to Dongqing and said, "Serve the food."

Dongqing didn't dare to say much and ordered the maids to serve the dishes. On Mu Junyan's table, Dongqing personally placed the dishes that Gu Huan had specially made for Mu Junyan.

Mu Junyan glanced secretly at Gu Huan.

Gu Huan lowered her eyebrows, listened to her ears, looked at her nose, and looked at her heart, not looking at him.

The two women beside Mu Junyan rolled their eyes when they saw a table of five dishes that looked bland, with only the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall being passable.

One of them said delicately, "Oh, how can the prince eat such food? It's just pig food."

The other one covered her lips and sneered, "Yes, at least there should be chicken, duck, fish and meat. If you don't know, you would think that the princess is unhappy about the arrival of the concubines and deliberately gave these to the prince."

Dong Qing was about to leave when she suddenly turned around and glared at him: "Be careful with your words! Our prince loves the dishes cooked by the princess the most."

The two women were not afraid at all. One of them covered her red lips with her slender hands, looking surprised.

"Ah, that was my fault. I apologize to the princess."

She stood up swayingly and bowed to Gu Huan. Her low-cut bra revealed her deep flesh. The maids in the palace were so angry that they wanted to beat her up.

Gu Huan didn't even look at her, and bowed expressionlessly: "I will not disturb the prince from entertaining guests, so I'll take my leave."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Dong Qing was extremely angry, but she couldn't lose her temper in front of the prince, so she had to quickly follow Gu Huan away with the maids who were serving food.

Seeing this, the woman who stood up's eyes suddenly turned red. She sat down gracefully and leaned towards Mu Junyan.

"My Lord, is the princess jealous of me? How about I go to the princess's yard and kneel down to beg for her forgiveness?"

Mu Junyan immediately moved away, his smile froze into frost, and he said coldly: "You should call yourself a slave."

The woman froze and quickly looked at the leading official sitting below.

The official shook his head slightly at her, and the woman had to sit up straighter with an unpleasant look on her face.

Mu Junyan raised his glass and said, "My family is full of rough people. We are used to eating during the march and battle. We don't know how to cook any delicacies. Please forgive me, sir."

The official raised his glass quickly and said, "No, no, Your Majesty, I am honored by your hospitality."

The two of them exchanged official rhetoric. Mu Junyan looked calm on the outside, but his heart was in turmoil.

Gu Huan went downstairs without saying a word and walked straight out of the gate of Ruixiang Pavilion. Chiyu appeared from the darkness.

"Princess, those two women were sent by the emperor, and the master has no way to refuse them."

Such a big thing happened several days ago, but no one told her.

Gu Huan asked angrily, "Isn't the emperor ill? How can you still have the leisure to care about the prince not having a woman to serve him?"

Akabane lowered his voice and said, "Of course it was done by the Queen, under the guise of His Majesty's order."

Gu Huan suppressed her anger and asked, "What is her position? A maid or a concubine?"

Akabane said with difficulty: "Yes, I am your concubine."

Gu Huan felt a lump in her throat.

No wonder the old lady told her that the emperor had given two women to the old duke. It turned out that the old lady also knew about this matter, and was afraid that she would be upset, so she gave her a warning in advance.

No, she was the only one in the palace who didn't know that her husband had two concubines!

"Then what does your master think? Is he doing this for someone else, or is he accepting it all? What exactly does the imperial decree say? Is it just giving away two women?"

Gu Huan peppered Chiyu with questions, which made him a little nervous.

Akabane hesitated for a while.

Gu Huan was furious: "Okay, okay, okay, I am a princess with only the title but no real power, right? I am not qualified to ask you anything, and I am not qualified to take care of other things, right? Well, I will not care about anything."

Akabane watched the princess leave angrily and was extremely worried.

The two of them had been in an unprecedented cold war for two or three days. Finally, the princess took the initiative to cook for the master and came to see the master in person, but she happened to see this scene.

But as a subordinate, there are some things he cannot explain without the order of his master.

It's so frustrating.

Gu Huan was so angry that her liver hurt. As soon as she returned to Fulu Hall, she felt unwell and locked herself in the room, sulking.

Dong Qing was extremely anxious, and quickly asked someone to call Chen Li over to check the princess' pulse.