Yun Qingluo instructed Mofeng to fetch the ingredients from the carriage.

Mo Yu stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, please go and rest. Let us cook."

Although Mo Yu still didn't believe that she had changed for the better, it was a bit too much for them to have the princess cook for them.

Yun Qingluo was washing the pot when she glanced at Mo Yu and asked, "Are you sure the food you made is edible?"

Mo Yu looked grim. Two days ago, Yun Qingluo fell ill, and the quality of their food had plummeted. They were eating hard, dry rations and drinking hot water.

They hunted some game and roasted it, but it wasn't as delicious as the princess's roasting, and for a moment everyone found it hard to swallow.

Yun Qinglu chuckled, "Alright, when you're out and about, why all the formalities? When the prince was on campaign, didn't he eat and sleep with you all? What's with the pretense? Go and start the fire."

Mo Yu glanced at Yun Qingluo. Since waking up, this woman hadn't shown any signs of being a well-bred lady. Instead, she acted like a thug from time to time.

However, it looks much better than before, and it's not pretentious.

Yun Qingluo steamed a big pot of rice and made a stew of cabbage, pork, and vermicelli. On a snowy day, this is the warmest thing to eat.

She actually wanted to make barbecue, but she didn't have the means at the moment, so she could only eat stir-fried dishes.

Yun Qingluo stir-fried sweet and sour pork ribs again. She had made them at the Prince's Mansion before, and Achen liked this dish.

Sweet and sour pork and stir-fried pork are the best dishes to eat with rice. Yun Qingluo stir-fried two large bowls of them, and also stir-fried some hot and sour shredded potatoes as a vegetarian dish.

I forgot to bring any vegetables when I came out, so I really have no choice but to eat some fresh vegetables now.

To save time, Yun Qingluo only made a tomato and egg soup.

However, there was pork rib soup simmering in a small pot, which was meant for Mo Beichen to drink later, as he needed to take good care of his health.

Inside the room, Yun Ziheng and Yun Ziyu looked at the Regent, wondering what he wanted to say in private to Yun Qingluo.

Mo Beichen got straight to the point, "As you both have seen along the way, the journey to the southwest is extremely dangerous. I've been able to stay with Luo Luo the whole time, but once we reach the southwest, I certainly won't be able to stay by her side all the time. I hope you two will take good care of her then."

Yun Ziheng raised an eyebrow. “Protecting Luo Luo was the very purpose for which Ziyu and I came here. Your Highness, please rest assured. However, given the current disaster in the Southwest, we have neither money nor supplies. How will we face the people of the Southwest?”

Mo Beichen curled his lips and sneered, "Over the years, the officials in the Southwest have grown too complacent. I have already sent people to investigate the situation in the Southwest. Officials in the Southwest protect each other, so we can't alert them. However, I have already had the evidence of their crimes collected."

Yun Ziyu was pleasantly surprised, "With the evidence, we're not afraid they won't back down. It turns out Your Highness had planned this all along."

Mo Beichen looked up at the heavy snow outside. He wasn't doing this to make them cough up money; if he was going to do it, he would do it thoroughly.

Mo Feng walked in carrying dishes. "Your Highness, gentlemen, dinner is ready."

Since there were no outsiders present, they naturally addressed each other as before.

"It smells so good! My sister's cooking skills are amazing. I've never seen her cook at home."

Mo Beichen's eyes narrowed slightly. Luo Luo had never cooked at home?

So he was the first person to eat her cooking?

A flicker of joy crossed Mo Beichen's heart. When Yun Qingluo entered, she saw that Mo Beichen was in a good mood and assumed that his discussion with his two elder brothers had gone smoothly.

"Dinner's ready! The food is simple when we're traveling, so please don't laugh at me," Yun Qingluo said sweetly as she set out the bowls and chopsticks.

The aroma made Yun Ziyu even hungrier. "Luo Luo's cooking skills are unmatched, even by the chefs of the biggest restaurants in the capital. It smells amazing."

Yun Ziheng smiled slightly, "When did Luo Luo learn this cooking skill?"

Yun Qingluo had already prepared her words, "When I was young in the countryside, I liked to cook some food when I had nothing to do. If you like it, eat more."

After saying that, Yun Qingluo picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs for Mo Beichen. "Achen, have a taste. Fortunately, it's freezing cold, so the ribs are still quite fresh."

Seeing how well Yun Qingluo treated Mo Beichen, the two brothers couldn't help but feel heartbroken, as if their hard-earned cabbage had been eaten by a pig.

“Luo Luo got married, and now she doesn’t care about her brother anymore,” Yun Ziyu muttered softly.

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingluo chuckled and placed a piece of stir-fried pork on each of her two elder brothers' plates. "It's only slightly spicy. Elder brothers, please try it. It goes very well with rice."

In another room outside, the guards and Mo Feng and Mo Yu were sitting.

"Your Highness, this cooking is absolutely superb."

"This is the best meal I've ever had; even the rice is more fragrant than anywhere else."

"This stewed cabbage and pork with glass noodles is so delicious and goes perfectly with rice. It's so good!"

"Hey, is there any rice left? I want another bowl."

"To be able to eat a meal cooked by the princess herself is a blessing I have accumulated over three lifetimes."

"That's right. Ever since the princess married into the family, the prince's complexion has improved a lot, and he seems much more lively than before."

"It's good that the Prince's mansion has a mistress. The Prince is in a better mood, and we are rarely punished."

"From now on, you must listen to the Princess."

Mo Feng and Mo Yu listened to the discussion among the group and, unusually, did not refute it.

Since the princess's improvement, everything seems to be moving in a positive direction. I hope she has truly changed for the better.

Otherwise, the prince wouldn't be able to withstand such a blow.

After dinner, night fell.

Outside the courtyard, there was a sense of unfamiliarity.

Mo Beichen summoned the village chief and instructed him to tell the villagers to keep their doors tightly shut at night and not to go out if they heard any noise, otherwise they would be responsible for any deaths or injuries.

The village chief felt the prince's cold aura and his heart sank. He accepted the order and withdrew.

Are those bandits coming tonight?

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