Guan Zhiyue stared at Li Qishang for a moment and said, "Did I know you before?"

Upon hearing Guan Zhiyue's words, Li Qishang's face flashed with surprise, then he smiled and said, "You, Guan Zhiyue, are something else."

When we were little, you used to chase after me every day, calling me "brother," but now...

Guan Zhiyue had no memory of what Li Qishang said; or rather, she had no memory of it.

She didn't know why she had no memory of this person.

"Oh, it's you! Come in and have a seat!"

Guan Zhiyue pretended to be very familiar with the situation, but in reality, she had no idea what had happened when she was a child.

But in order to avoid arousing suspicion, she could say she was acting.

Just as the three of them turned around from the doorway, Liu Dequan walked over carrying a large copper pot. Yes, that's right, it was a copper pot.

However, this copper pot is different from the ordinary copper pots with chimney holes. This one was made according to Guan Zhiyue's requirements, and it is a modern hot pot with two broths.

"Your Majesty, this pot has been cleaned. What do you need me to do now?"

Guan Zhiyue looked at it and said, "Okay! Go add water to that copper pot and heat it up, and boil this pot while you're at it."

"Yes, this servant will go right away."

"Come back." Guan Zhiyue called out to Liu Dequan, who was about to turn and leave.

"Your Majesty?"

"Is this the only pot? I asked you to customize one, and you only ordered one?"

Liu Dequan quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, Your Majesty, there are five or six more waiting in the back."

Guan Zhiyue glanced at Liu Dequan and said, "Then take them all and wash them, then boil them in water to disinfect them."

"Yes, this servant will go right away."

Although Liu Dequan didn't know what the Empress meant, he still followed Guan Zhiyue's advice and washed all the pots and started boiling water.

However, on Li Qishang's side, when he saw Guan Zhiyue talking to the servant, he moved closer to Bilian, who was still frying stinky tofu on the stove.

When Guan Zhiyue finished her work and turned around, she saw Li Qishang, who was eating a piece of stinky tofu without any regard for his image, making squeaking noises.

"Ah...it's so hot, so hot."

"Master, spit it out quickly! Be careful not to burn your tongue." Shang Yao was truly at her wit's end seeing Li Qishang jumping up and down from the burn.

Li Qishang opened his fan with a huff and puff, fanning himself vigorously while chewing on his food.

He couldn't help but shake his head, "Mmm, this is so delicious! What kind of heavenly food is this? It's just too good!"

"Yue'er, what were you thinking? You actually made something so delicious?"

Li Qishang looked at Guan Zhiyue standing to the side and called her by her nickname affectionately.

Guan Zhiyue knew that he was calling out the original owner's name, but she also had the same name, just with the same pronunciation but different characters;

He shook his head and walked to the kitchen stove, looking at the stinky tofu that had just been taken out of the oil.

Before he could even stir the seasoning, this guy managed to endure the heat, scoop it up, and put it in his mouth.

Guan Zhiyue was amused by the silly child's actions;

I still found this silly child somewhat amusing and found it funny;

Unable to resist, she held the basin with her left hand and the chopsticks in her right, and smiled softly as she looked down.

Li Qishang turned around and saw Guan Zhiyue chuckling. Curious, he moved closer to her.

With a whoosh, he opened that rather flamboyant fan;

He gently swayed beside her, bent down, and whispered in her ear, "Little Yue'er, what are you laughing at?"

Guan Zhiyue was startled by this sudden action;

Shrinking his neck and shifting to the right, Li Qishang sized up the girl beside him.

At 168cm tall, he swayed precariously beneath Li Qishang's armpits;

Although I don't know why this girl got fat after growing up, she looks like she should weigh over 180 pounds.

However, it's still much better than when she was a child and looked like she would be blown away by the wind. Her thick, curled eyelashes are still as beautiful and lovely as they were when she was a child.

Li Qishang suddenly felt a little sad. He had always thought that this girl would definitely be beautiful when she grew up since he was a child.

He had been thinking of marrying the girl and making her his princess when she grew up, but now it seemed he had no chance. He shook his head, looking somewhat dejected.

Just as Li Qishang was feeling down, Guan Zhiyue suddenly held up a piece of seasoned stinky tofu in front of him, bringing him back to his senses.

"For me? It tastes even better than before."

Before Guan Zhiyue could say anything after Li Qishang finished speaking, he lowered his head and bit into the stinky tofu that Guan Zhiyue had given him.

He ate with smacking sounds, saying in a clear, unmistakable voice, "What Yue'er feeds me is so delicious."

Guan Zhiyue: "........"

What she really couldn't understand was what kind of past this original owner had with this carefree king.

Why did Bilian never know what kind of past Guan Zhiyue had forgotten?

Why forget? Is it because of bad memories? Or something else?

While she was still thinking, Li Qishang came over and looked at Guan Zhiyue with a smile, saying, "I want more."

Guan Zhiyue watched as a handsome face approached her, and she saw that the man was indeed as Bilian had described, with thick eyebrows and big eyes;

A high and firm nose, thin and red lips, and a fair complexion that even she envied; and shallow dimples when he smiled.

If she hadn't had such strong willpower, she would have been captivated by this man's handsome appearance.

"If this is the second most handsome man in the world, then his brother must be even more handsome than him?"

Guan Zhiyue looked at Li Qishang, who was standing close to her, and suddenly thought of her nominal husband, Li Qiji.

"What's wrong? Is Yue'er bewitched by me?"

When Li Qishang finished speaking, his smile deepened even more.

His dimples deepened even more with his smile;

This makes her even more appealing, making one want to reach out and pinch her cheeks.

Guan Zhiyue raised her right hand and covered Li Qishang's face, pushing him away a bit, and said somewhat angrily, "Go away."

"Do you still want to eat or not? If you do, take your food and eat it properly over there."

"Hehe, of course I have to eat Yue'er's cooking."

Li Qishang quickly put on a cheeky grin and promised that he would not tease her again today;

He saw several palace maids squatting by the well, washing various vegetables.

Guan Zhiyue scooped the stinky tofu from the basin into a small bowl for him, about six or seven pieces.

They handed him another pair of chopsticks and told him to go down to the stone steps in the corridor with Bilian and Shangyao to sit and eat.

Li Qishang, without any disgust, carried his bowl of stinky tofu and happily ran over to sit with Shang Yao, where they chatted and ate together.

"Shangyao, give me a few more pieces, they're so delicious!"

"Yue'er won't give me any, so you'd better give me some to eat."

After finishing his own bowl, Li Qishang tried to snatch Shang Yao's bowl;

Shang Yao was a little angry. She hadn't even had enough to eat herself, so how could she give him more?

"Sir, you've already eaten a few pieces. The Empress said not to eat too much of this. There's more good food to come."

Let's try a few pieces of stinky tofu to whet our appetites first.

When Li Qishang heard that there was more food ahead, he stopped fighting with Shang Yao for it.

He put down the bowl and fell to the ground behind him, then began to fan himself with a very pleasant air.

“Bilian, how come your mistress is getting fatter and fatter? I remember when I first met her, she was a frail little girl.”

Bilian turned her head and looked at Li Qishang lying on the stone steps, asking, "Your Highness, have you seen my lady before?"

Without thinking, Li Qishang blurted out, "It's more than just having seen him..."

Then, as if remembering something, he immediately fell silent;

He laughed and said, "Hahaha...who hasn't seen General Jianwei's children?"

"You're asking which girl from the capital I, Li Qishang, have never met."

"Oh!" Bilian gave a soft "oh" and got up to walk towards Guan Zhiyue, who was eating stinky tofu to the side.