As night fell, a fragrant aroma wafted through General Jianwei's mansion. The intensely sweet scent was initially overpowering, but upon closer inspection, it made one's mouth water.

"Dad, look how delicious this smells!"

"And these things too! Look how much Third Sister got!"

"And this, my third sister said it's fresh beef."

Guan Chengheng dragged his father around the dining table, having a great time!

"This is truly a rare find, it smells so good! Did Yue'er make all of this?"

"Of course, I even helped carry the groceries."

Guan Chengheng thought about how he had just gone grocery shopping, and how happy and joyful he had been. His third sister had bought a lot of meat, as well as offal, pig tails, and pig head meat!

"Dad, let me tell you, Third Sister even bought pig offal!"

"What? How could you buy that kind of thing at home? Even the servants don't eat it." Guan Hongsheng was shocked when he heard that Guan Zhiyue had bought pig offal.

"Oh dear, Father, what are you saying? Third Sister said that thing is incredibly delicious, and you even said that the servants don't eat it."

"My third sister said that the food was especially delicious when it was prepared, it was simply amazing, so she bought a lot of it."

Guan Hongsheng looked at his son in disbelief and said, "Is that thing really edible?"

"Dad, if you don't believe me, let's go to the kitchen and see. Third Sister is cooking in there!"

"What? Yue'er is cooking by herself inside?"

"Yes, I was helping out inside too, but my third sister told me to take this pot out first, so I came out."

Guan Hongsheng was dragged into the kitchen by his second son, only to find that Xiaoyao Wang and his eldest son were both in the kitchen, helping Guan Zhiyue.

"Oh my God!"

"Your Highness, why are you making a fire here? Aren't there maids to tend the fire?"

Li Qishang stood up from the stove and looked at Guan Hongsheng, saying, "General Guan, nothing's wrong, don't be nervous! When I was in the palace, I was working alongside them when we had hot pot that night."

"What? My daughter is so ignorant. Get up, let me do it."

Guan Zhiyue walked in carrying a bowl of vegetables and saw the two of them arguing in front of the stove. She looked at them and said, "Father, Your Highness, what are you doing?"

"How could you let the prince cook in the stove?"

Guan Zhiyue said dismissively, "So what if I made him start the fire? I didn't make him cook!"

"If you want to eat, you have to work. Dad, now that you're here, help out with the chores!"

Guan Hongsheng: "..."

"What can Dad do?"

"Let's peel the garlic!"

As she spoke, Guan Zhiyue tossed a bag of single-skinned purple garlic to Guan Hongsheng.

After Guan Hongsheng took it, he said somewhat embarrassedly, "Yue'er, how do I do this?"

Guan Zhiyue looked at her father in disbelief, then said speechlessly, "Dad, you can't even peel garlic!"

Guan Hongsheng: "..."

However, Guan Zhiyue didn't say anything more. She squatted down and demonstrated for her father, saying as she did so, "See? Father, this is how you peel it. But you can't rub your eyes with your hands after you peel it, or you'll cry until your eyes are red."

"Okay, I got it."

After Guan Zhiyue finished speaking, she turned around and went to do other things. There was pork offal being braised in one pot and broth being simmered in another.

"Second brother, did you bring the hot pot with two broths to the dining room?"

"Yes, I've taken it over, but I didn't bring the charcoal stove!"

Guan Zhiyue continued squatting there, brewing the medicinal food, and said without looking up, "It's okay, the food isn't ready yet anyway, we'll just take it over later."

So everyone who wanted to eat hot pot started helping out in the kitchen, and everyone was extremely happy.

The aroma of braised meat wafted through the kitchen. Guan Zhiyue could smell it from the side, and everyone in the kitchen naturally smelled it too. They all raised their noses and tried to inhale the fragrance in the air.

"Dad, this smells so good! See? I told you my third sister's cooking is delicious!"

"Is this pot really filled with pig offal?" Guan Hongsheng still seemed somewhat incredulous.

When Guan Zhiyue came in from outside, she saw three big men surrounding a pot that was emitting a fragrant aroma.

What are you three doing?

"Oh! I know, you guys want to sneak some food?"

Guan Zhiyue held a bowl of washed ginseng in one hand and a knife in the other, looking at the group of people standing in front of the pot and sizing them up.

Guan Hongsheng was the first to feel embarrassed. He coughed lightly, turned around, and said with a smile, "Ahem, what are you saying?"

"We wouldn't steal food, we were just curious, just curious!"

"Hehe, yes, little sister, we're just curious!"

"Yes, sister-in-law, we were just curious about what you made that smells so good."

Guan Zhiyue wasn't annoyed. She pushed the two of them aside and stood between Guan Hongsheng and Guan Chengheng. Li Qishang stood in front of the stove, and the group looked at each other like that.

"You really want to know?"

The three of them nodded in unison, indicating that they were very curious and eager to try it.

Guan Zhiyue gestured for them to move aside, and then lifted the pot lid herself. Instantly, a rich aroma, mixed with the scent of herbs, filled the entire kitchen and wafted over the entire Guan residence.

"Is this edible? Yue'er, let me try it!" Guan Chengheng said, pointing to the pork offal and some beef in the pot.

Guan Zhiyue poked at the intestines with her chopsticks and saw that they were tender enough to be pierced. She picked one up and placed it on the cutting board.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

He quickly chopped it into several pieces with his chopsticks and said to the group, "Want to try some?"

When Guan Hongsheng saw that it really was pig offal, he hesitated for a moment. Then he saw his second son picking up a piece of fatty intestine and chewing it slowly without any regard for his image.

"Wow, wow, oh my god, this is so delicious! It's so fragrant it's going to make my tongue fall off."

"No more! Give me another piece, Yue'er, hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Guan Zhiyue was speechless. Wasn't this thing right on the cutting board? When the four of them ate here, it also attracted Guan Chengzhuo, Shang Yao, and Bi Lian.

"Your Majesty, what delicious food are you eating? It smells so good! May I get some food too?" Bilian came in with Shangyao carrying a bowl of freshly chopped chili peppers.

Guan Zhiyue scooped another one out of the pot, looked at the group and said, "I'll give you one more, then you can go back to your work."

"Oh, right, Father, why don't you go and pick up Grandfather and Grandmother? I haven't visited them since I got back. We can have them come over for dinner with us tonight."

Guan Hongsheng nodded to indicate that he understood.

So the people in the kitchen started getting busy again...