Jiaming was very happy living in the manor. Every morning, she would wander around the manor with Hongtao or Lvliu, using her special ability to sense the surrounding plants and communicate with them.

As her superpowers improved, she no longer used them so recklessly while she was in the Peach Blossom Courtyard of the Prince's Mansion.

Only in this village, amidst the abundance of wild vegetables and weeds, in a place that is inconspicuous and unnoticed, is it possible.

When she's in a good mood, she enthusiastically picks wild vegetables and turns them into delicious food.

Fourth Master, who had previously eaten wild vegetables and disliked their taste, had his eyes light up after taking a bite.

From then on, people always hoped to have a dish made with wild vegetables on the dining table.

Of course, this only applies to Jiaming, because her cooking skills are the best—especially when it comes to vegetarian dishes.

Fourth Master enjoyed his meal, and so did Hongjing.

As for Honghui, he enjoyed delicious food for nearly half a month because Fourth Master often brought him over for meals.

Only Hongshi was not the only one. It wasn't that Fourth Master hadn't thought of bringing him along to eat, but rather that since arriving at the estate, his thigh had been rubbed sorely and he had to rest for several days. After recovering, he was too shy to be laughed at and always avoided people.

Of course, he was even more afraid of being scolded by his father, who said he was not as good as his fifth brother.

Therefore, he also avoided Fourth Master.

Hongjing was quite satisfied with this; he didn't care at all for his third brother to come over and eat the food his mother made!

He was also petty. I remember when we were at Yuanmingyuan, my third brother initially looked disgusted and afraid of the food our mother made. When he was even younger, he would ignore him when I called him.

Hmph, don't think he wouldn't remember just because he was so young back then.

Also, he was beaten up the other day, and his third brother actually came to his house to mock him...

One thing after another, in short, Third Brother is so annoying, it's best if he doesn't come to Mother's for meals.

After staying in the village for half a month, Jiaming finally no longer needed to be led by a horse and could walk slowly.

She grabbed the reins, mounted her horse, and trotted across the meadow.

A cool breeze caressed my face; it felt wonderful.

Of course, it would be even better if she were a better horseman and more skilled, able to ride a fast horse at full gallop instead of trotting.

Unfortunately, I have to go back in a few days.

A few days is not enough time for her to become that proficient.

The Fourth Prince seemed to sense her desire, and the next day, he took her on the same horse so she could personally experience the feeling of galloping at high speed.

Jiaming laughed unrestrainedly, her melodious voice constantly lingering in Fourth Master's ears.

Seeing Jiaming so happy, Fourth Master couldn't help but be infected by her enthusiasm and began to enjoy the feeling of speed.

Enjoying the horseback ride, Jiaming remembered Fourth Master's kindness and used all her skills to develop many new styles of food.

She first let Hongtao and Lvliu taste it, and then she grabbed Hongjing to taste it.

"Mother, this dish tastes really good!" said Chao Jiaming, giving him a thumbs up. He was secretly pleased; his mother had only thought of him and had specially invited him back to eat what delicious food she had made.

Jiaming nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good, then we can send it over for Master to try."

Hongjing, who was holding his chopsticks and wanting to take another bite, froze.

It turns out he was just a food taster.

He was called in to taste the dishes several times after that, and he wanted to say firmly that he would not do it again.

But the aroma of the food made him swallow hard.

The decision is made: let's try the dishes, as long as we can eat delicious food.

In this way, whenever Hongjing thought something was delicious, even if he didn't say it was delicious, Jiaming would bring the newly developed dish to the table and place it in front of the Fourth Master after seeing him constantly picking at it with his chopsticks.

Of course, every meal included dishes that the Fourth Prince liked.

After staying at the estate for more than half a month, the Fourth Prince took Hongjing on horseback and prepared to return to the Yong Prince's Mansion.

After Jiaming got into the carriage, Hongshi quickly jumped into Honghui's carriage, saying he wanted to stay with him and wouldn't ride a horse.

Honghui knew perfectly well that his third brother was just using him as an excuse to avoid riding the horse.

After all, once he arrived at the estate, he stayed indoors for several days to recover from his injuries.

Having heard about it before, Honghui smiled gently at Hongshi, not exposing his lie, and kindly smoothed things over for him.

Hongshi looked at Honghui gratefully, thinking to himself: Although my elder brother occupies the position of the eldest son, he is still not that unpleasant!

Not long after returning from Zhuangzi, Hongxuan returned from the palace.

As soon as he returned, he prepared to go to the front yard to find Fourth Master.

"My lord, the master is not in the study, but with his concubine."

“If that’s the case, then let’s go to Mother’s place.” Hongxuan said immediately, but then paused and changed his mind, saying, “Let’s go to Elder Brother’s place first.”

Hongxuan went to Honghui's place, visited him, chatted with him for a while, said goodbye, and then got up and walked out.

He walked down the corridor, his gaze suddenly lingering on a second-class maid. His eyes narrowed dangerously, his face turning frosty and serious, much like the Fourth Prince in a fit of rage.

Little Li, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but shiver.

Hongxuan turned around and walked back.

"Fourth brother, why are you back?" Honghui, sitting on the couch with a blanket covering his knees, coughed and asked in surprise.

Hongxuan whispered a few words in Honghui's ear, and Honghui's expression changed. He then summoned his confidant and gave him a few instructions.

The confidant immediately left to carry out Honghui's orders.

"Fourth brother, thank you so much this time," Honghui said gratefully, then asked with concern, "You didn't fall for their tricks in the palace, did you?"

Hongxuan shook his head and continued, "It was just a coincidence. My younger brother also encountered something similar, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to tell the difference. Besides, I didn't fall for it, so don't worry, elder brother."

"That's good!" Honghui breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "It was indeed a coincidence. Moreover, if you hadn't happened to run into her, she probably would have settled down here with me."

Hongxuan continued to shake his head, "Brother, you're overthinking it. I'll talk to Father about this later. Once Father finds out, he'll definitely take action. This one of yours can't be kept secret."

Upon hearing this, Honghui nodded in agreement.

"Then I'm leaving, brother."

"Um."

When Hongxuan arrived at Taoyuan, he greeted the Fourth Master and Jiaming. The servants of Taoyuan then thoughtfully presented Hongxuan with the snacks that their master had personally made in the small kitchen that day.

Then, the master specially selected some fruit, juiced it, and presented it to Hongxuan.

As Hongxuan ate the delicious snacks and drank the juice, he felt a warm feeling in his heart.

His mother still loves and cares about him.

Having witnessed and heard so much about mothers using their children as tools in the palace, he cherished his mother's love for him all the more.

With a sigh, he exchanged a few words with his younger brother Hongjing, then said seriously, "Fifth brother, your fourth brother has something to say to Father. After we finish talking, your fourth brother will talk to you."

Seeing his serious and solemn expression, Hongjing knew this was important, so he obediently sat on a chair to the side, eating snacks and drinking juice, and waited.