Upon hearing Chu Yun's words, the group nodded repeatedly with bright eyes.
Having eaten barbecue for the past few days, they were getting a bit tired of it, so today they set up a clay pot on top and ate while it was hot. Since Yun Xiao was also eating, they were worried that it would be too spicy for his wound, so they didn't put any chili peppers in the pot.
When Chu Yun came in, Han Yiyi had just put a freshly boiled mushroom into her mouth. Seeing Chu Yun enter, she asked before he could even speak.
"Chu Yun, would you like to come over and have something to eat to warm up?"
"yes!".
Once inside the room, the aroma wafting from the casserole became even stronger, so when Han Yiyi asked if she wanted to eat together, she answered immediately, her mouth moving faster than her brain.
Because of what happened before, Yun Xiao and Chu Yun had become quite familiar with each other. When they saw him coming over, they even took the initiative to get up and move to a different spot.
"Don't be shy, just cook whatever you want!"
"Thank you, Princess!"
Looking at the dishes he had never seen before laid out on one side, Chu Yun was at a loss for what to do. It was only after Yun Xiao demonstrated and put a slice of meat into his bowl that he understood.
Some of these dishes were prepared by the kitchen at Han Yiyi's request, but most of them were redeemed from the system and were already marinated.
With the added sauce, the taste was naturally excellent. So much so that after taking a bite, Chu Yun completely forgot about the subordinates who had invited him in to ask for food.
Half an hour passed, and seeing that Chu Yun not only ate by himself but also completely forgot about the others, the men's faces turned green.
"Your Highness, I have something to report to you!"
Hearing the noise outside the door, Chu Yun suddenly remembered that there were still a few people outside! He looked at Han Yiyi with a troubled expression.
Because there were too many burning charcoal fires in the room, and fearing that closing the doors and windows too tightly would lead to poisoning, the door was left half open. Therefore, Han Yiyi naturally saw the person standing at the door.
Seeing that the person was thinly dressed and his lips were slightly purple from the cold, Han Yiyi frowned and subconsciously looked at Chu Yun, as if to ask who this person was.
"Your Highness, they are our men. His Majesty sent us to protect you. We are in the open, while they are in the shadows!"
"In the dark? You mean, in this cold weather, they've been hiding outside the whole time?"
"yes!".
For these bodyguards, these were all perfectly normal things. What was abnormal was having to smell that deadly odor wafting from the room.
Hearing Chu Yun's answer, Han Yiyi frowned even more and then asked.
"How many of them are there?"
“Five people, including my subordinates!”
"Go see what he wants from you first, then go to the kitchen and get another large clay pot. Let them come in and have something to eat, so they can warm themselves up!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Before Chu Yun could even speak, Han Yiyi had barely finished speaking when the person outside the door thanked her.
Hearing the voices of thanks from outside, Han Yiyi didn't find anything unusual, but Yun Xiao, standing to the side, curled the corners of his mouth. He knew that these guards all had internal energy, and with internal energy protecting them, they weren't afraid of the cold at all. It seemed that they had come for the food.
In fact, Yun Xiao's guess was correct. The people sent by Emperor Beichen to protect Han Yiyi must have extraordinary skills and internal strength. However, the fact that Han Yiyi saw Han Yiyi's lips turning purple from the cold was something Han Yiyi deliberately showed her.
Seeing Chu Yun leave, Han Yi quickly redeemed some food from the system and placed it next to another charcoal brazier.
The people outside the door surrounded Chu Yun as soon as he came out, their eyes filled with rage.
"Alright, alright, it was my fault. I forgot for a moment. Didn't the princess agree? You wait here, I'll go get the casserole right away!" After saying that, she turned around and left, afraid that if she was a step too slow, she would be beaten up by several people.
Sitting in a warm room, warming themselves by the fire, and eating hot pot, several people were almost moved to tears.
When Han Yiyi learned that they had been eating dry rations when they were hungry during their stay at the princess's residence, she gave Chu Yun a displeased look.
Chu Yun lowered his head instinctively when he was seen. He had forgotten about them while he was recovering from the beatings he had received!
In the past, he was just like them. When he was on a mission, he would eat some dry rations when he was hungry. He didn't think that the dry rations were that hard to swallow. But after eating at the princess's mansion a few times, he felt that the food he used to eat was really not fit for human consumption!
"I don't care where you usually hide, that's your job. But now that you've come to my princess's residence, your meals will be provided by the princess's residence. From now on, you will eat in the kitchen with Chu Yun. If you want to eat something, just tell the cook!"
The cook in the princess's residence was personally trained by Han Yiyi. Although the food she made was not as good as Han Yiyi's, it was much better than that of ordinary chefs. These days, just by smelling the food, one could tell that she was skilled. Therefore, when the group heard Han Yiyi say this, they quickly knelt down to express their gratitude.
"Your Highness, thank you!"
"Hey! Have you heard? Chu Feng and his friends can eat whatever they want at the princess's residence, with the princess's special permission. It's said that the cooks at the princess's residence are even better than the head chef of the imperial kitchen!"
"Is that really true? No wonder when I was on a mission a few days ago, I passed by the Princess's residence and saw Chu Yu. I felt that something about him seemed different. Now that you mention it, I realize that he has gained weight!"
"Ah! It's something we can only envy. I've heard that Princess Changning has a very kind nature and never loses her temper with her servants. Why can't we find such a good job?"
"Oh! They really got off easy! I also heard that Her Highness the Princess personally made them some kind of hot pot, saying that the smell was so good it could kill someone."
The Chu Feng and Chu Yu that these two mentioned were actually several secret guards from the princess's residence, excluding Chu Yun. The other four were named Chu Feng, Chu Yu, Chu Lei, and Chu Dian.
At this moment, when Emperor Beichen heard the two people on the roof whispering to each other, he couldn't help but think of the food that Han Yiyi had made in the imperial kitchen that day, and his eyes lit up.
Sure enough, the next day after the court assembly, he used the excuse of visiting Han Yiyi to go to the princess's residence.
Seeing that it was already noon and the man was still talking about leaving without saying anything, Han Yiyi couldn't help but ask.
"It's getting late. Why don't you have your meal at the Princess's residence, Your Majesty? What would Your Majesty like to eat? I'll have the kitchen prepare it!"
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