Chapter 22 You still have the mood to do this?
"Miss, everyone outside is talking about the Crown Prince, how come you still have time to prepare food?"
Chun Tao looked at Yu Nian, who was intently skewering lamb, with a puzzled expression. She wondered why the young lady, who had always disliked the kitchen, had suddenly become obsessed with cooking.
"Just make sure the charcoal is burning properly, you don't need to worry about anything else. The Crown Prince's affairs have nothing to do with us."
Yu Nian was so happy to have escaped a disaster that she had no time to worry about others.
"Then what are we burning this charcoal for?"
In Yu Nian's eyes, Chun Tao was like a problem child, but you can't blame Chun Tao, because there really isn't this way of eating in Kyoto now.
"Of course it's grilled lamb skewers. Don't worry, I won't let you work for nothing. Once they're done, I'll let you be the first to try them."
Yu Nianke spent a huge sum of money, spending 100 merit points to exchange for the seasoning from the system.
From the moment she came into this world, Yu Nian had been tense. This was a good opportunity to relax and complete her mission to extend her life for the day.
Most importantly, we also need to discuss the alliance with Chunyu Han.
"Miss, there is a proper order of seniority; this is unacceptable."
Chun Tao quickly shook her head; how could she dare to eat the young lady's food?
"You..."
Yu Nian didn't even dare to hope that she could change Chun Tao's ingrained feudal ideas, so she changed her approach.
"Consider it a reward from me."
As she spoke, Yu Nian sprinkled the prepared seasoning onto the already grilled lamb skewers, instantly filling the small kitchen with a fragrant aroma. Chun Tao couldn't help but swallow when she smelled it; she had never smelled such fragrant lamb before, with absolutely no gamey smell.
"Thank you, Miss."
Chun Tao took the meat skewer from Yu Nian and had just taken a bite when she heard Yu Nian's voice drifting over.
"Chuntao, I have to go out tonight and I don't know when I'll be back. Until then, could you please sleep in my bed?"
So this is where the young lady was waiting for her. Chun Tao looked embarrassed and her face fell. Suddenly, she didn't think the lamb skewers smelled so good anymore.
"My dear lady, you haven't really made a secret engagement with the Regent, have you?"
Chun Tao was convinced that this must be the case; her young lady had completely fallen for someone else, otherwise why would she not care about such a serious matter as the Crown Prince's death?
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly be engaged to that eunuch?"
Yu Nian took a bite of the fragrant meat skewer herself and shrugged disdainfully.
"Besides, even if I wanted to place an order with him, he doesn't have that function."
Chun Tao sighed inwardly after hearing Yu Nian's words. Isn't that right? Even so, her young lady was acting like she was possessed. If the Regent had this ability, wouldn't he go crazy?
When Yu Nian returned to the Regent's Mansion, she entered through the main gate. The guards treated her with utmost respect, after all, she was the only woman who had survived the master's illness.
"Greetings, Miss Yu!"
"Hello, hello, come and lend a hand."
Yu Nian brought a lot of things, and it was quite a bit of effort for her to carry them all by herself.
"Miss Yu, Commander Canghai asked me to tell you that the Regent is busy with official duties today and may not return until later. He said that he probably won't be able to have dinner."
It's pretty easy to guess that this official business is related to the Crown Prince's affairs.
"It's okay, I'll wait for him no matter how late it is."
Yu Nian smiled and waved her hand. Today's mission could add ten days of health points at once. Although it was a bit difficult, Yu Nian had made thorough preparations.
However, Yu Nian underestimated what the guard meant by "later." She waited for several hours in the Honeysuckle Pavilion, even becoming drowsy, but Chunyu Han still did not return.
Yu Nian leaned against the soft couch in the foyer, unable to resist the temptation of sleep, and fell asleep with her chin resting on her hand.
In the dead of night, when Chunyu Han returned home under the cover of darkness, he saw Yu Nian drooling on his bed...
Chunyu Han hadn't taken Canghai's act of relaying Yu Nian's message to heart, but she was surprised to find her still here so late.
I heard that she was sleeping when the Crown Prince had his accident. She can really sleep, like a little fat pig.
Moreover, it was truly shocking that such a beautiful woman would drool so much, and the drool even dripped onto his pillow. He genuinely felt that every time he saw Yu Nian, she was challenging Chunyu Han's bottom line.
Yu Nian was sleeping soundly when she suddenly felt a chill, her body shivered, and she woke up with her eyes half-closed.
With sleepy eyes, Yu Nian met Chunyu Han's dark and deep gaze, and the coldness instantly dispelled most of her drowsiness.
"You're finally back. I've been waiting for you for so long."
Yu Nian put on her shoes, stood up from the bed, stretched, and acted as if she were the one who owned the place.
Chunyu Han glanced at Yu Nian, his tone remaining indifferent.
"Speak your mind."
Chunyu Han has always been so cold and aloof, and Yu Nian has gotten somewhat used to it, so she continued to smile and joke around.
"It's no fun just talking straight. Let's eat and talk."
After saying that, he reached out and grabbed Chunyu Han's sleeve, leading him out of the Honeysuckle Pavilion.
Yu Nian's actions made Chunyu Han feel somewhat uncomfortable, so he shook his hand away.
"Go if you want, no need to drag me away."
Yu Nian clicked her tongue softly. Chunyu Han wasn't exactly a virgin, yet she had so many rules.
When she turned around, she had already put on a bright smile.
"I'm sorry, sir, it was I who overstepped my bounds."
There's no way around it; Lord Chunyu has a bad temper, so we have to appease him to keep his happiness level from dropping.
Chunyu Han snorted but didn't say anything. His hearing was excellent. Don't think he didn't hear Yu Nian's little commotion just now. This woman didn't know what embarrassment was at all.
Yu Nian and Chunyu Han arrived at the octagonal pavilion in the courtyard one after the other, where Yu Nian had prepared a barbecue grill in advance.
After blowing on the charcoal fire a few times, Yu Nian placed the half-cooked meat skewers on the grill.
Chunyu Han initially wanted to refuse, but when he smelled the aroma of meat, he realized that he hadn't eaten much all day.
But what a strange way to eat! Skewering meat and vegetables and grilling them over a fire—such a rough way of eating, it really suits this woman.
Canghai was on guard not far away. He was already starving when he smelled the aroma. Although it smelled delicious, he was still worried for Yu Nian.
Because his family usually eats a very light diet, Yu Nian thought the meat skewers looked so greasy, and most importantly, Chunyu Han doesn't like spicy food.
The seasoning on the meat skewers was bright red and looked very spicy; his family definitely wouldn't like it.
"It's done baking, have a taste, it's delicious."
After Yu Nian finished speaking, she didn't forget to pick off a piece of meat with her chopsticks and put it in her own mouth. Having learned her lesson about the osmanthus cake, Yu Nian also figured out that Chunyu Han was a suspicious person, so she ate a bite for him first.
"Look, it's not poisonous, you can eat it without worry."
Yu Nian's joyful expression was irresistible to anyone.
But Yu Nian forgot one thing: asking Chunyu Han to take the skewers to eat skewers was a task with a difficulty level no less than climbing to the sky.
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