Situ Yao's cold words reached Su Mengyan's ears, and she shook her head to deny what she had just said, "Don't misunderstand, Your Highness. I was just playing a little joke on the princess." Only then did he retract his gaze with satisfaction.
Male chauvinism! Su Mengyan gritted her teeth and complained. When he realized that he liked Cui Mixue, he would kick out all the women in the East Palace.
Even after leaving the Eastern Palace, Situ Yao was still very busy. There were a lot of things waiting for him to deal with in the capital, so he left without staying for long.
Yun Fu lingered and stayed, asking about what had happened today. Su Mengyan told her everything, and finally kindly reminded the somewhat naive little princess, "Princess, don't blame me for being too talkative. You should be more vigilant with the people who serve you in the future."
"As long as the Crown Prince is here, no one will find out that I'm here." Yun Fu had a blind trust in Situ Yao.
Su Mengyan didn't know what to say, but she felt a little envious of Yunfu, who was always protected by Situ Yao. She also didn't know if she could ever get out of this book and return to a normal life.
When it was time for dinner, the three of them were still together. At the table, Yun Fu seemed uninterested in the delicious food. Instead, he asked Situ Yao unexpectedly, "Prince, why are you looking for a sister-in-law for me?"
Situ Yao glanced at Su Mengyan with a half-smile, and said half-seriously, "Isn't this it?"
Yun Fu's opinion of her had changed, but that didn't mean he could accept her lowly status. He retorted dissatisfiedly, "She's just a concubine. I want to ask about the Crown Princess."
"And I heard that the prince has someone he likes." Yun Fu's last sentence successfully made Su Mengyan choke and cough continuously.
"No one is competing with you for it." Situ Yao said calmly, "Be careful with the wound on your back, don't let it crack."
"I'm fine, I just drank a little too quickly." Su Mengyan coughed for a long time and finally recovered.
But it was her cough that made Yun Fu temporarily forget about the Crown Princess. Picking at the rice grains with a dull look, she suddenly asked Su Mengyan, "Can you cook?"
"Yunfu, stop messing around. Yan'er is still injured." Situ Yao rarely protected her.
Yun Fu was dissatisfied and pouted, saying, "I was just asking, I didn't ask her to actually cook."
Su Mengyan, the person involved, was left speechless by the siblings. When they ran out of things to say, she quickly spoke up, "I know a little about cooking. I wonder what Your Highness and the Princess would like to eat?"
If she wanted to live safely in the palace, she had to hold these two thighs tightly.
Surprise flashed across Situ Yaoxing's eyes, "When did Yan'er learn to cook?"
"When His Highness was not in the East Palace, I went to learn some from the cook." Su Mengyan was talking nonsense. There was too little description of this female supporting role in the original work, and she didn't know who Su Mengyan was, so there was no need to bother maintaining her character.
"Really?" Yun Fu was pleasantly surprised. She was tired of the food at the villa and had long wanted to try something new. She quickly asked, "What can you cook?"
Su Mengyan hesitated for a moment. She'd heard the phrase "If you want to capture a man's heart, you have to capture his stomach." In her opinion, this statement applied to everyone. She decided to keep it a secret and didn't rush to say it. "The princess will know tomorrow."
The next day, Yun Fu waited for Su Mengyan early. Su Mengyan's words last night had been lingering on her mind, making her anxiously wondering what Concubine Su would do.
Even deep in the mountains, the kitchen was still stocked with a variety of fresh ingredients. Su Mengyan looked around and squatted on the ground, thinking silently.
"Hey, you are not lying to me, are you?" Yun Fu looked at her suspiciously.
"Don't worry, Princess." Su Mengyan stood up easily, "I'm just thinking about what to do."
Little girls all love sweets, even Yunfu, a princess, is no exception. However, the imperial kitchen has dedicated pastry chefs, and Su Mengyan's cooking skills certainly can't compare to theirs. So, she decided to make a dessert they had never tasted before.
"Princess, do you know if there is any ice in the villa?" It is the hottest time of summer now. Although it is relatively cool in the mountains, it can sometimes make people feel hot and stuffy.
Su Mengyan used the fresh goat milk in the kitchen to make a double-skin milk with red fruit pulp hanging on it, which looked very beautiful.
Yunfu herself extremely disliked goat's milk, so when she saw Su Mengyan bringing the dessert over, she instinctively refused.
Su Mengyan was not giving up and tempted her to try it, "Princess, why not smell it first? You definitely can't smell the fishy smell of goat milk."
Yun Fu couldn't resist her persuasion and leaned over to take a sniff. There was only the sweetness of fruit, without the smell that disgusted her. She was very surprised, "How did you do that?"
"Princess, would you like to try it?" Su Mengyan smiled and placed the dessert in the bowl in front of her.
Yun Fu scooped a little with a spoon, and the cool breath spread between his lips and tongue, which was better than anything else to relieve the heat.
After finishing a bowl, Yun Fu was still not satisfied and asked Su Mengyan eagerly, "Any more?"
"No more." Su Mengyan protected her own, "This one belongs to me."
"And this is icy, so the princess shouldn't eat too much." Yun Fu was pampered by the royal family, and Su Mengyan didn't dare to take the risk. If she damaged her health by eating, Situ Yao would definitely make her pay for it.
"How dare you!" Yun Fu acted like a princess. "You actually want to snatch food from me, and these were originally made for me."
Su Mengyan knew her temper well. As long as she wasn't provoked, she would never get truly angry. The two of them argued back and forth, neither of them giving in.
When Situ Yao came over, he saw the two of them arguing fiercely. He was quite bored and asked with great interest, "What are you arguing about?"
"Brother Crown Prince," Yun Fu was the first to complain, "Concubine Su stole my dessert."
Situ Yao seemed to have heard a joke, and his clear laughter drifted through the pavilion. After a long while, he stopped and asked, "What kind of dessert is it? Why are you fighting over it?"
Su Mengyan took the opportunity to point to the dessert in her hand and said, "This is it, but it's icy. I dare not let the princess eat too much."
"Oh?" Situ Yao said slowly with a smile in his eyes, "Could it be that Yan'er did this herself?"
"Yes, yes, it's even more delicious than what the imperial kitchen makes." Yun Fu praised without hesitation.
"Then I'd like to try it." After Situ Yao said that, he picked up the spoon that Su Mengyan had just used without any hesitation.
"Your Highness, this is..." She was about to open her mouth to remind him, but Situ Yao's smile suddenly disappeared, "Yan'er doesn't want to?"
"How could that be?" Su Mengyan personally handed the dessert to him, "It is an honor for me that Your Highness is willing to try it."
Only then did Situ Yao smile with satisfaction.
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