"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.
"Your Highness, when will we return to the capital?" Su Mengyan stayed in the villa for two days. The wound on her back had already formed a scar and was about to heal.
Situ Yao put down his wolf-hair brush and asked her with a smile, "Yan'er, why are you in such a hurry to return to the capital?"
"No." Su Mengyan immediately denied, "I was just asking casually. The villa is a peaceful place. If possible, I am willing to stay here forever."
"Oh?" Situ Yao raised an eyebrow. "Yan'er still wants to leave the Eastern Palace?"
Su Mengyan felt that whatever she said in front of Situ Yao was wrong, so she decided to stop talking. She wanted him to avoid holding a grudge and finding an opportunity to kill her later.
She stopped talking, and Situ Yao naturally felt that teasing her was boring. He turned to ask her, "Where did Yan'er learn to make yesterday's dessert?"
What was to come would eventually come. Su Mengyan had never thought of avoiding it. Although she couldn't tell the truth, she had already prepared an excuse. She calmly replied, "Before entering the palace, I learned from the family cook for a few days."
There was doubt in Situ Yao's deep eyes, but it was fleeting and disappeared before Su Mengyan could see it.
"It tastes okay. Yan'er, would you be willing to make that dessert for me again?" Situ Yao didn't even use a commanding tone, which surprised Su Mengyan extremely.
Could it be that a small dessert really made Situ Yao completely trust me? Su Mengyan had a wild thought in her mind.
Situ Yao waited a long time for her answer, his expression slightly displeased, and his voice suddenly increased a lot, "It seems that Yan'er is unwilling."
"No, no." Su Mengyan denied repeatedly, "I was just thinking about making some other dishes."
Situ Yao didn't miss the cunning in her eyes; it was clearly a lie. However, it was harmless, so he didn't need to get angry. Instead, he asked her curiously, "Has Yan'er made up her mind?"
"I'm still thinking about it." Su Mengyan looked distressed. "Your Highness is used to eating delicacies from land and sea. I'm worried that the dishes I cook won't suit Your Highness's taste."
"Concubine Su is going to cook again?" Yun Fu pushed the door open excitedly. She was completely conquered by Su Mengyan's cooking skills. She had been pestering her to make some new and unusual dishes these past two days.
Su Mengyan got a headache whenever she saw her. She felt that in Yun Fu's eyes, she was almost becoming her exclusive cook.
"The Crown Prince is busy." Yun Fu didn't allow any refusal and came over to pull Su Mengyan's hand. "Madam Su, let's go to the kitchen and take a look."
"Princess." Su Mengyan gave Situ Yao a look for help. Yun Fu was too difficult to serve, and she didn't want to go anymore.
Situ Yao suddenly laughed, "I'm asking Su Xianshi to grind the ink. Yunfu, if you want dessert, go to the kitchen and ask someone to make it for you."
"Brother Crown Prince, I clearly heard that just now." Yun Fu retorted in grievance. There were only a few people in the villa to begin with, and she was getting a little annoyed. Finally, she had Su Mengyan, but she was being detained by Situ Yao.
"You heard wrong." Situ Yao coaxed the person away without changing his expression.
"Yan'er, how do you want to thank me?" Situ Yao turned around and asked her.
Su Mengyan was very tactful and quickly said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will definitely serve you the new dishes I just mentioned first."
"Do you think I'm a fool?" Situ Yao was dissatisfied. "Yan'er, you might as well think about it again."
Su Mengyan pretended to be confused and asked him, "Then what does Your Highness want?"
Situ Yao was just teasing her, it was impossible for him to really say anything.
While the two were talking in the study, Situ Yao's personal guard Qing Feng said outside, "Your Highness, there is a girl outside the villa."
"Young lady?" Situ Yao was puzzled. "Drive her away and don't let her in."
"Could it be that someone is lost?" Su Mengyan felt a little sympathetic towards the girl and said something unintentionally.
Situ Yao looked back at her with a half-smile, "If it's the same as last time, this person is a spy sent by the palace, then Yan'er will become a sinner."
Replacing the princess for marriage is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor. Su Mengyan didn't dare to say anything else and stood quietly aside.
"Your Highness, I haven't finished what I was saying." Qing Feng scratched his head and added hurriedly, "She calls herself Miss Cui. I guess she must be the former Miss Cui."
"How did she know this place?" Situ Yao frowned, his eyes freezing.
Su Mengyan knew that feeling very well. It was the same when Situ Yao suspected her of having other intentions before, but now the person who made him suspicious was Cui Mixue.
In the original novel, Cui Mixue also found this villa, but Su Mengyan couldn't remember how she knew about it.
Situ Yao had made it very clear to Cui Mixue before, but she had been so shameless that she had followed him here. This made him very unhappy, and he directly ordered Qingfeng, "Get rid of her."
"I tried that, too." Qing Feng looked embarrassed. "But Miss Cui was certain that His Highness and the Princess were here, and she refused to leave no matter what. If I force her to leave, I'm worried that the Princess's situation will be exposed."
Since Cui Mixue has come here, she must have come prepared. She will never give up until she sees Situ Yao.
"How did she know I was here?" Situ Yao suspected that there were other spies around.
Su Mengyan knew it well, so she decisively stopped his meaningless speculation, "Your Highness, why not bring Miss Cui in and see what she is going to do first."
"You haven't given up your previous idea yet?" Situ Yao's words were filled with anger.
Su Mengyan handled the situation with ease and calmly told him, "Does Your Highness intend to send Miss Cui back to the palace to inform on us out of selfish motives, and thus ruin everyone's plans?"
Situ Yao was speechless after being blocked by her. He swung his sleeves fiercely and said, "Bring the person in."
Cui Mixue only brought one maid with her, and no one knew how the two weak women managed to escape into the mountains safely.
As soon as she saw Situ Yao, tears welled up in her eyes, "Your Highness."
Situ Yao stayed away from her and said, "What are you doing here? Who asked you to come?" His tone was full of undisguised disgust.
Cui Mixue's eyes were red, and she cried and apologized without a clear beginning or end. "I want to apologize for what happened before. Your Highness, please forgive my recklessness."
Is this a character breakdown? Su Mengyan was stunned. The Cui Mixue she had in mind was not like this!
Cui Mixue also saw her and hurried over. She took Su Mengyan's hand affectionately and said, "Yan'er, please ask His Highness to forgive me for me."
Su Mengyan had no idea what was going on. No matter who these two people were, they couldn't afford to offend them. She hesitated for a long time, unable to think of the right words.
Moreover, Situ Yao's eyes were cold and he stared at her motionlessly. As long as she said a wrong word, he would definitely remember it in his mind.
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