When Lin Jiujiu woke up, it was almost dusk.
To be precise, she was woken up by hunger.
Cultivators are not supposed to indulge in gluttony, but Lin Jiujiu has never been one to watch her mouth.
Even in the cultivation world she had experienced before, when she reached the level of an ancestor, she still ate and drank as usual.
Life has so few pleasures. If we even give up our appetites, what's the point of cultivating immortality and living for thousands of years?
Therefore, except when she goes into seclusion, she never takes fasting pills. Her daily life is no different from that of ordinary people, and she eats three meals a day without fail.
Baili Chenyuan didn't seem to have any objection to this, and even seemed to enjoy preparing food for her, as if he was having a great time.
Judging from his skillful movements and the fact that the dishes he made were delicious and visually appealing, he must have cooked quite a lot.
She's finally found someone who shares her interests.
Lin Jiujiu quickly rolled out of bed. As soon as she came out of the room, she saw a big and a small child, both of them with their chins in their hands, staring longingly at the kitchen. Their noses were twitching, which was quite funny.
"Tantai Yueming, what brings you here again?"
As Lin Jiujiu walked, she cast a spell to straighten her clothes.
When she reached the two of them, she had been completely transformed from head to toe.
Tantai Yueming didn't even look up when she heard this, and kept her eyes fixed on the kitchen.
"I'm here to let you know that the palace banquet is scheduled for tomorrow, and the Crown Prince and his wife will be attending. Please make your preparations."
"The Crown Prince?"
Lin Jiujiu was somewhat puzzled.
"Wasn't he put in jail?"
Tantai Yueming looked up after hearing this.
"Yes, but Great Chu is not just my brother's Great Chu. The evidence against the Crown Prince is incomplete. After being imprisoned, he turned against us and shifted all the blame onto his subordinates."
Unable to obtain concrete evidence, and with most of the court officials pleading for his life, the Emperor had no choice but to release him.
Lin Jiujiu understood his words to some extent. After all, if an emperor were to be biased and execute someone without evidence, he would undoubtedly be a tyrant.
"But to release them so easily, isn't that a bit too frivolous?"
Tantai Yueming nodded upon hearing this.
But then, as if remembering something, he flashed his big white teeth and grinned smugly.
"Although we released him, we didn't let him off easy. He had offended me before, and I was magnanimous and didn't hold it against him. I only had him beaten with two hundred strokes of the cane."
Am I not very merciful?
Hearing his words, Lin Jiujiu just wanted to roll her eyes.
If the Crown Prince were still a cultivator, receiving two hundred strokes of the cane would indeed be nothing to him; he would even find it too mild, like being tickled.
But this guy just destroyed someone's cultivation. If he hits him with two hundred strokes of the cane, what difference is there between that and taking half his life?
Looking at the guy's smug face, Lin Jiujiu could only give him a thumbs up.
Give him a compliment, "Well done!"
Evil people need evil people to teach them a lesson. For someone like the Crown Prince who can use living people to practice his skills, just beating him up is far too lenient.
But then she remembered something.
"What you just said means that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess will also attend the palace banquet tomorrow."
With the Crown Prince so badly injured, how can he attend tomorrow's palace banquet unless he can recover overnight?
Although it sounds incredible, it's not entirely impossible.
After all, the Crown Prince only suffered superficial injuries and did not suffer any serious damage. She didn't know about others, but she herself had the ability to do so.
Logically speaking, arguing with one's uncle is not a serious crime; a verbal reprimand would suffice. However, the emperor took drastic measures at this particular moment.
Lin Jiujiu narrowed her eyes slightly, it seemed she wanted to use this matter to test the Crown Princess.
Lin Jiujiu understood this and laughed, cursing, "Old fox."
So he stopped paying attention to it.
The two of them sat together at the table, resting their chins on their hands, waiting for Baili Chenyuan to feed them.
I have to say, this person's cooking skills are really good. Just the aroma wafting from the kitchen makes your mouth water.
Seeing that she was awake and noticing that the dishes were almost ready, Baili Chenyuan stopped cooking.
He brought out all the dishes that were still warm on the stove and invited her to come and eat.
"Jiujiu, come and try my cooking."
With delicious food in front of her, Lin Jiujiu had no time to care about his claim of taking advantage.
Furthermore, in this royal palace, she is a princess, and someone else is a prince, so it's not wrong for him to call himself his husband.
Seeing that she was focused on the food and didn't care about his address, Baili Chenyuan was even a little smug.
To gain recognition, you have to take the initiative and be shameless.
Otherwise, it could take hundreds or even thousands of years before she remembers to give herself a proper title.
However, if you subtly let her get used to it and let everyone around her know about their relationship, she will gradually adapt and it will be much easier for her to accept it.
Lin Jiujiu, who had experienced countless time travels, understood his little scheme perfectly well, but she simply chose not to argue with him.
If he himself is unwilling, can Baili Chenyuan force him?
Besides, she had tacitly approved of his existence. Perhaps she had been lonely for too long and it was rare to find someone who could understand her and whose values were on the same level. Therefore, she did not resist Baili Chenyuan's approach.
As for what kind of relationship they will eventually develop into, let time decide.
After all, nothing in this world is static.
She just needs to live in the moment.
Baili Chenyuan was also very happy that his little scheme had succeeded, and even his gaze towards Tantai Yueming, who came to freeload a meal, softened considerably.
He had overheard what Tantai Yueming and Lin Jiujiu were saying.
Seeing that he was about to take a bite of Lin Jiujiu's favorite dish, Baili Chenyuan quickly reached out his chopsticks to stop him and then asked.
"Does your elder brother intend for Lin Xian'er to expose her cultivation secrets herself?"
Tantai Yueming didn't get to eat the last piece of pineapple, and glared at Baili Chenyuan with a hint of resentment.
Knowing that he was able to eat dishes personally prepared by Baili Chenyuan because of Lin Jiujiu, he naturally dared not have any objections to her.
Watching the delicious food disappear, I felt a little lost.
But he still nodded seriously.
"Your Majesty does indeed have this idea. Today's events have had a great impact on the Crown Prince, and some of the court officials who support him have begun to waver."
The Crown Prince wants to consolidate his power, and tomorrow's palace banquet is the best opportunity. Given his nature, he certainly won't let this opportunity slip by.
But he was tortured today, and even the most skilled imperial physician could not restore his mobility within a day.
The only solution is to have Lin Xian'er perform some kind of magical ritual for him.
Then we'll see how Lin Xian'er tries to deny it.
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