East Palace.
Ruyan followed Shangguan Xu's instructions and waited for Ling Shumo at the gatehouse. "Your Highness, the prince personally cooked a few dishes today and would like to invite you to Changqiu Palace for lunch."
Ling Shumo thought of Shangguan Xu's cooking skills and was about to find an excuse to shirk her responsibility, but Ru Yan predicted her answer. "Our master knows that the virtuous prince cooks well, so he specially sent me to Chenyou Palace to invite the virtuous prince to teach you how to cook. The virtuous prince is also waiting for you in Changqiu Palace."
If Lu Jinshu was there, Ling Shumo would have nothing to worry about.
When the Changqiu Palace was still more than ten feet away, the fragrance of peach blossoms came towards us.
Nine and a half out of ten peach trees planted out of season will die, but because the base number planted is large, many trees are now blooming.
Ling Shumo casually broke off a branch. Most of the branches were flower buds, with only two or three peach blossoms in full bloom.
From a distance, Ling Shumo heard Lu Jinshu's helpless voice, "Ah Xu, the Crown Princess has arrived. The attendants outside the door must report it immediately. If you keep running to the door to wait like this, the Crown Princess won't arrive at Changqiu Palace any faster."
"I'm happy to wait outside. If you feel cold, go in. I didn't say I was forcing you to accompany me," Shangguan Xu said, his voice suddenly rising several degrees. "Jin'an, look ahead. Is that person in orange-pink clothes, Her Royal Highness?"
Before Lu Jinshu could answer, Ling Shumo had already come out from behind some peach trees.
Shangguan Xu completely disregarded the dignity and quietness a man should have. He lifted up the hem of his skirt and ran towards Ling Shumo, "Your Highness, I heard from Jin An that your Highness had a stomachache some time ago. I picked some fresh plum blossoms and made plum blossom porridge for you.
Jin'an said that you love to eat very much, so I pestered him to come to Changqiu Palace to teach me.
"The minister and Jin An each made a bowl of plum blossom porridge. Now the two bowls are on the dining table. Your Highness, please guess which bowl is made by the minister and which is made by Jin An."
Ling Shumo smiled and said, "Do I even need to guess? The unpalatable bowl must have been made by you. If you had picked the plum blossom petals and the rice stems yourself, I might even have seen sand in the bowl. Then I wouldn't even need to taste it; I could tell who made the two bowls of porridge with my naked eyes."
Shangguan Xu was so angry that he almost stamped his feet. He turned his back and said, "Your Highness only knows how to say these words to tease me. I will not pay any attention to you."
Ling Shumo immediately stepped forward and took his hand, "I was just kidding. The plum blossom porridge you made with all your heart must be the best porridge in the world."
Shangguan Xu finally turned his anger into joy. He pulled Ling Shumo and trotted to the restaurant again.
When I got into the house, just as Shangguan Xu had said, there were two identical ceramic bowls on the table.
At first glance, there's no difference between the two bowls of porridge.
But if you look closely, the bowl of porridge on the left is thicker, with rice and rose-red petals mixed together.
The one on the right is quite transparent, with a complete plum blossom in the middle and a few petals dotted around it.
Ling Shumo was a little thirsty, so she picked up the bowl on her right and took a big mouthful of porridge. The porridge tasted just like it looked, with a hint of plum blossom sweetness that was refreshing.
Ling Shumo picked up another bowl of porridge. Under Shangguan Xu's extremely hopeful gaze, Ling Shumo took a sip. The porridge was sweeter than honey. Shangguan Xu probably sprinkled a whole can of sugar into it.
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