Three days later, the sun was shining brightly and the Rongdi delegation returned.

Pei Yan made special arrangements to allow Tao Ti and Qiong Qi to meet.

Seeing the little sister's red eyes, Qiong Qi patted Tao Ti's shoulder and coaxed her like an older sister, "Come on, you are already so grown up, why are you still crying? Besides, a few decades will pass in the blink of an eye. When you come back, I will throw you a yacht party and we can have a good reunion then."

Taoti sniffed, "Yeah, I get it."

Qiong Qi looked at her deeply and sighed in her heart. Ati has changed a lot during this time travel. Compared with her previous heartless appearance of only knowing how to eat and drink, her emotions have become more delicate.

The two said goodbye briefly. Before leaving, Qiong Qi smiled at her and said, "The man in your family is willing to arrange for you to see me, which shows that he really cares about you. Ah Ti, I wish you two to grow old together and have many children... Oh no, childbirth is painful, and the medical environment in ancient times was too poor. You should just have two children, but you are not allowed to have more."

Seeing that she had even arranged to have a baby, Tao Ti didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "It's still too early."

Seeing her full of joy and rosy complexion, Qiong Qi thought: There were no birth control products in ancient times. As long as Pei Yan is in good health, it will only take half a year for her to get pregnant, right?

"If I'm still in Dayuan when you give birth, I will definitely give you a big gift." Qiong Qi smiled, showing her big, shiny white teeth.

"Okay, I'll wait." Tao Ti curled her eyes.

The two smiled at each other and said "take care" to each other.

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On the high palace building, Tao Ti watched the Rongdi delegation leave, facing the wind, with moisture in the corners of her eyes.

She stood there quietly for a long time, until Pei Yan took out a moon-white cloak with silver threads and put it on her. Then she came to her senses and forced a smile at him, "Your Highness."

Pei Yan looked at her slightly red eyes, frowned, and tied her cloak carefully.

He raised his hand and pinched her soft little face, pretending to be serious and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will be jealous?"

Tao Ti was startled at first, then burst out laughing, took a step forward, naturally hugged his waist with both hands, tilted her head back, and looked at him with her big black eyes, "Your Highness, instead of eating this vinegar, you might as well eat some ginger vinegar dipped in crabs."

Her obedient and sweet gesture made Pei Yan no longer able to maintain a stern face.

Sometimes he even thought that he was too easy to coax. When she acted coquettishly, he was completely helpless against her.

"Let's go. It's windy here. Your head will hurt if you stay out for too long."

Pei Yan held her hand and whispered, "I heard that the wife of Marquis Dingbei entered the palace today. Xu Wenchan should also be here. You may go and play with her."

Tao Ti followed him downstairs and asked curiously, "The Marquis's wife came to the palace at this time...ah, is she here to see the eldest princess?"

Pei Yan said, "It's probably true."

Tao Ti's eyes instantly flashed with gossip. Was the Marquis' wife coming to see the eldest princess about Qinghe and Xu Qige, or about A Chan and Young Master Xie?

Whatever the reason, she was curious!

Pei Yan lowered his eyes and saw that there was no longer any trace of sadness of parting between her brows, so he pulled the corners of his mouth.

This little girl's emotions really come and go quickly.

It was still morning. When they arrived at the Zhide Gate of the East Palace, Pei Yan went to the Zixiao Palace, and Tao Ti went straight back to her Yaoguang Palace.

She originally wanted to have lunch before going to look for Xu Wenchan and Qinghe, but she didn't expect that Xu Wenchan was already waiting for her in Yaoguang Palace.

"A Chan, shouldn't you be with the eldest princess right now?" Tao Ti asked in surprise.

"Well, my mother is talking to the princess, and I'm standing aside feeling awkward and unable to get a word in. What am I doing here?" Xu Wenchan was holding Yuanbao, and both the man and the cat were relaxed. "You're the most comfortable place."

"What about Qing He? Why didn't she come with you?"

Xu Wenchan said, "It's not convenient for her to go out today. I guess she's having her period and is resting in bed."

Having said that, she put down the gold ingot in her arms and said impatiently, "Ati, come here quickly, I brought you something rare."

Tao Ti went along.

In the small kitchen, there were several baskets filled with fresh fruits, including pomelo, cherries, dates, pomegranates, plums, and in the last basket, there was... durian? ! !

"This honey pomelo is a treasure sent from the south. The cherries and dates are from Jinan Prefecture. The pomegranates and plums are newly grown on my farm. It's just right to eat them fresh."

Xu Wenchan spoke with full understanding. When she talked about the last basket of strangely shaped fruits, she paused and said, "This basket of mace-like things was brought back by the fleet that went to Luohu Country. It seems to be called something like "Daieryan". The fleet gave it a nickname, "stinky fruit". The manager told me that this stinky fruit looks ugly, but the taste of the flesh is very good. I thought it was rare, so I brought it to you."

Tao Ti thought, it is quite rare. In modern times, a durian is not cheap, not to mention the scarcity of resources in ancient times. It is only because the Dingbei Marquisate is so rich that they traveled thousands of miles to buy fresh fruits from foreign countries, which allowed her to get some benefits.

She looked at the ripe durians and asked casually, "Have you tried them?"

Xu Wenchan frowned immediately and said with some embarrassment, "I can't help avoiding it when I smell the smell. My father, mother and several brothers don't want to taste it either. I thought you are knowledgeable and maybe you have a good way to make this fruit less smelly."

Durian is a fruit that people who like it want to eat every day, while people who don’t like it want to cover their noses and run away.

Apparently, to the ancients, this fruit was indeed a bit strange.

Tao Ti smiled and said, "You missed the lobster last time. This time, the durian... you mustn't miss it."

Linglong was holding her breath at first, but when she heard what the Crown Princess said, she immediately remembered the unforgettable taste of crayfish and said in surprise, "Crown Princess, you can make crayfish so delicious, so why can you do it, too?"

Tao Ti blinked her clear eyes and smiled lightly, "Of course we can do it. Everyone is a treasure. Anyway, we are free now, so let's make some food with these fresh fruits."

Xu Wenchan perked up when he heard about food, and said with a smile, "I knew it was right to drag these things to you!"

Tao Ti tapped her face and said, "You are the only one who talks sweetly. Don't think you can just sit there and help me."

Xu Wenchan smiled playfully, bowed to her, and said in the tone of a palace maid, "I will obey the order of the Crown Princess."

The two of them laughed and rolled up their robe sleeves, put on aprons, and walked around in the small kitchen.

There were five big durians in a basket, so Tao Ti asked the palace maid to open one first. Durian is a fruit after all, and it is best to eat it fresh.

The eunuch who was opening the durian held his breath the whole time and split the durian with a desperate attitude. Under the hard shell was the golden and plump flesh. If you smelled it carefully, it was not so smelly, but had a light sweet fragrance.

Tao Ti took a small piece for herself and put it into her mouth. The durian has a soft and sticky texture, smooth and tender like cream, with a rich fragrance and the unique sweet taste of durian.

Xu Wenchan, Linglong and others on the side stared at her with wide eyes, as if she was taking on some great challenge.

Taoti ate a piece in two or three bites and said, "This tastes really good."

Seeing that everyone else had an indescribable look on their faces, Tao Ti smiled mischievously at Xu Wenchan, "A Chan, would you like to try it together?"

Xu Wenchan took a step back: Thank you for the invitation, but it’s not necessary.

Tao Ti didn't force her to accept it. She planned to make some cakes with durian first, letting her get used to it little by little. Maybe she would fall in love with it.

She asked the palace maids to take out the remaining durian flesh and put it in an ice box to preserve it, and also collected the shell covered with hard thorns.

Xu Wenchan asked in confusion, "Ati, why do you keep this shell? Can you eat it? It's so hard that it will cut your mouth."

Tao Ti smiled, "This durian shell is a good thing. It can clear away heat and reduce internal heat, replenish blood and qi, and nourish yin. And you don't eat the shell, you eat the white flesh inside the shell. This is used to stew chicken soup, and it tastes very good."

Not to mention Xu Wenchan, all the palace people in the room had an expression of disbelief.

Tao Ti didn't explain much, just smiled slightly and started to get busy.

Today, because the Rongdi delegation left Chang'an, the Imperial Academy was closed for a day, and the fifth prince and the sixth princess finally had time to go to the East Palace.

They missed their sister-in-law, the Crown Princess, the flowers and plants and the gold ingots in Yaoguang Palace, and even more, the delicious food cooked by their sister-in-law!

"Xiao Liu, among the mooncakes that my sister-in-law sent me two days ago, which filling do you like best?" asked the Fifth Prince.

"Everything my sister-in-law cooks is delicious, but I like the lotus seed paste and egg yolk one the best." The Sixth Princess replied.

"Isn't fresh meat the most delicious?!" the fifth prince said in surprise.

“…”

"Fresh meat is so delicious, fragrant and crispy, and the fillings inside are also fresh and juicy." The fifth prince felt his butt burning as he savored the taste of the fresh meat mooncake.

Alas, is that something a mother could do?

Other mothers were worried that their children did not have enough to eat, but my own mother was competing with me for food.

The Sixth Princess didn't know why her Fifth Brother was sighing. She pursed her lips, lowered her head and chose to remain silent.

The two walked side by side towards Yaoguang Palace. As soon as they reached the door, the two children smelled an indescribable smell——

It's fragrant, smelly, and has a strong sweetness.

The two children looked at each other. What were they doing?

The two of them walked in quickly. Xu Wenchan was carrying a plate of durian pastry. Seeing the two little foodies coming again, he smiled and said, "Fifth Prince and Sixth Princess, you came at the right time. The snacks have just been made and are still warm."

It is always easy for foodies to develop a tacit understanding with each other.

The fifth prince and the sixth princess went to the small kitchen to greet Tao Ti first. Tao Ti was very happy to see them coming, "I made a pot of chicken soup, you can stay for lunch."

The two children responded meekly and politely, then went out to play with the cat.

Tao Ti put the chicken pieces and the processed durian shells in the pot, then added dates, wolfberries, and ginger, and slowly stewed them in the casserole. Thinking that chicken soup alone was not enough, she made a few other dishes.

Soon, the aroma of the meat and vegetables gradually overwhelmed the aroma of the durian, and once again, everyone in the palace was drooling frantically.

It was almost noon, the golden autumn sun was shining brightly, and one exquisite dish after another was placed on the table.

There are small and delicate golden pork tenderloin, fragrant cumin lamb, and a big pot of spicy crab, which is bright red. In addition to crab, there are also potatoes, lotus root slices, green vegetables, bean sprouts, mushrooms, rice cakes and other side dishes. The surface is sprinkled with green coriander and chopped green onions, and a layer of crispy white sesame seeds. Just looking at the appearance of the food makes people salivate.

Compared to these dishes, the durian chicken soup that was served last had a bit of the flavor of dark cuisine.

At the table, except for Tao Ti who was smiling, Xu Wenchan, Xiaowu and Xiaoliu all frowned. Can this thing be drunk?

"Don't be prejudiced." Taoti scooped a bowl for herself, "In fact, after it is cooked, it doesn't have a bad smell, but a fresh fragrance. If you don't believe me, smell it carefully."

The three hesitated for a moment, but still sniffed it.

It's not bad, and has a strong fruity aroma.

Tao Ti took another big sip, squinted her eyes in enjoyment, and sighed deliberately, "Not bad, not bad."

Seeing her like this, the three men were half-believing and half-doubting, but they were also eager to give it a try.

Finally, the fifth prince mustered up his courage and said loudly, "Then I'll try it too."

The palace maid quickly served him a bowl of soup. The soup was clear in color, with a layer of light yellow chicken oil on the surface, and red wolfberries and dates. It looked very nutritious.

The fifth prince first took a sip carefully, was stunned for a moment, then opened his mouth wide and took a big sip. His eyes lit up and he stared at Tao Ti, "It tastes good!"

After he said this, the Sixth Princess and Xu Wenchan could no longer suppress their curiosity and scooped a bowl each.

The taste of durian stewed chicken is somewhat similar to coconut stewed chicken. The strong smell of durian dissipates a lot as it is heated, while the fragrance of the pulp and flesh has completely permeated into the soup, neutralizing the greasiness and adding freshness to the soup. The taste is delicious and mellow, which is amazing.

Most people in the Dayuan Dynasty like sweet food, so this sweet chicken soup quickly conquered the three foodies present.

Xu Wenchan chewed the chicken, nodded constantly, and praised, "This chicken is so tender, so fresh!"

The Sixth Princess said, "The white flesh inside tastes sticky, like chestnuts and taro, sweet and delicious."

Seeing that they all accepted the soup, Taoti was in a good mood, "After lunch, I also prepared desserts."

Tao Ti originally wanted to send a portion to Pei Yan, after all, this soup is very good for health. But then she thought, he had never seen durian before, and if she sent him such a strange soup, he might not be able to adapt to it, so she didn't let Linglong send it. She just left another portion of soup for him to drink when he came back in the evening.

At the dinner table, Tao Ti and Xu Wenchan were chatting idly, "Your mother came to see the princess today. Was it for you or for your seventh brother?"

Xu Wenchan chewed on the crab and said vaguely, "It's for my seventh brother. Why should I do that? Young Master Xie and I are innocent and have no personal feelings for each other."

Tao Ti blinked and asked, "Are you not interested in Young Master Xie?"

The fifth prince couldn't help but interrupt, "That's right, Xie's cousin is a handsome man, and Sister Xu, you don't even like him?"

Xu Wenchan was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red, but not too obviously. He said awkwardly, "Although he is quite handsome, I really don't have any interest in him. I am only thinking about doing business, opening a shop, and making money. How can I have time to think about marriage..."

Tao Ti asked tentatively, "If so, what if Young Master Xie likes you?"

Xu Wenchan paused while holding the crab leg. After a moment, she lowered her eyes and said, "It's his business if he likes me. Do I have to marry him just because he likes me?"

Tao Ti was speechless for a moment.

After all, what Ah Chan said made sense.

So it's the King of Xiang who has a dream, but the Goddess is not interested?