Pei Yan closed his eyes, and many thoughts flashed through his mind.

In the end, he returned the items to their original place and pretended he knew nothing about it to avoid embarrassment for both parties.

On the other side, Tao Ti took out the chicken legs that had been marinated in advance and started making teriyaki chicken leg rice.

The key to teriyaki chicken drumstick rice is the teriyaki sauce. Add brown sugar, rice wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, honey, and a small amount of water and mix well. If you like sweeter food, you can add more honey. After the sauce is prepared, put the marinated chicken drumsticks in the pot and fry them on both sides until they are 80% done. Add the teriyaki sauce and simmer for a while with the chicken drumsticks, and finally cook over high heat until the sauce is reduced.

The chicken legs made in this way are tender, sweet and fragrant. Because of the brown sugar, the surface is coated with a very bright rouge color, which visually attracts the greedy worm.

Cut the chicken legs into pieces and place them neatly on the rice. Add a fried egg and two fresh green vegetables and sprinkle some fried black sesame seeds on top. Your bowl of nutritious and beautiful teriyaki chicken leg rice is ready.

In addition to chicken drumstick rice, Tao Ti also fried a portion of crispy lotus root cakes and a portion of crispy fish fillet. Both of them are quick dishes that are mixed with a paste made of egg and flour, fried in a pan, and topped with a spicy and appetizing sauce.

Outside the palace, the young eunuch Taisheng sniffed the aroma coming from the kitchen and swallowed madly, "This smells too good."

Linglong was carrying out the dishes. When she heard what he said, she deliberately lowered the tray a little so that he could see how tempting the dishes were. She said proudly, "It smells good, right?"

Taisheng looked like he was about to cry, which made Linglong laugh so much that he carried the dishes into the hall.

Tao Ti sat at the table and called Pei Yan to come over for dinner.

Pei Yan walked over slowly and sat down leisurely. He stared at the little girl in front of him with his calm black eyes, as if thinking about something.

Tao Ti was so focused on her chicken drumstick rice that she didn't notice Pei Yan's strange look. It was not until she had eaten two pieces of meat that she realized Pei Yan hadn't moved his chopsticks. She couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Your Highness, aren't you going to eat?"

Pei Yan was slightly startled, then he retracted his gaze, picked up the chopsticks and said, "Well, let's eat it."

Tao Ti said with anticipation, "Try this chicken and see if it suits your taste. I didn't put too much honey in it. I think the sweetness is just right. It's very fragrant and not greasy."

Under the warm yellow candlelight, the rich sauce wrapped around the chicken leg becomes more and more bright red. The first bite of the chicken leg meat is particularly tender and smooth, not dry or woody. The layers of chicken are full of salty gravy, mixed with the sweet, sticky and rich-tasting teriyaki sauce, which is particularly fragrant.

"It tastes great." Pei Yan commented.

Seeing that he liked it, Taoti pointed to the two plates of golden fried crispy snacks and said, "If you think it's sweet, try some lotus root dumplings and crispy fish fillets. The sauces for both are spicy, so you can change your taste."

"Okay." Pei Yan responded and tasted them one by one.

The lotus root is stuffed with meat fillings, and the skin is crispy. When you bite it, the crispy lotus root has a unique sweetness of summer, and the meat filling is also very tender. It tastes very good without the sauce. When you dip it in the spicy sauce, the taste is even more stimulating, spicy and fragrant.

Compared to the multi-layered texture of lotus root dumplings, the crispy fish fillet has a simple texture, but it has an original and fresh taste. The outside is crispy, and the white fish meat inside is extremely tender. The juice is locked in the crispy skin, and the mouth is full of the fresh fragrance of fish meat.

The cat Yuanbao seemed to smell the scent of fish and ran to Taoti's legs. He rubbed his furry little head against hers obediently, "Meow."

Taoti lowered her eyes and saw its cute appearance of begging for food. She smiled and said, "Little greedy cat, didn't you just finish a bowl of dried fish? Why are you greedy again?"

Yuanbao, "Meow~"

Pei Yan also looked over and chuckled, "Maybe the cat follows the master."

Tao Ti blushed, but she couldn't refute it, so she could only mutter, "It's a blessing to be able to eat."

Pei Yan curled his lips slightly and did not comment.

Taoti didn't hug the cat right away, after all, eating was her top priority. She filled her stomach first, then leaned over and hugged the cat in her arms.

The white and tender fingers picked up a golden fish fillet and passed it to the cat's mouth, "Here, eat it."

The kitten stuck out its pink tongue and licked it tentatively. After confirming that it was food, it opened its mouth and started eating.

Taoti was in a happy mood, immersed in the joy of feeding the cats.

Under the light and shadow, she hugged the cat and smiled softly.

Seeing this, Pei Yan suddenly thought, if what she was holding was not a cat, but their child...

Well, she would be a very patient mother.

She is very popular among children, like Xiaowu, Xiaoliu, and Haoge'er in Taoyuan Village. They all love to play with Ati and are very obedient in front of her, doing whatever she tells them to do.

Well, she will be the kind mother and he will be the strict father, and they will use both kindness and strictness to discipline the child together.

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After dinner, the two usually walk hand in hand for a while to help digest the food.

But with the addition of the little cat Yuanbao, Tao Ti could no longer hold hands with Pei Yan if she wanted to hold the cat and play with it.

Looking at Tao Ti who was obsessed with playing with the cat all the way, Pei Yan's mouth curled up.

He thought that it was better not to have children too early.

It's just a cat, but it has captured most of her heart. If they have a child, how much of her heart will he still have?

It's late at night, and after taking a bath, it's time to go to bed.

Before going to bed, Tao Ti seemed a little worried, so she went to the cat's nest to take a look, and only returned after making sure that the kitten was asleep.

After lying down, he couldn't help but mutter, "Yuanbao looks so cute when he's asleep, with his two little paws resting on his head. He's so cute."

Pei Yan: "Hmm..."

Tao Ti, "Tai Sheng said that it's less than two months old, and eating dried fish every day is not nutritious enough. I was thinking of going to the kitchen to get some goat milk tomorrow, so that it can drink some goat milk, cook some chicken breast, and also get some pork liver to mix with rice..."

Pei Yan: "Hmm..."

Taoti, "Your Highness, don't you think it's particularly cute? Ah, I like its eyes the most, the color is so beautiful...ah!"

Before she could finish her sentence, the man next to her suddenly turned over and covered her with most of his body.

A pair of deep black eyes, particularly bright in the dim light, seemed to be emitting a faint light, looking down at her from above.

Tao Ti blinked her eyes, a little panicked, and stammered, "Your Highness, you..."

Pei Yan narrowed his eyes and said in a faint voice, "Who is prettier, Yuanbao or me?"

Taoti, "......?"

After a moment, she realized, could it be that he was jealous?

Pei Yan continued to stare at her, as if he wanted an answer, his long eyelashes casting a shadow.

Meeting his deep eyes, Tao Ti swallowed her saliva, full of desire to survive, "You look good."

Hearing this, Pei Yan's lips curled up, as if he was satisfied. He leaned over, kissed her forehead, and said hoarsely, "Okay, let's sleep."

Having said that, he turned over and lay down, but Tao Ti's heart was still beating very fast.

When Pei Yan came over just now, she thought... something was going to happen.

Ah, what a mess of thoughts are going on in my head. He is a gentleman and would never be like that.

Tao Ti reprimanded his own lustful thoughts, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.

She was completely unaware that the man next to her was holding her slender waist. Once she closed her eyes, her mind was filled with the content she had just glanced at in the storybook, and she did not sleep well that night.