The next day, the weather was hot and humid, and there was a thunderstorm. The sky was gloomy and the thunder rumbled.

The heavy rain made the fragrant gardenia flowers fall to the ground.

Tao Ti sat in the dimly lit tent, and belatedly thought of the deep kiss yesterday, and her fingers couldn't help but touch her lips.

The kiss yesterday was very different from the previous ones. In the past, Pei Yan was always gentle and restrained. But in the kiss yesterday, she could feel his strong desire...

If she didn't regain consciousness, it wouldn't be just a kiss.

Although Pei Yan respected her wishes and did not take the next step, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and they were wearing less and less clothes. The two of them were lying on the bed hugging each other every day, and it was not long before they accidentally fired their guns...

Although Tao Ti did not resist that matter, she could not accept it to progress to that step so quickly. Moreover, Pei Yan's health was not good, and even if it meant hurting himself, he could not do such a stupid thing.

After thinking it over, Tao Ti wondered whether she should tell Pei Yan to sleep in a separate bed at night?

After a quick wash, she walked to the door and looked at the rain outside.

The rain and mist were hazy, and the flowers, plants and trees in the yard all looked exceptionally quiet.

Linglong came forward, offered a cup of fragrant tea, and said, "After this rain, the weather will be even hotter."

Tao Ti took a sip of the tea and asked casually, "Is there ice in the palace in the summer?"

Linglong replied, "Yes, at the end of May every year, each palace can receive a certain amount of ice."

Tao Ti said, "The end of May, that's almost there."

When she thought of ice cubes, a lot of food popped up in her mind, popsicles, smoothies, and iced drinks of various flavors...

When she lowered her eyes and her gaze fell on the jasmine tea in her hand, her eyes lit up and she said to herself, "Yes, summer is here, how can we not have milk tea?"

Linglong was startled, and then she saw the Crown Princess finish the tea and go to the small kitchen with great interest.

On a rainy day, drinking milk tea and eating fried chicken is simply the most comfortable thing.

Tao Ti tried to cook black tea and milk together. She took the best black tea and put it into gauze to make a tea bag, boiled it with hot water, and when the aroma and color of the black tea were boiled out, took out the tea bag and added fresh milk to boil together.

Black tea is bright red in color. When it comes into contact with milky white milk, it quickly turns into a light coffee color, which is similar to the color of the milk tea sold in the milk tea shop in my previous life. When it is taken out of the pot, add sugar according to your personal taste, and a cup of mellow and rich original milk tea is ready.

After it was cooked, Tao Ti poured herself a large cup and put the rest into a large kettle.

She heated up the pan and fried a pot of chicken legs. She also used some existing ingredients, such as leeks, Chinese cabbage, lotus root slices, bean curd skin, eggplant, enoki mushrooms, tenderloin, chicken wings, and sausage to make fried skewers - as long as the sauce is well seasoned, anything can be fried.

When making milk tea, the small kitchen is filled with the sweet aroma of milk and tea. Although the aroma is tempting, it is not particularly appetizing.

But fried foods are different. No matter whether it is fried chicken legs or fried skewers, the ingredients are put into the oil pan and fried with a sizzling sound. The overbearing aroma immediately wafts out of the small kitchen and spreads throughout the Yaoguang Temple. Once people smell this smell, they can't move their feet.

Even the little cat Yuanbao smelled the smell and meowed, wanting to go into the kitchen.

The young eunuch Taisheng held it in his arms, feeding it with dried fish while coaxing it, "Hey, my dear Yuanbao, you can't run outside. It's raining outside. It's not good for your beautiful fur to get wet."

While he was coaxing her, he couldn't help but look into the kitchen. He thought, the Crown Princess is really amazing. Whenever she enters the kitchen, the aroma will fill the air and make them drool. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in for a real treat!

Tao Ti had prepared some snacks and was thinking about Pei Yan, so she asked Linglong to send some over.

The milk tea is served in a thermos, and the fried skewers and fried chicken legs are placed on the upper and lower layers of the food box respectively to keep them insulated.

Through the drizzling mist, Fu Xirui saw Linglong coming with a food box in her hand, and smiled, "The Crown Princess has made delicious food again?"

Linglong smiled and said, "Yes, there are food and drinks, which are delicious. As soon as our Crown Princess prepared it, she asked me to bring it over. Is Your Highness in there?"

"I'm here, talking to some gentlemen." Fu Xirui said, "Miss Linglong, give it to me first, I'll take it in."

"Okay." Linglong replied and handed the food box to Xirui.

Taking advantage of the light rain, she went back with her umbrella.

In the Zixiao Palace, as soon as Fu Xirui came in carrying a food box, everyone seemed to sense something and looked at the food box in his hand with sharp eyes.

Fu Xirui walked up to Pei Yan without changing his expression or heartbeat and whispered a few words.

Pei Yan glanced at the big warm pot, then opened the food box and looked inside. Seeing that the portion was enough, he asked Fu Xirui to take it out and share it with the officials of the Eastern Palace.

As soon as the food box was opened, a rich aroma emanated from it. Master Song and the others tried to sit upright, but their eyes glanced towards the food box uncontrollably.

Especially when Fu Xirui was distributing the food, everyone looked serious and calm on the surface, but deep down they were worried, wondering why the food hadn't been served to me yet?

There were not many people in the hall. In the end, everyone was given a cup of milk tea, a fried chicken leg, and two skewers of fried food. Although the quantity was not much, it was very fragrant.

Pei Yan said in a gentle voice, "After talking about government affairs for so long, you must be tired. Have some snacks and rest for a while."

As he spoke, he picked up the milk tea and drank it.

The milk tea has been in the kettle for a long time, and it is no longer boiling when it is just out of the pot. It is warm and just right for the throat. The sweet and mellow flavor of Keemun black tea and the mellow milk flavor of milk, the two are mixed together, the tea flavor neutralizes the greasy taste of milk, and the milk neutralizes the astringency of black tea, the taste is very smooth and fragrant, and the sweetness is just right. After drinking a cup, the stomach is warm and comfortable.

Seeing the prince eating, the people in the audience couldn't wait to try it too.

The chicken drumstick is fried until golden and crispy, and it seems to be sprinkled with a layer of spices, with a light spicy and salty taste. The flour on the surface is so crispy that it crumbles, but the chicken drumstick inside is extremely tender. When you take a bite, the delicious juice flows on the tip of your tongue. Before you have time to taste it, only a bone is left of the chicken drumstick. It tastes good, but it’s not enough!

With this feeling in mind, everyone rushed to eat fried skewers. Everyone got different fried skewers, some were fried lotus root slices, some were fried bean curd skin, some were fried sausage... But no matter what was fried, the layer of salty and fragrant chili oil on the outside was enough to make ordinary ingredients delicious.

“This fried chicken leg is crispy, tender and juicy, and tastes really good.”

“I never thought that a small vegetable could become so delicious after being fried and adding some chili sauce!”

"This tea is good, too. It tastes mellow. The addition of milk makes it more fragrant and less astringent..."

"The only downside is that the quantity is too small. It's gone as soon as you taste it."

Everyone was praising and sighing with emotion. Pei Yan, who was sitting in the seat of honor, sat quietly, stroking the wall of the cup with his fingers. But in his heart, he was thinking, at this moment, his little Crown Princess should be lying lazily on the couch, eating these and reading a storybook at the same time, right?

He was very busy these days, and could only spend time with her at night. When his uncle and his family came back in a few days, he would be even busier, and might not even have time to have dinner with her.

Pei Yan raised his hand and rubbed his brow, seeming to be mocking himself in his heart. He never thought that one day, he would be entangled by the love affair between his children.

The word "love" is really difficult to understand.

………

In the evening, at the residence of Song Taifu.

"No, no, that's not the taste."

"This has too much tea flavor, you need to add more milk. And this sauce is too light, not fragrant enough..."

"It's not difficult to fry a chicken drumstick, why are the ones you fried not crispy at all?"

Song Taifu held his forehead and shook his head, looking at the terrified servants, and waved his hands, "Stop, stop, everyone leave."

As Song Yuning and Madam Song walked into the house, they saw servants carrying food out of the house. The grandfather and grandson looked at each other in surprise.

Old Madam Song walked slowly into the room and saw her husband sitting cross-legged on the couch, looking depressed. She couldn't help but ask, "I heard that as soon as you returned home, you asked the kitchen to prepare food. Did the East Palace not provide lunch today and make you hungry?"

Song Taifu raised his eyes and saw his old wife and granddaughter. His expression became a little better and he sat up straighter. "You are here."

Song Yuning helped Old Madam Song sit down opposite her, and she sat on a chair diagonally opposite. She asked softly, "Granddaughter saw that the dishes just served were not touched, but the food prepared by the kitchen is not to your taste?"

Song Taifu shook his head and talked about the food he had tasted in Zixiao Palace this afternoon. He sighed, "It looks so simple to cook. I don't know why our chef can't make it taste like that. It's really strange..."

Old Madam Song looked unconvinced and said with a smirk, "Is it really that delicious?"

Song Taifu said, "Don't disbelieve me, it really smells delicious. The Crown Princess's cooking skills are really amazing."

As if to convince his wife, Song Taifu also described all the food he had tasted in the East Palace on previous occasions, and of course he did not forget to praise the Crown Princess.

Song Yuning, who was listening on the side, was surprised and admired. She was raised by her grandparents since she was a child and knew that her grandfather would not easily praise others. Now that he was full of praise for the Crown Princess, it was clear that the Crown Princess's cooking skills were indeed amazing.

Last time when Prince Yu celebrated his birthday, the Crown Princess's various actions to protect the Crown Prince changed her opinion of the Crown Princess, but she still felt that the Crown Princess was not perfect enough. But now that she heard her grandfather praising the Crown Princess, Song Yuning felt a complex emotion in her heart that she couldn't explain...

Old Madam Song was quick to notice her granddaughter's gloomy mood and quickly glanced at Grand Tutor Song.

Song Taifu paused, and seeing his granddaughter looking a little disappointed, he stroked his beard with his hand and changed the subject, "The Crown Princess is not only a good cook, but also has a sense of loyalty and courage..."

Song Yuning was slightly stunned and looked up at Tutor Song.

Song Taifu then told the story of the assassination of the Crown Prince in Luoyang. After he finished, he calmly looked at Song Yuning and asked, "In such a dangerous situation, most ladies would hide in their private rooms and take care of themselves, but the Crown Princess dared to rush forward and fight the criminals... Yuning, grandfather asks you, if it were you, would you dare to rush forward?"

Song Yuning looked surprised, hesitated for a moment, and said, "My granddaughter... should be able to do it."

Song Taifu laughed, "Now I ask you to answer verbally, but you are hesitant. If it were really that situation, by the time you figured it out, the assassin would have already succeeded and retreated."

Song Yuning's face turned red and white after hearing these words, and she lowered her head in shame.

Seeing this, Old Madam Song quickly comforted her granddaughter and glared at Grand Tutor Song, "Your assumption is really unreasonable. Our lovely daughter is powerless. Even if she rushes forward, she will die in vain! I can't bear that. I just hope that my granddaughter can live a safe and smooth life."

Song Taifu was not annoyed, and just said lightly, "Yuning, your grandfather was reluctant to let you marry into the Eastern Palace because of these considerations. The royal family is in chaos, and you have a gentle personality, so the farther you stay away from them, the better..."

Song Yuning nodded, stood up and saluted, "Grandfather, I understand."

Madam Song said softly, "Yuning, go back and have a good rest first. You still have to go to the Zhou Mansion for a banquet tomorrow."

"The Zhou family is attending the banquet?" Song Taifu frowned, "How come I don't know? What's the name?"

"You are busy with official duties all day long, how would you know about this small banquet in the backyard." Old Madam Song gave him a strange look and said softly, "Tomorrow is a tea-tasting banquet, hosted by the Prime Minister's wife herself... Speaking of which, there have been many banquets in the Zhou Mansion recently. It should be that Madam Zhou is looking for a daughter-in-law for her son."

Song Taifu's face fell suddenly, and he said coldly, "Just say that our Yu Ning is ill and can't go."

Madam Song frowned, "What are you doing..."

"My Song family has been a family of integrity for generations. How can we have anything to do with the Zhou family?" After saying this, Tutor Song picked up the book on the table, turned toward the wall, leaving behind a lofty back.

Old Madam Song was so angry that she laughed, but she also knew her husband's stubborn temper, so she just said, "Okay, okay, if you don't want to go, then don't go. I just wanted to go and see the excitement, and I didn't want Yuning to marry the son of the Zhou family."