Convergence is naturally impossible.
Can the problem be solved if he restrains himself?
Can those things be erased and the relationship become one of "kind father and filial son"? Of course not.
Not to mention that the two of them knew each other's thoughts very well, everyone else had also seen it long ago. In that case, why bother pretending to be hypocritical?
Without waiting for the saint to speak again, Xie Pei bowed slightly and said, "According to the ancestral system, I, your son, will take office at the age of fourteen. Naturally, I will go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to pay homage to my ancestors first, and then to the Imperial Palace to take office. That's why I'm late."
After hearing this, others thought of this ancestral precept.
It is true that our ancestors had many rules and regulations, so later generations also have the choice to implement them. If they were too rigid, the court would have collapsed long ago.
But when Xie Pei said this, the expressions of his two brothers and the saint beside him were not happy.
At the age of fourteen, he took charge of government affairs and went to the Taimiao to pay homage to his ancestors, an honor only available to the legitimate sons of the royal family.
Not to mention that the sage was unfamiliar with the matter, even Prince Yu at that time was not able to attend government affairs at the age of fourteen, let alone go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
If he is not a legitimate son, how could he know all this? Not to mention that even if the saint was determined to stop him from coming, he would not care about such a small matter.
But when Xie Pei said this, it was clear that his legitimate identity could not be slandered.
Among the three people, only Xie Pei was upset by this one sentence.
There is no trace of pity at all.
It was clearly a ferocious beast with a sharp blade extended.
Originally, the Second Prince was supposed to steal the limelight from the Third Prince who was in charge of government affairs at the age of fourteen. But who has the limelight now? It all belongs to Xie Pei.
The saint looked at him coldly, and finally said slowly: "In this case, let's start the morning court session."
The sixth day of the eleventh month was not only Xie Pei's birthday, but also his first time standing at a morning court meeting, which also meant that he was about to formally participate in court affairs.
Among the six grand secretaries, only the Grand Secretary of Dongge looked at it twice and then pretended nothing happened.
The other university scholars kept silent.
For them, as long as it does not affect the court order or their own families, these are all trivial matters.
After the morning court session ended, everything was quiet. Even the western kitchen did not receive any news. It was not until the doctor from the Ministry of Rites came for lunch that they knew what had happened during the morning court session.
The doctor of the Ministry of Rites could not help but say: "The Third Prince looks very imposing, but..."
Although he didn't say anything else, Su Wan could hear it.
Just too arrogant!
It's really arrogant. How can you do this just after you show up?
But if you think about it carefully, arrogance is actually a good thing. There are already enough rumors about him, and a little more won't matter.
The saint didn't dare to touch him openly. It would be fine if he punished his other sons, but how about punishing the third prince?
Someone will surely ask, is he really not your son, so why is he punished so severely?
Su Wan vaguely felt that judging from the Third Prince's style of doing things, he would really say that.
It seems that he really doesn't have to worry about anything.
The doctor from the Ministry of Rites looked at the roasted lamb in Su Wan's hand, then looked at her.
In the past, Su Wan would be polite and let him have a taste. What happened today?
Su Wan pretended not to notice and coughed lightly, "At noon today, the kitchen has made chicken soup. Go and have some."
chicken soup?
Chicken soup is delicious, but is it as delicious as roasted lamb?
But Yu Shu directly pulled the doctor of the Ministry of Rites away and said, "Didn't you see that other stewards didn't come today?"
This is the roasted lamb that Su Wan asked someone to buy herself, as if she was treating someone to a dinner.
Yu Shu vaguely knew that Su Wan had asked a palace maid to deliver food to her third aunt, but there were so many palace maids in the palace, and she had seen them before. Today, she must have invited someone special to express her gratitude.
Don't even think about it for others.
Yu Shu has always kept her mouth shut about Su Wan's affairs and would not reveal a single detail to anyone.
Although the Minister of Rites had no choice but to go to the big kitchen to drink chicken soup.
The chicken soup seasoning prepared by Su Wan always tastes good.
In the small kitchen, the roasted lamb has been prepared. Now the tender lamb can be roasted as long as Yan Pei comes over.
Yan Pei missed the roasted lamb leg before, so he wanted to eat the lamb made by Su Wan.
This was not a difficult task. As soon as Su Wan returned to the kitchen, she asked someone to buy a piece of top-quality lamb ribs. Apart from anything else, she should be grateful to him for doing so much for the Third Aunt.
When roasting lamb, it is best to choose meat that is 30% fat and 70% lean.
The mutton fat produced by roasting in this way will fill the lean meat, and the roasted mutton will not be dry or tough and taste excellent.
But before grilling, the meat must be carefully marinated.
Fortunately, unlike the lamb leg, it has been marinated from this morning until now, and one or two hours is enough for the flavor to be absorbed.
After all, in addition to these, the seasonings that will be used later are equally important.
Seasoning is also one of the souls of roasted lamb.
Salt, pepper, chive powder, then sugar, chicken powder, shrimp powder, and finally a little sesame oil.
After this seasoning is prepared, everything you apply it on will taste fragrant.
But everything was ready, the iron plate for the roasted lamb had been heated, and even the side dishes had been cleaned, but Yan Pei still didn't come.
At this time, Yan Pei had just spoken to the second prince.
If the eldest prince was only concerned about dismissing his court as soon as possible and going to bed, the second prince was completely the opposite. He was very patient with all government affairs and would ask questions clearly and thoroughly to make the emperor's expression more relaxed and let other princes learn from him.
The second prince naturally said humbly that it was not necessary, but he still couldn't hide the expression on his face.
After the morning court session, he hurriedly wanted to talk to the Grand Secretary of Zhongji Palace, but the Grand Secretary of Zhongji Palace had already talked to Yan Pei, so he sent him away with a few words, which was a complete joke.
Xie Pei wanted to leave, but the Second Prince pulled him aside to talk about something.
Xie Pei was really impatient and just turned his sleeves and left without giving any good face at all.
In just half a day, the Third Prince's reputation spread far and wide. No one had ever seen anyone as arrogant as him.
The arrogant Xie Pei pushed away the people in the small kitchen and saw Su Wan writing and drawing by the fire. The weather was getting colder and she was wearing more clothes, but she was still thin. Even wearing the cotton-padded clothes made by the third aunt, she still looked small.
On the contrary, Xie Pei was wearing a single piece of clothing, which was a size larger than Su Wan's.
Su Wan saw Yan Pei coming over and waved her hand, "Look at how I'm doing with my calligraphy."
Su Wan has been practicing calligraphy since she entered the palace. At first, she learned from Yan Pei. Later, the Right Minister found her several calligraphy books, and later Yan Pei gave her some.
The combination of several styles actually gives it its own style.
When I first met Yan Pei, I could say that he was making rapid progress.
This was also something she practiced in her spare time.
Yan Pei nodded: "It would be better if you use more force here."
Yan Pei pointed and said, "You are making rapid progress."
Even he, who was praised by many teachers in private, still did not make as fast progress as Su Wan. If she had studied literature since childhood, she would probably not be worse than anyone else.
Speaking of which, he had never seen a little palace maid like Su Wan.
More free and easy than others, and smarter than others.
It seems that he has a plan for everything he does.
Yan Pei had seen her holding the small hand warmer he had given her, and she was obviously very comfortable. The chill brought by the cold wind outside was gradually dissipating. The two of them sat around the hot pot in the small kitchen. After Su Wan finished writing the last few words, he put down his pen and said, "Okay! Today's practice is over! Let's have barbecue!"
Roasted lamb is roasted lamb.
Su Wan simply found some special grilling tools, lit a fire in the side room of the small kitchen, and ate while grilling, keeping herself warm.
As autumn turns to winter, the weather is getting colder.
Since Yan Pei was there, Su Wan felt comfortable letting him grill the meat while she sprinkled the seasoning on the side.
Neither of them said much, concentrating on eating the barbecue in front of them. However, Su Wan looked at him and took out the pastries she had made while waiting for someone.
This pastry is very soft, it is a soft little cake.
"Try it. This is my new one. If it tastes good, I will tell the dessert department the recipe. Then I won't have to make it myself and can eat it often." Su Wan handed it over with a smile.
Needless to say, she has a close relationship with the Zaliku Dessert Department. Whenever she wants to eat something, they will definitely deliver it to her. They have already formed a tacit understanding.
Today's cake is cheese cake, with a light texture but a strong milky flavor.
It is a very basic cake among many cakes and also a very classic one.
It is also a birthday gift.
If you weren't sure before.
But today it has been confirmed. Although the times of attending and leaving court do not match up, combined with the previous busy time, the time not in the palace, and the reason of not seeing other people, it seems that something can be concluded.
Su Wan didn't plan to say anything anyway, because the other party didn't plan to say anything.
Besides, I guess we won’t have much contact in the future.
The mutton fat from the roasted lamb sizzles and the aroma is refreshing, and there is soft cheese cake as dessert.
All the bad air that Xie Pei had accumulated from dealing with others for the whole morning was cleared out, and the speed of roasting the mutton became faster. One person could cook enough for the two of them.
After finishing the roasted lamb, Xie Pei realized something was slightly different, but when Su Wan looked up, she smiled and said, "Okay, I'm full today."
When Xie Pei saw Su Wan smile, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly downwards, revealing a sincere smile.
Just as he was finishing his last few sips of tea, he heard someone from outside the palace shout, "It's snowing!"
“Really, it’s snowing!”
Su Wan opened the window curiously, and saw goose-feather-like snowflakes floating in the wind and landing lightly on the windowsill in front of her.
“It’s really snow.”
Today is the sixth day of November, and it snowed for the first time this year.
Xie Pei also walked over, looked at the first snow falling heavier, and then looked at Su Wan who was happy beside him.
Was it just my illusion?
When I was eating, I always felt that something was wrong, but now it seems that everything is fine.
The first snow always brings excitement to the dull palace.
The snow started falling at noon and didn't stop until the evening. It was a joy to look at the white snow.
Su Wan didn't expect to see Yan Pei again in the evening. He was holding a larger heater in his hand. He handed it to her and said, "It's cold at night. You can put this at your feet."
Su Wan was young, and the palace servants had to buy all the charcoal for their residences, so Xie Pei went to find a larger and simpler stove.
Ordinary heaters are also easy to find.
But it is quite difficult to find one that looks ordinary in style but has long-lasting warmth retention and good heat insulation.
Especially the things in his warehouse, all of them are rare treasures left by the Ding family. If you want to find a rare treasure in the world, you will definitely find it there.
It’s not easy to find one that looks particularly simple.
If I remember correctly, this was used by aristocratic families a hundred years ago. It is made of excellent material, is not hot to the touch, and can maintain temperature all night long.
Su Wan didn't expect Yan Pei to come at this time, and the things he gave were carefully selected. Although he concealed his identity, she also concealed something.
Okay.
Anyway, as long as we don’t say it out loud, we can still be good friends!
Su Wan, who originally wanted to gradually distance herself from Yan Pei, could not refuse Yan Pei's kindness now. It was not because of the quality of the gift, but because the gift was just right.
It seems that I can still keep this friend?
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