Chapter 289 The Emperor is so generous, I will come again next time

The next day, Shen Yuan and Xie Hui woke up late again. The palace was waiting for them to have lunch, so they washed up, changed their clothes and hurried out.

In the carriage, Shen Yuan was giving Xie Hui a warning, "You must go to bed early tonight. Do you hear me? Thank you for your patience!"

"I'm sorry, Manman. I won't bother you tonight."

Shen Yuan said bluntly: "Humph! If you make any more noise, you can go to sleep in the goose pen."

"No more trouble."

After the two entered the palace, they first went to the Zhaoming Hall where the emperor lived and worked. After reviewing the memorials early this morning, the emperor asked three times whether the two had arrived, and he even changed into new clothes.

When the emperor saw the young couple walking together, he was indescribably happy. Apart from anything else, they looked like a perfect match. Who knows how good-looking their baby will be in the future.

The emperor was also very kind to Shen Yuan. He smiled and said to her, "Why do you still call me emperor now that you are married to Youqi? Just call me uncle like Youqi does."

When Shen Yuan heard the emperor say this, he didn't hesitate and called him "Uncle" openly.

"Okay, okay, you are such a good kid. I remember that you like painting. You took a lot of rice paper from me some time ago. I specifically asked you to buy more earlier this year. You can bring more back later for your use."

In addition to his cousin, the princess, the emperor also has several half-sisters, but their relationships are not good. Their children all married far away early, and he usually turns a blind eye to them. The emperor only wants to thank one of his nephews who he has watched grow up since he was a child. Moreover, the emperor has been good friends with Princess Kangle since he was a child, so he naturally likes his sister's children.

"Thank you, uncle."

"No need to be polite. Just live happily together as a couple in the future." The emperor then asked the two of them, "Move to the new mansion. If there is anything you need at home, just tell your uncle and he will provide it for you."

"Yes, thank you, uncle."

"Well, the Queen should be waiting for you there, let's go together and have lunch there at noon."

The Queen was also happy to see Shen Yuan. She took her hand and praised her, "No wonder Kang Le likes you so much. He always talks about you when he comes to me. You are really a perfect match. I heard Kang Le call you Man Man? This name is good. Can I call you that too?"

"Of course you can. You can call me whatever you want. Everyone in my family calls me Manman."

At lunch time, the food was very rich and filled up the entire table.

"I don't know what you like to eat, so I asked someone to make more. Is it to your taste?"

I have to say that the chefs in the palace can cook a lot of different dishes, and there are many that Shen Yuan has never eaten outside the palace before.

"Thank you, uncle and aunt, these dishes are delicious, many of which I have never eaten outside the palace."

"Eat more if you like. If you like any of the dishes, ask the kitchen to give you the recipes and have them cook for you at home."

The word "禦廚" suddenly popped up in Xie's mind. He said to the Queen, "Thank you, Auntie, but it's not necessary. We don't usually eat at home. We always go home to eat."

When the emperor heard this, he said, "Go home to eat? How can we go home to eat every day? There will always be an inconvenient time. You have come out to set up your own house. Don't you even light the fire? Aren't you kidding me?"

"Yes, uncle, we will take care of the kitchen when we get home today."

"Then I think you don't need to bring any menus. There are plenty of them in the Yu Kitchen Palace. Just take one with you when you leave the palace."

"This……"

The Queen followed suit and said, "Why are you still hesitating? The Emperor is right. You two young couples have come out to live together, so how can you go back home to eat every meal? If that's the case, you might as well go back home and live there. There are plenty of kitchen staff in the palace. When Yang'er and his family leave the palace to set up their own residence, the kitchen staff are all brought out from the palace. Why are you being so polite!"

"That's right, you guys can choose the chef in the palace later."

Shen Yuan and Xie Hui quickly stood up and thanked him, "Thank you, uncle and aunt."

"Why are you being so polite? Come on and eat more. You two are going to the palace today. You didn't come without breakfast, did you?"

Shen Yuan nodded slightly.

"You're married, and you still have children. Why don't you eat breakfast? You must be hungry. Eat more. Can you two really take care of yourselves like this?"

The emperor seemed to have found a reason and said, "Kang Le also said that you can live your own lives when you grow up, and she can live her own life outside the capital. I think she is too relieved too early."

The two were being talked about and fed vigorously. When they came, they had one carriage, and when they left, they had three carriages. One carriage was loaded with various rewards, and the other one was loaded with Cai Yu's chef, who had been "planned for a long time".

The emperor asked the two to choose any chef they wanted. He left to meet the ministers and asked Deqing to arrange the matter, saying that it was up to them to choose whoever they wanted. After the matter was done, the emperor forgot to ask about it. He didn't take the matter of a chef seriously.

The next day, during lunch, the emperor said casually, "Today's food seems to taste different."

Deqing then stepped forward and reported, "In reply to the emperor, the previous chef Cai Yu and Master Xie have left the palace. Today's dish was made by chef Yao Yu."

The emperor was not so reluctant to part with Chef Cai Yu, so he did not say anything. He just thought about what happened yesterday while eating, and felt that something was wrong. He slowly came to his senses, "Could this kid come here just for Chef Cai Yu?"

"This...maybe it's just a coincidence."

The emperor shook his head, a look of reminiscence on his face, "Deqing, you don't know, this is how Kang Le asked for things from me when he was a child. Every time I gave him something, he was very happy, and it took him a long time to realize that something was wrong."

The emperor laughed as he finished speaking, and then his expression calmed down again. "Xie Yuan's resignation letter has been submitted. Do you think the capital is not good?"

"This... Your Majesty, the princess may have gone out to take a look outside. Young Master is still here, so how can the princess not come back?"

Even so, the emperor was still unhappy. He didn't want to blame his sister, so he could only blame his brother-in-law, "I didn't think highly of Xie Yuan back then!"

Xie Yuan was born in a family of noble origin, but his father was only a concubine's son. The Xie family was a family of noble origin, and the internal affairs were complicated. A concubine's son was not valued by the family, not to mention that Xie Yuan's father died young, leaving behind an orphan and a widow. Xie Yuan was very smart since he was young, and was envied and excluded by the children of the legitimate branch when he was studying at home. So he went out to study alone. As a result, while he was studying abroad, the Xie family forced his mother to remarry without telling him. Therefore, Xie Yuan cut off contact with the Xie family after he had achieved academic success.

His mother died of depression a few years after she remarried because she missed her deceased husband.

With such a family background and such experiences, after the emperor learned about these things, he opposed Princess Kangle marrying Xie Yuan. However, if Princess Kangle could listen to the emperor, she would not be herself anymore.

Because of this, even after more than 20 years, the emperor was still dissatisfied with Xie Yuan.

Half a month later, the emperor approved Xie Yuan's resignation letter. At the same time, an imperial edict was sent to the Princess's Mansion, which was an imperial edict to confer the title of Princess Kangle on Princess Kangle.