Chapter 34 Qin Ruyue

Shen Yuan who realized this did not feel any inferiority or frustration. After all, a higher official rank could overpower someone. It was normal for his Duke's Mansion to look down on her, the daughter of the Junior Official of the Dali Temple.

Shen Yuan never worried about meaningless things, and instead began to taste the dishes on the table. Speaking of which, the vegetables they usually ate in the capital were also fresh, but no matter how fresh they were, it would take several hours to be delivered from the ground to their mouths, which was definitely not as good as eating them directly on the farm.

But for the vegetables, she couldn't tell much difference between picking them and serving them on the table one incense stick later and three hours later. Only the braised river fish was the one that Shen Yuan could taste. It tasted more fresh and sweet than any she had eaten before. It was probably because the fish was still swimming in the stream in front of the farm one incense stick ago, and now it was in her mouth.

Shen Yuan has loved eating fish since she was a child. Her father told her that when her mother was pregnant with her, she would eat a fish every day. When she grew up, her favorite food was also fish. Whether it was braised, steamed, stewed in soup, or made into fish balls, Shen Yuan would eat it all.

Now that she had such delicious fish, Shen Yuan got a little carried away, thinking that no one would notice her, and she picked up the fish in front of her with chopsticks one after another. Unexpectedly, her little movements were seen by Princess Kang Le opposite. Fearing that the little girl would be embarrassed, the princess smiled and said nothing, pretending that she didn't see it.

"I think this fish tastes very good. Miss Shen can't stop eating with her chopsticks." Qin Ruyue's words were almost like saying that Shen Yuan had never seen the world and only knew how to eat. After all, which noble lady would stare at one dish and eat it vigorously at a banquet?

Shen Yuan listened to this, but his face remained calm and he calmly put down his chopsticks, "That's right, I always felt that the fish I ate in the city were not so fresh, so I got carried away and ate a little more."

Shen Yuan admitted it so straightforwardly that Qin Ruyue didn't know what to say, as if she had punched cotton.

In fact, compared to when she was at home, Shen Yuan didn't eat much at all, but in such occasions, taking one more bite of any dish would make it seem like you ate a lot. Shen Yuan sighed in her heart, and she said so. She still didn't like to attend any banquets... She was always hungry every time.

"I also think this fish is very good. I think the fish here is more delicious than those elsewhere because of the beautiful scenery." Su Ciyin said with a faint smile.

Shen Yuan didn't expect that Su Ciyin, who had little friendship with her before, would help her out. She turned around and looked at her blankly. Su Ciyin saw it and smiled back. This smile was like melting ice and snow, so Shen Yuan didn't even have the heart to think about Qin Ruyue's mockery of her.

Princess Zhaoyang, who was originally not interested in the food, hurriedly asked her servants to pick up some fish for her. "I want to taste the fish and see if what you said is true."

Princess Zhaoyang had eaten countless fish in the palace on a daily basis, and the palace chefs had cooked them carefully, so if this fish was compared with the palace chefs, there was probably no way to compare it.

However, Princess Zhaoyang's eyes lit up after tasting it. Perhaps the fish was indeed fresh. Living by this gurgling stream every day, and sitting in this courtyard, feeling the warm spring breeze and enjoying the dishes, can give people a wonderful feeling.

"Aunt, do you have any fish left? When I return to the palace, please let me take some back to my father, mother, and brother."

"Of course there are. I'll have someone bring you a basket when you leave." After answering Princess Zhaoyang, Princess Kangle, who had been silent until now, looked at Shen Yuan with a smile, "Miss Shen likes it so much, take some away later."

Shen Yuan quickly stood up to thank him. She could clearly feel the kindness that Princess Kang Le showed her. Although she didn't know why, she was happy to accept it.

Qin Ruyue lowered her head at the moment, not knowing what she was thinking. Shen Yuan glanced at her again, but still couldn't "see" what she was thinking. This also showed that at least Qin Ruyue didn't have any bad thoughts in her mind now. Shen Yuan didn't want to care too much. If she had to find out what everyone was thinking, it would be very tiring.

When she first discovered this "ability" of hers, Shen Yuan also thought that it was a good thing that she could not hear what everyone was thinking. She was really not interested in knowing everyone's secrets, especially her relatives or friends.

Allowing her to hear "selectively" is indeed the best thing. She doesn't have to worry about knowing other people's secrets, and she can also be on guard when someone has bad intentions.

Everyone else in the yard saw clearly what had just happened. He Ying was very worried about Shen Yuan at the time, but now seeing that she looked normal and Her Royal Highness the Princess was still friendly, she gradually felt relieved.

Shen Yuan guessed that Qin Ruyue didn't really want to make things difficult for him. Maybe she was just looking for an easy target among the people here to pick on.

Soon, lunch was over, but in such an occasion, I'm afraid no one would eat enough.

"The princess promised two portions of fish today. I wonder if there is still any for us?"

"No matter whose things are missing, yours won't be missing either. Otherwise, you'll keep nagging me to death. If I'm gone, I'll go down to the river and let you catch me."

Mrs. Zhou heard this and said, "How dare I trouble you? I will go and catch it myself."

Not long after lunch, everyone thought it was about time and began to say goodbye and go home. When Shen Yuan was about to leave, Princess Kangle really asked someone to bring a bucket of fish, which seemed to be still alive and kicking inside.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the gift."

"No need to be so polite, just come and visit me often in the future." Princess Kangle endured it for half a day but finally couldn't help it anymore and reached out to pinch Shen Yuan's little face.

"Okay... okay." Shen Yuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded stupidly.

When Shen Yuan and her sister-in-law were leaving, she saw Su Ciyin standing beside the carriage, about to leave. She thought about what happened today, said something to her sister-in-law, and then walked over to thank her.

After listening to it, Su Ciyin said, "The fish tasted really good. I was just telling the truth."

"Thank you, too. Thank you for telling the truth."

"Okay, I'll take it."

…

On the way back, Shen Yuan told his sister-in-law about Qin Ruyue.

"The girl from the Qin family has only been back for a short time. She hasn't come into contact with many people, and I didn't know her temper before. But I remember that the other people in the Qin family were not so arrogant." He Ying recalled her past interactions with Mrs. Qin and remembered that she was a very amiable, straightforward and friendly lady.

Shen Yuan then told He Ying what he had seen at the gate of the training ground that day.

He Ying frowned. After hearing this, she thought of how Qin Ruyue had said that today. She felt unhappy.

"Anyway, we don't have any relationship with his family, so we should just keep our distance from them in the future."

"Yes, I know."

When everyone left the villa, Madam Zhou Mu Wangqing did not leave. She was a good friend of Princess Kangle and had a lot of questions to ask the princess today.

————

The princess's face is full of pinches~

Manman: ... dumbfounded

Princess: ヽ(~) is really soft!