Lu Xingzhou found it very interesting to see Shen Liyue busying around with her sleeves rolled up. When had he ever seen anyone else cooking?
Shen Liyue looked up and saw Lu Xingzhou standing beside her, looking at her. Her face was a little hot. "Don't stand there. Go sit over there."
Chen Liyue stretched out her hand and pointed to the low table beside her, which was where the kitchen staff usually ate.
"Okay." Lu Xingzhou agreed happily. Just sit down. It won't affect his viewing of Shen Liyue anyway.
It really didn’t take much effort to make a bowl of noodles, and after a while, Shen Liyue brought the noodles over.
"Just eat what you have." Chen Liyue placed the bowl in front of Lu Xingzhou and sat down opposite him. "There's nothing else to eat right now."
Lu Xingzhou looked at the steaming bowl of noodle soup in front of him. The soup had soy sauce in it, so it smelled very fragrant. Shen Liyue also blanched some vegetables for him. Although there was no meat, Shen Liyue had laid two eggs for him.
If there is no meat, I can use eggs, Shen Liyue thought.
Lu Xingzhou had a big appetite and finished the bowl of noodles in just a few bites. Shen Liyue, who was sitting opposite him, was very surprised.
"Are you... so hungry?" Chen Liyue had eaten with Lu Xingzhou before. She remembered that Lu Xingzhou always ate slowly and leisurely, with the air of a prince. When had she ever seen Lu Xingzhou eat so voraciously?
Lu Xingzhou drank the last mouthful of soup and finally put down the bowl.
"Of course I'm hungry, but it's also true that the noodles Miss Shen makes are delicious." Lu Xingzhou said with a smile.
Hearing Lu Xingzhou praising her delicious noodles, Shen Liyue couldn't help but feel happy, "A mere bowl of noodles can't show my true cooking skills. I'll make a few more for you to try someday."
Lu Xingzhou readily agreed: "Okay, it's my honor."
After Lu Xingzhou finished speaking, the atmosphere became awkward again.
Lu Xingzhou seemed to suddenly remember something, took out a pink hairpin from his arms and handed it to Shen Liyue.
"What is this?" Shen Liyue asked.
Lu Xingzhou said, "This is peach blossom jade, a new tribute from the south. It's never been mined before, so this is the first time. My father gave me a piece, and I had it made into a bracelet for my mother. I made two hairpins with the remaining jade. I gave one to Yun'er and the other to you."
Chen Liyue liked this hairpin very much as soon as she saw it. Nowadays, there are only Hetian white jade and jadeite on the market. This kind of pink jade is really rare. Even Chen Liyue, whose family runs a jewelry business, has never seen it before.
After hearing Lu Xingzhou say that it was tribute from the south, Shen Liyue found it no wonder. Such good things would naturally be sent to the palace first.
But because Lu Xingzhou said it was a gift from the emperor, Shen Liyue didn't dare to accept it.
"Thank you, Your Highness, but this is too valuable and I dare not accept it." Shen Liyue said.
Lu Xingzhou said, "It's not necessarily that valuable, it's just a toy. You and Yun'er have always been good friends, and she said she wanted to leave it for you."
After hearing what Lu Xingzhou said, Shen Liyue felt relieved and reached out to take the hairpin from Lu Xingzhou's hand. She saw that the hairpin was pink all over and did not seem to have a trace of impurities. There was also a peach blossom carved on the head of the hairpin.
"It's truly worthy of being something from the palace. The carving is so exquisite."
Lu Xingzhou touched his nose guiltily again.
"Your Highness, is your nose feeling uncomfortable?" Shen Liyue asked, "I saw Your Highness touching his nose several times today."
Lu Xingzhou said, "Oh yes, I haven't been feeling well these past two days." Lu Xingzhou could only say this. Did he have to admit that he was guilty? The hairpin he gave to Chen Liyue was not a work of art from the palace, but one he carved himself. He didn't know how many pieces he had wasted before he finally carved out this one that satisfied him.
"I have a solution," Chen Liyue said. "Every morning when your Highness wakes up, dissolve a small amount of salt in water and then use this salt water to wash your nose. This should slightly alleviate your nasal discomfort."
"Do you also know medicine?" Lu Xingzhou asked.
"I don't understand." Shen Liyue answered honestly, "This isn't medical skill, it's common sense."
Well, Lu Xingzhou felt that he had asked unnecessary questions. Now, Shen Liyue knew that she had no common sense.
As soon as Shen Liyue said this, she felt that she had said something wrong, and hurriedly said: "It's not that the prince has no common sense, that's right...that's right...I really didn't mean it that way."
"It's okay, it's okay." Lu Xingzhou waved his hand and was about to say something when he saw Chef Zhu push the door open with a bang.
Chef Zhu knelt down as soon as he saw Lu Xingzhou. "I'm sorry I didn't come to greet you, Your Highness. I hope Your Highness will forgive me!"
Lu Xingzhou was really unhappy, not because Chef Zhu didn't come, but because Chef Zhu came.
Didn’t you say you were going to take a nap? Why are you up so early?
Chef Zhu was also feeling very aggrieved. After finishing his work at noon, he wanted to take a quick rest. He didn't know that Chen Liyue and King Yi were coming to see him.
He had just fallen asleep for a while when his servant said that the fishmonger had come to deliver the fish and asked him to inspect the goods. He was about to go out when his servant came in again, saying that His Royal Highness Prince Yi and Miss Shen were in the kitchen.
This frightened him so much that he broke out in sweat. He quickly got up, wiped his face, changed his clothes, and then went to the kitchen to meet His Royal Highness Prince Yi and Miss Shen.
"Stand up." Lu Xingzhou angrily exempted him from the ceremony, which made Chef Zhu even more nervous. He didn't know when he had offended the prince.
"Your nap is so short?" Shen Liyue was a little surprised. She suspected that the shopkeeper was being a little harsh on the servants. Anyway, if she took a nap, she would not get up until she was full.
Chef Zhu then remembered the important matter, "Oh, yes, my subordinate came to report that the fish delivery person had something to do at home today, so he sent it here early and asked me to inspect it."
"Then why don't you go quickly." Lu Xingzhou said.
Chef Zhu nodded repeatedly, wiped the sweat from his forehead and left.
After Chef Zhu left, the atmosphere of the conversation between Lu Xingzhou and Shen Liyue disappeared. After all, there was a strict rule between men and women, so it was not good for them to be alone in the same room.
"It's getting late, I should go back." Shen Liyue stood up and said goodbye.
The two said goodbye in front of the manor house, Shen Liyue got on the Shen Mansion’s carriage, and Lu Xingzhou rode on horseback.
Chen Liyue's carriage gradually went away. Lu Xingzhou looked at Chen Liyue's departing back, wondering what he was thinking.
Chen Liyue got on the carriage and took out the hairpin Lu Xingzhou had just given her. She looked at it carefully and fell in love with it the more she looked at it. But suddenly she felt something was wrong.
If this hairpin was what Lu Yun said he wanted to give to me, why didn't he tell me when he saw me this morning?
Soon Shen Liyue convinced herself again. There were so many people around in the morning, and it would be inconvenient for Lu Yun to give her the hairpin in private. Well, that must be the case.
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