Chapter 115 The Daughter of a Guilty Minister vs. the Disabled Prince 29
Ji Yunhuan looked at Xiao Yan who was drinking porridge in big gulps and asked in surprise: "Don't you like it? I see Your Highness always drinks it with great relish."
Ever since Ji Yunhuan made meat porridge for Xiao Yan for the first time, Xiao Yan would eat it every few days and it had become a habit.
Bai Zhi put down the millet porridge in her hand, with a flash of sadness in her eyes, "Your Highness is a descendant of the emperor, how could you like to eat such coarse food?"
"It's just that I had to eat these because of the disaster three years ago. When I served Your Highness, I never let Your Highness suffer."
Ji Yunhuan was surprised and said, "How can the dishes on this table be eaten out of season? They are not rotten or spoiled, and they are still piping hot. How many people want to eat them but can't."
Seeing Xiao Yan's face becoming increasingly gloomy, Ji Yunhuan asked tentatively, "Your Highness, do you really not like it? Then how about asking the small kitchen to make something more exquisite?"
Xiao Yan put the empty bowl of porridge heavily on the table, "No, I like it very much."
Bai Zhi was anxious, "Your Highness, don't wrong yourself. Your Highness obviously doesn't like these. Your Highness obviously likes the lotus seed and lily soup and bird's nest and white fungus that I made..."
"Shut up!" Xiao Yan shot a sharp look at Bai Zhi, "Since when has a slave been able to control the master's affairs? Do you have the final say on what I like to eat?"
It was true that Bai Zhi was someone close to his mother. Three years ago, almost everyone close to his mother was killed or injured. Bai Zhi was only responsible for the needlework in his mother's room and didn't take care of any important matters. That was why she was able to survive and go to the slave camp.
Normally, when a prince is thirteen or fourteen years old, he would be arranged to have palace maids to sleep with him so that he could understand the affairs of the world. However, his queen mother was always strict with him and did not arrange one for him until he was fifteen years old.
In the past, Baizhi was very well-behaved, so the queen mother wanted Baizhi to serve him. If the queen mother were still alive, Baizhi might be his first woman.
But Bai Zhi was not his woman, and his mother died before she had the chance to arrange his sexual affairs. After that, he was imprisoned in the East Palace and no one cared about him anymore.
Bai Zhi may have known her mother's plans before she died, so she became more ambitious and was no longer satisfied with being the maid in charge of the Eastern Palace, so she tried again and again.
Ji Yunhuan didn't know all this. She only knew that Bai Zhi used to serve the late queen, and that Bai Zhi had been very kind to her in the slave camp, so she subconsciously pleaded for Bai Zhi.
"Your Highness, calm down. Your Highness' taste has changed, and Sister Baizhi doesn't know about it. Ignorance is not a crime. Your Highness, don't be angry. I will make you your favorite braised pork at noon, okay?"
Bai Zhi knelt on the ground and sobbed, feeling infinite sorrow in her heart.
If it was her who entered the East Palace to serve medicine that day, would she also be the one who is so affectionate with His Highness now?
It was obvious that she and His Highness had had a relationship for many years, but in the end it was Xiaoyun who was favored by His Highness. This was not fair!
Xiaoyun's family background is not as good as hers, her temperament is not as good as hers, she is not good at needlework or sew, and she can't take care of His Highness. She just has a good-looking face, but no matter how good the face is, there will be a day when people get tired of it. One day, His Highness will favor her.
Xiao Yan said in a deep voice: "Bai Zhi, you have crossed the line today. Considering that you have served our mother, I will not hold it against you. From now on, as long as you behave yourself, I will not treat you unfairly."
"If there is any mistake, it should be punished by caning..."
Ji Yunhuan was terrified when she heard this, and immediately took over the conversation, "Punish her, punish her, of course she must be punished, just fine her a year's salary, and let her reflect on her mistakes."
Xiaoyun stared at him eagerly, her big, twinkling eyes filled with pleading. She even drew two circles on his chest, even using the beauty trap.
Xiao Yan sighed. This silly woman didn't understand Bai Zhi's thoughts at all.
"Okay, then listen to Xiaoyun and fine her one year's salary."
"Bai Zhi, you are a smart person. You must remember that not only am I your master, but Xiao Yun will be your master in the future too. If you make Xiao Yun unhappy, I will punish you more severely!"
Bai Zhi's face turned pale and she was horrified.
Xiaoyun was just a criminal slave. Being a bed-warming maid was already a very good treatment. Did His Highness want to give her a proper status? Wouldn't that be a joke?
If the late queen were still alive, she would definitely not allow the eldest prince to act so recklessly.
Bai Zhi felt that she had an obligation to advise His Highness, but since His Highness was furious, she did not dare to speak out. She could only wipe away her tears and choked up, "Thank you very much, Your Highness, for your mercy, and thank you, Miss Xiaoyun, for pleading for me."
Bai Zhi retreated sobbing.
Ji Yunhuan breathed a sigh of relief. This guy Xiao Yan was really difficult to serve. He would beat the people around the late queen whenever he wanted and would not give them any face at all.
Thinking about how many times he had crossed the line, Ji Yunhuan felt a little guilty and couldn't help but be more attentive to Xiao Yan.
"Your Highness, don't just stare at me eating. You should eat more too. I don't know how long you will have to stand at the gate of the Emperor's Palace today. It's been almost a month. The Emperor really doesn't understand that Your Highness has just recovered from a serious illness."
Xiao Yan saw through Xiao Yun's little thoughts at a glance. He took a bite of the food with Xiao Yun's chopsticks, pinched her face, and said with a smile:
"You are different from Bai Zhi. You are my woman. No matter where I am, whether I am rich or poor, you are my woman!"
Ji Yunhuan's heart was filled with alarm, fearing that Xiao Yan would start to suspect that she was leaving again, so she immediately said, "Of course I am your Highness's woman, and I will be for the rest of my life. I will not leave your Highness."
If she left Xiao Yan, how could she overturn the case of Duke Ji's Mansion and let her child ascend the throne?
After breakfast, Xiao Yan went to pay his respects to the emperor.
Ji Yunhuan took a nap, and when she woke up it was already noon. Xiao Yan had not come back yet. She promised to make braised pork for Xiao Yan, so she went into the small kitchen.
The small kitchen is no longer as simple as before. Three large stoves are burning at the same time. In addition to the share from the imperial kitchen, the small kitchen also has a lot of chicken, duck, fish and meat every day, so much that it cannot be finished.
"Why did Miss Xiaoyun come here in person? Just tell me if you have anything to say." The people in the small kitchen greeted Ji Yun with a smile, and were indescribably cordial.
Now everyone knows that Xiaoyun is the eldest prince's bedmate, so naturally everyone tries their best to curry favor with her.
Ji Yunhuan made a braised pork. With the help of her "mastery of cooking skills", she was very fast. Soon the meat was in the pot and the aroma wafted out.
She took out a piece of silver and gave it to the little palace maid who was watching the fire. "Call me when the time comes. Remember not to move."
If she hadn't collected the sauce and served it on the plate herself, this bowl of braised pork wouldn't have tasted the same as it originally did.
Just as Ji Yunhuan came out of the kitchen, she heard a commotion at the door. Xia Yang hurried in and shouted, "Hurry up, His Highness has fainted!"
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