Chapter 386 His Highness Secretly Feels Jealous
"Sister Ali." Rong Yueqing called out gently and innocently, her hands clasped in front of her abdomen.
Qu Tong smiled and stepped aside to let Rong Yueqing into the room, not paying any attention to the medicine still on the table.
Besides attending classes, she often met with Old Man Yuan, but this was the first time in the past six months that Yueqing had come to see her alone.
Qu Tong sat down opposite Rong Yueqing, made her a cup of jasmine tea, and then rested her chin on her hand to watch the beauty savor the tea.
She loved Rong Yueqing's peach blossom eyes the most; they were like a pool of spring water, sparkling with life, free from worldly impurities, only filled with a pure love and expectation for life.
She also liked his overall demeanor; he was gentle, quiet, and ladylike, without any aggression, which easily aroused people's protective instincts, even though he was a woman.
The beautiful Yueqing is more suited to studying potion-making in the Canaan Empire than to the royal palace of the Casa Empire.
Rong Yueqing sipped her tea slowly, then looked up and met Qu Tong's gaze, momentarily stunned.
Qu Tong withdrew her gaze, and Rong Yueqing spoke somewhat shyly, "Princess Consort, do you still need empty crystals?"
Qu Tong raised an eyebrow: "Rong Chengjue sent you to find me?"
“Yes, yes.” Rong Yueqing nodded honestly: “Father is ill, and my brother is in a dangerous situation and needs a lot of medicine, but I only know how to prepare low-level mental energy stabilizing medicine.”
Rong Yueqing's eyes revealed obvious worry and some guilt.
"Let me think about it." Qu Tong tapped her face with her slender, fair fingers, but did not immediately agree.
This matter involves the regimes of other countries, and Old Yuan is busy finding the source of the banned drugs, so he doesn't have that many extra drugs.
Rong Yueqing quickly said, "It's okay if it's inconvenient for Sister Ali. I know this is a troublesome matter. I'm just asking on behalf of my brother. He will think of another way."
Rong Chengjue knew it would be troublesome, which is why he asked Rong Yueqing to talk to her.
Qu Tong also invited Rong Yueqing to try Zui Xinghe's new dessert—an improved version of pan-fried red peach cake.
After returning to Yuelan Bay, Qu Tong called Hu Qing over and asked, "What has Rong Chengjue been up to lately?"
"Madam, please wait a moment. Let me ask the General."
"Ask away," Qu Tong nodded.
It's most likely related to the major factional struggles within the Casablanca royal family.
A short while later, Hu Qing returned and reported, "Madam, the General will be back soon. He said he will speak to you personally."
"Okay." Qu Tong waved her hand.
Si Yuting came back relatively early today.
As Qu Tong predicted, Emperor Casa should not live much longer, but the reason why remains unknown.
To Qu Tong's surprise, wasn't the Second Prince's faction severely damaged by Rong Chengjue? How come they've made a comeback?
Not long had passed since Rong Chengjue sent her the message.
In response to Qu Tong's question, Si Yuting said seriously, "Banned drugs have also appeared in the Casa Empire, but it is uncertain whether they are the same ones."
Qu Tong's heart skipped a beat; no wonder.
"So what do you plan to do?"
“No rush. Wu Yue has already sent people to collect samples and bring them back. We’ll make a decision after the results come out.” Si Yuting analyzed calmly. “However, the situation in the Casa Empire is unclear right now. Even if it’s the same strain, we can only wait until the new emperor ascends the throne to investigate.”
Qu Tong nodded thoughtfully and told him about Rong Yueqing's visit to him.
Upon learning that Qu Tong and Rong Chengjue had dealings with Qu regarding potions, he narrowed his cold eyes and spoke in a chilling tone:
"You can decide for yourself."
Because Si Yuting was always calm and serious when discussing official matters, Qu Tong didn't notice the change in his tone and rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought.
Si Yuting realized what he had done and his expression froze.
After a long while, he sighed almost imperceptibly.
It seems that Ali is having a growing influence on me.
She gets jealous over such a small thing.
But Ah Li...
As the two were lost in their own thoughts, Butler Chi walked in.
"Madam, there's a package for you."
Qu Tong stood up in confusion, "I don't think I've bought anything recently."
"It's a large item, and it's even specially packaged in cold chain," said Butler Chi.
"Let's go take a look together." Si Yuting got up.
When Qu Tong opened the package, she remembered that it was fish that Wen You had ordered for her, fish suitable for sashimi.
Four neatly arranged boxes, emanating a chilling aura, half of which were filled with crushed ice.
Each box was labeled with the following: red sea bream, yellowtail, king salmon, and bluefin tuna.
These were all names that Qu Tong was familiar with. The fish in interstellar space were not much different from those in the Blue Star era, except that there were some more sea beasts, but most of these sea beasts were inedible.
Judging from the size of the last box, you can tell that Wen You spent a lot of money this time.
Bluefin tuna is a top-grade ingredient for sashimi, and each one is quite valuable.
But Wen You went to other planets to carry out missions at this time.
Qu Tong called Wen You, but Wen You hung up. A little while later, she sent another message: "[You guys eat, these are all for you. If I want to eat, I'll eat them when I get home.]"
Qu Tong looked at the tuna, which was enough to feed dozens of people, and was puzzled.
She doesn't know how to use this thing.
Actually, slicing fish isn't difficult, and her knife skills are quite good, but she doesn't know which parts are suitable to eat, or how thick and wide the slices should be.
Qu Tong turned her gaze to Si Yuting: "Does Your Highness know how to make sashimi?"
"I've studied it."
Si Yuting's answer did not disappoint Qu Tong.
"Her Majesty the Empress enjoys sashimi, and His Highness's sashimi-making skills were taught to him by her when he was a child," Steward Chi explained with a smile.
"Then when it's done, send some to Mother and the others." Qu Tong called Xuan Ping and the others to help.
Sashimi is best eaten fresh. It's not dark yet, so we can have a snack.
Qu Tong then called Fei Wenxing and the others over in the group chat.
Besides the largest tuna, there were three other large boxes, which also contained a considerable quantity.
Even if all the soldiers on duty outside Yuelan Bay were called in, they still couldn't finish eating it all.
Qu Tong decided to start a live stream and give away some points to her fans.
Qu Tong opened the live stream room. This time, she didn't do it herself, so she just typed two words as the title.
Firstly, Qutong's energy-boosting fruits, vegetables, and delicacies are very popular, and secondly, Qutong has recently been experiencing a surge in popularity.
So, less than a minute after it started, over 100,000 people flooded into the live stream, and the chat was filled with comments.
[Princess Consort, from now on you will be my ultimate idol.]
[Wow! At first I thought the streamer could only cook, but I never expected that the streamer could also grow delicious energy vegetables, be a good shot, be a good commander, sing well, and now I'm being told that the streamer actually has SSS-level mental strength.]
[It's so frustrating~ How can someone have everything and be good at everything? Most importantly, why isn't that person me?]
I feel like I've eaten a pound of lemons—no! A ton!
[I can't believe that such a wonderful person like the streamer could be so ruthless in a fight.]
[It would be quite a sight to see the princess fighting.]
...
Qu Tong's mood improved as she watched the comments, and she waved in front of the camera, "Good evening, everyone!"
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