Chapter 154 These two are up to something!
The pretty older sister smiled gently, put down the spatula in her hand, rubbed her head, and then smiled at Xie Yunchuan beside her, saying, "Your Highness, the princess is indeed as lovely as you described."
Xie Yunchuan nodded, coughed awkwardly, and seemed a little guilty: "Mm."
Sheng Sheng: "???"
Sheng Sheng then noticed that there was a man standing next to the pretty girl, and this man was—her brother?!
Sheng Sheng was so startled that she jumped back a big step, staring wide-eyed at Xie Yunchuan, checking several times to make sure.
"Brother? What are you doing here?"
Sheng Sheng pointed at the pretty older sister, then at Xie Yunchuan, looking back and forth between the two.
When she saw Xie Yunchuan's somewhat unnatural look, Sheng Sheng suddenly felt that she had realized something.
Sheng Sheng:
Compared to Xie Yunchuan's awkward evasiveness, the girl was much calmer. She first calmly served the chicken stew with mushrooms, and then filled a small bowl for Shengsheng.
"I never expected that cooking in such a secluded corner would attract Her Highness. It seems my cooking skills have improved a lot."
Delicious food in hand, brother step aside!
The little girl's eyes were glued to the bowl of chicken and mushroom stew. She took it and sweetly thanked her, "Thank you, sister!"
Then he started eating with a small spoon, praising as he ate, "Delicious, delicious, delicious!"
Li Manyan thought the brother and sister were both very interesting. She smiled and told the little dumpling to eat slowly, while not forgetting to turn her head and tease Xie Yunchuan.
"His Highness and the Princess have very different personalities. The Princess is charming and adorable, while the Second Prince always has a stern face, making people afraid to get close to him."
Xie Yunchuan is actually very gentle, but he always has a blank expression, so people who are not familiar with him will think that he is always putting on a stern face.
When Li Manyan first met him, she felt that he was like the moon that was far away in the sky. Xie Yunchuan had a cold temperament, like the peak of a snow-capped mountain, unapproachable yet irresistible.
Xie Yunchuan rarely showed any signs of embarrassment, even when he was with Shengsheng. No matter how much Shengsheng joked and teased him, it was at most an older brother's tolerance and affection.
But the girl opposite him only said this one sentence, and Xie Yunchuan was actually a little overwhelmed.
"With a stern face?"
Li Manyan chuckled, shook her head, and looked at him: "This humble woman was just joking, Your Highness, please don't take offense."
Xie Yunchuan coughed again, avoiding Li Manyan's gaze: "How could that be? Miss Li is joking."
The little dumpling tilted her head; although her mouth was busy eating, it didn't stop her from seeing.
She had never seen her brother so close to any girl before.
The little dumpling quietly examined this "Miss Li".
Well, there's no need to say more about her appearance; a young girl in her prime is naturally beautiful.
As for his personality, he is gentle and dignified when he is not speaking, but he is very witty when he speaks. He may say that Xie Yunchuan makes people feel that they are not daring to approach him, but in fact, they dare to joke with him.
It's clear that this Miss Li is a very shrewd and sophisticated person.
Besides that... it also shows that these two people must have known each other for a long time!
These two...
Something's fishy!
"Chew, chew, chew."
tasty.
Chicken stew with mushrooms is delicious, and so is the melon.
hey-hey.
The little dumpling shyly moved a few steps behind the tree.
They were having such a great time, and she didn't want to be the one to spoil the mood.
"Princess, why did you come here? It's so far from the main force, it's dangerous. Let's go quickly."
Zijuan was still holding a bowl of hot milk when she saw the sound of someone awkwardly eating behind a tree. She came over, panting.
Seeing the little dumpling enjoying something, Zijuan was startled and said nervously, "Princess, where did this come from? Has it been tested for poison?"
"Shh!"
The little dumpling quickly made a gesture to signal her not to speak, and then gestured with her lips towards that direction.
Zijuan followed the little dumpling's gaze blankly, and what she saw shocked her.
Just now, all I could see was my own princess, and I didn't even notice that the person standing over there was actually the Second Prince and a girl!
Zijuan was so surprised she almost spilled the milk in her hand. Little Tuanzi, who was thirsty from eating, took the milk and gulped it down.
Along the way, the milk cooled to the perfect temperature, and the little dumpling drank the whole cup with gusto, letting out a satisfied burp.
Xie Yunchuan and Li Manyan, who were talking over there, fell silent when they saw someone arrive.
Li Manyan was about to scoop all the food out of the pot when Xie Yunchuan stopped her, saying, "Let me do it."
Li Manyan didn't refuse: "Then I'll trouble you, Second Prince."
This left Zijuan completely bewildered. Zijuan leaned closer and whispered in her ear, "Princess, what's going on? Is Miss Li a new friend of yours?"
"No, Sheng Sheng followed the smell of the food all the way here, and saw her older brother and sister here as soon as she arrived."
When Xie Yunchuan heard her speak, that unnatural expression reappeared on his face.
"Ahem, are you full? If not, keep eating, but don't talk while you're eating."
As he spoke, Xie Yunchuan picked up a large spoon and scooped a large spoonful of mushrooms into her empty bowl.
Sheng Sheng: ...
When did Yuqing Palace come up with this rule? Weren't we always having a great time chatting during meals?
Sheng Sheng looked at the mushrooms in her bowl and felt like crying. She wanted to shut her up, but why couldn't they have added more chicken? It was all mushrooms!
The little dumpling poked at the mushrooms in the bowl angrily, glared at Xie Yunchuan who was working, and whispered to Zijuan, "Zijuan, who is this pretty older sister?"
"Princess, this is Li Manyan, the eldest daughter of Minister Li's family. Speaking of which, she is Consort Jing's niece. Oh, by the way, Consort Jing is also here for the hunt. Miss Li must have come with Consort Jing, right? It seems that Consort Jing really likes this niece. The Li family only has this one eldest daughter. I heard that Consort Jing even gave Miss Li the set of glass jewelry that was bestowed upon her by the emperor."
She was originally the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue.
Hunting is something that, besides royal children, children from noble families can also participate in.
Besides men, women skilled in horsemanship and archery can also participate. Others come with their elders.
Because of the previous incident where Consort Jing was framed and assassinated, Sheng Sheng still thought it would affect the relationship between Consort Rong and Xie Yunchuan and Consort Jing.
But these two clearly weren't new acquaintances, so it seems it didn't affect them at all.
Xie Yunchuan served the chicken to the servants, and Li Manyan waved to her maid, instructing her to take it to her aunt.
The maidservant responded and left, while several other maidservants came to tidy up the makeshift stove.
Sheng Sheng put down the bowl of mushrooms and saw Xie Yunchuan walking towards her, seemingly intending to take her away. She quickly asked, "Sister, sister, can Sheng Sheng call you Sister Yan Yan?"
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