Chapter 109: Cooking Lunch for the Queen

As expected, she was the only one whose head was full of dirty stuff. On the other hand, Xiao Jinyan was always a gentleman and never crossed the line.

She has already bitten Xiao Jinyan twice~

Xiao Jinyan tapped her forehead, which was full of hair. "What are you thinking about?"

How could Shen Chuwei have the nerve to say that she had wrong ideas?

She raised her delicate little face with curved eyebrows, "Your Highness is so tall that I have to look up to see your handsome face." And she added a compliment, "No matter how many holes there are, flattery never wears out!"

Xiao Jinyan chuckled: "I am a man, so I must be taller. It is difficult for a woman to marry if she is too tall."

If Xiao Jinyu heard this, she would definitely say, Brother, if there really is a girl as tall as you, and she is hard to get married, I will support her.

Chunxi prepared breakfast early in the morning and made roasted wheat specially for the prince to stay overnight.

Although Shen Chuwei didn't know why Xiao Jinyan asked her to have dinner with him, which made her get up early, when she saw the roasted wheat, all her resentment disappeared.

When eating, she would always pick up her chopsticks after the Crown Prince did, but it did not affect her eating speed.

There were six steamed buns, Xiao Jinyan ate two and the remaining four went into her stomach.

Just when she was eating the fourth one, Xiao Jinyan said, "Eat less, it's easy to get food accumulation."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. My digestive function is excellent." Shen Chuwei said as she took a bite. She was particularly happy eating because she ate the most.

During the period, Xiao Jinyan mentioned that Shen Chuwei should move to another place because it was a bit far from his bedroom and it would take a lot of time to go back and forth for meals.

How could Shen Chuwei be willing to give up the small vegetable garden, chicken coop and fish pond in Xiyun Pavilion? She would definitely refuse, and she refused very tactfully.

"Your Highness, it would be good to move to another place. The Hehuan Palace is large, and we can grow vegetables and raise chickens and ducks. Maybe we can even raise some other things."

When Xiao Jinyan heard this, he stopped trying to help Nodangfang. He really couldn't stand the smell of the chicken coop.

After breakfast, Xiao Jinyan left Xiyun Pavilion. Before leaving, he said, "For lunch, I will come to Xiyun Pavilion."

Shen Chuwei bowed and said, "Then I will wait for Your Highness."

After Xiao Jinyan left, Shen Chuwei immediately lay down on the bed and continued to sleep.

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The queen's taste became more and more picky, and she could not eat any of the food in front of her.

Qingying looked at the untouched food and urged, "My queen, please eat a little."

The queen shook her head and said, "No more food, let's go back to the East Palace."

Qingying knew that the Queen couldn't help herself and wanted the Prince to prepare some side dishes.

The empress's procession was majestic as she walked into the East Palace.

Xiao Jinyan was having breakfast when he heard the empress coming and hurriedly stood up to greet her.

In recent years, the Queen rarely took the initiative to visit Sammul Siu, but this time she came twice in this month.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May you be blessed with good health."

"Get up." The Queen glanced at the table, "Is the Prince having dinner?"

Xiao Jinyan nodded, "Yes, mother, do you want to have dinner with us?"

The Queen was a little embarrassed at first, but the Crown Prince took the initiative to bring it up, which eased her embarrassment.

"It has been a long time since I and the Crown Prince have had a meal together. Today is a good time for you to come, so let's have a meal together." As he said this, he sat down at the dining table.

Liu Xi ordered the maid to prepare another set of bowls and chopsticks.

Xiao Jinyan also sat down and waited for the Queen to start eating first.

The queen picked up her chopsticks and looked at the food in front of her. There were some items she had never seen before, so she picked up a dish that looked delicious, picked up a piece out of curiosity, put it in her mouth and started chewing. The taste was better than she had imagined.

She asked curiously, "What kind of dish is this?"

Xiao Jinyan: "My dear mother, this is stir-fried tofu with green peppers."

"It tastes good." The queen couldn't help but pick up a few more pieces with her chopsticks and ate half a bowl of porridge.

Xiao Jinyan watched the Empress eat breakfast. This was the first time he had eaten at the same table with the Empress since he came back. They had never eaten at the same table before.

After breakfast, the empress finally said, "The chefs in the prince's palace are getting better and better."

Xiao Jinyan said modestly, "Thank you, mother, for the award."

The Queen took a sip of tea and asked, "Do you still have the side dishes you sent me some time ago?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinyan guessed that the Queen came for this purpose, because normally the Queen rarely came to the East Palace.

Xiao Jinyan said: "My Queen Mother, I haven't yet. If I do, I will ask Liu Xi to send it to you."

The queen was a little disappointed when she heard this. "That's good. You go ahead and do your work. I'll be back now."

After seeing the empress off, Xiao Jinyan went about his business.

The Queen was wandering around the East Palace and passed by Xinlan Palace. She planned to go see her niece because Lan'er was inevitably sad about the appointment of a concubine.

When the Queen came, Shen Mingzhu was also there, and she and Chang Liangdi bowed to the Queen together.

"May the Empress be blessed with good health and happiness."

The queen glanced at Shen Mingzhu and sat down on the couch.

The maid brought tea, and Chang Liangdi served it to her, "Aunt, have some tea."

The queen nodded and took the tea.

Chang Liangdi sat down with her skirt lifted up and asked with concern: "Aunt, have you had a better appetite recently?"

The queen sighed, "It's still the same as always. I have no appetite for anything. The food in the kitchen is not innovative at all."

Speaking of this, Shen Mingzhu still remembered that she was demoted because she cooked meals for the queen.

She suddenly thought of Shen Chuwei, and she took an idea in her mind, so she stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Shen Liangdi is a good cook. Your Majesty has a poor appetite, so you can ask her to cook some delicious meals."

The Queen raised her eyes and looked at Shen Mingzhu, remembering the stupid things she had done. "Your cooking skills are not good, how good can Shen Liangdi's cooking skills be?"

Shen Mingzhu lowered her head even more, "Your Majesty, Shen Liangdi has had poor health since she was young, and was fostered in the countryside. Shen Liangdi once told me that she knows some cooking skills."

Shen Mingzhu made it very clear that it was Shen Chuwei herself who said she could cook. If she didn't know how to cook in the end, it was Shen Chuwei herself who was lying and it had nothing to do with her.

The queen believed what she heard and ordered, "Qingying, call Shen Liangdi."

"Yes." Qingying took the order and went to Xiyun Pavilion.

It was Qingying's first time to come to Xiyun Pavilion. The journey was much longer than that to Xinlan Palace, so she was greeted by Chunxi.

"Madame Qingying, what brings you here?"

Qingying is a maidservant who comes with the Empress as a dowry. Given her status, her words and actions show that she is calm and measured.

"Is Shen Liangdi here?"

"Yes." Chunxi took Qingying to the inner room, and she opened the gauze curtain and walked in.

"My lady, Aunt Qingying is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qingying walked in.

Upon hearing this, Shen Chuwei immediately got off the couch.

"Madam Qingying."

Qingying bowed, "Shen Liangdi, the Queen Mother heard that Shen Liangdi is an excellent cook and wants to try her cooking skills."

Shen Chu was stunned for a moment. She could cook, but only Chunxi and Xiao Jinyan knew about it, and they would not tell the empress.

How did the Queen know that she was a cook?

"Madame Qingying, how did the Queen know that I can cook?"