The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Chunxi brought tea and placed it in front of them then stepped aside.

Tao Chenghui saw Shen Chuwei's face was calm and thought of the Luozidai he brought with him. He smiled ingratiatingly, "Sister Shen, last time I saw you, your makeup was too plain, so I brought you something good this time."

Shen Chuwei subconsciously thought it was delicious, and looked at Tao Chenghui's hand with anticipation.

Tao Chenghui took a small box from Dingxiang and placed it in front of himself.

The box is exquisite and small, with dark red surface and dark patterns, and you can tell at a glance that it is not for eating.

It’s beautiful, but it’s not edible, what a pity.

Shen Chuwei lowered his head in disappointment, but when he saw the pigeons, he began to look forward to it again.

Tao Chenghui didn't notice Shen Chuwei's disappointed look, and introduced with a smile: "Sister Shen, this is the Luozidai that my mother's family sent in a few days ago. Although it is not as precious as the one used by the Empress, it is also a rare treasure."

Tao Chenghui's father was a famous wealthy businessman. He traveled all over the country and saw many treasures. He also had many treasures in the palace, such as this rare Luozidai.

Even Tao Chenghui's entry into the palace was through a backdoor channel that her wealthy businessman father used to spend a lot of money to get.

Shen Chuwei goes out without makeup every day because she can have breakfast directly after washing up in the morning. Putting on makeup takes too much time and affects her breakfast.

"Thank you for your kindness, Sister Tao."

Tao Chenghui didn't care about Shen Chuwei's lukewarm tone. The most important thing was to meet His Highness.

Shen Chuwei's attitude made Xu Chenghui more certain that His Highness was in Xiyun Pavilion. The reason why he said he was not there was definitely because he was afraid that they would come and snatch His Highness away.

Fortunately, she had prepared a gift, but she didn't expect Tao Chenghui to get it first. She was not willing to be left behind, so she took a piece of cloth from Taohua and put it on the table.

"Sister Shen, this is Jiangnan Shu brocade. It can be made into clothes. It's very suitable for you to wear."

This piece of Shu brocade was given to her by Chang Liangdi. As the color was too plain, she did not like it, so she gave it to Shen Fengyi as a gift.

Shen Chuwei glanced at the Shu brocade on the table and was not very interested. "Thank you for the gift, Sister Xu."

Xu Chenghui was unhappy with Shen Chuwei's indifference and it showed on his face. He looked inside the door from time to time, wishing he could go in and take a look.

Tao Chenghui's attention was on the room. Thinking of His Highness coming out, she raised her hand to adjust her temples and check the position of the embroidery so that His Highness would see her the first thing he saw when he came out.

But she waited and waited but the prince did not come out of the inner room, which made her feel strange. She looked at Shen Chuwei and saw her roasting pigeons with her head down. The aroma wafted over and she could not help licking her lips. It smelled so good.

Shen Chuwei looked at the pigeon's golden color and the oil oozing out of it and knew it was ready, so she took the pigeon down and put it on a plate.

Xuetuan jumped onto the table impatiently, bent down, stared at the pigeon, his pink nose twitching.

Shen Chuwei saw it and reminded: "You can't eat it now, it's very hot."

Xu Chenghui couldn't sit still any longer. She looked back and saw Xuetuan staring at the pigeons on the table. She looked at Shen Chuwei with disdain. She really went to great lengths to win favor, roasting pigeons herself to please Xuetuan? She suddenly had an idea and said attentively, "Xuetuan, let me help you separate the pigeons, so it will be easier to eat."

If His Highness came out and saw how carefully she treated Xuetuan, he would definitely look at her with admiration.

As soon as Xu Chenghui reached out his hand, Shen Chuwei quickly used both hands to protect the roasted pigeon in front of him, "Don't touch my roasted pigeon."

Xu Chenghui's hand paused in the air awkwardly, and she withdrew her hand awkwardly, "Sister, you misunderstood. I saw that you must be tired after baking for such a long time. I just helped you share the burden."

Shen Chuwei smiled politely: "Thank you, I'm not tired."

Tao Chenghui guessed Xu Chenghui's purpose and smiled secretly with his handkerchief raised.

Shen Chuwei waited until the pigeon had cooled down a bit, then she put on her gloves, picked up the pigeon, and broke off everything from the neck to the legs, placing it in front of Xuetuan, and said with a grin, "Xuetuan, you can eat it now."

"Look." Xuetuan didn't show any disgust and lowered his head to start eating.

Xu Chenghui couldn't stand it anymore, "Sister Shen, why did you feed Xuetuan the pigeon head and feet? There is no meat at all."

Shen Chuwei was just about to start eating when she heard this. She remembered that the pigeon was caught by Xuetuan, and it seemed a bit unkind to only give it the head and feet.

"Sister Xu has some truth in what she said."

She smiled, broke off two wings and placed them in front of Xuetuan, then put the whole pigeon to her mouth and took a bite. It was crispy and tender, and delicious.

Xu Chenghui looked at the two wings in front of Xuetuan, and then at Shen Chuwei eating with relish, and was dumbfounded. She actually gave the leftovers to His Highness's pet? Tao Chenghui looked at Shen Chuwei eating so deliciously, and subconsciously licked his lips. It seemed to taste better than what the imperial kitchen made.

After Shen Chuwei finished eating the roast pigeon, she took off her gloves. Chunxi handed her a wet towel, and she wiped her mouth with the wet towel contentedly.

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Xu and Tao looked at the bones on the table, then looked at Xuetuan, and found that it had just finished cleaning its mouth and jumped off the table and left.

The two looked at each other and finally realized a problem, that is, His Highness might not really be here.

Xu Chenghui thought that since His Highness was not here, there was no reason for him to stay any longer.

"Sister Shen, I have something else to do so I will go back first. Remember to come to Yilan Pavilion and sit down when you have time."

Shen Chuwei was just wanting to take a nap, and when she heard that Xu Chenghui was leaving, she nodded happily and said that she would decide later whether to go to Yilan Pavilion or not.

After Xu Chenghui left waving his handkerchief, Tao Chenghui drank his tea and showed no intention of leaving.

Shen Chuwei took out some brown sugar melon seeds and was about to eat them. When she saw Tao Chenghui, she politely asked, "Sister Tao, do you want to eat some melon seeds?"

Tao Chenghui was just worrying about having no topics to talk about with He Shenchuwei to get closer to him, and when he heard him eating melon seeds, he agreed without thinking.

"OK."

Shen Chuwei brought some melon seeds to Tao Chenghui.

Tao Chenghui was originally just eating a few melon seeds out of boredom to cover up his embarrassment, but he found that the melon seeds were quite delicious and he couldn't stop eating them.

Xu Chenghui left Xiyun Pavilion and turned back to find that Tao Chenghui did not follow her out. She raised a sneer at the corner of her lips. Did he really think that he could see His Highness if he stayed with a smug look on his face? It was just a waste of time.

She withdrew her gaze, twisted her slender waist and returned to Yilan Pavilion.

As soon as Xu Chenghui left, Eunuch Liu brought his men to Xiyun Pavilion.

Chunxi saw Eunuch Liu from afar and hurried to meet him, "Eunuch Liu, what's the matter with you coming here at this time?"

"It's important." Eunuch Liu walked up to Shen Chuwei with a smile, "Miss Shen, His Highness will come over for dinner tonight. If you want any ingredients, just go to the imperial kitchen and get them."

The implication is to make something delicious for His Highness.

(End of this chapter)