His mind was still silent. Even though they were sitting opposite each other, Nangong Jing was a little depressed as he couldn't guess what Li Tangyi was thinking.

He pursed his lips, looked cold and silent.

Seeing that he couldn't get to the bottom of the matter, Li Tangyi simply closed his eyes and rested.

Only after entering the palace gate did she turn around and go back to the courtyard without even looking at Nangong Jin.

Nangong Jin paused slightly, raised a bitter smile, shook his head, and turned back to the study.

As the sky gradually darkened, Li Tangyi sat in front of her dressing table to remove her makeup. Her figure in the bronze mirror was blurry, but her stunning beauty could not be concealed.

Taking off the pearls and jade from her head, she suddenly thought of the jade pendant that the Queen Mother had given her today.

Unfasten the buckle from your waist and hold it in your hand to examine it carefully.

The jade is of rare quality, but it just doesn’t look anything special.

Li Tangyi turned the peace locket over and over in her hand, brows furrowed, and suddenly she heard a whisper behind her.

She was startled and put her hand on her chest. She turned around and saw Nangong Jin standing behind her with a frown.

"Why is your Highness walking without making any sound? Don't you know that scaring others can kill them?"

Nangong Jin didn't say anything. He reached out and took the peace locket from her hand and played with it in his hand.

"I didn't expect that the Queen Mother would give you this."

Li Tangyi looked at Nangong Jin's handsome face with a little doubt.

"What does your Highness mean? What's so special about this jade pendant?"

"This jade pendant is from my father and mother.

"At that time, she was dying and entrusted her son to the care of the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager always carried it with her every day."

Hearing him say this, Li Tangyi's heart sank.

The empress dowager had no children in her life. When she accepted the jade pendant, it meant that she had taken on the responsibility of taking care of the emperor.

Even if the mother and son become estranged in the future, her status as the highly respected Empress Dowager is still unshakable. Now that this jade pendant has been given to her, one can imagine how important it is.

"I never thought the Queen Mother would be so kind to me."

She was muttering to herself, and Nangong Jin beside her nodded immediately.

Ever since the new emperor took power, the empress dowager has not been concerned with state affairs and has been enjoying her old age. She has never shown much affection for any of her grandsons or daughters.

Li Tangyi can be said to be unique.

"You don't need to take His Majesty's temptation to heart."

He simply comforted Li Tangyi and didn't want her to know too much.

Li Tangyi swept away the previous gloom and felt in a very good mood.

She looked through the bronze mirror at the man standing behind her, still thin and handsome.

The poison in his body had not yet been eliminated, but his complexion looked much better than before.

"It's still early, I wonder if Your Majesty would be willing to honor me with a midnight snack."

This was the first time that Li Tangyi took the initiative to invite Nangong Jin. He was delighted but remained calm on the surface.

"Whatever the princess wants to eat, just ask them to prepare it. It's just that it's getting late, so

Too much to use.”

Li Tangyi curled her lips and went straight past Nangong Jin to go to Baicai and Lingdang.

Soon, four small charcoal stoves were placed on the small table in the side hall.

"What is this for?"

"Hot pot, the preparation was a bit hasty, Your Majesty, please make do with it."

Li Tangyi's saliva was about to flow out when talking about hot pot. She stared at the copper basins with anticipation in her eyes.

"Which one do you like, tomato or mushroom soup?"

She stared at Nangong Jin with her big, bright eyes, and Nangong Jin couldn't help but want to laugh.

"I will eat whatever the princess cooks."

"But it's not very convenient now. There is no shabu-shabu hotpot. Otherwise, there would be no need to prepare so many charcoal basins. The spicy hotpot is not tasty enough. It seems that I will have to improve it in the future."

Li Tangyi spoke the truth. Chili peppers are a rare commodity nowadays. They came from the Western Regions, and most people don't even dare to eat them.

Nangong Jin frowned, watching the little woman in front of him put the prepared ingredients into the copper basin one by one.

"Nangong Jin, you should sit down and try it. There isn't much meat, just some dishes that won't be a burden to eat in the evening."

As she spoke, she put the mutton, mushrooms and various vegetables in a copper basin and blanched them.

Li Tangyi couldn't help but take a bite first and squinted her eyes happily.

"It tastes really good. Here are the seasonings, sesame sauce and oil sauce. Pick one."

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There were various seasonings on Gong Ge's plate. Nangong Jin was a little unsure. He was no longer surprised by Li Tangyi's strange and weird food.

As for why he was undecided, it was simply because he wanted the stimulating feeling of spicy food, but was somewhat afraid of the taste.

Li Tangyi was just busy eating, with sesame juice on her lips. She raised her head with a smile and looked at Nangong Jin opposite her.

"Your Highness, just eat whatever you want. Life is meaningless if you have to restrain your appetite. There is nothing that a hot pot can't solve. The taste is indeed a bit ordinary. Let me think about how to improve it."

Nangong Jin raised his head and saw the little woman opposite him with her cheeks puffed up and moving, which was very cute.

Nangong Jin simply took the spicy ingredients and started eating.

My attendants and secret guards beside me widened their eyes in disbelief.

The charcoal hot pot was emitting dizzy steam. Nangong Jin ate while observing Li Tangyi sitting opposite him.

Her face was red, her eyebrows were curved, and her oily red lips were pouting and blowing hot air.

Nangong Jin’s eyes darkened.

"The hotpot was good, but not satisfying, the spicy pot wasn't spicy and there was no beer."

Li Tangyi was so absorbed in eating that she even complained after putting a mouthful of mutton in her mouth.

"beer?"

Hearing new words from this woman, Nangong

Is Jin used to it?

"You won't understand even if I tell you," Li Tangyi waved her hand and poured the mushroom heads back into the mushroom soup pot. "Baicai, go get me some peach blossom wine. I've always heard people say it's delicious, but I haven't tried it yet."

Bai Cai hesitated a little, she raised her head slightly and looked at Nangong Jin.

Nangong Jin waved his hand. It was rare that Li Tangyi enjoyed herself today.

"I didn't know you could drink."

Li Tangyi curled her lips and put the blanched vegetables into Nangong Jin's bowl.

"Of course, I can drink quite well, Your Majesty won't stop me from drinking, right?"

The servant who was waiting on the side was horrified. How could the princess be so unruly? She didn't even use serving chopsticks when serving food to the prince.

Under normal circumstances, Nangong Jin would not even move, but now he not only put the dish into his mouth, but also enjoyed it as if he was enjoying the delicacy.

After a while, peach blossom wine was placed in front of him. It was in a small porcelain bottle and looked extremely delicate.

“I didn’t expect it to smell so good.”

She opened the bottle, smelled it, a smile appeared on her face, and poured it into the celadon cup in front of her.

It was the first time she had seen yellowish wine soup.

"Would you like to have a drink too, Your Majesty?"

Although she appeared to be modest on the surface, she had already picked up the celadon cup and put it into her mouth, obviously just being polite.

Spicy taste with a floral aroma.

Li Tangyi frowned for a moment.

"Ahem...Pfft...Why is this wine so spicy?"