Lin Jinghan stood up and looked at the sea of flowers in front of her. "What if I want all his lotus flowers?"
Sikong Zhan also stood up and stood shoulder to shoulder with her. "Jinghan, if you like it, I will buy this ten thousand mu lotus pond for you. How about it?"
Lin Jinghan nodded, "Okay, Your Highness will act as the middleman, and I will be responsible for convincing Marquis Pingnan. I will give you 10% of the future profits from the lotus pond."
Sikong Zhan frowned, grabbed Lin Jinghan's shoulders, and asked her to look at him. "Only 10%, Jinghan, aren't you being a little stingy?"
"You're just acting as a pimp, how much more percentage do you want?" Lin Jinghan frowned and said in surprise: He's just a pimp, giving him 10% is already a great honor for him, yet he still wants to push for more!
He leaned close to her and jokingly said, "To buy this ten thousand mu lotus pond, it will cost a lot of money. Jinghan, are you sure you have enough money and don't need your husband to pay for it?"
"Don't worry about that, Your Highness. I have a clever plan." Lin Jinghan turned around and happily picked more lotus flowers. Then she told the boatman, "Let's go home."
Sikong Zhan now understood that his little princess was not out to appreciate the lotus flowers at all. This discovery made him inexplicably depressed, and he glared at the boatman: If he dared to drive the boat back like this, he would break his bones!
The boatman was originally a guard of the Jingnan Palace. After the last experience of being held back by the two coachmen, Sikong Zhan specially selected a smarter person to be the boatman.
The boatman was startled by his prince's murderous look, but he quickly understood what he meant and bowed to Lin Jinghan. "Princess, the rules of sailing here are that you can only go forward, not backward. There are also certain speed restrictions, so you can't go too fast. There's still a long way to go, so it might be a while before you can go back."
"Okay then." Lin Jinghan shrugged helplessly, put the lotus in her hand on the table, and went to pick lotus flowers and lotus leaves.
Seeing this, Sikong Zhan also helped to pick lotus flowers and lotus leaves.
The two worked together, picking lotus flowers and lotus leaves as they walked, and they picked all the lotus flowers and lotus leaves along the way.
Even though the boatman tried to slow down, they finally reached the destination.
Lin Jinghan jumped off the boat first and instructed the guards waiting by the boat:
"Send all the lotus flowers in the boat to Nuanfengyuan."
Sikong Zhan glanced at the boatman and threw him a bag of silver. The boatman took the silver and went to pay it to the people stationed here at the Pingnan Marquis Mansion - to buy lotus flowers.
Lin Jinghan went straight back to the palace and started to tinker with the lotus flowers she had picked - frying, stir-frying, and deep-frying, and she managed to create a lotus feast that was both colorful and fragrant.
Ran Chenghong and Xiang Yuanqing were invited over by Lin Jinghan. Looking at the table full of tempting, fragrant dishes, Xiang Yuanqing asked in confusion, "Jinghan, what delicious food did you make?"
"Try it." Lin Jinghan picked up a piece of fried lotus for them.
Wash the lotus flowers, coat them in batter, deep-fry them for a short while, and sprinkle with seasoning before serving. A single bite reveals a delicious, crispy texture with a lingering aftertaste. The two took only a small bite, their eyes lit up, and they quickly finished their meal, immediately grabbing another slice.
Lin Jinghan smiled and served them two bowls of lotus leaf porridge. She then opened the lotus leaf chicken with her own hands, cut off the chicken legs and gave one to each of them.
"Yesterday, I was grateful to the two seniors for their great help. Senior Medicine King also gave me a great opportunity. Jinghan is grateful, but I can't think of anything to thank them for now. So I can only prepare this lotus feast. I hope the two seniors enjoy it."
Sikong Zhan sat to the side, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot. He and Jinghan had picked these lotus flowers and lotus leaves together, and he had accompanied her in preparing this lotus feast. He had thought that he would finally be able to enjoy a meal she had prepared with all her heart, but he had never expected that he would be completely ignored!
Seeing that the two seniors were enjoying their meal, Lin Jinghan sat down, poured a bowl of lotus leaf porridge, pulled a chicken wing and prepared to feast on it.
Suddenly she felt a chill and looked towards the source of the cold air. She saw Sikong Zhan with a dark face, looking at her "sadly".
She looked at the two seniors who rolled up their sleeves and were about to grab the food, then looked at the lotus leaf porridge and chicken wings in front of her. She pushed the lotus leaf porridge in front of Sikong Zhan and put the chicken wings on his plate. "Your Highness, would you like to try it?"
That's more like it! Sikong Zhan's hair was smoothed out, and he was in a good mood. He poured a bowl of porridge, cooled it, and placed it in front of Lin Jinghan. He also picked up a lot of dishes and filled the plate in front of her. "Jinghan made so many delicious dishes by herself. You have worked hard. Eat more."
Lin Jinghan had just picked up the spoon and hadn't had time to take a sip of porridge when the housekeeper came over and reported:
"Your Highness, Princess, Doctor Ran has returned and is now at the door."
Lin Jinghan already had a plan in mind. She put down her spoon and instructed the housekeeper, "After Doctor Ran has finished cleaning up, please invite him to my place for dinner." She also instructed the maid to ask the kitchen to add more dishes.
"Your son is back. Why don't you leave some of these delicious food for him instead of snatching it from me?" Xiang Yuanqing sneered at Ran Chenghong's behavior of snatching food from him.
Lin Jinghan covered her lips and chuckled, "Today's Lotus Feast was specially prepared for you two seniors, so please enjoy as much as you can. As for Doctor Ran, I will slowly make these delicious dishes for him in the future."
Ran Chenghong's hands moved faster, and soon he piled his plates into a small mountain, pushing them to the side where the bowls and chopsticks had just been placed. He took the empty plates and started picking up food again, saying to Xiang Yuanqing in a neutral tone:
"You know there are still people who haven't come to the table yet, so why are you so shameless to snatch food from me?"
Lin Jinghan couldn't help but hold her forehead: The behavior of these two seniors is too childish.
Soon, Doctor Ran came over, looking dusty and exhausted. It seemed that he didn't bother to clean up and just came over directly. When he saw his father, he shouted "Dad, Dad" from a distance, ran over quickly, and threw himself into Ran Chenghong's arms.
"You've grown a lot taller, little brat!" Ran Chenghong happily hugged Ran Zizhen. "You haven't eaten yet after all this journey, right? Are you hungry? Come on, Daddy has already prepared some food for you, hurry up and eat!"
As she spoke, she pushed Ran Zizhen to his seat and pushed the dish he had picked up towards him, smiling very kindly, "Princess Jingnan was very creative and prepared this table of delicious food. We must not let her down. Eat more!"
Ran Zizhen secretly looked at Lin Jinghan, his eyes filled with doubt and entanglement: He didn't want to lie to his father, but his master said that he couldn't tell anyone about their relationship...
Lin Jinghan smiled and nodded, her eyes full of encouragement.
No need to worry anymore, Ran Zizhen was very happy and excitedly grabbed Ran Chenghong's hand.
"Dad, I have good news for you. I've found a new master, and he's amazing!"
"Master?" The smile on Ran Chenghong's face gradually froze: he was watching his son so closely, yet he secretly found a master, and Ran Chenghong was completely unaware of it! "Who is it? Tell me."
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