The Huai River is so far from the capital, how did her fame spread all the way here?
Looking at Miss Li's enthusiastic face, Yuan Yao really couldn't bear to dampen her enthusiasm.
Yuan Yao asked obediently, "What funny or embarrassing things happened?"
Miss Li covered her mouth and laughed, "The interesting thing is that the princess opened a dessert shop at a very young age, and the business is booming."
The embarrassing thing is that I heard the princess entered the Imperial Academy before she was even weaned…
"Huh?" Yuan Yao's eyes widened.
Is her gossip really that widespread?
"Pearl! Shut up!"
Li Tingfeng broke out in a cold sweat and stopped his daughter from speaking.
Li Zhenzhu was startled and looked completely bewildered: "Father..."
Li Tingfeng glared at her, then said to the Ninth Prince, "Your Highness, this young lady is impetuous and had no intention of offending the Princess..."
Madam Li also scolded, "Pearl, you've gone too far! Quickly apologize to the princess."
Li Zhenzhu's eyes were red, and she was almost crying.
She clutched her handkerchief and said, "Princess, I'm sorry. I just thought you were so cute and liked you so much that I was impolite."
As she spoke, she choked up.
Seeing this, Yuan Yao couldn't help but chuckle.
Actually, she had already figured it out.
The prefect's daughter is cheerful and carefree; I didn't really mean to embarrass her.
Wouldn't it be great if you were more outgoing?
This isn't the capital city, there's no need to be so formal.
Yuan Yao looked at Li Zhenzhu and said in a sweet voice, "I do own a dessert shop in the capital."
"If Miss Pearl ever has time to visit the capital in the future, Yao'er will treat you to desserts."
"Really?" Li Zhenzhu asked excitedly.
“Of course it’s true,” Yuan Yao said with a smile.
Li Zhenzhu burst into laughter through her tears, overjoyed: "When I have the chance, I must go to the capital!"
Beside them, the prefect's son, who had been keeping quiet all along, spoke up enviously, "Princess... can I go too?"
“Anything is fine!” Yuan Yao said with a smile.
Having finished the greetings, the Ninth Prince spoke coldly: "Little Yao'er must be tired from the journey. Please come to the manor first, have breakfast, and get some rest."
Madam Li hurriedly replied, "The hot water was prepared this morning and sent to the Thousand-Year-Old's Courtyard."
The Ninth Prince nodded and carried Yuan Yao into the Li residence.
The Li residence occupies a considerable area.
The Ninth Prince has his own courtyard.
Upon entering the courtyard, Yuan Yao suddenly remembered that she had brought quite a few people with her.
She couldn't help but ask, "Father, what about the people Yao'er brought?"
The Ninth Prince stroked her little face: "You're already here, why are you still worried about these things? With your father here, how could I possibly mistreat you?"
Mistreated?
That's not the case.
Yuan Yao said earnestly, "Father, I promised those bandits that when they come to Huai River to provide disaster relief, I will provide them with food and lodging."
Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince couldn't help but smile: "You're quite clever to lure a bunch of bandits here for disaster relief by providing food and lodging."
Yuan Yao shrank back, her eyes sparkling: "Actually, Yao'er also threatened them, otherwise, they wouldn't have been so obedient..."
"Little rascal."
The old man's slender fingers lightly flicked her forehead.
Yuan Yao buried her head in his arms and cried out, "Daddy, it hurts!"
pain?
Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince pinched her chin and said, "Turn around and let me see where it hurts."
Yuan Yao looked up and said seriously, "Father will feel sorry for you."
"You..." The Ninth Prince was surprised and then chuckled.
Where did you learn these phrases?
Soon, Danqing knocked on the door: "Your Majesty, this servant will carry the princess to take a bath."
I've been so busy traveling that I haven't had a proper shower in days!
Yuan Yao was carried by Danqing to a side room.
A large bucket of hot water is steaming.
Yuan Yao not only took a bath, but also washed her hair.
After taking a nice shower, she changed into clean clothes and returned to her room feeling refreshed.
The Ninth Prince also washed up and changed into a dark red outer robe.
Breakfast was laid out on the table.
Yuan Yao only glanced at it before feeling sorry for her father.
A bowl of plain porridge, accompanied by several side dishes...
This breakfast is not even as good as the breakfast served to the palace servants of Qianhua Palace!
How exquisite must the food have been for the former emperors?
A single breakfast can have at least a dozen dishes!
To please him, I prepared several kinds of porridge...
Yuan Yao walked to the dining table: "Father, is this all you eat while you're in Huai River?"
"What's wrong?" The Ninth Prince raised an eyebrow.
Yuan Yao said with heartache, "It's too plain."
white?
The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "I think that rice from the Huai River, when cooked into porridge, has a unique flavor."
Lies!
Yuan Yao glanced at the side dishes.
A dish of pickled vegetables, a dish of stir-fried bok choy, and a dish of something resembling shredded radish in a cold salad...
There's no meat at all!
Fortunately, she brought a lot of dried meat!
With her short legs, Yuan Yao sat down on the chair and stared at the small bowl in front of her.
The bowl contained meat broth.
She drank meat soup, while her father drank plain porridge...
She felt increasingly sorry for her father!
The Ninth Prince took a sip of porridge and, seeing her furrowed brows, couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Doesn't it suit your taste?"
Yuan Yao shook her head.
"What's wrong?" The Ninth Prince's lips curled slightly: "Aren't you happy to see me?"
Yuan Yao pursed her lips and said softly, "Yao'er just feels that Father, such a delicate person, is coming here to suffer..."
Tuanzi is feeling sorry for him.
The Ninth Prince sighed.
He put down his spoon and said calmly, "I am not someone who cannot endure hardship."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao looked up in surprise.
The Ninth Prince continued, "I have been a man of fine clothes and spirited horses, and I have also been a man who was poorly clothed and starving."
During the most difficult days, we even ate tree bark and grass roots...
“Father…” Yuan Yao was speechless.
She simply couldn't imagine what the Ninth Prince looked like when he was at his lowest point.
It breaks my heart just thinking about it...
The Ninth Prince looked at her, his eyes warming slightly: "Little Yao'er, my past was not always as glamorous as you see it."
But now that you've come, I won't compromise myself.
Yuan Yao pursed her lips tightly: "Mmm..."
"good."
The Ninth Prince, from afar, patted her head and said, "After you've had breakfast, I'll stay and sleep with you for a while."
Upon learning of his son's arrival, he stayed up all night, guarding the city gates until midnight.
Now that the person has arrived, I can finally rest easy.
After breakfast, Yuan Yao was held by the Ninth Prince and slept soundly.
When I woke up, the sun was shining brightly.
She moved.
At this moment, a pair of large hands held her small shoulders and patted them gently twice to comfort her.
Yuan Yao opened her eyes.
The first thing you see is the profile of the Ninth Prince.
How could there be such an exquisitely beautiful face in the world?
Yuan Yao thought.
"woke up?"
The Ninth Prince turned his head and looked at the dumpling in his arms.
Yuan Yao blinked, then suddenly stretched out her little arms and hugged the Ninth Prince: "It's so good to be able to see Daddy when I wake up!"
She took a deep breath.
My nostrils were filled with the cool fragrance of my father.
The smell makes me feel so at ease!
Looking at Yuan Yao's fluffy head, the Ninth Prince said indulgently, "Sleep a little longer?"
"I'm not going to sleep." Yuan Yao shook her head: "Father, I came to Huai River to help you, not to hold you back!"
Upon hearing this, the smile on the Ninth Prince's face faded: "This afternoon, I'm going to the epidemic area. Are you still going?"
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