If it weren't for the Eighth Prince's astute intervention, informing the Emperor to allow the Third Prince's son to return home, and the Fifteenth Prince keeping Delin as the young prince's tutor, the generals guarding the frontiers would likely have been worried about the families of those in the capital. The Eighth Prince's actions further enraged the Emperor. Yongyan's arrogance had grown so high that he had reached the point of bullying his elder brother and interfering in the affairs of other families.
When Steward Luo told Yan Ning all this, she was astonished. She had thought that her slip of the tongue would only bring disaster upon both families. Little did she know that everything was intertwined. And since Yong Yan had to bear this alone, the Emperor would have to ignore him for a while because of A Gui and the generals' feelings.
Thinking of this, Yan Ning also felt guilty towards Yong Yan, as all these complicated matters were caused by her careless words.
The crystal curtain by the warm couch still shimmered, letting through the lush green leaves outside the window, which soothed Yan Ning considerably. She ordered the garland of flowers hanging outside to be taken down and repositioned beside the crystal curtain in the inner room, fearing the scorching sun would damage it.
Yan Ning sat blankly on the warm couch, watching Fukang'an go to such lengths for her. He had only been gone for a little over ten days, but it felt like more than ten years to her.
When Juxiang brought up the bird's nest, she also brought a jade dish of honey. Yan Ning couldn't help but glance at Juxiang again. In the past, Zhuxiang had always been the one who thought of everything. She had forgotten that Meilan, Zhuju, and Juxiang were trained by the old lady to be Fukang'an's concubines, so naturally they were more clever than the other maids.
She's been craving sweets lately, so Chef Liu added a lot of sugar to the bird's nest, but she still felt the taste was a bit bland. Chef Liu said that adding too much sugar would diminish the value of the bird's nest, so Juxiang brought her honey every time to flavor it so she could enjoy it.
Today, however, Yan Ning immediately recognized the bird's nest as being made by Chef Wu. It wasn't that she had a discerning palate, but rather that this bird's nest had the light and delicate flavor that Chef Wu used to love when he was in charge of cooking.
She couldn't help but recall the "Moon Goddess" that Chef Wu's fellow villager had mentioned a few months ago.
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