To eat delicious food, Long YiXuan not only changed how he addressed others to reduce the distance but also planned to hang around and not leave.
Luo Jingyao reminded him with a grin, "Fifth Prince, the academy rules state that all teachers and students must eat in the academy dining hall, and no one can be an exception. Moreover, Mengchen only cooks for family members, and even if guests come, she only cooks occasionally. Since the Fifth Prince is not Mengchen’s family, it is naturally impossible for you to eat her cooking every day."
"The key point is," Situ Wenzheng chimed in, "the Emperor will definitely not agree to the Fifth Prince attending classes here."
The Dong Chu royal family’s ancestral teachings forbade princes from entering the Imperial Court before the age of fifteen, to prevent them from forming factions and private dealings too early, which could endanger the state.
Of course, Prince Chen was an exception.
After all, Dong Chu was facing a coalition of over a million troops from three countries at that time, and many generals had already died in battle, so the Emperor made an exception and ordered Prince Chen to lead the army.
As Long YiXuan was not yet thirteen years old, he was still studying at the Chujing Academy.
"Even if I can’t eat Mengchen’s cooking every day, at least I can during holidays," Long YiXuan spoke with a glint in his dark, bright eyes as they swung between Long Xuanmo and Yang Mengchen, "As for the Emperor, Old Hai serves as the dean here, and the Emperor would surely not oppose it once he knows."
He believed that sooner or later, he would get to call her "Third Imperial Sister-in-Law", and then they would indeed be family. The future Third Imperial Sister-in-Law was smart and capable, and could make so many delicious things; he liked her a lot.
The clever ones smiled without a word, while those who hadn’t caught on thought it made sense.
The Yang family did not want to interact with the royal family at all. Hearing Long YiXuan’s words, everyone was angry but didn’t dare to express it.
Long Xuanmo’s normally cold and charming demeanor softened with a trace of warmth, and his lips curved into a small smile, clearly in a good mood.
The gaze was too intense for Yang Mengchen not to notice, being no block of wood, yet she forcefully ignored the slight palpitation in her heart and naturally made her way to her seat to sit down.
After lunch, elders such as Old Hai went to take a nap, while members of the Yang family busied themselves with their respective tasks.
Yang Mengchen was about to head to the medicine room to prepare pills for the Eldest Princess, when Luo Jingrui timely called out to her and handed her two brocade boxes.
"These are gifts from Jingfan and me, do you like them?"
"Thank you, both brothers. Whatever you give, I’ll like it," Yang Mengchen replied as she took the brocade boxes and opened them. Inside were various rare and precious items: "You two brothers shouldn’t go around looking for gifts for me anymore. My storage room is almost full."
Grandma Luo and Aunty Luo would buy good items on sight and send them to her without allowing any refusal. Big Brother Luo and Second Brother Luo also sent boxes of items every month. Plus, the occasional gifts from Long Xuanmo and others meant that her small storeroom was indeed overflowing.
"As long as you like it," Luo Jingrui said earnestly. Having finally found a sister to their liking, the three Luo brothers would send her all the best things if they could.
Closing the box, Yang Mengchen handed the brocade boxes to Hai Tang: "I’ve not yet congratulated Big Brother Luo on his appointment as the Princely Heir. Now that I’m the sister of the Duke Anguo Mansion’s Heir, no one will dare to bully me." When the Emperor conferred Uncle Luo as Duke of Anguo, he also appointed Big Brother Luo as the Princely Heir at the same time.
"Even if I weren’t the Heir, no one would dare bully you!" Luo Jingrui stated emphatically.
Mengchen was the darling of the whole family. Should anyone dare to bully her, their family would not let it slide lightly, regardless of the cost.
Their Luo family had been a distinguished family in medicine for hundreds of years. From the Founding Ancestor to their generation, even though they had made substantial contributions to the Imperial Court, they had never sought titles of nobility and always stood proudly apart, never to be underestimated. The Luo family truly didn’t care about any titles.
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