"I see."
After a while, Xiaolian brought in porridge, and it was all kinds of porridge.
"Wow, did you just move all the states from my talisman over here?"
"The princess has just woken up, so it's understandable that she doesn't have a good appetite. She should try a little bit of everything; if her appetite improves, it would be a good thing if she drank it all."
"Princess, please try this. This is your favorite purple sweet potato and purple rice porridge, this is oatmeal and red date porridge, and this is pumpkin and millet porridge. They all have sugar in them. Please drink them while they're hot."
"Okay." Su Lixia agreed and picked up the spoon to drink.
The man smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad, you have a good appetite."
"Come on, eat as you go, and then hold out one hand so I can take your pulse."
Pay attention, and obediently offer him one hand.
After a while, the man said, "You're recovering quite well. You should rest in the house for the next couple of days and not go anywhere."
“Okay.” Su Lixia nodded.
"So, can I eat something else tomorrow?" Su Lixia asked him, looking up at him.
"uh-huh."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Lixia immediately put down her spoon.
"Hey, why aren't you eating?"
"I'm saving room for a late-night snack."
"Late-night snack?" The man narrowed his eyes, as if he had noticed something.
Su Lixia nodded: "Eating it late at night would be considered a midnight snack."
"I see, that sounds pretty fun."
"Then we can go together."
The man shook his head: "No thanks, I need to go to bed early."
"Alright, alright, everyone, let's not disturb the princess any longer. Let her rest properly. Let's move to the side hall for our meal."
"Okay." So the three of them got up.
Before leaving, Yi Zexuan glanced at Su Lixia and said, "Stop thinking about having a midnight snack. Just drink some porridge and I'll take you out for a nice meal tomorrow at noon."
Upon hearing this, Su Lixia was taken aback.
Did you hear me?
Su Lixia nodded and hummed in agreement.
"Alright, alright, look how scared you've frightened him." The man pulled Yi Zexuan and walked out.
Xiao Lian asked, "Princess, are you still going to eat these?"
"Eat up, they've already asked for it." With that, Su Lixia continued eating. Although there were many kinds of porridge, it was still too uncomfortable to drink.
The three of them sat together in the main hall eating. Lin Ziwen said, "Originally, we were going to take this opportunity to investigate the Empress Dowager's affairs, but it seems that we've been delayed again."
"I left Yuan Ruo there to investigate."
"Oh? I was wondering why something seemed to be missing. Oh, it's because Yuan Ruo didn't come back with you."
Yi Zexuan rolled his eyes at him: "Don't be a Monday morning quarterback."
Lin Ziwen smiled awkwardly: "Well, I didn't."
"Alright, alright, enough with the useless talk." The man then asked, "By the way, what are you going to do with the person who plotted against you and the princess?"
"Pay back double."
Upon hearing this, the two gasped in shock.
"If you're going to be ruthless, Regent, by repaying double the debt, are you going to save her the first time and then make her suffer a second time?"
"On horseback, in the shadows, shooting arrows."
The man narrowed his eyes and translated, "Knowing that he is about to be shot by an arrow, but not knowing from which direction the person in the shadows will emerge, the fear in his heart is amplified."
“In that case, it can be considered an eye for an eye,” Lin Ziwen said.
"No, it's the opposite! That's ruthless, really ruthless."
"Let's not talk about that anymore. Come, let me toast you two."
So the three of them clinked glasses and started drinking.
Yuan Ruo wrote a letter and released the pigeons in the middle of the night.
The next day, Yi Zexuan kept his promise, had a carriage prepared, and set off with Su Lixia.
"Why don't you let Xiaolian come with me?"
"Our trip is too conspicuous, and it would be inconvenient to bring Xiaolian along. It's also best not to let anyone spot you, so you should wear your felt hat carefully later."
Su Lixia nodded obediently and said, "Okay then."
"What do you want to eat?" Yi Zexuan asked.
Su Lixia, however, said without any hesitation, "I want to eat hot pot, that kind of pot, and I also want roasted lamb skewers, crayfish, roast duck, fried chicken, shredded pork with sweet bean sauce, twice-cooked pork, braised pig's trotters, oh, and..."
Yi Zexuan stopped them, saying, "I haven't heard of many of the things you're talking about. Let's go eat hot pot. Is it alright to eat at a teahouse? It's safer there."
"OK."
"Since there are no grilled lamb skewers, let the teahouse owner grill some lamb chops for you."
Su Lixia clapped her hands happily, shaking her head and saying, "Okay, okay."
Yi Zexuan couldn't help but laugh when he saw her silly expression.
When the teahouse owner saw Yi Zexuan arrive, he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious, but he didn't ask any further questions.
"No guests are allowed to sit next to the private room today."
"yes."
Then Yi Zexuan instructed him to arrange food.
"That's not difficult, Your Highness, please go inside and wait a moment."
Yi Zexuan nodded and led Su Lixia upstairs.
Su Lixia asked疑惑地, "Why do you always come to the teahouse? Is the teahouse safe?"
"The teahouse is our own shop, and the owner is one of our own."
Upon hearing this, Su Lixia was surprised: "I didn't know you had such a business."
"To be precise, it belongs to Lin Ziwen; I only invested in a portion of it."
Su Lixia nodded and exclaimed, "It seems Ziwen is indeed quite suited for business. He's really impressive."
"It's just running a teahouse, what's so special about that?"
Su Lixia waved her hand: "This!"
Before Su Lixia could speak, the waiter knocked on the door, came in, and first served them a pot of tea and some snacks.
After the man left, Su Lixia continued, "You don't understand. To be able to run a good shop, especially one that's so successful, takes real skill."
"It's the shop owner's skill, I think it has nothing to do with Lin Ziwen."
Su Lixia shrugged: "No matter what, to have such a large business, one must have their own abilities."
"You seem to admire him a lot?"
"It's not so much admiration, it's just that I think it's amazing."
But Yi Zexuan asked, "Then what do you think is so special about me?"
"Ah...this..." Su Lixia hesitated. She couldn't very well say that he was a war god, could she? That was so long ago.
"You've managed to find someone to help me interpret this, that's really impressive."
"Oh."
"Furthermore, you are different from Lin Ziwen. He is very good at business, but you are good at everything else."
Yi Zexuan crossed his arms in front of him: "Then tell me more specifically."
"Ah...this..." I don't know why, but I just can't put my finger on his good points.
Fortunately, the shopkeeper knocked on the door at that moment.
"Your Highness, this is the pot. The roasted lamb chops are right behind us and should be here soon."
"good."
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