"Call the cook in." Yi Zexuan sat down at the round table.
A moment later, the cook came in, head down and cowering.
"What did you feed the young lady tonight?"
"Miss doesn't want much for dinner, just a bowl of pork rib soup and a small bowl of eight-treasure rice, plus some side dishes."
Are all the ingredients fresh?
The cook immediately raised his hand in a gesture of swearing and said, "This servant dares to swear on his own head that everything is absolutely fresh."
Yi Zexuan hummed in agreement and said, "I understand, you may leave."
"Yes." The cook walked away slowly.
He stepped outside, took a deep breath, and exclaimed, "That scared me to death!"
"Hey, you didn't do anything, why are you so scared!" Uncle Li couldn't help but laugh at him when he saw this.
The cook rolled his eyes at him and said, "Try it on yourself."
Uncle Li chuckled and said, "I've been by the Prince's side for so long, why would I be afraid of this?"
"Hmph." The cook rolled his eyes at him again, then left.
As soon as the cook left, Xue Yurou slowly sat up, looked at Yi Zexuan's retreating figure, and weakly called out, "Your Highness~"
Hearing the voice, Yi Zexuan turned his head, frowned, and asked, "Why are you up?"
"The cook was a bit loud just now, so I got up when I heard him."
"It was my oversight that led me to this point. He should be taken outside for questioning."
Xue Yurou shook her head and said, "It's alright. It's not time to sleep yet anyway. If I fall asleep now, I won't be able to sleep tonight."
"But did the prince just ask him some questions?"
Yi Zexuan hummed in agreement: "Your sudden loss of appetite must be related to your diet, so I called him over to ask you about it."
Hearing this, Xue Yurou smiled helplessly and said, "It has nothing to do with him. I just ate some chilled fruit at the princess's place this afternoon. It tasted nice, so I ate a few more bites. I realized it was because I had never eaten it like that before and I wasn't used to it. That's why."
Yi Zexuan frowned: "Back in the palace, this princess loved cold food, so you're different from her. If you also like it, just have the servants refrigerate it for you and eat less of it."
Xue Yurou smiled slightly and said, "Yes, thank you, Your Highness."
"Then you should rest well. I still have some matters to attend to, so I'll head back first."
Xue Yurou hummed in agreement, then watched Yi Zexuan leave.
"Your Highness." Uncle Li greeted him as he came out.
"Have you been keeping an eye on the progress of the Princess's residence renovation?"
"I went to take a look yesterday, and the progress is a bit slow. I estimate it will take more than a month to finish the repairs."
Yi Zexuan hummed in agreement and said, "However, the progress is still too slow. You should go and keep an eye on it a few more times, fix it as soon as possible, and then help the princess move there. It's not good for her to always live in the palace."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Li paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes."
"You go and wait in the study. I'm going to the backyard."
"Yes." Then the two parted ways.
"His Highness has arrived. Please allow this old servant to announce his arrival." The old nanny happened to meet Yi Zexuan at the back gate.
Yi Zexuan raised his hand, indicating, "No need. How long would I have to wait for you to get there?"
The old woman lowered her head and didn't say anything more. She followed along, but Yi Zexuan walked fast, so she had to jog a few steps every now and then.
Then he walked to Su Lixia's room and shouted, "Princess! The Prince has arrived!"
Upon hearing the sound, the two people inside jumped, and Yi Zexuan glared at her, perhaps because she had startled him.
"Why are you here?" Su Lixia hadn't swallowed the whole orange yet, so her voice was muffled, and she even spat out some water...
Yi Zexuan gave her a disdainful look and said, "The princess's demeanor changes every day."
Su Lixia pounded her chest, choked by the orange juice again, and coughed twice before she recovered.
"Your Highness, could you please not show up so suddenly in the future? What if I'm not dressed in the room? Then I'll lose my innocence."
"Being seen by me doesn't mean you've lost your innocence. At worst, I'll just marry you into the palace sooner."
Upon hearing this, Su Lixia pouted, frowned, and glanced at him, saying, "Then forget it. I'd rather be alone for the rest of my life than marry you."
Yi Zexuan chuckled, picked up a piece of the chilled fruit from Su Lixia's plate, stuffed it into his mouth and ate it, then frowned and said, "Women should eat less of this kind of cold stuff. Don't you Central Plains people pay attention to these things?"
Su Lixia raised an eyebrow. People from the Central Plains might pay attention, but as a modern 90s generation, even if you're in terrible menstrual cramps, you'll still eat cold food (not to mention everything)!
"I only eat a little bit occasionally. For example, it's especially hot today, so eating a little bit makes me feel refreshed, doesn't it?"
Yi Zexuan nodded, picked up another one, and said, "This method is not bad. No one in the manor has ever done this before. Why don't we ask the princess's people to teach us?"
Upon hearing this, Su Lixia looked at him suspiciously, thinking to herself, "Could it be that the female lead likes to eat this, so she sent you to ask? Seriously! Why do you guys have to learn everything!"
He nodded helplessly and said, "Sure, the method is probably quite simple. If Your Highness wants to learn, just take the person away when we get back."
“Alright.” After saying that, Yi Zexuan took another fruit, tossed it into the air and caught it steadily, and said, “I’m taking this with me, and I’m taking the person with me too. Thank you, Princess.”
Seeing this, Su Lixia's lips twitched, and she gave him an awkward laugh. There was really no need for that…
At this time, Lin Ziwen did not know that Su Lixia had returned, so after parting ways with Yi Zexuan, he went to the restaurant to buy some delicious food and prepared to bring it back to Su Lixia.
"Young Master is back." The steward stepped forward to greet him.
Lin Ziwen smiled and asked the butler with a delighted expression, "Where is the princess? Did she urgently need to see me today?"
"They left after noon today; we couldn't stop them."
Upon hearing this, Lin Ziwen's smile gradually faded, and he asked in return, "Leaving so soon?"
The butler hummed in agreement: "It's clear that this princess enjoys having fun. I guess she's in a hurry to leave because there's not much to do at the manor."
Lin Ziwen hummed in agreement, then handed him the food he had bought, saying, "Take this away, I don't want to eat it."
Upon hearing this, the butler was taken aback: "This... young master, you haven't had dinner yet, have you?"
"Yes, but it doesn't matter, I don't have much of an appetite."
"Would you like some porridge, young master? I made some eight-treasure porridge tonight."
"
Lin Ziwen waved his hand and said, "I have some matters to attend to in my study. Please do not disturb me unless it is absolutely necessary."
"Yes." The butler agreed, but he was still very worried as he looked at Lin Ziwen's figure.
"Princess, have you noticed how curious the people here are about everything we have?"
Su Lixia shrugged and said, "It's normal. If I had never seen anything like this before, I would find it very strange too."
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