Yu Shizhen and Yu Shili accompanied Gu You for a walk in the garden of the Yu Mansion. Gu You was talking nonsense the whole time, and from time to time he turned the topic around to Yu Rou. He learned a lot about Yu Rou from them.
As the sky gradually darkened, Gu You still showed no sign of leaving. When it was time for dinner, Yu Shizhen politely asked if he wanted to stay for dinner. He had originally intended to hint that it was getting late, but as soon as he said that, Gu You smiled and said, "I've enjoyed talking to you two today, and it's hard to refuse your kindness, so I'll stay for dinner."
The two young masters of the Yu family looked at each other, unable to understand what the prince wanted to do.
Gu You was a distinguished guest and he wanted to stay for dinner. His peers in the family were supposed to accompany him, but Wang Shi didn't want Yu Rou and Gu You to meet. She found an excuse that Yu Rou was not fully recovered and was still resting in her room, so she asked her not to come. She also specifically told Yu Rou to stay in her yard and not to come out.
Gu You came to the Yu family with the intention of seeing Yu Rou, but after all the trouble, he still couldn't see her.
At dinner, Gu You took a few bites and asked to leave.
Wang breathed a sigh of relief and asked Yu Shizhen and Yu Shili to see him to the door.
At this time, Yu Rou was having dinner in her room, feeling very comfortable.
Wang sent someone to tell her that she didn't need to go, so she ordered the cook in the small kitchen to prepare many of her favorite dishes. Because she always felt weak after being poisoned and had to take medicine every day, she would not compromise on food and drink. The table was full of delicious food, including five meat dishes, two soups, and a beet.
The meat dishes are white kidneys with wine and vinegar, quail fried with bamboo shoots and three fresh vegetables, fried pigeons, lake fish paste, West Lake vinegar fish... The beet is snow-frozen almond tofu, and the soups include Changchun soup and straw mushroom egg drop soup, served with a few pickles, white rice and white porridge.
Every dish is fresh, tender, smooth, crispy, fragrant, and has great color and taste, leaving a lingering aftertaste.
Yu Rou only took a little bit of each dish and was already 80% full.
She was about to tell the maid to take the rest away when she heard the window slam shut.
Yu Rou frowned and asked Haitang to go and see what was going on.
There were only her and Haitang in the room. Yu Rou didn't like too many people serving her when she was eating. She always felt uncomfortable when being watched, so she usually left Haitang alone.
As soon as Haitang left, Yu Rou felt someone behind her. When she turned around, she met Gu You's half-smiling face.
"It's not easy to meet the wife of the Yu family." Gu You sat down opposite her without any restraint.
"Oh? Why does the prince want to see me?" Yu Rou was very calm.
"Do I need a reason to see you?" Gu You said in a light tone, staring at Yu Rou with an unfathomable look.
"But this is a women's boudoir. It would be inappropriate for the prince to come uninvited." Yu Rou said seriously.
"What's wrong?" Gu You smiled lazily.
"I'm already engaged. If any bad rumors spread, I'm afraid it will damage the prince's reputation." Yu Rou looked outside the door and wondered why Haitang hadn't come back yet?
Gu You smiled. "My reputation? Haha, don't you know my reputation? What's there to damage?"
Yu Rou pretended not to understand and said, "I think it's better for the prince to keep his distance from me."
"What Madam Yu said really hurts my heart. I've sent you so many gifts these days, but why did you just return them without even opening them and taking a look?" Gu You raised his eyebrows.
"No merit, no reward. The prince's gift is too precious."
Gu You knew she would answer like this, so he didn't get angry. He shrugged his shoulders, picked up a pair of clean chopsticks on the table, and unceremoniously picked up a piece of fish and put it into his mouth. "You eat quite a lot by yourself."
"I've had a good appetite lately."
Gu You was a little surprised, then burst into laughter, "Didn't Madam say you were not feeling well and were resting in your room? It turns out you were feasting."
Yu Rou pursed her lips and said, "It's true that I'm feeling unwell, but my appetite isn't affected."
Gu You took a bite of the fish and praised, "The dishes here are very much to my liking, especially the fish. It's fragrant, tender, fresh, smooth and delicious. I like it very much."
When Gu You said this, his eyes were always looking at her, and his dark pupils made Yu Rou feel uncomfortable.
"The chef in the prince's mansion should cook better than the chef here." Yu Rou looked away and said lightly.
"No, it's the fish here that I like."
When he said fish meat, he deliberately emphasized the tone. Yu Rou's face changed, but she still pretended not to understand.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Gu You laughed even more wantonly.
"Prince, would you like some rice?" Yu Rou wanted to see where Haitang had gone. She hadn't come back for a long time, so she guessed it was Gu You's doing.
"No need." Gu You said with a smile.
Yu Rou reluctantly put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hand, "I'm done eating, please enjoy your meal, my lord."
"You don't even want to eat with me?" Gu You showed a sad look, and when he frowned, it really made people feel sorry for him.
Yu Rou looked at him awkwardly.
Gu You said, "Your maid is outside the door, but she can't move for the time being. If you stay with me until you finish eating, I will unblock her acupuncture points. Is that okay with you?"
Yu Rou looked at him without saying anything.
Gu You sighed, "Well, my beauty is of no use to you. I'm so sad, so sad that I can't eat."
"Prince, don't be like this."
"Did you recognize me at the tea party a few days ago?"
Yu Rou nodded, "Well, I can still recognize what the prince is saying."
Gu You smiled brightly, "I knew you could recognize me. How is it? My tea art is pretty good, isn't it?"
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