The six boiled eggs were meant to be one for each of the six of them, as was customary. Of the two eggs she held, one was for herself, and the other was one she had secretly asked her fifth sister, Yuheng.
At the time, I was thinking that if I only gave the prince consort one, it would be a bit embarrassing and make her seem stingy.
Upon seeing the prince consort, and noticing the princess, their two sons, and a daughter, how could they possibly give her the gift? So, they could only wait for an opportunity to give it to her separately.
"Little Yaoguang, tell me, why did you give me this?" Yu Rui asked curiously after taking the two small bird eggs.
"What else could it be for? I accidentally fell from the tree, and you caught me, Prince Consort. That's a life-saving grace, so of course I have to repay you."
However, since you are the prince consort and have no shortage of money, I will use this. Although it is not valuable, it is my token of appreciation.
My mother said that one should repay kindness and avenge wrongs. The value of repaying kindness is not in the price, but in the sincerity of the heart. Yao Guang looked at the prince consort very seriously and said.
Yu Rui had never seen or heard of anyone repaying a debt of gratitude with two bird eggs, but now he was experiencing it firsthand.
It sounded like a very interesting thing, but looking at the little girl's serious expression and tone, and her clear eyes, Yu Rui didn't find it funny.
“You’re young, but your kung fu seems pretty good. Actually, even if I hadn’t picked you up earlier, you probably would have been fine, right?” Yu Rui said with a smile.
Although he didn't practice martial arts, he had seen it; several of his attendants were quite skilled in kung fu.
The fact that this little girl was so agile and easily climbed the wall earlier is enough to show that she knows martial arts.
“Your Highness, that is true, but it’s not necessarily true. My fall from the tree was an unexpected event. In that situation, I couldn’t be sure if I could react in time before landing and take any action. Even if I reacted quickly and didn’t hurt myself, the bird eggs would definitely be lost.”
"Anyway, Your Highness, by taking me in, you saved me, that's a fact," Yao Guang added.
The prince consort's smile grew wider as he listened, and he reached out and gently took the two bird eggs, not wanting to see the little girl disappointed.
I had planned to take the bird egg and then put it away after the little girl turned to leave. I would eat it when I returned to the courtyard after the banquet. It couldn't be kept as a decoration for long, so I couldn't throw it away. After all, it was a child's sincere gift.
"My lord, hurry up and eat!" Yao Guang turned her head and glanced towards the dining hall, urging him somewhat anxiously.
She couldn't let her older brothers see her feeding the prince consort bird eggs; if they did, they would definitely nag and scold her.
She knew, of course, that it was inappropriate for her to give bird eggs to this prince consort, but for some reason, she just wanted to.
If her brother and the others hadn't seen her carrying the nest of bird eggs back home, she would have secretly cooked them all and given them to the prince consort.
Although she doesn't know much about cooking, she's known how to boil quail eggs for a long time—she learned it by watching!
"Huh? Are we eating now?" Yu Rui blurted out.
"Yes, this stuff tastes good even when it's cold, and it's completely cold now anyway. The main thing is, when my second brother cooked it, he cracked the shells right after it was cooked so that the eggs would absorb the flavor quickly. So, where are you going to put it if you're not going to eat it?"
This brocade pouch was specially made for me by Sister Feiyan; it's specifically for holding food.
That thing around your waist, you can't put it there, right?
"Besides, if you don't eat it now, what if the princess and your three children see it? How will they divide it? Right?" Yao Guang became even more anxious. She really didn't know why, but she just wanted to see her husband eat it with her own eyes, otherwise she felt uneasy...
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