As soon as I returned to the East Palace, the rain poured down.

The sky was gloomy, and even the palace was much darker. Before Shenzheng, candles were lit in the hall.

Pei Yan returned to his Zixiao Palace, and Tao Ti lay on the couch like a salted fish.

There was a crackling sound of rain hitting the window frame in her ears. Her mouth was filled with osmanthus chestnut cake, which slightly cushioned. Her mouth kept using a plate of sugar to steamed crispy cheese. She ate it straight and had a sweet milky aroma in her mouth.

Seeing the Crown Princess's appearance so edible, Linglong couldn't help but think: Didn't the Yongwei Hou Mansion arrange a table? Why did the Crown Princess starve like this?

After hesitating for a moment, she respectfully asked for instructions, "Crown Princess, are the dinner still arranged as usual?"

Tao Ti said "um", thought for a while, and added, "You make the kitchen a little heavier, I don't have to eat that light one."

Linglong was stunned for a moment, then bent down and replied, "Yes."

About an hour later, the sky outside became dark. Exquisite palace lanterns hung on the corridor, and Pei Yanhe arrived at Yaoguang Hall before and after dinner.

The prince came, so the dinner tonight was still light, but with Taoti's instructions, there was a dish of braised duck wings with a rich sauce on the table.

The thick sauce evenly wrapped around duck wings with fine bones and fleshy flesh. The surface was covered with tender green chopped green onions and coriander. Under the warm yellow candlelight, it exuded an attractive luster and a fragrance filled with fragrance.

Taoti picked up a piece and put it into her mouth. After siping it, the duck meat melted on the tip of her tongue, and even the bones were stewed so crispy and tasty. The mellow sauce had a slight sweetness, which made the duck meat more tender and delicious.

Although it was not the spicy dish she expected, this dish was very delicious. She ate two big bowls of braised duck wings with this sauce.

Seeing that she was eating so happily, Pei Yan couldn't help asking, "Is this dish so delicious?"

Taoti wiped the corner of her mouth with a veil and said, "It's actually not difficult to make duck wings with sauce, but it's more challenging to make it. It's already very good to make it like this."

Pei Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, "It's pretty good? Have you ever eaten somewhere else and tasted better than this?"

When it comes to eating, Taoti was full of energy and her eyes were shiny. "What I made was better than this."

Pei Yan was slightly stunned, "You... can cook?"

Tao Ti blinked his black eyes, and a little pride was on her fair face, "Yes, I'll make it for you to taste if I have the chance."

Hearing this, the palace people serving in the palace were a little disdainful: the kitchens of the East Palace were all imperial chefs carefully selected by the emperor. It would be amazing for the noble ladies of aristocratic families who were not touching the water of the whole family to make a few pastries. She was so good that she could come and talk about it. She dared to compare with the imperial chef with shameless words?

Why can't she go to heaven if she can do this?

After dinner, Pei Yan held a book on the table and read it. Tao Ti didn't bother him. She held the script and leaned against the couch to read it.

The spring rain outside the window and the candlelight in the house illuminates the tranquility and peace of this room.

Until it became late at night, Fu Xirui came in with the medicine as usual.

Tao Tiben looked at the densely packed traditional Chinese characters and was a little drowsy. As soon as he smelled the bitter smell of medicine, he immediately got up from the couch - he was about to take medicine.

Pei Yan raised his head and drank the medicine. He was about to put down the medicine bowl when he saw the little girl standing in front of him with a box in front of him.

"Are you finished drinking?" Tao Ti opened the box in her hand, took out a piece of honey kumquat from it, and handed it straight to his mouth, "Come on, open your mouth."

The feeding action surprised the palace people, and Fu Xirui hurriedly said, "Crown Princess..."

Before he could say the following words, he saw the prince glance at the candied fruit lightly, and then opened his mouth in cooperation.

Palace people, "!!!"

"You have to chew it and let the sweet and sour taste come out before you can suppress the bitterness of the medicine." Taoti looked at him and said with a carefree look, "How is it? It shouldn't be that bitter after eating candied fruit, right?"

Pei Yan slowly swallowed the honey kumquat and smiled, "Well, it won't be bitter."

"That's good." Taoti's eyebrows and eyes also stretched out, putting the candied fruit box on the table, suggesting, "In addition to honey kumquats, there are also carved ginger, apple jelly, and apricot jelly... Do you want to try something else?"

"No need, just one piece."

Tao Ti looked at him in surprise, her black eyes turned and asked, "Your Highness doesn't like sweet food?"

Pei Yan said in a gentle voice, "It's not bad, but this candied fruit is a bit sweet to Gu."

Too sweet? Taoti lowered her eyes and looked at the candied fruit box divided into four grids, reached out to grab a honey kumquat and put it in her mouth.

After siping, she couldn't help frowning. Is the candy in the honey fried rice no money? This thing is so sweet that it can taste the sweetness and sourness of kumquats?

Then she tried a few other things, all of which were a bit too sweet.

Tao Ti had a small face tense and nodded in a cowardly manner, "It's a bit sweet."

Seeing her like this, Pei Yan comforted softly, "You specially prepared candied fruit for me, I am very grateful for this kind of heart..."

"It's just a small matter. I promise you how to prepare it, and I won't break my promise." Taoti smiled and reached out to cover the candied box. "Don't eat it anymore. Eating it too sweet at night can easily cause tooth decay."

Taking advantage of Pei Yan's washing stall, Tao Ti asked the palace servants who served in the hall to taste the candied fruit. They all thought it tasted good and not sweet.

Hearing these answers, Tao Ti took a box of candied fruit to the palace servants, thinking: Maybe the people of Dayuanchao are more sweet, so the candied fruits in the palace are also made into popular flavors?

As of now, Pei Yan's taste is quite similar to that of him. Well, she has to find a way to get some not-so-sweet candied fruits to give him medicine.

****

Perhaps it was because I was tired when I went back to my parents' house yesterday, and Tao Ti overslept the next day.

When she saw the bright sunlight outside the window, she asked Linglong nervously with her messy hair, "When is it now? Where is the prince, when did he leave? I got up so late, did you miss paying respects to the queen?"

Ahhhh what to do, lazy and misleading!

Linglong was stunned by her question of the continuous cannons, and was stunned for a moment, then said, "Go back to the Crown Princess, it's almost noon now. Your Highness got up right now. Seeing that you are still asleep, he specifically told me not to disturb you. Your Highness also said, the Crown Princess only needs to pay tribute to the Empress on the first day of the 1st and 15th day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the 1st day of the

“!!!”

Tao Ti's eyes lit up. Is there such a good thing?

After thinking about it, I can understand it. After all, Empress Zhou is not the prince's biological mother, so she probably wouldn't be happy to see herself swaying in front of her. Moreover, she married into the Eastern Palace, and her main purpose is to take care of the prince, not to serve her mother-in-law.

Tsk, the emperor is a darling madman, but he has gained some benefits.

Taoti was in a good mood when she thought she could sleep happily in the future.

After washing up, the Dianchen Bureau also delivered lunch.

While serving the dishes, Linglong explained, "Your Highness's lunch is usually used with the Grand Tutor and the others."

"Well, I understand." Taoti responded, staring at the dishes on the table, and a question mark slowly ejaculated in her heart.

What sauce chicken meatballs, sauce roasted pork ribs, sauce roasted fish fillets, sauce roasted eggplant...

Most of them are sauce-baked dishes.

Maybe the kitchen saw that she liked the dish braised duck wings very much, so the dishes for lunch today were changed to this?

Tao Ti, “…”

Just... I don't know what to say.

Seeing that she had not moved her chopsticks for a long time, the eunuch from the Dianchen Bureau asked carefully, "Crown Princess, but this dish is not suitable for your taste?"

Tao Ti came to her senses and looked at the eunuch, "Does there be chili peppers in the East Palace's kitchen, or some spicy seasoning?"

"Spicy?" the eunuch was stunned and thought for a moment and replied, "Bornelius, pepper, sea pepper, pepper, pepper, millet pepper, and horn pepper are all..."

All?!

Taoti's eyes lit up, ahhhhhh, her hot pot, spicy hot and sour noodles, chopped pepper fish head, boiled meat slices, spicy fried rice noodles, spicy chicken, spicy duck neck... all hope!

She immediately stood up and said excitedly, "Linglong, accompany me to the kitchen."

Seeing that his master was going to the kitchen and asked Linglong to follow him, Zishuang, who was also serving him, was a little anxious. She didn't know what happened to his master. After a wedding night, she inexplicably became much distant from herself. This would not work!

Zi Shuang's eyes rolled around and said hurriedly, "Master, the kitchen smoke is heavy, you are precious in gold and jade, what are you going to do? If you have any instructions, please ask Yuan Jianzheng from the Dianchang Bureau to come over."

Taoti glanced at her, "I didn't have any instructions, I just wanted to go to the kitchen to see it."

Zi Shuang choked and wanted to speak, but Tao Ti had already taken Linglong out.

Zi Shuang bit her lip hatefully, and didn't know how Linglong's little hoof flattered her in front of her master, so that she could make her respect her so much! It was so annoying!

****

The Eastern Palace said that it was big and that it was small. Soon, the story of the Crown Princess going to the kitchen spread.

"Have you heard that the Crown Princess thought the food delivered to the kitchen tasted badly, so she got angry on the spot. She threw her chopsticks and even went to the kitchen to make trouble... Now the kitchen is in trouble."

"No way? She is not satisfied with the food made by the Royal Chef?"

"Who knows... Anyway, I have heard that this Crown Princess is not a good person. Before she got married, she cried, made a fuss and hanged her. She refused to marry into our East Palace. She has only been married for a few days and has not stopped!"

Rumors spread like wildfire, and even multiple versions were leaked, such as the Crown Princess overturning the table, the Crown Princess slapped the eunuch who delivered the meal, and the Crown Princess said he wanted to replace the chef in the kitchen... He said that he had a nose and eyes.

When this was heard by Pei Yan, it turned into a fury of the princess to smash the kitchen.

Pei Yan, “…”

The chatterbox Zhan Ping was still muttering in Balabala, "Your Highness, you really have to take care of the princess! Whoever ate the food in the East Palace kitchen will say good, she is so picky! She smashed the kitchen today, wouldn't she lift the roof of the East Palace tomorrow?!"

Pei Yan looked at him calmly, "Where did you hear these words?"

"When my subordinates first came over, all the palace ladies I met along the way were talking about this."

Pei Yan pursed his lips slightly and called the eunuch Fu Xirui in again, "Where is the Crown Princess now?"

Fu Xirui hesitated for a moment, lowered his eyes and replied, "The Crown Princess... seems to be in the kitchen."

Zhan Ping shrugged his shoulders and showed Pei Yan the expression "Look, I didn't lie to you."

Pei Yan coughed twice.

Zhan Ping was startled, "Oh, your highness, don't be angry about such a woman."

Pei Yan didn't say anything. In a moment, he stood up and walked out of the study.

"Your Highness, where are you going?" Zhan Ping said, and couldn't help but pat his head. Hey, where else can he go? It must be to settle the score with the Crown Princess!

Thinking of this, he quickly followed and shouted, "Your Highness, wait for your subordinates, let me go with you."

This fun is not to be missed!
Chapter completed!