My Lady is well

In Changning Palace, the food table was filled with delicious dishes that made people salivate.

First-class fish maw, roasted lamb, sheepskin shreds, ginseng chicken soup, pine nut cake...

All the dishes are carefully cooked according to Jing Ruzhang's taste, and are delicious in color, aroma and taste.

Song Yuanyi glanced at the food table indifferently, her eyes were cold and there was no expression on her face.

She had her hair tied up in a high bun and was sitting quietly on a soft nanmu chair.

After taking the medicine, she drank a sip of tea to dilute the bitterness in her mouth.

Then she lowered her head to look at the newly made brocade embroidered qilin bellyband, and a smile slowly curved her lips.

Shuxin glanced outside the hall a few times.

"Why hasn't Your Highness come yet at this hour?"

"He will come."

The little palace maid came in and bowed: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince just went to Liufengxuan."

Song Yuanyi looked calm and said in a calm voice.

"understood."

Shu Xin looked slightly solemn, and felt indignant on behalf of the Crown Princess.

"This Concubine Shen is too ignorant of current affairs. She doesn't even know what day it is today."

Song Yuanyi wasn't very angry, she just snorted coldly.

"She is a smart person and would not do such a foolish thing. The food is cold, have someone take it down and heat it up."

Song Yuanyi was not worried that the prince would not come. She did not have much feelings for Jing Ruzhang, but she knew his character to some extent.

If a woman understands a man, she must have put in some thought, especially if the man is a man who does not show his emotions.

Song Yuanyi and Jing Ruzhang's marriage was arranged the year he was made crown prince.

The Song family spent a lot of effort in training her to be the Crown Princess. At the age of nine, she followed her mother Song and learned how to manage the harem.

Song's mother was extremely strict with her and demanded perfection in everything she did.

Her words and actions were personally guided by the personal nanny of the late Empress Dowager.

Someone told her this the year she was designated as the Crown Princess.

She married the prince, the future emperor.

These words were like a yoke, weighing heavily on her.

He will have many women in the future, and what she has to do is not to please the prince, but to become his irreplaceable virtuous wife.

Jealousy can blind people's hearts and make them short-sighted. She can't have that because she wants to be the mother of the country in the future.

She kept these wise words in mind, even so, she was just a sixteen-year-old girl, who was just beginning to fall in love.

But he was so handsome that the moment her red veil was lifted by the prince, the high wall built by her rationality collapsed instantly.

At that time, she had not yet seen Qingshan, but once she saw him, she was filled with satisfaction.

But Jing Ruzhang is better than her and can stick to his original intention.

Her tenderness could not win his true love, and he always treated her indifferently as before.

To put it nicely, they treat each other with respect, but in fact, they just don't talk much when they are together.

Jing Ruzhang didn't care about anything about her, but he also gave her enough dignity as the Crown Princess.

Whatever you do, you must follow the rules.

Song Yuanyi's deep love for him eventually faded after one woman after another entered the East Palace.

Only then did she truly realize that what her mother had said were all true words. It took her three years to regain her sanity, and perhaps even the prince did not notice her change.

The eunuch on duty outside the palace came in and reported: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."

Song Yuanyi folded the small bellyband in her hand and placed it on the small nanmu table, then stood up slowly.

She knew he would come and would not break the rules for anyone.

Seeing Jing Ruzhang coming, Song Yuanyi stepped forward and bowed deeply.

"I greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Jing Ruzhang said lightly.

A palace maid brought some water and he washed his hands.

"Where's Cheng'an? Have someone bring him here so I can take a look."

When mentioning Cheng'an, Song Yuanyi showed a deep smile on her face, and immediately told Shuxin to ask the wet nurse to bring Cheng'an over.

Little Cheng'an seldom saw him and was a little afraid of him, so he hid behind Song Yuanyi and only showed his big round eyes, which rolled back and forth on his body.

Song Yuanyi called him out in a gentle voice, and Jing Ruzhang simply and roughly walked forward and lifted him into his arms.

Little Cheng'an pouted, undecided for a moment whether to cry or not. Jing Ruzhang took a piece of pine nut cake and stuffed it into his mouth, blocking the little guy's mouth which was about to cry.

Jing Ruzhang asked Xiao Cheng'an to stay and have dinner together. When Song Yuanyi saw him coming from Liufengxuan, she thought for a moment and tried to test him.

"I heard that Sister Shen has been learning how to make lotus seed cakes recently. I remember that Your Highness used to love this dessert. I wonder how Sister Shen's cooking skills compare to our mother's?"

"How dare she compare herself to the Queen Mother? She is just making a fuss."

Song Yuanyi just curled her lips slightly and said.

"Sister Shen is really thoughtful and willing to cook for His Highness. Today, the Queen Mother gave you a few pieces of material from Nanchu as tribute. I will have someone send two pieces to Liufengxuan later."

Jing Ruzhang was silent for a moment, then thought about it.

"Need not."

......

Shen Yueyao felt a little regretful ever since she had used some tricks to lure Jing Ruzhang here last time and ended up having to re-copy her homework.

It was not a happy thing to be criticized by him for her ugly handwriting. Although she did not care, the leader had already pointed out her shortcomings and she still needed to make up for them.

I originally thought that Jing Ruzhang went to Changning Palace that day and should go to Liufengxuan the next day.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Jing Ruzhang went to Yuzhou the next day. As to what he was going to do, even the Crown Princess did not know.

That must be a secret mission.

Shen Yueyao remembered that the Sixth Prince seemed to have lived in Yuzhou for some time, and wondered if there was any connection between the two.

Shen Yueyao went to pay her respects to the Crown Princess early in the morning, but she ran into Yang Li.

Yang Li was originally listless, but when he saw her, he instantly became energetic, as if a fire was burning in his eyes, ready to ignite her at any time.

Shen Yueyao really didn't understand how this fire came about, but she couldn't be blind after seeing it.

She stepped forward politely and bowed slightly: "Sister Yang."

"Oh, who was it? It turned out to be Sister Shen. I heard that Sister Shen's lotus seed cake is very good. I wonder if I would have the honor to taste it."

Shen Yueyao pretended not to understand the mockery in her words.

"I heard that the chef in Tingyuexuan is not inferior to the chef in the imperial kitchen. My sister's little tricks are not worthy of my elder sister's eyes."

Yang Li's lips curled up in a mocking smile.

"So it's because of poor cooking skills. No wonder Your Highness...didn't even bother to take a look."

Shen Yueyao frowned and sighed, "Oh, that's right. My sister is stupid and can't compare to her. Some time ago, I heard Your Highness mention the crab roe crisps at Tingyuxuan and he praised them highly."

When mentioning crab roe crisps, Yang Li's face visibly darkened. She shot a look of resentment at Shen Yueyao, said nothing more, and quickly walked in front of her.

Shen Yueyao snorted in her heart. Qiuju said that Huizhu's crab roe pastry was very good, and Yang Li often used it to please Jing Ruzhang.

Yang Li wasn't sure whether what she said just now was intentional or unintentional, so he didn't bother with her any further.

Shen Yueyao didn't want to go too early as she would have to argue with Yang Li again, so she deliberately slowed down her pace.

"Are you a turtle? Get out of the way."

She turned around when she heard the voice, her eyes slightly startled.

Then he looked up at the clear blue sky without a single cloud in it, and chuckled.

"If you don't know, you would think the sun rose from the west today. Concubine Li is here too. It's really strange."

Li Ning looked at her coldly: "Why? I can't come?"

Shen Yueyao quickly stepped aside and raised her sleeve to make a please gesture.

"How could that be? Concubine Li, please."

Li Ning looked at her for a long while before slowly speaking.

"You call her Sister Yang and call me Concubine Li. Why?"

"..."

Shen Yueyao opened her eyes wide and looked at her. Her pupils were as clear as amber and her long eyelashes like painted fans trembled.

Shen Yueyao was thinking about how to tell her tactfully, her face was like ice. Who would dare to call her "sister"?

Moreover, she is very skilled in martial arts, and I was really worried that she would rush over and slap me to death.

Shen Yueyao hesitated for a moment and tried cautiously.

"May I ask Concubine Li, has anyone in the East Palace ever called you sister?"

Li Ning lowered her eyelids and thought carefully.

"No."

Shen Yueyao let out a long sigh.

"I think everyone thinks that Concubine Li... you have an outstanding temperament and a distinguished family background, so... people may think that you are out of your league."

Li looked at her and nodded slightly, seeming to agree with her.

Shen Yueyao gave way to her and followed her, inadvertently recalling the scene of her murder.

Although she had only met Li Ning a few times, she always felt that she was not the kind of person who would kill innocent people.