At the beginning, I was a rich female prisoner

Concubine Li looked at the slightly thin Yu Yunxin in front of her, her heart full of pity, and said softly: "Xin'er, the affairs of the palace are complicated and tedious, you can leave it to your mother to take care of. Look at you getting up early every day these days, and you have to accompany Prince Yu to the palace. How can you bear such fatigue with such a short sleep time in the morning? You must take care of yourself!"

Hearing the concerned words of Concubine Li, Yu Yunxin smiled slightly, but her eyes revealed a hint of determination. She asked, "Concubine Li, do you know that Prince Yu is actually pretending to be stupid?" As soon as the words came out, the atmosphere in the whole room became solemn.

Concubine Li obviously did not expect Yu Yunxin to ask this question. She looked at Yu Yunxin with a little surprise, then sighed softly and said slowly: "Prince Yu, he is indeed playing dumb. We mother and son have our own calculations and purposes. Xin'er, I'm so sorry that we have been hiding it from you."

Yu Yunxin's expression did not change much, as if she had expected this answer. Her tone was firm and decisive: "Since he is no longer willing to pretend, I will let the prince come alone from tomorrow." After saying that, she stared at Concubine Li quietly, with a determined light in her eyes.

Concubine Li looked at Yu Yunxin, feeling touched and relieved. She asked softly, "Now that you know his true identity, do you still have feelings for the Crown Prince? The jade pendant was accidentally exchanged when they fell into the lake together at the state banquet two years ago. They may not have noticed it. Don't blame Lin'er."

"It's over and I don't want to pursue it anymore." After Yu Yunxin said this, she continued to concentrate on the work in her hands, as if she wanted to forget all the unpleasant things that had happened before in this way.

At this moment, Nangong Lin has mastered all the 24 Tai Chi styles taught by Yu Yunxin, and can use them freely. Now that he is much stronger, it is easy for him to challenge the 20 brothers of the medicine store alone at night. Even the difficult technique of using softness to overcome hardness is just a piece of cake for him.

However, Yu Yunxin always got up very late these days. In fact, the reason was very simple. She was still holding back a grudge in her heart, and she also deliberately avoided Nangong Lin. After all, the previous events were too unpleasant for her.

During this period, Yu Yunxin had been traveling back and forth between the medicine store and the manor. On the one hand, she needed to prepare soaps for the return gifts to be given to the young ladies of the official families; on the other hand, she had to supervise the craftsmen in the mansion to speed up the production of a thousand lipstick tubes. These lipstick tubes took her several days to design, and she poured a lot of energy and effort into each one.

Later, in order to save effort, she found bamboo similar to lipstick tubes, which could be polished into beautiful lipstick tubes, and some were placed in the rouge box of the porcelain bottle. The petals made by the palace maids in the palace were half extracted for essential oil and half for lipstick color. It took her two days to make these bottles and jars.

Nangong Lin brought Yu Yunxin to a large ship on the lake outside the capital. The ship was very spacious and luxurious, and the interior was decorated in a simple and elegant style, just like a courtyard in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River. He asked the laborers in the medicine shop to prepare a lot of ingredients that could be used for cooking. These ingredients were dazzling and had everything.

Not only that, these brothers from the medicine shop also brought her some fresh seafood, such as barnacles, fish and shrimp, and even hairy crabs unique to Jiangnan! They were all placed in the cabin. You know, in this era, these seafood are not delicacies that everyone can taste. The key is that they are still alive.

Seeing all this, Yu Yunxin couldn't help but feel touched, but her face remained calm. Nangong Lin looked at her expectantly like a child who had done something wrong, and asked softly, "How about it, Xin'er, can you forgive me now?"

Yu Yunxin smiled slightly and replied, "Well, it looks good. But, these were sent by Mr. Yang's people, right?"

Nangong Lin nodded and said a little embarrassedly: "Yes, I hope that in this way, I can make up for what I owed you before." He said it sincerely and earnestly.

This sentence made Yu Yunxin feel soft in her heart. She sighed softly and her tone became softer: "Okay, Nangong Lin, since you have used such delicious seafood to please this princess, I will be magnanimous and forgive you for the time being."

Hearing this, Nangong Lin's face immediately showed an ecstatic expression. He picked up Yu Yunxin without hesitation and cheered excitedly: "Haha, that's great! My princess is really magnanimous!" After that, he spun Yu Yunxin several times in the air, as if announcing his happiness to the world.

Yu Yunxin's cheeks were flushed at this moment. She lowered her head shyly and said coquettishly, "Oh, don't be so happy, put me down quickly." However, Nangong Lin didn't seem to intend to listen to her. He still hugged her tightly and refused to let go, and asked anxiously, "No, I won't let go! Unless you tell me what you want?"

Yu Yunxin hesitated for a moment and said, "I want to go to the blacksmith shop to make some tools to split the crab meat."

Nangong Lin heard it and said, "Tell me what kind you want and I'll get it for you."

"Okay! Put me down now and I'll draw it for you." Yu Yunxin said coquettishly.

Upon hearing this, Nangong Lin was overjoyed. He quickly and gently carried Yu Yunxin to the chair in the boat pavilion and carefully prepared writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone for her.

Yu Yunxin elegantly picked up the paintbrush on the table and began to paint with her sleeves waving. Her brushstrokes were light and agile, like a fairy dancing, and soon she had drawn several exquisite and unique crab-opening tools. After finishing the painting, Nangong Lin carefully put away the paper and said softly, "Xin'er, wait for me." Before he finished speaking, he displayed his peerless lightness skills and left quickly like a flying bird.

Yu Yunxin stayed alone in the cabin, and her eyes were attracted by the crabs in the cabin. She picked a few plump crabs with great interest, took them to the kitchen of the cabin, and asked Yang to help cook them. Yang looked at these strange-shaped crabs and asked curiously: "Princess, can these things really be eaten? They look so strange!"

Yu Yunxin raised her lips slightly, revealing a confident smile, and replied softly: "Ms. Yang, don't worry, these crabs are all delicacies! When they are cooked, you will definitely be happy."

Madam Yang followed Yu Yunxin's instructions and cooked more than ten crabs carefully. In a moment, the rich and tempting aroma filled the entire cabin, making people salivate.

At this time, Nangong Lin also brought two sets of crab peeling tools, and Yu Yunxin was very satisfied with this.

“This crab meat is great to eat directly even without disassembling it. Only when you taste it yourself can you see how delicious it is.” After Yu Yunxin finished speaking, she began to peel open the shell of a hairy crab and tasted it leisurely.

Nangong Lin watched Yu Yunxin's movements and imitated them, muttering, "The hairy crab meat is so delicious, it's simply irresistible!" He ate several in one breath, with a satisfied smile on his face.

Yu Yunxin drew these ingredients with her brush, and then sent pigeons to ask the local brothers to help catch them. It must be said that her painting skills are very superb, and each ingredient is vividly presented on paper, as if you can smell the fragrance they emit.

Look at the seafood on this boat, it is so delicious and mouth-watering. Although there are no deep-sea fish, there are precious abalones. These abalones were not caught in ancient times. They were hidden under the coral bananas and could only be found at low tide. However, these abalones are so big that they are simply "giants" among abalones!

In addition, there are also delicious dishes such as ivory, barnacles, squid, clams, etc. Each one exudes an attractive aroma, making people eager to taste it.

The most surprising thing is that they actually caught a manatee! You know, manatees have been extinct for half a century due to overfishing in modern times, and have become one of the delicacies that humans have eaten to extinction. I really don’t know how they caught such a rare manatee. I guess it must have been a hard work.

Facing this seafood feast on the boat, Nangong Lin and Yu Yunxin were filled with gratitude and joy. They enjoyed this rare delicacy and were in awe of the gift of nature. At this wonderful moment, they forgot all their worries and immersed themselves in the pleasure brought by the food.

"Princess, this sea monster was caught by local fishermen. Some people said it was a mermaid. We looked at the blueprint drawn by the princess, but this one looked strange to us, so we bought it for ten taels of silver." said a brother who came back from Donghai County.

"This is manatee. It tastes delicious, just like tender beef. Give me this injured manatee for the palace banquet." Yu Yunxin used the manatee beef to make raw fried steak. This was the first time she had seen a manatee in such a state. If it was sent to the palace half-dead, it would not arouse people's curiosity. It would be better to cut it into beef chunks directly. After all, manatees are a bit ugly.

She asked softly, "Do you know how to kill fish? Just start with the knife right here! Remember not to tell anyone else. Just say that this is the beef I specially found and sent to the imperial kitchen."

She thought to herself, if everyone knew that sea beef tasted so delicious, then these ancient people would definitely eat it all. This is absolutely not okay. She just wants to try it occasionally, how can she destroy the marine ecology? Only in this way can she truly taste this delicacy.

After hearing this, everyone nodded and responded, "We will follow the princess's orders and deal with this matter immediately." They looked solemn and their eyes were firm, showing their respect and obedience to the princess's orders.

Yu Yunxin knows that it is difficult to satisfy everyone. In order to let the brothers on the ship taste the most delicious seafood, she specially invited skilled craftsmen to carefully build several ovens and grills. These cut foods are not only beautiful in appearance, but also ingeniously designed to maximize the preservation of the freshness of the ingredients.

Under Yu Yunxin's ingenuity, delicious seafood dishes came out of the pot one after another. She tried every dish herself, constantly adjusting the recipe and cooking skills, just to bring the best taste enjoyment to the brothers.

"The princess is amazing! She can cook more than a hundred dishes with so many seafood!" The brothers on the boat praised sincerely. They looked at the dazzling array of delicacies in front of them, their eyes sparkling with surprise and satisfaction.

At this time, Nangong Lin stood quietly aside, gazing at his princess tenderly. He saw that Yu Yunxin remained humble and indifferent amid the praises of the crowd, like a fairy who was not in touch with the mundane world. Her beauty and kindness filled Nangong Lin's heart with love and admiration.

On the sparkling lake, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on Yun Xin's pretty face. Her slight smile made Nangong Lin stare in a daze, as if the person standing in front of him at this moment was not a mortal, but a fairy who had descended from the sky, bathing in the sun and emitting charming glow.

After careful planning, the menu for the palace banquet was finally properly arranged. Yu Yunxin finally felt relieved, so she and Nangong Lin set out on their return journey back to the palace. Along the way, the two walked side by side, talking and laughing, feeling particularly happy.

During this period of time, the two had been busy preparing for the palace banquet, often staying up late and getting up early to go to bed late. When they returned to the palace, it was already late at night, and the exhausted Yu Yunxin gradually fell asleep in the warm embrace of Yu Nangong Lin.

In order not to disturb the sleeping beauty in his arms, Nangong Lin gently told Haiwang and Xuanwu who were driving to keep the car at a steady speed. However, just as he was about to hug Yu Yunxin and get out of the car, a guard hurried over to report: "Your Highness Prince Yu, the Crown Prince is here to see you."

Hearing this, Nangong Lin frowned slightly and said in a low voice: "Let them wait for a moment." After that, he gently and carefully picked up Yu Yunxin, as if she was a fragile treasure. Then, he slowly stepped out of the carriage and jumped onto the roof with agility. Then, he flew through the night like a bird, returned to the house quietly, and then gently placed Yu Yunxin on the bed, fearing that he would disturb her sweet dream.

After doing all this, Nangong Lin came to Yu Yunxin's dressing table and picked up a brocade box. He knew that the brocade box contained a precious gift from the prince to Yu Yunxin - a night pearl and a phoenix crown. He did not stay for too long, took the brocade box and walked out of the room without hesitation, and went straight to the living room.

At this time, the prince was waiting anxiously in the front hall. Seeing Nangong Lin approaching, he asked in surprise: "Where is Xin'er? Nangong Lin, are you not stupid?"

Hearing the prince using such an intimate name for his wife, Nangong Lin's face instantly turned gloomy. He responded coldly: "Third brother, Xin'er is now my princess, please don't call her by her nickname anymore!" After that, he clenched his fists tightly, with a hint of anger and warning in his eyes.

"Nangong Lin, you have been staying in Prince Yu's Mansion all these years and have never left! How can you have the face to say that she is your Nan? Have you ever asked her if she likes you?" The prince was furious, his eyes wide open, staring at the person in front of him.

Facing the prince's questioning and anger, Nangong Lin seemed unusually calm. He raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile, and said softly: "This, I won't bother you, Third Brother, to worry about it."