Started as a poor little girl

But Xiao Jinnian didn't think so. He felt that Lulu must have used too much magic power today, so she was so tired.

At this moment, Li Lulu was sleeping soundly, and her dreams were full of beautiful fantasies, like a gorgeous painting.

Because Xiao Jinnian was carrying her on his back and they walked with a limp, she dreamed that she became a brave warrior, galloping across the vast grassland, chasing freedom with her companions.

However, the dream faded and she was awakened by a sound.

When she opened her eyes, Li Lulu found herself being carried by Xiao Jinnian, walking back to the Pepper Palace with the Queen.

A warm feeling surged in her heart, and she felt Xiao Jinnian's warmth and determination.

She gently closed her eyes and continued to enjoy the peace and tranquility.

The people following behind the Queen and Prince Jin looked at Li Lulu vaguely, as if they wanted to see something through her ordinary appearance.

Some people showed curiosity in their eyes, as if they were full of questions about the woman who suddenly appeared; some people were slightly jealous, secretly comparing the gap between themselves and Li Lulu.

The queen standing aside looked at Prince Jin with a worried look on her face and asked softly:

"Jinnian, why don't you know how to take care of Lulu? It's early winter now and the weather is getting colder. Aren't you afraid that Lulu will catch a cold and get sick?"

Her tone revealed her concern for Li Lulu, which was very moving.

The Queen knew that Prince Jin was usually cold in character, but he was especially caring towards the people he cared about.

However, at this moment, she found that Prince Jin was walking forward completely focused and did not seem to pay much attention to Li Lulu on his back.

This made her worry: How could Lulu endure such cold weather?

"Don't worry, sister-in-law." Xiao Jinnian said in a firm but gentle voice, "I specially put a thick cloak on Lulu to ensure that she won't catch a cold."

The queen turned to look at them, a hint of concern in her eyes, but then she nodded in approval and reassurance.

The corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing a faint smile, and she said nothing more.

Li Lulu heard someone talking next to her, but she didn't want to open her eyes. She was lying on Xiao Jinnian's back, feeling so warm and comfortable. However, she seemed to have forgotten that she was on his back and she even rubbed him.

"Your Majesty, look, Miss Lulu is like a well-behaved kitten, sleeping soundly on the prince's back."

When Cuizhu saw Li Lulu acting coquettishly on Xiao Jinnian's back, she completely transformed herself into a spectator. The scene was so heartwarming.

"I saw it, I saw it. Don't wake her up. Maybe her body hasn't recovered yet, so she's always sleepy." The queen held a handkerchief in her hand, covered her mouth with her hands and chuckled. Her voice was gentle and pleasant.

"Your Majesty is absolutely right." Cuizhu also covered her mouth and laughed, continuing to watch the show with great interest.

Li Lulu was awakened by the noise. She stretched with a groan and opened her eyes sleepily.

She looked around and found herself the focus of everyone's attention. Everyone was secretly looking at her as if she were a rare little animal.

In the palace, the busy figures of the palace maids suddenly stopped, and their eyes all focused on Prince Jin.

He was seen carrying a petite girl on his back, walking steadily across the courtyard.

This sudden scene surprised everyone. The palace maids couldn't help whispering, secretly guessing the true identity of this mysterious girl.

Some palace maids thought that she might be Prince Jin’s long-lost sister; others thought that she might be the daughter of a powerful family, but why did she appear on Prince Jin’s back?

All kinds of rumors spread among the palace maids, and everyone was full of curiosity and questions about the story behind it.

However, Prince Jin did not pay attention to the discussions around him. He walked on his own path with concentration, as if everything in the outside world had nothing to do with him.

The girl on his back lay quietly on his broad shoulders, and didn't seem to want to attract too much attention.

As Prince Jin walked away, the palace maids became more curious and they were eager to know more about this mysterious girl.

When the queen saw this scene, the corners of her mouth slightly raised and she revealed a faint smile.

She swept her eyes gently over the crowd, and then said softly: "Everyone should go about their own business. There is no need to stand here and watch."

Although the voice was not loud, it carried an irresistible majesty.

Upon hearing this, the palace maids all responded with their heads lowered and their eyes submissively lowered. Then they scattered like a flock of frightened birds, quickly returning to their respective posts and continuing to be busy with the tasks at hand.

At this moment, Li Lulu just poked her head out from King Jin's broad and solid back.

Her cheeks were flushed, as beautiful and lovely as a ripe apple, and her eyes showed a bit of shyness and embarrassment.

Facing the queen's kind and friendly gaze, Li Lulu couldn't help but respond with a sweet smile. That smile was like a flower blooming in spring, fresh, refined and lovable.

This small gesture made everyone present feel her innocence and kindness, and also made the originally tense atmosphere instantly become relaxed and joyful.

"Thank you, Sister Yutong, for helping me out just now. It was so embarrassing." Li Lulu's cheeks turned red and she turned away shyly.

Knowing that the person on his back had woken up, Xiao Jinnian carefully put her down, his movements so gentle as if he was afraid of waking the sleeping baby.

People around cast concerned glances at them. Some of them revealed curiosity and confusion, while others were filled with worry and nervousness.

This sudden attention made the atmosphere on the scene instantly become extremely awkward, as if time had frozen.

At this moment, the cheeks of the woman lying on the ground turned red like ripe apples, and her shyness was beyond words.

She felt her face burning as if it had been roasted by fire, and she had only one thought in her mind: quickly find a crack in the ground to hide in! In this way, perhaps she could avoid the embarrassing sight of everyone.

After going through countless hardships and obstacles, they finally successfully arrived at the Pepper House.

As soon as she entered the palace, she eagerly looked for an opportunity to go to the kitchen and begin to prepare and marinate the dishes needed that evening.

"Lulu, you don't have to do anything yourself today. Just use your mouth to direct the chefs to do their work." The queen whispered softly.

"Okay, thank you Sister Yutong." Li Lulu thanked her happily, and then quickly ran into the bustling kitchen like a nimble little rabbit.

She carefully explained to the chef how to prepare pork kidneys, as well as tripe, duck intestines and lasagna, including details such as cutting methods and sizes.

After everything was explained, she lowered her head and concentrated on the task at hand with the kitchen knife in hand.

Li Lulu plans to marinate some delicious spicy beef for hot pot, because this delicacy is a perfect match with hot pot!

She carefully selected beef tenderloin as the raw material, and skillfully picked up the kitchen knife to cut it horizontally, cutting the beef into thin slices as big as her palm.

Then, she brought two basins, poured about three pounds of water into one of the basins, burned some wood ash to make alkaline water, and then added appropriate amounts of ginger juice, pepper powder and cooking wine.

She then filled another large pot with beef and added a small bowl of water.

Next, she began to pat the beef in the basin so that the water was gradually absorbed by the beef.

Just as Li Lulu was concentrating on beating the beef repeatedly, Xiao Jinnian walked into the kitchen.

Seeing this scene, he walked over to Li Lulu and gently pulled the basin in front of her towards himself.

Then, he imitated Li Lulu's movements and continued to beat the beef rhythmically.

Now Xiao Jinnian is a little helper in the kitchen and he can do his work with ease.

After a long period of effort, when the three pounds of water are completely absorbed by the beef, you can find that there is no residual water in the basin, and the beef becomes extremely tender and smooth, and can even be crushed with a light pinch of the hand.

Li Lulu went to get a few more eggs, added some egg white, and asked Xiao Jinnian to continue beating.

Add appropriate amount of marinade powder, some green chili oil and Sichuan pepper oil to the tender beef, mix well and allow it to be fully absorbed and integrated.

"Brother Jinnian, let me do these. My hands will be burning from the chili peppers, which is so uncomfortable!" Li Lulu pushed Xiao Jinnian away coquettishly and persuaded him gently.