The scheming empress starts by conquering men

As soon as Shaodian Si Shui got off the carriage, he saw Yan Le waiting in front of the mansion gate.

When Yan Le saw her coming back, he walked quickly towards her with a smile on his face.

"Who let you out?"

Shaodian Sishui's voice was deep and his mood was cold.

Didn’t she ask someone to keep an eye on Qingzhu Courtyard and not allow anyone to enter or leave?

Especially Yan Xi and Yan Le who are beside Zhong Moyao.

It seems like house arrest, but in fact it is also to prevent someone from entering Qingzhuyuan and doing something bad.

Yan Le was frightened by the majestic aura of Shaodian Si Shui, although she did not leave Qingzhu Courtyard voluntarily, but someone asked her to come out to wait for His Highness.

And that man is your highness’s mentor.

But she also didn't know how important that person was in His Highness' heart.

Would it anger His Highness?

She knelt down and kowtowed in panic.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. It is Grandma Changyou who has come to Qingzhu Courtyard. The Lord's servant has prepared a meal and invites you to Qingzhu Courtyard to have a meal with Grandma Changyou."

Changyou Grandma?

Shaodian Sishui frowned slightly, this was the name his master used to be known to the public.

She hummed; "Get up."

Then he went straight to Qingzhu Courtyard without saying a word.

Yan Le followed behind him, with his head lowered, and hurried along.

As soon as he arrived at the door of the front hall of Qingzhu Courtyard, Shaodian Sishui heard the cheerful voice of a little girl coming from inside the house.

"My Lord, your ears are so beautiful. They smell so good."

This is Jane Ping'an's voice.

Just as Yan Le was about to pass on the message, Shaodian Si Shui made a hushing gesture.

She strode in and saw Zhong Moyao placing food on the dining table and placing Jiao'er in front of Jian Ping'an.

"Then you should eat more later. Only by eating more can you grow taller."

His voice was gentle and had a fatherly charm.

Jian Ping'an had a smile on his face and sat upright at the dining table.

The master sat next to the main seat, and Jian Pingan sat on the master's right.

Xuanyuan Zhuoqiong drank some wine and spoke, "Young man from the Zhong family, you are the husband of the Sixth Emperor's daughter. Let the servants take care of these things. Don't do it yourself. Come and sit next to me."

This scene was something she had never seen in her two lifetimes.

It looks like a family of four, including a mother, a husband, and a child. The picture is surprisingly warm.

She stood at the door for a moment, feeling mixed emotions.

I don't want to break the current atmosphere, but I also want to participate in it and have fun with the three of them.

As soon as Zhong Moyao looked up after responding, he saw Shaodian Si Shui coming in.

His face lit up with joy; "Your Highness is back?"

Shaodian Sishui came back to his senses and hummed, his face full of warmth.

Zhong Moyao came over quickly, stretched out his hand, and untied her cloak while glaring at Yan Le beside him.

"You didn't even inform me that His Highness had arrived."

As a result, he didn't even go to greet him.

Yan Le lowered his head, looking as if admitting his mistake.

Shaodian Sishui let him take off his cloak and did not forget to explain.

"Don't blame Yan Le, it was me who didn't allow the message to be passed on. We are husband and wife, you don't need to go out of your way to greet me."

It was so cold, not only was she a fiery woman who didn't want to stay outside for a long time, but even these cold-fearing men didn't want to do that either.

Zhong Moyao felt warm in her heart, as His Highness held her at the top of his heart.

He untied the cloak and tried to help her hang it up, but she took it away.

Shaodian Sishui took the cloak and casually threw it to Yan Le, then took Zhong Moyao's hand and sat down.

She sat on her master's left, and Zhong Moyao sat on her left.

The two of them looked very affectionate. Xuanyuan Zhuoqiong saw it and nodded with an aunt's smile.

"Eat, eat, the food is getting cold."

As Chang Youpo spoke and started to eat, Shao Dian Si Shui also started to eat.

However, they did not take the food from their own plates. Instead, the servants took the food and put it on their plates.

A servant came to Zhong Moyao and put a glutinous rice dumpling on his plate.

Just as Zhong Moyao was about to pick up the glutinous rice dumpling in front of him with his chopsticks, it was taken away by Xuanyuan Zhuoqiong.

"This looks so strange, what is it?" She glanced at the servant and said unhappily, "I am your master's tutor, why don't you let me eat the good stuff first?"

The servant hurriedly said, "Mother-in-law, this is the glutinous rice cake that Your Highness developed for you. It is Your Highness's favorite. I will pick it up again for you."

"No, no, this is not enough, I'll do it myself." She looked at Zhong Moyao; "I like this dish, son-in-law, you can eat something else, eat something else."

Shaodian Si Shui paused slightly while picking up the dish and glanced at her master. With just one glance, she realized that something was wrong.

The master has a lot of rules, and he never talks while eating or sleeping.

But just now, the master took away the glutinous rice dumplings that Zhong Moyao liked to eat. Does this mean that there is something wrong with the glutinous rice dumplings, or that someone has drugged them?

She turned around in deep thought, her eyes falling on the servants around her who were doing the work. She just glanced at them casually and then looked away, hiding the viciousness in her eyes and concentrating on eating her meal.

Zhong Moyao didn’t think too much about it and just thought that Grandma Changyou also liked to eat glutinous rice dumplings.

He stood up politely and personally handed the glutinous rice dumplings on his plate to Chang Youpo.

"Mother-in-law, you like this, too. It's really delicious. Try some. But it's a little hard to digest. I'll have someone prepare a bowl of medicinal soup for you. It will help you digest it after dinner."

Chang Youpo nodded with satisfaction and ate the glutinous rice cake that the servant had given to Zhong Moyao.

Eat and savor it at the same time, and don't say anything until you have swallowed it.

"Okay, okay, you are thoughtful. You can eat that Jiao Er and green vegetables. You need to eat more of those to give birth to a strong woman."

When talking about having children, Zhong Moyao's ears suddenly turned red, as if they were dripping with blood.

He smiled shyly and agreed; "Yes, I will."

After sitting down, he just ate the Jiao'er, and his mind was not on the food at all.

Instead, he was always thinking about what his and His Highness' future children would look like.

This longing fantasy made his heart feel as sweet as honey, and even the food he ate became more fragrant and delicious than usual.

He secretly glanced at His Highness.

Shaodian Sishui noticed that Zhong Moyao was secretly looking at her, so she picked up a dish and put it on her plate.

"Eat more. You're getting skinny."

Zhong Moyao was a little flattered. Even though he knew that His Highness treated him very well, he was still touched.

He just felt that His Highness's every word and action towards him was sometimes like a warm spring and sometimes like a pot of strong liquor.

Sometimes it is warm, sometimes it is hot.

For some reason, he liked the current prince more than the former prince.

Although they are the same person, he feels that His Highness is no longer the same as before, just like she now has him in her eyes.

He would care about her feelings, explain the misunderstanding to her, pick food for her, and make her happy.

This is something that the former princess never had, no matter why she changed or whether she is still the same princess as before.

He felt that he liked her more as she was now, rather than as she was before, cold and heartless.

During the entire meal, no one said a word; everyone just kept their heads down and ate.

By the time Shaodian Sishui finished drinking and put down his chopsticks, the servant had already brought him ginseng soup for gargling. The soup was made with white peony root, bupleurum root and mint. Generally, the royal family used this to gargle after meals.

After rinsing her mouth, Shaodian Sishui took the silk handkerchief and wiped her mouth before slowly speaking.

"Master, why are you in the backyard?"