Liang Chongyue leaned back on the soft stool, waiting for Li Yu'an to peel the chestnuts and bring them to her mouth.

"Your Highness, try this. I baked it myself."

The chestnuts in Li Yuan's hand were still warm. He ate them occasionally and found the soft and sweet texture quite good.

"Yuan's cooking skills are really good. Let's make tea around the stove in your yard from now on."

Liang Chongyue had nothing to do in the winter, and these people were vying for favor every day, so Liang Chongyue asked Yun Ling to leave and let them sit together around the stove to make tea.

They were the ones sitting around the fire, so the brewed tea had to be brought to her first.

Li Yu'an didn't say anything when he heard this. He didn't want to share His Highness's love with these people. He was afraid that His Highness would not like game, so he pushed the half-eaten pheasant on the plate aside and placed all the chestnuts in front of His Highness.

"Why is there only half a pheasant left? Did Yu An steal it?"

Liang Chongyue deliberately ignored the chestnut that Li Yuan pushed in front of her, and turned her gaze to the pheasant with only half left.

When Li Yu'an heard this, his face turned red which he couldn't hide.

"The pheasant was half burnt, so I tore it apart. I didn't want His Highness to see it, so I was quick to take it out."

Li Yu'an was frank when he spoke, but the red on the tip of his ear, which was almost dripping with blood, betrayed his inner shyness.

"Then I'll come and taste Yu'an's chicken cooking skills."

After Liang Chongyue finished speaking, before he could do anything, Yun Ling had already stepped forward to cut the most tender part of the chicken for His Highness, put it on a plate, and placed it in front of His Highness.

Liang Chongyue picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. It was a little bitter. It was indeed because of the fire. Even if he removed the burnt parts, it still didn't taste very good.

"It tastes okay. Yu An is thoughtful."

Liang Chongyue put down his chopsticks, took a sip of tea, and then took the uneaten food on the plate and sent it to the system while no one was watching.

"Go check and see if there's anything in here that shouldn't be there."

Duan Er is a member of the royal family. Chu Mu, a nobleman from a humble family, must have suffered so much in the past to have met Li Yu'an on the road to the imperial examination.

If Duan Er had not swapped his roll of paper, the Wenqu Gemini who became famous overnight in the capital would probably be mentioned repeatedly by people every time the Spring Examination came.

What Duan Er swapped was not just a roll of Chu Mu's paper, but also his next few decades of life and the hopes of his entire family.

Some things have to be guarded against.

"By the way, let's check what Chu Mudu and Li Yu'an talked about. It's better to deal with people who shouldn't be kept as soon as possible."

The system obeyed. Liang Chongyue had taken the drug Immunity before, so he didn't take poison seriously. However, he only took two bites before stopping. Seeing Li Yu'an still peeling chestnuts, he reached out and patted his slender hand.

"We'll have dinner straight away when we get home. Now that we're full, where are we going to have dinner?"

Li Yu'an stopped obediently and asked Yun Ling to put these things away and put them back into his small bag.

When they arrived at the Princess's Mansion, Liang Chongyue got off the carriage and saw a tall figure coming towards her.

Liang Chongyue knew who it was without even taking a second look.

Liang Chongyue opened her arms and hugged He Yanting. After counting to three seconds in her mind, she let go of He Yanting.

After having dinner with the two of them, Liang Chongyue did not go anywhere tonight. He sat alone in front of Changshengtian's desk and silently opened the memorials that he had not had time to review today.

I go out to play during the day and can only come back to work overtime at night.

"Your Highness, I will put a few more candles, so that Your Highness will not hurt your eyes."

Yun Ling's gentle voice rang out, and Liang Chongyue suddenly remembered something. He paused while reviewing the memorials. After reviewing all the memorials at hand and drinking two cups of tea to cool down, he said to Yun Ling who had been waiting beside him:

"How old is Yunling this year?"

"To answer your Highness, I am twenty-eight."

Liang Chongyue leaned back in the chair, the teacup in her hand was still a little hot, and the temperature continued to transmit to her fingertips.

The lights in Changshengtian were bright, and the candlelight reflected on Yunling's pretty and elegant face. Liang Chongyue narrowed his eyes slightly and thought for a moment before saying:

"You are the oldest among my personal maids, and the one I value most. I don't want to see you wandering around alone for the rest of your life. There are countless good men in the capital, is there anyone you like? No matter which family they are from, as long as they are unmarried, I can make the decision for you."

Liang Chongyue was speaking from the heart. She should have decided this matter for them the year she left the palace, but there were many things going on at that time, and two years passed, and their best years were trapped in the mansion for another two years.

Yun Ling has been with His Highness for so many years, how could she not understand whether His Highness' words were sincere or insincere.

Yun Ling slowly knelt down before His Highness, her expression a solemnity Liang Chongyue had never seen before:

"Your Highness, I am willing to follow you for the rest of my life, without marrying or getting married. I only ask to serve you forever."

As he spoke, Yun Ling raised his right hand and swore to the sky:

"If I, Yunling, dare to betray His Highness, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death in hell."

"Alright, get up quickly. I trust you the most. Why do you need to swear such a vicious oath and curse yourself?"

Liang Chongyue stood up and left the desk. He walked to a cabinet in a corner of the second-floor hall, took out a bottle of fine wine, and turned to look at Yunling:

"Will you drink with me?"

Yun Ling never refused His Highness, so she went downstairs to the kitchen to get some side dishes. When she came back, she saw that His Highness had already opened the wine jug, and the whole hall was filled with the strong aroma of fruit wine.

While Yunling was serving the dishes, Liang Chongyue personally poured two glasses of wine. The sound insulation on the terrace was not very good. Although it was spring, the wind at night was not very warm.

She is in good health and can drink some wine and blow it all night long, but Yunling can't do that.

"Tomorrow, go ask them what they think. If they already have someone they like, as long as he is a person of noble character and responsible, I will make the decision for them and prepare the dowry."

Although she couldn't have a wedding that lasted ten miles, the princess herself personally sent her bride off, which was the first of its kind in the capital.

Liang Chongyue raised his wine glass and clinked it with Yun Ling's, making a crisp sound, and Yun Ling responded at this time.

After three rounds of drinking, Liang Chongyue's eyes were slightly red. Looking at Yun Ling, who was already drunk but pretending to be sober, he put his mouth close to her ear and whispered:

"If you are not in a hurry, please wait. There is still a lot of time to come. I will marry you eight or ten."

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