Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

Chapter 34 Waste of natural resources

When dinner was ready at the Prime Minister's residence, the Prime Minister said there was no rush to eat because a distinguished guest would be arriving soon.

The Prime Minister’s wife asked who it was?

"It's the Seventh Prince."

Ye Qingchen was surprised: "Dad, why do you want to invite the Seventh Prince to dinner?"

Yuhua asked her softly if she wanted to avoid it?

The Prime Minister laughed and said, "Since we are inviting people to dinner, it would be inappropriate for you not to come to the table. In our house, there is no such thing as avoiding or not avoiding. No matter how noble the Seventh Prince is, he is just an ordinary guest in our Prime Minister's Mansion. There is no need to be too reserved."

Ye Qingchen asked: "Does Youlan know?"

Yuhua smiled: "Youlan probably doesn't know, she and I are doing needlework today, and she also said she would make us a delicious dish. She must be busy in the kitchen right now!"

The Seventh Prince has arrived. He is wearing a light blue suit today. He is tall and slender, and looks extraordinary. In the night, he is like a quiet green bamboo, clear and handsome.

The prime minister invited him to sit in the seat of honor. The Seventh Prince humbly sat next to the prime minister, leaving the seat of honor to the prime minister and his wife. Ye Qingchen and his wife sat opposite the Seventh Prince.

The Seventh Prince smiled like the bright moon. He looked at it and wondered, where were the guests invited by Prime Minister General Ye?

The Prime Minister was stunned for a moment and asked Ye Qingchen: "Didn't you say you would bring your men down to eat?"

Ye Qingchen was stunned. Seeing his father raise an eyebrow, he smiled and said, "It was originally agreed upon, but he suddenly had military duties."

The prime minister signaled that it was time to start eating.

"Dad, Youlan hasn't come yet!"

The Seventh Prince smiled and said, "No hurry, wait for Miss Ye."

Then everyone sat there awkwardly, looking outside together, and heard the voices of a master and a servant approaching in the distance.

"Xiaomei, hold it carefully, don't burn yourself."

"Miss, what have you made? Are you sure everyone likes it?"

"Definitely and positively."

Xiaomei came in with a bowl, followed by Ye Youlan, her face flushed and smiling.

"Look at the delicious food I prepared for you."

Ye Youlan stepped in and saw the Seventh Prince sitting there. For a moment she thought she had seen it wrong, but she quickly looked again and saw that it was indeed the Seventh Prince. She was a little flustered and she tidied her hair.

"Seventh Prince, what are you doing in my house? Could it be that you're here to complain to my father because I said something to you last time?"

Ye Youlan said as she sat down next to the Seventh Prince and asked in a pretended angry tone.

The Prime Minister's face was stern. "Youlan, don't act like that. There are no rules. The Seventh Prince is my guest."

Ye Qingchen curiously asked Ye Youlan if she had ever met the Seventh Prince in private?

The Seventh Prince wanted to explain, but Ye Youlan took the initiative and said, "A few days ago, Ruoyun and I went to the temple to burn incense. We met Lord Li Chuang and the Seventh Prince there. The Seventh Prince said that I only greeted Lord Li Chuang and not him. He was very angry and felt humiliated. We argued for a while and then parted on bad terms."

The Seventh Prince smiled awkwardly.

The Prime Minister's wife said with a smile, "Youlan has been rather willful since she was young. I hope Your Highness the Seventh Prince will forgive her."

Ye Qingchen looked at the bowl brought by Xiaomei and asked Youlan what she made.

Ye Youlan smiled and asked Xiaomei to open the lid. Everyone saw a few black eggs and wanted to laugh but held it back.

"This is called a tea egg. I saw it in a US cookbook. Each of you can have one. You have to give me some respect. This tea egg may not look good, but it tastes absolutely amazing."

Ye Youlan didn't care about anything and used a spoon to pick up one for everyone, including one for the Seventh Prince, reminding him that he could eat the egg directly after peeling the shell.

Ye Youlan demonstrated to everyone and everyone followed suit.

The prime minister saw tea leaves on the egg. He picked it up and suddenly exclaimed, "Youlan, is this tea leaves?"

Ye Youlan nodded: "It's tea leaves. Of course tea eggs are cooked with tea leaves!"

The prime minister asked Youlan where the tea came from?

Ye Youlan asked her father vigilantly, "There's no shortage of tea at home, so what's so strange about this?"

The prime minister thought of the snow mist tea he drank at the Seventh Prince's place. The tea leaves were very similar to the tea in front of him, but not exactly the same. The Seventh Prince said that this snow mist tea was extremely precious and difficult to buy on the market.

After hearing what the Prime Minister said, the Seventh Prince looked down at the tea eggs. The tea leaves on them were Snow Mist Tea, which he had Li Yi send. He didn't expect Ye Youlan to use them to boil eggs. It was such a waste of food.

Ye Youlan was stunned for a moment, then recovered: "This is what Ruoyun gave me. She only gave me a tiny bit. I don't like the taste of this tea, so I used it to make tea eggs. If Dad likes it, I will ask Ruoyun for some next time. She has more good tea at home."

Everyone then breathed a sigh of relief and began to peel the eggs. They took a light bite and found the taste was fragrant and mellow, much better than ordinary eggs.

The Prime Minister laughed and said, "Don't use this tea next time. Go to my study and get some tea. The tea Ruoyun gave you is too expensive, and eating boiled eggs is too extravagant."

At the dinner table, the Prime Minister and the Seventh Prince talked about some things in the past. Ye Qingchen interjected from time to time, and spent the rest of the time eating. Sometimes he even picked up some food for his wife. Yuhua was shy and said she would do it herself.

Ye Youlan said to Ye Qingchen, "Brother, do you still remember what I like to eat?"

Ye Qingchen smiled: "There is nothing you don't like to eat. Look at the dishes on this table. Whatever you want to eat, I will serve it to you. When you get married in the future, you won't need me to serve you food anymore."

Everyone was laughing and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After dinner, the Seventh Prince and the Prime Minister went to the study to play chess. Ye Youlan brought in tea, which was freshly brewed Snow Mist Tea.

"Father, the remaining tea leaves are only enough to make this pot of tea. Drink it slowly. If the Seventh Prince doesn't mind, drink more."

"This king thanks Miss Ye."

After Ye Youlan left, the Prime Minister asked the Seventh Prince to taste the tea, and then said with a smile that it tasted the same as what he drank in the palace.

The Seventh Prince covered up and said, "Master Jin of the Ministry of Revenue has so many treasures at home. I went through so much trouble to find these things, but Miss Jin just gave them away so casually. It's really frustrating to compare yourself to others. But it can be seen that Miss Ye and Miss Jin have a very good relationship."

The Prime Minister laughed and said, "These children grew up together, so naturally their relationship is different."

Ye Qingchen and Yuhua returned to the room. Yuhua asked him if he thought the Seventh Prince and Youlan looked very good together.

"I didn't realize that the Seventh Prince will be surrounded by women in the future, and Youlan won't be able to marry."

Ye Youlan returned to her room and asked Xiaomei how the tea eggs she cooked tasted.

Xiaomei laughed: "Miss, other girls are proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but you are good at eating, drinking and having fun."

Ye Youlan lay down on the bed, crossed her legs and said proudly: "Life is long, enjoy it while you can."

Xiaomei told Ye Youlan that she gave the remaining tea eggs to Li Yi, as he worked very hard every day.

Ye Youlan sat up in shock, and looked at Xiaomei curiously: "When you feel sorry for a man, it means you are moved. Xiaomei, tell me the truth, do you like Li Yi?"

Xiaomei really wanted to roll her eyes at the young lady. "I don't even know what Li Yi looks like. He's always dressed in black, but his eyes are pretty nice. I'm just curious where he hides every day. There's only one short tree in our yard, and it's bare. If you stand in the yard and look at the roof, there's nothing blocking it. Even a cat could see it."

Ye Youlan wanted to analyze it for her, but gave up. If she was interested, she would naturally look for the answer.

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