Male superiority and female superiority: forced love

The walls of Chunhua Pavilion are covered with murals, and the long carved windows reflected on the ground add a mysterious beauty to the room.

There were six beautiful and colorful dishes on the table, but Ruan Chuyin had no appetite at this time.

"Come try the raw roasted roe deer meat and the braised tendon with sea cucumber. These two dishes are not only Wanchunlou's signature dishes, but also famous dishes of Nanxing Country. They are the best here." Xiang Yunchi put a few pieces into Ruan Chuyin's bowl, then turned his attention to the dessert beside him and said, "This is Poria cocos cream made with milk and wheat flour. It has a delicate and slightly sweet taste, nourishes the body and moisturizes the internal organs, and is suitable for all seasons."

Listening to Xiang Yunchi's introduction to the dishes, Ruan Chuyin suddenly realized that he actually had a lot of experience in eating, and praised him, "Yunchi, you know a lot. Have you tried all the delicacies of Nanxing Country?"

"Not really. There are only a few famous restaurants in Nanxing. If you come here often, you'll naturally try more."

The raw roasted roe deer meat is fat but not greasy, and is particularly tender. The cooking temperature is controlled very well. One bite and your mouth is filled with gravy, leaving you with an endless aftertaste. It is worthy of being the signature dish of Wanchunlou.

The dish was stewed with tendons and sea cucumbers. Ruan Chuyin didn't like the taste of tendons, so she only took a quick bite and put down her chopsticks.

Poria cocos cream is a healthy dessert that is hard to refuse. It tastes a bit like milk paste and she likes it very much.

Seeing that the little white rabbit couldn't eat anymore, Xiang Yunchi carried her to the bathroom.

The bathtub in the room was large enough for four people to lie flat on their backs. Ruan Chuyin was already exhausted from the long journey, so she let her husband scrub her.

When she opened her eyes again, it was almost 9:00 PM. It was too late to go to Zhaoji for morning tea, but luckily Xiang Yunchi had already bought some meat patties. The deliciousness was beyond her imagination, truly a Nanxing specialty.

After breakfast, they went to a nearby market to buy some new clothes and shoes. They wanted to buy some gold and silver jewelry, but they didn't find anything they liked.

"When we get to Yangcheng, I'll take you to the largest treasure house in Nanxing - Honghu Tower to buy it." Xiang Yunchi knew that the little white rabbit wanted to be more fully prepared, and touched her head happily.

Ruan Chuyin now had three hairpins on her head. After being pulled like that, two of them became crooked in an instant and had to be straightened again. She thought about going to Yangcheng to buy some nice gold hairpins and change her hairstyle.

It was past noon when they returned to Tianshimen. With the exception of Lu Huaisi, everyone else set out on the road to Yangcheng. Yue Yixing was a little reluctant to go to his maternal grandparents' home, and he mentioned it to his mother more than once on the way, but was always rejected.

"Why doesn't second brother want to go to the Zhenbei Palace?" Ruan Chuyin asked in a low voice.

"Because he smashed my grandfather's beloved pink and white lotus vase when he went back last time, and ran away without saying goodbye," Xiang Yunchi recalled.

Is this true? My second brother would do something like this?

"So...what happened next?"

"Later, my second father, Yue Wuyu, personally came to the old man's house, compensated him with a large sum of money and said a lot of nice things before he reluctantly gave up."

"How much did you lose?"

"About two million taels."

"So many?" Ruan Chuyin was shocked.

"Grandfather said that only by learning enough lessons can we avoid making the same mistakes again."

Xiang Yunchi's words were neither too serious nor too light, and Ruan Chuyin was terrified. Two million taels for a vase was enough to buy at Baihualou in the Ghost Market! She immediately made up her mind to control her hands when she arrived at the Zhenbei Palace. After visiting the two elders, she would leave immediately and not stay any longer.

In order to return home earlier, Xiang Wanrong did not stop on the road and rushed to Yangcheng without stopping.

The people here are quite open-minded, and the pedestrians on the street are dressed very coolly. Her mother-in-law told her that Nanxing was not like that, and that only the girls in the capital dared to wear and show off their clothes.

"Yilan Pavilion?" Ruan Chuyin suddenly saw a familiar plaque through the car window and hurriedly pulled Xiang Yunchi out of the car.

Xiang Wanrong estimated that the young couple would need to spend quite some time strolling around, so she took Yue Yixing with her ahead and asked them to come to her house for lunch at noon the next day.

The three-story building looks like a hill from a distance, and has a yurt feel when viewed up close. It stands out on the streets of Yangcheng and is very eye-catching.

Song Botang was also here today. He had never expected to meet another beautiful woman in Nanxing, which had caused his originally calm emotional world to be turbulent again.

As the saying goes, if we are destined to meet, we will meet even if we are thousands of miles apart; if we are not destined to meet, we will just pass by each other. Are they destined to meet?

"Princess, what a coincidence! How come you come to Yangcheng?" He greeted her with a smile and nodded politely towards Yun Chi.

"Boss Song, I'm here... to visit my grandparents. I wanted to show some appreciation for them and buy some clothes for myself," Ruan Chuyin replied with a smile. They weren't strangers; Song Botang had patronized them quite a bit before. Thinking he'd give her a discount today, her smile widened. Even with the veil, her eyes were still captivating and radiant, breathtakingly beautiful.

Xiang Yunchi looked at the well-mannered middle-aged man in front of him, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. He always felt that the look in his eyes when he looked at his wife was too bright, but looking at his graying temples, he felt that what he thought in his heart was unlikely, and his brows gradually relaxed.

"Grandparents?" Song Botang was surprised for a moment. He remembered that the Duke and Duchess of Zhenguo had told him that the Crown Princess was an orphan, so where did her grandparents come from?

"Hatsune is now Madam Xiang, and I brought her back specially to visit my parents. Does Boss Song have any good recommendations?" Xiang Yunchi didn't bother to explain. Who told him not to listen to the words "Crown Prince's Consort"? Now that they were in his territory, the little white rabbit could only be his Madam.

Song Botang's eyes narrowed as he looked towards Yun Chi thoughtfully. Something suddenly flashed through his mind, but he felt it was impossible. After a moment's silence, he quickly put on a polite smile and immediately changed his tone and led them to the third floor.

This floor was never open to the public, not even to the most discerning VIP guests. But today, Song Botang made an exception for Madam Xiang. He had been secretly observing Xiang Yunchi. It was no exaggeration to say he knew every prominent and influential person in the world. But this young man looked completely unfamiliar. Could it be that he wasn't from a wealthy and powerful family?

Ruan Chuyin surveyed the surroundings. Eight long tables made of golden nanmu wood sat on a semicircular display stand. Dozens of exquisite dresses hung high on the white marble walls. Along the walls stood a row of specially crafted, carved, gold-inlaid wooden cabinets, each adorned with jade locks, sparking a curiosity about the treasures within.

Song Botang called five assistants, opened all the display cabinets, and moved the treasures inside onto eight long tables one by one.

Even Xiang Yunchi, who had seen the world and run several treasure houses, could not help but be stunned by these collections.

Every item on the counter is rare in the world and priceless.

The couple's breath caught in unison, and a bad premonition came over them.