I traveled through the Cretaceous period and farmed with the ever-changing dog egg.

"Young lady, please be careful!"

Time flies, and now King Ying Zheng of Qin is sixteen years old. He has become more and more composed, and we see him less and less often.

But this did not change his mind at all; he became increasingly domineering, and his possessiveness even extended to women. Lin Chaoyan was increasingly unable to figure out what he was thinking, and she didn't know if he had let his guard down.

While wandering aimlessly, Lin Chaoyan saw a pomelo tree near Chengshan Palace and decided to pick it to learn how to make honey pomelo tea.

The past two years have been unusually peaceful; no more time travelers have appeared, and the world's consciousness hasn't contacted her again. Everything seems to have returned to a state of just drifting through life.

"Click~"

The sound of a branch snapping came from beneath his feet, sending a chill down Gao Qiu's spine. "Oh, my ancestor! Be careful not to fall!"

"I'm fine!! This height is nothing. Eunuch Gao, you've been coughing a lot! Today, I'll treat you to my special honey grapefruit tea." This old man has been taking care of me for seven or eight years, almost doing everything himself. Recently, he trained a young eunuch and is gradually letting him take over.

He had already been tainted by the aura of death, and Lin Chaoyan wanted him to leave with some happy memories.

After picking three and seeing that they were enough, she gracefully flew down from the tree. As soon as she landed, the young eunuch beside her, reminded by Gao Qiu, quickly draped a fox fur coat over Lin Chaoyan.

This was hunted by Ying Zheng himself. Lin Chaoyan didn't like things that were too cumbersome, but Gao Qiu would make her wear it every time he went out.

"Let's go back!"

Ying Zheng's birthday is coming soon. I wonder if we can celebrate together. I've been busy until late at night lately. If not, I'll just cook him a bowl of longevity noodles!

"Snow~"

It's snowing! The first snow is the prelude to winter, adding tranquility and freshness to the winter days, making people feel relaxed and happy. Lin Chaoyan put down her hand warmer and reached out to catch the snow, watching it melt in her hands, and thought about going to the beach.

The obsession of Jiangsu people: snow, sea.

"Young lady, it's freezing cold, you should go back early! Otherwise, the King will worry again." After saying that, she gave her apprentice beside her a sharp look. She was really worried about whether the clueless guy could serve the little princess in front of her well.

"Hmm! Han Dong should have cut all the lamb and beef rolls. Let's build a snowman together tonight."

After two years of living together, Lin Chaoyan realized how tough his modern life was. His parents were both highly educated intellectuals and never resorted to corporal punishment or beatings.

However, there was a small, dark room prepared specifically for Han Dong at home. It had been specially treated so that it was completely silent and dark. Whenever he made what his parents considered a mistake, they would throw him in there.

When he was five years old, he was locked up for three days after Han Dong's father's student treated him to an ice cream. He ate, drank, and relieved himself inside.

At eighteen, I didn't even have my own cell phone. There was a shared cell phone at home, and the password couldn't be changed. Every day, what I ate and how much I ate were strictly regulated. I couldn't skip meals or eat too much because I might get sick, and getting sick would mean trouble for the couple.

Now I'm enthusiastic about doing anything Lin Chaoyan hasn't done yet: eating hot pot, having snowball fights, building snowmen, ice skating, climbing trees...

When she washed the grapefruit peel with fine salt, it didn't make anyone feel bad; they all tacitly kept quiet and got to work. This was good; although they might have had their opinions, they would never do anything to spoil their mistress's mood.

"Asagao, what is this?"

Han Dong turned into a curious child, following Lin Chaoyan around like a little tail every day.

Have you ever tried honey grapefruit tea?

She thought Han Dong should have drunk something so common, but to her surprise, Han Dong shook his head.

"It's okay if you've never tried it before, you can try it later. Actually, this is my first time making it, so please don't be put off!"

After washing the grapefruit, use a knife to peel off a thin layer of the peel, trying to avoid the white pith. Then, cut the peel into thin strips. Next, boil the strips in water for 2 to 3 minutes to remove the bitterness.

After blanching, soak the grapefruit peel in cold water for 3 to 4 hours; this will remove most of the bitterness. Remove the white pith and seeds from the grapefruit, keeping the pulp and cutting it into small pieces.

Place small pieces of fruit pulp and soaked grapefruit peel into a pot, add a bowl of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat. Stir frequently to prevent sticking. After 45 minutes, the grapefruit peel and pulp will have a jam-like consistency. At this point, turn off the heat, add honey and rock sugar, and then pour the mixture into a jar.

This pomelo peel is really hard to peel!

"It's so beautiful, so golden!"

The soup was ready, and it was time for dinner. Lin Chaoyan wanted everyone to try it. But Gao Qiu insisted that she send the first portion to Ying Zheng. Lin Chaoyan really wanted to ask him if he was the reincarnation of a matchmaker.

"Okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go! Just let Xiao Du come along." What would it look like if I went to help them when they were doing something serious? It's like I'm in a palace intrigue game, bringing food to compete for favor and make myself noticed.

"Is it really appropriate for me to go?"

"Don't worry, young lady! The King will be delighted to see you." This is the first time Lin Chaoyan has taken the initiative to visit him; he's definitely going to be happy!

If he's happy, how can those ministers be happy?

When they arrived at the gate of Zhangtai Palace, Lin Chaoyan refused to go in no matter what. "You guys go and deliver it. The sentiment is enough. It doesn't matter who it is!" I'm not going to go through that socially awkward situation.

"Please pass on the message that Lin Chaoyan has come here specifically to pay her respects to the King." My dear lady, you're already at the door, what kind of behavior is this if you don't go in? The sooner you two achieve your happy ending, the easier it will be for us underlings, won't it?

The attendant glanced at Lin Chaoyan, recognizing her as an unfamiliar face, but still went in to announce her arrival.

To dare to come at this time, just to win the king's favor, is truly utterly foolish.

"Your Majesty, there is a young lady outside the palace who claims to be surnamed Lin and requests an audience."

"presumptuous!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down! This servant deserves to die! This servant deserves to die!!" The servant cursed Lin Chaoyan countless times in his heart.

"Didn't you see I was discussing matters with the generals? Who cares about that Lin girl?" Ying Zheng belatedly realized what was going on. Lin girl? Ayan?

"Quickly! Why would Ayan suddenly come here in this freezing weather?" Could it be that someone has wronged her?

……"promise!"

"Please, young lady,"

Lin Chaoyan noticed that the man became much more respectful after he came out, even bowing his head. But she really didn't want to go!

Knowing that their mistress was about to run away, the two maids immediately grabbed her and carried her into the palace.

"Let me go."

The person was heard before they were seen inside the hall.

"Can't you give me some face? You know how embarrassing it is for me to do this?"

"You think you're strong? Believe me or not, I'll send you two to work on a construction site carrying bricks."

Everyone found it amusing to see Lin Chaoyan being carried in, while Ying Zheng felt a pang of sadness; his Ayan hadn't come to see him voluntarily.

"Your Majesty, the young lady personally brewed honey pomelo tea for you, and her hands were swollen from peeling the fruit. The road was too slippery, so I helped her in for her safety."

Isn't this utter nonsense? This is a crime of deceiving the emperor, punishable by the extermination of nine generations of your family, do you know that?

Feeling her hand being grabbed, Lin Chaoyan gave an awkward yet polite smile.

"It's not that exaggerated, the road is indeed a bit slippery."

"How has Miss Lin been lately?" Meng Ao had originally retired from the martial world, but because of that medicine, he now felt he was ready again and wanted to assist Ying Zheng for some time.

"Thank you for your concern, General. I'm fine. How's your grandson?" I heard he can walk independently now, although he's not as agile as most people, but he's basically fine.

"Thanks to the young lady, that child can already run, but his health is still a little weak. He can't join the army, so he plans to pursue scholarship." Meng Ao felt that it wouldn't matter since there was Meng Tian's grandson serving as a civil official in the army anyway.

After exchanging pleasantries, Ying Zheng pulled her into the inner room and hugged her for a long time.

"Ayan, this is the first time you've taken the initiative to come to me." Does this mean I've finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel?

Hug me! Hug me all you want, just don't kiss me!

"Ah Zheng, you still have important official business to attend to, so I'm heading back now." Hot pot, my hot pot is still waiting for me!

Judging from the slight stubble on his chin, it seems he's been busy handling government affairs lately and has been working really hard! He's just assumed power, so naturally he has to do many things personally in order to take full control of the Qin state as soon as possible.

To avoid the atmosphere becoming too ambiguous and giving Ying Zheng a chance to manipulate things, Lin Chaoyan served him the tea that had been brewed.

"Ah Zheng, try it."

Being held on her lap, worried about spilling the tea, she could only hold the tea with both hands. This posture was rather embarrassing, and Lin Chaoyan's face flushed red instantly.

"Ayan, taste it for me to see if it's hot?" He often heard Lin Chaoyan talk about a sense of security, and Ying Zheng finally felt this so-called sense of security at this moment.

…? Are you afraid I'll poison you? How pretentious. She could only take a sip along the rim of the cup. Just as she was about to tell him that the temperature was just right, Ying Zheng lightly stroked Lin Chaoyan's chin with his finger and quickly brought his lips to taste the tea in her mouth.

Lin Chaoyan was momentarily at a loss for words, her ears turning bright red. "No way! How could you be so good at this!"

"Ah Yan, this tea has a sweet aftertaste, I really like it. Will you make it for me again next time?" Looking at the dazed look on the person in his arms, Ying Zheng kissed her again, and then whispered something in her ear that made Lin Chaoyan feel disgusted.

Terrified, she fled as Ying Zheng reluctantly gave up on her.