Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Zheng Lizhen is really in trouble this time. She wanted to take advantage of His Highness's favor these past few days to show off at Xiande Hall, but she didn't expect His Highness to not indulge her at all. Hehehe... Two bowls of dark bird's nest porridge, now she has offended both Prince Yue and Prince Jin."

"Even the Empress has heard about this. Zheng Lizhen has already been summoned to the Lizheng Hall..."

Suliu Hall.

I don't know if it was the result of last night's indulgence or the joy I felt after hearing the news.

Wang Yuyan's appearance was noticeably more vibrant and beautiful today. Although she was still wearing that plain blue brocade robe, she now resembled a bright blue butterfly fluttering in a garden under the sunlight.

Listening to the maids' chattering and gloating, she smiled faintly, but then immediately issued a warning.

"Alright, from now on, no one is allowed to discuss this matter. Be careful what you say!"

Everyone then agreed.

After everyone had left, Wang Yuyan's personal maid cautiously approached again.

"Your Majesty, I've learned that Zheng Lizhen went to Xiande Palace today to deliver bird's nest porridge to His Highness the Crown Prince. Her reason was that Suliu Palace hadn't prepared breakfast for His Highness this morning, clearly indicating that His Highness said he wouldn't eat..."

Wang Yuyan nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

After a long silence, she suddenly instructed her maid, "Xiao An, go to Xiande Hall and find Eunuch Wang. Ask him if His Highness has specifically instructed the Imperial Kitchen what to have for dinner tonight. If His Highness has already decided, then there's no need to say anything more. Just thank him and come back. If His Highness hasn't decided..."

"Please ask Eunuch Wang to inquire about this. Tell him that I was not feeling well this morning and was unable to personally help His Highness get up. I would like to prepare a simple dinner for His Highness and ask if that is alright."

Xiao An's eyes lit up, and after understanding, she quickly headed outside.

Xiande Hall.

Wang De smiled and bowed, then recounted what had happened outside, which immediately made Li Chengqian laugh a few times.

"I thought she had entered the palace and really became the sickly Lin Daiyu."

Neither Li Zhi nor Li Zhen knew who Lin Daiyu was, but when they looked at the dark, obscure thing that was still there in front of them, along with the pile of documents, their faces were full of resistance.

"Let her prepare it. I want to taste the cooking of our Governor Wang's daughter... Tell her to prepare a lot, as the Eighth and Ninth Princes are also dining here!"

My dear brother!

We are your own brothers!

There's no need to drag us into this, is there?!

Both Li Zhi and Wang Yuyan looked utterly dejected and heartbroken. Clearly, Wang Yuyan, who was also a daughter of a prominent family and, like Zheng Lizhen, the eldest daughter of the Wang family of Taiyuan, was deeply saddened.

They had no confidence whatsoever; they only felt that their elder brother's actions were simply causing him suffering alone, and out of resentment, he wanted to drag his two younger brothers down with him...

"Your Highness! It's done! His Highness has agreed!"

When Xiao An rushed back to Su Liu Palace, Wang Yuyan took a deep breath upon hearing the sound and immediately stood up.

"Prepare the fire, let's begin now!"

Xiao An's face flushed red, but seeing her mistress roll up her sleeves and head towards the kitchen, she hurriedly asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, but what dinner should we prepare for His Highness? His Highness will definitely want to eat what Your Majesty has prepared personally..."

Wang Yuyan looked at her fair hands.

She pursed her lips and gave a slight smile.

"Luckily, I do know how to cook one dish..."

When the steaming hot noodles with gravy were served to Li Chengqian and Li Zhi, who were already feeling hungry, Li Chengqian was taken aback when he saw what was in the bowl.

"You did it?"

Li Chengqian was surprised. Wang Yuyan took out several small dishes from the food box and placed them in front of him, while quietly responding with a smile.

"If Your Highness says that the 'Da Lu Mian' (a type of noodle dish) was indeed made by me, then these side dishes were made by my maid."

It seemed that they knew what Li Chengqian was surprised about.

Wang Yuyan's tone carried a hint of melancholy or wistfulness that was hard to discern.

"Back when Your Highness was implementing the new policies in Taiyuan Prefecture, I was a lady-in-waiting in your secretariat. Your Highness's diligence in governing was rare in ancient times. You worked late into the night, and by the time I returned home from the palace, it was already late at night. At that time, I was exhausted and didn't want to eat anything else, so I often ate this kind of 'Dalu noodles' to fill my stomach."

"Having eaten a lot, one will naturally learn how to cook... Your Highness, would you like to do this often? Would that satisfy you?"

Li Chengqian gave the other person a deep look.

Li Zhi and Li Zhen, on the other hand, were overjoyed at the smell of the braised noodles in front of them.

"Hahaha, they're all legitimate daughters, look at what Zheng Lizhen has done..."

Li Zhi had no such reservations. He immediately mocked and laughed, then picked up his chopsticks and began to taste the food.

"Wow! Your Majesty, it tastes great!" Li Zhi's eyes widened in surprise after just one bite.

The three brothers had been busy all day and were all hungry.

After a brief evaluation, they immediately began to devour their meal. Although they were in the palace, they acted as if they were in a front-line military camp, eating rudely and extremely quickly.

Wang Yuyan served by her side, while noodles were being cooked over a charcoal fire in a small pot inside the hall.

After Li Chengqian finished his bowl, Wang Yuyan, who knew his appetite very well, brought him another bowl without him having to ask.

Lizheng Hall.

Empress Zhangsun listened to the report from the palace maid beside her, a satisfied smile appearing on her face.

She then glanced at the Crown Princess, Qian Yingying, standing to the side.

"Although Wang Yuyan already has some of the petty thoughts of a noble family, she is ultimately sensible. Her father has taught her a lot by example. If the Taiyuan Wang family incurs the Crown Prince's displeasure in the future, she should be able to stand on the Crown Prince's side. You can get closer to her in the future."

Qian Yingying accepted the instruction with a smile. In recent days, she had often been summoned by Empress Zhangsun to be taught many things about the inner palace.

Thinking of this, her gaze involuntarily drifted to Zheng Lizhen, the eldest daughter of the Zheng family of Xingyang, who was kneeling outside the Lizheng Hall.

The latter looked terrified, kneeling on the ground and not daring to get up or raise his head.

As for the maids who followed her into the palace from the Zheng family of Xingyang, they were being subjected to one heavy blow after another outside, their screams and cries for mercy filling the air.

"Something big will happen this year. Yingying, as the astute Crown Princess, you must keep a close eye on these matters in the palace..."

.......

The candlelight flickered, casting long or distorted shadows on the surrounding walls.

This is a cave in the wild within Pyongyang Province.

"Everything you requested is here. Now that it has been counted and is correct, shouldn't you let us see what we asked for?"

A chilling voice rang out. Cui Guangshou, holding a Tang-style horizontal sword forged from fine steel, wore a mask and was filled with excitement and joy.

Upon hearing this, he glanced coldly at the group of people who were watching them warily.

Their eyes met, and they seemed to be pondering something for a long time.

Then he suddenly waved his hand, and several of his men carried several boxes into the cave.

Upon opening it, one is greeted by ingots of gold and silver.

"There are a total of three thousand taels of gold and eight thousand taels of silver here. This batch of weapons is quite good."

The person opposite did not speak. After counting and confirming that the gold and silver were correct, he nodded.

"They've gone too far this time. My master said that to avoid being targeted by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, we must not have any contact with each other for at least the next six months!"

Cui Guangshou nodded.

However, seeing that both sides had sent people to transport the goods away, and the black market transport leader was also preparing to leave, he hurriedly spoke up again.

"Since your master can obtain weapons forged from fine steel, can he also obtain armor?"