Contract Prince

Gu Yunjing's attitude was firm, and Caiyue knew that no matter how much she tried to persuade her, it would be useless, so she had to obediently stay aside and guide the prince.

Caiyue saw that Gu Yunjing had been busy for a long time without lighting a fire, so she whispered, "My lord, let me light a fire."

Gu Yunjing was a little discouraged and said: "Okay, then you light the fire first, and I'll cook the soup later."

Caiyue's hands and feet were very nimble. She quickly squatted by the stove, brushed her hair lightly, and blew a few times into it, then stuffed the firewood and stirred it a few times.After a while, the fire was lit.

Gu Yunjing smiled and said: "Caiyue, you are really clever, you caught fire so quickly."

Caiyue also smiled slightly: "What's so difficult about it, I'm used to it."

Just as Gu Yunjing was about to put the prepared ingredients into the stove, Caiyue stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, the fire is still very weak now, wait for the fire to get stronger before it is suitable to put the ingredients."

Gu Yunjing smiled shyly: "There is still this particularity." After finishing speaking, she waited patiently at the side. After a while, the fire finally burned vigorously. With a little joy on her face, she carefully put the ingredients into the pot middle.

"By the way, the queen said that the soup should be boiled until it's half cooked. How do you judge the heat?" Gu Yunjing asked.

Caiyue replied, "Look at the temperature of the flame."

As for the kitchen, the son-in-law can be regarded as a complete layman.

"I still don't quite understand." Gu Yunjing scratched her cheek lightly, like an open-minded child eager to listen to the teacher's teachings.She especially hoped that she could learn the knowledge of making soup from Caiyue, so that in the future, she would be able to cook soup for Her Royal Highness herself every day.

"Boiling soup is the same as boiling medicine. It needs to pay attention to many details." Caiyue said, "This is indeed a science, and it is a long story. When I have time later, I will talk to you slowly. If the prince really wants to Understood, let's take a look at the recipe first."

Gu Yunjing said: "Okay, then I will ask for advice another day. Today, you can guide me on the steps of making soup. I can't judge the heat, so I need your help."

Cooking soup not only requires technology, but also takes a lot of time.After a long time, with the help of Caiyue, the stewed chicken soup with ginseng was finally ready.Smelling the refreshing fragrance, Gu Yunjing was extremely happy, and couldn't wait to serve the soup to Xiao Muxue.

"My lord, be careful it's hot." Caiyue reminded kindly from the side.But it was too late, Gu Yunjing's palm was already hot red.

The son-in-law frowned, quickly put down the bowl, and blew on his burned palm.

"My lord, do you care? Where is it hot? Let me see." Caiyue asked a series of questions, showing her concern for Gu Yunjing.

"It's okay, it doesn't matter, I'll serve soup to Her Royal Highness first." Gu Yunjing endured the burning pain in his palm and gritted his teeth.

"But your hand is already scalded, let me bring the medicine."

"It's okay, it's the palm of the right hand that was injured, and the left hand can serve medicine. Caiyue, Her Royal Highness the Princess was injured because of me. I want to cook, deliver, and feed her soup myself. Otherwise, my conscience will be very difficult." Gu Yunjing once again declined Caiyue's kindness, holding the soup in her left hand, and walked slowly towards the princess' room.

Of course Caiyue could also see it clearly, she knew that Gu Yunjing was so kind to Xiao Muxue, not just to relieve the guilt in her heart, but more because of love.

In the world, only Xiao Muxue would let Gu Yunjing put down his means and do what a servant would do.Looking at Gu Yunjing's leaving back, Caiyue's mood was as if she had knocked over a five-flavored bottle, extremely complicated.

When Gu Yunjing pushed open the door, Xiao Muxue was tossing and turning thinking about something.When the princess just turned her head to the outside of the bed, the picture that caught her eyes was: the picture of the son-in-law holding the soup and walking slowly.I always feel that the soup is in the hands of the son-in-law, dangling, as if it will splash out of the bowl in the next moment, and it seems that it will be separated from the hands of the son-in-law in the next moment, and there is a risk of falling at any time.

Every step the son-in-law took seemed to be trembling and walking on thin ice.

Gu Yunjing finally walked to the princess's bedside, and she said softly, "Your Highness, this is your favorite ginseng stewed chicken soup. I just made it. Try it."

"My favorite ginseng stewed chicken soup?" Xiao Muxue looked at Gu Yunjing's face and asked intently.

Gu Yunjing heard the princess's strange tone, and said, "Isn't it? The empress said it herself."

Only then did Xiao Muxue suddenly realize, no wonder the son-in-law would bring a bowl of chicken soup.She sighed silently in her heart, the person who loves to drink chicken soup should be the deceased sixth princess.

Xiao Muxue herself doesn't like chicken soup because it's too greasy. Her favorite is pear soup with rock sugar.She really wanted to tell Gu Yunjing that she didn't like chicken soup, but when she saw the expectant look on the son-in-law's face, the sixth princess suddenly couldn't say anything.No matter what, you can't disappoint the consort's wishes.

"Could it be that your highness dislikes my bad soup?" Gu Yunjing asked blankly, except for this reason, she really couldn't think of anything else.

"No," Xiao Muxue said with lowered eyes, "You bring it here, I'll try it."

Gu Yunjing said cheerfully: "Okay."

"My son-in-law, please help me to sit up. How can I drink soup while lying down?"

"Your Highness, the sword wound on your chest hasn't healed yet, so it's not suitable for you to perform violent movements. Just lie down, and I'll feed you." Gu Yunjing said naturally, and didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this intimate movement. where?

Xiao Muxue was a little surprised, she couldn't figure out Gu Yunjing's heart at all.What kind of heart does the son-in-law's concern for him come from?From the bottom of her heart, she was looking forward to being in close contact with the son-in-law. Seeing what Gu Yunjing said, she readily agreed.

Gu Yunjing's right hand was burned, so she could only hold the soup with her left hand and the spoon with her right hand.This action is actually quite normal, but when placed on Gu Yunjing's body, I always feel that it looks very twisted.There is no other reason, because the son-in-law is left-handed.

"My son-in-law, why don't you serve soup with another hand?" Xiao Muxue reminded.

Gu Yunjing smiled awkwardly, and thought of an excuse: "I've been practicing right-hand movements recently, and I heard that people will become smarter if they use their right hand more."

Xiao Muxue said: "Does the son-in-law need to become smarter?"

Gu Yunjing said casually: "Of course I need it, so I can think about many things clearly and make myself less entangled."

Gu Yunjing is an open-minded person, Xiao Muxue doesn't know what else in the world can cause the unparalleled wisdom of the son-in-law to be entangled.Xiao Muxue parted her thin lips lightly, and asked with great interest, "Why is the son-in-law so troubled?"

This question caught Gu Yunjing, she was naturally entangled in the relationship between herself and the princess.Of course, she would never tell the truth in front of the princess.

Gu Yunjing slightly avoided Xiao Muxue's eyes, and said indifferently: "It's nothing, I guess I'm a mediocre person."

The princess is a sensible person, of course she can hear the son-in-law's words, the other party is deliberately avoiding this topic, if you ask yourself, it will make the scene boring.

Gu Yunjing took a sip of the soup and said, "Your Highness, I took a sip and it wasn't hot. Well, it tastes really good." After speaking, he took a sip and handed it to Xiao Muxue's mouth.

Xiao Muxue stared fixedly at Gu Yunjing, drinking slowly.Although she thought the soup was terrible, she pretended to be very happy and drank it "with great interest".

Gu Yunjing didn't know that the sixth princess held her nose the whole time while drinking the soup.In order to relieve her nose earlier, Xiao Muxue's speed of drinking soup was obviously accelerated.It didn't take long for the bowl to bottom out.

Seeing Her Royal Highness cooperating obediently, Gu Yunjing was overjoyed.Because this proves that the fruits of his labor have been affirmed by the princess.

"Your Highness, this ginseng chicken soup is delicious."

Xiao Muxue frowned, and said lightly, "Yes."

"You can drink it as you like, and I will cook it for you every day from now on."

Xiao Muxue had black lines on her face: "..."

She had no choice but to tactfully say: "Change the drink, drink the same one every day, no matter how delicious it is, you will always get tired. Next time, you might as well change to rock sugar pear soup."

Gu Yunjing nodded: "Your Highness is right. Tomorrow I will make pear soup with rock sugar."

After finishing the soup, Xiao Muxue turned to serious topics.

"My son-in-law, is Tao Ce okay in the prison?"

Gu Yunjing's face changed slightly, and she said embarrassedly: "Your Highness, I have been busy taking care of you during this time, and have no time to take care of other things."

The son-in-law felt a little guilty, after all, she and Tao Ce were on good terms.At this moment, she suddenly felt that she was really like the kind of person who married a wife and forgot her friends.

Xiao Muxue said: "That's it. Now that I'm awake, you can go to the prison to see Tao Ce tomorrow. After all, he was imprisoned because of us."

"My son-in-law, there are still a few days left, and the one-month deadline is up. During this period, you must hurry up and come up with a way to rescue Tao Ce. Don't delay the business because of other things. If you don't have time to make soup, you don't have to. Saving Tao Ce is the top priority."

Gu Yunjing bowed her head in shame, accepting Xiao Muxue's criticism humbly.She said slowly: "The last time we went to Wangyou Valley to find out about the "Chunxindong" matter, we also knew that there was Huang Fuyun behind Lu Zhong. With this clue, we are not far from finding out the truth."

"Has the son-in-law figured out a way?" Xiao Muxue's eyes lit up.

"In the past few days, I will send Caiyue to keep an eye on Lu Zhong and pay close attention to his every move. He has contact with Huangfuyun, so I will naturally have a way to draw out the people behind the scenes."

"What way?" Xiao Muxue asked.

"Catch a big fish with a long line." Gu Yunjing said slowly, "Treat the person with his own way. Not only Huangfuyun can make "Spring Heartbeat", but my master can also make this medicine. I also want to make it Lu Zhong tasted the feeling of "spring heartbeat" in front of the public."

"Your Highness, this is not the only thing that Lu Zhong has done that is beyond conscience." Gu Yunjing's brows flickered with frosty coldness, "This time we were assassinated, and he ordered it. He used me and Yu Wenyan's conflict was deliberately acted out like this."

"Kill two birds with one stone?" Xiao Muchue knew that Lu Zhong's intentions were not right, but he never expected that he would lose his conscience to such an extent.

"That's right, that's his goal. It's a pity that Lu Zhong didn't get rid of me even though he tried his best. Since he failed to get rid of me, then I must get rid of him this time!"