Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 916 Bestowing Marriage (1)

Chapter 916: Chapter 916 Bestowing Marriage (1)

Xiao Ruiyuan returned to Lord Wei Yuan House, treading upon a ground bathed in starlight, and changed into his usual attire before coming out. Three dishes and a soup were already laid out on the dining table, which, considering his status and the wealth of the Lord Wei Yuan House, seemed rather plain.

The Lord Wei Yuan House held a noble title and inherited a vast fortune from their ancestors, a large portion of which had fallen into Xiao Ruiyuan’s hands. Since he had joined the military at a young age and was used to not eating for an entire day, even during battles, his requirements for food were not high.

Nonetheless, although the dishes were similar to the usual fare, the aroma permeating the air today was significantly different, greatly whetting one’s appetite.

Thinking a new chef had been hired, Xiao Ruiyuan didn’t pay much attention. It was only when he took a sip of the creamy-looking fish head soup that he realized the flavor was much more delicious than usual, and he said to Xiao Eleven who was beside him, "This fish head soup is good, ask the chef to make it again tomorrow."

Just like Xiao Jiu, Xiao Eleven was once a Hidden Guard. Later, when Xiao Ruiyuan lacked someone trustworthy to help manage his daily life, he was assigned to stay by his side, acting both as a guard and an attendant.

Xiao Eleven, smelling the fragrant fish head soup, embarrassingly swallowed his saliva, "These fish were raised by Lady herself, today Qi Nan went there and the Lady had him bring back a few for the master to taste."

Ever since Xiao Ruiyuan was betrothed to Mo Yan, Xiao Eleven and the others would privately refer to Mo Yan as "Lady." They had accidentally discovered that whenever they mentioned these two words, their master became much easier to talk to, so the term "Lady" started to appear more frequently in front of Xiao Ruiyuan.

Without Xiao Ruiyuan’s consent, Qi Nan, seeing Mo Yan for the first time, did not dare to call her directly in such a familiar manner. Otherwise, if she complained, being punished to run twenty li would be considered light.

The moment he heard that Mo Yan had specially sent someone to deliver them, Xiao Ruiyuan’s expression softened considerably. He ignored Xiao Eleven’s longing gaze, and paired with the fish head soup, he ate five bowls of white rice, not leaving a single drop of soup behind, and didn’t touch any other dishes.

After the meal, Xiao Ruiyuan wiped his hands and face clean and said to a sullen Xiao Eleven, "You seem very hungry, you can have the remaining three dishes."

Without waiting for a response from a dejected Xiao Eleven, he walked straight out of the dining hall and went to his study to attend to his official duties.

Xiao Eleven, looking at the three plates of not-so-light dishes and touching his already full stomach, then gazing in the direction his master had departed, wore an expression of utter desolation.

The next morning, before the ingredients buyers from the Prince’s Mansion had returned, the kitchen found itself with three lively fish, two from the Lord Wei Yuan House and one from Duke Wu’an’s Mansion.

In fact, the fish were too delicious to give away to someone else, since they were sent by Mo Yan, both Xiao Ruiyuan and Yan Junyu didn’t want anyone else to have them. But as there were several fish and they could not finish them all at once, and fearing they might go bad in the heat and waste Mo Yan’s kind gesture, they decided to send one to the Prince’s Mansion for Chu Heng to taste.

The Prince’s Mansion was not short of a few fish, but the person who sent them was extraordinary, and as they were specially delivered for the Crown Prince, the chefs naturally did not prepare them for anyone else. Thus, when Chu Heng returned to the Prince’s Mansion in the evening, a delicious fish soup was added to the dining table, its fragrance also greatly increasing his appetite.

As Chu Heng sat down, ready to dine, Xiao Ruiyuan and Yan Junyu arrived together, clearly with the intention of joining the meal.

Although they saw each other every day, opportunities for the three of them to dine together were rare. Excited, Chu Heng ordered the Servant to bring out a jar of wine, intending to have a good gathering with his two cousins.

However, just as the seal on the wine jar was broken, a servant rushed in flusteredly, "Your Highness, The Emperor has arrived and is already at the front gate."

A flash of surprise passed over Chu Heng’s face as he quickly rose and walked towards the exterior, and Xiao Ruiyuan and Yan Junyu, as subjects, naturally couldn’t remain seated and followed suit. At the second gate, the three of them saw Emperor Huian in plain clothes, with only Liang Gonggong and two inner palace experts following as guards.

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