The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Just as Yang Qi was daydreaming, the East Palace kitchen had already prepared dinner. Peilin took the food box and placed the food on the table one by one.

The lunch boxes in the East Palace are different from ordinary ones. They are heated with charcoal fire underneath. When the food is delivered, it looks like it has just come out of the pot.

Looking at the three dishes and one soup in front of him: braised pork, shredded potatoes, green vegetables and mushrooms, and seaweed egg drop soup, Yang Qi blinked and couldn't help muttering in his heart, "Your Highness may be the crown prince, but the food here is just average, on par with the standard of my own in the Duke's Mansion, and much worse than Yang Lan's."

"These dishes are enough for the two of us." The Crown Prince looked at the girl's bright eyes and said with a smile. On weekdays, if it was just one person eating, one meat and one vegetable would be enough.

Although the kitchen only prepared three dishes, the portion of each dish was quite large.

"Indeed, if you can drink a mouthful of hot soup while traveling, it is the happiest thing. However, these seem to be somewhat inconsistent with the status of Your Highness." Yang Qi looked at the food, and then looked at His Highness.

Well, there are some inconsistencies.

"It is because of my status that I can eat meat whenever I want. Look at those ordinary people, who can be so straightforward and free?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not have high demands on his appetite, just filling his stomach is enough.

However, Your Highness has tasted all the delicacies in the world.

The Tianyuan Dynasty would not be harmed at any major banquet.

Today, Yuan Ruiyuan had been discussing state affairs with the Emperor and had not had time to visit the Empress. Therefore, when he returned to the East Palace, he had not yet had dinner and was indeed a little hungry.

"Your Highness, to be honest, this statement is only convincing if you say it." If it were an ordinary wealthy person from outside, people would just think he was pretending to be rich, or a nouveau riche showing off his wealth.

After the maid replied, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not annoyed, and put a piece of braised pork in the maid's bowl: "This piece of meat has no fat, you like it."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a good chef and all three dishes are delicious.

"This braised pork has a bright red color, is fatty but not greasy, the soup is clear, and it is fragrant. It's delicious!" The best cooks around Yang Qi are Aunt Zhu and Mother He, but neither of them can cook to this taste.

Seeing that the girl liked it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince picked another piece for her and put it in the bowl: "If you like it, eat more."

After thinking for a while, Yang Qi picked up two shredded potatoes for His Highness as a return gift: "Your Highness, you should eat more too. You have worked hard all day."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Yang Qi were being "courteous" to each other in the house, which made Peilin outside feel a little hungry.

After touching his stomach, Peilin asked the guards beside him to bring him a white steamed bun. He had been busy all day and was now starving.

"Your Highness, Xiaoqi has a question. Why haven't I seen any palace maids today? It seems like there have only been guards or secret guards along the way." There should be no palace maids serving in such a huge East Palace, right?

"There are few masters in the East Palace. Apart from me, there is no one else. It is a waste of manpower to have so many palace maids."

The most important thing is that the more people there are, the greater the possibility that someone with ulterior motives will tamper with it.

"It's not like there is not a single palace maid at all. Won't there be any visitors to the East Palace? It's impossible that when someone visits, the guards have to serve tea, right?" After taking a sip of soup, Yang Qi continued to ask.

Refilling the soup in the maid's bowl, His Royal Highness explained, "It's not like there aren't any palace maids at all, it's just that these important courtyards won't let them get close."

Even if the royal children do not seek marriage, their elders will assign a few beautiful palace maids to serve them, so that they will not be easily attracted by good-looking women outside.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also accompanied by several palace maids selected by the Queen, but Peilin did not let them serve him today.

After the meal, Xiaoqing and Adu took Miss Yangqi back to Xiaoyu Manor.

Before leaving, Yang Qi picked up a few books and took them with him.

I have to say that the books selected by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince this time are all Yang Qi's favorites, and he likes every one of them.

By the time Yang Qi returned to Xiaoyu Manor, Nanny Zhu and Mother He were already packing up with everyone.

Although the Duke only sent Song Ran openly this time, there is no guarantee that there is no one secretly watching.

Since Miss Yang Qi used the excuse that she had too much luggage, everyone had to pretend to be busy and nervous.

With Mother He and Nanny Zhu around, Yang Qi didn't have to worry about such trivial matters as packing.

The next morning, Mama He prepared breakfast and woke Yang Qi up: "Miss, the old lady will hold a banquet for the Duke in the upper room at noon today. We need to set off early and return to the mansion by the end of the Si hour."

Yang Qi glanced at the still dark sky outside and couldn't help but touch his forehead: "Mother He, it's too early."

Mother He placed the young lady's dress beside the bed and said, "Young lady, it's getting late. We need to go back to the mansion and take a bath and change clothes before we can go upstairs to pay our respects to the Duke and the old lady. Young lady, if you are still sleepy, take a rest in the car."

Rubbing his eyes, Yang Qi struggled to get up, washed his face, ate some breakfast, and then was led by Nanny Zhu and Mama He to the carriage back home.

Of course, Xiaobai, as Yangqi's personal mount, also followed Yangqi back home.

As soon as he got on the carriage, Yang Qi leaned against the door and slowly fell asleep. He did not wake up until he reached the city gate.

Lifting the curtain, Yang Qi looked at the word "Beijing" on the city gate and smiled: "Madame Zhu, Mama He, the last time we left Beijing was around the Lantern Festival. At that time, everyone was still wearing winter clothes. In a blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed."

This time when she returned home, Mother He was a little nervous, but she still had a smile on her face: "Yes, the days passed by so quickly."

After entering the city, they soon arrived at the Duke of Song's Mansion.

Lifting aside the curtain, Yang Qi looked at the four large characters "Song Guogong Mansion" on the mansion gate. It was so imposing that it made people feel respectful.

"Long time no see, Duke Song's Mansion."