Chapter 2：

Under the dim yellow candlelight, the man wore a bright red robe, slender figure, narrow waist and wide shoulders, and one ink hair was fixed with a golden jade crown.

It was an extremely delicate face, and under two thick eyebrows was a pair of beautiful peach eyes, clear and gentle, as if a moonlight was rippling in his eyes. The bridge of his nose is high, and the corners of his thin lips flaunt a gentle curve.

The only shortcoming is that his bloodless cold white skin is as fragile as colored glaze, and it gives rise to a strong desire for protection for no reason.

This is the modeling face! The kind that Nuwa made meticulously when she created people!

Tao Ti asked himself that he had seen many handsome guys in his previous life, but none of them could compare to the one in front of him.

For a while, the heartbeat couldn't help speeding up a bit.

Pei Yan fixedly looked at the startled woman in the room, a gloomy light flashed in his black eyes, but he coughed softly on his face, and said warmly, "Don't be afraid, you won't do anything to you..."

This gentle and nice voice made Tao Ti recover from the awe-inspiring.

She smirked, and unconsciously lowered her voice, "I, I'm not afraid."

With eyes facing each other, there was a moment of silence, Pei Yan pointed to the stool, "Sit down and talk?"

Tao Ti suddenly remembered that he was in poor health, and hurriedly said, "Sit down, sit down, sit down."

Pei Yan nodded towards her and sat down slowly, Tao Ti also sat down.

After a while, the palace man brought in a pot of hot water, and when he saw the prince coming, he was surprised, but he didn't dare to look at it. After pouring the tea respectfully, he quickly retreated.

Tao Ti picked up the water glass and looked at it. This time the water was clean and still warm.

She was so thirsty that she drank her teacup in one fell swoop. Ancient tea cups are small, not comparable to modern mugs. Just drinking such a small cup is not enough.

She quietly glanced at Pei Yan who was sitting opposite, hesitated for a moment, and whispered, "I, I'm a little thirsty, I'll pour another glass of water..."

Seeing her cautious appearance, Pei Yan moved his black eyes slightly, and immediately raised his hand in a "please" gesture, and said warmly, "You are free."

With the consent of the owner of the East Palace, Tao Ti poured another glass of water...

The second cup, the third cup, the third cup...the tenth cup.

Pei Yan, "..."

Well, he believed she was really thirsty.

After she drank half a pot of tea, Pei Yan said, "Gone let them bring in a pot of water again?"

Tao Ti wasn't that thirsty now. Hearing his question, she waved her hand embarrassedly, "No trouble."

Pei Yan said quietly, "It's just a pot of water, it's not troublesome."

After a pause, he looked at Tao Ti's expression, suddenly realized something, his black eyes narrowed, "Is the palace person neglecting you?"

Tao Ti was taken aback for a moment. He didn't expect that he was so keen, he didn't say anything, he actually guessed what happened. She shook her head hurriedly, "Fortunately, it's okay, I didn't neglect..."

Although the attitude of the two palace people just now made her uncomfortable, she didn't do anything to hurt the gods and reason. She saw that in those costume dramas, the palace people made mistakes and just dragged them down and chopped them down, or dozens of big boards were beaten to the ground... there was no need to make things like that.

"Just don't neglect." Pei Yan glanced at the change in her expression, and his slender fingers gently rubbed the wall of the cup.

Tao Ti's eyelashes drooped slightly, his heart said, from the current point of view, the prince seems to be quite good at talking?

Well, a good communication starts with a correct attitude. Then, should you apologize to him first? Although the original owner was also a victim of feudal marriage, as far as the current situation is concerned, the prince is quite innocent.

"Your Highness—"

"you…"

The two uttered at the same time, both of them were taken aback.

Tao Ti hurriedly said, "You speak first, you speak first."

Pei Yan stared at her gently, and said seriously, "I know that you don't want to marry to the East Palace...but don't worry, I will give you a letter before I die and let you be free."

Tao Ti was stunned, and it took a long time to find her own voice, "Okay, okay."

Wow, what kind of little angel is this person! I can!

"I'm done alone." Pei Yan raised his eyes to look at her, "What did you just want to say?"

"Well, I want to apologize to you." Tao Ti lowered his head guiltily, and said, "I came back from the ghost gate, and I also want to understand some things. Even if I am reluctant to do this marriage, I will not This impulsive method should be used to solve it. Since your Highness promised to give me and Lishu, then I will rest on my feet next, and will never cause trouble to Your Highness...just treat it as if I don't exist."

Pei Yan's face was surprised, her eyes fell on her soft side face, her dark pupils were a little inquiring.

After pondering for a while, he whispered, "You are the lonely princess, how can you treat you as if you don't exist."

These words came out of his mouth, as if adding a layer of gentle filter, Tao Ti only felt a tingling in his ears.

Just as she was about to respond, Pei Yan coughed suddenly, "Cough cough cough..."

Tao Ti was startled and looked at him worriedly, "Your Highness, are you okay?"

He hurriedly took out the veil from his sleeve to cover his lips, his pale face flushed unhealthy from the cough, "No...cough...it's all right."

Seeing his thin body shaking violently, Tao Ti quickly added some warm water to his cup, "Drink some water."

"Thank you." Pei Yan picked up the teacup and took a couple of sips, and his cough gradually stopped. He smiled apologetically at her, with a little shame, "Is Gu scared you?"

"No, no, I am so easily scared." Tao Ti's small head shook like a rattle.

"The lonely body has always been like this, I hope you don't dislike it..." Pei Yan's voice was light, and his thick eyelashes hung down, casting a shadow between his three-dimensional eyebrows.

The gentler the person, the more sensitive the mind.

Tao Tirou said, "I don't dislike it, you are not your choice if you are in poor health. Don't feel inferior because of this. Although we have only seen each other not long ago, I think you are a very good person."

Is he a good person?

Pei Yan's black eyes narrowed slightly, her thin lips curled up, and her smile was gentle and harmless. "You don't dislike loneliness."

The two of them sat quietly for a while, just as Tao Ti wondered what to say to break the silence, her stomach screamed out of place.

Hearing the sound of her stomach, Pei Yan was stunned for a moment. When he recovered, he asked softly, "Hungry?"

Tao Ti covered his stomach, afraid to look up in embarrassment, and hummed in a low voice.

"It's a lonely negligence." Pei Yan said like this, raising his voice to say to the outside world, "Come on, bring some food in."

It didn't take long for the palace people to deliver meals.

The prince is in poor health and his diet is very light.

A hot bowl of thickly boiled medlar japonica rice porridge, crisp and refreshing slices of winter bamboo shoots and magnolia, attractive color of rouge goose, served with sweet sauce eight treasures, sweet sauce assorted coriander, sweet sauce radish, the dessert is sweet and delicious Sweet-scented osmanthus fermented balls, as well as mung bean cake, pea yellow, white sugar cake three kinds of exquisite pastry platter, two kinds of candied fruits.

After smelling the scent of the food, Tao Ti was suddenly hungry. But with such a palace person present, she was too embarrassed to eat special food, so she had to sit at the table cautiously, staring at the dishes eagerly.

Pei Yan saw her uncomfortable, and whispered to the palace people, "You all get back."

When the palace people withdrew, he turned to look at Tao Ti, and said warmly, "There are no other people. You can eat if you are hungry."

Tao Ti relaxed immediately, blinking at him with bright eyes, "Thank you, then I'm not welcome."

Seeing her sincere smile, Pei Yan was slightly astonished, and then slowly lowered his eyes and gave an inattentive hum.

In the end, the food made by the imperial palace cuisine tastes good. The medlar japonica rice porridge and winter bamboo shoots and magnolia slices are quite satisfactory, which restores the true taste of the food. The pickles are also pickled and delicious.

What stands out is that rouge goose breast, the perfect fusion of fragrant rice wine and honey in the goose meat, making the goose meat extremely tender and soft. After a bite, the plump gravy opens on the tip of the tongue, sweet and salty, with endless aftertaste.

Tao Ti once tasted this dish in a restaurant on Shantang Street in Suzhou, and it tasted pretty good that time. But the wine used in this dish is more mellow and clear, so the taste is richer.

Tao Ti was happily eating bite after bite. Seeing that Pei Yan only ate half a bowl of porridge and stopped eating. Adhering to the creed that "wasting food is shameful", she took the initiative to take the responsibility of sweeping the plate—

So, for the next time for a stick of incense, Pei Yan watched the petite girl and swept away the food on the table.

He couldn't help but think of the concubines and ladies he had met at the banquets in the past. They ate very little every time, and a small piece of pastry could eat for half an hour... Could this be the true appetite of the ladies in private?

Seeing Tao Ti put down his chopsticks and looked content, Pei Yan handed her a clean veil, "Are you full?"

"Yeah, I'm full." Tao Ti took the veil and glanced at his bowl subconsciously. His bowl of wolfberry japonica rice porridge was only half used. She asked, "Your Royal Highness, don't you like porridge?"

"You can't eat too much in the lonely night, it's easy to accumulate food."

Tao Ti suddenly, yes, he is a sick person, his stomach is not healthy compared to a person, and if he is sick, his appetite will naturally not be good.

For a while, Tao Ti became more sympathetic to Pei Yanlai, thinking that she had the opportunity to cook some appetizing dishes for him to taste, and see if she could make his appetite better.

When the palace people came in to collect the leftover cups, they saw that a large table of vegetables was eaten cleanly, and could not help complaining in private: The princess was still dying at first, why did her appetite suddenly become so good? It's so heartless that she can still eat because of her!

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After bathing and freshening up, Tao Ti walked around the screen and returned to the back room.

Pei Yan had already taken off his hi-robes and sat quietly on the edge of the bed.

He was dressed in a thin big red bedclothes, and his ink hair was hanging down like a waterfall. He should be tired. His head was leaning against the bedpost, his handsome face was shrouded in faint exhaustion, and his eyes closed, as if A beautiful jade mountain.

Tao Ti was afraid of being disturbed by this beautiful picture, and was about to tiptoe closer, Pei Yan opened his eyes suddenly, "Is the bath ready?"

Tao Ti's back stiffened, and he smirked, "Well...Are you tired, or go to bed earlier?"

His eyes were filled with misty water, and he nodded lightly, "It's late at night, it's time to settle."

Tao Ti's heart jumped when he saw him, did he mean to sleep together?