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The meal eunuch took a white porcelain plate and cut the roasted suckling pig into half, revealing more apple slices that were already ripe inside his stomach. At that moment, the juices were all over the place and a strong fragrance assaulted the nostrils. If not for the fact that she still remembered etiquette and dogma, she would probably have snatched the food out of the box by now.

After the eunuchs had tested the poison, the palace maids brought the pieces of roasted pork to each of them. After being roasted by charcoal, the originally tender milky pork became even more tender. As he bit down, his mouth was filled with the fragrance of fat. As he chewed more, the sweet fragrance of fruits filled his mouth and it was so delicious that it caused one's hair to stand on end.

The Eldest Princess answered, "The messenger from Tours brought over fifty stalks of seedlings. royal father has already sent someone to plant them, and I heard that they will take a few years to grow. They will have to wait slowly."

Fu Ninghui asked curiously, "What does your grandfather want to do with this kind of knowledge? Could it be that they can get a top scholar position? "

Yang Jinxi still shook her head, and replied, "Although I don't know why Grandfather is so passionate about eating, I feel that talking about food with Grandfather is much happier than learning how to make needle and thread from mother and learning to recite poems from father."

These words caused Fu Ninghui and Eldest Princess to look deep in thought. Xu Mingwei looked at the few girls who were distressed about their quest for the Great Way of Life and felt that it was extremely cute.

After a while, Eldest Princess spoke up, "Sister Jin Xi is happiest about eating delicious food, and what I am happiest about is that Mother would ask the palace servants to cut my new clothes for me every time — what color should I wear a deep red colored robe, what kind of gemstones should I use to embed my golden boots with, what color of skin should I use for winter coat, a white fox or a red fox skin … "When I thought about that, I was overjoyed, but the saint said that gentlemen shouldn't pursue fancy clothes …"

Fu Ninghui looked at the Eldest Princess, then looked at Yang Jinxi. She didn't understand why they were talking about the roasted suckling pig just now, and why they were talking about the words of a saint once again. Seeing that the two of them were depressed and unhappy, and didn't know how to explain it, she could only ask Xu Mingwei for help.

Xu Mingwei laughed, "A saint is indeed a gentleman, we cannot be gentlemen, at most, we can be young ladies."

Hearing that, Eldest Princess was immediately happy, she clapped her hands and laughed, "That's right, big sister Yang, we just need to be the female gongzi then."

Yang Jinxi looked at everyone but did not say a word as she continued to ponder about the matter of his grandfather's beloved delicacy. Not only her grandfather, but everyone in the Yang family except for her mother was an enthusiast for delicious food. In the ancient books, people who read about novelty recipes would always try them out on their cooks. Could it be that his grandparents, uncles, and brothers were all noblemen?

She felt that it was a pity. If she didn't have the make-up from these delicacies, how boring would she be in life? Perhaps the next time Muxiu came home, she should ask her grandfather if the Word of the Saints really made sense.

No matter how subversive Yang Jinxi's heart was, Eldest Princess and the others had already put down this question. After drinking the hawthorn candy water to prevent them from accumulating food, and after Eldest Princess's afternoon nap, Xu Mingwei and the others bade farewell and returned to their own rooms.

Yang Jinxi stayed in the Eastern Palace Hall. Xu Mingwei and Fu Ninghui both held hands, and only when they reached the fork in the road did they say their goodbyes.

This day could be considered to have passed very well, she had also made friends other than her own cousins. Eldest Princess also had such an innocent and naive personality, maybe her days in the palace wouldn't be that hard to bear. Xu Mingwei went back to her room in a relaxed mood. However, she saw Peaches sitting on the ground with tears all over her face. Seeing her enter, Bi Tao hurriedly wiped away her tears.

"What's wrong, who bullied you, or is it Zhao Yang?" Xu Mingwei frowned, she looked around the hut and did not see Zhao Yang.

Peaches shook her head and replied, "Miss has misunderstood. This servant didn't cry because someone bullied me. I was just feeling homesick."

Xu Mingwei did not believe it. Homesickness? She also didn't think that there would be many slaps on her face for no reason.

"Speak, what happened? Or are you prepared to fight back and vent your anger? "

Peaches still shook her head, "Miss, please don't ask. Nothing really happened. This servant doesn't want Miss to have any conflicts with the people in the palace over such a small matter."

If Peaches had deep thoughts, Xu Mingwei would even suspect that she was trying to capture him and intentionally cause trouble for him. It was because she knew that she was not a beauty that Xu Mingwei understood why Peaches had endured her grievances.

It was out of good intentions, but it seemed cowardly. Xu Mingwei could not help but sneer, "Why do you think they slapped your face? In this palace, what's the difference between slapping your face and slapping mine? If you get beaten up this easily next time, you might as well pack your bags and return to the Xu Residence. If it was Wan Rong and the others who are here, the ones who would be at a disadvantage would not be my people! "

Bi Tao's face turned white, as though he had thought of something, he nodded his head and promised Xu Mingwei, "This servant understands, next time I won't be beaten again."

Xu Mingwei did not question any further, and asked Bi Tao to collect all the paper, brush, and ink that was going to be used in the academy tomorrow. Due to the Zuo family's two sisters, Fang Liang's two masters probably didn't have the time to capture them and teach them anything these past few days. They probably read their words and commented on and corrected their own problems. In any case, Mu Resting Day was in two days, so when it was time for them to return home, they would have to wait for their return before making any plans.

As for who hit the peaches, Xu Mingwei knew. If not Zhao Yang, or even Xu Minglan, the people beside him would not dare to offend the Xu Family so blatantly. She did not want her to get into trouble with the people from the palace. Other than Zhao Yang, there was no one else.

While she was thinking about it, Peaches had already arranged her things. She tilted her head and called her over to take a nap. Seeing that the redness on her face had lessened, and the redness became less obvious, Xu Mingwei sighed and asked, "Does it still hurt?"

Her eyes lit up again. Seeing that the little mistress was willing to pay attention to her, she happily replied, "Miss, it doesn't hurt anymore. This servant doesn't feel any pain at all."

Xu Mingwei nodded, and instructed, "When you open the box, go and find that green medicine and apply it, don't let me see the palm print again."

She took off her boots and coat, lay down on the bed, and put the curtain on the bed.

"Has the young master slept yet? "Your servant has just returned from the kitchen with a bowl of sweet soup. Lotus seed lily soup, go and dry it."

Suddenly, Zhao Yang's voice came from outside the door. Bi Mei wanted to walk out to call her back later, but the lady had already rested, when the door curtain sounded, Zhao Yang rushed in with a bowl in her hand, smiling widely.

"Oh, it's such a coincidence, young lady has already gone to bed, I heard that the palace maid who was waiting outside said that young lady had just returned, I was thinking about the recent dry spring, and young lady had roasted meat at Eldest Princess's side, I did not expect that you would come late for a bowl of sweet water to moisturize my lungs." Zhao Yang said, but he didn't have the slightest intention to leave, and turned his head to complain about Jade Peaches, "Little Sister Peaches is too much a bad servant, little master has just had lunch, and should be advising me to go out for a walk and eat, how can I let little master rest on his bed the moment I come back!"