The eldest princess sat majestically on the main seat, her sharp eyes like a sword sweeping over Su Jinhua who was kneeling below.

Her face was stern and her eyes revealed unquestionable authority.

The air around seemed to freeze, making it hard to breathe.

"Su Jinhua, tell me! Where did the prince go?" The eldest princess' voice was low and powerful, and every word was like a hammer hitting Su Jinhua's heart.

Su Jinhua raised her head and met the eldest princess's gaze.

She bit her lower lip gently, with a hint of sadness in her eyes, as if she was recalling something painful.

Her voice trembled a little, revealing endless grievances: "Replying to the Princess, I really don't know where the prince has gone. Last night in the bridal chamber, I didn't see the prince for a long time. I was tired and fell asleep. I didn't see the prince until dawn."

Her hands were twisting the hem of her clothes unconsciously, her fingertips turned white from the force, and her eyes were glistening with tears, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.

"My daughter-in-law should have gone out to look for the prince. It was my daughter-in-law who was not considerate enough. Please punish me, Princess!"

After saying that, Su Jinhua quickly knelt on the ground.

She said with a trembling voice: "Your Highness, it's all my daughter-in-law's fault."

Her voice was trembling and weak, but filled with endless self-blame and pain.

"It's because I'm not good enough and didn't win the prince's favor. I know I was wrong. If the prince really doesn't like me, I'd rather die!"

Her tone was resolute, and she was about to stand up, with an expression on her face that showed she was ready to die.

"She is really chaste and loyal," the princess said to herself.

But it was impossible for someone to die by hitting a pillar on the second day after their wedding, so he quickly gave Yucui a look.

Yucui received the look and hurried to stop Su Jinhua.

The eldest princess raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Su Jinhua's falling tears, with a complex look in her eyes.

She sat upright on a high seat, her posture upright, like an unshakable mountain.

"You can't just say that, dead or alive? Don't you think it's unlucky on the second day of your wedding?"

Su Jinhua looked at the eldest princess's reaction and secretly rejoiced in her heart.

She knew that she had successfully persuaded her mother-in-law to let her go, and this hurdle was over.

Everyone knows that the eldest princess loves her son dearly. As long as her son is in the center of her heart, she will naturally love him as well.

Su Jinhua did not directly answer the princess' question, but said slowly with a firm gaze: "I just want to express that no matter life or death, it will not change my feelings for the prince."

When the princess heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

She obviously did not expect Su Jinhua to respond like this. She was silent for a moment, then looked at Su Jinhua deeply and said slowly: "You are a courageous person."

Su Jinhua knelt down at the right time and bowed her head and said, "But, my daughter-in-law is indeed wrong for not being able to win the favor of the prince. Please punish me, Princess."

"Forget it, sometimes even I can't keep an eye on him. Since he's out, you can just hand-copy the Buddhist scriptures and pray for him."

"Thank you, Princess, for your forgiveness."

The eldest princess waved her hand and sent Su Jinhua away.

The prince ran away, so of course they had to look for him, but the princess and the marquis could only look for him in secret.

……

Su Jinhua had just expressed her infatuation with the prince, so naturally she had to show her concern more attentively. She deliberately let Banxia convey her longing for the prince to Yucui from time to time, and Yucui would naturally tell the eldest princess.

She then pretended to light incense and pray for blessings in the Buddhist temple.

She even lost her appetite and asked from time to time whether the prince had been found. She was particularly concerned about Gu Yanan's movements.

Pretending to be deeply in love.

The eldest princess loves her son like a treasure, so seeing her like this, she will naturally look at her differently.

Moreover, from the moment he stepped into the mansion, Su Jinhua noticed that the patrols inside and outside the mansion were very strict and close.

It seems that the eldest princess is not only on guard against others, but also wants Gu Yanan to stop going to dangerous places.

But since he was able to escape unscathed and without alarming anyone the first night, he must have some ability.

Then she had nothing to worry about. The only thing she had to worry about now was how to deal with her mother-in-law.

She will be returning to her parents' home in three days, and she needs the support of her mother-in-law when she does so. Otherwise, who knows how the people in the Su family will mock her if she goes back like this.

Now that she has a second life, she will naturally make her life better and better, and will never let herself down in the slightest.

……

At dawn, the house was still immersed in the hazy morning mist. As the first ray of sunlight passed through the clouds and sprinkled on the bluestone path, the whole yard gradually woke up.

The maids who got up early began to get busy. They swept the fallen leaves carefully, for fear of disturbing the quiet morning.

Banxia yawned and watched her young lady get up early to make pastries.

Su Jinhua walked through the exquisite corridor and came to the kitchen.

The kitchen was filled with the aroma of various ingredients, and smoke was rising.

She walked to the stove, rolled up her sleeves, and started to work.

First, I picked some high-quality glutinous rice and red dates.

She washed the glutinous rice and soaked it in water, and peeled the red dates and cleaned them.

Then, she started to make the syrup, put white sugar and water into the pot, and simmered it slowly over low heat until the sugar was completely dissolved and turned amber, then put it into the pot and stir-fried.

As the temperature rises, put glutinous rice into the pot. It gradually becomes sticky and emits an enticing aroma before being served.

At this time, Su Jinhua poured the boiled syrup into the glutinous rice and quickly stirred it evenly so that each grain of glutinous rice was coated with a layer of sweet syrup.

Next, Su Jinhua began to make the fillings for the pastries.

She cut the red dates into small pieces, put them in a bowl, added appropriate amount of osmanthus jam and honey and mixed well.

This filling has the sweet and glutinous taste of red dates, as well as the fragrant aroma of osmanthus and honey, which is mouth-watering.

When the filling is ready, Su Jinhua begins to divide the glutinous rice coated with syrup into small portions and flatten them into round cakes.

Then, she dug a small hole in the middle of each round cake, filled it with stuffing, sealed the mouth with glutinous rice, and pinched it into a perfect circle.

Finally, put the prepared pastries into a steamer and steam them until cooked.

As the steam rises, the pastries emit an even richer aroma, making you salivate.

A glutinous rice jelly is ready.

"Miss, it smells so good." Banxia couldn't help swallowing.

Su Jinhua chuckled and gave her the extra piece.

Pinellia accepted it as if it were a treasure, and ate it in small bites.

Su Jinhua got up early for two days in a row to make cakes and sent them to the eldest princess after they were done.

I already know the eldest princess' taste very well.

This time, as expected, the princess liked it very much.

"Mother, I wonder how the situation is with the prince? Have you found him?" Su Jinhua mentioned Gu Yanan at the right time, with a look of missing her on her face, and her address inadvertently changed from eldest princess to mother.

"Don't worry, we're still looking."

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