After the heroine was robbed, save the paranoid villain

After Yan Yu took the medicine, he felt much better when he woke up today.

She still had to go back to the capital. The New Year was coming soon, and she had a lot of things to arrange in the capital.

The room was too warm, with several charcoal braziers burning, making people feel hot all over and even dry.

The main reason is that the weather in the north is too dry. When Yan Yu was in Lingcheng, it was relatively humid all year round. Here in winter, the weather is extremely dry when charcoal fire is burned. Melon seeds and pine nuts will not get damp even if they are placed on a plate in the open air.

The maid brought her a bowl of grapes and a bowl of peeled pomegranate seeds. Both bowls of fruit were placed in exquisite crystal bowls, looking crystal clear.

Now that winter has arrived, pomegranates are easier to preserve. It is not particularly rare to see pomegranates, but it is rare to see grapes.

Yan Yu knew that grapes did not grow in winter. Grapes with such thin skin and high water content could not be stored, so it was rare to see them at this time.

Huo Wang came over with a fluffy little animal in his arms: "Princess, I got you a rare little toy."

Yan Yu was stunned for a moment.

Huo Wang put a chubby, round, blue-eyed little snow leopard on the ground.

Yan Yu had only seen this thing in paintings, and this was the first time he saw a live snow leopard: "Is this a little leopard? Where did you get it from?"

"I got it from the zoo. It was born just last month." Huo Wang said with a smile, "The prince said that he would get you a precious and beautiful furry thing. I think this little snow leopard is the most beautiful. There is also a little tiger, which is not bad either, but it is a little big and has a fierce temper. I am afraid it will scare you."

"..."

Yan Yu was speechless for a long time.

However, she had never originally thought of raising these things. She brought them back because she was afraid that Snowball would freeze to death.

Leopard cubs are quite cute when they are young, but they are ferocious animals after all. It would be bad if they pounced on people and hurt them when they grow up.

Ning Xia saw that Yan Yu was a little curious, so she picked up the little snow leopard and let Yan Yu touch it.

It was indeed very pretty, with a soft, tender teeth and a mild personality. Yan Yu held it in his arms and stroked it for a while: "Let's send it back later. It's not appropriate to keep it in your house. Don't bother with it."

Huo Wang quickly responded, "Yes."

At noon, Yan Yu ate some food and asked someone to pack his clothes and other things, planning to go back early in the morning.

Xiao Chengji went out early today, and she didn't know what he was going to do. Yan Yu had made a thicker robe for Xiao Chengji these days. She originally wanted to see if it fit him, but now that he hadn't come back, she put it aside.

Yan Yu stood up and walked a few steps before he was a little out of breath. He sat back on the couch and drank a sip of ginseng tea and then put it down: "Change to a cup of flower tea."

The room was already dry, and drinking some ginseng tea made it even dryer.

Ning Xia said, "This is what the imperial physician ordered you to drink. It will replenish your qi and blood."

The medicine Yan Yu drank was all hot in nature, and the room was still so warm that she couldn't stand it, so she ate some more grapes: "Where did your highness go?"

Ning Xia quickly asked Huo Wang to find out.

It didn't take long for Huo Wang to find out the whole story.

Yan Yu really didn't expect that his own prince was so capable of handling things.

When she was at the Shao family, she also knew how her sister-in-law and aunt survived in the house.

The wealthy and powerful families seem to be very glorious from the outside, but the lives of newly married young wives are no easier than those of wives from ordinary families. They also have to shed blood and tears, and have a lot of grievances but nowhere to vent them.

Whenever they are wronged or bullied, their husbands either ask them to be patient, or say that they are petty and ask them to open their minds and not worry about trivial matters, or they simply ignore them, saying that they are men who should only take care of official business and not the trivial matters at home.

At this time Xiao Chengji also came back.

Yan Yu quickly ran over to take off his arm guard and belt and change his clothes.

Xiao Chengji held her on the couch with one hand: "Rest well and don't cause trouble for yourself."

Yan Yu smiled at him and said, "Are you hungry, Your Highness? Do you want to eat something?"

Xiao Chengji was dazed as he looked at Yan Yu's smiling face: "..."

Yan Yu hugged him with both hands, and as she sat on the couch, her face was only at the side of his waist, and she looked up at him with an innocent face.

Her black hair fell on her delicate shoulders, her snow-white face looked small, her eyebrows and eyes were so delicate that they looked like they were carefully drawn with a fine brush. When Xiao Chengji was hugged by her, he could even smell the soft and sweet rose scent on her body.

Xiao Chengji said "hmm".

Yan Yu smiled and asked the maid to prepare some food, then raised his hand and pulled Xiao Chengji to sit down.

She helped Xiao Chengji change into a light robe. The riding clothes he had just worn were a bit too stiff and not very comfortable to wear. After changing, Yan Yu leaned on Xiao Chengji's arm again: "Your Highness, you are so kind."

Xiao Chengji didn't know Yan Yu was so good at acting like a spoiled child.

In fact, Yan Yu has been close to her family since she was a child. The old lady, the mistress, and the young mistress of the Shao family have all experienced her skills in acting like a spoiled child. She has a sweet mouth and a soft personality, so they have basically never suffered any harm.

Xiao Chengji pushed her away a little: "It's hot, don't get so close."

Yan Yu peeled some grapes for him to eat and said, "If you do this, will the Fifth Prince take revenge on you?"

Xiao Chengji raised his eyebrows: "Am I afraid of his revenge?"

Yan Yu was not afraid of the Fifth Prince. So far, the Fifth Prince was just a name to her and she had never seen him.

But she was afraid that the Queen Mother would do something to Xiao Chengji.

The kitchen brought over small wontons stuffed with crab roe, and added shrimp meat and crab roe to the filling. The soup was clear and delicious, and it smelled very fragrant.

Yan Yu had no appetite to eat anything else, so she just watched Xiao Chengji eat. She continued to eat grapes: "This is the first time I've eaten grapes in winter."

In fact, when I was at the Shao family, I seldom ate grapes even when they were in season. After all, grapes are rarer than other fruits.

Xiao Chengji said, "There are greenhouses in the capital, and fruits and flowers are grown in winter."

In the autumn, he saw that Yan Yu particularly liked to eat grapes and pomegranates, so he asked his subordinates to prepare them at all times. These two fruits are not cold and will not affect the body if eaten.

Pomegranates are easy to get, but grapes are really hard to grow. Only the rich and powerful can afford the grapes in autumn, let alone the grapes in winter? Such a small bowl costs a hundred taels of silver.

After the maid had packed up the things here, Yan Yu held a cup of tea and handed it to Xiao Chengji: "I will be returning to the capital tomorrow. Your Highness, do you have anything to tell me?"

"Go back tomorrow?"

"There are still many things to do at home." Yan Yu said, "It's almost the New Year, and there are many interpersonal relationships to deal with. It's best for me to be at home."