Raising a prince who eats all the world

In the early morning of the next day, Yuan Chi and Li Yuan woke up almost at the same time as when they were in Dongye Kingdom, and then had breakfast together. It took them two years to develop this habit.

Li Yuan went to the kitchen to cook porridge for Yuanchi himself. There are ready-made casserole and ingredients in the kitchen. The rice is the best fragrant rice. After cooking the porridge, he added shrimp oil and shrimp meat fried from shrimp heads and sprinkled it on Finely chopped scallions are delicious.

The two of them were eating, when someone suddenly came from the palace, Li Yuan immediately jumped up and stood aside, pretending to be a waiter.

The eunuch who came to pass the oral order said that the emperor summoned Yuanchi and asked him to enter the palace immediately without neglecting.

After the people left, Yuan Chi asked Li Yuan what he was doing standing up, and he said with a playful smile, "It's outrageous for people to see me, a cook, sitting and eating with you."

Yuan Chi frowned, "Don't think about it."

It is said that blind thinking is not allowed, but it is impossible not to think about it.Li Yuan felt that Yuan Chi was also the fourth prince, and this was Nanlu Kingdom, so it was better than being in Dongye Kingdom when there were only the two of them. They still had to act like masters and cooks in front of outsiders.

Even in front of the servants and maids in the mansion, even if they all called him "Mr. Li", he still felt that he had to keep a certain distance from Yuan Chi.

This is the same as what Yuan Chi said last night, but their reasons are completely different.

After Yuan Chi left, Li Yuan went back to the yard where he lived to have a look, and decided what to plant, then took a servant to the street to buy, and took a stroll in the city by the way.

The capital of Nanlu Kingdom is big and lively, with people coming and going on the streets, merchants from various countries bring their own goods, food, use, and play, everything that one expects to find.

When they were in Dongye Kingdom, they couldn't go out often because of Yuanchi's status. At most, they went for a walk in the suburbs under surveillance. It was the first time Li Yuan saw such a lively place, and it was novel and exciting.

This visit lasted all morning. After the two came back with big bags and small bags, they put down their things. Li Yuan sat down and took a sip of tea to rest. Pond to make sweet-scented osmanthus lotus root.

This dish takes time, and the heat needs to be reached. After the lotus root is stewed and soft, it is poured with sweet-scented osmanthus. He made it once when he was in Dongye Kingdom. Yuan Chi doesn’t like sweet things, but he likes this dish very much. It's just that lotus root and sweet-scented osmanthus were not easy to make at that time, and it was rare to make them once.

The lotus root was half washed when the servant suddenly came over and said that a guest had come to see him.

Li Yuan felt strange, he had only come to South Lu Country for one day, and he didn't know anyone, so how could someone look for him?

After he dried his hands and went into the room to take a look, he suddenly realized.

Xiao Rui was sitting in the living room in casual clothes, and there was another person next to him, who was the Princess Ewha who had changed into an ordinary woman's attire.

Seeing him coming, Xiao Rui stood up and saluted Li Yuan, "Young Master Li."

"Master Xiao, the eldest princess, who are you?"

Li Hua stood up and smiled slightly, "Mr. Li, excuse me."

For the arrival of the two, Li Yuan was really surprised.

"No, it's just... What are you doing here?"

"The eldest princess wanted to find Mr. Li, so I brought her here." Xiao Rui said.

Lihua nodded, and said to Xiao Rui: "Master Xiao, go and rest first, I want to chat with Mr. Li alone."

Xiao Rui glanced at Li Yuan and nodded: "Yes, I will pick up the eldest princess later."

Xiao Rui followed his servants to the side hall, where Li Yuan and Li Hua sat opposite each other.

"Mr. Li, it's just the two of us here, so you don't have to be cautious." Lihua covered her mouth and chuckled, "I couldn't stay in the post house, so I wanted to go out for a walk. Later, when I heard that you were here, I asked Xiao Rui to take me with you. coming."

So it turned out, Li Yuan nodded with a smile.

Lihua looked around, "It's really nice here, and the climate is also good. It's much more humid than Dongye Country, and people feel comfortable."

Li Yuan also felt this, "Is the eldest princess still used to living here?"

"It's only one night, there's nothing I'm used to or not." Lihua sighed softly, "But no matter how nice the outside is, it's not my home."

Li Yuan thought for a while and asked, "Have you ever entered the palace?"

"No." Lihua shook her head, "I have been staying in the post house waiting for the emperor Nanlu to summon me. Someone from the palace came here and sent me something so that I can live here with peace of mind."

Now that the Southern Lu Kingdom has not yet established a crown prince, it is unknown who she will marry, as if it is a commodity that has not yet been used for her.

"Sometimes I think this is retribution." Lihua frowned slightly, smiled ironically and said, "The fourth prince was imprisoned in Dongye Kingdom for four years, and now it's my turn to wait endlessly in Nanlu Kingdom."

Li Yuan wanted to say something, but at the moment he didn't know what to say.

Maybe both parties are wrong, but it has nothing to do with the eldest princess.After all, she and Yuanchi are just victims of two countries.

"Princess, don't think too much, if you come, you will be safe."

Lihua bowed her head in silence for a moment, then looked up at Li Yuan, "You know what? Just now, I thought about running away."

"Huh?" Li Yuan was taken aback.

"When I came all the way just now, Xiao Rui and I were walking together, and the guards followed not far behind. No one could see my identity. I was like an ordinary girl, watching everywhere on the street, and a vendor gave me Look at their things, and there are some blue-eyed foreigners selling things from their country, they are so beautiful..." Lihua showed a happy expression as she said, "There are interesting and beautiful things everywhere, and everything is very novel, I suddenly feel that , This is the life I want." And all these, after entering the palace, I can no longer have it.

"Princess..."

Lihua herself couldn't help laughing, she took a look at Li Yuan and said, "But in the end, I still hesitated." She shook her head slowly, "Because I think I should accept my fate. I am the eldest princess of Dongye Kingdom, the son of Dongye King. Sister, I came here to make a kiss."

Li Yuan hesitated for a moment, but still asked tentatively: "Princess, you... really don't want to marry the future emperor of the South Deer Kingdom?"

Lihua didn't answer, but asked instead: "Do you want me to marry the Fourth Prince?"

Li Yuan was stunned, he didn't expect her to ask such a question, so he pursed his lips and didn't speak.

And Lihua didn't wait for him to answer, she changed the subject and said suddenly: "Don't call me the eldest princess, call me Lihua."

"Huh? Is this okay?"

Lihua smiled, "Why not? I don't have any friends here, and I don't know how long I'll wait here. It's rare that I can talk to you, as long as you don't find me annoying."

At this time, she was like a 15-year-old girl, Pingting was cute and playful.

Li Yuan nodded, "Of course not, Eldest Princess... Lihua, you can come anytime, and it happens to be my first time in Nanlu, so we can go shopping together."

"That's good. However, Xiao Rui has to follow me, so we can only be three of us together."

Speaking of Xiao Rui, Li Yuan asked: "Master Xiao will always be by your side?"

Lihua shook her head, "He is the special envoy of the marriage. He will go back to report as soon as the marriage is settled. He is so talented, it's too insignificant to be by my side..."

The two chatted for a long time, until Xiao Rui came in for the second time and urged Lihua to go back.Before leaving, Lihua said that she wanted to wash her hands, so she was led away temporarily by the maid.

Facing Xiao Rui, Li Yuan was a little nervous for some reason.

"Lord Xiao, you've worked hard." He smiled at the man.

Xiao Rui looked at him and suddenly asked, "May I ask where Mr. Li is from?"

"I..." Li Yuan was embarrassed, he came from time travel. "I'm from Dongye country." Since he was rescued by Yuan Chi in Dongye country, he should be from Dongye country.

Xiao Rui frowned slightly, and asked again, "Where are your parents?"

"My...both parents are dead." Li Yuan was really afraid that he would continue to ask, and said half-jokingly: "Master Xiao, don't worry, I am definitely not a fugitive."

Xiao Rui laughed quickly, "Young Master Li, don't worry, I'm just curious. Because you followed the Fourth Prince back to the South Deer Kingdom, I thought you were from the South Deer Kingdom."

"I have no family anymore, so I will follow him wherever he goes," Li Yuan said.

Xiao Rui didn't say anything, when Li Hua came back, the two bid farewell to Li Yuan.

Li Yuan sent them all the way to the gate. Before leaving, Xiao Rui took a deep look at him. Li Yuan felt a little strange. This Master Xiao seemed to be particularly interested in him...

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Until the evening, Yuanchi still didn't come back.

Li Yuan ate dinner alone, he was not familiar with the people in the house, and they all regarded him as "Mr. Li", no one dared to get close to him, and the only Zhang Zhao he knew was not there, he was the guard of Yuanchi, where did he go? They all have to follow Yuan Chi.

The lotus root is ready, and it is placed on a deep plate to dry. This is a cold dish, and it tastes better when it is cold.

After eating, while it was still dark, Li Yuan weeded and loosened the soil in his yard, scattered the seeds he bought today, and planted a few seedlings together.

There are no computers or TVs in this world. Fortunately, before time travel, Li Yuan was not a person who loves to play with computers and watch TV. He usually studies medicinal food, and also likes outdoor sports for leisure and entertainment, such as cycling and playing ball, so this It was fine with him.

After dark, the lights were turned on in the house, and Li Yuan had just finished packing and went to take a shower and changed clothes, when the servant girl came over and told him that Yuan Chi was back and was in the study.

So Li Yuan went to the kitchen to take out the lotus root, sliced ​​into slices of even thickness, and placed them neatly on the plate without any flaws, and then poured the crystal clear sweet-scented osmanthus syrup.

After finishing, Li Yuan took the plate and went to the study to find Yuan Chi.

Yuan Chi was sitting at the desk, reading by candlelight, when he looked up and saw Li Yuan coming in with a plate, the corners of his mouth raised.

Li Yuan went over and put the candied lotus root in front of him, and took out a pair of chopsticks, "Eat it."

"You made it?" Yuan Chi picked up a piece of chopsticks impatiently, and nodded to Li Yuan while eating, "It's delicious."

Li Yuan smiled, "Of course, the lotus root I bought today is very fresh, and the sugar and sweet-scented osmanthus are also good. I am in a hurry to let you eat it, otherwise it will taste better if it is stewed for a while."

"I'm so used to your cooking, I can't even eat the food cooked by the imperial chef in the palace today." Yuan Chi ate two slices and put down his chopsticks, "However, why does the taste seem a little different from the ones I ate in Dongye Kingdom?"

"I added medicinal materials to what I made before. Although there is only a little, it still affects the taste." Li Yuan replied, thinking about it and then smiled, "You are also bold, you dare to eat any strange things I make, just eat it. Are you afraid that I will be poisoned?"

"Don't be afraid." Yuan Chi said, "I entrusted my life to you, so I naturally believed in you. Facts have proved that I am not wrong."

Li Yuan looked at him, turned his head away and smiled a little proudly.

"What did you do in the palace today?"

"My father asked some ministers to tell me about what I have seen and heard in Dongye Kingdom in the past few years." Yuan Chi replied, "I also rewarded me with some books." He pointed to the books stacked high on the table .

Li Yuan picked up the top one, stretched out his hand and flipped through it, and asked with a smile, "Is this asking you to study hard?"

Yuan Chi raised the corner of his mouth, "It's good to have a look when you have nothing to do."

"You've only been back for a day and you're bored?" Li Yuan put the book back, "Don't ordinary playboys just eat, drink and play all day long?"

Yuan Chi smiled and asked, "Do you think I'm a playboy?"

Li Yuan glanced at him, "Not now, but after a long time, it will be difficult to say."

Yuan Chi smiled, but said nothing.

After thinking for a while, Li Yuan said again: "Today, Lord Xiao and Princess Eldest came to see me."

Yuan Chi frowned slightly, "Looking for you?"

"Yeah." Li Yuan nodded, "I didn't say anything. The eldest princess is alone and wants to chat with someone. She doesn't know anyone else here, and she can't chat with Master Xiao, so she thought of me."

"What did you say?"

"Just chatting like ordinary friends for a while..." After hesitating for a while, Li Yuan said, "She asked me, will she marry you?" .

Yuan Chi was taken aback for a moment, then said, "No."

"why?"

"Because I don't want to be a prince, nor do I want to be the emperor of Nanlu Kingdom."

Li Yuan frowned, "But..." He wanted to ask further, but felt that he had no position to ask.He doesn't care whether Yuanchi wants to be emperor, but whether he will marry Lihua.

At this time Yuan Chi said again: "Don't say I didn't mean that, even if I did, it's not my turn."

The three imperial brothers above him, except for Yuan Qing who was always in poor health, Yuan Cheng and Yuan Jing were all eyeing the throne, and he, the "unlucky" fourth prince who was not favored since childhood, even his father looked down on him, It is even more impossible to make him the crown prince.

Li Yuan nodded, unable to tell whether he was happy or disappointed.

+ + + + +

Regardless of whether Yuanchi is favored or not, he is still the fourth prince after all, and the summoning of the emperor of Nanlu Kingdom also leaves room for imagination. After he came back, many people came to give gifts, some were court officials, and some were wealthy businessmen in the city. , Although the things sent are not considered rare treasures, they are definitely valuable.

Some Yuan Chi declined in person, some knew who gave it and could send it back, some just left something behind and left without even knowing who gave it, so after a few days, they still kept some, more or less, Yuan Chi didn't take it seriously, they all piled up in one room.

This morning, not long after Yuan Chi and Li Yuan finished their breakfast, while they were drinking tea, the First Prince Yuan Cheng rushed over, and he was not alone.

There are four women behind Yuan Cheng, all of them are good-looking and good-looking, and in terms of appearance, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, it is almost up to you to choose from the fat, the swallows, the thin, and Li Yuan is dumbfounded.

"Fourth Emperor Brother, I'm here to see you."

"Brother Huang, this is..." Yuan Chi frowned slightly.

Yuan Cheng laughed a few times heroically, came over and patted him on the shoulder, "Fourth Emperor Brother, don't say that I, the Emperor Brother, don't miss you, these four beauties are specially picked for you by me, you The house is big enough, but there are a little less people, it’s boring to live alone, look, you won’t be bored if you have them with you.” He waved at the four women, “Don’t go with me Greetings from my fourth imperial brother."

"I've seen the Fourth Highness." The four women bowed slowly and saluted, gracefully and charmingly.

"The four of them will be given to you." Yuan Cheng said, "How is it? Isn't it good?"

Yuan Chi frowned slightly, "Brother Huang, this can't be..."

"Hey, what can't be done to my brothers? Besides, you are the prince, how can you do without anyone around you?" Yuan Cheng frowned, "Or do you think you don't like these people, and you think it's not good to be a brother?"

"No..." Yuan Chi hesitated for a while, but could only nod his head, "Xie Huangxiong."

"That's right!" Yuan Cheng nodded in satisfaction, and turned back to tell the four women, "You must take good care of my fourth brother, whoever can give birth to a boy and a half girl, I will reward you at that time!"

What the fuck are you talking about!Li Yuan on the side couldn't bear it anymore, is Dang Yuanchi a stallion?

However, Yuan Chi's temper was much better than his, and his expression did not change. After a few polite words with Yuan Cheng, the latter left in a hurry.

The four beauties all looked at Yuan Chi expectantly. After all, such a handsome man would be likable even if he wasn't the fourth prince. However, Yuan Chi's gaze didn't rest on them, he just asked someone to come in and take them. Go down and rest.

The four left reluctantly, Li Yuan asked Yuan Chi, "Do you really want to keep them?"

"If I don't stay, wouldn't it be disrespecting the emperor's brother?"

Speaking of that imperial brother Li Yuan became angry, snorted and said: "You two brothers really have a good relationship."

Yuan Chi lowered his eyes, "He is the son of the empress. Although his talent is not as good as my second and third brothers, he is also the most likely to become the crown prince."

Li Yuan frowned, and said, "You have collected a lot these days, including gold, silver, jewelry, and antique calligraphy and painting. Now these beauties are here again, don't you be afraid..."

Yuan Chi looked up at him and asked, "What are you afraid of?"

"Afraid that others will go to your father to sue you?" Just after returning, he was collecting money and women again, with a whole image of corruption.

Yuan Chi laughed, "Just sue, if someone wants to sue me, even if I don't do anything, I will still sue."

Li Yuan frowned, thought for a while, and asked, "Did you do it on purpose?"

Yuan Chi sneered, "If he wants to make a fuss, let him do it."

He neither needs an ally nor an enemy for nothing.It's just that he won't let others slaughter him. During the two years of being poisoned in Dongye Kingdom, he could be said to be dying. Now he only has this life left, and he doesn't want to lose it because of compromise.

However, it was really hit by Li Yuan. A few days later, the emperor called Yuanchi into the palace and asked him about it unintentionally. They were sold into a brothel since they were young, and he gave them money to take them home. As for the money and items, most of them have already been returned.

"However, there is a painting of peonies that I really like, so I accept it."

He didn't hide anything, but the emperor didn't say anything.

When he came out of the palace, Yuan Chi met Yuan Jing who was about to enter the palace at the gate of the palace.

The other party saw him smiling, "Fourth Emperor, have you just met Emperor Father?"

"Brother Three Emperors." Yuan Chi nodded slightly, "Yes, I'm going back now."

Yuan Jing laughed, "Not long after you came back, my father often summoned you, I must really miss you." While speaking, a large cloud slowly drifted across the sky, covering the two of them in the shadow, he looked up Glancing at him, "He's getting old, and his body is not as good as before. As sons, we should share our worries for him..."

Yuan Chi laughed, "Brother Sanhuang is right. But there are so many highly skilled imperial physicians in the palace, they will definitely be able to take good care of Father's body."

Yuan Jing was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

At this time, the clouds drifted away, there was no shelter overhead, and the sun suddenly became a little dazzling.

"I heard that Second Emperor Brother went to look for you, right?" Yuan Jing asked suddenly.

Yuan Chi nodded, sneering in his heart.Sure enough, his every move was watched.

"Second brother, really, if you don't call us when you go to see you, the four of us can have a few drinks together."

"Brother Sanhuang, if you have that intention, we can make an appointment another day."

Yuan Jing smiled and said, "Okay, it's a deal."

The two looked at each other and smiled again, then one went in and the other went out, the moment they passed each other, Yuan Jing looked back at Yuan Chi, who never looked back.

He looked at Yuan Chi's back, and his thoughts gradually returned to their childhood.

Yuan Jing is three years older than Yuan Chi, and the latter is still at an age where he doesn't know anything. He already knows the ways of the world in the palace under the guidance of his mother and concubine.

He had known for a long time that there was an unfavored fourth prince in the remote cold palace. Out of curiosity, he once went to visit him secretly. At that time, Yuan Chi was pitifully thin and had a cowardly personality, crying and complaining all day long.

Being favored since childhood, he has a little sympathy for Yuanchi, but more disgust.

He thought that Yuan Chi would stay in the cold palace like this for the rest of his life, or he couldn't help but end it himself, but suddenly one day he found that Yuan Chi seemed to have changed, became very silent, making people feel that he couldn't see through.

He asked the eunuchs and maids, but they all said that Yuan Chi didn't do anything strange, but became stronger and stopped crying.

At that time, he didn't think too much, until Yuan Chi was sent to Dongye Country.

Just when he thought he would never see Yuan Chi again, Yuan Chi came back, and he seemed to be a different person.

The change in appearance is nothing, the kind of calmness that emanates from his bones... He really doesn't understand what a person has to go through to have such a big change in a few years?

In any case, Yuan Chi's return to the South Deer Kingdom will inevitably bring changes to the political situation...

"Third Brother, what are you looking at?"

Yuan Jing suddenly came back to his senses, Yuan Chi had disappeared, he slowly closed his eyes, and turned his head to look at Yuan Cheng who was walking towards him, the latter's voice was like a bell, and the person had arrived before he arrived.

"Brother Huang." He glanced behind him again, "I just chatted with the fourth brother."

Yuan Cheng frowned, "He's here too?"

"Father called him here."

"Looking for him again?" Yuan Cheng yelled in dissatisfaction, "He has become a regular visitor in front of the father after only a few days. What kind of magic did this kid use to make the father keep looking for him? He was sent to Dongye Country as a hostage..."

"Brother Huang!" Yuan Jing stretched out her index finger to her lips, "Don't say it."

"There's nothing to say! I'm afraid they won't be able to talk!" Yuan Cheng said angrily: "I gave him four women, and he took so many gold, silver and jewels, but in the end, Father, let alone hold him accountable." Yes, without even saying a word."

Gritting his teeth angrily, he turned in circles.

"Maybe..." Yuan Jing said with a smile that was not a smile: "Father really thinks that Yuan Chi is the candidate for the crown prince."

"What?!" Yuan Cheng yelled, "How is that possible? That little bastard is also worthy!"

"Whether you deserve it or not is up to you." Yuan Jing smiled, but her eyes were cold. After seeing Yuan Cheng's distraught look for a while, she said slowly, "Brother Huang, please be safe and don't be impatient."

"Don't be impatient? When is this, almost..." Yuan Cheng swallowed back the last words suddenly.

Yuan Jing laughed, "Brother Huang, you have to wait for the opportunity."

"But I can't wait!" Yuan Cheng waved his hand.

"Either you don't make a move, or you will be killed if you make a move." Yuan Jing said lightly.

The two looked at each other and didn't say anything more.