I pretend to be affectionate in front of my foe

The eggplant is cooked in thick oil and red sauce until half-cooked, then pour the tofu balls blanched in salt water on the eggplant, cover the pot and simmer on low heat for half an hour, and the pearl eggplant pot is ready.

The purple-skinned eggplant is covered with thick sauce, and the snow-white tofu balls become oily under the dark sauce, making people unable to help but twitch their index fingers.

When Xiao Yiran came out again, he had an extra dish in his hand.

The tempting aroma made Li Qiwudu stop eating melon seeds, he threw the melon seeds and ran to Xiao Yiran, yelling that he was going to grab the vegetables and eat them.

Before Li Qi reached out to the plate, Xiao Yiran stopped him.

Although he had already guessed, but seeing Xiao Yiran bring out the dishes with his own eyes, the little soldier was still shocked.He really didn't expect that the royal children who were well-clothed and well-fed could cook, and they did it so well.

"What are you doing in a daze? Serve it while it's still hot." Xiao Yiran handed the plate to the little soldier, and walked away without hesitation, leaving only the scent of vegetables that could not dissipate for a long time.

The little soldier didn't dare to delay for a moment, said hello, and walked away with the dishes.Before he could take a few steps, Xiao Yiran stopped him again: "What's your name?"

Suddenly being asked by the prince, the little soldier was a little flattered, he immediately stood up straight and answered vigorously: "The little one is called Ma Hua!"

Xiao Yiran and Li Qiwu were taken aback for a moment, they did not expect a man to be called by such a name.

Ma Hua thought that Xiao Yiran didn't hear clearly and explained: "My lord, it's Ma Hua's horse, Ma Hua's flower!"

After hearing Ma Hua's explanation, Li Qiwu laughed outright without concealing it, while Xiao Yiran said in a deep voice: "In the future, if there is any situation with him, you can come to me at any time, and be more careful when serving others. "

Ma Hua knew that the lord meant to reuse herself, he was so excited that he was about to kneel down but was stopped by Xiao Yiran: "Go quickly, the dishes are getting cold."

Ma Hua is an honest person. After listening to the orders, she took the dishes and left without stopping. She didn't dare to delay at all on the way and carefully protected the dishes in her arms, lest the heat be scattered and affect the taste of the dishes.His carefulness along the way finally paid off, and when the dish was served in front of Yan Yun, it was still steaming hot.

Yan Yun didn't have much appetite and wasn't very hungry, so saying that he wanted to eat was an excuse to run away.He didn't expect this little soldier to really bring him pearl eggplant stew.

Because of this dish, Yan Yun himself has eaten it a few times, and it was created by an unknown person, so naturally no one can cook it.

But when Ma Hua brought the eggplant to Yan Yun, Yan Yun could not help being stunned when he smelled the familiar aroma and looked at the dishes that were almost the same as in his memory.

He stared at the dish in a daze, and almost blurted out: "Where did you find this, and who made it?"

Ma Hua was frightened by Yan Yun's expression, he thought that the food he found was not to Yan Yun's liking, and then said in horror: "If you don't like it, young master, I will find it for you again."

Yan Yun's voice was muffled with a bit of urgency: "I'm asking you who did this?"

"My lord." Ma Hua couldn't figure out what Yan Yun was thinking, but seeing Yan Yun's expression didn't seem to be angry, so he boldly added: "My lord made it himself."

Hearing this, Yan Yun repeated in disbelief: "You said Xiao Yiran did it himself?"

"It's absolutely true." Ma Hua's tone was extraordinarily sincere, fearing that Yan Yun wouldn't believe it, she even began to swear: "Young one swears, what I saw with my own eyes, the prince did the right thing!"

Yan Yun was in a mess. He sighed wearily and called Ma Hua out. He sat alone at the table watching the pearl eggplant pot, and tapped his fingers on the table thoughtfully.

He sat staring at Cai Ku like this for half an hour, and after a while he picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of eggplant hesitantly, and slowly put it in his mouth.

The dish had been left for a while, and the eggplant was already a little cold, but the familiar taste in the mouth still awakened the memory hidden deep in Yan Yun's mind.

That year, a major event happened in Wangcheng.

The only king with a foreign surname in Jiang Kingdom, that is, Yan Yun's father, King Yixuan, died suddenly.

King Yixuan was loyal all his life, no matter whether it was for Jiang Guo or the first emperor.

When he was young, he galloped on the battlefield to kill the enemies of the Jiang Kingdom and worked his life. It can be said that half of the credit was due to King Yixuan for the victory of the former emperor's country and long-term peace and tranquility.

But King Yixuan was straightforward and kind. When the Jiang Kingdom stabilized, he told the late emperor that he didn't care about these false names, and he didn't need the late emperor to arrange any important official titles for him.

Perhaps it was because of the deep brotherhood of the late emperor Gu Nian that he was bestowed the title of King Yixuan and given him the supreme honor of being under one man and above ten thousand.

Who would have thought that King Yixuan, who was so beautiful and loved by all people, would die quietly at home.The people in the palace carefully searched the entire palace, but found no evidence of homicide. The first emperor ordered a search of the entire palace, but no suspects were found.

The unexplained death of King Yixuan could only be regarded as a normal death in the end.

It is rumored that when the first emperor heard the news, he was very sad, and he did not go to court for three days to commemorate King Yixuan.

Yan Yun that year was only 16 years old, and he was only half a child.His father's death made him feel the impermanence of the world for the first time.

Of course, this was not enough to break Yan Yun's faith. What really broke Yan Yun was that not long after the death of King Yixuan, Princess Yixuan also died.The princess died peacefully, as if she had died for King Yixuan.

In just one month, Yan Yun became an orphan without father or mother.

When his father passed away, Yan Yun was not sad or desperate, but he thought that his mother still needed his company. Even if he was desperate, he still had a reason to live for his mother.

Later, he even lost his only remaining mother.

Since then, Yan Yun's whole body has collapsed.

Most of the noble children who usually surrounded him were gone.Even those princes who usually go to school together, walked less with Yan Yun.

At that time, Yan Yun didn't know why this happened, why those people who used to be close and often hang out with each other suddenly alienated him.He also naively thought that it was because his temperament suddenly became withdrawn, and everyone felt that they were boring, so they alienated him.

It wasn't until he saw with his own eyes that the eldest prince threw away the things he gave him like a hot potato, and then greeted him with a smile as if nothing happened, that he gradually understood the complexity of the human heart.

Yan Yun also gradually realized that their reason for alienating her was just human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and it was the most self-interested choice after weighing the pros and cons.

After thinking about this, he also became more and more depressed and even felt that living in this time was meaningless.

He suddenly missed the eggplant made by his concubine mother very much.

Princess Yixuan loved making eggplant the most when she was alive, but Yan Yun didn't like to eat it very much at that time.He was born as a noble little son, and the mediocre eggplant would not surprise him at all.

As time went by, no matter what delicacies were placed in front of him, even the delicacies appreciated by the emperor, he felt dull.

What Yan Yun wanted most was a plate of roasted eggplants, like the kind that Princess Yixuan made before.

Not long after, news spread in Wangcheng.

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When Yan Yun was most down and helpless, Xiao Yiran learned how to cook clumsily just to make him happy.

During Yan Yun's most embarrassing years, he didn't do it deliberately, but he became a ray of light for Yan Yun to escape from suffering.