Chapter 1842: Dark Night Storm
Chapter 1842: Dark Night Storm
After Huo Changhe returned to the palace, he first went back to the courtyard to remove his disguise, changed his clothes, and washed himself before going to see Yan Ruyu.
When he heard that she was in the kitchen and would cook some extra dishes herself tonight, Huo Changhe secretly thanked his luck that he hadn't eaten much at noon.
I didn’t eat much in the morning, nor at noon. Now that I’m back home, I feel hungry.
Before I even reached the kitchen, I heard laughter.
The eldest lady, Madam Cao, and a few ladies who were less familiar with the family also rolled up their sleeves to help.
Yinding and his friends slaughtered the sheep, processed the mutton, and were ready to roast it.
He searched for Yan Ruyu in the crowd and found her sitting on a small stool in front of a wooden barrel with a strange pair of scissors in her hand. What was that in her hand?
He remembered that he had seen it in Yan Ruyu's space, in a bucket, and it was called shrimp.
Huo Changhe came over happily: "Yu'er, how can I help you?"
Yan Ruyu raised her eyes to look at him: "Your Majesty is back? How is the progress?"
"It's going pretty smoothly. They will have one day to prepare tomorrow, and will be shipping the goods out of the city the day after tomorrow," Huo Changhe said in a low voice. "Then we'll send people to rob them. We'll know their strength after testing them."
"In addition, Zhang Yuanwei has also made arrangements so that we can cooperate internally and externally on that day."
Yan Ruyu put the processed shrimp in another basin and said, "Things are going so smoothly. It seems that the prince has put a lot of thought into it."
"It's not a big deal. They were just stupid. I discovered their surveillance and caught them right away."
Yinding cleared his throat: "My Lord, can you come over and help me?"
Huo Changhe turned his head to look at him. This little fat boy was becoming more and more lawless.
Didn’t you see that he was talking to Ruyu, and you dared to ask him for help, or to fiddle with the mutton?
Huo Changhe said unhappily: "I am busy now."
Yinding wanted to say something, but Yan Ruyu glanced at him and rejected his next words.
Yinding thought to himself - OK, I just took a risk to tell you, you can't blame me if you didn't listen.
Huo Changhe looked at the shrimp curiously: "Yu'er, let me try?"
Yan Ruyu put down the things in her hand and said, "Follow me, Your Majesty. There are big ones here."
When they reached a corner of the kitchen, Yan Ruyu pointed at a bucket. Huo Changhe looked inside and was startled.
Inside was a large lobster, which the abbot had treasured for several days. It was given to him by Li Wanglin when he was at the farm, but he didn't know how to cook it and was afraid of wasting it, so he kept it in the space.
If the air in this space wasn't good, I would have died long ago.
This time I just took it out.
"What is this?" Huo Changhe was surprised.
"Lobsters," Yan Ruyu said, "I'll take care of the small ones out there, and leave the big ones like this to Your Majesty."
"Row……"
"After all, the prince is handsome and powerful, and he is a role model for men."
Huo Changhe was quite happy at first. Although Yan Ruyu also praised him, she had never used such simple and straightforward words.
Thinking about it again, looking at the lobster with its claws and fangs bared, he suddenly felt that the word was a little familiar.
Yan Ruyu smiled and said, "After cleaning it, you can give it some wine and make it drunk first."
"When you're drunk, you won't be so aggressive, and people will be more tolerant of you."
Huo Changhe was stunned. No, this was not right.
Something is wrong...
Xiaolan stood on a small branch at the door and said, "Big Lobster, I'm drunk. Please bear with me, sir."
"Handsome and heroic, a role model for men."
Huo Changhe opened his eyes: "!!"
Yan Ruyu patted his shoulders twice and said, "My Lord, I leave it to you."
Huo Changhe: "No, Yu'er, listen to me, she..."
"Be a role model for men, please be patient." Xiaolan screamed in a shrill voice.
Huo Changhe took a deep breath and said, "Shut up."
Yan Ruyu held back her laughter, turned around and walked out, sat back on the small stool, and lowered her head to process the shrimps.
I almost couldn't help it.
Of course, she would not be angry about this, nor would she doubt Huo Changhe. She had also dressed as a man and had contact with Gong Yanghua, so she knew what kind of person that woman was.
Besides, she agreed to let Huo Changhe meet Gong Yanghua and could foresee the outcome, so how could she be angry?
It was just that she knew that Gong Yanghua had done something that made Huo Changhe unhappy, and she was worried that Huo Changhe would be depressed but couldn't bear to tell her, so she teased him deliberately, and then said everything later to vent her emotions.
Huo Changhe asked Yinding to come over to help. When Yinding saw the lobster, he was also surprised.
"What did Xiaolan say? Why didn't you remind me?"
"Your Majesty, I am wronged. I wanted to say something when you came. I finally found an opportunity to call you, but you refused to come over."
Huo Changhe: "..." You didn't give any hint, how should I know that something happened to you?
The two of them were whispering to each other, and after a while Beibei and the others came over and gave suggestions in a low voice as if they were having a meeting.
Later, they called the abbot and finally came up with a countermeasure.
It's very simple. What the abbot meant is that sincerity can break through everything. Let him tell the truth without hiding anything and reveal everything.
Huo Changhe felt relieved when he heard this: "Yes, let's do it."
The food was served and everyone sat around.
This time, seats were divided for men and women. The initial nervousness of the ladies who were visiting the palace for the first time had long since dissipated, and they were filled with excitement.
This time, Yan Ruyu took out red wine, which went with the newly added dishes and grilled meat, and everyone enjoyed a feast.
It was not until three quarters after midnight that everyone left the table and went home having a great time.
Yan Ruyu was also a little drunk, so Huo Changhe pulled her back to the yard and closed the door.
"Yu'er, I want to tell you."
Yan Ruyu was puzzled: "What did you say?"
She really didn't take it to heart.
Huo Changhe rested his forehead against hers and said, "That Gong Yanghua did have intentions towards me, but I didn't let her succeed. She didn't even touch the edge of my sleeve."
Only then did Yan Ruyu realize what he was saying.
"Oh, what else?"
"Also, she invited me to a dinner at the Qian Family Restaurant, along with Zhang Yuanwei, Pei Song, and Liu Chengzhi. The people I brought also followed."
"I mean, it's not just me and her."
Yan Ruyu nodded, and Huo Changhe continued, "So, don't be angry with me because of Xiaolan's nonsense, okay?"
Yan Ruyu looked up at him, her eyes a little blurry due to drunkenness, her lips were rosy, and there was a faint smell of wine.
"I……"
As soon as she opened her mouth, Huo Changhe bent down and kissed her.
Yan Ruyu was startled, a smile flashed across her eyes, and she climbed up his neck with both hands.
Huo Changhe noticed her emotions and was overjoyed. He carried her to the bed.
"Yu'er, I promise..."
Before he could finish, Yan Ruyu kissed him.
Huo Changhe opened his eyes slightly, happy to see flowers blooming from his heart.
As they were whispering to each other, hurried footsteps were heard in the yard.
The eldest master's voice came from the corridor outside the window: "My Lord, Princess, Governor Cao has returned and has important matters to discuss."
Yan Ruyu paused and was almost sober.
It had not been long since Governor Cao left. Before he left, he said he wanted to go around West City. Judging from the time, he should not have arrived at the Governor's Mansion yet.
Could it be that something happened in Xicheng?
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