Chapter 334 (2/2)

The ingredients that Yu Xiaocao used to make the vegetables and ground meat porridge were chicken and cabbage core. Chickens were rich in protein; it could strengthen the baby's physique and protect him from diseases. Cabbage cores were rich in vitamin C, which could effectively prevent young children from catching a cold. Of course, there was also mystic-stone water added in, which could strengthen the body and enhance the taste of the dish.

Everyone had a bowl of vegetables and ground meat porridge at the dining table. Not only did Little Linlin eat with relish, but his small bowl of porridge also wasn't enough for him. Lady Fang was also full of praise for the ground meat porridge, and everyone commended Yu Xiaocao's cooking skill.

After breakfast, the steward in charge of the outer courtyard came to report that Royal Prince Yang had come to visit. Yu Hai and his daughter knew that he had come to take them to Imperial Plantation. Yu Xiaocao carried an enormous earthen jar from her room, claiming that she had made this medicine that could protect against insects and diseases last night.

Linglong brought along a maidservant named Yingtao. Yingtao was one of the four maidservants chosen by Yu Xiaocao. She appeared to be around 14-15 years old and was very nimble. When she saw her young miss carrying the earthen jar from the room, she took the jar over and held it carefully.

It was the same carriage as before. Yu Xiaocao stepped on the small wooden stool that the servants had placed in front of the carriage and climbed up the carriage. Seeing that it wouldn't be easy for Yingtao to get on the carriage with the earthen jar, she reached out and helped her up. Yingtao was originally somewhat nervous, but she had now calmed down completely. Her master appeared to be someone with a good temper, so as long as she didn't make any mistakes, she probably wouldn't get punished.

The maidservants, who used to serve Miss Xia, used to privately say that Miss Xia appeared obedient and smart in front of the madam but she had a really bad temper when the madam wasn't around. If she didn't get what she wanted, she would beat and scold the servants. A maidservant had been marred by scars from her beating. Therefore, when she and the other maidservants were selected by Yu Xiaocao, they felt somewhat uneasy, for fear that they had to serve a difficult master.

Along the way, Yu Xiaocao noticed that the young prince was somewhat silent today and his complexion wasn't looking too well. Could it be that something happened when he returned to Prince Jing's Estate yesterday? Suddenly, she thought of the girl clothed in red that she had met yesterday. The desire to gossip was ignited within Yu Xiaocao's heart.

”Young Royal Prince, did the beauty chase you all the way to your house yesterday?” Had it been anyone else, even if they were beaten to death, they still wouldn't dare to converse with the young prince when he had such a dark expression on his face, let alone joke with him. 'Miss Yu is so foolishly brave.' Head Steward Liu glanced at her and ridiculed in his heart.

Zhu Junyang's face became even darker. When he returned home yesterday, he first took a bath and changed his clothes. After that, he went to greet his lady mother but discovered that Jiang Zixian, that disgusting person, was also there. He didn't know what ideas she had, but she convinced his mother to let her stay as a guest. Wasn't this forcing him to stay outside?

However, how could Jiang Zixian's thoughts escape Princess Consort Jing's eyes? But she still liked this little niece of hers; her appearance wasn't bad and her personality was somewhat similar to Yu Xiaocao. Moreover, she wasn't afraid of her son's ice-cold face. Could it be that her young son liked this type of girl?

Although Yu Xiaocao was good, she was very young. So it would take years for her to grow up. Jiang Zixian was about the same age as her youngest son. If it could work out between the two of them, Princess Consort Jing would be glad to see it happen.

Therefore, during dinner, Princess Consort Jing intentionally arranged Jiang Zixian's seat to be beside Zhu Junyang.

Jiang Zixian rarely had the opportunity to eat at the same table as Zhu Junyang, so she was eagerly and constantly adding more food to his bowl. She completely ignored the dark expression on Zhu Junyang's face from the beginning to the end.

This was a welcoming feast for Zhu Junyang, but Zhu Junyang left the table with anger. Due to a certain person's presence at this meal, the meal tasted like he was chewing wax. He just picked out the food that a certain person had placed in his bowl and didn't take a single bite of it. 'Jiang Zixian, are you sure you're not messing with this prince?' All the food she picked for him was food that he didn't like to eat!! Even if there were some that he liked to eat, he decided that he wouldn't like them in the future!!

Seeing how her youngest son was forcing himself to be patient, Princess Consort Jing wondered if she had unintentionally done something bad while bearing good intentions? It didn't seem wise to let Jiang Zixian stay as a guest. Would her son come up with all kinds of excuses to not come home because she was here? Based on Princess Consort Jing's understanding of her son, he was very likely to do such a thing!

He didn't have a good dinner last night, and he used work as an excuse to skip breakfast. Because he was hungry, it directly affected his mood. It would've been strange if Zhu Junyang's complexion had been good!

When Yu Xiaocao asked this, Zhu Junyang felt even more gloomy and he coldly snorted, ”Are you blind? She's considered to be a beauty? If all the beauties look like her, even a pig will be considered more attractive than Diao Chan [1]!!”

Wow! She didn't expect the young prince's poisonous tongue to be quite effective. It seemed like he was normally quite merciful to her. Yu Xiaocao noisily asked, ”May I ask you, Young Royal Prince, what is your beauty standard then?”

Zhu Junyang seemed to have never thought about this question. He frowned for a long time before he threw out a word: ”Clean!”

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