Chapter 378 - This Prince Will Accept You (1/2)
He didn’t know if at that time, like in his dreams, he would degenerate into a killing machine? A ruthless demon? Zhu Junyang shivered in the warm spring sun at noon. He hastily left the manor and unwittingly walked to the black brick, tiled-roof residence at the foot of the mountain.
“Your Highness, the royal prince only ate half a bowl of peach blossom soup for lunch…” When Meixiang and Lanxiang brought the lunch over, they only saw the young prince’s back view and were confused about where he was going.
“Don’t worry about him. He won’t starve!” Princess Consort Jing was in a good mood and thus had a good appetite. After she ate a few pieces of peach blossom cakes, she also ate quite a lot for lunch.
Unknowingly, Zhu Junyang had stepped into the Yu Family’s East Courtyard again. Yu Xiaocao’s family was getting ready to eat lunch, so when they saw Royal Prince Yang coming in, they all stood up.
With a smile, Yu Hai rubbed his hands and asked, “Royal Prince Yang, have you eaten lunch yet? If you don’t mind, would you like to eat with us?”
Zhu Junyang glanced at the table and saw that the dishes on it weren’t the vegetable dishes like Yu Xiaocao had said. Steamed eggs and clams, fried yellow croaker, grilled salmon… These were all dishes that he hadn’t tried before. Zhu Junyang, who was originally in a bad mood, flared up in anger again.
“Yu Xiaocao! Do you really dislike me this much? Do you hold contempt for this prince?” Zhu Junyang’s tone was filled with a sense of danger.
Yu Xiaocao, whose name was suddenly called, almost choked on a fishbone. She coughed hard twice and swallowed the fish meat in her mouth. Then she quickly went to put out the fire, “What do you mean, Young Royal Prince? Uncle Shuanzhu brought the yellow croaker and salmon over after you left. As you know, if sea fish is left out for a long time, it won’t be fresh anymore. So…”
“Don’t make excuses! Speak!! Are you annoyed at this prince? You don’t want to let me stay to eat?” Zhu Junyang was acting somewhat unreasonable for no reason at all, like a sulky child.
Yu Xiaocao stopped her family members, who wanted to come help. She said with a smile, “Your Highness, you have misunderstood! With your noble status, you have traveled far and wide and possess exceptional knowledge. So, what delicacies haven’t you tried before? Your willingness to eat at our house is an acknowledgement of my cooking skills. We feel deeply honored, so why would we push away such a great honor? You’re quite lucky. You came over as soon as I succeeded in making the charcoal grilled salmon with herbs…”
“If this prince didn’t come today, doesn’t that mean that I wouldn’t be able to eat this new dish?” Zhu Junyang continued to find fault for no reason. Looking at Xiaocao’s beautiful smiling face, a gloomy feeling hit his heart at the thought of how her beauty would be presented to some unknown person in the future.
Yu Xiaocao widened her eyes with a look of disbelief, “I was just planning on preparing a feast to welcome the royal prince tomorrow! This dish was prepared for tomorrow ah! Since you’re here today, that’s even better! Why don’t you see if it suits your taste?”
After over two years of interaction, Yu Xiaocao had already gotten a good grasp of this cold-faced royal prince’s temper and knew how to get rid of his anger by joking with him. But, it didn’t seem to be working today!
“Stop acting in such a frivolous manner. How can you be a girl like this? With you acting like this, it would be a wonder if you can get married!!” Upon hearing Zhu Junyang’s vicious remark, Madam Liu, as her mother, immediately pulled a long face. Yu Hai, who was a fool for his daughter, also glared at Royal Prince Yang with a displeased expression. Had it not been for his identity, they would have stepped forward and ripped into him already.
“That’s even better! I can stay with my parents and be filial to them right by their sides. That way, I don’t have to be overly cautious and restrained at someone else’s house. There’s also fighting with my mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and other women… I’m tired just by thinking about it!” Yu Xiaocao, on the other hand, had a nonchalant expression.
Madam Liu could no longer be concerned about Royal Prince Yang standing on the side, and chided, “What are you saying!! How can a girl not get married? If you continue to speak nonsense, I’m going to hit you!!”
Madam Liu’s threat didn’t have any effect on Xiaocao because she knew that her mother wouldn’t be willing to harm her at all! Since she transmigrated to this small fishing village, the most gratifying thing for her was that she had parents who loved her so much and allowed her to ‘make trouble’, and siblings who had a harmonious relationship and helped each other.
Hearing Xiaocao’s words, the anger in Zhu Junyang’s heart suddenly dispersed like a deflated balloon. He said without thinking, “Don’t worry. If you can’t get married, then this prince will kindly take you!”
Unexpectedly, Xiaocao had a horrified expression on her face when she heard this, like she had just seen a ghost. She hastily replied, “Royal Prince, please don’t! I’m very grateful, but can you use your kindness on others? This lowly commoner acts in a boorish manner and looks ugly. I don’t want to tarnish your saintly image of being graceful and handsome, wise and skilled in martial arts, and unattainable!”
“It’s okay, this prince doesn’t mind!!” Zhu Junyang was in a bright mood and felt that it was an excellent idea to take her into his household. This lass was still too young, but it didn’t matter because he had the patience to wait for her to grow up.