Chapter 646: Loving Iron Man (1/2)
Xiaocao’s specially prepared medicines were only a tiny level away from the legendary elixirs in the stories. With them on hand, even if Su Ran wanted to die he wouldn’t be able to.
“So shameless! To mount a sneak attack! If it was a fair fight, Sir Su likely wouldn’t have lost to him!!” When Yu Xiaocao found out that Su Ran was fine, she let out a sigh of relief. She then waved her small fists in the air and cried out for the injustice that he had endured.
“Okay, okay! Your Sir Su is very strong, alright ah?” Zhu Junyang almost slapped his own face. He knew that the little lass was a crazy fangirl of that fellow, so why did he have to bring that stupid eunuch up in such a good atmosphere?
Yu Xiaocao frowned perceptibly and snarled angrily at him, “What sort of attitude is that? Huh? Do you want to elaborate?”
Zhu Junyang inwardly rolled his eyes as he thought, ‘Your Sir Su, who is soooo skilled, actually had to be saved by your man. Within the whole army, other than the heavily injured Su Ran, only I, your man, can be considered a worthy opponent to that person. Although that person ultimately fell due to the might of the gun, the person who reacted the fastest when Chief Steward Su Ran got attacked was still your man. If it wasn’t for me blocking the way, your Sir Su would have long died without even the chance of getting medical treatment!’
Now he needed to bring the little lass’s attention back to himself, “Chief Steward Su is truly quite skilled but he had been heavily injured. It was I, your man, who had bravely stepped forward to fight his enemy despite the danger. It was also I, your man, who ended up subduing the other party. In the end, it was also I, your man, who saved Chief Steward Su’s life. Based on the facts, who do you think is the strongest now?”
Oh ho! Who was being jealous again? Such a narrow-minded man! However, this was exactly the type she liked! Yu Xiaocao jumped up and gave a quick kiss to the handsome man in front of her who was currently incredibly jealous. She grinned and said, “You’re the strongest! In my heart, you’re the biggest hero in this world and no one can surpass you!! Sir Su’s enemy was so strong, so I need to check to see if you’re injured or not.”
“Nope! When this prince left, I had promised you that not even a single hair on my head would be harmed ah!” Zhu Junyang acquiesced to the little lass’s request and turned his body around, allowing her to easily inspect him. As Xiaocao began to pull apart his clothing to get a closer look, he grabbed onto her busy little hands and said, “This prince isn’t stupid. If I couldn’t beat him, don’t I also have a gun on hand? One shot and that fellow fell straight to the ground!”
Apparently he had used this type of strategy. Yu Xiaocao felt completely relaxed as she said, “My Junyangyang is the smartest of them all! You’re absolutely right. What’s the point of trying to beat them head on if you don’t have to? That’s something only an idiot would do! Guns are so easy to use ah, so it’d be idiotic of you to not use it if you have one ah!” As she spoke, her eyes glittered with worship as she stared at him. It made Zhu Junyang feel quite proud and elated.
“Junyangyang, did you eat lunch yet? What do you want to eat for dinner? It’s been a long time since you last ate something that I made, so I need to make sure to compensate you!” Yu Xiaocao rubbed her hands together in anticipation. She was planning on making sure she had a firm grasp on Great General Zhenxi’s stomach.
”I didn’t eat yet! In order to come back earlier to see you, I even ate breakfast on horseback. I just gnawed casually on a few bites of dried rations.” As he spoke, Zhu Junyang held his stomach in an exaggerated manner as he pasted a pitiful look on his face.
Yu Xiaocao immediately felt her heart soften, “Aiyo! How can that be okay? I can’t let my great hulking hero starve to death! Wutong, Wutong! Quickly take out the pastries that I personally made at noon and bring them to the reception pavilion! You should first eat a few pastries for now. Later on, I’ll make a sumptuous meal for you!”
Although she had deliberately stationed herself further away from the two of them, Wutong had been observing the events in the courtyard quite carefully. She had seen everything: her young miss sobbing pitifully when she saw Royal Prince Yang, her young miss acting spoiled and cute, her young miss being intimate with the prince...ahem ahem. In the past, she had done her best to prevent Royal Prince Yang from taking any liberties, but now there was no need for her to be so cautious. In a year, her young miss would become Princess Consort Yang. If she continued to block these two lovers, she’d end up drawing the ire of both. Even her young miss wouldn’t forgive her for those actions!
When she heard her young miss’s orders, Wutong made a noise in assent and quickly headed into the small kitchen. Earlier, during lunch, her previously down and depressed young miss finally had become more lively and had made some chocolate sandwich cookies in the kitchen. After she finished making them, she only ate a few cookies. Was it because her young miss had a premonition that Royal Prince Yang was going to appear so she had especially prepared these pastries for him?
At the moment, Xiaocao had already entered the small kitchen and was bustling about. Zhu Junyang didn’t want to waste a single moment he had to interact with Xiaocao, so he picked up the plate of sandwich cookies and strolled into the small kitchen. He gazed at Xiaocao’s busy figure and felt a burst of warmth rise up in his heart. He really wanted to marry his little lass as soon as possible. That way, she would only make food for him. Everything would be for himself only!
“What sort of delicious foods are you planning to make for me?” Zhu Junyang bit into a flaky and delicate sandwich cookie. He delicately chewed on the pastry as he asked.
“Today I was sent over some fresh prawns, so I’m going to make you a dish from the Manchu-Han Imperial Feast [1] , ‘Peacock Prawns’. Yu Xiaocao shelled the large prawns with a practiced ease and cleaned out the middle intestines before seasoning them. Then, she whipped some egg whites until they were foamy and placed the peeled prawns within them. Afterwards, she fried the coated prawns until they were a golden yellow, “Try some, ah…”
“These are…done?” Didn’t she say that this dish was called ‘peacock prawns’? Where was the peacock? Zhu Junyang ended up asking the question that rose within his mind.
“Peacock?” Yu Xiaocao rubbed her nose in an unconfident manner. Her eyes roved around as she said, “That is just made by using some squash and carving it into a pretty shape for the plate. It’s just for show. We’re very close to each other, so there’s no need to do it today!”
One of the sous chefs who was quietly helping out on the side took out a piece of wintermelon and carved it into a life-like looking peacock head and neck before handing it to her master. Yu Xiaocao smiled gratefully and made a funny face at Zhu Junyang, “Alright ah, now we have the peacock! My dear prince, do you have any other requests now?”