In Mu Yuan's bedroom, the lights were brightly lit, and the sounds of clattering dishes and eating and drinking could be heard from time to time, breaking the silent night.
Li Huaiyun sat with his legs crossed in front of the table, like a gluttonous beast. His hands never stopped, using chopsticks to pick up various delicacies in the bowl.
When I dined with the emperor and the princes at the Yangxin Hall before, they didn't have enough to eat. Those people were used to eating, so such a small amount was not enough to fill the gap between their teeth.
It was different this time. Mu Yuan specially asked the chef to prepare a table of delicious food, and he could eat it without any scruples.
Various braised flavors, golden-colored fried meatballs, very crispy on the surface, full of aroma when you bite into them. The vegetables are refreshing. In addition to steamed cakes, there are also some soups and desserts, plus some fruits after meals.
The variety can be said to be quite rich.
The craftsmanship of the imperial chef is indeed well-known, and both taste and appearance are of high quality. Although Da Zhou is not as good as modern times and does not have as many seasonings, he is the emperor's imperial chef after all, and his control of taste is indeed quite perfect.
If we open a restaurant in our town, we are guaranteed to be full of seats.
The maids and eunuchs serving at the scene all looked at Li Huaiyun with their mouths open, including the imperial cook who was cooking. His arms were shaking and he could no longer hold the pot. This intensity was comparable to cooking a meal for a hundred people.
Mu Yuan put a hand on her face and looked at Li Huaiyun's appearance of starving to death, with a happy smile on her face from time to time. There was a slight hint of admiration in her eyes, but she denied it in her heart, thinking that I just think this person is interesting.
"Hey! You've been eating for almost half an hour! Why didn't I notice before that you eat so much?"
Li Huaiyun just laughed, picked up the bowl without any scruples, and wiped away all the braised food inside. He even took a few sips of such salty soup, "I've always had a big appetite! It's just that it's very salty." Not many people know about it, because there is something that limits my appetite to a certain extent!"
"Are you kidding?" Mu Yuan found it quite incredible to see him like that. She asked with a confused look on her face, "What restricts you?"
"Of course it's the money in your pocket!"
"Don't you have a salary? If the Demon Slayer Division solves the case, it will also give out additional rewards."
"That was now. I used to live a very frugal life. I stipulated how much money I needed for food every month. It's not okay to go too much."
Mu Yuan shook his head slightly, "Do you still need this?"
"You are a princess and have had no worries about food and clothing since you were a child, so you find this kind of thing very strange. When you really understand the lives of common people, you will naturally know that the lives of ordinary people are not that easy!"
Li Huaiyun picked up the chicken drumstick and started to take a big bite. The aroma and dipping sauce made him feel that this was simply perfect.
"Do you have any objection to Sikyong's arrangement?"
"What can you say?"
"Don't you want to be a pioneer?"
"I still want to be the emperor!" Li Huaiyun said jokingly. He knew that Mu Yuan hated this place, so there would be no problem in making such a joke.
"Since Sikyong has made the arrangements, I should listen to his arrangements. After all, the entire Demon Slaying Department is managed by him. He has handled many things over the years, so the plan he arranges must be quite in line with the current situation."
Mu Yuan pursed her lips, "Of course I know about this, what matters is your own thoughts."
Li Huaiyun stopped biting the chicken leg, then chewed hard in his mouth, "My own thoughts?"
"Yes! In fact, whether you are the vanguard or responsible for the pursuit, it cannot change your determination, but will it be more dangerous?"
"I don't understand! What do you mean?" Li Huaiyun felt baffled by Mu Yuan's words and thought, has this woman discovered something?
"Why do you say that!" He continued to chew on the chicken leg and listened to the other party's analysis.
"As you said before, the men in black robes have been planning here for more than ten years, and their true purpose has still not been guessed. Have they not thought about this problem?"
"Would it be possible to just use the trick!"
"Then what you're saying is that they most likely exposed the flaw deliberately in order to attract my attention and achieve their goals."
Mu Yuan nodded and said, "That's probably the guess."
"It's not as mysterious as you say!" Li Huaiyun didn't believe it. "Faced with various situations, they will be more careful and prepare for the worst. So, you worry, this matter is still a bit dangerous!"
"That's the truth!" Mu Yuan said.
Li Huaiyun had a confident smile on his face at this time, and he clapped his hands vigorously, "However, this is better. It will help me catch them all in one go when chasing. This is good for everyone." Good thing!"
ah! When Mu Yuan heard this, he frowned and glanced at Li Huaiyun with a surprised look. He thought to himself that this guy was really different. If it were anyone else, he would probably feel dangerous and wanted to make all kinds of preparations. Prevent yourself from getting into trouble,
He's nice and thinks this is a good thing! I really don’t know who gave him the courage. “I don’t know how long we will stay in the palace! It’s so annoying. I don’t want to stay here.”
"I'll settle for you now!" Li Huaiyun picked up a piece of watermelon, shook his head twice, and ate only the peel of the piece of watermelon.
"I was thinking..." Mu Yuan looked puzzled and turned down the corners of her mouth, "Then if they never come, wouldn't we have to stay in the palace all the time? Can't go out anywhere?"
"That's true. There's nothing we can do about it."
Mu Yuan sighed helplessly. She didn't want to live in this palace. Although it looked good, tasted good, was carefree, and lived a comfortable life, it still felt like a bird in a cage.
And there are no tools here, so she can't specialize in mechanism skills. It's too much like being in jail.
"Looking at you like this, do you not want to stay here?" Li Huaiyun saw Mu Yuan's thoughts, "Actually, there are many benefits to living here, you don't have to worry about food and clothing!"
He found it quite refreshing, mainly because he could eat such great dishes.
"It's about being pampered!" Mu Yuan corrected. At this time, she is not the same as before. There are still many things in Qianji Pavilion that need someone to deal with.
"You really think it doesn't matter? You want to stay here."
"It's not that it doesn't matter, it's just that there is no better way at the moment. Once the novelty wears off, everyone will feel bored,"
Li Huaiyun put down his chopsticks and looked at the confused Mu Yuan. He was still unhappy. If he had this time, he could go to the Jiaofang Department and find the two oirans to practice hard, and maybe he could improve his martial arts skills.
Now that he has entered the Hedao realm, his martial arts cultivation has reached a higher level. When he enjoys the pleasure of fish and water, he also hopes to reach a higher level.
However, he couldn't leave the palace now, so he could only hide the desires and impulses in his heart, and at the same time control his emotions.
It's fine in the short term, but if he holds it in like this for a long time, he will really lose control. This is not something ordinary people can do! Moreover, this is a royal palace, and if there is any outrageous behavior, it will be a death penalty.
Everything here belongs to the emperor, and no one else has the right to touch it.
It seems that we have to find a way. We can't always use the theory of sentiment to suppress desires. When the time comes, without desires, we will be no different from eunuchs.
"Of course, it's impossible to wait here forever. Judging from the clues we have so far, it is estimated that the man in black robe will launch an attack on the imperial city soon."
"I don't know the specific time anyway." Mu Yuan complained.
Judging from this woman's attitude, Mu Yuan really hates these people whose knowledge and behavior are inconsistent with each other. If she doesn't find something to do, she may have to learn how to look good.
"Don't worry! We still have some things to do before they come."
When Mu Yuan heard this, she immediately became energetic. The gloom on her face was swept away a little, and she looked expectant. "Is there something else? What is it?"
"Remember that arm I brought back from the sewers?"
"I know!"
"Let's go and solve the problem of whose arm." They asked now that uh uh, culture can only be
Mu Yuan was a little confused about this matter, "Why are you still thinking about this arm? It doesn't feel necessary!"
"No! It's quite necessary! We all need to know whose arm this arm belongs to and where it was killed, because it represents a weak point in the imperial city and is likely to be the first target of attack."
"yes!"
"But didn't you send someone to the Demon Slayer Division?"
"This is a trivial matter. Let Sikyong bring it here. Then we can see what exactly happened that caused such a thing to happen."
"Besides, we also need to go to the library!"
During this trip, Li Huaiyun not only memorized the remaining contents of Qingnang Neijing, but also checked whether there were any case records about the fire in Kyoto.
Mu Yuan slammed the table. This scene immediately caused the serving maids and eunuchs to kneel on the ground in fear, desperately begging for mercy.
"Princess! Calm down! Princess! Calm down!"
"Yes! If you are dissatisfied with anything, please change it immediately. Please don't punish us."
Mu Yuan turned her head and looked at the palace maids and eunuchs lying on the ground, with questions on their faces, "What are you doing?"
"Did I say I would punish you?" She waved her hand, "Get up quickly! I don't know what you mean?"
But the maids and eunuchs didn't listen. They still knelt there, hitting their heads on the floor and shaking all over.
Li Huaiyun took a sip of the soup, leaned over and looked at the palace maids and eunuchs kneeling there, and found that their expressions and behaviors were a bit strange.
And there is even a red patch on that neck.
He stood up, walked up, and stood next to a palace maid. Then he pulled up the sleeves of his clothes. Seeing that there was no reaction from the other party, he came to the side of a eunuch and lifted up the clothes on his back.
They all have common characteristics, including some scars from being beaten. From the surface, these scars should have been there for some time, but they actually existed before serving Mu Yuan!
Mu Yuan was a little surprised by Li Huaiyun's behavior, "What are you doing? You're still pulling her sleeves, do you know whether men and women can have sex or not?"
Li Huaiyun squatted there and said with a smile, "There is no such thing as giving and receiving. These people have basically been whipped. They must have made mistakes in daily life, and before being beaten, they would slam the table hard, which made them a little stressed. disorder syndrome.”
Mu Yuan was unfamiliar with this term, "What did you say? Syndrome? What's going on?"
"You let them tell you!"
The maids and eunuchs were all trembling with fear, "Don't dare! Don't dare. We caused these injuries ourselves. We made mistakes first."
"Tell the truth!" Mu Yuan shouted to the maids and eunuchs.
"Really! It's the truth!"
Li Huaiyun realized that they were unwilling to talk about these things, so he asked, "How did these eunuchs and maids come to you?"
