"Why are you looking at me like this?" Luo Yao asked.
"The eldest prince is here?"
"Um."
Xiao Yan looked at her with a half-hearted smile, which made her panic, and she hurriedly asked: "Can't the eldest prince come?"
"Then what are you doing here? Don't keep the guests waiting."
"oh."
Luo Yao didn't think much, gave him a few instructions, changed into a plain light blue dress and went to the front yard.
As soon as she left, Xiao Yan struggled to sit up and left.
He encountered a conspiracy on the way to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the eldest prince came to the Prime Minister's Mansion right after him. This must not be a coincidence.
…
As soon as Luo Yao walked outside the front hall door, the aroma of food came out continuously from inside. She subconsciously looked up at the sky. At what time did she eat?
She walked in with curiosity and saw a bloated man sitting at the table and feasting. The table in front of him was filled with all kinds of delicacies.
She was dumbfounded and pointed at the food on the table with an awkward smile, "This is..."
Luo Zhenming and Shu Qing, who were surrounding the eldest prince, heard this and looked at her at the same time. Xiao Mufeng swallowed what was in his mouth, hurriedly wiped his greasy mouth and stood up to look at her.
"The royal aunt is here."
She gave Xiao Mufeng a lukewarm look and politely responded with a simple gift.
"Auntie, please sit down."
Xiao Mufeng greeted her warmly, and those who didn't know it thought this was his mansion.
Luo Yao sat down feeling uneasy and said politely, "Why did the eldest prince have time to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion today?"
"The Queen Mother was afraid that after you got married, the Prime Minister would miss your daughter for a while, so she asked me to come to visit the Prime Minister."
Luo Zhenming was flattered and answered, "Thank you, Queen, for your consideration. I am very grateful."
Luo Yao: How do you see that he misses his daughter?
Xiao Mufeng looked at her again, his eyes gleaming with excitement, "I didn't expect Auntie Huang to be back, so I just went to visit Auntie Huang so that I could pay my respects to my mother when I got back."
"Thank you, the Queen, for thinking about me. Everything is fine with me. I hope that the eldest prince will say hello to the Queen for me when he returns to the palace."
"Definitely."
While talking, Xiao Mucheng glanced at the food on the table, and his laughter almost flowed out.
Luo Yao understood immediately and hurriedly said, "The eldest prince is casual, there is no need to be formal."
"good."
Xiao Mufeng sat back down and continued to eat, giving a thumbs up to Luo Zhenming and his wife while eating.
"The food in the Prime Minister's Palace is better than the food in the palace."
Shu Qing smiled and answered, "If the eldest prince thinks it tastes good, you can come here more often in the future."
"okay."
Luo Yao rolled her eyes at the flattering Luo Zhenming and his wife, bored and just wanted to leave as soon as possible.
At this time, Luo Jiao came.
Shu Qing saw Luo Jiao and hurriedly smiled and waved, "Jiaojiao, come quickly and meet the eldest prince."
Luo Jiao nodded slightly, walked over with the shyness of a little daughter, and saluted Xiao Mucheng who was eating, "I have met the eldest prince."
"No gift."
Xiao Mucheng continued to eat without even looking at her.
Shu Qing gave Luo Jiao a look and signaled Luo Jiao to come forward and pick up the food for Xiao Mufeng.
Luo Jiao was very good at it. She held up her sleeves with one hand and picked food for Xiao Mufeng with the other hand. "The eldest prince, try the sauce pork elbow in our house. This is a famous chef invited by my father from Jiangnan. It is delicious."
"I don't like eating something so greasy. I've lost weight recently and want to eat something light."
Rejecting Luo Jiao's offer, Xiao Mufeng got himself some light vegetarian side dishes and ate them with relish.
Luo Jiao's hand stopped in mid-air awkwardly, and her face was a little worried. Especially when Luo Yao was also present, her face became even more ugly.
After thinking about it, she immediately put some vegetarian side dishes for Xiao Mufeng. Just as she was about to put the dishes in his bowl, he raised his hand to stop her.
"No, no, no, I have my own hands and can pick up the food myself, so I won't bother Miss Luo Er."
Luo Jiao was completely ashamed. Although she was a concubine, she was also the most talented woman in Pingdu. The emperor had personally praised her talent. Countless young men from aristocratic families wanted to admire her, but this was the first time that she could not stand up to Xiao Mufeng.
She put down her chopsticks with a snap and turned around to leave.
Shu Qing caught her in time and signaled her not to be impulsive.
Shu Qing smiled and said to Xiao Mucheng: "It's rare for the eldest prince to come to the house, so why not let Jiaojiao accompany the eldest prince for a walk around the house to relax."
"No, no, I want to say a few words to Auntie Huang. You all should go out first!" Xiao Mufeng said.
"this……"
Shu Qing's face was also a little ugly. They were all holding Xiao Mufeng in such a high position, but he didn't give them any face and didn't take them seriously at all.
Xiao Mufeng put down his chopsticks when he was full, burped and stood up to look at Luo Zhenming and the others, "The Prime Minister's wife is unwilling?"
"No, eldest prince, don't get me wrong."
After Luo Zhenming finished speaking, he hurriedly left the front hall with Shu Qing and Luo Jiao.
When the three of them passed by Luo Yao, Luo Yao deliberately said to Luo Jiao: "Sister, don't be anxious. After I finish talking to the eldest prince, you can take a walk with the eldest prince to eat."
Facing her mocking eyes, Luo Jiao's face turned even darker. After glaring at her, Luo Jiao snorted and walked out of the front hall.
After the three people left, Xiao Mucheng and Luo Yao were left in the front hall.
Xiao Mufeng came to Luo Yao and said, "Auntie Huang, my mother has been thinking about you very much since you married and left the palace. Her mother asked you to come to the palace from time to time to talk to her."
"When I have time, I will definitely go to the palace to visit the Queen." Luo Yao said.
Xiao Mufeng looked around, a glimmer of light flashed across his eyes, and asked in a low voice: "Is everything going well in Prince Li's Mansion?"
"I'm fine."
"Is there anything unusual about your uncle recently?"
These words made Luo Yao frown slightly. As a prince, it seemed a bit against the rules to ask about the personal affairs of his uncle!
She didn't answer but asked: "What exactly does the eldest prince want to ask?"
Xiao Mufeng lowered his eyes and smiled, with a shrewd calculation on his face. He was completely different from the Xiao Mufeng who just cared about eating.
"If Auntie Huang doesn't want to talk about it here, forget it."
After a pause, Xiao Mucheng spoke again, "Auntie, please don't forget to come into the palace to talk to your mother."
"good."
"Then I'll leave first."
"Not far away."
Xiao Mufeng gave her a slight salute, turned around and walked out.
When I walked to the threshold of the front hall, I happened to bump into a maid who came to deliver tea. The tea in the maid's hand was poured all over Xiao Mufeng. The maid turned pale with fright and knelt at Xiao Mufeng's feet to beg for mercy.
"First Prince, forgive me."
Xiao Mufeng closed his eyes with a sullen face, took a deep breath, and kicked the maid away at his feet.
"Get away!"
The maidservant was kicked by him and rolled down the steps. She fell on a row of gravels at the foot of the stone steps. Her arms and legs were scratched with blood marks by the gravels, but she did not forget to get up and kneel on the gravels to say to Xiao Mucheng. beg for mercy.
Xiao Mufeng had no intention of letting her go. He walked up to her angrily and raised his leg again.
"The eldest prince, show mercy." Luo Yao stopped him in time.
Xiao Mufeng reluctantly took back his leg and asked in a cold voice: "What does Aunt Huang mean by this?"
"You have to be merciful and merciful. She just bumped into you accidentally and was kicked down the steps by you and was injured. There is no need to pursue this matter anymore, right?" Luo Yao asked.
As soon as Luo Yao finished speaking, Luo Zhenming's furious voice came from the side, "The eldest prince can do whatever he wants with this maid. What are you kidding about? Why don't you apologize to the eldest prince!"
