Su Peisheng thought that the master didn't like to eat sour food, so this piece of fish must have been left on the plate.
The next moment, Yinzhen took the chopsticks, picked up a small piece of fish meat, and put it into his mouth.
The sour taste of vinegar spread on the tip of his tongue. Yinzhen frowned slightly and restrained himself, even skipping the chewing process and swallowed it directly.
Nian Shilan watched the expression on Yinzhen's face change from the opposite side and couldn't help but giggle.
Yinzhen calmed down the expression on his face and said to Nian Shilan with anger.
"This vinegar-drenched fish has no special meaning except that it is a little sour. If you like this, you can just ask the kitchen to cook it and eat it. Why bother making fun of me."
Nian Shilan stopped laughing and said seriously.
"My master is very tolerant to me, and I am very touched. I don't like to eat this fish. But now, my master, I will eat with peace of mind. After the meal is finished, I will tell you the reason."
Yinzhen could not understand Nian Shilan more and more.
When he saw her for the first time, he felt extremely stunning. She was dressed in red and sitting on a horse. She looked so bright and free under the autumn sun. He thought she was just a simple and carefree young lady from a wealthy family.
The next time I saw her was after the marriage decree was sent to Nian Mansion, and on the days when Nian Mansion was preparing for her marriage. He snooped her out and arranged a chance encounter where "a hero saves a beauty", but she accidentally hit her and found out. He thought she was a thoughtful and smart woman.
Later, she followed the imperial edict and entered the palace. She seemed careless and only wanted to eat, drink and have fun with him. However, regarding the death of Luluo, she persuaded him to use herself as bait to reveal the mastermind behind it. To show courage and resourcefulness.
Now, Yinzhen unconsciously focused more on her to see what else she had to offer.
Seeing that Yinzhen was deep in thought, Nian Shilan picked up the silver chopsticks and jade chopsticks next to him, took a piece of eight-treasure quail meat and put it into Yinzhen's bowl.
"Master, what are you thinking about? You are so lost in thought. You don't talk when you eat, and you don't talk when you sleep. But our ancestors did not rule that you should not be able to eat."
Yinzhen looked at Nian Shilanyan and smiled at Yan Yan, then smiled.
"Then just eat without saying anything."
After the two of them had dinner, Nian Shilan watched as the servants removed all the things from the table and served fragrant tea. She stood up and took a cup of tea from the maid who served the tea. Hold it and bring it to Yinzhen.
"Master, please have some tea."
Yinzhen took the tea and asked.
"Can we talk now? What's the reason?"
Nian Shilan stood in front of Yinzhen and felt relieved. After getting up, he looked into Yinzhen's eyes and said seriously.
"I wasn't teasing my master when I was having dinner. How dare I do this for a man who is upright like my master. It's just that I felt sad after hearing about Hu Gege today."
Nian Shilan saw that Yinzhen didn't answer, so he continued.
"I know that because I am usually jealous, my master must have thought that I am also jealous today, which makes me feel unjust."
Yinzhen took a sip of the fragrant tea in his hand. It was Fenghuang Dancong tea that Nian Shilan loved to drink.
"Then tell me about your injustice, and I will listen."
Nian Shilan heard that Yinzhen changed his title to her from "my king" to "my master", and knew that Yinzhen was paying more and more attention to her now.
If he first noticed her, it was because of her beauty, and later he proposed to marry her because of her family background.
At the moment, there should be a third of sincerity in it. If it was more, she wasn't sure.
Nian Shilan continued.
"Have you ever thought about it, before I entered the house, there was only one Fu Jin and two princesses in the house. My master never went to the two princesses on weekdays, and I don't know how the two princesses looked forward to the stars and the moon. With you. Later, when I entered the house, I was almost the favorite of the special house. I was naturally happy in my heart, but I am also a woman, and I can also understand the mood of other women in the house. Today, Nahu Gege said, I heard that Shugege was consecrated to me the day before yesterday. I asked for soup, so Baba borrowed the kitchen and cooked chicken soup for a day to offer it to you. But you said that the palace rules prohibit you from giving food to the master at will. The ashamed Nahu Gege returned to the backyard and cried endlessly. It's fine if you do this to everyone, and only to Hugege. I have also served soup, Shugege has also served soup, but it is useless for you to drink only Hugege's soup. She is not favored herself, and she will not be favored in the future. I don’t know how I was arranged by the servants.”
Yinzhen chuckled after hearing what Nian Shilan said.
"So, does it belong to me? I don't know when Shilan became so virtuous and became like sisters to Fujin."
Nian Shilan smiled, sighed, took two steps forward, and gently hooked Yinzhen's little finger with the little finger of his left hand.
"How could a man as smart as my master tease me for this? What I want to say today is, maybe my master is doting on me, but you have no heirs yet, and only Duan is pregnant with you. Body, you are still lukewarm towards her. Or you can treat everyone equally, favoring no one or neglecting anyone, wouldn't it be a good idea? Otherwise, I, the woman who has seen the master the most, will probably be beaten by the woman in the backyard. We ate them alive, the tree is big and attracts the wind, so my master must know better than I do."
Yinzhen laughed.
"After such a long detour, it turns out that Shi Lan thinks that I have caused trouble for you? Then I won't come, so as not to make you the target of public criticism."
Nian Shilan squeezed Yinzhen's fingers hard and huffed.
"Why do you say that wind is like rain? I just want you to serve me a bowl of water, but I am joking."
"Then tell me, how can we achieve peace?"
Yinzhen returned his hand and grasped Nian Shilan's white and tender little hand, put it in his palm and rubbed it.
Nian Shilan let his hand hold her.
"How can I be the master of this concubine? I'm afraid the master will have to discuss it with Fujin. For example, who will be who on which days of the month and who will be on the other days of the month? This is also the rule of the palace. In the future, there will be more and more women in the backyard. It won’t lead to jealousy among the sisters, what do you think?”
Yinzhen looked at Nian Shilan's charming and angry little face and couldn't help but keep her in his arms.
"Shilan has been talking for a long time and seems to have mentioned that I have few heirs. When will you give me a fat little brother?"
Nian Shilan's heart tightened when she heard this. Although she had known his thoughts in this life, she did not want to have children for him.
Many things have changed in this life, and many people have also changed. The situation in the court seems stable, but in fact there are undercurrents. The princes are secretly fighting among themselves, and it is still unclear who will win.
Moreover, the experience in the previous life was too painful.
She didn't want to give birth to children for him, and she didn't want her children to be born in such a situation.
Will a child born to a mother who is resentful of his father be happy?
Nian Shilan thought about this and gently pushed Yinzhen's arms, but Yinzhen didn't move at all, so she gave up and nestled in Yinzhen's arms with a low smile.
"Adding a little brother? Master, doesn't he like little Princess?"
Yinzhen was warm and fragrant, and his tone was gentler. He put his chin on Nian Shilan's head and said.
"I like it. As long as it's your child, I like it."
After a good night's dinner, Nian Shilan was uncharacteristically different in the morning and got up early to serve Yinzhen before going to court.
An San watched Yinzhen leave from the roof, and then quietly went back to the beam where he often hid. But when he looked down, he saw Songzhi entering the house with a bowl of soup.
"Master, the medicine is ready and warm. Do you want to drink it now?"
Songzhi asked Nian Shilan with a medicine bowl in her hand.
Nian Shilan didn't answer, took the medicine bowl, drank it in one gulp, and handed the medicine bowl back to Songzhi.
"Drink, why don't you drink."
An San was thinking about what kind of medicine this was, and why Fujin drank the medicine as soon as Prince Yong left.
Songzhi seemed to sigh.
"Master, I don't understand. Master is becoming more and more fond of you. Why don't you want to get pregnant? The other concubines, including Fujin, all dream of getting pregnant. If you If I’m pregnant, wouldn’t I be favored even more?”
Nian Shilan said disdainfully.
"What do I need this favor for? Do you think a man's favor can make you live a better life in the inner courtyard of this deep house? Many times, too much favor is just a talisman to remind you. Okay, Wait for me to freshen up, and follow me to pay my respects to Fujin."
Hearing this, Songzhi called Gu Yu Xiaoman in. Nian Shilan sat lazily in front of the dressing mirror, and casually took a hand mirror and placed it flat in front of her eyes.
She originally planned to let the maid take it later to see if the bun pattern on the back of her head looked good, but unexpectedly, the mirror spread flat on the dressing table allowed her to catch a glimpse of a corner of the robe on the beam.
