At the beginning, I was a rich female prisoner

Chapter 144

Hearing this, Yu Tinghai's heart tightened, but he did not say much. Instead, he turned his head, his eyes fell on Sun Diandao, and said in a steady tone: "Sir Sun, please come with us to the palace. At that time, we will have an in-depth discussion on how to deal with those evil servants in the palace today." After that, he frowned slightly, as if he had already anticipated that he might face a tricky situation next.

After everyone entered the carriage, Yu Tinghai saw Prince Yu at a glance. He hesitated for a moment and then sat down next to Prince Yu. Yu Linshan sat outside the carriage without saying a word.

When the group arrived at Prince Yu's mansion, the scene in front of them was very different from when they left. The mansion was full of vigorous vitality, the courtyard was tidy and spotless, and several carefully cultivated plants stood like soldiers on guard. Everyone walked into the hall together, and Yu Yunxin immediately instructed Li Ma to ask the kitchen to prepare more sumptuous dinners, and at the same time gave some game she brought back from the suburbs to the imperial chef to cook carefully and serve.

Yu Tinghai strolled leisurely in the mansion, his eyes as sharp as a hawk, carefully examining every detail. When he saw the exquisite and elegant layout of the mansion, he couldn't help but smile with satisfaction and exclaimed softly: "Well, it's quite good! This place is really unique and beautiful."

Then, he recalled the past thoughtfully and said with deep emotion: "I remember coming to this Prince Yu's Mansion 25 years ago. At that time, the current emperor had not yet ascended the throne and was still living here as the crown prince. This mansion was a symbol of glory bestowed upon His Royal Highness Prince Yu by the late emperor himself."

Hearing her father mention something that happened so long ago, Yu Yunxin widened her eyes and asked in astonishment: "Oh, father, you can still remember something that happened 25 years ago so clearly? You have a really good memory!" She wondered in her heart, why did her father suddenly bring up this old story?

Yu Tinghai smiled slightly, as if he had anticipated his daughter's reaction. He gently picked up the teacup and sipped the fragrant tea elegantly. He said nothing, but his deep eyes were always fixed on Nangong Lin. After a moment, he finally spoke slowly: "Secretary Sun, how did you deal with those evil servants? Why not tell us one by one?" His voice was calm and low, with an irresistible majesty.

"My Lord, the slave who lied that she was pregnant with Prince Yu's child has confessed her crime. The baby she was carrying was actually an illegitimate child with a guard in the palace. I have sentenced the adulterous couple to tattooing and exile them according to the law. In addition, the servants in the palace who committed crimes tried to put all the blame on the prince, but the emperor saw through everything and has now thrown all these villains into the Xinzheku, making them do hard labor." Sun Dian replied respectfully.

"These evil servants deserved their punishment and went to the right place. Father, when the prince returns to the capital, please return these two brocade boxes to him." Yu Yunxin said, and then asked Qiu Shuang to get the two brocade boxes and handed them directly to Yu Tinghai.

Yu Tinghai took the brocade box, opened it, and saw through Yu Yunxin's intention. She wanted to break off completely with the prince. After all, she was now the Princess of Yu. Yu Tinghai closed the brocade box and put it aside.

The kitchen of the palace was filled with smoke and aroma. A group of imperial chefs were busy and orderly preparing a sumptuous dinner. They were skilled, like magicians, turning various ingredients into exquisite dishes. In a short while, dinner was ready.

I saw several young eunuchs walking lightly and carefully bringing the plates into the house. The table was full of delicacies that dazzled the eyes: braised bear paws, steamed sea bass, bird's nest soup and other delicacies from land and sea; there were also homely delicacies such as four-happiness meatballs, sweet and sour spare ribs, and braised prawns. Every dish was delicious and exuded an alluring aroma.

Yu Tinghai looked at the sumptuous food on the table, his heart filled with joy and relief. He knew that his daughter was now enjoying wealth and prosperity in Prince Yu's mansion, living a life of plenty. Thinking of this, he showed a satisfied smile on his face, his eyes sparkling with happiness.

Yu Yunxin brought a roasted pigeon that was golden, crispy and fragrant to Yu Tinghai. This is really his good daughter! Yu Tinghai took a bite of the roasted pigeon. It tasted delicious, not fat or greasy. The fragrance spread in his mouth. He couldn't help but sigh that this was the life his daughter should live!

Looking at the well-behaved and lovely Nangong Lin in front of him, Yu Tinghai's heart was filled with joy and relief. He said softly: "Xin'er, as long as I see you live a happy life in Prince Yu's Mansion, I will be satisfied. You can take this 10,000 taels of gold awarded by the emperor. Just treat it as a wedding gift from your father, and also to add some things for your makeup."

Upon hearing this, Yu Yunxin quickly shook her head and refused, saying, "Father, I went back home yesterday and brought back a lot of generous dowry. These betrothal gifts are the gifts bestowed upon you by the emperor. How dare I accept them privately?" Her voice was as sweet and melodious as a yellow oriole singing out of a valley, intoxicating.

Yu Tinghai frowned slightly and responded earnestly: "Our house's daily expenses are not large. If we have to say there is any large expenditure, then your half sister and Aunt Wang and her daughter are the most extravagant and wasteful. If this gold is left to them, wouldn't it be a waste for those people in the Wang family to squander it?" At this point, Yu Tinghai's face revealed a trace of dissatisfaction and resentment.

Yu Yunxin smiled slightly upon hearing this and said, "Then you should keep it, father. It will be useful in the future."

"Okay! I will listen to Xin'er. In the future, the Yu family and I will be your supporters." Yu Tinghai said.

Yu Yunxin watched as she served Yu Tinghai another bowl of light mushroom and egg drop soup. Yu Tinghai was very satisfied with the meal, and he did not stay and went back directly with Yu Linshan in the carriage. Yu Yunxin felt a little sad watching her father's departure. She was very moved by Yu Tinghai's words. In this life, she got the love of her father. Maybe it was really good to have the love of her father.

Nangong Lin looked at Yu Yunxin's sadness and wanted to protect her and let her feel his love for her. But he had more important things to do, and maybe he could only truly have her after he finished.

After returning to the bedroom, Yu Yunxin saw Li Mama sneaking into her and Nangong Lin's bedroom. After Li Mama left the room, she went in. Li Mama had put incense in their room. Although the incense smelled good, it had an aphrodisiac effect. She immediately extinguished the incense and put in a fresh incense. She put Li Mama's incense into an empty box. Fortunately, she knew something about incense and could make some herself. Seeing that it was getting late today, it was not the time to give the rocking bed she was going to make to the carpenters. She came to the kitchen and asked the palace maid to soak some soybeans. Tomorrow she had to get up early to make soy milk and tofu pudding and prepare the gypsum.

After playing all day, she was tired and needed to take a bath and sleep. She asked several eunuchs in the palace to boil water for her and started to take a bath in the bathroom. But there was no shower gel or soap here, only bath beans, which she was not used to. It seemed that she had to make some soap, so that it would be much more convenient to take a bath. At this time, Nangong Lin also walked into the bathhouse.

She didn't notice, and Nangong Lin didn't know either. He asked Xiao Lizi to prepare a hot bath. He walked into the bathhouse and saw only mist, like a fairyland. He took off his clothes and jumped directly into the bathhouse. Yu Yunxin was thinking about the method and steps of making soap, when he suddenly heard a splash in the bathhouse. Yu Yun looked back and his face turned red like a ripe apple, and he quickly retreated to the place where the mist was thick.

"Nangong Lin, get out!" Yu Yunxin shouted.

At this time, Nangong Lin was also looking at Yu Yunxin like seeing flowers in the fog. He only saw Yu Yunxin's exquisite figure, looming in front of Nangong Lin. Suddenly, Nangong Lin felt a hot stream flowing out of his nose. He immediately turned around embarrassedly and said, "My lady, I didn't mean it. Don't be angry."

Fortunately, Yu Yunxin put on her thin underwear immediately and climbed out of the bathhouse. She looked back at the half-naked Nangong Lin and hid behind the screen with a blushing face. What did she do just now? Why didn't she look at it for a while? Fortunately, Nangong Lin had a good figure with eight abdominal muscles. How did a stupid prince who didn't leave Prince Yu's mansion for a long time maintain his figure?

Nangong Lin also looked at Yu Yunxin's hurriedly leaving back and a wicked smile appeared in his heart.

After returning to the dormitory, Yu Yunxin immediately made the bed and lay down in it. After Nangong Lin finished washing, he also entered the room and saw Yu Yunxin wrapped tightly. He turned around and closed the door.

When he came to the mat and saw that Yu Yunxin was already asleep, he shook his head and carried Yu Yunxin to the bed. He let Yu Yunxin sleep on the bed, and he came to a secret room in the room. In the secret room, he read the news from all over the country brought by the shadow guard with carrier pigeons today. The prince will return to the capital in ten days, the queen mother will return to the palace tomorrow, Beirong is about to reach the end of the road, and the return of Zhenyuan Hou Lin Cunfeng is just around the corner. The second prince and the minister of war are secretly planning to assassinate the prince in the western border when he returns to the capital.

He looked uncertain as he read the notes one by one. After burning them, he went back to his room again. He was used to hiding during the day and going out at night over the years. Now that he had a princess, he couldn't let Yu Yunxin find out anything. He couldn't do this anymore. Looking at Yu Yunxin's pretty face, he lay down beside her, hugged her skillfully, and fell asleep unknowingly while smelling the incense in the room.

The next morning, Yu Yunxin got out of bed. Why did she feel a big hand pressing on her? When she looked at herself, she found that Nangong Lin was lying next to her in bed. This incense was made by her, and it only had a little ingredient that helped her sleep. Could it be that the ancient medicinal materials were so effective? It seemed that she had to pay attention to the ratio.

She was afraid again, so she rolled up her sleeves and looked at the toad's blood on her right arm. Was she sleeping too soundly and crawling into bed in a daze? No matter what, today's breakfast is the most important thing.

But when she got up, Nangong Lin also got up. Yu Yunxin turned around and said, "It's still early, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

"I want to get up with the princess." Nangong Lin said as he climbed out of bed.

"Okay, whatever you want. I just want to go to the kitchen to make myself some breakfast." Yu Yunxin replied.

"But aren't there a lot of servants in the mansion now? Why does Princess have to cook herself?" Nangong Lin asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Because the food I make by myself will be more fragrant and delicious!" Yu Yunxin put on an outer coat with a smile, then turned and walked towards the door.

So, the two walked into the kitchen hand in hand. Yu Yunxin arranged for Nangong Lin to push the ancient and heavy millstone, while she carefully placed the soaked and swollen beans on it. While they were busy, King Jiang walked over with a brisk pace and asked curiously, "Your Majesty, Princess, what are you two doing here?"

Nangong Lin responded with a smile: "My wife once said that breakfast cooked by oneself is delicious. Therefore, this king and the princess will cook together." Hearing this, King Jiang's eyes flashed with surprise, but then he showed appreciation.

Yu Yunxin went on to explain, "I'm making soy milk. I'll make some fresh tofu pudding in a little while." Then she turned around and said, "Please go get some gauze and plaster for later use."

Upon hearing the order, King Jiang did not dare to delay for a moment and quickly turned around to prepare the necessary items. After a while, the soy milk was ground. Yu Yunxin carefully poured the soy milk water onto the gauze to filter out the remaining bean dregs. Then, Nangong Lin picked up a bucket of filtered soy milk and poured it steadily into a clean large pot. Just like yesterday, Ge Dun was still responsible for controlling the heat. Since the number of beans soaked today was large, Yu Yunxin had to stir the soy milk in the pot constantly to remove the white foam on the surface. After everything was done, she first made a few bean skins, and then used a spoon to serve herself and Nangong Lin a small bowl of steaming soy milk, and added an appropriate amount of sucrose to taste.

Then, she immediately prepared a proper amount of warm water in another pot and skillfully prepared the gypsum powder for later use. Then, she carefully poured all the soy milk in the other pot into the new pot. After completing these steps, she gently covered the pot and waited for about an incense stick of time.

Finally, the long wait was over. When Yu Yunxin slowly lifted the lid of the pot, a strong aroma of beans hit her face. Everyone gathered around, staring at the pot curiously, looking forward to witnessing the miracle. Sure enough, what came into view was a pot full of white, tender and delicate tofu pudding that looked like solidified fat!

"Princess, this is tofu pudding!" Ge Dun, King Jiang and others gathered around excitedly, asking in surprise. They couldn't wait to scoop a bowl of tofu pudding and taste it directly. The texture was smooth and tender, and the bean fragrance was overflowing, which made people linger.

Seeing the satisfied expressions of the two, Yu Yunxin couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. However, she still said with a hint of regret: "It's a pity that there are no mustard shreds and dried shrimps. If these condiments were added, the taste would be more delicious."

"Princess, I have some dried shrimps, may I have some?" King Jiang said.

"I'll go cut some pickles." Ge Dun said not to be outdone.

In this way, Yu Yunxin sprinkled some dried shrimps and Ge Dun's chopped pickled vegetables on the tofu pudding she made, and poured the soy sauce made by the imperial chef. She also added some walnut oil brought back from the medicine shop yesterday. Is this a bowl of tofu pudding?