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After He Yu hurried back to the mansion, he stepped through the gates of Xuanping Prince's Mansion and headed straight for the Central Courtyard.
Yun Yue was outside drying some cups and quickly greeted him, "My Lord."
"How is the Princess?" He Yu asked.
"She can barely eat anything except for porridge; everything else just comes back up." Several maidservants were anxiously pacing around, worried that drinking porridge all day wouldn't be enough. Yun Yue's eyes were brimming with tears. However, He Yu had no time to concern himself with a maid's emotions; upon hearing that Xiao Yao was having trouble keeping food down, he hurried into the room.
"Yao Yao." He Yu entered the room to find Xiao Yao feeling uncomfortable due to her stomach. Upon seeing He Yu, she couldn't help but want a hug.
He Yu quickly walked over and embraced Xiao Yao. In just one morning, he felt that she seemed to have lost some weight. He gently asked, "Where does it hurt?"
"Everywhere hurts," Xiao Yao said, tears welling up in her eyes. "I didn't expect it to be this bad. My stomach feels like it's grinding; if I eat anything even slightly hard to digest, it feels like a millstone turning inside me..."
It wasn't that she didn't want to eat; looking at all the dishes made her appetite stir. But as soon as she ate, she would throw up everything completely. Her injured stomach simply refused to accept any food. Seeing Xiao Yao's tearful expression pained He Yu's heart. He comforted her, "Just hold on a bit longer; you’ll be fine after some time. The imperial physician will take care of it."
"Okay." Xiao Yao nodded while sniffling and then gritted her teeth, saying, "Hmph! If it weren't for the Eldest Prince causing trouble that day, I wouldn't be in this situation!"
"Yes," He Yu kissed her hair. "Don't worry; your husband will definitely avenge you."
"Yes! This grudge must be avenged!" Xiao Yao clenched her fist. As a foodie, not being able to eat was a terrible feeling—did these young masters understand how awful it was?! Xiao Yao felt like roaring in frustration.
However, porridge ultimately couldn't satisfy hunger. Not even an hour had passed when Xiao Yao pitifully looked at He Yu and said, "I'm hungry again..."
He Yu couldn't help but laugh; he finally understood what a true foodie was. Wasn't it said that when your stomach hurt, you would lose your appetite? Why was his wife completely unaffected? Still, wanting to eat was a good sign, he reassured himself as he pulled Xiao Yao closer and said, "Shall I have someone make you some rice porridge?"
"No," Xiao Yao complained. "I had rice porridge last night and this morning; I don't want any more porridge."
He Yu sighed helplessly; she truly was a demanding one. But then again, he had spoiled her into being this way; he had to accept it. "But your stomach isn't well right now; you can't eat anything else..."
"I want noodle soup!" Xiao Yao interrupted him directly and licked her lips. She thought to herself that she hadn't eaten meat in two meals—at least there should be some soup!
"What kind of soup? A broth?" He Yu asked uncertainly.
"Something like that; it should be soft and mushy when cooked," Xiao Yao replied, also unsure.
Yun Zhu instantly understood what Xiao Yao meant and immediately said, "I will go to the kitchen to deliver the meal."
"Do you know what it is?"
"I should know," Yun Zhu smiled at Xiao Yao, "My family used to make it when I was a servant. At that time, my father's stomach was injured, and we couldn't afford to buy medicine, so we used this. I should know how to make it."
He Yu turned to look at Xiao Yao's eager expression, his head buzzing. There was no other way now, so he could only nod and say, "Since you know, you can go try it first. If it doesn't work, then we'll think of something else."
"Understood." Yun Zhu went to the kitchen.
"You..." He Yu poked Xiao Yao's nose, "You don't look like someone with a stomach injury at all. Others with stomach injuries have no appetite, but you seem fine and are thinking about food in different ways."
Xiao Yao blushed and stuck out her tongue, "Are you saying I'm greedy, my lord?"
"Not at all!" He Yu quickly clarified, wrapping his arms around Xiao Yao and saying, "What are you thinking! I'm just happy that you can eat. It means your illness isn't serious and you're healthy; that's what matters!"
That's more like it. Xiao Yao nodded in satisfaction, leaning against He Yu's embrace and enjoying the VIP treatment of a human pillow.
At this moment, the Courtyard Kitchen was also shrouded in gloom. Since Zhao Hezhong had copied the physician's prescription, it naturally had to be sent to the kitchen as well. Since the physician recommended dietary supplements, the kitchen was bound to be an important place. Zhao Hezhong repeatedly instructed that they must follow the physician's prescription carefully; otherwise, if anything happened to the princess, they would be questioned about it.
When Li Pei heard this, she felt her hair turn gray overnight from worry. This morning she nervously made rice porridge and served a vegetable and tofu soup that she thought was quite soft and tender. However, the rice porridge was barely touched while the vegetable tofu soup hardly moved.
Hearing that the princess had vomited right after swallowing the vegetables, what could be done? They couldn't serve rice porridge for every meal!
Just as Li Pei was anxiously pulling her hair in frustration, Li Da spotted something and shouted, "Yun Zhu! Miss Yun Zhu is here!"
Li Pei immediately stood up and watched as Yun Zhu walked in with her hands rubbing together and smiling. "Um... Miss Yun Zhu, what brings you here?"
"The princess didn't eat much this morning and is hungry now; I'm here to deliver the meal," Yun Zhu said casually while glancing at Li Pei.
"Then... does the princess have anything she wants to eat?" Li Pei asked cautiously with a smile.
She thought Yun Zhu would have some suggestions but didn't expect Yun Zhu to sigh first and say, "Right now, whatever the princess eats comes back up; even if she wants something specific, she can't eat it."
"This..." This immediately put Li Pei and everyone in the kitchen in a difficult position. What should they do? However, as chefs, they couldn't just not cook, nor could they only prepare food for the prince, right? Now, everyone in the Xuanping Prince's Mansion knew that the prince cherished the princess as if she were his own eye. If anything were to happen to her, it would be far more serious than if the prince himself were to get into a fight or catch a cold.
Moreover, regarding the issue of food, the current situation in the Xuanping Prince's Mansion was that it was fine if the prince didn't eat, but if the princess didn't have anything to eat...
Then everyone in the kitchen would be waiting to face punishment.
Seeing Li Pei's anxious expression, Yun Zhu didn't want to make things difficult for them. After all, they were all servants, and it made no sense to complicate matters for each other. She said, "I actually have a method that might allow the princess to safely finish a meal."
"Really?!" Upon hearing this from Yun Zhu, Li Pei and Li Da felt as if they had found a lifeline and immediately rushed over. "Then please, Miss, enlighten us!"
"But you must listen to me," Yun Zhu said with a serious demeanor.
"Of course, of course." Li Pei nodded eagerly; as long as they could safely get through this and ensure the princess had a good meal, he would be willing to listen to anything!
"Alright then, just follow my lead. Let's get started," Yun Zhu nodded and began directing activities in the kitchen.
An hour passed...
The final product was finally completed. Li Pei looked at this mushy concoction that barely resembled its original ingredients and felt a moment of worry. "Um... Miss Yun Zhu, are you sure this will suit the princess's taste?"
Yun Zhu took a bowl and scooped out a little from the pot, tasted it, and nodded. "No vinegar! This is it; I'm sure. The princess will definitely like it."
"But..." Li Pei still couldn't shake off his concerns; it really looked unrecognizable...
Yun Zhu shot him an annoyed glance and said, "What does the first rule of the physician's prescription say?"
"Um... The food should be soft and easy to digest," Li Da interjected with the prescription in hand to help his master.
"Exactly," Yun Zhu confidently replied. "You see, something that is soft and mushy basically means you can't see its original form anymore. If you want to maintain the shape of the food, it certainly can't be cooked too soft, right?"
Hmm, thinking about it carefully, that really is true. After being persuaded by Yun Zhu, Li Pei struggled for a moment before closing his eyes and deciding. Fine! This was it! After all, whether he stuck his neck out or pulled it back would result in punishment anyway. They had spent an hour on this unrecognizable dish; if they didn’t serve it now, he would directly face punishment and be kicked out. But if they served it and the princess truly liked it, there might still be a glimmer of hope.
"Alright then, let's go with this. Miss Yun Zhu, please lead the way; we will bring it over," Li Pei said respectfully.
"Well, you all hurry up. The Princess has been complaining about being hungry for an hour now, and it’s taking a bit longer today," Yun Zhu said.
"Yes, yes, yes, we will be right there," Li Pei replied with a smile, turning to instruct Li Da to follow behind Yun Zhu.
Yun Zhu was right; at this moment, Xiao Yao was indeed feeling very hungry, lying in He Yu's arms and being restless. He Yu had been holding a book for a whole hour without reading a single page.
He Yu patted Xiao Yao's back, "Alright, just wait patiently. Don't move around."
"I'm so hungry..." Xiao Yao whined while cuddling against He Yu, mumbling, "I didn't expect that being a Princess would still mean going hungry. I never went hungry at home."
"You..." He Yu was almost at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "What you're saying makes it sound like I’m mistreating you by not giving you food."
"Hmph, it's just that you're not giving me food!" The food lover in hunger was out of sorts and unreasonable. He Yu decided not to argue with the foolish person who was starving. Seeing that He Yu didn’t respond, Xiao Yao quieted down for a moment before asking, "Elder Brother went out; when will he be back?"
"We have to wait until the Provincial Examination is over before returning. It will probably be around October," He Yu calculated and shared with Xiao Yao.
Xiao Yao silently counted for a moment and pouted, "Just got appointed and already sent out; it seems new officials are destined to be treated like laborers."
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