"It smells so good. I have already experienced the cooking skills of Li Xiaomao. But when you are at home, you won't cook in person every day, right?" After chatting for a few words, Princess Pingyang suddenly twitched her small nose and smiled.

"Haha, I'm not that diligent. In fact, today is the first day of Qi Niang's arrival, so I cooked some dishes to celebrate. If the princess doesn't dislike it, why should I eat together?" Li Xiu also smiled at this time. It's already this time, and Princess Pingyang also took the initiative to mention the fragrance of the food, so he naturally had to be polite.

"That's great. Since I came back, except for the Lantern Festival on the Lantern Festival, I have not tasted the skills of Li Xiaowei for a long time!" Princess Pingyang was not polite at all and agreed with a happy expression. This made Li Xiu suddenly feel a little suspicious. She was rushing to visit at this point, not just for free, right?

However, as soon as the idea of ​​free meal appeared, Li Xiu immediately shook his head and threw it aside. He was a princess of a country, and he was so gentle and virtuous in normal times. How could he do such a tasteless thing about free meals?

The dishes were almost done, and the rest could be taken over by Yuechan, so at his instructions, Liu'er began to serve the dishes like this, and finally set up a large table full of place. Originally, Li Xiu planned to let Yuechan and Liu'er eat together, but now the princess is here, and it is obviously a bit rude to do this. Fortunately, he made enough home-cooked dishes, so he asked Liu'er to divide some dishes and eat them in the yard with Yuechan.

Seeing Li Xiu's care, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but smile and said, "The maid of Li Xiaowei's family is probably the happiest maid in my Tang Dynasty. She can get such careful treatment from her master. If she tells her, I'm afraid others will not believe it."

"Haha, there are few people in the family and there are no rules, so I am making your Highness laugh." Li Xiu smiled and explained, then he asked Princess Pingyang to eat the dishes. He had made some of these dishes for Princess Pingyang on the way, but she must have not tasted most of them, so Li Xiu kept introducing them to her.

Many of the dishes were made of pork, but Li Xiu had no taboos and also pointed out the ingredients for cooking very directly because he knew that Princess Pingyang also ate pork. On the way back, he used a lot of pork when he cooked. Princess Pingyang was also very happy to eat it. In fact, she was not so spoiled in the army all year round and was still ate pork, and would not be disdainful to pork like ordinary nobles.

With Li Xiu's introduction, Princess Pingyang's chopsticks never stopped. She and Qi Niang, a big beauty and a little beauty, both became extremely excited because of the delicious food in front of her. The two of them ate constantly like a game. Princess Pingyang prefers sweet and sour tenderloin, and she almost ate a large plate. Qi Niang prefers fish-flavored eggplant, and the little face is full of oil.

Seeing Princess Pingyang's invisible appearance, Li Xiu finally confirmed that the princess was here to eat for free, which made him speechless, but the dishes he cooked could be loved by others, which was also a kind of praise for him, not to mention that watching the beauty eat was a rare enjoyment.

While eating, Princess Pingyang also found that Li Xiu looked at her from time to time, which made her face a little red. In fact, she also knew that her behavior was a bit rude, but the dishes Li Xiu cooked were indeed delicious, especially when she was on the road before, her appetite was cursed by Li Xiu. Now she has not eaten for a long time. I really miss it very much. Today I can finally have a feast and can't stop for a while.

After the family dinner, Princess Pingyang held Qi Niang's little hand and started chatting again. Perhaps it was because of the revolutionary friendship at the dinner table that made Qi Niang feel a little relaxed at this time, but she had a very happy chat with Princess Pingyang.

After chatting for a while, Qi Niang was pulled away by the mistress biting her trouser legs. Liu'er and Yuechan cleaned the table and left. At this time, Princess Pingyang pondered for a moment, and then said a little solemnly: "I heard from Uncle Ma about what happened yesterday, and you are okay with Captain Li, are you?"

"Haha, why did Your Highness the Princess ask this? Am I pretty good now?" Li Xiu asked with a smile when he heard this.

"Although I didn't witness what happened yesterday, I know that Li Zhengwei is a person who values ​​feelings and can make you say the words of the father and son's gratitude. I believe General Li did make you very sad and disappointed. However, we cannot choose our own background, but we can choose what path we will take next. Since Li Zhengwei has come out, we must live a good life, especially with a cute sister like Qi Niang to take care of, so don't worry too much about the past!"

As soon as Princess Pingyang said these words, Li Xiu couldn't help but look at her in surprise. From yesterday to now, everyone thought that he was too reckless to go out of the house, and even advised him to go back and admit his mistake to Li Jing. There was still a chance to make up for it, but no one cared about Li Xiu's own feelings. Now this person finally appeared, but Li Xiu never expected that this person was Princess Pingyang no matter what.

Li Xiu looked at Princess Pingyang for a long time without saying anything, which made Princess Pingyang lower her head shyly. No young man dared to stare at her like this for so many years.

"Your Highness, the weather is good today. How about we go for a walk by the river together?" Seeing Princess Pingyang being shy, Li Xiu woke up at this time and immediately spoke up and suggested. He suddenly realized that he did not really see Princess Pingyang, a strange woman.

"Okay, I haven't gone out for many days. I didn't realize it was already spring when I came just now!" Princess Pingyang nodded at this time. There were only two of them in the room, and there was always a bit of ambiguousness in the same room with a single man and a widow.

At that moment, Li Xiu pushed Princess Pingyang to the river outside the door, and the princess' maids followed from behind. When Qi Niang saw Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang go out, she also followed her mistress and played and had a lot of fun on the grass by the river.

Looking at Qi Niang who was playing not far away, Li Xiu took a long breath and said slowly: "Thank you for your concern. From yesterday to now, you are the first person to care about my own feelings. But your Highness can rest assured that when I left the Li Mansion, I was not very uncomfortable, but I felt very relaxed, as if I had removed a heavy burden."

"I feel relieved that Captain Li can think of this, but I envy Captain Li very much. He has the courage to break the shackles on his body!" When Princess Pingyang said the last, she suddenly sighed, and a look of desolation appeared in her eyes, as if she had thought of something unhappy.

Seeing the lonely expression on Princess Pingyang's face, Li Xiu also felt aroused. Originally, because of the huge gap in their identities, he didn't dare or couldn't say some words. However, what Princess Pingyang said before today made Li Xiu feel like a confidant, so he already regarded Princess Pingyang as his friend, not the noble princess.

Thinking of this, Li Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: "Your Highness, I have heard Uncle Ma tell you about you and Chai Shao, but what I can't understand is that since Chai Shao is for you, why don't you ask Your Majesty to end your husband-wife relationship? In this way, Your Highness can also find someone you like to spend your life together, instead of being so lonely and painful as you are now?"

Li Xiu's words were very bold. I'm afraid even Ma Ye didn't dare to ask this in front of Princess Pingyang. It is estimated that only Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are qualified to ask Princess Pingyang's question.

When Princess Pingyang heard this question, she was not angry, but instead showed a sad expression, which made Li Xiu breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that she was not wrong. Princess Pingyang is indeed a gentle and quiet woman. Even if she offended such a woman in words, she would not take it too seriously.

Princess Pingyang was silent for a moment, and finally sighed suddenly and said, "I have thought about the proposal of Li Zhengwei before, but some things are not as simple as it seems. I used to be just an ordinary woman, just thinking about marrying a good husband and then living a life of taking care of her husband and children. But luck makes people feel bad, and I didn't expect that I would have any future encounters."

When she said this, Princess Pingyang looked ahead with a confused look, and then said again: "When Chai Shao left me and ran away alone, I wanted to kill him with my own hands. However, after my father established the country, the Tang Dynasty needed stability in all aspects. As a princess, I needed to set an example for women in the world. Not to mention killing Chai Shao at that time, even if I had divorced him, I was afraid that someone would talk about it behind my back..."

"But... But now the Tang Dynasty has stabilized, and the princess doesn't have to sacrifice her happiness for the sake of the country?" Before Princess Pingyang finished speaking, Li Xiu asked again.

When Princess Pingyang heard Li Xiu's words, she showed a bitter expression on her face and said, "After I heard me, what I said just now was just a few minor reasons, and there were some secrets that were inconvenient to speak to others. It was these secrets, so even if my father knew that Chai Shao left me and ran away, it was not easy to blame him. In addition, Chai Shao also made a lot of contributions to the Tang Dynasty afterwards, so his father's attitude towards Chai Shao also changed, and he began to try his best to match me and Chai Shao, but..."

At the end of the story, Princess Pingyang shook her head and sighed again. She was a gentle person on the outside and strong inside. As long as the things she recognized were determined, no one could change, so she would never forgive Chai Shao again in her life, let alone become a husband and wife with him.

Li Xiu was also very curious about the secret in Princess Pingyang's words, but since she was unwilling to say it, Li Xiu didn't ask, and he knew that everything he said was unnecessary, so he pushed her silently and walked slowly along the riverside.

After a while, Princess Pingyang got rid of this low mood. She looked up and smiled at Li Xiu, then changed the topic and said: "Prince Li, I heard that you and your second brother made a bet yesterday. If you lose, would you really let my second brother be driven?"

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