She Only Cares About Cultivation
Chapter 303: 【302】Tasty and Pretty Fisherman 153 (6 Updates)

Chapter 303: 【302】Tasty and Pretty Fisherman 153 (6 Updates)

After Yan Mo finished eating, he couldn’t help asking, "The new cook at your house?"

Yan Qing shook his head, "Do you still remember that I lived on the island for nearly a year six years ago?"

The two men turned to look at him in unison, "Are you saying that the girl has come to Beijing?"

The corners of Yan Qing’s lips curved up slightly, "Yes, these past years I’ve been suffering from anorexia because of her, but now it has improved a lot. She is my spiritual sustenance."

Ever since Yan Qing had tasted the food prepared by Xiao Yu, his pickiness toward food had intensified upon returning home. Even though he ate good meat and fish every day, it couldn’t compare to the simple meals on the island. Because of his pickiness, he gradually developed anorexia, until Xiao Yu’s return finally gave his long-absent appetite some relief.

This condition of his was known only to his family; he never showed a hint of it in front of others, fearing that someone might take advantage of it.

So, when Yan Qing said this, father and son understood, "Then this noodle dish, did she make it too?"

Yan Qing nodded, "If you like it, I can send it to you every day. However, it’s not easy to deliver this kind of noodle dish,"

"Isn’t that simple, let her enter the palace?" The elder brother sat back at his desk, dipped his brush in ink, and spoke indifferently.

However, Yan Qing refused, "That won’t work, she’s not used to it, it would scare her."

Yan Mo looked up at him incredulously.

"My brother actually knows how to be considerate of others? No wonder you haven’t married all these years, even making excuses about losing the Jade Pendant. Could it be that you have special feelings for this girl?"

"I wouldn’t say I have special feelings, but she gives me a rare sense of closeness. Being with her makes me feel at home, and I am willing to be with her, even if we don’t speak at all. That’s more comfortable than being with those pungent-smelling women."

The Emperor and Yan Mo exchanged a knowing look, "So what? What’s your purpose in going to such lengths to bring us this noodle dish?"

"Father Emperor, elder brother, I want to marry her. Not for anything else, but because she saved my life and can cook good food for me. I need a woman who can bring the taste of home to me,"

"Qingqing, her status,"

"I don’t care about that. Anyway, I will eventually return to my fief. You don’t expect me to go marry for political connections. Who else should I marry? I don’t want those delicate misses in Beijing. What’s that—marrying, if not taking on a tyrant to worship at home? Every day they do nothing but fuss and sulk. I’ve had enough of that."

"You could take her as a concubine, but the main wife should still be a high-class legitimate daughter to stabilize the household."

"That girl has her pride. If I take her as a concubine, she definitely wouldn’t be willing to marry me. She’s already eighteen or nineteen, not young at all. Anyway, she’s my lifesaver. Marrying her would not only be to repay her but also for the rest of my life."

Yan Mo furrowed his brow, looking toward the Emperor, "Father Emperor, look at this child, he’s being so stubborn with us!"

After a moment of silence, the Emperor said to Yan Qing, "When you have time, bring her to the palace. Let us have a look. You speak so highly of her, it wouldn’t be right not to let us see for ourselves, would it?"

"Well... that might scare her."

"If she doesn’t even have the courage to enter the palace, how can she be fit to marry you? You don’t expect to cut ties with us after you marry, do you?"

Yan Qing was at a loss for words and too embarrassed to explain that, for now, it was only he who had feelings for her while she still considered him just a brother.

If Xiao Yu knew, she would surely retort, "No, I wouldn’t dare consider you just a brother. You’re the esteemed Prince Qing, how could I possibly be worthy of you?"