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âWhat did you bring?â She asked again.
âWhy doesnât Your Highness ask about my leg?â
âYour leg, do I need to ask? I have eyes.â Concubine Jin retorted calmly.
âCanât you show a little surprise? Make us look a bit closer.â
Concubine Jin glanced at her, saying, âFine, pick whatever you like in this room.â
âCan I choose a few?â
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âIâll do it myself!â
Jiang Ning quickly put the food box on the table and turned to look around the room.
The two little ones had already been led away by the wet nurse to play outside.
Jiang Ning looked around, and finally stopped at the guqin stand, showing a finger, âThis guqin is good.â
Concubine Jin turned her head to look.
A palace maid on the side laughed, âThis is our mistressâs favorite thing.â
âIf Your Highness doesnât like it, I donât want it.â
âYou rascal,â Concubine Jin retorted lightly, âIf you like it, take it. No matter how good things are, they are of the external world. Why care.â
âThank you, Your Highness, for your gift!â Jiang Ning immediately ordered the palace maid, âWrap this guqin for me.â
The palace maid gently reminded, âThis guqin is extremely valuable, Princess Consort must be careful.â
Jiang Ning was very happy, strolling around the room with her hands behind her back.
Concubine Jin said, âYou donât seem like a petty person, so happy for having a guqin.â
âI am a vulgar person, unlike Your Highness who is so detached from worldly desires. Therefore, I still like good things, especially valuable ones,â Jiang Ning laughed.
Concubine Jin said, âItâs strange that a vulgar person like you can make such delicious food.â
Jiang Ning approached, âDoes Your Highness know what is in this bowl? Smell it, is it fragrant?â
âThe moment you entered, I could smell the stench.â
ââ¦Your Highness is really impressive.â
Jiang Ning opened the food box, took out a bowl of soup and a bowl of noodles from inside.
She poured the noodles into the soup, and then took out a small bowl of a black thing.
An intense smell instantly filled the room.
âWhat is this thing, the smell is so strong? Has it gone bad?â Concubine Jin covered her lips and nose with a handkerchief and asked frowning.
Jiang Ning picked a piece with chopsticks and held it to her mouth, âI just made it before I came, how dare I bring you spoiled food? Try it.â
Concubine Jin frowned and shook her head, âThey all say food has color, aroma and taste, this thing of yours has neither color nor taste, and you still want me to eat it?â
If it were someone else other than Jiang Ning bringing this, Concubine Jin would have driven her away.
Jiang Ning smiled and said, âIf you donât believe me, I will take a bite first.â
âWhether you eat it or not, I certainly wonât eat this dirty thing.â
Jiang Ning didnât explain further, putting it into her own mouth and chewing, âItâs so delicious.â
Concubine Jin frowned at her, âYouâre not feeling nauseous?â
âI thought Your Highness was like-minded with me, never thought you are also a person who judges a book⦠no, food, by its cover. Does it mean if something looks unappetizing , it is not delicious? Touch your heart and tell me.â
ââ¦What did you say?â
âI said, speak from your conscience.â
âQuickly take these things away, donât stink up my room.â Concubine Jin waved her hand.
Jiang Ning laughed, âJust take a bite. If after eating, you still think itâs not delicious, Iâll go to the Imperial Kitchen immediately and cook a whole table of dishes for you.â
âA whole table?â
âYes. All of which you have never seen or tasted before.â
Concubine Jin hesitated.
Jiang Ning picked up another chopstick-full and held it to her mouth, âJust one bite. Donât judge it just because it looks unattractive, and be prejudiced..â