CHAPTER 42: CHAPTER 42: STIR-FRIED EGGS WITH GARLIC CHIVES

EDITOR: ENDLESSFANTASY TRANSLATION

Qiao’er scratched her head, thinking about how the many people looked after she finished styling their ponytails just now.

Indeed, it was quite strange, but she couldn’t pinpoint exactly why.

In short, it just didn’t have the stunning effect of the Little Princess.

But then again, the Princess is beautiful!

It must be a matter of the face; it has nothing to do with her skills!

"Princess, I think it’s the face that’s the issue! If they had a face like the Princess, they’d look beautiful even with messy hair!"

Yun Chunnuan almost rolled her eyes and tapped Qiao’er’s forehead before slowly walking forward.

"Little girl, do you mind if I help you style your hair?"

Wu’er was already a bit nervous, but she had been waiting in line all afternoon and hadn’t had her turn to look pretty yet, so she was reluctant to leave.

Hearing that the Great Xia Princess was going to style her hair, she quickly stood up in fright, "No, no! Qiao’er, you go ahead and stay busy, I’ll come find you to play another day!"

Saying that, she ran off with her hair flying about.

Yun Chunnuan: "..."

She’s not a monster, is it really necessary?

Yun Chunnuan’s gaze fell on Qiao’er.

The little girl had thick eyebrows and big eyes, but her jawline was a bit wide.

If she were in her world, with some permed center-parted loose waves, she’d be a little exotic beauty.

But now she’s wearing bangs above her eyebrows, making her face appear even squarer.

The hairstylist within Yun Chunnuan was eager to give it a try, "Qiao’er, after I finish cooking, how about I design a hairstyle for you?"

Qiao’er, being stared at, felt a bit flustered, but hearing the Princess wanted to style her hair, her eyes immediately lit up!

But... what did the Princess say just now?

She wanted to cook?

"Princess, you’re not planning to stir-fry these wild vegetables, are you?"

"Yes!"

Qiao’er was extremely shocked, "What about the General? He agreed too?"

"Of course, he’s waiting for me to cook something delicious for him! Little girl, wait a bit and I’ll make you look beautiful~"

Yun Chunnuan gently pinched Qiao’er’s nose, went to her room to change into casual clothes, tied her hair into a bun, and then headed to the kitchen with the wild leeks.

Aunt Ye was busy and when she saw the Little Princess, she hastened to greet her, "Ah! Madam, why have you come in person? The kitchen is dirty! Just let Qiao’er know what you want to eat! Is Qiao’er still playing around with that group of girls?"

Yun Chunnuan noticed that there were two large iron pots in the kitchen, both occupied.

One was filled with freshly stewed pork trotters, and the other contained Da Bao, the chicken slaughtered yesterday.

Yesterday, only the chicken legs were used, and the rest hadn’t been cooked yet.

After Banlai took the chicken chops, the remaining parts were left as tonight’s dinner for the General and the Little Princess by Aunt Ye.

This was a small kitchen, and the prepared meals only needed to serve the master, while the maids ate meals from the big kitchen.

This was a rare fat job, one that all the women in the court were waiting to snatch, so Aunt Ye was very attentive.

"Aunt Ye, could you free up a pot for me to use?"

"Of course! What does Madam want to cook for the General?"

In Aunt Ye’s eyes, who had experienced everything, the Little Princess had long been won over by the General, naturally making her their Madam.

It’s perfectly normal for a wife to prepare food for her man!

People from the Central Plains often say that to win a man’s heart, you must capture his stomach!

So Aunt Ye wasn’t as surprised as Qiao’er, instead, she even emptied the large pot with pork trotters for the Little Princess to use.

"Thank you, Aunt Ye."

Yun Chunnuan saw a small stool on the ground, so she sat down, placed a large bundle of wild leeks on the floor, and then asked Qiao’er to take Yelyu Lie’s fur coat for cleaning.

Only then did she begin to pluck the leeks.

Aunt Ye watched for a while, then pulled up a stool and sat beside the Little Princess, "Madam, what are you making, can I help?"

"Isn’t Aunt Ye busy?"

"Not busy, not busy, let me help!" Aunt Ye casually picked up a few wild leeks from the ground and quickly got the hang of it after mimicking the Little Princess.

But this thing had a pungent smell, so Aunt Ye asked suspiciously, "Madam, are you planning to give these wild vegetables to the General to eat?"

"I plan to eat some myself too!"

Soon, the leeks were done.

Yun Chunnuan clapped her hands, asking, "Aunt Ye, is there water? I’d like to wash the vegetables. Also, could you find me two eggs... oh no, make it four, there’s quite a bit of leek."

"Goodness! Four eggs?" Aunt Ye was amazed, "Madam, you want the eggs for... stir-frying this thing?"

"Yes!"

Aunt Ye felt a pang of heartache!

Da Bao was slaughtered by the General, which already caused her some pain, and now hearing the Little Princess wanted to stir-fry wild vegetables with eggs, and four of them! The flesh on her face practically trembled!

But there was no help for it; she’s the master.

No matter how precious the eggs were, could they be more precious than the Little Princess?

Aunt Ye’s cooking skills weren’t the finest, but she had one trait that other older women in the manor couldn’t compare with.

She was extremely self-aware and knew her position.

To put it plainly, she was obedient and would never interfere in the master’s affairs.

Despite her heartache, Aunt Ye still took out four eggs that she treasured like gold for the Little Princess.

"Madam, our Bianliao isn’t like your Great Xia, these eggs..." Though she gave them, her heart hurt too much, so she couldn’t help but add, "Isn’t it wasteful to stir-fry wild vegetables with them?"

"Not at all, you’ll get to taste it in a bit."

Knowing Bianliao’s water was also precious, Yun Chunnuan only scooped a small basin of it to wash the leeks.

She then requested a small bowl, beat the eggs, and stirred them well before she began chopping the leeks.

She had often used such firewood stoves at her grandparents’ house, so she had no difficulty in lighting the fire.

Which completely stunned Aunt Ye– how could a Little Princess from the royal family even know how to start a fire?

Even Qiao’er would have Aunt Ye do it whenever she wanted to make something to eat.

But the Little Princess didn’t need her help at all; she lit the fire herself.

This era didn’t have bean oil, but Yun Chunnuan searched around and found some lard.

Lard was okay, she knew how to use it.

Once the pot was hot, she added a spoonful of lard, scrambled the eggs first, then scooped them out into a bowl.

Wild leeks weren’t like regular leeks; they needed to be stir-fried a bit longer once in the pot.

The ones she had picked were slightly old, so they required more cooking time, otherwise the eggs would overcook.

The Little Princess’s skilled stir-frying left Aunt Ye more surprised.

When Qiao’er returned from taking the fur coat to the laundry room, she was also stunned.

Exchanging a glance with Aunt Ye, they were equally dumbfounded.

"Princess, do you need help?" Qiao’er hurriedly approached.

By then, Yun Chunnuan had already finished the leek and egg stir-fry.

Qiao’er, scenting this aroma she had never smelled before, almost drooled.

Aunt Ye also followed the scent, seeing the little dish in the plate with intertwined yellow and green, it was definitely visually and olfactorily appealing!

As for the taste, they hadn’t tried it yet!

Not being stingy, Yun Chunnuan saw their expectant expressions and handed them two pairs of chopsticks, "Wanna try it?"