After being expelled from the mansion, I changed the dynasty by writing novels.

Chapter 104 Promoting Chili Peppers Through the Eldest Princess

"Imperial Monkey Head, Osmanthus Sticky Rice Lotus Root, Golden Dragon Playing with a Pearl... I'll have one of each of these dishes from Wen Ding." The princess flipped through the menu, her eyes lighting up.

This is quite different from other restaurants and teahouses. In other places, the dishes are written on wooden slips and hung in the lobby. You just look at the sign and tell the waiter what you want to eat.

The teahouse was actually decorated with a picture book, with each page featuring a dish. The top page simply depicted the dish, and the bottom page listed the name and the ingredients used.

Without even looking, this must be Ye Yuwu's idea again. She really couldn't understand how a woman could have so many wonderful ideas.

The princess was quite fond of this woman, perhaps also due to her fondness for Mr. Wuming. So, after ordering the food, the princess asked her, "Manager Ye, are you busy right now?"

"I shouldn't be busy, right?!" Ye Yuwu didn't know why the princess suddenly asked her, and she answered hesitantly.

"Since Manager Ye isn't busy, would you mind having a meal with me?"

Although the princess asked in a questioning tone, Ye Yuwu understood that she could not refuse the princess's invitation.

She had no choice but to agree.

The eldest princess asked Ye Yuwei to sit down next to her.

Ye Yuwu had no choice but to obey her order and sit down beside her. However, after sitting down, her body was very stiff and she dared not move. After all, the princess was of noble status, and also, they were not very familiar with each other.

Only a handful of people were invited by the Princess to sit next to her, and many others would have dreamed of sitting next to her.

Only she remained completely unmoved, like a naive scholar being teased by a rich young lady.

In contrast, the eldest princess acted much more casually. She seemed boneless, her narrow, beautiful eyes gazing at Ye Yuwu, her red lips smiling faintly, her hair adorned with golden hairpins and tassels, and one hand resting on the table, propping up her chin with utter nonchalance.

"Manager Ye, I have to thank you for that novel you wrote last time called 'Rebirth: I Want to Take Back Everything I Have.' I just don't know how you managed to write such a wonderful novel. It really stirred my heart."

The princess spoke from the bottom of her heart; she was deeply moved by the love between the two men.

Unfortunately, these old fogies didn't understand. Fortunately, because of this incident, the Censor-in-Chief was found to have problems.

These senior officials in the court were afraid, which is why they gave up their intention to offer advice; otherwise, there was a high probability that their words would have been banned.

This book is a masterpiece. If it's not the right time, the Princess would like to ask Ye Yuwu if she could write a few chapters about their sweet daily life after they got together for the readers to see, preferably with some intimate descriptions, just to satisfy their cravings.

"Uh." Ye Yuwu didn't know how to answer. She couldn't very well say that after attending court a few times, she held a grudge and wrote this storybook just to provoke these self-righteous and hypocritical gentlemen.

Ye Yuwu quickly changed the subject, "I wonder if the princess can eat spicy food?"

"Spicy?" The princess wasn't angry that she suddenly changed the subject, but went along with her and said, "Is it the kind of spicy described in 'The Little Chef of the Jin Dynasty'?"

"Exactly."

"In the stories, this spiciness is made with chili peppers, which are ornamental plants in gardens. Can you really eat the fruit they bear?" The princess was somewhat skeptical.

As a member of the royal family, her favorite pastime was collecting rare green plants to plant in the courtyard, so she could enjoy the flowers when she was bored.

She happened to have a variety of peppers in her courtyard. They were brought back by a smuggler from overseas by chance. They were said to be very precious, and the smuggler only brought back five plants.

When she went to the capital, she specially presented it to the emperor. The emperor loved her as his younger sister and gave her one of the plants. However, after the plant flowered and bore fruit, it had an extremely pungent smell. The prince consort couldn't stand the smell, so he transplanted the pepper plant to a remote place and had a gardener take care of it.

"This chili pepper is not only edible, but it tastes excellent. However, this fruit is extremely rare. My daughter bought it from a merchant who went to sea. She accidentally took a bite and her tongue stung at first, but then she found it wasn't poisonous. When cooked with some vegetables, it tastes wonderful. My daughter doesn't grow many of these, so the hot pot used in the tea ceremony this time wasn't the spicy pot described in the storybook. But this hot pot is a perfect match with chili peppers! Princess, you are of noble birth, so naturally, my daughter has something good to offer to you."

Ye Yuwu's sudden statement was also driven by ulterior motives. The princess's status was noble, and if she were interested in chili peppers, it might boost the promotion of chili peppers and encourage more people to go to sea to find chili pepper plants. Perhaps she could achieve chili pepper freedom soon, and then she could also get her favorite spicy snacks!

She had actually secretly come up with this idea when the eldest princess came to Chayunhe.

"Is pepper so delicious? In that case, I shall have a good taste."

The princess wasn't actually interested in the pepper; she just saw the girl circling around her, trying every trick in the book to flatter her and praising its delicious taste, so she wanted to see what her ultimate goal was.

"Of course." Ye Yuwu concealed her excitement and personally went outside to instruct the waiter to prepare a hot pot with two broths for the princess. This was so that if the princess didn't like spicy food, she would have a way to escape unscathed.

At Ye Yuwu's instruction, the cauldron was quickly placed on the table.

The eldest princess raised an eyebrow as she looked at the strangely shaped cauldron.

She had just ordered the food but it hadn't arrived for a long time. She had just tried the spicy broth as Ye Yuwu had suggested, and Ye Yuwu had just left and instructed the waiter when the food was served immediately, as if it had been planned in advance.

Ye Yuwu knew that royal etiquette was important, so she simply explained how to eat from the Wen Ding pot and even lifted the lid to tell her about the different flavors of the two pots.

"Is this the spicy hot pot you mentioned, all red?" The princess wrinkled her nose, feeling a bit uncomfortable with the pungent smell, as if the entire private room reeked of it.

At this point, the meat and vegetables have already been put into the boiling pot.

“Indeed, Your Highness, please eat.” Ye Yuwu used serving chopsticks to transfer the cooked vegetables from the spicy hot pot into her bowl and chopsticks.

The princess showed no reaction, seemingly used to being waited on by servants. She picked up the dish Ye Yuwu had prepared and ate it in small bites.

Ye Yuwu watched her nervously, but dared not ask her how it tasted.

In her tense atmosphere, she only saw the princess exhale.

"This tastes really strange," the princess remarked, tilting her head.

Ye Yuwu couldn't tell whether the princess liked it or not.

While she was still in a daze, the princess picked up more meat and vegetables from her bowl without even blinking.

At this moment, Ye Yuwu realized what was happening and added a few more bites of meat and vegetables to her bowl.

The princess ate quietly and gracefully, without making a sound while chewing, but she ate very quickly.

Ye Yuwu was shocked. Could this be the innate ability to eat spicy food?!

I envy people like that; they've been eating for so long and haven't even broken a sweat!

Despite her inner complaints, Ye Yuwu knew that she had made the right bet!