Marrying a White Snake Wife is Super Cool

Gu Ziye thought Lu Yuan was so captivated by her makeup that he couldn’t control himself.

Lu Yuan let go and said, "Yue’Er, you silly girl. I was afraid you were going to have a wardrobe malfunction!"

Gu Ziye said, a little disappointed, "Hmph! Besides you, who else here would dare to look!"

Hearing their conversation, Su Liyan walked over.

Princess Anqing mediated, "Alright now, we’ve been busy all day and we’re all hungry. Let’s not bicker. Let’s have the Imperial Kitchen send over something to eat!"

But Gu Ziye didn’t want to eat food from the Imperial Kitchen. "We eat their dishes every day," she said. "I’m sick of it."

Compared to the Imperial Kitchen’s cuisine, Gu Ziye much preferred the simple, home-cooked food of the common folk.

Seeing that Yue’Er had no appetite, Lu Yuan suggested, "This kind of weather is perfect for hot pot."

Since he’d transmigrated, Lu Yuan hadn’t had hot pot once. It didn’t seem to be very popular here.

Or perhaps the common people were used to just grabbing a quick bite. Who had the time to enjoy a hot pot meal?

"Hot pot? I’m in!" Gu Ziye was the first to agree.

It wasn’t that Gu Ziye was craving hot pot. It was just that her man had suggested it, so of course she had to support him wholeheartedly. She couldn’t let her man lose face, could she?

Princess Anqing and Su Liyan both said they had no problem with it.

Gu Ziye shouted, "Someone! Someone come quickly and help me out of this wedding attire!"

A Maid stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, right here?"

"Of course!" The words had barely left Gu Ziye’s lips.

Several Maids walked over carrying yellow cloths, surrounding Gu Ziye and shielding her from view.

Aside from Lu Yuan, the only man present, the other ministers and eunuchs all withdrew.

After a few Maids helped Gu Ziye remove her wedding attire, they dressed her in a buttoned-up long robe.

Once she was free of the heavy wedding attire, Gu Ziye felt light all over.

Before the Maids could even take down the yellow cloths, she bounced out from underneath them.

"Yuan~, sisters, how about we go to my room? I’ll have the servants bring the hot pot and ingredients there," Gu Ziye said happily.

Princess Anqing smiled and said, "As the older sister, I’ll just have to impose on you for a meal, then."

「...」

In Gu Ziye’s room, only four people sat at an enormous table.

A eunuch from the Imperial Kitchen walked in carrying a porcelain basin filled with hot coals and placed it on the table.

A group of Maids followed behind, bringing in washed vegetables, beef and mutton, and rose tea.

Gu Ziye gestured for all the attending Maids to leave. When it came to hot pot, it was better to do it yourself; no need for servants.

Gu Ziye picked up a piece of fresh mutton, placed it in the porcelain basin heated by the coals, and said, "Yuan~, how is it? Are you satisfied? Whatever you want to cook, I’ll get it for you!"

Princess Anqing coughed to the side. ’She hasn’t even officially married him yet, and already she only has eyes for her brother-in-law.’

’As a Princess, she really has no composure!’

Gu Ziye quickly said, "Alright, alright, Sister! I’m the youngest, so I’ll serve everyone, okay?"

After it had been simmering for a while, Lu Yuan tasted a piece of mutton that Yue’Er had picked out for him, but he felt something was lacking.

Both the texture and the flavor were far inferior to the copper pot mutton he used to have in the back alleys in his past life.

Looking up, he noticed a copper ornament sitting on a shelf in Yue’Er’s chambers.

Lu Yuan put down his chopsticks, pointed to the copper piece in Yue’Er’s room, and asked, "That copper decoration, is it valuable?"

Gu Ziye glanced at it. She’d forgotten who had given it to her. It was valuable, but not by much.

Thinking Lu Yuan had taken a liking to the ornament, she said, "Yuan~, if you want it, it’s yours."

Hearing this, Lu Yuan didn’t stand on ceremony. He also asked Yue’Er to have a servant bring some toasted white and black sesame seeds.

With a suction force emanating from his palm, Lu Yuan pulled the copper ornament from the shelf into his hand.

Under the table, Gu Ziye kicked Princess Anqing’s foot and shot her a look, as if showing off how amazing her man was.

Lu Yuan used his Floating Skill to suspend the copper ornament in mid-air, then shot out a ball of ethereal blue Flame to envelop it completely.

Lu Yuan controlled the purity of the Flame, burning away all impurities other than the copper.

Except for Su Liyan, the two princesses were completely dumbfounded. They had rarely seen such a spectacle.

Only when the Court held major ceremonies would they invite some Grand Celestial Masters from the Celestial Dynasty Palace or Le Shen Temple to act as an acrobat troupe, performing some Daoist Skills or Techniques.

The Maid who had gone to the Imperial Kitchen to get the sesame seeds pushed the door open, and a wave of heat washed over her.

Looking up, she saw an open flame in the room. ’How could there be a fire inside the Princess’s private chambers?’

’One little slip-up, one failure in my service, and it’s a death sentence!’

Startled, the Maid dropped the sesame seeds she was holding and was about to shout, "Fi—"

"Silence! You foolish girl, look closer!"

Gu Ziye sharply cut the Maid off and said, "Now go and bring another serving, quickly!"

The Maid, recovering from her panic, gave a slight curtsy and bowed. "Yes, Princess!"

Gu Ziye marveled at how Lu Yuan could so casually conjure and spew Flames.

’Just how powerful has Lu Yuan become in the time since we last parted in Yandu?’

’He’s only in his early twenties. Give him another ten or twenty years, and wouldn’t he be invincible?’

Lu Yuan carefully controlled the heat. The excess warmth from the forging process made the room feel cozy.

Gu Ziye was getting so hot she felt like taking off her clothes.

"Don’t! I’m almost done. You’ll catch a chill!"

Lu Yuan reminded her as he continued to forge the copper.

The red-hot copper object began to change shape under the pressure of Lu Yuan’s powerful Inner Strength.

CREAK, CREAK...

The copper twisted and morphed, following Lu Yuan’s will.

A moment later, a brand-new, old-fashioned copper pot materialized before them.

"How about it? Check out my handiwork!" Lu Yuan boasted to Su Liyan and the others, fishing for compliments.

Unfortunately, none of the three women had any idea what he had made or what it was for.

The room was dead silent. No one responded to Lu Yuan.

A trace of doubt and self-questioning crept into Gu Ziye’s mind.

’I’m a Princess, I’m supposed to be worldly and knowledgeable. How could I not recognize this?’

Gu Ziye thought to herself, ’What in the world did Yuan make? If I praise his craftsmanship, I don’t even know what it is. I can’t just force the compliment, can I?’

After a few seconds of silence...

"Amazing!"

Gu Ziye shouted, clapping her hands in applause.

She knew how to provide emotional support.

Meanwhile, Princess Anqing and Su Liyan just stared blankly at Gu Ziye’s over-the-top performance.

Seeing that her two "sisters" weren’t joining in, Gu Ziye sheepishly lowered her little paws.

The situation became so awkward that the four of them were clenching their toes, digging into the floor.

You could imagine that under the table, each of them had dug out a three-bedroom, two-living-room, two-bathroom apartment with their feet.

Su Liyan, sitting next to Lu Yuan, turned, covered her mouth, and whispered, "Brother, we’re in the middle of dinner. Why are you making this thing?"

Su Liyan thought her brother had been struck by a sudden whim and was putting on a show.

"Uh, I made a hot pot!" Lu Yuan explained.

The three women nodded in unison and replied, "Ohhh..."

But he wasn’t finished.

Lu Yuan retracted the Flame and drew water from the teapot, quenching the copper pot.

SZZZZZ...

A huge amount of steam evaporated, filling the entire room.

Lu Yuan placed the copper pot on the table and, using his Floating Skill, transferred the soup from the porcelain basin into it.

Then, Lu Yuan said, "See! This is the proper pot for eating hot pot. Yue’Er, have the Maids take that porcelain basin away."

"Okay, Yuan~"

Her composure restored, Gu Ziye propped her chin on her hands, staring at Lu Yuan’s handsome face with a look of pure adoration, completely smitten.

Gu Ziye agreed verbally but made no move, still lost in the memory of how cool Lu Yuan had just looked.

Princess Anqing shook her head with a wry smile. There was truly nothing to be done about this love-struck girl. She had to personally order someone to take the porcelain basin away.

Lu Yuan rubbed his hands together and said, "To enjoy sliced meat hot pot, you have to dip it in sesame paste! How could it possibly be good without sesame paste?"