After rebirth, His Highness Xinshu was pampered by me.

Chapter 450 Dispute at the Dinner Table
Leaving aside the chaos in the backyard of Prince Yi's residence, at this moment, Prince Ze's residence welcomed Prince Ze.

The eldest prince obviously didn't go to the government office after the court session ended, nor did he return to his own Prince Ze's residence. Instead, he went straight to the twelfth prince's residence.

Upon entering, we arrived just in time for the Twelfth Prince's residence to serve lunch.

The twelfth prince had just washed his hands and sat down at the dining table. He hadn't even finished looking at the dishes for lunch when Xiangzi came to report that Prince Ze had arrived.

Before the twelfth prince could say anything, just as Xiangzi finished speaking, Prince Ze himself appeared at the entrance of the dining hall with a brisk pace.

The twelfth prince silently waved to Xiangzi before turning to the eldest prince: "Eldest brother, you seem to be getting more and more comfortable visiting my residence. You came in without saying a word, without even waiting for me to greet you..."

Even Lin Shun knew this about welcoming people, but he couldn't just listen to it directly; he had to think about it from the opposite perspective.

However, the eldest prince is not Lin Shun.

The eldest prince is even more densely packed with ideas than Lin Shun...

Well, that might not be quite right. It should be said that when the eldest prince is with someone he trusts, he never bothers to think before he listens; he just accepts whatever he hears.

So when the First Prince heard the Twelfth Prince say that, he just laughed and waved his hand, saying, "I know you very well. I don't need you to greet me. I can find my way here myself!"

Of course, they can find it themselves, right?
At this time of day, everyone knows to go directly to the dining room; they're so familiar with each other.

Seeing that the eldest prince had already sat down, the twelfth prince could only turn his head and signal Lin Shun to set out new bowls and chopsticks for him.

"Oh dear, give me some cold jelly to cleanse my mouth first. I've been so thirsty from the heat all this way."

The eldest prince didn't stand on ceremony, picked up his chopsticks and ate the spicy and sour lotus root, not forgetting to give Lin Shun a word of advice.

Lin Shun was also stubborn. After setting out the bowls and chopsticks, he was about to turn around and leave. Hearing the First Prince's order, he didn't move, but turned his head to look at Jin Ge.

As soon as Jin Ge stood up, Lin Shun saw him and hurriedly served the eldest prince some cold noodles, then busied himself serving the prince food and drink.

The twelfth prince glanced at Lin Shun, and seeing Lin Shun staring at him with a strange look in his eyes, he smiled to himself but said nothing.

As for the eldest prince, he didn't even notice this trivial matter.

After finishing a bowl of cold noodles, he finally felt much better and had time to look around.

"Huh, where's Jinse today?"

The twelfth prince ate his meal slowly and deliberately. Upon hearing this, he said indifferently, "Eldest brother, Sister Jinse is the head lady-in-waiting of the twelfth prince's residence. She has her own things to do and her own schedule. She is not a little maid serving dishes!"

The eldest prince looked at the twelfth prince with a puzzled expression.

"I know, when did I say that Jinse was a maidservant?"

The eldest prince snorted coldly: "So what if you didn't see her ask once? You usually eat alone, don't you? Didn't you ask Jinse to come and keep you company?"

Could it be that the twelfth prince knew he was coming today, so he didn't call Jinse over?
This kid has learned to be wary of him now?
Fortunately, the twelfth prince didn't know what the eldest prince was thinking, otherwise he would definitely have sneered at him.

Just as the Twelfth Prince said, Jinse is the head lady-in-chief of the Twelfth Prince's residence and the highest-ranking servant. How could he possibly require Jinse to accompany him to meals all the time?

There's no need to give rise to any negative thoughts about Jinse.

Just like before, when the eldest prince didn't know how to avoid the topic, people had a bad impression of Jinse, which also caused Jinse to incur the hatred of Consort Ye.

The twelfth prince knew that sometimes, showing special treatment to certain people only occasionally was more effective than making it always on the surface.

"Isn't the eldest brother here for dinner?" Why is he keeping asking Jinse?

The twelfth prince glanced at Jin Ge and gestured, "That sour fish soup is a new dish developed by the head chef of my main kitchen. Eldest brother, please try it and see if it suits your taste!"

Jin Ge instinctively stepped forward and scooped out a small half bowl for the eldest prince.

There wasn't much food: two slices of fish, a sip of soup, and a few vegetable leaves.

The eldest prince could eat it all in one bite, and it didn't shut him up at all; he could still talk.

"It's lunchtime already, what could possibly be so busy? Besides, no matter how busy you are, you still have to eat, right? Are you going to stop Jinse from eating?"

The eldest prince waved his hand and instructed the maidservant waiting to serve him: "Hey, quickly go and invite your Lady Jin over."

The young maid was taken aback by being ordered around. Being a newcomer, she instinctively turned around and went to find someone else.

Seeing that the person had left, the eldest prince was satisfied. He put down his bowl and commented, "You know what, the chef you found in this manor is really good. He made the common dishes quite well before, but I didn't expect these new dishes to taste so good as well."

It's sour and spicy, and tastes really refreshing in this weather.

The eldest prince gestured to Jin Ge to add another half bowl of food to his bowl.

Seeing him eating with relish, the twelfth prince felt a lump in his throat and lost his appetite, gradually slowing down his chopsticks.

Lin Shun stood aside, Tian Cai Tian filled with doubt, wondering why the Twelfth Prince had become so unenthusiastic about eating.

It was at this moment that Jinse arrived in a hurry.

He bowed upon entering, then observed the expressions of the two princes. Seeing that they did not seem to have any ill feelings, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not that Jinse is making a fuss.

The little maid had rushed to find her in such a hurry, saying, "Prince Ze wants the steward to go to the dining hall to see him right now." Her anxious appearance made Jinse think something had happened in the dining hall.

So Jinse rushed over.

They had all forgotten to ask when the eldest prince had arrived at the residence.

Hearing the noise, both the twelfth prince and the first prince looked up at Jinse.

The twelfth prince had just said "No need for formalities" when the eldest prince laughed and instructed Jinse, "Jinse, you're here. Come and sit down quickly and have dinner with me."

He laughed as he complained to Jinse, "You have no idea, even when the twelfth prince eats, he eats so slowly and with such a sullen face. I could hardly eat a whole table of good food because of him!"

Jinse looked at the eldest prince speechlessly.

I wonder what's gotten into this prince and my own prince this time. Should he listen to what I have to say again?

The eldest prince ignored all of this and simply gestured for Jinse to sit down and eat with him.

Jinse could only turn her head to look at the twelfth prince again.

The twelfth prince pretended that the eldest prince was not there and smiled at Jinse, saying, "Sister Jinse, please sit down and eat with us. The chef has just come up with a new dish today. Eating alone is a bit boring. With Sister Jinse by my side, the food tastes even better!"

Is it boring to eat alone?
Jinse glanced silently at the twelfth prince, then at the eldest prince, before replying with a "yes" and sitting down quietly.