After a busy day, Li Youqing was already a little hungry. Coupled with the appetizing aroma, she finally couldn't hold back and brought the meat skewer to her mouth and elegantly bit off a small piece.
The roasted golden-yellow lamb immediately fills your mouth with a rich flavor. With a gentle bite, the roasted meat explodes with fresh and tender juice... After swallowing the piece of roasted meat without realizing it, the fragrance is still lingering in your mouth.
tasty!
As a princess, she has never tasted this.
She held the bamboo stick in one hand and took one bite after another. It was a novel way to eat it. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of the document she had just read half-way through, so she opened it and read it while eating.
Before she knew it, she had eaten several skewers.
After a while, she stared at the paperwork, threw the gnawed bamboo stick aside with her left hand, and reached for the plate holding the barbecue skewers, ready to take the next skewer.
However, when she touched the left side of her hand, there was nothing there. When she touched the right side, there was still nothing. The plate was empty?
He took his eyes away from the document and looked at the plate. Sure enough, the plate was empty, and the string just now was the last string.
She pursed her lips, still not finished, and reluctantly withdrew her hand, wiping the oil on her hand with a handkerchief.
"Princess, please order them to grill a few more skewers, please?" Qiu Dianjun was very good at observing words and expressions, and saw that the princess had not eaten enough.
"Yeah." Li Youqing nodded and then focused on the paperwork.
"..."
I don't know how much time passed, but the sky outside the window had completely darkened. Dozens of candles illuminated the study like daylight. At this time, Qiu Dianjun came back and brought dozens of kebabs.
Li Youqing immediately dropped the paperwork, with a smile on her lips, she couldn't wait to pick up a bunch, and bit off a small piece with her fine teeth without looking at it.
chew.
Soon, her expression gradually changed, and the smile at the corner of her mouth disappeared. She frowned slightly and reluctantly swallowed the piece of barbecue, then looked down at the meat skewers in her hand.
"What's wrong with the princess?" Qiu Dianjun asked thoughtfully.
"The taste is wrong. It's not as delicious as before!" Li Youqing put the meat skewers back after taking a small bite and wiped the oil on his hands with a handkerchief.
"Uh...Princess, the meat skewers just now were grilled by Su Zhenyi himself, and now...Su Zhenyi has left the camp and returned to the city...Shall I go to invite Su Zhenyi back overnight?" Qiu Dianjun suggested.
"No need! It's getting late. Su Consultation must have taken a rest, so there's no need to go to great lengths."
"oh!"
Qiu Dianjun responded in this way, but deep down he was a little unhappy.
The princess's body was given to Su Yu, couldn't he come over overnight to make kebabs for the princess? The princess is too kind to Su Shenyi!
She picked up the plate of barbecue and prepared to leave. If the princess didn't want to eat it, she could give it to the people below.
"That's right." At this time, Li Youqing stopped her, raised his eyes and said, "Find a time tomorrow and let the chef in the mansion learn how to make these kebabs."
After finishing speaking, she turned her attention to the paperwork.
Qiu Dianjun took the order and quickly left the study with something in mind.
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at the same time.
Yingzhou City.
Su Mansion.
Su Xian did not go to bed as Li Youqing expected. He was actually drinking and accompanied by a beautiful woman.
This beauty is not Liu Huixiang, but Chen Keyan.
When he returned home, it was already getting late. When he walked in, he asked, "Where is Madam?"
The concierge said that Liu Huixiang was invited by the eldest lady of the Tang family to visit the Tang family.
The eldest lady of the Tang family is naturally Tang Shuwan.
The concierge didn't know why Tang Shuwan invited Liu Huixiang as a guest, and Su Xian didn't know either.
But Su Xian is not too worried. In addition to being guarded by masters of internal defense such as Poison Lady, Su Mansion also has the personal guards of the Princess Mansion. With the protection of these people, Liu Huixiang will not have any problems.
He planned to take a bath and rest early. After all, he was really busy today and had too many twists and turns...
Unexpectedly, just after taking a bath, Chen Keyan's maid Bi'er came to invite him, saying that Chen Keyan had prepared wine and food for him to come over and have a drink.
Su Xian naturally declined. He didn't want to play with Chen Keyan now.
Bi'er added: "Actually, the young lady has a question that she would like to ask the young master. It is related to the method of making salt. The young lady has a question that she still can't figure out."
After hearing this, Su Xian smiled bitterly, cleaned up and followed Bi'er to an independent courtyard in the northwest corner of the mansion, where Chen Keyan was "imprisoned".
The method of making salt was taught to Chen Keyan by Su Xian.
The purpose is for her to earn enough money to prepare for the fight for the throne.
This is a "retreat path" laid out by Su Xian.
If Li Youqing fails to seize power, he can also go to Nanchen to live... But Su Xian has a prerequisite for helping Chen Keyan, which is that he cannot conflict with Li Youqing.
If she breaks her promise, Su Xian will tell Empress Daliang the secret recipe of the divine thunder, making Nan Chen's "national artifact" meaningless. This is a way to frighten Chen Keyan.
Of course, Chen Keyan also has the ability to restrict Su Xian, such as revealing that Su Xian secretly helped her...
They both have restraints on each other, and no one dares to mess around. This is the most stable way of cooperation. The checks and balances require equality between both parties, otherwise nothing can be done.
Therefore, Chen Keyan invited him over using the method of making salt. Su Xian thought about it and left because he wanted to provide "after-sales service."
Arriving at Chen Keyan's yard, Su Xian walked straight to the living room.
But Bi'er smiled and said, "Master, please come this way. The lady has a banquet in the room."
"In the room?"
Su Xian was stunned. After following Bi'er to the destination, he twitched the corner of his mouth and found out that the so-called "room" was Chen Keyan's boudoir.
Just make peace with what you've come to, Su Xian shook his head, pushed open the door, and stepped in.
Bi'er closed the door outside, but Su Xian ignored it because Chen Keyan had already greeted her with a smile on her face and said kindly:
"Young Master has returned home. The servants have prepared wine and food. They are still warm. Young Master, please stay and have a few drinks."
"..."
Su Xian had already caught a glimpse of the small round table in the middle of the room, with the aroma of food and wine on it.
Because there were many fire pots placed in the room for warmth, Su Xian felt a little hot, so he took off his coat and prepared to hang it on a clothes hanger nearby.
Seeing this, Chen Keyan came over hurriedly, took Su Xian's coat without saying a word, hung it on the hanger diligently, and ordered outside the room:
"Jian'er comes in and takes these two braziers away. Young master feels hot!"
"..."
After Jian'er took away the two braziers, Chen Keyan attentively took Su Xian to the table. After busying herself, she finally poured wine for Su Xian herself.
Su Xian raised his eyebrows slightly and took the wine glass she handed him, but did not drink it. Instead, he looked at her eyes that seemed to be able to speak and asked:
"What are you doing? Why are you so... attentive? I taught you the method of making salt. It's your duty to answer your questions. You don't have to do this."
After all, she was the princess of Nanchen. Being so attentive always gave Su Xian a feeling of... either a traitor or a thief.
Chen Keyan smiled sweetly, with bright eyes and good eyesight, and said with a smile:
"The one in the main courtyard is not here, and the slave family is the mistress of the Su Mansion! Aren't these all what the mistress should do? Young master, please stay here with peace of mind tonight, and the slave family will serve you 'well'!"
