Qian Jue on the side twitched his mouth. The little princess was not joking and really wanted to roast it and eat it.

Li Qian accepted it quite quickly. After listening to Yu Yiluo, she took the locusts to the kitchen in the backyard of the county government office and started working.

"Mom, you can try it later, it's delicious."

[It’s a pity that I can’t eat it.]

Facing Shangyu Yiluo's earnest gaze, Empress Xian nodded.

"Okay, let mother try it later."

Since Luo'er wants to eat it so much, it must be delicious. It looks a little scary, but it doesn't hurt to try it.

Seeing Yu Yiluo's eyes looking towards him, Qian Jue hurriedly said, "I don't want to eat."

Although that thing is not poisonous, it is too ugly, so he won't eat it.

"You said you don't want to eat it, don't slap me in the face later."

Yu Yiluo took Concubine Xian's hand and said, "Mother, let's go and watch them roast."

…

When Li Qian took the locusts to the backyard, Yang Xin also followed Li Qian to work.

The two of them were very skillful. By the time Yu Yiluo arrived, they had already lit a fire and cleaned the locusts.

"Little princess, can we just bake it right after washing it?"

This was the first time the two of them had come into contact with this thing, and they didn't know how to really clean it up.

"Get some wooden sticks, skewer them, grease them with oil and grill them, then sprinkle some seasoning on them."

Under Yu Yiluo's guidance, the two of them started working again, and the county yamen runners also came to help.

When Qian Jue, Mu Chen and Cai Ze from the front yard came to the backyard, they saw a group of yamen runners squatting on the side, stringing locusts carefully, and some were sharpening bamboo sticks.

Everyone was busy and the atmosphere seemed very harmonious.

In the kitchen, Li Xi was baking while Yang Xin was helping.

Mu Chen stared blankly at the smile that came from the heart on Yang Xin's face, and he gave up the idea of ​​asking her to go back to the capital with him.

Xin'er is truly happy like this.

"Empress Xian, little princess."

Cai Ze stepped forward to greet them. The yamen runners only then noticed their arrival. They stood up somewhat bewilderedly and quickly hid the things in their hands behind their backs. "Your Excellency, County Magistrate."

"The little princess ordered you to do what you are busy with. Everyone has been working hard recently, so relax for a while."

Looking at their helpless expressions, Cai Ze said with a smile.

The yamen runners relaxed upon hearing this and continued to work on their tasks.

"Empress Xian, little princess, please wait a moment, it will be ready soon."

Yang Xin put the roasted locusts on the plate while walking towards the door. As soon as she stepped out, she noticed Mu Chen beside Cai Ze. She raised her lips and smiled at Mu Chen, then walked to Concubine Xian with the plate.

"Empress Xian, please try it."

Empress Xian hesitated for a moment, then picked up a string under everyone's expectant gaze, and took a bite after preparing herself mentally.

Yu Yiluo stared at Empress Xian without blinking, observing her reaction. Seeing that she swallowed it, she asked with a smile.

"Mother, how is it? Is it crunchy?"

“It’s delicious, crunchy and chewy.”

[Li Qian's cooking skills are quite good. It looks like my mother is eating it and it really tastes delicious.]

"Is it really delicious?" Li Qian in the kitchen was paying attention to the movements outside. After hearing Concubine Xian's evaluation, her voice was very excited. "It's good that it tastes good. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to make it."

Yang Xin held the plate and distributed the roasted ones to everyone. Everyone took a skewer, except Qian Jue, who showed no intention of reaching out to take one.

The yamen runners couldn't wait to put the food in their mouths, and while eating, they exclaimed how delicious it was.

Qian Jue walked over and sat on the stone steps. The clicking sound beside his ears made him feel a little hesitant.

Is it really that delicious?

"Hey, you really don't want to eat?"

Yu Yiluo walked up to Qian Jue and said, "If you miss this opportunity, you will miss it forever."

"It's really delicious, please try it, sir."

The yamen runners also followed suit, some of them were even still chewing, without wiping the oil off their mouths.

"You guys eat it, I don't want to eat it."

Qian Jue was a little shaken at first, but when he met Yu Yiluo's dark eyes, he always felt that she was waiting for him to slap herself in the face.

So he said very firmly: "No need, you guys eat."

Cai Ze picked up a skewer from the plate and strode towards the kitchen.

When Li Qian heard footsteps, she thought it was Yang Xin coming in, but when she turned around, she found it was Cai Ze. She asked with a smile.

"What are you doing here?"

Cai Ze approached her, handed the roasted locusts to her mouth, and said softly: "Madam, you worked so hard to roast them, try them first."

Li Qian took a bite of his hand and her eyes lit up.

"It's really delicious, you should try it too."

Cai Ze picked up a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead before taking a bite.

After eating, he praised: "Madam's cooking skills are very good, it's delicious."

Li Qian blushed a little at his praise and urged him to go out.

"Get out now, don't stay here."

"Let Miss Yang talk to Master Mu. It's the same if I help you here."

The two of them took one and I and quickly finished a skewer. Cai Ze washed his hands and went out to get a plate.

"I'll help Madam. Miss Yang, please rest for a while."

The yamen runners subconsciously wanted to make a fuss, but they didn't dare.

Yang Xin nodded to Cai Ze and walked to the bamboo chair next to Mu Chen and sat down.

"When will you return to the capital?"

Mu Chen tilted his head to look at her, "I didn't know yet, you've lost weight."

Yang Xin touched her face and said, "I've been a little busy recently, and it's been hot, so I've eaten well. You don't have to worry."

"No matter how busy you are, you must eat well. Your uncle and aunt are doing well, you don't have to worry."

"I know. I wrote to them."

The two were silent for a moment, then spoke at the same time.

"I……"

"you……"

"Brother Mu, you speak first."

"I told my mother about the broken engagement because I pissed you off. Let me make a confession first."

Otherwise, when Xin'er returns to Jingniang and mentions it, she will still be confused.

Yang Xin knew the reason very well. She knew that Mu Chen said this because he didn't want any rift between her and Mu's mother.

Even if she didn't explain the reason, he never asked and even considered it for her.

Yang Xin just stared at Mu Chen, and the voices of the yamen runners were automatically blocked out by her.

Mu Chen felt a little uncomfortable being stared at and looked away.

"I'm not doing this to force you to tell me the real reason, Xin'er. I just don't want you to have any other opinions about me. I didn't handle many things well before. Now that you're still willing to be with me, Xin'er, I will handle everything and make sure you're happy with me."

Whenever he was quiet, he would think, if he had been more resolute and not married his cousin Xiaoxiao, would he have been able to face Xiner more openly?

She didn't know why Xin'er broke off the engagement, but since she still liked her, she thought she would not feel any better than herself when the engagement was broken off.

Yang Xin's eyes felt a little sore. She really wanted to throw herself into Mu Chen's arms and tell him that breaking off the engagement was not her intention and that she was also in pain.

But when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say them.

She had always clearly felt Mu Chen's affection for her, and now that things had passed, she would not let him suffer with her.