Prince Shen walked to Princess Shen's side and said, "It is my blessing to have married a princess."

He put his arm around Princess Shen's waist and said, "Princess, please slow down. Let's go inside and rest for a while. We'll have roasted venison to eat later."

He talks as if he hunted it himself.

“Sika deer must be very difficult to hunt!” Princess Consort Shen glanced at the sika deer and let Prince Shen lead her into the house.

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"Let's go in. It's cold outside," Xiao Zhan said, standing behind Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei hesitated. If she went in, she would be watching Prince Shen and his wife being all lovey-dovey.

Although she had heard rumors that their love was stronger than gold, it was still incredibly awkward for her and Xiao Zhan to sit across from them and watch them being so affectionate while they just stared at each other.

Prince Shen's voice came, "It's just a sika deer, how difficult could it be? It's not difficult at all. Your Highness, please eat more later."

Jiang Wei nodded, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and go inside.

Jiang Wei sat down opposite Prince Shen and his wife, and sure enough, she saw Prince Shen and Princess Shen being intimate.

She should have been happy for Princess Shen, since the couple was living in harmony, but Xiao Zhan was sitting next to her.

She was very uncomfortable.

"Your Highness, look at my face. I got bitten by snow from the tree, and it still hurts a bit." Prince Shen brought his face close to Princess Shen's.

Princess Consort Shen smiled knowingly and cupped his face in her hands. "Let me take a look at you, Your Highness. Oh dear, one of your eyebrows is missing. Does it still hurt?"

Prince Shen leaned his head against the princess and said, "It hurts."

He gave Xiao Zhan a defiant look, as if to say, 'I have soft, fragrant flesh; do you?'

Xiao Zhan calmly drank his tea, while Jiang Wei didn't even dare to lift her head.

Princess Consort Shen glanced at Jiang Wei, then gently squeezed Prince Shen's palm, gesturing for him to look at Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei was so angry at him that she almost lost her head.

Xiao Zhan could ignore the couple, but Jiang Wei couldn't.

Xiao Zhan would refill Jiang Wei's tea and feed her food every now and then.

This made Jiang Wei even more embarrassed.

Fortunately, a short while later, Xiao Mizi came in and asked them to leave, saying that the venison had been washed and that they should go and roast it.

The porridge wouldn't be ready so soon, so she asked Xiao Zhan whether they should make soup with the chicken or if he should go himself.

Xiao Zhanhua originally intended to wait for Jiang Wei to sit inside for a while before going to make soup, but since Prince Shen was constantly showing affection, he was afraid that Jiang Wei would feel embarrassed to be alone there, so he stayed with her.

Little did she know that if Xiao Zhan hadn't been there, Prince Shen wouldn't have deliberately shown affection for Princess Shen, and Jiang Yu wouldn't have felt so embarrassed. She felt that there was nothing wrong with lovers showing their affection; it was only because Xiao Zhan was there that she felt even more embarrassed.

Xiao Zhan thought for a moment and decided to let them stew it.

He didn't want his culinary skills to benefit Prince Shen. Next time, he could make soup for Jiang Wei separately, since he had some good ginseng left over.

Taking advantage of the moment when no one was looking, Prince Shen rolled his eyes at Xiao Zhan, thinking that he was completely unaware of Xiao Zhan's petty intentions.

Never mind, I'll just enslave him properly when we're grilling meat later.

Jiang Wei and the others left the main house together and headed towards the east wing. The windows of the wing were all open, allowing for good ventilation.

On the central table in the side room was a brazier with a wire rack on top. Next to it were venison skewers on bamboo sticks, mushrooms that Xiao Zhan had picked, and other things they had brought from the capital.

Xiao Zhan picked up the venison and mushrooms and put them on to grill, ignoring everything else.

Prince Shen squinted at his movements. There must be something different about this mushroom. He whispered in Princess Shen's ear, "In a little while, we'll eat more venison and mushrooms."

Xiao Zhan leisurely looked up at Prince Shen, and tightened his grip on the venison and mushrooms in his hands.

"Grill it yourself if you want!"

Princess Consort Shen rolled up her sleeves and smiled gently, "I'll grill it for Your Highness."

Princess Shen shook her head. Why were these two, uncle and nephew, still acting like children?

Princess Shen smiled at Jiang Wei and spread her hands.

It's as if it's telling her, 'There's just no way to deal with them.'

Jiang Wei didn't know what to say, so she could only give an awkward smile.

Prince Shen held Princess Shen's arms with both hands and helped her sit down. "How can you let your princess do this? I will do it. You young ladies are the most delicate. With me here, you can just eat."

Xiao Zhan agreed with this statement.

Jiang Wei reached out to get some food to grill, but Xiao Zhan said, "I'll grill it. Just tell me what you'd like to eat, Miss Jiang."

Jiang Wei, who was about to grill the meat, froze in mid-air, her face turning bright red.

Seeing that Jiang Wei still had her hand outstretched, Xiao Zhan placed a thin slice of roasted venison into Jiang Wei's hand.

Jiang Wei glanced at Xiao Zhan, then looked at Prince Shen and his wife.

Seeing that they were all looking at her with smiles, and knowing that their smiles were no different from usual, she still felt that something was different.

Her face flushed red instantly, so red it looked like it was about to bleed.

Jiang Wei awkwardly handed the venison to Princess Shen, saying, "Princess, please eat first."

Prince Shen was about to speak when Princess Shen pulled him back to stop him. She smiled and said, "Why don't you try it for us first and see if it's good? What do you think of my nephew?"

She paused for a moment, then asked, "How was his roasted venison?"

Prince Shen, unwilling to admit defeat, took it upon himself to grill the meat.

And so Princess Shen and Jiang Wei enjoyed the meat they had grilled.

In fact, Prince Shen mostly snatched the meat from Xiao Zhan, because the meat he roasted was either too tough or burnt.

As the night deepened, the chill outside intensified, and the house felt cold inside because the windows were not closed.

Seeing that they had almost finished eating, Xiao Zhan suggested, "Would you like some rice wine to warm yourselves up?"

Princess Shen also felt that how could such fine venison be served without wine!

She said, "Okay."

Xiao Zhan wrapped the handle of the earthenware jar with a cloth, took down the warm rice wine that was placed to the side, and poured a cup for Princess Shen and Jiang Wei respectively.

The aroma of rice wine filled the entire room, lingering around them, and even their clothes smelled of it.

Prince Shen raised his glass of strong liquor. "Come, let me have a drink with you all."

Prince Shen drank a cup and then said, "Miss Jiang, I toast you. It is a blessing for the Great Xiao to have a woman like Miss Jiang. Don't you think so?"

He asked Xiao Zhan.

"Yes, it's Da Xiao's good fortune."

Jiang Wei felt even more embarrassed when she heard Xiao Zhan say that.

He finished the rice wine in the cup in one gulp.

Prince Shen instructed Xiao Zhan to fill her cup.

Xiao Zhan picked up the earthenware pot to pour water for her, but noticed that Jiang Wei's face was flushed red all the way to her ears, and her eyes were somewhat glazed.

He set the earthenware pot aside, saying, "Just a little warm drink will do."

This was Jiang Wei's first time drinking alcohol, and she thought it was pretty good.

This wine wasn't what she had imagined; it was spicy and bitter, and sweet like a sweet soup.

She said, "It's delicious, I'd like another one."