Chapter 199 New Year's Eve Dinner, Writing Letters
Mingkang and Butler Zheng quickly returned to Chen Yu's courtyard carrying lunch boxes.
The cook made a lot of dishes. Mingkang held two in his hand and housekeeper Zheng held one in his hand.
The dagger and poisoned wine given by Emperor Showa were still placed on the stone table in the courtyard.
Chen Yu was still sitting on the stone bench, relying on the cloak draped over his body to keep out the cold.
"Your Majesty, why don't you go inside and eat? It's too cold outside."
The cold weather is one thing, but there are things on the stone table outside that no one wants to touch, so it’s better to just leave it there for now.
Shen Yu stood up and said, "Let's go, don't let the food get cold."
He walked into the house first.
All the servants in the palace were dismissed and no one was looking after the charcoal fire in the house. After an afternoon, the charcoal fire had long been extinguished. The house was as cold as the outside.
Mingkang followed Shen Yu into the house. He hurriedly put the lunch box on the table, rubbing his hands and running towards the charcoal basin.
The charcoal fire must be lit quickly. The prince is not in good health now and cannot be left cold.
Chen Yu's house is very big. Even if Ming Kang is very fast, it will take a long time for the charcoal fire to heat up the whole house.
"Mingkang, the prince is calling you to eat," Butler Zheng took the dishes out of the lunch box and saw Mingkang watching over the charcoal fire in the study, so he walked over to urge him.
"Uncle Zheng, you eat with the prince first. When the charcoal fire is stable, I will come over and join you."
Ming Kang took the fire tongs and stirred the charcoal in the basin, gathered the burning charcoal in the middle, and picked up the unburned charcoal around it and put it on the fire.
Time is running out, and the house can only warm up faster if the charcoal fire is burned brightly enough.
Firstly, he was afraid that the fire was not strong enough. Secondly, he was referring to the servants who served the prince and had never eaten at the same table with the prince. It was unreasonable, so he was reluctant to go over.
Butler Zheng didn't care what Mingkang's reason was. He walked up to him, snatched the fire tongs from his hand, threw them aside, then pulled Mingkang towards the dining table.
"Now that there is no one else in the palace, you can sit down and eat boldly. I am afraid you will not be able to eat such delicious dishes in the future." The closer we got to the table, the lower Zheng's voice became. Finally, he said in a voice that only Ming Kang could hear: "Let's have a good New Year's Eve dinner with the prince today."
Mingkang was pulled up suddenly. He struggled a little, but couldn't get rid of Uncle Zheng and had to follow silently. After hearing Uncle Zheng's last words, Mingkang quickened his pace.
When I arrived at the dining table, Shen Yu had already sat down and was setting the table.
Seeing this, Ming Kang quickly stepped forward and said, "Don't move, Your Majesty. I will do it."
Shen Yu stopped Ming Kang's action and said, "There is no prince and no servant today. You are all friends who have been with me for a long time. I can do this little thing."
"this……"
"Okay, you and Uncle Zheng, please sit down and eat. If you don't eat now, the food will get cold."
It was the first time for Mingkang to sit at the same table with the prince to eat. He was a little nervous and his movements were very small. He only dared to pick up the dishes in front of him.
When Chen Yu saw his look, he understood what was going on, and immediately picked up the dish in front of him with a chopstick and put it into Ming Kang's bowl.
"The cooking skills of the chef in the palace are always good. You should try it more. You won't be able to taste this flavor again in the future."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Eat as much as you want, don't be too restrained."
After hearing what Chen Yu said, Ming Kang became much bolder.
The three of them ate very quietly during this meal. The cook prepared a lot, but housekeeper Zheng and Shen Yu did not eat much, only ate until they were 70% or 80% full. Mingkang, on the other hand, was not very old and was in the period of growth, so he ate a lot. In order not to waste food, he had to eat the last piece of meat even if he was full.
Chen Yu just looked at him like he was looking at his own son or nephew, with gentle eyes and eyebrows, "Today is New Year's Eve, so I let you eat so much. If it is any other day, don't be greedy and eat too much, your body won't be able to bear it."
He had no intention of blaming Ming Kang.
On the contrary, Mingkang felt a little embarrassed when he looked at the plate that he had eaten clean.
"I know." Mingde was straightforward and quick-witted. He put all the plates on the table back into the lunch box.
Butler Zheng stood up and said, "I'll go boil some water. The prince is going out today, so why don't you take a good shower?"
"Don't bother. Why don't you go and boil a kettle of hot water?"
"yes."
Butler Zheng received the order, and Mingkang went to the kitchen with him.
The room suddenly became quiet.
Chen Yu entered the study. Because the charcoal basin was in the study, the temperature in the study was much warmer than other places.
He went to the desk, ground his paper, took out a pen and paper, and began to write.
Xu Zhao was curious about what he was doing and wanted to go over to take a look, but just as he was about to reach the study, he was blocked by an invisible wall and could not get through no matter how hard he tried.
After many attempts, she chose to give up and stood in the corner, looking at Shen Yu quietly.
Chen Yu wrote one piece of paper after another, and finally stuffed them into two envelopes and placed them on the desk.
After doing all this, Shen Yu stood in front of the desk and stared at the two letters on the table for a long time without moving.
Only after knowing that Butler Zheng walked into the house with a pot of freshly boiled water did Shen Yu leave the study.
The moment Shen Yu left the study, the mysterious wall blocking Xu Zhao seemed to disappear. She stepped into the study to check, and after confirming that there was no obstruction, she quickly walked to the desk.
There were two letters stacked on top of each other on the table, with only the top one showing.
All it said was: From Qinghe himself.
As for the letter below, Xu Zhao raised his hand to touch it, but his hand went straight through the envelopes and could not touch the envelope above at all, so he could not check who the other letter was written to.
No matter how curious I am, I don't know where to start.
Seeing this, she had no choice but to give up.
When she walked out of the study, there was no one in the room. Xu Zhao searched the whole room but didn't see Chen Yu. The more he looked, the more anxious he became.
Why don’t you stay indoors on such a cold day? Where have you been?
Unable to find it inside the house, Xu Zhao had to look outside.
As soon as she went out, she saw Shen Yu sitting in the yard, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
At this special time point, we still have to keep close to him.
Xu Zhao sat on the stone bench opposite Shen Yu. The dagger and poisoned wine were still placed on the table, which looked particularly annoying. If possible, she really wanted to sweep all these things to the ground.
Shen Yu's gaze was towards the sky.
There is no moon tonight. Without the moonlight, it is pitch black all around. Occasionally, you can see a few stars twinkling far away.
"Chaoxi."
On a quiet night, Shen Yu suddenly spoke.
Only Shen Yu would call her by this name. Xu Zhao was more or less not used to it and for a moment she almost didn't react that Shen Yu was calling her.
When she reacted, she turned her head and happened to meet Shen Yu's eyes.
Xu Zhao: "Can you see me?"
Shen Yu was speechless.
A feeling of loss suddenly overwhelmed me.
It turned out that he still couldn't see it. For a moment, Xu Zhao felt that Shen Yu could see him.
But in Shen Yu's vision, he looked at the empty seat beside him, "It would be great if you could be by my side."
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