Chapter 329
"This was baked by General Shen himself for His Majesty and the Empress. General Shen wanted to deliver it to them in person, but I stopped him," Xia Zixiao reported in a low voice.
Shen Zheng wanted to curry favor with Song Xuan, but he was stopped by Xia Zi, the emperor's attendant.
Last time in the Imperial Study, Shen Zheng was humiliated by Shen Qingnian. Although he was furious, he still wanted to curry favor with Song Xuan in order to get him back to the border as soon as possible.
Song Xuan's gaze fell heavily on the two fragrant roasted rabbits. He instructed Xia Zi, "Tell General Shen that I greatly enjoy his roasted rabbits."
Xiazi responded in a low voice and then got off the carriage again.
Xiaoju stepped forward and began to cut the meat of the two roasted rabbits with a dagger, giving each of the two young masters a rabbit leg, and slicing the remaining tender meat into thin slices for them to eat.
Shen Qingnian ate several pieces of rabbit meat. The roasted rabbit was indeed very delicious. Liu Yurou, who had a small appetite, also ate quite a lot.
After they had almost finished eating, Shen Qingnian instructed Xiaoju: "Cut off some of the other roasted meat and send it to Consort Shen's carriage, saying that His Majesty has given it to her."
To entice Shen Man to make a move, you must offer her some sweet treats.
Xiaoju should go down.
Song Xuan paused in his actions, looked at Shen Qingnian, and snorted coldly: "The Imperial Concubine is truly magnanimous."
They were still using his name.
“His Majesty naturally bestows his favors equally on all,” Shen Qingnian said with a smile.
Song Xuan understood Shen Qingnian's intention. He turned his gaze to Xiao Ju, who was cutting rabbit meat, and instructed, "Don't cut the one that hasn't been touched yet, just cut this one."
The one he was talking about was the one that Shen Qingnian and the others had left over. The meat of that roasted rabbit had been almost completely cut off, leaving only the skeleton and a thin layer of meat attached to the skeleton.
"Yes," Xiaoju deftly turned the dagger around and carefully began to remove the last thin layer of meat. In the end, she only cut a small plateful, and the rabbit meat looked rather finely chopped.
Song Xuan looked at the small plate of food that wasn't exactly presentable and waved his hand, "Then go and give it to Consort Shen."
Xiao Ju took the rabbit meat and went over. Shen Qingnian felt that she loved the man's appearance.
She was pleased that he was willing to stand up for her.
On the other side, Shen Man was overjoyed when she received the plate of meat, and kept saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty truly cares for me."
There weren't many birds and animals hunted to begin with, so Xiao Xiao couldn't possibly have a chance to eat them. She could only eat some rice porridge and side dishes. Now that His Majesty had actually sent her roasted meat, how could she not be happy? She immediately felt like she was in charge again.
His Majesty truly cares for her; otherwise, why would he have thought to send her roasted meat? Although the roasted meat doesn't look as appetizing as it does in the palace, conditions outside the palace are harsh, so it's naturally inferior.
Shen Man personally helped Xiao Ju off the carriage before happily sitting back down to eat the roast meat.
"As expected of a gift from His Majesty, it tastes absolutely delicious!" she murmured as she ate, a long-lost smile returning to her face.
Since leaving the palace, she felt much better. It was all the fault of the late empress; even in death, she still caused her trouble!
Seeing this, Zi Fei, who was standing beside Shen Man, couldn't help but roll her eyes.
The food was delivered by Xiaoju, which means His Majesty is currently with the Imperial Concubine. Judging from the state of the roasted meat, it's probably leftovers from the Imperial Concubine.
Consort Shen was truly stupid; even a servant like herself could think of it, yet she couldn't see it at all.
Meanwhile, the remaining untouched roasted rabbit naturally ended up in the bellies of Xiaoju and Zhulan.
As dusk approached, Song Xuan ordered the troops to continue their journey toward the mountain where the autumn hunt was taking place.
An hour later, just as dusk was falling, the group finally arrived at the hunting grounds. The soldiers and their entourage began to set up camp. The autumn hunt would last for seven days, so sturdy tents were needed.
Shen Qingnian had been sitting in the carriage all day and felt sore and tired all over. So she took the two little ones and Liu Yurou and got off the carriage to walk around. When the palace servants who were guarding the area saw them get off the carriage, they quickly followed with lanterns.
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