When the banquet began, the Xiongnu king also arrived.
When he saw Xie Jingrun, he looked solemn and respectful. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he invited the two of them to eat mare's milk wine and roasted mutton.
Immediately, a maid brought up mare's milk wine and roasted mutton and placed them on the table in front of the two of them.
Rong Qingqing looked at the huge leg of lamb in front of her and didn't know how to start eating it.
She wanted to ask the maid to cut it for her, but she was a little embarrassed. Xie Jingrun noticed her predicament, took the dagger, and sliced the mutton into pieces and put them into the plate for her.
"Eat."
Rong Qingqing looked at the evenly sliced mutton on the plate, swallowed, and leaned closer to him, whispering, "Should we just eat it with our hands?"
Xie Jingrun was taken aback. He noticed that there were no chopsticks on the table, while everyone else at the banquet was eating with their hands or by sticking food into their mouths with daggers. He felt a little uncomfortable.
"Mmm." He responded softly, and seeing her hesitation, he had no choice but to reach out and grab some, feeding it to her lips.
Rong Qingqing blinked, "You didn't wash your hands, that's unhygienic..."
Xie Jingrun: "..."
After a pause, he stuffed the slices of mutton directly into her mouth.
Rong Qingqing: "..."
Seeing the stunned woman, Xie Jingrun's lips curled up slightly. He deliberately put on a stern face and scolded her, "You want to eat but you think it's dirty. Why are you so demanding?" He said this, but the next time he fed her, he took a dagger, stuck it in the dagger, and then fed it to her.
Seeing that she opened her mouth to eat, he then said, "Let's see if you dare to come to a place like this again next time."
Rong Qingqing muttered under her breath, "I'm not listening, it's like a turtle chanting scriptures..."
Xie Jingrun was taken aback. "You're insulting me?"
"No." Rong Qingqing shook her head seriously, pointed to the meat on the plate, and urged, "Continue."
Xie Jingrun frowned and glanced at her, sensing something was off, but he had no proof.
Looking at the woman waiting to be fed, he pursed his lips and continued feeding her.
Seeing the interaction between the two, the Xiongnu king said in the Xiongnu language, "Youth is truly wonderful." As he spoke, his gaze fell on Yelü Qi, and he said with some worry, "When I reached your age, I already had several concubines and a large family of children."
Yelü Qi, who was also watching Xie Jingrun and Rong Qingqing, smiled and said, "Father, you don't need to worry about my marriage."
After hearing this, the Xiongnu king sighed but didn't say anything more.
In his youth, he had many wives and concubines and countless children, but almost all of them died. In his old age, he thought he would be all alone, but unexpectedly, his youngest son, who had been stranded in Daliang, returned.
With a series of swift and decisive actions, he killed the regent and then killed Bru, who held military power, thus completely consolidating the royal authority in his hands. No one dared to underestimate or provoke him anymore.
He knew this son; he appeared gentle and easy to talk to, but in reality, he was more successful than his father.
When the Xiongnu fall into his hands, he won't have to worry about them anymore.
As for his marriage, he was actually quite worried.
But this son was a very opinionated man, and he couldn't make his own decisions.
Composing himself, the Xiongnu king picked up his wine bowl and smiled at Xie Jingrun and Rong Qingqing, saying, "Your Majesty and Empress of Great Liang have come from afar; you must try our mare's milk wine."
Despite his age, he had a high alcohol tolerance. Holding a large bowl of wine, he drank it all in one gulp before the two could even respond.
Seeing this, Rong Qingqing thought to herself that she had no choice but to drink the wine, but Xie Jingrun was not good at drinking. Even though the mare's milk wine was not strong, he might not be able to drink it.
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