Emperor Zhaojing asked curiously, "What are these used for?"
Rong Qingqing glanced at him and replied, "These can also be baked, and they taste quite good when baked."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhaojing's eyes lit up immediately. "I've never eaten roasted corn and sweet potatoes before, I wonder if they're any good."
Rong Qingqing smiled and said, "I'll let the Emperor try it in a bit." As she spoke, she threw the corn and sweet potatoes back into the bag, leaving only the sauce. Then she picked up a brush, dipped it in the sauce, and spread it on the meat that was being roasted.
This brush and sauce were both homemade by her. When she asked Li Mu to go back and get the ingredients, she asked him to ask Xiao Tao for these things and bring them over.
Emperor Zhaojing watched intently.
This was the first time he had ever seen someone else grill meat, and he found it very novel.
He hadn't expected the barbecue to be done this way.
Seeing Rong Qingqing skillfully brushing sauce onto the grilled meat, he immediately turned into a curious child, asking all sorts of questions.
Rong Qingqing answered them one by one.
Not only Emperor Zhaojing, but everyone else was also astonished.
I never imagined that there would be so many intricacies involved in simply grilling meat.
However, the aroma became even stronger after the sauce was brushed on.
Emperor Zhaojing was eager to try it out, saying, "Let me have a go too."
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing's lips twitched slightly. Looking at the emperor, who resembled an old rascal, she expressed her inability to accept it.
But she still handed him the brush and instructed him, "It's almost done brushing. Your Majesty, remember to flip the meat over to prevent one side from burning from roasting for too long."
"I understand." Emperor Zhaojing turned the meat around to roast as instructed, then, as if remembering something, he said to his ministers who were eyeing the meat with predatory intent, "You're all idle anyway, so take the game and process it yourselves, then go and roast it yourselves."
Upon hearing this, the officials' lips twitched. How could the emperor live with himself being so possessive of his food?
They drooled for ages, but the barbecue ended up being none of their business.
Rong Qingqing smiled and said, "Then Your Majesty can roast them yourself. We'll go to the stream to wash the corn and sweet potatoes and then roast them."
"Go, go." Emperor Zhaojing waved his hand, wishing everyone would leave and stop coveting his roasted meat.
Thinking of something, he suddenly turned to Xie Jingrun and instructed, "Xingxiu, go and help Miss Yanran."
Xie Jingrun wanted to help Rong Qingqing wash the corn, but considering the Emperor's safety, he could only let Changlin go along to help. When he heard the Emperor's order, he frowned but did not refuse. Instead, he said to Feng Mo, who also wanted to go along, "Third Prince, the Emperor's safety here is in your hands."
Feng Mo had to pull back the foot he was about to step out.
He gave him a scrutinizing look, but then, remembering what his father had said, he felt relieved.
Although he couldn't quite understand why his father wanted to match Xie Jingrun and Yanran, he was fine with it as long as Xie Jingrun wasn't after Rong Qingqing, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
Rong Qingqing and Shangguan Yanran followed Changlin to the stream.
Just as the two squatted down to wash the corn and potatoes in the stream, a shadow suddenly fell over their heads.
Before she could see clearly, she heard the man's gloomy voice say, "Miss Shangguan, please move over."
When Shangguan Yanran realized it was Xie Jingrun, she immediately and tactfully moved aside, leaving a large space for him.
Xie Jingrun then slowly squatted down in front of Rong Qingqing.
Rong Qingqing snapped out of her daze and looked at the man who had squatted down beside her. She suddenly felt immense pressure and whispered in a low voice, "What exactly do you want?"
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