Rong Ying and Wei You paused, exchanged a glance, and Rong Ying hadn't spoken yet.
Wei You has been following Jing Yan since he entered the military camp. He is straightforward and has also drunk quite a bit of wine. He is a bit of a worry.
"Your Highness, you've already gotten drunk after just a few bowls of wine tonight. This is a military camp, not the Crown Prince's Palace. Have a piece of rabbit leg to soothe your nerves!"
He pulled off a fragrant, sizzling rabbit leg and presented it to Jing Yan.
A fragrance suddenly wafted into Jing Yan's nostrils, and recalling what he had just said, he coughed awkwardly twice.
Just as he took the rabbit leg from Wei You, Rong Ying drank his wine while pretending to care about Wei You.
"Wei You, roasted rabbit meat doesn't taste good. Did you add any seasonings like salt, pepper, or ginger slices to dispel cold?"
Jing Yan: "..."
Wei You didn't understand anything else, but he was extremely experienced when it came to grilling meat. Whenever he, His Highness, and Military Advisor Rong Ying were together, he was always the one grilling the meat.
Rong Ying had been eating his grilled meat for so many years, and suddenly his skills were questioned. Wei You immediately raised his voice to prove him wrong.
"Why didn't you add any seasonings? You brush on oil and then sprinkle on seasonings. Ginger slices are fine, but the soldiers need to make soup to dispel the cold. Why waste ginger slices?"
“If you won’t eat it, I’ll eat the other leg,” Wei You said, pulling off the other rabbit leg. Just as he was about to put it in his mouth, Rong Ying, who had appeared behind Wei You at some point, snatched the rabbit leg away.
He looked up at the bright moon, which was lightly obscured by dark clouds, and shook his head with regret: "Who said I wouldn't eat? The moonlight is not good tonight. It seems that it will rain tomorrow. We won't be able to light a bonfire or drink wine and admire the moon for a few days. Let's eat and cherish it, otherwise we'll feel empty and suddenly miss it. Isn't that right, Your Highness!"
Rong Ying sighed, taking a bite of meat. The rabbit leg was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with delicious meat, and she felt a deep sense of satisfaction.
Rong Ying continued her sarcastic remarks, and Jing Yan pursed his lips, ready to lash out.
Wei You, who was standing to the side, thought that Rong Ying was really talking about the weather. He looked carefully at the night sky and found that there were not many stars in the sky.
He stuffed the rest of the rabbit meat into Rong Ying's hands and hurriedly wanted to roast another one: "Since it's going to rain in a few days, I'll roast another one and have a good time!"
After Wei You left, Rong Ying glanced ahead, then obediently sat back down in her original seat, savoring the wine and meat with every bite, occasionally stealing glances at Jing Yan, her face full of bewilderment.
"Your Highness, why aren't you eating? The moonlight is really dim tonight, and it's bound to rain late at night. We won't be able to eat rabbit meat tomorrow."
"Rong Ying, do you think I am Wei You?"
Jing Yan had lost her appetite for the rabbit leg in her hand, so she casually placed it in an empty bowl that hadn't been filled with wine, and gave him a cold, indifferent look.
Rong Ying tried to explain, "I didn't, I was just stating the facts," he said, pointing to the moon on the horizon, his words carrying a hidden meaning.
"We see the moon every day, so it's not unusual. But its sudden disappearance is bound to feel a bit strange. I'm quite moved!"
Jing Yan: "..."
"Get out," he squeezed out a single word from his throat.
Rong Ying chuckled softly, picked up the wine jug, and walked towards the campfire.
Once Jing Yan was alone, he looked at the crescent moon again. It was indeed very dim, so dim that Jing Yan lost all interest in drinking and making merry.
Just as Rong Ying said, he had never felt so lost and absent-minded before, even before he married Yue Jiang.
Unfortunately, on the very first night after leaving Yuejiang, at the usual time when he should have gone to Yichun Palace, Jingyan thought of her as he drank.
Could it be that he was influenced by Yue Jiang's reluctant gaze before leaving during the day?
It must be him. Yue Jiang started saying she missed him last night, but he didn't take it seriously then. Yue Jiang was still like that this morning, so Jing Yan must have been influenced by her.
There's nothing to think about. I'll get used to it in a few more days. The sunrise and sunset will be the same anyway.
Jing Yan finished the last sip of wine, put down the bowl, and returned to camp.
On his way back to camp, Jing Yan suddenly heard a series of rustling sounds. He didn't intend to pay attention to them, but then he heard some strange words.
Jing Yan secretly hid himself and listened carefully to their conversation.
"How does it feel to be newly married?"
“Okay, my wife is very considerate. Before I went back to the barracks, she even shed tears because she was reluctant to leave. I was worried that she wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight.”
Jingyan: Will Yuejiang also be unable to sleep tonight?
"Then you comfort her and tell her you'll miss her?"
"Why are you saying such mushy things? I said I'll definitely come home as soon as I get a break."
Jingyan: But Yuejiang likes it.
"You're just being stubborn. You only know how to please yourself and don't know how to offer a few words of comfort. You'll see how tough it is in a few years."
"If you have another baby, your wife will only think about the baby. She'll send all the money you've saved to support the family back home, and she won't care whether you're home or not."
"No way, my wife doesn't lie. Look, she made all my clothes. She said she'd make me meat buns when I come home this time."
"Believe it or not, in less than three years, come back to me and see if what I said is true!"
"Master, don't scare me. If this goes on for too long, will my wife really stop caring about me? Why would that be!"
"snort!"
Before long, the older voice snorted and fell silent. The boy pressed for an answer but got no response, and the two voices gradually faded into the distance.
Jing Yan eavesdropped for a while, and then felt a strange tightness in his chest.
Why is that?
Could it be that one day, Yue Jiang will also stop paying attention to him?
Jingyan preferred quiet, so he kept many important things in his tent and set up it in a secluded location. There were many guards around, so there was little noise from birds and beasts, whether it was day or night.
Jing Yan lay on the bed, his mind replaying the words that person had said, imagining Yue Jiang ignoring him.
But no matter how hard Ren Jingyan racked his brains, he couldn't imagine that Yue Jiang was so gentle, considerate, and understanding. He thought that she shouldn't be able to ignore him.
But what if she has a child?
It was already the height of summer, but because it was cool in the mountains, Jing Yan didn't bother to set up an ice chest in his tent. However, he had already tossed and turned and was covered in sweat.
I wonder if Yue Jiang is missing him right now. How can I not sleep all night?
...
The day before, Yue Jiang took Jing Yi out of the palace for a very long time, almost until the palace gates were about to close before they returned.
Jingyi is like a little frog that jumped out of the palace; she wants everything she sees, and she wants to taste everything that smells good.
Yue Jiang was exhausted after accompanying her shopping and didn't wake up until almost noon the next day.
After waking up, she thought about what she had asked Jingyi about yesterday, and upon careful consideration, she realized that it did indeed align with Jingyan's preferences.
So she got up and called Shan Yi over, intending to give Jing Yan a big gift in advance.
Before Dan Yi arrived, he had a premonition. He carefully explained, "Your Highness, there are a hundred cartloads of ironware transported from the Yue Kingdom, including fifty cartloads of weapons and fifty cartloads of farm tools."
"The weapons include various types of knives, spears, swords, and halberds, but these all come from the Yue Kingdom. We cannot use these in the Jing Kingdom without permission."
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