Xiao Jinglin didn't go far.
After Ren Yaoqi came out and walked a few steps, he saw her sitting on the ground in the grass not far away with her back to them. She took a small wooden plate in her right hand and threw it out with force.
The silly girl who was squatting beside her jumped out quickly at the same time as she moved, and before the small wooden plate fell to the ground, she opened her mouth and caught it with a "woof", then turned around and ran back happily, putting the wooden plate in her mouth into Xiao Jinglin's hand, wagging her tail and sticking out her tongue, looking at her excitedly.
Ren Yaoqi: “…”
Xiao Jingxi explained without changing his expression, "Silly girl, you saw the guards in the garden training their dogs like this before..."
When Xiao Jinglin heard the sound, he looked back, then stood up, brushed off the grass debris on his body, and walked over.
Silly Girl was having a great time, but when she saw Xiao Jinglin was about to leave, she immediately became unhappy. With a "Woo" sound, she bit the hem of Xiao Jinglin's skirt and dragged her to prevent her from leaving.
Xiao Jinglin raised her foot with an expressionless face and kicked Silly Girl under the neck. She used a bit of skill and the chubby Silly Girl rolled to the side several times before stopping.
"Awoo—" The silly girl got up quickly and shook her ears, looking at Xiao Jinglin with sparkling eyes. It seemed that it had discovered a new way to play. It ran back quickly and fell into a ball at Xiao Jinglin's feet, with the words "Please kick me!" written on its head.
Xiao Jinglin ignored it. She walked to Ren Yaoqi, looked at her and then at Xiao Jingxi. Then she pursed her lips and looked at Ren Yaoqi without saying a word, just looking at her.
It was the first time that Ren Yaoqi saw an expression of uneasiness on Xiao Jinglin's face.
Xiao Jinglin had just come down without saying hello to Ren Yaoqi, leaving Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jingxi alone. As Ren Yaoqi's friend, Xiao Jinglin felt like she was betraying him, and she was afraid that Ren Yaoqi would blame her.
Ren Yaoqi thought about it for a moment and understood what Xiao Jinglin was worried about. She smiled and walked over to Xiao Jinglin and took her hand. "I'm a little hungry. Do you want to go fly a kite after dinner?"
Xiao Jinglin breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face. He immediately held Ren Yaoqi's hand and said, "Come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious." After saying that, he didn't even look at Xiao Jingxi and pulled Ren Yaoqi away.
What Xiao Jinglin was talking about as delicious was a roasted musk deer. No one knew whether it was originally raised in the garden or was hunted temporarily. It was roasted right in the courtyard of Lanyue Pavilion.
By the time Xiao Jinglin and Ren Yaoqi arrived at Lanyue Pavilion, the musk deer had already been roasted. The firewood still hung in the courtyard, and two maids were slicing the meat with knives on a chopping board. On the round table in the courtyard was a steamer of flatbreads, a clay pot of steaming soup, and a plate of washed and cut fruit—nothing else.
Xiao Jinglin pulled Ren Yaoqi to sit at the table, then waved his hand to let the two maids who were slicing meat and the servants in the yard leave.
Xiao Jingxi came in shortly afterwards, smiled, and sat opposite Ren Yaoqi.
Xiao Jinglin didn't want anyone to serve her. She washed her hands and brought over a plate of breast meat that the two maids had sliced earlier. She put the roasted meat in a steamed bun and placed it on the plate in front of Ren Yaoqi: "Try this." Then she got up and fiddled with the roasted musk deer on the chopping board.
Xiao Jingxi poured a bowl of soup from the clay pot and placed it in front of Ren Yaoqi: "This is pork bone and mountain treasure soup. Roasted meat is often eaten during military banquets. Jinglin asked you to try it too."
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