Chapter 61: The Prince and Minister Pei compete in appetite? For her
A crack appeared on Pei Jun's calm and cold face.
Although Xu Susu invited him to dinner at the beginning, as King Jingbei said, they are a family, and he is an outsider, what is his place here?
He should have left.
However, after just one breath, Pei Jun adjusted his demeanor and said with a squinting gaze, "I also want to thank Madam Bo for allowing me to stay for dinner."
Xu Susu didn't say anything.
She had said before that Pei Jun should stay, and now that he was not leaving, she would not drive him away just because of King Jingbei.
Xiao Yizi sneered, his dark eyes gleaming coldly as he said, "Eat, eat more. If you don't know, you might think the emperor can't even afford the salary and is forcing his subjects to eat at other people's homes."
"By the way, the eighteenth of this month is the wedding day of this prince and Second Miss Xie. Minister Pei must attend the ceremony. It would be best if he could compose a poem, so as to live up to the reputation of being a talented scholar in Dayan."
Pei Jun seemed oblivious to the sarcasm in King Jingbei's words. He wore a shy and gentle smile and said, "Second Miss Xie's wedding is coming, so naturally I will."
Several people came to the dining room. This was the first time that Xie Yao had eaten at the same table with her mother since returning to Beijing. She slowed down her movements to cherish the meal.
Minister Pei seemed to be extremely hungry and drank a bowl of rice in one breath.
He raised his empty bowl and said gently, "The food in Madam Bo's kitchen is so delicious. Could you give me another bowl?"
Sang Ruo hurriedly served him some rice.
Xiao Yizi frowned and stared at his bowl.
The food was indeed good, but he had no appetite.
Then, Xiao Yizi said, "Mother-in-law's food is excellent. Give me another half bowl."
Pei Jun: "Madam Bo's roasted lamb is comparable to the delicacies in the palace. I accidentally ate some. Can I..."
Xiao Yizi: "Give me another half bowl."
Pei Jun: "This fish is really delicious. It goes really well with rice when paired with fish soup. Miss Sang Ruo, could you give me another half bowl?"
Xiao Yizi: "Give me another half bowl."
Bai Zhu, who was standing behind him, was already in a daze.
Usually, half a bowl of rice is considered a lot for the prince. Today, is this the first half bowl?
Could it be that the food in Wenchang Marquis’ Mansion is so delicious?
If the chefs in the palace knew about this, they would be shocked and would definitely want to come to the uncle's house to learn from him.
At the end of the meal, Xu Susu shook her head and went to rest.
Xie Yao got up and went to find Han Sixue, asking her to go with her to the stable to see the horses.
In the dining room, only Pei Jun and Xiao Yizi were still eating inexplicably.
Xie Yao looked back at the two men and whispered, "I brought the prince the food from Yunhe Tower before, but he didn't eat much. Today, the food from mother's place is more to his liking."
Although Han Sixue was not at the dinner table, she understood something after hearing her say this.
"Silly sister, Pei Jun did it on purpose. He is helping you," she said.
"help me?"
"Prince Jingbei certainly can't eat that much normally, but with Pei Jun here, he can't let himself be outdone by a scholar. He must fight for this. Similarly, he is also telling you and Madam Bo that his health is better than Pei Jun's."
"Pei Jun is deliberately provoking King Jingbei. The prince is willing to be provoked by him, which proves that he cares about you and that you have weight in his heart."
Xie Yao understood something and nodded, saying, "That's indeed the truth."
Han Sixue smiled and planned to tell her some more survival tips for women in the harem.
Then I heard her murmur softly: "I should have eaten more earlier, so that King Jingbei would know that people like me who practice martial arts are as strong as bulls. Maybe he will pay more attention to me in the future."
Han Sixue: “…”
Is Xie Yao really going to marry the King of Jingbei and become his princess? Listening to her words, it feels like she is going to the King of Jingbei's mansion to apply for the position of Commander of the Personal Guards.
The two men walked to the stable in the backyard of the Bo's mansion. Before they went in, they heard a loud noise inside.
When I got closer, I saw a young man in brocade robe, about the same age as Xie Yan, pulling the reins of a horse and trying to climb up.
Another chubby boy, who looked to be about ten years old, was pushing a little maidservant hard.
"Let me go," the young man in brocade robes stared at the maid with a vicious and cold look in his eyes. "If you don't let me go, I'll just run you over with my horse!"
"Brother, I want to ride that one too."
"Okay, I'll ride the Dark Cloud Treading Snow horse, and I'll give the Yellow Pied Jadetop horse to you."
The little maid was pushed and bumped into the horse's leg. Her clothes were rubbed somewhere and a big tear was left on the cuff.
"This is the second lady's horse, you can't touch it." She was still protecting the horse, her tone filled with tears.
Two palace maids stood aside, looking at each other, as if they didn't know whether they should intervene or not.
"Stop!" Han Sixue shouted.
When the chubby boy saw her, his eyes lit up and he let go of the maid: "Sister-in-law, why are you here?"
The young man in brocade robe said coldly: "Xie Chengliang, shut up, she is a crazy woman who dared to murder my brother. She is not our sister-in-law!"
Han Sixue rolled her eyes: "Yeah, who do you think wants to be the sister-in-law of you two little bastards? Bah! I'm about to divorce your eldest brother, or maybe I'll be widowed, which is even better."
She then said to Xie Yao, "The older one is Xie Chengyu's second brother Chengbai, and the younger one is his third brother Chengliang."
These two people are the sons of Mr. Xie Er, and are Xie Yao's eldest cousin and younger cousin.
The eldest cousin then saw Xie Yao. Thinking of his eldest brother Xie Chengyu's miserable condition, he forced a smile on his face: "Sister Yao, the horses in this palace are divine horses. Can we two brothers ride them?"
The younger cousin agreed: "That's right, there are six horses here anyway, you can't ride them all by yourself."
Xie Yao didn't say anything. She first glanced at the little maid who was hit: "Are you hurt?"
The maid knelt on the ground, not daring to look up, and spoke in a broken voice: "This servant greets Mr. Han, Miss Han, and the Second Young Miss. A master named Bai previously instructed that these six horses are the reward that the prince and His Majesty requested for the Second Young Miss."
Xie Yao bent down and lifted her face.
This maid was Ming'er, who had previously looked after his green horse. There was a clear slap mark on Ming'er's fair and childish face.
Seeing that Xie Yao ignored him and was concerned about the maid instead, the eldest cousin couldn't help but get angry.
"You're so stingy! There are so many horses, they'll just eat grass if they're left alone. Why can't you let us ride? And this maidservant ruined my mood for riding. What's wrong with a slap in the face?"
Xie Yao's eyes were clear. She really didn't expect that she used to think that Xie Yan, that little loser, was stupid and annoying, but now she realized that Xie Yan was considered smart in the Xie family.
The younger cousin said to Han Sixue again, "Sister-in-law, please persuade Sister Yao. We are a family. I will ride for a while."
Han Sixue: "Go away and don't call me sister-in-law."
"This is a warhorse presented by the Western Rong to Dayan. It was personally delivered to me by the King of Jingbei's men as a gift."
Xie Yao finally spoke, her eyes were deep and her voice was very cold.
"What kind of family are you? Are you worthy enough to touch the emperor's reward? How dare you touch my things?"
The younger cousin blurted out, "Will you be able to ride a horse after you marry that crippled prince? Sooner or later, you'll be mine!"
The eldest cousin also turned cold and said in a serious tone, "Sister Yao, the King of Jingbei is disabled. If you ride a horse in front of him, he will definitely be angry. So in the final analysis, these horses still have to stay in the Earl's Mansion. Sooner or later, I can ride them."
Until now, he has been holding the reins of the horse that runs on the dark clouds and snow.
Xie Yao reached out and grabbed his wrist.
She exerted force with her hands, and the cousin felt that his wrist was about to be crushed. He let out an "ow" and let go.
He cried out in pain: "You—Xie Yao, you're crazy... I haven't ridden yet!"
Before he could stand firm, Xie Yao slapped him.
"If you want to ride on my things, even if you touch them, I'll ask you for permission," she said in a cold voice.
Suddenly, a red mark appeared on my cousin's face.
The younger cousin was about to rush over, but Xie Yao said calmly, "Your brother is dying, I don't mind giving you two a ride."
"You...you bullied me, I will tell father, I will tell uncle!" The little cousin's legs went weak and he burst into tears.
Xie Yao glared at the two of them, then asked the two palace servants beside her: "Are you two from the palace?"
The two men saluted quickly, "Greetings, Second Miss. We are the grooms of the Imperial Stables in the palace, and we are here to take care of the eight horses bestowed upon us by the order of Eunuch Qing."
Xie Yao said, "Okay, then go tell Earl Wenchang now that my two cousins from the Xie family's second branch are coveting the emperor's reward and disrespecting the prince. Their legs should be broken."
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