Chapter 423 Your Highness, I am afraid of being a widow

"I'm fine." Wan Xin rubbed her aching knee and forced herself to stand up.

Seeing that she could stand up, Xiao Jinyu also stood up, "Then let's go back. I'm afraid Miss Han has been waiting for a long time."

"Yeah." Wan Xin nodded obediently.

Seeing that there was no problem, Xiao Jinyu retracted his gaze and continued walking. His steps were a little hurried because he was in a hurry to give the little rabbit in his hand to Miss Han.

Wanxin's knees ached, and she walked even slower than usual. She couldn't keep up with Xiao Jinyu's pace at all, and soon fell far behind.

Xiao Jinyu walked hurriedly. As she walked, she thought that Wanxin was a girl and should understand girls better, so she began to ask about girls' preferences.

"Wanxin, what do you think girls like? Miss Han has a cold personality. She usually just reads books, waters the flowers, etc. I don't know her specific preferences."

After waiting for a long time without seeing Wan Xin's answer, he looked sideways in confusion, but saw no one. He looked behind him, but still no sign of Wan Xin.

"Where did the people go?"

Xiao Jinyu raised his head and found Wanxin was far behind, limping and walking slowly.

"It would be better to stay in the tent."

Xiao Jinyu walked back helplessly, looking at her slow pace. Although he was anxious, there was nothing he could do. He couldn't just leave her alone.

"Are you seriously injured?"

Wanxin frowned and replied softly, "My knees hurt a little, especially when I walk."

Xiao Jinyu guessed that she was in pain when he saw her expression, so he comforted her, "If it hurts, then walk slower. I will not leave you alone."

Wan Xin: “…”

Just like that, Xiao Jinyu accompanied the limping Wanxin and slowly returned to the tent area.

When Wanxin arrived at the door of the tent and was about to go in, Xiao Jinyu suddenly stopped and stood right in front of her.

"When you go back, ask Doctor Yu to check you out, to prevent the wound from getting too serious. I don't have anything for you to do here, so just rest assured."

After Xiao Jinyu finished speaking, he opened the curtain and walked in, leaving Wanxin alone standing at the door of the tent.

After listening to what Xiao Jinyu said, Wan Xin was a little confused about him. He obviously cared about her, so why didn't he carry her back when her knee was injured?

Is it because men and women shouldn’t touch each other?

Then he asked her to see a doctor, fearing that the wound was serious. Why didn't he bring her into the tent and ask a doctor to come and take a look?

Sammi Hsiao is gentle and a nice person, so why does it feel weird?

Xiao Jinyu walked in happily holding the little rabbit. Seeing Miss Han sitting at the table reading a book, he strode over to her.

"Miss Han, look, I caught a rabbit."

Miss Han put down the book in her hand and looked up at Xiao Jinyu, only to see that he looked excited. Then she looked at the little rabbit in his hand.

The little rabbit should be born not long ago, the fur on its body is still fluffy

Xiao Jinyu placed the little rabbit in front of her like a treasure and looked at her expectantly, "Do you like it?"

Miss Han stretched out her slender fingers and poked the little rabbit's head. The little rabbit was so scared that it trembled and dared not move.

She raised her head and looked at Xiao Jinyu, "I like it very much."

"As long as you like it." Xiao Jinyu looked at the little rabbit happily. It would take a long time for it to grow to its round size.

He raised his head and looked at Miss Han and asked, "Are you hungry?"

Miss Han nodded, "A little bit."

"I smelled the aroma of barbecue on my way back just now. Wait, I'll go find some and bring some back for you."

Xiao Jinyu went out happily.

Miss Han looked down at the little rabbit in front of her and reached out to touch it.

Shen Chuwei stared at the skeleton for a long time. She chuckled and said, "Chunxi, cut the skeleton into pieces and fry them in the pan."

Tao Liangyuan swallowed the rabbit meat in her mouth and then asked, "Is this still edible?"

The Queen looked over with curiosity, "Crown Princess, why are you frying the bones?"

"Mother, you will know soon." Shen Chuwei stood up and went to prepare the seasoning.

After Chunxi cut the skeleton, he took the iron pot and placed it on the fire. Then he poured oil into it and put the skeleton in to fry.

When Xiao Jinyu arrived, he saw his mother and walked over curiously, "Mom, what are you eating? It smells so good."

When the queen saw her son coming, she waved to him and said, "Let's have some roasted rabbit. Come and have some too."

"No wonder I smelled the fragrance." Xiao Jinyu walked over and looked at the roasted rabbit meat, chili peppers and pancakes on the table. He turned his head and asked the queen, "Mother, how do you eat this pancake?"

"Let your mother teach you." The queen proudly picked up the pancake and put it on the plate in front of her. She then put two pieces of rabbit meat on it, spread some hot sauce on it, rolled it up, put it in her mouth, took a bite and started eating.

When Xiao Jinyu saw this, he took some pancakes, put some roasted rabbit on a plate, poured some chili sauce on it, and was about to leave when he saw Chunxi taking a pile of bones out of the wok.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing with this bone?"

"Eat it, what else do you think you are doing?" Shen Chuwei said as she sprinkled the prepared seasonings into the bones, then stirred them evenly with chopsticks. She could smell an aroma different from that of roasted rabbit meat.

After stirring evenly, Shen Chuwei poured the skeleton into the soup basin.

Xiao Jinyu saw this and felt a little hungry. He picked up the empty plate and passed it over, "Sister-in-law, give me some."

Shen Chuwei poured all the remaining bones into the plate that Xiao Jinyu handed over.

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Xiao Jinyu happily turned around with the delicious food and walked towards the tent.

The queen looked at her son's actions and knew without asking that her son was giving the food to Miss Han. It was true that once he had a wife, he knew how to love her.

No, she’s not my daughter-in-law yet.

Shen Chuwei picked up a piece of bone and put it into her mouth to eat, not forgetting to remind the queen, "Mother, please taste the flavor of the salt and pepper bone."

The Queen saw that they had all started eating. After Qingying picked up a piece and put it in the bowl in front of her, she couldn't wait to pick it up and put it in her mouth to taste it.

She discovered that the bones tasted delicious after being fried and seasoned.

In fact, this is the same method as Peking duck, which is eaten by rolling up a thin pancake with sauce, shredded green onions and cucumber.

The roast duck skeleton can be fried and made into a salt and pepper skeleton, which tastes equally delicious.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they returned to their tents contentedly.

Shen Chuwei returned to the tent and lay down on the couch. After eating and drinking, she was too lazy to move.

When Xiao Jinyan came back from outside, he saw Shen Chuwei lying motionless on the couch. He walked over and sat down on the couch.

Shen Chuwei heard the noise, opened her eyes, and saw Xiao Jinyan. She propped herself up and lay on her side to look at him.

"Your Highness, are you done?"

Xiao Jinyan looked at her slightly red face and nodded: "Well, you didn't just wake up, did you?"

Shen Chu shook her head slightly, "I woke up a long time ago, and just had a big meal with everyone."

Xiao Jinyan then understood why she looked lazy and sleepy, because she had eaten and drunk enough.

"Will you go hunting with me tomorrow?"

Shen Chuwei yawned and said, "I am not interested in horse riding and archery, but I will cheer for Your Highness on the platform."

Xiao Jinyan was also worried that she would get hurt, so this would be a better way to solve her worries.

"Well, as long as you are happy."

Shen Chuwei suddenly remembered the hunting incident two years ago. She grabbed Xiao Jinyan's sleeve and asked, "No one wants to harm Your Highness this time, right?"

Xiao Jinyan said: "You don't need to worry about these things, I will take care of it."

Shen Chuwei sat up and said very seriously, "How can I not worry? I don't want to be a widow."

Xiao Jinyan: “…” Can’t you just hope for the best for him?

He held her hand tightly, looked at her steadily, and soothed her: "Don't let your imagination run wild. I'm not that weak, and my life can't be taken away by anyone."

Shen Chu nodded: "This is naturally the best way."

Xiao Jinyan: "There is a bonfire party tonight, I am going to join it as soon as I am ready."

What attracted Shen Chuwei was not the bonfire party, but the many different kinds of barbecue.

The bonfire party was held as in previous years.

The Queen sat on the throne following the Emperor, from which position she could see everyone clearly.

Shen Chuwei attended the event with Xiao Jinyan.

Also present were Xu Cefei and Tao Liangyuan. This was their first time participating, so they were inevitably very excited.

Chunxi followed behind, and Qin Xiao happened to be there too.

While everyone was listening to the emperor's speech, Qin Xiao grabbed Chunxi's hand and left.

Chunxi looked at Qin Xiao in confusion and was forced to follow his steps. "What are you doing?"

Qin Xiao grabbed Chunxi's wrist tightly and said, "I have something to tell you. It will only take a moment."

Upon hearing this, Chunxi turned around to look at Shen Chuwei, but still followed Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao stopped when he was some distance away from the campfire.

Chunxi was extremely nervous and didn't know what Qin Xiao would say.

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