Chapter 53 Meeting the King of Jin and His Son
Su Dalang and Xue Wulang had been studying and writing together and were very good friends. He was originally holding his mother's hand, but when he felt the subtle atmosphere between the adults, he reached out to hold Xue Wulang's hand:
"Achuan——"
Xue Wulang's real name is Xue Lingchuan. Feeling his friend's kindness, he smiled shyly, revealing the gap between his teeth. When he saw Su Erniang looking at him and smiling, he quickly covered his mouth with his hand.
The funny stories between the little ones made the adults smile at each other, as if there had never been any awkward atmosphere. They all went to greet the Minister of Personnel.
The spring breeze was gentle, the birds were singing, and the flowers were fragrant. The entire suburb along the river and the mountains was full of people. The masters greeted each other, and the servants were either busy making tea and serving water, or setting up tents and stoves. It was a bustling and prosperous scene.
Su Ruojin saw someone she knew, Lord Fan's youngest son, Fan Yanjia, who was playing with his little nephew, his head covered with sweat. Yang Dalang Yang Mingyu stopped and greeted him. It turned out that they had studied together in the private school run by Duke Zheng's mansion. Now Yang Dalang went to the Imperial College, and the two were no longer together, but they were classmates after all, so they could be considered friends!
Fan Yanjia saw his classmates, walked over and glanced at Su Ruojin and the others. The young boy was wearing a light blue shirt with narrow sleeves, a round collar, and a belt around his waist. He was bright and handsome, with an elegant appearance.
Fan Yanjia was a noble young man in the eyes of his group, but in his eyes, seeing that spoiled kid actually wanted his father to hold him, he secretly rolled his eyes, glanced at him with disdain, and asked his former classmate, "Where are you going?"
Yang Mingyu smiled and replied: "I was just about to go and pay my respects to your father!"
"Oh!" He was not interested. As a powerful official, it was normal for his father to be constantly greeted by people. He just bowed slightly to everyone and went to play by himself.
The group soon arrived in front of the tent set up at the Fan Mansion. A nobleman was greeting Lord Fan, so they stopped aside and waited silently.
The spring sunshine was bright and warm, making Su Ruojin, who had woken up early, feel drowsy. However, Su Sanlang was beside her, trying to touch her sister. Su Ruojin was awakened by his little hand and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Su Sanlang struggled out of Shu Tong's arms, stood on the ground, and looked towards the tent.
Su Ruojin followed his gaze and secretly smiled. It turned out to be him! She also slid down from her father's arms, stood next to Su Sanlang, and whispered in his little ear, "Don't be afraid, Daddy is here."
If Fan Yanjia just now was bright and noble, then at this moment in the bright spring light, the young man was neither as hazy and beautiful as on the Lantern Festival, nor as cold as the moon in the shade of the forest. He was clear-headed, handsome, and dignified. He exuded an elegant and graceful temperament from the bottom of his heart. He was truly noble and extraordinary, with a hint of impatience between his expressionless brows, which made people feel a sense of noble decadence.
Feeling someone was looking at him, he turned his gaze to the chaotic crowd and stopped at Su Ruojin, the crybaby. The frivolous eyebrows showed his disdain, and the half-curled corners of his mouth showed his sarcasm.
Just ignored it.
Oh my god!
Su Ruojin thought to herself, I had secretly protected him on the night of the Lantern Festival. Why is this guy still holding a grudge against me just for a small pavilion?
She quickly put this guy on the blacklist! She didn't even look at him, she ignored him. What's so great about being good-looking? She just didn't look at him.
Suddenly, Lord Fan's voice of farewell was heard: "I respectfully send off Your Majesty!"
When everyone heard this, they bowed their heads and saluted him respectfully to see him off.
Su Ruojin was small and stood behind the adults. She secretly glanced at the prince who was leaving with his hands behind his back. He had three strands of mustache and looked stern and stern. He looked majestic and intimidating.
There were several princes in the Dayin Dynasty, namely Qin, Jin, Chu, Zhao and Qi. Which one is he?
Su Ruojin had heard limited gossip and did not guess which prince it was. She learned from the conversation between Lord Fan, Su Yanli and others that it was the Prince of Jin, the emperor's half-brother. Then the little boy who was about eleven or twelve years old and standing next to the Prince of Jin, couldn't he be the Sixth Prince, Zhao Lan, who was loved to the bone by the Princess of Jin?
So that's how it is. He is noble and handsome, no wonder he is so arrogant. Anyway, they are not from the same class. Su Ruojin put it out of her mind after gossiping.
After waiting for a long time for the adults to finish chatting and return to the open space, we didn't even have time to fly the kite. We started with a barbecue. We had to eat and drink enough so that we would have enough energy to play.
Lamb, pork belly, chicken wings and other barbecue ingredients were marinated at home. In order to make them delicious, Su Ruojin put a lot of effort into it and collected all the seasonings except chili peppers. There was no chili pepper in the Dayin Dynasty, so dogwood was used instead. The marinated food was very tasty.
When the first batch of skewers came out, the aroma spread over a distance of two miles, attracting many people to come over. Seeing the sizzling skewers, some children drooled as they stood in front of the oven.
The Su siblings were surrounded by the crowd and were too embarrassed to put the skewers in their hands into their mouths.
Su Sanlang turned around and hid behind his father to eat, slurping his food. "Delicious... so delicious..."
Su Ruojin: ...
Su Dalang: ...
Yang Si Niang was too familiar with the Su family, so she didn't care about anything else and walked straight up to A Jin, "I want to eat too!"
Su Ruojin asked her father to pass her a piece. The little girl took it and took a bite. She kept eating while enjoying the hotness and sizzling. "Wow, Ah Jin, this mutton is so tender. How come there is no smell of mutton at all? It's so delicious!"
In a blink of an eye, she finished a string of five diced meat.
Little girl, why are you so fierce? Lamb is so expensive, okay? Su Ruojin took a bite of the lamb skewer in her hand with heartache, and said, "Never mind, you can look if you want. I'm not embarrassed, let me fill my stomach first."
Mr. Fan's eldest grandson, Fan Chengcan, somehow ran over here from the front. Seeing the Su brothers and sisters and Yang Siniang enjoying the delicious food, he stretched out his legs and walked forward to ask Su Yanli who was roasting the food, "I want some too!"
No matter whether you recognize it or not, just eat it first.
Su Yanli recognized the little guy and smiled gently. He gave him one of the roasted ones first and distributed the rest to the young men who were watching.
Those who had the nerve to gather around were all kids as old as Su Sanlang. Su Yanli didn't care at all and asked the brothers Dashi and Ershi to come over and roast the food, and give it to whichever kid wanted it.
For a while, the Su family's grill was filled with children scrambling for the skewers. Some of the children who didn't get any cried loudly and went home to complain.
Su Yanli had a headache and glared at his daughter who was eating happily, blaming her for making the food too delicious.
Su Ruojin quickly took her father away from the stove and said, "When their parents come, I'll pretend I didn't know."
Su Yanli had no choice but to go to the tent to accompany his wife and drink tea with her to quench his thirst.
Fan Chengcan was a very domineering kid. He grabbed a few strings and ran away. Su Sanlang couldn't catch up with him. He stomped his feet in anger and said, "This is my family's stuff, mine..." Seeing that he ignored him, he was furious.
Su Ruojin hurried over to coax him, "Forget it, forget it, the mutton is gone, let's eat chicken wings..."
“This one is gone too!”
"Then let's eat pork belly..."
"No more..." Su Sanlang became sadder and sadder as he spoke. He hadn't even eaten enough!
(End of this chapter)
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