Chapter 74074 Feifei is fun
Chapter 74
Meng Yuning felt her face flushed with heat. She patted Qi Jingyan's shoulder and whispered, "Your Highness, please put me down."
Qi Jingyan heard the embarrassment in An Ning's tone and comforted her gently, "It's okay."
Meng Yuning rolled her eyes. What's the point of saying it's okay? It's broad daylight, and he just lifts her onto his shoulders. How can this be proper?
She then advised, "It's really inappropriate to do this in public."
Qi Jingyan looked around and saw that the attendants were all standing with their backs turned. He said calmly, "They dare not look."
Someone couldn't help but burst out laughing. Meng Yuning lowered her voice and said angrily, "Your Highness, please keep your voice down." Everyone was listening attentively.
But Qi Jingyan was unmoved and stubborn, refusing to put her down. Meng Yuning had no choice but to point at the foot that was stepping on his leg and said, "I'm stepping on you."
You see, if this guy was standing properly and lifting her up, it would be fine, but he is sitting in a wheelchair, why is he trying to be so tough?
At this moment, she was sitting on his shoulder, one foot resting squarely on his leg. However, his iron arm was firmly clamped around her knees, and with the wheelchair armrest blocking her, she couldn't move.
In front of everyone, she stepped on their prince like this. If this gets out, is it acceptable?
I hope someone doesn't get angry and accuse her of disrespecting the royal family. She would really die unjustly.
Qi Jingyan still said the same thing: "It's okay."
Meng Yuning really didn't know what to say. She wanted to pinch his head a few times to relieve her anger, but she didn't dare.
Qi Jingyan added, "A Ning, don't you want to see Yi'er? Come and see."
Meng Yuning gritted her teeth helplessly and said, "Okay, I'll see."
Meng Yuning looked up and saw little Yi'er, carried on Mu Shan's shoulders, hopping through the bushes, his head appearing now and then. The guards, trying to amuse the little prince, also followed Mu Shan's rhythm, rising and falling.
Meng Yuning couldn't help laughing out loud: "Your Highness, everyone is jumping around like a group of grasshoppers."
Although Qi Jingyan couldn't see it, he laughed too.
Meng Yuning watched for a moment, noticing the guards, who had their backs turned, twisting their necks to peek at what was happening in the bushes. She couldn't help but smile, then patted Qi Jingyan's shoulder. "Your Highness, I've seen enough. Let me down."
Otherwise, everyone’s neck might be sprained later.
Qi Jingyan didn't insist this time and slowly put An Ning down as he was told.
As soon as Meng Yuning's toes touched the ground, she quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe his legs, slapping them all over the place. She also took the opportunity to secretly slap him twice, and finally couldn't help laughing out loud.
Qi Jingyan took in her little pride and raised the corners of his lips slightly.
After brushing off the dust, Meng Yuning quickly took two steps back, moving a little further away from him.
But after waiting for a long while, Qi Jingyan still didn't speak, and everyone still stood with their backs to each other. She had no choice but to move back two steps and quietly kick the tip of his shoe.
Qi Jingyan pretended not to know, "What's wrong?"
Meng Yuning hated him for being so stupid. She used her eyes to signal him to look at the guards. Qi Jingyan suddenly realized something and said, "Turn around."
Everyone responded in unison, turned around, and stretched their necks to look towards the grass with a calm expression.
Meng Yuning breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, but still couldn't help but glare at Qi Jingyan who was looking at her with a smile, and quietly took two steps to the side.
Qi Jingyan laughed silently.
Mu Shan carried Yi'er and flew a long circle before finally coming back. Yi'er's face flushed with excitement and she stretched out her hands to An Ning: "An Ning, hold me."
Mu Shan carefully carried the little prince down and handed him to Meng Yuning with a smile.
Meng Yuning held Yi'er, who was beaming, in her arms, touched his little hand, and asked with a smile, "Fei Fei, is it fun?"
Yier nodded: "It's fun."
Then he pointed at Mu Shan and said, "A Ning, let Mu Shan take you flying too."
Mu Shan's face froze and he quickly looked at his own prince.
Meng Yuning felt both amused and warm at the same time.
Yi'er is too young and doesn't understand many things, but he is just sincere and just wants her to experience the things he finds fun.
Meng Yuning gently held Yi'er's hand that was pointing to Mu Shan, and said softly, "A Ning doesn't want to fly."
Yi'er didn't understand and stretched out his little arms, flapping them up and down: "But Feifei is fun."
Meng Yuning had no choice but to continue explaining: "A Ning doesn't want to fly right now. Can we talk about it later when we want to fly?"
Yi'er nodded: "Okay, then when An Ning wants to fly, let Mu Shan..."
Without waiting for Yi'er to finish, Qi Jingyan continued, "When An Ning wants to fly in the future, brother will take An Ning with him."
Mu Shan secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and thanked His Highness for helping him out.
Little Yier poked his head out from Aning's arms, glanced at his brother's legs, and frowned slightly.
My brother is in a wheelchair, how can he take care of Aning Feifei?
But Yi'er was a sensible child. He was afraid of hurting his brother's feelings, so he pursed his lips and swallowed his words.
But those big round eyes were clearly filled with suspicion.
Qi Jingyan: “…”
Meng Yuning looked at the two brothers and couldn't help laughing out loud.
Seeing Qi Jingyan looking at her unkindly, she hurriedly ran with Yi'er in her arms: "Let's go, pick some flowers."
Mu Jiang, Mu Ying and others hurriedly followed.
Qi Jingyan gently turned his wheelchair and looked at the people laughing and playing by the lotus pond. A faint smile appeared on his lips. "Send someone to the market tomorrow to buy more vegetable seeds. Prepare a full range of varieties and bring them back to Mu Jiu and the others to the mountain."
"Yes." Mu Shan bowed and replied, then asked, "Your Highness, if someone asks, how should I answer?"
Qi Jingyan narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly, "Just say that Prince Shen's Mansion wants to open up wasteland and cultivate land to be self-sufficient."
Mu Shan should be.
Mu Jiang and Mu Ying started competing in picking lotus flowers again, while Meng Yuning and Yier clapped their hands and cheered them on on the shore.
Soon, they each picked a handful and returned. They turned around and were about to pick more, but Meng Yuning hurriedly called out to them, "Enough, enough. If you pick too much, you won't have anywhere to put it."
The two agreed and went ashore.
Meng Yuning handed one to Yier, took one for herself, and gave the rest to Meng Yin and Meng Yu.
The group walked slowly along the edge of the lotus pond again. Qi Jingyan saw this and said to Mu Shan, "Push me over."
Mu Shan agreed and pushed Qi Jingyan to catch up quickly.
Seeing Qi Jingyan coming over, Meng Yuning handed the flower in her hand to him: "Your Highness, this is for you. It smells so good."
Qi Jingyan took the flower, lowered his head and sniffed it. The elegant fragrance lingered around his nose. He couldn't help but think of the scene when the girl first gave him wild flowers in the mountains. A smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of his lips.
The setting sun melts gold and the sunset glows like fire.
The man's handsome profile looked even more handsome against the golden afterglow, especially his faint smile with lowered brows. Meng Yuning's heart trembled when she saw it, and she was stunned for a moment.
Qi Jingyan raised his eyes and saw the girl in front of him with her lips slightly parted, staring at him in a daze.
His brows relaxed, his voice gentle: "What are you looking at, An Ning?"
Perhaps it was because the dusk was too intoxicating, or because his deep voice was too alluring, but Meng Yu, lost in thought, blurted out, "...Look at you."
As soon as the words fell, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, followed by bursts of "puff" and "puff" laughter.
Qi Jingyan was stunned at first, then he put his hand to his forehead, his shoulders trembling slightly, and finally he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Meng Yuning suddenly came back to her senses and realized what nonsense she had said. She immediately turned to face the lotus pond and stared at the lotus leaves in the pond with pretended calmness, as if it was not her who had just spoken so wildly.
After a few stealthy glances, seeing no one was paying attention, she quietly raised the lotus in her hand and slapped her lips. This damned mouth was really unbearable. Why was it always so careless?
The low laughter of the man behind her continued to come, and she felt embarrassed. She wanted to dive into the lotus pond and burrow into the mud.
After hearing what Aning said, Xiao Yier first ran to his brother, tilted his little head to look at her carefully, then ran back to Aning, stood on tiptoe, raised his little face, and said seriously: "Brother is not as pretty as Aning. Aning is the prettiest, the prettiest in the world."
Meng Yuning couldn't help laughing at Yi'er's childish words. She squatted down and hugged Yi'er in her arms, and kissed his little face affectionately: "Our Yi'er is also a very handsome young man."
But Yi'er had a stern face and said sternly, "My brother said that a man's appearance doesn't matter!"
Meng Yuning knew that men in this world valued talent and virtue, so she smiled and pinched his little hand: "You're right. Our Yi'er will become a true gentleman who is both civil and military in the future."
Yier laughed.
As dusk fell, Meng Yuning prepared to return home, so the group walked slowly along the lotus pond and returned home in the afterglow of the setting sun.
The guards prepared dinner, a simple meal of three dishes and one soup: blanched shrimp, steamed eggs, stir-fried lettuce, and a chicken soup.
The guards had already mastered the making of these home-cooked dishes, and the taste was comparable to those made by Meng Yuning herself. The two adults and one child sat around the table and finished their meal quietly.
Then, as usual, they walked in circles in the yard to help digest their food. After a while, all three of them were sweating.
The hot water in the small kitchen has been boiled. Meng Yin and Meng Yu, who are on duty today, carry the water to the bathroom. Meng Yuning then takes Yi'er to brush her teeth and take a bath.
Yier is usually steady and sensible, but he is only a three-year-old child after all. When he sees the water, he can't help but splash around excitedly and giggle.
It's midsummer, so I'm not worried about him catching a cold.
Meng Yuning let him play in the big wooden tub and watched from the side with a smile.
I was thinking about finding a place to build a small swimming pool for Yier so that he could play to his heart's content.
After Yi'er was tired of struggling, he sat there obediently and let Aning give him a bath.
After Yi'er finished washing, Meng Yuning wiped him dry, changed him into a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, and carried him directly to the couch. She called Mu Ying in and said to Yi'er, "Yier, play with Mu Ying for a while. An Ning is going to take a shower."
Yi'er said yes obediently, and then softly said, "A Ning should come back soon."
Meng Yuning smiled and said yes, then returned to the bathroom, took off her clothes, stepped into the bathtub, and took a comfortable bath and washed her hair.
After changing clothes and drying her hair halfway, she walked out and saw that Qi Jingyan had not returned yet.
She then said, "Mu Ying, go and invite His Highness in."
Mu Ying replied, "Miss, just now Mu Shisan and the others returned home, and His Highness has gone to the Qingke Hall to discuss matters."
Meng Yuning wasn't surprised. Mu Shisan and the others had gone to investigate the Zhang family's affairs and had said they would be back in the next few days.
Mu Ying added, "His Highness said that the young lady and the little prince should go to bed first and there is no need to wait."
"Okay, got it," Meng Yuning said gently, "You should go back and rest early too."
Mu Ying bowed and took her leave, closing the door quietly.
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Qingke Hall, meeting hall.
Qi Jingyan sat at the head of the table, tapping the table with his fingertips: "How is the investigation going?"
Mu Shisan took out several account books from his bosom and presented them with both hands. With a serious expression, he said respectfully, "Your Highness, these are the secret accounts of the Zhang family gambling house and brothel in Nanpu County. Please take a look."
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