Chapter 89 No Negotiation
Chapter 89
Meng Yuning had almost finished packing her luggage that morning, but since she only thought she'd be staying at the beach for one night, she hadn't brought any extra clothes. Now she was back in the west wing, planning to add a few more sets of clothes.
She took out a set and walked to the mirror to try it on herself. If she was satisfied with it, she handed it to Meng Yin and put it in her bag. If she was not satisfied with it, she put it back and picked out the next one.
Yi'er was like a little tail, following her everywhere, running around. Wherever she went, he followed her, busying himself around, and constantly commenting: "This one looks good, An Ning, this one looks good."
Meng Yuning was amused and laughed. She picked out a few sets of clothes and took Yi'er to the main house.
Qi Jingyan had already changed his clothes after a quick wash in the bathroom and was sitting on the couch waiting.
Meng Yuning took a few more clothes from the wardrobe for Yi'er and Qi Jingyan, and asked Meng Jin and the others to pack them. Then she clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Your Highness, everything is ready. When are you leaving?"
Seeing her impatient look, Qi Jingyan smiled and replied, "It's still early, let's wait until dark before leaving."
Meng Yuning thought for a moment and said, "How about we eat first? If we don't catch anything at the beach and it's dark, we'll all be hungry."
Qi Jingyan naturally had no objection and nodded in agreement.
Meng Yuning ordered the meal to be served and told everyone to eat quickly.
After dinner, Meng Yuning and Qi Jingyan took Yier for a walk in the yard to help digest the food, and then they each took a bath and changed their clothes.
Just as they finished packing, Mu Yun arrived: "Your Highness, Miss Meng, Little Prince, everything is ready."
Meng Yuning and Yi'er looked at Qi Jingyan together. Qi Jingyan smiled and said, "A Ning, take Yi'er to the car first. I'll change my clothes and come over."
Meng Yuning and Yi'er cheered and walked out hand in hand. Mu Ying and Mu Li followed closely behind, and Meng Jin and the other four also followed, carrying large and small bags. Mu Feng had already been waiting outside Yanfu Residence. When he saw everyone coming out, he led them to the small door in the backyard.
As soon as I walked out of the small door, I saw two simple horse-drawn carriages and a cart loaded with tents, pots, pans, and other miscellaneous items waiting on the side.
Mu Jiang and twenty guards stood aside with their horses, ready to go.
Meng Yuning took Yi'er onto the first carriage, and asked Meng Jin and the others to take their luggage onto the second one.
She took Yi'er and leaned against the carriage window to look at the door. Not long after, she saw Qi Jingyan changed into a black summer shirt, lowered his head, walked through the small door, came out, and quickly got into the carriage.
As soon as he sat down, Meng Yuning didn't bother to ask why he was wearing black. She excitedly waved and shouted, "Let's go!"
Mu Yun responded, and with a command, everyone jumped on their horses and the convoy started slowly.
The group circled around for a long time before finally passing the main gate of the mansion and heading east.
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It was only a distance of seven or eight miles, and I walked slowly. In less than half an hour, I could clearly hear the sound of the waves.
Along the way, Meng Yuning and Yi'er were originally leaning against the window looking outside. When they heard the sound of the tide, they immediately sat up straight with excitement on their faces.
Yi'er pointed her little finger forward, her eyes wide open: "A Ning, there's a sound, is that the sea?"
Having not seen the sea for a long time, the familiar sound made Meng Yuning's heart surge: "Yes, Yi'er, this is the sound of the sea."
The carriage traveled a short distance and finally stopped.
Meng Yuning hurried to stand up, but Qi Jingyan gently pushed her back to her seat. Meng Yuning looked at him puzzled, and he said gently, "I'll get off first."
Meng Yuning didn't know why he was so eager to grab it, but she didn't argue. She just watched him bend over and get out of the carriage, stepping on the horse stool to get off. Then she took Yi'er's hand and walked towards the door.
She had originally planned to take Yi'er out of the carriage as usual, but she didn't expect Qi Jingyan to reach out and pick up Yi'er, put her on the ground, then raised his hand to hold her waist and carried her down.
Meng Yuning was caught off guard. She felt her body lighten and she floated in the air before landing steadily on the ground.
She was stunned and thought to herself, was he in a hurry to get off the car first just to hug her and Yier?
However, usually she would take Yi'er out of the car first, and then watch him being helped down by Mu Yun and the others. Now, seeing him standing upright by the car, she was a little uncomfortable.
Seeing her in a daze, Qi Jingyan couldn't help but chuckle: "Why are you in a daze? Let's go."
Yi'er also pulled her sleeve and shook it, her voice full of amazement: "An Ning, look, there is so much water in the sea!"
The little guy's adorable, innocent look made Meng Yuning laugh out loud: "Hahaha~"
She took Yi'er's little hand and trotted briskly towards the beach: "There's not only water, but also shells, fish, crabs, and lobsters! Come on, let's go take a look!"
Qi Jingyan followed calmly, and Mu Yun and others followed beside him, holding torches. The flickering flames illuminated a stretch of beach.
When I arrived at the water's edge, the moist sea breeze blew towards me.
Meng Yuning closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
The salty, slightly fishy, yet incredibly refreshing taste intoxicated her. She couldn't help but raise her hand to her mouth and shout towards the surging waves, "Sea, here I come!"
Yi'er also imitated Aning, raised one hand to cover his mouth, and shouted in a clear little voice: "Dahai~, Yi'er is here too!"
After the voice fell, the two looked at each other and laughed at the same time. Qi Jingyan and others also laughed.
There were roaring laughter and waves, and everyone's spirits were high.
Mu Yun and Mu Jiang led a few people to stay behind to guard the place. Mu Shan led a few guard brothers to divide the work and cooperate with each other. Some people set up tents, some gathered firewood, and some found stones to build stoves and light bonfires...
Mu Feng was familiar with the place and walked along the beach with a few people who often went to the sea to look for fresh seafood.
The waves pushed onto the beach layer by layer, and then slowly retreated.
Yier was so excited that he followed the rhythm of the tide, running forward and jumping back with a smile. Soon, his shoes were soaked.
Meng Yuning didn't stop him. She just smiled and took off his shoes and socks, and then helped him take off his outer pants, letting him play to his heart's content in just his shorts.
Yi'er walked barefoot on the soft and fine sand. The sea sand covered his toes, which was so novel and interesting that the little guy laughed.
Seeing Yi'er having fun, Meng Yuning's soles began to itch. She moved closer to Qi Jingyan and whispered to him, "Your Highness, I want to take off my shoes too."
Qi Jingyan was standing with his hands behind his back, gazing at the sparkling waves on the sea. He didn't know what he was thinking. He turned his head to look at her, and saw that her eyes were full of expectation. He smiled and replied, "Take it off if you want."
Meng Yuning's eyes curved up in a sudden, happy smile. She quickly removed her shoes and socks, rolled up her trouser legs to her calves, revealing her slender, fair ankles, and walked quickly to Yi'er's side.
The two of them tread on the water and chase the waves together. Fine sand flows out from between their toes, and the sea water flows over the backs of their feet, which is cool and comfortable.
The big and small ones were having a lot of fun, shouting and yelling.
Qi Jingyan remained standing, quietly watching the two figures, one large and one small, playing on the beach under the moonlight. A smile played on his lips, his eyes reflecting the light of the waves and the fire, his expression gentle.
Meng Yuning waved to him: "Your Highness, take off your shoes too. The sand is so fine and soft, it's so comfortable to step on!"
Qi Jingyan smiled and shook his head: "Just have fun."
Seeing that he was standing like a wooden stake, Meng Yuning suddenly had an idea. She squatted down, leaned close to Yi'er's ear, and whispered a few words in a low voice.
When Yier heard this, he immediately covered his mouth, his eyes curved into crescents, and he nodded his head repeatedly, looking eager to try.
After the two men had discussed it, they pretended to play separately. One stepped on the sand to the left, and the other walked to the west, but they both quietly walked around behind Qi Jingyan. After exchanging glances, they suddenly grabbed his arms and used all their strength to drag him to the water's edge.
Seeing the two people struggling to drag, Qi Jingyan couldn't help laughing, and finally "helplessly" walked forward with their force, allowing the sea water to flood over his satin boots.
Looking at his soaked clothes and shoes, the two "culprits", one big and one small, had excitement on their faces.
Yi'er pointed at Qi Jingyan's feet with her little hand, tilted her head, and said seriously, "Brother, your shoes are wet, take them off quickly!"
Qi Jingyan looked down at his wet shoes, then looked at the two pairs of bright eyes in front of him that were full of expectation. He finally shook his head, took off his shoes and socks as he was told, and put them aside.
Seeing that their plan had succeeded, Meng Yuning and Yi'er smiled at each other, raised their hands in tacit understanding, and lightly slapped each other in the air.
Qi Jingyan lowered his eyes and looked at the two men's smug looks, shaking his head helplessly. He stared at them for a while, then suddenly leaned over, grabbed them with his strong arms, and easily held them one in each hand by his side, then walked towards the sea with his long legs.
It suddenly flew off the ground, causing the two of them to exclaim and laugh, and Yier even shouted "It's fun".
Qi Jingyan walked a few steps in, and when the sea water reached his calves, he deliberately shook his arms, pretending to throw them into the water.
The two people who were laughing and joking just now suddenly panicked, hugged his arms tightly on the left and right, and screamed in fear.
There was a lot of joyful noise in his ears, and Qi Jingyan felt that his ears were going deaf. He stopped scaring them and turned around and walked back to the beach steadily, and gently put the two of them on the ground.
As soon as Meng Yuning and Yi'er landed, they each attacked. Meng Yuning slapped Qi Jingyan on the arm in protest, while Yi'er clenched his fist, jumped up, and punched his brother in the back, neither light nor heavy, shouting, "Bad brother."
After the fight, the little guy turned around and ran away, leaving behind a string of tiny footprints on the fine sand that had just been soaked by the sea water.
Meng Yuning laughed out loud and hurried forward: "Come on, Yi'er, let's go dig sand."
Upon hearing this, Meng Yu hurried to the carriage to get the large iron shovel and iron spoon for cooking that Meng Yuning had specifically asked her to bring, and handed them over happily: "Girl, here." Meng Yuning took it, handed the shovel to Yi'er, and held the iron spoon herself. The two of them chose a place and happily began to dig sand.
In a dry place on the shore, Mu Shan and his team had set up a simple camp. The bonfire was burning, making the beach even brighter.
The guards went to the mountain behind and fetched a few buckets of spring water, poured it into the big pot on the stove and started boiling.
Not long after, Mu Feng and the others came back happily, carrying things in their hands: "We caught crabs, there are still quite a few over there, let's roast these first, and then we'll go catch more!"
Meng Yuning took Yi'er's hand and went forward to take a look. They saw a particularly large crab waving its two large claws aggressively.
Yi'er was so frightened that he immediately hugged Meng Yuning's legs and whispered, "A Ning, it wants to eat Yi'er!"
The little kid's childish talk made everyone laugh out loud.
Meng Yuning picked up Yi'er and comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid, we'll roast it and eat it right away."
Then everyone gathered around the fire and started roasting crabs.
Everyone was eating and playing, and before they knew it, it was late at night.
Yi'er yawned repeatedly, his little head leaning on Meng Yuning's legs little by little, mumbling drowsily: "A Ning, Yi'er is sleepy."
Meng Yuning quickly asked Meng Jin and the others to fetch some warm water, gave Yi'er a quick wash, carried him to the tent, and coaxed him to sleep.
Outside the tent, it gradually became quiet. Some were resting, some were on duty, and only the sound of the waves rose and fell gently.
Yi'er was so sleepy that he lay down for a short while before he fell into a deep sleep with even breathing.
After he fell asleep, Meng Yuning quietly got up and walked out of the tent. She whispered to Qi Jingyan, who was sitting on a mat outside the tent, "Your Highness, go in and sleep. I want to call Mu Ying and the others to go play in the water for a while."
Now that we're at the beach, how can we not go in the water? Otherwise, it would be a wasted trip.
Qi Jingyan raised his eyes to look at her, his tone calm but unyielding: "Let Mu Ying and the others stay here to look after Yi'er, I'll take you into the water."
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