Shi Zairong's original purpose for coming here was not simple. After finally getting in, he was about to explore for some information, but he was either stopped by someone or Tang Chen followed him: "Didn't you say before that you didn't have time to play host and hang out with me? Why do I feel like you've been spying on me these past few days?"
Tang Chen also said quickly: "It's not as if, it's that I'm monitoring you. We are standing on opposite sides now, I am worried about you."
Shi Zairong stopped and, only an inch away from Tang Chen, lowered his head and said, "I heard that Prince Qingliang is a jealous person. Aren't you afraid that he will get jealous?"
Tang Chen said that since Shi Zairong had investigated Wang Yanzhou and knew that he was a jealous person, he knew how crazy this jealous person could be when he got mad. Therefore, he raised his eyebrows and said sarcastically, "You dare not."
Shi Zairong smiled and said, "Oh, really?"
Tang Chen continued to advance, teasing Shi Zairong while whispering in his ear, "You've already investigated everything, and you're still asking me? Isn't that redundant?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Zairong swallowed subconsciously and quickly took a few steps back, putting some distance between herself and Tang Chen: "...So, keep your distance from me, big sister!"
Tang Chen asked, hands on hips, "Hey, why are you so bad at talking? Why are you calling me big sister? I'm not necessarily older than you."
Shi Zairong said that it's not that he can't speak, but that he doesn't dare to speak: "But you're married, and I'm still alone. This is a respectful title. Do you still want me to call you little sister, little cutie, or little fairy? This doesn't seem appropriate."
"hehe."
With Tang Chen's sneer, the topic of conversation ended. Shi Zairong, accompanied by Tang Chen, wandered around the palace gardens and suggested, "By the way, I heard you have a child. How about taking me to see it?"
The smile on Tang Chen's face froze instantly, and then he asked very seriously: "...At that time, a death order was issued not to bring this matter out of the valley. May I ask how did you know this?"
Shi Zairong said that no matter how hard they tried to hide this kind of thing, they probably couldn't keep it secret. When Princess Fenglai married into the Qingliang Palace, the King of Shu, who was thousands of miles away, also knew about Tang Chen's childbirth. It's not surprising that he knew about it, let alone being so surprised.
Although Shi Zairong was not considered a good person in the eyes of the Liang people, he considered himself an upright person. He would never do something like harming a child or coercing the parents. "Weren't you captured when you were pregnant? The South Vietnamese intelligence network is not as simple as you think."
After Tang Chen relaxed a little, he said, "We have all gone through nine years of compulsory education. I believe you are a gentleman and would not harm innocent elderly, weak, women, and children. Come with me. You must be mentally prepared first, and don't be stunned by my son's beauty."
...When Shi Zairong saw the chubby little kid dancing with his little arms and legs on the bed, he was truly shocked. "I'm truly shocked. Such an adorable baby, can't you just control his diet? Look at all the fat on this little chubby kid."
Tang Chen patted his chest and said, "I am following a scientific feeding method. Maybe the child absorbs the food too well. I am afraid that he will grow up to be the kind of person who will gain weight even if he drinks water."
Shi Zairong tutted his words and said, "Looking at the current momentum, it's hard to say."
After Tang Chen picked up the little bean from the bed and played with Shi Zairong for a while, his hands were so sore that he had to hand it over to the wet nurse. While exercising his hands, he muttered, "...It seems that this weight loss issue needs to be put on the agenda in advance."
After Shi Zairong spent three days at the palace, he moved to the Hot Spring Villa for a few more days. Tang Chen calculated the time. Shi Zairong had previously revealed that he would be returning to join the group in South Vietnam in a few days. Their positions were originally different, so no matter how compatible they were, they couldn't stay too long, fearing unforeseen circumstances.
Therefore, today's lunch can be said to be a shortened version of the Manchu-Han Banquet. While the dishes were being served, Tang Chen asked Shi Zairong, "How do you feel about living here for a few days?"
Shi Zairong said with an expression of reluctance to leave, "It's a good place to retire and relax. Otherwise, it's a pity that I didn't gain much."
Tang Chen smiled and said, "If I let you gain too much, I will become a sinner for Qingliang Valley and even Liang State."
Watching the delicacies pouring in like a stream, Shi Zairong couldn't help but marvel at the abundance of Qingliang Valley's produce. Just a hundred miles away, he could already tell what the southern border looked like. He'd witnessed the same sights all the way from Nanyue to Liang State. Wang Yanzhou, and that legendary Queen Wang Zhen, hailed by all nations, were truly no ordinary people. "Let's not talk about that anymore. Looking at this meal today, are you preparing to send me off?"
Tang Chen jokingly said, "Yes, it's the last meal. Let's eat and drink well and then hit the road."
Shi Zairong said that if that was the case, he would not be polite or reserved: "Then I have to taste the cooking of the Qingliang Palace. I heard that Qingliang Valley has a good swan egg dish. Which one is it?"
After Tang Chen glanced at the dishes on the table, he said, "That one hasn't arrived yet, let's try the other dishes first."
After eating and drinking, Tang Chen packed some dry food and a big swan egg for Shi Zairong, and personally sent him out of the valley.
Tang Chen watched Shi Zairong leave with no intention of returning, and then hurried back to the hot spring villa. As soon as Tang Chen entered the house, Wang Ruo asked anxiously, "Did he send the person away?"
After taking a sip of water, Tang Chen said, "He left. I saw him leave the valley with my own eyes."
After hearing that he had left safely, Wang Ruo breathed a sigh of relief. "When he left, I asked Shuyi to check if anything was missing from the palace and the villa. As expected, this guy is really dedicated to his work."
Tang Chen was stunned. This guy actually took something with him. He had clearly prepared the package himself when he left. "What's missing?"
Wang Ruo replied, "A map of Qingliang Valley."
"...Not bad, I accidentally picked this up on the ground when I saw him off." As he spoke, Tang Chen handed the jade pendant he had taken from Shi Zairong to Hua Wuxin.
Hua Wuxin took a look at the material of the jade pendant and confirmed that it was not the kind that could be thrown away without regret. He said, "This thing, combined with the seal I got earlier, might be of some use. Keep it away for now and don't let Yan Zhou find it. This is a jade pendant, be careful not to get jealous."
Tang Chen said, "I'm a professional at collecting things, so don't worry. Speaking of which, when you first said he wasn't perceptive, I thought you were just being angry because he looked good. Now it seems like you were really stupid or just pretending to be stupid, as you didn't find the seal after it was lost for so many days."
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