Knowing that he liked to eat steamed grouper, he picked up a chopstick of tender meat from the belly of the fish and gave it to Shen Shoufu, who was filial.
He picked up another piece of braised pork ribs for Xie Zhiluo, knowing that he liked it.
They returned it to Mrs. Shen. Brother Shen and the others each picked up their favorite dishes. With her around, everyone was happy and ate well, without feeling upset at all.
After the family had eaten and drunk their fill, they went to the warm room to drink tea. Xie Zhiluo played chess with Chief Minister Shen, and Big Brother Shen watched. Yan Bao and Madam Shen were chatting and laughing next door. They gathered around the stove to make tea and opened the windows to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.
Yan Bao poured a cup of brewed tea for Shen Shoufu, another for Xie Zhiluo, and stuffed an orange into his mouth for him to eat.
Chief Minister Shen raised an eyebrow, about to glare at his daughter for being partial, when a peeled tangerine appeared before him: [Daddy, don't worry. I peeled it for fear of dirtying your hands. Isn't that the most filial piety!]
Shen Shoufu was in a good mood, even better than when he won against Xie Zhiluo, and after eating the orange, he felt sweet in his heart.
This winter's little cotton jacket.
It’s warm!
It was almost time for Xie Zhiluo to return to the Prince's Palace. He had not yet married and had not moved out of the palace to build a house, so he was still in the palace.
Yan Bao went to see him off.
Xie Zhiluo was able to talk to Yan Bao behind the others' backs. Holding her hand, they chatted for a while in the carriage. Yan Bao gave him a bag of tangerines and said, "Eat them when you get back to the palace. See you after the New Year!"
Xie Zhiluo looked at her fair face and bright eyes and said, "You will be coming of age after the New Year. What gift would you like?"
Yan Bao smiled and said, "I like everything you give me. I'm not picky."
No way!
[Anything valuable is a gift, I love it!]
Xie Zhiluo: “…”
I understand.
Thinking of what his father said before leaving the palace, Xie Zhiluo couldn't help but test it out: "Father means that after you reach the age of marriage, we can prepare to get married."
"Huh?" Yan Bao was dumbfounded: [So soon? I'm only fifteen, it should be at least twenty, right?]
Xie Zhiluo felt upset. Twenty... twenty?
Another five years to wait?
Yan Bao pointed at his finger: "Brother Crown Prince, don't you think it's too early to get married now?"
Xie Zhiluo knew what she was thinking. He felt disappointed, but he also had to consider her feelings.
Especially hearing Yan Bao's inner voice: "If I have to get married, I might as well run away. I really don't want to get married now. Can't you wait until I'm older? I'm still young!"
Run away from marriage?
no!
Xie Zhiluo clenched his fists and resisted the urge to lock the man up.
"If Yanbao thinks it's too early, I will talk to my father and tell him that I don't want to get married for the time being." My father will probably be mad to death!
Oh, forget it. It’s better to make my father angry to death than to watch Yan Bao run away from the marriage.
I said, my father has been through many battles and won’t be easily angered to death.
Emperor: "A-choo!"
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