After the convoy had traveled for a day, everyone set up camp in a valley. Although there were cushions in the carriage after sitting in the carriage for a whole day, Lin Zhan still felt sore in his back.
After the carriage stopped, Lin Zhan couldn't wait to jump out of the carriage. Looking at the green all around, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Jun Beiqi behind him also slowly walked out of the carriage, raised his eyes and looked around, frowning slightly. "There is only one way in and out of the valley. We are likely to be blocked by the enemy in the valley and caught in a trap."
After he finished speaking, Lin Zhan's good mood was completely ruined by his words.
"Your Highness, don't worry. Nothing like this will ever happen. I promise you." Lin Zan said with a confident look.
Jun Beiqi glanced at her, clearly not believing her. "I'm curious, how can you guarantee that we won't be ambushed by others?"
In the original book, Jun Beiyu did not encounter any danger when he went to the southwest, so they naturally would not encounter any danger now.
Lin Zan thought in her heart, but she would not say these words to Jun Beiqi, she just made three promises that nothing would happen.
After spying on Lin Zan's mind for some time, Jun Beiqi seemed to have grasped something, but he was not completely sure.
After setting up camp in the valley, everyone lit bonfires and began to cook food.
At this moment, a rustling sound was heard in the grass not far away, which instantly attracted the attention of the guards. Jun Beiqi gave a look to the guard next to him.
The guard immediately rushed out with a knife in hand, and soon returned with a nest of rabbits. He calmly said to Jun Beiqi, "Your Highness, what should we do with these rabbits?"
"Rabbit, roasted rabbit meat is the most delicious." When Lin Zhan heard the guard mention rabbit, he immediately turned his head and looked over with a greedy expression on his face.
At first, Jun Beiqi was going to throw the rabbits away, but after hearing Lin Zhan's thoughts, he changed his mind and said to the guards, "Roast the rabbits for everyone's snack."
"Great!" Lin Zhan clapped her hands happily, but she didn't expect Jun Beiqi to point his finger at her the next second. "Let her take the test."
After the words fell, everyone was stunned for a moment, and the happy expression on Lin Zhan's face instantly froze, and then he pointed at his nose and said in disbelief. "His Royal Highness just told me to roast it."
"That's right. I remember that the flower cakes you made for the fourth brother last time were very good. I believe you also have some skills in roasting rabbits." Jun Beiqi looked at Lin Zan with interest and said.
The guard quickly came to his senses and threw the rabbits in front of Lin Zhan.
Looking at the rabbits thrown in front of him, bloody and dead with their eyes open, Lin Zhan couldn't help but shudder.
Lin Zhan stood there for a long time without moving. Jun Beiqi snapped his fingers and said in a light tone, "I am still waiting to eat."
These words brought Lin Zhan back to reality. She gritted her teeth and had no choice but to resign herself to dragging the rabbits to her campfire.
Fortunately, the guards around the prince saw that Lin Zan was only a child of a few years old, and they considerately cleaned the rabbit's fur.
"If Miss Lin needs anything, please tell me." The little eunuch who had always been following Jun Beiqi trotted over and put some salt next to Lin Zan.
Lin Zan really didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but since Jun Beiqi was the prince, she had no choice but to accept her fate and roast the rabbit.
Although she didn't say anything, she cursed Jun Beiqi's eight generations in her heart to vent her anger.
What Lin Zhan didn't know was that all these words were heard by Jun Beiqi. Jun Beiqi's eyes became colder and colder, staring at Lin Zhan like a cold poisonous snake.
The roasted rabbit meat is very fragrant. After a while, a rich aroma permeates the entire camp. Even without any seasoning, it is mouth-watering.
Lin Zhan looked at the seasonings at hand, his eyes fell on the chili powder, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he muttered, "Didn't you ask me to roast the rabbit? Then I'll let you eat as much as you want."
After saying that, Lin Zhan was about to pick up the chili powder and sprinkle it on the rabbit, but before he could take any action, his hand was grabbed by someone.
"I don't eat spicy food." It turned out that Jun Beiqi noticed Lin Zan's little thoughts and walked over to stop her.
There was no choice but to put down the pepper in her hand. At this moment, her eyes were fixed on a tree not far away.
The branches of this tree are very slender, with black seeds hanging on them. There is also a familiar smell coming from it.
Could that be Sichuan pepper? Lin Zan sniffed his nose and then his eyes lit up.
"Your Highness, please wait a moment." Lin Zan pulled his senior brother Qin Shang and ran directly to the tree, then asked his senior brother to pick the black seeds on the tree.
Qin Shang didn't know what his junior sister was going to do, but he still followed her instructions and picked the peppercorns from the tree.
"What are you going to do now?" Jun Beiqi narrowed his eyes and his gaze fell on the peppercorns in Lin Zan's palm.
Lin Zhan held up the peppercorns in his hand like he was offering a treasure, and enthusiastically promoted them. "Your Highness, you don't know, this is a good thing. Sprinkle it evenly on the rabbit meat, and it will definitely make the rabbit meat taste several times better."
Seeing the passionate light in her eyes, Jun Beiqi felt a little suspicious. Lin Zhan was scolding him happily just now.
"Your Highness, are you afraid that I will harm you? We are in the same boat. I will never harm Your Highness." Lin Zhan almost raised his hand to swear.
In the end, Jun Beiqi chose to believe her and nodded half-doubtfully. Lin Zhan asked the guards to crush the fresh peppercorns and then sprinkle them evenly on the rabbit meat.
As expected, a fresh and numbing smell hit them in the face, shocking them so much that even the guards nearby came over quietly.
Soon the rabbit meat with peppercorns was roasted, and Lin Zhan immediately gave the first piece of rabbit meat to Jun Beiqi. "Your Highness, please enjoy."
Jun Beiqi took the rabbit meat from her hand and took a bite. Lin Zhan's eyes became brighter and brighter. But as time went by, Lin Zhan realized something was wrong.
Jun Beiqi did not have any of the reactions that ordinary people would have after eating Sichuan peppercorns. Instead, Jun Beiqi's reaction was so calm that it felt weird.
Jun Beiqi even nodded slightly and said to Lin Zhan, "It tastes good."
What was going on? A bunch of question marks popped up on Lin Zan's head. Did the Crown Prince have no sense of taste? Or had the Crown Prince discovered his plan?