The servants quickly prepared the ingredients and barbecue equipment, and set up tables and chairs in the garden.
After sitting down, Wen Nongnong said to Lü Qiao, "Bring over the wine and glasses we brought."
"Yes, Miss," Green Fairy replied and immediately went to get it.
The servants worked quickly, and soon the aroma of roasted meat filled the air.
"It smells so good." Wen Nongnong smacked her lips, watching the servant skillfully grilling the meat. She paused, then asked Lu Yingying, "Is he a servant from the villa?"
Lu Yingying shook her head. "No, he's someone I brought from the Lu family. He's very good at grilling meat. When there are banquets at home, we often have him grill meat for the guests. The meat he grills is delicious. You'll know once you try it."
Wen Nongnong became somewhat expectant, "Then I'll have to try it properly later."
Just then, a smiling voice suddenly interrupted, "Actually, my barbecue skills are pretty good too."
Wen Nongnong was startled and turned to look.
When he saw the person who came, his expression changed. He was like a persistent ghost. How come I always run into him?
"Second sister is really enjoying herself, coming here for a barbecue without even inviting me." At this moment, a sarcastic voice rang out, interrupting Wen Nongnong's thoughts.
Only then did she notice that there were two other girls traveling with Si Luo.
The girl standing to the right of Si Luo was quite pretty, but she had a mean-spirited look on her face, making her seem like someone who was difficult to get along with.
The girl standing to Si Luo's left was of superior temperament and appearance. She stood there quietly without saying a word, which made it difficult to understand her personality for a moment.
Lu Yingying had already stood up and said somewhat helplessly, "Third sister, have you forgotten? I invited you last time, but you said you were busy. Since you're here, please sit down." As she spoke, she paused and looked at Si Luo and Si Lan, "Young Master Si, Miss Si."
Si Luo said somewhat apologetically, "My brother and I came uninvited. We hope we haven't bothered you all?"
Before Lu Yingying could speak, Lu Yanyan spoke first: "What are you apologizing for? This is the Lu family villa, not just hers. You are my guests."
Si Lan, who had been silent all along, tugged at Lu Yingying's sleeve and then looked at her with a smile, "Miss Yingying, I'm sorry to bother you."
Lu Yingying glanced at Lu Yanyan and sighed inwardly.
This cousin has never gotten along with her since childhood. Wherever she is, she always causes trouble and makes people uncomfortable.
She shook her head. "Miss Si is overthinking it. It's more lively with more people. Someone, bring a few more tables and chairs."
"Yes." Immediately, servants quickly brought over tables and chairs, and added bowls, chopsticks, and cups.
Si Luo smiled and looked at Si Lan and Lu Yanyan, "You two, upon seeing the Regent's Consort, why don't you quickly pay your respects?"
Upon hearing this, Si Lan glanced at Wen Nong Nong in surprise, then calmly bowed to her.
"Si Lan greets the Princess."
Wen Nongnong glanced at her and realized that she was Si Lan, the empress appointed by Gu Heng.
No need for formalities.
At this moment, Lu Yanyan blurted out, "You're the Regent's Consort? But what are you doing here?"
Wen Nongnong's lips curled up slightly. "Why can't I be here? Judging from Miss Lu's tone, it seems I'm not welcome."
Lu Yanyan's lips moved as if she was about to say something, but Si Luo spoke first: "Miss Lu is probably too happy to see the Regent's Consort here, but she doesn't mean to be unwelcoming to the Consort."
Lu Yanyan heard this, glanced at him secretly, and nodded in agreement, "That's right, I'm just too happy, I didn't mean to say I didn't welcome the princess."
Wen Nongnong shrugged and didn't say anything more.
Everyone took their seats.
The atmosphere became somewhat strange due to the sudden arrival of three people, and no one spoke again.
Green Beauty brought over the wine, wine jug, and glassware.
Wen Nongnong took the wine, poured it into the wine jug to let it breathe, and planned to drink it with Lu Yingying and the others later.
Before long, the servants had roasted a rabbit.
At Lu Yingying's instruction, the servants first brought the roasted rabbit to Wen Nongnong and prepared various dipping sauces for her.
The aroma of the roasted meat made people's mouths water instantly. Wen Nongnong, who wasn't hungry before, suddenly felt ravenous.
"Your Majesty, shall I cut the meat for you?" Wang Houde asked solicitously.
“Yes, thank you for your trouble, Eunuch Wang,” Wen Nongnong replied immediately.
Wang Houde took a clean dagger and quickly sliced the rabbit meat into thin slices, placed them on a plate, and invited Wen Nongnong to eat.
Wen Nongnong said, "I can't eat one by myself, so let's cut them all off and share some with everyone."
Wang Houde did as instructed, cutting off the remaining roasted rabbit and placing it on a plate.
"Lvqiao, deliver this to Yingying, Qianqian, Yanran, and Yutong," Wen Nongnong instructed.
Lü Qiao then placed the rabbit on the table for the group.
Finally, there were still some left, so Wen Nongnong had Lü Qiao, Bai Li, and Wang Houde sit next to her and eat together.
Lu Yanyan watched longingly, thinking that Wen Nongnong would also send some to them, but she didn't expect that everyone else would send some, except for the three of them. Moreover, even though there was still some left, she didn't share it with them, but instead let several servants eat it together.
That's outrageous! Does she think the three of them are less important than a few servants?
Si Luo didn't pay any attention. Seeing Wen Nong Nong sitting with the servants, eating with relish, he suddenly got up and walked towards the grill.
"Brother Si Luo, what are you doing?" Lu Yanyan, feeling indignant, saw this and quickly followed.
“There are so many of us, he can’t grill them all by himself. Luckily, I know a bit about grilling meat, so I’ll show off my skills tonight,” Si Luo said with a smile. Then he rolled up his sleeves, stood next to another grill, took the marinated suckling pig, and placed it on the grill to roast.
His movements were very skillful, on par with the servant who was grilling the meat.
Lu Yanyan said excitedly, "I'm in for a treat today! I get to eat meat that Brother Si Luo grilled himself."
Wen Nongnong ignored them, poured herself and Lü Qiao a glass of wine, and then asked Lü Qiao to take the wine pot and pour wine for Lu Yingying, Su Qianqian and the other three.
Bai Li had never drunk wine before. Looking at the bright red wine in the glass, she curiously picked it up and took a sip.
The strange taste made her squint uncomfortably.
Wen Nongnong chuckled, "How is it? Is it good?"
Bai Li said with a bitter face, "Why does the wine taste so strange?"
“You might not be used to the taste the first time you drink it, but after a few more times, you’ll like it,” Wen Nongnong said.
"I don't like the taste, I'm not drinking it." Bai Li shook her head.
But she also knew that wine was rare and precious, and in Daye, even if you had money, you might not be able to drink it.
It would be such a waste to just throw it away.
She looked up and saw Wang Houde tasting wine. He seemed to really enjoy it. On a whim, she pushed her glass towards him.
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