Playing around is playing around, but if Mu Jin really stayed in the carriage with him overnight, he'd probably be beaten to death by Mu Jin before he even saw the next day's sun.
The carriage returned to the city gate, and Ling Yu jumped off. Using her light-footed skill, she leaped onto the city gate. Soon after, the capital gate opened, and Ling Yu walked out from inside. She sat back in the carriage, gently urged the horses on, and then slowly drove the carriage into the capital.
Mu Jin was stunned by Ling Yu's outrageous actions. She looked at Su Yi in surprise: "Wait, is this Jingmen Gate yours, Prince Yi's mansion? You can just open it and close it whenever you want?"
While rubbing his sore bottom from Mu Jin's kick, Su Yi said with dissatisfaction, "Of course, I'll take you back the way I brought you out." He pointed to his own backside and said with displeasure.
"Look, can't you be a little gentler? If you kick me and hurt me, how am I supposed to buy you grain?"
Mu Jin knew that Su Yi was pretending to be pitiful in front of her. Originally, she wanted to sneer at Su Yi, but when she heard Su Yi mention buying grain, she couldn't help but stop talking.
Seeing that Mu Jin was looking at him without saying anything, Su Yi thought that he had gone too far with his joke and that Mu Jin was angry, so he sat down next to Mu Jin and bumped her with his shoulder.
"I was just joking, are you angry?"
Mu Jin remained silent, and Su Yi grew impatient: "No, you kicked and injured me, aren't you going to let me suffer a little?"
Mu Jin scoffed coldly: "How dare I, a commoner? How about I apologize to you?"
She'd already uttered the words "commoner," so she seemed annoyed. But the shameless Su Yi wanted to know how Mu Jin planned to compensate him, so he leaned closer to her and asked with a grin, "How will you compensate me?"
"Apologizing is of course to please them. Everyone in Dongyue knows that their Prince Yi loves beauty more than the country."
Upon hearing Mu Jin's words, Su Yi felt a sense of unease. Mu Jin then addressed Ling Yu outside the carriage, saying, "Brother Ling Yu, please detour to Manchun Tower."
Su Yi hurriedly asked, "What is A-Jin doing at Manchun Pavilion?"
Mu Jin glanced at Su Yi and sneered, "Buy a courtesan to apologize to King Yi."
Su Yi said shamelessly, "Ah Jin's kick just now left me a bit weak. I reckon even if I called ten courtesans, I wouldn't be able to do anything. How about we go and replenish our strength first?"
Mu Jin scoffed and said, "Repair? How?"
Su Yi grinned mischievously, winked at Mu Jin, and said, "You'll understand when we get there."
Looking at Su Yi's smug expression, Mu Jinji couldn't help but get goosebumps.
When the carriage stopped, Ling Yu lifted the curtain for the two of them. Mu Jin was greeted by the aroma of wine and the familiar, tempting smell of beef in the air. Only then did Mu Jin realize what Su Yi meant by "supplement".
It was already 7 PM. The two hadn't eaten since leaving the city that afternoon. They had been bickering outside the city and hadn't had time to think about food, so they didn't feel hungry. But now, smelling the aroma of food, they couldn't help but feel ravenous.
Both of them were handsome and had the appearance of noblemen. Last time they came here, Su Yi generously gave them a lot of silver, so the owner of the beef shop recognized them at a glance.
The beef shop owner greeted the two with a smile: "Oh, you two esteemed guests, it's been a long time! What would you like to order today?"
With a smile on his face, Su Yi and Mu Jin stepped inside, and he handed the owner a silver ingot, saying, "A pot of wine, a beef hot pot, and two servings of beef skewers."
"Alright," the beef shop owner heard, and turned around to prepare the ingredients for the two of them.
At this hour, there were hardly any customers in the shop, so the owner quickly prepared the food for the two of them and set it on the table. The owner originally wanted to personally grill the meat for the two generous guests, but Su Yi said that he could do it himself.
Seeing Su Yi's seemingly carefree attitude, Mu Jin couldn't help but ask doubtfully, "Do you even know how to grill? If not, ask the owner."
Su Yi smiled and served Mu Jin a bowl of beef soup: "Have a bowl of soup to warm your stomach first, it will be ready soon."
Mu Jin picked up the beef soup Su Yi had served him, watching Su Yi skillfully grill the beef: "You look pretty good. You really know how to do it?"
"Of course. When I was young, I traveled all over the country with my master. Many times, my unreliable master would order me to hunt in the mountains and fields. After I caught the prey, I would wash and roast it and serve it to him with wine. That's how I learned this skill."
After Su Yi finished speaking, he handed several skewers of grilled beef to Mu Jin. Mu Jin took a bite, and to her surprise, the taste was just as good as the beef grilled by the shop owner himself.
"You are a prince of the Eastern Yue Kingdom. How could your father allow you to travel all over the country with some kind of master?"
Su Yi sneered: "My master was found for me by my mother, it's none of his business. Besides, I have no interest in the throne of Dongyue. Wouldn't it be better to live a carefree life?"
Knowing that Su Yi's mother had passed away and that he had a bad relationship with the Emperor of Dongyue, Mu Jin decided not to continue the conversation. She quickly finished her beef skewers and urged Su Yi, "Hurry up."
"Alright, alright, you woman, I haven't even had a sip of soup."
After saying that, Su Yi glanced at the skewer of beef in Mu Jin's hand, winked at Mu Jin, and Mu Jin had no choice but to hand the skewer to Su Yi.
Su Yi took a bite of beef from Mu Jin's hand and said happily, "That's right, I like women who take the initiative."
Since he said such shameless things, he naturally deserved a punch from Mu Jin. However, Su Yi anticipated the punch and easily dodged it with a smile. Mu Jin, however, glared at him irritably: "If you keep being so shameless, don't blame me for being impolite!"
She was a woman who was taking the initiative; she didn't want to vomit up all the beef she had just eaten because of Su Yi's disgusting words.
Su Yi blinked at Mu Jin, a carefree smile playing on his lips. He handed Mu Jin the grilled beef skewers, picked up the warmed wine from the table, poured two glasses, and handed one to Mu Jin.
"Alright, I'll stop teasing you. Eat quickly, and I'll take you back to the General's Mansion after you finish."
Mu Jin nodded, seemingly thinking of something: "What about the grain?"
Su Yi made a shushing gesture and laughed, "This is not the place to talk about these things. Let's go to Shuyu Tower at noon tomorrow to discuss them."
Mu Jin knew that this was not the right time to talk about these things, so she shut her mouth and focused on eating the beef in her hand.
After the two had eaten and drunk their fill, Su Yi escorted Mu Jin back to the General's Mansion.
Only after Mu Jin got off Su Yi's carriage and walked into the general's mansion without looking back did Su Yi get into his carriage.
Su Yi couldn't help but laugh at himself inwardly: "Sigh~ Hoping this woman will turn around and look at me is harder than climbing to heaven."
A moment later, Su Yi said to Ling Yu, "Let's go back to the manor." At this moment, the carriage of the Prince Yi's manor drove away from the General's manor.
At this moment, two groups of people stood not far from the General's Mansion, watching Su Yi's carriage slowly disappear around the corner of the street.
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