Su Qian rested for a while, had some snacks, and then curled up in the recliner to read a storybook.
Yan Xuanye returned to the tent at lunch time, and the curtain was raised, so Su Qian discovered him as soon as he appeared at the door of the tent.
"Why don't you come in?"
There were some blood stains on his body, staining his clothes. He stood at the door of the tent, not daring to come in. "The smell of blood is a bit strong, I'm afraid it will bother you. I'll go take a shower and change clothes first."
"Qianqian, ask the maids to prepare lunch. Today at noon..." He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Can I have lunch with Machi, Gebulu and the others?"
Su Qian thought it was nothing, just having lunch together, nothing wrong, so she agreed: "Okay."
Hearing that she did not refuse, Yan Xuanye's eyes and eyebrows showed a hint of joy.
In fact, Yan Xuanye was quite nice on this point and would ask for her opinion.
…
Su Qian had just prepared lunch when Yan Xuanye brought Machi and Gebulu into the tent. She looked up and found that Machi and Gebulu were actually a little restrained when they saw her.
She felt strange: "What's wrong?"
Ma Qi came in at this moment, and seeing her bright eyes looking directly at him, he became a little nervous: "No... no, no, it's okay."
Machi has round eyes and a handsome appearance. He doesn't look very old, and when he stutters, he seems a bit honest and cute.
Su Qian burst out laughing. Seeing this, Ge Bulu glanced at Machi with disdain: "Can't a grown man be tougher? What's the point of stuttering when you see a goddess?"
Then he turned to Su Qian and said, "Goddess, please don't mind. After all, this is the first time we have a meal together."
Compared to Machi, Gebulu seemed calmer and more mature. There was a calm and cautious look on his face, as if he was restraining himself so as not to lose his composure.
Su Qian put the dishes and chopsticks on the table, smiled and said, "Don't mind, wash your hands and eat."
Yan Xuanye washed his hands and sat down on the seat next to Su Qian. He saw that Su Qian had changed out of her riding clothes and put on a gauze skirt embroidered with colorful butterflies and a light white gauze dress. The mystery and unique charm of an oriental goddess were revealed, making her particularly attractive.
No wonder his two brothers stared at her with their eyes wide open after seeing her up close.
Where in their northern land could one find such a woman?
Her figure is so graceful and exquisite, and her temperament is gentle and tender most of the time, but in times of crisis or at certain critical moments, her intelligence and perseverance can be revealed.
He could always see many different sides of her.
"Among the prey I hunted today were two red foxes. Their fur is so beautiful, I thought I could make you a blanket or a cloak. It will be useful when the weather gets colder."
Su Qian picked up a piece of scallion-sprinkled rabbit for him and said, "Thank you very much, Your Highness."
Yan Xuanye also looked at her, and they smiled at each other.
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On the other side, inside the Jiang Family Ancestral Hall in Tongpan Prefecture...
The wife of the Tongpan came into the ancestral hall with some fine food, and when she saw her two daughters kneeling pitifully on the mat, she felt distressed again.
When Jiang Xueli saw her coming, the corners of her eyes immediately turned red. She looked at her pleadingly and said aggrievedly, "Mother!"
Jiang Xuewei didn't say anything, but her face was pale, and there was a sense of pity and weakness in her quiet and cold look.
The magistrate's wife put the lunch box aside and looked at Lu Feng, who was staring at the two of them. She tried to speak, "Miss Lu, it's already noon. My two daughters didn't eat much in the morning, and I'm afraid they must be starving. Can... they get up and have lunch?"
Lu Feng glanced at her coldly and said, "Of course you can eat, but you can't get up."
The magistrate's wife pointed at the two of them and said, "How can you eat while kneeling like this?"
Lu Feng: "It's not impossible to use it like this."
"But... they have to get up and change clothes. People have urgent needs. They can't just keep kneeling like this."
Although Lu Feng's face showed no expression, his temperament and the words he spoke exuded a sense of majesty. "It won't kill you to hold it in for a while."
"Furthermore, the order to have the two girls kneel in the Jiang Family Ancestral Hall was made by the magistrate himself, not by Your Highness. So, is the magistrate regretting this? Is he so heartbroken for his daughters that he's even refusing to obey his word in front of Your Highness?"
The magistrate's wife waved her hands repeatedly, smiled bitterly, and said, "No, no... that's not the case. The magistrate never said that. It was me... I'm a soft-hearted woman, and I can't bear to see my daughter suffer."
The magistrate's wife took out a heavy purse from her embroidered robe, glanced around, and after confirming that there were no other men under Yan Xuanye, she secretly put the purse into Lu Feng's hand. "Miss Lu Feng, I'm asking you for help, okay? Let my daughters get up and have a meal. They've been kneeling here all night and their legs are numb. Let them get up and rest for a while."
Lu Feng looked blankly at the thing she stuffed into his hand. When he found out it was a purse, she sneered. The wife of the magistrate inexplicably felt a chill. She looked at Lu Feng at a loss, not knowing what she meant.
Lu Feng tossed the purse upwards, his grip gradually tightening, anger building up in his eyes, "Why, you want to bribe me?"
The magistrate's wife was somewhat bewildered: "That's not what I meant."
Lu Feng pressed her: "What do you mean?"
A dangerous glint flashed in her eyes. "Madam Tongpan, you don't know me very well, so let me tell you, what I hate most in my life is corruption and bribery."
Lu Feng threw the purse on the ground and said angrily: "Leave the lunch box here. They can eat if they want to, and they can starve if they don't want to! As for you...get out of here before I have any more patience."
Her brows grew increasingly stern, frightening the wife of the magistrate. Lu Feng used to be expressionless, but now he looked truly frightening.
The magistrate's wife looked at them both helplessly and sighed, "My sons, there's nothing I can do. Please be patient for now. Fortunately, you're only punished by kneeling for three days. You can get up the day after tomorrow."
Jiang Xueli was still kneeling on the ground crying. Seeing that the magistrate's wife had no way to save her, she cried even more sadly.
When the wife of the magistrate saw them like this, she felt distressed, but there was nothing she could do, so she could only turn around and leave helplessly.
Jiang Xueli looked at Lu Feng angrily. She was just a servant, yet he dared to be so disrespectful to her. She would wait until she got back at him and see how she would deal with him!
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