In the evening, Yan Xuanye took Su Qian to barbecue on the lawn. From what he said, it seemed that he was recalling the days when he was in the north and drank and ate barbecue with his brothers.
March and Gebru made a homemade "barbecue grill". Actually, it is not a barbecue grill, but a grill made of several slightly thicker branches.
The servants had cleaned up all kinds of prey, and the pheasants were smeared with salt, pepper and other things. The fat sheep and foxes were now hung on the racks for roasting.
"Seeing you guys are so familiar with it, I guess you used to eat like this often."
Ma Qi took a sip of wine and said, "Of course. We ate like this for at least five or six days out of ten, not seven or eight."
"When we had nothing to do during the day, we would go hunting and horse racing together. At night, we would have a bonfire party, sit around and drink and barbecue. Back then, we were so free, unlike now, when we are so busy every day."
Su Qian propped up her cheek and said nonchalantly, "Since you're living happily in the North, why did you start a war and come to the Central Plains?"
In Su Qian's opinion, if Fengyuan Kingdom had not sent troops to attack Nanchang Kingdom, she would not have come here.
But now, she has not found a way to make Yan Xuanye withdraw his troops, and Lu Huan is unwilling to cooperate with her and even wants to kill her. She is really helpless.
The only option now is to stay by Yan Xuanye's side, firstly for safety reasons and secondly for mission considerations.
"Originally, I didn't want to mobilize a large army to attack Nanchang, but those Nanchang people are really too bullying."
Su Qian asked, "How do you go too far?"
Ma Qi said, "The Central Plains is rich and abundant in resources. Although our grasslands are not as prosperous as the Central Plains, we have no worries about food and drink, and we live a carefree life. Moreover, there are frequent economic and trade exchanges between the two countries.
It turns out that there was an open trade, and some people would often take the animals they hunted, snail ink, or some spices to the trade to sell in exchange for some silks and satins from the Central Plains, women's jewelry and hairpins, or fruits and vegetables.
But those people from the Central Plains are becoming more and more presumptuous. Not only are they lowering the exchange rate, they are also constantly harassing our borders."
In fact, unlike the Nanchang Kingdom, Fengyuan Kingdom did not have a prefect and a magistrate in charge of each city. Even in the townships, there were village heads who were in charge of the township affairs.
The Fengyuan Kingdom is located in the north. It is a gregarious tribe, and most of its people live on the grassland.
Only some businessmen live in the border areas close to Nanchang State.
The ruler of Nanchang was incompetent, arrogant, extravagant and licentious. He did not care about the affairs of state at all, so that the border town became the ruler's own world.
He allowed his men to burn, kill, and loot, and arbitrarily oppressed the people of Fengyuan State, causing chaos in the border area. There were frequent economic disputes between the two countries, and the people suffered terribly.
Therefore, when the two countries had a dispute, the Fengyuan people did not discover it until quite late. By the time they discovered it, it had already had a great impact, and even caused some irreparable disasters.
Su Qian asked, "Then...if the ruler of Nanchang was a wise and brave monarch, would you not attack Nanchang?"
Yan Xuanye glanced at her indifferently. For some reason, he felt that Su Qian was a little strange tonight. She kept leading the conversation back to the war. "That's how it is, but now that we've started this, it's not easy to back down."
Ge Bulu also said: "Yes, now we have captured thirteen cities in Nanchang State. If we retreat now, I don't know how the world will look at us."
Su Qian was silent. She knew that this matter was not so easy to handle. There was no need to rush it. She had to take her time.
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment, and Machi suddenly changed the subject, "Well, the goddess is asking because she cares about the people. Come on, everyone, have some drinks."
With Machi livening up the atmosphere, everyone soon forgot about the previous topic.
They did not stay in the tents at night. Those tents were only used for them to rest and change clothes during the day. Su Qian followed Yan Xuanye to the farm in the southern suburbs.
Although it was night, the spaciousness of the manor could still be seen. Walking along the bluestone path towards the courtyard, the dark red carved and hollowed door was slowly opened by a maid...
Su Qian followed Yan Xuanye into the courtyard and looked around casually. The house was exquisite and elegant, yet also majestic and grand.
Famous calligraphy and paintings are hung on the walls, showing an elegant atmosphere. The tables and chairs are wiped very clean, and the incense burner on the table is burning with the fragrance of gardenia that Su Qian likes.
Although it was just a temporary residence, I put a lot of thought into it and I think it was prepared a few days in advance.
Yan Xuanye pulled her to sit on his lap, then slowly stroked her waist and rubbed it hard twice, appearing very dominant. "Do you like this farm?"
Facing his actions, Su Qian seemed a little uncomfortable, "Don't do this."
Yan Xuanye ignored her shyness and hugged her tighter, "I have something to ask you."
Su Qian lowered her head, her voice as small as a mosquito: "I like it."
"There's a spring on this farm. I had two hot springs built a few days ago." Yan Xuanye tried to ask her, "Shall we go and try it together later?"
Su Qian suddenly raised her head and looked straight into his burning eyes. "Have you forgotten what you promised me?"
Yan Xuanye took a deep breath and said, "I haven't forgotten."
His tone sounded like he was trying his best to be patient, but the strength of his hug seemed to want to squeeze her into his body, greedily breathing in the sweet scent of her body.
"You smell so good... Sometimes... it's really hard for me to hold back. Sometimes I really want to ignore your wishes and take you hard."
As he spoke, his heavy breath spread over her neck and earlobes, bringing a tingling sensation. Su Qian couldn't help but push him hard twice, but failed...
He is always particularly domineering in matters like this.
"Today at the barbecue, I felt that there was something else behind your words..." Yan Xuanye really liked this kind of hug. He felt that when two people were close together, their breathing and heartbeats would slowly synchronize, making people feel very comfortable and cozy.
He rubbed the tip of his nose against Su Qian's neck, "How about... you talk to me and see if there's anything I can do to help you."
Su Qian was silent for a moment.
Should I tell him? But he won't agree, and it's useless to tell him.
So what if he doesn't agree? If he doesn't agree, you won't say it? What will happen to the people? What about your mission? How will you return to the modern world?
Seeing her silence, Yan Xuanye said again: "I will listen to your ideas very carefully."
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