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"Servant, greetings to Nanping County Prince, General Mu. Your Highness has ordered this servant to send some roasted game over."
Shen Jingli nodded his head and laughed, "Thank you, Eunuch."
He knew that there would be a barbecue after the hunt to let the nobles in the capital have a taste, so he made Big Ji Da Lee bring the grill over for dinner. But that was only for the night, the things that were prepared now were enough for King Jing's interest.
Shen Jingli turned to look at Mu Chen. From the hard work of the dragon, King Jing wanted to firmly bring Mu Chen into his own faction.
"Not at all." The green and fresh leaves inside had a few chunks of mutton leg laid on top of it. Judging from the color of the leg, one could tell it was roasted until it was soft on the inside and was even giving off a fragrant smell. It caused Xun Er to salivate as he stared at that piece of mutton leg, completely undisguised in his desire to eat it.
"In addition, Your Highness even asked me to pass a message to County Prince to bring Young Master Xun Er to his tent to accompany him for a chat."
Take Xun Er to talk with the Crown Princess Jing? I heard that Crown Princess Jing brought Young County Prince along this time, King Jing's meaning was to let Xun Er and Young County Prince play together? Was he beginning to nurture the princes before he ascended the throne?
Shen Jingli pondered in his heart, but in the end he still replied, "Your highness is too kind, this County Prince will definitely go over."
With everything brought to him, Li Zhong did not linger any longer. Once he left, Shen Jingli asked softly, "King Jing is going to cultivate Xun Er into a prince? Didn't all the emperors hate the princes and sons of princes? "
If King Jing wanted to train his sons, he had no objections, but he might not be able to count his son as one of them. He was a fat and white son, but he only knew how to eat and drink.
"Your highness wants to cultivate everything in advance so as to avoid trouble in the future." To other emperors, the princes may be a big threat, but to Yan Chenglee, training the princes might be a big help. After all, if his son wanted to take that spot, he would have to teach him a lesson. As long as he thought of the commoners and was able to do better than him, it didn't matter if he gave him that spot.
However, for the King Jing to think like this, it meant that he was truly a wise man. Following such a Monarch, Mu Chen would not be feared by others because of his achievements, and he even found an excuse to annihilate the Nine Clans.
Xun Er didn't know what his father was talking about, but his pitch black eyes stared straight at the roasted lamb leg. He reached out to grab Shen Jingli's sleeve, "Mama, Xun Er wants to eat the roasted lamb leg."
Hearing Xun Er's words, Nian Hua excitedly picked up his knife and said, "Young Master wants to eat the roasted lamb leg, then this servant will cut it for you."
Seeing Nian Hua licking his lips happily and cutting open the lamb leg with his knife, Shen Jingli laughed. What do you mean cut for Xun Er?
He pointed to two medium sized pieces of lamb leg meat and said, "Take these two pieces into the tent. As for the rest, you guys can take them and split them among yourselves."
"Thank you Madam, thank you Madam."
Jin Yu extended a finger and poked his forehead, "You glutton."
Nian Hua snorted, then rolled his eyes at Jin Yu, as if saying, "You aren't a foodie, then don't eat it later!"
Jin Yu could not outdo him, so she got bored of it. She rubbed her nose and helped to bring the roasted lamb leg into the tent.
Shen Jingli brought Xun Er who was munching on his lamb leg along with him in. The two talked while they walked, all the way, they talked and laughed non-stop. Mu Chen stood by the side and listened to their childish conversation, feeling very warm.
Inside the tent, there was a table and stool. Jin Yu placed the roasted lamb leg on the table and took a teapot to make a pot of tea. Once Xun Er entered, he climbed onto the stool and sat down obediently before reaching for a piece of lamb to eat.
Mu Chen pulled up a stool, and waited for Shen Jingli to sit down before sitting down, "There's a barbecue tonight, Crown Princess Jing will probably find you to talk to her about it. If you don't want to go, then just find a reason."
The King Jing knew his sincerity, and went to look for Shen Jingli. It was only to liaise with him, and it wasn't to probe him out.
Shen Jingli shook his head, no matter how much understanding the King Jing had, no matter how loyal he was, it was difficult to predict. No one knew how determined he was, because if he was provoked by someone or was offended, it would bring about disaster.
The two of them accompanied Xun Er and ate a bit of roast lamb and meat. After eating until he was full, Xun Er was a little sleepy and wanted to go to sleep. Mu Chen was also a bit tired, so he accompanied his son to sleep.
After the assessment was completed, the guards and guards sent a portion of their men and the eunuchs and maids to set up a barbecue site. The emperor sent a servant to invite Mu Chen over.
At the same time, Shen Jingli was instructing Da Ji Da Lee to set up the grill that they brought themselves, and also released the seasonings that he brought. When the supervisor smelled the seasoning and came over to say that he wanted to try it, Shen Jingli made Da Ji light a fire, and roasted a meat skewer for him to eat. The skewer's exterior was burnt, and the inside was young, and it was also covered with Shen Jingli's specially made chili sauce or tomato sauce.
It was unknown what the supervisor said to Mu Chen, but Mu Chen changed into a new set of clothes, came out and greeted Shen Jingli, and then left with the supervisor.
Their grill was a short distance away from the square where the barbecue would take place. Shen Jingli sat on a chair brought out by Da Ji as he watched Mu Chen enter the Emperor's tent while chewing on a melon seed. He asked casually, "Are there still any wrestling matches tonight?"
Da Lee who was dealing with his prey started to seriously think. After thinking for a long time, he was unable to think of what the wrestling competition was, so he turned to Tai Ji.
Da Ji rolled his eyes, revealing a "are you stupid?" expression, Da Lee was confused and did not understand what he said wrong. On the other hand, Jin Yu who was washing vegetables answered her doubts, "Wrestling is a competition of Great Qi, our Da Yan never organizes it."
Jin Yu raised her head and looked at Shen Jingli. Her Great Yan Dynasty didn't allow her to wrestle, and felt that this was the behavior of barbarians, so many people in the big swallow had never stopped wrestling. She knew about wrestling, and she had heard it from the conversation between the masters in the mansion.
She frowned slightly as she turned her head to look at the book on Shen Jingli's hand. She suddenly found the reason, hearing that there were a lot of books from other realms in the palace.
Shen Jingli did not know that Jin Yu had so many things in her brain, she was only chewing on her melon seeds as she looked ahead. When the barbeque meeting started, he asked: "Where's Xun Er? "Are you awake?"
Just as he finished speaking, Xun Er ran out of the camp and headed towards the barbecue. Shen Jingli was afraid that he would be burned in the barbecue if he ate too much and wouldn't let him eat it. He also promised him that he would make him a delicious pair of skin milk when he got back.
Xun Er had eaten a large piece of roasted lamb leg previously, so he was not hungry now. When he heard that Xun Er would make him delicious dual-skin milk, he nodded in agreement and pestered Shen Jingli to go find Mu Chen.
Shen Jingli also wanted to take a look at the situation there, so he brought Jin Yu and Nian Hua along.
When Shen Jingli came over, the Crown Princess Jing happened to be seated with the Young County Prince. Upon seeing him, the Crown Princess Jing extended his hand and called him over, which was a good relationship between Mu Chen and the Lord of King Jing, not a single person in the capital did not know of it. Seeing the Crown Princess Jing's smiling face as he greeted Shen Jingli, some people were jealous, and said a few sour words.
Shen Jingli did not take it to heart, and openly brought Xun Er over, and sat down beside Crown Princess Jing. Crown Princess Jing was happy to see his unrestrained appearance, and also saw the clever and adorable Xun Er, laughing so hard that his eyes blossomed.
"It has been a long time since we last met, this makes young master even more quick-witted and sensible." Young County Prince was named Yan, and because he was the eldest son of the King Jing and was born not easy, he was bestowed a title of nobility by the Emperor and was bestowed with the title of County Prince by the time he was born.
Young County Prince was not even two years old, his body was not very sturdy, but he could walk. The wet nurse carried him over and asked him to sit on the chair beside Crown Princess Jing.
This was the first time Xun Er had seen such a shy little brother. He felt that this was somewhat unbelievable, so he slipped off the chair and ran over to Young County Prince's side to tease him.
When had Young County Prince ever seen such a familiar little fellow before? Both of his eyes looked at him timidly, then raised his head and looked at Crown Princess Jing, as if asking if he could play with Xun Er.
Could this child be too timid? Shen Jingli sipped on his tea, his heart having some suspicions, only to see Crown Princess Jing frowning, as though he was also worried about this matter.
"Go and play with Big Brother Xun Er. However, don't go too far." After speaking, he turned around and signaled his guards to follow him. Only then did he turn around and speak to Shen Jingli, "Yan Er is too afraid of strangers, he does not have the dignity of his father. I am really worried for him in the future …"
What can a child see when he is so young?
However, Shen Jingli understood the concerns of the Crown Princess Jing. Using the problem of the Young County Prince, he explained some modern education concepts to her, so as to prevent the Crown Princess Jing from cultivating the Young County Prince into a man who was more experienced than women.
As a wangfei, she would only be able to meet the child once every now and then, ask about the child's daily life, play with him for a while, and cultivate their relationship. However, because the son had come for a hard time, she was very strict with him, and the child was not even two years old yet, so she wanted him to learn etiquette and tell him to improve. The child was probably frightened by her, so he became timid.
"After hearing your words, this wangfei knows that she's not a qualified mother." Crown Princess Jing laughed and teased himself.
"The wangfei is too modest. The wangfei is intelligent and virtuous, the capital's most talented girl. How could she not be a qualified mother?"
"A talented girl might not be a mother." The Crown Princess Jing said softly, and then, with a smile on his face, he told Shen Jingli something else.
When the wives and daughters saw them chatting and laughing with each other, the atmosphere became harmonious, and their hearts were filled with unspeakable jealousy, especially some of the rich and powerful who liked Mu Chen, they all felt disdain in their hearts. They felt that being on good terms with Shen Jingli was simply demeaning their status, and that even the relatives of Crown Princess Jing's aunts and uncles couldn't understand what she was doing, and felt that she had disgraced their family.
But no matter what they thought, Crown Princess Jing felt that his relationship with Shen Jingli was good, and had benefited her a lot.