0p0 Chapter 667 We Cannot Follow in Their Footsteps
Chapter 667 We Cannot Follow in Their Footsteps
Back in the carriage, the two had just sat down when Su Lingyue smelled a unique fragrance. Her gaze swept around and landed on two jars in the corner of the carriage.
“This is…” Su Lingyue’s eyes lit up, and she immediately moved over, picked up a jar and began to smell it.
Xiao Yu leaned against the carriage, watching Su Lingyue's delighted expression, and unconsciously smiled.
"Is this the wine we drank at the Qin residence?" Su Lingyue looked at Xiao Yu with surprise, her clear eyes sparkling.
"Well, do you like it?"
"like!"
Su Lingyue sniffed it again before carefully placing the wine jar back in the corner of the carriage.
"I thought His Highness didn't like me drinking." She hadn't really had her fill of drinking at the banquet, but Xiao Yu had already told her that she shouldn't drink too much, so she couldn't drink any more.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yu actually helped her get two jars.
Xiao Yu glanced at the little head resting gently on his shoulder and teased, "I've never seen Yue'er drunk before. What if she gets drunk and others see something they shouldn't?"
"No way," Su Lingyue protested with a light snort. "I only sleep, I won't do anything outrageous."
Xiao Yu glanced at her and laughed, "Little wine jar, you can drink as much as you want after we get back to the manor."
Her slightly red earlobes looked so beautiful after she drank, and he couldn't bear to let others see them.
The carriage stopped at the Prince's residence. After Su Lingyue helped Xiao Yu down, she said to Cai Die, "Move the two jars of wine in the carriage back to Furong Pavilion."
"Where did this wine come from?" Cai Die lifted the carriage curtain and saw two jars of wine. She asked curiously, "Did the Qin family give this wine?"
Yan Qing took one of the jars from Cai Die's hands and said in a low voice, "The prince asked Qin Lang for these. There were only three jars left in total, and our prince took two of them."
Cai Die looked at her prince in surprise.
Su Lingyue tugged at Xiao Yu's sleeve and whispered, "Your Highness is such a kind person, he even knows to ask someone to leave a jar."
Xiao Yu seemed oblivious to the sarcasm in Su Lingyue's words, and slowly said, "If I weren't a good person, how could Yue'er have married me?"
Su Liangyue stared at Xiao Yu in surprise, only then realizing that Xiao Yu was such an unhumble person.
That makes sense, he is a prince, and apart from the emperor and empress, he is the most honored, so there is no need for him to be humble.
"It's because I have good taste." If it weren't for her careful planning on their wedding day, they wouldn't have become husband and wife!
Xiao Yu smiled and squeezed her fingertips, seemingly in a good mood.
Although Su Lingyue felt that it was a bit much for Xiao Yu to ask for two jars of wine at once, she was secretly delighted. Xiao Yu's attention to her preferences and his personal request for the wine made her happier than if she had drunk the wine itself.
It's a pity that Xiao Yu can't drink alcohol, otherwise they could drink together under the starry sky tonight, savoring the sweet taste, and then fall asleep in each other's arms, slightly tipsy.
*
After escorting Xiao Yu and Su Lingyue back to Furong Pavilion, Yan Qing went to find Old Liu, the head chef of the mansion.
Old Liu, over forty years old and the head chef, enjoyed a fairly good salary in the household. Therefore, he was exceptionally enthusiastic when he met the person who paid him his monthly allowance. His round face smiled like a blooming peony, rosy and radiant.
Yan Qing said, "I have a very important task for you. Go to the Qin residence of General Zhenxi, find the old steward there, and learn how to make roasted mutton before you come back."
Just as Lao Liu was about to ask what was so special about it, Yan Qing said it was a new dish from the Western Region.
Old Liu understood instantly.
The prince is not fond of food and drink. Since the princess entered the mansion, most of the dishes have been made according to the princess's preferences.
Who would have thought that the aloof and cold-hearted prince would be so considerate when he met the princess?
As Yan Qing walked back to the courtyard from the kitchen, she ran into Yun Ting, who was coming out of the kitchen.
“You’re here! I just happened to have something to tell you.” Yan Qing hooked her arm around Yun Ting’s shoulder and pulled him back into the courtyard.
"What is it?" Yun Ting asked casually.
After sitting down in Yunting's room, Yan Qing poured a large cup of tea, drank it all in one gulp, and then told Yunting about his encounter with Liu Fang at the Qin residence.
Yan Qing tapped her fingers on the table, pondered for a moment, and then said, "The prince said you should handle it as you see fit, but I think we should be more cautious."
After all, they were doing things that could cost them their lives; if outsiders found out, they would be doomed.
Yun Ting lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then said, "I understand. I will make a plan after I have tested Liu Fang."
After speaking, he paused for a moment and then asked, "Aside from Liu Fang's matter, did anything else happen at the Qin residence today?"
Yan Qing assumed that Yun Ting was concerned about Xiao Yu, and told Yun Ting about Jing Wang's provocation and Xiao Yu's private conversation with Qin Lang.
"What does Your Highness want with Qin Lang?" Yun Ting asked with a deep gaze.
Yan Qing shook her head. "I don't know. The cicadas are chirping so loudly, I can't hear anything."
However, he believed in the prince, and that the prince must have his reasons for doing so.
After hearing Yan Qing's words, Yun Ting's eyes darkened.
It should be that they don't try to win them over.
If we try to win them over, the Qin family is too far away.
However, the intelligence about the Western Frontier reached him first, and no matter what Xiao Yu did, he couldn't hide it from him.
*
After the guests had all left, Qin Lang dismissed the servants in the courtyard and told Madam Qin what Xiao Yu had said to him.
Upon hearing Qin Lang's words, the usually composed Madam Qin was so startled that she dropped her teacup, spilling the entire cup of tea onto her lap.
Before she could even wipe away the spilled tea, Madam Qin pressed on urgently, "Did you hear me correctly? Did Prince Su really say that?"
Qin Lang nodded and said in a deep voice, "That's what Prince Su said himself, and through our conversation, he seems to have a very thorough understanding of the situation in the western and northern borders. He must know something, at least more than we do."
During the hottest days of summer, Madam Qin felt a chill run down her spine.
She knew a little about Xiao Yu, but not a lot either.
After all, the case from eight years ago caused a sensation in Da Ning, and even if they didn't want to know, it was impossible.
The Zhenbei Marquis's family had been fighting the Xiongnu in the north for many years without ever uttering a word of complaint. How could such people possibly collude with the enemy and betray their country?
The fact that the Marquis of Zhenbei could keep Xiao Yu by his side must mean that he also recognized Xiao Yu's character.
She had already read the reports detailing Xiao Yu's victories in the northern border, and she was truly impressed by his combat and command abilities.
If such a person were still in the northern border, how could the Xiongnu dare to invade year after year?
An idea popped into Madam Qin's mind.
Perhaps what happened back then was a deliberate frame-up, but Xiao Yu is still investigating what happened back then, so he inevitably has to pay attention to the wars in various parts of Da Ning, and thus learn so much about the situation.
Madam Qin gripped the armrests of the chair tightly, lowered her gaze, and said to Qin Lang, "Let's find some time to make a trip to Prince Su's residence."
Since it concerned her family, she had to find out the truth about what Xiao Yu had said about the Qin family's future.
Qin Lang's eyes lit up when he remembered Xiao Yu asking him for wine earlier that day and having the cook come to their house to learn how to make roasted mutton. "Mother, I've already thought of a reason to visit Prince Su's mansion. Let me prepare the gifts."
Madam Qin looked at her son. Although he was sometimes like a wild colt, and managing him was exhausting, he was the child she had given birth to with all her might, and he had brought her much joy.
No matter what, she couldn't let the Qin family follow in the footsteps of the Marquis of Zhenbei's family.