As Jun Yilie raised his eyes, he realized that the sun was setting on the horizon. However, under the reflection of the orange clouds, this land of beautiful mountains and clear waters seemed to be covered with a layer of hazy transparent gauze, it was a unique and interesting sight.
Jun Aoyun stood up, smelled the aroma of meat floating in the air, subconsciously touched his stomach, and said with a wry smile: “This meal sure took a long time to prepare, I am so hungry.”
Jun Yilie smiled slightly, said nothing, turned around, and walked towards Yu Xinruo. Jun Aoyun put away the chessboard and followed him closely behind.
When they saw the eight to nine beautifully designed plates of delicacies on the clean tablecloth spread on the grass, their eyes widened.
“Who made these dishes?” Jun Aoyun asked in surprise.
The dishes were displayed on the tablecloth beautifully. It was both pleasing to the eye and felt poetic. As they sat around, they heard Yu Xinruo explain the name of the dish to them with great interest: “The name of this dish made of green vegetables and white radish is as the spring breeze comes overnight, thousands of pear trees bloom. The green vegetables are boiled in the water lightly. The white radishes were carved into the shape of a pear blossom with a knife and then placed artistically to make it pleasing to the eye. The dish in front of the emperor is called Three Branches of Peach Blossom, it is made with peach blossoms carved from carrots and cooked duck meat…”
Yu Xinruo pointed at the dishes and described them eloquently. Jun Aoyun and others were surprised when they heard the beautiful names of the dishes. They didn’t expect that the woman in front of them spoke so well, and every sentence was an exquisite quatrain.
Jun Yilie was shocked by her once again. He looked at Yu Xinruo absentmindedly, thinking to himself, how many more wonderful ideas does she still have in her little head? How many wonderful poems and words are there in your brain? How many strange things does she know? She can carve a radish into the shape of a flower, and it is lifelike and exquisite. Each dish has a reasonable combination of meat and vegetables. Each dish is pleasing to the eye and appetizing to smell. Looking at her skills, it’s comparable to the royal chef in the palace.
Jun Aoyun looked at the smiling girl in front of him and was a little confused. As far as he knew, she had lived in the palace since she was a child. She was given everything without the need to work for it. She didn’t learn much about music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs, let alone cooking. How did she learn these things?
Qu Yang looked deeply at Yu Xinruo, with a warm smile on his lips. Once again she unknowingly shook his heart. Thinking back now, her intelligence and wit, her naughty and cuteness, her boldness and shyness, her little bit of lust, and her brave confession of her feelings for him in front of the emperor and the seventh prince, all of these are… Make him feel happy, and moved. With a woman like this, what else can a man ask for?
“Miss, please stop wasting your saliva. My stomach is growling with hunger.” Xiaoli drooled at the delicious food on the floor and shouted dissatisfied. But when she caught a glimpse of the stern gazes of the Emperor and the Seventh Prince, she immediately shrank back in fright, silently lowering her eyes.
Yu Xinruo glanced at the emperor and the seventh prince and said with a smile: “Today, everyone here shall put aside their identities for the time being and treat each other as friends gathering for dinner. Otherwise, this wonderful picnic will be no different from dining in the palace. Your Majesty, what do you think?”
Jun Yilie unexpectedly did not rebuff her this time and nodded lightly. Yu Xinruo immediately waved to Xiaoli Xing’er excitedly and said, “Great! Xiaoli, come sit down next to us, and the brothers over there, you can also come and eat with us.”
The drivers were also hungry by this time and were looking eagerly in their direction. Seeing Yu Xinruo’s warm greeting, they looked at each other and walked over happily. After bowing to the several masters present, they sat awkwardly in the space next to Xiaoli.
When Yu Xinruo saw that everyone was seated, she shouted “Let’s eat”, then she picked up the piece of chicken leg that she had been eyeing for a long time, and put it into the small bowl in front of Qu Yang with a smile. Seeing her anxious act, everyone couldn’t help but laugh out loud, and started eating, and the dining scene immediately became lively.
Qu Yang sat next to Yu Xinruo, and his heart felt warm when he saw her picking up dishes for him. He also thoughtfully picked up dishes for her from time to time, causing Xiaoli and Xing’er to snicker.
Jun Yilie looked at the intimate scene between the two of them. Although uncomfortable, he could only pretend not to see it and eat his food. When the food entered his mouth, he couldn’t help but admire it. It was delicious. After eating all those delicacies like fish, meat, abalone, and chicken in the palace, these simple but delicious home-cooked dishes were refreshing.
Since taking his seat, Jun Aoyun glanced at the neglected Yang Feier from time to time. Seeing her pretty face depressed and her bright eyes filled with resentment, he couldn’t help but feel heartbroken. However, with the emperor nearby, he did not dare to show too much concern for her, so he could only use his eyes to signal her to endure it and persuade her to eat from time to time.
Yu Xinruo saw Jun Yilie eating his food with a lonely expression. She rolled her eyes, picked up a piece of fish, and handed it to him. She smiled sweetly and said: “Dear cousin, try this. Is the fish nice?”
Jun Yilie was stunned for a while, and then he took the piece of fish with a feeling of flattery in his heart. He has been eating alone in the palace since he was a child. Never before had he eaten with so many people together in such a manner. Even when he was hosting a celebration banquet for the ministers, he would sit high up at the top to show them that he was the emperor and was above them all. As the ministers below were afraid of him, they would behave and even tremble while eating.
So he felt uneasy participating in this picnic where no distinction of status was made between superior and inferior. More importantly, although everyone was talking, laughing, and eating happily, he still felt lonely because no one talked to him. Yu Xinruo even ignored him. He thought she hated him and deliberately ignored him.
But, it turned out that she had remembered him. A hint of gratitude quietly appeared in his eyes.
Qu Yang caught a glimpse of Jun Yilie’s complicated eyes on Yu Xigruo, and his heart suddenly felt heavy.
Yu Xinruo, Xiaoli, and others enjoyed the picnic thoroughly, but Yang Fei’er was the only one who was angry the whole time. By the time they finished eating, the sun had already set, and only a little bit of light at the corner of the mountain was left. The sky was darkening, and the night breeze brought fresh cool air, chasing away the remaining heat of the day.
Yu Xinruo and the gang packed up their things, got on the carriage, sang loudly on the carriage and headed towards the way they came.
As Jun Yilie was a little frustrated, he sent Yang Fei’er to Jun Aoyun carriage and sat alone.
As soon as Jun Aoyun lowered the curtains of the carriage, Yang Fei’er threw herself into his arms and complained: “Brother Yun, I am so embarrassed today! The emperor had been staring at that smelly girl the whole day, he did not even look at me once! It pisses me off!”
Jun Aoyun patted her back gently and comforted her softly: “Fei’er, don’t be sad now. If you are sad, I will be sad too. Don’t worry, the emperor is yours, and the position of queen will surely also be yours.” It belongs to Yang Fei’er. As long as Jun Aoyun is here, no one can take away what belongs to you!”
Yang Feier raised her eyes that were teary and looked at him pitifully: “But, Brother Yun, the emperor seems to be attracted to that smelly girl!” As she thought of the emperor’s full attention on Yu Xinruo, She gritted her teeth with hatred.
“So what if the emperor is tempted? You can see that Yu Xinruo’s heart is not with him at all but with Qu Yang.” Jun Aoyun smiled confidently and continued, “And Yu Xinruo also said today that she If she is completely devoted to Qu Yang, then she will never be passionate about the emperor again. Besides, the emperor treated her so badly before, I guess she must also hate the emperor very much. The Dowager also loves her very much. Anything she doesn’t want to do, as long as the Queen Mother supports her, the Emperor can’t do anything to her.”
“But, but, I’m still worried. Didn’t you see her picking up food for the Emperor today? That proves that she has not given up on the Emperor.” Yang Feier frowned and said unconvinced.
Jun Aoyun shook his head, hugged her into his arms, and said with a gentle smile: “In that case, as long as I marry that woman, the emperor’s hope for her will be gone. As the king of a country, he can never do something scandalous like robbing his brother’s wife.”
“Brother Yun is so kind to me.” Yang Feier said with a sweet smile on her face, “But what if that woman is reluctant to leave Qu Yang and refuses to marry Brother Yun?”
“After I have taken her, there is nothing she can do anymore.” Jun Aoyun smiled evilly, “Once she has become my woman, Qu Yang who has always been arrogant and dignified, will no longer pay attention to her.”
He spoke in a very determined tone, because in his impression, what a man cares about most is his reputation. Like him, if his woman is defiled by others, he will never look at her again.
However, Yang Feier is different. She is a unique woman in this world, and no one can compare with her. He looked at Yang Feier’s bright red cherry mouth and couldn’t help but feel a little distracted, wanting to kiss her.
Only then did Yang Feier relax. She looked at Jun Aoyun and smiled softly, as if she had guessed his thoughts, and slowly moved her lips towards his…
But there was a hint of imperceptible coldness in her eyes.
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