She Rebuilt Her Fallen Country With Storage Space-Chapter 185: Big Sister Eats Meat, You Can’t Even Drink the Soup
Chapter 185: Chapter 185: Big Sister Eats Meat, You Can’t Even Drink the Soup
Yan Jing stumbled back in fright and fell to the ground.
In desperation, he blurted out the truth: "Someone switched the letters at the beginning!"
The sword’s tip stopped just two inches from Yan Jing’s throat, needing only to move a little closer to seal his throat and send him off to meet King Yan.
Jie Chen’s tall figure cast layers of shadows.
Under the moonlight, his thin eyes were as black and cold as an abyss.
"Switched the letters?"
Yan Jing, head covered in cold sweat, nodded with difficulty: "Yes... It was a letter sent by Princess Consort Zhuang, stating that she could handle the situation on her own and did not need Prince Wang’s help, the handwriting exactly like Princess Consort Zhuang’s."
"But after Princess Consort Zhuang’s death, Prince Wang realized he had been deceived and was deeply regretful. At that time, the situation was complicated, Princess Consort Zhuang was trapped in the deep palace, and Prince Wang couldn’t make contact with her, otherwise, he would have definitely rescued her and the Tenth Prince."
"Even when the old Prince Wang passed away, he had told me to take good care of her son. But the Sixth Prince is not up for the task, and the Tenth Prince’s whereabouts are unknown... I only know this much."
As he spoke, Jie Chen became silently still like a jade sculpture in the night.
His jawline, with its smooth contours, was tightly clenched.
In a moment, he sheathed his sword and turned around: "You may go now, but if you assist the Sixth Prince against me again, I will surely kill you."
Yan Jing scrambled to his feet, watching Jie Chen mount his horse.
Such hatred for the Sixth Prince, how strange...
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind like a spark of lightning.
"Are you the Tenth Prince!" he chased after him.
Jie Chen gave him a cold glance, snapped his whip, spurred his horse, and left in a cloud of dust.
Yan Jing ran a few steps, eventually falling down on Fenglin Slope: "Your Highness! I’ve been looking for you all this time!"
But all he saw was Jie Chen’s retreating figure.
Yan Jing’s eyes reddened with blood, and he fiercely pounded the ground, crying out in both regret and joy.
At last, he had found him, Princess Consort Zhuang’s biological son, after so many years!
*
By the time Xiang Ying returned to her room, it was nearly midnight.
As she approached the doorstep, she saw Xiang Qianqian standing outside the courtyard with a basket in her hand, containing several thin cakes.
"Tao Xue, you must explain clearly when Big Sister comes back. It’s not my fault for taking them, but since she didn’t come, the Sixth Prince had no choice but to reward me with these uneaten delicacies."
As Xiang Qianqian spoke, she glanced at Xiang Ying out of the corner of her eye, her hand covering her lips feigning surprise: "Oh my, Big Sister, you’ve returned so quickly? What did Lady Lu have you do that made you turn down an invitation from His Highness, the Sixth Prince?"
Xiang Ying walked over calmly and glanced at the basket Xiang Qianqian was carrying.
"I wouldn’t eat this stuff fit for pigs even if you begged me. Only someone like you would take pride in it."
In the courtyard, Tao Xue and the three little ones all chuckled simultaneously.
Xiang Qianqian’s face paled, and a sneer flickered across her dark almond eyes.
Sour grapes because she can’t have some?
"Big Sister, I really didn’t expect you to have such a day. Well, I was going to share some with you, but since Big Sister is so unappreciative, I’ll have to enjoy it alone."
She lifted her head and was about to leave triumphantly.
But then she saw four maids carrying food boxes, hurrying towards them.
"Xiang Ying!" The lead maid called out to her, passing by Xiang Qianqian, the tantalizing scent of food wafting from the boxes.
The four maids stepped forward and handed over the food boxes.
"Miss has specially sent these over, understanding that you had no food to eat, and she also mentioned that if your ointment works, you will be taken care of daily with food from the Governor’s Mansion."
The lids were lifted to reveal duck roasts and barbecued meats.
Xiang Qianqian’s eyes almost popped out.
Just now, at the Sixth Prince’s, she hadn’t gotten a bite of meat!
The only stir-fried meat had been eaten by the Sixth Prince himself, and she had only nibbled on some chili from the meat dish.
Yet Xiang Ying was able to enjoy so many good things all to herself?
The Sixth Prince said that Mei City is running out of food, didn’t he? It seems that Governor Lu is still hiding something!
Xiang Ying glanced at the abundant dishes, raised her phoenix eyes, and swept over Xiang Qianqian’s expression with a beaming smile.
Truly a splendid sight.
She took the food box: "Please thank the young lady for me, and tell her to remember my advice, not to eat spicy or greasy food, and to keep her diet light as much as possible."
The head maid hesitated: "Our Lord Governor is very fond of the young lady, if she doesn’t eat, the Lord Governor will definitely not agree."
Xiang Ying thought for a moment and said directly: "Then let the young lady send all her meals to me, I have plenty of people here, we’ll make sure to finish it, and it could be explained well to the Lord Governor."
She said so boldly and straightforwardly, not afraid that Xiang Qianqian was eavesdropping nearby.
Xiang Qianqian’s eyes widened at these words.
Isn’t Xiang Ying being too arrogant?
Could her request actually be accepted?
To my surprise, the head maid pondered for a moment and then nodded with a smile: "I think it’s quite possible, I’ll go back and talk to the young lady. If she agrees, then we’ll do it this way from now on."
Xiang Ying pursed her lips in a smile, carried the food box filled with delicious food, and turned back into the courtyard.
Chatter of Tao Xue and Qi Fengyi having their meal still lingered in her ears.
Xiang Qianqian’s face turned pale with anger.
She couldn’t help saying: "The Sixth Prince has almost nothing to eat, why can my older sister have it?"
The head maid turned her head and glanced at her with a disdainful tone: "If you had the capability, you would have this treatment too. Besides, our young lady’s decision is not something a Princess of the Defeated Country can comment on."
Saying this, they turned and walked away.
Xiang Qianqian could only clench her teeth and swallow her anger, thinking of complaining to the Sixth Prince later.
How could Governor Lu prefer to keep the food for his own daughter and not give any to him? Is this still a loyal subject?
Xiang Qianqian walked back to her own courtyard, only to see the Seventh Princess, Xiang Rongrong, about to go out.
She was stunned: "What are you doing?"
Xiang Rongrong snorted with a laugh: "I just got permission to dine in my older sister’s courtyard. Xiang Qianqian, my older sister eats meat, and you can’t even drink the soup; it’s too late for regrets now. Who asked you to treat us like that before? And blocking the way for what, move aside!"
With a sharp push, Xiang Qianqian was forced to stagger aside, watching Xiang Rongrong walk away with her head held high, full of arrogance.
Xiang Qianqian bit her lower lip tightly.
Xiang Rongrong, that wretched woman! She’s just clinging to Xiang Ying’s coattails, what’s there to be so haughty about.
Xiang Ying had a hearty meal with everyone, but she and the three little ones didn’t really eat much.
It was really because they usually ate quite well.
In fact, the food sent by Lu Pan Chu was not as good as what Xiang Ying had prepared.
The next morning.
Lu Pan Chu sent someone over to invite Xiang Ying because she had gotten up early to look in the mirror.
She found the pimples on her face had reduced significantly, and the picked acne was also healing very quickly.
No matter how much medicine she had drunk before, there was no improvement, and this delighted Lu Pan Chu enormously.
She immediately asked Xiang Ying to come over and keep applying the ointment.
After Xiang Ying arrived, she heaved heavy sighs.
"What’s wrong, Xiang Ying, do you have something on your mind?"
"When eating yesterday, I thought of my brother, Xiang Li; I don’t know how he’s faring in the outer court, whether he’s had enough to eat or not..."
Lu Pan Chu immediately said: "You want to see your brother? What’s so difficult about that, tomorrow my father will host a banquet at the Governor’s Mansion, inviting the Sixth Prince and all the Military Supervisors escorting the Exile Team. I’ll have someone bring your brother over then, and you can seize the chance to meet him during that time."
Xiang Ying paused: "The Governor is hosting a banquet?"
"Yes," Lu Pan Chu said, oblivious to the glint in Xiang Ying’s phoenix eyes as she spoke with closed eyes, "Mei City is now plagued by famine, and all these Military Supervisors need food supplies, but how can Mei City provide so much? My father can only host a banquet to make amends. By the way, the Deputy General, Jie Chen, whom you know, will also attend."
When Lu Pan Chu arrived at the last sentence, her tone obviously became somewhat meaningful.
She had also heard a bit about the rumors concerning Xiang Ying and Jie Chen.
However, Xiang Ying didn’t care about this matter and was thinking to herself: if so many supervision team captains gathered at the Governor’s Mansion tomorrow, would the detained military generals and officials of Xizhou have a chance to escape?
She suddenly felt energized.
