503 An Incident (3)
Shen Yijia blinked. “Just put the meat skewers on it.”
“Will roasting like this really taste better than the roasted meat we usually eat?” Brother Hao swallowed and asked.
Shen Yijia said, “Of course. Why don’t I roast a skewer for you to try first?”
Brother Hao was shocked. “Forget it. Sister-in-law, you’ve been tired for so long. Let Big Brother roast it.”
Shen Yijia was speechless.
Including Mo Yuan and South Wind, there were a total of eight people, so she naturally couldn’t let Song Jingchen roast it alone. Shen Yijia’s hands itched when she saw this. Unwilling to give up, she set up a simple grill and wanted to try it herself.
In the end, the entire family unanimously rejected her suggestion.
Shen Yijia was speechless.
Mo Yuan took a handful of meat skewers expressionlessly and placed them on the table. “Miss, just sit down and rest.”
Sister Huan heaved a sigh of relief and stuffed an ice bowl into Shen Yijia’s hand. “That’s right, Sister-in-law. Eat this first. It’s filled with peanuts and candied plums. It’s delicious.”
“Don’t you think it’s too obvious?” she thought.
Shen Yijia puffed up her cheeks and scooped up a spoonful of crushed ice before stuffing it into her mouth.
Song Jingchen found it funny. “Come here, I’ll teach you.”
Shen Yijia was happy.
No one said anything about it.
Fortunately, Song Jingchen knew Shen Yijia’s culinary skills. He was really teaching her step by step. He didn’t let her add any seasoning or let her touch the meat skewers alone.
Shen Yijia really had a strong ability to turn magic into decay when it came to cooking.
Shen Yijia thought to herself, “I was so lonely!”
The family was eating the fragrant roasted meat when there was a sudden knock on the door.
“I’ll open the door.” Before Shen Yijia could finish speaking, she had already run to the door. She pulled it open. “Who is it?”
“Sister-in-law.”
Shangguan Yu was standing outside the door, and Lianshan was still beside him.
Without waiting for Shen Yijia to ask, he continued, “I’ve accompanied the envoy to hunt these past two days and brought back some prey. I brought some over for you to try.”
Shen Yijia raised her eyebrows. Why were they sending meat to them one by one? She hadn’t finished the meat sent by that beautiful uncle yet.
Just as Shen Yijia was in a daze, Shangguan Yu turned around and brought out a cage from the carriage. “I was lucky enough to catch it, so I sent it over.”
In the cage was a snow-white little fox. Its two black eyes were fixed on Shen Yijia, and its furry tail was raised high.
Shen Yijia stared at the little fox for a long time and frowned. “Its meat doesn’t seem to taste good.”
Shangguan Yu paused.
“Jiajia, who is it?” Seeing that Shen Yijia hadn’t returned for a long time, Song Jingchen followed her out worriedly.
Seeing that it was Shangguan Yu, the smile on his face faded a little. “Come in.”
Coincidentally, Brother Hao and the others were almost done eating. Seeing that there were guests, Madam Li bowed to Shangguan Yu and brought them back to the backyard.
For a moment, only the three masters were left in the courtyard.
Shangguan Yu looked at the remaining roasted meat on the table and smiled. “Looks like my prey arrived too late.”
Song Jingchen didn’t answer him. He said indifferently, “Have you eaten dinner? If you haven’t, sit down and eat with us.”
Shangguan Yu didn’t mind that it was leftovers from someone else’s meal at all. He lifted his robe and sat down opposite Song Jingchen. “I happened to be hungry.”
Apart from the small cage, there was also a basket of processed meat.
They did not bring back much prey from hunting. They had to give the lion’s share to the palace. Coupled with the gifts to the lords’ residences, it was already not bad to have a basket left.
Shen Yijia did not think that it was too little. She asked Mo Yuan to put the meat in the ice cellar while she sat aside with the little fox and teased it.
Perhaps because the little fox did not know the dangers of the world, it was not afraid of Shen Yijia at all. After being carried out and placed on the table, it did not know how to run. Instead, it jumped into Shen Yijia’s arms and acted cute.
Shen Yijia stroked her fluffy fox fur with a resentful expression. “No wonder you were caught. Do you know that if your meat was better, you might not have been able to see the sun tomorrow?” she thought.
The little fox expressed that it did not know. It turned over on Shen Yijia’s lap, revealing her snow-white stomach.
It was acting cute.
Shen Yijia was speechless.
How could Shen Yijia know that foxes were the most cunning? Knowing that it could not escape, it naturally had to please its master as much as possible.
Shangguan Yu stopped eating after eating two skewers of roasted meat. He took the tea from Lianshan and rinsed his mouth before saying, “County Magistrate Yang of Songshan County is dead.”
Song Jingchen retracted his gaze from Shen Yijia and his eyes darkened. “Oh? Is that so?”
It was rare for Shangguan Yu not to have a smile on his face. He said seriously, “Grand Tutor Zhao’s ancestral residence is in Songshan County. Back then, he came forward to testify against Fifth Brother. I’ve been investigating him for the past two years. Unfortunately, I…”