Chapter 231 Fast Forward: She's Glowing
Mei Cheng'an did not stay at Concubine Yi's place for long. Not long after he calmed Fan Ruoruo down, he said goodbye and left the palace.
After returning home, Mei Cheng'an went to the study as usual and told his father Mei Zhili about what happened in the palace today.
Hearing that everything went well, Mei Zhili, who was beaming with joy, asked him to write down the poem "Mercy to the Peasants" in the form of calligraphy and painting and then let him go.
Mei Cheng'an muttered to himself as he left the study and went straight back to the courtyard.
According to common sense, since he did not go to the Honglu Temple to be on duty in the morning, he should have gone there in the afternoon.
However, Mei Cheng'an felt that he was a little frightened during today's trip to the palace, so he decided not to go.
In addition, the bowl of rice he had at Ning Cairen's was a little too little, so he was not full. How could he have the energy to work if he was not full?
What? You're not full yet, you want more? I don't dare to ask!
It was past dinner time, and Mei Cheng'an had no intention of letting the kitchen in the mansion start cooking.
He simply asked Hongshu and a few others to prepare some ingredients, and they started a barbecue in the courtyard.
Mei Chengan's mouth was almost watering as he stared at the sweet potatoes, smearing sauce on them with a small brush and flipping them while grilling them.
Sweet Potato noticed and smiled.
"Master, we'll have to bake it for a while. If you're really hungry, have some snacks first."
Upon hearing this, Huanggua picked up a plate of snacks and lowered it in front of Mei Chengan.
"Yes, Master, please have some snacks first."
Mei Cheng'an looked down, smacked his lips, thought about it and shook his head.
The aroma of the barbecue was so overbearing. When I smelled the barbecue and looked at the snacks on the plate that I thought were delicious in the past, they suddenly seemed a bit tasteless.
Besides, snacks are filling and take up space in the stomach, and there is only so much room in the stomach, so he wanted to save it all for the barbecue.
So, Sao Rui, I declined.
Ignoring Cucumber's resentful look, Mei Cheng'an took the sour plum soup handed to him by Green Ant and took a sip.
Although it is still March, most of the year has passed and we are about to enter April. It is approaching early summer and the temperature is gradually rising.
It wouldn't be inappropriate to drink some iced sour plum soup.
It makes a hissing sound when you take a sip. It is cold, sour, sweet and appetizing. I feel even hungrier after drinking it.
Looking at the bluebird stirring the charcoal, Mei Chengan said.
"Is it possible to increase the firepower?"
Bluebird glanced at the charcoal fire and shook his head.
"No, Master. The furnace is not big. It can only hold this much charcoal. It's already burning red. The fire has reached its limit."
"Ok."
Mei Cheng'an pursed his lips in response, and decided to turn a blind eye to it. He asked Green Ant to set up a small table nearby and put a chessboard on it.
Picking up a plate of spiced broad beans, Mei Chengan played Go while satisfying his craving.
After each of them had filled their stomach with twenty pieces of meat and eaten a lot of the vegetable skewers that had been grilled first, the first batch of meat skewers were finally ready.
Sprinkled with cumin and chili powder, Mei Chengan felt relaxed after taking a bite.
The beef skewers brushed with special sauce and honey are fresh, fragrant, tender and large in size, a complete feast for your mouth.
After eating a skewer of pork, have a sip of iced sour plum soup, how refreshing.
Several maids had already eaten lunch, and only Mei Chengan was eating alone, so the ingredients prepared were not much.
In just one game of chess, all the prepared ingredients were eaten up by Mei Cheng'an.
Mei Cheng'an, who was burping, asked the maids to clear the stall. After eating and drinking, of course he wanted to have a good lunch break.
The temperature today is suitable, with no wind, no noise, and neither cold nor hot.
So Mei Cheng'an didn't go into the house. He just set up a recliner in the corridor and lay down on it to take a nap.
Unexpectedly, just as he squinted his eyes, Fan Xian came.
He was about to start cursing with an unhappy look on his face, but Fan Xian's words dispelled his anger.
"The princess just tried to trap and kill me."
"..."
He asked Hongshu to bring him a stool, and after he sat down, Mei Chengan said.
"what's the situation?"
Fan Xian said with a sullen face.
"Minister Lin told me that the eldest princess is a lunatic. After we talked yesterday, I also thought she was a lunatic, but I didn't expect her to be so crazy!"
"She not only admitted that she was responsible for the assassination in Danzhou, but she also admitted that Lin Gong planned the assassination in Niulan Street with her assistance.
Damn, she said she had a headache, and I was massaging her temples while chatting and laughing with her.
We were having a nice chat, and just when I thought she wasn't as crazy as I imagined, she suddenly admitted it.
I was completely confused.
I had my hand on her temple at the time. Didn't she know that I could take her life at any time if I wanted to?
Even if she arranged for Yan Xiaoyi outside the palace, so what? Yes, if I take action, I will die, but can I still let her live well before I die?
Damn it, in order to induce me to take action, he even risked his own life.
She is really a lunatic!
I asked her why, if it was because of Neiku, guess what she said?
She said that it was like that at the beginning, but after failing a few times, it no longer was like that and now she thought it was fun to kill me!
Damn, listen to what she's saying?!
She is playing games here, treating me as her boss!
Mad ass! Pervert! Psycho! Idiot! Fuck her! I’m so pissed off! "
After listening to this, Mei Chengan did not intend to express his own opinion.
He had no opinion, and even Fan Xian didn't need one.
The only thing he could do was to listen quietly, providing a place where he could curse to his heart's content and vent his depression.
Even Mei Cheng'an felt that Fan Xian still hadn't let go completely. What kind of insult was it if he didn't curse someone's mother? Tsk tsk, he was still too restrained.
After a hearty scolding, Fan Xian left quickly. As soon as he left the palace, he went straight to Mei Chengan. He hadn't returned home yet.
Before leaving, Mei Cheng'an asked him a question, that is, whether he had the urge to kill the eldest princess directly at that time.
Fan Xian’s answer was yes.
However, that impulse was simply due to the eldest princess's extremely arrogant attitude at the time, as she did not treat him as a human being.
As for hatred, of course he had it, but not enough.
In Fan Xian's words, the princess has made many plans to kill him so far, but none of them has actually caused him any actual harm.
There is no way to have deep hatred if there is no harm. It is like a good cook cannot cook without rice.
Mei Cheng'an almost died of laughter after hearing this. The eldest princess explained those words with practical actions.
One operation is as fierce as a tiger, and the damage is .
It's really not that harmful, but it's extremely insulting.
Look how angry Fan Xian is, his defense is almost broken.
Ahahahahahahahahaha.
……
After taking an hour's lunch break, Mei Cheng'an got up and went back to his room to write a letter to his wife.
In addition to writing about the interesting things that happened today, he also complained about her dark history.
You can't be the only one sweating profusely, the whole family must be in order and no one can escape.
After dinner, Wang Qinian came over.
News from the front line is sent back to Kyoto every day. According to him, the border troops are still maintaining their unstoppable momentum and have advanced several dozen miles.
I won't go into details, it's nothing more than which town or pass our army captured, which border army encountered which Northern Qi army at where, how many enemy troops were destroyed, how many were captured, and so on.
You may feel excited the first time you hear it, but after hearing it many times, you may feel numb.
So in the following days, Mei Chengan would not listen to too many details, and was only interested in the progress of the battle and the outcome of local battles.
Time flies and it’s already a month later.
During this month, let alone Mei Cheng'an, the entire Kyoto was calm. Apart from the news of continuous victories from the front line, nothing else happened, at least on the surface.
The eldest princess did not attack Fan Xian again, Lin Ruofu was licking his wounds secretly, and the crown prince and the second prince had also calmed down since the dispute on the day of Fan Xian's outing.
Once the two of them quieted down, the entire court became quiet.
Emperor Qing was concerned about the war at the front and had no intention of instigating a fight between his two sons.
As for Mei Cheng'an, he lived a very leisurely and comfortable life. His poem "Ming Niang" spread throughout the capital within two days after he left the palace.
It has become a must-have quote for parents to teach their children not to waste food.
Of course, as the news continued to spread, Mei Cheng'an's reputation and prestige soared along with the successive victories on the front line.
If you want to know what the relationship is between the two, it can be summed up in one sentence: civil and military are inseparable. Military power can defeat the enemy, and civil power can govern the world. It's all true.
However, Mei Chengan himself felt these things more deeply except for the first few days. He was praised wherever he went, and later he got used to it.
He had a comfortable life during the past month. His daily routine was to go to work in the morning and entertain various visitors in the afternoon.
Fan Xian was naturally a frequent visitor. Guo Baokun also came a few times after he recovered and even almost bumped into Fan Xian several times.
After asking the two, Fan Xian didn't care, but Guo Baokun had no intention of shaking hands and making peace with him for the time being.
Mei Cheng'an didn't force it and deliberately staggered their times.
The Second Prince came once and the Crown Prince also came once. Fan Xian happened to be there both times. They did not talk about state affairs, but just drank tea and chatted, and discussed poetry and songs.
As for the day off, Mei Cheng'an naturally spent time with his wife. In early summer, Mei Cheng'an took her out of the city.
Mei Cheng'an originally wanted to teach her how to hunt while the weather was not too hot, but when they got there he realized that she didn't know how to ride a horse.
Well, the hunting instruction was directly changed to horse riding instruction. After some instruction, Princess Roujia was only average at horse riding, but was often taken advantage of by Mei Chengan. The two of them laughed and played more than taught.
Oh yes, there is one more thing I have to mention, that is, Danbo Bookstore officially opened, and that day happened to be Mei Chengan’s day off.
Mei Cheng'an took Roujia to attend the opening ceremony. In addition to ordering several sets of the hardcover collector's edition of Red Mansions, Mei Cheng'an also signed an exclusive publishing agreement with Versace.
What this means is that from now on, only Danbo Bookstore has the right to publish and sell his poems. There are only a few of them anyway, so since Versace wants to give them to him, just give them to him.
He didn't look at the profit share in detail, but Roujia looked at it carefully and then had a business negotiation with Versace.
Although he felt it was unnecessary, Mei Chengan did not stop it.
The sight of his wife arguing with the unscrupulous businessman for his benefit made his eyes starry. She was shining.
Ahem, we’ve gone off topic, let’s get back to the present.
One day in late April...
(End of this chapter)
