“Cough, cough, ahem, cough cough cough…”
Xie Yanqing coughed violently enough to shake the heavens.
Truly… his future sister-in-law’s thoughts were rather dangerous.
Moreover…
Why did Yuehua look like she agreed with her sister?
“Ahem…”
After coughing for a while with no one offering him water or asking if he was alright, Xie Yanqing silently stopped his coughing on his own, then diligently served food to Jiang Yueyao.
“Yao Yao… uh, I’m brothers with Yuansong and Yuanbai, and I heard them call you that. May I call you that too?”
Jiang Yueyao took a bite of the delicious fish belly meat and glanced at Xie Yanqing.
[This Young Marquis Xie’s words at the Treasure Pavilion were actually quite reasonable earlier]
[His attitude toward dealing with Little Green Tea doesn’t seem as ambiguous anymore?]
[Perhaps he’s still a Big Pig Trotter, but… he seems like a braised pig trotter that’s soft, glutinous, and delicious after being stewed, and served on a golden plate at that]
[Should I let my sister try taking a bite?]
[After all, you won’t know if something tastes good until you try it]
[If it doesn’t taste good, we can just return it. Being a bad girl seems quite enjoyable too
Xie Yanqing: …
He couldn’t help but feel his future sister-in-law’s mindset was rather dangerous.
How could someone as pure as Yuehua be a bad girl?
What Xie Yanqing failed to notice was the flicker in Jiang Yuehua’s eyes beside him.
What her sister said… actually made some sense.
Jiang Yueyao nodded, “If Brother Xie wants to call me that…”
[Where’s the name-changing gift?!]
[You want to call my sister by her nickname without giving a name-changing gift?]
[Hmph, I’ll give you three seconds. If you don’t produce a name-changing gift soon, you Big Pig Trotter will never get to call me…]
“Yao Yao, this is Brother Xie’s name-changing gift for you.”
Xie Yanqing straightforwardly took out… a pair of white jade hairpins from his bosom.
Although he hadn’t known Jiang Yueyao for long… Xie Yanqing had quickly recognized the true nature of this future sister-in-law.
Jiang Yueyao sat up straight with affected dignity.
[Wow, so beautiful!!!]
[Weren’t these the accessories from the Treasure Pavilion earlier? I remember this pair of white jade hairpins was quite expensive… something like three thousand taels?]
[Wah, I’m so touched, you Big Pig Trotter, you’re really such a good person]
[Wait… the Big Pig Trotter gave me a pair of hairpins. Could it be that he wants me to share one with my sister?]
[Oh you Big Pig Trotter, quite clever with your little schemes]
[But I support you!]
[Decision made! Considering how generous you are, this Big Pig Trotter can be promoted. You’re still my future brother-in-law!]
Xie Yanqing was thrilled.
His future sister-in-law finally approved of him.
And she immediately understood his intention… These white jade hairpins would naturally appear too mature for a ‘child’ like Jiang Yueyao.
They would look much better on his Yuehua.
Jiang Yuehua: …
Suddenly reached out with her chopsticks and picked up a piece of braised pig trotter.
……
Jiang Yueyao happily held the pair of white jade hairpins, looking like a little squirrel holding nuts.
Just then…
A commotion suddenly arose outside the Drunken Immortal Restaurant.
“What’s going on?”
Xie Yanqing frowned and walked to the private room window to look outside, his expression growing even more unpleasant.
“What is it?”
Seeing this, Jiang Yuehua also walked over and immediately spotted a troop of soldiers surrounding the Drunken Immortal Restaurant.
“Black armor with white feathers… Prince Jing?”Xie Yanqing immediately recognized the identity of the Black Armor Army surrounding the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, but it was precisely because he recognized them that his frown deepened.
“Prince Jing? Shouldn’t he be returning to the capital with the main army? According to the army’s pace, it would take at least half a month to return. This…”
Jiang Yuehua also furrowed her brows, sensing something amiss.
“If Prince Jing were secretly returning to the capital, he wouldn’t make such a conspicuous display by having the Black Armor Guard surround the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. It must be that His Majesty issued some secret order. After all… this prince was raised by His Majesty’s side.”
“Since it’s Prince Jing taking action, it likely has nothing to do with us. Let’s just wait in the private room.”
Xie Yanqing and Jiang Yuehua exchanged a glance and quickly reached an agreement.
When they turned to caution Jiang Yueyao, they saw the young girl happily engaged in battle with a braised pork knuckle.
The knuckle must have been stewed in a clay pot for several hours with numerous spices, making it incredibly fragrant with tender meat that fell off the bone.
Jiang Yueyao was thoroughly enjoying her meal.
As for the commotion outside…
She, Jiang Yueyao, had neither broken any laws nor caused any trouble. Moreover, she was accompanied by the female lead of this book and the young marquis of the Loyal Marquis Manor. What was there to fear?
Jiang Yuehua: …
My sister remains calm in the face of danger, truly possessing the composure of a great general.
…
…
Jiang Yueyao was eating happily when…
“Bam!”
While still holding a large pork knuckle, the private room door was suddenly burst open with tremendous force.
A figure shot in like a cannonball and then…
Heavily crashed onto the dining table.
“Ah!!!”
Jiang Yueyao was furious.
Although Xie Yanqing had quickly pulled her aside, saving her from being affected, but…
“My dishes!”
An entire table of delicious food was completely destroyed!!!
[So angry so angry so angry so angry!!!]
[How often does your sister get to eat out? And now someone ruins it like this!]
[What exactly is going on?]
[Wuwuwu, my pork knuckle… I hadn’t even finished half of it]
“Don’t be angry, Yao Yao. I’ll bring you back here to eat pork knuckles another time.”
Jiang Yuehua put her arm around her sister’s shoulder and guided her toward a corner of the room. Meanwhile, Xie Yanqing moved as swiftly as a fleeing rabbit, stepping forward to engage with the figure that had flown in.
“Bam bam bam!”
This was Jiang Yueyao’s first time seeing people from this world fight.
[Wow, so martial arts really exist here!]
[The Big Pig Trotter is actually a flying pig trotter!]
[Watch the left hook, right hook, and a spinning kick!]
[Wow, Pig Trotter, you’re so handsome]
[The Big Pig Trotter looks really manly when he fights… Wait, I think I see little hearts in my sister’s eyes. So my sister likes the fighting type?]
[It seems my sister really has quite a favorable impression of this Big Pig Trotter]
Xie Yanqing, who had been on the verge of subduing his opponent, nearly slipped when he heard Jiang Yueyao’s inner voice.
So Yuehua… actually likes my heroic and dashing side?
All this time he thought Yuehua preferred the refined, elegant gentleman type, which was why he always wore white robes and carried a folding fan…
Turns out he’d been going down the wrong path!
It’s all that brat Jiang Yuanbai’s fault for giving him wrong information!
Despite this minor distraction, Xie Yanqing was after all a young general who had been on the battlefield. He quickly subdued the intruder.
Simultaneously…
Several Black Armor Guards quickly rushed in.
“Young Marquis Xie.””You are… Xue Lang?”
Xie Yanqing looked at the leader of the Black Armor Guard and kicked the burly man whose arms he had dislocated, now lying on the ground like a dead dog.
“This is the person you’re after. I’m handing him over to you.”
“Thank you, Young Marquis Xie.”
The leader of the Black Armor Guard saluted crisply, and immediately someone restrained the man.
“The Black Armor Guard are apprehending Northern Liang spies. We apologize for disturbing Young Marquis Xie. Please wait here momentarily. Once we have captured all the Northern Liang spies, we will escort the Young Marquis and the two young ladies… home.”
The leader of the Black Armor Guard glanced toward the corner of the room where the sisters Jiang Yuehua and Jiang Yueyao were.
But when his gaze fell upon Jiang Yueyao, it suddenly paused.
This person… looks somewhat familiar.