Xie Jiang looked disgusted. "Always nagging and bossing me around, telling me whether to wear socks or not, and always with a scowl. Who could stand that?"
Da Chui nodded while devouring a whole roasted chicken.
The pretty boy was very wordy.
When he looked at her, he seemed to want to kill her.
Hmph, she knew all that.
Yi Yan Gen's face darkened further. "Who am I doing all this for!"
The waiter, who had been serving them, kept his head down, not daring to look. When the last pot of soup was served, he quietly left the private room and closed the door.
He couldn't help but wonder, listening to their conversation, they didn't sound like siblings. What was their relationship?
The older one was clearly furious, yet he meticulously served the younger one soup and food. Could he be a junior in the family?
Juniors should definitely be doted on.
Seeing that she hadn't eaten much before putting down her chopsticks, not even reaching her usual intake, Yi Yan Gen picked out a few dishes she liked and served her another small bowl.
"Eat a little more." Wasn't she willing to compromise for her subordinates? She had to eat enough.
"I said you were nagging, and you didn't like it." A grown man, counting how many bites of food and dishes she ate every day!
The dog emperor must not have oppressed him harshly enough!
Perhaps due to her injury, she had become much thinner than before.
When her elbow pressed against his chest, he felt a sharp pain.
She was also particularly picky about her food, never tasting a dish a second time.
Her flaws were so numerous that he couldn't finish counting them in three days and three nights. How could he not watch her and count how many bites she took!
Before he met her, he never imagined he would have days of endless worry!
He felt heartbroken that she had suffered so much, yet she used it to retort against him!
Yi Yan Gen was so angry he felt a heart attack. Ungrateful wretch! She deserved to starve to death!
The next second, he softened his tone and pushed the bowl closer to her. "Eat two more bites, there's not much left."
Xie Jiang found it truly annoying. She was an adult, did she need to be urged to eat?
Xie Jiang ignored him and turned to look at Da Chui. Da Chui was much cuter. "Do you want to eat some of this fish? It's still fresh, just has a lot of bones, be careful when you eat it."
Yi Yan Gen wanted to slam the bowl onto her face. Who was he being so earnest for? And she went to care about a big idiot!
"The fish isn't good, it has no flavor." Da Chui had finished one chicken and was now gnawing on a duck, his mouth greasy.
"Silly Da Chui, why are you following me instead of staying with Shun Hua?"
"Shun Hua said there are many bad people in the capital. I'll help you beat them up," Da Chui said, waving his large fists while eating beef.
"Your fists are so heavy, you'll kill them with one punch. What's fun about that?"
"Don't kill them? Then what if bad people bully you?"
"I like to see them cry, to see them call out to heaven and earth but no one answers. It's more interesting than killing them with a punch."
Da Chui's eyes were like spirals. "Oh..." He didn't understand.
"After we finish eating, you should go find Shun Hua. You don't need to follow me anymore."
"Then I won't kill them, I'll just watch, I promise I won't lay a hand on them." Da Chui just wanted to stay with Xie Jiang. Hearing her tell him to leave made him very unhappy, and the beef in his mouth no longer tasted good.
Xie Jiang smiled. "Not laying a hand is no good either. You look so reassuring, with you following me, bad people won't dare to come find me."
Yuan Liu, who was standing behind Yi Yan Gen, secretly rolled his eyes so hard they almost fell out.
Looks reassuring?
He took another look at Da Chui.
Hmm, he did look quite formidable.
Yi Yan Gen sat there silently, wanting to see how long she could ignore his existence.
Xie Jiang turned and saw that he seemed to have finished eating. "Aren't you busy with state affairs? Don't you have to go work for the emperor this afternoon?"
Finally, she remembered that he existed. Was it just to "send me away?"
Yi Yan Gen was depressed. ╭(╯^╰)╮
Xie Jiang looked hurt, almost clutching her chest. "I'm concerned about you."
Even though he knew her words were insincere, he couldn't bring himself to stay angry.
"How do you plan to deal with Lu Bao Fang's matter? He clearly intends to silence you and the Zhou family."
The Duke of Wei's mansion not only didn't stand by her, but had also openly distanced themselves from her. If she took the Zhou family to report to the authorities, it would be futile.
She didn't intend to rely on his help at all.
What else could she rely on in the capital?
He had seen the small actions she had Xia Ze Shi and Xu Heng Yi make behind the scenes, but simply copying Lu Bao Fang's evidence of crimes would achieve nothing.
"There are too many dirty dealings within the aristocratic families. There are many people worse than Lu Bao Fang. If you intend to expose the darkness of the Nan Xiong Marquis' Mansion, you probably won't get the results you want, because they are already dark enough."
Yi Yan Gen vaguely guessed what she might be planning, but felt he couldn't quite understand her intentions.
Yuan Liu acted as if he didn't know his master. He surrendered too quickly! He hadn't even reacted to the sudden gentle tone and undisguised concern! At least hold out a little longer, let the demon Xie say a few more false words! Giving up resistance after just one false word was too much...
Yuan Liu, young as he was, instantly hunched over, feeling as if his back could no longer stand straight.
"Do you know what I want to see?" Xie Jiang asked with a smile.
"Since you've made a move, Lu Bao Fang will surely have no way out, and the Nan Xiong Marquis' Mansion will also be severely wounded, paying a heavy price."
"I heard you only came to the capital six years ago?" Xie Jiang asked, smiling at him.
"Yes." Yi Yan Gen was a bit confused. What was the connection between the fate of the Nan Xiong Marquis' Mansion and the time he arrived in the capital?
Naturally, there was a connection. Eight years ago, there was a disturbance at the Duke of Ding's mansion. He arrived too late to catch it. "You'll see."
As they walked downstairs side by side, Xie Jiang's hand naturally reached behind Yi Yan Gen's waist and gave his firm backside a squeeze.
Even his loose clothing couldn't hide his good figure. The indescribable feel of it brought more joy than killing several scoundrels.
Yi Yan Gen stiffened, as if struck by lightning.
Feng, who was following, stumbled and almost fell down the stairs.
Then he looked at the nonchalant Da Chui, accustomed to too much already?!
Da Chui: ⊙▃⊙ He's so good-looking, why shouldn't Jiang Jiang touch him? He wants to touch too.
Yuan Liu had already drawn his saber!
Yi Yan Gen glared at Xie Jiang, his gaze as sharp as a knife. How long did she plan to keep her hand there!
With so many people outside, how could she dare!
Xie Jiang squeezed hard before reluctantly withdrawing her hand, still not satisfied.
Yi Yan Gen tried his best to act as if nothing had happened and walked out, but his ears and neck turned so red they looked like they would bleed.
After leaving the restaurant, Yi Yan Gen cleared his throat. "Are you sure you're not coming over tonight?"
Xie Jiang raised an eyebrow. "Are you going to play?"
Yi Yan Gen: "..." He wanted to strangle this thick-skinned woman!
Xie Jiang's eyes lit up. "Can we play all night?"
Yi Yan Gen flicked his sleeve and left.
Da Chui sidled up. "Jiang Jiang, look at how imposing the pretty boy is with so many people around him. Jiang Jiang should be even more imposing than the pretty boy." He said, flexing his muscles.
Xie Jiang looked puzzled. "How is he pretty?"
Da Chui: "Whiter than me." He didn't realize he had been completely led astray.
"There aren't many people darker than you either," Xie Jiang said, looking at his dark face with a smile. She patted his iron-like arm. "I have things to do this afternoon. You be good and go back to Shun Hua. You know the way, right?"
"Jiang Jiang..."
"Be good."