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Chapter 496 Liu'e's Oath

The winter evening breeze was extremely cold. Everyone wrapped in thick cloaks sat around the campfire, and everyone's face was illuminated red by the firelight.

Fortunately, after several nights of snow, the weather finally calmed down. Although it was very cold, there were no winds or waves.

Mother Wang took Shouhou, Xinxian and Xinmu to prepare a roasted whole lamb, while the rest of the people sat in a circle, each holding a cup of hot wine and keeping warm by the bonfire.

In fact, everyone had been eating and drinking all day, so at this time they were neither cold nor hungry.

Zhou Chang and Yuan Qi sat at the top of the table, occasionally giving instructions to the whole lamb on the grill. It wasn't because the whole lamb was so good, but she found that in Lin Country, fire-roasted meat was not popular. Even the last time they went to Jingyang Hunting Palace, none of the prey they brought back wanted to roast and eat.

It was not until Zhou Chang was preparing the "novel" dish of roasted whole lamb a few days ago that he discovered the difficulty.

For a dish to be delicious, besides the freshness of the ingredients, the most important thing is the seasoning.

After hearing Zhou Chang's request, Fu Mingfu, the shopkeeper of the Four Flavors Pharmacy, explained to her: "Your Highness, why would we, in the Shangbang Kingdom, eat such crude food roasted over fire? Soldiers fighting outside or hunters living in the mountains do that out of necessity. It is really not presentable."

Vulgar?

Zhou Chang didn't care about whether it was vulgar or not, he just asked: "Do you have the seasonings I want? For example, cumin, pepper, star anise, cinnamon, tangerine peel, chili powder..."

"Some of the medicinal herbs that the prince wants, I have, but some I have never heard of." Fu Ming was in a dilemma.

Zhou Chang guessed that some things might have different names, so he started to look for them himself, and finally took away a jar of honey from the pharmacy before he gave up.

Mother Wang had already roasted the whole fat sheep to a sizzling sound, and the skinny monkey could not wait to slice the roasted meat.

Zhou Chang was not good at drinking, so he just followed Yuan Qi and tasted two bites of the roasted lamb. The aroma filled his mouth and Yuan Qi also praised it highly.

The rest of the people wanted to drink, and while they were drinking they were eating roasted lamb. The atmosphere was cheerful, and they talked about everything under the sun, without any distinction between master and servant as usual.

Aunt Jing was wearing a hood and no longer tried to cover her right face. Instead, she looked at Gao Yuan on the left and Liu E on the right: "Why don't you sit together?"

Only then did Zhou Chang notice that Gao Yuan and Liu E were obviously sitting separately on purpose, with Shou Hou, Xin Xian and Xin Mu between them.

"It's nice to sit next to each other like this." Gao Yuan spoke first, which was rare.

Aunt Jing didn't care: "When did you do the good thing?"

After everyone got familiar with each other, Aunt Jing was infected by the atmosphere and temporarily forgot about the burns on her face.

What was even more rare was that when Liu E first met Aunt Jing, she did not show any surprise or unnaturalness. In fact, during the day, in addition to accompanying Yuan Qi and Gao Yuan, she also chatted with Aunt Jing for a while to relieve her boredom.

After saying this, everyone's eyes naturally turned to the two of them.

Gao Yuan and Liu E looked at each other, but lowered their heads at the same time and no one answered.

Zhou Chang was afraid that the atmosphere would become awkward, so he changed the subject: "Gao Yun really doesn't plan to come back for the New Year this year? Or should we surprise him like last time?"

Gao Yuan had already blushed and lowered his head, but he had to raise his head and answer: "Gao Yun has really grown up now. He said that there are too many things to do over there and he can't get away, so he gave me the opportunity to go and see him."

Zhong Yu nodded beside Zhou Chang's left hand: "A good man has great ambitions. Gao Yun is ambitious. As his brother, you should be pleased."

"Hmm..." Gao Yuan almost became silent again.

Yuan Qi sat on Zhou Chang's right and looked at Liu E again: "Have you been okay in Kunyufang these days? Have you met any strange people?"

"No, thank you for your concern, young master." Liu E never changed her words, or called Yuan Qi as before.

Zhou Chang naturally followed up by asking: "What strange person?"

Yuan Qi was not without worry: "I'm afraid that Peng Liang will find out and won't let me go. Therefore, during this period of time, I asked Liu E to go to Kunyufang for a few days and then come back to stay for a few days, mainly to observe the movements and the wind."

When the name "Peng Liang" was mentioned, Liu E's body tensed up noticeably, and her pearly teeth unconsciously bit her lower lip.

Gao Yuan also looked over nervously and concerned.

Zhou Chang saw all of this, and he had to forgive them: "Don't worry about Peng Liang. If he is smart, he will avoid Miss Liu. If he dares to provoke me again, I will kill him."

Gao Yuan and Liu E simultaneously cast grateful glances and nodded silently.

After Aunt Jing recovered from her injury, she was bored and learned about the subsequent developments of Gao Yuan and Liu E. Therefore, she was unwilling to let it go easily and took up the conversation again: "So, there are no obstacles anymore, so you should hurry up and get things done. It can also be regarded as bringing happiness to our palace before the New Year, right?"

What he said was not without reason. Zhou Chang thought that the two of them looked normal, but suddenly he felt Gao Yuan's expression darken. Liu E also lowered her head and avoided his gaze.

It seems like it hasn't gotten over it yet. After all, the pain in one's heart cannot be seen by others.

It was understandable that Liu E was still unable to come out, and she was about to speak up to help, but she heard Gao Yuan say, "Don't worry, Miss Liu wants to gain experience for a few more years and learn a craft."

"Crafts?" Aunt Jing didn't understand. "What kind of crafts can a girl learn? If it's needlework, embroidery, or managing the household, it's enough for me to learn these from you."

Liu E looked up at Yuan Qi.

Yuan Qi smiled and said to Aunt Jing: "Aunt Jing, you don't know that Liu E is now learning to raise silkworms and spin yarn in Kun Yu Fang. If she does well in the future, she can also learn how to manage a Kun Yu Fang. Of course, although the two things are not in conflict, it's just that Liu E doesn't want to do two things at the same time, so she wants to put the matter of starting a family aside first."

Aunt Jing disagreed 120% of the time, but she glanced at Gao Yuan, who was as stiff as a log. Then she looked at Liu E, who was a beautiful and clever girl. She couldn't help but ask, "Miss Liu, do you want to do two things at once, or do you have other plans? Our Gao Yuan is an honest man."

Liu E was originally timid, but when she heard this, she suddenly raised her head and even stood up: "Aunt Jing, although Liu E is of humble origin, she knows how to repay kindness. She also gave her pure body to Guard Gao before. As long as Guard Gao does not despise my humble status and the fact that I was humiliated by Peng Liang, Liu E will be a member of the Gao family in this life, and a ghost of the Gao family in death."

These words can be regarded as Liu'e's oath.

She was originally from Yaoyuefang, her identity was sensitive, and she had encountered a big change, so how could she still think of him?

Moreover, every word she said was so powerful that everyone was shocked by her aura and speechless.