Yang Chuxia went to the State Duke of Defenseās residence this morning, Linyu is still preparing for her marriage.
Seeing how serious she is, Yang Chuxia couldnāt help but worry. No news from Ye Ziāan either; if, in the end, things donāt work out, Linyuās joy will be in vain, and with her temperament, who knows what trouble sheāll stir up.
She decided to ask Ye Ziāan when he returns in the evening.
"Mom, look! We brought back so many rabbits..."
Yang Chuxia heard Yangyangās loud voice from inside the house.
Stepping out into the yard, she saw the father and sons admiring a pile of game.
"Oh, is that a deer?" Yang Chuxia exclaimed in surprise. "Letās have the kitchen roast deer meat for dinner."
Looking at the rest, there were various kinds of deer and antelope, "You had quite a haul today."
"Mom, Second Brother was amazing!" Qingqing, having gone horseback riding with Ye Ziāan for the first time, held onto Yang Chuxiaās leg, looking up with a face full of joy.
Last night, Yangyang and Ye Ziāan agreed to go hunting at the imperial game park today. Lele was also very interested in hunting, while Qingqing just wanted to join in the fun. Early in the morning, Ye Ziāan gathered Ye Wu and others, setting out together, with the Poison Old Monster accompanying them.
"Mom, the deer was shot by Second Brother, heās awesome."
Ms. Wang smiled warmly upon hearing this and bent over to hug Yangyang, "Yangyang is wonderful!"
Lele jokingly asked, "Arenāt I great too? I also shot wild chickens and rabbits."
"Great, Lele is great too, youāre all good kids." Ms. Wang laughed even more happily.
Yang Chuxia picked up Qingqing, "Did you shoot anything?"
"Dad wouldnāt let me touch a bow," he pouted, feeling wronged at the mention.
"Thatās because youāre too young. Once youāre as big as Second Brother, youāll be able to draw a bow." Yang Chuxia said, tenderly touching his small ear.
Ye Ziāan laughed, "This kid is getting tougher as he grows. Once on the horse, heās constantly trying to grab my bow."
"Xiaxia, letās braise that antelope tonight," the Poison Old Monster suggested from the side, "Fresh antelope meat is delicious."
"Alright, weāll roast some deer meat, stew some with red dates, braise one of each wild chicken and rabbit, have a bowl of stewed ham, and with some fresh cabbage sent from the villa, weāll make stir-fried vinegar cabbage and numbing and spicy tofu, along with scallion steamed eggs. How does that sound for our dinner?"
The Poison Old Monster, fond of these dishes, naturally felt delighted, "Good, good, I knew Xiaxia would handle it well."
"Thatās so much, we canāt finish it all. Why not send some to the Mu Residence and the State Dukeās residence?" Yang Chuxia suggested to Ye Ziāan.
"No need." Yangyang interjected, "We bumped into Uncle Shaoling at the game park, and he hunted no less than us. Mom, just send some to my aunt."
"Alright, letās do that."
After putting Qingqing down, Yang Chuxia instructed someone to send the goods to the State Dukeās residence and asked the kitchen to come and clean everything up.
Due to the cold, after a lively dinner, everyone retired to their own rooms.
"Has there been any news from Qingtong yet?" Before going to bed, Yang Chuxia couldnāt help but ask Ye Ziāan, "I went to the State Duke of Defenseās residence today, Linyu is quite eager. She even asked me to find out when Qingtong will come to marry her. This is the first time Iāve seen a girl so keen on getting married."
"Why rush?" Ye Ziāan replied, as usual, with this line.
"How could she not be anxious? Given the time, if things donāt work out, we wonāt even have a proper New Year. Just wait for Linyu to take it up with you."
"Donāt worry, my dear. Iāve got this!"