Chapter 247 – Seduction
Although Yan Xiaosi had contracted the construction of the new house to Wang Sanbao, she still needed to go check on it frequently to keep an eye on some of the finer details.
Long Yu wasn’t angry at being rejected, as long as this kid wasn’t refusing because of Tian Dazhuang, there was nothing to get angry about.
He turned the blue and white teacup in his hand and said, “Tongluo Plain isn’t far from Shaoyao Village, and right now Great Chu and the Rong Di haven’t truly begun fighting, so there aren’t many injured. You can come to Shaoyao Village anytime to supervise the house construction.”
Yan Xiaosi’s lips moved, but the words of refusal were a bit hard to say.
For an esteemed War King to accommodate her to this extent, if she kept refusing, it would seem a bit ungrateful.
“As soon as you enter this king’s military camp, this king will start paying you wages.”
Yan Xiaosi’s eyes brightened.
Getting paid without having to do anything seemed pretty good.
“As for your mother, after your house is built, she can enter the military camp as a cook. With your mother in Shaoyao Village constantly supervising the construction, you can also be at ease.”
He even took care of her mother; was he trying to lure.. seduce her? But for what reason? Could it be that he simply valued her medical skills?
Thinking of this, she furrowed her brows and shook her head slightly.
It wasn’t very likely. Murong Qinjian’s medical skills were also very good, so this man couldn’t possibly be that lacking in military doctors.
She was about to inquire about the reason when Long Yu spoke again, “If you feel that Tongluo Plain is a bit far from Shaoyao Village and it’s tiring to come, this king can provide you with a good horse.”
Offering lodging, wages, and now even a precious horse…
As Yan Xiaosi’s heart wavered, she felt there was no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and the behavior of the man in front of her was very suspicious.
She straightened her body, craned her neck, her gaze boring into Long Yu a bit as she inquired, “Your Highness, you take such good care of this commoner, is there something you want to gain from this commoner? Just say it. As long as it’s something this commoner can provide, this commoner will give it to you.”
Long Yi and the others waited quietly outside for their master to speak, but there was no movement inside for a long time. The three of them sighed in great disappointment.
Their master had done so much, wasn’t it all to keep Young Master Yan by his side and develop an ambiguous relationship with Young Master Yan? Such a good opportunity, why not say it?
The three of them all sighed in exasperation, really wanting to rush into the living room and tell Young Master Yan their master’s intentions.
Staring at Yan Xiaosi’s face just inches away, Long Yu suddenly felt his heart thumping wildly in his chest, his ears also turning a bit hot.
“Why are you getting so close to this king?”
Yan Xiaosi estimated the distance between the two of them; there was a table in the middle, at least three feet apart.
How was that close?
Since Long Yu said that, she retracted her neck a bit and continued waiting for him to answer.
Long Yu tried his best to suppress his pounding heartbeat and adjusted his state, saying, “You once saved this king’s life, so this king is repaying the favor by helping you. How has that become ulterior motives in your eyes? Is this king such a contemptible person?”
Is that so?
Looking at the man’s eyes across from her, Yan Xiaosi felt this kind of answer was a bit untrustworthy, but she also couldn’t think of what an esteemed War King could possibly want from her, so she believed his words.
“Since Your Highness is taking such good care of this commoner, this commoner will move to the Tongluo Plain military camp tomorrow.”
She will move away, so Tian Dazhuang can go back to sleeping on the bedding in the living room.
Although it’s not too cold at night right now, there are many mosquitoes and bugs. Making Tian Dazhuang sleep in the shack in the cornfield for over a month is really putting him in a difficult position.
Long Yu only nodded in satisfaction at this.
Yan Xiaosi kept him company with one cup of tea, two cups of tea, three cups of tea… By the time he finished drinking, Yan Xiaosi’s stomach was full of tea, her sleepiness completely gone, and her bottom had gotten sore from sitting, yet there was still no sign of Long Yu getting up to leave.
“Your Highness the War King, aren’t your military affairs very busy?”
Long Yu said, “This king stayed up half the night and has already taken care of it.”
Yan Xiaosi watched as he poured another cup of tea and elegantly sipped it.
It was clearly roughly made tea from a peasant household, but Yan Xiaosi saw him drink it with the air of savoring the finest Longjing tea. Moreover, a large pot of tea was about to run out. She had already been so filled with tea that she had run to the outhouse three times, but he still appeared leisurely, with no hint of needing to pee.
This couldn’t help but raise a very vulgar thought in her mind.
Could it be that men’s bladders are bigger than women’s?
Seeing that it was already afternoon, but Long Yu still wasn’t getting up to leave, she could only ask, “It’s already afternoon. Does Your Highness need to stay for dinner?”
Long Yu had truly waited arduously for her to say this sentence.
“Mm, this king’s stomach is a bit hungry.”
“Then this commoner will immediately go to the kitchen to inform them to make dinner.”
“Mm.” Long Yu nodded slightly, watching Yan Xiaosi get up and walk out of the living room.
In the kitchen, Ms. Zhong and Ms. Wang waited for Yan Xiaosi’s news until the flowers wilted.
Seeing Yan Xiaosi walk in, Ms. Wang asked anxiously, “Xiaosi, is the War King staying for dinner or leaving?”
Yan Xiaosi shrugged her shoulders helplessly.
“Unfortunately, he wants to stay for dinner. Mom, Auntie Tian, start preparing dinner. After eating, we still need to go to Daxing Town to pick up Third Sister.”
Ms. Wang’s face was full of worry.
“But there aren’t any dishes suitable for guests at home.”
Yan Xiaosi’s gaze shifted and found the vegetable basket, saying, “Aren’t there plenty in the vegetable basket? Cabbage, radish, sweet potato, corn.”
Ms. Wang anxiously said, “That’s an exalted War King who is probably used to fine clothes and exquisite food. How could he be accustomed to eating cabbage, radish, and sweet potato?”
“It’s precisely because he eats fine food every day that he might even like occasionally changing it up. Auntie Tian, just listen to me. Slice the white radish into strips for a cold dish, make the cabbage into stir-fried cabbage with dried shrimp, make the sweet potatoes into candied sweet potatoes, and grind the old corn into porridge.”
“Xiaosi, will this work?”
“It will definitely work. That War King isn’t the type of person to be picky about food. Just trust my words and boldly make it.”
Although Long Yu had a noble status, in Yan Xiaosi’s view, he wasn’t pretentious at all. She had seen this when he was recuperating at the dilapidated temple before.
Ms. Zhong also remembered that when Long Yu was recovering from his injury at thedilapidated temple, he ate coarse food with their family without any complaints, so she said to Ms. Wang, “Elder Sister, let’s just do as Xiaosi says.”
Over half an hour later, when the food was almost ready, Yan Shuqin wiped her hands and said, “I’ll go to the cornfield to call Brother Dazhuang back for dinner.”
Yan Shuxue and Yan Xiaosi set the tables.
A total of two tables were set, one in the kitchen and one in the living room.
First, it wasn’t proper for men and women to sit at the same table. Second, after learning of Long Yu’s identity, how would Ms. Wang and Ms. Zhong dare to eat at the same table as Long Yu?
When Tian Dazhuang came back and saw the man sitting in the living room, his heart felt a bit blocked and his face showed shock.
“This commoner greets Your Highness the War King.”
Then he looked at Yan Xiaosi, inquiring with his eyes: Why is this man at my house?
