Chapter 248 – Full Cup
Yan Xiaosi understood his meaning and could only explain, “His Highness the War King came down the mountain for an inspection and passed through Shaoyao Village feeling thirsty, so he came into the house to find water to drink.”
After drinking the water, he still stayed here to eat dinner.
The latter half of the sentence, Yan Xiaosi only dared to say in her heart.
“Brother Dazhuang, hurry and wash your hands. It’s almost time to eat.”
The table in the kitchen was small, so Yan Xiaosi and Tian Dazhuang could only eat together with Long Yu in the living room.
Throughout the meal, Yan Xiaosi and Tian Dazhuang ate somewhat flavorlessly.
Yan Xiaosi was in a hurry to go to Daxing Town to pick up Yan Shuyun after the meal, so she ate a bit too fast, shoveling down two bowls of rice without taking the time to savor the taste of the dishes.
As for Tian Dazhuang, he felt a bit uncomfortable eating at the same table as Long Yu, feeling the pressure was too great, and felt that Long Yu had designs on Yan Xiaosi.
Only Long Yu ate with great relish.
As Yan Xiaosi had anticipated, for a noble person who was used to eating rare delicacies, tasting peasant home cooking carried a unique flavor.
When Yan Xiaosi finished eating, she put down her chopsticks.
“Your Highness, please take your time. This commoner needs to go to Daxing Town to pick up Third Sister now and won’t be able to keep you company.”
“Xiaosi, you wait at the door first. I’ll go harness the ox cart.”
Tian Dazhuang put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and stood up to walk out of the living room.
Just as Yan Xiaosi was about to go wait at the door for Tian Dazhuang’s ox cart, Long Yu suddenly stood up to chase after her, grabbing her wrist with one hand.
Long Yu’s strength was immense, gripping her wrist so tightly it hurt a bit.
She furrowed her brows and said, “Your Highness, what are you doing?”
Without even looking at her, Long Yu pulled her along and headed straight for the Tian family’s front door.
“Didn’t you say you were going to Daxing Town to pick someone up? This king’s horse is right outside and is faster than Tian Dazhuang’s ox cart.”
Yan Xiaosi didn’t even have a chance to say anything before he pulled her out the door.
“No need. How could this commoner dare trouble Your Highness?”
Didn’t they say that the military affairs of an army commander were usually quite immense? How could this War King have so much free time?
“It’s no trouble. This king happens to have a bit of business to take care of in Daxing Town.”
As he spoke, he directly reached toward Yan Xiaosi’s armpit, then used force to lift her onto Lightning’s back.
It’s just that when his hand touched Yan Xiaosi’s armpit, he felt that area was a bit too soft.
With half her chest touched by Long Yu’s hand, Yan Xiaosi’s whole body instantly tensed up, her eyes nervously glancing at Long Yu, afraid that her real gender would be exposed in front of Long Yu.
Fortunately, there was no change in Long Yu’s expression.
She let out a small sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she was always cautious in her actions and had wrapped her chest tightly with cotton cloth several times. Plus, due to long-term malnutrition, her breasts hadn’t developed very well, so Long Yu shouldn’t have discovered anything.
While she was lost in thought, Long Yu stepped on the stirrup and leaped to sit behind her, his hands passing around her waist to grab the reins, his legs squeezing the horse’s belly. “Hyah!”
At the sound of “hyah,” Lightning instantly galloped off.
Caught off guard, under the effect of inertia, Yan Xiaosi’s whole body flipped backward, her back tightly pressed against Long Yu’s chest.
Even through the clothes, she could feel Long Yu’s somewhat feverish body temperature.
The man’s hot chest burning against her back really made her uncomfortable.
What kind of situation was this?
She wiggled her bottom on the horse’s back, wanting to leave Long Yu’s embrace, but unexpectedly, Lightning sensed her movement and whinnied in annoyance.
Long Yu hurriedly gripped the reins tightly to control Lightning and warned in her ear, “Lightning has a bit of a bad temper. Don’t move around.”
With Lightning throwing a fit on one hand and running faster than lightning on the other, Yan Xiaosi also didn’t dare to move around anymore after glancing at the farmland rapidly receding on the side of the road.
If she accidentally fell off, she wouldn’t just die but might be left half paralyzed.
Lightning galloped ahead carrying the two of them, with Long Yi and the others following on horseback behind. By the time Tian Dazhuang finally harnessed the ox cart and led it to the door, he discovered that Yan Xiaosi was nowhere to be seen.
There was no trace of Yan Xiaosi in the living room or the kitchen, and even Long Yu and the others had disappeared.
Seeing him gritting his teeth with a worried expression, Ms. Zhong said, “Dazhuang, don’t worry. With His Highness there, Xiaosi will be fine.”
Long Yu had recuperated for a few days in the dilapidated temple, and Ms. Zhong trusted his character.
Although he wielded military power as a War King, he wasn’t arrogant and treated people relatively modestly.
Since Yan Xiaosi had already been taken away, what could Tian Dazhuang do? He could only mutter through gritted teeth, “Damn it, he kidnapped Xiaosi again,” and walked angrily to the door to untie the ox cart.
Before long, Lightning arrived with Long Yu and Yan Xiaosi at the door of the Xu Family Fur Store.
Yan Xiaosi held onto Long Yu’s hand and got down from Lightning’s back. The reason was that Lightning was simply too tall, and with her current height of only about 1.6 meters, her short arms and legs really had difficulty getting down without Long Yu’s support.
With her feet on the ground, her heart finally felt at ease. She turned and saluted Long Yu.
“Many thanks to Your Highness for the ride. Didn’t Your Highness have business to take care of? Your Highness can go attend to it. No need to mind this commoner any further. After this commoner goes in to see Third Sister, I’ll hire a horse cart to return to Shaoyao Village.”
Long Yu was displeased.
This kid really had no conscience. He had just delivered the kid to Daxing Town, and before the kid could even catch his breath, he was already being chased away.
The speed of burning bridges after crossing the river was really too fast.
“This king doesn’t have any major matters, just wants to buy a slightly thicker set of clothes as the weather has turned cold recently. This store should sell them, right?”
Yan Xiaosi sized up the robe on him, which wasn’t thin, and just now on the horse, with her back against his chest, she clearly felt his chest was quite hot.
“Of course they do. The Xu Family Fur Store sells not only fur but also ready-made clothing.”
Yan Xiaosi understood tacitly and didn’t expose him.
In the end, this man found such a flimsy excuse just to send her to Daxing Town.
Long Yu nodded slightly. “Since there are ready-made clothes, this king will go in and have a look.”
“All right, this way please, Your Highness.”
Yan Xiaosi led him inside.
It was already dusk, and the Xu Family Fur Store was about to close. The store workers had eaten dinner, those who had the next day off were preparing to go home, and those who didn’t were preparing to go back to their rooms to rest.
The couple Liu Ke and Xu Hailin were taking stock of the goods in the store, while Liu Xu and Yan Shuyun walked out from the back courtyard door side by side.
“Young Master Liu, you can go back and rest. You don’t need to send me off. I’ve walked the road back to Shaoyao Village countless times.”
“Miss Yan, be careful on the road. See you the day after tomorrow.”
“Mm, Young Master Liu, see you the day after tomorrow.”
Hearing his younger brother and Yan Shuyun bidding farewell reluctantly, Liu Ke looked over.
Her husband Xu Hailin, the manager of the Xu Family Fur Store, also looked over.
Xu Hailin saw that his brother-in-law’s face clearly showed the stirrings of spring.
“Xia Ke, I see that Brother Xu seems to be quite fond of that Miss Yan.”
