The Abandoned Wife of a Military Family: Your disguise has been exposed again.

Chapter 131 Sensing Something Was Wrong

Yunwei glanced at it casually.

The gifts included silk, as well as bird's nest, lingzhi mushrooms, and ginseng.

The Empress Dowager is truly generous.

"Please thank the Empress Dowager for her generous gift."

The palace servants delivered the gifts and then left.

Yunwei was puzzled.

She thought the Empress Dowager would retaliate against her fiercely for what happened at Cining Palace that day, but instead she was rewarded one after another.

This is so unusual.

What exactly is the Empress Dowager planning?
She suddenly thought of the assassination attempt she had encountered in the suburbs earlier that day.

A stick, a sweet date...

A sharp glint flashed in her eyes.

Therefore, the person behind the assassination attempt on her was the Empress Dowager!

Because apart from her, she doesn't remember offending anyone else during this period.

Moreover, among the people she knew, only the Empress Dowager had the power to hire a large number of assassins on such a grand scale.

"Miss, I'm taking these things to the storeroom," Tian'er asked.

Yunwei snapped out of her reverie, raised her hand to touch the phoenix hairpin in her hair, thought for a moment, picked out a box of ginseng from a pile of gifts, opened it and checked it, and after confirming that there was no problem, handed it to Chen Bo and said: "This ginseng is good, send it to the Regent."

Uncle Chen took it and said with a smile, "This old servant will go right away."

Sweetie covered her mouth and chuckled to herself.

Yunwei felt a little uncomfortable upon seeing this, "What are you laughing at?"

"I wasn't laughing," Tian'er immediately stopped laughing and replied seriously.

Yun Wei snorted coldly, somewhat annoyed.

"Miss, this bird's nest is quite good. I'll go and stew it for you to nourish your body," Tian'er said ingratiatingly.

Yunwei's expression softened slightly. "Stew some more, you can eat some too."

Knowing her temperament, Tian'er nodded with a smile, "Okay."

Regardless of why the Empress Dowager wanted to kill her on one hand, but also wanted to reward her on the other, since the gifts were delivered to her door, how could she refuse them?

Yunwei thought to herself and returned to the courtyard.

Uncle Chen returned quickly.

When Xiang Yunwei reported back, she was already eating bird's nest.

"My lord, this is bird's nest that the Regent asked me to bring you," Uncle Chen said with a smile, placing two boxes of top-quality bird's nest on the table.

Yunwei, who was eating bird's nest, paused, glanced at the nest, and asked, "Was he at the mansion when you went there?"

"Yes, he is." Chen Bo nodded with a smile. "The Regent also said that he asked this old servant to tell you that he will definitely eat the ginseng properly."

Yun Wei: "..."

There's no need to specifically tell her.

She coughed and said, "Okay."

……

In the evening, Ouyang Kui and Xuan Yuanjing arrived at Qingyi Garden with a bunch of prey.

"Princess, look, we've caught quite a lot of prey!" Xuan Yuanjing showed Yun Wei her catch.

Yun Wei glanced at the pile of prey and nodded, "There is indeed quite a lot."

Thinking of the grilled fish she had eaten that morning, Xuan Yuanjing couldn't help but drool, and she took Yun Wei's arm in a flattering manner, saying, "Hunting is too physically demanding."

Yunwei brushed her hand away. "So?"

Xuan Yuanjing blinked and said ingratiatingly, "The fish you grilled this morning was so delicious, could you...?"

"No!" Yun Wei resolutely refused.

Xuan Yuanjing pouted, "I haven't even finished speaking, why are you refusing me already?"

"What's the difference?" Yunwei asked, glancing at the prey. She picked up a few and handed them to Tian'er. "Take them to the Shen family. Have A-Zheng go with you."

Tian'er took it, "This servant will go right away."

Xuan Yuanjing watched helplessly as several of her hunted prey were taken away. Her eyes widened in disbelief, and she said, "Sister County Princess, those were my hunted prey..."

“I know,” Yunwei nodded. “But can the two of you finish all of this?” As she spoke, she picked up a few more and handed them to Uncle Chen. “Take them to the Regent.”

Upon hearing this, Uncle Chen was overjoyed and said, "This old servant will go right away."

Xuanyuan Jing: "..."

Now, Ouyang Kui couldn't sit still any longer. Fearing that Yun Wei would give away the rest of the game, he hurriedly said, "If the county princess doesn't want to roast it for us, there's no need to give away all the game we've worked so hard to hunt."

Yunwei pointed to the six remaining prey on the ground, "You can eat all of them?"

Ouyang Kui choked, patted his stomach, and realized that even if he could eat a lot, two would be enough.

"Take these to the kitchen and clean them up," Yunwei instructed the servant beside her.

After the servants took the prey to the kitchen, Xuan Yuanjing finally realized what was happening and happily hugged Yun Wei, saying, "You'd like to roast it for us?"

“You can’t just take your prey for free, can you?” Yunwei glanced at her and pushed her away again as she clung to her.

Xuanyuan Jing didn't mind, and looked at her with bright eyes, saying, "Tomorrow, General Ouyang and I will go to that forest again and bring back lots of game for you." "Alright, don't treat me like your cook." Yun Wei saw through her intentions at a glance.

Xuanyuan Jing chuckled, "It's mainly because the county princess's cooking skills are too good. No one else can grill meat as well as you."

Yun Wei: "..."

……

As Rong Zhen, carrying his cleaned prey, stepped into the gate of Qingyi Garden, he was greeted by a rich aroma in the air, and could faintly hear lively conversations coming from the front yard.

He raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. Yun Wei had guests?

Before he could think any further, who would come at this time? Just then, Pei Qing and Rong Xue, who had insisted on coming along with him, suddenly squeezed past him and ran towards the front yard.

Rong Zhen, who was knocked off balance, was speechless.

A vein throbbed on his forehead, and he suddenly regretted letting those two come along.

"The county princess's cooking skills are truly amazing. I could smell the aroma from a great distance."

"Aunt, I'm so hungry."

In the front yard, Yunwei, Xuanyuan Jing, and Ouyang Kui were enjoying a delicious barbecue.

For convenience, Yunwei had the barbecue grill placed in the yard.

Meanwhile, a sizzling, oily pheasant was roasting over the fire.

As they were eating, they heard Pei Qing and Rong Xue's voices.

Seeing the two people who suddenly appeared, Yun Wei immediately had the barbecue grill brought out. She asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"We came with the Imperial Uncle," Rong Xue replied quickly, her eyes fixed on the roasted rabbit leg in her hand, swallowing hard.

Upon hearing this, Yun Wei looked up and saw Rong Zhen's tall figure walking over.

She paused for a moment, then handed him the roasted rabbit leg she was holding.

Upon seeing this, Rong Xue cried out, "Auntie, you're being unfair! I arrived first, so why did you give it to Uncle first?"

Seeing everyone's eyes on her, Yun Wei blinked, hesitating whether to give it to the child. But the man took the roasted rabbit leg from her hand first, took a bite, and praised, "It tastes good."

Yunwei coughed lightly and turned the pheasant that was still roasting over the fire.

Rong Xue stared longingly at the rabbit meat in Rong Zhen's hand, "Uncle, at least leave your nephew a bite."

Rong Zhen glanced at him. "Aren't you afraid of my saliva?"

“If you’re not afraid of your aunt’s saliva, then your nephew will certainly not be disgusted by your uncle’s saliva,” Rong Xue said earnestly.

Rong Zhen: "..."

Yun Wei: "..."

"Pfft!"

Pei Qing, who was also watching eagerly from the side, suddenly burst out laughing.

Rong Xue glared at him. "What are you laughing at?"

Pei Qing sighed, "How could your royal uncle be afraid of your royal aunt's saliva? He'd love to have a taste. You're such a clueless child."

Rong Xuehui realized what was happening and her eyes widened. "This...is this something a child like me should be listening to?"

Rong Zhen's temple throbbed, and he tossed the meat bone toward Pei Qing.

Pei Qing tried to dodge, but he wasn't fast enough and was still hit.

He rubbed his head and teased, "Haha, someone's just getting angry out of embarrassment."

Xuanyuan Jing found it amusing and clapped her hands in laughter, "Lord Pei, you'd better run fast, or next time, you might be killed to silence you."

“What the princess says is very true.” Pei Qing clasped his hands in a fist salute.

Yun Wei frowned and said, "If you keep talking nonsense, then none of you will eat it. I haven't even started eating the rabbit meat yet; it's clean!"

"Oh, so it's clean and doesn't have any saliva. The Regent will be disappointed." Pei Qing said fearlessly, then quickly hid behind Xuan Yuanjing.

"Coward!" Rong Zhen laughed in anger.

"Uncle, Auntie has never eaten this before." Rong Xue continued to stare longingly at the roasted rabbit meat in his hand.

Rong Zhen suddenly lost her appetite under his gaze.

He coughed lightly, picked up the dagger beside him, cut off a small piece of rabbit meat, and handed it to Rong Xue, "Here, have some."

Rong Xue grabbed it, stuffed it into her mouth, and shouted exaggeratedly, "Ahhh, it's so delicious, I want more!"

Rong Zhen: "..."

He suddenly lost his appetite and handed the rest to him.

Rong Xue took it and wolfed it down.

"How come he's even hungrier than me?" Xuan Yuanjing, who was eating barbecue, stared in disbelief.

“Actually, I’m also very hungry. If Your Highness doesn’t mind, could you share your roast meat with me?” Pei Qing asked, pointing to the uneaten roast meat on her table.

As soon as Xuanyuan Jing turned her head, she met the man's bright eyes.

Her eyes were so bright, just like the ones of the dog she used to have.

She blinked, and as if possessed, handed over the roasted meat, saying, "Wangcai, here you go."

Pei Qing was delighted and politely took the food, but after taking a bite, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

He cleared his throat and asked seriously, "May I ask, Your Highness, who is Wangcai?"

(End of this chapter)