Chapter 21: The Family Feast
When Shen Qingchen came to the lobby, Yin Qi and Shen Qingyan had already sat down, talking and laughing with Shen Mingwei, so lively.
"Why did you go, how did you come in?" Shen Mingwei glanced at Shen Qingchen and motioned for him to sit aside.
Shen Qingchen watched his father smile with joy because of this son-in-law, and silently expressed his condolences for his family status, and then sat down on the side.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, I don't know ......" Shen Mingwei retreated left and right, and only he and Yin Qi, Shen Qingyan, and Shen Qingchen were left in the room. Shen Mingwei wanted to ask Yin Qi about his next plans to ascend to the throne, and he could make corresponding plans, but he was interrupted by Yin Qi before he finished speaking.
"Lord Yue, today is the day when Yan'er returns to the door, we just enjoy the joy of reunion, and for the rest, my son-in-law will visit Lord Yue-in-law another day." Yin Qi didn't want to say something about rights on the day when Shen Qingyan went home for reunion, he thought it was not respectful enough for Shen Qingyan.
"Okay, everything is up to His Royal Highness the Prince." Shen Mingwei smiled with satisfaction, Yin Qi's maintenance and pampering of Shen Qingyan in every way, he saw it in his eyes, and Yin Qi respected himself very much from beginning to end, and never looked above the top as a prince, and gave the Shen family a little more affection for this son-in-law.
Shen Qingchen sat on the side and watched his father and Yin Qi talk happily, sipping tea boringly, and had no intention of joining the conversation, after all, he still had a bunch of troubles that he had not solved.
Shen Qingyan looked at Yin Qi from the side, very satisfied with his performance, and his heart was very sweet.
The family was so happy, however, the harmonious atmosphere was interrupted by the report of the next person.
"Master, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince and Second Miss are about to arrive at the mansion." The subordinate knocked on the door of the lobby and informed Shen Mingwei of the news.
"Got it, you go down first." Shen Mingwei subconsciously frowned, turned his head to Yin Qi and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will wait here first, and the old minister will go to greet the four princes." ”
"Master Yue, walk slowly." Yin Qi returned the salute with a smile on his face, calmly.
After Shen Mingwei and Shen Qingchen left, only Yin Qi and Shen Qingyan were left in the lobby.
"He now knows what you're really doing, and he doesn't know what he's going to do." Shen Qingyan held Yin Qi's hand and said that it was impossible not to worry.
"It's fine." Yin Qi still smiled, and shook Shen Qingyan's hand back with relief, "It's never us who do bad things, so why be afraid of him." "He, Yin Qi, has never been afraid of anyone.
"Wouldn't it be dangerous for him to reveal your situation." Shen Qingyan was still a little uneasy.
Yin Qi smiled and nodded Shen Qingyan's head, his eyes full of doting.
"You've always been smart, why are you so flustered now. I'm really afraid that this news will be revealed, it's Yin Yuan, I'm the prince, but because I'm stupid, so everyone should acquiesce to another prince, if my sanity is normal, then it is a matter of course for me to ascend the throne, Yin Yuan doesn't even have a reason to refute. At the beginning, I chose this path because I wanted to save my life when I was young, but now, unless I want to, no one can hurt me a single bit, so, Yan'er, don't worry about me. ”
Shen Qingyan looked at Yin Qi, who was sharp and domineering at this time, the worry in his heart disappeared little by little, buried his head in Yin Qi's arms, and rubbed it gently.
"Why am I so stupid, I'm afraid that as soon as I encounter your incident, my brain will not be bright."
Yin Qi followed Shen Qingyan's hair, and he couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, this was the first time Shen Qingyan showed his love, and the first time he consciously coquettish, which was simply a milestone in the process of getting along with the two.
"With me here, the only thing you have to do is be happy, and let me do the rest." Yin Qi resisted the urge to press Shen Qingyan down and kiss him, and tightened Shen Qingyan in his arms.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are really like glue."
Yin Qi and Shen Qingyan frowned in unison when they heard this strange yin and yang voice, and looked towards the door, Yin Yuan and Shen Qingyan stood at the door, and behind them were Shen Mingwei and Shen Qingchen, who were also frowning and looking at Yin Yuan.
"The four princes and the side Fujin, aren't they also flounder." Shen Qingyan slowly got up, looking at Yin Yuan with a smile on his face, but there was no trace of a smile in his eyes.
Yin Yuan heard Shen Qingyan's words put himself and Shen Wanyan together, his face turned irrepressibly cold, and the atmosphere was a little stagnant for a while.
"Fourth brother, let's hurry in and sit, if you don't sit, don't block the door and let Lord Yue-in-law stand." Yin Qi stood up and blocked Shen Qingyan tightly behind him, no longer letting Yin Qi's eyes scan Shen Qingyan's body.
The corners of Yin Yuan's mouth twitched a little, after asking the emperor to say goodbye, he wanted to go back to the house first, and let Shen Wanyan go back to the door alone, after all, he didn't want to stay with that woman for a while, but when he thought that Shen Qingyan was also returning to the door today, he couldn't bear to come to the Shen Mansion impatiently, but he didn't think that he had already seen such a dazzling picture in the lobby. Shen Qingyan buried her head in the arms of the person in front of her meekly like a little rabbit, her black and silky hair hung down softly on her back, and her fruity red coat made her already slender waist even more slender, what a beautiful picture of beauty, however, it was not herself who was holding her, but the damn Yin Qi.
"It's time for lunch, the old minister has ordered someone to prepare the meal, why don't the two princes please move first." Shen Mingwei was very dissatisfied with Yin Yuan's arrogance and rudeness, and looking at Shen Wanyan, who was weak standing aside, he didn't guess what was going on, no matter how much resentment he had in his heart, whether it was his own daughter or would be distressed, and he was even more angry with Yin Yuan. But now, before it was time to tear his face, looking at the tense Yin Yuan, Shen Mingwei could only change the topic.
"Please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to move." Shen Qingchen crossed Yin Qi and spoke directly to Yin Qi. He has always looked down on Yin Yuan, he always has this courage and vision, and he will never have a good prince for someone he doesn't like, no matter what identity the other party is.
Yin Yuan turned his gaze and glanced at Shen Qingchen coldly, and his heart was even more annoyed and angry, Shen Qingchen is a rare talent, and he has shown favor to him more than once, but the other party refuses to even give him a superfluous look, exactly the same as his sister Shen Qingyan, and now it seems that he is afraid that he has already been in cahoots with Yin Qi.
Yin Yuan took a deep breath, impatiently patted Shen Wanyan beside her with a stunned expression, and motioned for her to lead the way to lunch.
Shen Wanyan was surprised when she saw Shen Qingyan and Yin Qi like glue when she entered the lobby, she thought that marrying a fool, Shen Qingyan must not have a good life, but now Shen Qingyan has a ruddy complexion, and her happy appearance is envious of others, which is fundamentally contrary to what she expected. However, when Yin Qi opened his mouth to say the first sentence, Shen Wanyan directly froze in place, where does this Yin Qi look like a fool, don't even be too normal. It wasn't until Yin Yuan slapped her that Shen Wanyan reacted from her shock and walked out with Yin Yuan, her heart still beating non-stop.
The group sat down at the dining table, and the dishes were very hearty. The chicken, duck and fish are all kinds of meat, and the dishes are exquisite, probably because he knows that Shen Qingyan likes it, and he has prepared a lot of fruits and snacks, and prepared some hawthorn juice and milk tea on the side.
I don't know if it's because Yin Qi and Yin Yuan are already at odds, or because of the little episode that just happened, there was some silence at the dinner table.
Shen Qingyan did not affect his appetite because of this, just after solving a few pieces of chicken, he stretched out his chopsticks to the cloud cake, and when the chopsticks were about to touch the cloud cake, he was stopped in the air by another pair of chopsticks. Shen Qingyan looked to the side along the chopsticks with some confusion, only to see Yin Qi looking at her with raised eyebrows.
"Eat less snacks, it's not good for your health." Yin Qi pulled Shen Qingyan's chopsticks back, and added a few green vegetables to Shen Qingyan's bowl.
"......" Shen Qingyan looked at the few green vegetable leaves in the bowl, had no appetite, and pursed his lips in disgust.
"Ugh." Yin Qi looked at Shen Qingyan's pitiful appearance, sighed helplessly, sandwiched a few slices of beef, and put a few pieces of pea yellow and hemp balls on Shen Qingyan's plate.
Shen Qingyan laughed at this time, and ate happily with the beef.
"It's all so big, and it tastes like a child." Shen Qingchen shook his head with a smile, picked up the teapot with hawthorn juice and filled it with Shen Qingyan, afraid that she would accumulate food and digest it with hawthorn juice.
Shen Wanyan put the mushroom she had just sandwiched into her mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, the taste was the same as chewing wax. It has always been like this, everyone spoils Shen Qingyan, and even tries to take care of her when she eats, but no one has ever cared about her, no one asks her what she wants to eat, and no one knows what she likes to eat. Shen Wanyan put down her chopsticks and smiled self-deprecatingly.
At this time, a piece of fish meat was put into Shen Wanyan's bowl, and Shen Wanyan looked up in some surprise and saw Shen Mingwei smiling faintly.
"Eat some fish, see you don't eat much."
Shen Wanyan felt a little tearful, blinked, and endured it, although Shen Mingwei's attitude was not very kind, it also warmed her heart, which was already cold, and lowered her head and put the fish in her mouth, which was moderately salty and melted in her mouth, and it was very delicious.
Shen Wanyan exhaled and turned her head, wanting to take care of Yin Yuan and see what he wanted to eat, but saw that he was looking at Shen Qingyan and smiling gently. Shen Wanyan squeezed the chopsticks tightly, almost wanting to break the chopsticks, but the warmth that had just been a little bit was gone, and her heart was filled with hatred and jealousy.
Shen Wanyan turned her head to look at Shen Qingyan, who was eating dim sum happily, and felt that the fish she had just swallowed was like a fish in her throat, her face was flushed, and she couldn't wait to step forward and tear Shen Qingyan's face to pieces.
Yin Qi was shaving the chicken bones, planning to put the shaved chicken into Shen Qingyan's bowl, but he accidentally saw Shen Wanyan's scarlet eyes, almost devouring Shen Qingyan, his face was cold, and he looked at Shen Wanyan with some warning in his eyes.
Shen Wanyan saw Yin Qi's eyes looking at her, came back to her senses, and lowered her head suddenly, not daring to look at Shen Qingyan again. Yin Qi is not as simple as a "stupid prince" at all, this person is well hidden, and it is better to make less trouble.