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A spendthrift son who has no ambition and only knows how to enjoy himself, he only has a good-looking face, what is there for her to look at twice!

Xin Yang was chatting and laughing with others when she suddenly felt a chill. She turned around and saw her beloved brother staring at her with a sinister expression.

You don't even need to look closely to know who's there and what's happening.

She nudged him from the side: "Brother, your gaze is terrifying those people over there!"

Xiao Che remained expressionless, performed several breathing exercises, and then withdrew his gaze.

Xin Yang mischievously placed the empty plate of roasted meat next to Xiao Che, then exclaimed in surprise, "Oh! Ningning hasn't brought the roasted meat to her brother yet? Unlike me, I'm treated well, I got a whole plate of roasted meat."

Xiao Che's face darkened, his eyes turning cold: "..."

Xin Yang was incredibly clever, and having gone through this process of testing and tugging, she had already guessed most of Jiang Ruining's thoughts. Since the goal was to provoke this blockhead, then as her older sister, she had to lend a hand!

Her words of comfort were tinged with sarcasm: "Brother, don't blame her. She's surrounded by young people she gets along with, so it's normal that she didn't think of you for a moment."

normal?

Normal my ass!

Xiao Che's fist hardened.

Xin Yang glanced at his tense face and said to her husband casually, "Changming, look at that silly boy Xiao Qing. His looks, age, family background, and temperament—isn't he a perfect match for our Ningning?"

At this moment, Gongsun Changming fully and vividly understood what Jiang Ruining meant by "hopping around on the nerves of the devil": "Although this kid has no political ambitions and his mind is all on eating, drinking and having fun, he is clean-hearted and sincere. At least we can have fun together."

"Besides, Prince Ke and his wife are both cheerful, generous, and easy to get along with, so there will definitely be no mother-in-law/daughter-in-law conflicts in the future! Even if she occasionally goes astray, we will stand up for her, and no one can bully her!"

"That's a pretty good option."

Xiao Che placed his large hand on the table, and just as the table was about to crack, he released his grip, afraid that Jiang Ruining would scold him for being violent if he turned around: "Be mindful of prenatal education."

Xin Yang laughed, this was a roundabout way of scolding them for siding with outsiders!

"Ningning's influence is really great. Even my brother, who speaks with an icy tone, has learned to be humorous! No wonder so many proud young nobles want to show off in front of her and get her attention."

"But Your Majesty, look, even Grand Secretary Jiang isn't angry. Why are you, a man, angry? Is it because you've realized... you're getting old?"

Xiao Che presented the fruit platter to them with a blank expression.

Xin Yang couldn't help but burst out laughing.

He told her to shut her up with food and stop hurting his heart!

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Over by the grill.

Xiao Qing went to the big grill and asked for a large leg of lamb, then cut it up and shared it with everyone to continue eating.

However, the taste difference is too great. The bright and fresh wild game that used to be very popular tastes bland in front of the marinated roasted meat noodles.

Directly unsold.

Look at Jiang Ruining. Although after getting to know her, we found her to be quite playful and cute, we weren't familiar with her yet, and given her current high status, we didn't dare to directly tell her that we wanted more food.

So they all turned to Zheng Lingyi, who was close to her, and either pleaded with her eyes or bowed and prayed, asking her to beg Jiang Ruining.

Zheng Lingyi hadn't had enough to eat yet, so she hugged Jiang Ruining and said sweetly, "Ningning~ Good Ningning~ This barbecue is so delicious~ The milk tea is so good too~ Ningning, I want to eat more."

Jiang Ruining took a sip of milk tea, then looked at the group of bright-eyed, expectant young men and women around her, and nodded with a smile: "It's possible, but the meat needs to be marinated for a longer time to be flavorful and not dry. There's no time for that tonight."

"I'll have someone marinate the meat when I get back, and we'll grill it again tomorrow at noon."

Almost everyone nodded rapidly.

Zheng Lingyi raised her hand: "I want lots and lots!"

Jiang Ruining raised her index finger and waved it near her lips: "If you eat it to your heart's content once, you won't want to eat it again for ten days or half a month. Wouldn't that be missing out on the fun? It's best to satisfy your craving just enough."

"I didn't expect so many people to like it. I didn't prepare many spices. I can only bake it a couple more times before it's all gone."

Shao Yunting opened his mouth, as if to say that he could provide spices.

But the boys' voices immediately drowned him out. Not only that, they even fought for a chance to meet again in the future: "We know the rules. We won't ask for the recipe for marinating and roasting the meat. When we get together to play in the future, please ask the county princess to prepare some roasted meat and invite us!"

"We have all the spices in our household; from now on, we'll supply them! If there's anything difficult to find, Your Highness, just let us know, and we'll figure something out!"

Those who hadn't had a chance to speak nodded vigorously: "That's right! We'll figure something out!"

Zheng Lingyi was thrilled: "Then I'll make a reservation! Let's have a barbecue together when the first snow falls! It'll be freezing outside, and we'll be sitting in front of a warm grill, cutting the meat ourselves, brewing sweet milk tea, and enjoying some warm, delicious food. It'll be so cozy and cozy!"

"Oh my god! Oh my god! Just thinking about it makes me feel so happy!"

Xiao Qing wanted to sign up.

The words were still spoken.

Someone bumped my shoulder hard.

A figure recklessly rushed toward the still-sparkling grill.

It's Young Master Sun!

He was resentful that Jiang Ruining was popular and had replaced Cui Jingwei as the center of attention. He mingled in the crowd, looking for an opportunity to pretend to trip, and then flipped the grill over onto Jiang Ruining, ruining her and burning her to death, to see who would fawn over a disfigured ugly woman!

After waiting for a long time, he finally got his chance. Someone accidentally bumped into his back, and he immediately rushed towards the grill. But for some reason, he felt a sharp pain in his knee, his legs went weak, and he fell onto the red-hot grill.

呲!

The grill burned through his clothes, sizzling his exposed flesh, and his screams echoed through the dark night.

The excruciating pain jolted him to his feet. Sparks from the crater flickered across his clothes and hair. A gust of night wind blew, and flames instantly engulfed his entire body, making him look like a human torch. He screamed hysterically and ran around wildly.

Everyone was so frightened that they screamed and retreated a great distance in unison.

Fortunately, the guards reacted quickly and pinned him to the ground before the fire could spread to innocent people.

"Ouch! It hurts so much! Let go of me!"

"Water! Help!"

"Are they all dead? Why didn't you save me! Quick, bring me water!"

Just in case, the people below had prepared several large vats of water nearby for backup. Upon seeing this, they quickly went to fetch water, but one of them lost his footing and fell with the vat, knocking over the others, who all fell into a heap.

All the water was poured on Sun Langjun's head, but not a single spark could be extinguished.

The despair in Sun Langjun's screams sent chills down everyone's spine.

When the palace servants got up and brought the water over, they could clearly smell a strange odor in the air.

Pour water down.

With a "sizzle" sound.

The fire was finally extinguished.

Sun Langjun lay sprawled on the ground in a sorry state, his clothes burned beyond recognition, a large part of his body exposed to the air. The burning pain from his burns did not stop; instead, it intensified as the water was poured over him, causing him to tremble violently.

Zheng Lingyi hid behind Xie Lanheng, unwilling to watch the horrible scene: "Brother Aheng, is he burned?"

Xie Lanheng raised his wide sleeves and covered her eyes: "He asked for it."

Zheng Lingyi frowned: "What do you mean? Did he deliberately lunge out?"

The person who accidentally bumped into Sun Ziyang looked very unhappy: "He did it on purpose! I only bumped into him by accident, it wasn't even a collision, how could he suddenly lunge at me for no reason? He was clearly trying to frame me!"

"He's been humiliating and making things difficult for the county princess before. Who was he planning to harm just now? Do we even need to guess? He's truly vicious!"

All eyes were on Jiang Ruining, who was being closely protected by her maids.

The night breeze ruffled her clothes, but she remained calm and composed.

Shao Yunting came prepared, thinking he could play the hero and get closer to her, but he didn't expect that her maid was also on guard. Before he could make a move, Sun Ziyang's actions were intercepted, and Jiang Ruining was already under tight protection.

The hand she reached out to protect him fell limply.

Jiang Ruining knew without guessing that this vicious fool couldn't stand her being sought after and replacing his beloved Cui Jingwei's position, and was resentful, so he wanted to destroy her.

Unfortunately, he was stupid, and his actions were stupid as well.

They actually thought she was unprotected and would be harmed by his treacherous schemes!

Now things are much better.

Wasn't he heartbroken that his beloved Princess Cui was injured, and wished he could take her place?

He can't take her place, but he can feel the same pain as his Princess Cui!

If we can truly empathize with each other, then we've achieved our goal, haven't we?

However, whether his beloved Princess Cui would be moved by him is... hard to say!

The voice, softly raised, was as clear and cold as moonlight: "Sun Ziyang deliberately caused trouble, intending to injure someone and frame someone, disturbing the Emperor's presence. His behavior was vile and truly hateful. Throw him in front of his parents and let them deal with him themselves!"

"Tell Lord Sun that if we are not satisfied with his handling of the matter, I wouldn't mind having my father or the Regent personally intervene! Whether he will live or die then is none of my concern!"