vrcanaries Chapter 481 "A Family of Three"
Chapter 481 "A Family of Three"
Chapter 481 "A Family of Three"
Chen Ji waited outside the door for a while before knocking and coming in. He now felt more favorable towards Chen Xingchen and decided not to argue with this brat about what happened in the carriage.
"Is there something important happening to you? Why do you look so happy?" Luo Xiaoran asked him, his hands busy at work.
Chen Ji tried his best to press the corners of his mouth downwards, but his whole body still revealed a happiness that was hard to ignore, and Luo Xiaoran noticed it at the first moment.
"Uncle, could it be that you are hungry now, so you can't wait for my sister's meal to be ready and come to the kitchen to find some food?" Chen Xingchen asked, blinking his innocent big eyes.
Chen Ji: “…” He wanted to take back his decision.
"I..." After opening his mouth, Chen Ji found that he didn't know what to say for a moment.
He wanted to tell Xiaoran that she was his only choice in this life, but... he glanced coldly at Chen Xingchen, who could not be ignored. This brat must be the "light bulb" that Xiaoran had mentioned before!
"Oh! Go clean up quickly so you can eat fresh later!"
Seeing that he didn't say a word for a long time, Luo Xiaoran urged him and then concentrated on her own business.
Boom——
Chen Ji suddenly felt like the sky was falling. What Xiao Ran meant... was he very sloppy now?
But today, the look she gave him was brighter than usual...
The autistic Chen Ji finally went to wash and bathe. Before leaving, he "accidentally" saw the smug look in Chen Xingchen's eyes, which made him feel even more unhappy.
But Luo Xiaoran's words "My choice is Chen Ji" kept repeating in his mind, and all his bad emotions disappeared. He didn't feel like he was taking a bath, but rather like he was soaking in a jar of honey.
After Zang Zang Bao transformed into a handsome man with a jade-face, Luo Xiaoran became obsessed with him again. She stared at him for a long time and was coaxed into becoming an ecstasy by Chen Ji again.
At the dinner table, Luo Xiaoran habitually picked up a piece of crispy meat for Chen Xingchen. Chen Xingchen said obediently, "Thank you, sister", and turned to look at Chen Ji with a proud look.
Chen Ji, who was in a very good mood just now: "..."
click-
The next second, the chopsticks in his hand broke.
"I have been leading soldiers in battle for a long time, so please don't be surprised if I become careless with my hands."
Luo Xiaoran looked at him with a half-smile. Was he really arguing with a child? Was he still the god of war that the northern barbarians feared?
Chen Ji understood Luo Xiaoran's eyes and felt more and more uncomfortable. If he wanted to compete for someone's attention, did he need to care whether his opponent was big or small, male or female?
They missed each other for three years, and during this time, Xiao Ran and this brat were together day and night.
Now that I'm back, that brat still wants to compete with me for Xiao Ran. Isn't this the brat's fault?
I shouldn't have let him go back to Kyoto!
Luo Xiaoran lowered her head and smiled secretly. When she had smiled enough, she picked up a piece of braised pork ribs for Chen Ji, successfully brightening up his cloudy expression.
Chen Ji immediately picked up the chopsticks that he had just broken (which were still usable) and picked up a piece of steamed pork with rice flour for Luo Xiaoran. Then Chen Xingchen, not to be outdone, picked up a piece of crispy chicken for Luo Xiaoran.
Then, the two of them stared at each other in the air again…leaving Luo Xiaoran in the middle with a helpless look on her face.
Seeing this scene, Wei An next to him suddenly smiled.
"Wei An, are you happy about something?"
Luo Xiaoran's question successfully diverted Chen Ji and Chen Xingchen's gazes, and they both turned to look at Wei An.
Wei An restrained her smile a little, but she had been with Luo Xiaoran for a long time and had always been treated as a younger sister. Many times, she would not hesitate to say anything, even though her former master, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, was also present at the moment.
"To be disrespectful, the way His Royal Highness, the Princess, and the Little Prince are eating so noisily, they really look like a family of three."
Luo Xiaoran: (?д?；) I can’t give birth to a baby this big. I’m not sure whether I want to give birth to one or not!
Chen Ji: (?＞?＜?) He glanced at Luo Xiaoran, then at Chen Xingchen, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
Chen Xingchen: (o﹏o?) A family of three? After my sister marries my uncle, will she have a baby soon?
Wei An's joking remark successfully stunned the three people at the dinner table, and they all imagined a lot of things.
Fortunately, Chen Ji and Chen Xingchen did not continue to "compete for favor" afterwards. They all quietly enjoyed the delicious food made by Luo Xiaoran, creating a harmonious scene.
After the meal, Luo Xiaoran took the two of them for a walk to digest the food, and by the way, introduced Chen Xingchen to the courtyard layout and house distribution of Prince Yan's Mansion.
Just as they walked to the sturdy apricot tree under Prince Yan's Mansion, Wei Lin hurried over through the falling pink and white apricot blossoms.
"Your Highness, something happened!"
……
Newly minted scholar Liu Ang suddenly died at home. His wife Li Shuang'er went to the Inspectorate with a letter written in blood to appeal for justice, and named and asked for Censor Zhang Zheng, and sued Sun Qingyuan and Wang Changbo for cheating in the imperial examination. When her husband Liu Ang found out, he killed him.
At the gate of the Inspectorate, Censor Zhang took the blood letter in full view of everyone and brought Li Shuang'er into the Inspectorate for questioning.
"Now, Sun Qingyuan and Wang Changbo have been taken from Wenxing Pavilion to the Inspectorate." Wei Lin said.
After the collapse of Shuchangguan, the Shujishi temporarily moved to Wenxingge to study, which not only did not delay their original courses, but also allowed them to read the royal collection of classics.
"what!"
Luo Xiaoran really didn't expect that such a change would happen on the day she and Chen Ji just reunited. It was simply...
It was as if someone had planned this out ahead of time just to disgust her.
Chen Ji's eyes trembled slightly when he heard this. The Ministry of Works had just undergone a major reshuffle, and now it was the Ministry of Rites' turn?
The imperial examination was presided over by the Ministry of Rites. If there was any cheating or self-interest, the Ministry of Rites would be greatly affected.
"Don't worry, sister. Censor Zhang is a well-known fair and honest minister in the court. He will not torture Master Sun and Wang Changbo before the matter is investigated thoroughly." Chen Xingchen grabbed Luo Xiaoran's hand and comforted her softly.
Luo Xiaoran forced a smile, touched his head, and responded in a casual manner:
"Well, Chen'er is right. As long as they are safe for the time being, we will try to rescue them from outside."
……
The Inspectorate Prison.
To prevent collusion, Sun Qingyuan and Wang Changbo were detained in two cells far apart from each other. The victim Li Shuang'er was released home in accordance with the law after making her confession.
While Zhang Zheng sent people to verify Li Shuang'er's confession, he began to interrogate Sun and Wang. He first interrogated Sun Qingyuan.
"Li Shuang'er said that you and Wang Changbo were drunk and boasted to Liu Ang that you were able to pass the imperial examination through the help of the Minister of Rites Yun Tianying."
"What do you have to say about this?"
Sun Qingyuan really didn't expect that he would be a Shujishi and wait for the court to assign him an official position, but in the end he didn't get the position and ended up in jail.
For a moment, I felt very complicated, even a little... I wanted to laugh.