Chapter 232: We Have to Act Quickly
After all, Zhao Yanran was several levels higher than Princess Ning Jia. She tried hard to calm herself down and kept a decent smile on her face.
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. Princess Ning Jia's actions did not affect Zhao Yanran.
Although Zhao Yanran was jealous of the prince's consideration for Qianhuan, she could hear from Princess Ningjia that the status of the woman in front of her was not high. Zhao Yanran instantly regained some confidence.
A prince of his status would definitely not marry a woman of too low a status, so she still has a chance.
In order to have more contact with the prince, she pretended to be gentle and virtuous, humbled herself, and tried hard to fit in with everyone.
Occasionally she would steal a shy glance at the prince.
Seeing the most beautiful woman in the capital behaving like this, Chu Lan'er couldn't help but pull Qianhuan aside and secretly remind her.
"Qianhuan, it's obvious that this daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion is interested in the Crown Prince, but she won't be as difficult to you as Princess Ningjia was. You should be more careful."
Qianhuan understood. She had seen many white lotuses, and some like Zhao Yanran were of a high level.
"Well, Lan'er, thank you for reminding me. I will be more careful."
After resting in the pavilion for a while, Chiying and Yinhua came over with the ingredients and the barbecue grill. They also brought Xing'er and Yuanji to help.
Qianhuan found a good spot, Yinhua helped her light the charcoal fire, and then the two of them started barbecue outdoors.
Qianhuan put the tender slices of meat on the bamboo skewers on the grill, and then flipped them up and down continuously. The aroma of the roasted meat filled the air, and everyone around couldn't help swallowing.
Seeing that she and Yin Hua were too busy to handle the job alone, Chu Lan'er took Xing'er with her and stepped forward to help.
"Qianhuan, teach me and Xing'er how to bake, and we will come to help you."
"Okay, it's very simple. You just need to keep turning the meat to make sure it doesn't burn, and then use a small brush to evenly apply some seasoning."
Chu Lan'er and Xing'er picked up the small brushes and started baking like she did.
Except for the prince who had eaten barbecue once at the Fan Mansion, no one else had ever eaten it, and everyone was staring at the barbecue in their hands.
Even the Fourth Prince couldn't help but come over. He didn't expect that this woman could actually cook barbecue. This is the way of eating in Mengzhou. They rarely eat barbecue in the capital.
Zhao Yanran wanted to be more sociable, but she was not happy to be asked, as the daughter of the prime minister, to do such rough work.
She was afraid that the smoke would affect her delicate makeup, so she stood the farthest away.
The young marquis was the most anxious, and he kept standing by and urging her, "Qianhuan, is it done? Can we eat it? The aroma is so tempting."
"It's almost done. I'll sprinkle some seasoning on it and grill it a little bit before eating."
Qianhuan took a brush and brushed some seasoning on the meat slices, then turned it over and grilled it several times until it was finally done.
"Okay, you can eat now. The left one is spicy, and the right one is not spicy. Take whichever you like."
Qianhuan picked up several skewers of non-spicy barbecued meat and handed them to the prince. "Brother, I know you can't eat spicy food. I didn't put any chili powder on these skewers. Please eat them quickly."
The prince didn't expect that she still remembered that she couldn't eat spicy food. Qianhuan's little gesture pleased our prince again.
He took the barbecue happily and began to eat it slowly.
The young marquis was not happy when he saw this, "Qianhuan, I don't like spicy food either. Why did you only give it to the prince and not to me?"
Qianhuan felt that Meng Yuanzhou was just like a child when he got excited. She smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, I'll get you a few too."
As she spoke, she picked out a few skewers without chili powder and handed them to him. Meng Yuanzhou grinned happily, then opened his mouth and started eating the skewers.
Chu Lan'er handed the roasted meat slices to Song Zhe. Song Zhe felt sweet in his heart to be able to eat the meat slices roasted by the girl he liked.
After Yinhua had roasted the meat slices, thinking of Chiying who was watching the horses in the distance, she trotted over and took most of the roast meat and brought it to him.
"Red Shadow, this is for you."
Chi Ying didn't expect that Yin Hua would actually be thinking about him. He took the barbecue with a red face and said "thank you" stiffly.
Yin Hua quickly turned around and ran away.
After tasting it, the young marquis praised it highly, "It's so fragrant and tasty, Qianhua, I didn't expect you to be so good and even be able to make barbecue."
After Chu Yichen and the others finished eating, they kept nodding their heads, "Well, this roasted meat smells really good."
Du Shaoqing praised, "I'm afraid you, Qianhua, are the only one who can think of eating barbecue outdoors. It's really a unique experience."
Qianhuan suggested, "Everyone can grill together, it will be more fun."
So everyone followed her advice and learned to bake it themselves.
The Fourth Prince stood aside, envious, but he was too embarrassed to reach out and take it himself. It was Qian Huan who saw it and asked, "Fourth Prince, can you eat spicy food?"
The fourth prince didn't expect that the first person to care about him would be this woman. He smiled and replied, "Yes, I can eat spicy food."
Qianhuan then handed a few skewers of spicy barbecue to the Fourth Prince, "You are used to the delicacies of the palace, and I don't know if you can get used to our barbecue. Just make do with it."
In fact, he had eaten all kinds of delicacies in the palace, but he had never eaten barbecue like this.
The fourth prince took the barbecue and said politely, "Thank you."
The prince was a little unhappy when he saw this. He hoped that Qianhuan would only care about him and didn't want her to be so caring towards other men.
Qianhuan had no idea of the prince's little thoughts. She was the initiator of this outdoor activity and she just wanted to take care of everyone as much as possible.
Although she met the Fourth Prince and Zhao Yanran later, she still treated them with courtesy.
She saw Zhao Yanran standing far away by herself, and called her, "Miss Zhao, come over and eat barbecue with us."
In fact, Zhao Yanran had been craving for it for a long time, but no one called her, and for the sake of face, she didn't dare to take the initiative to step forward.
When she heard Qianhuan calling her, she came over in small steps.
She took the barbecue handed to her by Qianhuan with a proud look on her face, without even saying thank you, as if others deserved to serve her.
Qianhuan felt that these noble ladies in Beijing were too pretentious, and she preferred to get along with down-to-earth people.
Everyone started to grill the food themselves according to Qianhuan's instructions. These young masters usually had maids and servants to serve them and had never done any heavy work.
I found it fun to grill the first skewer, but I didn’t want to grill the second one myself.
Qianhuan took Chu Lan'er, Yinhua and Xing'er with her to grill for everyone.
The grilled skewers are placed on a plate, and everyone sits on the ground in a circle, then takes the skewer in the middle of the plate and eats it.
Chiying also brought some wine, and everyone was having a great time eating barbecue and drinking wine.
Slowly, the sky darkened, and the summer barbecue under the starry sky became even more special.
The grilled skewers dance under the flames, and the light smoke is filled with the aroma of meat, which is intoxicating.
The aroma of barbecue filled the night sky, complementing the moonlight, as if bringing people into another world.
The Fourth Prince couldn't help but look up at the woman who was busy in front of the grill. She had a bright smile on her face and was grilling meat slices for everyone seriously. She tried her best to take care of everyone.
At this moment, the Fourth Prince seemed to suddenly understand why the Young Master was moved.
It's hard for a man not to like a woman who looks so beautiful, kind, cute and interesting, right? Even he himself seems to be interested in her.
The Crown Prince saw that the Fourth Prince opposite him had been staring at Qianhuan with such a fiery look, and he felt a strong sense of jealousy and crisis in his heart.
Meng Yuanzhou alone was enough to give him a headache, how come even the Fourth Prince seemed to have other thoughts?
It seems that he has to act quickly, otherwise his wife will most likely become someone else's.