Rebirth: Traveling To Ancient Times As A Companion Reading Chapter 58

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Seeing Joey’s silence, Jiang Qin looked down at the stretching black cat casually, rubbed its head with her hand, and said no more.

After a long time, Joey glanced at the sky and said, “It’s getting late, do you want to stay here for dinner?”

Jiang Qin’s hand paused, as if a little strange, “Eating lunch so early? Aren’t you with Lou Ling?”

Joey: “Lou Ling went to the outskirts of the city and will come back later today. It’s time to get ready.”

Jiang Qin didn’t think much about it, thinking it was a meal prepared by the servants, and nodded. She was going back alone anyway, and she had to be wary of Wei Minrao who might rush into her yard at any time, so it was a good time to stay here.

However, half an hour later, looking at a paste-like unknown object on the table in front of her, Jiang Qin seemed to have seen something extremely terrifying and took two steps back in disbelief, “The cook in the small kitchen in your courtyard is so brave? How dare you poison the master blatantly?”

Joey paused while placing the dishes, looked over, and said with a calm expression, “I made this.”

“…”

Jiang Qin looked at the things that couldn’t be seen clearly, then looked at Joey, and laughed twice, “I think I’d better go back to have a meal. The food you have here may not be to my taste.”

After saying that, Jiang Qin dropped the black cat in her arms and turned to leave.

As a result, Jiang Qin turned around and saw Lou Ling who had returned to Baixiang Courtyard.

Seeing that Jiang Qin seemed to be planning to leave, Lou Ling only glanced at her and without saying a word, he handed the big cloak in his hand to Zhu Ying behind him and walked into the room.

Before the chopsticks in Joey’s hand were placed on the table, Lou Ling was already at his side.

Regardless of who else was present, Lou Ling reached out and hugged Joey, rubbing Joey’s face affectionately.

Jiang Qin turned around and saw this scene: “…”

She shouldn’t have stayed here for lunch just to save trouble.

“Back.”

Joey didn’t care what others thought, so he turned his head and kissed the corner of Lou Ling’s mouth.

Lou Ling buried her head in Joey’s neck and muttered, “Yeah.”

Joey: “Just right. Lunch is also ready. Let’s eat now.”

Lou Ling looked at the food on the table, her face was as usual, and she said, “Okay.”

Jiang Qin, who witnessed the whole process: “…”

She shouldn’t be here.

Jiang Qin turned around and started to leave.

Just before Jiang Qin was about to leave, she heard Lou Ling suddenly say something from behind, “Lan Qing has prepared everything.”

Joey was a little surprised: “So fast?”

Lou Ling seemed to pause for a moment before replying: “I can’t wait any longer.”

Joey frowned: “What do you mean?”

Lou Ling just shook his head.

Seeing this, Joey seemed to realize something, so he stopped talking and didn’t ask any more questions.

Hearing the conversation between the two people behind him, Jiang Qin, who was about to leave the yard, paused, hesitated for a moment, then turned around and walked back.

Joey was not surprised to see Jiang Qin come back, “Sit down.”

Jiang Qin sat down, but looked at the pot of paste on the table that could not be seen as it was. She still had no good expression. She frowned, “Don’t say I don’t give you face. I am picky and will never touch that stuff. You…”

Before she finished speaking, Jiang Qin saw Lou Ling eating the lump of food without changing her expression. She froze immediately, her expression was speechless, as if she had seen something unacceptable.

Joey looked calm, and even took a bite of the paste himself.

Noticing Jiang Qin’s eyes, Joey reached out and filled a small bowl and handed it to her, “Try it?”

Jiang Qin didn’t want to try, but Lou Ling and Joey were both staring at her, not to mention that Joey personally delivered the things to her.

“…”

Looking at the white paste in front of her, Jiang Qin swore that except for the time when Jiang Xu was still around and she was forced to taste something similar, she had never seen anything like this on the table.

After hesitating for a long time, Jiang Qin reached out and took the small bowl from Joey’s hand.

After a while.

Joey looked at the empty basin on the table, and then at Jiang Qin who looked unfinished, and didn’t know what to say for a moment.

This thing was the KFC mashed potatoes from his previous life. He made it according to his own memory. Although he only provided the production method, the chef in the palace was so skillful that he actually restored it one to one. Although the taste was not 100%, it was at least about 70% to 80% similar.

Joey had a headache. He used five potatoes to make this mashed potato. Jiang Qin ate so much at once and mixed it with two bowls of rice. It would definitely be uncomfortable.

“Do you want to get up and go for a walk?” After thinking about it, Joey finally tried to persuade him, “You eat so much at once, later…”

Jiang Qin waved his hand, without any sign of discomfort, and put the black handkerchief into his arms again, rubbing its head vigorously, “If I had told you that the food here tastes so good, then I would come here every day.”

“Meow!”

Black Pa, who was squatting aside and eating happily, was suddenly taken away again. He barked several times in dissatisfaction and struggled to go back.

Jiang Qin didn’t catch her, and Hei Pa slipped out of her arms like a loach.

Black Pa headed straight for Joey.

Joey took advantage of the situation and received the black handkerchief.

Seeing the aggrieved look on Black Pa’s face, Joey felt helpless and patted its head soothingly, “Be good. I asked the cook to make fish for you today, and it will be stewed later.”

Lou Ling raised her eyes and reached out to hand over the pine nuts she had just peeled.

Joey put the pine nuts in the palm of his hand and saw Hei Pa lowering his head to eat happily. He was also relieved. He was also afraid that Hei Pa would stop eating because the pine nuts came from Jing Lou Ling’s hand, but it seemed fine now. At least the relationship between one person and one cat was much better than before.

Seeing the two of them enjoying themselves with the cat, Jiang Qin put one hand on the table and shook his head, “It’s as if this cat is your biological son, you love it so much.”

Joey lowered his head and kept moving his hands, “It’s no different from his biological son.”

After all, this is the cat son who saved his life and has been with him for ten years. Apart from a different species, he is no different from his biological son.

Looking at the gentleness on Joey’s face towards the black cat, Jiang Qin didn’t know what he thought of, and suddenly laughed, “I think I know why that old woman dislikes you.”

Joey raised his eyelids, “What?”

Jiang Qin tilted his head: “Because you and the old woman are not the same person at all. How can a person who raises a cat as his own son share the same goals with a person who does everything for power and even personally kills the children who grew up next to him?”

Joey paused for a moment, then the corners of his mouth turned pale.

Lou Ling noticed Joey’s emotions and looked at Jiang Qin coldly, “Shut up if you don’t know how to speak.”

Jiang Qin: “It’s just facts. When did Crown Prince Rong Hua and Crown Princess Rong Hua not even listen to the truth?”

Joey put the black handkerchief aside and let it eat obediently.

Jiang Qin crossed her fingers, held up her chin, tilted her head to look at the two of them, and asked the question she had always been curious about, “I don’t understand. It’s not like you two are incapable of dealing with that old woman now. Why did you agree to that old woman choosing a bride for you?”

Joey: “Wrong timing.”

Jiang Qin: “No? Then when is the right time?”

Lou Ling: “On the day of the flower banquet.”

After hearing this, Joey paused and looked at Lou Ling.

Jiang Qin was stunned, as if a little surprised: “Hua Banquet?”

Lou Ling: “King Yin has written up all the evidence and handed it over. If nothing else, the matter can be resolved at the flower banquet in a few days.”

Jiang Qin frowned and looked at Lou Ling, somewhat disagreeing, “That old woman is very smart. The people invited to the flower banquet are all the wives and daughters of important officials in the court. How could she be at that time…”

Joey reacted quickly and continued what Lou Ling said: “So I need your help in this matter.”

Jiang Qin frowned: “What do you mean?”

At this moment, Lou Ling handed Joey a cup of hot tea with white mist floating in it.

Joey took it, gently blew away the tea leaves floating on it, and said calmly: “She wants to use this flower banquet to use my marriage to win over the courtiers. But what if I reject her in front of everyone at the flower banquet? What will she do when I am useless and a waste?”

“But she is still the Queen Mother.”

It’s not that Jiang Qin didn’t know, but she was still a little wary of Wei Shanlian’s current status, otherwise she wouldn’t have endured it for so long after knowing the cause of Jiang Xu’s death.

Joey raised his eyes and put down the tea cup in his hand: “So I need your help.”

Jiang Qin was stunned, “Me?”

Joey: “She always wanted the military power in your father’s hands. If she knew that you would have known the cause of Jiang Xu’s death…”

Jiang Qin: “You want me to attract that old woman’s attention?”

Joey: “Although Wei Shanlian doesn’t have military power, she does have the Imperial Guard. Once she knows that you know the cause of Jiang Xu’s death, she will definitely try her best to kill you.”

Jiang Qin: “What do you want me to do?”

Joey: “You don’t have to do anything. You just need to control her main thoughts, and we will take care of the rest. She has never been very patient with me.”

Jiang Qin looked at Joey and then at Lou Ling on the side. After thinking about it, hesitating for a while, he chose to agree and said, “Okay.”

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After Jiang Qin left, Lou Ling no longer had any scruples and hugged Joey stickyly.

Joey was caught off guard, but he still didn’t say anything. He patted Lou Ling gently and said, “Okay, don’t do this.”

Lou Ling buried her head in Joey’s neck and said nothing.

Knowing that Lou Ling had gone out early today, Joey thought that he might be tired and stopped talking, so he sat with him.

Joey hugged Lou Ling back and stared at the tea cup not far away in a daze.

Until the fog in the tea cup dissipated, Joey suddenly remembered something.

“By the way.” Joey almost forgot to ask, “How is he? Is he okay?”

Lou Ling paused and said truthfully: “It’s not very good.”

Joey: “What do you mean? Is it because the physical injury hasn’t healed yet?”

Lou Ling: “No. It’s…”

Lou Ling seemed a little unsure of how to speak.

This was the first time that Joey saw Lou Ling’s unspeakable attitude. He felt something was wrong, leaned back, looked into Lou Ling’s eyes, and asked seriously: “What’s going on?”

Lou Ling shook his head, “It’s nothing. His health was already very bad when he was found. Although Lan Qing saw many doctors, the effect was minimal. Lan Qing asked me to come over this morning just to advance the plan.”

“Ahead of time?” Joey said in surprise.

Lou Ling: “Yeah. If we delay it for too long, I’m afraid he won’t be able to wait until that time.”

Joey was silent for a while, and then said: “The flower banquet in a few days…”

Lou Ling shook his head, “No need.”

For some reason, Joey suddenly breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at Lou Ling.

“I want to see him,” Joey said. “I haven’t seen him since he came back.”

When Lou Ling heard what Joey said, he suddenly paused and said, “Let’s give it a few days. When everything is settled.”

Joey looked at Lou Ling, knowing that he might be hiding something from him, but he didn’t ask any more questions and said, “Okay.”

Anyway, it’s been two years, so there’s only a few days left.

Banxia novel, a lot of fun