By the pool under the small waterfall, Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun had patiently removed the burnt parts of the pheasant, and then roasted it carefully until it was finally ready to eat.
Chai Yan bit into the chicken and said with satisfaction: "It's not bad, it's a little mushy, but it tastes quite delicious, um um..."
Guan Maochun said happily: "Sir, please eat more, there are also chicken legs..."
"I've had enough, you guys eat." Chai Yan shook his head and kept chewing the chicken legs.
When Jimo Qiao heard this, he immediately said: "Give it to me, I want more!"
With that said, Jimo Qiao took the chicken leg from Guan Maochun and bit it with great appetite.
Seeing how enthusiastic she was eating, Yuan Yuan felt happy and said, "Qiao'er, eat more slowly, and no one will compete with you."
Jimo Qiao nodded immediately, but he didn't have time to talk to Yuan Yuan. Both his cheeks were bulging.
Cheng Jiu glanced at the edge of the forest and couldn't help but said: "It's strange, why haven't the people from the Yongchang Marquis Mansion come yet?"
Chai Yan said calmly: "Don't worry, we are definitely on the way."
After saying that, Chai Yan rushed to Ma Tianzhi, who was still squatting not far away, and said: "Master Ma, help me add some firewood, the fire is almost out..."
Ma Tianzhi felt aggrieved. At home, he was always the one who provided food and clothing, but now he was asked to add firewood.
However, the situation was stronger than the people. Ma Tianzhi was very afraid of Chai Yan and his group, so he had no choice but to obey Chai Yan's instructions, stood up, went to pick up some firewood, and came to the fire.
Seeing Ma Tianzhi, who looked aggrieved, putting firewood into the fire one by one, Chai Yan and others couldn't help laughing.
"Mr. Ma, I think you're hungry too, why don't you eat something?" Chai Yan said, tearing off a piece of chicken and handing it over.
Ma Tianzhi said nothing and just shook his head.
Chai Yan smiled slightly, then put the torn chicken into his mouth, chewing it and said: "Hmm, it's delicious, it's delicious!"
After finishing the food in his mouth, Chai Yan asked: "Master Ma, how old are you this year?"
Ma Tianzhi glanced at Chai Yan and said in a very depressed mood: "Nineteen..."
"Nineteen?" Chai Yan was a little surprised: "So young? I didn't see it. I thought you were over 20! What do you think?"
Chai Yan asked everyone the last question.
Jimo Qiao nodded and said: "He looks quite old. I thought he was in his twenties. Unexpectedly, he is only one year older than me..."
Chai Yan immediately shook his head and said: "Second Miss, girls, don't expose your age casually."
"Ah?" Jimo Qiao didn't understand why, so he frowned and asked, "Why?"
Chai Yan suddenly remembered that girls here don’t have the habit of keeping their age secret, so he said: “Strangers, that’s not good!”
"Oh." Jimo Qiao glanced at Ma Tianzhi, nodded in agreement, and continued eating the chicken legs.
At this moment, someone seemed to be coming from the other side of the forest. Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun heard the noise and stood up immediately, looking alert.
After a while, several people appeared at the edge of the forest. The two people walking at the front were Ma Qianhe and Lao Wu.
"Dad!" Ma Tianzhi shouted as soon as he saw his father's figure.
"Master!" "Master..."
Immediately afterwards, a group of injured servants on the shore of the pool also screamed. After waiting for so long, the savior finally came.
The first thing Ma Qianhe did when he walked out of the woods was to check on his son's condition. When he found that his son's condition was intact, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"You bastard, don't call me daddy!" Ma Qianhe replied angrily.
Ma Tianzhi was stunned and immediately lowered his head, standing still in frustration.
Under the gaze of everyone, Ma Qianhe, Lao Wu and others came to Chai Yan.
Ma Qianhe turned a blind eye to his son and a group of injured servants. He stepped forward and said, "Ma Qianhe, your Majesty, is the grandson of the Marquis of Yongchang. Your Excellency is..."
While eating the chicken, Chai Yan said politely: "Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Ma, whom I have admired for a long time! My name is Chai Yan, the envoy of the Wude Department in the capital."
Ma Qianhe took a closer look at Chai Yan's face and couldn't help but frowned, thinking to himself: How come I seem to have seen this person before there?
When Chai Yan saw Ma Qianhe staring at him, he asked, "Master Ma, is there any problem?"
Wait, it's him!
Ma Qianhe suddenly remembered where he had seen Chai Yan. His expression turned serious in an instant and asked, "May I ask Mr. Chai, are you the one who defeated the barbarians of the Piz Kingdom at the Jiu'an Palace on the day the Emperor ascended the throne?"
Master Chai?"
"Oh, do you recognize me?" Chai Yan was a little surprised. He didn't expect Ma Qianhe to recognize him.
Ma Qianhe nodded in surprise and said: "Master Chai, on the day of the Emperor's enthronement ceremony, I happened to be sitting outside the Jiu'an Hall. At that time, you followed the Emperor into the Jiu'an Hall. Many of us saw it.
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"You, you, you...are you really the warrior who defeated the people of Pitz?" Ma Tianzhi said in shock.
Chai Yan nodded and said calmly: "Yes, it's me!"
Ma Tianzhi was shocked. He also heard that a warrior defeated the arrogant Piz people at Jiu'an Temple. After hearing this, he clapped and applauded. He felt excited and regretful at the same time. He only regretted that he could not arrive at that time.
Witnessed it with my own eyes.
Now, I didn't expect that the warrior I admired was actually Chai Yan standing in front of me, and I just tried to blackmail him for a thousand taels of silver!
Hearing these words, Lao Wu and several servants who were following Ma Qianhe were also stunned.
"Oh my god, Mr. Chai, I have offended me after what happened. It is all Quanzi's fault. I did not teach my son well and was rude. I offend you. I feel deeply guilty! Please forgive me, Mr. Chai!"
The next moment, Ma Qianhe bowed decisively and began to apologize.
Ma Qianhe is a man who is aware of current affairs. Regardless of the fact that Chai Yan's official position is the Wude Secretary, just the fact that he defeated the people of Pitz in front of the civil and military officials of Jiu'an Palace is a great contribution to the prosperity of the country.
It is already a very high achievement to gain face and momentum for the emperor!
Besides, the emperor is young, and there is no way he will not be reused in the future with such capable young officials around him!
Chai Yan was stunned, and couldn't help but look at the four Yuan people, and found that their expressions were also very surprised. Apparently, they didn't expect Ma Qianhe to apologize immediately.
Chai Yan couldn't help but smile and asked: "Mr. Ma, we hunted and barbecued in your forest, injured your servant, and detained your son. Aren't you angry?"
Ma Qianhe said eloquently: "Master Chai, the dog has no ambition to make progress. He is just idle every day and only knows how to cause trouble! Master Chai came to our forest to play and hunt. It should be our honor. Who would have thought that this kid would dare to do it?"
The evil of blackmail... Alas! When
Daddy, I really don’t have the face to show off to others... But luckily Master Youchai decisively took action and taught them a lesson. Otherwise, if things continue like this, it will be too late to regret it when a huge disaster occurs in the future.
!Seriously speaking, I have to say thank you to Mr. Chai!"
With that said, Ma Qianhe formally bowed to Chai Yan.
This made Chai Yan feel a little embarrassed. He paused and then said with a smile: "Master Ma, you are really... you really understand the righteousness, hehe...hehe...