Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune-Chapter 85

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Liang Zhao, infuriated to the point of almost fainting, composed himself.

All he had said seemed to be nothing compared to a single meal.

He snorted and still rose to walk beside Li Hengyi, falling half a step behind.

This was a custom and habit of many years.

Even though they were the same age, he had taken a wife three years ago and already had a two-year-old child, with another on the way, while Li Hengyi? Still single, without even…

Suddenly, Liang Zhao caught hold of Li Hengyi and asked anxiously, “You can eat now?”

His eyes held joy and surprise.

How could someone here in this remote and poor village achieve what so many Imperial Physicians could not?

“Hmm!” Li Hengyi responded affirmatively, his mood lifting.

Overjoyed, Liang Zhao exclaimed, “That’s really great, which cook is it? Call them out to meet!”

“…”

Li Hengyi remained silent.

In his heart, he did not want Liang Zhao to meet Xie Zhinuan.

“No need!” Li Hengyi refused, then added, “You should return to the capital first thing tomorrow morning!”

Liang Zhao, utterly incensed, retorted, “I’ve traveled a thousand miles to see you, haven’t even warmed my seat, and you’re chasing me away, Li Hengyi? Where is your conscience?”

“Shouldn’t you rush back to your pregnant wife?” Li Hengyi countered.

He raised an eyebrow slightly, looking indifferently at Liang Zhao.

With an expression that seemed to ponder Liang Zhao’s choice, it carried a hint of detachment and a touch of nonchalance.

Yet, it also had a trace of the petulance they shared in their youth back in the capital.

Liang Zhao, somewhat dazed, replied softly, “Yes, I should go back.”

It was not easy to be with his wife, leaving her alone at home to face his critical mother and temperamental younger sister; he was truly worried.

He too longed to achieve something, to secure titles and protection for his wife and child, so that when others spoke of her, it would be with envy for having married a good husband, not with jeers and mockery.

“Hengyi, I want you to return to the capital for many reasons, including my own selfish ones,” Liang Zhao confided, taking a deep breath, “It has not been easy for Wanwan and me. Although father has not said anything, mother always criticizes her. Many times, she is utterly exhausted. This time I didn’t want to enter the palace to see the Empress, but I thought if the Empress would summon Wanwan a few times, affording her some respect, her life at home would be much easier!” He inhaled deeply, “After lunch, I’m setting out for the capital!”

“…”

This was something Li Hengyi had not anticipated.

After a moment’s hesitation, he finally said, “I’ll write a letter for you to deliver to the palace for me, and make a visit to my seventh brother as well.”

“Okay!”

Liang Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.

Arriving at the dining hall, the meal was already set, and Liang Zhao took a deep breath, “It smells delicious!”

Li Hengyi invited him to sit, “Let’s eat!”

He picked up his chopsticks and began to eat.

With an urgency as if worried Liang Zhao might snatch the food from him.

Perplexed, Liang Zhao took a bite of the cold chicken salad, blinked, and then cried out in astonishment, “Mmm, this is delicious!”

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Incredibly delicious.

He had never tasted such flavorful food; sweet and sour to the palate, especially the cold cucumber salad, slightly spicy but appetizing.

The rice was fragrant, and the soup was delightful.

Liang Zhao was about to say more but saw Li Hengyi eating heartily, paying him no mind, and suddenly understood.

Li Hengyi was afraid he would eat too much.

Quickly accelerating his pace of eating, it resulted in both of them overeating, with Liang Zhao touching his rounded belly, “I haven’t eaten this full in many years!”

In the capital, as the legitimate son of a prominent family, there were limits to everything he could eat, actions constantly monitored, minor matters could become public spectacle, causing a citywide uproar.

From a young age, he had learned restraint.

Chapter 86