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Chapter 238: I Have No Class

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Prince Qi still remembers that Princess Consort of Qi had previously told him that Tang Fu had designs on the eldest son of their Residence, also despised Sui Sui, and that the other Residence's son bullied Sui Sui.

The Princess Consort acts decorously; at the time she was dissatisfied, but she couldn't really send a lamb leg over.

Prince Qi said: "I have no class, I'll send it, just send!"

"Dare to bully my daughter?"

He is not stingy at all; he has done many things, and this one is no exception.

"If you have the ability, let the Tang family come knocking!"

Sui Si, after hearing the Prince's order, wanted to speak but stopped, stopped speaking and wanted again, finally thought it over, let out a light sigh, thinking: "Fine."

The Prince also did it for the little princess.

"The poor little princess."

"So it's all Tang Fu's fault; sending the lamb leg is no problem!"

Sui Si quickly went to arrange it.

Sui Sui doesn't know the grudges among adults; she even can't recall that a bad older brother once made a funny face at her and had scared her before.

Sui Sui at this moment is watching the slaughter of a sheep.

The steward called a few senior workers over, and everyone efficiently captured the several sheep the Prince had pointed at.

Sui Sui wants to watch, but Prince Qi doesn't want the child to face the gore directly.

So, coaxing and holding her, they avoided the initial bloody scene; in the end, unable to dissuade, they could only accompany Sui Sui to watch the butcher handle the sheep.

The butcher's knife work is good, after all he's a professional.

Thus, the whole process was aesthetically pleasing.

Shen Hua Tang at first didn't dare to look, always averting her eyes.

Liu He Meng was fine; being younger, she felt less fear.

So, she was more curious.

The two little girls followed Sui Sui, and as they watched, they became fascinated.

"Is that a lamb rack?"

"I think so? One by one, definitely ribs… slurp."

"The grilled one looks tasty, is that a lamb leg? The meat looks tender, no wonder it's a lamb."

"I feel the lamb stomach is tastier, but which one is the lamb stomach?"

……

Shen Hua Tang, from initially not daring to look, was unable to resist turning her head, enticed by Liu He Meng's words.

She was first attracted by the butcher's knife skill, then began observing the meat on the sheep.

When she was at the Residence, she often drank lamb stomach soup; the Doctor said it was warming and nourishing, so she habitually drank some.

Now seeing a freshly slaughtered sheep, Shen Hua Tang is very curious: where is the lamb stomach?

The butcher, while cleaning up, cheerfully answered the little girls' question: "Not cleaned yet; there's still stuff inside, heavily salted; just wait to eat, don't look too much."

If you look too much, it might affect your appetite.

Shen Hua Tang didn't understand, but being obedient, she closed her mouth and didn't ask further.

But Liu He Meng kept asking many questions: "Is the front leg more tender or the back leg? I don't mind any meat."

Sui Sui didn't know the answer, but being small‑nosed, she kept covering her nose now: "It doesn't smell good!"

The lamb meat, once prepared, is truly delicious.

But the smell is indeed not very pleasant!

Seeing Sui Sui scrunching her eyebrows and covering her mouth, Prince Qi couldn't help himself.

He originally intended to let the three children play while he watched from the side.

But seeing the darling behave so well, who could resist holding them?

So, Prince Qi unconsciously reached out and hugged the child again.

He even raised his hand to fan Sui Sui: "Father King will fan, and it won't be gamey."

Sui Sui also can't tell whether it's gamey or just stinky; anyway it's not pleasant.

Prince Qi is troubled, wondering how to coax the child.

"Should we use a sachet?"

Lately, he truly has a psychological aversion to sachets.

Anyone who says a few more words gets a bit triggered.

So Prince Qi really doesn't want to use a sachet.

But if Sui Sui simply dislikes this smell, he could still force himself.

"For his well‑behaved darling!"

However, before Prince Qi could sacrifice himself, Sui Sui's interest had already shifted from the sheep slaughter to the newly hatched chicks.

The tender yellow chicks are just too cute!

When Sui Sui moves, Shen Hua Tang and the others move as well.

Compared with the bloodiness of the sheep slaughter, the chicks side is truly peaceful.

Among the newly hatched chicks, most are tender yellow, of course there are also some mottled ones, grayish or earth‑colored.

But because today's chicks are covered in down, even the darker mixed feathers look soft and cute.

Sui Sui watches on the side, truly…

Liu He Meng, watching from the side, whispered: "These aren't good to touch; they're just born, if you touch too much they'll…."

Sui Sui, hearing that, found it reasonable, quickly nodded: "Then I won't touch them."

Prince Qi thought the few chickens weren't a loss, waved his big hand and said, "No problem, if they're damaged, just let the hen lay again."

Everyone: …

This really doesn't treat chickens as chickens!

Sui Sui ultimately didn't touch the chicks.

However, Prince Qi, to appease the children, promised that when returning to the manor he would bring a few back to raise there.

The several children looked at the sheep, then at the chickens.

Afterwards they went to watch the donkey pull a mill for a while, then went to eat lunch.

Lunch was essentially a whole‑sheep feast.

Scallion‑braised lamb, tender roasted lamb leg, charcoal‑grilled lamb ribs, lamb stomach soup…

To cut the greasiness, a few greens were served alongside.

Sui Sui ate with complete satisfaction, and finally the little head couldn't help but twitch.

After eating, the three children played for a while, then became sleepy.

Prince Qi saw that, finally a chance, he could soothe the children himself!

So, let him come!

Prince Qi awkwardly coaxed Sui Sui.

Fortunately Sui Sui was obedient, and truly sleepy.

So, after a short while, fell asleep.

The other two children stayed beside Sui Sui, and also slept obediently.

Prince Qi looked at Sui Sui's cute sleeping face, and felt he could never get enough of it.

So, this child should belong to him!

Heaven really is indiscriminate; clearly it's his child, yet it was reborn into another family.

He has to work hard again to retrieve the child.

Heaven hasn't been kind enough to him!

Prince Qi amused himself there for a while, fearing he'd disturb Sui Sui and the others, and quietly slipped out.

Xiang Gugu and a few others stayed inside the house watching, to prevent any mishap.

When spring warmed and flowers bloomed, Zhuangzi's area, being close to the fields, had snakes, rats and the like suddenly appear.

If not watched, what if someone gets bitten?

Not to mention whether it's poisonous; if Sui Sui now gets even a small wound, Prince Qi would feel heartache for a long time.

Prince Qi not only had Xiang Gugu and the others watch, but also summoned the steward, having him and his men sprinkle nearby herbs and also remove unnecessary weeds.

"And over there, what's piled up? If it's useless, clear it away."

"Be more diligent cleaning the storeroom, don't be lazy, lest something stored there we don't know about."

…

Sui Sui slept, Prince Qi felt invigorated.

He commanded his subordinates, giving Zhuangzi a thorough cleaning.

The second watch was at 19:00.

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