Border Cook

Chapter 566 Provocation
The spicy dried rabbit meat had a rich aroma that hit my nose, and the peach cakes, each one with a light brown color, looked crispy and fragrant, and were also very delicious.

With delicious food in front of you, can you enjoy it for a while?
Lu Qiyan, "..."

Fine.

"Since Yunji said it was for Commander Fan, I think it's edible, right?" Lu Qiyan said, "If Commander Fan is worried, why don't I eat two for him first?"

These are all dishes made by my wife, so it’s not too much for him to eat two.

"That's fine." Fan Honghui was very unsure and just handed over the oil paper bag.

Lu Qiyan reached out to take it with a smile.

Just as his fingers were about to touch the oil paper bag, Lu Qiyan felt his hand was empty and Fan Honghui quickly took the oil paper bag back.

"No." Fan Honghui shook his head like a rattle, "You should just eat your own portion!"

Okay, I’ve been discovered!

Lu Qiyan felt a little regretful.

You shouldn't have been so polite just now. You should have just grabbed it directly.

But it’s not too late now…

"My portion is not much, and I have a big appetite, so it's really not enough. Commander Fan is the superior, so he should be considerate of his subordinates, right?" Lu Qiyan said with a smile, and his hand had already been extended.

"Since you are a subordinate, isn't it natural for you to show respect to your superiors?" Fan Honghui became smart now, "Why don't you give me the share in Commander Lu's hand as a tribute?"

"How can I do this? Commander Fan has always been considerate of his subordinates. You can't give me so much of this stuff. Half is enough. That's enough."

"You are too polite. Even if you are offering a gift to your superiors, you don't have to give that much. Just 30% will be enough..."

The two of them talked back and forth, without dropping a word, but with their hands they refused to give in at all.

So much so that the guards outside were confused.

Why do I feel like I can’t understand what people are saying? Have they become stupid?
The days are getting colder day by day.

Although the capital city is further south than Changzhou Prefecture, the wind is quite chilly, making people unable to help but shrink their necks and put on more clothes.

Many people have added charcoal stoves to their houses, boil a pot of steaming hot tea, and drink it while it is hot, which is very comfortable.

Xiao Luohe drank a cup of tea, squinted his eyes and looked at Xiao Luochen who was holding the teacup in front of him, "Brother, you are quite free today. You actually have time to come to my house and sit for a while."

"My second brother is always busy, so I shouldn't bother him. But it's just that it's inappropriate to keep some things to myself. After thinking about it, I still think it's better to talk to my second brother." Xiao Luochen said with a smile. "Oh?" Xiao Luohe sat up a little straighter, "Then why don't you tell me what's so important."

"Between you and me, I won't hide anything. I only told the truth to my second brother." Xiao Luochen put down his teacup and said, "It's about my third brother."

"My third brother has been commissioned by our father to go to the Meiling area to check on the mining situation. What do you think of this, my second brother?"

"My third brother is older, and he is a prince like you and me. It is normal for our father to want him to experience some training." Xiao Luohe disagreed, but stared at Xiao Luochen, "Brother, do you think this is inappropriate?"

"Of course it's inappropriate." Xiao Luochen said, "Third brother has always been idle and never sticks his head out to take on things. Now he is suddenly entrusted with an important task by the emperor, and it is after he has returned from his travels. Don't you think there is something that he doesn't know?"

"How can I put it? It's fine for you to raise a dog. It's fine to feed the dog fat and healthy. But if the dog eats too well and becomes too strong, it may develop other thoughts and may even want to bite its owner. I advise you to be cautious and not let your third brother act so casually and catch the eye of our father."

"I don't quite understand what you said, brother." Xiao Luohe smiled, "My third brother is my third brother, how can he be treated like a dog? Could it be that in my eyes, my third brother is not a brother, but a dog? Don't say this again, brother. Otherwise, if it gets to my father's ears, I'm afraid he will say that you don't care about brotherhood and trample on the dignity of others."

Such gossip made Xiao Luochen's expression suddenly ugly. "I was just telling the truth to my second brother, but he had such an attitude. Isn't it a bit too much?"

"Brother, you have always known that my third brother and I are on good terms. Why did you say this today? If it gets out, people will probably say that I am playing with my third brother and treating him like a slave. Brother, you have never considered my reputation. Isn't that a bit too much?" Xiao Luohe raised his eyes and met Xiao Luochen's fiery eyes, without any fear or intention of retreat.

Xiao Luochen's anger rose again, but after taking a deep breath, he suppressed his anger a little and still spoke patiently, "Big brother didn't think it through."

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"Since you have humbly admitted your mistake, if I were to make too much of a fuss, it would seem a bit inhumane, so I will just accept your apology."

Xiao Luohe smiled and poured Xiao Luochen another cup of tea.

Xiao Luochen resisted the urge to splash the tea on Xiao Luohe's face, took a deep breath again, and curled his lips, "Second brother, don't be too relieved. Third brother has been at the border for so long, but he didn't accomplish anything for you. In the end, the Fan family got a big advantage. It's obvious that they are not loyal to you. If you raise a tiger to harm you, I'm afraid you will become a strong enemy in the future, which will be disadvantageous to you."

A strong rival?

Isn’t your good brother like you his rival?

Xiao Luohe sneered in his heart and raised his eyelids, "Brother, what you said is true. How can you and I judge the situation at the border? It is only a matter of time before the Fan family is valued by our father. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame the An family for being a hopeless case."

"Big brother kept saying that third brother is unreliable and asked me to be on guard early. Those who knew would think that big brother was doing it for my own good. Those who didn't would think that big brother was worried that after arriving at Meiling, he would find out something that would be detrimental to big brother!"

When Xiao Luoan was sent by the Emperor to Meiling to investigate the mining, Xiao Luohe had already sent people to find out many things.

The Meiling area is quite close to the Wen family. The illegal mining is inextricably linked to the Wen family. The eldest prince's eager attitude at this time basically shows that the illegal mining must have been instigated by the Wen family.

Oh, are you asking him to be on guard against Xiao Luoan and stop Xiao Luoan from investigating the matter, just to curry favor for your Wen family?
Since you are so scared, he will let Xiao Luoan investigate it thoroughly and let your Wen family suffer a heavy price.

When Xiao Luohe said this, Xiao Luochen's face flashed with visible panic, "How can you say that, second brother?"