Hearing Wu Min say this, Yi Qing's eyes tightened. Could it be that all Wu Min's so - called concern meant was treating Xiao Jinghan like a bug?
"But you're going to be disappointed," Wu Min said, turning to look at Yi Qing. She noticed the gloom in Yi Qing's eyes. "What's wrong?"
"Is a person's life no different from a bug's in your eyes?" Yi Qing questioned.
Wu Min thought Yi Qing's question was rather strange. "They're all lives. What's the difference?"
Yi Qing clenched her fists tightly.
Lu Tianxun saw Yi Qing's state and quickly came over. "All things in heaven and earth have spirits, and spirits are equal. But for humans, there are differences. After all, humans have emotions."
Yi Qing was always worried that others would slip up, but in fact, she was the most likely to lose her temper because she cared the most about Xiao Jinghan here.
"Humph! Only those pedantic scholars would spout such useless theories," Wu Min scoffed.
"I'll go cook," Yi Qing said, turning around and leaving. She was afraid that she would not be able to hold back from attacking Wu Min.
In the kitchen, two pots of nourishing soup were simmering. The aroma was already overflowing.
Gan Ermei had finished processing the rabbit and was waiting eagerly for her mistress to make spicy rabbit dices for them. It was simply a delicacy on earth.
"Mistress, are you okay?" Gan Ermei looked at her mistress.
"I'm fine," Yi Qing said, gathering her thoughts.
Actually, she should be happy that Wu Min said so. Since Wu Min didn't care about Xiao Jinghan, it would be easier for her to take Xiao Jinghan away. But even so, she didn't want others to speak ill of Xiao Jinghan.
After calming herself down, Yi Qing started cooking.
She stir - fried scallions, ginger, garlic, and spices together until fragrant, and then added chili peppers to stimulate the sense of smell and taste buds. One's mouth would start to water involuntarily.
Wu Min was sitting outside leisurely, imagining Yi Qing's embarrassed look. As she smelled the aroma, she slowly sat up straight. Turning her head, she saw Lu Tianxun looking at her. She felt a bit embarrassed and then turned back and sat there again.
"What's this smell?" Wu Min couldn't help but ask.
"The smell of cooking," Lu Tianxun said, a faint smile creeping onto his lips.
"Don't be so mysterious. What exactly is it?"
"It's the spicy rabbit dices you said were bad for the body."
"She can cook?" Wu Min was a bit skeptical. She thought Yi Qing always brought a servant with her, so she shouldn't know how to cook.
"She knows a lot of things," Lu Tianxun had only come to understand Yi Qing in recent days.
Previously, he only knew that Yi Qing was highly skilled in medicine but had a bad temper, which made the nobles in the capital dislike her and even offended the Xie family.
At that time, he also thought Yi Qing was unwise. No matter what, offending the Xie and Yuan families would do her no good. Now he understood that Yi Qing was just treating patients. Benefits and drawbacks had nothing to do with her.
Hearing Lu Tianxun say this, Wu Min turned to look at him again. "But why do I think you have no hope?"
Lu Tianxun fell silent. With Xiao Jinghan lying here, what hope could he have?
"Why are you suddenly angry?" Wu Min saw that the witch servant was waiting on one side, but she had no intention of leaving today.
Yi Qing made a large portion of spicy rabbit dices, and then simply stir - fried two kinds of vegetable shoots.
The diet in the Southern Border was very different from that in the Great Jin. People here liked to eat all kinds of vegetable shoots. Some wild vegetable shoots that were very bitter in the Great Jin had no bitter taste here and had a unique flavor.
"Dinner is ready," Yi Qing said after seeing Gan Ermei set the table.
Lu Tianxun washed his hands and walked over. He didn't call Wu Min.
Wu Min was waiting for them to invite her, but one by one they all walked over as if they had forgotten about her.
"Why hasn't she left yet?" Yi Qing whispered to Lu Tianxun.
"This is called being enticed by the aroma," Lu Tianxun said and then sat down.
Yi Qing lowered her eyes, then turned around and sat down too. Only then did Gan Ermei take her seat.
Seeing that they were about to start eating, Wu Min coughed loudly twice, so hard that her throat hurt.
"Are you feeling unwell?" Yi Qing was serving herself rice. "I'll make you some loquat paste with fritillary bulb later."
Wu Min thought Yi Qing was doing it on purpose. "Is it appropriate for you all to eat while leaving me sitting here?"
"You won't leave. This is your territory. We can't drive you away."
"I..." Wu Min swallowed involuntarily. "I want to eat too."
"You're the saintess. Saintesses eat sacred fruits and drink dew. You can't eat the same things as us."
Wu Min suddenly stood up. "You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?"
"Of course I am. I know your rules," Yi Qing thought to herself with a secret smile. The so - called cold and aloofness was just because one hadn't met someone they could have fun with.
Wu Min simply walked over and sat down. "I'll just reluctantly try the food you common people eat."
"Then I should thank you," Yi Qing motioned for Gan Ermei to serve Wu Min rice.
Although she deliberately ignored Wu Min, she didn't really want to deprive her of food.
Regarding how to pull a fairy off the altar: let her start eating spicy food.
"You're welcome," Wu Min said haughtily.
Although the spicy rabbit dices smelled fragrant and looked very appealing, it was a new experience for Wu Min. She carefully took a bite, as if testing for poison.
She chewed it and her expression changed slightly. Then she started chewing faster. "It's not that great," she said as she started to pick up more food.
Yi Qing watched Wu Min's duplicitous behavior. She thought that such a domineering woman who would often send people to feed the bugs was actually being duplicitous because of a dish. Women!
Wu Min picked up food faster and faster, as if others were going to snatch it from her. In a flash, the three dishes were all gone.
Wu Min picked up a spice from the remaining ones in the plate.
"You can't eat this," Yi Qing said, seeing Wu Min's reluctant look.
"I know. I'm just looking," Wu Min had to put it down. "You only cook so little. People might think I, the saintess of Wu Gorge, am treating you badly."
"We made food for three people, and you ate half of it by yourself," Lu Tianxun couldn't help but complain.
He was usually not one to complain about others, but he just couldn't hold back today. He had finally tasted Yi Qing's cooking, and it was gone like this.
"Really?" Wu Min thought she hadn't eaten much.
"Forget it. I'll cook some more," Yi Qing said, seeing that they were about to quarrel.
Yi Qing cooked stir - fried garlic sprouts with cured meat, shredded chicken made from the chicken in the stewed chicken soup, and a sweet rice ball soup. As soon as the dishes were on the table, they were cleaned up again. Fortunately, everyone was almost full this time.
Wu Min felt a long - lost sense of fullness, which also made her inexplicably happy.
Since entering Wu Gorge, she had hardly eaten any hot food. Even when she ate meat, it was cold boiled meat. Food was just something to keep her from starving.
"Here," Yi Qing handed Wu Min a cup of tea.
"I won't drink it," Wu Min said, smelling the strange smell.
"You haven't eaten greasy food for a long time. Eating so much at once will upset your stomach, especially since you've eaten spicy food. You might have diarrhea," Yi Qing reminded.
"Are you trying to harm me?" Wu Min thought Yi Qing was doing it on purpose.