The Command to Pamper the Husband - Chapter 17

With a dark expression, Shen Yue clenched his fists.

He feared he might lose control and rush forward to snap this effeminate person’s neck!

It was infuriating!

“Song Jin, don’t go too far!” he spat out each word through gritted teeth.

Seeing Shen Yue’s bloodthirsty expression, Song Jin smiled lightly, “You’re the one asking for my help, not the other way around. Besides, you almost killed my dog earlier!”

I must seek justice for my dog!

Shen Yue…

“I’m not exactly asking you; it’s your father’s orders for you to cooperate with me!” Shen Yue retorted, coldly eyeing Song Jin’s neck.

Song Jin replied, “Well, I’m sorry. I’ve been stubborn since childhood. I oppose everything my father says. Everyone in the family knows this. You can ask Uncle Han Bao if you don’t believe me.”

Shen Yue was well aware of Song Jin’s obstinate nature!

Frustrated, but what could he do!

He couldn’t just tie her up and drag her along.

He wouldn’t mind doing that, but Song Dingzhong would definitely fight him to the death.

And even before that, Han Bao would come after him first!

So troublesome!

“Doesn’t Yu County have this dish, boiled pork slices? Why must my men make it?”

Song Jin rolled her eyes.

“If there were authentic ones here, would I use it as a condition? Do you think I’m that idle?”

“Since you’re making conditions, couldn’t you ask for something more reasonable?” Shen Yue couldn’t comprehend what went through this effeminate person’s mind!

All they think about is food?

Song Jin rolled her eyes again.

“Well then, Lord Shen…”

Shen Yue…

“Yes?”

Song Jin…

“I’m the one setting the conditions. What do you care about what I ask for! Besides, Lord Shen, do you think I lack anything? Money?”

Song Jin extended her slender fingers, lifting her head proudly, “The Song family is least lacking in money!”

Such boldness!

Rich second generation, indeed!

“Women?” Song Jin sneered. I am a woman myself!

“So, what do you think I should ask for?”

Shen Yue…

He found himself at a loss for words.

But considering someone like Song Jin, who was pampered like a canary, what high demands could she have?

As long as she was well-fed, she’d be content!

With that in mind, Shen Yue found himself reluctantly accepting the request for boiled pork slices as the third condition.

“Fine, I agree.”

Song Jin immediately instructed Wan Xi, “Go to Phoenix Shadow Tower and bring back an order of boiled pork slices!”

Wan Xi obeyed and left at once.

Song Jin turned to Shen Yue, “As long as your men’s boiled pork slices taste better than Phoenix Shadow Tower’s, that’s all.”

Shen Yue didn’t want to look at this effeminate person any longer and walked away briskly.

Of course, his steps were brisk and lively.

Showing Shen Yue the middle finger behind his back, Song Jin turned and went back to her study.

She needed a cup of tea to soothe her throat after all that talking.

Shen Yue said the Song family and Duke An’s household had a grudge.

What kind of grudge?

If it were a serious enmity, would Duke An’s household watch the Song family’s business thrive without doing anything?

Song Jin shook her head.

Either Shen Yue was lying.

Or the Song family did have a grudge with Duke An’s household, but… Duke An’s household didn’t know it?!

Um…

The second thought made Song Jin’s mouth twitch.

So strange!

But not impossible.

While Song Jin pondered this, Shen Yue called Lu Zhan and instructed him about the boiled pork slices.

The Pine Fragrance Courtyard had its own small kitchen.

Usually, Song Jin and Wan Xi would prepare snacks there, but only the two of them did the cooking, without any help from maids or servants.

To be precise, the vast Pine Fragrance Courtyard was home to only Song Jin and Wan Xi, with no third person.

Standing in the empty kitchen, Lu Zhan felt like crying.

Raising his trembling hands, he lamented that these were hands meant for killing, not for cooking!

What sins had he committed in his past life!

About half an hour later, Lu Zhan brought a dish of boiled pork slices, filled with chili and Sichuan pepper, to Shen Yue.

He nervously asked, “Your Highness, is this acceptable?”

Shen Yue, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them at the smell.

He glanced at the dark soup in front of him and picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks.

Uh…

To be precise, it was a chunk of meat.

Holding the thumb-thick piece of meat with his chopsticks, Shen Yue looked up at Lu Zhan, “You call this a slice?”

Lu Zhan sniffled, “Master, I did my best! I followed your usual method exactly, step by step. I don’t know how it turned out like this.”

“Eat the whole dish yourself!”

Shen Yue snapped and walked out.

Lu Zhan hurriedly followed with the dish, “Your Highness, your wounds aren’t healed yet. You shouldn’t cook.”

Shen Yue replied expressionlessly, “If I don’t cook, should I expect the hidden guards to do it?”

The hidden guards…

All sighed in relief.

Shen Yue thought that even if Lu Zhan couldn’t stir-fry, he should at least be able to cut meat. But to his dismay, he found that Lu Zhan couldn’t even light a fire properly!

What use was he!

With a deeply troubled expression, Lu Zhan watched Shen Yue skillfully prepare the boiled pork slices while eating the dish he had made himself, as if it were poison.

Life was so difficult!

Meanwhile, in a residence in northwest Yu County.

A man with a centipede-like scar on his face stood by the window with a dark expression.

Behind him stood a man in gray cloth.

The man looked anxious, “The six men we sent out are all missing. The ones tracking the young miss of the Song family are gone. Those staking out near Wang Fugui’s house are also missing.”

The centipede-scarred man’s scar twitched with anger.

“What about the Song family?”

“The Song family’s residence is built uniquely. Inside the courtyard walls, there’s a twenty-meter-wide bare area with no buildings or trees.

Beyond that, it’s lush and dense, completely hiding the Song residence. Because of that twenty-meter bare zone, we can’t infiltrate the Song family.”

The scarred man’s eyes gleamed with malice.

“This Song family is quite something! The more hidden it is, the more I want to see it. Find an opportunity to kidnap the young master of the Song family!”

“Yes!”

The man in gray cloth received the order and turned to leave.

But as soon as he opened the door, he was pushed back by a sword.

Staring in terror at the intruder, he stumbled back.

Hearing the commotion, the scarred man turned to see one of the fourth prince’s hidden guards, and his face contorted in shock.

“You found this place!”

He smirked cruelly.

“Since you’ve come to die, I won’t be polite!”

With that, the scarred man leaped forward, dual ringed sabers appearing in his hands, charging with killing intent.

Woof!