My father is Jiajing

Chapter 442: Prince Yu deceives the little girl
Sure enough, Zhu Zaigui stayed in the manor in the north of the city that night and did not go back to the palace.

That night, Zhu Zaigui had a whole lamb roasted in the manor according to the custom of Qimuge's hometown. In order to make the roasted lamb taste even better, Zhu Zaigui also specially brought many precious spices from the palace, such as cumin and pepper.

Originally, Zhu Zaigui also wanted to sprinkle some chili powder, but unfortunately, Zhu Zaigui had not found any trace of chili in these years, so Zhu Zaigui could only think that the chili was either native to America or was still on the voyage of discovery and had not yet spread to the Ming Dynasty.

However, even so, it did not prevent Zhu Zaigui from eating spicy condiments, because in the development of ancient food culture, although there were no peppers in the Central Plains, there were dogwoods.

This thing is the earliest spicy condiment, so the spicy additive made with dogwood can also satisfy your appetite.

Zhu Zaigui used a knife to swiftly cut off a piece of roasted mutton and placed it on the wooden plate beside Qi Muge. Zhu Zaigui said, "Try my cooking skills. These sheep are all driven from the grassland. They have little smell and are very tasty."

Qimuge gently picked up a piece of mutton and tasted it despite the heat. It tasted better than the roasted whole lamb she had eaten on the grassland.

Qi Muge looked at Zhu Zaigui in surprise, "Prince, why does the roast lamb you make taste so delicious?"

Zhu Zaigui said, "That's because I have a secret weapon. Although you have no shortage of cattle, sheep and horses on the grassland, you lack many necessities of life. And you grassland nobles will not lack ordinary daily necessities, but there are some small gadgets that can only be made by the ingenuity of the Ming Dynasty, which you may not have."

"So, the taste of my roasted whole lamb is slightly different from the roasted whole lamb you make, and this is my secret weapon."

After hearing what Zhu Zaigui said, Qi Muge couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise and surprise, which was in line with the curiosity of her age.

Qimuge asked in confusion: "Why not sell these gadgets on the grassland as well?"

Zhu Zaigui smiled and said, "Because there is no profit, and these little gadgets are also easy to imitate. After selling them to you once, you can imitate them yourself. Therefore, there is no need to spend this much effort to treat these insignificant little things as trade goods between the Ming Dynasty and the grasslands."

Qi Muge nodded, not quite understanding. She felt that Zhu Zaigui knew a lot. No wonder he was the big devil that people on the grassland were afraid of in recent years.

Qi Muge ate another piece of mutton. This was also the happiest and most relaxing meal she had had since she came to Ming Dynasty.

Before, she either didn't eat to her liking or she was so nervous about eating that she had no appetite.

But the lamb roasted by Zhu Zaigui himself tonight also gave Qi Muge a completely new feeling.

She felt that the legendary devil on the grassland was not so scary after all.

When Qimugege thought of this, his face actually became hot, as if he was about to blush.

However, it was night time, and Qimuge was looking at a bonfire of roasted lamb, so naturally no one noticed her blushing face.

After Zhu Zaigui cut a few more pieces of mutton for himself, he waved his hand and asked the other maids and guards to come over and take the remaining roasted mutton and divide it.

Zhu Zaigui ate a few bites of mutton, leaned back on the chaise longue, looked up at the countless stars in the sky, and felt exceptionally peaceful.

In all these years, Zhu Zaigui had never stared at the starry sky in a daze like he did now.

After finishing her delicious roasted lamb, Qi Muge turned around and found Zhu Zaigui lying on a chair looking at the stars. She couldn't help but look up and asked curiously, "Is the prince looking at the stars?"

Zhu Zaigui glanced at Qi Muge and said, "Yes, these stars have remained unchanged since ancient times, sometimes bright and sometimes dark. For countless years, people have used all kinds of unpredictable imaginations to think about what the stars are. They still don't have an accurate answer." "So people began to give these stars meanings based on their own cultural cognition. Some stars are considered to be carriers of various human meanings. They are called Ziwei Star, which represents the emperor, or Sirius, which represents foreign invasions, or Wenqu Star, which represents talent and learning, and so on."

"But in fact, they are just ordinary stars, some cold and lonely, some blazing and boundless. There is nothing special about them. The only special thing is that they are far away from us and we cannot see them clearly, so we feel mysterious and think they can bring us peace and guidance."

Qi Muge didn't understand what Zhu Zaigui was saying, so she asked curiously, "Does the prince know what these stars look like?"

Zhu Zaihui said softly, "I know."

Qi Muge looked at Zhu Zaigui in surprise, "What do the stars look like?"

Zhu Zaigui laughed, "Stars are like the sun, the moon, and the earth beneath our feet. In short, they are all kinds of strange and have all kinds of shapes. Some are even formed by a mass of air."

Zhu Zaigui's words made Qi Muge even more confused. She didn't know why Zhu Zaigui would say that about the stars in the sky.

Aren’t the stars in the sky supposed to be jewels hung by the gods on the edge of the sky?
Could it be that the stars in the sky could not be the incarnation of a person’s soul after death?
How can it look like the sun, the moon, and also look like the earth beneath our feet?

These things were like a hundred thousand whys, lingering in Qimuge's mind, making it difficult for her to understand.

Zhu Zaiqi looked at Qi Muge's puzzled expression and said with a smile, "Do you want to see what the moon looks like?"

Qimuge looked up and saw that there was no moon tonight. Then she said, "Isn't the moon round or crescent?"

Zhu Zaigui could not help laughing when he heard this and said, "You are right, the moon is round and crescent. But its true appearance is pockmarked. It is not as beautiful as we imagine. There is no Moon Palace and osmanthus trees in our Han mythology, let alone Chang'e and Jade Rabbit. There is only loneliness that has not changed for trillions of years."

Qi Muge obviously did not believe Zhu Zaigui's words and thought that Zhu Zaigui was just trying to deceive her.

Qi Muge said, "You must be lying to me. The moon is so beautiful, how could it be pockmarked?"

Zhu Zaigui smiled and said, "Do you want to see what the moon really looks like?"

Zhu Zaigui's words made Qi Muge's heart beat fast.

Qi Muge said: "I think so!"

Zhu Zaigui turned over and continued to look at the sky, smiling and saying, "Then you should serve me well tonight, and when the moon is full on the 15th, I will take you to see the true face of the moon!"

Qi Muge's face turned red. She felt that Zhu Zaigui went through so much trouble just to trick her into sleeping. Otherwise, why would he make up such nonsensical stories?

Qi Muge hummed hesitantly, "Okay."

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The next chapter will definitely be out before twelve o'clock!!!
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