At dawn, Changsu got up early, but he looked very worried, and even sighed unconsciously when he walked on the road.

Because yesterday under his hard work, Ye Chi was willing to wash his hands.

He has been by Ye Chi's side since he was a child, and he knows that the other party has always loved cleanliness, and both the bedroom and the study are spotless, but this time he suddenly refused to wash his right hand as if he had fallen into an evil spirit.

Chang Su thought that Ye Chi had injured his hand at first, and deliberately stared at his right hand to look carefully, but except for the old wounds he was already familiar with, he didn't see anything wrong, but he just refused to wash that hand.

He felt that it was too evil, and he was embarrassed to ask directly, scratching his ears and cheeks to guess, until Yutai Yao pulled him and said with a smile: "Brother Changsu, do you know that Lord Ye took his sister's hand?"

Chang Su suddenly realized, and he was even more frightened.

Unconsciously, entering the end of the month, the scorching summer is also coming to an end, and after leaving the yamen recently, it will always take an hour or two to return to the house. Ye Chi was puzzled at first, until she came back with a big bowl of fish soup one day, and she realized what she was doing.

The fish soup was made by herself, and she learned it from Meng Yuqing, the cook in the yamen, and it seems that she practiced for several days before deciding to give it to him to taste. Meng's house is not far from the state pastor's mansion, and the fragrant fish soup hooked many of the fishers in the yamen, but when they heard that she was going to send it to Ye Chi, they were disappointed.

There were some beads of sweat on her forehead, as if she was afraid that the fish soup would be cold, and she was a little anxious when she rushed over, her face was flushed with a faint flush, and she seemed to be smoked by the heat, and carefully put a huge bowl about the size of half of her body on the table, and was about to go to find Ye Chi, but found that he was already sitting at the dining table.

She was slightly surprised.

Ye Chi seemed to have been waiting for a long time, looking at her expectantly, holding the bowl and asking, "Make it for me to eat?"

Kaoru Yutai nodded, and said seriously: "Last time you had chest pain, and you had night blindness. I've learned that I can always do it for you in the future, it's good for your eyes, but I have to leave half of it for Ah Yao. ”

Sure enough, it was made for him to eat.

Unexpectedly, she kept thinking about the last time he pretended to have chest pain in the music room, and he was so glad that he pretended to have chest pain.

Ye Chi handed over the bowl, pinched his face, and found that it really hurt, so he was even more happy, waiting for Kaoru Yutai to serve him a bowl of hot soup.

Previously, he learned from Tao Xun that Kaoru Taitai was going to learn cooking, and his first reaction was that it was made for him to eat, but it was impossible to think about it. Although he tried his best not to bother her, Kaoru Tandai's thoughts would always turn to strange places, and over time, he didn't dare to expect that.

Kaoru is a genius at martial arts, but no one knows exactly how good he is. Surprisingly, this steaming bowl of fish soup has an enticing milky white color and a mellow smell that looks very delicious.

Ye Chi was a little incredulous: "This is ...... You made it yourself?"

"Well, the fish I killed, the pot I put down, Sister Meng took care of it. Kaoru Yutai was short, staring intently at the bowl in his hand, as if he was looking forward to his reaction when he drank it, "It's a medicine that is three points poisonous, so it's better to eat and replenish." ”

Ye Chi smiled silently, and gently scooped up a spoonful with a spoon, the temperature was just right, not hot or cold, even the stomach was warm when she drank it, she couldn't imagine that she could make such a delicious dish.

"How?"

"It was delicious. He quickly finished the bowl in his hand, looked up and smiled, "Except for me and Ah Yao, can you not give it to others?"

Kaoru Tantai didn't understand what he meant for a while, and his expression looked a little surprised.

"I mean Yuan Ziling. ”

"Oh......" she still realized a little strangely, "don't worry, although he is not good at martial arts, he has a very strong ability to be beaten, and he can't die." ”

Ye Chi nodded in satisfaction, his smile overflowing, and asked tentatively, "Really...... Will you make me fish soup every day?"

"Yes, so you don't want to go to martial arts. There was no wave in his eyes, and he pointed at the table with a solemn expression and slapped his palm, as if it was a signature gesture, "Your bones are not suitable for martial arts, so I don't plan to teach you either." If there is anything in the future, just leave it to me. ”

She patted her chest as she spoke, calm, not at all like she was joking. Ye Chi closed his eyes silently: "Don't you think, such a guarantee...... I should have said it?"

Kaoru Yutai frowned slightly, not quite understanding what he meant, and after thinking about it, he said, "But I can beat you with one finger." ”

“……”

Ye Chi sighed, and suddenly couldn't help laughing, staring at her with clear eyes, a trace of warmth appeared on Qingjun's face, and he confessed: "I want to practice martial arts because you don't like scholars." ”

Kaoru Kodai blinked, this sentence sounded familiar, even she couldn't remember what she said, she didn't expect him to remember it for so long.

Oh no...... He was a man who couldn't forget anything.

"Does it matter if I like something or not?"

Ye Chi nodded slightly, and the roots of his ears were slightly red: "For me...... Very important. ”

"Why?"

"No why, I'm courting you, so our relationship will be ...... in the future Get good. ”

He didn't know how to explain it for a moment, and his words were stuck, and he seemed a little incoherent. Kaoru Yutai didn't care about this, and suddenly slowly approached him, and asked in a low voice, "Since we have a good relationship, can you tell me what happened to the knife wound on your hand?"

Ye Chi was stunned when he heard this, his fingertips rubbed his palm, and he didn't answer immediately. Kaoru Tandai was referring to the scars on his wrists, which were no longer painful, but they left scars that would never heal.

She kept remembering it, and it was a little strange to him.

"I've been dealing with knives and guns since I was a child, and this wound looks like it's been many years, is it the enemy's hand on you?" asked Kaoru sneeringly.

She has always adhered to the principle of not revealing people's scars, but in front of people she knows, she can't help but want to know more. Ye Chi's past had too many things that made her curious, and the closer she got, the more she couldn't pretend that she hadn't seen it.

"That was a long time ago, I don't quite remember. ”

Ye Chi smiled with her, and filled a bowl of soup with herself, looking very open-minded and free. Yutai Kaoru was silent, turned around and took a food box, filled it with some fish soup, and after saying goodbye to him, he went to pick up Ah Yao from school.

…… He's lying again, and he's clearly not going to forget anything.

Shixi Academy is a place standing near the water, the environment is quiet, it is the largest academy in Qinzhou City, the first by several merchants jointly established. Haruka Tai is not in good health, and he dropped out of school three times in four years due to recuperation, but fortunately, he is usually very diligent at home, and he rarely falls behind in his homework.

By the time Kaoru had arrived, most of the students had already left, and the stream was sparkling in the sunset. Ah Yao stayed at the end, ran over with a smile, and said that he specially asked the housekeeper to go home today, and wanted to go back to Yechi with her to live.

Kaoru Yutai took his hand, thanked Mr., and raised the food box in his hand: "I made fish soup, go back and heat it up for you." ”

Ah Yao looked shocked and raised his little face incredulously. In the past, because the chef at home cooked so delicious and convenient, she never thought about learning any cooking skills, let alone cooking by herself.

"Have you ever tasted it for Lord Ye?" he asked earnestly.

"Yes, he just drank it and said it tasted good. After Kaoru finished answering, he looked down at him suspiciously, "Do you like Ye Chi very much?"

Ah Yao rubbed his face and asked dejectedly, "Doesn't my sister like him?" Brother Changsu said, Master Ye was forced by him to wash his hands after taking you. ”

"......?" Kaoru Tantai was stunned for a moment, completely unable to understand the logic of this sentence, and let out an unbelievable "ah".

"Actually, holding hands is not enough at all. Ah Yao looked a little distressed, lowered his head and said, "You should go out to drink tea and watch a play together, and you can also go to the wild to fly kites, Dad often tells me this." ”

Kaoru Tandai silently imagined such a scene, which was really out of place for her, she caught a glimpse of someone waiting for them at the intersection, and when she looked up, she saw that it was Nagasu.

"Lord Tantai, it was Childe who asked me to pick you up. ”

Chang Su smiled shyly with her, while Ah Yao happily walked over and took his hand. Kaoru Tantai simply followed behind, and suddenly asked, "Do you know what happened to the injury on Ye Chi......'s hand?" I think I have these wounds, right?"

Changsu shrugged, lowered his head, and couldn't see his expression, "I don't know, Childe had those injuries when he picked me up." He was familiar with the old alleys, perhaps...... Also stayed there. ”

Hearing an unfamiliar name, Kaoru Yutai asked, "Old Alley?"

"Hmm. Chang Su nodded lightly and looked ahead, his eyes seemed to be a little gloomy, "It's the slum in the capital, it's very common, but that place is ...... It's messy. ”

His voice didn't sound like it fluctuated, but he slowly rolled up his sleeves and gave Kaoru Yutai a look, only to see that there were several deep and shallow scars on his forearms, like claw marks, which looked extremely cautious at first glance.

Kaoru Yutai was stunned suddenly.

This shouldn't be the scar of a weak scholar who doesn't tie his hair before he can.

Chang Su covered his arms again, pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, and said lightly: "Actually, although Qinzhou is very chaotic and everyone's temper is also very explosive, there are not many people who really seek money and kill people, and sometimes I like this place a lot." ”

Kaoru Tantai couldn't tell if he was joking or not, but Ye Chi's appearance lingered more and more in his mind.

If he was not born in a powerful family, but came from such a terrible place, how did he climb to the position of prime minister step by step? From such a position to Qinzhou, his official rank fell three times in a row, how did he do it...... So open-minded?

There are so many things she doesn't know, maybe their relationship is not good at all.

She wanted to get to know him.

***

After sunset, there was a light rain, and the drops of water "snapped" on the eaves, but soon stopped. Ye Chi received the documents from his master not long ago, and Yan Le Longyang united almost all foreign merchants and unanimously wanted to drive Le Tong, an outsider, out of the house.

He saw that the other party was a little unscrupulous, as Le Tong said, Le Longyang's handling of things was far less shrewd than her, on the one hand, he wanted to drive people away directly, and on the other hand, he didn't want to accuse Le Tong of being a liar, as if he was reckless. However, in any case, Le Longyang is the orthodox heir of the Lejia after all, and occupies a fundamental advantage in the contest with Le Tong, otherwise Le Tong would not have always taken sudden measures.

Ye Chi rubbed his eyebrows, still unable to figure out the reason why Master Tang came back to them, and went out for a walk for a while with some annoyance.

The garden is wet and cold, and it feels like autumn has come all of a sudden. He stood silently in the courtyard for a while, and vaguely heard the voice of someone talking from the other side, and curiously approached to take a look, only to realize that it was Kaoru Yutai and Changsu standing in the distance, talking with a stern expression.

They stood in a more remote position, as if they didn't want the conversation to be heard. Ye Chi didn't prepare to approach, and he couldn't hear what they said specifically, so he could only vaguely hear a few words.

"I ...... Unhappy...... Get to know him ......"

Kaoru Shodai seemed to be drenched in some rain, and pushed her wet hair behind her ears. Chang Su nodded solemnly and replied in a low voice: "Childe...... You...... Decided to ......"

Ye Chi listened intermittently, and he didn't know what these two people would talk about, but the topic was obviously related to him...... She's finally enlightened?

He remembered the fish soup she had made, and was about to turn away, but saw Kaoru Tantai show a slightly puzzled expression, "...... I...... Like...... Leaf Pond ......"

He paused abruptly in ecstasy.