"It's just a snack," Zheng Ying smiled: "Where is it worth thinking about like this." Besides, although I am out of the palace, this palace dim sum is not impossible to eat, and I always have to go into the palace to drink tea with the queen every three or five days on weekdays. ”

"That's great." Mu Hongshang laughed and decided not to mention the topic of rose cake again.

It's just that she was thinking about changing the topic, but Zheng Ying turned her face, looked at her smiling face intently, and asked, "Is it so important whether I can continue to eat rose cakes?" It's also worth your thoughts. ”

"It's not ......" Mu Hongshang touched her nose, suddenly a little embarrassed, feeling that she was still worried about a dignified prince's dim sum plate, which was a little ridiculous. Her cheeks flushed, and she was embarrassed to explain, "I am...... It is...... Well...... You don't seem to mention your preferences, the only thing I know is that you like rose cakes, so of course you'll remember. ”

Seeing Mu Hongsheng's somewhat embarrassed appearance, somehow, Zheng Ying suddenly wanted to laugh, he nodded in a good mood, and did not continue to hold on to this question, so as not to make the little girl opposite even more embarrassed.

Zheng Ying had a little smile in her eyes, looking at Mu Hongsheng, who had crimson cheeks and an embarrassed face, the more she looked at it, the more cute she felt. In fact, the little girl of the Mu family was right, he did rarely mention his preferences, so no one ever found out, his favorite was the little girl who was as bright as the summer sun in front of him.

No matter how you look at it, the more you look at it, the more I like it, and I like it so much that he even begins to eat osmanthus cake often, because the sweet and soft taste of osmanthus cake and the fragrance in his heart can always remind him of the little girl who is clear-minded, occasionally naughty and reckless, delicate, likes to eat osmanthus flavored dim sum, likes to wear a short skirt, likes to laugh, likes to be coquettish, and likes to be silent and considerate of others.

"Osmanthus cake is very good." Zheng Ying looked at Mu Hongsheng and suddenly said, "I also like osmanthus cakes." It's just that the osmanthus cake in the palace is really ordinary, so I rarely eat it. ”

"That's just right." Mu Hongshang laughed, very happy: "The osmanthus cake in my grandmother's small kitchen is the best, I can eat half a plate by myself on weekdays, you will definitely like it." ”

"I'm looking forward to it." Zheng Ying finally couldn't help but smile, this smile was different from the decent and indifferent smile he usually wore on his face, but the corners of his eyes and eyebrows seemed to be full of joy, the kind of laughter without concealment and burden. Zheng Ying's usual sharp eyebrows and eyes seemed to gradually melt away in laughter, and the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were full of tenderness.

Mu Hongsheng opened her eyes wide, looking at Zheng Ying who was smiling in front of her, as if she suddenly didn't know this person, her eyes were full of surprise, Zheng Ying saw her expression, smiled slightly, and asked with some curiosity: "Why are you looking at me like this?" ”

"I've never seen you smile like that." Mu Hongshang replied very sincerely: "You look so good when you smile!" If only you could smile like that all the time. ”

"Good-looking?" Zheng Ying raised her eyebrows slightly: "How good-looking?" Could it be that you want to say it again, like the wooden hibiscus by the corridor? ”

"yes." Mu Hongsheng nodded immediately, and then asked with some confusion: "Isn't the hibiscus flower bad?" I like hibiscus flowers the most. ”

"If you like it, it's good." Zheng Ying replied with a smile: "Could it be that this Anguo Mansion is because you like hibiscus flowers, so you planted so many wood hibiscus?" ”

"You guessed it." Mu Hongshang replied with a smile: "It's because I like hibiscus, so my grandmother specially instructed people to plant a lot of them all over the garden." The hibiscus by the water pavilion has been planted for some years, and it was planted on my sixth birthday at the behest of my grandmother. ”

"It's been almost eight years...... Zheng Ying looked at the hibiscus by the water pavilion, and sighed with some emotion: "In two months, you will be fourteen years old, and you will grow up in a blink of an eye." ”

"How do you know I'm on my birthday in June?" Mu Hongshang looked at Zheng Ying, her eyes flashing with pure doubt and curiosity.

Zheng Ying was stunned for a moment by Mu Hongsheng's question, and then he explained hard: "It's not a secret, you are the pearl of the Anguo Mansion, and when you celebrate your birthday every year, aren't there rewards in the palace?" ”

"Oh, I see." Mu Hongsheng easily accepted Zheng Ying's explanation, and nodded without doubt: "You are right, this is not a secret. Last year, on my birthday, the Queen Mother gave me a canary cage. But I don't keep birds, such a beautiful bird cage is a waste in my hands. ”

"You can't keep birds." Zheng Ying couldn't help but shake her head: "I'm afraid that if I can't raise it for a day, I will have to be swallowed alive by your leopard." ”

"No, Biying is very well-behaved and won't bite birds casually." Mu Hongshang immediately retorted, and the topic was quietly diverted.

Zheng Ying and Mu Hongsheng, just sitting like this, one standing, accompanied by the early summer breeze, there was a wordless chatter in the water pavilion, but in fact, the two didn't talk a few words, and the water chestnut that was sent by Mu Hongshang to run errands soon came back with two or three maids.

"Miss," water chestnut stared at the little maid serving tea, and personally put a plate of osmanthus cake on the table in the water pavilion: "The osmanthus cake you want." ”

Seeing that the water chestnut was back, Zheng Ying returned to his usual cold appearance of not smiling, and quietly watched the busy little maid in front of him set up the red clay tea stove, warmed the water, and then began to set up the tea set, ready to pour tea for the masters.

"A cup of tea is all it takes." Zheng Ying stretched out a hand to stop the little maid from putting on two sets of tea sets, he raised his head and looked at Mu Hongsheng with a serious face, and opened his mouth to drive people away: "You don't have to accompany me, today's banquet in the Anguo Mansion is complicated, it's not good for you to delay here for too long, go back first." I'll sit down and I'll go back to Zhengrong Pavilion, there are maids waiting here, and you don't need to worry about me not finding my way back. ”

Zheng Ying said this, Mu Hongsheng naturally didn't continue to insist, she nodded with a smile, and then pointed to the osmanthus cake on the table: "Then I'll go back first." Lord Wang, you must try the osmanthus cake at my house, it is fragrant and soft, it is my favorite dim sum. The osmanthus cake outside can't make this taste. ”

"Okay." Zheng Ying bowed slightly towards Mu Hongsheng: "Definitely." You go back first. ”

Mu Hongshang saluted Zheng Ying, and then left the water pavilion with a water chestnut. Zheng Ying sat up slightly straight, looked out through the open window of the water pavilion, and watched Mu Hongsheng's back leave the winding covered bridge and disappear into the depths of the garden path before retracting her eyes.

He picked up the chopsticks on the table, directly picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and put it in his mouth, chewed it slightly, and then closed his eyes.