Chapter 156, Self-Comfort
Seeing Ruan Muheng subconsciously avoiding himself, Chu Qing'er stood there with interest and didn't move again, just smiled and said, "Tomorrow's food is all prepared for the official family, and Qing'er doesn't have anything to eat." β
Ruan Muheng knew that his eyes were too hurtful to Chu Qing'er, so he hurriedly changed his expression and looked at the girl he had missed for a long time and said, "General Ben is saying that you have anything you want to eat now?" For example, the sea banquet in the Spring Building. β
"Is it a new signature dish?"
Looking at Chu Qing'er's ignorant appearance, Ruan Muheng shook his head with a smile, and he remembered that Chu Qing'er had not tasted the sea banquet in Chunselou at this time, but he was sure that this girl would definitely like it.
"Yes."
"Is the general going over there for dinner?"
"I came to ask you if you want to eat it, if you don't use it, it will inevitably ruin the general's kindness."
Chu Qing'er raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Ruan Muheng and said, "General, did you buy it for the little girl?" β
"Miss doesn't believe it, by the way, do you like to eat sugar gourds? There is a shop selling sugar gourds at the end of the street on the other side of the long street, which is very delicious. β
"Sugar gourd?" Chu Qing'er looked at every small expression on Ruan Muheng's face and said, "I haven't eaten it for a long time, if it's convenient for the general, bring a branch for the little girl." β
"Okay."
Ruan Muheng happily left the Prime Minister's Mansion, and it wasn't until he walked away that the maid came over from the courtyard, looked at Chu Qing'er and said, "Miss, why did you promise the general to ask for the sea banquet pot?" β
"What's wrong?" Chu Qing'er slowly leaned down and picked up the fallen leaves that Ruan Muheng had just stepped on at his feet.
"At that time, the boss of Chunselou sent it to our master, and you had a rash all over your body after eating it, didn't Lang Zhong tell you not to eat it again?"
Chu Qing'er looked at her maid's anxious expression, and smiled helplessly: "It's okay to eat less, isn't there always medicine in my room?" Those rashes don't grow on the face, General Ruan has come so far, I can't refuse his kindness. β
Looking at the fallen leaves in her hand, Chu Qing'er turned it carelessly, no one would know that after she had Ruan Muheng's status in her heart, as long as he proposed it, she would not want to refuse.
"Then you can't ask for that sugar gourd! Aren't you the least of your favorite food? The maid pouted and looked at her young lady with a stupid look.
"Alright! There's nothing you don't like to eat, it's just a picky eater. β
Chu Qing'er still looked at the fallen leaves that had been stepped on by Ruan Muheng in her hand, she didn't like to eat sour and couldn't eat seafood, but today Ruan Muheng offered it all to her, at that moment she felt a little funny, every time this man did something, she would be surprised.
originally thought he was a meticulous man, but now he thinks he is a battlefield general who doesn't know anything, how can he order food for girls and send sugar gourds home.
Ruan Muheng moved quickly, and after a while, he arrived at the end of the long street, looking at the old man who was selling sugar gourds, he hurriedly stepped forward to stop the old man and said, "Come to the sugar gourd, um... Two sticks. β
"Eh, sir, you first."
Looking at the sugar gourd on the big flower branch, Ruan Muheng instantly felt his head said: "Forget it, give me all of these!" Is one ingot enough? β
"Enough, sir, take it carefully, don't crush your shoulders with the weight of the pole."
"Got it."
Spring Building
"General! Are you here? The boss of Chunselou saw Ruan Muheng at first sight, and his eyes were full of light and said, "Master, what are you going to eat today?" The store has a new color system. β
Ruan Muheng didn't want to waste any more time, seeing that he was about to miss Chu Qing'er's meal, he said impatiently: "Haiyan pot, bring some new dishes." β
The shopkeeper pursed his lips slightly, looked at Ruan Muheng and said, "The general bought it for Her Royal Highness the Princess, right?" Her Royal Highness the princess has the best bite of this, the general really has a heart, you can rest assured, the little ones will be satisfied with the general's cooking. β
Ruan Muheng glanced at the store lightly, and didn't say anything more, he didn't want to publicize his relationship with Chu Qing'er too early, he must wait until he can have enough ability to protect her before announcing to everyone that he likes Chu Qing'er and likes to go to the bone.
By the time Ruan Muheng arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion with a large pile of things, it was already evening, and looking at Ruan Muheng Chu Qing'er, who was dressed in equipment, couldn't help but laugh and said, "General, did you go to the market and buy the market back?" β
Looking at Chu Qing'er's bright smile, Ruan Muheng lowered his head happily and helplessly, "Look, it's all your favorite food, right?" β
Chu Qing'er covered it with a handkerchief and smiled: "The little girl with this big pole can't eat the sugar gourd!" General, this dish is a bit too much, isn't it? β
"It's okay, you can pick these things, just take which one you like, by the way, I don't know how to pick these sugar gourds, you come and choose for yourself."
"Oh? I'll just keep a sea banquet pot, if you have a sugar gourd, which one does the general think is more delicious? β
Chu Qing'er looked at Ruan Muheng gently, it was Ruan Muheng's eyes that he had been waiting for for a thousand years, but now when he saw it again, all that was left was panic, he took two steps back in fear, staggered at Chu Qing'er and said, "I'll only keep one string." β
After speaking, he took a bunch of sugar gourds and hurriedly left the Xiangfu.
Looking at Ruan Muheng's appearance of running away, Chu Qing'er's eyes were full of loss, "What's wrong with him?" β
It's like talking to yourself, and it's like asking your own maid.
She remembered that a few days ago, even a month ago, when Ruan Muheng saw her, the light in her eyes made her suspicious.
It's just that now she can't see his light in his eyes anymore, and she even has a strange and distant feeling, which makes her very annoying.
A thing that was obviously clenched, but in the end, it felt like it was slowly detached, which made her a little difficult to accept.
"Is the young lady asking the slave?"
"yes." Chu Qing'er lowered her head in frustration and said to herself: "Maybe it's him, he's too tired." β
"Miss, what are you talking to yourself?" The maid looked at Chu Qing'er inexplicably.
"It's okay, it's just that I feel like the general is good when I don't have any choice."
Ruan Muheng hurried to the palace, and the suffocation along the way made him want to find a cold pool to soak in.
He didn't know where he should go, so he went to the Imperial Garden, and looked at the silent pruning of flowers and branches in the garden, and he suddenly said, "Yun Ji." β
"Huh?" Yun Jian looked at Ruan Muheng with some shock, "Why did you come here?" β
"This mission is a bit strange, so let's not do it."
Yun Jian looked at Ruan Muheng with widening eyes, he even suspected that Ruan Muheng in front of him was fake, with Ruan Muheng's character, he should have finished Shen Muqing's life.
Looking at Yun Ji's expression that needed to be explained, he suddenly didn't know how to answer, he didn't want to admit that his feelings for Chu Qing'er seemed to have faded, this feeling was like his feelings for Qing'er had faded, at that moment, he even felt alienated and unfamiliar, it was the kind of strangeness that Chu Qing'er exuded from himself.
"It's okay, where is she?"
"You mean?" Yun Jian paused slightly, brushed the broken hair on his forehead with his hand and said, "Is it warm?" β
"Tang Nuannuan..."Ruan Muheng subconsciously muttered her name, and a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth, he remembered that he used to be very disgusted with Tang Nuannuan, because of her, he and Chu Qing'er had a lot of bitterness in this life.
"She's still waiting for your sugar gourd in the dormitory! If you don't come, she won't eat. β
Ruan Muheng then remembered the matter of the sugar gourd, he hurriedly looked down at the sugar gourd in his hand that had turned into sugar water, shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Can you still eat this melted sugar gourd?" β
Yun Jian glanced at the sugar gourd in Ruan Muheng's hand, and said with unhappiness in his tone: "Are you going to see her?" β
"How do you know?"
"How can the sugar gourd be so easy to melt now."
"Yes."
"She'll eat it." Yun Jian turned his back and continued to be busy with the work in his hands and said: "Send it quickly, I can't find anything else to do, the things that should be found and repaired have been done, and I want to go back to the palace to warm up." β
"How do you know?" The expression on Ruan Muheng's face changed slightly, and a trace of guilt arose in his heart inexplicably.
"You gave it, she likes it, Tang Nuannuan is like a girl, she is paranoid, so she will be persistent if she loves someone."
Yun Zhi looked up to the sky and breathed a sigh of relief: "Go ahead." β
Shen Muqing has been sitting in the hall looking outside, and keeps sending palace maids to look outside, although she has been waiting for a long time, she is still very patient, because Ruan Muheng bought it for her, so even if she didn't buy it back, she was only a little disappointed, but she definitely wouldn't be angry.
"Princess, the general is here!"
Hearing the word general, Shen Muqing bounced up and quickly ran down from the upper seat and said, "Where are you?" β
As soon as the words fell, the eunuch ran into the palace in a panic and said, "Princess Qiyu, the general asks to see you." β
Shen Muqing looked at the eunuch kneeling on the ground impatiently, and hurriedly ran out by herself, she explained to the people in this hall more than once, Ruan Muheng didn't need to report it, but the slave still didn't have a long memory to let Ruan Muheng wait outside the main hall, she hated to use this sense of status to distance her and Ruan Muheng.
Looking at the girl with messy hair but a smile on her face, Ruan Muheng smiled guiltily and said, "Please forgive your Royal Highness the princess, the sugar residue of the sugar gourd melted off on the road." β
The smile on Shen Muqing's face did not decrease at all, but smiled more purely: "You really bought it for me?" Brother Mu Heng, it's okay, you can eat it even if the sugar residue is melted, you don't have to buy it for me again. β
Looking at Tang Nuannuan, who took the sugar gourd and kept talking, Ruan Muheng smiled helplessly, he didn't know whether to call her naΓ―ve or stupid, she should know that he wouldn't buy it for her.
"Brother Mu Heng, this sugar gourd is delicious!"
Ruan Muheng looked at Shen Muqing's sour frowning expression, how could a sugar gourd without sugar coating be sweet, what was left was just a bunch of sourness.
Shen Muqing also knew about sourness, but because Ruan Muheng bought it, she was willing to eat it all, and praising the sweetness of the sugar gourd was just to please Ruan Muheng and let him buy it for herself a few more times.
Seeing Shen Muqing's sour, he reached out and wiped the saliva from her mouth and said, "Let's eat less acid, haven't you used a meal yet?" β
Looking at Ruan Muheng, who was suddenly gentle, Shen Muqing's whole person froze in place, and he was a little surprised: "Brother Muheng..."
She loves Ruan Muheng, so she knows him best, Ruan Muheng hates contact with people the most, every time she holds Ruan Muheng's hand, Ruan Muheng will subconsciously shake her hand away.
"Okay, it's time for the princess to go to dinner, and the minister will retire first."
Shen Muqing immediately stretched out his hand, looked at Ruan Muheng with a look of wanting to stay, and said, "Brother Muheng, can you dine with me tonight?" β
"Back to the princess, this is against the ancestral etiquette, the minister retired first, if the princess wants to dine together, you can taste it together at tomorrow's banquet."
"Good! Brother Mu Heng, I will definitely attend Miss Qing'er's ceremony tomorrow. β
"When the time comes, the minister will definitely welcome Her Royal Highness the princess."
After watching Ruan Muheng leave, Shen Muqing whispered to the palace maid beside him: "Go and help Princess Ben get some sugar, this time the sugar gourd is indeed not as sweet as the one I bought directly that time, but strangely, I always feel sweet after eating." β
The palace maid stood behind her and looked at Shen Muqing's stunned appearance, and reminded in a low voice: "Princess, your sour tears have come out." β
Shen Muqing trembled his hands, touched the tears in the corners of his eyes with a smile on his face, and smiled: "I'm happy, this is the first time he has been so gentle with me, the person he said in the hall that day should be me, right?" β
Such a Tang Nuannuan palace maid has seen her more than once, and every time she mentions Ruan Muheng, she will subconsciously put away her edge, like a supple kitten, waiting for Ruan Muheng to praise her.
The next day's Prime Minister's Mansion was particularly lively from early in the morning, and everyone looked at Ruan Muheng and Tang Nuannuan's faces, and arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion early in the morning.
This day was the earliest day for Shen Muqing in the palace, and before the guests of the Xiangfu arrived, she took the first step to the restaurant inn near the Xiangfu, and first found a good place to watch the various lively scenes in the mansion.
"Princess, why don't we go first?"
"Wait for Brother Mu Heng."
Yun Ji stood aside and looked at Shen Muqing's cheeks and looked at the appearance of the mansion seriously, and couldn't bear to say: "Princess, my subordinates don't know whether to say something or not." β
"What's that? Say it quickly. β
Looking at Shen Muqing's indifferent attitude, Yun Ji hesitantly glanced at the mansion and said, "Last night, the general lived in the Chu Xiang Mansion. β
When the words fell, Shen Muqing's originally bright eyes suddenly dimmed, and he looked at Yun Yan in disbelief and said, "What are you talking about?" β
She clearly remembered that Ruan Muheng came to give her sugar gourd last evening.
Thinking like this, Shen Muqing suddenly changed his expression and said, "Brother Mu Heng is afraid that there will be chaos in the banquet, so he lives in Chu Xiangfu, right?" Come and put the prime minister. β
"Yes."
Looking at Shen Muqing's happy departure, Yun Jian didn't explain too much, he knew that Ruan Muheng was just doing that to get closer to Chu Qing'er.
It's just that I want to find the feeling that I once loved each other with Chu Qing'er.
Only accept what he just wants to follow Shen Muqing's thoughts now, and he doesn't want to say anything else, he just wants to watch that girl happy.