Chapter Twenty-Three: The Talented Little Chef
October 5, 527 Magic Calendar at 11:34
Hongying sat on the sofa early in the morning with the novel in her arms, and she had been in a state of excitement since she saw Meng Tianyu yesterday. I finished reading the novel I was holding all day.
"Marshall, isn't my brother coming home today?"
Marshall poked his head out of the kitchen: "Recently, the Rose Kingdom has raised a red alert, and it is estimated that it is unlikely to come back in the next few days." Miss, you'd better take care of your injuries. ”
Hongying put down the book and stood beside Marshall: "Marshall, thank you." Thanks to your healing magic, my injuries can heal so quickly, but I've heard that only people from the Zezhi Kingdom have this kind of magic. ”
Marshall stopped what he was doing: "So Mr. asked me to leave that flute in the study and not take it out, if others see it, they will know that I am from Zezhi." He didn't want me to be pointed at behind my back. ”
"I didn't expect my brother to have such a careful side."
"Yes, although my husband is only two years older than me, he is still more mature and stable than his peers, and has always treated me like a younger brother." Marshall's expression was sincere.
Hongying pursed her mouth: "But my brother punished you like that day, I don't think he treats you as a younger brother." ”
Marshall smiled and shook his head: "After all, he is a royal family, and he still needs to pretend in front of people." Privately, we still have a good relationship. ”
Although Hongying is grateful to Brother Xiang Risong, she actually doesn't like his high-minded appearance, even after hearing Marshall explain it for him, she has no way to understand Xiang Risong's approach. If my brother really regarded Marshall as a younger brother, he would not have insulted him like that. Or in his mind, Marshall was nothing more than a slave?
Seeing Hongying with her hair down, Marshall said, "Miss, what's wrong?" Does the wound hurt? ”
Hongying came back to her senses: "Ah, no. ”
Marshall continued to get busy, and Hongying raised her hand, picked up the cup and raised it, confirming that she had some strength.
Hongying proposed to Marshall: "Marshall, I want to try it too." ”
"Try what?"
"Cook."
"It's not good, cooking is such a thing, I'd better do it." Marshall pushed Hongying out of the kitchen, "Miss, just wait in the living room, I'll be fine soon." ”
As Hongying thought, Marshall would definitely not let himself cook.
Hongying suddenly showed an evil little expression: "Hehe." Marshall, you should be the one who obediently stays in the living room. ”
The injury was not completely healed, and he was worried that he would not be able to control the magic well and would hurt Marshall. So she uses the fire mirror to control Marshall. It's a lot easier to manipulate objects and people with magic weapons.
The kitchen door was opened, the knife in Marshall's hand fell on the operation, he floated up and looked at Hongying in some panic: "Miss, what are you doing?" Put me down. I still have to cook. ”
"Marshall, go and rest."
Marshall was thrown onto the couch in a flash, and Hongying stood by the counter, using magic to control the knives and pots. Marshall shook his head: "Miss, be careful!" ”
Hongying looked at Marshall and smiled, then closed the kitchen door.
Marshall paced back and forth in the living room, listening to the silence in the kitchen, and couldn't help but be a little worried. He put his ear to the kitchen door, but it seemed that everything was going well in the kitchen.
Hongying's speed was very fast, and after about half an hour, the kitchen door was opened by her.
"So fast? Is there something wrong with it? Let me do it anyway. Marshall walked into the kitchen, only to see a nine-inch beef ham pizza, two wild mushroom stews, and two creamy mushroom soup on the table.
Marshall looked at the clean kitchen with some surprise: "Miss, you did all this?" How does this convince me that you are cooking for the first time. ”
Hongying smiled proudly: "Marshall, the fact that you haven't learned to cook for so many years shows that you have no talent." ”
Because she controlled too many objects at the same time, Hongying used a lot of magic power, thin beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her bangs were sticky.
Marshall looked at Hongying: "Miss, wipe it quickly." The handkerchief was handed to Hongying.
Hongying puffed out her mouth and let out a long sigh of relief: "But I'm really tired from cooking." Hongying stared at Marshall with wide eyes, and said in a somewhat coquettish tone, "My shoulder hurts." ”
"Huh?"
Hongying tilted her head and said, "It hurts." ”
"Ahh I'll help you. Marshall gently brushed Hongying's bangs with his fingers, and gently brushed the handkerchief across her pink face, the panic in his eyes was expressed, but Hongying didn't see it.
Hongying brought lunch to the table with magic: "Marshall, let's sit down and eat together." ”
Marshall stood aside and did not dare to move.
"Don't force me to feed you, this is what I worked so hard to do, you can taste it!"
Red Ying blinked her shining eyes and stared at Marshall with an innocent expression. He couldn't stand Hongying's expectant eyes, and thought that Xiang Risong should not come back, so he pulled a dining chair at the dining table and sat down.
Under Hongying's gaze, he took a sip of the milky soup, and then looked at Hongying with wide eyes: "It's better than I imagined." ”
"Really?" Hongying carefully picked up the spoon, put the food in her mouth, and after savoring it, she silently put the spoon down.
Marshall didn't know what had happened to Hongying suddenly.
"The small piece of cake that Meng Tianyu gave me in the past was enough to make me feel extremely happy. Now I can't seem to feel it anymore. ”
Marshall slice a piece of pizza and put it in his mouth: "Miss, this is delicious." ”
Hongying shook her head: "No, there must be something missing." ”
"Miss, you're asking too much of yourself."
"I hope you can feel happy when you eat."
Marshall put down the dishes and said with a serious expression: "I am very happy now, I am just a servant, but I can taste the lunch made by Miss herself, I am really happy." ”
Hongying still kept shaking her head: "No, no, that's not what I want to say." I, what shall I say? Hongying raised her head and stared at Marshall's lowered eyes, "I don't like that you always talk about servants and valets." I've said it many times! I, I want you to treat me as a friend, I need your care sometimes, but I have never treated you as a slave...... Do you know what I'm talking about? ”
"I know, but it's impossible." Marshall didn't raise his eyes and stood up from his chair, "We can't be friends, I'll always be your servant, and I'll always guard Miss." ”
"Ahh Do you want to me off? Hongying stood up, rolled her eyes and then turned her head to look at Marshall, "If you don't become a servant, we are equal." ”
Marshall looked up at Hongying uneasily: "Miss? ”
"If you leave the Xiangri family, you will not be a servant, you will become a magician, you will become a magic knight. That way, you don't have to look at anyone, and no one has the right to dictate to you. ”
"You're trying to drive me away?" Marshall's head went blank.
Hongying sorted out her thoughts and felt that she had not thought wrong, and nodded: "Yes, you have magic weapons, you can heal magic, you can become a magic knight, you are free, you should belong to yourself." ”
There was a buzzing in Marshall's ears, and he shook his head: "I won't leave, I've been with Mr. for so many years, and Mr. can't dismiss me." I am very grateful that my husband saved me from living on the streets, and I am willing to stay here and serve him. Now that you're injured again, Miss, I should stay by your side. ”
"I don't need to, I want you to live for yourself and do what you want. You have the ability, but why do you have to stay here? Hongying didn't understand.
Originally, when he was fourteen years old, he wanted to take the magic knight exam, but he was a little reluctant and hesitant. Time dragged on for more and more, and then he didn't want to leave again, he wanted to stay by Hongying's side, forever. These words, when Marshall faced Hongying, there was no way to say them.
Hongying continued: "I thought about it, as long as I propose it to my brother, I will grow up, and many times it will be inconvenient for you to take care of me. I think my brother will listen to me. I don't want you to stay. ”
"Miss, you said that you don't treat me as a servant, so you should respect my choice even more."
Hongying was stunned: "En...... yes, but ......."
Marshall became a little more confident: "Miss, what you said is true, but I like it here, and I will stay here until the day I want to go." ”
"If you want to repay your brother's kindness, you should also become a more powerful force to help him."
Marshall felt that at this time, the words were all on his lips, and if he didn't say it, he would only feel uncomfortable: "Hongying." ”
He suddenly called out Hongying's name very seriously, which made Hongying nervous.
"Hongying, thank you. You'll always say thank you to me, and you won't feel like what I'm doing is what I should have done. You treat me like a real person. So, I want to stay with you, I want to watch you continue to grow, watch you get married, have children, and then grow old little by little. I don't want to miss every stage of your life, let me be with you, okay? "Marshall is getting a little aggressive.
Hongying always felt strange when she heard this, but seeing Marshall so serious, she was a little embarrassed: "Your future will not be only me, you will also get married and have children in the future." ”
"No, I won't." Marshall's jade-colored eyes looked at Hongying unusually seriously.
Hongying's neck was a little stiff, why couldn't Marshall make sense?
The corners of Hongying's mouth twitched, and she deliberately made a joke: "Don't you like women?" ”
"yes, I wouldn't like other women." Marshall sat down again and began to eat his lunch of red ying, his mouth constantly making a sound of admiration.
The macaroni that is not easy to lump is a little lumpy, Hongying sat down slowly, and put the macaroni into her mouth with a fork.
She blinked violently, pondering what Marshall had said, and muttered to herself: What? Could it be that Marshall likes his brother? Oh my God, woohoo! This stamina is a bit fierce. Kindness? But why do you want to stay with me? Is it a happy ...... I...... Is it?