Xiao Dong's lively and bright appearance has nothing to do with his appearance, and he actually drove Bai Lingchen to slowly curl the corners of his lips unconsciously, and when he saw him smile, Xiao Dong's heart settled down, and said, "I have been serving in the imperial dining room in the palace for so many years, and I have secretly learned a lot of cooking skills, and I will slowly cook for you later, big brother." ”

Bai Lingchen lowered his eyes again, he was no longer as extreme as Fang Cai's thoughts, Xiao Dong was like a wisp of fresh wind, and it took a lot of strength to blow away the heavy haze in Bai Lingchen's heart, which made him suddenly feel lighter in his heart, and his tone was still flat, but it was not as cold as last night.

"Call me the master or the white envoy, you don't need to cook today's meal, I'll go out."

After speaking, Bai Lingchen didn't wait for the people in the house to respond, he got up and went to another room to change and wash, and then he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and flew to the street.

Because Xiao Dong ran out in the clothes of the Royal Forest Army last night, and Bai Lingchen didn't take clothes from the Lingyou Pavilion when he left in a hurry yesterday, so he first went to the clothing store to pick out a small white dress, and bought a white coat, and finally carefully selected a plain white but not transparent veil.

Then Bai Lingchen went to the medicinal herb shop to buy a lot of medicinal materials, including not only for Xiaodong to remove poison but also for him to treat his own injuries, and finally Bai Lingchen went to a restaurant and ordered two small dishes to be packed and taken away.

Because he came too early, at this time, some early shops have not yet opened, let alone a restaurant, waiting for the master to get up to boil water and fire to cook also requires a lot of effort, Bai Lingchen waited in the restaurant for a while with a large bag of things, and it was rare that he was not irritable, but felt that in addition to the feeling of powerlessness, he also derived a feeling similar to stability.

This feeling surprised Bai Lingchen, and just as the meal was about to be prepared, he suddenly remembered something and said to Xiao Er beside him. "Do you have osmanthus cake here?"

"Yes, yes, but you came too early, and our cooks haven't prepared yet, let alone the master who made pastries, and the pastry process is complicated, if you really want it, I'm afraid you will have to wait for an hour."

Bai Lingchen took out a silver ingot from his arms and put it on the table, "How long will it take to do it at the earliest?" ”

As soon as Xiao Er saw that such a generous master came early in the morning, he immediately smiled and couldn't close his mouth, "A stick of incense, a stick of incense!" As long as you want a villain, even if you run all over the imperial city, you have to find a family to make snacks early in the morning! ”

After saying that, Xiao Er neatly put away the silver and went directly to the back kitchen, Bai Lingchen looked at the sky outside the door panel and estimated the hour, he didn't forget that today was the day when the building was opened, and after such a big event as last night, he didn't know if Tang Meng could open today as promised.

But no matter what, Bai Lingchen had to go to Yiwang's Mansion early to wait for Tang Meng, he wanted to take the opportunity to find out about Su Zhi's situation on the one hand, on the other hand, he didn't want to disappoint Tang Meng from the bottom of his heart, although he kept saying that he would definitely not be the shopkeeper of Huamanlou before, but as long as Tang Meng opened his mouth, Bai Lingchen would refuse.

Sure enough, after a stick of incense, Xiao Er packed the steaming osmanthus cake into a box and sent it to Bai Lingchen, he went out without saying a word and quickly returned to Mojia Lane, and as soon as he entered the door, he was stunned by the neatness in front of him.

Before he left, the house was clearly a mess, but now it was as clean as new, if there were broken porcelain tiles and mirrors, they were all received in the paper bag at the door, and when he entered the door, Xiao Dong was still bending over with his back to him to clean up the boxes under the bookcase, Bai Lingchen deliberately put the things in his hand on the table loudly to attract Xiao Dong's attention.

The latter then got up and said with a pair of eyes crooked, "Master, you're back!" ”

"You don't have to clean up these things," Bai Lingchen spoke, remembering in a trance that when Xiao Qiu was there before, at that time he always rejected others from touching his things, Xiao Qiu occasionally took advantage of his absence to help him wipe the soil on the table, for fear that Bai Lingchen would be unhappy when he came back, and Xiao Qiu's martial arts were strong As long as Bai Lingchen approached the yard, she could hear it, so she quickly stopped it.

But Xiao Dong is different, she can't hear anything and only knows the stupid busywork, just like now, she wiped her hands while mixing the prepared hot water into warm water and bringing it to Bai Lingchen's hand, "The master has come back and worked hard, wash your hands and wipe your face first, I am used to serving people in the palace, if you don't ask me to do it, I will feel awkward." ”

Bai Lingchen didn't answer, but looked at the things on the table, "These are all for you, go change your clothes and eat." ”

Xiao Dong obediently splashed Bai Lingchen's used water into the courtyard outside, and then trotted to another room with her new clothes, so she could only see the joy of getting the new clothes, and she couldn't see her sadness about her disfigurement.

Bai Lingchen looked at Xiao Dong's departing back and didn't feel that she was deliberately forcing herself to be happy, but instead she was happy about the new clothes from the bottom of her heart like a true expression, until Xiao Dong came back after a moment of neatly dressed, Bai Lingchen still couldn't see the slightest sadness and sadness from the half of her exposed face.

If this matter is put on any other woman, wouldn't it be a catastrophe, and it is very possible that she can't even accept it when she wakes up and chooses to commit suicide, but Xiaodong seems to be a nobody, and she doesn't even say that she wants to see what she has become, Bai Lingchen smashed all the mirrors in the house, and she really doesn't cry or make trouble anymore and no longer pays attention to her appearance.

When she was eating, Bai Lingchen couldn't help but speak, "Aren't you sad?" ”

Xiao Dong was stunned for a moment, then looked at Bai Lingchen's gaze and knew what he meant, so he said, "It's sad, but it's not first-class sadness." ”

Seeing Bai Lingchen frowning, Xiao Dong continued to explain, "When I was in the palace before, I thought I was almost going to die several times, but every time I had the help of nobles, I didn't die, and since then I felt that every day after that was a gift, and then I learned that few palace maids can leave the palace well in this life, and even if they go out, they are all old and yellow, and it is impossible to get married, so I have figured out a person to live a lifetime at that time," Xiao Dong lowered his head and smiled embarrassedly, " I'm not afraid of the owner's jokes when I say it, I only feel sad for the first moment after I know that I have ruined my appearance, and then I feel that I have earned it. ”

"Earned?" Bai Lingchen was even more shocked.

"Yes," Xiao Dong nodded seriously, "I was destined to live a lifetime by myself, and now that I am disfigured, I must also live my own life, this matter is actually no loss for me, but I have escaped from the palace because of this incident and found such a good master, not only have freedom but also have a small courtyard to live in and people who can accompany and serve with peace of mind, this is simply a great gift from God to me!" ”