Now that the second prince has promised Noya that he can stay temporarily, Noah is no longer in a hurry to escape from the bamboo garden. The left and right Baili Jiu are now chasing him everywhere, even if he escapes, he can't get out of the city, I'm afraid he still throws himself into the net.

She has always been peaceful, since she does not leave, she stays steadily, and reads the books in the study in her free time, and is hungry and thirsty.

The second prince sent her a few changes of clothes, pastries and fruits, and even rouge gouache needed by the girl's family, and the jade comb hairpin ring was also prepared, the charcoal stove was burning vigorously, the stove was tumbling with strong tea, and the whole room was filled with a smell of tea. She changed the rag-like skirt on her body, and after washing, she was refreshed.

The news that Chu Qingchen brought back said that Xin'er did often go to the steamed bun shop in front of the HSBC building to eat, but some time ago, the remaining silver taels had been spent, and she never saw them again.

When he learned that Xin'er was fine, he put down half of the stone in his heart, and continued to order people to stay there, or search all over the street, and sent people into the palace to report the safety of Concubine Xiang, and thanked Nuoya again and again, and took care of her more and more carefully.

Receiving the grace of dripping water, he reciprocated from the spring, and received the favor of the second prince, and Nuoya naturally did not want to go.

She picked up a pen and wrote down a few simple ingredients. Along with the silver tael, he handed it to Mer'er and asked her to help with the purchase. Mo'er smiled knowingly, took the list, but kept the silver ticket and insisted on not accepting it. In just a few hours, he purchased all the vegetables and vegetables that Noya needed.

Noah was embarrassed to trouble Mo'er again, so she went into the kitchen and cleaned up. It's just that there is an injury on the wrist, which has not completely healed, and it is not too handy to do things, and it is a little clumsy.

"Let me come, shall you?"

The light around him dimmed, and Chu Qingchen didn't know when he appeared behind Noya and stretched out his hand to her.

His hands were well-proportioned, white and slender. It was a pair of hands holding a pen to compose the spring and autumn period, and the fingertips of the transverse flute composing the merry manner, Noah remembered that when he bandaged himself, the smooth and almost transparent fingertips jumped in the sun, and he remembered that under the cold moonlight, he stood in front of the window, and the lips of the transverse flute, and the fingertips danced flexibly.

"The kitchen is greasy everywhere, where is this something that the second prince can condescend to do?"

Chu Qingchen didn't say a word, took the white radish in her hand, and raised the knife in her hand, her movements were skillful and elegant.

Nuoya was stunned again, since ancient times, gentlemen have been cooking far away, and men are ashamed of cooking, let alone the dignified prince of the Chu Dynasty? She couldn't believe that there was such a perfect man in the world, and she was a little stumbling when she spoke.

"Second prince, you, you can actually cook?"

Chu Qingchen smiled slightly, and his curly and thick eyelashes jumped lightly, with a narrow and joyful feeling: "You can call me Qingchen." ”

Noya's tongue was a little nervously knotted: "Qing...... It seems to be a bit out of line. ”

Chu Qingchen put the shredded radish on the plate, picked up a red pepper and still shredded it: "Call it twice more and it will naturally be smooth." ”

Noah giggled embarrassedly.

"Mo'er told me, you want to invite me to dinner?"

"If you lose a bet, you must always be willing to lose. But Mo'er didn't take my money. ”

Chu Qingchen straightened up and shook the vegetables in his hand in front of her eyes: "Two green vegetables and radish, I won't be poor by you." ”

Noah lowered her head in shame, only to realize that she had been standing stupidly on the side, watching him busy, and hurriedly said embarrassedly: "You rest, let me come by myself." ”

Chu Qingchen put down the knife, but turned around and lifted her sleeve to look at the wound she bandaged, and saw that it was not wet and there was no blood oozing, so he said with confidence: "You still have injuries on your hands." ”

Noah continued to giggle embarrassedly, picking out the easy work to do, the corners of her mouth almost reaching the root of her ears. After the ingredients are cut and matched, they start to make the stew yourself.

Chu Qingchen still stayed in the kitchen, watching Nuoya concentrate on making the same simple ingredients into a poetic charm, his expression was as attentive as Noya, and he was fascinated. Moreover, Chu Qingchen's expression continued until the dishes were served, and then entered his mouth.

In Yuanbao's words, there are probably few people in the world who can resist the food cooked by Noah. Especially for those powerful families who eat tepid steamed food every day, Noya's dishes are a tease for their taste buds, and countless kinds of fresh, stimulating flavors dance on the tip of the tongue, and they are reluctant to swallow it, or they can't swallow it together.

Chu Qingchen has seen the world, and this world does not refer to the luxury and pomp in the palace, but that he has traveled around the world, traveled thousands of mountains and rivers, and has already tasted the delicacies of the world. Perhaps, Nuoya's craftsmanship will not be so amazing for him, but it is precisely a few simple and light home-cooked side dishes that make Chu Qingchen taste different from the past.

A simple vinegared shredded radish, crystal clear, like crystal, with red pepper with the same color as agate, the vinegar is fragrant, fresh and refreshing, and it is not greasy.

He ate slowly, but Noah could see that he liked it and felt a sense of accomplishment.

"Your craft is good." Chu Qingchen praised very sincerely, and was full of praise for Nuoya's craftsmanship.

"Seven points of heat and three points of knife work, thanks to your good cutting."

Chu Qingchen smiled and said loudly: "It turns out that the man in the world, Xiao Jiu, you are the most blessed. ”

Nuoya was stunned, turned her head in panic, and sure enough, it was Baili Jiu leaning against a Xiangfei bamboo with his arms crossed, staring here. His face was full of hatred and hatred.

He found it, and so quickly! Noah did something wrong, so she naturally had a weak heart, shrunk her neck, and didn't dare to speak. Especially looking at the anger hidden under his gloomy face, even if he catches a rapist in bed, he won't be so bitter and hateful, right?

However, at this time, there is indeed a little ambiguity between lonely men and widows, sitting on their knees, and eating at the same table.

"Since you're here early, why don't you come over for a drink early? You have to wait until the wine scraps are cold. Chu Qingchen gestured to Baili Jiu with the cup in his hand.

"Your ears are spirits." Baili Jiu sneered lukewarmly.

"Being able to enter and exit my bamboo forest freely, as if entering a no-man's land, I can't think of a second person except you."

"Indeed, this place is so hidden, it is indeed a good place for Jinwu to hide Jiaojiao and abduct and sell women from good families." Baili Jiuyin and Yang teased strangely.

Chu Qingchen put down the dishes and chopsticks, wiped his fingertips with a handkerchief, one after another, still carefully.

"It's so sour, when did Xiao Jiu become so stingy?"

"From the time you said I was the most blessed man in the world, I felt that you were coveting my things."

Noya felt that there was a strong * smell rising around him, and today's Baili Jiu was very angry.

The culprit is herself, how can Noah bear to let the second prince be dragged down by herself?

She stood up and smiled at Baili Jiuqiang: "Ninth Master, let's go back." ”

Chu Qingchen looked at her, his eyes flickered, as if he couldn't bear it, but he was silent and didn't say anything.

"You have been talking about the second prince for so long, why don't you say thank you and leave? That's rude. "Baili Jiuyin and Yang are weird and authentic.

"I remember that Xiao Jiu has always been the most disgusted with these worldly etiquette, why do you have to be pedantic today?" Chu Qingchen smiled warmly.

Baili Jiu snorted coldly: "I just think that you shouldn't be familiar to this extent, and it is better to have the politeness that strangers should have, so as not to be talked about by others." ”

He had a gun and a stick in his words, and there was a mystery in his words, and Noah couldn't listen to it anymore, so he turned around and left. She was unfamiliar with the road, and she had no lanterns to guide her, so she stumbled around like a fly without a head.

Bailijiu came up from behind, didn't say a word, stepped forward and took her hand. Noah didn't say a word, didn't struggle, obediently followed behind him, and walked out of the bamboo forest in all directions.

The hunchback man opened the courtyard door, and Bailijiu pulled her straight out of the bamboo garden, and a black lacquered carriage was parked outside the door, and the horse was impatiently snorting its hooves.

In the car sat a coachman about forty years old, jumped out of the carriage and lifted the curtain. Without giving orders, Noah took the initiative to climb into the carriage and sat on the other side of the carriage in front of the carriage.

Baili Jiujian jumped into the carriage, bowed into the carriage, and said coldly: "What are you doing outside, come in." ”

Noah hesitated for a moment, unable to dodge horizontally and vertically, and followed into the carriage, the coachman whipped his whip, and the carriage rolled away.

There was an unspeakable silence in the carriage.

Noah cowered uncomfortably at the car door, like a pin.

"Come here." Baili Jiu commanded unhappily.

Noah didn't move. Baili Jiu was angry in his heart, and leaned over to pull her arm, which was just above the wound. Noah pounced on half of her body and couldn't help but moan softly.

"What's wrong with your hand?" Baili Jiu's eyes tightened, and he asked out loud.

"Nothing."

Baili Jiu forcefully rolled up her sleeves, revealing a neatly bandaged wound, and pursed her lips, as if she was holding back her anger.

"Who hurt you?"

Noya was afraid that Bailijiu would misunderstand Chu Qingchen, so he hurriedly defended himself: "It's me, I heard that Xiangfei Bamboo has excellent sound quality, so I cut two, who would have thought that my hand would be clumsy and scratch my hand." ”

"Does it matter?" Bailijiu asked with concern.

Noah shook her head: "I've been medicated, and I'm almost going to heal." ”

"It's okay." Baili Jiu smiled and nodded, with a look of ill will: "Since you are safe and sound, then, shouldn't we also settle the accounts between the two of us?" ”

Noya was shocked, and consciously took out all the silver taels that he had found from Bailijiu that day from his arms, handed them to Bailijiu with both hands, and smiled: "All the silver is here, I didn't spend a penny, and I will return it to you." ”

"What else?"

Nuoya suddenly realized, and hurriedly took out the token that Chu Qingchen handed back to her, and smiled flatteringly: "Return to Zhao when you are done." ”

Bailijiu confiscated everything and threw it aside: "It's not this account that I want to settle with you." ”

Noya only pretended not to understand, and said extremely innocently: "There is nothing else." ”

Bailijiu has always turned his face faster than turning a book, and he who was still joking with Noah with a hippie smile a moment ago sank his face in an instant, and the dark clouds were thick, and the clouds like lead pressed down heavily, enveloping the entire carriage, and the air pressure was also low and depressing.

Noah couldn't help but take another step back, her back resting on the carriage.

Baili Jiuyi stretched out his hand and grabbed the placket of her clothes, squinting his eyes and making a fierce look: "Do you need me to remind you?" ”