Chapter 41: Nougat
The vigorous beating incident finally came to a peaceful end with Xia Bing and Begonia being sold.
In retrospect, He Xiaoqiao was unconsciously short of breath and weak.
At that time, he only cared about helping Cailian get justice, and he was relieved and refreshed, but he forgot that he was working against a veritable royal princess - if it weren't for Jiang Fenghao, a big backer, it is estimated that she would have taken the lead in meeting Marx by now.
Amitabha, it's really a blessing!
Although Princess Rang Jing and Princess Entourage were in no mood to cook after such a fuss, in order to thank Jiang Fenghao for his protection, He Xiaoqiao returned to the kitchen after confirming that Cai Lian was fine, and continued his great business of baking moon cakes.
Because of the rush of time, He Xiaoqiao only prepared double yellow lotus paste mooncakes, taro paste bacon mooncakes and cool mooncakes made with lily and tea mixed with mung bean puree, and the apples and pineapples were all boiled into jam and stored, so that they could be eaten with cakes in the future.
It's almost September, and the weather has begun to get cooler.
It's just that after baking in the kitchen with a red stove for a long time, He Xiaoqiao still felt bored for no reason, and after the first basket of moon cakes came out, he handed over the work of baking cakes to a chef who looked quite smart, and he changed his clothes and prepared to go outside to take a breath.
Cai Lian is now injured and can't go to the ground, He Xiaoqiao, who feels that wandering around alone is too boring, naturally thought of Jiang Fenghao, who was driven back to the study by her, and immediately raised her feet and walked to the east.
Unexpectedly, when passing through one of the courtyards, I suddenly heard a woman's cry coming through the thick courtyard wall, the crying was high and low for a while, and it seemed to be mixed with ominous self-talk, and it made people goosebumps in broad daylight.
He Xiaoqiao stood outside the courtyard wall for a long time, struggling in his heart for a long time, and finally couldn't control his curiosity, picked up two small stones with sharp corners from the corner of the wall as weapons, looked left and right to see no one, and cautiously touched in from the half-open courtyard door.
Originally, I was ready to meet terrible ghosts, but I didn't expect that the suspense on this side had just been suspended, and the culprit of the monsters and chaos over there couldn't wait to jump out and expose the truth by himself.
ββ¦β¦ Heavy color and light friends, no sympathy, arrogance and no love for niece, Uncle Seventeen is the number one villain in the world! And Aunt Tsuchimura, the annoying Aunt Tsuchimura, I hate you, woo woo ......"
Princess Jinghe, who had only been trained by Jiang Fenghao before, stood under a newly grown mulberry tree with her back to the courtyard gate, as if she didn't realize He Xiaoqiao's arrival, and still shed tears while pulling the leaves, and did not forget to muttering all kinds of curses in her mouth.
Putting the stone in his hand into his pocket, He Xiaoqiao leaned against the wall and listened to it for a long time in a very bored manner, and when he saw that she was turning over and over again, it was just a few words, either the damn Tucun Aunt or the annoying Uncle Seventeen, and he couldn't help but roll his eyes.
How long ago was this, and it was thanks to this girl that she could cry while chatteringβdidn't she feel thirsty?
I really couldn't look past the other party's immoral behavior of destroying the tree with his hot hands, He Xiaoqiao couldn't help but shout, "Hey......"
As soon as the words began, Princess Jinghe, who was still sitting quietly, suddenly jumped up like a Persian cat whose tail had been stepped on, and roared fiercely without raising her head, "Don't look at it!" Bengu didn't cry, Bengu didn't cry! β
After saying that, he raised his hand and wiped his tears again.
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He Xiao Qiaomo.
The makeup is crying and the mouth is hard, if you want to be duplicitous, let's block your face first, is it really okay to face others with such a loud horn?
ββ¦β¦ How are you? β
Princess Jinghe sniffed, and when she turned around, she saw that it was He Xiaoqiao, and her beautiful and lovely little face turned into a pig's liver color on the spot, and she glared at her with red eyes angrily, looking like she was eager to step forward and kick her feet, "Damn Aunt Tucun!" It's all you! It's all your fault! β
Where did she provoke this big Buddha?
He Xiaoqiao looked up at the sky, and then touched his nose with his hand, but Sen Sen's disapproving.
Princess Jinghe over there didn't notice her absent-mindedness, and she was still jumping in anger, "...... If it weren't for your seventeenth uncle, you wouldn't be so fierce in this palace, and if it weren't for your seventeenth uncle, you wouldn't have driven this palace away...... It's all you, it's all you...... Hongu, hiccup! Hongu Cai...... I didn't cry! β
In the end, he sobbed again, and his right hand did not forget to grab a large handful of leaves from the tree, and threw them to the ground in anger, as if the leaves were He Xiaoqiao's head.
Immature!
The corners of He Xiaoqiao's mouth twitched, and for the sake of her being underage after all, she didn't bother to bother with her, so she directly said it bluntly, "...... Who cares if you cry or not, what I care about is the mulberry tree behind you, and if you let it go down like this, you will be bald, and if you can't bear fruit next year, will you pay for it? β
Tsundere is tsundere, please don't bother the innocent!
"You!" actually only cares about the tree and ignores her, is her dignified golden branches and jade leaves worse than a rotten tree?
Princess Jinghe turned her head and stared at He Xiaoqiao in disbelief for a long time, and then she cried even louder.
What the hell is this going on!
He Xiaoqiao took a deep breath and held his forehead with one hand to try to control his emotions and not let himself go crazy on the spot.
"Don't cry!"
Princess Jinghe didn't care what she said, she squatted on the ground without any image, and didn't care if she would be seen, hugging her knees and crying earth-shatteringly.
It's just a reprimand, as for crying like this?
He Xiaoqiao, who deeply hated himself for taking the wrong path and wondered why he didn't grow a hard-hearted man, struggled for a long time between wanting to stay or not, and finally couldn't stand the magic sound piercing his brain, and took the lead in raising the white flag and surrendering.
"I'm really scared of you."
Gritting his teeth, he took out the nougat that had been made from the small cloth bag he carried with him with a painful face, and handed it to him, He Xiaoqiao, who had never known how to comfort people, could only think that he was coaxing the child, "This thing is for you, don't cry, eat it." β
As soon as the words came out, He Xiaoqiao himself was awkward at first - what was going on with this feeling of being possessed by the Strange Shu Huang in an instant?
This divine stroke made Princess Jinghe stop crying, but seeing He Xiaoqiao stretching out her hand, her reaction was to jump up violently, and take two steps back vigilantly to open the distance, "What do you want to do?" β
It's only now that I'm pretending to be cautious, what did I do just now?
"This is nougat...... Chaotian rolled his eyes, He Xiaoqiao pouted, "Don't worry, poison won't kill you." β
Sugar?!
"You're a three-year-old kid when Hongu is a three-year-old?" Princess Jinghe glared, her eyes red like a rabbit.
He Xiaoqiao snorted and complained unceremoniously, "Don't tease, three-year-old children are more sensible than you." β
"You ......"
"What are you!" The bright apricot eyes rolled up slightly, wrapped the nougat with a clean handkerchief and stuffed it into Jinghe's hand, before she could react, He Xiaoqiao had already patted her ass and walked away in a chic manner, "If you like to eat or not, if you are afraid of death, you can throw it away." β
"Hey!" Princess Jinghe's mouth was open, she looked down at the milky sugar cube mixed with nuts in her hand, and stretched out her hand a little overwhelmed, "Wait ......"
Looking up, where is He Xiaoqiao's shadow in front of him?
It's really fast.
ββ¦β¦ Sure enough, it's a Tucun girl from the countryside, and her speech is still so annoying. β
What do you mean by 'if you're afraid of death, throw it away'?
She is the eldest princess of the Great Yan Kingdom, and the spiritual example of all the big girls and daughters-in-law of the Great Yan Kingdom, how could she stump a small piece of candy that looks good? Look down on people less!
Stunned to take his hand back, the negative emotions that had been brewed just now were long gone, Princess Jinghe tightened two willow eyebrows, her eyes fell on the candy in her hand, and she struggled violently in her heart for a long time, and finally couldn't resist the tempting sweet fragrance, so she carefully took the smallest piece and put it in her mouth tentatively.
The toffee with a slight white powder melts in the mouth, and the rich milky aroma spreads quickly in the mouth, and for a moment, the beautiful little face with suspicion is suddenly replaced by a surprised smile.
Delicious!
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When He Xiaoqiao returned to the kitchen, the fifth drawer of baked mooncakes had just come out.
Glanced at the table tops that were covered with oily paper to absorb oil and dust barriers, and saw that only one or two mooncakes spread on it were slightly burnt, and the others were oily and shiny golden yellow.
Needless to say, this move naturally won unanimous applause and praise from everyone.
While everyone was resting for a while, He Xiaoqiao explained all the things that should be paid attention to next, and then put the cut moon cakes into the food box and went to the study to find Jiang Fenghao.
On the way, I met Liu Yidao, who was talking to the chief steward, and saw that he didn't seem to be idle, so he and Xiao Qiao didn't bother anymore, leaving two double yellow moon cakes and moving on.
"Princess."
Leng Qianshan, who was guarding the door, nodded at He Xiaoqiao expressionlessly, the latter bowed slightly, and then grinned habitually, and fully prepared to take out a still hot moon cake from the food box and stuff it into his hand, "It's hard work." β
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Seeing He Xiaoqiao walk into the room with relaxed steps, Leng Qianshan raised his hand and looked at the moon cake printed with the words "Flower Good Moon", and twisted his eyebrows with a complicated expression for the first time.
β¦β¦ I wonder if this counts as a bribe?
I thought so, but in a blink of an eye, Leng Qianshan threw this thought away 108,000 miles away, and very calmly picked up the moon cake and took a bite.
At present, it is a fool not to eat.
"Jiang Fenghao."
"Lady!" Jiang Fenghao was originally bored sitting in the study with Erlang's legs crossed to read the file, and as soon as he saw He Xiaoqiao enter the door, the whole person jumped up almost reflexively, and his eyes fell on the food box in her hand, and the beautiful peach blossom eyes immediately burst out of coveted green light. "Mooncakes?"
"yes, mooncakes." He Xiaoqiaoquan didn't see his obscene appearance of rubbing his hands and waiting for food, so he took out the moon cakes and put them on the desk, and then put a pot of brewed dragon wells before the rain.
Without waiting for He Xiaoqiao to say hello, Jiang Fenghao, who had been drooling for a long time, already touched the moon cakes by himself and enjoyed them with satisfaction.
He Xiaoqiao poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, motioning him to eat slowly, while asking casually, "Is it delicious?" β
"Delicious!" Jiang Fenghao's mouth was stuffed with moon cakes, and he gave an affirmative answer on the first point.
Seeing the dimples on his cheeks looming, and his peach blossom eyes were shining and full of pleasure, He Xiaoqiao instantly understood the meaning of 'beautiful and delicious' - it turns out that it is really a pleasure for handsome people to eat, it is too eye-catching!
Holding his chin with one hand, watching Jiang Fenghao eat a mouthful of mooncakes and a sip of tea, He Xiaoqiao suddenly smiled.
Think about it carefully, wash your hands and make soup for this guy, and see him happily eating the meals he made with his own hands and living a dull life, it seems to be ...... It's a nice thing.