Chapter 48 Garden

early morning.

The rising sun shines into the house.

The temperature jumps in the room, and the sunlight shining through the curtains invites the dust in the air to dance, and the warmth rises from it.

Cheng Yi frowned and slowly opened his eyes. Just as he was about to raise his hand to rub his eyebrows, he felt something pressing down on his arm.

He looked down and saw the little person in his arms, sleeping soundly, curled up in his arms with a contented look on his face.

That delicate little face looks even cuter when she's asleep. She sleeps really well and doesn't move at all all night.

Like a kitten that has made a nest in the winter sun and can lie there motionless for a whole day.

He gently moved Lu Qian's little head away, turned sideways, and glanced at her face with a deep look in his eyes.

She was so small and weak, yet she always liked to say sorry. He wouldn't even look at such a person.

But Cheng Yi not only looked at her, but also brought her back. Whether it was anger or regret, it seemed that there were many more emotions that he had never experienced before.

The person in the sleep must have had some terrible dream, and his brows were furrowed dangerously for a moment.

Cheng Yi reached out his hand and rubbed her furrowed brows a few times, and her face regained its relaxed look.

A low laugh.

He gently lifted up the delicate, doll-like sleeping face and pecked her slightly open cherry lips.

"Good morning, my little maid."

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Lu Qian tidied herself up and looked at herself in the floor-length mirror.

Hmm! This dress is really nice.

She didn't see Cheng Yi when she got up in the morning, but it was better this way, as it saved her the awkwardness of staring at each other.

(Cheng Yi: You’re the only one who’s embarrassed.)

"morning!"

"morning."

"morning……"

“…”

Ahhh, Lu Qian didn’t understand why the people in the mansion avoided her like the plague?

They were all extremely respectful and refused to say a word.

What on earth happened?

Although I no longer feel like a guest living under someone else's roof these days living in the mansion, this feeling of being cooped up in a tower is even worse than being a guest living under someone else's roof.

Lu Qian walked downstairs dejectedly. The people in the hall were the same, refusing to say a word.

Everyone bowed to her and then moved away.

Everyone from Tavia was away, and she didn't recognize any of the others.

Lu Qian looked around helplessly, walked out of the mansion gate and headed towards the garden in the courtyard.

The early morning sunlight pierced through the thick fog and shone on this precious palace garden.

The sun in Italy is more scorching than Lu Qian had imagined. The sprinklers in the garden have to be turned on 24 hours a day to keep the plants and flowers moist.

Between the pillars of the building relief, wild and natural flowers and trees grow freely.

This natural style makes the symmetrical architectural layout along the central axis appear less rigid.

Instead, it highlights simplicity, romance and elegance.

The flowers decorated under the intricately carved glass windows are dazzling, while the woven bamboo fences add a touch of rural color to this exquisite and luxurious garden.

Lu Qian stood by the fence of the flower bed, staring at the colorful rainbow lights transformed by the water droplets in the sky, and couldn't help but be stunned.

"Lu Qian!"

A sharp and pretty cry sounded behind Lu Qian, and she turned around suddenly.

Vani was standing an arm's length behind her, looking at her with a smile.

"Vani? Why are you here?"

After hearing this, Wani's smile fell and an unprecedented sadness flashed in her eyes.

She held out the bouquet and flowerpot in her hand and handed them to Lu Qian. "These are roses I picked from the hill behind the mansion. I wanted Uncle Carlo to help me plant them in a flowerpot, but he refused to help me."

Lu Qian thought Wani's simple wish was adorable to the extreme, and laughed unconsciously: "Wani, do you really want it to live?"

Vani nodded solemnly.

Lu Qian's eyes rolled around and he asked, "Are there any bananas in the kitchen? Bring me two, a sharp knife, and a watering can."

Wani looked at Lu Qian with her delicate big eyes, her eyes full of confusion, and tilted her head like a little black rabbit.

Lu Qian ruffled her curly hair and smiled, saying, "If you bring it back, I'll find a way to keep this flower alive."

"Yeah!"

When Wani heard the news, she ran away happily.

After Wani left, Lu Qian gathered her skirt, brought the hem of her skirt to her legs, and squatted down gently.

She carefully dug a layer of dry soil from the top of the flower bed and put it into the small flower pot that Vani gave her.

In the corridor on the first floor of the mansion, Vanessa and Ling Shuo hurried over, surrounded by Cheng Yi.

Vanessa explained as she walked: "Master, Admiral Vincenzo invites you to attend the German court dinner next week."

"The royal families of various European countries will be in attendance, including Duke Daiwei and Princess Delilah. This may be a good opportunity for us to contact central European countries like Germany and Austria. It would be best if you don't refuse."

Cheng Yi hummed lightly without further response.

The man's expression remained calm as always, his aura expanding uncontrollably with every step and movement.

The majesty of a king does not need any special behavior to embellish it.

Cheng Yi strode past the window in front of the garden. The sunlight was so dazzling that he frowned.

Seeing Cheng Yi's displeasure, Vanessa hurried to the window and raised her hand to cover it. "Master, please forgive me. Today is the day to clean the windows, and the maids forgot to draw the curtains."

"Someone come!..."

Before Vanessa could finish the second half of her order, Cheng Yi gently waved his hand, "No need."

Through the crystal clear glass, Cheng Yi looked at the garden outside the window in the dazzling sunlight.

Next to a low bamboo fence surrounded by flowers, a small figure squatted, carefully digging the soil with a shovel.

It seemed like it was some extraordinary task that allowed her to do it so exquisitely.

Cheng Yi glanced sideways slightly, and Wani trotted over to Lu Qian with a bunch of things in her hands.

Lu Qian smiled brightly at Wani, asked her to squat down, then used the knife in his hand to cut two pieces of banana, and took a handful of rose branches from Wani's hand and trimmed them carefully.

Seemingly very satisfied with the results of her pruning, the girl held up the branch, examined it in the sun, and smiled with joy.

That smile is bright and warm, brighter than the sun.

Cheng Yi looked around the garden. He had never noticed that there was such a pure land and paradise in the mansion.

Fresh and pleasant, full of greenery.

Cheng Yi lowered his eyes and said calmly: "No need, take down all the curtains on the first floor from now on."

Vanessa hesitated slightly before taking the order: "...Yes."

Lu Qian inserted the trimmed flower branches into the unpeeled bananas, buried the branches in the flowerpots, and covered them with a thin layer of soil.

After Lu Qian finished all this, he held the flower pot in front of Wani's face and said, "Wani, do you want to try watering the flowers?"

Vani's black pearl-like face trembled as she nodded continuously. Then she carefully took the flowerpot and solemnly sprayed it with water.

"Will it survive this way?"

Lu Qian replied in a pretentious manner, "Not yet. Wani still needs to take on a most important task."

"What mission?"

"Vani will be responsible for watering the flower every day, keeping the top layer of soil moist, and letting it get two hours of sun. After a week, it will be alive and well."

Vani counted the tasks that Lu Qian gave her one by one on her fingers, then suddenly put her feet together and saluted Lu Qian.

"Vani promises to complete the task!"