Perhaps it was the beautiful moonlight, or perhaps it was the way the man holding a bunch of gardenias under the night sky looked so devoted, that Gu Qingsheng burst out laughing.
"National Master, you really are..."
Her pace gradually quickened, and the fragrance of gardenia became more and more lingering.
“It was unexpected.”
In a flash, she was beside Xu Qingyi like a fluttering butterfly.
After taking the flower, he could hear his heart pounding. Xu Qingyi's expression was as gentle as usual, but there was a hint of discomfort in his eyes.
Gu Qingsheng coughed lightly and stood in front of him, feeling a little shy.
In my previous life, I was also in my thirties, and in this life, Xu Qingyi looked younger. Why did I still have this feeling...
"that……"
As if he couldn't stand the two of them looking at each other alone under the moon, Gu Qingsheng spoke first.
Xu Qingyi is a taciturn person. If he doesn't speak up, the two of them might really have to stand there until dawn.
"Master, have you eaten yet?"
After asking this question, Gu Qingsheng felt that he was a bit too talkative. Just now at the palace banquet, he clearly didn't even pick up his chopsticks. He only changed his outer coat when he stood there. He must have rushed over in a hurry.
Before she could finish her next sentence, Xu Qingyi seemed to see what she was thinking and reached out to touch her head.
"I brought some food with me. Let's eat some together. I guess you haven't eaten much today either."
Gu Qingsheng led Xu Qingyi into the house and closed the door.
She lit a red candle on the table, and the surrounding scenery became brighter.
Xu Qingyi took out some food he had brought and placed it on the table. The two sat opposite each other, and as expected, some exquisite pastries were placed in front of him.
The pastry was somewhat similar to the moon tonight, dotted with delicate red fruit fat, round with crispy skin, but small and cute, which must have taken a lot of thought.
Gu Qingsheng had never seen such a thing in the capital. When she took a closer look, an inexplicable fragrance came to her face.
"What is this? How come I've never seen it before?"
Looking at the appearance, it was very different from those fruit cakes. Before Xu Qingyi could speak, Miao Lanlan shouted
"Ah! Isn't this a mooncake?!"
"moon cake?"
Gu Qingsheng was confused and asked Miao Lanlan
“What is a mooncake?”
Miao Lanlan's voice then became somewhat unpredictable, and she raised her voice
"Mooncakes were something every family would eat during the Mid-Autumn Festival back then. It's actually very similar to watching the moon here."
"but……"
The tone started to flow
"You don't sell this here, do you? I'm just giving you a general idea of how to make it. You..."
"You made it yourself?"
The air froze for a moment.
Gu Qingsheng once again felt the same shocking surprise he felt last time when he learned that the bowl of chicken soup was made by Xu Qingyi.
"The... the Imperial Master did this himself. This is..."
I make my own chicken soup, and now I even make pastries.
This man...
Xu Qingyi nodded after a long time.
“Everything should be done by yourself.”
"I've tried it a few times, and it tastes good."
He pushed the mooncake in front of Gu Qingsheng again. Unlike the chicken soup last time, Gu Qingsheng suddenly felt a burden in his heart.
Her hand trembled for a moment as she picked up the mooncake, and she put it in her mouth and took a bite.
The crispy crust in my mouth suddenly burst open, and the red bean paste inside flowed into my mouth.
The sweetness and fragrance intertwined, Gu Qingsheng raised his eyebrows, seeming a little surprised.
"How is it? Is it delicious?"
It can be heard that Xu Qingyi's words carried a little expectation, and Gu Qingsheng nodded along with him and smiled.
"It's delicious, Imperial Master."
Only then did Xu Qingyi feel relieved. He took a bite of the mooncake and finished the rest. Only then did he feel better in his stomach.
A soft hand touched the corner of her mouth, and Xu Qingyi wiped the crumbs from her mouth.
His gentle look made Gu Qingsheng stunned. His heart softened and he wanted to say something in his throat, but there was a gentle knock on his door.
Xu Qingyi paused, and Gu Qingsheng was also startled, and stood up subconsciously.
“Who is it?”
With a hint of panic in his tone, he pulled Xu Qingyi up and subconsciously pushed him behind the curtain.
"Princess, the princess suddenly remembered that she has something important to discuss with you. Are you asleep?"
The sound of falling water came from outside the door, and she knocked again.
"Now...it's too late! I've already gone to bed. Can't we talk about it tomorrow?"
To calm himself down, Gu Qingsheng shouted to the person who fell into the water.
Without waiting for Luo Shui to answer, Lin said lightly, and the one behind the two figures outside the door took a clear step forward.
"Mom has something I want to tell you today. It may be a little late, but it's better to tell you as soon as possible."
After she finished speaking, she was about to push the door open, and Gu Qingsheng just then remembered that he had not closed the door when he brought Xu Qingyi in just now.
The moment the hand fell on the door, there was a creaking sound, which frightened Gu Qingsheng so much that his scalp went numb.
The two people were hiding behind the screen, and Lin was about to step in.
Xu Qingyi frowned and pushed Gu Qingsheng away, seeming to want to look directly at Lin. This action made Gu Qingsheng's eyelids twitch.
"You are so stupid!"
"It's like this Imperial Master is missing a string in his head."
Miao Lanlan said this with a gloating tone.
At this moment, he didn't care about any etiquette or morality. He grabbed Xu Qingyi's hand and pushed her onto the couch.
There was still a trace of the warmth from where he had just been lying, and a faint fragrance suddenly lingered on Xu Qingyi's body.
"wait……"
Before he could finish his words, hands covered his mouth, and his body was suddenly covered by something soft. The quilt beside him was pulled out, and the moment Lin came in, she saw the scene behind the tent covered with a quilt.
After walking a few steps forward, she looked through the curtains and saw a bulge in the quilt on the couch, which made her suspicious.
"Qing'er, are you asleep?"
"I'm already asleep, what's wrong?"
The two people's bodies were pressed against each other and they could feel the warmth coming from each other.
It was night, and the clothes were not thick, so the thin layer of fabric rubbed against their skin.
Xu Qingyi's body was stiff. Gu Qingsheng hugged him tightly, locking his head in his arms, trying to make the two figures less obvious.
I could hear the sound of her chest beating harder and harder, and an inexplicable atmosphere kept flowing back and forth in the dark space under the quilt.
Probably because it was a bit hot, both of them were breathing very rapidly. Gu Qingsheng exhaled heavily and coughed, his voice a little hoarse, which made Lin even more suspicious.
Suppressing the doubts in her heart, Lin sat down at the table and happened to see the plate of mooncakes. She thought for a while before saying
"It's nothing. Although it's a little late, I still want to ask you for something."
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