9 Fate brings us together
Zhang Quanfu understood what his Majesty meant, so he took the initiative to speak, "What do you want, young lady?"
Xiao Tingyun thought about it and decided that since he had come across it by chance, why not give it a try? Maybe I really am the one for you!
So I quickly explained my purpose, "I just heard from my young master that the lotuses in this lotus pond need to be picked on specific days, and they are only given to those who are destined to be picked. It just so happens that today is the lotus picking day, so I shamelessly want to ask you for a few lotuses. I wonder if I can fulfill your wish?"
Zhang Quanfu was originally smiling, thinking that it was another rich girl who saw a good-looking young man and was looking for a chance encounter.
But after hearing this, Zhang Quanfu's smile froze on his face, his eyes widened, and his usually eloquent speech became stammering, "This, this, we..."
After all, if you don't know His Majesty's identity, you should be confused by His Majesty's face, right? ? ! !
Zhang Quanfu smiled stiffly, then turned his head and looked at his Majesty? ? Still so handsome! !
Now even Pei Yuning raised his eyes to look over, Xiao Tingyun was a little confused.
Am I really so unlucky that I can't even become the destined person? ? ?
"Sir, can you please help me?" Xiao Tingyun felt a lot of pressure from Pei Yuning's gaze, but he still asked without giving up.
Accomplish?
Pei Yuning couldn't help laughing in his heart. This was the first time that he was considered a lotus picker.
"Young lady, when you say you want to help, you should also know that the lotus is given to you because of fate." Pei Yuning put down the lotus in his hand, got up from the boat and went ashore. His voice was clear, but it was hard to ignore.
Only then did Xiao Tingyun realize that he was very tall. There is also a piece of warm jade hanging around the waist.
Retracting his thoughts, Xiao Tingyun raised his eyes to the person in front of him. He was dazed by the dark look in his eyes. He calmed down and asked, "What is the 'fate' you are talking about, young master?"
Could it be one hundred and eighty thousand "fates"? ?
Pei Yuning turned the sandalwood incense bead on his wrist, and the scriptures on it repeated again and again, "When fate brings us together, today is... meeting is fate, you are the first person I have met who asked for lotus, so..."
Pei Yuning said this and gestured to Zhang Quanfu, who immediately bent down and took out the lotus he had just picked and handed it to him.
Pei Yuning took it and handed it to Xiao Tingyun, "Give it to the destined one!"
The man's clean hands held a lotus bud that was about to bloom.
ha? It turns out that today’s “fate” is given just by asking!
Xiao Tingyun took it and asked carefully after hesitating, "Then... do you need some incense?"
Incense?
Pei Yuning was startled after hearing this, then chuckled, "No need."
Zhang Quanfu, who was standing behind him, was secretly startled when he heard His Majesty's laughter. His Majesty had not been in a good mood these past few days, and the servants did not dare to guess what His Majesty was thinking. This was the first time in these days that he had seen such an obvious smile.
Yes, this is the first girl who wants to offer incense to his Majesty.
What a courage!
Is his Majesty someone who needs your two taels of incense? !
Xiao Tingyun's face turned slightly red because of the laughter. If you don't have to, then don't have to. Why are you laughing?
"Thank you for the lotus. I'm leaving now." Xiao Tingyun was about to leave with the lotus.
Just as he took a step forward, Xiao Tingyun paused again, turned sideways and asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Then... can I have a lotus pod as well?"
Pei Yuning followed her gaze and saw that she was staring at the lotus pod in the boat.
Now Pei Yuning was a little curious about what she was thinking? Watching it so seriously.
But he didn't ask any further questions and just asked the guard Li Ming to go down and get it for her.
After Xiao Tingyun's hands were full of lotus pods, he left with his people satisfied.
Pei Yuning also heard her say to the maid, "This time we have lotus soup and lotus seed porridge..."
What are you thinking about?
Want a big pot of lotus soup and lotus seed porridge?
Zhang Quanfu and Li Ming looked at each other: This girl is so bold!
Pei Yuning turned sideways and looked at the person getting farther and farther away, with a helpless look on his face, that's all...
"Which family is she from?" Pei Yuning asked Zhang Quanfu.
Zhang Quanfu lowered his body and said, "I don't know him either. I guess he is new to Beijing."
Li Ming knew it, after all, he was the one who climbed over the girl's wall yesterday!
"Your Majesty, she is the third lady of the Xiao family." Li Ming bowed and replied.
From the Xiao family? The daughter of Minister Xiao.
It turned out that she had asked Jingkong to leave yesterday because she was not feeling well.
I just don't know how Minister Xiao raises his daughter. I'll have to ask him when I have time.
A daughter who had no idea that she had caused trouble for her father was excitedly asking someone to prepare lotus soup.
He was about to ask the servant to take the lotus to prepare it, but when he was about to hand it over, he paused, pinched the lotus root with his fingers, and said in a faint but clear voice, "Wait a minute."
After saying this, he took back the lotus and took out a storybook.
The outer layer of the lotus was carefully removed, revealing a pink petal with a faint fragrance, and the one near the root was light milky white. Holding it in Xiao Tingyun's fair and translucent palm, she had the illusion of playing with fine white jade. She bent her body slightly and sniffed, and it was a faint fragrance.
Xiao Tingyun thought of the jade around his waist, and she looked at it carefully with her eyebrows lowered.
There was a red carp carved on the jade, with a lotus circling under it.
The man's fingers were slender but not as weak as those of an ordinary scholar.
Xiao Tingyun froze suddenly when he realized what he was thinking, and even the petals in his hand became hot.
She hastily put the petals into the book and covered it, so that the bright color could no longer be seen.
"Green branch, take it down!" he ordered outside.
Green Branch came in and took away the lotus and lotus seeds and asked, "What's wrong, young lady? Why is your face so red?"
Xiao Tingyun raised his hand and touched his face. "Maybe it's the heat outside that's causing the problem. It's okay. You can go down first."
Luzhi looked around for a moment and felt relieved when she didn't find anything. She followed Xiao Tingyun's instructions and kept a lotus pod, and took away the rest of the lotus seeds.
"Auntie!" The cute voice brought Xiao Tingyun back to his senses.
Little boy Xiao Jianan stepped in carefully with his short legs, clinging to the door.
Following behind was Ang'er's wet nurse.
Xiao Tingyun smiled when he heard this, "Come to auntie!"
An Ge'er threw himself into Xiao Tingyun's arms, blinking his big eyes, "Auntie~"
"Your little mouth is so sweet, must you have eaten honey?" Xiao Tingyun pinched his little nose and asked gently.
Anger shook his head and said, "I didn't eat honey, I ate porridge!"
"What's wrong with this porridge? It becomes so sweet after An Ge'er eats it?" Xiao Tingyun tapped An Ge'er's chin.
"Why are you here?" Xiao Tingyun asked the wet nurse, Mother Li, who was standing behind him.
Mother Li smiled and said, "The young master just finished his rest and thought about looking for the third young lady. He said he wanted to read to the third young lady."
"Really? Our An Ge can read now?" Xiao Tingyun seemed surprised. "What book did An Ge learn? Do you want to read it to aunt?"
"Three Character Classic!" Ang'er clapped his hands happily.
"When a person is born, his nature is good."
Xiao Jianan recited two sentences in a baby voice, and then opened his big eyes to ask for praise.
"No more?" Xiao Tingyun asked casually.
"Yes!" The little fellow looked confident and knew how to ask for a reward. "Reward, reward!"
Xiao Tingyun held his forehead with his hand, "You come here to ask for a reward now. My aunt can't stand you coming like this. You will empty the treasury."
Ang'er didn't understand and just tilted his head to act cute.
"If you recite it again, auntie will reward you with a bowl of lotus soup." Xiao Tingyun felt no guilt at all when teasing the child.
Ang'er understood and nodded vigorously, ready to repeat it again, "At the beginning of life, at the beginning of life..."
As a result, the little brat talked for a long time and forgot the last sentence.
An Ge'er raised his head and looked at Xiao Tingyun pitifully, "Aunt, I forgot..."
Xiao Tingyun: ...
"Hahahahahahahahahahaha" Xiao Tingyun laughed unceremoniously.
This laughter made Ang'er realize that he had made a fool of himself.
"Ah, wuwuwuwuwuwu, aunt, An'ger, I forgot..." She cried so sadly.
Xiao Tingyun took out a handkerchief and wiped his tears, coaxing him, "Okay, okay, don't cry, auntie will still give you lotus soup."
"Um..." The crying stopped abruptly, Xiao Jian'an still had tears in his eyes, "Really?"
Xiao Tingyun: ...
She knew that she was crying not because she couldn't recite it, but because of the bowl of soup!
"Really!" He agreed helplessly, because he was his own nephew.
“Hehehe…” Ang’er laughed all of a sudden.
"What a clever little kid! I don't know who taught him to be like a little foodie!"
Xiao Tingyun looked at the little kid who was wiping his eyes with his handkerchief and couldn't help but complain.
"I learned it from you!" A joking voice from outside the door surprised Xiao Tingyun.
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