Cheng Ying pinched Yu Jiao's pink neck with his fingers. The pink and smooth skin became whiter when he pressed it lightly with his fingertips. He was very satisfied, but as soon as he moved his fingers away, it turned red again.
Yu Jiao was caught off guard when her neck was pressed. She was startled and trembled all over. She avoided it in shame and anger, and glared at Cheng Ying with her eyelids open.
Cheng Ying saw that she was like a cat with its fur standing on end, with the pink color spreading from the back of her neck, and even her fair little face was white with a hint of pink. She realized belatedly that her behavior just now was indeed a bit frivolous. The little girl had grown up and was of marriageable age, and was no longer the child she was back then.
He raised his hand and handed the other pendant to Yu Jiao, saying, "Wear it yourself."
Yu Jiao stared at the pendant, not moving for a long time, the shame and anger on her face still not gone.
Cheng Ying raised his eyelids to look at her and said slowly, "Why? Do you want me to help you put it on?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Jiao hurriedly took the pendant and quickly put it on her right ear.
Seeing her trying to avoid him, Cheng Ying let out a light "tsk" but didn't say anything.
Yu Jiao always dressed simply, with two pigeon blood-red jade pendants hanging on her small pink earlobes. Just as the peddler said, they really complemented her complexion. This little embellishment made her pretty face brighter.
Cheng Ying narrowed her eyes slightly, took a look, and turned around, "Let's go to Qipinzhai."
Seeing that he still remembered to go get some snacks, Yu Jiao breathed a sigh of relief and followed him silently. Cheng Ying's steps slowed down a lot, no longer as fast as when she was angry just now.
After leaving the alley, Cheng Ying put her finger in her mouth and blew a whistle. Soon, several figures appeared quickly, bowed to Cheng Ying, and said respectfully, "What do you want, Governor?"
"Prepare a carriage." Cheng Ying ordered calmly.
Several people followed the order and dispersed. After a while, someone brought a carriage over. Cheng Ying lifted the curtain and stepped onto the carriage. Seeing Yu Jiao still standing there, he lowered his eyes to look at her, "Why, do you still want to walk to Qipinzhai?"
Qipinzhai is on Chang'an Avenue. It takes more than half an hour to get there by carriage from Yong'an Lane, not to mention walking.
"I don't mind this distance, but your short legs will probably be broken before you even reach the destination." Just now he was just walking a little faster and taking bigger steps, so the little girl had to jog to keep up with him. She was really fragile.
Yu Jiao blushed. How could her legs be short? She had just reached the age of marriage and was already over 1.6 meters tall, which was not short for a woman. She stepped on a low stool to get into the carriage and whispered, "I'm still taller!"
Cheng Ying chuckled, turned her head to look at Yu Jiao, and said like an elder, "Our Yu Ning is still young, and there is still a lot of growth to come."
Yu Jiao's face turned red. She sat next to Cheng Ying and said nothing more.
The driver should be Cheng Ying's subordinate. The carriage drove much faster than she usually did. In less than half an hour, they arrived at the entrance of Qipinzhai on Chang'an Street.
Qipinzhai actually makes tea cakes. In those days, all the good tea was sent to the palace and the residences of dignitaries, so their cakes were more famous than their tea.
The waiter led Yu Jiao and Cheng Ying to the second floor to sit down. Since Yu Jiao said she wanted to treat Cheng Ying to dim sum, she naturally couldn't be stingy and ordered a full table. The waiter brought a pot of Biluochun.
Yu Jiao picked up the teapot and poured tea for Cheng Ying. "Godfather, their purple potato cake and dragon beard cake are very delicious. You should try them."
Cheng Ying didn't like sweet food. Seeing Yu Jiao eagerly pushing these two desserts in front of him, he reluctantly picked up a piece of purple sweet potato cake, took a small bite, put down his chopsticks, and drank a cup of tea to dispel the sweetness in his mouth.
He stopped eating and just held a cup of hot tea, sipping it slowly.
Yu Jiao carefully observed that Cheng Ying didn't seem to like snacks, so she stopped persuading him to try something else. Instead, she ate with relish. They sat by the window, and Yu Jiao glanced out the window a few times. She was surprised to find that she could see the incense pill shop opened by Wang Xueyan from here.
The business in her shop seemed to be very good, with female customers coming in and out from time to time. Wang Xueyan would sometimes see the customers out. She had a gentle smile on her face as she talked to the customers, her eyes and eyebrows were radiant, and she was completely different from when she was in Qingzhou before. Yu Jiao looked at her and smiled slightly.
Cheng Ying noticed the smile that flashed across her face and followed Yu Jiao's gaze toward the street. "What did you see that made you so happy?"
Yu Jiao shook her head and was about to look away when she saw a carriage passing by on the street. A corner of the curtain was blown open by the wind, revealing two men sitting inside, moving intimately. The man in the woman's arms showed half of his profile. Yu Jiao's pupils constricted, the curtain quickly fell, and the carriage went downstairs.
Yu Jiao subconsciously stood up, leaned against the window, and followed the carriage that was going away.
Cheng Ying naturally noticed the change in her expression. He followed Yu Jiao's gaze and saw the carriage. He asked, "Who is in the carriage?"
Yu Jiao looked a little dazed. For a moment she suspected that she had seen it wrong, and she was also panicking.
Hearing Cheng Ying's voice, she sat back on the stool with an unnatural look, pinched her palms, and said blankly, "Maybe I made a mistake."
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