Chapter 295 Quiz
The next day at noon, during the midday break, Lin Yuesha delivered the prepared food to Changqing Academy. She found the young page who delivered the message outside the door, intending to send the food to her elder brother, Xiao Qi.
"Are you looking for Young Master Xiao?"
The young page boy entered to deliver a message, and about fifteen minutes later he ran out and replied, "Miss, Young Master Xiao is not at the academy."
"Huh? You must have misrepresented something, right?"
Lin Yuesha was taken aback. Her elder brother wasn't at the academy. Where had he gone? Her elder brother was an honest man, so it was unlikely that he had run away. However, now that the pageboy said he wasn't there, she wasn't sure.
“How could the message be wrong? I met Young Master Bai, and he said that Young Master Xiao left the academy early this morning, apparently because of family matters.”
The young master Bai that the pageboy mentioned is Bai Youran's elder brother, Bai Dingfeng, the son of the prefect. How could he possibly be lying!
Besides, it's just a message to find someone, not something else.
Lin Yuesha was stunned. Something had happened at home, but she hadn't heard anything about it.
Lin Yuesha blinked. Could it be that her elder brother went to meet a woman and made up an excuse? Even an honest man could do such a thing if he was blinded by lust. What angered her was that when she had dinner with her stepbrother last time, he said that he was not in a hurry to get married and did not have a woman he liked.
Qi'er lowered her head. Of course, she couldn't stay at the academy; she couldn't have both the master and the disguise.
"Miss, would you like to leave a message?"
The pageboy patiently asked Lin Yuesha questions, simply because he had received a tip.
"Okay, then let's just say his sister came to visit him."
Lin Yuesha came to her senses and handed the package she had brought to the pageboy, asking him to deliver it to her eldest brother's room.
Even if her stepbrother goes out during the day, he will definitely come back at night. This is the rule of Changqing Academy. These foods will be fine to leave at night, so she doesn't plan to take them back.
"Put the things in my older brother's room."
Before leaving, Lin Yuesha gave her page one last instruction.
Filled with doubt, Lin Yuesha left Changqing Academy and went straight to a teahouse in the prefectural city. Qi'er delivered a letter to the pockmarked man, and the two agreed to meet at the teahouse at noon.
Lin Yuesha thought the teahouse was a place to watch opera, but when she went inside, she found that it was not what she expected.
Each tea room is actually a separate small courtyard.
At the end of the third month of the lunar calendar, the courtyard was lush with flowers and plants. I wonder how the owner of the teahouse takes care of it on a daily basis. It was quiet and peaceful.
Xiao Qi was sitting in the courtyard, sipping tea. His back was straight, and when he saw Lin Yuesha enter, a slight ripple appeared in his unfathomable eyes.
"Brother Yun."
Lin Yuesha felt an immediate sense of familiarity upon seeing the pockmarked face. Without bothering to hide herself, she skipped and hopped straight towards him.
"High mountain mists and clouds, pre-rain Longjing tea, which would you like to drink?"
Xiao Qi held the teapot with his long, slender fingers and asked calmly.
"I'm fine with either."
Lin Yuesha didn't know much about tea, but she thought it tasted great and couldn't quite appreciate its nuances. She watched carefully as the pockmarked man refilled his teacup and couldn't help but admire his demeanor, which resembled that of a young master from a wealthy family.
Aside from his unattractive appearance, he exudes an elegance that makes people overlook his looks.
After spending a lot of time with him, Lin Yuesha could actually find a certain charm in his pockmarked face, and she sighed that she was finding joy in ugliness.
"Drink it."
Xiao Qi pushed the tea towards Lin Yuesha, and couldn't help but rub his forehead and say, "You're a grown woman now, you can't be so impulsive."
The pockmarked face instantly transformed into that of a stepbrother, but Lin Yuesha didn't mind at all, and laughed, "I'm not usually like this. We're familiar with each other, so there's no need to pretend."
Xiao Qi opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
He really didn't want to use that pockmarked face anymore, but he was forced to every time. And when Qi'er sent him a message saying that her little sister had specially made food for him, he couldn't help but show up again.
Now, he doesn't know who fell into whose trap. It was all his doing, and in the end, he's the one who can't let go.
"Brother Yun, I won't ask about your identity. I just want to know, are Qingxing and Qi'er trustworthy?"
The maids had already left, and Bai Cha had been kidnapped by Qing Xing and Qi'er, leaving only the two of them in the tea room.
Lin Yuesha looked innocent. In fact, as long as it was him, she would believe him, even if it was all a scheme. The pockmarked man had saved her several times.
Even if she is truly taken advantage of or deceived, she can maintain a good attitude, because what goes around comes around.
"Qingxing and Qi'er are both my subordinates. They are skilled in martial arts, so you can trust them."
Xiao Qi knew that the pockmarked face couldn't possibly go unnoticed. With each and every unusual occurrence, his younger sister, being incredibly clever, would surely be able to guess something.
But she didn't ask, so he didn't need to explain, nor did he bother to think of a reason.
"That's good."
Lin Yuesha only needed one answer: knowing that Qingxing and Qi'er wouldn't harm her was enough.
She has always been very independent, and it doesn't matter whether she has a maid or not; it's just that having someone makes it easier to pass on messages and get things done.
"Brother Yun, are you hungry? This is what I made, but the braised pork and dried green beans are cold, so I have to put them on the stove to heat them up."
Lin Yuesha opened the food box and placed it on the table. These dishes didn't match the teapot and tea set at all.
She also makes beautiful tea snacks and delicate-looking desserts, but she has limited molds at home and is too lazy to put in the effort.
"To the right of the tea room is the tea brewing room. Take a look and see if this is the squid you're looking for."
Xiao Qi tasted a piece of cold-cooked rabbit. He had already prepared meat dishes, and since he was seeing his little sister today, he had to have another meal.
Changqing Academy only allows students to go home once a month, and he has never had an excuse. Now that he has developed pockmarks, he doesn't want to neglect his stomach.
"Squid?"
Lin Yuesha stood up and ran quickly to the tea room. There was a box on the stove, which was full of crushed ice, and in the middle, there were several large squid.
Squid did exist in the Great Qi, but the people thought it had no bones and a soft body, so they named it "squid fish".
"Brother Yun, didn't you say it would take several days to get to the seaside from here? How come it's here so quickly?"
Lin Yuesha rubbed her hands together, overjoyed. This was exactly what she had always wanted—she could conjure up lots of delicious food.
"It's not difficult. There's a place called the black market where you can buy it."
Xiao Qi not only prepared squid, but also chicken, beef, some chicken giblets, and mutton. His younger sister had mentioned before that even without pan-frying, grilling would still be delicious.
"We still have meat and bamboo skewers, how about we have some barbecue?"
Lin Yuesha had wanted to eat this for a long time, but with so many servants at home, it was sometimes impossible to prepare it properly.
"good."
Xiao Qi lowered his eyes, a smile appearing in them. Very good, his little sister has already learned to answer first. It seems that next time he wants to eat something, he only needs to prepare the ingredients, saving him the trouble of even giving hints.
Barbecue requires charcoal and a small grill, which are available at home. Lin Yuesha asked Bai Cha to go back and fetch the equipment from home. She was busy cutting and marinating meat in the tea room.
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