Chapter 276 The Old Naughty Boy
"Tell Fubaiju to send the food to the Epidemic Prevention Department." She said to Zonghebai, "Send it to Wuhua and say it was my order."
Zong Hebai agreed.
He opened Fubaiju, but it is now under Feng Qingsui's name - he gave Fubaiju to her as a dowry.
When Wuhua saw the food at Fubaiju, she initially thought that Feng Qingsui had ordered it, but unexpectedly, it was Hua Ning who ordered it for her.
Braised pork elbow, hand-pulled lamb, braised duck with perilla, mouth-watering chicken...all of them are her favorites.
Hua Ning knows her taste quite well.
It seems that she didn't suffer every day before.
As a courtesy, she saved a few of the salt-baked chicken feet that Ji Changqing gave her and gave them to Hua Ning.
Huaning was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"You eat, I just had my meal."
Wuhua blinked and said, "This is delicious. Don't you want to try it?"
"Is it made by the chef who made the braised pork last time?"
"That's right."
Hua Ning shook his head: "Then I'd rather not eat it."
Five flower: ()
"I'm afraid I won't be satisfied with the meal, and I won't be able to eat more. I'm so anxious." Hua Ning said with a smile.
Wuhua was convinced by her reasoning.
"It's really hard to want to eat but not be able to," she agreed. "I eat for free, so I often don't get enough."
Hua Ning asked curiously, "Could it be made by the imperial chef in the palace?"
Wuhua: "It's even harder than what the royal chef makes."
What chef’s skills could be more rare than the royal chef’s?
Just as Hua Ning was thinking this, an incredible idea suddenly flashed through his mind.
"Could these chicken feet be made by the Regent?"
Wuhua nodded.
"You guessed right."
Hua Ning: “…”
He can go to the battlefield, enter the court, and even go to the kitchen. Isn’t the Regent of Daxi too omnipotent?
She reached out and took the package of chicken feet.
"It's so rare, I might as well try it."
Wuhua: “…”
I shouldn't have told her.
Hua Ning opened the oil-paper package, handed it to her, and said with a smile, "Let's eat together."
Five flower: (＾ω＾)
The two chatted while eating chicken feet.
Upon learning that Hua Lin met Hua Ning once and then left, Wu Hua was surprised and asked, "Is he just here to make some noise?"
Hua Ning agreed, "That's right."
Wuhua's appetite suddenly opened up, and he said with a smile: "There's a braised food place nearby, the taste is pretty good, I'll go buy two pounds and we'll continue eating."
Then he climbed over the wall and went out.
Seeing her so excited, Hua Ning couldn't help but hold his forehead.
Huahua, who has lost her memory, really dislikes her elder brother.
Shangguan Mu felt that he would soon be disliked by others.
On his day off, he ran to Ji's house to find Ji Changqing, his face wrinkled like a bitter gourd.
"It's over, I've been discovered."
Ji Changqing: “???”
"Have you committed corruption or bribery?"
Shangguan Mu: “…”
"You want to rob my house? Are you still a human being?"
Ji Changqing said calmly, "No matter who it is, corruption and bribery must be punished by law."
Shangguan Mu rolled his eyes at him and said, "She discovered me."
"who is she?"
"Pei Minru."
"What did you find?"
"She discovered that I am Lay Buddhist Muyun."
Ji Changqing: "...This is the first time I know you have such a nickname."
"This is the nickname I use to contact her."
“…”
Ji Changqing rubbed his eyebrows.
"You're talking nonsense. I don't understand."
Shangguan Mu's face was full of confusion: "I'll tell you, and you're not allowed to laugh."
Ji Changqing: "I'll try my best."
Shangguan Mu: “…”
He hesitated for a long time before telling Ji Changqing the whole story.
"She and I don't seem to be familiar with each other, right? 'Shangguan Mu' and 'Pei Minru' are indeed unfamiliar to me. The ones I'm familiar with are 'Muyun Jushi' and 'Kong Qing'..."
He and Pei Minru became acquainted because of a damaged ancient book in Qiben Library.
Qiben Library was a library founded by a great scholar. One could borrow books from the library only after donating a certain amount of ancient books.
One time, he saw a torn ancient book in the library. Because he was very interested in the content, he borrowed it. After consulting a large amount of literature, he completed most of the missing text in the ancient book.
He copied down the supplementary contents and his own annotations, inserted them into the ancient book, and returned it to Qibenguan.
I plan to find more literature and complete the book in the future.
Unexpectedly, when he borrowed this ancient book next time, he found that the remaining incomplete content had been completed by someone else.
That person also left his own annotations.
He also attached a letter in which he talked about his views on this ancient book and corrected some of the content he had added.
The man's writing style was quite sharp and his views were quite unique. He looked like a scholar of the same age as him.
Driven by curiosity and competitiveness, he wrote a reply letter and discussed more knowledge with the man.
They communicated with each other through the air for a while, writing letters to each other.
They regard each other as close friends.
Just as he was about to make an appointment with the other party, he unexpectedly found a letter on Pei Yunyan's desk when he went to visit Pei's house. The handwriting on the envelope was exactly the same as that of his "confidant" who had been communicating with him for many days.
He almost thought that Pei Yunyan was that "confidant".
After taking a closer look, I found that the envelope was written with "Dearest Brother".
Then he asked Pei Yunyan, "Which brother of yours wrote this letter to you? The handwriting is really good."
Unexpectedly, Pei Yunyan laughed and said, "This is written by my sister. She learned her handwriting from my father. It is quite vigorous and often leads to misunderstandings."
He was surprised.
It turns out that his "confidant" is the young lady of the Pei family?
Then he remembered the eldest daughter of the Pei family, who was known as the most talented woman in the capital, and asked, "But your eldest sister wrote it?"
Pei Yunyan nodded: "Exactly."
He had to postpone the appointment for the time being - it would be bad for a woman to have a secret meeting with a man other than hers.
Continue to communicate with each other through that ancient book.
Not many people could enter the Qiben Library to borrow books. The ancient book was among the incomplete copies, and it contained ancient strange stories that few people were interested in. Except for the two of them, no one was interested in it, and their letters had never been leaked.
However, there was nothing shameful about what they talked about in the letter. Even if it fell into the hands of others, others would just regard it as the idle chat of scholars.
Pei Minru was extremely knowledgeable and knew everything about astronomy, geography, and human affairs.
If she were not a girl, he had thought countless times that she would be able to get into the top three in the imperial examination.
He began to pay attention to the eldest daughter of the Pei family unconsciously, from admiration to love, but before he understood his feelings, an imperial edict was delivered to the Pei family.
Pei Minru was betrothed to the prince.
After that, "Kong Qing" wrote fewer and fewer letters, until one day, she said in a letter, "I probably won't be able to reply for a long time, please forgive me."
She got married and moved into the East Palace.
Even though he knew she would never write back, he still went to the Qiben Pavilion every now and then to look for the ancient book to see if there was any letter inside.
After searching for several years, I was always disappointed.
Until one day, a letter appeared between the pages of the book like a miracle.
The letter made him extremely uneasy.
Because "Kong Qing" asked him to help find a female doctor.
There were imperial physicians in the palace, but she didn't look for them; there were father and brother in the Pei family, but she didn't look for them; she only looked for him, a pen pal whom she had never met.
What kind of disease could drive her to this point?
He was extremely anxious.
There are no particularly famous female doctors in the capital.
Ji Changqing's eldest sister-in-law cured Princess Shouyang's son and became famous.
So he went to find Ji Changqing and tried every means to persuade him to ask his eldest sister-in-law to come to the palace to treat her.
Ji Changqing agreed.
Feng entered the palace.
She also had someone put a letter in the ancient book to thank him for the recommendation.
He let out a long sigh.
Unexpectedly, not long after, a bone case occurred in Rongchang Marquis's Mansion, and the prince was accused of being the culprit.
He learned from Ji Changqing that she had personally accused the prince in front of the emperor and empress, and for this purpose she had specifically asked Feng for scar removal medicine through Ji Changqing.
After many twists and turns, the medicine was finally delivered to her through Pei Yunyan.
After she left the palace, "Kong Qing" made an appointment with him, wanting to thank him in person.
He was panicked for a moment and refused on the grounds of physical discomfort.
She never mentioned the meeting again after that.
I only occasionally discussed the course schedule of the women's college with him.
After Qingquan Academy opened, she rarely returned to the city and rarely corresponded with him.
"...I just went to the Qiben Pavilion and found a letter she left in that ancient book. I was about to open the envelope when she turned back. I got nervous and ran away..."
Shangguan Mu covered his face and said.
"She knows I'm Lay Buddhist Mu Yun, so she probably won't contact me again."
Ji Changqing: “…”
He usually speaks very logically, but when the critical moment comes, he turns around and runs away.
I've never seen him so cowardly.
"Isn't this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Go back and explain it to her, maybe something good will happen."
Shangguan Mu: "Maybe she's angry..."
"Then just wait until she calms down." Ji Changqing said coldly, "By the time she's gone, all the goodwill you've accumulated will be gone."
Shangguan Mu: “…”
He hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "I'll listen to you this time."
Ji Changqing patted his shoulder and said, "Go back quickly. She might be waiting for you."
This sentence gave Shangguan Mu great courage.
He rode back to Qiben Pavilion at full speed, tied up his horse, and strode into the pavilion.
Qiwen Pavilion has two floors. The first floor has a hall in the middle, with two interconnected rooms on each side. The second floor is a large open room divided into several areas by bookcases.
He first looked at all the rooms on the first floor before going up to the second floor.
The ancient book that Pei Minru and he had a connection with was in the incomplete book area at the westernmost end of the second floor.
He walked along, glancing at the various sections out of the corner of his eye, but didn't see anyone.
I felt very disappointed.
My pace subconsciously slowed down.
But no matter how slowly you walk, you can cover this distance quickly.
There is no one in the remaining area...
His shoulders slumped.
Walking to the bookshelf in the corner where the ancient book was, he opened the book with the last glimmer of hope, trying to find the few words left by Pei Minru in it.
One page, two pages, three pages...Except for the supplementary content pages and annotation pages they left behind, there was nothing extra on the inner pages.
He put the ancient book back dejectedly.
I felt like all the strength in my body had been drained away.
Leaning against the window, he glanced out and was about to regret his poor performance when a familiar face suddenly came into view.
Pei Minru was sitting in the courtyard behind Qiben Pavilion, waving at him.
At this moment, he was like a wilted flower that had been thoroughly drenched by a summer rainstorm, and instantly stood up again.
He immediately turned and ran towards the stairs.
Run down the stairs.
He ran all the way to the corridor at the edge of the courtyard before stopping.
"I always thought that Mr. Muyun was a sixty-year-old man."
Pei Minru smiled.
"I didn't expect it to be Prince Shangguan."
Shangguan Mu was full of energy just now, but it was all gone in an instant.
Six, ten days old, person.
"Why do you think I look like a 60-year-old man?"
He asked with a dark face.
"Maybe it's because you're sometimes calm and sometimes cheerful, which reminds me of Zhuge Shanzhang of Bailu Academy. Zhuge Shanzhang is very serious in the academy, but he's a naughty boy in private."
Pei Minru replied.
Shangguan Mu: “…”
He just didn't pretend to be calm well, and his true nature occasionally showed up. He didn't expect that she would think he was a naughty boy.
Pei Minru said, "Sit down and talk."
After saying that, he heated up a cup and made him a cup of tea.
Shangguan Mu was just nervous, but now when he sat down and smelled the tea, he realized that he was thirsty.
He took a sip of the tea, which was sweet, refreshing and pleasantly fragrant.
"Is this the freshly brewed Longjing tea?"
Pei Minru nodded: "Old Xia just brought it back from Jiangnan."
Mr. Xia is the owner of Qiben Pavilion.
Shangguan Mu remembered what he had told Pei Minru in the letter, that if they had the chance, they could go to Jiangnan together to pick and make tea and enjoy the spring scenery of Jiangnan. His breath suddenly stopped.
So what he wanted to do was something only old people would do?
No wonder she thought of him as an old man.
"When did you find out my true identity?"
Pei Minru suddenly asked.
Shangguan Mu's breathing stopped again.
"Two months after we corresponded," he whispered, "I went to visit your eldest brother and saw your handwriting with him."
"So early." Pei Minru was slightly surprised. "I thought it was when I asked you to find the female doctor."
She wanted to drug the prince at that time, but she didn't dare let the Pei family know. She inexplicably thought of her pen pal.
Although they had never met before, she judged from the words that the other party was a reliable person, so she took the risk and asked him to find a doctor for her.
Shangguan Mu's face flushed slightly.
"I didn't mean to hide it from you, I just didn't want to cut off contact."
"I see."
Pei Minru smiled.
She thought Shangguan Mu was a great scholar like Mr. Xia, which was why she had been corresponding with him. If she knew his true identity, she would definitely avoid suspicion.
Her father and brother were also learned men, but whenever they talked to her, they would inevitably mix in lectures.
It is very rare to find someone like "Mr. Muyun" who can allow her to speak freely.
Therefore, even though she could easily find out his identity by lurking in Qiben Hall, she did not do so.
Today was purely accidental.
After she put the letter down, she drank tea with Mr. Xia in the courtyard and talked about an ancient book. She went upstairs to get it, but unexpectedly, she ran into the person who took the letter.
After Shangguan Mu fled in a hurry, she figured out a lot of things.
For example, after the robbery during the Dragon Boat Festival last year, Ji Changqing told her about the friend who asked him to help rescue her but did not want to reveal her name.
"Thank you for your help over the years."
She picked up the teacup and expressed her sincere gratitude.
"Knowing you is the greatest luck in my life."
Shangguan Mu clinked his glasses with hers and said with a blushing face, "Meeting you is the greatest luck in my life."
Pei Minru smiled slightly.
"It's probably too early for you to say that. Your luck is still to come. Wait until you meet the girl you want to spend the rest of your life with."
Shangguan Mu's expression froze.
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