Chapter 154 Ye Ting Apologizes to Nian An
"Pfft—"
Just then, Nian Ning, who had been silent all along, suddenly burst out laughing.
Nian'an was puzzled: "Nian Ning, why are you laughing?"
When the two turned their heads away, Nian Ning became serious again, "Sister Nian An, you must have seen wrong. I didn't laugh."
Nian An: "?"
When Nian An turned around, she clearly saw the smile on Nian Ning's lips.
When she met Nianning's gaze, she saw the cunning in Nianning's eyes again.
Nian'an finally understood what Nian Ning meant.
She couldn't help but scold, "Nianning!"
Nian Ning blinked. "Nian An, what's wrong?"
Nian'an's face turned red. "You, Nian Ning, you..."
Nian Ning said, "Alright, Nian An, I won't tease you anymore. I'll go tell Young Master Qin that we've given that letter to Ye Ting."
"good."
Nian'an could never get angry at Nian Ning, so when she heard her say that, she responded.
Ye Ting looked at the two bewildered people, his confusion growing.
Nian Ning walked out the door with a smile. At this moment, only Nian An and Yeting remained in the courtyard of the Regent's Palace.
“Nian’an, you haven’t answered my question yet,” Ye Ting said when Nian’an remained silent.
Nian'an glanced at the cake that had fallen to the ground and shook her head helplessly: "Shortly before you came, Young Master Qin came to the Regent's Palace and brought us some things. The cake that fell to the ground was one of those things that Young Master Qin gave us."
"The reason this pastry fell to the ground is because you suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the yard and startled me!"
Ye Ting frowned and said dismissively, "Isn't this just an ordinary piece of pastry? I'll just compensate you."
"But do you know how delicious it is?!"
Seeing Ye Ting speak in such a disdainful tone, Nian An felt very uncomfortable.
She had even harbored a tiny bit of... feelings for Ye Ting before, but now it seems she really was bewitched!
Ye Ting glanced lightly at the pastries on the ground and said something that would infuriate Nian An: "How delicious can this stuff be? I've never tried it, so who knows?"
Nian'an listened to Ye Ting's words in disbelief. "Ye Ting, how could you say such a thing? You must apologize to me today!"
Ye Ting felt that he hadn't done anything wrong. Nian An was just a servant like him, so why should he apologize to her? Did she think she was the master or mistress?
Ye Ting spoke decisively: "No need to apologize. I don't think I did anything wrong."
"You...you, you, you really are!" Nian'an was so angry that she couldn't even finish her sentence.
"Me, me, me, me, me what me?"
Ye Ting glanced at the anxious Nian An.
"Don't be angry. I'll just make you a replacement."
Seeing that Ye Ting still didn't realize why she was angry, Nian An shook her head. "Ye Ting, you're hopeless. If you're going to compensate me, do you think you can just give me an exact copy?"
Ye Ting scoffed, "Isn't this just ordinary pastry? It's nothing rare. You can't buy it at the Imperial Pastry Shop in Kyoto."
Nian An laughed, waiting for Ye Ting to be proven wrong. "Anyway, I've been to the Imperial Pastry House for so many years, and I've never seen it for sale."
She then remembered that Young Master Qin had made several extra cakes. She took out the remaining cakes that were on the stone lion and said, "Look, these are the pastries that just fell on the ground. Can you see what they look like? I'll wait here while you go buy them. Remember to buy an exact copy."
When Ye Ting saw what Nian An was holding, he was stunned. "What is this? Why do I feel like I've never seen this kind of pastry before?"
Nian An chuckled: "Now you're saying you didn't see him?"
Ye Ting then understood that these pastries were probably another new type of food developed by that Young Master Qin, which he sent to Nian An and Nian Ning along with the letter.
He had once followed Young Master Qin and knew that he was indeed very intelligent. Now that he had figured out what the thing on the ground was, Ye Ting regretted it for a moment.
"I misspoke just now, I apologize to you, okay?"
Ye Ting now understood why Nian An was so angry, and he also knew that the way he had spoken just now was indeed worthy of a beating.
He thought Nian'an would let it go after seeing his apology, but to his surprise, she shook her head, her gaze resolute.
"No, I want you to go to the Imperial Pastry Shop and buy me an exact copy."
Ye Ting's eyes widened suddenly: "Nian An, you... don't push your luck!"
Nian'an blinked innocently, waved her hand helplessly, and said in confusion:
"Didn't you just say it was just an ordinary pastry? How could the Imperial Pastry Shop not be able to buy it? Why are you apologizing now? Why didn't you go to the Imperial Pastry Shop and buy an exact copy?"
Ye Ting was speechless, his face flushed red. "Nian An, you... I already apologized."
Nian'an acted as if she hadn't heard, and said to herself, "You don't need to apologize. Take your apology back. I just want an exact copy of the pastry."
Ye Ting now realized that Nian An was sulking because he had just spilled her pastries and hadn't shown any remorse, saying such disdainful things.
He had just thought about it, and if he lost something he cherished, and that person said something like, "It's just a thing, so what if it's lost?", he would probably be furious.
He thought for a moment, and his tone softened. "Nian'an, I was wrong just now. I apologize. I shouldn't have spilled your pastries, and I shouldn't have spoken to you in that tone."
Nian'an had only said those words because she was holding back her anger, but when she saw the look of remorse and guilt flash across Ye Ting's face, she felt completely relieved.
"Don't do this again next time. If you do it again, I might complain to the Princess."
Knowing that Nian An and Nian Ning had a good relationship with Shen Pingjin, Ye Ting's eyes widened upon hearing this.
“Nian’an, you…”
Nian'an, however, didn't take it to heart. "There's nothing I can do. We're both servants, so I have no right to discipline you. But surely the princess does, so I'll let her discipline you."
Ye Ting was truly convinced by Nian An's words. He sighed and said, "Alright, I admit defeat. But what kind of pastry is it that you can't stop thinking about? May I see it?"
Nian'an is an outgoing and cheerful girl, and it's normal for the two of them to bicker. So, she didn't think it was a big deal that they made up so quickly.
She has never been a petty person.
"Let me show you."
Nian'an handed the cake to Yeting.
Ye Ting took it, and what he saw was a cake covered in cream and exuding a milky aroma. It smelled sweet and delicious, a scent he had never smelled before.
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