Chapter 127: An Appointment
At Duke Zhao's mansion, Shen Qingtan and Zhao Yi were having dinner.
Shen Qingtan specifically instructed the kitchen not to prepare her portion and to make an extra portion for Zhao Yi.
Today was the first time that the couple did not have their own food, and four light vegetarian dishes were placed on the table.
Maybe it's because summer is approaching, the room is a bit stuffy and Shen Qingtan has not had a good appetite these days.
I had a light meal tonight, which tasted refreshing. I ate half a bowl of rice.
Seeing this, Zhao Yi frowned slightly and said in a gentle voice: "I don't care about food, I'm used to eating light food, and I think it's good. You have your own eating habits, and I'm afraid you won't be able to adapt to a sudden change of taste. You don't have to accommodate my taste, just follow your own taste."
"I'm not trying to please your taste, but I haven't had much appetite these days. I want to eat something light for a change." Shen Qingtan curved her lips and said, "I think it's good to eat something light occasionally. I ate a little more than I did a few days ago."
Shen Qingtan really wanted to cater to Zhao Yi's taste. Since they got married, they had always eaten separately.
She didn't think anything of it before, but after they opened up to each other, she started caring about him more and more, and couldn't help but think about him.
Especially seeing him eating light vegetarian dishes or some soups all day long, without any meat at all.
Before he got married, he didn't think it was a big deal to eat alone in his room.
Now she was dining at the same table with him, and every dish was so delicious and flavourful, which was too unfriendly for him.
Put yourself in her shoes. If she eats plain vegetarian food all day long, and then sees the people she eats with eating big fish and meat every day, she will definitely feel greedy.
It would be fine if he was born to like vegetarian food.
But he needs to avoid eating meat.
When she thought of this, Shen Qingtan couldn't help but feel a little pity for Zhao Yi, so she decided to have lunch as usual when he was not around at noon.
When he came home at night, she would eat the same meal as him.
After tasting it today, I felt that the chef’s cooking skills are very good. Not only are the simple vegetarian dishes exquisite, but they also have the flavor of meat.
The more she tasted the vegetarian and meat dishes cooked by him, the more she felt sorry for him.
"The room is a bit stuffy and hot, which may affect your appetite. Let Liu Yue go to the ice cellar tomorrow to get some ice and put it in the room." Zhao Yi noticed that she had a poor appetite in the past few days: "The room will be cooler, and your appetite should improve."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingtan didn't respond for a moment.
She was afraid of the cold in winter and the heat in summer. If she were in the Marquis' Mansion, she would have put some ice in her room at this time.
But Zhao Yi was weak and afraid of cold. If she put ice in the room to cool it down, he was afraid that he would not be able to bear the illness.
Zhao Yi seemed to have thought of this question as well. After a moment of silence, he whispered, "It's not a problem if I'm not at home during the day. When I come back at night, I'll cover myself with a thicker quilt so I don't catch a cold."
"Let's talk about it when summer comes." Shen Qingtan said with a smile: "It's the end of spring and the beginning of summer now. If I don't pay attention, I will easily catch a cold."
Zhao Yi smiled helplessly, put down his bowl and chopsticks, and mentioned the matter in Guanzhou.
"All the officials in charge of the grain supply in Guanzhou have been brought to the capital, and the case will be heard tomorrow. After this matter is concluded, is there anywhere you would like to go?"
"No..." Shen Qingtan stopped talking after realizing what Zhao Yi said. He looked at him in disbelief and asked tentatively, "You ask this...Do you want to accompany me wherever I go?"
Zhao Yi nodded slightly: "The weather has been good recently, suitable for an outing."
Ever since she got married, she has been dealing with all kinds of things and has never had a good time to relax.
In addition, Zhao Yi also had some selfish motives.
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They never went out together.
Shen Qingtan saw that she was right, and a hint of joy quietly emerged in her heart, because this was the first time he invited her out for a trip.
"Last time, Fourth Aunt invited me to the horse farm, where we can play horse racing, chuiwan, cuju..." Shen Qingtan listed a bunch of games, and then realized one thing, these are all things he cannot play.
You can't just let Zhao Yi sit there and watch her play, right?
She was just about to suggest staying in another courtyard for a few days when she heard Zhao Yi speak.
"West Hill has nice views and a cool climate. In the past, when Fourth Uncle was in the capital, he would take Fourth Aunt there to escape the heat." Zhao Yi looked at her bitter face and couldn't help but laugh: "Then let's go to West Hill and take a look?"
Shen Qingtan hesitated, fearing that he was deliberately fooling her.
Zhao Yi saw through her thoughts and said deliberately: "I have never been to Xishan. I have always wanted to go and see it, but I just haven't found the right time."
When Shen Qingtan heard what he said, her heart softened and all her worries were thrown behind her.
She agreed: "Then let's go to Xishan."
Zhao Yi hummed softly, "You can invite Miss Qin and Fourth Aunt to go together. It will be more lively with more people."
Shen Qingtan's eyes flickered slightly: "We'll talk about it when the time comes."
At this time, Liu Yue came in from outside, greeted the two of them, and then took out a letter and handed it to Shen Qingtan.
"Second Madam, this was sent by Boss Qin."
There was a flash of doubt in Shen Qingtan's eyes, and he guessed that Boss Qin was reporting on the affairs of Guanzhou.
After all, all the prisoners were taken to the capital today.
She quickly opened the letter and was surprised after reading the contents.
Gu Zongci wants to see her.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Yi saw Shen Qingtan's frown and asked with concern, "Did Boss Qin encounter any difficulties?"
"No." Shen Qingtan handed the letter to Zhao Yi. "Uncle Qin takes care of all the business matters. I have only met Boss Gu once. I don't know what he asked Uncle Qin to talk to me about."
Zhao Yi glanced at the letter and thought, "Boss Gu's ancestral home is in Nanlingzhou?"
"The last time I met Boss Gu, Uncle Qin introduced the Gu family as a wealthy family that once served as imperial merchants and had a very high reputation in Nanlingzhou." Shen Qingtan said this and suddenly realized: "Are you saying that Boss Gu came to me because of my background?"
Then she denied it in her heart.
If a child was missing from Gu Zongci's family, Boss Qin would definitely know about it given their friendship.
She was very secretive about looking for her parents in Nanlingzhou and did not reveal it to anyone, so it was impossible for Gu Zongci to get the news.
Zhao Yi whispered, "You'll know once you see him."
Shen Qingtan decided to meet Gu Zongci tomorrow, and went to the desk to write a letter back to Boss Qin.
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