Chapter 42 World 2 (18)
In the courtyard.
Baoshan waited obediently by her side. On a small table not far from her was a plate of exquisite snacks.
Bao Shan's eyes flickered across the snacks, her pupils flickering slightly before she lowered her head quietly. Yu Wenxuan remained silent, so she didn't speak either.
"You told others about my preferences?"
Yuwen Xuan spoke slowly. He naturally didn't believe what Miss Deng said. If she had really taken the trouble to find out his preferences, then where did the dozens of dim sum dishes she had sent by mistake come from?
As for the matter of Miss Deng sending walnut and almond cakes, one only needs to send someone to investigate a little to find out the truth. Hua Qing simply heard it from Bao Shan and told it to Miss Deng earnestly.
Bao Shan shuddered slightly at the words. She wasn't stupid; after a moment's thought, she knew who the dish of snacks came from. After thinking it through, Bao Shan's face turned even paler, and she whispered softly, "Yes."
Yuwen Xuan sneered.
"Sister Hua Qing wanted to know what the prince liked, so I told her the truth. I never thought she would tell Miss Deng about it... But this is a good thing. The prince got a snack that satisfied him, and he felt relieved. It can't be considered that I did anything wrong."
Yuwen Xuan's face became even colder.
——He had known that Baoshan was kind-hearted, but he had never imagined that she was so considerate.
Hua Qing had somehow tricked Bao Shan into telling her about her preferences, and then offered her flowers to Miss Deng. Bao Shan understood the whole story, and instead of being angry, she was like this... She was truly generous.
Yuwen Xuan picked up a walnut and almond biscuit and brought it to Baoshan's lips.
Baoshan only felt something soft touching the corner of her mouth. Surprised, she slightly opened her lips and let the walnut and almond pastry into her mouth.
Walnut kernels are served with almonds and half a spoonful of sugar, which gives it a not-too-sweet taste.
The cooking method is so familiar, probably the chefs in the palace are already used to making this walnut and almond pastry.
"how?"
Yuwen Xuan asked in a cold voice. Just by hearing this question, he couldn't tell for a moment whether he was asking about the snacks or blaming Baoshan for telling Hua Qing's private matters.
Bao Shan Nuonuo said, "This snack is very filling. I only ate half a piece and I feel full."
There was a slight fluctuation on Yuwen Xuan's cold face, and he gently rubbed the two fingers hanging by his side.
His love for walnut and almond pastry was no secret in the palace.
But others only know that he likes this snack, but they don’t know why.
The reason is simple. This snack not only consists of soft dough but also nuts that can fill your stomach.
When food and grass were cut off on the battlefield, he would think of this snack, thinking that if he could have one piece, it would be enough to keep him from starving for two days and he wouldn't have to eat the raw and bitter tree bark.
Others could only marvel at it, thinking that Yuwen Xuan, a violent man who was used to fighting on the battlefield and seeing the flash of swords and the sound of sabers, also liked to eat sweets like a little girl, but no one knew the inside story.
Baoshan revealed the truth in just a few words, and Yuwen Xuan couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
Yuwen Xuan had a stern look on his face, and his eyes were as sharp as a hawk soaring over the desert. When such a gaze was focused on a person, it was inevitable that that person would feel the fear of being clamped and controlled.
Bao Shan could not ignore such a burning gaze. She trembled her eyes and looked back at Yu Wenxuan.
Bao Shan saw him looking at the corner of her mouth, and she clenched the snack in her palm with an obscure expression, and her heart trembled.
Baoshan was silent for a moment, and after thinking for a while, she picked up the walnut and almond cakes from the porcelain plate and fed them to Yuwen Xuan.
"Your Majesty."
She called out timidly, and saw Yuwen Xuan looking at the snack in front of him with a puzzled expression. She felt depressed: Yuwen Xuan must want to eat this snack, which is why he has been staring at her lips intently, but why he doesn't want to use it now that it is right in front of his mouth.
Yuwen Xuan stood tall and straight, with the treasured fan barely reaching his chest. As his slender arm was raised, the sleeves slowly fell down, revealing a piece of snow-white wrist.
Yuwen Xuan refused to use the snacks offered by the treasure fan, but he didn't dare to take it back rashly, so he could only force himself to raise his hand.
Bao Shan's wrist was aching, and even her voice was filled with grievance and trembling: "Prince..."
The voice is like that of an oriole, crying tenderly, so pitiful.
Yuwen Xuan then opened his mouth, looked at Baoshan, and his panicked expression eased, and he fed the snack in his hand into his mouth.
Baoshan's hand held half of the walnut and almond pastry, and when she fed it into Yuwen Xuan's mouth, her jade finger accidentally slid across the corner of Yuwen Xuan's lips, and the tingling sensation spread to every part of that finger.
Baoshan's ears were slightly red, and she was about to retract her fingers with a trembling hand. However, she found that one of her slightly longer fingers, along with the snack, was bitten by Yuwen Xuan.
There was a slight pain in my fingers, but it was more like a numbness than a pain.
The teeth were lightly clenched, and seemed to leave traces around the slender jade fingers.
Bao Shan whimpered like a cat: "My Lord...it hurts..."
Yuwen Xuan seemed to have just realized that there was not only a soft and delicious snack in his mouth, but also another small object.
As soon as he opened his lips, Baoshan quickly withdrew his fingers.
The jade-like fingertips were surrounded by a circle of red marks.
It should be a pity that there is a slight flaw in the white jade, but the situation is so magnificent and gorgeous that people can't even feel pity.
Instead, I want to add more beautiful colors to those white jade fingers.
Bao Shan hid her fingers behind her back, avoiding Yu Wenxuan's gaze. She lowered her head, not daring to glance at him again. A faint warmth permeated the space between them, and Bao Shan's ears and cheeks were all stained with a bright color.
Yuwen Xuan felt inexplicably hot in the room. Even though he hadn't lit any incense, it felt so stuffy and suffocating.
He lowered his head slightly and saw Baoshan with an uneasy look on his face.
Yu Wenxuan thought of the finger that was hastily pulled out, and his heart moved slightly.
The red marks were caused by his bite.
He was not unaware of the strangeness in his mouth. The fingers were so soft and even whiter than flour.
But compared with kneaded pastries, it is still easy to distinguish.
But he didn't let go. There seemed to be a voice in his heart, clamoring to "bite it down." Yuwen Xuan had never been a person who was harsh and patient. Since he had this idea, he followed his heart and bit it down.
Yuwen Xuan had never used such light force before. It was as if he was holding a ball of cotton in his mouth and had to consider the cotton's thoughts. He couldn't be too heavy or too cruel.
He controlled the strength and left his mark on the white jade object.
But Baoshan cried out softly, her watery eyes filled with pain. Yuwen Xuan was not aware of it and easily let go.
"You put more than just snacks." Yu Wenxuan said coldly.
And that finger that makes people upset and have strange thoughts.
Baoshan rubbed her fingers secretly and admitted her fault obediently: "It's my fault."
Yuwen Xuan said in a deep voice: "Yeah."
Seeing that Yuwen Xuan had nothing else to ask her, Baoshan tentatively asked if she could leave first.
Yuwen Xuan responded, staring at Baoshan's hair swirl, and suddenly said, "The pear blossoms are blooming."
The feathers of the precious fan drooped lightly, and the expression on his face could not be seen. "Yes. The pear blossoms in the yard are in bloom, and the scenery is beautiful."
Yuwen Xuan reached out and placed his large palm on Bao Shan's head. Sensing the slight trembling of his hand, Yuwen Xuan's brows hardened. He removed the pear blossom petals from Bao Shan's hair and said, "I like pear blossoms."
"I like it even more than walnut and almond pastry."
So, next time you write down your preferences, keep them in mind.
After Baoshan left, Yuwen Xuan called the housekeeper.
This was the first time that Yuwen Xuan summoned him to see him. The housekeeper was worried that something had gone wrong in the palace again, so he asked Yuwen Xuan to inquire in person.
But Yuwen Xuan just said that since the treasure fan had to take care of the Changming Sword, its residence had to be more convenient.
The housekeeper's heart moved slightly, and he said tentatively: "There is another courtyard in the other courtyard, the scenery is elegant, and it is very close to the Changming Sword.
But the yard is small, so I'm afraid Baoshan will have to live alone."
Seeing Yuwen Xuan's expression relax a little, the housekeeper felt relieved.
"Then let Baoshan change his residence immediately and move into that courtyard from today."
There were a few pieces of walnut and almond pastries on the table. Yu Wenxuan reached out and touched them with his fingertips, realizing that the pastries had already gone cold.
He picked up one and put it in his mouth, chewing it carefully. Although the taste was much worse than when it was warm, it was still enough to fill his stomach.
Pear blossom petals floated into the house through the open window, and Yu Wenxuan watched intently.
Pear blossoms are pure white. Before they are made dirty by mud, they should be clean and not be stained by any dirt or mess.
Although Miss Deng didn't get close to Yuwen Xuan, she had at least made progress compared to before. The snacks she had brought were accepted, and she had even entered the house. Therefore, Hua Qing was generously rewarded for her contribution. Hua Qing suppressed the joy in her eyes, accepted the reward, and returned to the courtyard, mentally plotting how to coax Baoshan into revealing more about Yuwen Xuan.
As soon as she returned to the yard, she found that the quilt on the bed opposite had been changed, all the decorations were gone, and the dried flowers were nowhere to be seen.
Hua Qing was surprised and walked closer to the bed, smelling a faint fragrance.
This is really strange. Baoshan has always changed the water and placed dried flowers every day without interruption. Why is it now...
Hua Qing thought about it for a moment and thought that the treasure fan was just slack. It must have noticed that she had to change the water frequently. So what if the fragrance was on her body? She couldn't get close to Yuwen Xuan, so she gave up easily.
The ingenious idea of the treasure fan could not compare to the attention attracted by Miss Deng sending a snack. In this case, giving up early is considered sensible.
But when it was late at night, Hua Qing heard some noise and stood up to complain a few words, only to find that there was an unfamiliar maid sitting on the bed opposite.
Hua Qing was extremely surprised: "Who are you? Why are you sitting on Bao Shan's bed?"
The maid glanced at Hua Qing strangely, covered her with the quilt, and a dull sound was heard.
"Baoshan? Baoshan has already moved out of the yard and gone to another place."
Jinxiu helped to clean the house, but in fact the housekeeper had already tidied the yard and sent guards to help.
All Jinxiu could do was to help Baoshan move the boxes and replace the dried flowers with clean water.
"Hua Qing will definitely be furious, but that's for the best. She's so mean, so it's only natural that she should be angry."
Jinxiu said this with a smile, and squeezed next to Baoshan again, with a look of resentment on her face.
"I went to see the housekeeper, but he just told you to stay in the yard alone. I just wanted to stay overnight occasionally, but he refused."
The housekeeper had a stern look on his face and told Jinxiu not to stay in the yard.
Bao Shan saw that she was really aggrieved, so she suggested, "Today doesn't count. Tomorrow is the first day. You should stay."
Jinxiu's eyes lit up: "Is it really possible?"
Bao Shan gently reminded: "Okay, but only today. If it happens in the future, you must let the prince know..."
Jinxiu shrank her head. She would definitely not dare to do that again in the future.
After getting Baoshan's consent, Jinxiu hurriedly took out the extra quilt from the wooden cabinet and spread it beside Baoshan.
Looking at the wide bed, Jinxiu sighed: How come this bed is so big? Not to mention two people, it is more than enough for three people to lie down.
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