"Nothing works left or right, what should I do? Don't expect me to say anything. I hate that woman." Shi Yurou sat down on the couch and said gritting her teeth.
"Or you can go to Chunfengyuan a few more times and try to get closer to her to see if you can get the formula of the cream?" Duan Tingye is indeed a businessman. Even though he can only be abused in front of Duan Tingxuan, he actually has a lot of bad ideas.
"Do you think I'm stupid? If we go to Chunfeng Garden, we still have to bow to that woman?" Shi Yurou was furious. Just as she was about to scratch her husband, she heard Duan Tingye chuckle, "Or, you don't have to try to get close to the eldest sister-in-law. The maids around the eldest sister-in-law are trustworthy. You can go there a few times and let the maids around you interact with them. Maybe you can get some information out of them in the future. How do you do?"
"That's a good idea. I don't think I need to show up. Xing'er has stayed here before, and there are two girls who are good friends with her. I can use some self-torture tactics and beat up one of them, and then let her go to Xing'er to complain. Isn't that a natural thing to do? Cong'er and Hua'er are both pretty simple-minded, so are you afraid that I won't be able to get the prescription out of them?"
"Oh, Madam is really smart." Duan Tingye was also very happy. He hugged Shi Yurou and kissed her on the face.
Shi Yurou also felt that her quick-witted idea was really great. She chuckled, but immediately pushed her husband away and sneered, "Don't touch me after just touching someone else's body." After saying that, she walked away slowly, which made Master Duan feel itchy.
Duan Tingxuan came back in the evening. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Duan Tingye was about to go out. Just as he was about to say hello to scare him, he saw Duan Tingye had already come over and smiled warmly, "Brother, you're back? It must have been hard outside today, right?"
"Oh... not bad." His second brother, who always treated him like a vicious person, actually came over to him on his own initiative. This made Duan Tingxuan a little confused for a moment, so he was stunned for a rare moment.
"I just happened to have an appointment outside. I won't talk to you any more." Duan Tingye bowed and walked out leisurely. Duan Tingxuan looked at his back for a long time, and suddenly asked the doorman next to him: "Did anything happen at home today?"
"No."
Menzi was puzzled and didn't understand why the prince suddenly asked this question?
"That's strange." Duan Tingxuan touched his chin and asked Siping as he walked towards Chunfeng Garden, "Do you feel that Tingye is a little bit strange today?"
"I didn't think so." Siping smiled and said, "Speaking of which, Second Master is not a child. He has been teased by me a few times. How can he not learn his lesson? He can't avoid it anyway. He came forward and greeted me warmly. It not only showed respect, but also caught me off guard. Otherwise, how could he go out so smoothly?"
"Well! You have a point. But I still feel something is wrong." Duan Tingxuan waved his fan a few times: "If someone is too attentive to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief."
"But the Second Master is not being too attentive for no reason." Siping felt that his master must be calculating and scheming, so he was being mean.
"Although he is not being too attentive for no reason, I feel like he is plotting against me. Humph! I know Tingye too well. I don't believe that he has some hidden agenda with his behavior. Haha! Not bad, he has finally grown some brains and can actually hide something from me. Let me see what tricks he can come up with this time."
"Master, I know you are smart, but you can't bully me like this. If it's not a big deal, let me win at least once. Otherwise, I can't help shedding tears of sympathy for you, your life is so hopeless."
Duan Tingxuan smiled and tapped Siping on the head with his fan: "Good boy, you are really good at flattering people. You flatter them without making any noise." Just as he was about to turn to Chunfeng Garden, he saw Xu Ranyun and two maids pretending to appreciate the flowers in front of him. When they saw him, they happily came up to him and said with a smile: "Master, you are back at this time? It's a coincidence that I came here today."
"Hmm! Ran Yun, are you waiting for me here on purpose?"
Duan Tingxuan was obviously pretending not to know, but Xu Ranyun smiled and said, "No, I know you are in a hurry to go to Chunfeng Garden, so I am just here to enjoy the flowers and relax. If I can see you, it would be the best. I haven't seen you for several days."
There was a hint of resentment in the light words, which made Duan Tingxuan, who was kind and gentle to women, unconsciously soften. He thought that because of Xu Ranyun's previous incidents, he had indeed ignored her for a few days. Now Nuannuan and Jing'er's relationship is getting more and more harmonious. I'm afraid that the day when Jing'er will be the housekeeper is not far away. By then, wouldn't Ranyun be even more disappointed? He should comfort her.
Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "I have been busy these days, so I haven't taken care of you. Not just you, in fact, I haven't taken care of anyone. You look very beautiful in this aqua red shirt. Wait for me in the room tonight."
Xu Ranyun was overjoyed and bowed quickly, saying, "Master, you have agreed. I will prepare a bed for you in the room. If you don't come, you will be breaking your promise to me."
"Don't worry, I'll keep my word." Duan Tingxuan said, still thinking about the ice cream, and left Xu Ranyun, hurried to Chunfeng Garden. Here Fengxian looked at his back and smiled at Xu Ranyun: "Grandma, are you relieved now? It seems that Grandpa didn't let Grandma instigate me to ignore you."
Xu Ranyun smiled and said, "Even if it's instigation, so what? Your master has always been soft-hearted. I've bowed my head like this today, he will never let me lose face. This is called taking a step back to open up the sky, humph! Now that my master is soaking in Chunfeng Garden all day, the servants in the mansion want to look down on me. My words are not so effective. Let them see today that my master has not yet abandoned me. It's really too early to rush to stand in line now."
As he spoke, he and Fengxian returned to their room contentedly.
Duan Tingxuan came to Chunfeng Garden in a hurry. Before he even entered the door, he saw Xing'er bringing out a little girl. The little girl kept wiping her eyes with her hands, and seemed to be crying. When they saw him, they were both stunned, and then they quickly squatted and saluted. Duan Tingxuan waved his hand to signal them to stand up, and then looked at the little girl and said, "Who is this? Is she a new girl?"
Xing'er hurriedly said, "My lord, it's not from our courtyard, but Chun'er from Second Madam's courtyard. She made a small mistake today and was beaten by Second Madam, so she came to talk to me." Originally, there was no need to say this, but Chun'er was wiping her eyes and tears, so Xing'er felt it necessary to report the reason to her master.
"Oh! Chun'er."
Duan Tingxuan gave the little girl a meaningful look, nodded, and went into the yard. Before he even entered the door, he called out, "Honglian, where's the ice cream? Did you save some for me?"
"From the tone of voice, if Honglian forgets to keep her, will I have to demolish Chunfeng Garden?" Su Nuannuan leaned against the door at some point, holding Zhaocai in her arms, with a smile on her face, which made the young marquis feel a sinking feeling in his heart.
"You really didn't leave any for me, did you?" Duan Tingxuan didn't dare to speak to Su Nuannuan in an arrogant tone, and asked pitifully.
Sure enough, in front of the lady, this tactic of playing the victim is much more effective than bullying others with power. She wanted to tease him a few more times, but when she saw that a prince, who dared to contradict the prince, had a pitiful look like a dog, Su Nuannuan softened her heart.
"I've already said that it's not easy to find coolies, so how dare I not leave some for you? When I saw you coming this way just now, Honglian had already gone to the ice cellar to get some. Hmm? Isn't she here?"
Su Nuannuan pointed her chin outwards, and before she finished her words, she heard a "meow" and Zhaocai jumped up with a particularly agile posture and pounced towards Honglian.
"You dead cat, how dare you snatch this from me? Believe it or not, I will slap you to death?" This is intolerable. If it was a fish, it would be fine, after all, I can eat it once every two days. But this is ice cream that I have never eaten before. The cream is so delicious, how can I even imagine the taste of this ice cream?
The young marquis, who was afraid that his ice cream would be snatched away, used his lightness skills to the limit at this moment. He pounced in front of Honglian like a hungry tiger, snatched the plate from Honglian's hand and held it tightly. Then he turned around and glared at Zhaocai with murderous intent. His eyes, as cold as a deep pool, seemed to be warning: Don't move, if you dare to touch my ice cream, I will skin you alive.
Su Nuannuan was amazed by the series of his quick movements and murmured, "This is a true foodie. He has unparalleled skills and can always be very competitive against the food he is besieging. Compared to Duan Tingxuan, a foodie like me is so weak."
Duan Tingxuan came into the house while eating ice cream. He didn't sit down after entering the house, which made Su Nuannuan puzzled. Seeing him sipping ice cream, she couldn't help asking, "Why don't you sit down? Also, you usually eat like a wolf, but why are you so elegant today, like a lady from a noble family? Did he finally remember that you are the prince of Anping Marquis's Mansion?"
"The reason why I didn't sit down is because I felt that only by eating standing up could I express my love and gratitude for the ice cream. Nuannuan, it will be my salvation in the future, absolutely."
With a "puff", Su Nuannuan sprayed the tea in her mouth. She glared at Duan Tingxuan: "Did you do this on purpose? You just want to see me spraying water in a mess, right?"
“No, no, absolutely not.” Fearing that his wife would think he had “evil intentions,” the young marquis shook his head repeatedly, “Really, Nuannuan, every word I say is from the bottom of my heart. From the first bite of this ice cream, I knew I was done for. In addition to cooling off in the summer, even in the spring, autumn, and winter, if there is any worrying thing, I rely on this to cool down. Nuannuan, you don’t know how much influence this kind of thing has on a foodie who likes sweets…”
"Okay, okay, you are a prince, it's not shameful to say this, it's just an ice cream." Su Nuannuan shook her head: "So you like it, right? Then why are you sipping it in small sips? Are you afraid that Zhaocai won't have a chance to come and snatch it from you?"
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