Not long after Hongfu and Xiaobai left, Yu Xiaotian came to Mu Lige's dormitory with freshly baked osmanthus cake.
"Xiaotian, your cooking skills are getting better and better. I really miss the meals you cooked when I was in Huaqiao Village." Mu Lige smiled and nodded in praise while tasting the osmanthus cake made by Yu Xiaotian.
Mu Lige didn't want to involve the innocent Yu Xiaotian in some political intrigues, so he sent him away just now, saying he wanted to eat some sweet-scented osmanthus cake. However, even though Mu Lige might be hiding something from him, Yu Xiaotian still obediently made the sweet-scented osmanthus cake.
Yu Xiaotian's fair face flushed slightly upon hearing this, and he said a little embarrassedly, "Big Brother, whenever you want to eat something, Xiaotian can come over and cook it for you. Apart from my (innate) soul-stealing and psychic abilities, Xiaotian can only do the cleaning, sewing, and working around the stove."
Glancing at the godlike handsome face of the man leaning against the head of the bed, Yu Xiaotian said admiringly, "Big brother is not only handsome, but also talented in both civil and military affairs, virtuous and intelligent, and can handle both the living room and the kitchen. He is truly capable. Second brother is very strong and is also good at both civil and military affairs; Third brother is handsome, and has good medical skills and martial arts skills; Fifth brother is smart and good at business, and has both talent and wealth; Sixth brother has a good appetite and can eat up to eight bowls of rice in one meal; Seventh brother is a martial arts expert and agile..."
Yu Xiaotian felt ashamed and said, "Big brother, second brother, third brother, fifth brother, sixth brother, seventh brother, you are all good wives and supporters, unlike Xiaotian, who often only hinders you..."
Mu Lige shook his head slightly. "Xiaotian, you don't have to belittle yourself. Everyone has their own strengths. We can do what you can do with hard work, but the soul-stealing and psychic skills you possess are something we can never achieve in our entire lives."
"Really?" Yu Xiaotian's clear peach blossom eyes lit up slightly after hearing Mu Lige's words.
Back when Grandpa Mu was in Huaqiao Village, he watched him practice horse stance and martial arts every day, almost exhausting him to death. But now, his eldest brother said that as long as he studied hard, he could learn it?
"Of course it's true." Mu Lige nodded affirmatively, "However, we all have our own shortcomings, so you don't have to be too hard on yourself."
Yu Xiaotian nodded heavily, "I understand, brother."
"By the way, Xiaotian, you just said that Lao Liu can eat eight bowls of rice in one meal. Could this guy have been replaced by a pig demon?" Mu Lige's mouth twitched slightly.
Although he knew that his younger brother had a big appetite, he didn't expect it to be so big?
Yu Xiaotian burst out laughing, "Brother, Lao Liu just has a good appetite."
The two smiled at each other, and the atmosphere was relaxed and harmonious.
At this moment, the two little ones on the bed woke up and started crying loudly. Mu Lige didn't have any milk yet, so Fudong and Jixiang, the wet nurses who were resting in the next room, heard the children crying and quickly rushed over to take them to feed.
A quarter of an hour later, the two nannies brought the child back home, having eaten and changed his diaper. Yu Xiaotian and Mu Lige teased the child for a while, then helped coax him back to sleep before leaving Mu Lige's bedroom.
At the end of the Si hour, at the gate of the East Palace.
Yu Xiaotian was carrying a box of osmanthus cake and food, and was about to leave the palace to go to the Imperial College to deliver lunch to Hua Qingcheng, but unexpectedly he met Ouyang Yuming who was holding Hongfu.
Yu Xiaotian asked doubtfully, "Ouyang Guijun, how could Hongfu..."
"Yu Liangce, I didn't expect to meet you here. It just so happens that I have something to give you." Ouyang Yuming interrupted Yu Xiaotian and gave a wink to the palace servant beside him. The palace servant then presented a small makeup box to Yu Xiaotian.
"Open it." Ouyang Yuming ordered.
Upon hearing this, the palace maid opened the makeup box with a "click", and a night-shining pearl the size of a pigeon egg suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
"This is..." Yu Xiaotian looked at the night pearl in the makeup box, then looked at Ouyang Yuming, looking completely confused.
Ouyang Yuming raised his bare hands and smoothed the fur on Hongfu's back, then said slowly, "Yu Liangce, I want to exchange this night-shining pearl for this little cat. What do you think...is it okay?"
"Exchange the Night Pearl for Hong Fu?" Yu Xiaotian asked in shock, "How can that be possible?"
This Hongfu is a tigress, not a kitten. Crucially, Hongfu's previous life was Situ Mingting, a sworn enemy of Ouyang Yuming. Furthermore, Hongfu was the betrothed of the divine beast Bai Ling. While it was a "childhood engagement," it was still binding. How could he give Hongfu to Ouyang Yuming just for a night-shining pearl?
Thinking of this, Yu Xiaotian immediately shook his head like a rattle.
"What? Do you think it's too little?" Ouyang Yuming didn't expect that when he exchanged a night pearl for a little cat, the other party would actually refuse. His face immediately became gloomy.
"No," Yu Xiaotian explained, "To be honest with Ouyang Guijun, Hongfu was picked up by Xiaobai. She and Xiaobai..."
"If you mean that Xiaohua can't bear to part with your Xiaobai, that's easy to handle." Ouyang Yuming interrupted Yu Xiaotian again and winked at another palace servant.
But the palace maid also took out a small brocade box from her bosom and opened it. Inside lay a glass bead of extremely fine quality, sparkling brightly in the sunlight.
(If Hua Qingcheng saw this, she might say disdainfully, “Isn’t this… a glass bead?”)
"I can use this glass bead to exchange the big white cat with you. Isn't that enough? Although it is a little big and eats a lot, for Xiaohua, I don't mind raising an extra big white cat. At worst, I can ask someone to dig a fish pond on the outskirts of the city to raise fish, specifically for these two cats. What do you think? Is my sincerity enough?" Ouyang Yuming glanced at Yu Xiaotian leisurely and said as a matter of course.
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