Chapter 378, Feelings Gradually Emerge
"Look, the young prince didn't let you drink because it was for your own good. Why are you so angry?"
After getting on the wooden boat, Dong Yuanyao couldn't help but say something to Daohua.
Daohua was feeling unhappy and said in a muffled voice, "I didn't mean to get angry. I just couldn't control my tone and it was a bit aggressive." After saying that, she turned around and looked at the lotus flowers around her.
Seeing her like this, Dong Yuanyao wanted to say something, but Su Shiyu stopped her by shaking her head.
Su Shiyu smiled and said, "I didn't expect the lotus flowers here to be so prosperous. We should pick a few branches to put in the vase later. We can also pick some lotus seeds if we come across them. I especially like lotus seed soup."
Dong Yuanyao nodded and turned to look to the other side.
Seeing that neither of them wanted to talk, Su Shiyu stopped talking and stood beside Wang Maner and Hongyu who were rowing, carefully admiring this rare lotus scene.
The wooden boat paddled quietly on the lake. Smelling the fresh fragrance of lotus flowers and feeling the cool breeze from the lake, Daohua's irritable mood slowly calmed down. She began to play in the lake water with great interest. Seeing the lotus flowers among the lotus leaves, she picked two of them casually.
"Give!"
Daohua first handed one flower to Su Shiyu, and then put the other one directly into Dong Yuanyao's hand.
Looking at the lotus in her hand, Dong Yuanyao glanced at Daohua. Seeing a faint smile on her face, she immediately smiled: "Why, you are not angry with me anymore?"
The Rice Flower Monster glared at Dong Yuanyao and said, "When did I get angry with you? Don't make false accusations against me."
Hearing this, Dong Yuanyao smiled and stopped talking. She also reached out her hand to the lotus leaves and picked a lotus flower for Daohua.
Daohua took it, put the lotus flower to her nose, and sniffed it for a while: "It smells so good. Let's pick some more and take them back to plant in grandma's and my mother's rooms."
Dong Yuanyao smiled and nodded: "Okay, just consider it as our Mid-Autumn Festival gift to the old lady and aunt."
Su Shiyu felt relieved when she saw the two of them chatting and laughing again. However, seeing them leaning over the edge of the boat and reaching for the lotus flowers, she couldn't help but remind them, "Be careful, you two! Be careful not to fall into the water."
Daohua turned around and smiled, "Don't worry, I can imprison the water. As for Yuanyao, she's about to fall in. I'll go down and save her."
Dong Yuanyao snorted, "Don't underestimate me, I won't fall."
Su Shiyu saw that the two of them were moving with measured manners and the boat was rowing smoothly, so she said nothing more.
The lotus leaves in the lake were so lush that the wooden boat was almost submerged in them when it paddled through them. Seeing this, Su Shiyu couldn't help but reach out and pick a few lotus flowers.
"Hey, there's a pavilion in the middle of the lake over there. Do you want to go sit there?"
Dong Yuanyao saw a pavilion among the lotus leaves and immediately asked.
Su Shiyu smiled and nodded: "Okay, we must be tired after swimming for a while, let's go up and rest for a while."
There was nothing wrong with the rice flowers, but maybe it was because he drank too much before, and now the alcohol was taking effect and his head was a little dizzy.
After a while, the wooden boat arrived in front of the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
"Hey, Defu, why are you here?"
Looking at Defu in the pavilion, Daohua and the other two were surprised.
Defu smiled and said, "The master thought the three girls were tired from boating and might come here to rest, so he ordered me to bring some food."
Dong Yuanyao laughed and said, "Don't mention it, I'm really hungry." Then he turned to look at Daohua and Su Shiyu, "You two, one of you ate roasted lamb, and the other ate mooncakes. As for me, I didn't get anything."
Daohua and Su Shiyu smiled at each other.
"The food is right there, who told you not to eat it?"
Afterwards, the three of them sat in the pavilion, chatting and eating.
Daohua saw Dong Yuanyao pouring wine for herself and quickly stopped him: "I won't drink anymore. I just drank a lot and now I feel a little dizzy. You guys drink it."
Dong Yuanyao: "This osmanthus wine is not intoxicating!"
Su Shiyu laughed and said, "You didn't even see how much she drank just now, almost two bottles. Look at her cheeks, they are flushed."
Dong Yuanyao looked at Daohua carefully and saw that her eyes were hazy and her cheeks were as red as peaches. She was indeed a little tipsy. She immediately took the wine glass away from her and said, "You really can't drink anymore, otherwise you will definitely be scolded when you go back."
Daohua smiled, walked over to the pavilion's eaves and sat down, resting her chin on her hand, gazing lazily at the beautiful scenery of the lake. "You guys continue eating, let me get some fresh air to sober up."
Seeing her like this, Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu didn't try to persuade her and just started eating. During the meal, Su Shiyu was inspired to write a few poems to suit the occasion.
Daohua and Dong Yuanyao are not very good at writing poetry, but they can appreciate it. After listening to the poem written by Su Shiyu, they both applauded.
After eating and drinking, Dong Yuanyao looked at the sky and said, "It's only noon now. It would be too disappointing to go back like this. Didn't Shiyu say before that she wanted to pick lotus seeds? Let's go now."
Daohua was feeling a little sleepy at this moment, and squinted her eyes: "You guys go ahead, I'll wait here for you."
Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu saw that she was indeed not in a good mood, so they did not try to persuade her: "Then let's come back early and go home."
Daohua nodded, and after the two men left, she wanted to lie down on the pavilion railing to rest. When Wang Maner saw this, she immediately said, "Miss, why don't you lie down on the wooden boat? There are lotus leaves to block the sun."
The pavilion is too narrow, and it is noon now, when the sun is at its highest.
Although it is mid-August and the sun is not very hot, it is still uncomfortable to be exposed to it directly.
Rice Flower glanced at the boat, then at the sun, and nodded, saying, "Then tie the boat up tightly. Don't let it get away."
Wang Man'er smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll be sitting on the boat watching you."
Daohua was indeed feeling very dizzy, but she didn't say anything more and got on the wooden boat with the help of Wang Maner.
There were cushions and backrests on the wooden boat. Daohua leaned on the cushions and soon closed her eyes.
Deep in the Lotus Lake, a wooden boat was swaying gently. A girl in green was sleeping soundly. Dragonflies flew by from time to time, but were quickly chased away by the young man in brocade clothes sitting beside her.
Xiao Yeyang picked up the silk handkerchief that had fallen and carefully drove away the flying mosquitoes, not letting them get close to the girl at all.
Looking at Daohua's innocent sleeping face, Xiao Yeyang's face was filled with tenderness and affection: "This guy is only so well-behaved when he is asleep."
Suddenly, the rice flower turned sideways.
When Xiao Yeyang saw that her head was about to hit the edge of the boat, he immediately leaned over and protected Daohua's head with his hands. He kept this posture because he was worried that a similar thing would happen again.
After an unknown amount of time, a breeze blew and Daohua felt a little cold. Her sleepiness slowly dissipated. When she opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Yeyang looking down at her.
Daohua was a little dazed, staring at Xiao Yeyang blankly, wondering why he was here?
Daohua, who had just woken up, had sparkling eyes and a confused look on her face, which made her look particularly naive. Xiao Yeyang felt his heart tighten and he swallowed subconsciously.
At this moment, Daohua was lying on her side in the wooden boat, and Xiao Yeyang was half-sitting, leaning forward and protecting Daohua's head with his hands. The two of them were one above and one below, just looking at each other quietly.
In the quiet breeze, an lingering feeling slowly lingered in the wooden boat.
(End of this chapter)
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