Chapter 46 Back
Li Zheng looked at the hairpin in the box. It was made entirely of jasper, emitting a soft and delicate light. It was shaped like a lotus flower. What did this mean? Although she didn't know much about the etiquette here, she knew that such a gift was not acceptable. Hairpins were usually given to loved ones or those with whom they were engaged. It seemed she had to find a time to return it.
"Miss, is the young master back?" A Yue knocked on the door, his voice a little nervous.
"What's wrong? Brother Bao, you came back so soon today?" He just came back at noon. Worried that something might have happened, I quickly put away the box and went out to find out.
"It's not the young master who has returned, it's the eldest master." A Yue's voice became more nervous.
"Huh? Why is he back?" And he came back in the middle of the day. Li Zheng was a little confused, but she still hurried out of the room with light steps. Even she didn't notice her good mood.
When I opened the door, I saw Gu Chengze standing in the yard. He was a little dusty and his expression became more resolute. I thought he was powerful before, but now he seemed unfathomable. "Why are you back at this time? Ayue, go boil some water." I should take a shower. I feel like dust is falling off my body when I move.
"Hey, girl." She left in a hurry. The look in the young master's eyes when he opened the door just now was so scary. It's better to stay away from him.
"I'll come back when I'm free." He stared at the person in front of him. They hadn't been apart for long, but it felt like they had been apart for a long time, as if they were in another world.
"Hurry up and sit down and rest for a while. You haven't eaten yet. I'll bring you some egg cakes to fill your stomach later." She asked Gu Chengze to sit in the main room and went to the kitchen to get egg cakes and a pot of tea. Fortunately, she usually kept some cakes, otherwise he would be hungry now, she thought.
Looking at the people who are busy working for me, a warm feeling flows through my heart. This feeling is very strange, but I don’t seem to reject it.
After a while, she brought over a plate of egg cake and tea. "Try it. You haven't had it yet. It's selling very well recently. You can take a shower after you finish eating it." She pushed the plate in front of him.
He looked at the yellow pastry on the plate, which looked very fluffy. He glanced at her expectant eyes across from him and took a piece. As expected, it was not only soft in appearance but also soft to the touch. He put it in his mouth and it was not as sweet as he had imagined, but slightly sweet. It seemed that there was also orange in it, giving it a refreshing orange flavor.
"Is this added with orange?" Although it was a question, his tone was very certain.
"Did you taste it? Yes, it's not very good if it always tastes the same, so I tried adding some fruit. Who knew it would taste quite good? I haven't sold it yet!" His eyes were full of pride and complacency.
Suddenly her eyes turned, as if she had thought of something, and she asked him, "By the way, why are you back? Don't say you are free, I don't believe it."
Seeing her glaring at him was a little funny, and he hadn't done anything bad, "Don't worry, I didn't do anything. I just went to suppress bandits the day before yesterday and saved the general's life. That's why I was given a day off."
Li Zheng's pupils dilated. He saved the general? He whispered, "You didn't set this up, did you?" Seeing how full of evil he was, it was hard to believe.
This time he laughed out loud, "How could that be?" Seeing her disbelief, he emphasized again, "It really wasn't me, it was the bandit leader who did it."
Li Zheng said reluctantly, "Okay."
"Girl, the water is ready." A Yue spoke only after seeing that they seemed to have finished talking.
"Okay, got it. You go wash up and I'll go cook." The first half of the sentence was said to A Yue, and the second half was said to Gu Chengze.
"Yeah." He replied and went back to his room.
Li Zheng was cooking in the kitchen, thinking that she would not open the door today. After dinner, she would ask A Yue to go out and buy some food. She would buy some food and make something delicious tonight. Bao Ge'er would probably be very happy.
After lunch, Li Zheng said to him, "Wait a moment, I'm going to get something." Li Zheng went back to the room, took the box and showed it to him. She had never thought of hiding it from him.
"This was the day Bao Ge'er and I went to see you. On the way back, we saved someone. He said it was a gift, but I thought it was a banknote. So I didn't look at it. After he left, I saw it was this. I covered my face when I saved him, so I don't know how he found me the next day. Oh, and he said his name was Wang Lang, but I think that's a fake name. What do you think?"
Gu Chengze looked at the hairpin in the box, and the fingertips holding the box turned white.
"Hey, what do you think?" Seeing that he didn't say anything, Li Zheng patted him.
"Well, has he seen you before?" It is impossible to find someone you don't know instantly, unless you have seen him before.
"I have seen him, but that day was outside the city. Bao Ge'er and I were having a spring outing. His mother seemed to be carsick, so she came over to ask for a bowl of water. We didn't say anything, just glanced at each other." She didn't know why she had to explain it so clearly, but looking at his expression, she thought it was better to do so.
"Yeah, I understand."
"Then this box..." Li Zheng looked at him, afraid that he would be angry.
"It's with me. I'll ask someone and return it."
"Oh, that's up to you." There was silence at this moment, and this atmosphere continued until Bao Ge'er came back.
"Sister, why don't you open the door today? What's wrong?" He came back and saw that there was no one at the window of the shop. This was a bit strange. After all, his sister would not close the door unless she accompanied him to play and visit his brother.
"I'm back."
"Wow, brother, you're back. When did you come back?" As soon as I arrived in the main room, I saw my brother sitting next to my sister and shouted excitedly.
Gu Chengze stood up and touched Bao Ge'er's head, saying gently, "At noon."
"Then brother, when will you go back?"
"Let's go early tomorrow morning."
"Ah? Okay then." Although Baoger felt a little disappointed, he also understood that his brother was a serious person.
Li Zheng cooked a large table of dishes for dinner that day and originally wanted Ayue to join in, but for some reason Ayue refused to agree, insisting that she, a maid, was perfectly fine eating in the kitchen and that she couldn't force him. But why did she only realize this now?
That night, Bao Ge'er pulled Gu Chengze aside and chattered about what had happened recently. He listened silently, sometimes chiming in. But she didn't know why she felt a little worried and panicked, as if she had done something to offend him, but she really hadn't done anything.
That night, he was lying in bed at home, but he couldn't sleep. Looking at the box on the table, he felt suffocated and wanted to throw it away. But he knew this feeling.
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