Chengchun returned to the yard without saying a word. She looked at the pastries she had made, then picked up a pastry and ate it one bite at a time.
Hongdou looked at Chengchun's appearance and couldn't help but said: "Madam, the fifth master definitely doesn't mean this..."
"This peach cake is well made, you should try it too!" Chengchun interrupted Hongdou, as if nothing happened, and said with a smile, "This is also the first time for me to make it. I didn't think it would make it to the table. It's still us.
Eat it!”
Hongdou knew that those words still hurt Chengchun, but she didn't cry or make a fuss, nor would she question Su Xubai, she just buried the matter silently in her heart.
"Madam..."
"What the young master said, although it is unpleasant to hear, is the truth. I am just from a peasant family, and I am not worthy of the Fifth Master. I am somewhat favored because of my good looks, but in the end, I am not that worthy of being on the stage.
My rich daughter!" Cheng Chun looked at the peach cake in his hand, "Just like this peach cake, although it tastes good, it is a pastry for ordinary people, and rich people will not use it to entertain guests!"
Hongdou didn't speak anymore. She didn't know how to comfort Chengchun. Maybe what she said was right. Su Xubai did treat her differently, but that was just because Chengchun was the only one around him now. No one could say
I'm not sure what the future will be like. After all, women will always lose their beauty when they get old.
She made a lot of pastries, and Chengchun ate them all in one bite. She felt nauseated several times, but she still ate one bite after another. When the pastries were finished, the sadness in Chengchun's eyes disappeared, as if
What just happened never happened.
Zhang Xuansong didn't leave until the evening. When Su Xubai came back to the yard, she was reading a book. She could already read some simple books. She was also quite motivated. Whenever she had time, she would always read with a book.
Xu Bai also liked her progress.
"Is there anything you don't understand?" Su Xubai walked up to Cheng Chun and asked with a smile.
Cheng Chun paused, then looked at Su Xubai with a smile: "Yes, I'm just waiting for the Fifth Master to teach me!"
Su Xubai raised his eyebrows slightly and sat down next to Cheng Chun: "Oh, why don't you tell me?"
Chengchun honestly pointed out the things she didn't understand, and Su Xubai also explained it to her seriously. When Hongdou came in, she saw two people cuddling together and reading a book, so she quietly looked up.
When Cheng Chun saw her smiling face, his heart dropped a little.
"Fifth Master, Madam, can today's dinner be kept in the room?" Hongdou placed the tea in front of the two of them and asked softly.
Su Xubai glanced at the moon outside: "Let's put it outside. The moonlight is particularly good today. Let's put the dinner in the flower hall!"
Hongdou naturally felt better, put down his things and hurried out.
"I rarely see you going to the flower hall on weekdays, but you don't like those bright things?" Su Xubai suddenly said, "On weekdays, you wear more plain clothes. If you don't like it, we will go to the flower hall in the house.
Use it!"
Chengchun shook his head: "How could it be possible? Who doesn't like bright things?"
Su Xubai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Chengchun didn't like it: "I took good care of the flowers in the flower hall. The flowers have bloomed in the past few days. It's wonderful to eat among the flowers!"
Chengchun still smiled and didn't speak much.
Until the meal time, Cheng Chun followed Su Xubai to the flower hall. There were many bright flowers in the flower hall. Hongdou asked people to light lanterns. At first glance, they looked very beautiful. Occasionally, there were butterflies flying among the flowers.
Cheng Chun followed Su Xubai and sat down. Hong Dou stepped forward with a discerning eye and handed a sachet to Cheng Chun: "Madam, take this sachet!"
Hongdou spoke very softly, but Su Xubai still heard: "Sachet?"
"Oh, it's a mosquito repellent sachet!" Cheng Chun accepted the sachet and said with a smile.
Su Xubai frowned slightly: "Why didn't you say you were afraid of mosquitoes? There were just a lot of mosquitoes in these places, why did you have to torture yourself just to accommodate me!"
"No, I didn't wrong myself!" Cheng Chun said quickly, "I'm not afraid of mosquitoes. It's just because I'm very attracted to mosquitoes and it's hard to get rid of them if I bite them. That's why I prepared mosquito repellent sachets and ate in this flower hall.
I'm happy too, why am I wronging myself?"
Su Xubai stared at Chengchun for a long time. After confirming that she was not lying, he turned back to Hongdou and said, "Go and get someone to bring an incense burner!"
Hongdou quickly agreed, and not long after, he brought an incense burner over. The incense burner lit the mosquito repellent incense, and the mosquitoes around him gradually hid. It was only at this time that Su Xubai asked people to serve food.
It's just a dinner, and it has to be served in the flower hall and lit with incense. It's really a lot of trouble.
The food that arrived was still warm, and I guess the kitchen had gone to great lengths to keep it warm.
Cheng Chun looked at the bowls of dishes being served, feeling a little lost until Su Xubai put a bowl of soup in front of her: "What are you thinking about?"
"The moon is so big today!" Cheng Chun looked up at Su Xubai and said with a smile.
Su Xubai looked up and nodded: "Today is the fifteenth day, and the moon is very round, so it is naturally big! The moon in the sea has tears in its pearls, and the sun in Lantian is warm and the jade produces smoke!"
Cheng Chun looked at Su Xubai: "What do you mean?"
"That's right, the bright moon reflects the sea, and the pearls are shining with tears. The warm sun of the blue sky shines on the beautiful jade. The jade-like woman back then has turned into smoke and gone!" Su Xubai looked into Cheng Chun's eyes and sighed.
Said word for word.
Chengchun didn't speak, just looked at the moon in the sky: "It sounds so sad. It must be a poem written by someone who has lost a loved one!"
Su Xubai smiled and took Cheng Chun into his arms: "Who says it's not the case? How wonderful that the person I love is by my side!"
Cheng Chun paused and looked back at Su Xubai in disbelief: "Fifth Master..."
Su Xubai didn't speak anymore, but looked at Cheng Chun with a half-smile.
Chengchun felt a little embarrassed by him, so he lowered his head obediently and ate.
After dinner, Chengchun helped Su Xubai wash up. This was the first time Chengchun gave him a bath. In the past, Su Xubai went to the bathroom to wash up by himself, and rarely washed up in the house. Today
But it’s rare for someone to prepare hot water in the yard.
Although Cheng Chun was a little embarrassed, he had no choice but to go up and change Su Xubai's clothes.
Clothes were taken off one by one, and a strong body slowly appeared in front of Cheng Chun. Although this was not the first time she looked directly at Su Xubai's body, it was the first time she looked at him in a brightly lit place.
Chengchun's ears gradually turned red. Su Xubai looked amused and stepped forward to tease her: "What? It's been so long and you're still so shy?"