When Chu Miaoer woke up in the morning light, he found that he was alone in bed, which was not surprising.
Weiwei squinted for a while before slowly sitting up, yawning and getting out of bed.
"Princess, are you awake?" Baitao walked in with a smile, holding water in his hand as usual, and looked like he had been waiting for a long time.
Chu Miaoer looked at her in surprise, forgetting to yawn for a moment, and asked in a daze: "Why are you still here? Didn't I ask you to go to Fang Mansion early in the morning?"
"Princess," Baitao said with a vague sense of discomfort on her face, "I have taken good care of you, and it won't be too late to come over."
Seeing her slowly and neatly spreading the face towel, Chu Miaoer slightly raised her voice and said, "I don't need your service here today. Go wherever you need to go, don't make people wait."
After saying that, he couldn't help but push her out. He seemed more anxious than Baitao, but he happened to meet Fu Yunchi, who was returning to the room and was dressed in white.
"Your Highness..." Baitao called out weakly. Looking at Tingfeng behind him, he immediately closed his mouth, as if something unpleasant had happened last night.
Fu Yunqi watched Baitao being pushed out of the yard with a smile on his face, and finally hesitated outside the door for a moment before turning around and leaving.
Seeing her really leaving quickly, Tingfeng suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. After hesitating for a moment, he quickly said to Fu Yunchi: "Your Majesty, I seem to have heard that a new letter has been delivered to the post house. Let's go right away."
have a look……"
If there was an emergency in the palace, he would order his cronies to rush to deliver it to Fu Yunqi, so why would he send someone to a place like the post house where people and good people are mixed? Tingfeng was really blinded by jealousy, Chu Miaoer thought silently in his heart, but
No words were spoken to point it out.
"Okay, go and have a look quickly, don't delay the official business of the palace." Chu Miao'er reminded gently. When he really turned around and left, a successful smile appeared on his face.
"My uncle is taking care of the banquet today. Can you come with me when I go to change my clothes?" After saying that, Chu Miaoer felt something was wrong again, so she changed her mind and said, "You should stay with my uncle. There are so many women."
It’s not convenient for you to be here.”
Fu Yunqi listened to her chatter with a slight smile the whole time, nodded and said, "It all depends on Miaomiao's arrangements."
He put his arms around Chu Miao'er's shoulders and walked slowly into the house. Both of them were wrapped in plain clothes. Looking from a distance, the look of leaning on each other made others envious.
As soon as Baitao arrived at the door of Fang Mansion, before she even announced her name, a young servant came forward with a smile and asked proactively: "Excuse me, are you Sister Baitao?" It was as if she had been waiting for a long time and knew that she would definitely come.
This was the first time someone was so polite to him. Baitao nodded slightly and responded politely: "That's right, I'll do it..."
But before she finished speaking, the man grinned and said, "Sister Baitao, please come with me. Brother Qiao is playing chess with his wife in the backyard garden. He specifically asked me to keep an eye on my sister at the door."
The servants in the Fang Mansion all call Qiao Mu "brother". It seems that he has a good relationship with everyone in the Fang Mansion. I don't know if she calls her "sister" because of the princess or because of it.
Thanks to Qiao Mu.
"Thank you." Baitao changed his usual bluffing and tried hard to maintain proper etiquette. He kept a distance of one foot and slowly followed behind him. However, his heart was wrapped in uneasiness and confusion, and he became more and more helpless.
breathe.
But what she didn't know was that Tingfeng, who had been following him, was on the eaves above her head, following quietly along the ridge, feeling equally uneasy and at a loss in her heart.
"Sister Baitao," the young man suddenly stopped and said, "Madam and Brother Qiao are in front, so I won't send my sister there." Without waiting for her to respond, he turned around and left.
Baitao had never been to the back garden of Fang Mansion. It turned out to be such a scene. Looking at the patches of green vegetables, Baitao couldn't help but sigh: How can this be called a "garden"? It would be even worse to call it a vegetable garden.
and.
Although it is not as colorful as the palace's garden, it is still sober and focused.
"Here," Mrs. Fang was sitting in a position where she could see Baitao coming towards her, and reminded her, "Qiao Mu..."
Qiao Mu then put down the chess piece in his hand, looked back, stood up and said with a smile: "White peach."
I didn't think he was good-looking when I was a child, but why do I find that he is more and more good-looking today? Baitao thought silently in his heart, but his face was unconsciously stained with a hint of red.
"I've met Mrs. Fang. The princess asked her slave to come to visit you...and the old lady. I wonder if the old lady is okay?" Baitao asked politely with his eyes lowered, but he didn't dare to raise his eyes to look at Qiao Mu in front of him.
Mrs. Fang looked at the smiling Qiao Mu, then at the shy Baitao, and stood up with a smile: "Speaking of which, I happen to be going to my mother's room. Qiao Mu, please accompany Baitao for me first."
"No, no, no, I don't need anyone to accompany me," Baitao quickly waved his hand and explained, "How about I accompany you, Madam..."
"The old lady is taking a nap. If there are too many people, she will be disturbed. Just treat it as your own backyard and don't be polite." Mrs. Fang said as she turned around with a smile.
Yesterday, when Chu Miaoer came to her quietly to discuss the matter, she was still a little hesitant. She didn't expect that this girl Baitao would actually come to her door on her own. If this matter could be accomplished, it would be a great joy.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Fang quickened her steps and couldn't hide the smile on her face. She was determined to tell her mother the good news.
After Mrs. Fang left, the two people who were left behind looked at each other in embarrassment, and neither of them spoke for a while.
"Baitao, I haven't seen you for many years. I almost didn't recognize you yesterday." Qiao Mu said softly.
His voice has been like this since he was a child. When he speaks softly, it always reminds people of the warm sunshine in spring and the blooming flowers everywhere.
"I recognized you right away, Qiao Mu, your appearance hasn't changed at all, it's still the same as in my impression, but..." Baitao smiled sheepishly, "But your whole person is much enlarged compared to when you were a child.
"
Qiao Mu laughed softly and said helplessly: "It has been ten years, and it is normal for it to grow bigger. If it is still as short as when it was a child, that would be worrying!"
"Hahaha..." Baitao covered her mouth and smiled, her voice was as clear and crisp as the first orioles, her round eyes were now curved into two crescents, and the girlish feeling rushed over her face, making Qiao Mu stunned.
"You are still as beautiful as you were when you were a kid."
If she hadn't known him since she was a child, Baitao would really have thought that he was a wild and carefree young man.
Seeing this, Ting Feng on the tree gritted his back teeth tightly, the veins on his forehead popped out, but he was helpless.
"..." She didn't expect him to say such a thing suddenly. Baitao turned her head away with obvious surprise. Somehow, she thought of Ting Fenglai who always had a playful smile on her face. He never seemed to praise her.
How abominable! The more Bai Tao thought about it, the angrier she became, cursing secretly in her heart, but she realized that the person she was gnashing her teeth against was squatting on the tree at the moment, carefully observing her every move.
"Sorry, I seem to have said the wrong thing," seeing her silence, Qiao Mu said softly, "Do you know why the princess insisted on letting you come to Fang Mansion today?"
Hearing this, Baitao asked in confusion: "Didn't you invite me to your house?"
Qiao Mu didn't expect that she would say it so bluntly. It seemed that she didn't mean that. He smiled and nodded: "That's right. Actually, I just want to ask your opinion on the marriage proposal."
He pointed to the small pavilion with a chessboard in the distance and said, "Let's go there and talk slowly."
Baitao, who was still in shock, nodded blankly, like a puppet being led, and slowly followed him towards the pavilion.
Ting Feng on the tree was so anxious that he really wanted to yell: If you want to say anything, say it in front of me! What kind of man can he be if he whispers where I can't hear him?
He hurriedly looked for a hiding place around the pavilion, but there was nothing there, not even a bush of grass where he could hide. After seeing the two people sitting down and starting to talk again, Tingfeng began to feel anxious. Especially when he saw Baitao smiling.
Nodding, his heart suddenly hit the bottom.
At this time, Tingfeng finally realized the sense of crisis and ran back to He Mansion.
The servants who were busy making arrangements saw Ting Feng, who had a gloomy face and was walking like a meteor, and they all made way for him, for fear of accidentally injuring themselves.
He Yuxin, who had just returned from the book school, saw this and said to himself in confusion: "You don't have to be in such a hurry to reincarnate, right?"
After walking around the house, he saw Chu Miaoer laughing and chatting with the second wife of the He family. Tingfeng quickly stepped forward and called out.
"You're back so soon?" Seeing Tingfeng suddenly appear in front of her, Chu Miao'er said with a smile, "The prince is playing chess with the second master in the room, go ahead."
"This subordinate is not looking for the prince," Tingfeng lowered his head and said in a low voice, "This subordinate... I am looking for the princess."
Chu Miaoer put away her smile, turned her eyes away from his face, turned her head and glanced at Shu Qingqing before saying: "Then I need to talk to the prince. I can't make the decision in your affairs."
"I belong to..." Tingfeng was about to say that you can make the decision, but he saw her walking straight into the house. Thinking of the two people who were still chatting and laughing in Fang Mansion, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk forward.
After Chu Miao'er entered the room, she briefly talked to Fu Yunqi, and after finishing speaking, she was afraid that he wouldn't understand, so she blinked.
"What do you want to ask for?" Fu Yunchi asked casually, holding the sunspot in his hand.
"Subordinate...Subordinate..." Seeing the other two people in the room, Tingfeng didn't know how to speak, and he hesitated for a long time without saying what was in his heart.
"Don't bother me if you have nothing to do, get out of here." Fu Yunqi said calmly when he made his move.
Forget it! What else do you need to do to save face when everyone is almost gone!
Tingfeng worked hard, knelt down and said loudly: "My subordinate has already fallen in love with Baitao, and he also begs the prince for marriage!"
These words were resounding, and Chu Miaoer's eyebrows were filled with joy. Even Shu Qingqing and He Muchang on the side also clapped their hands and applauded.
What seemed to be a logical thing, but Fu Yunqi didn't go as he expected and insisted on pouring cold water on it.
"You said you would give me a marriage, but did you ask Baitao about his wishes?" He glanced at Tingfeng on the ground, suppressing the joy in his heart and said lightly, "It's not too late to ask Baitao when he comes back."
Chu Miaoer understood the implication and immediately took over the words: "If she is willing to get married to that Qiao Mu, then you should bless her and wait until she comes back."
Will it be too late when she comes back... Tingfeng seemed to be deflated, his head drooping, and there was nowhere to release the tightness in his chest. Except for him, several people in the room showed proud smiles.
Maybe tonight's family dinner will be a wedding banquet.