Chapter 73: Divine Calculation

  Yun Qian's face was gloomy as she listened to Qing Shuang's words. Although the door was closed, the aroma of food still wafted out from inside, making her stomach growl with hunger. She hadn't eaten dinner yet, and now her stomach was protesting loudly. She glared at it in annoyance before looking back at the door.

  "My young master said that he personally made all these dishes, without anyone else's help, so it took him until this late." Qing Shuang's voice continued to come from outside the door, sincerely saying: "Miss Shallow Moon, I can guarantee with my life that these dishes were indeed made by my young master. My young master has never entered the kitchen before, this is his first time cooking!"

  "What's Rong Jing doing?" Yun Shang Yue was taken aback for a moment, then snorted disdainfully: "Can his cooking be eaten?"

  "Miss Shallow Moon, haven't you smelled the aroma of this dish?" Qing Shang asked in a soft voice, seemingly envious, "Unfortunately, I didn't get to eat even one bite. Yao Lao and Xian Ge, Qing Quan have been craving it for a long time, but the young master didn't give them any. It was sent to you as soon as it was done!"

  Yun Shallow Moon naturally smelled the fragrance of food outside the house, and her stomach growled again. She licked the corner of her mouth, struggling in her heart. On one hand, she would rather die than eat, and never get along with Rong Jing; on the other hand, she was very hungry, the food smelled delicious, especially since it was that black-hearted guy who personally cooked, and if they passed this village, there probably wouldn't be another restaurant like this.

  "Miss Shallow Moon, are you going in?" Qing Shang waited for a long time but didn't hear Yun Shallow Moon's voice, so she spoke up to ask.

  "Miss, it's still drizzling outside! They're all drenched, hurry up and let them bring the food in! It's rare for Jing Shizong to have a good intention towards you." Yun Meng said while seemingly swallowing his saliva.

  "He's got a stinky heart, his heart is all black. Don't eat it, take it back!" Yun Qianyue refused with great backbone. It's just one meal, isn't it? If she ate his food and forgave him, that would be too humiliating. What's the point of living then? She might as well smash herself to death with tofu."

  "Ah, Miss Shallow Moon indeed doesn't eat, just as my young master guessed. My young master said that we came in vain, but a person must keep their promises, he said one thing and meant it, since he promised to do something for the miss, he naturally had to see it through. The miss not eating is just right, he hasn't even used his chopsticks yet! Young master said that when he was cooking, he didn't make a portion for himself, so after I take this back, young master can eat it too, it's all the same. How could we waste such a big effort of personally cooking a meal? It's not possible!" Qing Shan sighed and spoke in one breath, finally saying respectfully to Yun Shallow Moon: "Then Miss Shallow Moon, please rest! I and Qing Quan will take our leave!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Qing Shuang and Qing Quan turned around and walked out, their footsteps on the ground still echoing with the sound of splashing water.

  "Miss, how can you not want it?! That's the meal personally cooked by Jing Shizi! If you don't eat it, leave it for me, an old slave!" Yun Meng immediately complained to Yun Qianyue, almost drooling over that meal.

  Yun Qian's face sank as she listened to the footsteps heading towards the door. After a moment, she took a deep breath and shouted, "Come back! Who said I wasn't eating? I've changed my mind!"

  She's going to finish all these dishes and let Rong Jing starve to death!

  What a fuss, what anger, what dignity, what never go back and forth, all nonsense! Not being able to take care of oneself is the real deal, don't reject something good that's delivered right to your door, that's stupid. Especially when that guy cooks for the first time, if you don't eat it, it's a waste.

  "Alright, I'll send it in!" Qing Shuang's cheerful voice came from outside, followed by the sound of quick footsteps that soon returned to the doorway.

  At that moment, Yun Shang Yue immediately felt she had been deceived again!

  "No, Miss Shallow Moon, now there are sixteen dishes. You leave eight to eat and the remaining eight will be taken back by the slaves for my young master's meal? My young master hasn't eaten yet!" Just as Yun Shallow Moon was about to refuse, Qing Yu suddenly stopped in her tracks and said with a nearly pleading tone.

  "No way! He's got what he deserved for being lazy! Who told him not to get a second job?" Yun Shangyue scolded with a stern face.

  "Then you leave twelve and give four to my family?" Qing Shang asked again.

  "No way." Yun Qian Yue pushed away the quilt and got out of bed, saying resolutely.

  "Is that all?" Qing Shang's tone was almost pleading. "Miss Qianyue, you know my family's young master eats very little, one is enough."

  "Not a single one! I want to keep them all, he can eat his own and do it again." Yun Shangyue felt that she had become Huang Shiren, and the little girl outside was Yang Bailao.

  "Alright! My family's heir is exhausted and can't move, so let Medicine Old Man redo it." Qing Shang's face fell.

  "Sister, just give me the dishes and I'll take them to Miss. " Cailian also dressed up at this time, thinking that Jing Shizi was really good to Miss, even in such a situation where rumors had tarnished her reputation, he still remembered Miss personally cooking in the kitchen. She didn't understand why Miss seemed to be ungrateful... Ah...

  "Alright then, I just so happen to have a cool breeze on me, and it's not suitable for going in." Qing Shang handed the basket of food to Cai Lian.

  Qingquan handed the basket to Cailian, but her eyes were fixed on the basket that Cailian had taken over, as if filled with endless reluctance.

  Cai Lian looked at Qing Shuang and Qing Quan's reluctant appearance, almost impulsively putting the basket back to them. Fortunately, she remembered that Miss hadn't eaten yet today, turned around and pushed open the door to enter the house.

  The aroma of rice and dishes fills the room instantly.

  "Miss Shallow Moon, let's return to the mansion!" Qing Chui said respectfully towards the door. Upon hearing this, Yun Shallow Moon had already lost interest and responded with a single word, seemingly smiling as she reached out to pull Qing Quan, and the two turned around to head outside.

  Yun Meng took a look inside the house and then at Qing Shuang and Qing Quan, before hurrying out with quick steps. "This old slave will see off the two of you!"

  "Thanks a lot, General Manager!" Qing Shang nodded politely at Yun Meng.

  "It's really hard on Young Master Jing. Being able to receive such generous treatment from Young Master Jing is a blessing for our family's Shallow Moon Miss. Shallow Moon Miss is just straightforward and has a bad temper, all because she was spoiled by Old Master Wang. If there's anything that offends Young Master, please forgive us!" Yun Meng said as he walked away.

  "My young master, how could he possibly blame Miss Shallow Moon? The young master said that all the women in the world are not as genuine as Miss Shallow Moon! My young master really likes Miss Shallow Moon. Steward Meng is worrying too much." Qing Shan smiled and said.

  "Is this really true?" Yun Meng's eyes lit up.

  "It's true, even the servants around us don't dare to say that Miss Shallow Moon is not perfect! Today, when Xuan Ge returned, she said something dissatisfying about Miss Shallow Moon and was punished by the young master to stand in horse stance for three hours!" Qing Shan nodded and smiled: "Tomorrow's Martial Arts Championship has been changed to the Imperial Palace's Sacred Sun Hall due to this rain. My young master will come to pick up Miss Shallow Moon tomorrow morning."

  "Jing Shizi is really good to our family's young lady!" Yun Meng finally put his mind at ease, and his old face smiled like a flower. If he had to say who the person he liked most in this world was, it would be Jing Mo. He treated Yun Qian Yue like his own daughter, so naturally, he hoped that the two could be close, although he knew it was difficult, but having hope is always good.

  Qing Shan stopped talking, Qing Quan turned back unintentionally and took a glance, only to see the lights on in the main house. A slender figure was sitting by the window, moving chopsticks up and down, apparently eating dinner. He secretly smiled.

  Yun Meng said something else, and the three of them left Shallow Moon Pavilion and walked away.

  Inside the main house, Cai Lian stood in front of the table serving Yun Shang Yue's dishes. She naturally overheard the conversation between Qing Xiang and Yun Meng outside. She couldn't help but speak up, "Miss, look, Jing Shi Zi is really good to you! Who can have this kind of heart to personally cook for you? Isn't it said that a gentleman avoids the kitchen? Moreover, he's the respected Jing Shi Zi under heaven! He not only personally cooks for you, but also sends someone to deliver dishes to you in the middle of the night. And he doesn't allow anyone to say a bad word about you, even though there are so many rumors outside that affect his reputation. He still comes to the mansion tomorrow to take you to the imperial palace. You shouldn't be angry with Jing Shi Zi anymore!"

  "Hmm, you believe whatever others say?" Yun Shangyue said while eating the steamed fish with egg whites, casting a glance at Cai Lian.

  "Ah, miss, it's not that I believe what others say, but what I've seen with my own eyes. After Master Jing was seriously ill for ten years and left the mansion for the first time, the first thing he did was to save you from the Crown Prince in the palace, and since then, he has been very good to you. These days, not only can I see it, but also people in our mansion have been talking about it in private! Which miss has ever received such attention from Master Jing?" Cailian sighed, after finishing her words, seeing that Yun Shangyue didn't have a cold face, she became much bolder.

  "Who knows what's on his mind! I reckon it's just like that old scoundrel Grandpa, bullying me for fun." Yun Shangyue wasn't buying it. Others only saw how well he treated her, so why didn't anyone see the times when he bullied her?

  "Miss, why doesn't Jing Shizi go bully someone else?" Cai Lian sighed again, and she really wanted to advise Yun Shangyue to change her biased views towards Rong Jing.

  "That's because others are easier to bully than me!" Yun Shangyue said.

  Cai Lian looked at Yun Shang Yue with some speechlessness, she had never thought that Miss would be so arrogant and unreasonable in dealing with Jing Shi Zi. Boldly saying: "Miss, do you think you are easy to bully? You even dare to offend the cold and tyrannical Xiao Wang Ye of the Heng Xing Ba Dao's Xiaojun King's Mansion, who is ranked second in this capital city, and yet every time that young master can't get any benefits from it. Is there anyone else in this capital city who is more formidable than you?"

  "That's it! There's no woman more formidable than me, so he dares to bully me, doesn't he? He must feel very accomplished after bullying me!" Yun Shangyue snorted.

  Cai Lian had a long string of words stuck in her throat, thinking that perhaps from birth, Jing Shizi and the young lady were not on the same page. She didn't dare say anything else, fearing she would annoy the young lady again. She just lowered her head and said in a muffled tone: "Recently, people in the capital have been secretly saying that Jing Shizi treats the young lady differently, probably because he likes the young lady and is being nice to her. The people in our manor also say this privately, and I, along with Zhao Mama and others, think that Jing Shizi likes the young lady. We thought that if it were true, it would be great if the young lady could marry Jing Shizi, it would be a huge joyous occasion. Who knew things would turn out like this? Why does the young lady not look up to Jing Shizi and instead want to marry Rong Feng Gongzi?"

  "He likes me? Don't be ridiculous! He's just bullying me out of habit." Yun Qianyue said with a bad tone.

  "Maybe Miss thinks that Jing Shizi is not good, but how can you make fun of your own lifelong event?! Is Rong Feng Gongzi really that good? I heard he's a descendant of the Wen Bo Hou Fu, and now there's only Rong Feng Gongzi left in the Wen Bo Hou Fu. Although he's temporarily living in the Rong Wang Fu, it's still a side branch, and they've been separated for decades, so they can't get much care from the Rong Wang Fu. How is it possible for you to marry Rong Feng Gongzi with your status? Isn't this a mismatch?! And what about the Emperor, would he allow it?! When we servants heard about it, we were all scared to death. What if the Emperor got angry at that time, Miss, how dangerous would that be for you?!" Cai Lian's face turned whiter as she spoke, seemingly really frightened by this matter.

  "Come on, have a bite of fish and calm down, also shut that mouth of yours." Yun Shangyue stuffed a piece of fish into Cai Lian's mouth. Thinking to herself if she should find an opportunity to get rid of this little chatterbox? She was really too talkative! At such a young age, she had already become like an aunt and a grandmother, how frightening!

  Cai Lian's mouth was indeed blocked, she looked at Yun Shang Yue with a grievance, and could only chew, after chewing for two mouthfuls, her eyes lit up, "Miss, this fish is really made by Jing Shi Zi himself?"

  "Who knows!" Yun Qiu Yue waved her hand, "Let's eat together!"

  Cai Lian shook her head, "It was made by Master Jing himself, I wouldn't dare to eat it." As soon as she finished speaking, she said with utmost admiration: "Master Jing is indeed the number one genius of Tian Sheng, truly all-powerful, even cooking can be done so deliciously!"

  Yun Shallow Moon rolled her eyes.

  "No wonder it smells so good, it's actually made by Jing Shizi himself. Today the Crown Prince is blessed." Suddenly a familiar voice came from outside, followed by footsteps getting closer, and the door was pushed open. A person walked in with an air of confidence, fanning himself lightly, elegant and refined, it was Nan Lingrui.

  "Ah, who are you? How dare you barge into Miss's boudoir!" Cai Lian was shocked and immediately blocked the view of Nan Lingrui, standing in front of Yun Shangyue, and scolded: "It's late at night, why don't you leave quickly? Otherwise, I'll call for someone!"

  "This little girl is quite interesting!" Nan Lingrui chuckled and ignored Cai Lian, walking to the table without stopping. With a light swing of his fan, a strong force struck, sending Cai Lian's small body flying far away. Without any courtesy, he sat down in front of Yun Shangyue and ordered, "Bring me a pair of chopsticks."

  "Crown Prince? You... you are..." Cai Lian finally came to her senses and realized who the person was, opening her eyes wide as she stared at Nan Lingrui. All sorts of rumors about this crown prince flooded into her mind, her small face suddenly turning pale, and she shouted loudly outside, "Quickly come here! The Crown Prince of Nan Liang has intruded upon Miss..."

  Her words had just been shouted out halfway when a piece of chicken flew over and blocked her mouth, and the sound stopped abruptly.

  "This little girl is really naive, not only naive but also timid. " Nan Lingrui looked at the dishes in front of him and exclaimed: "Just smelling this aroma makes me feel very fragrant, I didn't expect that Jing Shizi, apart from writing and painting, would also be skilled in cooking. Amazing!"

  Yun Qian Yue raised her head and glanced at Nan Ling Rui, humming a sound, asking: "Why did you barge in here in the middle of the night?"

  "What brings you here at midnight? I've been staying in the Rong Wang Fu since yesterday and haven't left. Now, smelling the delicious food, I couldn't sleep, so I followed the scent." Nan Lingrui ordered Cailian again, "Don't hurry up to get chopsticks for the Crown Prince, if you shout loudly again and wake everyone up, then your young lady's name tomorrow will not only be Rong Jinghe and Rong Feng, but also add a 'Crown Prince'!"

  Yun Qian Yue wondered if his nose was really that keen? And following the fragrance, he arrived! However, her family's old man surprisingly took a liking to Nan Ling Rui, even inviting him to stay for dinner and lodging.

  "Prince Rui, please spare my young mistress! I beg of you! This is her boudoir, how can you enter so casually?" Cai Lian struggled to spit out the chicken meat, her small face pale as she pleaded with Nan Lingrui.

  "You don't say, I don't say, who knows I came to her place? Alright, stop nagging, if you keep nagging, this prince will kill you and throw you out to feed the dogs." Nan Lingrui waved his hand impatiently at Cai Lian.

  "Miss..." Cai Lian looked at Yun Qiu Yue and tactfully reminded her, "He is the Crown Prince Rui after all!"

  "I naturally knew he was Prince Rui. Alright, you go get him a pair of chopsticks! Anyway, there's so much food here that I alone can't finish it all, and it would be a waste." Yun Shangyue smiled as she looked at Cai Lian, thinking to herself that in the end, Cai Lian didn't dare say that Prince Rui was a flirt. She waved her hand, looking at Cai Lian's pale face with a mixture of fear and comfort, saying: "It's fine, he'll leave after dinner. Do you really want to call everyone in the manor over?"

  Cai Lian pouted, muttering discontentedly, "Miss, you're so good to everyone, why are you not this good to Jing Shizi? I won't...I won't go!"

  "Hmph, the Crown Prince has always been admired by Jing Shizi, who has bought over everyone in the world. Even the little maid by your side has been bought over. What can't he do? I'm really curious!" Nan Lingrui looked at Cai Lian and glanced at Yun Shangyue with a smile full of deep meaning.

  Yun Shallow Moon hummed a sound, "Everyone is drunk and I am the only one awake. Can't help it."

  "Haha……right, right, it's just that everyone is drunk and I'm the only one awake!" Nan Lingrui burst out laughing, folding his fan with a "pa" sound, and chimed in with Yun Qianyue's praise: "Who says Ye Qingchen has similar interests to you? This crown prince thinks you and I have more compatible interests instead."

  Yun Shallow Moon gave him a glance, thinking that apart from being a ladies' man, the person in front of her was quite to her liking.

  "Miss... " Cai Lian was almost in tears. Doesn't the young lady know what kind of person the Crown Prince Rui is? It's said that the women in the Southern Liang Crown Prince's residence are like fleeting clouds, and this crown prince spends his days idling about, playing games among the flowers, searching for beauties to collect into the residence for his enjoyment. How can the young lady still smile at someone like him?!

  "Hurry up and get the chopsticks! Cai Lian, you're getting more and more talkative! Are you trying to provoke me until I sell you off?!" Yun Shangyue's face turned stern. This little maid really thought she was someone who could be easily talked to? Nowadays, when she said one sentence, the maid would dare to retort with eight sentences, and her words were no longer effective.

  "Yes, I'll go right away!" Cailian's body trembled and she didn't dare to speak again, obediently walking out.

  "Hmm, this little girl just needs to be disciplined. Once she's been disciplined a bit more, she'll become obedient. Or I can give you two well-behaved little girls? Guaranteed they'll listen to you and not dare disobey you." Nan Lingrui suggested to Yun Shangyue.

  "No need! You keep it for yourself!" Yun Shallow Moon didn't even lift her head.

  Nan Lingrui pouted and stopped talking. Cai Lian slowly walked over with the chopsticks, but before she could even reach the front, he snatched them away from her and started gobbling down his food.

  "Haven't you eaten for eight days?" Yun Shangyue looked at him.

  "Even if I ate eight meals a day, it wouldn't be as good as this one meal made by Rong Jing himself." Nan Lingrui muttered.

  Yun Shallow Moon rolled her eyes and ignored him.

  Cai Lian stood in the house, her face tense with vigilance, as if she feared that Nan Lingrui would suddenly go wild and pounce on Yun Shangyue at any moment.

  "It seems I haven't arrived too late. You say this is a dish made by the weak and beautiful person herself? Then I must have at least two bites!" Before Night Fragrance had even arrived, her voice was already heard, and in the blink of an eye she appeared at the doorway, pushing open the curtain and walking in. Her body carried a refreshing coolness from the rain.

  Yun Shang was taken aback, thinking that the dishes Rong Jing made were just this big? She looked at Ye Qingran and said, "How did you get here? Can the aroma really waft from Yun Wangfu to De Qin Wangfu?"

  "I was just passing by and smelled something delicious when I was very hungry, so I came in!" Ye Qingran smiled slightly, feeling a bit embarrassed.

  The clouds are shallow and the moon is speechless, thinking of you passing by at this moment!

  "Come on over quickly! Jing Shizi's cooking is a rare treat!" Nan Lingrui beckoned to Ye Qianyan with a friendly wave.

  Ye Qing glanced at Nan Lingrui and quickly walked over, sitting down at the table without any courtesy. She ordered Cai Lian, who had her eyes wide open and mouth agape, "Go get me a pair of chopsticks. I'm exhausted from arguing with Rong Feng all night."

  Cai Lian glanced at Yun Shangyue and saw that Miss didn't object, so she turned around and went downstairs obediently!

  "Who won?" Nan Lingrui asked immediately with interest.

  "Nobody wins, let's continue tomorrow!"

  "I knew I should have followed you to watch the good show, missed a fight! But Nan Lingrui said immediately that Ming Ri Taizi would never miss it."

  "Are you and Rong Yun going to compete in martial arts? Tomorrow is the Martial Arts Champion Conference, what's the point of competing today?" Yún Qiūyuè looked at Yè Qīngrǎn, she suddenly remembered that it had been raining outside all along, and only then did she notice that Yè Qīng Rǎn's clothes were wet with rainwater and had been dried by him, with wrinkles remaining. She furrowed her brow, "And you two even competed in the rain?"

  "Hmm! Let's practice our skills today." Ye Qing said.

  "Isn't that right?" Nan Lingrui looked at Ye Qianyan with a skeptical gaze, his peach blossom eyes seeming to see through the simple expression on her face and into its deeper meaning. He smiled and asked, "Wasn't it you who went to question Rong Feng why he had confused Yuer's heart? Rong Feng didn't know what to say, and then in a fit of anger you attacked him, and he counterattacked out of desperation, and that's how the fight started?"

  Yè's face flashed with embarrassment for a moment, and he didn't notice Nán Líng Ruì's address to Yún Qiǎn Yuè. He angrily said: "It's not!"

  "How can I look at you with such an expression!" Nan Lingrui seemed to smile but not quite.

  "You want to fight me too, Little Wang? Then you won't be eating this weak beauty's meal." Ye Qingran raised an eyebrow and coldly threatened Nan Lingrui.

  Nan Lingrui immediately understood and stopped talking.

  Yun Qian's thoughts turned around in her mind, and she flipped her eyelids, thinking that going to find Rong Feng would be in line with Ye Qingran's style.

  Cai Lian brought over the chopsticks, and Ye Qingran stopped talking. It seemed that he was really starving, and he began to wolf down his food. This time, Nan Lingrui looked at Ye Qingran and asked, "Have you not eaten for eight days?"

  "One day! I didn't eat in the morning, nor at noon, nor at night." Ye Qingyan's words fell, and she murmured again: "You're right, even if I ate eight meals a day, as long as this one meal was made by that weak and beautiful person, I could still finish it."

  Nan Lingrui nodded in agreement and also started eating enthusiastically.

  The cloud is shallow and the moon is somewhat speechless. The two people in front of her, one is a prince of a country, and the other is a noble royal descendant, Xiao Wangye. What delicacies haven't they had? A meal at Rongjing's restaurant, is it worth it? She put the Steamed Fish with Osmanthus on her own plate, and pushed all the others to Nan Lingrui and Ye Qingran. Thinking that everything was made by that servant in the kitchen? It's simply nonsense! She just felt that this dish of Steamed Fish with Osmanthus tasted different from the dishes made by Yao Lao. All the others tasted exactly the same as Yao Lao's, it would be strange if they weren't made by Yao Lao.

  But this lotus root roasted fish tastes the same as what she had before, did she always have black-hearted people cooking her fish?

  How is it possible?

  "Little girl, why aren't you eating?" Ye Qingran looked at Yun Shangyue's face changing again and again.

  "Let's eat!" Yun Qian Yue was too lazy to think anymore and waved her chopsticks.

  No one spoke in the room anymore, with only the fragrance of food lingering.

  Half an hour later, a large table of dishes was swept clean. Nan Lingrui and Ye Qianyan exchanged a look, both with some lingering thoughts. Then they looked at Yun Shuoyue together, Yun Shuoyue shook the only remaining fish bones in her hand, and the two completely gave up their ideas.

  "Eating and drinking to one's heart's content is most suitable for a night of candlelight conversation. The three of us cultivating our feelings, how is that?" Nan Lingrui asked.

  Ye Qing stained scolded and stood up, stepped towards the door and went out, "Ben Xiao Wang is going back to sleep."

  "So how are we going to cultivate our feelings for each other?" Nan Lingrui turned to Yun Qianyue again.

  Yun Qian Yue yawned and waved her hand at Nan Ling Rui, "If you don't want me to find a way to make you spit out everything you just ate, then you can stay here and cultivate feelings with me."

  "The crown prince thinks that eating well and sleeping is still the best!" Nan Lingrui chuckled, stood up, and followed Ye Qianyan out of the room.

  Yun Shang glanced at the two people leaving, then looked at the sixteen empty plates on the table. She couldn't help but laugh and was about to order Cai Lian to clean them up when she heard Ye Qing Ran's loud shout from outside, "That damned weak beauty put something in the food!"

  Yun Shallow Moon was stunned for a moment, what did Rong Jing put in the dishes?

  The night was dyed with a faint scent of flowers, and then came the strange cry of Nan Lingrui, "It's broad beans! Ah, I, the crown prince, can't take it. Where is the toilet?"

  Right after that, they heard the sound of two people's footsteps rushing out of Shallow Moon Pavilion in unison.

  She felt her stomach, no discomfort at all. Her eyes fixed on the dish of steamed fish with hibiscus for a moment, then looked at the fifteen dishes that had been devoured by Nan Lingrui and Ye Qingran after she had only taken a small bite from each one. The corners of her mouth twitched, and she gazed silently at the roof. Could Zhuge Liang's ingenious calculations compare to that black-hearted guy? Did he know in advance that Nan Lingrui and Ye Qingran would come here to freeload on food?

  Having eaten and drunk to one's heart's content, the body feels perfectly comfortable. After a good night's sleep, I woke up at dawn feeling refreshed and invigorated. I pushed aside the bedclothes, got out of bed, walked over to the window, pulled back the curtains, and looked outside - after the heavy rain, the sky was clear and sunny.

  Cai Lian heard the sound of footsteps and entered with a basin of clear water, putting it down and urging Yun Shangyue in a soft voice: "Miss, you must hurry up, Jing Shizi's carriage is already waiting outside the mansion."

  Yun Qian furrowed her brow, thinking that Qing Shuang had said that the guy would come to pick her up and take her to the imperial palace today. She didn't bother to chat with Cai Lian, quietly washed up, simply had breakfast, and then left the room.

  Cai Lian wanted to follow, but was stopped by Yun Qiu Yue. She saw Yun Qiu Yue go out the gate and then lowered her small face, thinking that from now on she couldn't chatter in front of Miss anymore, Miss must be annoyed with her and didn't like her. At the entrance of the Yun Wang Fu, Rong Jing's carriage was quietly waiting as usual, with the curtains tightly closed.

  Yun Meng saw Yun Qianyue approaching and hastily handed her a flower basket, saying: "This is the homework from the study room, miss. Take this thing and hurry up to the carriage quickly! Don't keep Jing Shizi waiting for too long. I still need to go see Rui Taizi, who was ill yesterday."

  Yun Meng's words had barely fallen when, without waiting for Yun Shang Yue to ask again, he hastily rushed into the mansion.

  Yun Qian's eyebrows furrowed as she gazed at the flower basket in her hand, where a large stack of books and scrolls were neatly piled. She turned around to look for Yun Meng, only to find that he had already disappeared from sight, leaving her no choice but to lift the curtain and board the carriage.

  Inside the carriage, Rong Jing was reading a book. Seeing her enter, he looked up and glanced at her, then lowered his head to continue reading. He instructed Xuan Ge in a gentle voice, "Drive on!"

  Xuan Ge immediately raised his whip and the horse carriage started moving slowly.

  Yun Qian sat down, looked at Rong Jing and saw a delicate book box beside him. The box was open, with books inside that were the same as those in her basket. She raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's this for?"

  "Go to the study room for class!" Rong Jing said.

  "Aren't you going to watch Rong Yu and Ye Qingran's match?" Yun Shangyue was taken aback.

  "Yesterday, Xiao Wangye got caught in the rain and fell ill by accident, so the trial cannot be held. The Emperor has postponed the trial." Rong Jing said with a gentle voice, without lifting his head.

  "What are you going to the palace for? Don't tell me you're also going to attend classes with me." Yun Qianyue thought that last night, Ye Qingran and Nan Lingrui had eaten those dishes and were poisoned by the croton, and felt that this guy was truly a hypocrite, with a heart full of evil intentions. And wasn't Ye Qingran supposed to be bedridden after getting caught in the rain? It's amazing he could say it out loud without batting an eyelid.

  "Unfortunately, a heavy rain yesterday caused the university scholar to catch a cold, and the emperor asked me to substitute for him for a few days." Jing Ruyu's jade-like fingers gently turned a page of the book, and she said in a warm voice: "So, I still have to go to the imperial palace, and it's also the imperial study. It just so happens to be on the way!"

  Digression

  Recently, there have been too many messy things, you guys need to cheer me up, I'm out of rice, waaa... (⊙＿⊙)

  Thank you for the diamond flowers from everyone below!

  13989747941 (2 diamonds), Feitian Blood Fox (1 diamond), guiqin580231 (1 diamond), Economic 999 (1 diamond), 18281897447 (1 diamond), Xifuleisi Wang (1 diamond), Special Forces (2 flowers), Lingliu (2 flowers), yunanrong (1 flower), wang2zhang (1 flower). Momo, O (∩_∩)O~