"Fourth Prince hates Ginger the most."
"Huh?" Yun Qixi looked at Shan Jingyan in surprise, "Really?"
Being exposed by Qing Li, Shan Jingyan was a little embarrassed, he raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his nose and laughed.
"Really, I've never touched ginger before, and I don't really like the smell of it. However, after drinking it, we discovered that its taste wasn't that repulsive. That kind of spiciness isn't that hard to accept. "
Qing Li opened her eyes wide and looked at Shan Jingyan in disbelief.
"Fourth Prince, you …"
Shan Jingyan smiled amiably, "Habits can be changed slowly. I didn't like it in the past, but maybe no one has ever stewed a bowl of ginger soup for me to drink when I was infected by cold. Now I feel warm all over, inside and out, including in my heart. "
In fact, when he said that, Yun Qixi felt that her smile, her eyes, her tone, everything was warm.
On the other hand, Qing Li left with a tinge of awkwardness and confusion.
Under Shan Jingyan's attentive gaze, Yun Qixi also drank her own bowl of soup, and her body also warmed up.
Shan Jingyan had said that she wanted to take a look at that Third Brother of his, so naturally, Yun Qixi would not accompany him. Then they all went their separate ways.
After walking for a while, she met Qing Li again. Or rather, it could be said that Qing Li was intentionally waiting for her there.
Qing Li brought her to a room, "Miss Yun, you can stay here. Take a look.
Yun Qixi looked at the fully equipped room, and laughed: "It's pretty good, thank you."
Qing Li gave a vague smile, and when she turned around, his smile quickly disappeared.
"If there's anything that's lacking, just tell me."
When Yun Qixi came, she did not plan on staying in the Yue Yue Manor for long, but now it looked like she might as well use that as a fake. When she thought about Jewel Pavilion, her eyes narrowed into a crafty expression.
Perhaps there would be another great gain?
Thinking of this, her mood was exceptionally good. So she went out. She felt the need to familiarize herself with the geography.
The overall design of the Yue Yue Manor was very ingenious, there weren't any fake mountains or ponds like the ones in the palace. The mountain and river in the villa were all living, because it was originally a villa that was built on a mountain. In many places, it was all natural, filled with the rich scent of nature.
The only bad thing about it was that it was cold.
Yun Qixi sniffed, and then prepared to go back to her room and find a set of clothes to wear.
Just as she returned to her room, Shan Jingyan came over as if he heard her wish and brought her a set of clothes.
"Fourth Prince, you are really great. You are really my savior. I just need you."
Shan Jingyan's smile contained a trace of resentment, "I told you long ago not to call me Fourth Prince, and why didn't you say it?"
Yun Qixi giggled, caressing the good clothes, he asked curiously, "These clothes do not look like those of a servant, they are so beautiful, where did they come from?"
Shan Jingyan averted his eyes for a moment, and said, "He was probably the one that mother and the others left behind when they came here in the past. "Hurry up and put it on. We'll eat together tonight."
"Eat, sure." Yun Qixi agreed without thinking, because she knew that if she ate together with the prince, the treatment of the food would definitely be different.
Night fell. When she excitedly went to Shan Jingyan's room, she saw that aloof and cold face who was sitting at the side of the table. She almost reflexively turned around and left.
Why didn't he tell her that Shan Liancheng was there too?
Shan Jingyan took a few steps forward and pulled her arm, "Qixi, what's wrong? It's almost time to eat. You should be hungry, right? Don't make things difficult for yourself. " He seemed to know what she was squirming about.
Yun Qixi rubbed her stomach. To be honest, she was really hungry. She had always had a strong digestive system and was hungry.
If she was angry with others, why would she feel sorry for her stomach? Isn't that stupid? When she finally figured it out, she turned around with a smile on her face. She walked to the table and sat down.
"Yeah, why are you making life difficult for yourself?"
Shan Liancheng sat on the seat of honor, like a statue, she was so conflicted, but in his eyes, she was as indifferent as ever.
After Shan Jingyan sat down, when Qing Li and the other two girls served the dishes, they saw Yun Qixi and their faces stiffened for a good while.
When all the dishes were present, Shan Jingyan greeted her gently. "Qixi, I wonder if you like these dishes?
Yun Qixi bit her chopsticks, thought for a while and suddenly asked, "Do you want silver?"
Shan Jingyan looked at her in confusion, while Shan Liancheng's indifferent gaze turned towards his.
Yun Qixi fearlessly met the pair of indifferent eyes head-on. After a short moment of sparks flying, she explained while smiling, "I'll take silver for this meal, okay? You know, where in the world is there a free lunch? Right, Prince Jin? "
Shan Liancheng narrowed his eyes, and Qing Li, who was pouring wine for Shan Liancheng, suddenly stopped. The corner of his mouth hooked up into a smile, and a trace of disdain flashed past his eyes.
Eating with the prince and actually talking about money, she should be the first person in Pangu's World to ever do so. However, the person in front of her was even more meticulous and meticulous than she was. It was as if a mountain was higher than a mountain, making it impossible for her to guard against him.
"Qixi, you're thinking too much. There's no need." Shan Jingyan replied with a smile.
"Then do you have any silver for me to eat with you?" Yun Qixi asked again.
Shan Jingyan's beautiful face stiffened, completely awkward. The contempt and scorn on Qing Li's face could not be concealed.
Shan Liancheng squinted his eyes and looked at her. Yun Qixi also raised her chin and looked back at him. Of course, she did not expect him to give his money just to accompany his to eat, she purposely spoke in such a weird tone, just to show that she was still angry.
"Qixi, you really know how to joke." Shan Jingyan laughed.
His words also resolved the awkwardness at the table.
At this time, Shan Liancheng's cup was filled to the brim. Shan Jingyan took a small wine jug from his waist, which was the jug she often brought with his, and poured a cup for himself.
But Yun Qixi's cup was still empty, she knew that Qing Li obviously did not want to pour it for her, she was just unhappy that she was eating with her master. As for her, she had never been polite. She got up and poured herself a glass of wine.
Her actions caused Qing Li's face to turn ugly. After all, in the eyes of the two Masters, for Yun Qixi's actions, it was simply not serving him properly.
Most of the wine from ancient times had a low alcohol content, so it was not too spicy or astringent.
After drinking it all in one gulp, Yun Qixi looked at the small wine pot in Shan Jingyan's hands with curiosity.
"Fourth Prince, no, Jing Yan, I'm very curious, what kind of wine is in this jug of wine? I want to taste it, what kind of special flavor is it?"
Shan Jingyan's slender fingers that were holding onto the wine jug tightened, and with an awkward expression, he kept the jug and smiled.
"No more."
Yun Qixi did not believe that it would be such a coincidence. She was just about to tease her about how stingy she was, when hurried footsteps came from outside the door.
They just saw Gu Yuan jogging in with his dust all over the place, hurriedly beating him up a thousand times.
"Master, Fourth Prince, this old official has gone down the mountain and finally bought the medicine." Master, is your headache better? " As he said that, he opened his bag, "Qing Li, hurry and boil some medicine for me."
"No need, much better." Shan Liancheng said indifferently.
How could it not be good to take such a precious high-grade analgesic?
She really regretted not giving him a bottle of Red Crane Head.
Remembering that she did not get the silver and that she had given away the medicine for nothing, Yun Qixi felt stifled in her heart. She looked at Gu Yuan and asked happily, "Imperial Physician Gu, how much money do you spend working under the Prince Jin for a month?"
"Huh?" Gu Yuan was stunned.
Amongst everyone present, only Shan Liancheng could sense the strange air around her.
This was the third time she mentioned money at the dinner table today. It would be hard for people to not think of her as a money-grubber.
Gu Yuan rubbed his hands together, from the looks of it, he already knew that Yun Qixi was the future Crown Princess, so he became a lot more reserved, and laughed: "I have never let myself down."
"Is that so?" Yun Qixi asked in a questioning tone.
"Yes, of course," Gu Yuan affirmed again and again, "In the entire Prince Jin Palace, who has this grandpa ever lost to? Is that so, Qing Li? "
Although Yun Qixi was the one who threw out the question, when she asked him about it, even though she did not want to answer, she did not dare to.
"Yes, this lord treats all his servants extremely well."
Gu Yuan went down, and Qing Li's expression became even more ugly. She poured the wine all over Shan Liancheng, but she did not pour it all for him.
This time, she did it on purpose!
Yun Qixi naturally knew what she was angry about. She had heard all of her little thoughts under Shan Liancheng's desk back then.
Cough!
Yun Qixi cleared her throat, looked at Shan Liancheng gently, and said with a very gentle voice.
"Master, do you remember that night we were on the boat …"
After saying that, Qing Li's body stiffened, and her face became even more pale.
Only the client knew what had happened to them on the ship. However, a man and a woman alone on the boat for a day and a night was a fact that many people knew. What happened during this period of time was simply too fascinating to contemplate.
When Yun Qixi mentioned about that, it was only to anger Qing Li. And why should she want to anger her? She hadn't thought about it, and it might be a long time before she understood.
Shan Jingyan's face changed slightly, and after that he smiled faintly, raised his hand and placed the wine cup into his mouth.
Shan Liancheng stared at her, his gaze deep. Yun Qixi did not dodge, and stared at him quietly. It was as if his thoughts were returning to that night when the moonlight was soft.
That night, there were too many surprises and surprises, and it was indeed a little ambiguous. If it wasn't for his aunt blocking his way, he would have started a big fight. In the moment between life and death, she had even missed the time when he was at the bottom of the river and had never forsaken her. He had protected her in front of Yun Lanyue and the set of clothes he had gifted her with, which had also moved her a little.
However, all of these things no longer existed. His capitalist behavior during the day had ruined the good impression he had made on her that night.
Thinking of that night's moonlight, that night under the moonlight, the man who had toasted her, the man who had drunk and talked, the man who had ground his anger, it was as if he had never existed. For some inexplicable reason, her heart felt a little choked up.