High-class Spring Joy

Qingyuan even doubted that she had heard correctly.

She stared blankly at Chu Jingxian in front of her, "Young Master... are you talking about me?"

Her?

Was she a good woman?

For some reason, Qingyuan felt that Chu Jingxian was acting strangely today, something she had never experienced before when talking to him.

But looking at Chu Jingxian's very serious expression, Qingyuan couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong.

The feeling was somewhat ethereal, as if it had slipped away in an instant, and Qingyuan had no way to grasp it easily.

Chu Jingxian, noticing her silence, skillfully steered the conversation back on track: "What's wrong? Weren't we talking about dinner?"

"Yes, yes, yes... I just borrowed the kitchen to make some food. The food I made at the Marquis's residence was sent to Hongdou. When I went to see Hongdou, Guard Zheji happened to be there, so I gave him all the food. As for this, it's all freshly made by me."

As Qingyuan spoke, she brought out all the scallion oil chicken and poached chicken from the food box, along with some other dishes.

Although Chu Jingxian couldn't see, he could still smell the aroma of the food wafting over, which was very tempting. Even someone like him who didn't care much for food was tempted to eat: "The dishes made by A Yuan are truly excellent. They have a perfect combination of color, aroma, and taste. Even someone like me who can't see can tell how delicious they are just by smelling them."

Normally, when Chu Jingxian said this, Qingyuan would only blush from his praise, but today Chu Jingxian insisted on mentioning Ayuan in his words.

When the name "A-Yuan" came out, Qing Yuan's hand holding the plate trembled, and she almost dropped all the food, but she caught it in time.

But looking at Chu Jingxian, he seemed completely oblivious, unaware that he had done anything wrong or unusual. He asked with a normal expression, "I wonder what delicious food A-Yuan made today. Since I can't see it, I can only ask A-Yuan to put in some effort to explain it to me."

I don't know what's wrong, but the name A Yuan isn't something that no one has called me before. For example, Chu Jingyu calls me that every day, and that's how I usually call him.

At that time, although Qingyuan was in love with Chu Jingyu, when she heard him call her so affectionately, she only felt sweet and a little embarrassed.

But when Chu Jingxian called her A Yuan, Qing Yuan's heart trembled. Every time the man called her that, her heart trembled, as if the name was like a stone hitting her heart again and again.

Could it be because the Third Young Master's voice is too pleasant?

That is indeed possible. Although Chu Jingyu is quite handsome and is a well-known dashing young master in the capital, his voice is not bad, but it is certainly not as pleasing to Qingyuan as the Third Young Master's.

Qingyuan calmed herself down, forcing herself not to study the Third Young Master's address to her or his voice any further.

Qingyuan explained to him very earnestly: "Originally, I just prepared some light dishes to send over, but as soon as I entered Jinxiu Manor, I heard that the young master's tastes seemed to have changed, so I went to make some fresh. The main meat dishes are these two in front of me, one is scallion oil chicken, and the other is poached chicken, just some ordinary light dishes to cut through the greasiness."

To everyone's surprise, after Qingyuan said this, the person in front of her suddenly paused, their hand holding chopsticks stiffening, and their expression became somewhat subtle: "Who told you that?"

Qingyuan didn't think it was a big deal, so she honestly replied, "It was Guard Chensha who said it. He said that you seem to have suddenly taken a liking to poached chicken recently. So even though I don't make poached chicken very often, I tried making it once. Please try it and see if you like the taste."

poached chicken, poached chicken...

Chu Jingxian fell into an eerie silence.

Does she know...?

Chu Jingxian pressed further, "What else did he say to you?"

"Ah... Guard Chen Sha didn't say anything else."

As Qingyuan spoke, just as Chu Jingxian seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, she continued to answer honestly, "It's just that you seem to have eaten a scallion oil chicken dish before, and you've been searching for that taste from your memory ever since. You seem to have fallen in love with that scallion oil chicken at first sight and really like it. But I don't know why, recently you've also taken a liking to poached chicken. I'm not a particularly clever person, so I used a clumsy method, thinking that since you might like it, I'll make both. Surely one of them will be one that you'll like."

As Qingyuan spoke, she nervously observed the changes in Chu Jingxian's expression. She had indeed never cooked poached chicken much.

She didn't know how it would taste; although she had tasted it, she couldn't be sure if the Third Young Master would like it.

Qingyuan probably hadn't even considered this question at the time: why should she care so much about whether the Third Young Master liked her or not?

After Qingyuan finished explaining, Chu Jingxian was silent for a moment, then picked up a piece of chicken with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. He raised an eyebrow in amazement and said, "Very good, Ayuan, I like it."

Good heavens, upon hearing this, Qingyuan shuddered, feeling as if all the blood in her body rushed to her head.

Ah Yuan, do I like her?

what?

The Third Young Master is indeed pure and innocent. He speaks without thinking. If it were any other woman, she would probably misunderstand what he meant.

Qingyuan sighed. Fortunately, she was quite familiar with the Third Young Master. "I'm glad you like it, Young Master."

Unexpectedly, Chu Jingxian blurted out again, "If I like it, will A-Yuan keep making it for me?"

Qingyuan didn't understand why Chu Jingxian would ask such a question, and answered very seriously: "Young master is the master. If the master likes to eat, the servant will naturally always make it."

Chu Jingxian pursed her lips: "So that's how it is."

Why does that sound a bit disheartening?

No, why is the Third Young Master so disappointed?

She must have been misled too.

Qingyuan didn't speak, so Chu Jingxian blurted out out of the blue, "Speak less to Chensha in the future."

Qingyuan didn't react immediately: "Huh?"

Although Chen Sha, the guard, is all brawn and no brains, he's still a decent person!

Chu Jingxian said, "It's easy to catch an idiot's charm by talking to them."

Qingyuan: ...Hmm? The Third Young Master can be sharp-tongued too?

Wait a minute?

Qingyuan realized that the young master was saying that the guard Chensha was stupid, and that she had also become stupid because of the infection.

"By the way, there's something I need to tell you."

"In recent years, our Song Kingdom has been plagued by natural disasters. Although we do not have any very important soldiers, the floods in the southeast a few days ago and the drought in the northwest last year have resulted in widespread famine and the people are living in misery. In three days, the Empress Dowager will be taking a group of officials and their families to Xiangguo Temple to pray for blessings. Princess Jing'an specially asked someone to come and tell you that you are also on the list of those accompanying the group."