Su Yao had only eaten half of his meal when he saw Yan Cao looking outside and coming in a bit embarrassed. He couldn't help but smile, put down his bowl and asked softly, "What's wrong? Is Qing Kun outside?"
Originally, there weren't so many formalities for engagement and marriage between servants. Most of the time, the woman would just wear a red dress and go to the man's place, and that would be considered the marriage.
However, Qingkun obviously did not want to let Yancao down, especially after getting the approval of Su Rong and Su Yao, Qingkun simply found all kinds of ways to bring good things to Yancao. Today it was a hairpin, tomorrow it was a few Yunnan dates, and so on. Whenever he came across something good, he would send it to Yancao.
Su Yao had never experienced this, but she could understand the feeling of being in love. Seeing Yan Cao pursing her lips shyly, she chuckled and urged Yan Cao to go out: "Go, go. I have so many people serving me here. Go out and see what Qing Kun is doing. Don't keep him waiting. What if he has something to do?"
"What could be the problem?" Yan Cao complained a few words while pretending to be stubborn, but she still served Su Yao more soup before leaving.
The sun outside made people feel dizzy. Yancao raised her hand to block the sun. Then she saw Qingkun waiting behind the clump of Ligustrum lucidum outside the yard. She quickened her pace and ran to him: "Why are you here at this time?"
Qing Kun looked up and saw that it was her. He was a little nervous and grinned unconsciously. He smiled and said, "I, I'm done with my work, so I came to ask if you've had dinner. I have... five-color glutinous rice cakes, which are said to be a unique food in Yunnan. No other place can make this. Do you want to try it?"
He carefully took out a few rice cakes wrapped in banana leaves from his arms and handed them to Yancao with a smile.
Yan Cao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but when she saw him carefully push aside the leaves and hold the crystal clear rice cake over to her, she felt her heart skip a beat and felt a sour-sweet feeling in her heart.
This person is so stupid, but his stupidity is so cute.
As she thought about this, she couldn't stop smiling. She reached out to take his rice cake, and couldn't help but scolded him, "You too, you made this trip just for this?"
Qing Kun said seriously: "Yes, I think this rice cake tastes good, so I naturally want to share it with you."
The two talked for a while. Yan Cao saw that he was sweating from running, so she reached out from her sleeve and took out a handkerchief to wipe his forehead. Qing Kun felt a little embarrassed, but then he leaned over to tell her not to stand on tiptoe to reach him, with a smile on his face.
Yancao couldn't help laughing. After playing around for a while, Yancao suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked behind Qingkun. She said in surprise, "Why is Mrs. Ji here?"
Qingkun followed her gaze and looked back, and sure enough, he saw Mrs. Ji being surrounded by several maids and servants and entering the yard.
He thought for a moment and said, "Maybe she has something to talk to the girl about. After all, we all live in the Ji family now, so it's normal for her to talk to the girl about something."
Yan Cao nodded, urging him to go out, and said, "I will go in to do the work too. The young lady is considerate of us, so we should know our limits and not make mistakes. You should go too. I'll go back."
Qingkun agreed with a smile and let her go first. He watched Yancao go in before leaving.
Yancao went up the corridor and saw a maidservant beside Mrs. Ji waiting outside the house. She smiled and greeted her. The maidservant was also very respectful and asked her with a smile: "Miss Yancao, where are you coming from? Let me open the curtain for you."
"No need, no need. I can come by myself." Yan Cao declined hurriedly, chatted with him with a smile for a few words, then opened the curtain and walked in.
Su Yao had finished her meal, and just as Mrs. Ji came in, she sat down and talked to her.
Mrs. Ji had a worried look on her face, and she whispered to Su Yao, "I heard that you allowed her to calm down for her parents and brothers... Thank you so much. She caused such a big incident this time, and everyone in the family was terrified and worried that other family members would be implicated. Fortunately, His Highness was magnanimous and did not intend to implicate her..."
Xiao Heng's status is supreme, and Mrs. Ji is a female relative after all, so she has no relationship with them.
The only female member of the imperial envoy's team was Su Yao.
Su Yao was not only the county princess, but also Su Rong's cousin. Su Rong treated her no differently from his own sister. Seeing that Su Rong took her and His Highness in and out together, Mrs. Ji naturally wanted to put more effort on Su Yao. Besides, her father-in-law had given those instructions.
Su Yao didn't think it was a big deal. She raised her eyebrows and told the truth: "If Madam Ji is worried about this, there is no need. Your Highness is not the kind of person who would implicate innocent people. The sincerity of the Ji family is here, and we can see it. Madam Ji is confused, that's her business. Besides, she has already paid the price. We will not and cannot control what you want to do to Madam Ji, but the rest of you who have nothing to do with this matter don't need to be nervous."
Mrs. Ji breathed a sigh of relief, but she also felt mixed emotions.
She was used to seeing people who made things sound serious even when nothing happened, and who wanted to take advantage of these things to extort money from you. Most people relied on the power in their hands and wanted to act superior, not leaving you any wiggle room. How could they be like Su Yao, who would tell you clearly that everything was fine
She then sincerely thanked him and sighed, "Speaking of which, I have to thank Miss Su even more."
She was just about to find an excuse to lure her son out when she heard footsteps outside. Then someone reported through the curtain: "Madam, there is a boy outside who wants to see Miss Su for something."
Mrs. Ji was a very sensible person. When she heard that Su Yao had something to do, she immediately stood up and did not delay Su Yao's business. She said, "I will come to talk to Miss Su later. You go ahead and do your work."
Su Yao talked with her for a long time, but she didn't tell him what she was here for. He felt a little strange, but since she left so easily, it must not be a big deal. Su Yao didn't ask any more questions. He nodded and sent Mrs. Ji out. Just then, he saw Ruan Xiaojiu waiting outside, so he asked, "What happened?"
"Miss, there's some news." Ruan Xiaojiu was always smart, and now her eyes were full of joy. She coughed for a while and said to Su Yao, "I asked a doctor to see Mr. Bai Qi, and then several groups of people came over one after another, asking for information in some way. I think once the news of asking for a doctor spread, those people became even more restless."
After all, since he went to ask the doctor, who knows if Mr. Bai Qi has revealed anything