The candlelight flickered in Tao Ying's boudoir, and a petite figure was faintly reflected on the door.
The people in the boudoir seemed to hear the conversation and footsteps of the two people. The figure suddenly appeared at the door and paused slightly.
When the two happened to stop outside the door, the door was opened directly from the inside, revealing Tao Ying's personal maid Huan'er, who was standing beside the door waiting for her.
Huan'er immediately smiled when she saw Tao Ying's figure, and was about to salute his wife when she suddenly saw Liu Mingzhi following Tao Ying.
Huan'er's pretty face panicked, and she immediately lowered her head and took a few steps back, not daring to look at Young Master Liu who walked into the room with a smile.
Liu Mingzhi leaned forward with a smile, turned his head to look at Huan'er, who was standing there looking slightly flustered, and clicked his tongue twice.
"Girl Huan'er, sir, I'm not a big monster that can eat people, and this isn't the first time you've seen me visit. Are you still so afraid of me?
Sir, I won't eat you. Come on, raise your head and let sir see. "
When Huan'er heard Liu Dashao's teasing words about Tao Kan, she staggered back two steps, holding a corner of the hem of her clothes with her white hands. Without raising her head, she nodded and lowered her eyebrows and hurried towards Tao Ying, leaving behind Liu Mingzhi, who looked a little embarrassed, was messy in the wind.
Huan'er stood timidly next to Tao Ying, not daring to look at Young Master Liu from the beginning to the end.
Since the spy incident happened in Li's house that night, Liu Mingzhi visited Li's house more than once to meet Tao Ying privately.
However, every time Huan'er saw Liu Mingzhi, she looked as timid and fearful as she did now, as if Liu Mingzhi was a demon who was ready to choose someone to devour at any time.
"Madam, the wine and food you asked your servant to prepare and the hot water for bathing are all ready.
The food, wine, and hot water were delivered less than a quarter of an hour ago. The hot water for bathing has been cold for a while and should be at a moderate temperature now. If it is cold, there are several pots of boiling water prepared by the stove.
The temperature of the food and wine is just right now.
The briquette slave in the stove had also been replaced with new briquettes half an hour ago. There is no problem in burning it until tomorrow.
Do you think there is anything else I need to tell Huan'er to prepare? "
Tao Ying saw that Huan'er didn't dare to raise her head at all and even spoke in a low voice. She looked back at Young Master Liu who had a frown on his face and looked a little embarrassed, and touched Huan'er's bun with a wry smile.
"There's nothing more I need to tell you. It's getting late, so you should go back and rest first.
If I don't tell you tomorrow morning, don't take the initiative to bring hot water for washing. "
"Yes, that slave will leave first."
Huan'er bowed slightly to Tao Yingfu, bypassed Liu Mingzhi and hurriedly ran out of the boudoir, feeling quite panicked and unable to choose the right path.
Liu Mingzhi put down the jewelry box in his hand with an embarrassed look, walked to the stool in front of the dining table and sat down.
"Good sister, does your maid look like this when she sees my little brother?
If you count carefully, since the spy incident ended, this is the seventh time that my little brother has come to accompany you, sister, right?
But every time she saw my little brother and I came in, she was so frightened that she didn't dare to look at me, which made me look like a murderer.
I also looked in the mirror after I went back. It’s not that scary, right?
Oh, how depressing it is. "
Tao Ying glanced at Young Master Liu who was "sighing", walked behind the door, reached out and closed the door gently.
First, he raised his hand and took off the cloak on his body, then walked behind Liu Mingzhi and helped him take off the cloak, and then walked towards the clothes rack behind the screen with the two cloaks in his arms.
"Didn't my sister tell you last time? Too many people died that night. She came out to look for me because she was worried about my safety. She accidentally saw that scene, which scared her.
She is just an ordinary maid. It is abnormal for her to be fine after seeing that kind of scene!
And the instigator of that hell on earth is you. If she isn't afraid of you, who is she afraid of?
Are you still afraid of me, my sister? "
"I know she was frightened by the scene that night, but after seeing him so many times, she should have figured out that I am really a very easy-to-talk person."
"My sister also explained it to her, but she is still afraid of you. What can my sister do?
By the way, let's take a bath first to relieve our fatigue? Or should you eat to fill your stomach first? "
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the steaming mist behind the screen. Tao Ying's slender figure was reflected on the screen. He turned his eyes. Now that his stomach was empty, a mandarin duck bath seemed a little out of place.
"Let's fill our stomachs first! I've been wandering around for a long time, so I drank some tea while taking a rest. I'm very hungry now.
After taking a shower and then eating, it would be troublesome to have to wash your hands again if they are stained with grease.
It's better to do it in one step, what do you think? Good sister. "
Listening to Young Master Liu's words with a dirty smile, Tao Ying's lazy voice sounded from behind the screen.
"Sister, I have already promised you that I will let you take what you want. Of course I will listen to you. Let's eat first."
While she was talking, Tao Ying had already walked out of the screen, and sat down on the stool next to Liu Mingzhi in a dignified manner. She poured two glasses of warm wine from a pot and put them in front of the two of them, facing the four plates of meat and vegetable dishes on the table. The appetizer is Nu Nu Cherry Lips.
"Whatever you want to eat, sister will pick it up for you."
Tao Ying's gentle and considerate attitude towards Liu Mingzhi was like a loving couple who had been harmonious for many years.
Liu Mingzhi grinned: "My dear sister likes to eat whatever she puts on her plate, and I also brought some delicious side dishes! This is the side dish that I had to go out of my way to ask for."
Tao Ying's precise movement of picking up the meat jerky paused, and she turned to look at Liu Mingzhi in surprise: "Did you bring your own side dishes?
What side dishes did you bring? Why haven't I seen my sister after walking around for a long time? "
Liu Mingzhi looked at Tao Ying's curious eyes, smiled faintly, moved towards his arms, gently took out a bulging handkerchief, put it on the table and slowly pulled it open.
Under the illumination of candlelight, a well-preserved ginseng plant officially appeared in front of their eyes.
Tao Ying curiously looked at the ginseng king in front of her, and asked with some uncertainty: "Is this - ginseng?"
"No! No! This is the big radish that was a specialty of the former Jin Kingdom. When it was first dug out, it was crunchier and crisper than a snow pear, and it tasted great.
Although the yield of these radishes was large, it was not large. Eighty percent of the large radishes that year were sent to the palace of the Kingdom of Jin for the exclusive use of the emperor. "
Tao Ying charmingly glared at Mr. Liu who was making nonsense: "Do you think that my sister is a fool? How can a carrot grow a ginseng beard?
Although my sister has never seen this kind of ginseng, she is sure that it is definitely not the big radish you mentioned.
What's wrong with you? You can use ginseng as a side dish, and you won’t be afraid of getting angry after eating it..."
Tao Ying was stunned as she spoke, her pretty face quickly getting flushed. After picking up a piece of dried meat and putting it in Liu Mingzhi's bowl, she picked up a piece of frozen vegetables and put it in the bowl. Fang Xin Chewing slowly and in trembling silence.
From time to time, his watery, rippling almond-shaped eyes glanced at the smiling Liu Mingzhi, and there was a hint of shyness in his eyes.
This man really does anything to do bad things, and he doesn't feel ashamed.
They even use ginseng as a side dish. Is this going to kill people?
Liu Mingzhi picked up the wine glass to moisten his throat, picked up the big radish that had lost a lot of water, sighed, and ate it with the food in one gulp, and wolfed down the big radish together with it.
When Tao Ying saw this, she hurriedly picked up the wine bottle and filled him with wine. She was really afraid that the guy would choke.
