This Xie Ren is really... honest and cute.
Qiao Yin never expected that Xie Yuan's younger brother could be subdued with just one sentence.
You know, in order to get close to Lu Jinzhi, she had spent nearly a year on Lu Jinzhi's mother.
"General Xie is easy to talk to, so you don't have to be so afraid."
Qiao Yin picked up the food box and walked out of the pavilion to meet Xie Yuan.
Xie Yuan, who had been sullen at first, relaxed visibly as the distance between the two quickly shortened.
When Qiao Yin walked up to him, all the coldness on his body was gone. Qiao Yin only saw Xie Yu'an, who was as gentle as usual.
"My seventh brother acted rudely. I apologize to you on his behalf, and please don't get along with him." Xie Yu'an's first sentence was an apology.
Qiao Yin's bright red lips curved into a beautiful arc, and her smile went straight into her glassy eyes.
"It's not that serious. Mr. Xie Qi is funny and he does this out of concern for you. A strange woman suddenly appears next to my elder brother. It's normal for him to come to investigate."
"Aren't you surprised? I saw the plum blossoms under your skirt, they are very beautiful."
Qiao Yin originally wanted to behave well and say nice things to Xie Ren so that he could appear to be generous and virtuous, but she didn't expect that Xie Yuan's words would make her heart beat fast.
"Do you like it? I picked it just for you."
Not to be outdone, Qiao Yin slightly lifted the hem of her skirt with her hands and spun around happily.
The hem of the skirt was spread out and there were dots of red plum blossoms. Xie Yuan felt as if he was already in the snow, and the fragrance of plum blossoms could already be smelled on the tip of his nose.
"Is the plum blossom scent specially scented for me?"
Qiao Yin was shocked, even this little thought was discovered.
"Do you like it?" Qiao Yin asked boldly.
Seeing her like this, Xie Yuan felt relieved knowing that she was really not affected by Xie Ren.
On the way here, he was worried that Qiao Yin would be frightened by Xie Ren, and that he would also be... disliked.
"It's pleasing to the eye and refreshing. I like it very much." Xie Yu'an said truthfully.
"Then I have something you like more."
Qiao Yin pointed to the food box in his hand, and then pulled Xie Yuan out of the East Palace.
In the pavilion by the lake, Xie Ren was hiding behind Jiang Huailu. He was deeply moved when he saw Qiao Yin taking his eldest brother away with just a few words.
"From now on, Qiao Yin is my dear sister-in-law."
Qiao Yin pulled Xie Yuan out of the East Palace and got on the carriage outside the door. Qiao Yin couldn't wait to open the food box.
"I made it specially for you this morning. Not many people in the whole capital can make it. Even Zhang Ji's master chef can't make it. Dang dang dang - look, it's fried snails in puff pastry -"
Qiao Yin boasted for a long time, her little tail almost raised to the sky, but when she lowered her head and saw——
All the pastry in the food box collapsed into a ball, and a white puddle covered the entire food box.
Qiao Yin was dumbfounded. She slowly raised her head to look at Xie Yuan and said seriously:
"Xie Ren pretended to be you and walked around today. He was so reckless and out of line. If he is not strictly disciplined, he may damage General Xie's reputation and the reputation of your Xie family."
Qiao Yin had a smile on his face, but his cheeks were bulging, and the knuckles holding the food box turned white.
Thinking about it, I was already extremely angry.
Xie Yuan laughed, "Is it enough to punish him by squatting for an hour?"
"Let him hold another bowl of water on his head."
"good."
As Xie Yu'an spoke, he picked up the spoon in the food box, scooped out some of the pastry left on the plate and put it into his mouth.
"Don't eat it, don't eat it, it's all spoiled."
"Although the appearance is ruined, the taste remains the same. It's delicious and can rival the skills of the dim sum chef in the Imperial Kitchen."
Xie Yu'an has a kind of magic power. Whatever he says will make people feel very reasonable, and it is impossible to tell whether he is flattering or perfunctory.
"Yeah, I'll just say that my craftsmanship is better than Zhang Ji's."
Qiao Yin's anger subsided, "I didn't expect you to like this too. I used to love pancakes the most. Speaking of which, the two of us are quite destined. I stayed in Lintai County for a while before coming to the capital."
Xie Yu'an made a move, put down the spoon, and asked casually: "Where are you in Lintai County?"
"Do you know about Menghu Village? I was originally an ordinary citizen in Lintai County. I moved around because of the war, but I was caught by the people in Menghu Village and was taken to a bandit's den..."
Qiao Yin thought of that dark experience and waved her hands, unwilling to talk about it anymore.
"I was lucky. A few days after I was captured, the Xuanjia Army went up to the mountain to suppress the bandits and took away the bandit's den. I was saved. I heard from Xie Ren that you were the Xuanjia Army who surrendered. Were you there on the day of the suppression of the bandits? ?" Qiao Yin asked curiously.
Xie Yu'an looked at her expectant expression and nodded slowly.
"I am here."
"Really? In other words, you are one of my saviors?"
Qiao Yin was delighted to find another trace of intersection between the two of them.
"It's a pity that I came down too early that time. If I had stayed a little longer, maybe we would have known each other four years ago."
Xie Yuan smiled almost imperceptibly at the corners of his lips and did not answer.
Just at this moment, the carriage stopped. Qiao Yin lifted the curtain and took a look. The carriage stopped at the racecourse where it was yesterday.
"This is?"
"After eating your snack, I can't refuse, so I have to teach you how to ride a horse once." Xie Yuan's deep magnetic voice sounded behind her.
Qiao Yin turned around and said, "Really?" But she soon became troubled again, "But my dress is not suitable for riding horses."
"It doesn't matter. I've already asked people to prepare riding clothes in the wing."
With that said, Xie Yu'an and Qiao Yin got off the carriage, and then took her to the side room designed for people to rest and change clothes.
"You go change your clothes, and I'll go to the stables and choose a horse for you."
"good."
Qiao Yin took Bizhu and turned around to go to the wing. As soon as the door opened, a little fur ball rushed out and kept wagging its tail at her.
"Three-two-one, are you there too?"
Qiao Yin squatted down and picked up the little white dog. Saneryi liked her very much and kept licking her hand with her little tongue.
"Sister didn't know you were here today and didn't bring you anything to eat. I'll bring you something delicious next time."
"Miss, look. Mr. Xie is really attentive..."
Bizhu pointed at the row of riding clothes of different colors in front of the screen and sighed.
In addition to clothes, there are also more than a dozen boots and riding whips. At first glance, it looks like a ready-made clothing store.
"Second Miss, if you were so discerning and went to General Xie's celebration banquet, you might have become the young mistress of the Xie family by now." Bizhu sighed again.
Qiao Yin was stunned: "How do you say this?"
"Miss, have you forgotten?" Bizhu said, "Four years ago, not long after you returned to Beijing, General Xie returned to Beijing in triumph. The prince held a celebration banquet for General Xie, and our Marquis Mansion also received an invitation."
"But miss, you didn't go because Lu Jinzhi held a banquet on the same day. Miss, you went to see Lu Jinzhi."
After Bizhu reminded her, Qiao Yin finally remembered that there was such a thing. In addition to this, she also remembered her first impression of Xie Yu'an - he was a capable person in the prince's camp.
And because she followed Lu Jinzhi, she naturally classified herself into the third prince camp.
The two camps were fighting each other, so she naturally chose to go to Lu Jinzhi's side and paid no attention to Xie Yu'an.
