novelaction Chapter 174: She was the only one who was afraid of the cold, and she shivered in cold to see him.
Chapter 174: She was the only one who was afraid of the cold, and she shivered in cold to see him.
"Then let's learn calligraphy and painting." Situ Qingming clapped his hands on Su Yingxue's shoulders. "Then let Sister Xue teach me painting in the next few days, and let Brother Mo give Brother Qin some guidance."
"Let's take advantage of these few days of rest to study hard. Diligence can make up for lack of talent, and we should cram at the last minute. The more we can make up, the better. Don't you think so?" Situ Qingming said with a smile.
"Yes, any improvement is welcome." Mo Yunsheng also responded with a smile, "In that case, I will have my servants deliver meals to the private room every day for the next few days. There are desks and writing tables in the private room, and you can practice with exam questions from previous years."
"That's great." Su Yingxue thought to herself, don't be afraid, she still has the formless space given by the system. Practicing for two nights is equivalent to practicing for two months, which can greatly improve her painting skills.
Even if it's a desperate situation, you still need to give it a try. You can't just give up without trying at all.
"That's fine!" Situ Qingming said with a smile, "But Brother Mo, Qin Dong and I just finished our incense competition today, so I'll allow everyone to take half a day off. How about we adjust early?"
"I practiced the incense art all day and half the night yesterday. My back and waist are really sore. Can you take a break?"
Situ Qingming rubbed his arms. Sigh, how come this literary style is more tiring than practicing martial arts?
She ran and practiced whipping all day at the horse farm, but she never felt so tired.
"That's fine," Su Yingxue said with a smile, "You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. If you are in a good state, you can get twice the result with half the effort."
"Why don't we all take half a day off today and have free time, and then go to the private room to practice together tomorrow morning." Su Yingxue said with a smile.
"Okay," Mo Yunsheng agreed. He thought whatever Qin Xue thought.
Seeing this, Donald Qin also nodded.
After they left the private room, Mo Yunsheng and Qin Dong sent Situ Qingming and Su Yingxue back to the west wing.
Qin Dong and Situ Qingming walked in the front row, Su Yingxue and Mo Yunsheng walked in the back row, like two perfect couples.
"Sister Axue," Mo Yunsheng held an umbrella for her. It was snowing heavily outside, so he tilted most of the umbrella towards her, fearing that the snow would fall on her.
"What's wrong?" Su Yingxue turned her head and looked at him with her eyes, charming and graceful.
"Wait a minute, I want to have dinner with Sister Axue in a private room." He whispered softly to the person in front of him, he wanted to see her.
"Then you go secretly, prepare dinner, and wait for me..." Su Yingxue's face turned red. Why did she feel that Mo Yunsheng was like this, and they seemed to be a couple secretly having an underground love affair...
But it was rare for him, who was so calm and composed, to want to have dinner with her. In this case, if she refused, it would be detrimental to his strategy.
Maybe improving friendship will be beneficial to your strategy value.
"Okay." Mo Yunsheng nodded with a smile.
Su Yingxue and Taxue returned to the house. Su Yingxue called the substitute that Taxue had found for her, and asked Taxue to change her appearance, put on her cloak, and asked Taxue to go with her to find Qin Dong.
After Taxue took the fake Su Yingxue away, Su Yingxue hid in the house and watched. Sure enough, several maids and servants quietly followed them after they left.
This is probably the spy left by Chu Xingchen.
Su Yingxue had already changed herself into the appearance of a maid. While she was packing up the food boxes in the room, she held the empty food boxes and walked out of the room with her other secret guard disguised as a maid, and went downstairs calmly.
The journey was smooth and by the time they reached the private room, Mo Yunsheng had been waiting for a long time.
There was a hot pot of broth on the table, with lamb slices, vegetables and mushrooms placed on the side.
When Mo Yunsheng saw her enter the room, he was surprised at first that she was dressed like a maid, but then he quickly realized that she must be afraid of affecting her reputation, so she tried to hide her identity in this way.
Mo Yunsheng understood Qin Xue's feelings. It was just that she was so afraid of the cold that she didn't even wear a cloak to see him. She was shivering with cold, her cheeks flushed, which made him worried.
"Sister Axue..." Mo Yunsheng's heart was filled with heartache. He quickly stood up to welcome her into the house and closed the door of the private room.
It was already winter, and the room was warm with the golden charcoal he brought with him. Mo Yunsheng saw her carrying an empty lunch box, and quickly took it and handed it to the servant.
Seeing this, the servants withdrew, leaving only the two of them sitting by the fire.
"The weather is getting colder, and Sister Axue is afraid of the cold. Now, because of me, she is freezing..." Mo Yunsheng handed her a cup of freshly brewed tea to warm her up.
The maid came up with hot water and a towel to wash her hands, and then left the room. She was the only one in the private room.
"Sister Axue, have a cup of tea. I brewed Yunwu Yinzhen, a favorite tea of the nobles in Kyoto. I wonder if you like it, Sister Axue?" Mo Yunsheng handed it over gently.
Su Yingxue couldn't really tell the difference between different kinds of tea, but she was well fed and clothed in the palace. The annual allowance Su Qinhuai allocated to her far exceeded what a princess should have received.
Su Qinhuai, the brother who was the king of a country, loved his youngest sister so much that he wanted to move all the fun and delicious things to her palace.
"This tea?" Su Yingxue took a sip. This tea was a bit like one of the tribute teas that his royal brother had given him a while ago.
She had nothing to do, so she just made some for fun. After tasting it, she didn't know if she hadn't tasted it well or if it tasted bad, but it really looked quite similar.
"This tea is one of the tribute teas of the current dynasty. My family is one of the four imperial merchants in Kyoto. This tribute tea originates from my grandfather's hometown. Every year, my grandfather selects the best tea to offer as tribute to the royal family." Mo Yunsheng explained with a smile.
"It's just that the ones used by the Mo family are slightly inferior to those used by the royal family." Mo Yunsheng explained with a smile, "This is the low-grade tea left after selecting the tribute tea. The Mo family usually doesn't sell it to the outside world."
"Although this cup of Yunwu Yinzhen is not as fine as the tribute tea, it is still a good tea." Mo Yunsheng explained with a smile. He thought Qin Xue didn't know since she had just arrived in Kyoto.
Su Yingxue naturally understood what he meant, and she just smiled awkwardly. After all, it was her own idea to impersonate Qin Xue.
She couldn't bring herself to tell him that the tea his family offered as tribute was the best in her palace.
She drinks every day.
She would never say that.
"Brother Mo, why did you think of inviting Axue to eat mutton hotpot today?" Su Yingxue smiled lightly and cleverly changed the subject.
The bronze charcoal pot was bubbling with boiling soup. Mo Yunsheng picked up some thin slices of raw mutton and threw them into the boiling water. When it was cooked, he passed it to Su Yingxue.
"Sister Xue, it's about to snow today. It's a bitterly cold winter, so eating something warm is more comfortable." Mo Yunsheng looked at her with a smile and asked softly, "But Sister Xue, I wonder if you are used to eating mutton?"
Su Yingxue sighed for a moment. This was her first hot pot meal in this other world. How could she not be used to it?
She missed hotpot. Unfortunately, the side dishes were simple, without duck blood, tripe, meatballs and crab meat buns. It would have been better if she had a shuangyang hotpot base, spicy hotpot base with mushroom soup...