Chapter 995: Hard to Defend
"I will take you there." Xiao Ce held Qin Zhao's hand tighter, fearing that she would get lost.
Qin Zhao glanced at Xiao Ce's big palm holding hers, and felt warm in her heart. She held Xiao Ce's hand in return, "Let's go."
When they got to the snacks, Qin Zhao's left hand was held by Xiao Ce, but her right hand was not free. She ordered a piece of beef offal, put a few spoonfuls of chili pepper in, and put it in her mouth. At that moment, her beautiful eyes were half-squinted, and suddenly
He felt that life was full of surprises: "It tastes so good. Your Majesty... Sir, would you like to try it too?"
Qin Zhao said and wanted to withdraw her left hand, but Xiao Ce held it tighter. She had to use her other hand to stuff snacks into Xiao Ce's mouth: "It's very delicious. Master, hurry up and eat."
Xiao Ce had never eaten anything like this before. He frowned and stared at it for a long time, staring blankly at the red pepper on top.
Only then did Qin Zhao remember Xiao Ce's identity.
From a health perspective, you really shouldn’t eat food with too strong flavors, so Xiao Ce’s diet is mainly light. Anyway, with the skill of the chef, even the light dishes are delicious.
And in her two lifetimes of memory, she had never seen Xiao Ce eat such spicy food.
"Young master, I haven't tried it before. You might as well try it this time. It's really delicious." Qin Zhao highly recommended it.
Xiao Ce looked at the little stars in Qin Zhao's eyes, but finally couldn't resist her temptation and opened his mouth to take a bite.
His feeling is that besides being spicy, there is no other extraneous feeling.
He didn't understand what was so delicious about it, it was too far from his taste.
"Is it delicious?" Qin Zhao asked enthusiastically.
Xiao Ce thought about it and still couldn't bear to disappoint Qin Zhao, so he replied innocently: "It's delicious."
"That's right, can the delicacies I recommend be fake? Now, your Majesty, take another bite." Qin Zhao handed over another chopstick.
Xiao Ce opened his mouth to eat, and he only felt the endless spiciness spreading in his mouth, making his sense of taste no longer sensitive, and his mouth was so spicy that he lost consciousness.
Qin Zhao saw that Xiao Ce's expression was a little stiff, and suddenly remembered that Xiao Ce rarely ate spicy food when he was in the palace. What she just ate was very spicy, and Xiao Ce would definitely not be able to stand it.
After she reacted, she immediately handed Xiao Ce a bowl of bean curd: "Young master, take a bite and you can relieve the spicy taste. It's my fault, I didn't expect that you didn't like spicy food before."
She only thought about having good things to share with Xiao Ce, so she did bad things with good intentions.
Seeing her annoyed look, Xiao Ce took a bite of the beancurd and said, "It's delicious if you try something new every once in a while."
As soon as I ate the slightly sweet bean curd, especially when she fed it with her own hands, my mood suddenly became very subtle.
Qin Zhao carefully observed Xiao Ce's expression and made sure that Xiao Ce was not unhappy, so he felt relieved immediately.
After that, she ignored Xiao Ce and only cared about herself.
When she saw a snack she was interested in, she bought it. Soon she was very full. She hugged Xiao Ce's arm and said, "I'm so full that I can't walk."
"You seem to have never seen the world. Isn't there enough food for you at home?" Xiao Ce shook his head helplessly.
He was holding one in his arms and dragging another on his hand. It felt good, as if the people he cared about needed him.
When Qin Zhao heard the word "home", he couldn't help but frown.
So she also has a family, right? She has her own man, her own children, and her own home.
Later, Qin Zhao ran to guess crossword puzzles, and of course Xiao Ce accompanied him to the end.
"Hearing the partridge crow for the first time (guess a word)?" After Qin Zhao got the first word puzzle, he looked at Xiao Ce blankly.
Xiao Ce coughed lightly: "Think for yourself."
She doesn't know how to solve such a simple crossword puzzle. What kind of smart woman does she look like?
"Young master, I'd better tell you the answer. I can't guess it." Qin Zhao really didn't know what the answer was.
Xiao Ce saw that she really didn't know, so he had no choice but to whisper to her: "Ming."
"Why?" Qin Zhao was still puzzled.
"The initial part of the word "listening" is the mouth, and partridge is a bird. When combined, doesn't it mean "call"?" Xiao Ce said, tapping Qin Zhao's head: "You are indeed not smart."
Qin Zhao gave him a fake smile, but this time he didn't refute.
She is only a little smart, but it doesn't matter, she is very confident now, which is more important than anything else.
When the boss saw that Qin Zhao and Xiao Ce guessed the lantern riddles correctly, they gave them small gifts.
Qin Zhao was about to open the small gift, but suddenly remembered that he was outside the palace and had to be careful in everything, so he did not open the gift box immediately.
After that, the answers to several lantern riddles were revealed. Qin Zhao was not good at this, but Xiao Ce was very good. He guessed the answer to every question and got several small gifts in one time.
Xiao Ce was confused at first by Qin Zhao for not opening the gifts, but then he remembered that this was outside the palace and at a lantern festival. If someone made a fuss about the small gifts in advance, it would be hard to guard against it.
After thinking about this, Xiao Ce knew that Qin Zhao was also worried about something wrong with the small gifts.
Even in the midst of excitement, this girl still maintains her sense, which is commendable.
After guessing the lantern riddles, Qin Zhao brought a small gift and handed it to Zhang Jixiang: "You have to keep it well. I will open the gift when I get home. Don't touch it before then."
Zhang Jixiang quickly agreed and accepted the small gift. He thought to himself, what kind of treasure does the palace not have? How could the imperial concubine have such a gadget?
He was curious about what the small gift was. Out of curiosity, he shook the gift box lightly. It felt very light and made a sound.
"Sir, let's go to another crossword guessing place and play again?" Qin Zhao had another idea at this time.
Xiao Ce had no objection.
Of course, I hope to make Qin Zhao have more fun this time. After all, it is difficult to leave the palace and it is a good day like the Lantern Festival.
Qin Zhao is a stubborn person and doesn't know how to play crossword puzzles at all, but this doesn't stop her from continuing to play, because with a capable person like Xiao Ce, guessing crossword puzzles is just a piece of cake.
After Xiao Ce guessed the crossword puzzle, the boss took out a small gift. After Qin Zhao took it, his eyes flashed slightly when he saw the packaging of the small gift.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Ce asked when he saw Qin Zhao suddenly became silent.
Qin Zhao smiled back at him, "Sir, let's win back all the small gifts from the crossword puzzle stall?"
Xiao Ce has no objection, as long as Qin Zhao is happy.
Just as Qin Zhao said, they visited all the crossword puzzle stalls at the lantern festival. With Xiao Ce as a master, they swept through all the puzzle stalls and of course won all the gifts.
Previously, Qin Zhao asked Xiao Ce to win all the prizes, so Xiao Ce played seriously and won all the prizes in the crossword puzzle.
Even so, Xiao Ce felt that Qin Zhao's mood was not high, and he didn't even have a smile on his face.
"No more fun, let's go home." Qin Zhao looked at the bustling crowd and had no desire to visit the lantern festival anymore.
Xiao Ce could see that Qin Zhao was unhappy, and he guessed that it had something to do with the prizes for these crossword puzzles.
Although none of them looked at what was in the small gift, Qin Zhao might have guessed that something was wrong.
"Wouldn't you like to play for a while?" Xiao Ce's original intention was to take Qin Zhao out to relax and have a better time during this festival, but he didn't want the effect to be minimal and make her unhappy instead.
(End of chapter)
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