The sharp-faced maid waiting in Zuimo Pavilion lit up her eyes when she saw Zhou Mu, and immediately came to greet him, shyly saluting him: "My slave, please give your regards to Your Highness."
"Back off, I don't need to serve you here." Zhou Mu didn't look at this maid.
His aura was too strong, and the sharp-faced maid was lustful and lacked courage, so she immediately dared not approach him and stayed far away from Zhou Mu.
Zhou Mu entered Zuimo Pavilion and took out the file given to him by Emperor Chengde to review.
The file is about a grain embezzlement case in Suzhou five years ago. So far, no one behind the scenes has been found. Emperor Cheng De handed the case to him, and he didn't know if he was investigating him or if he wanted to continue investigating the case.
He wanted to calm down and look at the case, but he felt worried and looked at the door from time to time.
Qi Zhiyuan understood his master's duplicitous nature best. He clearly hoped that the princess would come to coax him, but he still pretended as if nothing had happened and wanted to save face and suffer the consequences.
"Why don't you go down and see if the princess is finished with her work, and then ask the princess to pick up the young master and take him back to Qishiyuan?" Qi Zhiyuan broke the silence in the room.
Zhou Mu glanced at him lightly: "Nothing!"
Qi Zhiyuan stepped aside obediently and stopped talking.
Okay, anyway, the person who wants the prince's concubine is the young master, and the young master has the toughest mouth in his whole body.
Zhou Mu forced himself to concentrate on reading the file, which had some effect. When he looked up again, he found that it was already dark and Xi Yan did not come to find him. This fact made him look gloomy.
"It's getting late. Is the young master going back to Qishiyuan?" Qi Zhiyuan asked his master after reading the case.
"No reply!" Zhou Mu replied firmly.
As soon as he finished speaking, someone came in, it was Qiushi.
She explained her purpose of coming: "The princess has prepared dinner and asked the servants to come over and invite your highness to have dinner in Qishiyuan."
Qi Zhiyuan subconsciously looked at Zhou Mu, and saw that the expression of Mr. Zhou, who had just said that he would not return to Qi Shiyuan, became gentle, "Did Xiyan ask you to come over and invite me?"
"Exactly. The princess originally wanted to come here in person, but she is busy at the moment, so she sent a servant to invite your highness." Qiushi replied truthfully.
The frost on Zhou Mu's face melted away in an instant. He stood up and said, "I'm going to Qishi Garden right now."
Qi Zhiyuan:......
The young master's heart is really biased. What he says is nonsense, but what the maid next to the princess says is much more effective than him.
When Zhou Mu returned to Qishiyuan, the lamps were already on the porch, and the whole yard was brightly lit, illuminating his path forward.
For a moment, he forgot his previous grievances and thought that he also had a home. There was a woman waiting for him in a warm home. What else could he be dissatisfied with?
What's more, that girl was honest and didn't think of giving him a birthday gift. It was really normal. What did he have to complain about?
After thinking about it, his steps became more brisk.
When he entered the hall, he saw a table full of dishes, but Gu Xiyan was nowhere to be seen.
"Where is Xiyan?" Zhou Mu searched but couldn't find Gu Xiyan.
"The princess will be here soon. Your Highness, please wait a moment." Qiushi replied.
Zhou Mu had no choice but to sit down. About a quarter of an hour later, Chunhua and Shen's mother came in with two bowls of noodles, and Gu Xiyan followed closely behind them.
"Has Madam been busy in the kitchen since she returned home?" Zhou Mu suddenly had an idea and thought of this possibility.
So all the dishes on this table are cooked by Xiyan herself?
"I have no other strengths except cooking delicious food. Thinking of a special day like today, I personally wash your hands and make soup for the young master. I don't know how the young master celebrated his birthday in the past, but this year I and I
The young master celebrated his birthday together, so he made two bowls of longevity noodles. The young master tried it to see if it suited his taste." Gu Xiyan sat down next to Zhou Mu.
"These two bowls of longevity noodles are not simple. The princess prepared them for half an hour, and waited until His Highness arrived at Qi Shiyuan before cooking them. This is because the essence of these two bowls of longevity noodles is to eat them immediately after being cooked for the best taste.
"Chunhua added fuel to the fire.
Zhou Mu looked at Gu Xiyan absentmindedly, not knowing what to say.
In previous years, his father would accompany him on his birthdays, but because his birthday was also the anniversary of his mother's death, and it was in a temple, he had always been a vegetarian, so he had never eaten longevity noodles.
Every birthday he had in the past was very ordinary, no different from usual.
This year he got married, and his wife made longevity noodles for him with her own hands. It seems that there is no simpler and more meaningful birthday gift than this.
"What are you doing sitting around? Eat it while it's hot, otherwise the noodles will burn." Gu Xiyan pushed Zhou Mu.
Zhou Mu responded lightly, took a bite seriously and reverently, and then solemnly said: "This is the most delicious noodle I have ever eaten, I like it very much."
The noodles are very chewy, yet smooth and fragrant. They are really the most delicious noodles he has ever tasted.
Gu Xiyan pursed her lips and smiled, then lowered her head and took a bite.
It must have tasted pretty good. When she saw Zhou Mu finishing the longevity noodles quickly, she drank two bowls of soup with great appreciation. Later, she ate a lot of vegetables and was full of praise.
Zhou Mu has never paid much attention to food, but he felt that tonight's longevity noodles and food were particularly delicious.
As a result of being too supportive, Zhou Mu took Gu Xiyan's hand and walked to the artificial lake to eat.
The breeze blowing by the lake was very cool and could dissipate the heat on his body.
For some reason, he felt hot all over his body after having dinner.
Half an hour later, Gu Xiyan suddenly said: "I remembered that I left something behind in Qi Shiyuan. Master, wait for me here. I will be back soon!"
Without giving Zhou Mu a chance to speak, she hurried away.
Zhou Mu looked at Gu Xiyan's back and felt strange.
He had finished eating and could have gone back to Qi Shiyuan with her. Why did she ask him to wait for her here?
In view of what his young wife had said, he did not dare to leave rashly, fearing that Xiyan would not be able to find him, so he waited patiently by the lake.
However, half an hour passed and Xiyan still hadn't come back, so he couldn't stand any longer.
Just then Qiushi hurried over and said: "The princess said she can't walk anymore, please return to Qi Shiyuan."
Zhou Mu asked seriously: "Is Xi Yan okay?"
Qiushi felt a little guilty, lowered her head and replied: "Everything is well with the prince and concubine, please don't worry, Your Highness."
Zhou Mu felt that there was something wrong with Qiushi, but he didn't ask much, so he quickened his pace and headed towards Qi Shiyuan.
When he entered the courtyard, he found that Qi Shiyuan was quiet, with no servants waiting on him, and even Hu Die was nowhere to be seen.
His heart trembled, and he strode into the hall, but still saw no one.
Without thinking too much, he went to the bedroom. When he saw the lump on the bed, his hanging heart finally hit the ground.
He thought something had happened to her, but it turned out that she was fine and had gone to bed to rest.
"Xiyan, are you okay?" Zhou Mu stepped forward and asked with concern.
Gu Xiyan was hiding under the quilt, only half of her pink and pink face was exposed, her almond-shaped eyes were full of water, and she looked particularly alluring.
