Chapter 122 (1/2)

Chapter 122

Goodbye Su Qingwu

Mu Yunyao retracted her thoughts and walked forward, but a young man came out at the corner of the street. He was slightly fat and had a few attendants following behind him. One of them even had a broken finger. He was the Young Master of Cai Yue Pavilion, Tan Baw.a.n.g, who had been beaten up by Mu Yunyao earlier with an oil-paper umbrella.

At this moment, he was staring at Mu Yunyao’s back with a sinister expression. “You b.i.t.c.h. Finally, I find you. You lied to me that you were Miss Tan, the Shopkeeper of Chun Xiu Fang (Spring Embroidery). I searched through the entire Capital but didn’t find that name. But I didn’t expect that I would meet her here. Go and check it out for me who exactly is this b.i.t.c.h?”

“Yes, Young Master.”

Thinking of the past, Mu Yunyao didn’t have the mood to continue strolling the streets, so she returned home.

Su Qing saw that she had come back so quickly and couldn’t help but feel a little curious. “Didn’t you say that you were going to take a good look around today? Why are you back so quickly?”

Mu Yunyao stuck to Su Qing’s side, “I didn’t want to go out, and I miss Mother after I left? That’s why I came back.”

“You little girl, did you eat osmanthus nectar today?”

“When Mother said this, I’m all hungry. I want to eat the Eight Treasures Rice that you made.”

“I don’t know why you like the Eight Treasures Rice so much. I don’t cook today because tomorrow will be the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mother will make some osmanthus cake and mooncake to suit the scenery.” Su Qing caressed Mu Yunyao’s hair and said as if she was coaxing a child, “How about I make you an Eight Treasures Rice in two days?”

(Osmanthus Cake)

(Mooncake)

Mu Yunyao rubbed her hand against Su Qing’s arm and nodded obediently. “Alright, Mother wants to make the osmanthus cake, but have you plucked the osmanthus flower as well?”

“I heard from Si Qin that at this time of year, there are osmanthus flowers on the streets. Mother intends to have her buy some.” It’s just for the two of them, definitely won’t need too many osmanthus flowers. They could easily buy them for a few coins.

Mu Yunyao’s eyes lit up. “No need to buy it. I’ll personally go and pick it for Mother. There is an osmanthus forest on the west side of Jin Xiu Garden. At that time, I felt that the osmanthus flower had not bloomed yet, so it’s probably blooming by now. I’ll go pick the best osmanthus flower so Mother can make an osmanthus cake.”

“No. Let’s keep the osmanthus flowers for the guests to enjoy. I’ll go and buy some for you.”

However, Mu Yunyao didn’t listen. “Naturally, I will give the best osmanthus flowers will to Mother. Mother, you wait. I’ll go right now.”

After that, she ran out directly with the skirt on. Su Qing didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She instructed Jin Lan and Jin Qiao, “Quickly, follow and protect her. Do not let the Young Lady hurt herself.”

“Yes, Madam. Don’t worry.”

In order to make it convenient for Mu Yunyao to pa.s.s through, Steward Qin had someone open a secret door in the courtyard wall. So, she didn’t need to take a detour to enter Jin Xiu Garden.

Mu Yunyao purposefully avoided the crowd and chose a small path to walk out to the outside of Gui Hua Garden. Before they even entered the courtyard, they could smell the refres.h.i.+ng fragrance of osmanthus flowers. As she slightly lifted her head, a branch of osmanthus flowers peeked out of the garden. Under the green leaves, they looked even more fresh and lovely, causing Mu Yunyao to reach out unconsciously and gently touch them.

Not too far away, Su Qingwu stood at the edge of the lake, his eyes s.h.i.+ning brightly.

Logically speaking, he had just returned from Jingling City to report to the Capital. But this time, the Emperor’s calligraphy could be escorted by someone else. However, when he heard Xu Li’s words, he subconsciously agreed without the slightest hesitation and without worrying about the Mid-Autumn Festival.