I Married Female Lead's Crush Chapter 46

In recent days, Shi Fang restaurant became popular because of the new promotion. As long as customers order food in the restaurant, a small plate of cold dishes will be sent to each table free of charge. The cold dishes are refreshing and delicious, many people like them a lot. 

Steward Zhuo was checking the account book and using abacus to calculate the income, as his face can't stop smiling. He thought in his heart, it turned out Her Highness's idea was really good. At first he was skeptical about it, but didn't expect it to be this successful. 

While busy counting money, a busboy came in and whispered in his ear that there is a young lady waiting for him at the back door. 

The moment he heard this, he knew exactly who it was, and quickly called someone to look after the restaurant for him as he went to the back door. As expected, he asked, "How did Your Highness come here today?"

Su Qing looked at him and said embarrassingly,"Steward Zhuo, I want to move out of Gu's Mansion temporarily, but I don't know many people in the capital, so I'm thinking of coming to stay at the restaurant for now."

He heard that the Seventh Lord is very intimidating. Came to think of this, this heart thumb. He looked up and saw her complexion is not really good, and the swollen eyes which obviously just cried. Feeling distressed for Su Qing, he quickly invited her in, and gently said, "What is Your Highness talking about, the restaurant is yours. You can stay as long as you want. I'll have someone bring some food and hot water later. If there is anything else Your Highness needs, you can call me anytime."

"Thank you Steward Zhuo."

She then walked upstairs with Chuntao. When they reached the room, Chuntao put the clothes on the table, and opened the window. She glanced at the room and said with joy, "Your Highness, steward Zhuo is really good. Official Tang's vision is very sharp, he knew how to pick the person."

Hearing Chuntao mentioned Tang Ruyan, Su Qing suddenly thought of the father and son of Wen's family. Although she decided not to think about it and asked anything, after all it was a matter related to the original body.

Su Qing then sat on the bed and patted the place next to her, telling Chuntao to sit next to her, and said with a bright smile, "The bed here is big. Why don't you sleep here with me tonight? It's also good to have a companion."

Chuntao shook her head, "I shall not. Your Highness didn't sleep well last night. This servant has a bad sleeping habit, in case….."

"Are you refusing me?" Su Qing flatted her mouth.

Chuntao said anxiously, "No, how could the slave servant refuse Your Highness, it just, just…."

After hesitating for a long time, seeing Su Qing's sadden face, Chuntao finally nodded.

Su Qing laughed joyfully, "You don't have to be so restrained in front of me. You are the only one who has been following me since we left the palace."

"En." Chuntao nodded her head hardly.

Su Qing continued, "The General Wen who came to visit today, do you know how was his relationship with my Consort Mother?"

Chuntao shook her head then nodded, "Even though I'm two years older than Your Highness, I didn't know much about this. However, I occasionally heard from momo in the palace that General Wen has the savage mouth but with a good heart. He apparently said he would sever his relationship with Consort Wen but still sent people to inquire about her situation in the palace. I heard that the day Consort Wen died, General Wen was sent by His Majesty to carry military affairs outside the capital city and missed the chance to see her for the last time….."

"Wouldn't that mean…." Su Qing murmured for a moment then shook her head, suppressing her unrealistic ideas.

"Your Highness?" Chuntao looked at her worriedly.

Su Qing patted her own cheeks lightly and said with a smile, "I'm a little tired, wanted to take a nap."

"Okay." Chuntao quickly got up and laid the quilt, "Your Highness let sleep for now, I'll wait upon you on the side."

At Gu Courtyard.

The big knife that broke the wall had been taken away by General Wen and left only the damaged wall. Si Ting squatted and looked at the debris of the crumbled wall, scratching his head and didn't know what to do next.

"Just go find the craftsman to build it. What is there to sigh about?" Shuangqiao walked from distance with a tray in her hands, stopping next to him and asking in puzzled. 

Si Ting got up, patted the dust on his clothes and said, "I was thinking about whether to tear down the entire wall."

Shuangqiao doesn't know martial arts, but he does. He saw the Seventh Lord just flipped his hand and the knife went through from one side of the wall to another. The force was very powerful. He didn't know when the wall irritated the Seventh Lord.

He frowned and scratched his head again, his gaze fell on the pastry on the tray. The yellow cake was fragrant, tiny and delicate, in the shape of blooming flowers.

"What's this?"

"This," Shuangqiao turned her gaze, looked at the room inside and whispered, "Yesterday, the Seventh Lord asked me to pick petals to make this cake. I won't say it  no more, let me go deliver this cake to the Seventh Lord first."

Si Ting nodded and continued to debate himself whether to demolish the wall or not?

Inside the house, Gu Li was kneeling on the ground, with his head lowered, admitting his fault sincerely, "Seventh Uncle, I was wrong."

Gu Zifu's one hand supported his head while his slender fingers rubbed the smooth head of the woodcarving doll, and blurted out, "Huh? What did you do wrong?"

Gu Li stared at him blankly.

He found it hard to open his mouth. After a long hesitation he finally spoke, "It, it was about last night's matter. Seventh Uncle, I didn't mean anything else. It just…..just….."

He stumbled "just" for half a day and could not find a reasonable excuse.

Gu Zifu paused and looked at the person before him in curiosity, as his eyes flashed with doubts. Could it be this child turned stupid after practicing martial arts too much?

"Today you go back to rest first and come back again tomorrow."

Gu Li was wrecking his head thinking what to say next, but suddenly heard Gu Zifu let him off so easily, he couldn't believe his ears and asked with widened eyes, "Seventh Uncle, are you really going to let me go just like that?"

"So what, you want to continue kneeling?"

"No, no, I didn't mean that….." Gu Li hurriedly shook his head, and quickly got up, but because he had been kneeling for too long, his legs were numb and almost fell back to the ground.

He almost collided with Shuangqiao who was coming in. She wanted to reach out and help him, but she was pushed away by him. Shuangqiao sighed helplessly, walked in, and put the cake on the table.

The sweet aroma of pastry filled the room.

Gu Zifu dislikes such sweet things the most. He frowned and asked dejectedly, "What's it?"

Shuangqiao took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "The flower petal pastries Seventh Lord ordered yesterday."

Such sweet things, only little girls will like it. He thought inwardly.

Gu Zifu's eyebrows arched slightly, staring at the pastry for a long time, with a sudden chuckle, his thin lips twitched, no one knew what he was thinking about.

"I rewarded you."

Shuangqiao was dumbfounded, but still put the porcelain plate back on the tray according to Gu Zifu's words and randomly said, "Seventh Lord has never liked pastries, but Madam seemed to like it a lot. I heard from Si Ting that Madam went to Shi Fang Restaurant."

Seeing that Gu Zifu's expression remains unchanged, she continued, "I heard food at Shi Fang restaurant ate quite delicious, the dishes are all made with exclusive recipes, it may be suitable for Seventh Lord's tastes. Weather is nice today, does the Seventh Lord want to give it?"

"No, too many people there."

Shuangqiao became anxious, "How about tomorrow? The Seventh Lord can choose to go there at a less busy time."

"Not going."

"I have made a lot of cakes, I can't finish them all by myself. I might as well give them to Madam…."

"Can't finish, just throw them away."

"……." Shuangqiao looked at Gu Zifu's cold expression, and knew that it would have no effect even if she continued. She then sighed heavily in her heart.

Seventh Lord, why don't you understand my painstaking efford?

Madam is such a good young lady, not only beautiful but also kind-hearted. Where else could the Seventh Lord find someone perfect like this?

Wait and see when he really lost Madam, he would have nowhere to cry at.

Without Su Qing here, the room seemed to be desolated and cold, just like the way it was before she came.

Gu Zifu suddenly felt irritated by this thought, swept his long sleeve over the table causing the woodcarving dolls to fall on the ground. But his mood didn't improve at all and stepped over the doll.

The white woodcarving dolls now had gray shoe prints on it, looking somewhat a little funny. Seeing this, Gu Zifu became even more upset. He picked them up and put them back on the table.

Annoying.

In a few days, it will be the day the crown prince ascended the throne, and also the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The palace became bustling with activities. The palace maids and eunuchs are busy with their tasks. Afraid that if there is a trace of mistakes and makes the master unhappy, it could lose their heads.

Inside the Ling Jue palace, the palace maids were holding all kinds of precious attires and stood in a row from the door all the way to the inner hall with their heads bowed and eyes looking straight down.

Su Yingruo took a set of pink dresses and put it on her body. Her lips curled up with a smile like a blooming spring flower. 

She then turned around and asked the man behind her, "Older Cousin, what do you think if I wear this one?"

Wei Zhang walked over and raised his hand to tug a strand of hair behind her ear, and said with pampering, "In the eyes of this older cousin, Ruo'er looks good in everything."

"Older Cousin is lying. It must be this dress does not look good, so only to say such words to coax Ruo'er." Su Yingruo snorted, pretended to be upset, put down that dress, and switched to the plain color one.

Wei Zhang waved his hand, motioned the maids to retreat, and stared at the shy little girl through the mirror. His eyes fluctuated slightly but quickly resumed to normal, and said casually, "I visited auntie at Qingluan Palace yesterday. Recently, her health is not very good, and she has spent a lot of time resting. She talked to me a lot. She said, the younger cousin has her worried the most. I think if you marry me, then I could taking care of aunt and devote my filial piety."

Hearing this, Su Yingruo paused for a moment. But soon picked a new dress, her lips shallowly bent, said, "What's the older cousin talking about? In Consort Mother's heart, you have always been the most dutiful."

Hearing her response, a trace of disappointment appeared in Wei Zhang's eye. But when he looked up and saw the smile on her face, he didn't dare to say no more, afraid that it would make her upset and could only nod his head, said, "Younger cousin is right."

"By the way, older cousin, do you know the Seventh Lord will come to the banquet?"

Chapter end