127: Admiring the Lotuses

Admiring the Lotuses

Xia Jingtian finally understood. Ye Qingxuan wasn't interested in Xia Churan at all, so he naturally didn't waste any more time on her. He picked up a piece of rabbit meat for Xia Muqing and said, "Qing'er, this is your favorite dish. I specially asked the kitchen staff to prepare it today. Quick, taste it."1

The way he called Xia Muqing made her feel uncomfortable.

Looking at the rabbit meat in the bowl, she suddenly smiled and said, "You must have remembered wrongly. I never eat rabbit meat."

Before she transmigrated, the original owner of this body didn't eat rabbit meat either.

Xia Muqing laughed in amusement.

Xia Jingtian looked a little embarrassed and smiled. "It looks like I'm getting too old to remember what Qing'er likes to eat. Haha—"

He chuckled dryly. No one responded to him, and the atmosphere became even more awkward.

Ye Qingxuan suddenly said, "Is Qing'er a name you can call as well?"

Xia Jingtian stiffened again. However, the more Ye Qingxuan cared about Xia Muqing, the happier he was. He immediately said, "It's my fault. I forgot that this is the nickname between Your Higness and my daughter."

Ruan Yu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly cut across, "Master, the lotuses in our residence are blooming very well. After dinner today, why don't you invite His Highness to take a look?"

Xia Jingtian asked, "What do you think, Your Highness?"

Ye Qingxuan glanced at Xia Muqing.

Xia Muqing thought about it. It seemed that this was their plan. She immediately said, "Your Highness, if you have nothing on, you can stay and take a look."

Ye Qingxuan smiled and said, "Since Qing'er has spoken, I will naturally make time."

Xia Muqing looked into his affectionate eyes and frowned. This man was really good at pretending. If she didn't know better, she would think that he really liked her.

After they finished their meal, they went to the back garden of the Xia residence. There was a pond filled with lotuses. It was indeed very beautiful in this season.

The lotuses in the pond were white and pink. The few of them sat in a small pavilion not far from the pond. They drank tea as they admired the beautiful scenery in front of them.

Xia Muqing stared at the lotuses in a daze. Suddenly, she seemed to understand what they were trying to do. The lotuses and the silver threads she had found in the room yesterday weren't poisonous, but when put together, it would produce a toxin.

She picked up her cup of tea and glanced at Ruan Yu and Xia Churan, who were sitting across from her. Both of them had already started to blush.

Ruan Yu and Xia Churan indeed felt a little warm now, but they only assumed that Xia Muqing was about to suffer a calamity, so naturally they were excited.

Ruan Yu suddenly suggested, "Why don't you two sisters go on a boat and have fun?"

She looked at Xia Muqing and Xia Churan.

Seeing how eager Xia Churan was, Xia Muqing naturally played along.

"Why don't Aunt Ruan join us as well?"

Ruan Yu went blank for a moment before saying, "Young people can still hang out together. I'll pass."

Xia Muqing pulled Ruan Yu without any explanation and said, "Aunt isn't old. Let's go together."

This was the first time Xia Muqing had touched Ruan Yu so intimately. Xia Jingtian also said, "Ruan Yu, go with them."

Ruan Yu could only follow Xia Muqing's footsteps. The main reason was that Xia Muqing's grip was too strong for her to break free.

After the three of them boarded the boat, Xia Muqing finally let go of her. She took out a handkerchief and slowly wiped her hands, carefully wiping her palm where she had just touched Ruan Yu.

Ruan Yu's expression turned a little ugly. She had no idea what Xia Muqing was up to.

But she had a bad feeling.

The little boat quickly sailed into the pond. The lotuses looked very beautiful from a distance, and at a closer distance, it was even more delicate and alluring. Its beauty was incomparable.

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