The scumbag ran away from marriage, I remarried on the spot

Changxing Hou Mansion, Wei Ruixuan.

Meng Jinyao was sitting on the imperial concubine's chair, listening to Chunliu and Ningdong reading strange stories. Chunliu was in charge of reading the narration, while Ningdong read the dialogue.

Qingqiu was peeling melon seeds for Meng Jinyao while Xia Zhu was fanning Meng Jinyao.

It's not too hot today. During the hottest hours, I put ice cubes in the house to cool down. After the warm weather, it wasn't too hot anymore, so I removed the ice cubes. The room was still a little cool, so I just fanned myself.

Meng Jinyao squinted her eyes comfortably, feeling very comfortable.

As soon as Gu Jingxi came back, he saw this scene. He was slightly startled and secretly thought that the little girl knew how to enjoy things, but he had never enjoyed it like this, having several maids wait on her like this.

"Master Hou."

When the four maids saw Gu Jingxi, they hurriedly saluted him.

Meng Jinyao raised her eyes and saw a man in crimson official robes walking towards her. She called out, "Husband." She noticed the food box in his hand and asked, "Husband, this is What?"

Gu Jingxi replied: "The emperor rewarded me. Madam should like it."

Meng Jinyao was stunned after hearing this. The food in the box should be the meal given by the emperor. It is said that the emperor eats the best and most delicious food. If he can give it to the important ministers, it must be some rare delicacy from the mountains and seas. The imperial meal She had never seen what it looked like. Now that she could not only feast her eyes but also feast her mouth, she immediately became energetic.

Gu Jingxi observed the subtle expression changes on her face and knew she was interested.

After a moment, Gu Jingxi handed the food box to her: "Madam, here it is."

Meng Jinyao stood up, reached out to take the food box in his hand, and opened it aside. When she saw the red oval lychee wearing a spiked 'war armor', her eyes lit up and she was overjoyed: "Is it a lychee?"

Seeing her bright smile, Gu Jingxi knew that he was right not to give the lychee to his friend, so he still asked: "Do you like it, madam?"

Meng Jinyao nodded repeatedly: "I like it."

As she spoke, she opened the lower layer of the food box and found that this food box was specially made with only two layers. Food was placed in the upper layer and ice cubes were placed in the lower layer. Now the ice cubes had melted into water, giving off a slight chill, but the ice water did not. When it flows out, it can be seen that the sealing is excellent and the surface of the lychee skin is ice cold.

Meng Jinyao gave the lychees to the four maids, one for each of them, and then told Ningdong to go out and get some ice cubes to keep the lychees fresh.

Each of the four maids was given only one. This was not because she was stingy, but because there were not many lychees in the first place, just over a pound. There were only thirty-two lychees, and these thirty-two should not be underestimated. , are all very valuable.

Lychee is a good fruit in Lingnan. It is thousands of miles away from the capital. Even if you have money, it is difficult to eat it. When picked from the tree, the lychee will change color and taste in three or four days. It is not easy to preserve it and transport it from Lingnan, which is thousands of miles away, to the capital. An easy task requires an urgent journey of 800 miles day and night, and some shipments may be broken halfway.

The emperor has the power over the world, and he doesn't just eat as much as he wants. In the past, a certain emperor killed countless horses in order to win the favor of his concubine by letting her eat fresh lychees, so what he could taste was either rich or expensive. Ordinary people dare not even think about it.

Lychees are so precious, that's why there is a saying, "It's better to have a belt of lychees around your waist than to have a lot of money around your waist." Lychees are so rare that many dignitaries and dignitaries flock to them.

Gu Jingxi saw the little girl's eyes shining brightly when she looked at the lychees. He slightly curved the corners of his mouth. After all, he was still a child. No matter how calm he was on weekdays, he still had a childlike nature occasionally. He couldn't take his eyes away when he saw something delicious. He was like a kid. There is no difference when you see the glutinous candied haws.

He reached out and picked up a peeled shell and brought it to the little girl's mouth, teasing: "Madam, you can't even taste it just by looking at it, why don't you try it first?"

Meng Jinyao came back to her senses and saw him looking at her with a smile. His warm eyes were very bewitching. She subconsciously opened her mouth to accept his feeding and took a bite. The lychee pulp was like gelatin, soft and refreshing, and had a sweet taste in the mouth. The aroma was rich and sweet. It is slightly sour and very delicious, leaving people with endless aftertaste.

Seeing her half-squinted eyes, a look of satisfaction and even nostalgia, Gu Jingxi smiled and asked, "Is it so delicious?"

Meng Jinyao nodded: "It's delicious. When I try it again after so many years, it still tastes the same as in my memory."

The last time she ate lychees was ten years ago. At that time, her grandfather got some lychees from a friend and was reluctant to eat any of them. He brought them all back and fed them into her belly. At that time, she did not understand the preciousness of lychees. She only knew it was delicious, but after her grandfather passed away, she couldn't eat it anymore, and she didn't eat it until today.

Gu Jingxi saw the mist in her eyes and knew without asking that she must be thinking of her grandfather. The lychees in her memory were also given to her by her grandfather. He said warmly: "If Madam likes it, let Madam eat lychees every summer in the future. "

Per year?

Meng Jinyao was stunned and looked up at him. The man was as handsome as jade, looking at her with a gentle expression, and there seemed to be a bit of love in his eyes.

She looked at those warm eyes, her heart trembled slightly, she turned away uncomfortably, and muttered: "The emperor doesn't reward you every year."

Gu Jingxi chuckled: "Your husband can get the lychees from Lingnan without the emperor's reward. It just takes some effort."

Meng Jinyao was stunned again after hearing this.

Also, dignitaries have their own methods. Everyone is waiting for the emperor's reward, but they may not be able to get it. It is better to spend a lot of financial, human and material resources on their own. Rich people can do it.

Gu Jingxi brought the remaining half of a lychee to her mouth: "Open your mouth."

Hearing this, Meng Jinyao lowered her eyes and then looked at Gu Jingxi. She didn't react just now, but now she feels a little embarrassed.

The husband feeds his wife, which seems a bit ambiguous, but looking at the other woman's open face, it seems that she is overthinking it, and she is even more embarrassed. The lychees have been brought to her mouth, and it is neither eating nor not eating.

After hesitating for a moment, she finally lowered her head awkwardly and bit the other half of the lychee into her mouth. She held the lychee in her mouth and bit randomly. She found something was wrong, biting the core, and her teeth were sore.

Gu Jingxi saw her staring at her almond-shaped eyes with a subtle expression on her face, and asked teasingly: "Madam, you still like to eat lychee cores?"

"Bite accidentally."

As she spoke, Meng Jinyao raised her eyes and glared at him, then spit out the core, which happened to fit into his hand.

At this moment, their eyes met and the atmosphere solidified.

Only then did Meng Jinyao realize that she had done something extraordinary. Marquis Gu was a very rich man, and she actually spit out the leftover fruit cores in his hands? She didn't spit the leftover fruit core directly into her maid's hand. The saliva-stained one should be spit out on the small plate containing the fruit core and peel.

Instantly, a wave of heat surged onto her face, and her cheeks turned red with embarrassment. She turned her eyes away uncomfortably and did not speak, just pretending to be dead.

Gu Jingxi was just a little surprised. He didn't want to care about such a trivial matter, but when he saw that the little girl was blushing with embarrassment and she didn't dare to look at him, she didn't know why, but what she said was teasing: "Madam, she uses me as a maid." ”