In the end, Prince Zhao left infuriated by Yan Qing.
When Yan Qing arrived at the study, he found Xiao Yu, that heartless girl, lying on a soft couch munching on an apple!
As he entered the study, she casually tossed him an apple and then grinned at him, "Thanks, I really owe you one this ti. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have gotten out of that situation smoothly!"
Looking at the apple in his hand, Yan Qing was torn between laughter and frustration. "Miss, you take it for granted, don’t you? Are you so confident that I would co to your rescue?"
"Of course, we’re in a partnership, aren’t we? Your partner was almost done for, what would you do without for als in the future?"
"Just a bowl of rice, you think I can’t find soone better than you to cook it?"
"Sure, there are plenty of people who can cook better than , but my cooking, it’s the one that suits your taste the best, isn’t it?"
Yan Qing found himself at a loss for words. Xiao Yu wasn’t soone who took advantage of others without giving sothing back. "To thank you, how about I treat you to a big dinner tonight?"
"What kind of big dinner?"
Under Yan Qing’s curious gaze, Xiao Yu jumped up to check the sky outside. "It’s still early, we’ve just passed noon. How about this, you get on with your work and by the ti it gets dark, you can co over to enjoy the al. I promise everything will be prepared for you by then!"
Yan Qing wasn’t worried that she wouldn’t feed him, but he felt that this young girl had a lot more courage than he had imagined.
"Aren’t you afraid that Prince Zhao will play dirty with you? He left in quite a rage!"
Xiao Yu chuckled, her smile seemingly laced with so sche in Yan Qing’s eyes. "Did you... did you do sothing?"
Xiao Yu’s lips curved into a smirk, "I didn’t really do anything. But rest assured, if he harms , he won’t get away with it."
"Just on the strength of your own physical prowess?"
Xiao Yu shook her head. "No, there are many ways to spell trouble for him. As long as I want, bad luck will follow him. Let’s drop it, what’s the point of asking? Won’t it be more fun to just watch the show when the ti cos?"
Yan Qing gazed at her intently, "I always feel like you’re not just any ordinary fisherman’s daughter. You’re only three years older than Ze, right? But why do I feel like you understand so much more than he does? The things you can do, he doesn’t know how..."
Just by giving it a little thought, Xiao Yu knew what he was referring to. "That kid, all he ever did before was play. I’m different. Being a girl, I had a lot of chores to do at ho. I had many chances to go to Port Town. He’s a boy and was coddled at ho, didn’t have to do anything or think about anything. It wasn’t until he went to the island and started learning to help with work. Before that, he couldn’t even distinguish between the different grains."
"So you an, you learned all your knowledge through work?"
"Often went with my dad to sell fish, so I learned math, how to manage accounts, and since my grandparents took dicine all the ti, I learned a bit by watching the doctor at Huichun Hall and the waiter prepare the dicine while waiting. I also gathered herbs to sell, and I learned a lot in the process of selling them. As for studying and writing, that’s purely from following the old scholar in the village. He had rheumatism, and I morized the prescriptions for him, which saved him a lot of money, so he was willing to teach ..."
Xiao Yu just made it up as she went along, and by the end, even she almost believed herself. But Yan Qing was half-doubtful as he eyed her, clearly feeling her story didn’t match up with her true abilities. But since she chose to deceive him, that must an she didn’t want to reveal the truth...
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