0p0 Chapter 181 Picking Apples
Chapter 181 Picking Apples
"Mother, I am in good health. I am not feeling unwell. I was just distracted by the scenery for a moment and almost missed a step and caused my sister to fall."
"It's okay if it's okay, it's okay if it's okay."
Hongshi felt the hem of his clothes falling down, and when he looked down, he saw that it was Hongqi who was pulling his clothes.
Hongshi squatted down, put Zhuzhu on the ground, and grabbed Hongqi's little hand, "Aqi, why are you pulling your brother's clothes?"
The little man opened his arms and uttered a word, "Hug~"
Su He was a little surprised. Since Ah Qi learned to walk, he never wanted to be held by anyone. She squatted down and rubbed Ah Qi's little head. "Ah Qi, are you tired from playing just now? Can mother hold you?"
Aqi shook her head, "Brother, hold me~, sister, mother, hold me~"
Su He and Hongshi looked at each other, and they immediately understood what the little guy meant.
"Aqi, are you afraid that your brother will drop you, but if you don't let your brother hold you, you're afraid that he will be sad, so you let your brother hold you?"
When Aqi saw that his little thoughts were guessed at once, his expression changed from surprise to guilt, and finally he was a little at a loss.
Hongshi simply hugged the little person in his arms and kissed him hard several times.
"Aqi, brother is very happy. Our Aqi is so young but she knows how to worry about and take care of her sister. She is also afraid that brother will be sad. Brother is really touched. Brother likes Aqi very much."
The little guy smiled when he saw that his brother was not angry with him.
In the past, Su He always heard her colleagues talk about how smart their children were. She always thought it was an exaggeration. What could a child of that age know? But now, she believes it.
The few of them continued to stroll around Qingliangtai and met a servant on the way, who was stopped by Hongshi.
"You have something very busy to do right now. If I delay you for a while, will I be punished?"
"No, sir. I have nothing to do right now. I have finished my work and am planning to go to the flower garden to help. Besides, our prince is kind and will never punish us without reason. If you have any requests, please feel free to ask."
"I don't have anything important to do. I just want to chat with you."
"Please speak, sir."
"How big is this cooling terrace? How long will it take me to walk around it all?"
"My dear, our Qingliang Terrace is about 2000 acres in size."
[Oh my god, that's as big as 200 football fields. Even if I broke my legs, I still couldn't finish walking around~]
"So big!"
"Yes, sir. If you want to take a leisurely and thorough tour, it will take at least two days."
"Then how many servants do you have in Qingliangtai?"
"About seventy or eighty."
"Well, this Qingliang Terrace is a big place, and there aren't that many people here."
"Sir, I am not trying to refute you. In fact, this cool terrace only occupies a large area. It does not need so many servants. Half of the servants are enough to take care of the entire cool terrace."
Hongshi was in the mood. "Oh, if you don't need so many servants, why are there half as many people now?"
The servant's face was full of reverence. "Your Excellency may not know that our master is a very kind person who often helps those in distress. I was the first person rescued by our master."
"Half of the people in Qingliang Terrace were rescued by our master. Let me tell you this, our master is truly kind-hearted. He is not one of those people who do shameful things in the name of relief."
"My dear gentlemen, if you don't mind, would you like to follow me to the flower garden?"
Hongshi saw his mother nod, "Okay, lead the way."
It only took a quarter of an hour to reach the flower garden.
"My lord, look at that pair of girls. Aren't they very pretty?"
Several people looked in the direction the servant pointed.
"The one on the left is Cai Ping, and the one on the right is Cai Lan. They were both rescued by my master. If they were such pretty girls from other families, they would either be taken as concubines by their masters or used for trade. But my master has never had such messy thoughts, and he doesn't let them do any rough work on weekdays. So, let them pick some flowers for our master's mother, so that our master can take them with him when he goes to the Taoist temple to see the old lady this afternoon."
[God is really helping me. Isn’t the one on the left the noble lady Ying—Cai Ping? ]
Su He turned and looked at Hongshi.
[Huh? Why didn't Hiroshi react? This shouldn't be happening. Is it because we're too far away and I can't see his face clearly?]
Hongshi listened to his mother's voice and looked carefully at the girl in the distance, but he couldn't see her clearly. Could that girl be the one his mother was talking about, the one I liked in my previous life?
"Hey, young man, can we pick the flowers in your flower garden?"
"What the Madam said is true. Of course we can pick them. There are so many flowers in this flower garden. Usually, we are the only servants in this cool terrace. The view of all the flowers is a luxury for us servants."
"Madam, you can pick any flowers you want."
"Can I let those two girls pick it?"
"Of course. What kind of flowers does Madam like?"
"I'm not picky. Just pick forty or fifty for me."
"You only need forty or fifty? That's not enough for a bath, ma'am. You don't have to be polite."
Su He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I'm not using it for a bath. I want to make three wreaths for these three little guys."
"What is a wreath? I don't know, but I'll let them pick some first, and you can tell me later."
After a while, Caiping and Cailan came over with the picked flowers.
[Wow~ She is even prettier than the Cai Ping in the TV series. It is true that people are shaped by the environment they inhabit.]
Su He secretly looked at Hong Shi, feeling extremely nervous. [The plot is coming, the plot is coming~~]
[A famous flower and a beautiful country are in love with each other~ Hurry up and tell me~]
The moment Hongshi was stunned, he was interrupted by his mother's voice.
"Ma'am, take a look. Do you like this flower?"
Cuiguo and Xiaoyingzi tactfully took the baskets handed over by Caiping and Cailan.
"I like it, thank you."
After Su He sincerely thanked him, he saw that Hongshi still had no reaction.
"Mother, aren't you going to make a wreath? It just so happens that I haven't seen it yet. There is a pavilion over there. Mother, would you let me see it?"
Su He looked at Hongshi, who looked normal, and then looked at Caiping, "Caiping and Cailan, can you make a wreath?"
The two shook their heads.
[It's really strange that they don't know how to make wreaths. This is unscientific~]
"If you two want to learn, you can come with us to the pavilion. You two little girls will look great wearing garlands."
The two were pleasantly surprised, "Thank you, ma'am. We are willing to learn."