Zheng Xiao Mistake: The Mistake of Rebirth Provoked the Cold Master

The silent atmosphere at the table was finally broken.

"This soup is made with puffer fish, and it is the season to enjoy it. As the saying goes, once you have eaten puffer fish meat, you will never want to eat any other fish in the world again." Zhu Qing smiled and continued, "Young Master is a lucky person."

Liu Feng realized that he had lost his composure, and smiled at Zhu Qing with gratitude and embarrassment, then lowered his voice and asked, "Sir, what is a pufferfish?"

Rong Yan was obviously not interested, "Fish."

"What kind of fish?"

"He's full of thorns, and he loves to sulk."

"There is such a fish? Why would it be so angry?"

"..."

As Liu Feng was asking, he suddenly saw the adult's lips curl up, as if he was smiling slightly.

This was the first time he saw that the master's expression had relaxed a little since he sat down. Liu Feng continued in a low voice, "...What are you laughing at, Master?"

Rong Yan held the hexagonal jade chopsticks tightly and twisted them slowly on his knuckles, "Someone who smiles like it..."

Liu Feng rolled his eyes. Human? Looks like a pufferfish? Wouldn't that be scary?

He hadn't imagined what a pufferfish looked like yet, and began to imagine a person with a pufferfish's head. He didn't notice that when his master said this, he raised his eyebrows slightly and his eyes habitually swept to the opposite side.

Old Madam Zhu began to recount the glorious family history of the Zhu Mansion, in which a spider web had been born. Zhu Zheng's ears were callused from listening to her. Suddenly, she felt a chill on the side of her neck and raised her head to meet a chilly gaze.

Why was Rong Yan looking at her for no reason?

It seemed that the Grand Tutor had been sulking just now. At least, he didn't look happy all day. It was better to have less trouble than more, so she didn't dare to speculate.

But looking at it now, it doesn't seem to be angry anymore, but instead contains some intriguing meaning.

Is there anything interesting? Did grandma talk about something new?

Zhu Zheng pricked up her ears and listened for a while. Her grandmother was very excited, but she was still talking about trivial things.

She quickly lost focus.

After a while, when she looked up again, Rong Yan changed his posture to support his chin with his hands, and was still looking at her.

There were many people at the dinner table, so Zhu Zheng could only narrow her eyes slightly to warn him to look away.

Rong Yan pursed his lips, not only did he not look away, but the corners of his lips also curled up slightly.

This time he was really laughing.

Zhu Zheng became suspicious of the laughter and quickly lowered her head, quietly checking her appearance in the bowl of soup using her reflection.

There were no vegetable leaves on his teeth, no rice grains stuck to his face, and although a few strands of his hair were sticking up, he still looked decent.

She nodded with satisfaction.

There were only a few people at the table, and everyone was well-behaved and disciplined like a wooden man.

So in order to cover up a series of strange actions, Zhu Zheng lowered her head and pretended to eat a few mouthfuls of rice. After eating, she raised the jade belt soup in front of her and drank it in one gulp.

I can only say that the heirloom is worthy of being an heirloom. The soup was still hot after being on the warming table for so long!

With a mouthful of hot soup stuck in her mouth, Zhu Zheng wanted to vomit but didn't dare to. She could only bury her head and secretly smack her lips, puff out her cheeks and blew out two breaths, then licked her scalded lips, which were stained with a wet and shiny color.

Rong Yan's eyes moved slightly, and he looked away for a moment, then picked up the herbal tea at hand and drank it all in one gulp.

While his master was immersed in the eye contact, Liu Feng was unaware of it and his eyes were always patrolling the dishes on the table.

Until his eyes fixed on a jade-colored plate, he pointed and said, "Sir, what kind of leg is that?"

"..." Rong Yan didn't even look at Liu Feng, "Take it if you want to eat it."

Liu Feng showed a row of white teeth, "Thank you, sir!"

*

After waiting for the banquet to end, Zhu Zheng made an excuse to escape. Unexpectedly, she ran into the man who was supposed to be in the main hall with her grandmother and continue to exchange pleasantries...

"Master Taifu."

In front of the hanging flower gate, a tall figure almost completely blocked the way ahead. Zhu Zheng had no choice but to bow.

Rong Yan didn't respond, but kept his eyes on her and took a big step towards her.

Zhu Zheng quickly took a step back.

Rong Yan went one step further.

She stepped back again.

Enter again.

Back again.

It was not until she saw a bluestone brick wall behind her and the wall full of silver-pink soft vine flowers hanging before her eyes that she realized she had been forced into the slanting flower pavilion in the corner by Rong Yan.

"Congratulations, Fourth Miss." He said.

Zhu Zheng gave a dry laugh, "Didn't Grandmother invite you to have some tea? Why do you have the time to come here?"

"What?" Rong Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Don't you want to see me?"

Zhu Zheng's face tightened as she was trapped in the flower wall. She had put in so much effort to act according to the situation, but it turned out to be so superficial? Wasn't it a waste of her many pretentious expressions?

"How could that be?" She chuckled twice, and said with a forced smile, "It happened for no reason. Why wouldn't I want to see Master Taifu?"

"Because I feel guilty." Rong Yan's voice was not loud, but straightforward.

"..."

Zhu Zheng was exposed by these two words, and looked at Rong Yan with a wary look, "This is my first meeting with Master Taifu, why should I feel guilty?"

Rong Yan pulled the corner of his lips, "Haven't you had enough fun yet?"

Zhu Zheng fell silent. He hadn't been surprised at all when he saw her before the banquet. He must have known who she was, and he was still playing with her like a monkey. Seeing her jumping up and down, she might laugh on the bed in the middle of the night.

She controlled herself from getting angry and kept telling herself that she had lived two lives and should not lose her composure when something happened.

But the more I endured, the more I felt like a thorn in my side. The best way was to...

... fled in panic and got away.

She moved her steps, but Rong Yan stood in front of her like a mountain and refused to give way.

Zhu Zheng couldn't help but regret taking a shortcut through this narrow alley, without even a chance to turn back.

The shadows of flowers pressed against the heavy door, and the heavy soft vines with flowers wove a dense net, and not even a bit of wind could get in.

Rong Yan seemed to be sure that she couldn't run away, so he crossed his arms over his chest, and his light eyes reflected tiny bits of light.

"Now that the time is right, why don't you let me hear your explanation?" His tone was calm, not like a question, but rather like someone who had been abandoned.

"Why did you lie to me?"

Zhu Zheng looked around and then at the sky, hesitating for a long time.

"Because...I have a quirk."

She closed her eyes and explained half-truthfully, "I have never liked the title of the Fourth Miss of the Zhu Family. Since I was a child, I have liked to go out without leaving my name, pretending to be someone else, and doing evil things. I am used to being free, and I have absolutely no intention of deliberately deceiving you."

After Rong Yan heard this, it was hard to tell whether he believed it or not, but his eyes dimmed slightly and were reflected by the shadows of the flowers, making it difficult to see clearly.

Zhu Zheng thought that this was a typical thoughtful expression, so before he could think too much, she spoke first, "When did you know about this, sir?"

Two flower vines hung between the two of them, entwined with a few buds that were about to bloom. Rong Yan raised his hand and brushed them away.

"I've always known that."

Damn, he actually recognized her. Could it be that he remembered her at the palace banquet?

No wonder his reaction was always so bland and a little abnormal every time they met. Since he knew she was the fourth daughter of the Zhu family the first time...

"Then why don't you expose it to my face?" Zhu Zheng was puzzled.

Rong Yan's eyes moved slightly, and he stared at her for a long time.

"What do you think I'm doing today?"