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Chapter 617: A man who lets a virgin cook? [5k, monthly ticket requested! ]

"Is it that young master?"

"Seems to be……"

"The sleeves were too long and covered her hands. I couldn't see her right hand clearly. I wonder if she was missing a little finger."

"You can see it from such a distance?"

"No, sister. I may not be as smart as you sometimes, but I have good eyesight. It was thanks to me that your admirer who followed you out of Yunshui Pavilion just now found that hidden alley. Otherwise, with so many people around, who knows where he would have gone..."

"Okay, stop taking credit... She went in."

In the afternoon, the East Market is bustling.

Tao Shou Zhai, a well-known large business in Jiangnan Road, has a branch in Xunyang City that faces the street and is very impressive, and is considered to be in a relatively good location in the East Market.

Tao Shou Zhai mainly sells high-end cakes and fruit plates for dignitaries and wealthy families.

The afternoon is the prime time for the East Market, with a constant stream of cars and people at the gate.

Fang Juxiu and Fang Shengnan waited for a long time by the window on the second floor of the restaurant diagonally opposite Tao Shouzhai. When Fang Shengnan was almost dozing off, they finally waited for a carriage to slowly stop. A slender girl with her eyes blindfolded with a sky-blue ribbon walked out of it, holding a green bamboo stick in her hand.

The two girls immediately perked up, their expressions showing some excitement.

There was an open space in front of Taoshouzhai, which was surrounded by a large courtyard with many carriages parked inside.

A closer look at the newly arrived carriage reveals a low-key and stylish style, but it is actually quite inconspicuous. A blindfolded girl with a sky-blue satin ribbon walked out of it. She appeared for less than three breaths before her figure disappeared into the door.

Fang Juxiu and Fang Shengnan had no choice but to hold their breath and continue waiting.

About two cups of tea time later, the figure of the blindfolded girl with a sky-blue ribbon appeared again inside the gate of Taoshouzhai. She walked out with a cane, holding a small cake box in her other hand, and got back into the low-key carriage.

The low-key carriage slowly started and left.

"She's gone out and got in the car. We have to follow her. Shengnan, go to the roadside and buy a folding fan to cover your face. Let's not get too close..."

Fang Juxiu immediately put down his wine glass, turned around to pay the bill and went downstairs.

"Oh ok... Sister, are you sure she is the young lady?"

"That's right. The color of the blindfold ribbon is so special... It can't be wrong. I didn't expect that the young lady is really here. The grandfather and grandson surnamed Sun didn't lie to us."

"Strange, from what the grandfather and grandson said, the first time they saw the young lady was on the Lantern Festival, and it seemed that she patronized their business. Did the young lady go out shopping on the Lantern Festival? Now she is buying Taoshouzhai cakes on time... Why does it feel like her life is better than before? Whose carriage is this? Could it be the secret family left by Yunmeng Jianze in the city? Sister, why do I feel that the young lady is not in danger in Xunyang City, but more like... eating, drinking and having fun, strange."

"Stop mumbling and keep up. Her carriage is faster than ours. Let's go."

"it is good!"

After leaving the restaurant and coming to the street, Fang Shengnan bought a folding fan and imitated her sister, gently waving it to cover her face.

The two women were hanging fifty steps behind the low-end carriage in front.

Fortunately, there were a lot of carriages and people in Xunyang City in the afternoon. When encountering some frequently mobilized carriages and horses by government offices, the carriages on the street had to give way.

The low-luxury carriage was not moving very fast.

Fang Juxiu and Fang Shengnan were wandering around the street stalls to conceal their purpose while trying to keep up with the low-end carriage.

The constant flow of people on the street helped to hide the figures of the two women.

Fang Shengnan couldn't help but glance at Fang Juxiu's back as he led the way:

"How come you are so skilled, sister? Did you practice to avoid those suitors?"

"Shut up and follow."

Fang Shengnan fell silent.

The two girls followed him all the way from Dongshi to Xingzi Lake in Xingzifang. They seemed not to be discovered and no accidents happened along the way.

As evening approached, Xingzi Lake was calm and the water was sparkling.

The low-key carriage slowly stopped in front of a remote and quiet courtyard by the Xingzi Lake, and let the girl, blindfolded with a sky-blue ribbon, down.

Fang Juxiu and Fang Shengnan stopped far away at the street corner.

Fang Juxiu looked at the figure of a blindfolded girl with a sky-blue ribbon slowly getting out of the car in front of him.

Fang Shengnan looked around and muttered, "This location seems to be very close to Chengtian Temple... Hmm."

"Shh!"

Fang Shengnan saw Fang Juxiu in front of her shrink back, and at the same time covered her big mouth with her hand and glared at her.

Fang Shengnan opened her eyes wide and turned her gaze. She saw a blindfolded girl with a sky-blue ribbon who was walking towards a quiet courtyard with a cane. The girl paused and the blindfolded little face looked back, as if she was "looking" behind her.

However, the little head did not stop in the direction of the street corner where the two girls were hiding.

Before Fang Shengnan and Fang Juxiu, who were holding their breath, could get nervous, the girl with her eyes blindfolded with a sky-blue satin ribbon had already turned around, quietly holding the box of cakes, and continued to grope her way towards the quiet courtyard with her cane and entered the yard.

The low-key carriage that had just put down the blindfolded girl with the sky-blue ribbon had also gone straight away without staying for a moment, leaving only the blindfolded girl with the sky-blue ribbon back to the quiet courtyard alone.

Fang raised his sleeves and frowned, watching the low-key carriage go away.

She slowly withdrew her gaze and fell on the remote and quiet courtyard by the lake.

"Mmmm."

The struggling and stammering sound of Fang Shengnan with wide eyes came from between her fingers. Fang Juxiu glanced at her and then released his hand that was covering her mouth.

"Sister, you almost sent me away."

Fang raised his sleeves and said nothing.

Fang Shengnan found that her sister's gaze had changed again. It seemed that it fell on the Chengtian Temple building on the other side of Xingzi Lake not far away. No one knew what she was looking at or what she was thinking.

"This is a quiet and nice place to live. This young lady has been living here. So, does she live here alone?"

Fang Shengnan held a sword in her arms and looked around vigilantly before relaxing a little and looking at the quiet courtyard in front of her. She couldn't help but mutter something with a puzzled tone.

"Sister, what should we do next? Should we just knock on her door and look for her? It seems that this distinguished lady is not in any danger. Do you think she would dislike being disturbed by us?"

Fang Shengnan touched her chin and thought for a moment, then continued with a serious expression:
"Sister, I just thought about it on the way. You said that this Yue Chuzi is the future Yuanjun, a goddess-like person. Could it be that her thoughts and ideas are beyond ordinary people? We can't figure out the purpose of her strange behavior, but we can imagine that it must be complicated...

"Sister, tell me, if we go up rashly, what if we ruin the arrangements of Yue Chu Nujun? Not only will we not achieve anything, but we will also have faults, right?"

Fang Juxiu pursed his lips and said nothing.

He lowered his head slightly, took out a bronze dagger from his sleeve, stared at it, and put it away again.

She spoke:
"That makes sense. But since we are here, we don't know what the Virgin Lady Yue is up to. We can't speculate, but one thing is certain. Virgin Lady Yue probably doesn't know that the Second Virgin Lady is looking for her. We still have to bring the news here this time, but..."

Fang Juxiu paused for a moment, his expression turning serious:
"But as you just said, if there is any special arrangement in this small courtyard, if Master Yue is doing something special, we'd better not rush forward to disturb him, otherwise we might get into trouble.

"Well, if we must meet, we should at least make sure that there is no one around the yard to rule out this possibility. It would be best if we could meet Yue Chu Nujun alone.

"The virgin queen Yue has a body worth thousands of gold. We can't let her get in trouble or be exposed..."

Fang Juxiu analyzed it carefully.

"Uh-huh."

Fang Shengnan's face was full of approval, and her body couldn't help but tense up.

She held the sword tighter in her arms, which further highlighted the scale of the heroine's "heroic mind".

This female hero of the Fang family who had just entered the martial arts world felt that the situation was ever-changing and that they had a heavy responsibility. They really needed to think carefully and not act recklessly... That was right, venturing into the martial arts world required this kind of novel feeling of being both wise and brave, and being able to adapt to changes... If everything went smoothly or went completely according to plan, how boring and fake that would be. This is not playing house.

At this moment, Fang Juxiu, who was speaking, froze for a moment and looked behind Fang Shengnan...

"what happened?"

Fang Shengnan was facing away from the quiet courtyard. When she noticed her sister's strange expression, she looked back curiously.

Fang Shengnan was also stunned.

"what?"

In the quiet courtyard, there was a wisp of light gray smoke rising up, swaying in the wind under the sun, giving a feeling of the tranquility and peace of a pastoral farmhouse.

A faint aroma of food cooked by ordinary people also filled the air.

And among all these places, there is only this quiet courtyard where people live.

"This……"

The two girls turned around in a daze and looked at each other.

They all saw the doubt in each other's eyes.

The tense atmosphere between the two girls, which had been caused by the silence and mystery of the courtyard, suddenly disappeared.

Fang Juxiu walked forward, and Fang Shengnan no longer hid and hurriedly followed.

The two girls first quickly checked around the quiet courtyard and found that there was no one... The area around here was just like any other ordinary home.

At sunset, they arrived at the gate of the quiet courtyard.

The gate was not locked.

It was half-closed. I don't know if he forgot or left it for someone.

Fang Shengnan still frowned, holding the hilt of the sword, and remained alert.

Fang Juxiu pushed open the gate silently.

They walked into the yard with light steps.

"Longling--Longling--"

In addition to the increasingly rich aroma of food, an unheard-of strange jade sound could be heard from time to time, echoing melodiously in the courtyard, making people feel at ease and calmed.

There was no one in the outer courtyard, and the lobby was also empty, but there was a bright lamp on, and a strange jade sound was faintly coming from the direction of the kitchen.

And judging from the noise, there is someone in the kitchen.

Fang Juxiu and Fang Shengnan took a deep breath, became more cautious, and continued to walk with their backs bent as they walked through the lobby and into the backyard.

The scene in the kitchen immediately came into view.

I saw the virgin lady Yue, wearing a navy blue floral apron, slim and quiet, standing by the stove, with her head lowered, busy with her hands, washing the vegetables and putting them into the pot seriously.

There were already several plates of steaming hot meals prepared and placed quietly on the stove next to her.

This beautiful lady from Yue, who made the other two girls feel ashamed of themselves, was blindfolded with a sky-blue ribbon, but she was very skilled in cooking.

She rolled up her sleeves, revealing a dazzling white complexion. She raised her hand from time to time and wiped her forehead with the back of her hand.

"Long Ling——"

The virgin lady of Yue had her hair in a high bun, like a married woman, with an ice-white jade hairpin inserted in it.

As she diligently washed vegetables and cooked, the pendant of the ice-white jade hairpin swung, making a special jade sound. This was the source of the special sound Fang Juxiu and Fang Shengnan heard when they entered the room just now...

Fang Juxiu and Fang Shengnan were stunned.

In the yard, there was only the busy figure of the virtuous lady of Yue cooking. There was no one else.

The scene before them was truly beyond their imagination.

Even though they had seen the smoke from the cooking stove in advance, the two girls had imagined many possible explanations for it before entering the house, such as there were other outsiders in the yard, or the Virgin Queen of Yue was holding a Hongmen Banquet... but they never expected such a simple and unpretentious result.

The only sound in the backyard was the rustling of vegetables being washed.

Zhao Qingxiu turned sideways to face Fang Shengnan and Fang Juxiu. Since the two girls walked into the backyard, he had not looked back, as if he had ignored them.

Fang Juxiu and Fang Shengnan looked at each other.

Suddenly, they saw the virgin girl Yue stopped washing vegetables in the kitchen, raised her head, and stared at the kitchen wall in front of her with a trance.

The backyard suddenly became quiet. Fang Juxiu and Fang Shengnan held their breath, intimidated by the majesty that came with the young lady's noble status, and dared not make the slightest sound.

But it was too dark, and they couldn't see Zhao Qingxiu's expression clearly. Was she in a daze or something? She was motionless.

After a while, the girl with her eyes covered with a sky-blue satin ribbon lowered her head again, wiped her hands on her apron, groped her way to the stove, and picked up a plate of cakes that seemed to have been prepared long ago.

Zhao Qingxiu held the pastries in both hands, walked out of the kitchen, came to the stone table in the yard, and placed the pastries on the table in front of the Fang sisters.

"Ah."

She opened her mouth calmly and uttered twice, then spread her little hands forward, motioning for the two girls to sit down, eat something and rest.

"I...we..."

Being served personally by the virgin lady, Fang Shengnan's face immediately flushed with excitement, her tongue became clumsy and she stammered.

Fang Juxiu, who was calmer in temperament, was a little better, just a little. She licked her dry lips, took a step forward, bent her legs, clasped her fists, and bowed her head in a deep salute:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Yue, for bothering you. I didn't know what you were doing..."

Zhao Qingxiu seemed not surprised at all. She supported the two excited and admiring girls and interrupted their conversation.

"Yeah."

She came back to her senses, smiled faintly, pointed to her mouth with her index finger, and waved her hand to indicate that she could not speak.

Then, he comforted the two girls and asked them to sit down and rest.

"It's alright, I understand. Your Excellency Yue Chuzi, you are a noble man of few words... That's right!"

As soon as his butt touched the stool, Fang Juxiu remembered something and quickly stood up, took out a bronze dagger from his sleeve, and presented it with both hands:

"This thing is..."

The next moment, before she could even see Zhao Qingxiu's movements clearly, the bronze dagger in her hand had disappeared.

Fang Juxiu lowered his head in shock and felt something heavy in his sleeves again... The Yunmeng Order was stuffed back in.

At the same time, she felt a slender hand of the virgin lady in front of her pressing on the back of her hand.

Zhao Qingxiu shook his head slowly.

Fang raised her sleeves and was about to say something but stopped herself. She frowned and looked carefully. She saw that when the lady in front of her shook her head, there was a look of... disappointment on her face that she could not understand.

Unlike Fang Shengnan who was full of doubts, Fang Juxiu reacted immediately and asked subconsciously:
"Is it inconvenient for Master Yue to..."

Before she could finish, there was a noise at the door, mixed with footsteps.

It seemed like someone strode in, put down his bag, and walked towards the backyard.

"Embroiderer, I'm back... Hey, who's home?" A man's shout echoed throughout the lobby.

"Who?"

Before the two girls could stand up and be on guard, a handsome young man walked into the backyard with his hands behind his back.

Before Fang Juxiu and Fang Shengnan could take a closer look at the person who came, they discovered that the originally quiet and gentle virgin in front of them suddenly jumped up like a rabbit.

"Ah."

Zhao Qingxiu sounded happy, ran back to the kitchen, and brought out a basin of hot water that had been prepared long ago, with a clean towel placed on the edge of the basin.

She came up to a handsome young man in a green Confucian robe, and with a joyful look on her face, she held up a basin of hot water for him to wash his hands.

"I come."

Under the gradually shocked eyes of Fang Juxiu and Fang Shengnan, the handsome young man stretched out two fingers, pinched the sky-blue ribbon that had slipped slightly off the virgin girl's straight nose, and pulled it up.

After the intimate gesture, he took the basin of hot water from her hand, strode past them, walked into the kitchen, and placed it on the stove.

The virgin queen was very obedient and held on to the sleeve of the handsome young man the whole time, following him back to the kitchen.

The handsome young man bent down to wash his hands, and at the same time turned sideways, as if glancing at them in the yard outside.

"Xiu Niang... these two... are your friends?"

His curious voice came out intermittently.

"Hmm."

The virgin girl nodded obediently, walked to the sink and washed the dishes.

"Wait." The handsome young man suddenly reached out and took a few strands of hair that had fallen from the virgin girl's high temples and put them to her red little ears.

In the yard, Fang Juxiu and Fang Shengnan, who witnessed the whole smooth scene, looked very excited for a moment.

Without waiting for the two girls to finish digesting their food, the handsome young man and the virgin lady Yue had already walked out of the kitchen and came to the table with the food.

Just now, because it was dark and the handsome young man suddenly appeared, the series of "bold behaviors" were dazzling, and the Fang sisters were a little overwhelmed.

But now he was clearly in front of him.

Ouyang Rong bent down to place the dishes on the table and casually said hello:
"It's rare for me to have friends and relatives come to visit. I hope you two ladies won't blame me for not hosting you well. I'm Ouyang... Um, did we meet during the day?"

"what?"

Zhao Qingxiu, who was serving rice to Tan Lang, tilted her head curiously, as if "looking" at them.

At the table, Fang Shengnan was stunned.

Fang Juxiu looked at Ouyang Rong's gently smiling face with an extremely complicated expression.

After a long while, she finally spoke:
"Ou...Mr. Ouyang?"

Ouyang Rong skipped the self-introduction, rolled up his sleeves, picked up a bite of dish and put it in Zhao Qingxiu's bowl.

He lowered his head to pick up the food, his expression normal:
"The girl walked quickly during the day, and I didn't have time to ask her name."

Fang Juxiu: ...

Fang Shengnan: …

The atmosphere at the table gradually became awkward.

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