Mistakenly recognized as a cousin, thousands of pampered

The next day, before Tao Jiuxi got up, he heard voices coming from the yard.

Tao Jiuxi opened his eyes and felt that it was just dawn. The sun rises early in the summer, so it should be no more than six in the morning. He wondered who got up so early.

"Mu'er, wake up." Tao Jiuxi called softly.

Mu'er lived in Tao Jiuxi's house. Originally, she slept on the small bed used by the maid to keep watch at night. However, Tao Jiuxi felt that the bed was uncomfortable to sleep on, so he called Mu'er in the middle of the night to sleep with him.

Although she has traveled here for more than ten months, Tao Jiuxi's concept has not changed. She does not regard Mu'er as a simple servant.

Because Xie Ningqiu sent a red dress made of brocade yesterday, Mu'er carefully dressed up Tao Jiuxi today and made her look extremely beautiful.

Normally, Mu'er had long been accustomed to her own daughter's beauty, but after dressing up carefully today, Tao Jiuxi's beauty made Mu'er a little infatuated, and her eyes were glued to Tao Jiuxi, unable to move away.

"Girl, you are even more beautiful than the fairies in the paintings." Mu'er praised sincerely.

Tao Jiuxi looked at herself in the mirror and couldn't help feeling intoxicated. She thought to herself that her body had grown up and said narcissistically, "It really looks good."

When the door opened, Shen Zhiyi and Jiang Qu were already waiting outside quietly.

Shen Zhiyi was wearing a moon-white brocade robe, and his posture was as straight as a pine tree. The moment he saw Tao Jiuxi, all his emotions turned into deep amazement.

Tao Jiuxi was like a burning flame, her red dress framing her figure with unparalleled grace. Her face, accentuated by her makeup, was as black as distant eyebrows, and her gaze was radiant and beautiful beyond compare.

In addition, the corners of her mouth slightly turned up with a hint of smile, playful and charming. Shen Zhiyi felt his breathing stagnate and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

His throat rolled slightly, and after a while he found his voice again, and called softly, "Ah Xi."

Tao Jiuxi raised his eyes slightly, looked at Shen Zhiyi's dazed expression, made an arrow shooting motion, and asked softly: "Ayi, what's wrong? Are you struck by my beauty?"

Shen Zhiyi finally came to his senses: "The girl's archery skills are superb. I have nowhere to escape."

Jiang Qu looked at his master's worthless appearance and shook his head. The two of them were filled with the "sour smell" of love all day long. They were a perfect match, but they just didn't care enough about the bachelors around them.

The two then went to pay their respects to Shen Zhiyi's mother.

When I entered the house, I found that Xie Shumei was already with Xie Ningqiu.

Xie Shumei saw the two of them coming and immediately looked over. Her eyes first fell directly on Shen Zhiyi, closely following his every move. After a moment, she shifted her gaze to Tao Jiuxi who was beside Shen Zhiyi.

After seeing Tao Jiuxi's appearance clearly, her eyes first flashed with surprise, then fell into deep thought, and finally gradually became dim.

Shen Zhiyi and Tao Jiuxi didn't pay much attention to her. They just glanced at her lightly and walked forward to greet Xie Ningqiu.

"Mother is fine."

"My lady is well."

Xie Ningqiu nodded to the two of them and said, "Yier, it's a rare opportunity for you to come to Jiangning Prefecture. Let Mei'er take you out for a walk today."

"Mother, will you come with me?"

"You kids go play, and your mother won't go."

"Yes, mother."

Tao Jiuxi stood quietly aside. Since no one mentioned her, she didn't say much.

Just as they were about to leave, Xie Ningqiu said, "Take good care of Mei'er."

Shen Zhiyi then glanced at Xie Shumei and responded, "Don't worry, mother. I will take good care of Ah Xi and my sister."

When Tao Jiuxi heard what Xie Ningqiu said, he felt a little strange.

Is Mei'er in poor health? Why would they specifically instruct us to take care of her in this Xie family territory?

She thought, why not bring her a bowl of the tonic she was drinking that night.

However, Tao Jiuxi didn't say anything more, thinking that Xie Ningqiu just felt sorry for his niece.

The Xie Mansion only arranged two carriages. The three of them rode in one, and Mu'er and Xie Shumei's maid sat in the other carriage.

Shen Zhiyi sat next to Tao Jiuxi, while Xie Shumei sat alone on the side.

"Cousin, you haven't been to Jiangning Prefecture for many years. Do you still remember the Qixia Mountain we visited when we were young?" Xie Shumei spoke first.

"Many years have passed. What happened to the mountain?" Shen Zhiyi asked.

What happened to the mountain? Could the mountain be eaten by wolves?

Tao Jiuxi listened to Shen Zhiyi's words and thought to himself, is there any need to ask this? Your cousin is clearly asking you if you remember going to Qixia Mountain with her.

"Shan... Shan is fine." Xie Shumei answered hesitantly.

"Oh." Shen Zhiyi responded.

Then, he turned to Tao Jiuxi and said, "There's a Wangjiang Pavilion on Qixia Mountain. Standing there, you can overlook the entire Jiangning Prefecture. Do you want to go and see it tomorrow?"

Tao Jiuxi immediately waved his hand: "I'm not interested. We have to go to the temple fair today and climb the mountain tomorrow? I won't go. If you want to go, go by yourself."

"What's the point of me climbing a mountain alone?"

"You go to the top of the mountain, draw a picture for me, and write 'Tao Jiuxi was here' on it. Then I will pretend that I have seen it myself." Tao Jiuxi responded playfully.

As soon as the voice fell, Xie Shumei said: "I can go with my cousin."

Even though Tao Jiuxi didn't want to associate the woman in front of her with Shen Zhiyi in any ambiguous way, she could understand Xie Shumei's thoughts.

Even a blind person can see that Shen Zhiyi only has eyes for himself, so why is Xie Shumei still like this?

However, Tao Jiuxi did not say anything to stop him. After all, Xie Shumei was Shen Zhiyi's cousin, so Shen Zhiyi should handle this matter himself.

"Qixia Mountain is high and sparsely populated. As a young lady, it would be inconvenient for you to go with me."

Shen Zhiyi refused directly.

After hearing this, Xie Shumei could only shut her mouth awkwardly.

Several people came to the bustling temple fair. The streets were crowded with people and all kinds of small stalls were lined up on both sides of the road.

Passersby saw Shen Zhiyi and his group, dressed in gorgeous clothes and with extraordinary temperament, and saw Tao Jiuxi's outstanding appearance, and they couldn't help but take a few more glances.

The streets were crowded with people, and Tao Jiuxi was attracted by the dazzling array of new things, among which the most attractive were the delicious foods.

"Boss, give me four rice cakes." Tao Jiuxi looked at the rice cakes on the stall. The rice cakes were soft and steaming, looking very tempting.

After Tao Jiuxi took the rice cakes, he handed one to Mu'er, and then handed one to Xie Shumei and her maid, and took one for himself. Shen Zhiyi was responsible for paying.

Some white sugar was sprinkled on the rice cake, and paired with the glutinous rice, Tao Jiuxi took a bite and found it very sweet.

Mu'er and Xie Shumei's maid also started eating.

Only Xie Shumei held the rice cake but did not eat it.

"You don't want to eat this? Sorry." Tao Jiuxi saw that Xie Shumei did not move.

Xie Shumei nodded slightly.

"Then I'll eat it." Tao Jiuxi took the rice cake back. She quickly finished the rice cake in her hand and then started eating the second one.

But after taking a few bites, Tao Jiuxi felt it was a bit too sweet.

"Ayi, open your mouth." Tao Jiuxi said to Shen Zhiyi with a smile.

Shen Zhiyi naturally understood her intention, and immediately opened his mouth obediently, waiting for her to feed him.

"Is it sweet?" Tao Jiuxi asked.

"Sweet." Shen Zhiyi answered, and then he started eating the sweet rice cake on the street with confidence.

When Xie Shumei saw this scene, she twisted the handkerchief tightly in her hands.

If she had known this, she would not have disdained the food on the stall. Now she felt that not only was she not hungry, but she was also "forced" to eat a mouthful of "dog food" by these two people.