CHAPTER 27: CHAPTER 27: THEN WHY DOES SHE STILL CARE SO MUCH ABOUT ME?

"Second Miss..." Xiao Chengyu hurriedly turned his face away.

At the same time, Fu Shinian blushed, frantically trying to wrap the package hurriedly, holding it tightly to her chest.

Xiao Chengyu looked at Fu Shinian, who seemed so embarrassed she was about to burst into tears.

"This... this isn’t it!" Fu Shinian exclaimed in panic.

Chunmian was also startled, luckily she had just stood in front of Jing Lai in time, so he probably didn’t see it.

"Miss, I... I took the wrong one..." Chunmian said, crying, "I... I didn’t know."

"It’s my fault for not making it clear," Fu Shinian said softly, "You should have taken the one with the cloud patterns."

"My Lord, I’ll be leaving now!" Fu Shinian said, blushing, with her head down, not daring to look at Xiao Chengyu at all.

Just now, Xiao Chengyu had clearly seen the small clothes in the package.

Fu Shinian lowered her head, holding the package, turned around, and ran out of the tent.

Xiao Chengyu stood there, dumbfounded, unable to respond.

His mind was still filled with the image of the light blue pear blossom dudou and pale yellow small clothes in the package.

And Fu Shinian’s face, red as if it could drip blood.

After a long time, Xiao Chengyu finally exhaled and looked at Jing Lai, "Did you see it just now?"

"See what?" Jing Lai asked, puzzled, "What was inside that made Second Miss blush so much?"

"Just now, Second Miss’s maid was standing in front of me, blocking my view," Jing Lai explained.

Only then did Xiao Chengyu slightly relax, "It’s nothing."

Jing Lai scratched his head, still wondering what it was.

Even the Lord’s face was red.

The Lord usually looked pale due to illness, he’d never been this red before.

Xiao Chengyu’s hand holding the teacup was still trembling, so he took a big gulp of tea.

So hot!

Back in the tent, Chunmian was crying and blaming herself, "Miss, I’m sorry, please punish me."

Fu Shinian shook her head, "It’s my fault for not clarifying."

"What happened?" Fu Mingzhu, unable to be sad about her own matters with Xiao Fengxing, came over to ask Fu Shinian.

"Just now, I went to my Lord and took the wrong package," Fu Shinian said with a flushed face.

"What did you take wrong?" prompting reactions from both Fu Shinian and Chunmian that made them want to drown themselves.

"Inside were my intimate clothes..." Fu Shinian said, instantly feeling awful, covering her face with her hands, wishing she could turn back time and carefully watch which purple package Chunmian picked out.

Fu Mingzhu: "..."

"How did the Lord react?" Fu Mingzhu wasn’t sure how to comfort Fu Shinian.

"The Lord didn’t react," Chunmian said while crying.

Fu Shinian, covering her face, said, "He was probably too shocked. I was happily saying I brought him something."

"The Lord must know you didn’t do it on purpose," Fu Mingzhu comforted, "Besides, he is a noble gentleman, he probably didn’t even see it clearly."

"Anyway, I don’t have the face to meet him again," Fu Shinian said.

After a while, she gathered her strength to pull out the purple package from the bottom of the chest.

The package had dark cloud patterns printed on it.

"This is it," Fu Shinian handed the package to Chunmian, "Go give it to the Lord."

"Miss, what about you?" Chunmian asked, taking the package.

"I’m not going," she couldn’t face Xiao Chengyu anymore.

Fu Shinian instructed Chunmian again, "Make sure to explain clearly to the Lord what these items are for."

"Yes," Chunmian quickly took the package and went to Xiao Chengyu’s tent.

The redness on Xiao Chengyu’s face had just faded, but the images in his mind were still lingering.

"My Lord, Second Miss’s maid Chunmian is here to give you something," Jing Lai said.

"Let her in," Xiao Chengyu returned to his senses.

When Chunmian came in, Xiao Chengyu saw that she was alone and asked, "Are you by yourself?"

Chunmian kept her head down, feeling deflated, and replied, "Yes."

Miss didn’t dare to come over.

It’s all her fault.

Chunmian placed the package on the table, and Xiao Chengyu couldn’t help but cough when he saw it.

Chunmian: "..."

"My Lord, this time it’s correct, Miss has confirmed it," Chunmian said, opening the package.

A strong medicinal aroma wafted out.

Xiao Chengyu then saw the gauze wrapped in herbs, bundled neatly.

"Miss said she’s asked the doctor’s at the Lord’s residence and knows you need medicinal baths and foot soaks every day," Chunmian conveyed what Fu Shinian had told her, "Miss thought that since you came out for the hunt, it might not be as convenient as it is at home, so she asked Doctor Li to prepare the portion of the herbs you need for your daily foot soak, and packed them in gauze for your convenience to soak here as well."

Xiao Fengxing paused for a moment, feeling warmth in his heart.

"Second Miss is very considerate," Xiao Fengxing said hoarsely.

"I take my leave," Chunmian bowed and left hastily.

Xiao Fengxing looked at the finely packaged small bundles of herbs in front of him, picked one up, and heard Jing Lai say, "No wonder when we first arrived, the servants who packed your belongings didn’t notice the herbs for your foot soaks were missing."

"Before we came, we said it wouldn’t be convenient for medicinal baths here, so we could only soak the feet," Jing Lai said, "I thought Shaoyao forgot to pack it, but it seems Second Miss arranged it with Shaoyao."

Xiao Chengyu held the bundle of herbs, and after a long while, he slowly said, "Do you think, just by allowing Fu Changqin to study in the residence, it’s a great favor?"

Jing Lai thought for a moment and said, "But wasn’t it to repay Second Miss for providing you with sleep-inducing incense and pills? Moreover, Second Miss gave the formulas too, Old Madam and you offered to let Mr. Fu study here to thank her."

"These should have already evened out. There’s no favor involved."

Besides, the formulas sent by Second Miss are very important, there will likely be more in the future, letting Fu Changqin study with Mr. Changshan for a few years might even be worth it.

That’s probably what the Old Madam and the Lord had in mind too.

"So, you also believe letting Fu Changqin study in the residence isn’t considered a favor anymore, right?" Xiao Chengyu asked.

"Well..." Jing Lai didn’t know what Xiao Chengyu really thought, so he didn’t dare say yes or no.

"Then why is she still so attentive to me?" Xiao Chengyu murmured.

Suddenly, Xiao Chengyu sighed.

That young lady...

He knew her intentions, but as someone who’s nearing the end...

He’s afraid he can’t reciprocate.

Jing Lai: "..."

He noticed the Lord seemed to have figured something out, but he didn’t know what.

"My Lord, why is that?" Jing Lai asked.

Xiao Chengyu shook his head, "It’s nothing."

Fu Shinian was in the tent, quickly distracted from the earlier embarrassment.

Outside was chaotic, with soldiers searching everywhere.

Gu Yunze reported to His Majesty about Fu Mingzhu’s near shooting in the forest, which naturally attracted great attention.

Not for Fu Mingzhu, but out of concern someone might be hiding with ill intent towards His Majesty.

However, after searching for a long time, there was still no result.

Until dusk, Mr. Fu, who had left earlier, returned to the tent.

Fu Shinian hurriedly asked, "Father, has that person in the forest been identified?"