Pampered Consort of the Fragrant Orchard Chapter 77.3 - Walking Into Her Heart Following the Sunset (3)

Chapter 77.3 – Walking Into Her Heart Following the Sunset (3)
When preparing dinner, aside from specially making the Grand Empress Dowager’s dinner, Du Xiao Li also made a
few side dishes for Qing Chen and the others. During the meal, the number one glutton, Bai Ning Yuan, had
majority of the dishes all finished off, and even ate two bowls rices, making Du Xiao Li wonder if she should ask
him for living expenses.
After eating dinner, Meng Jiang Zhuo dragged Du Xiao Li outside to stroll in the vineyard. Seeing the bunch of
youngsters, the Grand Empress Dowager smilingly had Han Ming Yi and them also go together with them.
Tonight’s moon hid behind the layers of clouds and didn’t come out. Meng Jiang Zhuo originally planned on taking
a stroll with Du Xiao Li and have a heart-to-heart to talk, but seeing that many people following behind them, she
shot them a glare and went back on her own.
Bai Ning Yuan, needless to say, directly went to pick grapes, and held them in his bosom as he ate.
Qing Chen said he wanted to play chess with Niu Jing, so the two also went back. In the end, only Du Xiao Li and
Han Ming Yi remained.
Speaking of which, this can be considered the second time the two of them walked alone at night. The first time was
that day when their marriage was bestowed. Han Ming Yi had her kidnapped out, and the two talked under the moon
for a long time. Afterwards, although they’ve gone out before, it wasn’t like this, strolling alone in nature.
At first, the two of them both walked in silence, neither of them speaking. Although it was silent, the temperature
gradually warmed up between the two. Afterwards, it was still Du Xiao Li that broke the silence.
“It’d be great if Silver and them were also here.”
Ever since after mid-autumn, she hasn’t seen Silver and Gold. Thinking how they’ve been separated for this long,
she really missed them somewhat.
“That year after I left, what all happened, can you tell me?” Han Ming Yi recalled Silver’s appearance when it was
still little and suddenly wanted to know in the time afterwards, in the days without him, what all did she go through.
Du Xiao Li thought for a moment and slowly began talking about the things in the past.
“After you all left, I used the money you left behind to build a new house on the mountain. We had the previous
crooked and old grass house pushed down and rebuilt it. During that time, we stayed in senior brother’s
house………..”
Han Ming Yi quietly listened to Du Xiao Li talk about the things in the past and then asked, “Feng Xue Lou is your
property, right?”
“Yes.” Du Xiao Li plucked a tree leaf and played with it in her hand. “At that time, I didn’t think we’d be
reconnecting with my father, and thinking that after coming to the capital, we also need to have our own property,
that way, when the time comes, we’ll also have a place to stay in the capital. But I wasn’t familiar with the capital, so
big brother Luo Qi said we can open one together. I’ll come up with the dishes and the building’s layout design,
while he’s in charge of the manpower and finances. Those cooks, before coming to the capital, all came to the Du
village to specifically learn how to cook for a few months!”
“At the time, when I heard that place had hotpot, I just knew that place was related to you. Afterwards, when that
place started selling grape wine, I was further certain. Just, I never thought that you would be Prime Minister Du’s
daughter.” Han Ming Yi explained how shocked and secretly delighted he was at the time when he got dragged to
Feng Xue Lou by Ji Liu Feng to eat hotpot.
After learning the relationship between Feng Xue Lou and Du Xiao Li, he thus dispatch people to pay close
attention to Feng Xue Lou’s situation and also secretly settled quite a few problems for her. Du Xiao Li didn’t know
but Luo Qi definitely must have known. Just, the two of them both didn’t prod through this matter, that’s all.
The two of them walked along the little path in the middle of the vineyard, listening to the continuous chirps of the
crickets, as they talked about the things they’ve experienced in these last few years, when suddenly they heard
rustling noises coming from the vineyard. They turned their heads to look. Turns out, it was just Bai Ning Yuan
coming out from the vineyard.
“How come it’s just you two left? You two on a date here?” Bai Ning Yuan asked when he saw the two of them.
Eh—-
Du Xiao Li shot a glare at Bai Ning Yuan and said, “Bai Ning Yuan, are you really the poison king?”
“Of course I am, what’s wrong?” Bai Ning Yuan asked as he ate the grapes.
“Nothing, I just feel you don’t look the part. Shouldn’t the poison king be some seventy year old old man with a full
messy beard?” Now that Du Xiao Li finally had time to relax, she recalled her previous imagination of him, and felt
this person before her didn’t match at all.
“What?! You’re a seventy year old darn old man!” Bai Ning Yuan has always paid close attention to his own
outward appearance, so hearing Du Xiao Li say this about him, he immediately stomped in anger.
When Han Ming Yi saw Bai Ning Yuan, he recalled the things he’d asked him during the day, and said to Du Xiao
Li, “That’s right, during the day, he said he’d also sold his fire and ice poison to Luo seven.”
(T/N: It’s kinda funny it’s seven of all people, because seven in chinese is qi, so Luo seven in chinese is also
pronounced Luo Qi but like in a different tone.)
“Luo seven?” Du Xiao Li puzzlingly looked to Han Ming Yi.
“This Luo seven is the Head of the Four Sea Manor’s seventh younger brother, Luo Qi’s seventh uncle.” Han Ming
Yi said.
As soon as Du Xiao Li heard, her heart suddenly jumped. “What did Luo seven buy this poison from you for?”
“What else can it be for? Of course it’s to kill someone.” Bai Ning Yuan didn’t put this matter to heart in the
slightest.
“How much did you sell it to him for?” Du Xiao Li suddenly asked.
“Ah? I forgot to ask him for money!” Bai Ning Yuan screamed out.
“No money and you still gave it to him? Your friendship with him is that good?”
“He prepared grapes for me. As soon as I saw grapes, I was delighted and gave it to him. Afterwards, he told me this
place has grapes, thus I immediately rushed over and completely forgot to ask for money!”
(T/N: This guy’s love for grapes is like DXL’s love for money lmaooo.)
“Forgot……….” Du Xiao Li swept him a glance and asked, “Then did he say who he was going to poison with it?”
“No.” Bai Ning Yuan shook his head, “What? You’re close with the Four Sea Manor?”
Du Xiao Li looked to Han Ming Yi and said, “That year, the one chasing after big brother Luo Qi to kill him was
precisely the Four Sea Manor’s second master. After big brother Luo Qi returned, he had him exposed. The second
master wanted to drag everyone down with him, and in the end, got killed. I once heard big brother Luo Qi say , the second master was his father’s half-brother of a different mother. His second uncle also had a full younger brother,
and that person is precisely his seventh uncle. Him obtaining the fire and ice poison, could it be to harm big brother
Luo Qi and them?”
“It’s possible.” Han Ming Yi said, “You don’t need to worry either. Later, I’ll let someone have this news delivered to
Luo Qi and let him be on guard.”
“I’ll make a few more antidotes for your people to take to him too.” Du Xiao Li said.
“Alright.”
“Then let’s go back.” Du Xiao Li pulled Han Ming Yi towards the direction back, very naturally, like the two had
already been holding hands for a long time.
Han Ming Yi looked to her little hand that was holding his, sensing the warmth from her hand. And that little bit of
ire in his heart also scattered with the wind.
“Hey, wait for me!” Seeing the two leaving just like that, Bai Ning Yuan shouted as he carried the grapes in his
arms, “I’m going too!”
Du Xiao Li stopped, turning around and shooting Bai Ning Yuan a glare, “What are you going for? If not for you
giving your poison away, would there be all this trouble now? Never mind that you gave it to others, but you even
gave it to big brother Luo Qi’s enemy!”
Bai Ning Yuan more or less figured out that Du Xiao Li was very familiar with Luo Qi, and also could tell that Luo
seven should be on bad terms with Luo Qi. And him giving his poison to Luo seven has made Du Xiao Li unhappy.
However, what Du Xiao Li was actually angry about wasn’t this at all——-
“Even if you gave it to that Luo seven, I can’t believe you didn’t ask for money, and two strings of grapes was
enough to bribe you. Since you ate that many of my grapes, how much money are you going to give me? Let me
think, I heard you previously sold it to someone else for a thousand taels of gold. Luo seven gave you two strings of
grapes, so that means two strings of grapes is equivalent to a thousand taels of gold. Well, how many strings of
grapes did you eat today?”
T/N: DXL’s priorities will forever be about money lmaooo. I feel she would do well in the loan shark profession lol.
Sorry for delay, I was really busy with moving my personal site the last few days. I’ll finish the sponsored chapter
soon too.