26. Who cares more about the appropriateness of pleasantries?

A bowl of chao shou with red oil and a few steamed buns were just a simple breakfast, but it took Pei Nianyu a long time to finish it.

It wasn't that he was slow, but that the shadow guards around him were moving too fast.When he finished eating, he found that they had nothing to do.

Seeing that Pei Nianyu didn't want to be waited upon, Jiang Xue simply went to Yun Shao who was continuing to practice throwing egg liquid, and concentrated on observing.

In fact, Jiang Xue has been looking for an opportunity to learn "cooking" from Yun Shao recently, a skill that she has been too lazy to touch before.

And the reason why she became interested in cooking is not because the master has recently become obsessed with it, so she wants to follow suit.After all, no matter as a maid or as a shadow guard, keeping to one's duty is the first priority, and she has always been loved by Pei Nianyu, so she won't try to please her master over such a trivial matter.

She's just... I'm sorry to pester the master for food anymore!

She is a maid, looking forward to the master cooking every day and then she goes to eat, what does she look like.

So in the past few days, whenever Pei Nianyu and Lou Yefeng went to practice martial arts, she didn't need to follow her, and she didn't want to be idle, so she always sneaked into the small kitchen to learn from Yun Shao.

However, the reality is cruel. Jiang Xue's superb martial arts talent has not been extended to cooking skills.For some unknown reason, the spatula would be on the verge of extinguishing as soon as it was in her hands, which made Yun Shao wonder if the firewood in the kitchen was damp.

Seeing this, Pei Nianyu's eyes were also attracted.

Perhaps it was his deep inner strength that made him more sensitive to Qi, and he quickly discovered the problem:

"Jiang Xue, you...why do you hold your breath when making an egg?"

She was born with an extremely cold body, and the internal energy and mental method cold jade kung fu she practiced is even more icy cold. As long as a little bit of internal energy is leaked when holding the spatula, the cold air will overflow to the surroundings, so it is common to turn off the fire.

Hearing what her master said, Jiang Xue's unreliable movements suddenly became more nervous and cramped.Another burst of internal energy surged out of her palm, and she saw that the flame in the stove quickly dimmed, struggled weakly and thrashed twice...then completely disappeared.

Jiang Xue: "..."

She pursed her mouth in frustration:

"Lord, master...I..."

Pei Nianyu looked at the stove and wondered:

"Why do you have to leak your internal energy when you cook a dish? Don't you usually clean up the house like this? Doesn't it mean that my bottles, jars, fans and jade pendants have to be covered with ice?"

Jiang Xue faltered and said:

"No, it doesn't usually happen like this. I... my subordinates are nervous, and it will be like this... I can't control my internal strength..."

Pei Nianyu frowned, amused and said:

"Then why are you nervous?"

Seeing her master staring at her, Jiang Xue immediately became more nervous, her fingers clenched her skirt, her expression seemed to be about to cry:

"I... I don't know either. As soon as I stand in front of the stove, I'm afraid that it will turn off, and then I will be nervous..."

Pei Nianyu: "..."

Lou Yefeng also folded his arms and looked at it for a while, then explained to his master:

"Although Jiang Xue has profound inner strength, she has only practiced the cold jade kung fu for a short time. In just a few years, she is already comparable to the great masters in the world."

"This entry is still too fast, and the foundation is not stable. What's more, her cold jade skill has not yet reached its peak. It is normal for her to be unable to move freely in these small places."

Pei Nianyu knew almost nothing about martial arts, so he only acted as if he had suddenly realized what he heard, and he didn't know if he really understood.Then he thought for a while, and then he had a flash of inspiration:

"Jiang Xue, then if you unluck your internal energy, isn't that the yang energy? Even you don't need to light firewood, you can directly use internal energy to burn the firewood."

When Jiang Xue heard this, her eyes lit up:

"Sure enough, the master is talented and intelligent, and the subordinates didn't think of this method."

Looking at the lump of half-cooked eggs in the pot, she seemed to have regained her confidence.

Lou Yefeng's pupils shrank suddenly:

"Jiang Xue, no!"

However, it was too late.

Jiang Xue seemed eager to prove that she was not a culinary idiot, and while speaking, she spat at the pot with her palm——

The firewood burst into flames in an instant, and flames several feet high shot up from the pot and stove, and rushed straight to the beams of the house.

".........!!!"

Pei Nianyu was so close that he didn't react for a moment when the flames hit his face.When he was thinking about what kind of light footwork to dodge in his mind, he was already caught in one arm.

He could only hear the rustling of the cloth beside his ears, and then his eyes fell into blackness, and he was hugged into his arms.Immediately afterwards, the sole of his foot lightened, and he was taken away from the house.

When Pei Nianyu landed in the yard, Shensi came back.

"...Ye Feng?"

The darkness in front of him left, and his vision was filled with sunlight again.

Sure enough, he was buried in Lou Yefeng's arms just now...

Pei Nianyu was overjoyed. Did the old building take the initiative to carry him out just now?

Seeing that he was already safe, Lou Yefeng didn't dare to continue hugging his master in such a disrespectful posture, and wanted to let go as soon as he loosened his hands.

Pei Nianyu thought, this time you threw yourself into your arms, how could it be possible for you to run away.

For a moment, he didn't care about the chaos in the small kitchen, but with lightning speed, before Lou Yefeng let go of him completely, he stretched out his arms to wrap his arms around him, tightened his arms, and buried him again.into the black collar on Lou Yefeng's chest, and took a deep breath.

Lou Yefeng: "..."

He caught the chuckle at the corner of his master's mouth, felt the warm breath from his chest, and felt a slight twitch in his heart.

Pei Nianyu took a sip of his loyal dog in seconds, satisfied, and stopped clinging to him in full view, and turned to look inside the house.

... Then watched helplessly as the burnt beams and wood pieces fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

"..."

Pei Nianyu's head was as big as a bucket, and the words "kitchen killer" came to mind:

"Jiang Xue, you... your power..."

Lou Yefeng was slightly relieved when he saw his master's eyes shifted, he turned half of his body indistinctly, and hid his left arm where the master couldn't see it.

Unexpectedly, since Pei Nianyu turned on the love mode, his attention was always on Lou Yefeng, and he noticed his small movements with sharp eyes, and immediately turned his gaze back:

"Ye Feng, what's hidden in your left hand? Take it out and have a look."

"..."

Lou Yefeng hesitated, looked at his master with pleading eyes, but he still refused to show it.

Pei Nianyu made a rough guess in his heart, and his expression became serious:

"Lou Yefeng..."

Seeing the master's stern tone, Lou Yefeng pursed his lips, so he raised his left hand and gently placed it in the master's palm.

As soon as Pei Nianyu grasped it, he saw that the back of his originally thin and pale hand was scorched by the flames, leaving a deep red mark, extending from the back of the hand to the wrist, obviously scalded.

Pei Nianyu felt distressed immediately, and frowned:

"Sure enough, you want to hide it from me. Come here and give you medicine."

After saying that, he couldn't help but drag Lou Yefeng back to the house.

As for the collapse of the beam caused by Jiang Xue, the nearby shadow guards had already rushed over to deal with it.

Pei Nianyu first pressed his hand and soaked it in a basin of cold water, then went to the cabinet to find ointment.

"Master, this little injury is fine, the subordinates are not so delicate..."

"No problem? How could an ordinary flame burn like this?"

"Unlucky internal power is even more difficult to control, it's quite normal for Jiang Xue to lose control..."

Pei Nianyu took out the medicine box and came back. While taking Lou Yefeng's palm to daub it carefully, he sighed:

"So you were burned by her internal force. How can you do it without medicine? You are not made of iron. I really think you can't succeed as the former leader of the martial arts."

Lou Yefeng didn't make a sound when he heard the words, but the eyes in his eyes lowered.

After a while, after Pei Nianyu finished painting the wound, Lou Yefeng said softly:

"Sorry, the subordinate is incompetent, and the master is bothering you."

Pei Nianyu didn't answer his words, but shook his slender, still thin palm, and said:

"Still so thin, I don't know when I can grow some meat."

"..."

Lou Yefeng thought to himself, what does the master mean by asking me to eat more?

………………………

When the two left the room, they saw Jiang Xue already kneeling at the door trembling, while He Qi was looking at her coldly with arms crossed, with rather unfriendly eyes.

He respectfully obeyed his master's order, and when "the master and Lou Yefeng were in the same room", he went to a place a little farther away to guard. He didn't expect that this could happen even in his own kitchen.

If Lou Yefeng hadn't been quick to see the opportunity just now, God knows if the beam falling would hit the owner.

He Qi thought to himself, although it was not my responsibility that such a mess happened within a few days of taking office, but it is also ugly for me to be the leader.

"Master, Jiang Xue accidentally injured her master, this subordinate will take her back and deal with it..."

"Ok?……"

Pei Nianyu thought about it, although Jiang Xue did it, but it was caused by her instigation, if she hadn't told her to try to unluck her internal strength, she would not have acted like this.

Just then Lou Yefeng only mentioned Jiang Xue's fault, but he didn't say that he, a layman, commanded blindly, probably because... he was merciful.

So Pei Nianyu felt that it was fine to just punish her for her rashness. After all, although he was fine, Lou Yefeng was injured because of it.

"Well, you have to be punished, so let me think about it..."

After hearing the first half of the sentence, He Qi instantly understood what the master meant. It was obvious that he was not allowed to follow the procedure, but that he was going to convict himself, so he sighed silently in his heart.

The master has always been kind to their shadow guards, and he doesn't know how to punish other mistakes that are not committed in front of him.This kind of fault that hit the master's hand, if the master speaks out in person, the punishment will be lighter.

"Yes, let the master decide."

"Let Fu Chen know that the cost of renovating the small kitchen will be deducted from Jiang Xue's salary."

"yes."

How much does it cost to repair a house, Jiang Xue receives the double salary of the big maid and the shadow guard deacon, at least a few tens of taels of silver a month, the repair cost is only two months' salary.

He Qi waited for a long time, and seeing that the master had nothing to say, he couldn't help but said:

"Is there... more?"

Jiang Xue: "..."

Pei Nianyu seemed to have thought of something, and a malicious smile suddenly appeared on his face:

"Yes. There is a separate article, ordering the eldest maid of the palace, Miss Jiang Xue, to change her name for one month, as a warning to others."

"He Qi, you remember Tongchuan Mansion."

He Qi was dumbfounded, what kind of punishment is this?

"I don't know...what's the name?"

"It's called Cuihua."

Jiang Xue: "........."

She wanted to cry without tears, what the hell is Cuihua!The names of the maids around the master are all extremely elegant, Cuihua...

The word "Jiang Xue" is a name bestowed by the master. It sounds nice and fits her temperament.

She would rather go to He Qi and get whipped a few times than being called "Cuihua" for a month.

When she thought about the "Miss Cuihua" and "Sister Cuihua" who would respectfully salute every time they saw her in the mansion in the next month, she suddenly felt dizzy.

Pei Nianyu didn't intentionally humiliate her, it's just that what she did hurt Lou Yefeng, who hadn't recovered much in martial arts, so he played a little prank to vent his anger on his wife.

He squinted at Jiang Xue, tried his best to hold back his laughter, and said solemnly:

"Why, you are not convinced? Why is the word Cuihua so bad?"

"You know, there is a poem that says: 'Crimson snow on the front of the bottle, dotted with spring clothes, and the maidservant's lowered servant girl has green flowers'. The word "green flowers" is a perfect match for you."

Jiang Xue: "..."

Although she is not a cultural person, she has been around her master for a long time, and she has a little ink in her stomach under the influence of her ears and eyes.That's why she knew that this was definitely not the original poem—it didn't even match up, it must have been made up by the master to fool her!

The master is bullying her blatantly, but the master has to accept this bad taste, it's hard to say.

Jiang Xue had no choice but to apologize in frustration.

After she left, Lou Yefeng looked at the master who was still smiling, and knew that the master was deliberately tormenting Jiang Xue for him, and he didn't know what it was like, so he changed the subject and said softly:

"Master, it's time for you to practice martial arts."

Pei Nianyu nodded:

"Okay, I'll go back and change into my practice clothes, Ye Feng, you should go to Jingxin Lake first."

…………………

Pei Nianyu returned to the house, and when He Qi heard that they were going to Calm Heart Lake to practice again, he turned around and left.

Without him, since Calm Heart Lake became the place where the master practices daily, He Qi has received countless "complaints" and "protests" from his Bailai Shadow Guard.

The Calm Heart Lake in the backyard of the palace occupies a large area. The owner and Lou Yefeng practiced at the waterside pavilion in the lake. It was quiet and undisturbed. It was naturally a good place for the two of them.

It's just... Although the master said that the shadow guards don't have to keep close guards, they can't be completely unarmed.So there is always a whole circle of shadow guards hiding around the huge Calm Heart Lake.

But this Calm Heart Lake is extremely empty, although the hundred shadow guards couldn't hear their master and the others talking, they could clearly see the movements of the two in the center of the lake from a distance.

Those "serious martial arts practice" movements such as boxing and palm techniques are nothing more than that, but the prince's martial arts practice will naturally not be as hard as the shadow guard's practice.

——For the prince to practice martial arts, he not only needs to prepare hot water and tea, melon and fruit snacks, but also puts incense and incense sets, cold-proof fur coats and other personal belongings beside him.

The most important thing is that when Pei Nianyu was practicing martial arts, he had to rest for a while after practicing.

Pei Nianyu has deep internal energy, how could he be so tired, this so-called "take a break" is naturally...

As a result, the shadow guards guarding around the lake were forced to watch the master and the former commander intermittently chatting and chatting for several hours every day.

Either you put a cloak on me, or I feed you a snack; or the two of you cook tea around the stove, sit facing each other, and watch the first snow fall in the lake;Drink leisurely together.

Its environment is picturesque, what a pair of handsome mandarin ducks in winter!

The sour smell of love filled the mighty Calm Heart Lake every day, making all the shadow guards so sour that they almost fell off the tree.

At this time, He Qi secretly rejoices in his heart that he has been promoted to commander, and he can choose the time of guarding by himself...

So after Lou Yefeng said that it was time to practice martial arts, He Qi wished to put oil on the soles of his feet and throw away three miles away with light kung fu.

However, his wishful thinking was quickly shattered, and Lou Yefeng stopped him directly:

"Old He!"

He Qi turned back resentfully, slandering in his heart, you are six years older than me, old He, old He, every time you call Old He, it's definitely not a good thing.

Sure enough, Lou Yefeng looked at He Qi and said sincerely:

"Commander He, today I want to teach Master how to capture the hand, and I need to explain the moves clearly with others. How about Commander He... Come with me to practice martial arts with Master?"

What, you have to watch the two of them "practice martial arts" face to face!

He Qi's scalp tingled instantly.

"Hey, this Commander still has some important work to do today, so I'll find another person to go with you. It's a rare honor for the Shadow Guard to be able to practice with the master and the former Commander. If you want to come to the mansion, the Shadow Guard will flock to you."

——Fuck, whoever is going to be stupid!