Chapter 1495: The Friendship of Three

Qingmei hurriedly explained, "I am not tired at all, nor sleepy, just a little scared thinking about how terrible it would have been if I had fallen."

"Cai Ying, I still have to thank you."

Cai Ying waved her hand, laughing heartily and generously, "No worries, Sister Qingmei, just like the Princess said, we are family."

Bai Zhi’er suddenly thought of the delicious food she had in Peng City, "Cai Ying, Brother Fu Ce will come to read with me soon, prepare some tasty snacks to serve."

"At your command, Princess."

Then Bai Zhi’er sat in the lounge chair, picked up a book ready to read, but noticed Qingmei standing there awkwardly.

She quickly said, "Sister Qingmei, have a seat."

Qingmei shook her head, "Princess, is there anything I can help with?"

Bai Zhi’er laughed, "No, now you are a pregnant woman and should not be overworked, especially in these first months."

She had studied Qingmei’s features and saw that this pregnancy would be a chubby little boy.

Just thinking about when the child was born, white and chubby, crawling over to her and calling her Princess.

Bai Zhi’er couldn’t be happier.

She was also looking forward to this child’s birth.

However, upon hearing this, Qingmei’s eyes grew even dimmer, "Then... then I’ll go to the kitchen and see if I can help Cai Ying."

Bai Zhi’er was already reading, and upon hearing this, she said, "Don’t overdo it, if you’re tired, go back and rest."

Thirty minutes later, Feng Fuce changed into a silver-white Gown of Immortal Cranes and arrived at Ruizhu Palace.

As he entered the courtyard, he sharply caught the sound of crying on the wind.

Feng Fuce’s eyes narrowed, and he followed the sound of the crying.

Only to find, at the corner of a side hall where no one was around, Qingmei with her back to him, wiping tears.

Feng Fuce was taken aback.

Before he could speak, Qingmei had already looked up and noticed him.

"Greetings, Marquis!" Qingmei was startled and hurriedly explained, "The wind blew over just now and some sand got into my eyes. I have things to attend to, please excuse me."

With that said, she left in a rush.

Feng Fuce looked suspiciously at her departing figure.

Bai Zhi’er was reading and noticed the shadow at the door; she looked up to see Feng Fuce coming in.

"Brother Fu Ce! How did it go, did you invite Xie Yu to go horseback riding with us, did he agree?"

"He agreed." Feng Fuce said lightly, "If it weren’t for your suggestion, I would never have invited him."

Bai Zhi’er walked over and hugged his arm, acting coquettishly, "After all, Xie Yu helped us a lot, and he’s been behaving extra well these days, so I thought since we are the Chu Kingdom hosts, we should show him hospitality."

Feng Fuce chuckled and let it go, sitting down, he then asked, "What’s going on with you and Qingmei?"

"Hmm? Nothing at all." Bai Zhi’er felt his question was quite baffling.

At this moment, Cai Ying came in cheerfully holding two plates, "Princess, Marquis, the fresh pastries are ready, just out of the oven, please try them!"

Feng Fuce looked at Cai Ying in surprise.

Bai Zhi’er explained, "Sister Qingmei is pregnant and still thinks about serving me in the palace; I don’t want her to be so exhausted. Just as Brother Lei Hu asked me to arrange a place for Cai Ying, I decided to have Cai Ying come to Ruizhu Palace."

Cai Ying wiped her hands on her apron, smiling freely, "Haha, both Princess and Brother Lei are good people."

Feng Fuce retracted his gaze.

He roughly knew what was going on.

Feng Fuce looked at his Little Demon Pet, Bai Zhi’er was just about to taste the pastries, her eyes sparkling.

She hadn’t yet realized that Qingmei also cared deeply for her.