Chapter 532
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Shen Wan swept a glance at her and suddenly realised her identity before saying, "Young Lady Chang."
Cang Zai Qing only saw Shen Wan once and that was when she just came to the Shen residence. At night, Chen Rou Qiu brought her to Rong Jing Tang to greet Old Shen Furen. The lights were dim at night and everyone were thinking about the matters of the day, thus Shen Wan did not pay attention to Cang Zai Qing. One did not expect that upon closer look, it was a rare beauty with such temperament. Thinking that Chen Rou Qiu and Cang Zai Qing seemed to be on good terms, his attitude became more intimate.
"What is Young Lady Chang doing?" Shen Wan asked with a smile.
Cang Zai Qing turned back to look at the flower terrace at the courtyard entrance and smiled, "It rained last night and many of the flowers were drenched and damaged by the wind. I am 'bandaging' them."
"Bandaging?" Shen Wan was somewhat curious and asked, "How to bandage flowers?"
Cang Zai Qing gently smiled, "Third Master just watch."
Shen Wan walked over to the flower terrace to take a look and indeed saw those scattered flowers. Some were wrapped in cloth strips and some were smeared with something like medicine but it was carefully arranged neatly. There were some scissors and cloth strips around and there was a flower that was broken in half but it was actually connected back together.
"You really have a heart." Shen Wan sighed, "It is rare to be willing to put in effort." After the thunderstorm last night, the flowers and plants were inevitably damaged. Even Chen Rou Qiu, who loved flowers, felt it was a pity before throwing away those flowers and plants. The flowers and plants that were destroyed were no longer as beautiful as before and it was annoying to keep them. One did not think that Cang Zai Qing was willing to take care of these flowers and plants. Not only did she not throw them away, she even 'bandaged' them properly.
"Flowers and plants also have life." Cang Zai Qing smiled, "Since one say that one love flowers, one cannot forget one's original intention upon encountering such a matter. All living things have a spirit and one cannot be a person who says one's mind is different. Keep on saying that one love flowers and plants but one cannot even do such a small matter. "Cang Zai Qing said straightforwardly," Moreover it is just a matter of moving one's hands. Pleasing others and pleasing oneself, why not? "
"Good pleasing others and pleasing oneself." Shen Wan's gaze towards Cang Zai Qing was filled with appreciation, "Young Lady Chang is the one who is truly elegant. It is me who is vulgar."
"Third Elder praises me too much." Cang Zai Qing teased, "Everyone are common people and I also have selfish motives. If I can raise the flowers and plants well, in the future I will feel more at ease living in the residence. There's always something we can do. "
Shen Wan laughed heartily, "Chang Young Lady worry too much. Even if Chang Young Lady do not know how to plant anything, there would not be anyone in the Shen residence who would want to chase you away."
Cang Zai Qing also laughed along, "Then many thanks Third Master." She suddenly thought of something and looked at Shen Wan. "Speaking of which, I accidentally set up a game of chess yesterday, but I couldn't solve it no matter what. I originally wanted to ask Third Madam to help me take a look, but Third Madam seems to be a little busy today. I heard that Third Master is also a chess expert. Could you give me a few pointers? "
Thinking of something else, he smiled and said, "I can brew tea for Third Master. Third Furen might have told you that the tea I brew is very delicious."
Her attitude was natural and unrestrained. If she refused, it would seem that Shen Wan was being rude. In the end, she used tea as a condition, showing a bit of mischievousness. Shen Wan pondered for a moment before saying with a smile, "It is better to be respectful than to accept."
Both of them went to the stone table in the garden and started to play chess. When they were playing chess, they also casually chatted. Shen Wan was surprised to discover that not only was Cang Zai Qing's chess skills outstanding, when talking with him, she also dabbled in astronomy and the earth. Moreover she was very knowledgeable and was able to say one or two words about the matters of the court. Shen Wan had always appreciated talented people and did not place much importance on a female's beauty. In the inner courtyard, he only favoured Chen Rou Qiu, but it was because Chen Rou Qiu was proficient in the four arts and was an out and out talented female. But Chen Rou Qiu had a bad point, and that was because she was born in a scholarly family, she would occasionally put on airs and have a self-righteous look. If it was once or twice, it would be interesting but for people who lived together daily, it was inevitable that Chen Rou Qiu would occasionally be too petty and haggle over every ounce.
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