Ming Yu looked curiously at the woman sitting in front of her. She looked like a porcelain doll, with a small face, round eyes, and a small mouth. When she stood up, she only reached Little Uncle's chest, but when she and Little Uncle stood together, they gave off an indescribable feeling of compatibility.
"Aunt." Mingyu suddenly said, "I want to eat the red bean cake in your hand. I can't get it."
Su Xiaoxiao suddenly blushed. She didn't know whether she should respond or not. She lowered her head and handed the red bean cake to Mingyu.
"Miss Su, are you here to buy something?" Lu Xiangzhi looked at his fiancée's lovely face. His eyes almost popped out, but fortunately, he was still rational.
He had been enlightened on the matter of * * too late. Before he was engaged to the Su Family, he had never thought of seeing his fiancée first. Later, he even found all kinds of excuses to delay it. He secretly rejoiced in his heart. Fortunately, his fiancée was steadfastly waiting for him. Otherwise, he would only be left with regret.
If he had met Su Xiaoxiao earlier, would he have been enlightened earlier?
"I'm here to pick up a set of jewelry that I ordered before." Su Xiaoxiao said in a low voice. She always had high requirements for jewelry. Every time she came to pick it, she planned to give it to her future mother-in-law. She was even more cautious. She didn't expect to meet Lu Xiangzhi.
Su Xiaoxiao had liked Lu Xiangzhi for a long time, so long that she couldn't remember when. She only knew that she hadn't reached marriageable age at that time. She followed her mother to the Hu Guo Temple and saw Lu Xiangzhi with his sister.
The handsome young man smiled warmly. Su Xiaoxiao liked him at once. But because she was a girl, she didn't dare to let others know. Later, when she heard that the Lu family intended to propose marriage, she was so happy that she couldn't sleep for three days and three nights. She only hoped that the marriage could be settled. Many things happened later. Her father once said that he wanted to break off the engagement, but she insisted on not killing herself.
Now they were going to get married in two months. She was really glad that she insisted.
"Aunt, we're going shopping. Do you want to go with us?" Mingyu didn't wait for Lu Xiangzhi to speak and invited Su Xiaoxiao.
"Princess, where do you want to go?" Su Xiaoxiao's cheeks were pink and she didn't dare to look at Lu Xiangzhi. His eyes were so hot that her heart was beating fast. If she didn't divert her attention, she wouldn't know what to say later.
"It's so lively outside. Let's go out." After meeting Su Xiaoxiao, Lu Xiangzhi took them to a nearby teahouse and ordered a few snacks. Looking at her uncle's silly smile, Lu Xiangzhi was willing to sit here for the whole day, but she didn't want to.
Lu Xiangzhi said, "Your Little Aunt just came back from outside. Sit down and rest for a while."
When Ming Yu called her Little Aunt, Su Xiaoxiao could pretend that she didn't hear it. However, when Lu Xiangzhi called her Little Aunt, Su Xiaoxiao felt as if her whole body was burning. She didn't even dare to look at him.
"Okay, Little Aunt, then we'll go later." Ming Yu said in a crisp voice.
Su Xiaoxiao lowered her head, her white neck blushing.
Lu Xiangzhi looked at his fiancée's bashful expression and couldn't move his eyes away.
"Little Uncle, I'll go out with Xiaoliu to take a look." Ming Xi said. He didn't want to see his Little Uncle's silly look.
"Go." Lu Xiangzhi looked at Shen Yi and Xue Lin behind Ming Xi and let them go.
Su Xiaoxiao reached out to hold Ming Yu's hand, "Your Highness, let's go out too."
Ming Yu's eyes lit up and she held Su Xiaoxiao's hand, "Yes, yes."
"I'll go with you." Lu Xiangzhi immediately called out.
Ming Xi and Yan Xiaoliu walked side by side on the street. He used to go outside the palace in Yuan Country, but it wasn't as lively as the capital. Jin Country was a big country and its prosperity was naturally incomparable to other countries.
"What did you do in the past?" Ming Xi asked.
"My father forced me to practice martial arts, but I didn't want to practice. I took my cousin and sneaked out of the village to watch other people fight crickets and chickens. My father caught me and beat me up. My father didn't let me leave the village, so I went to the back mountain to find snake nests …" Yan Xiaoliu recalled his carefree and willful days. If he had known that he would experience such hatred, he would have practiced martial arts.
Ming Xi listened quietly. He thought of the people of the pugilistic world he saw in Yuan Country. Each of them clamored to take revenge for the Yan Family, but only they knew what their true motives were.
"In another five years, if we still can't find out the truth, I'll help you." Ming Xi said to Yan Xiaoliu in a low voice.
Yan Xiaoliu pursed his lips and smiled, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Ming Xi didn't continue. He saw Yan Xiaoliu as one of his own, so he wouldn't let anyone bully him. Of course, other than his sister.
"Uncle?" Yan Xiaoliu suddenly cried out in surprise. His eyes stared straight at a bearded man who looked very dispirited.
"Which uncle?" Ming Xi asked curiously.
Yan Xiaoliu said, "The uncle I saw at the Zhong Xing Manor Inn."
Ming Xi remembered. It was that man called Zhong Yue. He followed Yan Xiaoliu's gaze and saw a man dressed in black outside the inn. He didn't look like the one in his memory, but his figure was very similar to Zhong Yue's.
"Your Highness, wait for me here. I'll go find uncle." Yan Xiaoliu said to Ming Xi.
"He might have appeared in the capital for something important. Don't be rash and go find him. Watch carefully and wait for him to come find you." Ming Xi pressed down on Yan Xiaoliu's arm. He felt that it wasn't a coincidence that Zhong Yue had appeared in the capital like this. Perhaps it was for something important. If Yan Xiaoliu rashly went to find him, what if he messed up his business? Moreover, Yan Xiaoliu's identity was still unknown.
Although Yan Xiaoliu was anxious to know why his uncle was here, he felt that Ming Xi's words made sense.
"Let's go first and choose a jade pendant for Ming Yu." Ming Xi said. Zhong Yue was standing opposite the jade shop. If they walked over, he would see Yan Xiaoliu.
Sure enough, when Ming Xi and Yan Xiaoliu walked to the jade shop, the hunched Zhong Yue straightened. He glanced at Yan Xiaoliu and then lowered his head again, as if he didn't recognize his nephew.
"Choose a jade pendant." Ming Xi said to Yan Xiaoliu in a low voice.
Since Zhong Yue had already discovered them, he would probably find a chance to see Yan Xiaoliu.
"Yes." Yan Xiaoliu pulled his attention back and no longer looked back at Zhong Yue. "What kind of jade pendant does Ming Yu like?"
"This pair of exquisite bracelets is not bad." Ming Xi said, "Buy it for Ming Yu as an apology."
"…" Yan Xiaoliu smiled bitterly. So His Highness wanted to help him coax Ming Yu back. However, this pair of exquisite jade bracelets was indeed small and exquisite. It was just right for Ming Yu to wear. Every month in the palace, he received a moon chime. He didn't have anything to spend money on, so he should have enough money to buy it.
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(Nine-Headed Bird Academy)
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