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“I’ve never liked anyone before, so how would I know what it feels like to like someone?” Chuncao said.

Ushiha thought about it and realized that these maids ate, drank, and lived with him, so they had no time or opportunity to like anyone.

"Princess, Princess Xueying is here," Chunsi announced from outside.

Upon hearing that it was Xueying, Wuxiha quickly said, "Please come in, Xueying!"

The two held hands and sat down together in Wuxiha's inner room. Xueying was dressed in a light cherry blossom-colored cheongsam, with light blue beaded flowers adorning her hair, making her look exquisite, elegant, and very beautiful.

"This is my New Year's gift to you!" Xueying took a small square box from her sleeve and handed it to Wuxiha.

Ushiha's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected Xueying to give him something. He quickly said, "Xueying, I'm very easygoing. I didn't prepare any New Year's gifts for you."

"It's alright, I'm giving it to you because I like it myself. There's no need for us to exchange gifts," Xueying said with a smile.

Ushiha nodded, opened the small wooden box, and saw that it contained a small sachet. Just by looking at the embroidered flowers and plants, one could tell that the embroiderer's skill was exquisite. Sometimes, a good embroiderer is good at the embroidery technique but not at the composition. However, the embroidered patterns on this sachet were elegant and lively, showing that the embroiderer had a very refined aesthetic taste.

"So beautiful! Even the embroiderers can't do as well as you." Wuxiha knew that Xueying was excellent at needlework and guessed that she had embroidered it herself, so he praised her.

“It’s just a trinket. Ushiha, could you do me a favor?” Xueying suddenly asked.

"What is it? Tell me quickly. I'll definitely help!" Ushiha replied without hesitation. She liked Xueying and thought she was good in every way.

"I embroidered five. This one is for you, and another one is for Biechuke and Sister Mingyu. The other two are for the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince. When I was living in the garden, I was very grateful for everyone's care. So Xueying embroidered these five purses to give to everyone as a token of her gratitude," Xueying said in one breath.

“Oh, I thought it was something big. Leave this to me. Mingyu’s is for Bechuk, she’s going to the Fucha family. I’ll pass on Hongli and Hongzhou’s for you,” Ushiha said readily.

"Thank you so much," Xueying said with a smile. Her smile was extremely beautiful, as if a whole tree of cherry blossoms had bloomed, captivating anyone who looked at it.

"Xueying, if I were a man, I would definitely marry you," Wuxiha said mischievously.

Xueying blushed, raised the handkerchief in her hand, and hit Wuxiha, saying, "If I were a man, I would also want to marry you."

“Why? I’m not as pretty as you, and I’m quite unruly. I’m afraid even wealthy families wouldn’t think much of me,” Ushiha said. She knew how others perceived her, but she didn’t want to live for their opinions, much less like those princesses and noblewomen of the past who were forced into political marriages and died abroad.

"I think you're great. You're unique, you're very opinionated, and you don't have so many pretentious rules. You're just what I like!" Xueying said earnestly.

Ushiha looked at Xueying, and the two smiled at each other. What they were thinking no longer needed to be said.

"By the way, Xueying, have you ever liked someone? What does it feel like to like someone?" Wuxiha asked again.