Senior brother did not express his feelings directly. If she said it, would it hurt his self-esteem?
Qian Jue knew what Mu Xue wanted to say, so he spoke first.
"Junior sister, don't feel pressured or owe me anything. It won't take much effort to get this Tianshan Snow Lotus."
Mu Xue pursed her lips and sighed in her heart.
Forget it. Since her senior brother doesn't want her to speak, then she won't say anything. She's getting married soon anyway, and her senior brother will naturally give up by then.
Thinking of this, Mu Xue said softly, "Thank you, Senior Brother."
"You're welcome, Junior Sister."
Qian Jue smiled as if bathed in spring breeze and took a sip of tea.
"Oh right," Mu Xue recalled Yu Yiluo saying that Qian Jue had scolded her, and asked in confusion, "Why did the little princess say that you, Senior Brother, called her a lecher?"
Qian Jue took a sip of tea to hide his embarrassment and explained, "Children speak without restraint."
He originally wanted the Third Prince to bring him to the Qingyuan Marquis' Mansion to find his junior sister, and at the same time suppress the Third Prince's arrogance.
Before he could show how close he was to his junior sister, the clever little princess disrupted his plan.
Mu Xue disagreed with Qian Jue's statement, "The little princess is precocious, senior brother can't treat her as an ordinary child."
This was another topic that Qian Jue didn't want to continue, he chuckled.
"The little princess is indeed not an ordinary child. When I went to the palace to check the emperor's pulse just now, he told me that the wedding date for you and the third prince has been set. It will be on the sixteenth of next month."
Mu Xue was a little surprised, then she smiled with her lips curved.
"Thank you, brother, for telling me first."
Mu Xue raised the porcelain bottle in her hand and said, "Think of this as the wedding gift from my senior brother to me and His Highness."
Looking at her smile that came from the heart, Qian Jue suddenly felt uncomfortable.
He grew up with his junior sister, so he knew that she was really happy.
He thought that this time he could rely on his childhood friendship to compete with the Third Prince, but his junior sister's attitude had already told him the answer clearly: he was not even qualified to compete.
The third prince and his junior sister are in love with each other, and he is just wishful thinking.
If his junior sister had given him other illusions, he could have used the Tianshan Snow Lotus to make her agree to his request, but his junior sister never gave him such an illusion, not from the beginning to the end.
Qian Jue suppressed the bitterness in his heart and forced a smile, "Okay, I wonder why Junior Sister asked me to come this time?"
Mu Xue suddenly couldn't say anything.
When she was in the Valley of Divine Doctors, she was almost raised by her senior brothers.
She remembered that her senior brother was always mean to her at the beginning, but after getting along for a while, he gradually became nicer to her and began to teach her how to identify herbs and make medicine.
Later, as the two grew up, the senior brother became this gentle person.
In fact, she knew that her senior brother's personality was not like this originally. He became like this because they had a quarrel when they were children. She said he was too fierce, and since then he has become like this.
Mu Xue collected her thoughts and said, "Nothing, I just wanted to invite Senior Brother to drink in the wedding wine between me and His Highness. Oh, by the way, I have already ordered someone to prepare a room for Senior Brother. Now I have someone to take Senior Brother to rest."
"No need," Qian Jue stood up, "You and the Third Prince are getting married next month. It's not appropriate for me to live in the mansion. I'll find an inn to stay in by myself. You don't have to worry."
Although he didn't want the Third Prince to be too proud, if he really lived in the mansion, others would say unpleasant things that would affect his junior sister's reputation.
…
Qian Jue was carrying his bag and just as he was leaving the house, he saw the third prince getting off the carriage, looking very proud.
The third prince looked at Qian Jue carrying the bag, raised his eyebrows and walked in front of Qian Jue.
"What is this, Master Qian?"
"It's so obvious, how could the Third Prince not see it?"
Qian Jue rolled his eyes in his heart, "I don't like living in the Marquis' Mansion, I plan to find a place to live."
Having said that, he walked past the Third Prince and left.
The third prince laughed. Qian Jue was still clamoring to compete with him, but in the end he gave up the opportunity to be close to him.
Qian Jue found a good inn and booked a room. After putting his luggage away, he went downstairs and ordered some dishes for dinner.
After taking two bites, I heard screams outside.
"Whose betrothal gift is this? It's so huge."
"Yeah, yeah, it's all over the street."
When the people dining in the inn heard this, they stood up and went out to watch the excitement. Qian Jue frowned slightly, stood up and walked to the door of the inn to take a look.
There were many people gathered on both sides of the street, and in the middle, a strong man was carrying a mahogany box tied with a big red silk and passing by the people.
Looking around, the whole street is painted with a conspicuous and festive red.
"Isn't that someone from Third Brother's house?"
The Second Prince and Shu Yan were having dinner in a restaurant when they heard a commotion on the street. They stood up and recognized that the person carrying the betrothal gifts was from the Third Prince's mansion.
"Are you going to the Princess's Mansion to propose marriage?"
Shuyan looked at the scene below in astonishment. The Third Prince was too fast.
"Ayan, go back and tell Master Du that I will go to the Du Mansion to propose marriage tomorrow."
"Ah," Shu Yan's eyes widened as she heard the Second Prince say, "I'm going to the palace to find my father now. I'll have someone send you back home or to your cousin's house."
…
Not to mention Shu Yan's surprise, even Mu Xue was stunned when she saw the betrothal gifts all over the yard.
Didn't His Highness come to tell her the date of her wedding? Why did he bring the betrothal gifts as well?
"Who is making noise in the house?"
Marquis Qingyuan was disturbed by the noise in the yard. He looked at the mahogany boxes all over the yard, then looked at the third prince.
"Give a betrothal gift?"
The Third Prince nodded and said, "Father has already had a date set for the sixteenth of next month."
"My Lord and Princess, this is the betrothal gift list."
Zi Yang handed the list to Mu Xue, thinking that His Highness was really anxious. He started preparing the betrothal gifts as soon as the Emperor issued the decree granting the marriage, and now he couldn't wait to send the betrothal gifts today after knowing the wedding date, as if he was afraid that the princess would run away.
Looking at the long list in her hand, Mu Xue smiled at the Third Prince.
"Your Highness, have you brought all the things from your residence to the Marquis of Qingyuan's residence?"
The Third Prince also smiled, his eyes sparkling, his androgynous face becoming even more alluring. "Three letters and six ceremonies, ten miles of red dowry, I can't let Ah Xue down."
Yu Yiluo walked in from the door.
[Damn it, you actually came behind my back to propose marriage.]
Looking at the betrothal gifts filling the yard, Yu Yiluo's eyes lit up.
[Fuck, with so many betrothal gifts, has the Third Prince's Mansion already been emptied by the Third Prince?]
Marquis Qingyuan coughed lightly beside him, interrupting the Third Prince's tenderness for a moment.
"Third brother, Sister Xue."
Yu Yiluo walked to Mu Xue's side and said sweetly, "No, I should call you sister-in-law from now on."
These words made Mu Xue's face turn slightly red. She took Yu Yiluo's hand, brought the Third Prince and followed the Marquis of Qingyuan into the main hall.
"Xue'er has been busy preparing her wedding attire recently. If the Third Prince has nothing else to do, please don't keep coming to the Marquis' Mansion."
The Third Prince raised his eyebrows, "Isn't it true that we can't see each other three days before the wedding?"
"Isn't the Third Prince planning any wedding arrangements?"
Before, I didn’t feel much about the engagement, but now that I see the betrothal gifts, I feel more and more that my daughter is getting married.
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