Chapter 224 A Grand Gift
Through the window sill, the little girl wrapped in a quilt on the daybed only showed most of her rosy little face and her fluffy, round head after all her hair accessories had been removed.
"Yu Xuan?"
Qi Jun raised his hand to indicate that the maids did not need to come over to bow, and stood outside the window and called out softly.
Those watery, hazy, drunken eyes moved slightly, slowly landing on the tall man standing in front of her, and then blinked blankly.
"Your Highness...?"
Qi Jun: "We haven't seen each other for two months, and you've become distant again. Didn't you say you were going to call me cousin?"
"cousin……?"
Qi Yuxuan's mind was in a daze. One moment she was thinking of the Crown Prince, whom she had no connection with in her past life, and the next she was thinking of the Crown Prince, who had become her cousin in this life. The two terms overlapped and separated at times. She looked at the somewhat familiar face in front of her, but she still couldn't connect the title of "Crown Prince Cousin" with the other person.
Fortunately, Qi Jun had no intention of chatting with a drunk girl, so he took out a white jade hairpin with a phoenix head from his pocket.
"This is a birthday gift I prepared for you. Do you like it?"
The little drunkard swayed her head, probably thinking that the person speaking was outside while she was inside, and she couldn't see clearly, so she mumbled, "Come here, come closer."
As she spoke, she reached out to pull at the prince's proud collar.
But before their fingers could even touch, the other person took a half step back, their tone somewhat stern: "It's cold outside, don't stick your hand out."
Perhaps it was these words that triggered the little drunkard's rebellious spirit; if the other party wouldn't let her out, then she would insist on going out!
She scrambled off the bed from under the covers, frightening several maids who tried to dissuade her, but to no avail. They had no choice but to wrap a thick fox fur cloak around her and put on deerskin boots before helping her stumble out.
"No one is allowed to help me up!"
She suddenly turned around, her face stern, and threatened the maids, "No, you're not allowed to follow me, hiccup..."
The heavy curtain of wind was lifted, and the little girl, dressed in a snow-white fox fur cloak, lost her footing and almost fell into the snow. Fortunately, the maid beside her caught her in time, but she was ungratefully pushed away by the maid: "I told you, you're not allowed to come with me!"
"Alright, alright, then Princess, please walk slowly and don't fall!"
Lanxin and Bihui had no choice but to follow a few steps behind, their hands constantly making a half-hearted attempt to stop them.
Qi Yuxuan finally stopped in front of Qi Jun.
"Gift."
She stretched out her hand confidently, her five fingers spread wide, seemingly unaware of what she was doing.
Standing face to face, the smell of alcohol was even stronger. Fortunately, the young girl was only a bit spoiled in her tone when she was drunk, and she didn't actually do anything outrageous.
He knew he couldn't hold it in her hand like that, and it might break if he dropped it in the snow. Looking at her fluffy hair, Qi Jun decided to put the hairpin on her head himself.
So the maids behind him all stared wide-eyed as the Crown Prince held the exquisite phoenix head of the jade hairpin in his palm, and then carefully and slowly put it into the princess's hair.
Seemingly pleased that the jade hairpin suited the princess's hair, and also pleased that his first attempt at putting a hairpin on a woman had gone so smoothly, the crown prince revealed a somewhat boyish smile.
Is it pretty?
Qi Yuxuan tilted her head.
Qi Jun nodded. "It looks good."
"But I can't see..."
She reached up to touch her head, but Qi Jun was afraid she would knock it off, so he had to hold her wrist and put her hand down.
"Go back inside and look in the mirror, and you'll see."
The little girl's wrists were warm and soft, as light as a fluffy cotton ball. Qi Jun was so surprised that he immediately let go of her hand. He had many calluses on his palms and between his fingers, and he didn't want to hurt her.
Qi Yuxuan stopped touching him, stood obediently in place, looked up at him, and smiled foolishly: "Crown Prince Cousin...?"
"Hmm, what's wrong?"
She suddenly leaned closer, giggling, and put an arm around his shoulder. Qi Jun couldn't dodge in time and was caught in the arm.
Then, with an unknown force, Qi Jun was caught off guard and suddenly bent over, being pulled down by her.
Qi Jun dared not struggle. Standing over eight feet tall, he could only bend over and bend over to accommodate her, almost as if he were being held in the arms of a young girl.
Sensing something, he gave a warning glance to the several dumbfounded maids beside him, who immediately turned their backs, pretending not to have seen their princess's disrespectful behavior towards the crown prince.
"I'll also give a grand gift to my cousin, the Crown Prince!"
The aroma of wine mixed with the girl's delicate fragrance wafted into his nose. The word "big" was pronounced too heavily, and Qi Jun felt an itch in his nose and left ear. He clenched his fist to resist rubbing it.
"Let go first; it will damage your reputation if someone sees you like this."
His ears were burning, and the thought that his aunt might come at any moment made his heart pound. Luckily, the girl was drunk and couldn't speak clearly, otherwise she would have heard his heartbeat perfectly.
She was still muttering, "Aren't you curious about the big gift?"
"You ungrateful little thing, I told you my birthday before, and you didn't give me any gifts. Why are you talking about giving me gifts now?"
Realizing that he wouldn't let go until he finished speaking, Qi Jun could only chuckle helplessly: "Then hurry up and tell me, and I'll let go when you're done?"
Her voice became even softer, as if she were afraid someone would hear her, and she wished she could whisper in Qi Jun's ear:
I'm going to give you... your life!
Qi Jun asked patiently, "Oh? How do I deliver it?"
"I...I've already delivered it!"
Qi Jun raised an eyebrow: "When?"
"Now! Look! You're alive! You're not dead!"
The voice was quite loud, and the maids trembled upon hearing it, almost turning around to beg for forgiveness in fear.
The princess is truly out of her mind! She actually said something to the crown prince like "you're not dead!" Coupled with that disrespectful behavior... Good heavens, they dare not even think about it. If the crown prince were to punish her, would the princess still be able to protect the princess?
The next moment, the princess and the crown prince whispered to each other behind them for a while, when suddenly they heard several "bang bang bang" sounds.
Lanxin, still feeling uneasy, secretly peeked behind her and saw her princess, full of pride, embracing the bowing and kneeling crown prince in her arms. The way she did it was like a wealthy merchant embracing his newly acquired concubine, her small chest being patted so loudly it seemed to shake the heavens.
"Don't worry, Cousin Crown Prince, with me here, no one can hurt you!"
Qi Jun: "..."
After the Crown Prince left, Princess Chang Le's courtyard returned to peace.
The maids hesitated for a long time, but decided to wait until the princess woke up and ask her if she remembered what had just happened.
After Qi Yuxuan washed herself again, she was finally willing to go to bed. She held the newly acquired white jade hairpin tightly in her hand, like a child who had received a beloved toy and was reluctant to let go even while sleeping. The maids had no choice but to let her be.
She slept soundly through the night, a rare occurrence in the past six months. Upon waking, Qi Yuxuan was somewhat bewildered to see the unfamiliar jade hairpin in her hand.
"How did I fall asleep while holding a hairpin?"
Fortunately, the jade hairpin is delicate and smooth, and not sharp, so it won't cut you even if you hold it in your hand.
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