Cui Yuanbin hurried Yanjin, "You better hurry, your mother and I have been accompanying you for over two hours already, we’re getting hungry."
Yanjin simply decided not to choose, took all three items with him, "All given away."
Liao Yuying exclaimed, "Ah?" She immediately tried to stop him, "Son, leave one for your mama."
Yanjin looked at his mama with a stingy look, "Mama, these are gifts for my cousin-in-law, they’re not for outsiders. Why are you being so stingy?"
Liao Yuying was about to cry, "Mama only has these small treasures."
"Oh, Mama, you’ve only got one son," Yanjin said, looking at her.
Liao Yuying choked up.
Cui Yuanbin, sympathetic towards his wife, quickly suggested,"Son, you can’t give them all away. If you give them all away this year, what will you have to give next year?"
Yanjin paused.
Cui Yuanbin continued, "I heard that the princess has a sword given to her by Master Xie. She already has a nice sword, there’s no need to give another one. It’s unnecessary, if we give it to her, it will only be tucked away."
Upon reflection, Yanjin thought it made sense and put down the sword.
Cui Yuanbin found another reason, "This fan would be perfect for the summer, the Princess could use it to fan herself. As for this bracelet...eh, let it go? It looks a bit old, not very nice, it would clash with the Princess’ daily grand outfits..."
Yanjin looked doubtfully at the bracelet in his hand, "Really? I think it looks pretty good."
"Good heavens, you’re still a child, what do you know about aesthetics? Trust in dad, my taste is the best. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have married a lady as gentle, beautiful, and virtuous as your mother."
Upon hearing this, Yanjin, who was originally hesitant, immediately stopped. Holding the bracelet and fan, he left, "Dad, you’re wrong, my mom is not gentle, beautiful, and virtuous at all. Your taste is off, I don’t trust you."
After saying this, he didn’t care what his dad said, dropped a sentence, grabbed the things and ran off.
Cui Yuanbin: "..."
He did his best to rescue!
Liao Yuying looked as if she was in physical pain, holding Cui Yuanbin’s arm, "My husband, your son isn’t even married yet, but he’s already siding with outsiders, this won’t do."
Cui Yuanbin could only turn his head and comfort his wife, "In the end, it’s your stuff, but it’s going to be given to him eventually. Consider it given in advance."
He found another reason to persuade her, "He’s only twelve years old and already a sixth-grade official. If he pleases the Princess, our future queen, even if he doesn’t excel in his studies and relies on flattery alone, he may well end up occupying a high-ranking position in the future."
She couldn’t help but chuckle at this remark, whispering, "Alright, I’m giving it to the Princess. It has to be the best and, I’m not too heartbroken about it."
She sighed, "This child, I just hope one day he isn’t beaten to death by his cousin!"
"Do you think it’s that bad?" Cui Yuanbin thought of Zhou Gu who always bore an indescribable expression every time he saw him. If he wasn’t an elder, he suspected Zhou Gu might even knock his head to see what he was thinking.
"The gifts he sends are so annoying, he deserves a beating. If I were Zhou Gu, I would definitely punch him." Liao Yuying let go of her husband’s arm, locked the door, and said as she was doing so, "The Princess loves weapons, so he gives her weapons. Won’t Zhou Gu’s weapons repository lose its appeal for a long time, won’t he hate him to death?"
The Princess had her heart set on the weapons repository of her husband, but this little cousin had to stir up trouble. He sent gifts straight to her heart, wouldn’t it grit her husband’s teeth?
Cui Yuanbin gave a smirk when he heard this, "That’s nice, he should get beaten by his cousin. Currently, he’s an appointed official of the Imperial Court, I don’t dare to hit him."
He had wanted to kick him a long time ago, actually scoffing at everything in his private collection.
Liao Yuying gave Cui Yuanbin a glare, "Let’s go, I’m hungry."
She didn’t mind if her son got beaten up, he was under the protection of the Princess anyway, so he should not get beaten to death.
Yanjin, carrying two items, didn’t accompany his parents for dinner, but ran back to the Xie Residence.
"How did you get so dirty? Did you crawl through a dog hole? How did you manage to get your official robe dirty along with your whole body?" Mister Cui wondered when he saw Yanjin return.
Yanjin laughed, "Great Uncle, I have found the birthday gift for my cousin-in-law, I am very happy."
Mister Cui laughed and asked, "Oh? You have finally found it? What is it?"
Yanjin blinked his eyes, "If I told you, you wouldn’t secretly tell my cousin, would you?"
"What if I told him?" Mister Cui asked.
"No." Yanjin hugged the gift tightly, "If my cousin knew, he wouldn’t let me give it."
"Why not?" Mister Cui was even more curious.
Yanjin said, "He has a bad temper. If he sees something he doesn’t like, he stops me."
Going on further, "I guess you really got a deep misunderstanding of your cousin, were you truly frightened by his appearance on the battlefield last time?" Mister Cui laughed.
Yanjin shook his head, "I’m not afraid of him, but his temper is terrible."
He finished speaking, grabbed the gift and left. He really didn’t tell Mister Cui.
Because the court was closed for three days, Su Rong suddenly found herself with free time.
"My birthday is grandly celebrated this year, next year will be your turn," she said to Zhou Gu as she lay on the bed the night before her birthday.
Zhou Gu laughed, "I’ll be busy for my birthday. I don’t care about that. You are the princess, your birthday should be grandly celebrated. Next year will also be the same."
Su Rong glared at him, "No, we take turns from now on. You can’t all rely on me doing everything."
Zhou Gu was astonished at first, then he started to laugh. He realized that celebrating your birthday in that fashion can be quite exhausting for the celebrant. He pinched her face and agreed, "Alright, from now on we’ll take turns in grandly celebrating our birthdays."
Then he added, "And our father as well."
Su Rong wasn’t happy about that, "We should celebrate his birthday grandly, every year. Let him enjoy his own ruckus."
"Father’s birthday is in the twelfth lunar month," Zhou Gu laughed, "this year coincides with our great wedding. It will be grand, as well as lively."
Su Rong nodded.
"Sleep now, rest early tonight, tomorrow will not be less stressful than going to the court," Zhou Gu circled Su Rong in his arms, lying down on the bed.
"Yeah," Su Rong responded. She wondered, "I wonder what my mother is doing. She would remember my birthday every year and cook me a bowl of Longevity Noodles."
"Father said that tomorrow night at the feast he would make you some Longevity Noodles," Zhou Gu softly added, "I originally wanted to make them for you."
"Does he know how to cook? Is his cooking edible?" Su Rong was no longer feeling sleepy, she thought about jumping out of bed to stop him.
"Yes, father has practiced several times," Zhou Gu laughed," I’ve tasted it, it’s edible."
Su Rong felt relieved, hearing of his efforts warmed her heart, "Alright."
As long as it was edible, he had made a few attempts after all, she decided not to stop him.
In the eastern hutongs of Daliang, at the same time, the lady of the house sighed, "Ah, tomorrow is Xiaoqi’s birthday, this is the first birthday that she won’t be by my side."
The nanny serving her said, "Now that Miss Chen is the Princess of Nanchu, her birthday will certainly be grand."
"I wonder who will make the Longevity Noodles for her." The lady of the house prided herself on her superb art of making Longevity Noodles, but now, the person who was supposed to eat them was not by her side.
"Somebody will make them, after all Miss Zhao is accompanying the Princess," said the serving nanny. "Madam, rest now! Since you arrived in the capital, you have been constant in your duties, and have not had a good rest. You have grown thin. If you can’t regain your health, when you go to Nanchu, the princess will be sad."
The lady of the house immediately nodded her head at these words, "Right, sleep, quickly sleep."
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