The wooden box containing the Bai Ze jade pendant rolled to the ground, and the jade pendant rolled out of the box. The exquisitely carved high-quality mutton-fat jade was cracked by the fall.
Yu Jiao looked at the cracked jade pendant and couldn't help feeling sad.
Yu Qizhe was stunned for a moment. Seeing the sadness in Yu Jiao's eyes, his heart felt like being pierced by a needle. He bent down and hurriedly picked up the jade pendant. He rubbed the cracks of the mutton-fat jade with his fingertips for a long time before hanging the jade pendant around his waist with great care. He said to Yu Jiao in a gentle voice, "I like this birthday gift very much."
Anyway, she was thinking about him, otherwise why would she prepare this? When Yu Qizhe thought of this, he felt better. He lowered his eyes to look at Yu Jiao, his eyes were burning and deep, "But I don't want to be just your brother."
Yu Jiao raised her face, with a hint of shock in her pupils, "Yu Qizhe... do you know what you are talking about?"
Yu Qizhe reached out his hand and gently touched the top of her head, then smiled in a low voice. Just as he was about to speak, he saw two figures coming out of the flower hall and walking over from the veranda. He withdrew his hand and the smile on his face faded.
"Yu Jiao!" Gu Yun saw Yu Jiao standing in the yard, called out from afar, and walked over quickly.
"Master Yu Wu, you haven't left yet?" Liu Ziqi and Gu Yun walked closer and asked with a faint smile.
"I'm going to take my leave now." Yu Qizhe had just finished speaking when he saw Yu Zhizhou and the servant coming back. Yu Fuling, who had been hiding in Fangshan pretending to watch the apricot blossoms, also came over with tact.
The three of them said goodbye and left.
Yu Jiao stared at Yu Qizhe's back for a long time. She wanted to stop him and ask him what he meant by "But I don't want to be just your brother"? He had clearly said that there was only a brother-sister relationship between them, but now he was saying something so ambiguous to confuse her...
"Yu Jiao, what are you looking at?" Gu Yun called Yu Jiao several times, but seeing that she didn't come back to her senses, he couldn't help but wave his hand in front of Yu Jiao's eyes.
"Nothing." Yu Jiao retracted her gaze and looked at Gu Yun, "What's wrong?"
When Gu Yun was looked at by her, his heart began to beat wildly. He lowered his head, his face slightly hot, and said shyly, "It's nothing... The peach blossoms beside Chiyuan Lake will bloom in a few days. Do you want to go and see them?"
Since she had already guessed what Gu Yun was thinking, Yu Jiao naturally couldn't pretend to be ignorant and go out to play with him.
"No, I have to make spices with Miss Xueyan in a few days." Yu Jiao made an excuse.
Gu Yun spoke softly, feeling somewhat disappointed, but soon he smiled and suggested, "Do you want to go out of town for an outing? How about I take you to go horseback riding outside the city?" He looked at Yu Jiao expectantly.
Yu Jiao subconsciously wanted to find another excuse to refuse, but Liu Ziqi spoke before her, "You are bored in the city all day, why not go with Gu Yun to the outskirts of Beijing to ride horses and relax? The view of the moat is also very nice. You will go to Pingliang Prefecture with your mother later. In Liangzhou, men and women rarely travel in carriages. They are all good at riding and shooting. Gu Yun is an excellent rider. While you are in Beijing, let him teach you how to ride a horse. It will be easier when you arrive in Pingliang Prefecture in the future."
Pingliang Prefecture is located in the extreme north, and outside of Pingliang Prefecture are deserts and ice fields. The people there are not particular about trivial matters, and the girls are not as delicate as those in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Kyoto. They have been able to ride horses and hunt since they were young.
After Liu Ziqi said this, Yu Jiao had no choice but to agree, but she was thinking in her heart that she would take Yaoyu with her when the time comes.
Seeing her agree, Gu Yun smiled and said, "I'll prepare a docile horse for you then!"
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