Seeing her predicament, Consort Jing smiled and didn't ask any more questions. She simply took the vase from the table and handed her a cup of tea.
"What do you think of these flowers?" Consort Jing asked with a smile.
Qin Xi breathed a sigh of relief as she held the teacup, then smiled and said, "Bright and dazzling, it's the perfect time to bloom, very beautiful."
After speaking, she took a sip of the tea. It was indeed tea, the emphasis being on its "clearness" rather than the "tea." It was so light that you could barely taste the tea.
"Yes, the flowers are at their most beautiful this time of year. Once you miss them, you'll never find them again." Consort Jing smiled faintly, shifting her gaze from the vase to Qin Xi. "So, do you know?"
"What?"
Consort Jing smiled faintly, "A quarrel at the head of the bed is reconciled at the foot of the bed; a flower in full bloom should be plucked while it is still in bloom."
Pluck the flower while it blooms, for it will soon be bare and only empty branches remain.
Qin Xi was stunned.
...
...
On the carriage back to the manor, Qin Xi lowered her eyes to look at the Buddhist prayer beads in her hand, lost in thought.
Consort Jing told her, "Pluck the flower while it's in bloom."
Is it to make her...cherish the person in front of her?
Before she could say anything, Lu Huai, having received the news, rushed over.
Hearing the noise, Consort Jing smiled gently, "You see, he's still very worried about you. Perhaps there are some misunderstandings between you, but none of that matters anymore. Don't let these irrelevant things disturb your peace of mind."
"Knock knock knock—"
"Qin Xi! Qin Xi!"
The palace gates were knocked on with a muffled sound. Consort Ruan opened the door impatiently, "Are you trying to call back my soul?"
The door suddenly opened, and Lu Huai, with his hand still raised, had no choice but to turn around and awkwardly touch his nose.
Seeing Qin Qi looking somewhat dazed, Consort Jing smiled and led her to Lu Huai, handing her over to him.
Before they left, they gave her a string of Buddhist prayer beads, saying that they felt a connection with her.
...
There is no moon tonight, and it's eerily dark all around.
Minister Lu and Lu Chuan were still discussing matters in the palace. There was no one on the road. When the carriage reached the street corner, A Yu suddenly stopped.
"Young master, there's movement."
movement?
What's that noise?
Qin Xi frowned, not understanding for a moment, but understood the next moment.
A group of men in black suddenly appeared and steadily surrounded the entire carriage.
"An assassin?" Qin Xi looked at the person beside him, but saw that he had a calm expression and seemed not worried at all.
"Shh, don't talk," he said.
Qin Qi fell silent. The sounds of weapons clashing came from outside, but soon fell silent again.
Is Ayu gone?
Qin Xi couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "Is it over yet?"
It wasn't that Qin Xi wanted to talk to him, but he was the only one here who could explain the situation to her.
Lu Huai's eyes held a smile. "Yes, it'll be soon."
"Oh." It seems the other party is gone.
It wasn't that she wasn't afraid; it's just that she had witnessed the strength of Lu Huai's bodyguards, and their abilities were far from ordinary. Killing a few assassins wasn't surprising.
Ah Yu is outside checking the bodies of the assassins to make sure nothing is missed.
Suddenly, a man in black on the ground stood up, lifted the carriage curtain, and raised his broadsword to slash at Qin Qi.
Lu Huai pulled her closer to him and then stood in front of her. Qin Qi was startled, her mind seemingly blank.
These people... were actually coming for her?
Just as the broadsword was millimeters away from Lu Huai's face, in the nick of time, A Yu grabbed the man in black's clothes and pulled him back—
The two clashed, and the man in black was no match for Ayu and was defeated.
It was only then that Qin Xi realized that A Yu was not just a fool, but also a master.
Ayu: ?
"Lu Huai, how are you?" Qin Xi looked at him anxiously.
Lu Huai shook his head; he hadn't been hurt at all.
Qin Xi checked again before feeling relieved. Seeing that he had been squeezed to the very edge, Qin Xi subconsciously moved away a little, lowered his head, and seemed lost in thought.
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