The doorman hurriedly kowtowed with gratitude, saying, "Thank you so much, sir! Thank you so much!"
Shu Hua waved her hand: "Go down."
"Yes, sir."
Seeing him leave, Shu Hua withdrew her gaze, raised an eyebrow at Qin Xi, and said, "You actually know the princess."
"We met by chance," Qin Qi said with a slight smile.
"Alright. But are you sure you won't scare her?" Shu Hua winked at her, "Don't frighten the princess and make sure neither of us can leave this courtyard."
Qin Qi glared at her and said, "You're talking nonsense again."
The two talked as they walked towards the door. The door was ajar, not closed properly.
Qin Xi stepped forward and pushed open the door, a smile playing on her lips: "Shanlai..." Before she could finish her sentence, she abruptly changed the subject: "Brother?!"
Seeing her standing there in shock, even forgetting to open the door, Shu Hua frowned and leaned closer: "What brother? Yizhi, when did you get a brother?"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than two people, both dressed in white, embraced and kissed in the courtyard. The woman was aloof and independent, while the man was gentle and refined—a truly perfect couple.
Shu Hua's eyes widened suddenly, and she covered her mouth in disbelief: "Commander Lu?!"
...
"I told you you'd scare people..." Shu Hua sat in the chair, her hands neatly placed in front of her, muttering softly.
Qin Xi paused, her lips twitching, and said in a low voice, "If I had known this would happen, I would never have come, even if you killed me."
But hindsight is always 20/20. Shu Hua sighed and said nothing more.
"Ahem." Princess Shanlai's voice came from the doorway. She was being helped by her maid: "Please try this tea, it's the freshest buds from last season."
Qin Xi smiled awkwardly, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and couldn't taste anything special: "Delicious."
"It's delicious!" Shu Hua echoed.
Seeing the two of them like this, Princess Shanlai laughed instead: "You two seem very nervous."
Qin Qi froze upon hearing this, turned his head to look at Shu Hua, who swallowed hard.
He seems quite nervous.
After hesitating for a long time, Qin Xi asked, "Where is my brother?"
Princess Shanlai picked up her teacup, but drank plain water. Upon hearing this, she paused for a moment before saying, "He had other matters to attend to in the army, so he went back first."
Qin Qi nodded knowingly, then, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the hairpin in her hair: "This hairpin..."
Princess Shanlai subconsciously reached out and touched it, then smiled and said, "It was given to me by Changliu before he went to war. He told me to wear it, as if he were by my side every day."
Seeing her nostalgic expression, Qin Xi suddenly remembered the day she first met Princess Shanlai.
As the year drew to a close, the Northwest Army also returned to the capital.
In his excitement, Lu Huai took her out to buy jewelry, which led to their acquaintance with Princess Shanlai.
So much time has passed.
When Lu Chuan was mentioned, Princess Shanlai seemed to become a different person; her expression was cheerful, and even her complexion became rosier.
"...That day at Yuxianzhai?" Shu Hua frowned and suddenly asked.
Princess Shanlai nodded and smiled, "It's him. I didn't expect Miss Shu to still remember."
"I was wondering what you were doing out in the freezing cold that day, now I understand." Qin Xi frowned and said, "No wonder Lu Huai told us to hurry up that day, how did he know about this?"
When this was mentioned, Princess Shanlai frowned and shook her head: "I don't know either. Perhaps Changliu told him. Brothers are very close, so they naturally didn't hide anything."
is that so?
Qin Qi frowned, recalling how Lu Huai had been staring at the hairpin in Princess Shanlai's hair since their first meeting, and how he had inexplicably said something to Lu Chuan at the New Year's banquet, leaving Lu Chuan somewhat stunned at the time.
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