Lu Huai took her hand and gently squeezed it. "Let's go."
The two traveled together without any attendants, just like an ordinary couple, chatting and laughing as they strolled.
Lu Huai said, "Xu Zi went to see Zi Xiang a few days ago, but he got angry and left again."
Qin Xi sighed. Since Shu Hua left, Shu Zhan had been feeling quite down. He was just too worried about his sister.
Just when it seemed that Xu Zi and he were finally showing signs of getting closer, it also seemed that he was extinguishing it himself.
However, it was ultimately someone else's business, and it wasn't appropriate to interfere too much; simply acting as a matchmaker was already commendable. Qin Xi changed the subject, "Where are we going?"
"Just wandering around," he said casually.
Just wandering around? Don't you have something to do?
Qin Xi was completely confused, but she didn't ask any questions and simply walked with him. Actually, she preferred this casual feeling to attending various official banquets.
Because of Emperor Yuming, his father was in officialdom and walked on thin ice.
She knew from a young age that she needed to control herself, even though her father never asked her to. She understood this early on: to restrain herself, to learn from others and do good, and not to give anyone a handle to use against her.
So every time she goes out, she has to put on airs and not let others see through her act.
But since marrying Lu Huai, she has become just like him, more relaxed and comfortable. At first, she felt a little lost, but gradually she got used to it.
I also have to thank Lu Huai.
He led her by the hand as they strolled down the street. An old woman selling sugar figurines by the roadside called out to them, "Young master, madam, come and buy a sugar figurine!"
Lu Huai glanced at her, and just as Qin Qi was about to refuse, he pulled her over. The old woman was hunched over, her face covered with wrinkles, and her dark hands were covered with black spots.
She said, "Young master, why don't you buy a sugar figurine for your wife? Young ladies all like these, and she'll surely be happy if you buy it for her."
Lu Huai squeezed Qin Xi's hand, "Then make a sugar figurine for my wife."
The old woman wiped the cutting board. "Okay, all done."
Lu Huai's eyes flickered. "Wait a minute."
Qin Xi looked at him in confusion, and he squeezed her hand reassuringly.
The old woman paused, her hands trembling slightly, and something flashed in her cloudy eyes. "Young master... what's wrong?"
Lu Huai squinted at her for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said, "Make sure you make it look nice."
"Alright, alright, I understand."
Watching the old woman busily working, Qin Qi suddenly recalled New Year's Eve. He had also taken her out for a stroll and encountered the old man writing characters for sugar. What had Lu Huai said back then?
He said, 'Please paint a small portrait of my wife.'
It's almost exactly the same as it is today.
Qin Xi smiled, pursing her lips.
"Madam, please take this carefully." After a moment, the old woman handed the sugar figurine to Qin Xi, then seemed a little reluctant to let her take it.
Qin Xi frowned subconsciously. She felt that something was off about the old woman, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Lu Huai took out a handful of loose silver and placed it on the small table. "Keep the change. Please go and have some tea."
"This..." Tears welled up in her cloudy eyes. She awkwardly wiped herself with her hands before devoutly holding up the silver and bowing to the two of them.
"Thank you so much! Thank you so much!"
After she finished speaking, she held the broken silver pieces and walked shakily toward Qin Xi, saying, "Madam, this sugar figurine needs to be made like this..."
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