Chapter 36 Hosta
Yuan Ziyu and Huo Xifei stood beside the plum tree. The snow had stopped at this time, and the branches of the plum tree were covered with thick snow and frost. Plum blossoms, some just blooming and some in full bloom, proudly adorned the branches, complementing the crystal clear snow and frost.
"You'er!" Huo Xifei looked at Yuan Ziyu, who had grown into a graceful young girl, and felt both happy and a little nervous!
When he left the frontier, Yuan Ziyu was only nine years old. She was just a little girl who liked to wield swords and guns and had no idea what feelings were. She chased after him, calling him Brother Xi, and treated him no differently from the two Yuan brothers.
Now, more than three years have passed. The little girl has grown into a graceful young lady with a beautiful face. Although they are engaged, he is uneasy, afraid that Yuan Ziyu only treats him as a brother.
"Hmm?" Yuan Ziyu looked up at Huo Xifei, the sunlight poured into her eyes, reflecting tiny brilliance.
Huo Xifei became a little nervous and looked up at the plum blossoms: "These plum blossoms are so beautiful!"
"You told my mother that you asked me to take you there just to see the plum blossoms?" Yuan Ziyu gently pinched a plum branch and sniffed the cool fragrance carefully.
"Of course... of course not!" Huo Xifei said hurriedly. He was always praised by his elders for his steadiness, but now he started to stutter!
Seeing Huo Xifei at a loss, Yuan Ziyu laughed secretly. Now her brother Xi was just a young boy who was just beginning to fall in love. In this life, she wanted to accompany him and watch him grow step by step into a mighty and steady general, the God of War of their Dali Dynasty!
"What are you doing?" Yuan Ziyu blinked and looked at Huo Xifei!
Huo Xifei's heart skipped a beat. He took a deep breath and asked, "You'er, do you know about our engagement?"
"Yeah!" Yuan Ziyu nodded.
"Well, what do you think?" Huo Xifei asked hurriedly!
"What are you thinking?" Seeing Huo Xifei's somewhat nervous expression, Yuan Ziyu couldn't help but want to tease him.
"I mean...I mean!" Huo Xifei blinked nervously, "You have no objection to this engagement, right?"
Yuan Ziyou glanced at Huo Xifei angrily: "Why, do you have other ideas?"
"No!" Huo Xifei hurriedly pulled Yuan Ziyu's hand: "I don't have any other thoughts, I'm just afraid that you don't like me!"
Huo Xifei suddenly grabbed her hand, and Yuan Ziyu blushed in shame. She stole a glance at Qingying and Huo Xifei's servant Pingshan, who were both trying to hold back their laughter and turned away.
"Let someone see it carefully!" Yuan Ziyu said softly, but couldn't bear to pull his hand out.
Yuan Ziyu's reaction made Huo Xifei happy: "You'er, are you willing? Are you?"
"I'm still young. Don't forget, I just turned thirteen!" Yuan Ziyu snorted coquettishly.
"I'll wait for you!" Huo Xifei said solemnly!
Huo Xifei's words made Yuan Ziyou feel sweet in his heart. He couldn't help but smile and shook Huo Xifei's hand unconsciously!
Huo Xifei's eyes suddenly lit up.
"You'er, I brought you a gift this time!" Huo Xifei said, and took out an exquisite rectangular rosewood box with carved patterns from his arms. "Take a look, do you like it?"
As he said that, Huo Xifei opened the box!
Yuan Ziyu looked over and saw a jade hairpin inlaid with seven treasures and dotted with gold in the box. It was the one Huo Xifei had given her in her previous life, but it was smashed in the chaos when the Yuan Mansion was ransacked!
Now when seeing this hairpin, Yuan Ziyu actually felt a kind of joy as if he had found it again!
"Do you like it?" Huo Xifei asked nervously when he saw Yuan Ziyu looking at the hairpin without saying anything!
Come to think of it, this was the first time he had formally given a gift to a girl, and he didn't know if it was what she wanted.
"Yeah, I like it!" Yuan Ziyu came back to his senses and nodded in response!
"Can I put it on you?" Huo Xifei had already sensed that there was no one else around except Qingying and Pingshan, so he asked bravely!
Yuan Ziyu didn't say anything, just nodded slightly!
Huo Xifei was delighted and took out the hairpin from the box and inserted it diagonally into Yuan Ziyu's hair!
"You'er, you are so beautiful!" Huo Xifei couldn't take his eyes off her.
"Be careful Pingshan will laugh at you!" Yuan Ziyu smiled and said, "Silly!"
"He dares!" Huo Xifei raised his eyebrows!
Pingshan, who was not far away, shivered and looked at the thick snow around him. It was really cold!
Huo Xifei chattered to Yuan Ziyu about every little thing that had happened in the past three years, and listened to Yuan Ziyu talk about interesting things in the frontier. Before he knew it, it was almost noon!
"You'er, I have to go back!" Huo Xifei said reluctantly.
"Then be careful on the road!" Yuan Ziyu warned!
"Um, You'er!" Huo Xifei said hesitantly, "I'm short of a purse!"
Yuan Ziyou glanced at Huo Xifei angrily: "You know how terrible my needlework is!"
"It doesn't matter. It's just a purse. It doesn't matter if there's no embroidery!" Huo Xifei said hurriedly!
"You said it!" Yuan Ziyou looked at Huo Xifei: "If I do it, even if someone laughs at you, you are not allowed to take it off!"
"Of course!" Huo Xifei said happily when he heard Yuan Ziyu agreed!
"Then!" Yuan Ziyou said softly, "I'll give it to you when I'm done!"
"Okay!" Huo Xifei agreed, stroking Yuan Ziyu's forehead. "There's been a lot going on at home these days, so I'm afraid I'll be busy. After the fifteenth day, I'll take you hunting in the mountains!"
Yuan Ziyou's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Okay!"
Huo Xifei narrowed his eyes and smiled, and he knew that this little girl liked it the most!
After Huo Xifei took Pingshan away, Yuan Ziyu took Qingying back to Wuyou Pavilion!
Qingying pursed her lips and tried to hold back her laughter along the way!
Yuan Ziyou pouted and said, "Just laugh if you want to!"
"I'm happy for the second young lady!" Qingying smiled. The engagement between Yuan Ziyu and Huo Xifei was known to the whole family. Now seeing that Huo Xifei treated Yuan Ziyu so well, Qingying was really happy for Yuan Ziyu!
As soon as she returned to Wuyou Pavilion, Qingzhi came to greet her: "Second Miss, just now, Sister Dingxiang from the old lady's side came and asked you to go to Shousong Hall. She said that the old lady had arranged a family banquet!"
After he finished speaking, he saw the jade hairpin on Yuan Ziyou's temples and exclaimed, "Second Miss, was this a gift from the old lady? It's so beautiful!"
Yuan Ziyou's face flushed immediately: "Stop making noise, go get me a cup of tea."
"Oh!" Qingzhi responded, blinked, and looked at Qingying in confusion!
Qingying pursed her lips and smiled: "Why don't you bring the second young lady a cup of hot tea quickly? It's so cold out here!"
"Oh!" Qingzhi was confused. She didn't know why her second daughter became shy after going to Shousong Hall.
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