"I haven't thought about it yet."
Yun Shu replied.
Wei Yan was immediately disappointed.
Yun Shu continued, "But I prefer someone with a more refined appearance."
"Yeah?"
A flame ignited in Wei Yan's eyes.
Would you consider me?
Huh?
Yun Shu was a little dumbfounded.
That's not what she meant.
Although Wei Yan is indeed quite refined-looking, he's too foolish and weak. She wants someone smarter and stronger.
But that doesn't seem right either. Wei Yan is quite clever and can make a lot of novel things; he's not so weak anymore either, he can even beat Wei Teng down.
Looking into Wei Yan's expectant eyes, Yun Shu's heart skipped a beat, and she blurted out, "Wei Yan, you wouldn't have fallen for me, would you?"
Wei Yan's fair face instantly flushed red.
He stammered, "I...I am Xin...Xinyue you."
Yun Shu: "!!!"
It's actually true.
She was stunned for a while before replying, "What do you like about me?"
She can't cook, she can't embroider, and she can't sew. She spends all her time brandishing swords and spears. Yun Zhao said she doesn't act like a proper young lady at all.
"I...I don't know either."
Wei Yan asked nervously.
"I'm happy just to see you, and I enjoy being with you."
"I'm quite happy to see Owl, and I enjoy being with Owl."
Wei Yan was dumbfounded.
"Who is Owl, Owl Lord?"
"Sister Yin's owl, haven't you seen it before?"
Wei Yan: "..."
He had seen it before, but he didn't know its name.
Could it be that in Yun Shu's eyes, his feelings for her are the same as her feelings for that owl?
“You and I, and you and Owl, should be different.”
Wei Yan argued in a low voice.
"Really?" Yun Shu raised an eyebrow. "How is it different?"
"I... want to take care of you for the rest of my life."
Wei Yan replied.
"I also want to take care of Owl for the rest of my life."
Yun Shu smiled.
Wei Yan: "..."
His shoulders slumped.
My heart felt incredibly cold.
He actually lost to an owl...
"Alright," Yun Shu laughed, "I'm not teasing you anymore, I was just joking. I'm happy that you like me, but I don't know if I like you back."
Upon hearing this, Wei Yan felt as if he had come back to life.
"Then you don't dislike me, right?"
"I don't dislike it."
Wei Yan mustered her courage and said, "Then can you give me a chance to pursue you?"
Yun Shu's heart skipped a beat.
"You are now a marquis, with many noble ladies to choose from, so why are you pursuing me?"
Of all the waters in the world, I only drink from one.
Wei Yan answered without hesitation.
"You are the one I've set my sights on."
“But I have very high standards for choosing a partner,” Yun Shu replied. “He can’t take concubines, can’t go to brothels, can’t keep mistresses, and can only live with me alone. Otherwise, I’ll castrate him and then kill him.”
Wei Yan felt a chill run down his legs.
He hurriedly replied, "I also want to be with one person for life."
He and his mother suffered so much because of his father's concubine.
Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. He would never keep a group of concubines and let his wife and children suffer the same pain.
"Alright," Yun Shu said with a smile, "then I'll allow you to pursue me."
Wei Yan's mind went blank for a moment.
"You...you agreed?"
"I only agreed to let you pursue me, not to marry you."
Yun Shu reminded her.
Wei Yan felt as if she had been hit by a huge lottery prize.
He was so excited that he wanted to hug Yun Shu and spin her around three times.
But that would be too abrupt.
He tried his best to suppress the thought.
"Thank you, thank you so much, Xiaoshu, I really like you!"
Wei Yan spoke incoherently.
Yun Shu couldn't help but poke him.
"Fool."
After revealing his true feelings, Wei Yan began to express his love without any reservation.
He would send Yun Shu various homemade trinkets every now and then.
Music boxes, snow globes, ball-jointed dolls, and the like.
Xiao Qingyin was both surprised and envious when she saw it.
What's surprising is that Wei Yan actually figured it out on his own and made the little gadgets that girls in later generations would like.
What I envy is the pure and sweet love between these two.
"I also really want a sweet romance."
One evening, after performing another hand angel massage on someone, Xiao Qingyin sighed.
"I don't want to grind things all day."
What are you muttering about?
Yi Shuihan leaned closer and asked.
He looked languid and content.
Xiao Qingyin got angry just looking at it.
This person knew she was easily swayed by gentleness but not by force, so lately every night after handing in her homework, he would cling to her affectionately like a spoiled big cat.
She was like a tyrant, easily swayed by the seductive eyes of the enchanting concubine, and forgot everything else.
Every time she thinks back on it afterward, she regrets it terribly.
I told myself I must stay rational next time.
But next time... who could resist such a beautiful and affectionate big cat?
“I’m talking to my ghost groom.”
Xiao Qingyin said irritably.
Yi Shuihan: "???"
"You even have a ghost groom?"
“Yes,” Xiao Qingyin said seriously, “We’ve been together for a long time, we’re inseparable every day, and he’s sitting next to you right now.”
Yi Shuihan: "..."
"Then you'd better tell him that if he dares to touch a single hair on your head, I'll find a Taoist priest to exorcise the ghost tomorrow."
"childish."
Xiao Qingyin rolled her eyes at him.
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