Two months of meticulous training and patient guidance day after day.
In order to prevent himself from bleeding, he was willing to spend so much energy. This meticulousness and consideration made her heart warm.
It was the first time she saw someone so concerned about something as trivial as 'not letting you get hurt'.
"Qin Yuan." She suddenly called his full name, and her fingertips scratched Yu Nu's chin intentionally or unintentionally.
"Do you know what it means in the Great Chu when a man gives a woman a living thing?"
Qin Yuan was startled, and the tips of his ears turned slightly red.
Of course he knows.
There is a custom in Da Chu that men give women living things as gifts, implying their desire for "eternal life" with each other. It is an extremely intimate and obviously affectionate act.
When a living thing recognizes its master, it is like a bond of friendship that will last a lifetime.
He originally thought that it would be best if this ferret could protect her, but he never expected that she would see through his deep meaning at a glance.
For a moment, the usually calm and composed Grandson of the Qin Emperor suddenly became evasive in his eyes, and his hands on his knees suddenly had nowhere to rest.
Even his voice was a few notches lower than usual: "...I've heard a little bit about it."
He looked like a teenager whose heart was broken, feeling a bit helpless and embarrassed.
The smile in Chu Qingluan's eyes deepened.
She didn't ask any more questions, nor did she expose the truth. She just sighed softly, "But you've given so many gifts recently that the Princess Mansion's storeroom is almost full."
She paused, looked down at the sleeping jade slave, and spoke in a sincere tone.
"However, I like this jade slave very much. It's a matter of reciprocity. What do you want? As long as I can do it, I will find it for you."
Qin Yuan's eyes moved slightly, as if he didn't expect her to ask this.
After a moment's silence, he finally spoke, his voice low and gentle.
"If Princess is really interested, could you accompany me back to Pei Mansion tomorrow?"
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