Jiang Ling tried her best to resist the urge to roll her eyes, and gritted her teeth as she questioned Hu Hu: "Silly, I want to ask you a question."
Fox patted his chest, promising to tell him everything he knew. "Host, ask."
"What will happen if I don't complete this side quest? Like being torn into pieces? Or being torn apart by five horses?"
Jiang Ling put on a fake smile and listened to Cheng An and Wu Wanying discussing food while silently forcing a smile.
Fox frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head: "There won't be the consequences that the host mentioned, but it will make the task of conquering the male protagonist more difficult to complete. After all, if the host completes the side quests, they will get clues and props that will help the host complete the main quest."
Jiang Ling shook her head and smiled bitterly: "Then how can I get that hairpin from the hero? Rob it? Or steal it?"
"I can't control how the host chooses to obtain the hairpin, but I think if he robs or steals it, will it lower the male protagonist's favorability?" Fox touched his chin.
"But how can I get the hairpin without stealing or robbing?" Jiang Ling held up his chin, feeling a little hopeless. "He even avoided me when I gave him the lantern, let alone getting the hairpin from him. A man giving a woman a hairpin is like a woman giving a man a lantern, both of which express their feelings. How could he possibly give it to me?"
This side quest is just to make things difficult for her.
She had gained twelve points of favorability today and was feeling very happy, but then this happened to her.
So annoying!
Cheng An saw that Jiang Ling was not in high spirits and asked worriedly, "Ling'er? Are you tired?"
"I'm a little tired after walking around most of the garden. I'll take a nap." Jiang Ling simply closed her eyes. She had to think carefully about how to get that damn hairpin.
Seeing that she was indeed tired, the two looked at each other and stopped talking.
The carriage was moving slowly, and Jiang Ling fell asleep while thinking. When she woke up, she saw two people looking out the window. It was already dark.
Jiang Ling rubbed his eyes and sat up. "What are you looking at? So serious."
Wu Wanying turned around and said, "You're finally awake. It's so lively outside. Let's go downstairs and take a walk."
Cheng An handed Jiang Ling a cup of hot tea and asked, "Did you sleep well?"
"Thank you, Xiao An'an." Jiang Ling took two sips of hot tea and said with a smile: "I slept well, let's go downstairs for a walk."
After putting on his cloak, Jiang Ling yawned.
The corners of his mouth drooped.
That’s great. I have no idea how to get the hairpin.
The long Ronghua Street is hung with all kinds of lanterns and brocades. Both sides of the street are filled with entertainment and food. There is an endless stream of people, and it is very lively. The prosperity of the capital city is on full display.
Jiang Ling's eyes lit up. It was so lively!
The long street of ancient shops coupled with antique lanterns and brocades is really beautiful.
She shook her head and put the annoying side quest aside. Forget it, never mind, let’s have fun first!
"Xiao An'an, Wanying, let's go eat something delicious!" Jiang Ling raised his eyebrows, full of fighting spirit.
Seeing her suddenly change from her previous gloomy dejection to a completely different face, the two couldn't help but laugh and said, "Ling'er's face is like the weather in June, it changes in an instant."
At this time, Cheng He and his men also dismounted.
Qi Tianyang strode over, smiling and putting his hands on his hips, he said loudly: "Play and eat as much as you want today, it's all on me."
Cheng An hates playboys the most, especially those like Qi Tianyang.
She curled her lips and said, "Who asked you to treat us?" She made it seem like they had no money.
Qi Tianyang was about to retort when he saw Jiang Ling taking small steps towards him.
In his previous life, Jiang Ling was considered a poor person in the first half of his life. Although he became an actor in the second half of his life, he did not make much money. At most, he could eat and drink enough and have some surplus, which made him considered half a poor person. He would never spend a penny more if he could save money.
Seeing the victim of this… ahem, it was Young Master Qi, who was rich and generous, spending a fortune lavishly, she approached him with shining eyes and said, "Young Master Qi is so generous, you are truly a hero. Then Ling'er would like to thank Young Master Qi in advance."
It’s not nice to have someone treat you.
Her eyes curved with a smile, and the light from the lantern above her head shone into her eyes, shining brightly.
Perhaps it was because Jiang Ling's eyes were looking at him so brightly, and Qi Tianyang felt a little embarrassed when he heard her praising him.
He scratched his head, and his smile was rarely innocent. "No problem, no problem. Just ask my followers to pay for whatever you want to eat or play." He pointed to Wang Quan who was following behind him.
Zhou Jing'an walked over and saw this scene.
Looking at Jiang Ling with her head tilted back and her eyes sparkling, he paused slightly. What was going on with this joyful and expectant look?
She...loves money?
The woman was talking to someone with a smile on her face. Zhou Jing'an looked at her hair and suddenly thought of the Jade Rabbit-Winning Osmanthus Gold Hairpin he had just obtained in the Golden Osmanthus Garden.
In fact, when he saw the hairpin for the first time, the first person who flashed through his mind, besides his mother and sisters, was Jiang Ling.
That hairpin cannot be given to others easily. The style is playful and lively, which is not suitable for his mother. His sister is already the queen and has her own palace-made hairpin to wear. As for his younger sister, Zhou Jing'an smiled helplessly, she would definitely look down on such a thing.
Besides those close to me, who else could I be...
His eyes moved and Jiang Ling's name popped up in his head.
What followed was her smiling face as she spoke to her against the setting sun in the Golden Osmanthus Garden. The rabbit fur on the collar of her cloak fluttered in the wind and swept across her fair cheeks. The soft flesh between her cheeks was white with a hint of pink, and seemed even whiter than the rabbit fur.
So he thought that Jiang Ling would look good wearing this hairpin.
But the thought only flashed through his mind, and he put the hairpin back into the brocade box.
It is wrong to even have such a small thought in mind, let alone to implement it.
But looking at Jiang Ling at this moment, under the dark curtain, that pretty face looked even more radiant, and this little thought popped up again.
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