After seeing Feifei, Pei Zhi looked at the other small animals and felt that they were lacking something.
Shang Huai then offered to let Feifei nurse him for a while.
If Pei Zhi spends more time with Fei Fei, things should get much better.
Pei Zhi really liked Fei Fei's looks, so she paid the bill.
Pei Zhi squatted down in front of the cage, "Why does Fei Fei look even prettier after just one night?"
Shang Huai helped Pei Zhi up and gestured for her to sit down first.
“When I returned home yesterday, I gave Feifei a bath and had the servants bring some tools to trim Feifei’s fur.”
The dog was previously kept by dog dealers, so naturally it wasn't well cared for.
Pei Zhi said in a low voice, "Feifei, you are so beautiful."
When Feifei heard this, she started shouting at Pei Zhi.
Pei Zhi was a little unhappy and tapped the cage with her finger. "Are you stupid? I was praising you."
Shang Huai called out, "Feifei."
Feifei immediately let out a weak gurgling sound, then lay down in the cage, behaving as obediently as could be.
"Have you ever owned a dog before?"
Pei Zhi noticed that Shang Huai's movements were very practiced, and she became somewhat curious.
Shang Huai shook his head, "I don't have time to raise a dog."
"Most of the warhorses sent to the army are very fierce and can only be put into battle after being tamed."
Shang Huai said gently, "Compared to warhorses, Fei Fei is nothing."
Pei Zhi nodded, "Then why doesn't Feifei like me?"
Pei Zhi asked with some distress, "I like it so much, why doesn't it like me?"
Upon hearing Pei Zhi's words, Shang Huai couldn't help but reply, "Then why doesn't Zhizhi like me?"
"I like her so much, why doesn't she like me back?"
One sentence from him stumped Pei Zhi.
Pei Zhi was somewhat annoyed; why did she have to say such terrible things?
There was a moment of silence inside the carriage.
Shang Huai seemed to sense Pei Zhi's predicament and that she didn't know how to answer.
Shang Huai was reluctant to force Pei Zhi, and even more reluctant to make things difficult for her.
As if by magic, Shang Huai pulled out a box from behind his back: "Zhizhi, I have a gift for you."
Although Shang Huai's change of topic was abrupt, Pei Zhi was more than happy to accept it.
Pei Zhi took the box: "What is it?"
"Open it and take a look."
Pei Zhi opened the box; inside was a bracelet.
Judging from the clarity and color of the bracelet, it must be quite expensive.
"Shall I put it on you?"
Pei Zhi extended her hand to Shang Huai, "Why are you suddenly giving me a bracelet?"
"I carved and polished this bracelet myself."
Shang Huai took off the bracelet and wrapped Pei Zhi's wrist with a handkerchief.
“It took a lot of time to polish this bracelet. I hadn’t finished it when you… passed away.”
"I only managed to find the bracelet in the closet when I came back this time."
Pei Zhi looked at the bracelet in her hand; its size was a perfect match for her wrist.
It won't be too big, nor too small.
Moreover, the color suits her very well.
"It's so beautiful."
Pei Zhi is not a person who likes to wear jewelry. She wears earrings, but her wrists are usually bare.
What Shang Huai didn't tell Pei Zhi was that the business originally involved carving.
Later, during times of chaos, the merchants put down their carving knives and went to the battlefield.
Merchants have had this custom since their ancestors: if they meet a girl they like, they will give her something they have carved themselves.
If you say that, the girl will feel your sincerity and agree to marry you.
Shang Huai had no idea what to give Pei Zhi as a gift.
Pei Zhi was unwilling to carry dolls and jade pendants with her.
Just then, Shang Huai saw a fine piece of raw jade in the warehouse, so he took it and wanted to make a bracelet for Pei Zhi.
Shang Huai was not particularly skilled in the art of carving.
In order to make a good bracelet, Shang Huai consulted his grandfather for a long time.
Once the bracelet was finished, Shang Huai thought he would never be able to give it away again.
To avoid being reminded of his lost love by seeing the bracelet, Shang Huai left it in the capital.
It was only during this trip back to Beijing that Shang Huai remembered this.
Pei Zhi examined the bracelet in her hand, and one couldn't help but exclaim, "It's really beautiful."
"The color isn't that bright green; it's a light green with some fluffy patterns, which is just right."
Pei Zhi was overjoyed with the bracelet in her hand.
Pei Zhi's wrists are very slender, and there are quite a few bracelets in the shop.
Most of the bracelets Pei Zhi wore looked empty and unattractive.
This bracelet was custom-made for Pei Zhi by Shang Huai, and it naturally looked beautiful on her.
"I'm glad you like it."
Pei Zhi was very surprised: "Of course I like it. How come you can carve? I've never heard you mention it before."
Shang Huai actually put down his sword and picked up a carving knife, and he was quite skilled at it.
"If I tell you everything, what's the point?"
Feifei inside the cage cried out twice more, and Pei Zhi gently kicked the cage with her foot.
"Screaming again? Nobody pays attention to you, but you still scream. Even when they do, you keep screaming. What do you want?"
After observing it for a moment, Shang Huai said, "It must be hungry."
After Shang Huai finished speaking, he took out two dried meat strips from the cage next to him and handed them to Fei Fei.
Feifei immediately lowered her head and started munching on the meat strips, behaving obediently.
Pei Zhi didn't understand: "How did you know Fei Fei was hungry?"
"It shouts fiercely, it shouts in a somewhat angry tone, and its voice is very sharp."
"It just called out, indicating that it was hungry. It didn't call out continuously, and the sound wasn't very loud."
Pei Zhi thought for a moment, then shook her head, "Never mind, I didn't recognize it."
Shang Huai chuckled, "You probably haven't raised one before. After a few days, you'll get used to it and be fine with it."
Pei Zhi shook her head to herself, "It's probably going to be very difficult."
"Once Feifei gets used to you, she'll definitely be even less willing to let me take care of her."
Feifei has always been a dog with a very bad temper.
Shang Huai is taking such good care of her now; if she were to hand the reins over to Pei Zhi, Pei Zhi would be genuinely afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it.
Shang Huai paused for a moment, then said, "Why don't you let me take care of him?"
"Let's just treat Feifei as our dog. If you miss it in the future, I'll bring it to see you, okay?"
Pei Zhi nodded. "Of course."
"I don't need to take care of it, and I can still have a dog to play with, which is great."
If Pei Zhi were to raise the dog herself, she would worry about what would happen if she couldn't keep it alive.
If Shang Huai is willing to help take care of it, that would be great.
Shang Huai seems to be very dedicated to raising small animals.
Pei Zhi felt very reassured leaving the matter to Shang Huai.
Shang Huai smiled slightly. Did this mean that he and Pei Zhi had developed a connection?
This would give him more excuses to ask Pei Zhi out.
Feifei had probably eaten something and became more obedient, stammering out two calls.
Pei Zhi recognized the voice; it sounded a bit like she was being coquettish.
Meanwhile, at the royal villa, the Empress Dowager smashed a cup against Xiao Chengci's forehead.
Xiao Chengci didn't dodge and was hit squarely.
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