"Wait, no." Yun Qingran suddenly thought of something and quickly grabbed the two children who were about to get off the carriage.
Jun Yan Yan and Jun An An stopped, staring at her with wide eyes, silently asking what was wrong.
“You two are too cute and eye-catching, and I, your older sister, am somewhat famous in the capital. If I take you shopping, people will definitely find out your identities, and then people will misunderstand,” Yun Qingran explained.
It's not just a little bit famous, it's downright infamous and notorious!
"What misunderstanding?" Jun An'an looked at her with inquisitive eyes.
"They just misunderstood that I had a relationship with your father." People in the capital are relatively well-off, and when they have plenty of food, they think about sex. When they have nothing to do, they randomly ship couples, such as the top courtesan and the poor scholar, or the rich merchant and the young prostitute... In short, they ship quite a variety of couples.
"What do you mean by 'having a relationship'?" Jun Yanyan looked at Yun Qingran with a blank expression.
“It means we’re having an affair,” Yun Qingran replied.
"Sister, what does 'having an affair' mean?" Jun An'an continued to look at her with inquisitive eyes.
Have we stirred up a hornet's nest? Why are they asking one question after another?
"Having a relationship with someone means that I might become your mother." Yun Qingran tried her best to interpret the phrase "having a relationship with someone" in a positive way so that the children wouldn't think too much about it.
"Yay! Sister, you're going to be our mother!" Jun Yanyan exclaimed excitedly, her little face flushed with joy.
"When I get back tonight, I'll tell my father to come to the Marquis of Zhen'an's residence to propose marriage as soon as possible," Jun An'an, the cool little guy, said in a serious tone.
"Wait, wait, what do you mean? What do you mean we're going to become your mothers?" Yun Qingran felt like her CPU was about to burn out by the two kids.
"Sister, you said it yourself. You and our father are having an affair, and having an affair means you're going to become our mother's concubine," Jun Yanyan said confidently.
"What I mean is, if people see me taking the two of you out, they'll think I'm having an affair with your father, but that's not really true," Yun Qingran explained.
"Oh, I see." After saying that, Jun Yanyan and Jun An'an exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with regret.
Looking at the two children, Yun Qingran had a feeling that they had done it on purpose. But that was impossible; they were only three years old. If a three-year-old had such intelligence, wouldn't they be practically supernatural?
"So, to avoid being misunderstood, I need to disguise you." Yun Qingran instructed Bicao, "Bicao, go to the Caiyi Pavilion next door and buy two sets of boys' outfits for Yan Yan and An An."
"Yes, Miss." Bicao accepted the order and left.
Caiyi Pavilion is just on this street, about fifty meters away. Before long, Bicao returned with two sets of boys' outfits.
"The clothes at Caiyi Pavilion are all washed and very clean, without any dust. Would you like to wear them?" Yun Qingran asked the two children.
If the two children don't want to wear their outer clothes or don't like the style, she can buy them two small veils to wear.
"Yes." The two children nodded, looking at the two colorful outfits with great curiosity.
For once, Bicao was quite sensible. The two boys' outfits she bought were in the style of a wealthy merchant's family, flashy and gaudy, unlike the understated and expensive style worn by the powerful and wealthy.
"Okay?" Yun Qingran began to change the clothes of the two children.
She first removed the pearl flowers from Jun Yan Yan's hair, then tied her hair into a small bun, put a landlord's hat on her, and then dressed her in a little landlord's boy outfit.
Jun An'an is even easier to handle; she just needs to put on a hat and change her clothes.
"Two little landlords! Let's go." Yun Qingran looked at her masterpiece, clapped her hands, and then led one of them off the carriage with one hand.
As soon as she stepped off the carriage, she was met with a barrage of gazes. Her eyes narrowed, and she swept her gaze over the crowd with an invisible pressure, as if to say silently, "Today I'm out shopping with my kids. Anyone who dares to expose my past or ruin my shining image in my children's hearts will be beaten to death!"
Everyone swallowed hard, then nodded, silently replying, "No, no."
Yun Qingran slightly raised her delicate chin, a satisfied smile slowly spreading across her lips. Then she gently said to the two children, "Let's go shopping! Today, it's your sister's on the bill. Take whatever you like."
"Thank you, sister." Jun Yan Yan raised her little head, looking at her with eyes that seemed to be full of stars.
The three of them walked down the street, attracting a lot of attention!
"Sister, what is this?" Jun Yanyan asked curiously as they passed by the sugar figurine stall.
“This is called a sugar figurine. This craftsman can sculpt anything you want. Do you want one?” Yun Qingran asked them.
Jun Yan Yan and Jun An An nodded in unison.
"Master, two sugar figurines, please." Yun Qingran took out a silver bean from her waist and placed it on the table.
"What kind of sugar figurines would you two young gentlemen like?" the sugar figurine vendor asked the two children in a clapper-like voice.
Good heavens! He had never seen such a beautiful child before. The eyes were eyes, the nose was a nose, it was so beautiful.
"Have you ever met the Northern Cold King?" Jun An'an asked the sugar man uncle.
"Yes, yes, I've seen him! When the Northern Cold King returned to the capital in triumph, the entire city went to see him. I went too, and I was fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of His Highness the Northern Cold King. He was truly a handsome and dashing figure, a charming and debonair gentleman, a hypocrite, and a sanctimonious scoundrel." The sugar-man uncle's tone was excited, and it was clear that he was praising him very enthusiastically.
"Uncle, you're absolutely right." Yun Qingran agreed wholeheartedly and couldn't help but give the uncle another silver bean.
"Thank you, Miss. You are as beautiful as a fairy, with a beauty that could shame the moon and flowers, a fickle beauty, and a smile that could grace even the dead." The sugar figurine uncle put away the silver beans and praised Yun Qingran as he looked at her face.
Yun Qingran: ...
“Uncle, you have a very large vocabulary of idioms,” Yun Qingran replied with a slight smile.
What else can we do? We can only face it with a smile.
╥﹏╥...
"Of course, I'm educated," the sugar figurine maker said proudly.
Your teacher must be a physical education teacher!
"Grandpa, then please sculpt a statue of the Northern Cold King for me," Jun An'an said.
"Okay, no problem." After saying that, the old man quickly sculpted a Northern Cold King with his nimble fingers.
Yun Qingran looked at the sugar figurine she had just made with amusement. Wow! A chibi version of Jun Molin! I must say, it's actually quite cute!
"Sister, can I make a sculpt of you?" Jun Yanyan asked Yun Qingran in a sweet, blinking voice.
"Of course you can." Yun Qingran nodded.
"Okay, Grandpa, please sculpt a little sister for me," Jun Yanyan said happily.
"Okay." The sugar figurine sculptor quickly made another sugar figurine.
A cute, chibi-style Yun Qingran!
Jun Yanyan took the sugar figurine and placed the Q-version Yun Qingran next to the Q-version Jun Molin in Jun An'an's hand.
The chibi version of Yun Qingran is dressed in light white, with a bright and unrestrained smile; the chibi version of Jun Molin is dressed in heavy black, with a cold and calm expression.
Yun Qingran looked at the two chibi-style figures together and thought, "Wow! Why do they look like a couple?"
"Yan Yan, An An, there are lots of fun things over there, let's keep going." Yun Qingran quickly stood between the two of them and separated the two sugar figurines. Oh, I mean, she separated the two sugar figurines.
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