Chapter 221 He loved it so much, I felt a little sorry for him.
From the outside, it looks like a sandalwood hairpin with a wolf's head, but it actually contains a hidden mechanism.
If you pull off the wolf's head, a tiny whistle will pop out from inside.
The whistle is about the thickness of a willow branch and is polished very smoothly.
Pei Yuan toyed with the whistle, then gently blew on it.
The whistle made a crisp sound, "Toot-toot..."
He looked at Chen Chu, "Why did you give me a whistle?"
Shen Chu smiled and said, "I just suddenly thought of it. Don't you think this little whistle has a simple and elegant design and is very beautiful?"
It took me a lot of effort to fit it into the hairpin.
Pei Yuan stroked the whistle. "Are you worried I'll get lost alone at night?"
Shen Chu chuckled dryly, "If that's what Your Highness thinks, there's nothing I can do."
Pei Yuan's gaze deepened slightly.
Last time at the salt fields in Changsha Prefecture, he went out at night and almost got separated from Shen Chu because he couldn't see anything.
Later, it was Shen Chu who pulled him back.
Shen Chu must have thought of this, which is why she specially put a whistle in the hairpin for him to use in an emergency, right?
This was the first time someone had come up with such a detailed plan for him, which warmed his heart.
But she couldn't help but retort to Shen Chu.
“I am neither deaf nor mute. If I get lost, I can call for help.”
This whistle is a bit redundant.
Chen Chu...
She was so impressed with her own ingenious idea that she worked on it with great enthusiasm all day long.
Surprisingly, this guy actually complained.
She gave a soft hum and reached for the hairpin.
"Since Your Highness thinks it's unnecessary, then give it back to me. I can give it to someone else."
Pei Yuan blocked her hand, his peach blossom eyes displaying a half-smile.
"Ha, what's the point of taking back something you've given away? Besides, you made this for me, how can you give it to someone else?"
Before he finished speaking, his gaze swept over the hand in front of him, and his eyes suddenly sharpened.
He grabbed Shen Chu's wrist and frowned.
What happened to those blisters on your hands?
"What else could it be? It's just blisters from polishing the hairpin."
Shen Chu snorted softly, a hint of grievance that she herself was unaware of.
Her hands were fair and soft, with one or two transparent blisters on her slender fingertips.
Pei Yuan frowned, feeling a pang of heartache.
But he could only suppress his heartache and show a look of disgust on his face.
"Foolish, you're just polishing a hairpin, and you've got blisters all over your hands."
Shen Chu gritted her teeth in anger.
"Since Your Highness doesn't care about this birthday gift, then I've gone to all this trouble."
"Who says I don't care?"
He absolutely adores it.
Shen Chu looked on with suspicion, "If it's so rare, why is Your Highness still so picky?"
Pei Yuan's thin lips pressed tightly together, "I..."
What could he say?
It can't be said that he has been trying hard to restrain and suppress himself, and that he doesn't dare to reveal his true thoughts at all, right?
He could only change the subject, taking out a muscle-regenerating ointment and saying, "Your blisters need to be treated with medicine."
"It's just a few small blisters, no need to worry." Chen Chu pulled back a little.
Pei Yuan frowned. "No, we must apply the medicine."
He was originally holding Shen Chu's wrist, but when Shen Chu pulled back, he grabbed her hand.
The soft, smooth touch sent a shiver down their spines.
The two people looked into each other's eyes.
Pei Yuan hurriedly released her hand and took a step back. "Why don't you go back and apply the medicine yourself?"
Shen Chu lowered her eyes, took a deep breath, and hummed in agreement.
Pei Yuan placed the whistle into the hairpin, covered the wolf head with it, then removed the jade hairpin from his head and inserted the sandalwood wolf head hairpin into his hair ornament.
Because he couldn't see the hair ornament, he failed to insert the hairpin into the corresponding hole several times.
Instead, it made her hair look a bit messy.
Seeing his clumsy movements, Chen Chu's pent-up anger dissipated.
She couldn't help but step forward and take the hairpin.
"Your Highness, let me do it."
Pei Yuan glanced at him and released his hand.
Shen Chu tucked her disheveled hair back into the hair crown, then held the crown in place with one hand while inserting the hairpin with the other.
Pei Yuan shuddered as he felt her soft fingers gently touch his scalp.
I felt a sudden shiver run through my body from my scalp.
"alright."
Shen Chu took a step back and carefully examined Pei Yuan.
He was already exceptionally handsome, and the sandalwood hairpin added a touch of serenity to his appearance, making him even more dignified.
Is it pretty?
Shen Chu blurted out, "Beautiful."
Pei Yuan's lips curled up, as if to ask whether the person or the hairpin was more attractive.
The words rolled on his lips, but in the end he didn't dare to say them.
The secret emotions surging within him could not be expressed aloud.
He lowered his eyes, suppressing the emotions welling up within them, and asked in a low voice, "Why did you suddenly decide to give me a birthday gift?"
Shen Chu said, "Your Highness should have already received His Majesty's decree, right? His Majesty has granted Your Highness permission to investigate the case of the Marquis of Ning'an's residence with me."
Pei Yuan nodded.
Shen Chu continued, "His Majesty wouldn't change his mind for no reason. It must be that His Highness made some arrangements that made His Majesty change his mind."
Deeply grateful for His Highness's help, Shen Chu didn't know how to repay him. After much thought, she decided that the only way to express her gratitude was to personally prepare a birthday gift for His Highness.
Is it just to express gratitude?
Pei Yuan felt a little disappointed, but then he realized how ridiculous he was.
Knowing that Shen Chu was avoiding him every day, what was he still hoping for?
What more could he want if someone was willing to make a birthday gift for him personally?
"Why is Your Highness's residence so quiet today? Aren't you going to hold a banquet?" Shen Chu asked curiously.
He is the sixth prince, the commander of the Flying Eagle Guard. Why is he so aloof on his birthday?
Pei Yuan gave a self-deprecating laugh, "I am the commander of the Flying Eagle Guard. Do you think any court official would want to get so close to the Flying Eagle Guard?"
Shen Chu opened her mouth, and suddenly felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
The Flying Eagle Guards monitored all officials and served as the emperor's direct eyes and ears.
As the commander of the Flying Eagle Guard, His Majesty probably wouldn't want Pei Yuan to get too close to anyone.
But it was, after all, a birthday, and it was so quiet and deserted.
Feeling a pang of sadness, she blurted out, "I came here to deliver a congratulatory gift, Your Highness, won't you invite me to a meal?"
Pei Yuan's eyes brightened slightly, but a helpless smile appeared on his face.
"Please, please! Order whatever you'd like to eat, and the kitchen will prepare it."
He then opened the door to greet Jinbao.
Lord Shen, please stay for dinner!
Everyone in the Sixth Prince's residence was overjoyed and spread the news.
With Lord Shen here, His Highness probably won't be cutting potato shreds tonight.
They feel like they're alive again.
For a moment, everyone wished they could stand up and kowtow to Shen Chu.
Shen Chu said goodbye and left after having lunch.
After seeing Shen Chu off, Pei Yuan went back and called Jin Bao and Sun Yan into the study at the same time.
He didn't speak, but just sat behind his desk reading, occasionally raising his hand to adjust the crown on his head.
It looked as if he was wearing a laurel wreath on his head.
Sun Yan was completely confused.
"If Your Highness has no further instructions, I will return now; I have a lot of work to do."
Pei Yuan's face darkened, and he adjusted his hair ornament once more.
"What work are you doing? Haven't you noticed anything different about me today?"
Sun Yan said blankly, "What's different? Your Highness is still the same Your Highness as before."
Pei Yuan...
No wonder Jinbao always calls him a fool; he's not innocent at all.
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