After Yu Tanqi woke up from her nap, Linlang said, "Miss, Danqing, the guard beside Prince Jiang, is waiting outside. He said that Prince Jiang wants to see you."
Yu Tanqi's still hazy eyes suddenly cleared up, "He wants to see me? Hurry up and dress up for me."
"Yes." Linlang helped Yu Tanqi up.
Tao Hua said, "I will go and tell Dan Qing right away."
After she left, Linlang asked, "Miss, are you still going to wear the same clothes you wore this morning?"
"Yeah." The change of clothes felt a little too obvious.
With the help of the maids, Yu Tanqi put on three layers of luxurious clothes, and finally sat in front of the dressing table.
No matter what era, it takes a long time for women to dress up.
She said, "Just do your makeup simply, don't keep Prince Jiang waiting too long."
Linlang smiled and said, "Miss, you are naturally beautiful, with fair and delicate skin. You don't need to put on too much makeup. Just apply a layer of lip balm to make your lips a bright red."
Yu Tanqi couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips. Who doesn't like to hear others praise themselves?
She looked at herself in the bronze mirror. The girl's fair and delicate face was clearly visible, with curved eyebrows and eyes, smart and cute.
In ancient times, bronze mirrors were items that only wealthy families could afford. They were finely crafted and needed to be polished frequently. The images reflected by the mirrors were no worse than those of modern glass mirrors.
About half an incense stick of time later, Yu Tanqi walked out of his courtyard and went to a nearby attic to meet Jiang Shi.
Boys and girls over the age of seven sit together separately. Even unmarried couples cannot meet privately in the woman's boudoir. Otherwise, if the news gets out, the man will be safe, but the woman's reputation will be greatly damaged.
A young man in sky blue clothes stood in front of the attic with one hand behind his back. He had a tall and slender figure and the thinness of a young man.
The afternoon sun fell on him, and the young man had a face as beautiful as jade, so much so that Linlang, who was walking behind Yu Tanqi, couldn't help but take a second look.
Her future son-in-law was really handsome, more handsome than anyone she had ever seen.
Jiang Shi looked at Yu Tanqi. She was still dressed the same way as in the morning, but her bun was simpler and her head ornaments consisted of only a wooden hairpin and a few tassels.
There was a hint of laziness between the girl's eyebrows, as if she had just woken up.
A gentle smile appeared on his face, and he walked towards her with a gentle voice: "Miss Yu."
Yu Tanqi bowed somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Prince Jiang, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
Jiang Shi said gently, "It's a formality for women to dress up, so I didn't feel like I had been waiting for too long. And it was me who wanted to see Miss Yu, so I should be grateful that you were willing to meet me."
The young man is gentle and polite. Not only is he good-looking, but he also speaks very nicely. It is hard not to be happy with him.
Yu Tanqi couldn't help but smile and said softly, "Then let's go upstairs and talk."
"Okay." Jiang Shi nodded slightly, "Miss Yu, please."
He let Yu Tanqi walk in front of him.
Yu Tanqi did not refuse. When she passed by him, the hem of her lake blue skirt lifted slightly, as if touching the corner of his clothes.
Jiang Shi smelled a faint, light, sweet scent. He looked at Yu Tanqi's figure, his eyes falling on her inky black hair.
The hand behind his back slightly clenched the hairpin in his hand, he smiled slightly, and followed Yu Tanqi.
The two sat down at the round table in the attic. Linlang considerately stood a little further away to help them see if anyone was passing by below.
Yu Tanqi lowered his head slightly and said softly, "I wonder what Prince Jiang wants to say to me?"
Jiang Shi looked at her little face. Her lips were smeared with lip balm, which made her look better, but her skin still had a slightly sickly paleness. "You and I were originally engaged. Yesterday was our first meeting. I didn't have time to give you a meeting gift, so I thought I'd make up for it today."
He stretched out the hand behind his back, and in his broad palm was a finely crafted hairpin. "This is the hairpin I brought from the capital. I don't know what kind of jewelry a girl of your age likes. I hope you don't mind."
Yu Tanqi looked at the hairpin in his hand and felt a little flattered. "This hairpin is very beautiful. How could I dislike it?"
After a pause, she said a little embarrassedly: "But I haven't prepared the gift yet, can you wait for me for a few days?"
If Jiang Shi hadn't said that this was a gift for her, she probably wouldn't have thought of giving him a gift.
She was a little surprised. Is the male protagonist in the book such a gentle and considerate person?
She remembered that although the male protagonist was gentle as jade, he always kept a certain distance from women and never gave gifts personally.
Jiang Shi smiled and said, "This is my fault. I came too suddenly. Miss Yu was not prepared at the moment. You don't have to prepare a meeting gift. Your willingness to go to the capital with me is the best gift for me."
Yu Tanqi blushed slightly and whispered, "But you said you wanted to break off the engagement with me at the beginning."
The girl's voice was soft and sweet, with a hint of coquettishness, which made people's hearts tremble.
Jiang Shi slightly clenched the hairpin in his hand and sighed softly: "If I had met Miss Yu earlier, I might not have written that letter.
But Miss Yu probably doesn't quite understand my current situation. If you return to Beijing with me, you will face unexpected dangers. Do you still want to insist on fulfilling the engagement?"
He looked at Yu Tanqi. The girl raised her eyes and looked at him. A blush appeared on her fair cheeks, but her eyes did not avoid him.
Yu Tanqi said seriously, "You and I were betrothed to each other since we were babies. When my mother was still alive, she taught me to fulfill the engagement. This was the agreement between her and your mother.
Although I have never met you before, your mother and my mother were close friends. We are not blood sisters but better than blood sisters. I believe you are the best husband my mother has chosen for me.
No matter what happens after we go to the capital, I am not afraid. As long as you don't abandon me, I will always stand firmly by your side."
Jiang Shi stared at her blankly, which was rare.
He never thought that one day he would hear a girl say so confidently that she would always stand by his side.
It was only the second day they met, and she didn't know him at all, so why could she trust him so much?
After a while, he heard his voice become somewhat obscure: "What if you knew that I wasn't the wonderful person you thought I was? I might be worthless, and perhaps I couldn't keep my title and give you a lifetime of honor?"
This is how outsiders see him: he is good for nothing but a good-looking face. His uncles and aunts covet the title of Marquis of Wu'an, and he may end up with nothing at any time.
Yu Tanqi shook his head and said, "No matter who you are, you are my fiancé. If we get married in the future, you will be my husband. Husband and wife are one, rising together and falling together. This is my choice, and I will not regret it. I will accept whatever the outcome is."
The girl's eyes were as clear as water and her face was holy. Jiang Shi was a little dazed, and suddenly he thought of the snow-white and silver pear blossoms on the tall pear tree when he first came to Xie's house yesterday.
Pure white and flawless, just like the girl at this moment.
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