Chapter 69: Hairpin Flowers
Qingwu took Nanny Xia to the side hall to inquire carefully. She learned that Nanny Xia came here because she felt guilty for not taking good care of her back then. She was stunned for a while.
This was the first person who felt so guilty about her loss since she returned to the Xi family. If Qingwu hadn't still vaguely remembered what happened that year, she would almost think that it was really Nanny Xia who lost her.
But she was able to remember things when she was lost. She vaguely remembered that she was next to her mother, but suddenly someone took her away, and then she fainted. When she woke up, she was staggering. When her memory became clear, she had already seen the master.
It was the kidnapper's fault, how could he blame Aunt Xia? But Qingwu also knew that the elderly were very stubborn and would not give up until they achieved their goals. Seeing Aunt Xia's tears, Qingwu still kept her.
"Let me be clear, I don't blame you. If one day you feel better, go back and live with your children and grandchildren."
Hearing this, Nanny Xia also smiled and said, "Oh," "I understand, but I want to serve you for many years. I also want to serve the young master..."
Just as she said this, Nanny Xia stopped talking abruptly. She suddenly remembered that it was not only Madam and Madam Tong who bullied Madam, but also Song Yunhe.
She glanced at Qingwu, afraid to see sadness on her face. Although Song Yunhe was not a good man, which girl could easily accept a new husband? Was the deposed crown prince necessarily a good one?
Seeing Nanny Xia's expression, Qing Wu guessed what she was thinking. He couldn't help but pat her arm and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Liu Lang is fine, at least better than Song Yunhe."
Seeing Qingwu mention Song Yunhe so frankly, Nanny Xia was relieved at first, but she still had doubts about the character of the deposed prince. Among the royal nobles, how many have good tempers?
Qingwu knew she wouldn't believe it easily, but words wouldn't work; she had to see it for herself. Qingwu then led Nanny Xia out, introducing her to the palace and asking her to recognize the people.
It was a coincidence that when they came out of the side hall, they looked up and saw Zhao Tong pushing Xiao Ji towards them.
Nanny Xia's eyes widened immediately. How could this person be like a fairy? So pretty...
She was still in a daze when the angel-like young man was pushed in front of Qingwu. He picked a peony in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally handed it to Qingwu.
"It's the first one that just opened in the back garden."
After saying this simple sentence, he turned his head away slightly uncomfortably.
Qing Wu couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips, but she hesitated to take it. Just when Xiao Ji and the nanny were puzzled, she suddenly squatted in front of Xiao Ji and said with a smile: "In this case, Liu Lang, why don't you help me put it into the bun?"
Since she entered the palace, she has dressed very simply every day, wearing only one or two hairpins for decoration. Now her black hair is just tied up on her head, which is just right for pinning a peony in it.
This action shocked the other three people. Xiao Ji turned around instantly, his peach blossom eyes full of surprise and a little shyness, but when he met Qingwu's smiling eyes, he couldn't say no.
After a while, the young man with a slightly red face coughed softly, and then raised his wrist honestly.
Qingwu thought it would be fine soon, but after waiting for a breath or two, she couldn't help but look up, only to see that the young man had straightened his back, staring at her bun seriously, and the hand holding the peony moved slightly, gesturing among her bun, as if trying to find a place that suited her best.
Qingwu looked at the face that was serious to the point of solemnity, and his heart suddenly started beating faster.
Nanny Xia looked at Xiao Ji's stiff yet focused profile, then at the smile that could not be hidden in Qing Wu's eyes. Her eyes suddenly felt warm, and her worries quickly dissipated. Isn't this deposed prince just a young man who has just fallen in love? He even knows how to give flowers to his wife.
When the young man finally found the best place to insert the peony, Nanny Xia was already smiling kindly.
She had seen Song Yunhe and Qingwu together. Comparing the two, Nanny Xia could hardly help but sigh, "Oh, how wonderful! This is what a young couple should be."
Over there, Xiao Ji's fingers were suspended in the air and he was reluctant to retract them. His eyes were like being attracted by a magnet, firmly locked on Qing Wu.
A peony was pinned diagonally in her black hair on the left side, and the bright red petals were attached to the tip of her snow-white ear. The extreme red, black and white colors came together, like thick ink splashed into her delicate eyebrows and eyes, which was amazing.
He vaguely heard the sound of his own disordered heartbeat, and felt that the hair full of jewels and jade he had seen before was not as beautiful as the peony before him.
Looking at the smiling girl in front of him, Xiao Ji suddenly felt that only the four words "beauty that overwhelms a country" could describe her. When he first learned this word as a child, he sneered at how someone could be so beautiful as to overwhelm a country. It was really an exaggeration, but now he knew why.
Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Qing Wu raised her hand and gently touched the flower bud, tilting her head to glance at him, "Liu Lang?"
Her voice was filled with laughter. "Is there anything wrong?"
The girl's lively and playful appearance made Xiao Ji wake up from his dream, and his heart was moved. He clenched the armrest of the wheelchair and tried his best to keep himself calm. "No...no."
But how could he hide it from the experienced Nanny Xia? Seeing Xiao Ji's nervous look, the wrinkles at the corners of Nanny Xia's eyes turned into crescents with a smile.
What's there to worry about? No wonder my wife said it was fine, it really is fine...
Suddenly, a tear welled up in the corner of Nanny Xia's eyes. This time, it was no longer out of heartache, but joy.
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