Golden Pheasant Feather Fan
Half a month after the year-end festival, Xiao Luochen's leg injury finally healed, but Su Musong was always worried that Xiao Luochen had not fully recovered, so he couldn't help nagging him from time to time and paying attention to him everywhere.
"Luo Chen, your leg injury hasn't healed yet, so you should take a carriage instead of riding a horse."
"Who said my injury hasn't healed? Look, it's healed perfectly, isn't it?"
Xiao Luochen climbed onto the horse, wanting to prove with practical action that there was indeed no problem with his leg. However, before he could even step onto the saddle, he was pulled down by Su Musong.
"Don't take any risks. This is no joke. If you're not careful, you could end up crippled."
Xiao Luochen looked at Su Musong with a serious face and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He suddenly felt that the person in front of him was very much like his wet nurse who worried about everything.
"I'm going to tell Chen Qian that you don't trust her medical skills."
"No, no, no, don't mess with that girl. She said her medical skills are not good. She will chase me and beat me up. I can't beat her."
Seeing Su Musong begging for mercy, Xiao Luochen gave up the idea. Originally, he just wanted to scare Su Musong and had no intention of really going to Changsun Chenqian to complain, so he had to change his method and ask Su Musong to go hunting on the outskirts of the city to prove that his leg had indeed fully recovered.
It was the first sunny day after the snowfall, and the snow on the ground had not melted yet, so Xiao Luochen asked Su Musong to come to the outskirts of Beijing. The two were not keen on hunting, so in the past they mostly used hunting as an excuse to play around in hunting grounds run by someone. But this time they actually went to the mountains and prepared to hunt some wild animals.
Seeing Xiao Luochen riding a horse and drawing his bow freely and easily, Su Musong finally felt relieved and believed that Xiao Luochen had indeed recovered.
After Xiao Luochen let go of two hares, a roe deer, a fox, and a deer, Su Musong finally couldn't help but ask the question in his mind.
"Luo Chen, are you really here to hunt today?"
"I only want the pheasant, so let's leave everything else alone for now."
"Only pheasants?"
"Um."
Su Musong couldn't understand even more. Why did Xiao Luochen pick a fight with this pheasant for no reason?
"Don't just stand there, help quickly, this pheasant is not easy to find."
Xiao Luochen didn't seem to intend to explain to Su Musong why he only hunted pheasants, so Su Musong stopped asking. Since Luochen wanted to, he just helped.
After a busy day, the two finally hunted three pheasants. Xiao Luochen then returned home contentedly.
It was not until he saw the feather fan in Changsun Chenqian's hand that Su Musong suddenly felt as if he knew why Xiao Luochen only hunted pheasants that day.
"Chen Qian, your fan seems unusual. Where did you get it?"
Although Su Musong had a pretty good guess, he still wanted to confirm it.
"This is a gift from Brother Luo Chen. How does it look? It's beautiful, right? It's made of red-bellied pheasant feathers."
Changsun Chenqian proudly showed the feather fan in his hand in front of Su Musong. Although it was as red as a flame, it was faintly glowing with five-colored light, which was really beautiful.
This was a gift Xiao Luochen had given her as a thank you gift when he came to the Duke of Anguo's mansion. Originally, she hadn't intended to accept any thank you gift, but the feather fan was so beautiful and rare that it was hard for a young girl like her to resist such an exquisite and gorgeous item.
The pheasant used to make this feather fan was hunted by Su Musong and Xiao Luochen after they spent a whole day together. How could he not recognize it?
"It looks nice, but what do you need this feather fan for in the dead of winter?"
"I just mentioned that this red-bellied pheasant is unique to Xiangping and has beautiful feathers. If it were made into a feather fan, it would definitely be unique and beautiful. Who knew that Brother Luo Chen would give it to me. Since it is a kind gesture from him, I naturally have to accept it happily."
Thinking about the results of his hard work for a day, Su Musong felt a little uncomfortable when he found out that Xiao Luochen had made a gift for Changsun Chenqian behind his back.
"When did you become so close to him? You keep calling me brother, but I'm your real cousin."
"You're not much older than me, why bother to be so calculating."
"Luo Chen is the same age as me, why are you calling him so attentively?"
"I was given a feather fan as a gift. What's wrong with calling me brother? If you give me something precious, maybe I will be willing to call you brother."
"Then tell me, what do you want?"
Changsun Chenqian was just joking at first, but she didn't expect that Su Musong, who was used to joking, would be serious this time.
"Why don't you give me the amber bead on your waist?"
Changsun Chenqian believed that Su Musong was talking out of anger, so she mentioned an item that she knew Su Musong would never agree to give to her.
This amber bead is naturally round and uncarved. Inside it is a blue butterfly with its wings spread out, ready to fly. It is extremely rare. It was a birthday gift given to Su Musong by Su Maoyi on his tenth birthday. Therefore, he cherishes it very much and keeps it with him day and night. He will give his younger brothers and sisters anything they ask for, but he is reluctant to give away this amber bead.
"How is it? Are you reluctant to part with it? Then forget it, Brother Luo Chen is still thoughtful and generous."
Su Musong hesitated for a moment, but still took off the amber bead. Chang Sun Chenqian didn't expect that he would really be willing to give it up, and was secretly surprised, but Su Musong also had his own conditions.
"It's not impossible to give you the amber bead, but you must give me this feather fan in exchange."
Although this feather fan is also rare, it is far inferior to Su Musong's amber beads. This is obviously a losing deal. Changsun Chenqian is really curious why he agreed.
"What do you need a fan for in this cold weather?"
This was what Su Musong had just asked Changsun Chenqian, but now Changsun Chenqian was asking him back.
"Spring is coming soon, and summer isn't far away. Why shouldn't I make plans early?"
"This is a fan for girls' home use. It's inappropriate for you to hold it, right?"
"I like it. It's fine even if it's just for display."
"Exchange the amber beads for an ornament?"
"What do you care about me? Just say whether to change or not?"
Chang Sun Chenqian saw that Su Musong was determined to get the feather fan, so he thought for a moment and handed the fan over.
"A gentleman does not take away what others love. You can keep the amber bead. Since you like this feather fan so much, I will give it to you. However, you must not let Brother Luo Chen know, otherwise he will be unhappy."
Changsun Chenqian hadn't really thought about wanting Su Musong's amber bead. She just saw that he seemed particularly interested in the feather fan, so she wanted to tease him. Seeing how serious and persistent he was, she couldn't bear to tease him anymore. Although the feather fan was gorgeous and rare, it was still an object after all. For Changsun Chenqian, it was just a temporary novelty. Since Su Musong wanted it so urgently, why not give it to him?
Su Musong took the fan in a daze. He didn't know why Changsun Chenqian changed her mind. He just thought she was hiding other thoughts. No matter what, he would feel more at ease knowing that the fan was not in her hands.
"Then come back to me when you need something else."
"Then let's do it this way for now."
Chang Sun Chenqian seemed to have remembered something and suddenly asked
"Mu Song, do you really want this feather fan just because you like it?"
It was more like Changsun Chenqian's question was not so much a question to Su Musong as it was a question she asked Su Musong herself, because she didn't want an answer. After asking the question, she walked away, leaving Su Musong standing there in a trance, holding his feather fan in his hand.
Is it really just because he likes this fan? Su Musong only knows that he has no particular preference for feather fans.
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