Qin Xin was nominally the first daughter of the Qin family, although she was going into a marriage as a concubine, but according to tradition when she marries, it was very reasonable to ask Qin Jiu as her sister to be her attendant*. However, Qin Jiu has been busy recently, so as soon as she received the invitation, she just basically ignored it.
(the literal English translation was makeup, but change it to attendant, which means point to the bride to present property gift, basically like a bridesmaid)
Early in the morning, Qin Jiu went to visit the Huangjue Temple and requested two amulets which she put inside an embroidered pouch she made, one blue and one purple. After being transmigrated inside a book, Qin Jiu just couldn’t say anything about “feudal superstition”, but she still believes that regardless sincerity should be able to work, whether there were gods or buddhas, there was always no harm in carrying an amulet.
In addition to the amulet, Qin Jiu also prepared some dry foods such as dried meat, dried fruit, fried noodles, and sesame cakes for long-term preservation, as well as sour plums to prevent seasickness. She also went to the pharmacy to buy some commonly used drugs, and so on.
Qin Jiu has been busy for several days, dividing everything into two parts, one for Qin Zening and the other for Gu Zezhi.
“Young Miss, Chenjun is here.” Du Ruo came in and reported.
Qin Jiu was still a little unaccustomed to this title and was momentarily dazed before reacting that the Chenjun Du Ruo was referring to was Gu Zezhi.
Qin Jiu picked up the bag with the purple purse and went to the manor’s gate, where Gu Zezhi was waiting for her, as soon as they met, Qin Jiu shoved the bag in her hand to him, “I prepared it for you, take it.”
Gu Zezhi also did not ask what it was, smiled, and took it.
Qin Jiu then took Gu Zezhi’s hand and walked out, saying. “I’ll go with you, there is a Zuixiaolou Restaurant on the nearby Changhua Street where they served a particularly good sweet and sour fish, much better than that what Yunbin Restaurant had.”
“You listened to me, all right!”
“It is as you say.” Gu Zezhi nodded seriously with a light smile lingering on his lips and his gaze was as hot as the summer sun, “I’ll listen to our Xiao Jiu, she’ll never go wrong!”
The words “our Xiao Jiu” were said in a deeply moving voice as if a feather had scratched her ear, it felt itchy and soft, stirring Qin Jiu’s heart.
She felt that she was reaping the benefits she worked hard on as her small chin was raised high and smiling like lilacs blooming on the branches in April.
This good mood has maintained until they arrived at Zuixiaolou Restaurant.
After sitting down in the private room, Qin Jiu couldn’t wait to open the bag and took out the things she prepared, and explained what it should be used for while Gu Zezhi patiently listened.
In no time, these things filled a table.
The last thing she took out of the bag was the purple purse with the delicate bamboo leaf pattern embroidered on it. She loosened the drawstring of the purse and showed him the amulet inside, “This is the amulet I asked for you at the Huangjue Temple.”
Gu Zezhi looked at her, and his beautiful phoenix eyes softened as the corner of his slightly raised mouth was like the bright winding moon in the night sky.
He got up and walked over to her and said, “Put it on for me?”
Since Qin Jiu was sitting at this time, her eye level was the same as his waist. Around his thin waist was a black brocade embroidered with dark patterns, he also wore a suet-white jade pendant carved with several clumps of bamboo.
She gave a “hmmm” and carefully tie the purse to Gu Zezhi next to the jade pendant.
Gu Zezhi looked down at her, the girl’s long and thick eyelashes outlined a light shadow in her eyes, while her skin was as white as jade, soft and exquisite, looking like a fragile white porcelain doll, compared to her who was with him a year ago, they look like two different people.
As the old saying goes, girls really need to be pampered.
The corner of Gu Zezhi’s lips hooked, remembering his first encounter with the little girl’s disheveled and quirky look, making the smile in his eyes rippled.
He knows that his little girl not only hides her claws but also bites people!
Qin Jiu quickly put on the purse for him and motioned him to take a step back to let her see if it was put on properly, however, he didn’t do as he was told and instead, he slightly leaned forward and wrapped his arms around her slender shoulders.
The faint scent of bamboo wafted through her nose, carrying a warm breath that enveloped her.
Qin Jiu subconsciously raised her head when suddenly her vision darkened as his right hand firmly covered her eyes.
She wanted to ask him what he was doing by covering her eyes, but in the next moment, a warm and soft touch her forehead, making her swallow all the unspoken words.
Thump, thump, thump!
Qin Jiu felt her heart pounding wildly, this warm and soft touch, she knew it was him who had kissed her.
That feeling was both new and inexplicably embarrassing to her, causing her ears to burned slightly.
His lips only stayed on her forehead for a moment before retreating, and then her vision brightened up again.
Qin Jiu blinked, still a little dazed. Gu Zezhi at this time had already retreated and sat down back in his seat, taking a sip of tea from the white porcelain teacup.
Waking up from her trance, Qin Jiu’s eyes first fell on his beautiful thin lips making the roots of her ears even hotter, and when her eyes moved down, they fell on his right hand holding the teacup. His slender and fair fingers with distinct joints looked like jade.
This brought back memories at the time she first saw Gu Zezhi at the inn in Yaoqing County, it was also his right hand that she first saw.
At that time, these hand were both beautiful and fair, but for her, she only felt fear.
But now…
Extending her hand across the table, she grabbed his hand and compare her right hand with his, and when the heel of the palm was at the same level, she could clearly see that his fingers were much longer than hers.
Her fingertips gently brushed the thin calluses on his palm and said in a somewhat coquettish tone. “I heard that the Shoushan stone* in Minzhou is a masterpiece, can you bring me a few, please?”
(*commonly used in carving and seal cutting)
“Okay, what do you want to carve?”
“Brother, could it be that you know how to carve a seal?”
“En, what would you like to engrave?”
As Gu Zezhi spoke, he intently gazed at her, his obsidian black eyes were shining brightly as if they were filled with summer starlight.
At this moment, his mood was surprisingly peaceful, joyful, and steadfast.
It feels good to know there’s someone waiting for him to come home!
Qin Xin was nominally the first daughter of the Qin family, although she was going into a marriage as a concubine, but according to tradition when she marries, it was very reasonable to ask Qin Jiu as her sister to be her attendant*. However, Qin Jiu has been busy recently, so as soon as she received the invitation, she just basically ignored it.
(the literal English translation was makeup, but change it to attendant, which means point to the bride to present property gift, basically like a bridesmaid)
Early in the morning, Qin Jiu went to visit the Huangjue Temple and requested two amulets which she put inside an embroidered pouch she made, one blue and one purple. After being transmigrated inside a book, Qin Jiu just couldn’t say anything about “feudal superstition”, but she still believes that regardless sincerity should be able to work, whether there were gods or buddhas, there was always no harm in carrying an amulet.
In addition to the amulet, Qin Jiu also prepared some dry foods such as dried meat, dried fruit, fried noodles, and sesame cakes for long-term preservation, as well as sour plums to prevent seasickness. She also went to the pharmacy to buy some commonly used drugs, and so on.
Qin Jiu has been busy for several days, dividing everything into two parts, one for Qin Zening and the other for Gu Zezhi.
“Young Miss, Chenjun is here.” Du Ruo came in and reported.
Qin Jiu was still a little unaccustomed to this title and was momentarily dazed before reacting that the Chenjun Du Ruo was referring to was Gu Zezhi.
Qin Jiu picked up the bag with the purple purse and went to the manor’s gate, where Gu Zezhi was waiting for her, as soon as they met, Qin Jiu shoved the bag in her hand to him, “I prepared it for you, take it.”
Gu Zezhi also did not ask what it was, smiled, and took it.
Qin Jiu then took Gu Zezhi’s hand and walked out, saying. “I’ll go with you, there is a Zuixiaolou Restaurant on the nearby Changhua Street where they served a particularly good sweet and sour fish, much better than that what Yunbin Restaurant had.”
“You listened to me, all right!”
“It is as you say.” Gu Zezhi nodded seriously with a light smile lingering on his lips and his gaze was as hot as the summer sun, “I’ll listen to our Xiao Jiu, she’ll never go wrong!”
The words “our Xiao Jiu” were said in a deeply moving voice as if a feather had scratched her ear, it felt itchy and soft, stirring Qin Jiu’s heart.
She felt that she was reaping the benefits she worked hard on as her small chin was raised high and smiling like lilacs blooming on the branches in April.
This good mood has maintained until they arrived at Zuixiaolou Restaurant.
After sitting down in the private room, Qin Jiu couldn’t wait to open the bag and took out the things she prepared, and explained what it should be used for while Gu Zezhi patiently listened.
In no time, these things filled a table.
The last thing she took out of the bag was the purple purse with the delicate bamboo leaf pattern embroidered on it. She loosened the drawstring of the purse and showed him the amulet inside, “This is the amulet I asked for you at the Huangjue Temple.”
Gu Zezhi looked at her, and his beautiful phoenix eyes softened as the corner of his slightly raised mouth was like the bright winding moon in the night sky.
He got up and walked over to her and said, “Put it on for me?”
Since Qin Jiu was sitting at this time, her eye level was the same as his waist. Around his thin waist was a black brocade embroidered with dark patterns, he also wore a suet-white jade pendant carved with several clumps of bamboo.
She gave a “hmmm” and carefully tie the purse to Gu Zezhi next to the jade pendant.
Gu Zezhi looked down at her, the girl’s long and thick eyelashes outlined a light shadow in her eyes, while her skin was as white as jade, soft and exquisite, looking like a fragile white porcelain doll, compared to her who was with him a year ago, they look like two different people.
As the old saying goes, girls really need to be pampered.
The corner of Gu Zezhi’s lips hooked, remembering his first encounter with the little girl’s disheveled and quirky look, making the smile in his eyes rippled.
He knows that his little girl not only hides her claws but also bites people!
Qin Jiu quickly put on the purse for him and motioned him to take a step back to let her see if it was put on properly, however, he didn’t do as he was told and instead, he slightly leaned forward and wrapped his arms around her slender shoulders.
The faint scent of bamboo wafted through her nose, carrying a warm breath that enveloped her.
Qin Jiu subconsciously raised her head when suddenly her vision darkened as his right hand firmly covered her eyes.
She wanted to ask him what he was doing by covering her eyes, but in the next moment, a warm and soft touch her forehead, making her swallow all the unspoken words.
Thump, thump, thump!
Qin Jiu felt her heart pounding wildly, this warm and soft touch, she knew it was him who had kissed her.
That feeling was both new and inexplicably embarrassing to her, causing her ears to burned slightly.
His lips only stayed on her forehead for a moment before retreating, and then her vision brightened up again.
Qin Jiu blinked, still a little dazed. Gu Zezhi at this time had already retreated and sat down back in his seat, taking a sip of tea from the white porcelain teacup.
Waking up from her trance, Qin Jiu’s eyes first fell on his beautiful thin lips making the roots of her ears even hotter, and when her eyes moved down, they fell on his right hand holding the teacup. His slender and fair fingers with distinct joints looked like jade.
This brought back memories at the time she first saw Gu Zezhi at the inn in Yaoqing County, it was also his right hand that she first saw.
At that time, these hand were both beautiful and fair, but for her, she only felt fear.
But now…
Extending her hand across the table, she grabbed his hand and compare her right hand with his, and when the heel of the palm was at the same level, she could clearly see that his fingers were much longer than hers.
Her fingertips gently brushed the thin calluses on his palm and said in a somewhat coquettish tone. “I heard that the Shoushan stone* in Minzhou is a masterpiece, can you bring me a few, please?”
(*commonly used in carving and seal cutting)
“Okay, what do you want to carve?”
“Brother, could it be that you know how to carve a seal?”
“En, what would you like to engrave?”
As Gu Zezhi spoke, he intently gazed at her, his obsidian black eyes were shining brightly as if they were filled with summer starlight.
At this moment, his mood was surprisingly peaceful, joyful, and steadfast.
It feels good to know there’s someone waiting for him to come home!
