"Your Highness, Yan Yu is much more steady and meticulous than I. If I left you here, when I returned, Yan Yu would surely scold me."

Fu Jiu Jiu felt a sour taste rising in her throat. She didn't know how to speak, especially with Qing Feng's request. She was rather embarrassed at the moment.

She didn't know if she should tell Niànxiá the truth.

But Qingfeng said he would handle it properly, she wanted to wait and see.

"Aren't you supposed to be getting married to Qingfeng? You should go back and prepare first."

"No need, we don't need a big celebration either. As long as you and your master are together, that's enough. Anyway, I won't leave the Prince's Mansion. Don't even think about driving me away. Even Yanyu has gone back, and I absolutely will not leave."

"Why are you always trying to get rid of me?" Nianxia felt something was amiss. Could there be danger? Then she couldn't leave even more.

"I'm doing this for your own good, you still blame me."

Niàn Xià smiled, "I'm saying that I would never be separated from you."

Fu Chou Chou knew that Nian Xia was a smart person, afraid that saying too much would reveal her emotions and let her see through, so she let her leave.

Tang Xian came back and saw that Fu Jiujiu wasn't in a good mood. The sweet cakes on the table were neatly arranged, showing no signs of being eaten.

He knew this little girl had loved sweets since she was young and had no resistance to anything sweet and soft.

At this question, he was also stunned for a moment, without speaking for a long time.

Nianxia thought about Fu Jiujiu's words, but she couldn't figure out what they meant. She went to find Qingfeng and took the snacks she bought for him along the way.

"How does it taste?"

Qīngfēng nodded, "Delicious."

"Then why aren't you eating?"

Before meeting Nian Xia, Qingfeng was prepared to die at any moment. But now that he has Nian Xia, he is about to experience the most beautiful happiness in the world, and he can't bear to let it go.

"Isn't it delicious? Let me try," Nian Xia reached for his hand and took a taste, "It's delicious! Why don't you eat it?"

Qīngfēng yáo tóu, kuài de yǎn shì yǎnzǐ de kǔshè, "Chī, nǐ gěi wǒ mǎi de, wǒ shě bù dé chī."

Qīngfēng shook her head quickly, hiding the bitterness in her eyes, "Eat, this is what you bought for me, I can't bear to eat it."

"Silly, just buy more after you finish eating. I've followed my master for so long and earned quite a bit of money. You eat this little bit, it's nothing for me to afford." Nianxia looked at Qingfeng dotingly.

The gentle breeze rustled her hair, but she couldn't help but have teary eyes. Such a good girl, what will become of her in the future?

“I’ve already made up my mind. Our lives belong to the master, and we'll remain his people in this lifetime. But I won't let our children join Tingfeng Tower. They can be ordinary commoners instead. I'll buy them more farmland so they don't need any great skills, just a peaceful life.” M..

Nian Xia longed for the future. As an orphan, she had no parents or siblings, and she yearned for a large family. She hoped to have several children, preferably three sons and two daughters, so that she would have grandchildren to keep her company when she was old.

However, when she turned around and saw Qing Feng's red-rimmed eyes, she was startled. "What's wrong?"

"I... I'm fine. Even if I think the picture you described is too good."

"You shouldn't cry either." Nian Xia smiled at her. Qing Feng was a little younger than her, not by much, but because she had been out for longer, she treated Qing Feng like a younger brother, like a child.

Don't be afraid, I'll protect you from now on.

Qīngfēng suddenly hugged Niànxià tightly. Niànxià's face turned red. "You... what are you doing? Don't let anyone see, it's so embarrassing!"

Qingfeng was originally a shy man, but at this moment, he couldn't care less. The sorrow that had been accumulating in his heart was about to burst free from its confines.

"Nianxia, you're so good, what am I going to do?"

Nianxia smiled, "Then treat me well, just like a master treats his crown princess."

"Nian Xia, Nian Xia…"

The gentle breeze kept calling her name, and Nian Xia smiled helplessly. She patted his back lightly, "I'm here, what's wrong? Why do you all seem so strange today?"

Qing Feng knew that someone as smart as her would probably have guessed, so he quickly put away his emotions. "Nian Xia, is there anything else you want me to do with you?"

Niǎnxià was taken aback, "Getting married? All I want is a home."

"What else?"

“No, I just want a home,” Nian Xia said seriously. “You don't know, just now the Crown Princess told us to return to the capital first, saying that she wanted us to prepare for the wedding. But I think being able to be together is already very fortunate. We don't have family. To me, the most important thing is my master, the Crown Prince, and Yanyu. They will definitely be there in the future, so I don't need to prepare anything.”

The breeze softened, afraid that if it spoke, it would cry out, "The Crown Princess is so good to you."

"Isn't it good for you? Let me tell you, you're currently just a little bit behind the Crown Princess. No one can surpass her."

Qingfeng smiled and nodded, "Then you must follow the Crown Princess well. You have to live a good life for her too."

"Of course, you don't have to say that," Nian Xia said. "Qing Feng, if you have anything, please don't keep it from me."

"I... I don't have." Qingfeng said in a low voice.

Nian Xia's heart remained suspended. They truly had something going on, didn't they?

"Qing Feng, since I've decided to be with you, I will never leave your side for the rest of my life. You are not allowed to leave, understand?"

Qingfeng looked up at the azure sky, melancholy clouding his eyes. "If you meet someone better in the future?"

"No, no, you are the best." Nian Xia said firmly.

……

Fu Jiujiu and Tang Xian had never given up on searching for Bai Zhou's whereabouts. Of course, Fu Jiujiu firmly believed that the girl from that day would come to them again.

As expected, she was in a bad mood because of Nian Xia and Qing Feng, so she went for a walk. The guards were also constantly searching for those lairs.

"Oh, it's you guys! What a coincidence."

A young girl walked toward them, with a charming smile and a radiant beauty like a blooming flower. She took the initiative to greet Fu Jiujiu.

Fujuju looked at her.

"Don't you remember me? I was bitten by a snake at Baiyun Temple."

Fu Jiujiu nodded, "Remember Miss Ning Shuang? I didn't expect to meet her here again, what a coincidence."

"Looks like we were destined to meet," Ning Shuang said with a smile.

"Yeah, it's really fate, isn't it? Seeing each other twice in three days."

"So, Madam, you absolutely cannot refuse my invitation this time. I must thank you properly. After I went down the mountain, I saw a doctor who said if it weren't for your medicine, I would be dead."

Fu Jiujiu smiled faintly, "That snake venom is quite potent. For you to recover so quickly in such a short time is truly unexpected."

A flicker of panic crossed Ning Frost's eyes, but she felt that as intelligent as she was, she would definitely be able to smooth things over. "Yes, I'm feeling better, but it still hurts a little. But I couldn't just stay home, so I came out. Besides, I wouldn't have run into you otherwise!"

Fu Jiu Jiu curled her lips and looked at Tang Xian, "Then... we'd better obey."

First published on the Traditional Chinese Novel Network