She pointed her finger at him, her little face full of grievance and annoyance.

Gong Qianxi looked at her childlike look with a funny face, and then smiled and said: "Little fool, don't be angry, I haven't forgotten jì, today is your thirteenth birthday, how could I forget to prepare a gift for you!" ”

Gong Hanli turned his anger into joy at this time, smiled and leaned close to Qianxian, bent his head sideways, his eyes smiled with stars, and said happily: "Then what is your gift?" As he spoke, he stretched out his small soft hand and turned his palm up in a gesture of begging for a gift.

Qian Qi looked at her, the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose, but his eyes became extremely complicated. He said lightly: "Father regards your birthday this year as a coming-of-age ceremony, and I want to give you a gift that matches this." But I'll give you a special gift when it comes to your real rite of passage. ”

"Oh! I'm really looking forward to my fifteenth birthday. So what about this gift? Her eyes sparkled and adorable, and seemed to have a childlike cunning.

Qian's hand puffed back, and then reached out in front of her, and suddenly a small box of delicate boxes appeared on his palm. The vermilion background, the gold edges, and the intricate patterns carved on the box make this small box look particularly endearing.

She took it, carefully opened the box, and found a round and flat box lying inside, and a gorgeous peony pattern quietly bloomed above the box. She took the box out of the box and twisted the lid again to open it. I didn't see anything inside, but there was a burst of aromatic fragrance, which seemed to be a mixture of Chongjiang, mountain flowers, pomegranates and Su Fangmu, fresh and elegant, but faintly revealing a gorgeous taste.

She was stunned for a moment, and then said hesitantly: "This, this, isn't this rouge?" ”

Qian smiled and said, "Yes, if it's a coming-of-age ceremony, shouldn't you use rouge?" As he spoke, he took out a thin hosta from the mirror box just now, picked a little in the box, and applied it to her lips, moving gently and carefully, and after a while, he said as if he was done: "Look, isn't this beautiful!" ”

She pursed her lips, and was anxious to have no mirror, only to find that the Ling side of the small box was actually inlaid with a silver mirror from the Tailuo Kingdom of the Western Regions, this mirror was different from the bronze mirror of Tang Xia, and it was extremely clear. Take a closer look, inside the mirror is a woman with delicate lips and a beautiful appearance. The delicate lips are even more beautiful.

She carefully took the rouge box and the hosta from him, carefully covered it, and put it back in the box. Only then did he show a smile and said, "Fourth brother, Li'er, I like this year's gift very much!" ”

He laughed and replied, "As long as you like!" ”

The two talked for a long time in the Liuying Water Pavilion before saying goodbye. The fourth daughter of the emperor walked out alone the way she came. The six people who were waiting in front of the Jinhua Hall saw her come out and hurriedly greeted her. And the four guards were even more relieved to see her come out safe and sound. was planning to escort her back to the palace. But she suddenly said to the young man who had stopped her just now, "You, what's your name?" The tone was still the same as before.

"Back to Her Royal Highness the Princess, subordinate Suzaku." The handsome young man replied softly.

"Hmm." The fourth daughter of the emperor answered, and then said no more, and returned to her palace - Guanju Palace together in the company of everyone.

To be continued