Chapter 9: Birthdays
The sunlight came in through the crack in the window, and half of it hit Bei Poppy's face, which he was pestling with his hands, and he sat down at the round table with his eyes closed.
I lay on my side on the bed and watched him quietly, hoping that the days to come would be as quiet as today.
Interrupted by the shouting of the streets, Bei Poppy opened his eyes and looked at me, and I quickly got up.
Bei Poppy is easy to look like, and accompany me to buy a birthday gift for Qin Mi.
There are many prosperous merchants in the Holy Dynasty, and they look at the next one's things better, and the monkeys carry corn, and they don't buy anything for a long time.
Bei Poppy said: "Why don't I take you to a place, then there should be a suitable one." β
I always thought that Bei Poppy had a good eye, and I happily agreed.
Follow the North Poppy to the "Xingyue Pawnshop".
The pawnshop owner asked very enthusiastically: "Are the two guest officers doing things or treasure hunting?" β
Bei Poppy motioned for me to take out my chin, and the boss saw it and immediately welcomed us to the back hall.
The boss said respectfully to me, "I don't know what is the important matter for the envoys to come?" β
I looked at Bei Poppy and said with a smile: "Your Excellency is going to give you a birthday gift, so let me come and have a look." β
"I don't know if it's for a man or a woman?"
"Woman"
The boss understood, let us wait for a while, and then take out three things: a piece of black jade carved with Pixiu; One is a gold longevity lock; There is also a hairpin carved from agarwood.
The boss said: "If you don't like it, there is still a warehouse."
I looked at these things, picked up the hairpin and looked at it carefully, and said, "That's it, this hairpin style is simple and noble."
The boss patted the horse and said: "Girl has a good eye, this is a thousand-year-old agarwood, the smell is sweet and cool, and it is the best in agarwood."
After saying goodbye to the shopkeeper, he returned to the inn.
"Yue'er, I have something to do tonight, and I can't come back on a cloudy day, you take care of yourself."
"Go ahead, don't get hurt. Come back early, I'll wait for you. β
At noon the next day, Qin Xu came to the inn to pick me up.
The General's Mansion is really lively, the sister of the first general in Beichen celebrates her birthday, can it not be lively?
As Qin Xu entered the mansion, many people immediately gathered around to congratulate me, and everyone wanted to take a look at me.
"The general's horses are heroic and high-spirited, and my sister is even more gentle and virtuous, so she really deserves to celebrate," an official said.
Qin Xu introduced me and said, "This is Lord Qing Zuo of Dali Temple."
I bowed slightly according to the number of courtesies: "Lord Zuo."
"The old man has never seen the general favor any woman before, but now I see that the girl is really a beautiful blue heart, and she is captivating the country and the city, no wonder the general looks at each other so blue-eyed."
Qin Xu looked at me and smiled and didn't explain, but said to the officials around, "I'll take Shuyue to see my sister first." Adults, please go to the front hall and take your seats, and I'll be there. β
When Qin Mi saw me coming, he immediately greeted me and said, "Shuyue, you are here, are you okay with my red gauze dress?" Then it took a turn.
"My sister looks good in whatever she wears, and today's red clothes are even more lined with sinking fish and geese, which makes people can't take their eyes off."
"It's sweet to you. You're the one who can't take your eyes off. You see, my brother just saw you on the Yuan Festival, and it was unforgettable. β
Seeing this, Qin Xu was a little embarrassed and hurriedly said, "Sister, let's talk to you, I'll go and greet the guests first." β
Qin Midu nodded and said, "Go quickly!" He dragged me into her room.
I took out the prepared gift to Qin Mi and said, "Sister, this is a gift from me, it was chosen by me and my son-in-law, I hope it can get into my sister's eyes." β
Qin Mi didn't look at the gift, he looked straight at me, and said in disbelief: "Your son-in-law? You, the one you like? β
I nodded with happiness on my face and said, "Yes, I have love, he is as gentle as jade, and he treats me with all his heart." β
Qin Mi's mouth opened slightly, sighed again, and said in a somewhat sad tone: "That's really congratulations to my sister, to be accompanied by this beloved person." This gift of yours is so precious that it scares me. β
Hearing the footsteps coming hurriedly, it was a maid who waved her hand to Qin Mi and said, "Miss, the general said that the musicians have arrived, please come over and sit down." β
"Got it, we'll get over here."
When I arrived in the front hall, it was full of friends and melodious music, and my seat was Qin Xu on the right and Qin Mi on the left.
A burly official said: "I heard that Miss Qin Mi's dancing skills are outstanding, can you let us open our eyes today." β
Qin Mi stood up and said with a smile: "Then it's ugly." β
Qin Mi took the golden silk long sleeves in the hands of the maid behind him and walked into the middle of the hall, and with the music, she slowly danced with long sleeves, and her red dress fluttered, like a red peony in full bloom.
I was looking at it with relish, Qin Xu came over and said, "Shuyue, can we take a step to talk?"
I nodded and followed Qin Xu to the backyard, Qin Xu took a box and said, "Give it to you, I hope you can accept it."
I opened the box and saw that it was an emerald green jade bracelet, then closed the box and said, "This gift is too expensive for me to accept." β
"This is what my mother left me, so that I can give it to the person I like. Shu Yue, that night you enjoyed the lanterns, I saw you in the attic, and I fell in love with you, I have been fighting all year round, and I have never been so moved by any girl, I hope you can understand my abruptness. β
"General Xie is very loving, but I already have love in my heart, and I vow that I will not give up in this life."
Qin Xu clenched his fists, his face was full of disappointment, and he said for a long time: "I should have thought of it, like a girl with a smile like a flower, there must be many elegant people stepping on the door to ask for marriage, but this bracelet is still asked to be accepted by the girl, just know a friend, okay?" β
"Qin Xu, you let me find it easily." Dressed in red, wearing gold ornaments, and a petite body, she looks like a daughter at a glance.
"Ten Princesses"
The princess didn't promise Qin Xu, but stared at me directly, looking at me.
"Who are you?"
"She's my friend" Before I could answer, Qin Xu preemptively said.
"Friends? Give a friend a bracelet that your mother left you? I come to your house almost every day, why don't I see you give me a bracelet. Where am I inferior to her? β
"Princess, you misunderstood, I have a fiancΓ©."
"What about having a fiancΓ©? It's not that you're seducing the general here, you're taking a fancy to him, using foxy means to capture and indulge here. β
"Beizheng, it's me who is pestering Miss Shu, don't speak ill of you again."
"That is, you can be fooled by this fox, stupid." "Let me tell you, Qin Xu is mine, you don't want to beat him." Recognize who you are. The tenth princess said angrily.
"Okay, Shuyue was invited by me for my birthday." Qin Mi didn't know when he came.
"Sister Qin, but this fox, she ββ-"
"Okay, Tenth Princess, you go back to the banquet first, and I'll explain to you later, okay?"
The tenth princess looked at Qin Xu, pouted, glared at me, and walked away.
"Shuyue, you can take it! My younger brother fought in the north and south to achieve what he has achieved today, and many ministers want to bring their daughters into the general's palace, but he has never looked at those women, let alone talked to them. Only you, I have never seen him so attentive, you should be his heart. β
I insisted, "You can take other gifts, but this one can't." Then he handed the box to Qin Xu, "It's not too early, I should go back." β
Qin Xu blurted out, "I'll send you." β
I wanted to excuse myself.
Qin Mi looked at his younger brother and said sadly: "Please don't excuse the girl." β
Walking all the way, Qin Xu didn't speak.
"I'm here, thank you Qin Xu, you will find a good match for you in the future."
Qin Xu was silent for a while, and said slowly: "Shuyue, if you need it, I hope you can think of me." β
"I will, thank you, General."
Enter the room.
Bei Poppy said with a wicked smile: "Do I want to lock Xiao Qi in the future, so that I won't mess with peach blossoms everywhere." β
I happily ran over and hugged him and said, "No amount of peach blossoms is as good as yours." β
"I'll be jealous, this peach blossom of mine is not allowed to be seen by other men."
My heart throbbed, looking at Bei Poppy, but I felt that his face was pale.
"Bei Poppy, are you uncomfortable? Why is your face so pale? β
"It's very uncomfortable, it hurts to see my lady walking with other men."
"That's not even if you left me first, I still thought that the two of us went to Qin Mi's birthday together."
Bei Poppy kissed me lightly on the forehead and said, "Clean up, let's go tonight, I'll take you somewhere." β
I didn't ask where I was going, but the obedient quickly packed up my things and rode a horse with the North Poppy to a manor.
When they arrived at the manor, an old man opened the door and said, "Lord, the room is ready." β
Bei Poppy nodded, took my hand and went in, there was a stove in the room, it was very warm.
Night.
Bei Poppy picked up the pen on the desk and wrote on the paper for a while, then came to his side and hugged me gently: "Nian Nian." β
"Once the sea was difficult to water, except for Wushan, it is not a cloud. Take the second flower bush lazy review, half of the edge of the cultivation and half of the king. β
"Bei Poppy, will you be by my side for the rest of your life?"
"Of course, my heart is only you, Yue'er, can we get married? I want you to be my bride. β
I snuggled into the arms of the North Poppy, "Okay, then when are we going to have a faint prayer?" β
"It's a cloudy day, please witness that he is my uncle."
"Well, everything is up to you. What about your mom and dad? β
"My mother died, my father is still there, but he was ruthless, for his power, forced my mother to death, took another woman as his wife, and framed his own brother, the old man who opened the door today." "Uncle has no intention of power, so he lives in seclusion here."
"Bei Poppy, you have me in the future, and we will never give up. I want to put the poems into the spirit bag, and then we will take them out in the twilight of our years, how beautiful it should be. βγ
Bei Poppy doted: "I can only be Yue'er in the years to come." β