mtl008 Chapter 125 Gift
Chapter 125 Gift
When Wen Jiu went to school, Qiao Shinian sat at the door waiting bored.
Yu Changming looked at Yue Yu who was following behind Qiao Shinian and whispered, "You go down."
"But..." Yue Yu looked at Qiao Shinian, feeling a little worried.
Qiao Shinian nodded: "Go down."
After Yue Yu left, Yu Changming looked down at Qiao Shinian, who was sitting on the doorstep without any image. He leaned towards her uncomfortably and asked, "What is your intention in following His Highness?"
Qiao Shinian was surprised at his gentle tone. She looked up at this weathered man with almost no black hair. She raised the corners of her lips slightly, with a hint of yearning and seriousness: "He and I are bound by fate."
When Yu Changming was about to say something, he saw the eunuch at the gate of the courtyard hurried over and bowed to Qiao Shinian: "Miss, His Royal Highness the King is here to pick you up."
"Okay, today will be another happy day." Qiao Shinian jumped up, patted his clothes, and said to Yu Changming with a smile: "It was a pleasure to spend a little time with you just now. I hope we can be like this in the future. Then I will go out first, and you can do whatever you want for the rest of the time. Tell Yue Yu that I will not be back for lunch and dinner!"
Yu Changming looked at Qiao Shinian, who was walking briskly. The gentleness he had just shown disappeared, and he said in a cold voice, "Yue Yu."
"Sir." Yue Yu walked out from behind a pillar and bowed respectfully.
Yu Changming opened his mouth slightly, but in the end he didn't say the original order: "Follow me into the house."
"Yes, sir." Yue Yu lowered his head and responded respectfully.
Qiao Shinian was wearing a light pink dress today, with a jade pendant of poor quality hanging around her waist, a very simple silver hairpin on her head, and rouge and eye makeup on.
Mu Qingchen looked at Qiao Shinian's face, feeling a little surprised, but also a little happy in his heart.
He took two steps forward, his tone filled with joy that he himself did not realize: "Can you have breakfast?"
Qingyu quietly looked at Yingzhu beside him, with a look that said, "Look, I told you that the prince treats this woman differently." She was ready to gossip with Yingzhu, who was also a secret guard.
Yingzhu nodded slightly and secretly looked at this person whom she had seen from afar several times.
Qiao Shinian nodded: "I've eaten!" Then he handed the box in his hands to Mu Qingchen, "Here, an apology gift. I was wrong in what I said yesterday."
"It's okay, it's over." Mu Qingchen still took the box and said, "Let's go, I'll take you out to play today."
"It just so happens that I suddenly realized that I have very few jewelry, so I plan to add two items to my collection, a necklace and a bracelet." Qiao Shinian raised her empty hand, and the gauze slid down her wrist, revealing her fair and flawless skin.
Mu Qingchen lowered his eyes, his ears reddened, and he adjusted his tone: "Then... why don't you want the jewelry I gave you?"
Qiao Shinian followed Mu Qingchen and after hearing his words, she puffed her cheeks, as if she had made up her mind, and lowered her head: "Well, we are friends now, so I will tell you the truth. You gave me such a precious thing, and I can't give you a gift in return."
"You said we are friends, so why can't I accept a gift from a friend?" Mu Qingchen could see Qiao Shinian's white neck when she turned her head. At times like this, she always liked to lower her head, as if she didn't dare to face him.
Qiao Shinian looked up and unexpectedly met his eyes, and Mu Qingchen slightly shifted his gaze.
"Because it's not appropriate. When our statuses are equal in some way, I will accept it, but now our statuses and financial resources are not equal. Such a valuable thing is just a casual gift to you, but it is a reward to me. If there are too many such rewards, over time, I will not be able to get along with you as a friend.
By then, I will be like everyone else, servile and fawning in order to receive your reward. By then, I will no longer be Qiao Shinian in front of you, but a slave. "
Mu Qingchen was silent for a while, then said, "I understand."
Qiao Shinian asked, "Are you coming here on horseback again today?"
"Of course..." Mu Qingchen said as he looked at Qiao Shinian's reaction. Seeing her reluctant expression, he slowly said the second half of the sentence: "I'll pick you up in a carriage."
Qiao Shinian looked up in surprise: "Ah, you can still joke!?"
"I... look serious on weekdays?" Mu Qingchen was a little confused. He looked down at what he was wearing today. It was a gray-blue dress, which looked a bit dull.
Looking at Qiao Shinian's clothes again, he felt that he should find an excuse to change his clothes. This set of clothes was very similar in color to what a serious scholar would often wear.
"Well! You usually look like a mature person who has experienced a lot, without any youthful vigor. However, judging from your face and aura, I can tell at first glance that you are the most reliable and a steady person." Qiao Shinian was particularly sincere when he said the last part.
The journey was not boring at all. Qiao Shinian did not deliberately try to please or praise Mu Qingchen, but just talked about some topics with him like a friend.
In the carriage, Qiao Shinian gestured, "Don't you want to open it and take a look? I've been choosing for a long time! If you don't like this kind, I'll choose something else next time."
Mu Qingchen looked at the box in his hand that had been warmed by his own squeeze. The box was just a simple wooden box and didn't look like anything special.
Looking at Qiao Shinian's expectant eyes, Mu Qingchen nodded: "Excuse me, I'll watch it now."
Opening a gift in front of others is extremely rude, but looking at Qiao Shinian's intention, Mu Qingchen guessed that she likes others to open the gift in front of her to express their appreciation.
When he opened it, Mu Qingchen was slightly stunned. There was a brightly colored flower, made of a very strange material, neither porcelain nor wood.
It exudes a faint scent of gardenia, and the flowers are very special. He has never seen flowers made with such craftsmanship.
A strange feeling lingered in his heart. He stared at the flower in a daze, thinking about such a strange flower.
“Don’t… like it…?” Looking at Mu Qingchen’s face without any emotion, just like before, Qiao Shinian was not sure whether Mu Qingchen liked this gift.
She hesitated and wanted to reach out to take the flower back, but Mu Qingchen held it tightly, holding her fingertips before she could dodge.
"I like it! Really, this is the most beautiful gift I have ever received." Mu Qingchen stared at Qiao Shinian, who had a cautious look on his face, and felt his heart pounding at this moment.
The man's hands were bigger than the woman's, and he could easily wrap the small clay flowers.
Qiao Shinian nodded and pulled out his fingers forcefully.
She was a little worried and a little embarrassed: "As long as you like it, it's good. As long as you like it, it's good."
"I'm glad you like it." Qiao Shinian covered his left hand with his right hand and gently scratched the fingertips, trying to drive away the strange feeling.
This was just an accident, Mu Qingchen seemed to have misunderstood his feelings for her.
She wanted to give up the plan her father told her. She felt really guilty about using such a person.