Tang Zhuyun did not agree.
"Don't you think about it? Right now you're still in your early stages of pregnancy and your body is still light, so going to Liaodong is no problem; but after Linlin gets married, you'll be six or seven months pregnant, how will you manage to travel back?"
"It's okay, I won't come back. I can give birth in Liaodong and then come back," Ren Yingying said confidently. "I've already calculated everything. My due date is in July, Zidu after giving birth I'll have to rest and recuperate, and by the time I finish that it will be August. In another month or two, it will start snowing in Liaodong, and I plan to go skiing for a season before coming back."
Tang Zhuyun: "... You're skiing off-piste? Don't you want to live?"
"Skilled and daring, hahaha," Ren Yingying said. "I definitely won't do anything too exciting, just something to have some fun. I'm not going to the wedding for you, I'm just representing you, adding to the celebration, it's fine with or without me. But I need to get rid of that awful sister-in-law, that jerk of a man will keep thinking about her every day."
That won't do.
Her man could only think of her.
"Tangbao, I'm just worried about you." Ren Yingying muttered, "You said the Nanyue delegation has all gone back, but we've searched high and low for that person Wuxian saw before, and we still can't find him. Where did he go?"
Tang Zhuyun said, "Perhaps Wuxian was mistaken."
"But Xiu'er trusts Wuxian; Xiu'er knows him best."
Tang Zhuyun actually believed that she said this only because she didn't want Ren Yingying to worry too much about getting pregnant.
Where did that person who looked exactly like me, who vanished into thin air, go?
She was completely baffled.
And she also knew that, regardless of Emperor Wen, Xiu'er, Yanran Ren Yingying... none of these people who cared about her had truly put their hearts at ease.
This matter became a sword hanging over their heads, ready to fall at any moment.
But no matter how we search, we can't find it. We have no other option but to put it on hold for now.
Yanran was also discussing this matter with Cui Xiaoqiu.
"Cui Xiaoqiu, you're so smart, how come you couldn't have thought of that?" Yanran scratched her head in frustration. "This person can't just disappear into the ground, can they?"
Cui Xiaoqiu gave Yanran a rice ball with vegetables, "Eat something first, then think about it."
Yanran took a big bite of the rice ball and then asked, "Did your mother make this?"
Cui Xiaoqiu had brought her some before, saying it was made by Madam Cui.
Perhaps because she really liked it, Cui Xiaoqiu would bring it to her every few days.
This is no ordinary rice ball; it's said to be a "secret recipe" brought by Madam Cui from her family home, and it's been touted as a fantastic dish.
Cui Xiaoqiu even revealed her mother's secret, saying that this was the only thing she knew how to cook.
"Hmm," Cui Xiaoqiu said, "Are you tired of eating it all? I told her that even though you like it, you can't eat it all the time. But she always asks me to bring it for you."
Yanran took a big bite of her rice ball and said, "It's delicious, I'm not tired of it. Cui Xiaoqiu, what's wrong with your mother lately? Why does she suddenly like me?"
It's almost unbelievable that she put croton oil in the rice ball.
But as it turns out, that wasn't the case.
Cui Xiaoqiu: "..."
He always thought Yanran was unaware of her mother's displeasure, but he never expected that she knew it very well.
"Because you are sincere to others, my mother just didn't understand you before."
"Oh."
Whatever you say goes.
Whether she likes him or not, it doesn't affect the fact that she and Cui Xiaoqiu are good friends.
Sometimes, she felt quite upset because it seemed her father didn't like Cui Xiaoqiu.
However, this certainly won't affect their friendship!
"Did you know my brother is getting married?" Yanran, swinging her legs.
I've heard about it.
Who told you that?
"It's spread throughout the capital?"
"Ah?" Yanran exclaimed in surprise, "Who spread this lie? Oh, no, who spread this story?"
That's the truth.
"What do you think?" Cui Xiaoqiu asked her with a smile.
"You?"
Cui Xiaoqiu was both amused and exasperated. "What does this have to do with me?"
"Aren't you close to my brother? Are you trying to announce this to the world? This is something he did on his own initiative, and neither Father nor Mother are happy about it. He did it on purpose, didn't he?"
Cui Xiaoqiu: "Great minds think alike, but I didn't get involved."
The implication is that Linlin herself spread these rumors.
"That's strange, what does my brother like about Lang Xuan? She doesn't seem like a smart person!"
Cui Xiaoqiu asked, "So, do you think you're smart?"
Yanran: "What does this have to do with me? It depends on who you're comparing me to. If it's you, then there aren't many smart people like that."
"But I like you."
As Cui Xiaoqiu spoke, her hands clenched into fists inside her sleeves, her eyes filled with sincerity and trepidation.
"Hahaha, I get it, that's called complementarity." Yanran laughed brightly, revealing her clean, white teeth. "You're smart, I'm not; you're not physically strong, I am; you can't fight, I can..."
Lang Xuan has nothing, but her brother has everything.
It helped alleviate poverty.
Perhaps the older brother enjoys this feeling of being completely crushed?
"But Yanran..."
Your brother's affection is for Lang Xuan; why can my affection only be complementary?
Cui Xiaoqiu wants to make things clear today.
Because Linlin is getting married.
He knows Linlin very well.
Don't release the hawk until you see the rabbit.
However, they are also decisive and quick; once a decision is made, it is quickly finalized to avoid any unforeseen complications.
Cui Xiaoqiu felt that he also needed to study, so he also planned to express his feelings.
--Yanran, I've been waiting for you for so, so long.
Waiting for you to grow up.
Unexpectedly, the smile on Yanran's face suddenly froze.
Startled by her blank expression, Cui Xiaoqiu quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Yanran said with a mournful face, "Cui Xiaoqiu, I think... I've gotten my period. Did you bring that?"
She had been laughing so Wuji when she suddenly felt something flowing out from below.
It matches up.
Although she spoke very unclearly, Cui Xiaoqiu still understood.
He first stuffed the purse into her hand, then took off his fox fur coat and held it behind her back.
After Yanran finished tidying herself up, a steaming bowl of jujube tea was already on the table.
"Jiang'er has already gone back to get her clothes." Cui Xiaoqiu handed her the small hand warmer.
"Cui Xiaoqiu, you know too much." Yanran chuckled. "Don't bother, I'm not that uncomfortable, just a little heavy-hearted. Tell me honestly, did you learn this from the maids?"
"No, I specifically looked into it for you."
"For me?" Yanran was stunned.
She belatedly realized that something seemed off about Cui Xiaoqiu.
He was staring at him with burning eyes.
That gaze was too direct and frank, and it carried too much expectation.
"Yanran, if I don't tell you, will we have to wait until the end of time?" Cui Xiaoqiu's eyes were filled with unfathomable doting affection.
The hand warmer in Yanran's hand rolled to the ground, and she covered her face with her hands.
Oh my god!
The Empress Dowager said that the arrival of one's period means adulthood, and one can consider many adult matters, including matters of love and romance.
At the time, she felt it was an incredibly long time, but she never expected that she wouldn't even make it to the next day.
She was confessed to on her very first day as an adult.
The person who confessed their feelings was still their childhood sweetheart.
(Just tidying up, almost finished~ It'll be about the end of the month, I'll write some side stories next month~)