Chu Ping chuckled, "You don’t want to go in with ?"
Qingi was very proper.
She said, "We’re not married yet, so it’s not right for to enter Madam Chu’s quarters. You should go in and get it; I’ll wait outside for you."
Chu Ping didn’t insist, he nodded in agreent.
He was inside for quite a while, probably unable to find where it was placed.
Chu Ping called the maid loudly to help look for it together.
Qingi stood at the entrance of the courtyard waiting.
Just then, she seed to hear faint sounds of crying nearby.
Qingi was startled and followed the sound to investigate.
The sound ca from behind the artificial mountain near the viewing pond of the main courtyard.
Separated by a wall, Qingi could hear everything clearly.
"Xiao Shuang, you mustn’t cry anymore. What would you have your sister do if the Chu Family saw?"
"But sister, didn’t you say I still had hope of marrying Brother Chu Ping? Now he’s going to marry soone else."
"How can you bla for that? I thought he liked the palace servant, who the Chu Family would never approve of, but surprisingly, they are so eager for that Qingi to enter the family."
"Why wouldn’t they be eager? She’s a favorite of the Princess! By marrying her, the Chu Family gains many advantages in the officialdom. Who would dare oppose them then?"
"Ah! Just bla us for not asuring up to the Princess’s influence. Stop crying, there are countless n under the heavens; I’ll pick another good match for you."
Xiao Shuang wiped away tears, "I knew it; Brother Chu Ping never really intended to marry ."
Chu Ping’s little aunt snorted, "He always talks sweet, and you still believe his nonsense? Enough, stop crying and don’t let anyone see."
Furtive footsteps sounded as they walked away.
Qingi stood frozen in place.
Could it be that Chu Ping also spoke of marrying another?
Did he choose her really because of the Princess?
As a gust of wind blew, Chu Ping’s voice sounded behind her, "Xiao i? Why are you standing here in a daze? I’ve been looking for you."
Qingi snapped back to reality, hurriedly concealing her emotions.
She forced a laugh, "It’s nothing, I was just walking around here at random, waiting for you."
Chu Ping ca over and took her hand, "I found it, let’s go show it to my mother."
Qingi absentmindedly mumbled in agreent.
In the evening.
Bai Zhi’er noticed that Qingi seed not as happy as expected after returning from Chu Ping’s house.
She was practicing calligraphy, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw Qingi wiping the table absentmindedly.
Bai Zhi’er wore an ink-colored dress, her hair tied with two White Jade hairpins.
She looked both exquisitely elegant and possessed a unique girlish charm.
Bai Zhi’er put down the brush and tilted her head, observing Qingi for a while.
"Sister Qingi, you’ve almost polished the table completely; how much longer are you going to keep wiping?" She couldn’t help but laugh as she spoke.
Qingi snapped back, "I forgot."
Bai Zhi’er walked over, "What’s wrong? Could it be that Brother Chu Ping’s parents didn’t welco you? Did they make you suffer?"
"Since you returned, you’ve seed burdened with thoughts, yet Brother Chu Ping clearly said his parents liked you very much."
Qingi put down the cloth, "Lord Chu and Madam Chu are very nice; it’s my own issue."
Bai Zhi’er blinked her bright eyes, "What issue? Surely you’re not thinking you’re unworthy of Brother Chu Ping again?"
Qingi shook her head, "No, Your Highness, today I heard sothing..."
She recounted the conversation she overheard between Xiao Shuang and Chu Ping’s little aunt to Bai Zhi’er.
After hearing it, Bai Zhi’er burst into laughter.
"Such clumsy tricks, rely ant to provoke you, and you happened to fall for it?"
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