"Second Sister, it's so boring at home! Why don't we go out and play?"
In a courtyard in Xianyang City.
Lu Susu leaned against the side window on the second floor and looked out at the sky, her eyes full of yearning.
Beside her, her second sister, Lu Zhi, was holding a small pair of scissors and building a bonsai.
After hearing his sister's words, Lu Zhi's hand movements paused slightly.
However, it soon returned to normal.
"Father has told me that we are unfamiliar with the people and the place in Xianyang City, and we have no one to rely on. It was best not to go out casually. In Xianyang City, anyone who stepped on them could be an extraordinary figure. Our Lu family can't afford to offend them."
As Lu Zhi spoke, he carefully cut off a slightly withered leaf.
Lu Susu could only give up after hearing her words.
However, she immediately softened as if her spine had been whipped.
She pouted, her face filled with unhappiness.
"Second Sister, what do you think that Young Master Xuan is trying to do? He just brought our family to Xianyang and left us alone. It's been so long, but he didn't even come to see us!”
At the mention of Ying Zi Xuan, Lu Zhi also put down the scissors in his hand.
At the same time, she looked at the sky outside the window in confusion.
His mind seemed to have returned to the scene outside Xianyang City that day.
"Second Sister, we are far away in Pei County. How did that young master know your name? We don't even know him."
When Lu Susu thought of Ying Zixuan, she didn't feel so bored anymore.
When they thought of the day when they first met so many important figures, they were originally extremely nervous.
As a result, when he turned his head, he discovered that Ying Zi Xuan, this big shot among big shots, actually called out his second sister's name in one go.
Just thinking about it was unbelievable.
As for Lu Susu, who was already in her prime, she was naturally imagining some beautiful things.
"Second Sister, do you think that your reputation as a beauty is so great that even the young master of the royal family in Xianyang has heard of your beauty?”
After Lu Zhi heard his sister's words getting more and more ridiculous, he reached out and pinched her ear in a bad mood.
"What nonsense are you spouting all day? What kind of beauty did Xianyang City not have? Would they still lack me? Besides, didn't father say that after our family was brought to Xianyang City? Compared to being a guest, he felt more like he was imprisoned.”
Actually, Lu Zhi had fantasized about it before.
She was a country girl, but she was chosen by the prince. In the end, the two of them got together and lived a life like glue.
However, this was just a random thought when he was bored.
How could such a thing happen?
Lu Susu's smiling face crumbled when she heard her sister's words.
"Hey, Young Master Xuan, have you forgotten about us? I really want to go out and see the outside world. If only you could come and take me out to play!”
Lu Susu leaned against the window like a salted fish.
Since they came to Xianyang, His Highness Xuan had arranged a large courtyard for them and many servants and guards.
But after that, he never appeared again.
From then on, Lu Susu would think of Ying Zi Xuan's handsome face and gentle smile every day.
Just like now.
She seemed to see Ying Zi Xuan appear before her eyes again.
"It would be great if Young Master Xuan could come and bring us out to play. With him bringing us out, Father would definitely not object to us going out!”
Lu Susu, who was so bored that she felt like she was hallucinating, muttered to herself.
Behind her, Lu Zhi, who was about to do needlework, heard his sister's muttering and rolled his eyes at her back.
"Why are you dreaming in broad daylight?”
However, Lu Zhi had just finished speaking.
She heard a voice that was unfamiliar but extremely familiar.
"Beautiful Miss Lu Susu, I wonder if I have the honor of inviting you and your sister out to play?”
When Lu Zhi heard this voice, he had already dropped the needlework in his hands at an extremely fast speed.
Then, she stood nervously by the window.
Lu Susu, who had been leaning against the window, rubbed her eyes in disbelief when she saw Ying Zixuan standing below.
After confirming that she was not hallucinating, she almost jumped up in joy.
"Good! We can finally go out and play!"
After saying that, he grabbed his second sister, who had yet to react, and rushed downstairs in a hurry.
"Slow down, slow down!"
When Lu Zhi was pulled downstairs by her sister, her first reaction was to quickly tidy up her clothes and makeup.
Even though she didn't know why she was doing this.
However, he subconsciously wanted to tidy it up.
He wanted to show his best side.
Lu Susu, on the other hand, did not have such thoughts.
After she went downstairs, she rushed outside.
But when she really saw Ying Zi Xuan, she was somewhat at a loss.
"Then…Well, my sister is still inside. She... She'll be out soon."
Lu Susu looked at Ying Zixuan, who was right in front of her. It was only then that she suddenly realized that she was not familiar with him at all!
However, when she saw the smile on his face, she could not help but want to get close to him.
"Is that so? Then let's wait for her for a while. This is our first official meeting. This is a welcome gift. I hope you like it.”
Ying Zi Xuan looked at the Lu Susu who had rushed to his front, but suddenly became somewhat introverted and reserved, and reached out to take out an exquisite gift box from his sleeve.
There was no girl who didn't like presents.
Especially when it was a gift from someone she liked.
When Lu Susu saw the gift box Ying Zixuan handed over, the joy on her face was difficult to describe.
"Thank you, Young Master Xuan!"
Looking at the gift in front of her, Lu Susu didn't put on an act. Instead, she gladly accepted it.
Moreover, after receiving it, he directly opened it in front of Ying Zi Xuan.
In a small box, a golden hairpin lay quietly.
The exquisite design and luxurious colors immediately made Lu Susu unable to take her eyes off it.
"Wow! What a beautiful hairpin!"
She had just reached out to take it out and was about to put it on when Lu Zhi's somewhat reproachful voice sounded from inside the room.
"Su Su, how can you be so rude? How could he open a gift from his young master? This is very rude behavior."
The moment Lu Zhi went out, he saw his younger sister opening the gift that Ying Zixuan had given her.
According to etiquette, gifts from customers could not be opened in person.
Especially since the other party was a noble prince, this was an even more offensive act.
"It's fine. I'm not very particular about these things. Besides, it's a greeting gift. I should open it first to see if I like it.”
After being reprimanded by her second sister, Lu Susu finally remembered that she had indeed done something wrong.
However, she did not mean to be disrespectful. She was just a little excited just now.
Originally, she wanted to apologize, but Ying Zi Xuan smiled and helped her out of the predicament.
"Hehe…Thank you, Young Master Xuan. I like this hairpin very much. It's very beautiful!”
After Lu Susu heard that Ying Zixuan had helped her out of the predicament, she also hurriedly thanked him again.
Then, he turned around and made a face at his second sister.
"This little sister is naughty, I hope Young Master won't laugh at her.”
Lu Zhi somewhat helplessly rolled his eyes at his younger sister before strolling over to Ying Zi Xuan.
She bent her body slightly and bowed to him solemnly.
"I, Lu Zhi, pay my respects to Prince Xuan.”
Even though Lu Zhi saw Ying Zixuan again, his mood was also inevitably somewhat excited.
However, compared to her lively younger sister, she was much more intellectual.
At least, she could still maintain her composure.
"No need to be so polite. It's our first formal meeting. I hope you like it.”
After Ying Zi Xuan Xu helped Lu Zhi up, he similarly took out a small gift box from his sleeve.
And when Lu Zhi saw this action of his, the gaze in which he looked at Ying Zi Xuan was somewhat strange.
"Young Master, do you know what it means to give a gift for the first time we meet?”
After Lu Zhi stretched out his hand to receive Ying Zi Xuan's gift, a trace of a smile appeared on her face.
And that somewhat playful gaze made Ying Zi Xuan suddenly start.
Was there anything particular about giving a greeting gift?
Isn't giving a gift to someone when they meet to quickly close the distance between people?
And looking at Ying Zi Xuan's somewhat confused expression, Lu Zhi knew that he really did not know the meaning of a meeting gift.
"Young Master, the so-called greeting gift is a gift given by an elder to express their love when they first see a junior!”
An elder giving it to a junior…
After Ying Zi Xuan heard Lu Zhi's words, although his heart was also somewhat embarrassed.
However, he did not show it.
Instead, he casually changed the topic.
"If that's the case, then it's not impossible for me to give you a greeting gift! Even though I'm not an elder, I'm still expressing my fondness. Therefore, there was not much of a problem with giving him a greeting gift, was there?”
When it came to flirting with girls, as long as I'm not embarrassed, then others will be embarrassed.
Ying Zixuan's forced explanation, no matter if it was the intellectual Lu Zhi or the lively Lu Susu, their faces immediately turned red.
Ying Zi Xuan himself held a high position and had a noble identity.
In addition, he had a handsome face and a smile that was as bright as the sun.
To any woman in this era, he was a fatal attraction.
Now that he was flirting with them, Lu Zhi and Lu Susu, who had never experienced anything before, immediately felt embarrassed.
'Love! He... Is he saying that he likes me? Or…He only liked his sister? Or is he trying to ease the awkwardness?
Lu Zhi lowered her head and looked at the gift box in her hand.
However, she subconsciously ruled out the option of relieving the awkwardness.
It was a person's instinct to automatically avoid the outcome that people least wanted to face.
Lu Susu was at a loss for words.
The only thing she could do was hide behind her second sister and secretly size up Ying Zi Xuan.
"Ladies, Father returned to the capital yesterday. My position as the country's governor has finally come to an end. He had been too busy a few days ago and had not been able to entertain them well. I came here today to atone for my sins. I wonder if I can invite the two of you to go out and play with me?”
Since the awkwardness had been averted, what was left was naturally the main topic of the day.
Ying Zi Xuan looked at the Lu Sisters whose eyes were already somewhat evasive.
He once again invited them to go out and play together.
"Alright, alright! This is my first time in Xianyang City. I've wanted to go out and take a look for a long time, but my father has always stopped us from going out, saying that he's afraid of meeting people we can't afford to offend.”
When she once again heard Ying Zi Xuan invite them to go out and play together, Lu Susu agreed without hesitation.
Although Lu Zhi was still a little shy, after looking at his little sister and then at Ying Zi Xuan.
In the end, he nodded.
After coming out from the courtyard where the Lu Family was temporarily staying, Ying Zi Xuan brought the two sisters onto a carriage waiting outside.
From the beginning to the end, Lu Wen had never shown his face.
It wasn't that he didn't know manners.
Rather, he had already clearly seen that Ying Zi Xuan was interested in his own daughter.
That was why he chose to avoid it.
After all, Ying Zi Xuan's identity was absolutely noble.
However, his intention was his daughter.
Then wouldn't he, this old man, stand out and make Ying Zi Xuan feel awkward?
Was he bowing to her or not?
If he bowed, it would not match his status. If he did not bow, it would be impolite.
Therefore, he might as well avoid it directly.
It was now late spring, and some people who had nothing to do would gather to enjoy the last scene of spring flowers.
And now that Emperor Shi Huang was once again overseeing Xianyang City, Ying Zi Xuan had also become this so-called idle person.
After working non-stop for more than a month, he finally had time to relax.
"Second Sister, there are so many peach blossoms over there! Look!"
"It's still better to be outside. I've been staying at home every day during this period of time. I feel like I'm about to get moldy!”
"Young Master Xuan, there's a small lake over there! Shall we go fishing?"
"Sis, there's a bird nest on this tree. Do you think there will be chicks on it?”
....
When the carriage stopped in a peach forest west of the city, Lu Susu, who had been forcefully locked up at home by Lu Wen for more than half a month, was like a canary who had escaped from her cage.
He completely let himself loose in the sea of flowers.
As soon as she got out of the car, she ran away like a crazy girl in the forest.
Although Lu Zhi was more elegant, his eyes were filled with joy when he saw the dense peach blossoms around him.
It was just that she did not show it as clearly as her sister.
"I'm really sorry about this. He brought you to such a strange place and then ignored you. I can only apologize for this."
Ying Zixuan stood at Lu Zhi's side, looking at Lu Susu who was running crazily in the forest, and his mood couldn't help but become a bit better.
And looking at Lu Zhi standing beside him, the corners of Ying Zi Xuan's mouth also curled up slightly.
"Young Master, I am very curious about something, but I don't know if I should ask.”
Facing Ying Zi Xuan's apology once again, after Lu Zhi bit his lips, he finally decided to voice out the greatest doubt in his heart.
This question had been bothering her for a long time.
"You want to ask why I brought your family to Xianyang City, right?”
Regarding Lu Zhi's doubt, Ying Zixuan could guess it without even thinking carefully.
Other than that, there was nothing else to be puzzled about.
"Yes, I am very curious why His Highness brought my family to Xianyang. After the people from Pei County, there were brave generals, elite warriors, and the strategists and ministers that His Highness valued. However, our family doesn't have any of these.”
"What if I said that the reason I brought you here was for you? Would you believe it?"
"I don't believe you."
Lu Zhi practically didn't have any hesitation and directly shook his head to deny Ying Zi Xuan's words.
She knew that she was indeed quite beautiful, but Lu Zhi would never think that she was the kind of peerless beauty who could become famous in the world with her beauty.
After all, when they first met.
When the three sisters stood together, Ying Zi Xuan didn't even know which one she was.
Although she also didn't know why Ying Zi Xuan would call out her name at that time.
However, she definitely wouldn't think so.
What value did he have to make Ying Zi Xuan spend so much effort to bring his entire family from Pei County to Xianyang?
Moreover, he had even prepared a large courtyard for them in a place like Xianyang, where every inch of land was worth an inch of gold.
To put it bluntly.
Just that courtyard alone could not be compared to even if they sold their entire family.
"If Your Highness has any inconvenience, I will not ask.”
After denying Ying Zixuan's words, Lu Zhi turned his head to look at Ying Zixuan.
Although she was still very curious in her heart, if Ying Zixuan didn't want to say it, then she could only choose to give up.
After all, there was a huge gap between their identities.
"Looks like I have to prove that I'm telling the truth!”
"What does Young Master mean?"
Lu Zhi's voice had just fallen when she discovered that Ying Zi Xuan's hand had actually already grabbed her hand.
This sudden change scared her so much that she almost shouted out loud.
"Young Master, Your Highness! You're a noble young master of the imperial family, so please have some self-respect!”
Lu Zhi's gaze was somewhat evasive as he looked at Ying Zi Xuan who suddenly held his hand.
Although she had a good impression of Ying Zi Xuan, that was merely admiration and first impression.
This was not to the point where they could hold hands.
Moreover...
Even if…
Then they should have gone through the matchmaking ceremony first!
It was only their second time meeting.
"Aren't I proving what I said to you? The reason why I brought your entire family to Xianyang is indeed for you. If you are willing, we can even go back and get engaged now."
"Ah!"
After hearing Ying Zixuan's words, Lu Zhi even already forgot to struggle.
There was only disbelief in her eyes.
But looking at Ying Zi Xuan's serious and serious eyes, plus the surrounding peach garden that reflected light.
Lu Zhi only felt as if he was in a dream at this moment.
Everything seemed like a dream.
He did it for me!
Was he really doing this for me?
He actually said that he wanted to get engaged to me!
I... What should I say now?
Shouldn't I ask him how he knew about my existence or if he had seen me before?
Right, should I struggle free first?
However, if I struggle, will he misunderstand that I actually hate him?
It's over, it's over. What should I do now?
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