Seeing Gu Xiangning's puzzled expression, Xiaoman continued, "Do you think that so many women in a rich family are not as good at giving birth as a peasant girl?"
Gu Xiangning nodded: "Is this possible?"
Xiaoman smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. In fact, there should be more children from wealthy families, but fewer are born, and even fewer survive."
"This is the method used in the backyard. Too many women means war. You can see it from the harem. In the past, when the emperor only favored the queen, the other two women were so well behaved."
"Look, now that we have that imperial concubine, it's doubtful whether the eldest prince can grow up successfully!"
Gu Xiangning understood immediately. Looking at Xiaoman, it was no wonder that Xiaoman refused to enter the palace even if he died. It turned out that it was because he didn't want to live a life of endless struggle with women.
It is better for people to live a relaxed life. She reached out and pulled Xiaoman: "Xiaoman, I will also give you a proposal ceremony like my brother-in-law, and wait until you are willing to marry me."
"I'll give you another grand proposal ceremony, I promise."
When Xiaoman heard this, she smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait. Let's go. Don't be a light bulb here anymore. Let's go back. Next, we will wait for the wedding and then return to Kyoto."
Gu Xiangning naturally had no objection, so he went back to the inn with Xiaoman. The voices of the two had already attracted Qian Jiujiu's attention.
But Qian Jiujiu didn't say anything. She wanted to stay with Mu Yexiao for a while longer. Mu Yexiao could naturally see what Qian Jiujiu was thinking and smiled: "Jiuer, I brought you something."
Qian Jiujiu looked at Mu Yexiao curiously: "What did you bring me?"
Mu Yexiao laughed: "You'll know when you get over there. Get on the horse. It's been a while since I've ridden on the same horse with you."
Qian Jiujiu thought about it and it was true. She watched Mu Yexiao quickly climb onto the horse and then stretch out a hand. Qian Jiujiu exerted force and was held in Mu Yexiao's arms.
"Hello..."
As Mu Yexiao shouted, the horse started to run wildly. Qian Jiujiu widened her eyes and looked at Mu Yexiao: "You should control it and slow down the horse."
"After all, this is in the mountains, not on a flat road."
Although the Bai family built a small road for convenience, it was still not as smooth as the official road outside, so Qian Jiujiu was still a little worried.
However, the mount under them was an old horse that had accompanied Prince Mu Yexiao in his travels for many years, so it would naturally not let the two of them fall, and they soon reached their destination.
The destination is a small valley at the intersection of two mountains and forests. There are cherry blossoms on one side and peach blossoms on the other. The red and white colors look particularly beautiful, and there are all kinds of colorful flowers in the valley.
Qian Jiujiu looked at the flowers and couldn't help but be surprised: "When did you find such a place? What do you plan to do by bringing me here?"
Mu Yexiao got off the horse and brought Qian Jiujiu down with him. Then he took off the things he was carrying and looked at Qian Jiujiu: "I brought the zither and the flute."
"In such a beautiful place, how about playing the qin and flute?"
Qian Jiujiu blinked and looked at Mu Yexiao in confusion: "Why did you suddenly think of playing together in a place like this? It feels like it should be good."
Mu Yexiao smiled: "Of course it's good. Xiaoman said that this place is full of flowers and should not be called the City of Flowers. It should be called the City of Romance. We have arrived at the City of Romance."
"Let's do something romantic."
When Qian Jiujiu heard that this was the reason, she couldn't help but feel touched and amused, but she still enjoyed Mu Yexiao's intentions and looked at Mu Yexiao.
"Give me the harp. I'll play the harp and you can play the flute."
Mu Yexiao naturally wouldn't say anything. Qian Jiujiu found a place to sit on the ground, and Mu Yexiao stood beside Qian Jiujiu. Soon, moving music sounded in the valley.
It's a pity that such a beautiful voice has no one to appreciate it, but it is enough for the two of them to appreciate each other. When the song ended, they smiled at each other.
The song they just played together was "Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix", which was also part of Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu's proposal today. After they were satisfied, the two stood up.
Qian Jiujiu looked at Mu Yexiao and said, "After I go back today, I will draw this scene. When we are old, we can look back at it. Is that okay?"
Mu Yexiao was naturally satisfied: "Okay, but let me draw it. You've worked so hard for so many days, go back and have a good rest first."
"I have arranged everything for the wedding. You can rest tonight. Tomorrow, get up early and become my bride."
When Qian Jiujiu heard this, she suddenly laughed. Seeing Mu Yexiao's puzzled expression, Qian Jiujiu said, "I just think."
"I'm a five-year-old kid, and his mother is a bride. It would be great if she wasn't a shrew."
Mu Yexiao was speechless and looked at Qian Jiujiu: "Don't talk nonsense. You have indeed changed a little since I saw you a few years ago, but you are getting more and more beautiful."
When Qian Jiujiu heard this, she was immediately happy, but she also knew that Mu Yexiao was telling the truth. When they first met, she was just a 16-year-old girl.
She hasn't fully developed yet and is quite immature. Unlike now, she is in the prime of youth and of course she is getting more and more beautiful.
The corners of his mouth curved as he looked at Mu Yexiao: "You are good at talking, but I am really a little sleepy. Let's go back first."
As she spoke, she leaned closer to Mu Yexiao's arms and gradually became silent. Mu Yexiao soon discovered that Qian Jiujiu should have fallen asleep.
I must be too tired. After all, seeing patients for so many days in a row must be very exhausting. And playing the piano just now also requires energy.
Mu Yexiao asked the horse to ride slower, so that he could slowly return to the inn. Inside the inn, Xiaoman and Gu Xiangning had been back for quite some time.
They were all waiting in the hall for Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu to come back, but after looking forward for a long time, they didn't see anyone coming in. Xiaoman looked at Gu Xiangning and felt a little tired.
He couldn't help but look at Gu Xiangning: "Brother, why don't you go and rest first? Your brother-in-law and sister will definitely go to rest when they come back. The wedding is tomorrow!"
Gu Xiangning thought about it and realized that it was true. He looked at Xiaoman and said, "Then you wait here by yourself. I'll go back and rest first."
Xiaoman waited in the inn for a long time and finally saw Mu Yexiao coming in carrying Qian Jiujiu. She couldn't help but widen her eyes and look at the two people in front of her.
"Brother-in-law, what happened to my sister?"
Mu Yexiao glanced at Xiaoman and then answered, "She was too tired and fell asleep. I'll take her back to her room."
When Xiaoman heard this, she couldn't help but wonder in her heart, this brother-in-law really couldn't wait for a day? Did he do it directly in the wild? He actually made his sister so tired
Mu Yexiao saw Xiaoman’s strange look and didn’t know what Xiaoman was thinking. Of course, he didn’t care what Xiaoman was thinking and walked in carrying Qian Jiujiu.
Xiaoman was left alone in the lobby of the inn again. Xiaoman was very depressed. But, forget it, there was nothing to do, so he decided to go out for a walk.
After all, after arriving in Huadu, so many things happened, and I really didn't have a relaxing time shopping! Today was a pretty good day.
She stood up and looked at the maid beside her: "Siqi, let's go shopping."
Siqi naturally had no right to choose, so she followed Xiaoman shopping. When she got to the street, she found that the street was full of flowers for decoration.
Moreover, many small shops have started to use flower petals to make food. It seems that Qingye’s hard work over the past few days has not been in vain. Suddenly, Xiaoman saw one of the shops.
Xiaoman walked in and discovered that all these things were made of flowers and trees, including root carvings and potted plants, with many varieties and they were all very special.
Xiaoman was very happy looking at these things. The shopkeeper came out and greeted Xiaoman: "Miss An, do you like anything?"
Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Xiaoman looked at the root carving and asked, "Who made this?"
The root carving that Xiaoman was referring to was a tiger. The tiger looked powerful and lifelike. Someone with such skills must not be an ordinary person.
Thinking of this, Xiaoman became more and more satisfied. It happened that she didn't have time to attend Qian Jiujiu's wedding last time. Since she was able to attend this time, she should naturally give him a gift.
The root carving tiger in front of him was quite good, just right for a gift. The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, his business was still good.
But this tiger had been reserved by someone else. Looking at Xiaoman, the shopkeeper said apologetically: "Miss, I'm sorry, this tiger has been reserved."
Xiaoman was a little disappointed, but since Tiger had already been booked, she could only look at other options: "I see, that's how it is, shopkeeper, you don't have to feel sorry."
"Since it has been reserved, I can only say that I have no chance of getting this root sculpture. I will take a look at other ones."
As he was about to turn around and look at other things, Qin Cheng walked in from outside: "Uncle Li, is my root carving ready?"
When the shopkeeper heard Qin Cheng's voice, he hurried over to answer: "Master Qin, it's ready. We're just about to load it onto the truck and send it to the Qin Mansion."
When Xiaoman heard this, she immediately understood that the tiger root carving belonged to Qin Cheng. Qin Cheng also saw Xiaoman standing there and was delighted.
He walked over and said, "Qin Cheng greets the county lady. He pays his respects to the county lady."
Xiaoman curled her lips: "Get up, no need to be polite outside."
The shopkeeper was stunned. He didn't expect that the person who had just been rejected was the county lord. He didn't expect that the county lord was so gentle and didn't get angry even after being rejected.
He walked over and looked at Xiaoman: "This old man greets the county lady."
Xiaoman nodded: "You're welcome, shopkeeper. Go and do your thing. I'll take a look and see if there's anything else you want."
The shopkeeper then stood up and glanced at Qin Cheng. Qin Cheng was a little puzzled and looked at Xiaoman: "Why did the county lady think of buying root carvings today? Do you like any? Qin will give them to you!"