In the bustling crowd, Xiaoqing held Bai Suzhen's hand and strolled around casually, occasionally stopping in front of some special stalls, looking through the various items on the stalls with interest, "Sister, what do you think of this bracelet?" In front of the jewelry stall, Xiaoqing took a fancy to a jade bracelet at first sight, took Bai Suzhen's hand and tried it, but was not satisfied, "It's a bit tacky..." Frowning, she abandoned the bracelet and pulled Bai Suzhen to the other side of a stall selling fabrics. She carefully selected a piece of fabric with elegant patterns and compared it. She felt that it was quite suitable for making clothes for Bai Suzhen. She nodded with satisfaction, raised her eyes and looked at Bai Suzhen excitedly and asked, "This piece of material is good, what do you think, sister?"
"Qing'er's choice is naturally the best." Bai Suzhen just glanced at the cloth casually, and then looked at Xiaoqing gently again, as if she wanted to make up for the time they had spent apart for a few days.
"This girl has good taste. The silk in your hands is top-quality silk. It is perfect for making clothes. If you don't believe me, feel it and look at its texture. I dare say that you can hardly buy such good material in Suzhou except from me." Seeing that there was business to be done, the stall owner praised his own products.
"To be honest with you two ladies, the clothes that our prefect's wife is wearing are made of this silk-"
"Okay, okay." Xiao Qing interrupted the stall owner's chattering impatiently. She raised her eyebrows, waved her hand, and said to the stall owner: "Pack this silk for me. I want it." Then she took out a silver ingot and threw it over.
"Okay, wait a moment, young lady." The stall owner smiled and put the silver in his pocket. Then he carefully wrapped up the silk that Xiaoqing had chosen and handed it to Xiaoqing politely: "Young lady, take it."
"Boss, do you know which is the best tailor shop in Suzhou City?" Xiaoqing asked as she took the silk handed over by the stall owner.
The stall owner said without hesitation: "Of course it's Zhou's Tailor Shop."
Xiao Qing asked, "How do you get to Zhou's tailor shop?"
The stall owner pointed and said, "Girls, just go straight ahead and then turn right. It's very close."
Xiaoqing nodded and said to the stall owner, "Thank you very much." She turned her head to look at Bai Suzhen, raised the silk in her hand, and said, "Sister, let's go to Zhou's tailor shop and let them use this silk to make you a dress." After a pause, a hint of eagerness flashed in her eyes: "I want to design the style of the dress myself for you."
Hearing this, Bai Suzhen couldn't help but said expectantly, "Then I'd like to see how beautiful the clothes Qing'er designed are."
Xiaoqing took Bai Suzhen's hand, with a sly look in her eyes: "Sister, you are as beautiful as a fairy. Even the ugliest clothes will look great on you."
Bai Suzhen burst out laughing, glanced at Xiaoqing, and said jokingly, "I haven't seen you for a few days, Qing'er, but your mouth is as sweet as honey. Is it possible that most of the food in your Dragon Palace is sweet?"
Xiaoqing stuck out her tongue and said with a smile, "Sister, you are naturally beautiful, it's true, I'm not kidding." As soon as she finished speaking, she heard cheers. She looked up out of curiosity and saw a crowd of people not far ahead. She could vaguely see someone doing somersaults in the crowd, and it looked like a street performer performing for money. "Sister, it seems to be quite lively over there, let's go over and take a look."
"Qing'er, how is your brother's marriage going? Have you and Miss Ao persuaded your father to ask the Jade Emperor to take back the marriage decree?" Suzhou is far away from the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea. Bai Suzhen has no way of knowing the news about the wedding ceremony of the fourth prince of the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea and the Peony Fairy, the head of all flowers. Now that Xiaoqing has returned, she has the opportunity to inquire about the latest situation. Bai Suzhen has seen Xiaoqing's fourth brother Ao Yufeng, who has a cheerful personality and extraordinary appearance. Although Bai Suzhen has never met the Peony Fairy, she has heard Bai Feng and others mention her. It is said that she is a cold person, but a woman who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and chivalrous. If the other party has not already had someone in his heart, Bai Suzhen thinks that her marriage with Xiaoqing's fourth brother is a match made in heaven and a good thing.
When Bai Suzhen asked about Yufeng's marriage, Xiaoqing's eyebrows moved slightly and she said, "My elder sister, second sister and I did try our best to persuade our father to stop Yufeng and Mu Yanran's marriage. In the end, our father was persuaded by the three of us and went to the Heavenly Palace to ask the Jade Emperor to withdraw the marriage decree. Unfortunately, it happened that the Jade Emperor went to the West Heaven at the invitation of the Buddha. Unfortunately, all the guests had already arrived, so the wedding had to be held as scheduled."
Bai Suzhen's heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "Did your brother really marry the Peony Fairy?"
"That's not the case." Xiao Qing curled her lips and said unhappily, "On the day of the wedding, Mu Yanran regretted the engagement in public."
"Breaking off the engagement in public?" Bai Suzhen was stunned for a moment, then sighed, "I never thought things would turn out like this..." She frowned and said worriedly, "This Peony Fairy breaking off the engagement in public is a blatant violation of the Jade Emperor's order. Once the Jade Emperor gets angry, I'm afraid he will punish her."
Xiao Qing comforted her, "Sister, don't worry about Mu Yanran. My father and mother will plead for her in front of the Jade Emperor. I believe the Jade Emperor will not punish her too severely."
Bai Suzhen nodded and asked Feng Qinghuan: "Qing'er, did Miss Feng rush to stop your brother's wedding with Fairy Peony?" The reason why Mu Yanran finally broke off the engagement was naturally because the person she liked was Feng Qinghuan. She risked everything and bet her own happiness on it, but what did it matter whether she won or lost
"Sister Feng?" Xiaoqing's eyes suddenly became dazed when she heard Feng Qinghuan's name. Bai Suzhen felt a tightness in her chest and an inexplicable bitterness in her heart.
"No... Sister Feng didn't show up." Xiaoqing shook her head, her voice a little vague. Mu Yanran waited until the last moment but failed to wait for the person she was waiting for. Xiaoqing still remembered the loneliness and disappointment in Mu Yanran's eyes when she took off the phoenix crown and removed the bridal robe. At that moment, she could feel the pain in Mu Yanran's heart. After all, she had also deeply experienced the feeling of heartache and despair. Biting half of her red lips with her pearly teeth, Xiaoqing was silent for a long time, and suddenly murmured: "... Sister, if possible, I really hope that Sister Feng can accept Mu Yanran." She looked at Bai Suzhen steadily, bit her lip, and said: "Sister Feng shouldn't have given her feelings to the wrong person... Mu Yanran is the one who can give up everything for her and treat her wholeheartedly, and I am not."
"Qing'er." Bai Suzhen covered Xiaoqing's hand and said softly, "Everyone has their own choices, especially in terms of feelings. As bystanders, we are powerless."
Xiaoqing nodded, but her brows were still furrowed. Bai Suzhen slightly raised her head, looked at the sky, and silently blessed Mu Yanran in her heart, hoping that she could finally get her own happiness...