"Can you bring the young lord another bowl? But please don't put ice in it. Although the weather is hot, one shouldn't eat too much ice, or it will cause stomach upset," Qi Xuanxuan said.
"Calling him young lord sounds too distant. Just call him cousin. I'll listen to you, Xuanxuan, and won't add ice. I don't feel that hot anyway," Zhao Qingcheng said with a smile.
Cousin? Xuanxuan sister?
Amur glared at Zhao Qingcheng. He hadn't even called Xuanxuan sister yet, how could his cousin get ahead?
"There's only one portion left in the kitchen, and it needs to be sent to Master Yuanjue. If cousin wants to eat it, he'll have to wait for the next time," Amur said, puffing out his cheeks.
Qi Xuanxuan was a little puzzled. For convenience, she had made a lot at once and was keeping it chilled with ice. How could it be gone?
Amur kept winking at Qi Xuanxuan, thinking that Amur had also put in a lot of effort when making the double-skin milk. If he said there wasn't any, then there wasn't any.
"Young lord, I apologize, I remembered incorrectly," Qi Xuanxuan said apologetically.
"If there's none, then I won't eat it," Zhao Qingcheng said, acting as if it were nothing, but in his heart, he felt a little envious of his younger cousin.
Even though he was being mischievous, and the young girl knew it, she still unhesitatingly helped him cover it up.
Such a relationship was truly enviable.
"By the way, Xuanxuan sister, this is a meeting gift for you." Zhao Qingcheng took out a small jade rabbit from his sleeve. The carving was lifelike, and the jade was of excellent quality. Qi Xuanxuan liked it at first glance.
"Thank you, young lord." Qi Xuanxuan happily accepted it, looking at it from all sides, expressing her delight with the gift to the fullest.
Amur felt jealous again. Why hadn't he thought of bringing a gift for Xuanxuan when he came?
Cousin was too much of a troublemaker. It was one thing for their uncle, as an elder, to give a meeting gift, but why was he, just a cousin, joining in?
"Alright, we've arrived and haven't greeted Master Yuanjue yet, so we'll take our leave." Zhao Jin stood up. "Qingcheng, Amur, let's go."
Amur led the way, guiding the Zhao father and son to Master Yuanjue.
"Second sister, why did Prince Ding suddenly come?" Qi Xuanxuan asked doubtfully.
Qi Zhenzhen thought there was nothing to hide about this matter, so she explained Prince Ding's purpose.
"He probably came specifically to see you."
Qi Xuanxuan was a little bewildered. Why would he want to see her? What was so special about her to look at?
"Prince Ding came to the Marquis's mansion today, and Grandmother agreed to your engagement with Amur first," Qi Zhenzhen said.
This news was quite impactful. Although Qi Xuanxuan had good feelings for Amur, she hadn't expected things to develop so quickly.
How old was she? There were still several years before she would reach her coming-of-age ceremony.
They were getting engaged now?
"Second sister, after we get engaged, will I have to stay at home and not be allowed to go out?" Qi Xuanxuan asked after a long silence.
Theoretically, yes. A betrothed woman was expected to reduce her outings.
A woman's frequency of going out was already very low, and after getting engaged, she would basically remain indoors.
Qi Xuanxuan's mood instantly plummeted.
Qi Zhenzhen comforted her, "It's not that absolute. Look, after I got engaged, didn't I go out many times?"
At that time, some people even said she was restless.
"Your brother-in-law doesn't mind, so as long as Prince Ding's mansion and Amur don't say anything, you can still go out appropriately," Qi Zhenzhen said.
Qi Xuanxuan breathed a sigh of relief. That was good.
"Alright, don't think too much about it." Qi Zhenzhen patted Qi Xuanxuan's hand. "I'm going to my mother-in-law's room. I need to inform her about Prince Ding's visit."
It was quite lively at Master Yuanjue's place.
Before the Zhao father and son and Amur arrived, Xie Chen was already there drinking tea.