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The Third Marquis' Mansion was not that quiet. One could faintly hear the laughter of a large group of women. The more they walked in, the more intelligent they became.

The main house in the depths of the courtyard was still lit, and the warm light shone through it.

The Duke of Beichen was holding a painting in his hand. No, he couldn't say it like that, because as he slowly opened the painting, it felt like there was no end to it.

Yan Qingcheng poured some tea for Duke Beichen, but she could clearly see his every move. Until the white canvas was spread out on the bed, the entire bed was completely filled, but there was still more than half of it.

"Prince, why did you suddenly think of this painting?" Yan Qingcheng asked as she carried her tea to the side of the Duke of Beichen.

Seeing the tea being poured, the Duke of Beichen made a gesture for Yan Qingcheng to move the tea away. His expression was like a child who had just found a great treasure, "Please don't sprinkle it on this. This is a gift for Little Nuo." As she spoke, her gaze fell gently on the painting, as if she was looking at her beloved lover.

The expression on Yan Qingcheng's face instantly froze. She unconsciously tightened the grip on her hand that was holding the cup, and finally let go. She placed the blanket back on the table and looked at the painting as she said, "This was painted by the prince himself, right? The first time Cheng'er met the prince, the prince seemed to be drawing. "

Duke Bei Chen slowly retracted the painting: "I painted it myself, because little Xiao Nuo said that she really wanted to see what the other four dynasties looked like, so I spent three years to go everywhere and paint all those landscapes so that little Xiao Nuo could see them."

As he gently caressed the painting, he said, "You don't know, when I was eleven years old, the entire Imperial Palace was in an uproar of joy. As long as I sat down there, the people who sent me the gifts would pile up. Those gifts would be like a small mountain, but those things would always be trash in my eyes." Grief slowly filled my eyes, "But when I turned around, all I saw was little Nuo Nuo standing in the corner, carefully looking at the big table full of gifts. That year, like me, little Nuo was eleven years old, and I didn't know why. At that time, I didn't know why, but when little Nuo had that look in her eyes, it made my heart, which had never known pain before, ache. So I went up and gave little Nino my favorite chain, which was my first gift, and I told little Nino that my birthday would be her birthday. " As he spoke, the Duke suddenly laughed.

Yan Qingcheng listened, but didn't say anything.

"At that time, in that garden under that big tree, little Nuo took the chain I gave her and smiled so beautifully." The Duke of Beichen closed his eyes, recalling the scene from that year, as if the scene from that year was truly right in front of him.

Grief flashed past Yan Qingcheng's eyes. However, the instant that Beichen opened them, they had already disappeared.

The Duke of Beichen looked at the words already rolled up in his hands. "But I finally understand. That's because my little Xiao Nuo has never had a birthday before, and I don't remember any birthdays of her. Therefore, if anyone else does it once a year, I will make Xiao Nuo do it twice a year. I will double what she has never had before and give it to her.

Yan Qingcheng took the exquisite box from the side and placed it in front of him. Her face was slightly lowered, and her expression couldn't be seen. She said in a soft voice, "The Prince treats her so well."

The Duke of Beichen placed the painting back into the box, and the expression on his face was no longer playful, but gentle. His watery eyes were filled with deep emotions.

Su Nuo stood there and made sure that Bei Chen Han had really left before she headed towards the west wing. However, on the small island, Su Nuo was a little unreal. A lowly slave girl like her, when did she ever dare to do such a thing?

Su Nuo smiled. A hint of childishness flashed across her eyes. The Third Marquis' powerful aura had truly affected her. However, that person would probably be very happy to see her present!

No! Su Nuo immediately rejected the idea. Perhaps some women of unrestrained character like the Third Marquis were treated equally in his eyes. If they treated him like this, it was because of their habit towards women!

However, all those years, it was because of this person that she was able to live till now!

Although she didn't want to anger her master, this time, she could only secretly do something to thank that person! Just a little.

Xue Rou had just walked out when she saw Su Nuo. Her originally expressionless face was suddenly covered in a smile. She walked over and grabbed Su Nuo's hand. "Elder sister, why have you come? Come, quickly come in." As he spoke, he led her into the house.

When Su Nuo arrived, she did not feel embarrassed at all. At this moment, she was actually going to speak, but she felt somewhat embarrassed.

"Elder sister, what's wrong?" Xue Rou asked.

Su Nuo sat in front of Xue Rou and clenched her fists again and again. Her face was slightly red and she whispered, "About that, can you lend me some money, Xue Rou?"

Xue Rou was a little surprised. "Sister, what do you want money for?" Then, she felt that something was wrong and quickly said, "Sister, I don't have any other intentions."

Su Nuo shook her head, indicating that she was fine. However, her face became even more warm, "Tomorrow is the birthday of the Third Marquis. I wanted to give him a gift, but... I don't have any money."

Xue Rou's eyes narrowed instantly, as if she didn't understand something, and asked: "Giving a present to the Third Marquis, but wouldn't our Prince give it to you? "Why —" He looked at Su Nuo and did not continue.

Su Nuo explained, "I know Master will give it to me. I-I just want to give him something in private." Su Nuo seemed to have thought of something and quickly said, "I know this is not right, but the Third Marquis has taken care of me in the past, so I wanted to repay him."

Xue Rou smiled, "So that's how it is. Big sister knew the Third Marquis very early on? I think the Third Marquis is very good to his elder sister. " Xue Rou bent her head, blinked her eyes, and innocently said, "Third Marquis wouldn't like Big Sister, right?" After he finished speaking, the corner of his eyes fell on Su Nuo's face, taking in the changes in her expression.

When Su Nuo heard this, she paused for a moment. This was the first time she had heard such a thing. She then smiled, "Impossible. I got to know the Third Marquis at the age of eleven. Although he treats every girl well, he's still not certain." There was actually a bit of tolerance in his tone.

A complex look flashed across Xue Rou's face before she turned to Su Nuo and said, "Big sister, I really think that the Third Marquis has feelings for big sister. Did big sister not notice that the Third Marquis looks at big sister differently?"

Su Nuo stopped laughing, but firmly shook her head. "Xue Rou, that's impossible. Although the Third Marquis is amorous, he definitely won't like me."

Xue Rou immediately waved her hand. "Big sister, I was just joking, but …" Xue Rou's face drooped down. "I can lend you the money, but …"

Su Nuo saw the troubled expression on Xue Rou's face and felt a little anxious. "Is it really that difficult?"

Xue Rou shook her head: "That's not it, it's just that older sister knows, people like us don't have any privacy, not to mention secretly hiding our money, so I will give older sister the money, but older sister definitely won't tell anyone, and even more so, don't tell the prince."

Su Nuo could not help but let out a sigh of relief. She had thought that there was something very difficult going on. He smiled at Xue Rou and said, "I won't say."

Xue Rou then relaxed and gave the silver to Su Nuo. When Su Nuo saw the amount, she quickly returned the rest to her. "I only need these." He then lowered his head in embarrassment, "It's just that I don't have any money. I don't know when I'll be able to pay you back."

"Elder sister, what are you saying this for? Treat it as a gift from your younger sister. Don't say that you haven't returned it yet. If elder sister gets separated like this, your younger sister will get angry." Xue Rou pretended to be angry.

Su Nuo looked gratefully at Xue Rou. "Thank you, Xue Rou."

Xue Rou smiled. "Alright, Big Sister, you need to leave quickly, it would be bad if the Prince comes back. How about this, I'll go help Big Sister lure the guards away. This way, it'll be more convenient for Big Sister to leave."

Su Nuo was so touched that she didn't know what to say. She only felt that it was good to meet someone like Xue Rou.

Su Nuo followed behind Xue Rou. The two of them walked forward a long distance.

When Su Nuo saw that Xue Rou had called the guards to another place, she looked at Xue Rou gratefully before hurrying out.

The moment they left the palace, Su Nuo felt as if she had fallen into a world of flowers. Many of the things here were foreign to her. The last time she was thrown on the street by her master, she didn't even look at them. Looking at these shops at such a close distance, Su Nuo's heart was filled with an indescribable emotion, making her so excited that her four limbs trembled.

Every shop was new to her, and she hadn't seen many of the things inside. She never knew that there were so many exquisite things in this world that even she couldn't help but touch them. Of course, she didn't do that.

The lively atmosphere of the crowd enveloped Su Nuo, but she did not lose her head. In fact, she clearly remembered that she had to go back by herself. As long as she stayed outside for a moment longer, it would be a threat.

This was the first time Su Nuo bought something, not to mention what she should give away. However, when she saw that there were a lot of people entering and exiting the shop, she mustered her courage and walked in.

This was a jade pendant shop, and it was filled with a myriad of perfect jade pendants. There were accessories, and even fans, and in short, there were all kinds of things that could be found here.

Suño looked at them, his eyes blurring, like the stars shining in the sky.

A waiter ran over and politely asked, "What do you want to buy, lady?"

Su Nuo was startled by the sudden voice. Seeing that it was an unfamiliar person questioning her, she couldn't help but blush slightly and say, "Someone's birthday. I want to give him a gift."

The servant immediately understood. "Miss, you've come to the right place. Giving away things here is the most suitable. Look at these jades, they're all excellent."

Su Nuo secretly used her eyes to look and whispered, "How much do you want?"

The waiter's gaze roamed around Su Nuo's body before he pointed to the jade on the other side and smiled, "These are all above 5 taels of silver and below 10 taels."

Su Nuo was stunned as she did not expect it to be so expensive. After a while, she took out the tael of silver in her hand. "I, I only have this much."