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Xiao Jingyue lowered his eyes and looked at her palm.

On the girl's white and delicate palm, a red rope the size of a pair of chopsticks rested quietly.

In the middle of the rope was a piece of cloth about the width of a finger. On the piece of cloth was embroidered a flower with four leaves.

In the past, he had seen similar objects in small towns at the southwest border.

This was a bracelet with the characteristics of the Miao race.

Legend has it that after wearing it, it can be used to ward off evil spirits and protect one's life from evil spirits.

"Don't mind me, this is already the best I can do."

When she was at the Miao Boundary, she had weaved three handropes for free. She gave Jiang Huo and Murong's two handropes to use an embroidered cloth strip that was already ready, and only this one was given to Xiao Jingyue.

These three bracelets were not ordinary jewellery. The piece of cloth wrapped around the bracelet had her blood on it, and she had used her Miao Boundary's spell to cast a simple spell on it. If the bracelet was damaged or broken, she would be able to feel it no matter where the person with the bracelet was.

She had made one for her father before.

After her father passed away, she took the bracelet from him and gave it to her grandfather. She didn't know where he had hidden it, but she had never seen it in all these years.

"Not at all." Xiao Jingyue picked up the rope, his emotions indescribably complicated.

His life could be said to have been smooth sailing.

Background, fame, wealth, everything.

No one had ever given him a good heart.

Even if it was just a crude thought.

Even his mother had never given it to him.

He gripped the rope, lowered his eyes, and repeated in a hoarse voice, "I don't mind."

Qu Ling laughed complacently, "Shall I tie it up for you?"

"Alright." Xiao Jingyue passed his bracelet and wrist over to her.

She happily grabbed the bracelet and pulled up his wide sleeves, then focused on tying it around his wrist.

He lowered his eyes to look at her serious face, and for a moment he felt as if something had stuck in his heart. It was packed full to the brim.

After finding out that he was afflicted with a strange Gu, he had never thought of marrying and having children like an ordinary man, because he was afraid that he would not be able to accompany his wife to the end.

Only when he met this woman did he know that the word "involuntarily" still existed in this world.

"Alright!"

The woman's soft exclamation interrupted his thoughts.

He looked down at the red rope tied to his wrist. Although he didn't think it was manly to wear it, he accepted it anyway. He asked softly, "Is it good?"

Qu Ling held onto his wrist and sized him up, then heavily nodded his head: "Yes!"

Although he was born in the army, his skin was very white.

Her fair skin and the red rope matched each other, making her look extremely beautiful.

Seeing her beaming face, Xiao Jingyue suddenly had the urge to tease her.

He gently withdrew his wrist and said in a relaxed tone, "Before marriage, the Chinese woman would weave the wedding dress and the mandarin duck pillow for herself from half a year to one year earlier. The madam would also weave the hand rope for her husband, but she couldn't weave the wedding dress and the mandarin duck pillow for him?

It was only because of this that Qu Ling thought of weaving a red bracelet for him.

Caught off guard, her mind was exposed. She blushed and angrily shouted, "So what if I don't know embroidery?!"

Xiao Jingyue was stunned by the roar, then quickly thought of something.

He put his face close to her face and looked her straight in the eye. In a voice that could barely hide his laughter, he said, "If the Madam has personally made a red rope and sent you a husband, then you have already married yourself. The Madam is not allowed to go back on your words."

Qu Ling's face became even redder.

She glared at him with wide eyes and wanted to run away.

"Where is the Madam going?"

Xiao Jingyue pulled him back, "If you want to run, then eat before running."

Qu Ling, "..."

She gritted her teeth as she thought, she'll run far away after eating!

However, after finishing dinner, she was no longer angry and didn't want to run anymore.

After the servant came in and cleaned up the table, Qu Ling mentioned that Li Chenxuan was going to bring Li Ning'er to the Palace for a visit tomorrow.

In the end, she sighed and said, "The crown prince is hosting a banquet for us in the Eastern Palace. Eighth Prince and Eleventh Princess are coming to visit us, and so are Li Chenxuan and Li Ning'er … Usually, these people would be hard to see, but now, they're all gathering together. "

Xiao Jingyue's expression remained indifferent, "If Madam does not wish to see, then we shall not meet."

She looked at him, her eyes curved, and said with a smile: "Then Li Chenxuan and Ning'er, I really want to see them."

He had promised Huo Xinyi a long time ago that he would save Li Chenxuan. Although it looked like Li Chenxuan didn't need her help right now, he had the Heavenly Frost Grass in his hands, so she had to see it first.

As for Li Ning'er, amongst all the young miss of the Shangguan family in the capital, only Li Ning'er could have a conversation with her.

Other people would either look down on her because of her blood, or pretend to play with her, hoping to get some benefits from her.

Only Li Ning'er did not seek for her anything and wholeheartedly treated her as a person … Weird treatment.

They didn't look down on him, nor did they look up at him.

Thus, Li Ning'er could still be considered her friend.

Qu Ling suddenly thought of something, and looked at Xiao Jingyue seriously: "If Eleventh Princess really comes tomorrow, you must avoid her."

Xiao Jingyue raised his eyebrows, "Why?"

"Because you are the person she secretly loves."

"…"

"One of them."

"…"

Xiao Jingyue muttered to himself for a moment, vaguely understanding the meaning of "secret crush".

He asked, "One of them?"

Qu Ling looked away with an expression that seemed to transcend the mortal world, and muttered: "She likes Murong Yan too."

Xiao Jingyue, "..."

"I heard that a portrait of you and Murong is still hanging in her bedroom."

"…"

He helplessly touched his forehead and asked, "Rumors cannot be trusted."

Qu Ling said angrily: "How is this a rumor, Eleventh Princess personally told me!"

Xiao Jingyue, "..."

And so, on the same night, two Dark Guard with extremely good lightness skills silently left the General Mansion.

They snuck into the palace and went straight to the Eleventh Princess's chamber.

Taking advantage of Eleventh Princess's sleep, he changed the screen in front of her bed and hung her on it. Portrait of the General Xiao.

The next morning, Eleventh Princess woke up from some kind of indescribable dream. When he opened his eyes and saw the portrait on the screen that had been replaced, he screamed out in fear.

The palace maid entered upon hearing the noise and hurriedly asked: "Princess, what's wrong?"

The Eleventh Princess pointed at the portrait on the screen, he was so angry that his eyes rolled back, "Who is it!? Who exchanged this princess' General Xiao! "

The palace maid resisted the urge to say that the General Xiao was not yours and turned to look at the portrait on the screen.

The palace maid: "…"

The portrait of the young master Mu Rong was still that of the young master Mu Rong.

But for some reason, the General Xiao's painting was no longer the General Xiao's.

It became …

A wild, choppy "Monkey Steals Peach."

Just then, another palace maid ran in, blessed herself and said: "Princess, Eighth Prince is coming over, and waiting for you outside."

Only now did Eleventh Princess remember that he was going to General Mansion as a guest today, and immediately clenched his teeth to suppress the anger in his heart.

With a dark expression, she pointed at the 'Monkey Steals Peach' and ordered, "Burn it for this princess!"

Just as the palace maid took the painting off, she was stopped by the Eleventh Princess.

She snatched the painting and smiled sinisterly: "I was just worrying about what gift to bring to Mrs. Xiao, this is just perfect."

The palace maid: "…"