It has been more than a month since the Camellia Festival, and today the Marquis's residence is extremely lively. Passersby asked around and found out that today is the birthday of Marquis Xuanping's beloved daughter.

Ah Ling walked in angrily: "Today is obviously your birthday, but everyone only remembers the second young lady!"

Zhao Shu smiled and shook her head without saying anything.

As early as the day before, my mother sent someone to tell her, "There will be too many guests on Xueying's birthday. I'm afraid Zhao Shu won't be able to bear the noise at the banquet, so I'm exempting her from attending the banquet."

Therefore, Zhao Shu stayed in the yard quietly all day and did not go anywhere.

Ah Ling's voice came from outside: "Girl, girl, Miss Hu is here."

"Why is she here?" Zhao Shu was delighted.

Ah Ling: "They said they were here to celebrate your birthday. Well, let's go outside to celebrate your birthday.

Hu Jing’s original words were: We don’t want this mansion, let’s celebrate our birthday somewhere else!
Zhao Shu thought about it, went into the house, put on a white coat, and sneaked out the door.

Zhao Shu saw Hu Jing rubbing her hands and stamping her feet. She walked over quietly with ill intentions on her face, came behind her and suddenly covered Hu Jing's eyes with her hands, and said in a rough voice: "Whose little girl is this? She is so beautiful. Can you be my wife?"

Hu Jing put her hands on Zhao Shu's waist and tickled her, saying, "Okay, okay."

Zhao Shu was so itchy that she couldn't stop laughing: "Why are you so tough, little lady? Forget it, forget it, I don't want you to be my wife anymore."

, the two played around for a while before stopping, panting.

Zhao Shu held Hu Jing's arm affectionately: "Where are we going tonight?"

"I'll take you to the largest restaurant in Beijing and treat you to delicious food and drinks." Hu Jing imitated the waiter and made a "please".

Zhao Shu looked at her movements and burst out laughing. She cleared her throat, put her right hand in the air, and said in a shrill voice, "Lead the way."

Hu Jing held up Zhao Shu's raised hand with both hands: "Okay."

Zhao Shu lowered her head and Hu Jing raised her head, and they both laughed together. The stars were especially bright tonight.

The carriage stopped at a busy night market. Two beautiful girls got off the carriage. The older girl excitedly pulled the other girl towards a stall.

Hu Jing spent a long time choosing and was satisfied with what she had chosen, so she picked up the ones she had chosen and handed them to the boss: "Auntie, I want all of these."

Zhao Shu quickly held Hu Jing's hand and asked, "Why did you buy so many hairpins?"

Hu Jing reached into her purse and said, "I bought it for you."

"Then there's no need to buy so many, you won't be able to wear them all." Zhao Shu shook her head slightly.

Hu Jing smiled and said to the boss: "Madam, please wrap these hairpins to make them look nicer." Then she moved closer to Zhao Shu and rubbed her shoulder: "Put them on slowly."

Seeing that she insisted, Zhao Shu said nothing more.

The lady said in a clear voice: "Don't worry, young lady. My packaging skills are among the best in the industry."

Zhao Shu had just taken the beautifully packaged box when someone hugged her thigh. She guessed who it was and when she looked down, it was indeed the chubby Xie Baoer.

Holding Xie Baoer's hand, he squatted down, his eyes level with Xie Baoer's: "Baoer, why are you here?"

Hu Jing looked at the little ghost who suddenly appeared and said in surprise: "Is her brother here too?" "Miss Hu seems unwilling to see me?" Xie Jin's voice came from not far away.

Zhao Shu raised her eyes to look at Xie Jin. The man was wearing a crescent-shaped white robe and was standing in the middle of the street with a slender figure. The warm orange light shining behind him made his face look even more handsome.

Hu Jing stuttered, "Thank you, my Lord. You're overthinking it." Then she muttered softly, "Why do I run into you everywhere? It must be a curse."

Xie Jin ignored Hu Jing's mumbling and walked straight towards Zhao Shu. He reached out to pick up Xie Baoer, but Xie Baoer didn't give her brother any face and sat on the ground hugging Zhao Shu's calf.

Xie Jin spread his hands: "Then I'll trouble you, cousin Shu'er."

Seeing that Zhao Shu didn't understand, Xie Jin explained: "Xie Baoer didn't want to go with me and only wanted to follow you, so I can only follow you."

Zhao Shu was a little embarrassed. Today was her birthday and she only wanted to spend it with Hu Jing. Of course, she was willing to bring Xie Baoer along, but she didn't want to bring Xie Jin along as well.

Zhao Shu negotiated with him, "Xie Shizi, how about this, let Bao'er follow me, you go and do your own thing, we can agree on a place, and I will go there to return Bao'er to you when we return home?"

Xie Jin came to the stall selling hairpins and picked up a hairpin to play with it: "No, if Xie Baoer has an accident with you, who can I go to for justice?"

Xie Jin put down the hairpin and turned to look at Zhao Shu: "Or is it that you, cousin Shu'er, don't want me to follow you."

Zhao Shu pretended to smile and said, "How could that be?"

Xie Jin made the final decision: "Then it's over."

Seeing Xie Jin frowning and unhappy, Zhao Shu knew that there was no room for negotiation on this matter. She had no choice but to pick up Xie Baoer and walk side by side with Hu Jing in front, while Xie Jin followed behind them.

After arriving at the restaurant and sitting down, Hu Jing took out a small square box from her sleeve and handed it to Zhao Shu: "These are the earrings I asked someone to make at Weifangzhai a month ago. They were just finished today. They are a pair of white jade gourds. I hope you like them."

Zhao Shu took the box and was very happy that she was thinking of her like this, but she said angrily, "Didn't you just give me a gift? Why are you giving me another one?"

Hu Jing took the earrings and put them on Zhao Shu's ears. After putting them on, she clapped her hands and praised, "So beautiful. The previous one was an appetizer, and this is the main course."

Just as Zhao Shu was about to say something, she heard a whoosh sound coming from the window. Xie Baoer excitedly leaned on the window: "Fireworks, fireworks!"

Hu Jing also said happily: "We are so lucky to be able to see fireworks on this day. It's as if someone prepared them specially for you."

As the saying goes, the speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it to heart. Xie Jin paused while holding the tea, and then when no one noticed, he threw a square rosewood box into Zhao Shu's arms.

Zhao Shu was shocked when she saw the extra box in her arms. She didn't know what Xie Jin meant. Just as she was about to walk over and return the box to him, she saw him walk over to Xie Baoer, hold her head and watch the fireworks with her.

Zhao Shu looked at his back for a few seconds, and after thinking about it, she put the box in her sleeve.

(End of this chapter)

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