Chapter 1029: Chapter 607: The Qi Family (4)_2
“Look, I’ve picked the bright moon for you. One for you and one for Qian’er. How about it? Isn’t your husband impressive? Ahem, Qingjun, you mustn’t cheat.”
He blinked and coughed lightly, then quickly added, perhaps afraid of being misunderstood, “This is truly the most suitable moon I could pick for now… Well, actually there’s a better suited bright moon. Most of my busy ti in Great Li has been for it, but there was a small mishap, and I couldn’t get it… Sorry Qingjun.”
Zhao Rong wanted to scratch his head, but his hands were already occupied.
Little Qian’er looked curious.
This was a promise between Miss and Brother Rong. She wasn’t present at the ti.
The little girl glanced at both their expressions, seeing Miss smiling but not moving. She prepared to take the Nine Heavens Cold Palace flower from his hand, mainly because she felt sorry for Brother Rong and didn’t want to see him holding it continuously.
“Don’t move, Qian’er.” Zhao Lingfei squinted her eyes with a soft smile, like a graceful little cat. “This is sothing that must be exchanged for an arbitrary wish, how can… let Husband get it so easily? This is just a very common flower from Sacrifice Moon Mountain.”
She pretended to be proudly aloof, glancing at the moon flower in his hand.
Zhao Rong smiled bitterly, opened his mouth, then closed it without speaking.
Finally, he just sighed softly, not explaining.
The flower in his hand seed a bit embarrassed to be taken back.
“Wait.” She suddenly said.
Zhao Rong was taken aback.
“You… when you ca back ho just now, you were all wet, and covered in scorched marks… all because you failed to get that ‘moon in the water’?” She asked gently with lowered eyes and brows, midway glancing at the man deeply focused on ‘moon picking’ for her.
“Ah…”
“I’m asking you, Brother Rong, is that right?” Little Qian’er cleverly tugged at the suddenly dumbfounded Brother Rong.
“Mm.” He nodded honestly, “It’s a pity that I couldn’t get it, I prepared for so long but encountered a minor mishap… Next ti for sure.” His tone was sowhat disheartened and embarrassed.
Yet Zhao Lingfei turned a blind eye, continuing to ask with lowered eyes, “The letter you sent, saying you would pick the moon for , referred to this ‘moon in the water’?”
“Mm.” Zhao Rong hesitated but nodded honestly.
“Then did you choose to descend the mountain to take the Great Li assessnt for this? To make moon picking more convenient?” She pursed her lips.
“Mm…” His hands seed a bit uneasy, eventually continuing to reach forward, trying to describe it, though he remained vague, “It was actually in a divine furnace; it truly is an amazing moon, I thought you might like it, but… it’s my fault, it always lacks a perfect finish, needing the purest heavenly thunder to temper it.”
Little Qian’er widened her eyes. Just hearing words like furnace, perfect finish, heavenly thunder made her realize Brother Rong’s sought-after ‘bright moon’ was precious and extraordinary.
However, Zhao Lingfei remained unchanged in expression, not steering the conversation to ask about its details, seemingly uninterested.
At this mont, her heart only cared for what mattered to her.
“Back in Taiqing Mansion, when we first t, one ti during a thunderstorm I went looking for you, you weren’t ho, then returned wet and dusty from outside, also for this moon needing heavenly thunder to temper it?” She stared at him, asking.
Zhao Rong was stunned, no longer awkwardly avoiding her gaze, instead directly eting her eyes.
“Is it?” When he didn’t speak, Zhao Lingfei hurried back.
The autumn-eyed woman had her chest rising and falling, as if so strong emotion was brewing inside after the truth ca out.
Zhao Rong pressed his lips.
He nodded.
The autumn-eyed woman quieted.
She had vaguely gotten what she wanted.
The little girl beside could also hear sothing in the conversation and looked at Brother Rong with complicated eyes.
“You had just reached the celestial realm at that ti, and you dared to approach heavenly thunder? Running out alone on rainy days, weren’t you afraid of encountering danger?” Zhao Lingfei asked softly.
Zhao Rong was silent for a while, shaking his head; he hadn’t considered those things at all then.
But Zhao Lingfei was no fool and understood its implications.
“This ti, descending the mountain for Great Li, you tricked into thinking you wanted to experience life, that’s why you chose to take the assessnt… But you possess such a treasure and want to find ways to attract lightning to refine it, which surely would draw other cultivators’ greed and need to deal with possible intent; one careless move and… aren’t you afraid?” She bit her lip, staring into his eyes.
Zhao Rong shook his head.
“Then why… don’t you ask for help from us? Or ask Mr. Zhu and the others for help too.” She pressed.
“The moon I want to gift you shouldn’t have others interfering.” He smiled, nodded sincerely, “You all can’t either.”
Zhao Lingfei opened her mouth as if wanting to ask more, but couldn’t find words.
Finally, she closed her mouth, pressed her lips tight, and under this silly moon-picking man’s clear and sincere gaze, slightly turned her graceful head, lowered her eyes away from his gaze, looking towards the table.
The woman felt a touched daze.
Inside, the man held the common ‘moon flower’ with a bright smile.
Zhao Lingfei remained silent for a long ti.
The heart trembled.
Just as a certain sword spirit in Zhao Rong’s heart lake said, what she wanted was never so moon in the sky or treasure on the land.
But… the unique affection from the one she cared about.
The man’s affection before her was brighter than the moon overhead and the stars combined.
For her, what moon in the world could compare?
Zhao Rong didn’t know he’d already picked the most precious moon, feeling a bit troubled at why his wife still hadn’t accepted his gift.
At this ti, little Qian’er rubbed her slightly reddened eyes, discreetly tugging the foolish Brother Rong’s sleeve.
Zhao Rong imdiately looked for help.
Little Qian’er didn’t look at him either, mimicking Miss, turning her head away, biting her lip, slightly lowered her eyes.
At this mont, the two beauties both had their side profiles towards him, shyly lowering their eyes.
Zhao Rong suddenly understood.
Then he quickly moved, gently placing the two brightly glowing Nine Heavens Cold Palace flowers on their ears’ temples.
Zhao Lingfei didn’t refuse, lowering her elegant brows further.
Little Qian’er sweetly tilted her head, touching the moon flower on her temple.
Zhao Rong realized.
This was indeed a position suitable for placing flowers on beauties, well done, Qian’er understanding Qingjun’s intentions.
At this mont, inside.
The two beauties, big and small, their side profiles beca even more hazily beautiful in the moonlight’s glow against the petals.
A man appreciated the beauties under the moon.
“The flowers aren’t beautiful, the moon isn’t beautiful.” He gently shook his head, comnting.
The two won knitted their brows, either annoyed or mad.
“No match for the beauty of the lovely ladies.” The man didn’t look away, staring blankly.
The lovely ladies relaxed their brows.
Soon, a woman spoke.
“Husband gifts this moon to ; I also want to gift Husband sothing. Do you want… black jade?”
The man shook his head, “I want nothing, Qingjun needn’t feel obliged to give anything.” This was his truthful answer, shaking his head again, “I don’t want.”
The two won were stunned, never expecting this.
“I just… want to chat with you so more, Qingjun, please don’t find it tireso.” He smiled and said.
“How could it be.” She lowered her eyes.
“That’s good.” The man sat upright, nodding earnestly, “By the way, where were we just now? Did we talk about a foxy… good friend?” He wanted to chat well with her.
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