sbdcsierra Chapter 276 Meeting at the City Gate
Chapter 276 Meeting at the City Gate
Long Chuqing had already walked towards the living room, and Qingzhou saw her as soon as he came out.
He said with a grin, "Miss Long, the Prince has asked me to invite you to Qinli Courtyard for dinner!"
"I knew it. Are you ready already?"
"Not yet, but Uncle Zhong has already started preparing."
“Okay, I’ll go over there later,” Long Chuqing replied.
The snowflakes were still falling heavily. Through the lantern under the eaves, Qingzhou caught a glimpse of a snowdrift in the courtyard. He pointed at the snowdrift and said disdainfully, "What is that? A snowman? It's so ugly."
“Um…” Long Chuqing scratched his head. This child was so straightforward; he didn’t even know how to be tactful. “It should be a snowman!”
The snowman was built by Ziguang out of boredom in the evening, and it turned out quite well, at least better than the last one.
It's been snowing a lot lately, and some of the falling snowflakes are covering the surface, making it look a bit abstract.
Ziguang, who was in the living room, heard Qingzhou's complaints and ran out: "I did it, how is it ugly? It's just not that pretty."
She felt that this was a great improvement compared to the snowman she built last time, and she was quite satisfied with the finished product.
Qingzhou realized he had spoken too quickly. "Hehe, it's not that ugly. Maybe the snow covered my features so I can't see them clearly."
Ziguang took another closer look and found that it really wasn't very good-looking.
She laughed awkwardly twice: "Haha...it really doesn't look very good. I'll make a new one when the snow is thicker tomorrow."
"I already have experience, and I'm sure I can make it look even better next time," Ziguang said confidently.
Just then, Granny Lin returned with dinner. "Dinner's ready!"
Ziguang saw this and quickly went over to help.
"Granny Lin," Qingzhou stepped forward and said, "His Highness has invited Miss Long to dine with him tonight. You and Ziguang can eat by yourselves first!"
Lin Mama smiled gently and said, "Alright, then you girls should go ahead! When I came back from the main kitchen just now, I saw that Steward Zhong had already prepared the meal."
"Alright." Qingzhou turned to Long Chuqing and said, "Miss Long, let's go over now!"
Long Chuqing nodded. "Okay, let's go!"
Upon arriving at Qinli Courtyard, she saw Xiao Han standing under the corridor waiting for her. When he saw Long Chuqing walk in, a faint smile appeared on his face.
Long Chuqing patted the snowflakes that had fallen on her head and clothes, and then the two of them walked inside together.
Granny Liu and Uncle Zhong had already set out the food and served them rice and soup.
The two sat down next to each other. Xiao Han raised his hand to signal, and Uncle Zhong and Granny Liu withdrew.
Uncle Zhong instructed the kitchen to prepare four dishes and a soup, the portions of which were not large, enough for the two of them.
"Have a bowl of soup to warm yourself up first," Xiao Han said softly.
"it is good......."
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After the two finished their meal, Xiao Han handed the two invitations to Long Chuqing.
"These are invitations sent to your residence today, one of which is for you."
"For me?" Long Chuqing asked, puzzled.
She hasn't been here long, doesn't leave the residence often, and doesn't have many friends. Who would send her an invitation?
She reached out and took the post, then flipped through it.
Upon opening it, I found it was a post from Nangong Ming, inviting me to visit a hot spring resort outside the city, scheduled for the day after tomorrow.
Putting aside the question of whether or not to soak in the hot springs, we could go out of town and see the surrounding scenery. It's snowing today, so the surrounding area should be a blanket of white.
It's just that it's really cold today...
Long Chuqing picked up another invitation card with the exact same content; this one was for Xiao Han.
"What do you think about this?" Long Chuqing put down the invitation, turned to Xiao Han, and asked. "Do you want to go?"
Xiao Han noticed that Long Chuqing seemed to have an expectant look on her face when she was reading the post. She must want to go out for a walk!
Since Nangong Ming invited me here, he must want to put the past unpleasantness behind him. If he has no hostility, there is no need to make another enemy.
Although the border situation is unclear now, there's no point in thinking too much about it right now.
The day after tomorrow is a day off, so why not go out for a walk and relax? You can also take this opportunity to travel around with Chu Qing.
“If you want to go, I happen to have a day off the day after tomorrow and can go with you,” Xiao Han said.
Long Chuqing remembered that Xiao Han didn't usually like to go out and play, nor did he like to travel with unfamiliar people. She wondered if he would feel uncomfortable.
"If you want to go, then go. If you don't want to go, then refuse. It doesn't matter to me whether I go or not."
Hearing that Long Chuqing made the decision based on his feelings, Xiao Han felt a warmth rise in his heart.
“Go ahead! I’ll go for a walk with you. It’s snowing now, the scenery in the mountains must be beautiful.” Xiao Han smiled. “Besides, you’ve been staying at home most of the time lately, I’m afraid you’ll get bored.”
Long Chuqing raised an eyebrow and smiled: "You're not bored, are you? I did go to the palace and the Imperial Hospital these past few days! Besides, I can just climb over the wall and leave whenever I want, it can't keep me out of the mansion!"
The two smiled at each other.
The next day, Xiao Han went to the military camp again.
Long Chuqing continued on to the Imperial Hospital, as there were still some details she needed to explain to them.
It stopped snowing on the day I set off, but it snowed a bit yesterday during the day.
Long Chuqing got up early and wore a thick white dress with a hint of pink. Because of her slender figure, she didn't look bulky.
Ziguang helped her style her hair into an exquisite bun.
After breakfast, Ziguang went upstairs to get her cloak.
Long Chuqing stood under the eaves waiting. At this moment, Xiao Han walked in.
Today, Xiao Han wore her hair down to her shoulders, adorned with a silver hair crown, and a gentle light gray-blue brocade robe. The collar was embroidered with grass and leaf patterns in silver thread, and she wore a white fur-trimmed cloak over it, which made her appear refined and elegant, yet her noble temperament was undeniable.
When Xiao Han reached Long Chuqing's side, he saw that she was wearing the hairpin he had given her, and a feeling of joy welled up in his heart.
He smiled faintly, "Can I go out now?"
At this moment, Zi Guang came downstairs and helped Long Chuqing with a plain, thick red cloak with white fur trim.
Long Chuqing had originally asked Ziguang to go with her, but she had been feeling unwell these past few days, so she declined.
After donning their cloaks, they set off.
The post suggested meeting at the city gate at 9:00 AM.
When Xiao Han and Long Chuqing arrived, Nangong Ming was already waiting there, accompanied by Yang Jing and Yang Yi.
The group greeted each other.
"Greetings, Your Highness." Yang Jing and Yang Yi bowed to Xiao Han.
"No need to be polite."
Upon seeing Long Chuqing, Yang Yi warmly stepped forward to greet her, "Hello, Miss Long! It's been a few days since we last met. I've been wanting to ask you out for a while now."
Yang Yi enjoys practicing martial arts and is particularly interested in studying martial arts. She dislikes things like embroidery that are typical for girls, and she doesn't care when others say she's not like a girl.
Having witnessed Long Chuqing's skills at the martial arts competition, I found her to be very impressive and admired her greatly. If given the chance, I would like to learn a thing or two from her.