Chapter 1872: Then This Must Be Properly Kept
Chapter 1872: Chapter 1872: Then This Must Be Properly Kept
However, considering it was at the very bottom, it is evident she must have been quite young at the time, or else she wouldn’t have discovered such an item last when tidying up.
And bundled with such an item were the toys from her childhood.
She couldn’t remember on her own, but noticing the dragon pattern on it, it could have belonged to her father, or perhaps it was a gift from Uncle Wu, who had once been the Empress…
She might as well ask her father and mother.
Although she couldn’t recall, there was the possibility that it held significance.
If it really was meaningful, then she would keep it. If it was just something given to her casually, without any special meaning, then she might as well throw it away.
Having made up her mind, Jiang Yue took the pouch and went to the front courtyard to ask her parents, “Father, mother, how come I have this pouch? Do you know anything about it?”
Jiang Yue and Xue Yan let their son and younger daughter continue practicing martial arts before they turned their attention to the pouch in the hands of their eldest daughter.
With just one glance, they immediately remembered the origin of the pouch.
This wasn’t because they had good memories, but rather because the circumstances at that time were quite unique. Thus, the impression the pouch had left on them was indelible.
Xue Yan chuckled before saying to his daughter Yue Bao, “You tell her.”
Before Jiang Yue could speak, Jiang Yue laughed and said, “What’s there to push about, okay, okay, mother, just tell me quickly. I can’t remember when I got this thing at all.”
Knowing that their eldest daughter had been sorting through her old things, intending to discard items that were no longer useful or meaningful to avoid cluttering up space, Jiang Yue didn’t say much, just stated indifferently, “During your first birthday superstition ceremony, you grabbed nothing else but Qu Xiao’s pouch.”
In other words, it was a pouch that Qu Xiao had worn himself.
Moreover, it was not given by Qu Xiao, but she had actively grabbed it herself.
Jiang Yue froze for a moment, then found it amusing, “So it turns out I had my eye on Brother Qu Xiao from such an early age.” She had completely forgotten.
Jiang Yue and Xue Yan were exceptionally speechless for a moment.
It was all too straightforward; their daughter had already confessed the previous year that she had feelings for Qu Xiao.
Qu Xiao was nine years her senior, but that wasn’t the issue. The real issue was that although Qu Xiao was already twenty-eight, he was ascetic and had not taken a wife nor concubines, leaving the Dongxiao harem completely void of company, causing the ministers of Dongxiao, both civil and military, to go grey with worry. That, in itself, was not a real problem; after all, they wished for their daughter to have a lifelong partner as they did, and Qu Xiao being this way was ideal.
The biggest issue, in fact, was that their daughter was already nineteen. Logically speaking, if Qu Xiao liked their daughter, and there were no obstacles between them, Qu Xiao should have made a move when she turned eighteen. Yet, Qu Xiao remained ascetic, occupied with state affairs as the Emperor of Dongxiao and seemingly indifferent to romantic entanglements.
It appeared as if he truly did not fancy their eldest daughter.
But to say he genuinely had no interest would also be inaccurate, for whenever their daughter requested something, even if it were the moon in the sky, Qu Xiao would find a way to obtain it for her.
They really had no idea what Qu Xiao was up to.
“Then I must treasure this properly,” continued Xue Yan with a smile. “It’s such a meaningful object.” She kept looking at it over and over, extremely pleased.
It was the year before last that she realized she had feelings for Brother Qu Xiao. This happened because she used teleportation to go see Brother Qu Xiao to play, and she saw him conversing with the daughter of a major official. It was clear the official’s daughter had her sights set on Brother Qu Xiao. Even though Brother Qu Xiao was unresponsive, merely exchanging a couple of phrases, she still felt upset.