Female martial arts fanatics only love to fight, while men fight for their lives.

The prosperity of the capital city is naturally incomparable to that of a small village.

Lou Xiao and Li Huaiqing appeared in a high-profile manner in Zuixianju in the capital. Perhaps because he discovered Lou Xiao's love of food, Li Huaiqing took the first step of "getting familiar with the capital" in the restaurant.

A place full of people and bustling with activity.

The arrival of the two people caused a noticeable silence in Zuixianju, and the shopkeeper hurriedly led them to the private room.

The man with his clothes fluttering in the wind and the beautiful girl disappeared into the door, which made people imagine a lot.

The news spread to other private rooms, where the young men and women were talking among themselves as they drank and chatted.

"Is it true? Li Huaiqing has taken a fancy to the new Duke of Zhenguo?"

"In my opinion, they are a perfect match. One is gorgeous and eye-catching, while the other is gentle and elegant. They are meant to be together."

"I heard that this young lady was born out of wedlock and grew up in the countryside. She is very vulgar."

"No matter what she was like in the past, she is now a favorite of His Majesty."

"Her background is not worthy of Master Li. I really don't know what he likes about her?"

"You may be overthinking it. What if Mr. Li is just being a good host?"

As soon as the words fell, many people disagreed. The scene of the two people chatting happily at the flower viewing banquet in Li's mansion had already spread.

What is this about meeting too late? When the golden wind and jade dew meet, they meet each other. In the plot imagined by countless people, the two people already have feelings for each other and are entangled in an intertwined relationship.

Of course, the person involved knew nothing.

Lou Xiao looked out from the window of the box. The capital's stacked houses and dense crowds were all before her eyes. Pedestrians and carriages were interweaving on the wide streets in an orderly and well-arranged manner.

There were hawkers hawking their wares on the street, foreigners performing arts, dignitaries occasionally lifting the curtains of their carriages, and the bustling crowds of ordinary people.

"In addition to the specialties of the reserved restaurant, we will also provide some dishes unique to the capital," Li Huaiqing told the shopkeeper, tapping his palm with his folding fan and instructing the servants he brought with him.

"Use my white jade tea set to brew the Xi Yuchun tea you brought. Don't let these rough hands get their hands on it and ruin my good tea."

Lou Xiao didn't understand the pretentiousness of these children from aristocratic families. When she turned around, Li Huaiqing also looked over at her, with gentle eyes.

"Xiyuchun is a fine tea that only yields four ounces a year. It is extremely precious and is only produced in my Li family's land. Only members of my Li family can taste it."

Its rarity is naturally extraordinary.

Lou Xiao didn't seem to understand his implication. She ruined the atmosphere by speaking again and called the shopkeeper, "Just give me a pot of water."

The shopkeeper glanced at Li Huaiqing secretly, and saw that he looked the same. "Do as the young lady said. Go ahead."

When the maid placed the whole set of white jade tea set on the table, Lou Xiao was at ease. She just felt that they were being too particular, putting so many twists on a pot of tea.

When he placed the teacup on the tray and handed it to her with both hands, she hesitated for only a moment.

"For me? Thanks."

However, she was not from a wealthy family and could not learn how to appreciate tea. She took a few sips but could not taste anything special.

She put it down without making any comment, which made Li Huaiqing no longer in the mood to talk about tea. He just lowered his eyes and concentrated on sipping the tea. An odd silence fell between the two of them.

The atmosphere became slightly more lively only after the dishes were served, but Lou Xiao was still half-hearted in answering many of his questions, and he couldn't guess whether she did it intentionally or unintentionally.

In fact, she just simply felt that they didn't get along well.

Her attitude made the young master, who had always been popular, a little depressed. Although he was not interested in her, it did not mean that he could tolerate being ignored by a woman.

No one could not help being impressed by him, especially women.

So even though he had the intention to give up, he still wanted to make one more effort.

With a barely perceptible desire to win, he took her to the jewelry shop owned by the Li family.

No woman can resist the temptation of jewelry.

Especially someone like her who values ​​fame and fortune, and likes fine clothes and gold and silver.

Lou Xiao glanced at the plaque. The three words "Jingyuexuan" seemed strangely familiar to her, as if Lou Hong had mentioned its name before?

The most famous shops in the capital, where the best, most sophisticated and most skilled products all come from, come from.

With Li Huaiqing accompanying her, she naturally would not choose at the counter with others.

The shopkeeper took them to the top floor, where the VIP room was covered with exotic carpets, top-quality and expensive furniture, incense burners, and even the tea cups were from famous celadon kilns.

Li Huaiqing smiled and said, "You don't need to send me ordinary items. Send me all the treasures that have been made recently."

The shopkeeper nodded in agreement. He turned around and held his folding fan in his hand, and said to Lou Xiao sincerely, "This is a shop under the name of my Li family. If any young lady likes it, just ask."

Such a big tone──

Lou Xiao did not comment, and Shopkeeper Li carefully opened the precious wooden box, only to see a jade pendant as white as grease and as smooth as silver lying quietly inside. The streamlined cloud pattern made the jade look elegant.

"This is the extremely rare Tianshan jade. It is cool in summer and warm in winter. It has no impurities and is priceless."

People at that time considered wearing jade to be beautiful, and used jade to compare gentlemen and beauties. The purer the jade, the more noble it represented.

There was also a jade hairpin to match it. Li Huaiqing was in high spirits, but he did not take any action. Instead, he first looked at Lou Xiao's intention.

But she doesn't like jade jewelry very much.

So he just gave a few polite compliments and then said to Li Huaiqing, "They are all suitable for you, young master."

The man seemed a little embarrassed, "Miss, you are joking. That hairpin is for women. I am not married yet, how can I wear it?"

It is now popular for married men to wear women's hairpins to show their love for each other.

Especially in a family where a woman is the head of the household, if the man who marries into the family can wear his wife's hairpin, it means that his status is stable and the relationship is harmonious.

Lou Xiao's unintentional words made him come up with so many twists and turns.

He looked into Lou Xiao's eyes and found that they were clear and there was no lie in them.

She didn't care whether it was men's or women's, she just thought it looked good. "If you don't like it, look at the next one."

The items that were delivered later were all based on the shopkeeper's estimation of the young lady's style, including a complete set of head ornaments with big red rubies, a coral hair crown, and oriental pearl earrings...

Lou Xiaojie has the same attitude: good-looking, not bad, next one.

Is it that she has never seen the world and knows nothing, or is it that she doesn't care about worldly things and is indifferent to them?

Which one of these is not extremely valuable? Even if Your Majesty rewards you a lot, you won't be completely untempted, right?

In the end she didn't want anything, she just wanted to take a look and that was it.

Li Huaiqing had never encountered anything like this before.

He thought for a moment and then made another appointment, "It seems that Miss doesn't like vulgar things. The Wanfo Temple outside the city has a long history and is very popular. Can I go with Miss to burn incense and pray?"

Add one more sentence, "It is said that the century-old marriage tree there is very powerful."

An old temple? Lou Xiao thought it was great. It would be nice to go see the Buddha statues, too.

As soon as he returned home, he brought gifts.

This time Lou Xiao did not open it and asked Jiubai to pack it up directly, thus missing Li Huaiqing's little thoughts.

"If she is moved, she will definitely wear the hairpin tomorrow." Li Huaiqing returned to Jingyuexuan and put on the cloud-patterned jade hairpin.

The hairpin was sent to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, along with fresh peach petals.