Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Liu Xu returned to the pavilion with the things in her arms, running quickly with her little face flushed.

"Brother Huai Jin, stretch out your left hand." Liu Xu put the things down and tore a finger-wide strip from the rice paper.

Mu Lingxuan looked at her in confusion and silently stretched out his hand.

Liu Xu took the freshly-made note, wrapped it around his ring finger, and then pinched off the excess.

Mu Lingxuan raised his eyebrows, "You want to make a ring for me?"

In Dongsheng State, people wore rings on their fingers. Both nobles and common people wore them for decoration.

"Yes, but this is not for the sake of beauty!" Liu Xu put away the note and lowered his head to draw on the rice paper.

She didn't use a brush, but asked He Lei to help her use a charcoal pencil made of bamboo and charcoal, which was specially used for drawing patterns.

"Oh?" He heard that in the south, some people would ask for it as a betrothal gift, but usually it was the woman who asked the man to do it, but he didn't hear that it had any special meaning.

Liu Xu didn't answer and continued painting without raising his head.

After a while, Liu Xu raised her head, rubbed her wrist, and handed the rice paper under her hand to Mu Lingxuan: "Brother Huaijin, take a look, do you like it?"

The catkins painting is a pair of rings that I have seen before, the men's is called Tongxin and the women's is called Biyi. The rings are designed with hollowed-out intertwined branches and inlaid with red or blue diamonds. They are not only beautiful but also unique!

Sure enough, when Mu Lingxuan saw it, his eyes lit up and he was filled with surprise.

"Is this a couple?" Mu Lingxuan asked.

Liu Xu nodded heavily, "Do you like it?"

"What... does this mean?" Mu Lingxuan raised his head, his eyes fixed on Liu Xu, his pupils as deep as the abyss.

Liu Xu blushed and her heart beat fast at his gaze. She lowered her head and said, "I heard this from the foreign people. It is said that a person's ring finger leads directly to the heart. When people there get married... that is, they get married, the man and woman will wear rings on each other's ring fingers to represent their mutual understanding."

Liu Xu paused and added, "The pair of rings I drew are called Lingxi Couple Rings. The men's version is a heart-shaped ring, and the women's version is a wings-shaped ring. After they are made, string them together with a rope and hang them around your neck. If..."

"To be worn by each other when you get married, right?" Mu Lingxuan took over the conversation.

Liu Xu nodded.

"Okay!" The joy in Mu Lingxuan's tone and the tenderness on his face made Han Duoduo feel jealous.

But she didn't dare to interrupt. She understood that Mu Lingxuan was different only in front of her junior sister. To other people, it was polite for him not to give you the cold shoulder.

Hearing this, Liu Xu raised her eyes and smiled, "I knew you would like it. Come and take a look at these. Which color do you like? I'll ask a master to polish and inlay it later."

Liu Xu said this and opened the small wooden box she had brought with her.

The colorful diamonds in the box instantly attracted the attention of the other two.

"Wow, Junior Sister, is this a gem? It's so shiny and beautiful? There are so many colors, all so pretty!"

Sure enough, no matter what era, diamonds are attractive to women of all ages.

"It is a very precious gem called diamond. Do you have a favorite color? I will make it into jewelry for you later." Liu Xu said with a smile.

"I..." Han Duoduo was about to say something, but suddenly she felt a little cold, and then she said, "I'll wait a moment, little brother, come and choose, hehe, choose your... couple rings first."

Han Duoduo: Phew, luckily I reacted quickly!

Mu Lingxuan raised his eyebrows, gave her a look that suggested she was sensible, and then looked at Liu Xu.

"Ah, yes, brother Huaijin, take a look. Let me tell you, there is a saying in modern times that describes this diamond: 'Diamonds are forever, one... one will last forever!'"

When she was excited, she started to talk, and Liu Xu secretly stuck out her tongue. They shouldn't suspect anything, right?

"Modern?" Mu Lingxuan really caught the word, "Are you talking about the country of foreigners?"

"Yes, it's one of the countries. Jayne said they have many countries over there as well." Miss Liu started talking nonsense seriously again.

However, Mu Lingxuan nodded seriously, then picked up the red diamond inside and said, "Use this!"

Since it is a wedding, red should be used.

Then she picked up a few blue diamonds in the box and said, "This one is also beautiful. I can keep it to make jewelry for you in the future."

"Hey, great minds think alike! But I plan to use it to make jewelry for my mother and master." Blue diamonds are so rare, and there is no telling if Jayne will still have them when he comes next time, or if he will come at all.

Mu Lingxuan was a little surprised, then nodded in agreement. Being filial to elders is a good thing.

"Senior Sister, please take a look at what you like?" Liu Xu urged Han Duoduo again.

"I want this one, a light purple!" Han Duoduo chose a winning purple one.

Liu Xu looked at the size and decided to use this one as the center of the flower and then border it with white diamonds, which would be very beautiful.

So he nodded and said, "Okay, I still have a big box of white diamonds. I will put them together for you and I guarantee they will dazzle everyone's eyes." Liu Xu almost patted his chest to make the promise.

"Brother Huaijin, this diamond land is very hard, so it may take one or two months to complete..."

"It doesn't matter!"

At this time, Qiao Yun and the others also came back and reported that the master had returned.

Liu Xu asked her to put her things back. After they sorted out their things, they headed towards the main courtyard.

In the main room, Liu Donglai looked unhappy. He felt that he had let a wolf into the house!

That brat, he said why did he agree so readily, he must have had bad intentions towards his daughter for a long time, he is letting a wolf into the house!

[Liu Xu: Is he not the invincible young general you mentioned who is both civil and military?]

When I saw that there were three of them coming in together, I felt a little relieved. It turned out that they were not alone.

If Han Duoduo knew what he was thinking, she would definitely tell him kindly: Uncle, I just came back not long ago.

"Dad, what's going on over there?" Liu Xu asked as she entered the house.

"Oh, it's okay. Your great grandfather said that there are several mud-brick houses in the village that have just been renovated. He will talk to a few of them tomorrow and then they will be renovated and the furniture and other things will be ready."

Liu Xu nodded and suggested, "Then let's prepare the things for the house!"

"Okay! You can ask Uncle He and Aunt Lin to make the arrangements later!"

Then Liu Donglai said to Mu Lingxuan: "Huai Jin, although you are engaged to Miss Xu, you still have to be careful. A girl's reputation is extremely important!"

Mu Lingxuan stood up and saluted: "Huai Jin knows his mistakes (but won't change)."

"Well, Uncle Liu knows that you are a sensible child." Liu Donglai nodded.

Liu Xu felt a little embarrassed, as if she was the one dragging Mu Lingxuan along every time.

As noon was approaching, Aunt Lin asked a few masters and went to the kitchen.

Liu Xu talked to her father about the affairs of the capital city again. When he learned that the Fang family actually wanted to humiliate his precious daughter, he wanted to kill them immediately.