So sweet! She's pampered like a precious gem in her little world.

Upon revisiting the summit of Penglai Mountain, Chu Yu discovered that many places had changed, as if they had been specially renovated.

The little girl wandered around the pavilion with great curiosity. Jingyin wasn't worried at all; the railings had been reinforced recently and there was no safety hazard whatsoever.

"elder brother."

"what happened?"

Why is it called the Dust-Beyond-the-Heart Pavilion?

After the tour, she returned to the man's side and asked the question that had been bothering her.

Jingyin pulled her into his arms and sat her down, turning his head to kiss her cheek, explaining gently, "Looking from beyond the dust into the dust, endless pavilions are shrouded in mist and rain."

The person in his arms thought for a moment, "So this is outside the dust, then where is inside the dust?"

The man did not answer immediately. He led her to the railing of the pavilion and hugged her from behind.

Holding her like this, Chu Yu could only look down from this angle. Directly below was her Penglai Palace. Taiye Pond and her little garden looked somewhat unfamiliar from this angle, yet also somewhat familiar.

Like what?

She couldn't quite remember for a moment.

The man stretched out his hand, pointing to the Penglai Palace in front of them. His voice was deep as he slowly spoke: "There, lives my beloved girl; that is my mortal world."

Wherever she was, that was the world he willingly stepped into.

Chu Yu's eyes welled up with tears; she hadn't expected such an answer.

"Does the baby like the scenery here?"

"I love it! Only here can you get a panoramic view of the entire Penglai Palace."

The man just smiled and kissed her temple. "Silly girl, take another look?"

?

What do you mean?

Was that inexplicable sense of familiarity she felt just now really hiding something?

"This—this is a map!?"

Chu Yu tried to squint her eyes and take a look, only to discover that the scenery of the small garden was actually a miniature map of the Jingsheng Dynasty!

(A map is an ancient type of map.)

Jingyin lowered his head and kissed her cheek. "Our baby is so smart!"

Chu Yu blushed instantly upon hearing his praise and asked softly, "Why is that, brother?"

Is there any special meaning to arranging her small garden into a map of the Jingsheng Dynasty?

She would often sunbathe and enjoy the scenery in the small garden, and she never noticed when it had turned out like this!

After a long pause, the man finally spoke, "Chu Chu, I want to share the vast and prosperous land with you. Would you be willing to be my queen?"

He walked around to the little girl, took her hands in his, and looked serious and solemn.

Chu Yu: "!"

So he placed a miniature landscape of the magnificent rivers and mountains in her Penglai Palace back garden, took her to the top of Penglai Mountain to overlook the panoramic view, and then proposed to her.

Although Jingyin, being an ancient person, was unlikely to know about marriage proposals, his recent actions could be considered a "marriage proposal," right?

She opened her mouth slightly, and it took her a while to find her voice, "Where did you learn all this?"

This is really not something Jingyin would do.

It's true that he usually treats her very well and goes to great lengths to make her happy, but this matter has exceeded his comprehension.

Sure enough, Jingyin seemed unusually uncomfortable after hearing this. He cleared his throat and replied in a low voice, "I... I learned it from your storybooks."

???

Chu Chu was completely stunned.

What?

She's been reading her own storybook?

Is he even learning to propose to himself?

"..."

Little Milk Cake was laughing so hard in the system space that her head almost fell off.

It knew all too well that those storybooks at the beginning were not legitimate storybooks purchased from the common people!

It's clearly a modern romance novel I secretly bought from them!

Well, now Jingyin not only peeked, but also learned something.

At first, everything went black, and all the romantic and beautiful feelings I had just had vanished.

She twitched her lips, gritted her teeth, and asked, "You've seen it all?"

The man, unaware of the situation, nodded frankly. "Yes, many of the ideas in it are quite novel, but there are many things I can learn from them. Don't worry, baby, I'll learn them all very quickly."

Chu Chu: "..."

You don't have to.

Her melodramatic, domineering CEO romance novels... there's really nothing worth learning from them.

A carefully planned romantic proposal was completely ruined by her interruption.

Fortunately, Jingyin was already used to the little girl's occasional unexpected moves, and after she finished her diversion, he could still calmly steer the conversation back on track.

"So, baby, did you say yes to my proposal?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something, released her hand, took half a step back, lifted his clothes, and knelt on one knee.

Chu Yu was so frightened that she quickly went to pull him away.

Good heavens, this is not acceptable!

However, the good student Jing Yin was determined to put his learning into practice. He held down her hand, which was trying to pull him up, and gently patted it to comfort her.

Then he reached for something at his waist and took it down.

She only saw it clearly when it was placed in her palm—

It's a tiger tally!

"you--"

"I've seen men in your storybooks propose with diamond rings, but I haven't found anything like that yet. However, I have this."

Chu Chu looked down at the tiger tally in her palm with a blank expression, only to feel a burning sensation.

"Why did you give me this, brother?"

The man remained kneeling, his expression earnest. "Jingyin offers the entire kingdom as dowry to Princess Yuanjia, Chuyu. Is the princess willing?"

I offer the entire kingdom as dowry to propose marriage to the princess. Would the princess be willing?

He was an emperor who reigned supreme and looked down upon all living beings, yet he knelt before her, offering his empire as a dowry to propose marriage.

Chu Yu choked up slightly and nodded, "I'm willing."

Only when he heard her say "yes" did the man's expression finally relax.

He stood up and hugged the little girl tightly, whispering in her ear, "Thank you, baby, for agreeing to marry me. I love you."

Chu Yu heard the sob in his voice and silently hugged him back.

It gets colder on the mountain earlier than down below, and Jingyin originally planned to bring people down before sunset.

As a result, the little girl insisted on watching a sunset from the mountaintop.

He couldn't bear to refuse, so he stayed with her to watch the entire sunset.

Chu Yu was embraced by the man as she watched the red sun slowly set in the distance. She whispered, "Brother, do you know what happiness is in my heart?"

Jingyin was taken aback. He had always given her the best of everything, and it seemed that he had never asked her what kind of happiness she wanted.

"What is it?"

The girl smiled and said softly, "Right now."

Love is this moment, and it's also the next stop.

All the happiness I want is for you to be by my side right now.

The man silently hugged her even tighter.

In my leisure time, I stand with you at dusk, and ask with a smile if the porridge by the stove is warm.

A simple life can be a tangible form of happiness.

……

It was already dark when the two descended the mountain.

Chu Yu was wrapped tightly in a cloak and carried down the mountain by the man.

Worried that she would get cold at night, Jingyin used his lightness skill to quickly return to the dock at the foot of the mountain.

After carrying the person directly onto the painted boat, the boat began to move towards the dock on the lake, at a speed significantly faster than in the afternoon.

Chu Yu peeked her face out from under the cloak and looked at the man.

"elder brother."

Jingyin touched her face and checked her temperature. "What's wrong?"

"I want to eat your osmanthus pudding."

The man chuckled, his tone helpless, "Okay, I'll make it for you when we get back."

It's only late spring, where did these osmanthus flowers come from?

However, Princess Yuanjia loved to eat osmanthus jelly. Every year during the osmanthus season, Jingyin would have large quantities of osmanthus flowers collected, dried, and properly preserved so that she could always have some whenever she wanted.

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