Before dinner, Qi Haoxuan rushed back to the Prince Mansion, ready to have dinner with Tianmiao. Of course, before that, Qi Haoxuan eagerly answered all the questions Tianmiao had asked in the afternoon.
When Qi Haoxuan finished speaking, he saw Tianmiao looking at him with bright eyes, expressing admiration: "Wow, Prince, you’re amazing."
At that moment, Qi Haoxuan felt that the exhaustion from the afternoon’s lectures with those old mentors was worth it. So worth it! Look at Tiantian’s trusting gaze, listen to Tiantian’s words of praise, Qi Haoxuan felt the sky was so blue, the flowers so red, as if fireworks were bursting before his eyes.
"It’s nothing, these are trivial matters. I know a lot more." Qi Haoxuan puffed up his chest, like a peacock displaying its feathers.
Kong Hou and Dong Xiao quietly ate their meal.
This human is really quite silly.
But the master seems to enjoy teasing him.
See through it but don’t expose it, just eat, eat.
...
Upon waking up in the morning, the first thing Qi Haoxuan did was ask Xiao Anzi if Tianmiao had gotten up.
Then he got up, washed up, and waited for Tianmiao to wake up so they could have breakfast together. After finishing breakfast, he thought about where to take Tianmiao for fun today, what to buy, and what to eat. Anyway, the most important thing every day was centered around Tianmiao.
After breakfast, Qi Haoxuan took Tianmiao out again.
"Tiantian, today I’m taking you to a restaurant on the west side of the city. That restaurant is quite special. It’s built by the water, half on land, half on the water. There are water performances every day, including singing and dancing." As the most dandy personality in the Capital City, Qi Haoxuan was very knowledgeable about eating, drinking, and having fun; he spoke with eloquence.
"Sure." Tianmiao nodded with a smile.
"Xiao Linzi, go and tell the shopkeeper to reserve the private room with the best view for me," Qi Haoxuan instructed the eunuch Xiao Linzi.
"Yes." Xiao Linzi obeyed and went out.
"Let me first take you for a stroll in the market. There’s a store in the western market that sells really delicious crispy peanuts. They’re fragrant and crispy. We’ll buy some as snacks." Qi Haoxuan looked at the person in front of him, just wanting to share everything he considered the best with her.
"Alright." Tianmiao continued to nod with a smile.
The crispy peanut store Qi Haoxuan mentioned was a very small shop. Inside, there were only two or three tables for customers to have some tea or drinks and rest with the peanuts. However, many people clearly didn’t buy peanuts to rest there but came specifically to buy and take them away. It was still morning, but there was already a long line of people waiting to buy peanuts.
Qi Haoxuan’s usual style was to have Xiao Anzi cut in line directly, and no one dared to complain.
Now with Tianmiao present, Qi Haoxuan solemnly instructed Xiao Anzi, "Don’t disturb the people; line up properly at the back. I’ll walk around with Tiantian nearby."
Xiao Anzi, seeing the Prince speaking so seriously, suppressed the twitching of his lips and went to queue at the back. What a rare event, lining up for the first time, really takes some getting used to.
Just as Xiao Anzi got in line, a few people came running over from a distance, trying to cut in line without a word.
"What are you doing? Go queue at the back," Xiao Anzi shouted.
"Do you know who our young master is? Queue up? In your dreams, who do you think you are..." The person Xiao Anzi stopped didn’t even turn back before shouting insults, but when he turned to see who was speaking to him, he instantly fell silent.