Chapter 37: The Hairpin''s Meaning
No need for change, keep it.
Thank you very much.
And so, the purchase waspleted just like that; moreover, it ended with the richs lines of No need for change.
Libin, are you bribing me with the candy, perhaps?
Under the unrelenting gaze of Yui Mei, Libin lightly sighed.
What a cheap bribery money. I wont gain anything from bribing you in the first ce, you know.
Indeed, there was no merit in bribing a housekeeping courtdy who wasnt even ady-in-waiting of a high-ranking consort.
Apparently, it was not a bargaining point for something else.
In that case, then Libin must have genuinely bought the candy for her.
Then, thank you very much for buying it for me, I will eat it with pleasure.
Yui Mei clutched the bottle of candies and she beamed as she thanked him.
They were in the way for standing too long in front of the stall, so Yui Mei and Libin left that ce. Yui Mei stared again at the bottle of candies.
Fufufu, its sooo beautiful.
Being able to eat with pleasure while appreciating it, isnt this the best?
Libin looked at Yui Mei grinning broadly while thinking those things, then he spoke.
If you are shopping then you could have chosen to buy an essory.
He then nced at the courtdies who were gathered where the essories were lined up.
They were scrutinizing each of the goods in the hopes of finding something better despite being left-overs.
<em>Hes telling me to mingle with them, huh.</em>
It was probably Libins kind advice; unfortunately, Yui Mei had no intention of buying those things.
Im not interested, and I couldnt use it everyday since it will get in the way of cleaning.
Libin scrunched his brows when he heard Yui Meis resolute remarks.
Good grief, it is just as the crown prince feared, huh.
After saying those with a sigh, Libin took a package wrapped in cloth from his bosom.
It was thin and roughly the size of a palm, and he held it out to her.
What might this be?
Youll know, so open it.
Libin thrust it towards the suspicious Yui Mei.
<em>Somehow, he looks like a swindler, though.</em>
The thought that he might demand for arge sum afterward passed through her mind.
Faster.
Yui Mei lost to the intensity of Libins stare, so she ced the bottle of candies on the ground, and unwillingly opened the package.
Inside was a
Hairpin?
Indeed, it was a petite hairpin embellished with cute little red flowers suitable for young girls.
<em>Why a hairpin?</em>
Yui Mei could not understand why Libin gave her a hairpin.
What is this?
Yui Mei waspletely bewildered as she looked up at Libin, so he heaved another deep sigh.
Women normally be happy with this, though.
Libin grumbled like that, but she thought unhappiness also depended on the attitude of the person who gave it.
Even Yui Mei knew exactly what it usually meant when a man gave a present to a woman.
Handing an essory then confessing was amonly used scene in the dramas she watched in her previous life.
However, the man standing in front of her had an austere face, and if he had that intention when he handed the hairpin, then the answer would be no.
Their conversation did not seem to be a confession, and that kind of mood was also absent.
She couldnt see Libin hiding his embarrassment at all.
<em>I wish he would stop talking to me as if Im thickheaded, though.</em>
Libin talked to the wholly unsatisfied Yui Mei with a straight face.
The Cherry Blossom Viewing Banquet is soon. It would be troublesome if you dont wear at least one hairpin,
How on earth was the Cherry Blossom Viewing Banquet rted to a hairpin?
Rather than that, was it an event where all were required to attend?
Honestly, I do not care for the princes who areing from the outside.
Yui Mei thought she would grab some left-over food and rx in some corner.
It was her n, but Libin shook his head.
It is a grand, extensive banquet, so there is no way you would be permitted to skip. You cannot wear that kerchief in that showy ce.
ording to Libin, the festivities were done so that all the women in the Inner Pce, including the courtdies, would be enlivened.
The courtdies might also serve during the flower viewing.
That was why even the lowest of all the courtdies had to be presentable.
<em>This Inner Pce cherry blossom viewing is that troublesome!? It would be better if they can just drink alcohol on their own and get drunk.</em>
Just as Yui Mei was thinking in that fashion, a problematic issue was brought up.
You probably heard this from somebody else, but princesses and princes were invited to attend. A courtdy with nary a hairpin would easily catch the eye of other people, particrly the princes.
In that case, then all the efforts of the courtdies in shopping so they could catch the fancy of a prince were all in vain, then.
Libin raised his brow at Yui Meis doubts.
Youre a guy with a peculiar reasoning, huh. With no one to give her a hairpin, no money to buy one, they would think it would be easy to crush her.
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<em> I see, so shed be a target of assaults, then.</em>
It was a situation that must be avoided at all costs.
T/L Thoughts: Cant help but notice how Libins brows were doing acrobatics in this series lol ?
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