Su Qianqian watched the acrobatics with great interest for a while.
Suddenly, a little girl about the same height as Su Qianqian, holding the hand of an even smaller child, shyly approached her:
“Um, you’re really pretty. Can we play with you?”
“Heh, of course you can. But you must be careful, okay? Where are your parents? You two are so young—it’s a bit dangerous to play here by yourselves.”
Su Qianqian smiled sincerely at the little girl before her, but couldn’t help feeling worried that such small children might run into trouble here.
But the little girl grinned and pointed in a direction.
There, a couple smiled and waved at them—they looked very much like the two children, so Su Qianqian figured they must be the parents.
“Let’s go to the front and watch! Sometimes the uncles there even let us help. It’s a lot of fun!” The little girl cheerfully reached out her hand.
Su Qianqian hesitated for a moment, then took her hand.
Then the girl, smiling brightly, took her sister with one hand and her new friend with the other, and together they wove their way to the front.
The Crowd, seeing that it was a group of children, deliberately made way for them…
The Shun Ying Sisters and Luo Wuhen, of course, silently followed behind.
At the same time, Luo Wuhen made a mental note to herself: “Su Qianqian likes children… If only she’d like her own…”
And so, at the front row, Su Qianqian watched the acrobatics with the two children, chatting and laughing.
Luo Wuhen and the sisters silently watched from behind.
Meanwhile, the children’s parents, hesitating, came over to strike up a conversation:
“That child…is she your sister?”
“…Yes…she is.”
“Such a lovely girl, but…you let her marry so young…?” The children’s mother stared at the bun on Su Qianqian’s head, hesitantly asking.
“Second Miss is actually…just a bit short, but she’s old enough. Besides, that person really loves her.”
Afraid the topic would take a wrong turn, Shun hurriedly smoothed things over.
“Is that so?”
The conversation didn’t continue.
Luo Wuhen gazed at Su Qianqian’s smiling face in a daze, while the couple turned back to watching their children with warm smiles.
Like that, the Performance came to an end.
There would be a long break before the next act, so everyone began to disperse.
The little one ran back to her parents, wanting to ask for some Copper Coins to throw to the acrobats.
Su Qianqian also returned to Luo Wuhen’s side, then turned to Shun: “Shun, help me toss some coins over there. Young Miss will reimburse you.”
“Oh oh oh, on it!”
At Su Qianqian’s command, Shun quickly ran over and casually tossed over a large Silver Piece.
The acrobats immediately showered Young Miss with thanks for her generosity, making Shun feel a bit embarrassed.
At this moment, Luo Wuhen hesitantly asked: “You really like children?”
Su Qianqian turned her head to look at Luo Wuhen, then at the little ones.
Her mood was a bit better now, but her face was still cold.
She only sighed and replied, “Mm. They remind me of my own sister. But I don’t like the thought of having my own.”
“I mean, what if I found some children in the Palace to keep you company? Those Masters are always hoping to get their kids into the Palace and close to me.” Luo Wuhen hurriedly explained.
Su Qianqian fell silent for a moment, then shook her head: “I don’t want these children to end up trapped there like me.”
“Then just let them come to the Palace from time to time—let them go home in the evening…?”
Su Qianqian hesitated, almost spoke, then stopped to think carefully…
“Then pick obedient children for me. I don’t like ones that are too rowdy.”
“Alright.” A smile played at Luo Wuhen’s lips; she felt like she was finally moving in the right direction…
They left the spot, which soon became noisy again.
Walking and stopping along the way, pausing at various bustling stalls, Su Qianqian and the group finally made their way to their destination.
But when she saw the name of the shop, Su Qianqian froze.
She now had a huge shadow in her heart because of this shop’s name.
“Book Immortal Study? This place is still open in the mortal district?”
Su Qianqian had been caught by the two Shun Ying Sisters in this very shop while reading, so now, just seeing the storefront brought up bad memories.
The Shun Ying Sisters felt a chill run down their spines too.
What’s up with this shop? Why’d it have to open here too? Wasn’t this going to cost them their lives?
If Su Qianqian remembered something unpleasant here, wouldn’t all their efforts be wasted?!
They glanced at Su Qianqian.
Su Qianqian glanced back.
The air grew strangely tense…
In the end, Su Qianqian shook her head and slowly walked into this place that cast a shadow on her heart.
Inside Book Immortal Study, Su Qianqian browsed through the vast array of books.
She didn’t use her divine sense to search—she just ran her finger along the spines, walking and looking until she stopped in front of a bookshelf…
“They really did update three new volumes? Not bad, not bad.”
Su Qianqian picked out Volume Eight and leafed through it for a moment.
The plot seemed pretty exciting.
She decided to take it back with her to pass the time.
Since she rarely came here, Su Qianqian thought she’d buy a few more, so she kept moving forward, her gaze drifting over the titles.
Finally, she stopped in front of a particular set, staring at the series name and falling into deep thought…
“‘Being Imprisoned by the Yandere Empress, I Will Never Give Up!’ Uh…this…mm…” Su Qianqian struggled to find the words.
Just then, a Servant walked over, smiling as they enthusiastically recommended the book to the hesitating Su Qianqian:
“You have a great eye! This novel is a bestseller lately—the thrilling plot and detailed writing, plus the rare dual-female-lead theme, have made it irresistible to many! I’m a big fan myself, highly recommended! Of course…if this genre isn’t your thing, I can suggest something else!”
“Um…I remember our Kingdom also has a female Empress. Isn’t this theme…a bit risky here?” Su Qianqian asked, her expression complex.
The Servant gave a reassuring look: “There are lots of Empresses in this world, and our Empress is the very dignified type—normal taste, too! Plus, the authorities are very relaxed about popular literature. It’s fine!”
“Uh…” Su Qianqian really wanted to complain, but didn’t know where to start.
Luo Wuhen, who had originally not wanted to disturb Su Qianqian, couldn’t help feeling…jealous, seeing how happy she seemed chatting with the Servant.
And when she overheard their conversation, which even involved herself, she slowly moved closer.
Then she, too, saw the titles and her expression grew strange.
“These books…”
“Ah! Honored guest, I highly recommend these! This book—” The Servant repeated their earlier recommendation, making Luo Wuhen’s face look even stranger.
“I’ll take a set…” Su Qianqian really was a bit curious what kind of story this book, which was “so fated” with her, actually told, though she figured it might also dredge up some bad memories…
Luo Wuhen, hesitating, also asked for a set: “I’ll have a set as well.”
“You want to read this…?” Su Qianqian frowned, looking at Luo Wuhen in surprise.
“It could…serve as a reference?” Luo Wuhen replied, uncertain.
Faced with this answer, Su Qianqian struggled for words several times, but in the end couldn’t think of anything suitable to say.
She could only hope there wasn’t anything too strange in the book…
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