Xiao Wangye was stunned to a standstill.
The flower vendor, seeing Xiao Wangye standing with Lin Xiao at her stall, choosing flowers, especially the one sitting down, who was exceptionally dressed, possessed outstanding temperament, and was of top-notch appearance, assumed they were wealthy travelers from elsewhere. More importantly, he asked Lin Xiao, "Do you think she will like it?"
"If you don't know what kind of flowers she likes, you can give her this," she said, pointing to the various flower crowns at the stall. "If you give her this, I guarantee she will accept it."
It was precisely the vendor's guarantee that led Xiao Wangye to buy two, coincidentally choosing one for a woman and one for a man.
"If that's the case, then she... is she?" Even a cold-hearted person would be unable to remain calm when the girl they liked agreed to their confession.
"Yes, she accepted you. Congratulations, you two are a perfect match," the shopkeeper's joyous voice reached Xiao Wangye's ears.
The news was shocking, yet intensely nerve-wracking. He hadn't felt such tension even when the late emperor had handed over military authority to him. His heart pounded furiously, as if it would leap out of his chest.
"I'm such an idiot. Qingcheng already asked me if I knew the meaning of the flower crown. I missed such an obvious hint. She accepted me, she accepted me!" This thought echoed madly in Xiao Wangye's mind.
"Hey, aren't you hungry?" Ye Qingcheng waved her hand in front of him. Ever since he sat down at the table, his eyes had been fixed on her, his face wearing a silly grin unbecoming of his status. Even the hand holding his chopsticks had stopped, his gaze locked onto her.
No matter how delicious the food in front of him was, being stared at made him feel profoundly uncomfortable. He couldn't help but speak to Xiao Wangye, wishing she could ask him if he had been bewitched, if he had somehow been replaced by someone else.
"How can she be so beautiful? Her eyes, her nose, her lips, even her eyebrows are exactly as I like them," Xiao Wangye's heart yearned.
"Huh? Oh, oh, I was just thinking about something," he said, still with that foolish look, gazing at the person before him.
Ye Qingcheng couldn't help but roll her eyes at him on the spot. "If you're not hungry, then leave. Don't disturb my meal."
"I am hungry, of course I am hungry," he said, picking up the dish closest to him with his chopsticks.
He continued to watch her while eating, not wanting to waste a single moment.
"Sansan, can you scan Xiao Wangye's brain to see if there's a problem? Why is he looking at me like an idiot?" she asked the system in her mind.
"I'm not a laser scanner, so I can't open it. However, you are a doctor, you can diagnose it yourself," Sansan, being a system, knew perfectly well, but it couldn't say.
"I think he definitely has a problem with his brain. Staring at people like a fool." She stated with conviction.
"Hey, wait. Why are you still wearing that flower crown?" she hadn't noticed it earlier, but now, as her doctor's instincts kicked in, she saw that Xiao Wangye still had the flower crown on his head.
"It's because you personally put it on me. I can't bear to take it off," he said proudly, touching the flower crown. His expression was just like that of a child who had received their favorite candy.
"Have you really lost your mind?" She was still worried, after all, he was the savior of this world. What if something went wrong?
"Are you concerned about me, Qingcheng?" He excitedly took Ye Qingcheng's hand and placed it on his chest.
Startled, she immediately withdrew her hand. "What are you doing? And calling my name so sentimentally." For those few seconds, the feeling of his pectoral muscles was quite good, but it was far from the impact of Xiao Wangye's gentle calling of her name.
Xiao Wangye clearly paid no mind to this minor detail, immersed in his own thoughts, he continued, "Do you like it here? How about we come here to travel like this every year during this season?" "You still need acupuncture tonight, right? Leave the matter of the medicinal soup to Lin Xiao," he happily arranged future plans and tonight's matters for Ye Qingcheng. His demeanor was as if he could already envision himself and Ye Qingcheng traveling to "Flower City" every year in the future.
"Sansan, your male lead has gone mad!!" Ye Qingcheng shouted.
"Hahahaha, Qingcheng, he's just genuinely nice to you. No need to make a fuss," not only Xiao Wangye, but Ye Qingcheng's reaction was also incredibly amusing.
Strange, Xiao Wangye was different every day.
"I'm done eating. You enjoy slowly. I'm going to find Lin Xiao," she said, quickly making her escape.
She searched everywhere for Lin Xiao and finally saw him chatting with the shopkeeper at the counter by the main entrance.
"Lin Xiao, so you were here. You made me search everywhere. Let me ask you, did your master hit his head? Why is he acting so strangely today?" she asked impatiently before even reaching him.
Lin Xiao had already learned the whole story from the shopkeeper who had voluntarily told him while they were chatting. However, he instinctively felt it was best not to tell the Consort. He offered a different explanation, "Perhaps it's because Master rarely has the opportunity to be so relaxed and happy."
"Is it really that simple? He didn't look like this even after winning the battle," Ye Qingcheng was not fooled by Lin Xiao's explanation.
The shopkeeper next to them, seeing that she was the other protagonist of today's "confession," began to chat. He opened his mouth and said, "I know why that young man is smiling foolishly. Isn't it because he... and you..." Lin Xiao covered his mouth, swallowing the rest of his words.
"Mmmph mmmph mmmph" He successfully confessed to you, and you accepted his confession. He's happy, that's why he's smiling foolishly.
As for why the shopkeeper knew he was smiling foolishly, it was because from the moment he understood the meaning of the flower crown until he went to the dining room, his face had been a picture of foolish delight, clearly visible to everyone in the hall.
"What are you doing? Let the boss finish speaking!" She stepped forward, trying to pull Lin Xiao's hand away. Lin Xiao retreated with a step, dodging her.
"It's nothing. Is there anything you need from me?" He needed to take the shopkeeper away from her sight first.
"It's just, you help me watch the fire tonight." Ye Qingcheng was still not giving up, pressing Lin Xiao step by step. After hearing her answer, Lin Xiao grabbed the shopkeeper and ran towards the back kitchen.
He didn't forget to reply to Ye Qingcheng, "No problem, I'll go now."
Truly worthy of being a martial artist, he was like a slippery loach, impossible to catch no matter how hard she tried.
"Sansan, can you really not check Xiao Wangye's brain?" she asked again to confirm if the system truly lacked this function.
"No, I can't. He's not my host, so I can't. If it were you, I would know," the latter half was said with great pride.
Ye Qingcheng: ...
"Thank you for your thoughtfulness," she decided not to worry about it anymore. Even if his brain had a problem, it could still be cured.
In the bedroom, the interior decoration here was completely different from that in the capital. The bed was very low, and the quilt had unique patterns exclusive to this county, unseen elsewhere.