With a heavy heart, suzhen woke up with a bad head ache,in a bad mood. she was all grumpy this morning.
As usual ,she took a morning bath,wore her favorite - white and blue robes- hanfu.Half of her hair was tied in a bun decorated with the butterfly hairpin and the other half was let fall all the way to her waist. No matter what mood she's in,she would always wear prince Haoran's hairpin. It somehow makes her happy and remember him.
She ate breakfast but she didn't finish the entire rice in the bowl like she normally does. Because of this the duchess become even more worried.
After eating breakfast,suzhen uttered an excuse and left the dinning table. she went upstairs and like yester night, she stood in front of the window and stared at the sky.
Not after some time did she hear the door opening and then "suzhen?" a voice called out. A familiar one.
suzhen slowly turned around and to her surprise he was standing there.
"prince Haoran" suzhen was a little confused, surprised but..... happy.
She talked up to him and wasn't about to bow when he suddenly hugged her, catching her by surprise.
"P- prince Haoran..."
He tightened his arms around her as if he was scared that she might vanish.
"You must be so sad...." he paused and pulled her from his embrace. He continued "that's why I've got a surprise for you".
Suzhen was quite confused "what kind of surprise is it,my prince?"
"well it wouldn't be a surprise if I told you,right?"
"Yes,my prince"
"Don't address me like that" he scowled.
"Huh? but my prince,those are the rules of etiquettes." suzhen denied.
"No. okay, let's do this. when we are the two of us,you could call me by a nickname. "
"what nickname?"
"hmm,you give me one"
suzhen touched pinched her chin as if thinking then afterwards she suggested "Ah-hao?"
"Ah-hao,okay" he agreed.
"aren't you going to show me the surprise?"
"You have to follow me outside...."
"where?"
"in the capital...."
Suzhen's eyes immediately died down after being lit up. "did my parents allow you to take me out?"
He nodded.
"Then what are we waiting for...stay right here l, I'll be right back" she exclaimed and quickly left, leaving prince Haoran astonished.
He never knew she loved going out that much.
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After so much preparation,she wonders why, suzhen came back with a pouch attached to her waist belt and had changed into less heavy clothes.
Prince Haoran noticed that she was still wearing his hairpin and for some reason he wishes that she never takes it off.
He reached his hands out to her and said "shall we?". suzhen took his hands with a smile and they left.
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If there was one place that suzhen loved to wonder off too,then it was the merchant stalls of the capital. The street was lined with colourful tents and vendors of all sorts. Festive music made their way to peoples ears, children chased after each other, peoples lovely chatter and the unique smell of food in the air made peoples stomachs growl.
Foreign travelers from every corner of the country were gathered today, selling a variety of items ranging from accessories to spices to materials.
After handing the horses off to the stables, suzhen was so eager to explore and taste everything. she moved through the crowed of people, forgetting completely about who she had come with.
Suzhen stopped at every stall selling kinds of accessories and food like steamed buns,dried fruits and so on.
"Are you forgetting someone?" a husky voice sounded behind her. She turned around with a polished black stone in her hands and showed it to the person in front of her. It was smooth but when she wrapped her fingers around it,heat emitted from the oddly coloured pebble.
"isn't it beautiful" she asked him. she held the stone up to the sunlight as it revealed the burst of colours hidden beneath the darkness. She was instantly mesmerized by it. "Look at the colours, despite the speckles of colour, nothing could ever disguise the beauty of the obsidian Black."
She showed it to him.
Prince Haoran liked the way suzhen naively smiled at him. She looked so innocent. He could not describe what he felt towards her nor could he pinpoint what he liked about her. Everything about her amused him.
"What do you think about the stone?" she asked him eagerly showing him this wonderful stone.
He smiled at her and replied "it's beautiful".
She slowly places the stone besides his eyes as a wide smile rests on her lips.
He saw much excitement and joy in her eyes. And a sudden wave of possessiveness washer over him. He wanted her only her in this lifetime,in his arms,never letting go and he'll never replace her.
"They're the colour of your eyes" she exclaimed.
"What?" prince Haoran was surprised by her abrupt words and he chuckled slowly "are you serious,my eyes couldn't possibly be this dazzling-"
"But they are" she said.
Suzhen reached up to touch his face and genuinely smiled "Just like you,this stone is full but when light fills the infinite abyss in it,it creates a world of colours. Love is in every part of it's colours"
"People say that my eyes are the worst features of me.....I-"
"But I say that they are the most beautiful part of you. Usually people can tell how we feel just by looking at our eyes and in your eyes... they are filled with bright colours" Her words filled his ears, making his heart dance in his chest. He is a prince and a commander. He heard many compliments before, but hers made his heart flatter. He felt adoration for the lady in front of him.
He suddenly hugged. Suzhen was surprised and so was he. He hugged her tightly as if scared that she might fall. He breathed into her scent ; the smell of nature. Funny,he loves nature. "Thank you" he mummured into her ears.
Suzhen hugged him bath,she slightly laughed , surprised on why he was getting so emotional.
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A/N
Thanks y'all for reading my story,if you're there. And thanks to those that liked my story. if there any mistakes please understand, I'm still a scholar and if you have any questions regarding the story please ask in the comments below.
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