"Zhang Euni! What is this? Change your robes!" Zhiquiang almost ordered her.

"Aiya...Zhiquiang." Euni whined. "Madam said that I look beautiful in this dress. Isn't it madam?"

"Yes, young master." The woman said holding Euni gently. "She looks really beautiful in this dress. Her body looks even more beautiful in light clothes than thick ones."

"Still I don't like it," Zhiquiang said looking sharply at Euni. "What is this, huh? Her skin is showing too much through her clothes. Her sleeves are almost transparent." Zhiquiang said holding Euni's sleeves. "Her body looks so slender in these clothes. No way! I am not allowing her to wear these."

"Young Master." The woman bowed. "I understand you love your wife so much. You don't want others to look at her. But she is a girl, she too has a desire to look beautiful like a princess."

"She is not..."

"Young master." The woman interrupted Zhiquiang. "Since you are so strong, you can protect her. She looks stunning in this dress. I haven't seen anyone look this beautiful in this dress."

"See," Euni said putting her hands on her hips. "I already have you Zhiquiang. Why I need to worry then?" Euni said trying to make Zhiquiang change his mind. "Lan er gege, please, only this time. Okay?"

"Okay," Zhiquiang said pulling Euni towards him.

Zhiquiang paid for the dress and he even paid extra money to the woman for helping Euni with her dress. Euni was smiling widely as she wore a traditional dress for the first time in her life.

"Young Master, please take care of young miss." The woman whispered to Zhiquiang. "She is rare and one of the kind. Don't let her go no matter what."

"I will Madam," Zhiquiang said.

Then with a formal bow, Zhiquiang and Euni left the shop.

"Lan er gege, do I really look bad in these clothes?" Euni said with a pout.

"Yes," Zhiquiang said coldly. "Your skin is showing too much through these clothes."

"Lan er gege..."

"It's Zhiquiang."

"Aiyaa, Zhiquiang..." Euni tugged his sleeves. "Please don't be so rude. I am neither so beautiful nor my body is sexy. So basically no one will look at me."

"Whatever." Zhiquiang rolled his eyes. He then took her to a jewelry shop and started to examine the jewelry.

"Zhiquiang, what are you looking at?" Euni said trying to see the hairpins. "I already have hairpins and my hair is tied. You don't need to buy these."

"Your hairstyle needs to be changed," Zhiquiang said picking hair jewelry. "This hairstyle doesn't suit your attire"

"Tch." Euni rolled her eyes as his words defeated her. It was true that a ponytail with a simple hairpin wouldn't look good on her dress.

After buying the jewelry he took her to an inn.

"Zhiquiang, why are we here?" Euni asked as she couldn't understand his motive.

"Excuse me, can we have a room please?" Zhiquiang said to the man at the counter.

"Zhiquiang? Why are you ignoring me?" Euni kept complaining while those words didn't even affect him.

The man at the counter looked at both Zhiquiang and Euni and smiled a bit. 'Newly married couple' he thought and shook his head.

"Your room is leftmost room on the first floor." The man said smiling.

"Thank you," Zhiquiang said holding Euni's hand.

"Zhiquiang...let me go!" Euni said struggling to free herself while the older pulled her, not so roughly but not so gently as well. After reaching their room, Zhiquiang opened the door and pushed her gently into the room.

"Sit on the seat," Zhiquiang said coldly.

"Why should I follow your orders?" Euni replied back as his cold behavior stirred her temper.

"I need to change your hairstyle," Zhiquiang said gently which somehow calmed her.

"Don't order me. I don't take other orders." Euni said harshly as she sat on the small wooden seat placed before the bed while Zhiquiang sat on the bed.

"Sorry," Zhiquiang said as he untied her long ponytail.

"For what?" Euni asked without looking at Zhiquiang who was combing her soft, silky, long hair.

"For behaving harshly with you," Zhiquiang said gently.

"Huh!?" Euni looked at Zhiquiang with astonishment in her eyes. "You are sorry for that!?"

"Mn." Zhiquiang nodded.

"Zhiquiang," Euni smirked. "Do I look beautiful?"

"No!"

"Aishh...Zhiquiang." Euni screamed and looked at him. "Why cannot you say for even once that I look beautiful?"

"Because you are not beautiful," Zhiquiang said as he completed doing small braids on her hair.

"You are so cruel Lan er gege." Euni pouted.

"Hm. It's done." Zhiquiang said putting the jewelry on her hair. "Now look at the mirror."

Putting her hands on her hair, Euni felt the hair is tied in a very neat manner. She got up and stood before the mirror.

(Euni's dress and hairstyle)

"Woah!" Euni's jaws dropped. "I look so beautiful! I look like a princess." Euni exclaimed as she kept touching her hairdo. "Wow! This hairstyle looks so good on me. Haha...Thank you Zhiquiang." Euni said still checking herself in the mirror.

Zhiquiang stood up from the bed. His lips curved into a smile watching her being so happy and lively.

"Do you still say I am not beautiful?" Euni arched her brow. Before Zhiquiang could say anything, Euni continued. "It doesn't matter to me if you agree with it or not, but I really do like this look and I look beautiful. Thank you."

"Mn." Zhiquiang nodded composing himself before she could see the smile on his face.

"So." Euni looked at Zhiquiang. "What's today's plan? What will we do?"

"How about taking a look around the Ling City?" Zhiquiang said looking out of the window. "We may gather information through this."

"Mn." Euni nodded. "Let go. It's already noon."

"Let's have lunch first," Zhiquiang said as he picked up his sword kept at the table.

"Lan er gege, you know me the best." Euni smile. She didn't carry her sword. She summoned her sword whenever she required, so she simply kept walking beside Zhiquiang.

"Woah! Lan er gege, these dishes look so spicy!" Euni exclaimed examining the dishes.

"All for you," Zhiquiang said with unaltered expressions.

"Really?" Euni's eyes popped out. "What will you eat then? As far as I know, you don't ear spicy foods."

"I ordered plane food for me," Zhiquiang replied.

"Ah..." Euni sighed in content as she picked up her chopsticks. "A little bottle of wine will make the lunch perfect."

"No wine when we are on investigation," Zhiquiang said as he picked up his chopsticks.

"Don't be so strict Zhiquiang." Euni pouted. "We are not in Gusu."

"Still." Zhiquiang looked at her. "You are not allowed to drink it."

"Okay." Euni made a face. "Zhiquiang, I think in the evening I am going to drink wine for sure."

"Why?"

"You know Zhiquiang..." Euni put her food into her mouth. "...the place for drinking wine is best when it comes to collect information."

Zhiquiang didn't utter a word. He kept eating his food. Euni glance at him waiting for his response, but he ignored.

"Hey! Zhiquiang." Euni put her hands on the table. "At least give me some response."

"Will think later." Zhiquiang didn't even look at her.

"Cannot even speak in complete sentences." Euni rolled her eyes and continued eating.

After their lunch, Zhiquiang and Euni went out to take a stroll around the streets of Ling City. The city was full of life. Little children were playing in the streets while the others were busy in their work. The streets looked populated as people were busy in their work and were roaming in the streets. Euni found it a bit odd. It was already 2 pm and still, the place is so crowded as if it's still 9 am in the morning.

"Zhiquiang..." Euni said moving closer to him. "Don't you find it a bit strange? It's afternoon yet it's so crowded."

"I think we should ask someone about this," Zhiquiang suggested.

As Euni's eyes were wandering examining the behavior of every single person, suddenly her attention was captured by a 10 years old boy. He was standing in the middle of the street holding a few turnips. Euni's heart softened at the sight of such a young boy trying hard to earn money.

"Big brother, how much does these turnip cost?" Euni said kneeling before the young boy while Zhiquiang stood beside her.

"5 turnips, 10 coins." The boy replied in broken words.

"Aigoo, big brother, don't you think its too expensive?" Euni tried to start the conversation with the boy.

"We are not buying it anyway," Zhiquiang said with a stoic face. "Why are you asking him?"

"Zhiquiang?" Euni looked at Zhiquiang will questioning eyes. "Can you please let me talk to this young boy?"

"Jiejie, it's not too much." The little boy said showing a turnip to Euni. "Your husband looks so rich. He will buy for you."

"Huh!?" Euni's eyes widened while her jaws dropped to the ground hearing such a compliment from such a young boy. "Who taught you all these big brother?"

"It's pretty obvious." The young boy shrugged his shoulder. "You two look so good together."

"Big brother." Euni put her hands on his shoulders. "Don't make wild assumptions. He is not my husband but my senior."

"Then why are you calling him by his name?" The boy pouted.

"Oh, my sweet big brother..." Euni smiled. "It's because I am used to call him by his name. By the way, where are your parents?"

"I don't have parents but I am a brother." The boy replied with a sad smile.

"I am sorry." Euni felt bad seeing his sad smile. "Can we meet your brother?"

"Yes." The boy nodded happily. "But I don't know where he is now."

"Why?" Zhiquiang asked. "Doesn't he care about you?"

"He cares about me!" The boy screamed as tears swelled in his eyes hearing to such cold words.

"Zhiquiang!" Euni glared at him. "Can you please be gentle with kids? Look, you made him cry. Big brother, don't cry. Come here." Euni hugged the little boy to which the latter sobbed as he hugged her back.

"I am sorry." The boy said breaking the hug.

"Why dear?" Euni asked wiping his tears.

"I shouldn't have hugged you." The boy replied with guilt.

"Aigoo...my big brother is so matured." Euni ruffled the boy's hair. "Who said that you cannot hug your jiejie?"

"Can I call you jiejie?" The boy asked as he couldn't believe that Euni asked him to address her as jiejie.

"Of course. Why not?" Euni smiled. "So, will you take us to your brother."

"Am I the main topic here?" A voice spoke out to which the three of them turned around.

"You!!!" Zhiquiang exclaimed as he stood in front of Euni, hiding her from that person.

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1. Sorry for typing mistakes.

2. English is not my first language, so please compromise.