My rigid, jealous husband has fallen for me, even though I'm a hopeless romantic.

Chapter 138 Exclusive Paper Kite

Based on Wei Dongning's experience reading novels, there's an 80-90% chance something will happen at a large royal banquet like the Spring Banquet.

For example, a concubine in a household frames the mistress;

For example, two young ladies might fall for the same young man and set traps for each other;

For example, someone might drug someone else and attempt to force themselves on them.

These are just a few examples.

So when she received the invitation from the palace, she was already prepared to go and watch the drama unfold.

After taking Xiao Wu back to her room, Wei Dongning suddenly thought of someone she had long forgotten: "Will the future Crown Princess also appear this time?"

"Of course. There's a good chance that Her Majesty the Empress will bring this up with her this time," Xiao Wu guessed.

After all, the little girl will be of marriageable age this year.

If the Crown Prince really doesn't intend to marry her, Xiao Wu sincerely hopes that, as a man, he will quickly come up with a way to stop harming the young girl.

Wei Dongning and Xiao Wu shared the same idea.

However, perhaps out of trust in Nao Nao, she was also willing to believe her brother: "Let's go and see on that day, just in case he has already come up with a good idea."

Xiao Wu chewed on the steamed fish that Xiao Fu had given it as an extra meal, temporarily putting its mind at ease: "That's true."

The Crown Prince is far smarter than them; he always comes up with good ideas.

Instead of worrying about these things for him, it would be more practical to think about what to eat tonight.

Wei Dongning was still thinking about taking Gu Peiyan out to play, and consulted Xiao Wu: "Xiao Wu, can you help me find out where in the capital is a good place to fly kites? It would be best if there's also water where we can fish. It's okay if it's a bit far away."

She had already planned it all out; she wanted to take him horseback riding, fishing, and kite flying.

They didn't bring anyone else, just the two of them.

Oh, and there's also Xiao Wu, who doesn't exist in physical form.

This way, Gu Peiyan wouldn't have to worry about others seeing a different side of him.

Xiao Wu is quite reliable in this regard.

Basically, as soon as Wei Dongning finished stating her conditions, it found her a particularly suitable place: "How about this place?"

"This place seems familiar." Wei Dongning looked at the specific location Xiao Wu had given her, and the more she looked, the more she felt like she had seen this place somewhere before.

Xiao Wu was also very frank: "It's one of the dowry items your mother prepared for you when you got married."

That place is nestled against the mountains and beside the water, with a beautiful environment.

It's a great place for a date.

No one will come to disturb us.

“Baby, your introduction sounds just like the one on my old school’s official website.” Wei Dongning sighed and rubbed her forehead.

Almost every school she had visited before had a similar statement on its official website.

She's heard it so many times that she can almost recite it from memory.

Wei Dongning looked at the images Xiao Wu had sent her, pondered for a moment, and then made her decision: "This is it."

"Xiao Fu, do we have any kites at home?"

"Yes, does the young mistress want to fly a kite today? But it seems the wind isn't strong enough, so it might not fly very high."

"I won't release it today, just find it for me first."

Gu Peiyan, who was listening to her conversation with Xiao Fu, seemed to understand something: "Are you planning to take me to fly kites in a few days?"

"Brilliant. I've found the perfect spot. Just the two of us, you know? Aren't you excited?"

Gu Peiyan suppressed the turmoil in her heart and tried her best to maintain a calm demeanor: "Then I will follow Madam's arrangements."

Listening to their interaction, Qian Rong had an idea in mind: "Young Master, Young Madam, if we don't need to come with you that day, can I also ask to go out and have fun for a day?"

"Okay." Gu Peiyan was in a good mood and readily agreed to his request.

Qianrong was even happier after hearing this.

On that day, he could take Baoxing out to buy some things.

The courtyard house that the young mistress gave them is almost ready. They are just waiting for Baoxing to check what is missing before they can move in after their wedding.

Xiao Fu returned with the three paper kites he found in Wei Dongning's dowry chest, which plunged Wei Dongning into a new round of dilemma.

Each of these three has its own unique characteristics, and the silk fabric and swallow designs on them are all exquisite.

However, in Wei Dongning's eyes, it always seemed like something was missing.

After carefully comparing the three kites, an idea came to mind: "Gu Peiyan, would you like to make a kite that's just for the two of us?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Peiyan's eyes lit up: "What are your thoughts?"

“You draw a picture of a kite’s mask.”

The portraits he drew of her and Xiao Wu last time have been colored back on by them.

That painting still hangs in the most prominent place in Gu Peiyan's study.

Having learned from that experience, Wei Dongning was quite confident in entrusting this arduous task to him.

Gu Peiyan always painted on Xuan paper, and he wasn't very confident about switching to silk.

Therefore, he didn't dare to agree so readily: "Shall I give it a try first?"

"Okay, I'll buy some silk fabric for you in the next couple of days. You can draw whatever you want on it, feel free to be creative."

Because of Wei Dongning's "instructions", Gu Peiyan dared not take this matter lightly at all.

In just a few days, he sketched out countless kite designs on paper.

But no matter how I look at it, there are still some things I'm not entirely satisfied with.

When Wei Dongning brought him some white fungus soup to the study, she was almost shocked by the paper covered with drawings: "You drew so many? That's amazing."

If this speed were used by a modern comic artist, they could probably update daily without any problem.

"These are just practice drawings; I haven't decided what to draw on the silk in the end."

“There are still a few days left, no rush.” Wei Dongning gathered the papers on his desk together and placed the food box that Xiao Fu was carrying in front of him, opening it: “You drink first, let me see what you’ve drawn.”

Wei Dongning stood beside Gu Peiyan, flipping through the paintings he had drawn one by one.

Finally, she picked out a few of her favorites and took them out separately.

"I think these are pretty good."

"This one has too much white space; the pattern might not be clear when it flies in the sky. This one might be distorted after the frame is added. And this one, Xiao Wu's drawing doesn't quite look right."

"Ningbao, does your Gu Peiyan have obsessive-compulsive disorder?"

The few that Gu Peiyan just said weren't very good happen to be Xiao Wu's favorites.

He thought he had drawn it perfectly, but he could find tiny flaws in every single one.

Wei Dongning looked around the neatly organized study and recalled how he always tidied up her desk where she read and did accounting. She couldn't help but agree with Xiao Wu's statement: "It's possible."

Seeing that Gu Peiyan was still thinking about what pattern to draw next, Wei Dongning directly put the one that didn't look like Xiao Wu in front of him: "This one will do, just change Xiao Wu a bit."

If he keeps agonizing over this, he could write a book called "The Complete Guide to Masked Kite Designs".

"Alright. The Spring Banquet is in two days. Have you decided what to wear?"