Small Theater 1: Rouge Suspense
In the late spring afternoon, the carved window lattice filters out dappled sunlight. Cicai clutched a damaged rouge pen, her fingertips turning white: "I saved up three months' worth of money to buy this, and you drop it just because you say it?"
The young marquis was leaning on the soft cushion, and the black clothes swept away the debris on the ground: "It's just a common thing in the market. Tomorrow, I will ask people to send the ten-color rouge sent as tribute from the Western Regions and smash this junk."
"You!" Ci Cai's eyes were red, and she bent down to pick up the broken pen, "I got this from my apprenticeship at a rouge shop on my grandma's birthday..." Before she could finish her words, the young marquis had clasped her wrist and put the cold jade bracelet into it: "My things are more valuable than a broken pen."
Small Theater 2: Protecting Books in the Snow
In the late winter, the heavy snow covered the red wall. Cicai rushed to the study in the snow, but the oil paper bag in her arms was soaked. The young Marquis kicked away the charcoal basin at his feet and slapped the ink jade paperweight on the table: "I asked you to get a copy of "Essential Art for Elevating the People" and came back with a pile of soaked torn books?"
"These are the last few unique copies of the suburban bookstore..." Ci Cai shivered from the cold, her eyelashes were covered with frost, "The shopkeeper said that they would tear them down and use them as firewood..." Before she could finish her words, the cloak had already wrapped around her thin body. The young marquis gritted his teeth and pressed her down on the hot couch: "You're so stupid! You don't want to take care of yourself first?"
Small Theater 3: Bet under the Moon
On a summer night, the lotus pond was filled with silver light. Cicai was swinging the wine gourd and humming a tune. The young marquis took the wine bottle and took a sip: "I bet you can't catch my sword within three moves."
The cold light suddenly appeared, Ci Cai turned around to avoid it, but the jade hairpin in her hair was cut off by the sword energy. She froze on the spot, Xiao Houye's Adam's apple rolled, and he took out a slender tube from his arms.
