She threatens Pei Jin to spill or she will leave and only then Pei Jin reveals that it was Qixi festival today. Yusheng never felt so stupid and out of the world. Indeed early morning Xiaoqing had washed her hair in leaves soaked water but she thought it was for aroma.
Then Pei Jin not lighting incense to Zhinu, they had prayed both Jade emperor and Guan Yin. She felt stupid and vents her anger by not talking to Pei Jin.
Pei Jin coaxes her with sweet words and the suprise he had for her. Pulling her to his lap he kisses her till she was breatheless her anger out of her head. Patting her back gently to calm her rapid breathes he nags till she forgives him.
Soon Tao and Xiaoqing enter the room with breakfast and tea. After their belly filled Xiaoqing once again enters the room with a tray which had nail dye and leaves along with red hair tie.
Pei Jin very gently and with great concentration starts to dye her nails one by one and wrap them with leaves. He also ties her hair with the red hair tie. While Yusheng was feeling warm and fuzzy inside her heart beating loudly like a drum.
She waited for her nails to dry while xiaoqing had brought a seven holed needle with seven different threads and embroidery hoop with white silk on one tray while on other she had tea, wine, seasonal fruits, various nuts, flowersand incense with incense holder to worship the moon and the weaver girl.
After her nail was dyed beautiful red she burned incense worshipping the moon and the weaver girl, solemnly while Pei Jin was smiling to ears. He wanted this day for both of them to be an everlasting memory. Years after years on each Qixi festival he wanted for Yusheng and him to remember their first Qixi festival.
After praying she sews from the seven holes needle in the plain cloth. She made a very simple peach blossom pattern but for Pei Jin it was the most beautiful embroidery. She had learn to embroider in past life for Song Hui after her rebirth she abhorred doing embroidery.
But seeing Pei Jin's happy face she felt a little sad thus with a very gentle and warm voice "I have to practice more...wait a little more and I will sew a pouch for you with beautiful pattern" says Yusheng with blush on her cheeks.
Pei Jin smile and cups her cheeks pecking her lips "okay.. I will wait.. but only one is enough.. no need to hurt your eyes and fingers.. one is enough for a lifetime" replies Pei Jin.
Tears looked in her eyes she smiles but in her heart she vows to sew for him year after year till her end. Pei Jin was startled by the tears and asks her the reason frantically but is replied by Yusheng's kiss.
His beloved taking the initiative brought him great joy. Enjoying each moment they were liplocked till breatheless. Pei Jin rubs his forhead on hers and whispers lovingly "I will always love you more than each day.. eternally"
Yusheng meows in her soft voice "I too will always love you more than each.. eternally"
The room was basking from their love when xiaoqing enters with pastry's and tea that were eaten in this day. Pei Jin pours her fried bean tea, and serve her some glutinous rice sticks, qixi pastry and patterned melons.
They chatted about many things about their childhood, their closed ones, funny moment and so on while munching on tea and snacks. Yusheng laughed when he told her about emperor's way of coaxing the empress.
Time slipped by while they were talking while outside people had started to crowd near the lake as something was happening there but because of royal guards they dare not ask and just continued to watch.
While many couples had started to roam in the streets. Love was in the air very thick and sweet making the single ones eye with envy and curse with sour heart. Praying to god that next year they too would have someone beside to enjoy this feeling.