Chapter 276: Love Knot

"Love knot?" Emily curiously cupped her chin and looked at Nancy. The red thread around Nancy's fingers was like a living thing winding and twisting. "What is a love knot? I don't think I've ever heard of it." "It's a type of pattern." The image of a love knot formed in Nancy's mind. As she braided it, she smiled and said, "There was a book in my family that documented various ways of braiding cords, and the love knot was one of them. There is a story about it." "A story?" Emily's eyes lit up. "Since we have nothing else to do, could you tell me the story of the love knot?" "Sure." Nancy picked up a jade bead and threaded it onto the red thread. "In ancient times, there was a general who left his wife on their second day of marriage to go to the battlefield. The battlefield was extremely dangerous, and his wife was worried and missed him dearly. On the day he left, his wife braided a beautifully crafted bracelet with red thread. However, in that battle, the general sustained