After three years of slavery, the entire mansion begged me for forgiveness

Qiao Nian was shocked. Even the palace maid raised her eyes and glanced at Qiao Nian and Xiao Heng in surprise before she responded, "Yes."

Soon, the palace maid left on her own.

Xiao Heng raised his hand to Qiao Nian openly, "Miss Qiao, please."

Helpless, Qiao Nian could only bite the bullet and walk towards the palace gate with Xiao Heng.

But the road out of the palace seemed to be extremely long today. Qiao Nian looked ahead from time to time, but could never see the two huge palace doors.

No one spoke.

The room between the two of them was so quiet that only the sound of the soles of their shoes scraping against the ground was heard.

Such situations were rare in the past.

In Xiao Heng's impression, she was an extremely noisy girl who wouldn't stop chattering all day long.

Therefore, the current silence made him very uncomfortable.

Finally, he was the first to speak, "I heard about your brother. The emperor is indeed a little harsh about it, but it's not a big problem. You don't have to worry."

Qiao Nian never thought that Xiao Heng would say these words to her. What does this mean?

appease?

But, she never worried.

She stared at her toes and walked forward, not intending to answer.

Xiao Heng waited for a while, and when he saw that she had no intention of speaking, he said again, "The imperial concubine's move is also for the good of the Hou Mansion. If you have any grievances in your heart, just think of the old lady."

Qiao Nian thought, she still knew this. There was really no need for Xiao Heng to tell her this. After all, she didn't feel aggrieved yesterday.

Compared with the previous three years, this grievance is really insignificant.

Just as she was thinking about it, Xiao Heng's voice came from behind her.

"Nian Nian."

Qiao Nian's heart skipped a beat. She never expected that her heart would still beat when she heard Xiao Heng calling her nickname three years later.

But this throbbing was quickly suppressed by her.

She knew that Xiao Heng was about to become her brother-in-law in name only, and no matter what, she shouldn't have such feelings.

Turning around and looking at Xiao Heng who had stopped at some point, Qiao Nian's eyes were calm.

But Xiao Heng's brows were furrowed tightly, like an untieable knot.

"When did you get into the habit of not talking?"

Obviously, Xiao Heng didn't like her habit.

In the past, Qiao responded to every word she read, but today, except for the sound of her salute, there was no movement from her at all.

Qiao Nian was a little confused by his question, and seemed to realize that she had not spoken.

She also frowned and thought about it carefully, it should be a habit left in the clothing bureau.

She had no friends in the clothes bureau, so naturally she talked less.

In addition, after those maids bullied her, they would go to the nanny to beat her up, and the nanny would not listen at all to her excuses, so she said even less.

But, so what if I say too much?

Back then, in front of the queen and princess, she kept saying that she was not the one who broke it. Has anything changed in the end?

No one listened to me no matter how much I said, so I simply stopped talking.

I have talked a lot with the two Lin brothers and sisters these past two days, but most of them have been talking to each other.

Qiao Nian thought and shook her head slightly.

Xiao Heng's eyes suddenly tightened as he looked at the small body standing there, forming such a sharp contrast with the tall palace walls on both sides.

It's like he will be crushed at any time.

He regretted it a little.

Where else could she have developed this habit of not speaking?

It was really unnecessary for him to ask like that!

However, he really couldn't adapt to her being quiet and silent, so he took a deep breath and changed the subject, "There will be a fireworks banquet at Zuixiang Tower tonight. It's still the same place. Remember to come with your brother. "

Fireworks banquet at Zuixianglou?

Qiao Nian looked at Xiao Heng in surprise, and finally remembered that she was taken back to the Hou Mansion on the 28th, and today is 30th.

Zuixianglou holds a fireworks banquet on New Year's Eve every year, from 3:00 pm to 1:00 pm.

Those fireworks are gorgeous and dazzling. In order to get the best position to enjoy them, young men in Beijing will reserve private rooms early.

Lin Ye and Xiao Heng are no exception.

Every year, they would reserve the largest and most spacious private room in Zuixiang Building, and they would sit together and drink and talk from Xu o'clock, and would not go back to their respective homes until the fireworks feast was over.

In the past, Qiao Nian was the tail of Lin Ye and Xiao Heng, and the followers naturally had to follow them.

Can……

Xiao Heng just watched as Qiao Nian's eyes lit up, and then watched as the light quickly dimmed.

He didn't know what Qiao Nian was thinking, but he just felt that since she was still interested in the fireworks feast, there was room for relaxation in their relationship.

At that moment, his tone became more relaxed, and he smiled slightly at Qiao Nian, "Your favorite plum wine has also been ordered."

He specifically mentioned another thing she liked in the past, hoping to see something else in her eyes.

But Qiao Nian just lowered his eyes, and then responded lightly, "Thank you, General."

Still polite and distant, but after all, he accepted it, right?

Xiao Heng's slightly condensed eyes finally relaxed a little. He continued to walk towards the palace gate, and Qiao Nian followed him with lowered eyes.

In fact, Xiao Heng was not a talkative person, so he was speechless for the rest of the journey.

Until the two of them arrived at the palace gate.

Qiao Nian breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Marquis's carriage.

After all, she had been worried for a while when she heard Xiao Heng said that he would send her back home.

She bowed and saluted Xiao Heng, and then walked towards the Marquis's carriage.

But before he could get into the car, Xiao Heng's voice came again, "Take this back."

Xiao Heng held a box of cakes in his hand.

It looked like the box in the carriage the day before yesterday.

Qiao Nian was a little surprised, but still took it.

Sitting back in the carriage, Qiao Nian looked at the pastries in her hands, and the pain that had been suppressed in her heart finally spread bit by bit...

After returning to the Hou Mansion, Qiao Nian asked his servants to send the box of cakes to Luomei Courtyard, while he went to the old lady's courtyard.

The old lady was in good spirits today. When she saw Qiao Nian, she seemed to be relieved, "Just came back from the palace?"

Qiao Nian stepped forward and sat next to the old lady. She gently lowered her legs for the old lady and responded softly, "Yes."

As if he thought of something, he added, "The imperial concubine did not make things difficult for me."

Hearing this, the old lady couldn't help but rub Qiao Nian's head gently, "Just don't care about it. Grandma also heard that you fell into the water, are you okay?"

Qiao Nian shook her head repeatedly, "My granddaughter is fine. Ningshuang gave me ginger soup and asked me to soak in hot water to ward off the cold."

It was probably because she was already used to being exposed to cold water, so she didn't get sick from it.

It's just that she naturally didn't dare to say the last sentence to the old lady, lest she feel distressed.

But I heard the old lady ask, "Are you going to the fireworks party tonight?"

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