Ci Jinzhi

　　The lunch was tasteless, but the rule of not saying anything when eating was thoroughly implemented.

 After the meal, the Queen Mother rinsed her mouth and said lazily: "I am tired of my family. If you have anything to do, we can talk about it later."

 “Mother, please have a good rest.”

After leaving Cining Palace, Emperor Xingyuan said to Princess Zhaoyang and King Xiu: "You go back first, and I will talk to Ayou."

King Xiu took a deep look at Xin You and said yes.

Princess Zhaoyang asked, "Are you staying in the palace today?"

Xin You said before Emperor Xingyuan spoke: "I am not used to staying in the palace for a long time."

Princess Zhaoyang was afraid that this would make Emperor Xingyuan unhappy, so she smiled and said, "Brother, after you finish talking to Ayou, let Ayou go to the princess's mansion to stay for a few days."

With King Xiu around, Emperor Xingyuan didn't want to discuss where the daughter he had just recognized lived, so he walked down the steps handed over by Princess Zhaoyang and said, "Yes."

Back at Qianqing Palace, Emperor Xingyuan finally asked what he had been holding back for a long time: "Ayou, are you blaming me?"

 “I don’t dare.”

Emperor Xingyuan looked at the cold-faced girl and sighed: "I know that you feel wronged, and I will definitely make it up to you in the future."

"Your Majesty has misunderstood. I don't feel aggrieved. I have been free-spirited and lived a good life since I was a child. Later, something happened to my mother. I came to Beijing to find out the truth. I didn't think about anything else." Xin You said calmly. , telling the mood.

She really didn't feel wronged. She was happiest when she was Ayou, when she was traveling around and experiencing the world. It would be shuddering to think about growing up in a deep palace, following the rules, and having to endure the critical scrutiny of the Queen Mother from time to time.

 Her injustice is only for her mother.

 Intellectually speaking, she honestly acknowledges her ancestors and returns to her clan. This man will soon adapt to the role of a father, and will subconsciously demand and discipline her as a father. On the contrary, now that he is like this, he will unconsciously be more tolerant.

Thinking like this, Xin You felt sad.

 If you don’t want something else, why bother calculating people’s hearts like this?

"Even if you don't want to, you are still my eldest daughter and the eldest princess of Daxia." Emperor Xingyuan thought that Xinyou was having a temper, and understood that she was having a temper. He said warmly, "I have thought about it, and I will make you the princess of Xia. I will give you the house next to your aunt as a princess residence."

Princess of Xia Kingdom—a very famous name and a great majesty.

Xin You heard about the title Emperor Xingyuan wanted to give her, met his loving eyes, and after a long silence said calmly: "Your Majesty, I have a question."

　　This is about to let go.

Emperor Xingyuan unconsciously had a smile on his lips: "Say."

"The eldest prince, second prince, third prince, fourth prince... no matter how big or small their chances are, they all have the possibility to become the crown prince. As the princess of Xia Kingdom, do I have the chance to become the crown prince?"

Emperor Xingyuan’s smile froze and his eyebrows furrowed.

  What kind of ridiculous thing is this?

Xin You smiled: "Your Majesty, do you think this is ridiculous? I am indeed talking nonsense, don't take it seriously. But this is the princess of Xia Kingdom, and I don't want to do it."

By this time, Emperor Xingyuan finally realized that the girl in front of him was completely different from what he thought his daughter should look like.

 That's right, before she entered the capital, she traveled around as Mr. Xin and helped countless people. After entering Beijing, he opened a bookstore and did good deeds. When he went south, he suppressed the rebels and rescued the victims. Everything she does, most men can't do better, and it's not surprising that her ideas are different from ordinary women.

 She is worthy of being his and Xinxin’s daughter.

Kexing Emperor Yuan was only proud for a moment, but more importantly, he felt it was outrageous.

 There has never been any precedent for a concubine in all dynasties. I really don’t know how this child came up with such an idea.

  “Ayou—”

Xin You looked at the helpless emperor quietly. Under the gaze of these exceptionally clear eyes, Emperor Xingyuan swallowed the sermon on his lips: "I won't force you, I will keep the title of Princess of Xia for you. But this residence -"

 “The house your Majesty gave me earlier is very good.”

Emperor Xingyuan was not satisfied with his daughter living in that small house, but when he saw that her expression was dull, and although her face did not look like the wife in his memory, her demeanor was exactly the same, so he couldn't force it.

At first, Xinxin discovered that An Bin and those people were also indifferent, which made him mistakenly think that he had accepted it. Unexpectedly, he quietly left the palace not long after and never returned. He didn't want his newly found daughter to run away before she even called her father.

"Then we'll stay here first, and we'll bring some maids over later." Emperor Xingyuan compromised and changed the topic, "The Shaoqing Mansion mistakenly identified you as the bandit girl in their house. Even if there is an explanation to the outside world, there will inevitably be a lot of speculation. . I plan to make this matter clear to the court tomorrow morning to save some people from making wild speculations."

 “Thank you, Your Majesty.”

“And here in the palace, we will have a reunion banquet in two days and get to know everyone.”

“Yes.” Xinyou did not refuse.

Emperor Xingyuan breathed a sigh of relief. After Xin You left, he felt a little angry.

 Is his father too shameless?

Xinyou left the palace and didn't go far when he saw King Xiu waiting there. She didn't pretend to turn a blind eye and walked over calmly.

  “Ayou—”

“His Royal Highness King Xiu, please call me Miss Xin.”

King Xiu was silent for a moment and shook his head slightly: "You and I are brothers and sisters. I can't pronounce you with such an unfamiliar name as 'Miss Xin'."

Xin You felt funny: "Your Highness and I are not familiar with each other—"

This time, the show king interrupted her: "That's not the case for me. We spent many days together after returning to Beijing from the south. In my heart, we are not strangers. If you don't want me to call you Ayou, then I will call you My sister."

“Your Highness, just call me Xinyou.”

“Then will you call me Chen Ping?” King Xiu asked.

Xinyou pursed her lips.

King Xiu lowered his eyes slightly: "I'm waiting here because I want to say sorry to my sister."

“Your Highness, please call me Ayou.”

 Compared with "Ayou", which was already called "Ayou" by both that person and her aunt, Xinyou found that the title "sister" made her more uncomfortable.

　　　 There was a smile in King Xiu's eyes: "Okay."

Xin You looked at the man with a faint smile calmly.

King Xiu is less than two years older than her, and is still very young. His eyes and smile have the clean and soft look unique to young people. Those doubts based on reason seem to be easily dispelled under such a smile.

“I’m sorry, if I hadn’t been impulsive, I wouldn’t have made you so embarrassed.”

Xin You lifted up the hem of her skirt that was embroidered with complicated patterns and said in a calm tone: "Your Highness, don't take it to heart. Wearing men's clothes all day long is troublesome. Now it's good to get back to your original look."

 “As long as Ayou doesn’t blame me.” King Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.

 “Ayou.” Princess Zhaoyang came over.

“Auntie hasn’t left yet?”

"I'm going to stay with my aunt at the eldest princess's mansion for two days." Princess Zhaoyang nodded slightly at King Xiu's greetings, and pulled Xin You into the carriage parked nearby.

The car with the logo of the Princess's Mansion drove away quickly. Prince Xiu stood for a while and then walked towards the carriage parked not far away.

 In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Xingyuan, who had completely calmed down about the change of his son into a daughter, said: "It is reported that Marquis Changle has entered the palace."