Ci Jinzhi

Feng Nian’s heart sank and he knelt down more honestly.

"Feng Nian, what on earth do you do?" Emperor Xingyuan asked angrily.

 He Qingxiao never made any mistakes when doing this before.

 “I am not doing my job well, please punish me.”

Emperor Xingyuan closed his eyes and opened them again. He waved his hand and said, "That's all, please step back."

As he walked out of the palace, Feng Nian felt a chill in his heart.

Although the emperor did not punish him, most of this sacred heart was lost, and it would be difficult to regain the emperor's favor in the future.

Xin You stood under a weeping willow tree and watched Feng Nian walk away with a dejected expression. She turned around and got into the carriage parked aside: "Go back to Xin's house."

On the way back, Xiaolian was very angry: "This commander of the Jinlin Guard is really not a good person, far worse than Lord He."

"Um."

Xiao Lian observed Xin You's face and asked tentatively: "Do you want to visit Mr. He?"

The girl has done a lot of things in the past half day. I think it’s okay to add a visit to Mr. He, right?

Xiao Lian and Xin You get along day and night, and it is not difficult to notice the difference between her daughter and Mr. He.

 The jade monkey ornament given to the girl by Mr. He. The girl often plays with it in her hands.

“Master He is probably not recuperating at home. Xiaolian, please go to Changle Marquis Mansion to send an invitation to Aunt Gui to visit Xin Mansion tomorrow.”

"yes."

In the afternoon, Aunt Gui received the post. She was surprised and happy. She couldn't wait to tell He Qingxiao when he came back.

"Master Hou, Miss Xin invites your servant to be a guest."

He Qingxiao was slightly surprised, but her expression soon returned to normal: "That's just right, it saves Aunt Gui from worrying about it."

 “Do you have anything to say to Miss Xin, Mr. Hou?”

He Qingxiao shook his head.

 “Is there really no need to bring a message?” Aunt Gui didn’t believe it.

Miss Kou, Mr. Xin, and Miss Xin are all the same person. She doesn't believe that the Marquis only regards Miss Xin as an ordinary friend.

He Qingxiao was silent for a moment and said: "Aunt Gui told Miss Xin that my injury has been healed long ago, so she shouldn't take it to heart."

There was a smile on Aunt Gui's lips: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, I promise to bring the message to you."

He Qingxiao opened her eyes and hid her inexplicable shyness: "Thank you Aunt Gui."

 The next morning, Aunt Gui carried a heavy three-layer food box and drove to Xinzhai.

"Aunt Gui." Xiaolian, who was counting the time and waiting outside, greeted her warmly, reaching out to take the food box from Aunt Gui's hand, "I'll carry it."

 “No need, calm down.”

"Then it's my turn to pick it up." Xiaolian resolutely went to pick it up, and almost hit the ground when she picked up the food box.

Aunt Gui held it firmly and smiled lovingly at Xiaolian: "I told you, stay calm."

 Xiao Lian: “…” But it can’t be so heavy!

Thinking about how much delicious food was put in such a heavy food box, the little maid immediately smiled brightly and took Aunt Gui's arm and went in.

“Aunt Gui is here.” Xinyou came over.

Aunt Gui was holding the food box and stared blankly at the approaching girl.

She and "Kou Girl" have met several times, and they get along in a real way, but the girl in front of her still has the same eyebrows and eyes, but she feels like she is a different person.

Like the budding plum blossoms finally blooming, revealing the nobility in the severe cold.

 It was so similar to the aloof emperor she had seen before. Xinyou naturally stretched out her hand to take the food box from Aunt Gui.

Aunt Gui was shocked and realized that the food box had been easily carried by Xin You.

 “I’ve met Miss Xin.” Aunt Gui saluted hurriedly.

Xinyou helped her: "Aunt Gui, please don't see me outside."

Aunt Gui met the girl's clear gaze, and the unfamiliar feeling she had just felt at that moment quietly dissipated.

It doesn't matter if she looks like the emperor. The important thing is that Miss Xin is the daughter of the former empress.

Xin You had a keen mind and noticed Aunt Gui's change. The corners of her lips curved up: "Aunt Gui, let's go in."

After entering the flower hall, Xinyou put the food box on the table and asked with a smile: "Did Aunt Gui make it delicious?"

When it comes to what she is good at, Aunt Gui completely let go and took it out of the food box and said: "This is the Suhuang Du that girls like to eat, these are the small rolls with vegetarian filling, and this is the lotus root with osmanthus honey juice..."

As snacks were laid out, Xiaolian swallowed her saliva and said, "Aunt Gui, I'm so lucky to be able to eat your cooking every day!"

Aunt Gui smiled: "It would be a blessing for me if I could cook for Miss Xin and Xiaolian every day."

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Xinyou felt that the look in Aunt Gui’s eyes was somewhat meaningful.

Her cheeks became warm little by little, and she was not controlled by reason. It was not until Aunt Gui was about to leave that she vaguely figured out: Maybe it was because Aunt Gui was the only one who gave her the feeling of elders like Aunt Xia and others in the valley.

 “The Marquis asked my slave to bring a message to Miss Xin, so that you don’t have to worry about his injury.”

 “It’s good that Mr. Hou is fine.”

Aunt Gui couldn't see anything from Xinyou's face, and sighed in her heart: Could it be that the Marquis has unrequited love?

After waiting, but before Xin You asked to speak, Aunt Gui regretfully returned to the Hou Mansion. She opened the return gift and looked at the ginseng inside and took a breath.

　　　—Is Miss Xin only so generous to Mr. Hou, or is she so generous to everyone?

 Finally, when He Qingxiao came back from the office, Aunt Gui hurriedly showed him the return gift: "This ginseng is of high quality and is worth at least a hundred taels of silver."

He Qingxiao looked at the fat old wild ginseng and picked up the box: "Then I'll put it away."

Aunt Gui stared at the young man's back, confused: How could you accept such an expensive gift without blinking?

Mr. Hou is not this kind of person!

He Qingxiao went back to the room directly, opened the box again, looked at the fat ginseng for a while, then reached out and patted the ginseng's head gently.

Just as the waiter came in to deliver water, his eyes widened when he saw He Qingxiao's actions.

 Why did the Marquis touch Ginseng’s head?

 Oops, maybe the ginseng has become essence and confused the Marquis!

"What are you doing standing still?" He Qingxiao looked at the young man with a faint look when he saw him standing still.

 House is still normal.

The boy secretly breathed a sigh of relief and walked in with the basin in hand.

The next day, the carriage from Princess Zhaoyang's mansion came to pick her up early. Xin You took Xiaolian and left in the carriage, and went to the palace for a banquet with Princess Zhaoyang and her two children.

"Except for us, the one who is going to enter the palace is King Xiu, and the others are the concubines and princes and princesses who have given birth to children in the palace..." Princess Zhaoyang told Xin You about the general situation of the palace banquet. Seeing his calm expression, she couldn't help laughing.

 She was also worried that Ayou would be nervous, but it seemed that her worries were in vain.

This palace banquet was a family banquet, which was held in a garden pavilion. There were already palace attendants waiting at the palace gate, leading Princess Zhaoyang and her party there.

There are pavilions, pavilions, rockeries and strange rocks along the way, creating scenery step by step, and it is a work of art. Not long after, you can see people dressed in costumes entering a long pavilion one after another. Outside the pavilion is water, the sky is green in the pool, and the lotus flowers reflect the sun.

 “The eldest princess Zhaoyang has arrived—”

As the palace people reported the news, the chatter and laughter in the pavilion stopped, and everyone stood up to greet Princess Zhaoyang. A pair of eyes, either implicit or straightforward, fell on the girl beside her.

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