Ci Jinzhi

Xin You still remembers the way the Queen Mother looked at her during the first day of greetings. She couldn't say she liked her.

 The Queen Mother said in public that she wanted to be a matchmaker for her, but there was no movement for more than half a year, which verified her speculation: the Queen Mother's matchmaking was a lie, and it was true that it was delaying her marriage.

It's just that the Queen Mother's approach would be a killer move for an ordinary boudoir girl, but it was just right for her.

　　Why is it suddenly necessary to give her a marriage to King Xiu?

Xin You easily thought of what happened in the palace on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival: King Xiu rescued the Queen Mother, was injured and fell into a coma, and stayed in the palace to recuperate after waking up.

 Did King Xiu ask for this gift of marriage?

With this guess, Xin You felt even weirder, and the scene of dealing with Xiu Wang as Miss Kou flashed through her mind.

The king of show in front of Miss Kou is gentle, peaceful, and personable...

Then it is possible that King Xiu would like Miss Kou.

If you don’t like her, or don’t like her enough, Xin You thought about it. In this case, King Xiu might also ask to marry Miss Kou.

Everyone knows that Miss Kou has a huge fortune, is good at making money, and has a good reputation among the people. King Xiu was nineteen years old, and he was about to get a wife. The benefits of marrying a bandit girl were no less than marrying an ordinary noble girl.

 In a situation where there are many princes competing for that position, the political resources of the princess’s natal family are very important. But now that Prince Qing has fallen and the other princes are still young, civil and military officials will naturally move closer to the eldest prince. This kind of resource is not so important. It is better to marry a golden mountain.

Duan Shaoqing saw Xin You pondering and his eyes turned red: "You don't want to go back?"

Xin You put away his complicated thoughts: "Uncle, don't worry, I'll pack up and go back to Shaoqing's house."

Duan Shaoqing breathed a sigh of relief, but then became worried again: "What should we do here?"

 “Mr.

 “But I have to go back sooner or later!”

Mr. Xin has made great achievements during his trip to the south. He will no longer be just a minor waiting for orders. He will also meet the saints from time to time, including the Queen Mother, the eldest princess, and King Xiu...

And the niece who becomes the quasi-princess will also meet the emperor, the queen mother, the eldest princess, and the king Xiu...

 Duan Shaoqing felt like the world was spinning when he thought about it for a moment.

“Let’s wait until then.” Xin You said in a casual tone.

Duan Shaoqing was so angry that his teeth chattered: "Aren't you afraid of exposing your secrets?"

Xin You glanced at him: "Does uncle want me to go back, or do you want me to continue guarding the tomb here?"

　Duan Shaoqing clenched his fists and squeezed out one word: "Let's go!"

“Uncle, please go ahead. I’ll pack up and leave quietly.”

Duan Shaoqing looked suspicious: "Are you going to coax me away so that you can't come out after you go in?"

"How could it happen? There must be an explanation." When Xinyou said this, his expression became serious.

 Duan Shaoqing looked at Xin You, but still chose to believe it.

There’s nothing you can do about it if you don’t believe it?

Duan Shaoqing wanted to pull his hair again, his hand touched the bamboo hat and he put it down silently.

After dealing with Duan Shaoqing, Xinyou gave instructions to Xiaoba and the others, and left the imperial mausoleum in a low profile.

　　It was almost evening when we arrived in the city. The setting sun was bright and the breeze was blowing, which was the unique comfort of autumn.

Xinyou entered a house she bought, and when she came out, she regained her daughter's body.

 Walking on the crowded street, Xin You, wearing a curtain hat, sighed softly.

 She acted calm and relaxed in front of Duan Shaoqing, how could she actually be relaxed and at ease.

The days of being a Kou girl may be completely over, and the days of being a Mr. Xin are also coming to an end.

 She chose to return to Shaoqing's Mansion and had prepared for the worst. As she said to Duan Shaoqing, there must be an explanation. Many changes and accidents are beyond her control, but at least she won't be so embarrassed when facing these changes.

A group of Jinlin Guards passed by on the street. The leader was dressed in red clothes and walked in a hurry.

I don’t know whether it was a coincidence or intuition, but the familiar person glanced in the direction of Xin You, and only looked away when he didn’t notice.

Xinyou hid behind a osmanthus tree, watching the red figure go away, letting the cinnamon scent cover her body. Meeting again at this time will do no good except drag Mr. He into the water.

Xin You entered through the back door of Shaoqing's Mansion, which was what she and Duan Shaoqing had agreed upon.

She walked straight to Wan Qing Ju, and Duan Shaoqing also quickly received the news and went to Wan Qing Ju.

Wan Qing was busy in the middle, and there were four people including Xiao Lian, who just happened to form a game of leaf cards in the courtyard.

Xin You gently pushed the door open and went in. Xiao Lian turned her head when she heard the movement. She was stunned for a moment, then put the cards on the stone table and ran over.

“Girl, you’re back!” Xiaolian’s voice trembled slightly, and her eyes were already red-rimmed.

Mother Wang and three other people also ran over to salute.

Xin You nodded slightly: "Thank you for your hard work these days when I was away."

 “No hard work, no hard work.” Mother Wang waved her hands.

Mother Li rarely talks and only smiles quietly.

The little maid named Hong'er is two years younger than Xiaolian. She was brought back by Xin You from a shop outside. She couldn't stay with Xin You for much longer than the others, so she seemed a little restrained.

 “How about playing cards?” Xin You asked with a smile.

“I just played a few times. Are you tired, girl? Have you eaten? Do you want to play a few times?” Xiaolian kept her eyes on Xin You and didn’t know what she was talking about.

"good."

Xiao Lian was stunned.

Xinyou smiled: "I'm not tired or hungry. Then I'll take two shots."

Hong'er gave up her seat to pour tea, and Xinyou took her leaf cards and started playing.

When Duan Shaoqing stepped into the courtyard of Wan Qingju, what he saw was Xin You smiling and playing leaf cards, with a little maid behind him serving tea and water.

He blinked and rubbed his eyes again to make sure he was not hallucinating. His anger was getting higher and higher—

“Uncle is here.” Xin You heard the noise and got up and walked over.

Duan Shaoqing's rising anger was stagnant.

 In any case, this girl is back.

Xin You came closer, looked up, and said in a surprised tone: "Uncle, your hair -"

 Why are you bald?

Duan Shaoqing’s stagnant anger shot straight up to Tian Ling Gai, and he gritted his teeth with a black face and said, “Come into the room and say it!”

Xin You cast a comforting look at Xiaolian: "I haven't had dinner yet, Xiaolian, please calm down."

 The west room was arranged like a study, and it did not gather dust because of Xin You's absence.

"Uncle, sit down." Xin You couldn't help but glance at Duan Shaoqing's head.

 Duan Shaoqing wished he had another bamboo hat on hand to cover the top of his head.

 “What are you going to do?”

“I didn’t ask in detail at the imperial mausoleum. Does my uncle know why the Queen Mother suddenly granted marriage to King Xiu and me?”

Duan Shaoqing shook his head: "Suddenly, it was reported that your grandmother came to the palace and told this matter."

"It's so sudden. Could it be that King Xiu is seriously ill and wants to marry me to celebrate the occasion?"

 From other people's perspective, Mr. Xin, who guards the imperial mausoleum, should not know what happened during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

“That’s not true, King Xiu was indeed injured...” Duan Shaoqing talked about the accident in the palace, and finally said, “I heard that His Highness King Xiu returned to the palace today.”

Xin You successfully obtained the latest news, and it was almost certain that King Xiu had requested the marriage from the Queen Mother.

 (End of this chapter)