Ci Jinzhi

Xin You still remembered the way the Queen Mother looked at her during the first day of greetings. She could not say that she liked her.

The Queen Mother said in public that she would 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 false, 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 did she suddenly want to marry King Xiu?

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

Did King Xiu ask for this betrothal gift?

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

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

Then, it is possible that King Xiu is in love with Miss Kou.

If you don't like it, or you don't like it enough - Xin You thought about it, in this case, the King Xiu may also ask to marry Miss Kou.

Everyone knows that Miss Kou has a huge fortune, is very 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.

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

Xin You put away her 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. Xin will guard the late empress's mausoleum for some time."

"But we have to go back sooner or later!"

Mr. Xin has made great achievements during his trip to the south. He will definitely no longer be a small person waiting for an imperial edict. He will also meet the saints from time to time, the queen mother, the eldest princess, and the king...

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

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

"Then 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 continue to guard the mausoleum here?"

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

"Uncle, go ahead. I'll pack up and leave quietly."

Duan Shaoqing looked suspicious: "Are you going to coax me away? If you go in, you won't come out, right?"

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

Duan Shaoqing looked at Xin You and chose to believe it.

There's nothing you can do about it if you don't believe it, right?
Duan Shaoqing wanted to pull his hair again, but his hand touched the bamboo hat and silently put it down.

After Xin You dealt with Duan Shaoqing, he 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 sunset was bright and the breeze was blowing, which was the unique comfort of autumn.

Xinyou went into a residential house that 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 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.

Whether it was coincidence or intuition, the very familiar person glanced in the direction of Xin You, and only looked away when he didn't notice.

Xin You hid behind a osmanthus tree, watching the vermilion figure go away, letting the fragrance of cinnamon 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 house, which was what she and Duan Shaoqing had agreed upon.

She kept walking 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 noise. 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.

Wang's mother and three others also ran over to salute.

Xin You nodded slightly: "Thank you for your hard work during my absence."

"It's not hard, it's not hard." Mother Wang waved her hands.

Grandma 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 as long as the others and 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.

"it is good."

Xiaolian was stunned.

Xinyou smiled: "I'm not tired or hungry. Then I'll give you two."

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 her serving tea and water.

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

"Uncle is here." Xinyou heard the noise and got up and walked over.

Duan Shaoqing's rising anger froze.

Anyway, 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 went straight to Tianling Gai, and he gritted his teeth with a black face and said: "Come into the room and say it!"

Xinyou 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?"

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

"That's not true, King Xiu was indeed injured..." Duan Shaoqing said 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 the marriage was proposed by King Xiu to the Queen Mother.

(End of this chapter)