Hey, you are reborn too?

After receiving the order, Xie Yongwei had no choice but to head to the front hall.

"Wait a minute," Xie Yongxuan followed, took a few quick steps to Xie Yongwei's side, and walked side by side with her, "Awei, what's going on with this imperial decree? Why would the emperor issue an imperial decree to you alone?"

"Brother, don't panic. Let me explain it to you slowly."

Xie Yongwei considered carefully and told the story of her meeting with the emperor at the princess's mansion and her treatment of Princess Pingyang, picking out the parts that could be told.

"Well," Xie Yongxuan stroked her chin, slightly tilted her head to look at Xie Yongwei, her eyes somewhat serious, "Awei, do you really have the willow catkins syndrome?"

"..."

Brother, it’s really hard for me to answer your question.

Xie Yongwei licked her back teeth, took a deep breath, and then spoke: "In fact, Awei only discovered this Liuxu's refusal to obey recently."

"Is it serious? Is it life-threatening?"

"It's okay. I'll be fine after a day or two of rest."

"That's fine," Xie Yongxuan nodded gently, as if she had thought of something, her cheeks suddenly turned slightly red, "Well, Awei, I want to ask you something."

"You said."

"Princess Pingyang, is she okay?"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Xie Yongxuan suddenly felt something was wrong and waved her hands repeatedly: "Awei, that's not what I meant. I wanted to ask, is Princess Pingyang okay?"

“No, no, no.” After he finished speaking, Xie Yongxuan felt something was even more wrong. His head was shaking like a rattle, and his handsome face turned red, and the blood seemed to grow all the way to his ears.

"Oh," Xie Yongxuan scratched her head, turned her face to Xie Yongwei, and the tips of her ears were painted dark red, "Anyway, that's what I meant, Awei, you know."

Xie Yongwei's lips curled up. Should she understand?

"Okay, okay," Xie Yongwei smiled, glanced at Xie Yongxuan's burning ears, pretending not to see anything, "Brother, don't worry, Princess Pingyang is not well yet, but she is fine now."

"Oh, that's good."

Xie Yongwei turned her head and saw the blush on her brother's face that had not yet faded. She found that her brother was rubbing his sleeves and grinning happily.

Are you so happy?

Xie Yongwei blinked unconsciously, and those light-colored eyes flashed in her mind like a fleeting gleam.

If he were like Princess Pingyang, and was saved from a serious illness, would he be so happy?

Xie Yongwei stroked her chin. She had never seen him relax. Every time she met him, he would come down from the sky to save her, and then exchange a few words with her in a very restrained manner.

Except for the teasing outside the Cining Palace...

Xie Yongwei swallowed her saliva, and a slight blush appeared on her face. But she quickly shook her head and wiped away the strange blush.

This matter is not important now. It is better to think about what kind of imperial decree the Smiling Tiger will issue so that I can find a countermeasure.

If the emperor ordered a crime, I would just admit it. But what crime would the emperor accuse me of?

Xie Yongwei narrowed her eyes. It was nothing more than disrespecting the emperor, so she was punished by being confined to the house, or being banned from entering the palace for a certain period of time.

Xie Yongwei's lips curled up slightly. What's there to be afraid of? If she was under house arrest, she would just stay in the general's mansion. If she was forbidden to enter the palace, she would not want to pretend to be nice to them in the four-sided city wall. This was just what she wanted!

The brother and sister walked along the winding corridor at a leisurely pace. The spring breeze blew on her face, bringing a slight chill. Xie Yongwei suddenly remembered the shadow of the man trembling because of his cough in the snowy night.

The season is warm but still cold, and it is also relatively dry. Will his cough get worse?

"Cough cough!"

Xie Yongxuan coughed twice, and the front hall was just in front of her, but her younger sister still looked absent-minded.

Xie Yongwei blinked a few times before she came back to her senses. She curved the corners of her mouth and glanced at her brother with gratitude in her eyes.

"Miss Xie Yongwei from General Zhenyuan's Mansion, kneel down and listen to my command!"

Xie Yongwei knelt down, her breathing a little unstable, but she still tried to shout: "Long live the emperor!"

In fact, Xie Yongwei was not feeling unwell now, but she was thinking about her "coughing" and other symptoms in front of the emperor just now. She was afraid that the Smiling Tiger would send a eunuch to confirm her "willow catkins syndrome" again, so she chose to put on a full show and pretend to the end.

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: Miss Xie Yongwei of General Zhenyuan's Mansion has made great contributions in saving Princess Pingyang. I am very pleased to grant her 60 pieces of jewelry and 20 rolls of silk of various colors. I decree this~"

When Xie Yongwei heard the reward, she blinked several times. Could it be that her little trick was not discovered by the Smiling Tiger?

She didn't think much about it and stretched out her hand to receive the order: "Thank you, Lord."

"Chunmei," Xie Yongwei turned her head and signaled with her eyes, then took the purse from Chunmei's hand and handed it to the eunuch, "Eunuch, you came to the general's mansion to announce the decree. Thank you for your hard work."

"Hey, thank you for the reward, Miss." Xie Yongwei recognized the eunuch as Cao Deshun, who served beside Smiling Tiger. At this moment, he opened the purse and took a look at the items inside. His face was full of smiles. "Oh, Miss Xie spent a lot of money!"

"What are you talking about, eunuch?" Xie Yongwei's eyes curved slightly, and a faint dimple appeared on her cheeks. "It is my daughter's blessing that this little thing can catch your eye. I also hope that you can say a few good words for the General's Mansion in front of the Emperor."

"Of course." Cao Deshun smiled so much that wrinkles appeared on his face. With his sallow complexion, he looked like an old chrysanthemum waving in the wind.

Xie Yongwei was about to bow and say farewell to Eunuch Cao, but she found that Eunuch Cao was smiling and seemed to have something to say to her.

Xie Yongwei readily responded: "Eunuch Cao, is there anything else you would like to suggest?"

"Ah, I dare not mention it," Cao Deshun waved his hands, squinting his eyes so that people could not see clearly, "This old servant sees that Miss Xie has a virtuous character and has the demeanor of a lady from a noble family, so this old servant congratulates you in advance!"

Xie Yongwei suddenly frowned. When did Eunuch Cao become so humble? He called himself "old slave" in front of her?

Besides, isn’t this “virtuous character” usually used in imperial decrees granting marriage?

By the way, Eunuch Cao also said something like “congratulations in advance”.

Xie Yongwei's mind was working rapidly, trying to understand the deeper meaning of the old fox's words. She had a vague guess in her mind. To confirm her thoughts, Xie Yongwei pretended to be a confused child and spoke with her eyes wide open.

"Eunuch Cao, what you just said has left me a little confused. I hope you can enlighten me and explain it to me again."

"Miss Xie is smart," Eunuch Cao was actually playing a guessing game with her. He still had a smile on his face, but like a clam, he was unwilling to reveal any more information. "I think you can guess it."

Xie Yongwei had no intention of forcing Eunuch Cao, so she and Xie Yongxuan politely escorted Eunuch Cao out of the general's mansion.

Eunuch Cao bowed to the two of them and walked into the sedan chair parked outside the general's mansion.

After Eunuch Cao lifted up the sedan chair and everyone's eyes left her, Xie Yongwei curled her lips and raised her eyebrows slightly.

Dayuan is so extravagant that even eunuchs travel in sedan chairs.

Xie Yongwei clenched her handkerchief tightly. What Eunuch Cao had just said most likely meant that the emperor had already made arrangements for her marriage.

"Congratulations in advance", does it mean that I will become the wife of a prince?