Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

"Siqin, when did you come?"

Siqin had been keeping quiet and holding her breath, with her head down in the hall, not daring to act presumptuously. Suddenly, she heard the young lady calling her, and she reacted at once.

"Miss!" Tears welled up in Siqin's eyes. She was really scared to death yesterday!

She threw herself at Xu Yixing's legs, choking a little, "The master rushed back to the outer palace early in the morning, and asked me to bring the palace dress for today's banquet. I will help you change into it first."

"it is good."

Siqin skillfully dressed Xu Yixing without asking him for help - and for some reason there were no palace servants in the hall. Maybe Madam Jing took them all away to make it easier for her to talk.

"Why don't you see Madam Jing?"

"Mrs. Jing went out for a social event early in the morning. Today's event is quite big, so she has to show up as well."

Although Siqin was answering questions, her mind was full of thoughts. What happened yesterday was really too bizarre. She clearly saw the young lady being kidnapped from Jingxi Temple, and then she hurried back to report the news.

When Mrs. Gu got the news, she immediately sent people to the outer palace to retrieve the master. Not long after the master returned, the family received a blackmail letter.

The master was so angry that he quickly asked someone to prepare the silver and put it in the designated place, but the kidnappers did not release the young lady until midnight.

As the only witness and companion, Siqin thought she was dead, but she didn't expect that a letter would immediately calm the furious master.

Until she saw the young lady sleeping in the outer palace of Gushan this morning, Siqin still felt it was not real.

"Miss, the master has told everyone in the family that you were picked up by the Seventh Prince a day in advance and that you were not kidnapped."

Although Siqin didn't know how the young lady escaped death and came here, nor did she know why the master did this, her intuition told her that it would be best to do as the master instructed.

"Yes. Does Gu have any questions? Did your family give money to the robbers?"

"Madam didn't say anything. She gave 10,000 taels of silver to the abandoned land temple in the south of the city..."

Xu Yixing adjusted her makeup in the mirror and smiled with satisfaction. Great, I got 10,000 taels of silver!

Although my father would definitely not suffer this loss in silence, he might have made some marks on the banknote. But since he didn't report it to the police, he wouldn't investigate it openly. If he investigated it privately, Xu Yixing still believed in the ability of his shadow guards to do their job.

Besides, you may not necessarily use the money, so just hold it in your hand to feel at ease.

"Thank you for your hard work. From now on, no matter who asks you, you must answer according to what Dad said, otherwise I will die without a burial place. Do you understand?"

"Of course I know! I am just very worried about you, and I am also very scared... If this... "

"Don't worry, everything is under control. It's no big deal." Xu Yixing smiled easily, touching today's palace dress in his hand. It was indeed very different.

The whole outfit was light yellow, and the whole person was low-key and gentle. Moreover, after Gu's family was no longer in charge, these clothes were made with money from the government, and the quality was much better, not much different from the clothes he wore before.

"Siqin, I'm done packing. Let's go and see dad first."

Xu Yixing took Siqin's hand and walked out of Madam Jing's house. Although there were palace maids and guards outside the door, they had been warned in advance, so no one was surprised at why there was suddenly one more person in the palace, and she did not encounter any obstacles when she went out.

After leaving the hall and walking onto the palace road, Xu Yixing realized why this outer palace could be called a "palace".

It's huge! Really huge! It's even more spacious than the imperial palace in Beijing.

The palaces in the capital have limited space and their expansion has been restricted over the years. Therefore, although they are neat, the houses in the cold palace or near the periphery are relatively crowded.

However, the palaces and houses in the outer palace were built in a large scale, and even the corridors in the palace were wider than those in the imperial city. Moreover, they were all paved with jade, which was very comfortable and not painful to the feet.

"Do you know where Dad is?"

"It's still early for the banquet, and all the ministers are in the area of ​​Hui'an Palace where the ministers live, which is to the north of the outer palace. But I can't tell you exactly where the master is now."

Xu Yixing casually called a palace maid and took out a few taels of loose silver from his purse: "Sister, could you please ask for me at Hui'an Palace where General Xu of Fuyuan is now? I'll be waiting here, please hurry up."

The palace maid was obviously very hesitant, not knowing whether she should take on this matter.

"I'm Xu Yiyan, the second young lady of the Xu family. I just want to see where my father is. I don't have any other intentions."

"Oh! Okay, I'll go right away!" The maid took the silver, thanked her, and left quickly. Not because of the Xu family, but because she knew that this was the future consort of the seventh prince.

Xu Yixing walked slowly along the palace road. In fact, this was against the rules, but the guards saw her coming out of Madam Jing's palace with their own eyes, so naturally no one said anything.

I had only walked the third time when I saw Lu Anyuan coming towards me from afar.

"Why are you walking here in the middle of the day?" Lu Anyuan didn't even realize that the smile on his face almost squeezed out his eyes when he saw Xu Yixing.

"Waiting for someone."

"me?"

Xu Yixing did not answer, but stood still and looked behind him: "Wait for her."

Lu Anyuan's smile disappeared, and when he turned around, he only saw a little palace maid and no one else.

"Greetings, Seventh Prince! Miss Xu, the general was originally having fun with several ministers by the Hui'an River. When he heard that you were looking for him, he followed me and is waiting for you outside Linxuan Gate."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. I'll go right away."

Lu Anyuan looked at the two people talking and it seemed that they didn't take him seriously.

"Why don't I go with you to meet General Xu? The inner part of Linxuan Gate is where the concubines live, and he can't get in."

"What do you have to do with me talking to my dad? Just hang out here. See you in the evening!"

Actually, Xu Yixing meant that you should not come to see me again for the rest of the day, but Lu Anyuan understood it as her inviting him to see her after the dinner. So he stared at her as she left, grinning.

"Ah Da, why is the moon so round?"

Ah Da: The moon? Where is the moon? Your Highness is starting to feel dizzy again!

Walking along the palace road to the periphery, Xu Yixing finally saw his father standing outside Lin Xuan's door. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was black, which was really scary.

"Dad, I'm sorry for making you worry."

When Old Man Xu saw Yixing, he looked him up and down, and only then did he believe what the Seventh Prince said in the letter.

"As long as you're okay."

"What happened yesterday..."

Old Man Xu interrupted him with a wave of his hand and looked at the guards on both sides: "Let's talk about it when we get home. Let's just have a good time today!"