When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

After leaving that embarrassing place, Xu Xinyue and Xia Xueyao chose an octagonal pavilion near the garden to rest.

Xu Xinyue couldn't help but laugh at her expression of being a quail: "Look at you, it's just a mistake. I don't think anyone cares about it, so don't think too much about it."

Xia Xueyao covered her face with her hands, feeling ashamed and angry, and sighed, "Ah... This is so embarrassing... I just don't want to live anymore... I want to jump into the lake... The banquet hasn't even started yet, but I can't stay here for a moment... wuwuwuwu..."

Xu Xinyue suppressed her smile, took her hand, and said soothingly, "It's nothing, it's nothing... By the way, where is your 円円... Why don't you find someone to go with you on such an occasion?"

Xia Xueyao leaned on Xu Xinyue without any influence, resting her chin on her shoulder and explained, "My sister broke it again. I asked Dongzhi to get a backup."

"This is your nth child. Your sister is too...it's hard for your mother to discipline her..." He stopped talking halfway when he thought of something.

Xia Xueyao had suffered from eye disease since she was a child. Her biological mother passed away after giving birth to her younger brother. At first, Lord Xia invited many famous doctors to see her, but to little avail.

In fact, Xu Xinyue had secretly examined her, but this disease was neither an illness nor a poison. It seemed to be something she was born with, so there was really no way to treat it.

Later, Lord Xia realized that there was no hope of recovery and stopped forcing it.

What's more, his second wife gave birth to children for him, so he paid less attention to her.

Mrs. Xia is now the second wife, so how could she care much about the children of the original wife?

Xia Xueyao is not a stupid person, but it is not easy for her to survive and take care of her younger brother while suffering from a hidden illness for so many years.

Having suffered so much since childhood, breaking a few pieces of clothing is really nothing.

"My stepmother came here today to pretend to find a marriage for me, so as to avoid being known as a stepmother who mistreats the original wife's daughter.

Oh, it's nothing! No gentleman would want to marry someone like me.

In this life, I will just wait for my younger brother to pass the imperial examination and then rely on you, Yueyue, to live a life of idleness and waiting for death!

Yueyue said she would teach me how to do business, so don't go back on your word!"

"Okay... no regrets, no regrets."

The two of them laughed and joked for a while, and suddenly the little maid who had disappeared for a long time ran over in a panic, and greeted them without waiting to catch her breath: "Miss, Miss Xu."

"Dongzhi, can you get your things back?"

"Miss, I was stopped by someone around the Madam halfway through my journey. The Madam asked me to come over with something urgent!"

Xia Xueyao frowned slightly, not knowing what to say to her maid. She stood up, said goodbye to Xu Xinyue and left in a hurry.

Only Xu Xinyue and her servant were left.

Xu Xinyue also stood up and walked towards the depths of the flower garden.

The most appropriate flower in August is chrysanthemum, which comes in all colors of red, pink, green, white, and purple, as well as many new and famous varieties cultivated by the palace's flower bureau.

This is Changju Garden.

It is one of the gardens in the palace specially built for the seasonal flowers.

Purple dragon lying in the snow, jade phoenix on the celestial platform, flying bird beauty...

The stamens stretch out, fluttering in the wind, and the fragrant chrysanthemum scent is intoxicating.

From time to time, young ladies from official families would comment on the breed and appearance, recite poems and compose couplets to each other, and their intention to stand out was particularly obvious.

What if any line of the poem is heard by some nobleman?

Unconsciously, she arrived at the rockery group beside the flower garden. Xu Xinyue wandered among them bored, just wanting to find a quiet place away from the crowd.

Unexpectedly, there were whispers of talking coming from a cave not far away.

There was also a sad sound like a woman crying.

Xu Xinyue also knew that eavesdropping was inappropriate, but she couldn't help it and turned around and made a gesture to Xiaoshu.

Stop and listen.

"... Ah She, what happened before was not what I wanted. I had my own reasons..."

"Oh, Miss Xu's reason is to trample on my sincerity when you are with me? You say one thing in public and another behind my back?"

After just two sentences, Xu Xinyue instantly knew who it was:

Xu Mingxi and Qin Yuechuan.

Qin Yuechuan's rebuttal was merciless and cruel.

Xu Xinyue did not hear Xu Mingxi's explanation as she expected.

Although I couldn't see her reaction, she must have cried, and the sounds coming out of her throat were hoarse and choked.

There was a rustling sound of fabric rubbing against each other, and Xu Mingxi spoke again: "Ah She... this is the sachet I... spent a long time making recently... without any help from outsiders..."

"Miss Xu, if you have nothing else to do, please go back. I will not accept this item.

In addition, there is one more thing. You and I have sworn to cut off our relationship. Miss Xu, please call me "king" like everyone else from now on.

Don't say such reckless words again."

No matter how strong Xu Mingxi's mind is, she is still a woman after all.

Such cruel words finally broke her last psychological defense, and she left crying with her face covered.

The crescent moon hidden in the darkness stood quietly for a long time.

Did she hear the breakup between Xu Mingxi and Qin Yuechuan?

The two of them...

Still immersed in the shock of hearing this news, a stern voice suddenly came: "Who is here? I have heard enough!"

Xu Xinyue was annoyed because she heard that people who practiced martial arts could identify people by their breath.

There was no way to avoid it, Xu Xinyue had to emerge from the darkness.

"Your Highness Prince Rong is well. I was just passing by here and had no intention of eavesdropping.

I will not reveal anything about what happened today to anyone else."

When Xu Xinyue spoke, Qin Yuechuan recognized her.

He was curious, puzzled and intrigued by Xu Xinyue.

Want to know why she was so familiar with him in her past life?

Why risk collecting his body?

How much did she really know about him?

However, even though there are many doubts about past events, there is no way to ask and find out now.

This feeling of not knowing where to start made him feel quite powerless.

He vowed to repay the favor, but he didn't know how to start in this life.

The two were silent for a while, and Xu Xinyue began to think: He wouldn't just... kill someone to silence them just for this matter.

While I was feeling uneasy, his voice came from above.

"Do you have...something you want?"

"What, what...what?" The unclear sentence left her confused.

She tilted her head, her pair of dark, doe-like eyes filled with confusion.

Qin Yuechuan: "..."

Never mind, we can't rush into this matter.

There is ample time.

"This matter cannot be spread outside. The banquet is about to begin. You should return quickly as well."

After saying that, he walked away.

The incoherent conversation made Xu Xinyue even more confused.

After standing there in a daze for a while, Xiao Shu and I turned back the way we came.

"He must have been...very angry just now."

"I think so too. What I say to you is incoherent."

The time for the banquet is approaching.

At banquets in the palace, men and women sat at separate tables.

The emperor, empress, queen mother and concubines took action.

The princes and officials sat on the left hand side of the emperor, followed by those in the back in order of seniority and rank.

The officials' families sit on the right hand side, and their seating arrangement is the same as that of men.

Xu Xinyue and Xia Xueyao were seated close to each other, but she had been seated for a long time before she noticed Xia Xueyao had just arrived.

After she sat down, Xu Xinyue realized that she didn't look very well, and her eyes were red as if she had been crying. She hurriedly asked with concern: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Xia Xueyao just shook her head and didn't want to say anything more.

The sonata sounded. An eunuch announced:

"The Emperor has arrived!"

"The Queen is here!"

"The Queen Mother is here!"

……

Everyone stood up and knelt, shouting "Long live the emperor".

The emperor sat high on the throne, overlooking his ministers.

The current emperor Qin Jingche is over 40 years old.

He has thick eyebrows, a high nose, and majestic tiger eyes. When he was a prince, he also went to the battlefield. His decisive and killing spirit is still preserved today. He has six sons and two daughters:

The eldest son Qin Liexing was the Prince of Su, and he and Princess Zhaoming Qin Yuling were both born to the empress.

The second prince, Qin Xingyue, was the Prince of Xin. He also had a younger sister, Princess Hexi, Qin Lingruo, both of whom were born to Consort Jing. The third prince, Qin Yuechuan, was the Prince of Rong, born to the late Consort Rong. The fourth prince, Qin Chuanji, was the Prince of Yan, born to Consort Yu. The fifth prince, Qin Jizhao, and the sixth prince, Qin Zhaolie, were the Princes of Yu and Qi, respectively, both of whom were born to Consort Su.

The Empress and the Empress Dowager were standing beside the Emperor, both of them looked kind-hearted and had dignified manners.

The emperor's voice was like a bell: "Please stand up, everyone. Please take your seats. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion banquet, so there is no need to be formal."

Xu Xinyue saw that Xia Xueyao still looked unsatisfactory and felt a little worried about her.

"What are you looking at, sister? The banquet in the palace is no small matter, so you'd better be careful with your words and actions."

I don’t know if it was Xu Xinyue’s illusion, but since getting on the carriage, Xu Mingxi always looked at her in a strange way, and the words he said seemed a bit weird.