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

"Is there nothing else going on in Kyoto?"

"Well... there are other things, but they don't have much to do with you."

"Not much? Then it is somewhat related? What is it?"

"As for the Xu Mansion, Xu Mingxi and Qin Zhaolie's marriage is set to take place before the New Year. And Xu Baiyu's reputation in Kyoto has been quite good recently..."

Xu Mingxi raised his hand to interrupt: "Uncle, what you said is wrong."

"what?"

“You should say it has nothing to do with me.

The Xu Mansion has gone our separate ways. We have nothing to do with each other anymore."

He Xuehuai chuckled: "Yes, I made a mistake."

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave!"

"Ah."

Xu Xinyue walked out of the room.

The sky is clear and clear, cloudless.

Kyoto, Xu Mansion.

Xu Mingxi had a blank expression on his face, standing behind a screen surrounded by a group of maids and old women.

The exquisite and intricate bright red wedding dress is embroidered with gold-woven phoenixes and decorated with countless exquisite and gorgeous pearls and jades.

The embroiderers carefully put on the wedding dress for Xu Mingxi layer by layer. Their movements were gentle and skillful, and every stitch, fold and wrinkle were arranged perfectly.

"Miss Xu is truly the most beautiful bride I have ever seen! She is truly worthy of her reputation as the most beautiful woman in Kyoto!"

The proprietress of the embroidery workshop kept praising the work with all the words possible.

Yang, who was standing outside the screen, smiled widely and called softly, "Xi'er, come out quickly and let mother take a look."

Xu Mingxi still had no joy on her face. She lifted her skirt and turned around stiffly, slowly walking outside the screen and stiffly spread her arms for Yang to look at her carefully.

Yang looked around her several times, from top to bottom, from left to right, and was amazed and satisfied with every part of her:

"Not bad, not bad, very good."

She then took the phoenix crown from the nanmu box beside her, ordered Jin'er to lead Xu Mingxi to the dressing mirror, and put it on Xu Mingxi's head with her own hands.

The filigree golden phoenix is ​​decorated with pigeon blood rubies, as well as jade, agate, pearls and other gems inlaid in it, sparkling with brilliance, enough to show its great value.

The more Yang looked at her, the happier she became. She simply applied some rouge to Xu Mingxi's cheeks and lips. The girl in the mirror suddenly became bright and beautiful.

But beneath that radiant face, her beautiful eyes were empty and lifeless, and she allowed Yang to manipulate her like a puppet.

"Xi'er, look at how beautiful you are. This is your wedding dress, and this is your phoenix crown. You will soon become the most beautiful bride in Kyoto."

Xu Mingxi then responded calmly: "Yeah."

Wedding dresses and marriage were once what she longed for and looked forward to the most. Which woman has not imagined the day when she would wear a phoenix coronet and marry her beloved man?

But now, everything is not as she wished.

The person you once wanted to marry is now full of resentment towards him.

The person who once didn't want to marry now feels extremely guilty towards him.

It's really fate!

"Mother, I've tried the wedding dress on and it's fine. Let's leave it as it is."

Seeing that she was not interested and looked depressed, Yang stopped smiling and waved to the embroiderer and the maid, saying, "Miss, if you are satisfied, go down and claim your reward."

The old women, maids and embroiderers who crowded around the room smiled happily and left happily.

"Xi'er, no matter what, it's a done deal, don't worry about it anymore! You did a great job at the banquet a few days ago. Look at that little bitch Xu Baiyu. What a reputation she has in Kyoto now. Everyone despises her for being ignorant and vain, and even coveting a reputation and status that doesn't belong to her. Don't I know what she's thinking? Just like her mother!"

Today, Xu Baiyu is just as Yang said. He has been ostracized by the noble ladies in Kyoto because of "stealing the piano music" last time. Now he dares not even step out of the house and just hides in the courtyard to avoid the limelight.

Yang added, "Your elder brother will be back soon. He heard that you are getting married, so he rushed back to see you off!"

Hearing that his elder brother had returned, Xu Mingxi's dull eyes immediately lit up.

He turned to face Yang and excitedly held her hand: "Mother, when will my brother come back!?"

If I come back before getting married, I can still talk it out with him. If I marry into the palace, I don’t know if I can return to the Xu family at any time.

"I'll probably be back before your wedding. Your father has received a letter from him. I heard that your eldest brother has a gift for you."

Xu Mingxi showed joy on his face: That’s great, that’s great!

Yang suddenly remembered something: "Your second uncle and his family are coming back too. I heard that they may be transferred back to Beijing, and they may stay in Kyoto in the future."

Xu Mingxi thought about his second uncle's family. In his previous life, his second uncle Xu Jiangqing stayed in Kyoto, as did his two sons, the fourth young master Xu Yuzhang and the fifth young master Xu Yulin, and the sixth young lady Xu Yuqiong.

Later, he found an academy in Kyoto to study. Xu Yuzhang was quite promising and had some martial arts skills. He wanted to join the army and fight on the battlefield to make achievements. Although he was later suppressed by his second uncle and did not succeed, he was still a gentleman.

Xu Yuling and Xu Yuqiong were two useless siblings who just ate and drank for free. They rode horses through the streets all day long and did nothing. Xu Yuqiong had just arrived in Kyoto at that time and was very superficial.

At first, Xu Mingxi thought that she was simple-minded and made friends with her, but she didn't expect that she actually wanted to "occupy the magpie's nest". She even said in words that she wanted to enter Rong Wang Mansion in order to accompany Xu Mingxi, and she didn't ask for a name, but only for the companionship of a sister.

Xu Mingxi gets angry just thinking about it now: It's obvious that he saw how well-off she was, and was unwilling to marry into a humble family, so he wanted to enter the mansion to share her favor.

Although she didn't like Qin Yuechuan at that time, she would not allow anyone to covet her position, even if it was as a concubine!

Xu Mingxi thought that if she was more obedient in this life, she would not be willing to argue with her. If she still had unrealistic ideas, then don't blame her for being rude!

With a "snap", the peach wood comb in Xu Mingxi's hand was broken into two pieces because of her anger.

Yang was shocked and hurried to check: "Is Xi'er okay? This hand must not be damaged before the wedding! Besides, there will be a banquet for the Queen Mother's birthday soon, and the scar must not be left in front of others."

"Mother, I'm fine."

"It's good that nothing happened. It's strange to say that the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, I heard that the Xu family outside was invited."

"...Outside? Xu's family?"

"It's the unlucky one from the third room, Xu Xinyue!"

"The Queen Mother also invited Xu Xinyue? Where did you hear that, mother?"

"My maid saw it when she was shopping on the street. It was clear that a carriage from the palace came to deliver an invitation to the Xu residence that day. The palace has only had birthday banquets recently, so I guess it's very likely."

Xu Xianyue...

Speaking of which, Xu Xinyue and Qin Yuechuan, I haven't seen them for a long time these days.

A few days ago, I had a small gathering with Zhou Qiong'er and the others. In addition to talking about interesting stories in Kyoto, I also heard that her half-sister, Zhou Lu'er, still did not give up after the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and had asked the Queen Mother to grant her to Prince Rong as a concubine.