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

Thinking of this, Xu Baiyu made a plan in his mind and walked slowly towards Xu Yuqiong who was at the lakeside.

Xu Yuqiong was playing with Lu Yu when Lu Yu suddenly shook her arm. Lu Yu winked at her and pursed his lips to signal her to look behind her.

When Xu Baiyu was about to approach, Lu Yu placed his hands on his lower abdomen and bowed respectfully to Xu Baiyu: "Miss, how are you?"

Xu Baiyu just waved his hands casually and took Xu Yuqiong's hands affectionately: "Sister, you seem to be in a good mood today. Why don't you come over to my place and sit down? I just got some jewelry and want to share some with you."

Xu Yuqiong's eyes moved as she looked at her tightly clasped hands, neither agreeing nor refusing.

"It's actually quite nice here, sister, why don't you stay with me?"

"It's winter now, and it's bare here. What fun can there be? Why don't you go to my place to warm up and enjoy the gold, silver and jade ornaments with me? It will be fun."

Seeing that she was determined to do so, Xu Yuqiong could not refuse and responded obediently: "Since that's the case, sister, lead the way."

The two chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at Hanxing Courtyard.

Ever since Rong left, Xu Baiyu had the leverage over Yang, and Yang did not dare to arbitrarily withhold Rong's belongings, so most of the money and belongings were moved into Xu Baiyu's yard.

Although the courtyard does not look very exquisite on the surface, with no precious flowers or trees, no red walls and black tiles, and perhaps because it is winter, it actually feels a bit desolate and bleak.

Xu Yuqiong followed Xu Baiyu into the courtyard and looked at her living environment calmly. She said in her heart: We are both young ladies. Recently, I happened to take a look at Xu Mingxi's Chaohuiyuan. Compared with here, it is like heaven and earth.

Only after he followed her into the house did he realize that his previous simple words were spoken too early.

The boudoir is decorated in an extremely delicate and elegant manner. A pair of colorful glazed jade bottles are placed on high tables on both sides of the door, a wide variety of jade treasures are displayed on the rosewood antique display shelf, and there are oriental pearl curtains and a floor-standing flower and bird screen that serves as a partition from the inner room. Every detail of the furnishings is jaw-dropping.

Xu Yuqiong secretly sighed in her heart: Xu Baiyu is really a "hidden talent".

"Sister, please take a seat as you please. I will go get the jewelry box."

Xu Yuqiong stroked the mahogany couch inlaid with mother-of-pearl under the window and slowly sat down. Lu Yu beside her leaned over and whispered to her, "I really can't believe that Xu Baiyu is such a rich man."

Xu Yuqiong looked around and shook her head. "I have inquired about this recently. Xu Baiyu just lost her mother. Many of the furnishings in this room are old and not suitable for a girl. They must be her mother's relics."

Lu Yu suddenly realized: "So that's it."

The crisp sound of pearls and jade colliding rang out. Xu Baiyu lifted the bead curtain with one hand and held a dressing box with the other. She walked towards the couch with a smile and said, "Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time, sister."

Xu Baiyu opened her dressing box by herself and carefully took out various jade hairpins, hairpin rings, hairpins and earrings, as if she was discussing and sharing with her sincerely.

"This wintersweet hairpin with kingfisher feathers and coral goes really well with my red dress today. Would you like to try it on?"

Xu Yuqiong is not a fool who is easily deceived. She is determined not to say a single word before she finds out Xu Baiyu's purpose.

He glanced sideways at Lu Yu beside him, and Lu Yu understood and slowly walked out the door.

Faced with Xu Baiyu's warm hospitality, she just responded with a symbolic "hmm".

Xu Baiyu didn't care about her cold response at all. He took the initiative to select a few jade hairpins and flower ornaments for her, wrapped them in a handkerchief and stuffed them into her hands: "These are very suitable for my sister. You don't have to be polite with me. Take them back and wear them."

Xu Yuqiong looked at the small ball in her hand and said hesitantly: "This... seems to be too much... Sister, this is not appropriate."

Xu Baiyu waved his hand nonchalantly: "That's nothing, I still don't have much, if you go to your second sister, she will definitely be more generous than me.

She was raised in the palm of the hand of the eldest wife, and she has many more good things than I do. What I have is nothing compared to them, not worth mentioning. "

After a few pauses, he quietly glanced at Xu Yuqiong's reaction, only to see that she was still frowning, staring blankly at the jade ornament in her hand, pretending to be surprised:

"Why, didn't my second sister invite you to come over? I saw that she was quite free these days, and I thought that she might invite you to come over and treat you like I did. Why is your expression like that..."

Xu Yuqiong seemed to realize something when she heard what Xu Baiyu said. She looked up and pretended to be a little embarrassed: "Second sister, you haven't invited me to go yet."

Xu Baiyu's reaction was even more exaggerated. She opened her mouth slightly and exclaimed in surprise, "I made a slip of the tongue. I take it back. If you say that, it seems like I deliberately tried to sow discord between my younger sister and the second sister. This was not my intention.

Second sister must be busy with something, so she didn't have time to talk to you about sisterhood. After all, you haven't seen each other for many years, so you must have a lot to talk about."

He had just pointed out clearly that Xu Mingxi was free, but now he deliberately explained that he was busy with something.

We haven't seen each other for years, what can we talk about?

Xu Yuqiong immediately understood Xu Baiyu's purpose: it turned out that he was worried that she would associate with Xu Mingxi, and wanted to sow discord between her and Xu Mingxi.

Knowing Xu Baiyu's intention, Xu Yuqiong obviously relaxed a lot, her tense back unconsciously relaxed, revealing an aggrieved expression: "I don't know, maybe it's really like what my eldest sister said, my second sister is busy with something and can't take the time to see me."

Xu Baiyu said disdainfully: Idiot, what can happen to her? I just told you that she has been free recently and won’t even listen to me.

It seems that Xu Yuqiong is also a fool.

However, it is more convenient to use it stupidly.

Xu Baiyu reached out and patted the back of her hand: "It's okay. If you are bored on weekdays, you can come and sit with me often. I like you very much, and I wish you could come and chat with me every day."

Xu Yuqiong pursed her lips and said shyly, "That's the case, I hope you won't despise me for being stupid."

Just like a simple little white flower.

Xu Baiyu thought she had Xu Yuqiong in her control, so she immediately acted like an elder sister to comfort her: "It's okay, my sister and I get along well, and we should visit each other more often."

The two chatted for a while, and Xu Yuqiong held today's "trophies" and stood up to say goodbye embarrassedly: "I came to visit you today, and I should have brought gifts, but unexpectedly, I got a lot of good things from you. I really don't know what to say."

"Hey, it's all I deserve. It's not much. Come more, sister. There will be more in the future."

Xu Yuqiong was as happy as a child after hearing this: "Thank you, sister. I'll leave first."

"Take care, sister."

It was not until Xu Yuqiong left Hanxing Court that Xu Baiyu closed the lid of the dressing box with a look of pain on his face, and consoled himself over and over again: "It's nothing, it's nothing. I can't bear to part with my child, and I can't catch a wolf. These are all small matters. There will be more in the future."

Xu Yuqiong, who was walking on the path, threw the bag of jewelry to Lu Yu who was following her with an indifferent expression: "Here you go."

Lu Yu took it doubtfully, untied the knot, and was immediately dazzled by the sparkling jewelry inside: "This is--"

Xu Yuqiong didn't even look at the package, and said calmly: "Xu Baiyu gave it to me to please me."

"Why would she give you these? Some of the things inside are very valuable."

"A concubine's child is not presentable. Many of them are probably her mother's, old and worn out, but she treats them like treasures and even gives them away to others as 'favors'.

She was probably afraid that I would get along well with Xu Mingxi, so she wanted to win me over and make me her partner. Or maybe she wanted to use me to plot against Xu Mingxi."

Lu Yu suddenly realized: "I see, then do you accept it?"

Xu Yuqiong glanced at her and said, "Luyu, the master has found us an identity to enter Kyoto openly. What is the mission for us?"

"Try to enter Prince Qi's mansion openly and keep an eye on Prince Qi's movements."

"What role can Xu Baiyu play and how can he help us?"

Lu Yu thought for a moment and said, "It seems useless."

Xu Yuqiong continued to walk forward and replied indifferently: "So, why should I associate with her? What reason do I have to associate with her? You even want to use me as a raft? It's really a foolish dream!"

"Then you still accept these things from her——"

Lu Yu was a little confused.

"Heh, although she is of no use to our final mission, she is useful for us to contact Xu Mingxi."

"Why is it related to Xu Mingxi again!?"

Xu Yuqiong sighed, as if she couldn't stand her stupidity any more: "If we tell Xu Mingxi what happened today and use it to surrender to her, what do you think she will do?"

"You?! You're going to tell Xu Mingxi about what happened today!? Wouldn't that mean you're going to break up with Xu Baiyu? Maybe Xu Mingxi will have a good impression of you and trust you, but how are you going to explain this to Xu Baiyu?"

"Explanation? Why should I give her an explanation? Who is she? Is she my master? Just try to gloss over it. If all else fails, put the blame on Xu Mingxi.

Anyway, the relationship between the two of them seems to be incompatible, so what difference does it make if there is one more thing or one less thing? "

Lu Yu was speechless. He still wanted to ask something but didn't know where to start.

"Are you wondering why I can't please both sides?"

Lu Yu nodded eagerly, she really wanted to know.

"Luyu, luckily, when the lot was drawn that year, I was the one who played "Xu Yuqiong".

If you were Xu Yuqiong, you might want to please both sides, right?"

Lu Yu was not convinced: "So what! What's wrong with that? This is the best way to protect yourself."

"Lu Yu, you know that being a fence-sitter never leads to good results. Be careful not to lose more than you gain.

If they fail, neither side will benefit.

Xu Mingxi and Xu Baiyu are just pawns we use.

It’s just that compared to us, Xu Mingxi is more useful at the moment, and Xu Baiyu is just a stepping stone for us to get close to Xu Mingxi.

Perhaps, it should be said that she is not even a chess piece."

Lu Yu stopped arguing and just asked, "So what are you going to do next?"

Unconsciously, they were back to the lake. Xu Yuqiong looked at the sparkling water and said quietly, "It's not about what I plan to do, but what Xu Baiyu wants to do. What we need to do now is to wait and see and act accordingly.

I am really looking forward to what plans Xu Baiyu will have for Xu Mingxi?

That’s why you’re so eager to join forces with me.”

In Chaohui Courtyard, Jin'er held a bowl of medicine and handed it to Xu Mingxi.

"Miss, I have gathered all the medicine you asked me to collect a few days ago. You——"

Even if you don't understand pharmacology, safflower, musk and other medicines are not conducive to women's pregnancy. You can imagine what the effect of this bowl of medicine is.

Xu Mingxi lowered his head, looked at the bowl of black medicine, and slowly stretched out his hands to his lips.

Jin Er held her wrist, as if wanting to dissuade her one last time: "Miss, think carefully. If you take this bowl of medicine, you may never get pregnant in your life."

"Jin'er, it is absolutely impossible for me to give birth to a child of Qin Zhaolie's bloodline in this lifetime.

I will not bear him any offspring."

She grabbed Jin'er's wrist and gulped down the medicine in one go.

Jin Er was so distressed that she didn't know what to do: "Even if you don't want to have Prince Qi's offspring, there's no need to do this!"

"What else can I do? With Qin Zhaolie's personality, is he still dreaming of keeping his innocence in Prince Qi's mansion? Ha!"

Jin'er had nothing to say and did not miss any abnormal expression on Xu Mingxi's face.

Sure enough, within a few minutes, Xu Mingxi's face turned pale, with beads of sweat rolling down her forehead. She bent down in pain and raised a hand to Jin'er beside her: "Jin'er, help me to the couch and rest for a while."

Jin'er hurried forward, supported Xu Mingxi and let her lie on the couch.

"I'm fine, just bear with it. You, you go and guard outside the door. If mother comes, tell her that I'm asleep and send her away."

Jin Er shed tears and whispered, "Yes, Miss."

She covered Xu Mingxi with a blanket and took a hot water bottle and placed it on her lower abdomen: "Miss, this will make you feel better. I will leave now."

"Well, go ahead. I'm fine. I'll be fine tomorrow."

"Yes, the servant is at the door."