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

"Someone from the Xu Mansion? Want to see me?"

Xu Xinyue was full of suspicion. She had been away from the Xu Mansion for so long and had never taken the initiative to contact anyone there. How could someone follow her and come looking for her?

Besides, Xu Baiyu... Although what she experienced in her dream last night was an illusion, she did not have the slightest good impression towards Xu Baiyu.

They didn't have much in common to begin with, and Xu Mingxi didn't even want to contact him, let alone her.

Xu Xinyue dipped the brush in ink again and picked up the pen, busying herself at the desk, and responded decisively: "No."

Xiao Chan nodded, "Then I will go and tell her that you are too busy to see her."

"Well, let's go."

However, when the little cicada left, it was almost noon and he still hadn’t returned.

Xu Xianyue had a bad feeling in her heart. It shouldn't take so long to reply to a message. The journey from here to Xu's house, round trip, is only half an hour. Why did it take so long?

Xu Xinyue was a little worried: "Xiaochan, nothing happened, right?"

Xu Xinyue put down her pen, walked to the door of the bookstore and looked around. There was indeed no sign of Xiaochan in the crowded street.

Just as she was thinking about whether to send someone to the Xu Mansion to look for him, a child about seven or eight years old came to Xu Xinyue with a candied haws in his hand and said, "Are you the shopkeeper here?"

Xu Xianyue squatted down, her eyes were level with his, and she slowed down her voice: "It's me, do you want to buy a book?"

The boy shook his head: "Someone just gave me a candied haws and asked me to deliver a message to the shopkeeper here. She said that if you want to find Xiaochan, you should go to the second floor of Bixiao Tower alone. Room D."

Xu Xianyue's face was slightly serious: "Who is it? A man or a woman? Do you remember her clothes and appearance?"

The boy scratched his head and said, "The voice sounded like a woman, but she was wearing a veil, so I couldn't see what she looked like. She was probably about the same height as you... I don't know anything else."

The little boy licked the candied haws and looked at Xu Xinyue innocently and said, "Did you hear me clearly? I have said it. If there is nothing else, I will go over there to play."

Xu Xinyue touched his little head, took out a few candies and a few copper coins, and put them in the child's hand: "Thank you, I understand, these are for you."

"But you have to go to the place you mentioned and tell that sister that if you really want to meet me, you have to go to the place I specify. Otherwise, there is no need to discuss it. Do you understand?"

She turned back to the counter, wrote a piece of plain paper, folded it several times, and handed it to the child.

Seeing that the shopkeeper was so kind and even gave him candy and copper coins, the boy did not mind making an extra trip: "I know, shopkeeper!"

Xu Xinyue looked deeply at the little boy jumping away.

Xuan Yi appeared with a sword in his arms: "Master, do you really want to meet someone from the Xu Mansion? I think you can't go, or there might be a conspiracy."

Xu Xinyue said: "If I'm not mistaken, that person is Xu Baiyu. Xiaochan is in her hands, and she wants to force me to meet her. I must bring Xiaochan back."

"But I don't trust the people in the Xu Mansion, and I won't easily put myself in danger. Since she forced me to meet her in this way, it means she has a reason to be with me. She obviously needs to ask me for something, and if you ask for something, you have to have a good attitude. Of course, she has to go to the territory I control to be safe."

She turned to Xuan Yi and said, "You saw the place I wrote just now. I don't need to tell you what to do."

"My subordinates will make arrangements now!"

"If she doesn't move, you don't need to act rashly."

"My subordinates understand!"

In Bixiao Tower, Xu Baiyu listened to the little boy's message and waved his hand: "I understand, you can go play somewhere else!"

After the boy left, she stood up again and walked to Xiao Chan who was tied up in the corner, twisting her waist and saying, "You are not favored by your master. Look, she wanted to use you to force her to come here, but you are so worthless. What are you still doing with such a cold-hearted and unfaithful master?"

Xiao Chan stared at Xu Baiyu with anger in her eyes and said, "Miss, there's no need to sow discord. It was you who insisted on seeing my young lady. You could have treated her respectfully and courteously, but you had to resort to such banditry!"

Qiu Lian on the side retorted: "What do you know? Our young lady is being polite before using force. It's your young lady who is being rude! Besides, the matter we are discussing today is also closely related to your young lady. By then, it's not certain who will beg whom!"

Having said that, if Xu Xinyue really didn't come, Xu Baiyu would have no choice. She couldn't really do anything to Xiaochan. It would be most undesirable to break up with Xu Xinyue. If Xu Xinyue got angry and didn't let her go, it would be a loss.

After all, she is now a powerful person.

Xu Baiyu clenched the letter in his hand: "Right now, I will take you to see your heartless master!"

Xiao Chan was extremely anxious, praying that her young lady would not come. Xu Baiyu obviously had some plans. The young lady had finally escaped from the hell of Xu's house, but she must not be trapped in the mud again because of her!

But when she was about to go out, her mouth was blocked with rag, and several hired thugs put her into a sack, carried on their shoulders, and took her to the place designated by Xu Xinyue - Huacai Pavilion as agreed.

Xu Xinyue always felt that this was the place of Xu Baiyu's desire. Here, she was always the most likely to reveal her inner desires and show her true colors.

When Xu Baiyu brought Xiao Chan to Huacai Pavilion, he was dazzled by the glittering gold, silver and jade ornaments.

Although this jewelry shop is not very big or particularly famous in Kyoto, the hairpins, rings and jade ornaments sold there are unique and interesting, and most young ladies are willing to have their own customized jewelry.

Although she also went to those expensive shops to have her things custom made out of a competitive spirit, secretly, for Xu Baiyu, this place was more to her taste, the styles were pleasing to her and the prices were affordable.

No one talks about business in a jewelry store.

When Xu Xinyue walked down from the second floor, she saw Xu Baiyu's complicated and conflicted expression.

On the one hand, he was wary of her, and on the other hand, he was greedy for the gold, silver and jade ornaments here.

When Xu Xinyue met her, she changed back into women's clothes and pretended to be a customer here as well, without revealing that this was her shop.

Meeting Xu Baiyu here again, Xu Xinyue actually felt as if she was in a different world.

She quickly shook off the distracting thoughts in her mind.

She called out coldly, "Xu Baiyu."

Xu Baiyu looked up and saw Xu Xianyue at the spiral staircase on the second floor. She was wearing a light blue dress with rabbit fur trimmings on the collar and cuffs. The only bright color was an exquisitely inlaid sapphire on the front.

She had an elegant temperament, looked down upon others, and had a calm face. Even though Xiao Chan was a hostage in her hands, Xu Xinyue did not show any anger or irritation as if she was being coerced.

Xu Baiyu sneered in his heart: As expected, after becoming a princess, her demeanor has changed. But as a mere merchant girl, so what if she is a little pretentious?