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

It turned out to be Ming Wu.

But immediately, Xu Xinyue rejected this idea.

No, that's not right, it's not Hades Five.

Ming Wu would never help in such a situation if her life was not threatened.

So, this was the person Xuanyi was looking for as a replacement in Xuanxiao Pavilion.

Xu Xinyue had some guesses in her mind and was roughly certain that it was one of her own.

He turned his head indifferently and looked at Zhou Qiong'er who was kneeling on the ground groaning in pain.

Zhou Qiong'er bit her lip, raised her head with difficulty, and looked at the masked man: "How dare you! Do you know who I am? My father is..."

Xu Xinyue slightly raised her arm, holding the scarf against her arm, and looked down at Zhou Qiong'er: "This is the bodyguard that the Empress gave me, Ming Wu. Miss Zhou, do you want your father to have a good discussion with the Empress?"

"Empress?"

Zhou Qiong'er exclaimed in shock, her cheeks tense, and then glanced at Ming Wu behind her. He had an upright figure, broad shoulders, and was dressed in dark clothes. The dark crow's eyes stared at him gloomily, which made Zhou Qiong'er feel a little scared.

Xu Xinyue had never seen it.

Zhou Qiong'er's eyes moved downward and saw a thin flat stone turning back and forth silently between the slender fingers of the man's right hand.

It seemed like a toy he had picked up and was playing with carelessly. It also seemed like it was gathering strength, ready to strike her with another painful blow at any moment.

So just now, he shot himself in the knee with this thing?

Looking at his deep eyes, Zhou Qiong'er seemed to understand the silent words inside:

If I say something unpleasant, I will break your other leg!

Zhou Qiong'er's shirt was soaked through at the back, and even gave off a chill. Her throat felt dry, itchy, and tight. She had never thought that Xu Xinyue would hug another thigh so quickly.

She couldn't afford to offend the queen, so she endured the piercing pain, reluctantly straightened her body and apologized, "It's my fault, I hope, Princess Rong, will forgive me."

"You are asking for trouble today because of the verbal dispute. If you continue to be so incompetent in distinguishing right from wrong and reason in the future, you may end up breaking more than just a leg."

Xu Xinyue shifted her gaze and stopped looking at her. Finally, she said, "Go away!"

Zhou Qiong'er wanted to get up but her knees hurt so much that she couldn't stand up after trying several times. The lady behind her glanced at Xu Xinyue's expression, came forward, and together they helped Zhou Qiong'er to stand up. They surrounded her, and limped down the covered bridge.

Xu Xinyue glanced at Ming Wu without saying anything. She turned around and continued walking forward with Qin Lingruo, stepping down the stairs on the other side.

After walking a short distance, Xu Xinyue pointed to the plum tree in front and said, "The plum blossom branch hairpin that Ling'er made for me last time was very beautiful, but it's a pity that it was destroyed..."

Qin Lingruo's face was as red as a peach. After hearing what she said, she smiled and said, "Well, that's not difficult. I'll pick out a better-looking hairpin for you! Yueyue, wait here. I'll be back soon."

"Ah."

Xu Xinyue responded with a smile.

After Qin Lingruo ran away, Xu Xinyue turned around and looked at the man who was three steps away.

Ever since she turned around, his eyes had been following her.

When Qin Lingruo left, Xu Xinyue's face was still smiling, but the curve of her smile faded a little.

The breeze gently blew across her skirt, and he heard her ask, "Are you from Xuan Yixun?"

The man nodded.

Xu Xianyue nodded slightly: "If that's the case, you are Xuanji."

The man paused for a moment, raised his arm, and extended three fingers.

Xu Xianyue understood: "It turned out to be Xuan San."

"Xuan Yi will tell you everything about my situation. From now on, you will replace Ming Wu and follow me."

At this point, Xu Xianyue unconsciously straightened her face, and her voice became as solemn as a person giving orders:

"But in front of the Queen, Prince Qi and others, I am Hongyu, and I cannot easily reveal anything about my identity as Xu Xianyue."

"If anything goes wrong, and I die, you won't be able to escape."

"Do you understand?"

Xuan San stared at her for a few breaths, and there seemed to be many complex emotions rolling in his eyes, but they disappeared in just a moment. He nodded slowly and solemnly.

Xu Xinyue estimated that Qin Lingruo should be back, so she turned back to check on her and added, "The Queen may make some moves today, so follow closely."

Xuan San followed silently.

Xu Xinyue suddenly realized something: "Why don't you speak? Is there something wrong with your throat? Or something else?"

Xuan San responded in a very hoarse and dark voice: "No."

Xu Xinyue suddenly realized that Ming Wu was also so taciturn and had a hoarse voice.

Xuan Yi had found out everything. Xuan San's disguise was very good. His voice was almost the same as Ming Wu's. He was quite thoughtful.

Xu Xinyue did not doubt him, turned around and met Qin Lingruo who was running towards her, and raised her lips again: "Have you chosen so quickly?"

"Of course. I picked a few branches and will give one to Yaoyao when I see her later."

Qin Lingruo stood in front of her joyfully and waved the plum branch in her hand at her.

Xu Xinyue took a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"Okay, let's go look for Yaoyao."

Qin Lingruo held her arm with one hand and admired her masterpiece with the other hand facing the sun: "It's really beautiful, isn't it Yueyue?"

"It's beautiful."

Qin Lingruo pinned a flower hairpin in her hair: "It will look better this way."

As expected, the two met Xia Xueyao, who was also looking for them, at the Fuchun Banquet.

The three of them happily gathered together and walked side by side to a place.

Xu Xinyue didn't often attend banquets, so Qin Lingruo explained to her in detail: "It's nothing special. It's just poetry, instrumental music, and songs about spring. It's just for fun, nothing special."

Xia Xueyao said, "I just heard that the newly promoted Miss Yu from the Grand Tutor will also attend the Fuchun Banquet this time."

"Miss Yu?"

Xia Xueyao pursed her lips and smiled softly: "Ling'er, as someone from the palace, hasn't you heard about this? Miss Yu Qianyue of the Yu family is the youngest daughter that Master Yu had in his old age. He devoted all his efforts to teach her poetry and songs, but she is very precious."

"She rarely attends such banquets, but whenever she does, she is always the center of attention, a stunning and outstanding woman."

"I heard that if the Queen hadn't sent a special invitation to the banquet today, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to see her."

Qin Lingruo was chatting happily with Xia Xueyao and did not notice that Xu Xinyue's eyes had dimmed a little, the gloom between her brows had deepened, and her expression had become a little stiff.

She was lost in her own thoughts.

The Queen went to so much trouble, I think she must be trying to win over this person.

But acquaintance is one thing, and she doesn't want to so easily comply with the Queen's wishes and let the Yu family become her possession.

I don’t know whether this Miss Yu is easy to get along with.

While thinking and walking, the three of them entered the open space of the banquet hall.

In the banquet hall, men and women sat at separate tables, separated by the usual gauze curtains.

At present, the Queen and others have not arrived yet, and it is still early. The young men and women are sitting in groups of three or two, greeting each other and laughing.

The crowd was a little chaotic, Xu Xinyue subconsciously looked back, and Xuan San was not far away from her, less than three steps away. He did not avoid or dodge, and looked at her without blinking.

There was almost no shelter above the open field. He had his back to the morning sun and a black scarf covering his face. Although his expression was unclear, Xu Xinyue was sure that the tall figure was still following closely behind him, and his heart immediately calmed down a lot.

After only looking at each other for a moment, Xu Xinyue withdrew his gaze and turned away.

What is there to be afraid of? Not all of my companions are spies now. At least, I have one of my own.