Qingxi tomorrow morning

After the song was over, two maids lifted the gauze curtain, and a slender figure slowly stepped forward, knelt down and saluted,

"My daughter Xia Qiang, I have met His Royal Highness King Zhan, His Royal Highness Princess, and Imperial Envoy."

Xia Qiang secretly glanced at Ye Mingchen, then quickly lowered her head, dyed her cheeks a little pink shyly.

When Sixia was chosen as the flower god this year, she was also happy. After all, which daughter's family didn't want to choose a lover, but her father came to tell her that she would not be able to decide who to choose during the sacrifice. If she could follow orders, she gave up her heart, but she never thought that what she saw on the high platform that day was an extremely handsome young man. She had never seen such a good-looking man, but his civil and military skills were not the same, which made him feel better. She was a little surprised, but in her heart..., she was willing.

Unexpectedly, this son is actually an imperial envoy who came from the capital, then...presumably, he must have deliberately hidden you during the sacrifice, could it be...does he look down on himself?Xia Qiang was fascinated by the thought, feeling a little sad for a moment.

Xia Yi stood behind and looked at his sister's expression, feeling a little worried, but after the ceremony was over, why didn't she let her get up, Xia Yi looked at His Royal Highness Zhan Wang suspiciously.

Ye Mingchen gently tugged on Lin Qingxi's sleeve under the table, and Lin Qingxi came back to his senses, forgetting that he was the most prestigious person here, raised a glass of wine, and said, "Get up."

Although looking at Miss Xia's young girl Huaichun, he really didn't mind letting her kneel for a while longer, but he was not bored enough to embarrass a woman, let alone, it was nothing more than that.

This statement is actually to the point. Xia Qiang's appearance may be considered top-notch in Zhicheng, but in Kyoto, she is only above average. Even Deng Xiyuan, who expressed her love to Lin Qingxi at the palace banquet, is more beautiful than her On two points, although the piano music is good, it is not unbeatable. What's more, His Royal Highness King Zhan is very confident in himself. Although he feels good about it, he has absolutely no intention of worrying about the future concubine's empathy.

Xia Qiang stood up. Although she was the daughter of the city lord, Zhicheng was located in a remote place, and few officials came here on weekdays. It was the first time she saw the prince and princess, and the prince looked very cold and stern, so she didn't dare Talk a lot, stand still and don't know what to do.

Xia Wenchu ​​looked at his daughter who was standing there without saying a word, thought in his heart that he was useless, laughed twice, stood up and bowed, and said, "Your Highness, my lord, this is the little girl Xia Qiang."

"You play the piano well." Lin Qingqing casually took off a jade pendant from his body, and asked the maid at the side to pass it to Miss Xia, "I don't like to wear jewelry on weekdays, so this jade pendant can be regarded as a meeting gift for Miss Xia."

Brother Huang and Xiaochen are both men, and they still want to get married. It's not the best policy for anyone to reward them, and they have to spend money on themselves, Lin Qingqing complained inwardly.

"Thank you... Thank you, Princess Highness, for the reward." Xia Qiang didn't dare to accept it, but when she saw her father's staring eyes, she took it brazenly.

"I don't know Master Ye..."

"Miss Xia has worked hard, why not go down and rest first." Lin Qingxi interrupted Xia Wenchu.

Xia Qiang knew what her father wanted to ask, her face was flushed red, and she hurriedly bowed and retreated, "Then, that minister will leave."

Ye Mingchen smiled lightly, pinching Lin Qingxi's palm as a sign of approval, this city lord Xia might be greedy for profit, knowing that if the aristocratic family married, Miss Xia would only be a concubine if she promised him, but he didn't care about his face and wanted to do it in front of him. Talking about this in front of his daughter, he is really a good father, and Xixi did not want to involve the innocent woman in this move.

After Xia Qiang left, Xia Wenchu ​​asked again, "I don't know what Master Ye thinks about my little girl?"

"Father! Sister, she..."

"Yi'er, why do you have the right to speak at this time, why don't you back down?"

Xia Yi wanted to interrupt, but was lightly reprimanded by Xia Wenchu, so he could only hold back.

Ye Mingchen acted as if he hadn't seen it, smiled lightly, and said, "Miss Xia is superb in singing and music, and the sound of the piano is clear."

"That……."

"Master Xia, the meal is almost done. I will go back to Xiyuan to rest with the prince and princess first." Ye Mingchen did not give a clear answer. At first glance, he seemed to refuse, but he did not stop Xia Wenchu ​​from thinking. Will take the bait.

"What Xiaochen said is that this princess wants to take a nap too." Lin Qingqing agreed, and got up and went out after speaking, not forgetting to bring her imperial brother with her.

Ye Mingchen nodded slightly to Xia Wenchu, and then left with Lan Xi, probably knowing that he would not be seen, Xia Wenchu ​​didn't follow immediately, and only let Xia Yi accompany him.

Lin Qingxi didn't like politeness, and so did Ye Mingchen. After Xia Yi sent them back to Xiyuan, he ordered Xia Yi to leave.

As a prince, in the eyes of outsiders, Lin Qingxi naturally couldn't follow a courtier at any time, but he didn't want to stay in the room alone, so he closed the door, ordered no one to disturb him, and sneaked into Ye Mingchen's room by himself.

"Xixi? Why are you here?" Ye Mingchen was writing a secret letter back to the capital, when he heard a sound by the window, he looked up and saw Lin Qingxi standing in front of the window, smiling at him with folded arms.

"I missed you, so I came here." Lin Qingxi responded as he stepped forward, "What are you writing?"

Ye Mingchen pouted his lips, rolled his eyes with a blushing face, and said, "I'm writing a letter to the emperor."

"Those things are still showing some clues, and there is no progress. Why are you writing to him?" Chen was actually writing a letter to Brother Huang, and she began to feel jealous again in her heart. Ming Chen had never written to herself for so long...

Seeing Lin Qingxi's hesitant appearance, Ye Mingchen hesitated, but he didn't ask any questions, he just said: "It's just some trivial things, after the emperor asked me to come out, I will write back to him every ten days, and there will be a letter for my father, and then that is……."

"What is it?" Lin Qingxi asked.

"It's nothing." Ye Mingchen said and put down his pen, trying to stuff the letter into the envelope.

I didn't think about anything at first, but seeing Ye Mingchen like this, Lin Qingxi became curious about the contents of the letter, and reached out to snatch it. Ye Mingchen was startled, got up and wanted to hide but didn't dodge, Lin Qingxi grabbed his wrist and pulled him into his arms, The four eyes met, and there was a moment of silence in the air. Ye Mingchen pushed Lin Qingxi away and wanted to go indoors, but happened to stumble on the stool at his feet. Before Lin Qingxi had time to think, he hugged Ye Mingchen's head and fell to the ground with Ye Mingchen, while he himself lay on Ye Mingchen Below him, Ye Mingchen pressed on Lin Qingxi's body, hitting his head on Lin Qingxi's chest, raised his head and looked at Lin Qingxi in a daze, before he could react, he heard a knock on the door.

Ye Mingchen quickly got up from Lin Qingxi, pulled Lin Qingxi up from the ground and pushed her into the bedroom,

"Xixi, hurry up and hide."

"Lord Ye, excuse me, may I come in?" Xia Yi asked outside the door.

Ye Mingchen straightened his clothes, opened the door, and said, "Master Xia, please come in."

"I seemed to hear some noises in the adult's room just now?" Xia Yi looked around.

"I just accidentally knocked down the stool. What's the important thing that Mr. Xia came here at this time?" Ye Mingchen asked.

Xia Yi frowned, and suddenly knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists in salute to Ye Mingchen, and said, "My lord, I really offended you when I came here this time. It's just that I love my sister so much that I have to overstep. I have something to do, please ask your lord." ...Be sure to agree."

Surprised, Ye Mingchen supported Xia Yi's arm and said, "What's the matter, Mr. Xia, get up first and then talk about it."

Xia Yi bowed his head, insisted on not moving, and said: "My lord, please listen to the official's words. My father wants to promise my sister to you, and you know this. Your lord is a hero among men, and this is the blessing of my sister. However, my lord has a high family background, even if my younger sister enters the mansion,... she is only a concubine, and she has selfish intentions to be an official, and she doesn't want my younger sister to marry far away, so..."

"I didn't agree today." Ye Mingchen didn't understand why this Master Xia had a heart of a child, but why did he ask him here.

Xia Yi was ashamed, silent for a moment, and said: "Father..., I know my father, and my father will never give up on what happened today, so I would like to ask my lord...don't agree to it in the future."

Ye Mingchen put on a faint smile, shook his head slightly and helped Xia Yi up,

"Please rest assured, Master Xia. I have always only wanted the heart of one person, and what I want is only a couple for a lifetime. The one who loves is the only one. If I don't love, I will definitely live up to it."

Xia Yi got the answer he wanted, and felt more and more ashamed in his heart. It was he who treated the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ye, that minister will not bother you anymore."

Although there is nothing wrong with Ye Mingchen here, it would be better if he could persuade his father to stop thinking about gaining power, and his silly sister still needs some persuasion. Judging by Master Ye's attitude today, even a good man , and he must not be her lover. Thinking about these things, Xia Yi couldn't stay still, and even had no intention of chatting, so he left immediately.

Ye Mingchen smiled politely, and after sending Xia Yi out, he immediately closed the door and fastened the latch. Thanks to Mr. Xia being a polite person, if anyone opened the door without making a sound, Xixi appeared inexplicably. It's really hard to explain what happened in my own room.

"Xixi? Ah! Hey, Xixi, you..." Ye Mingchen whispered as he walked towards the bedroom, but Lin Qingxi, who was hiding behind the tent, hugged her waist and snatched the letter from her sleeve.

Ye Mingchen knew that he couldn't grab it, so he could only stare at Lin Qingxi with his head tilted. His thin pink lips were slightly pursed and pouted unconsciously, looking a little childlike.

Lin Qingxi let go of Ye Mingchen, put one hand to her lips and smiled lightly, then took out the letter, and read down every word carefully.

...Everything is safe, don't think about it, just think about it again and again, I don't know how to report it to Brother Jin, it's not a state matter, but Brother Jin's words are a prophecy, Chen and Qingxi have a heart-to-heart relationship, and I hope that from now on, I will hold hands and share the same life and death, Brother Jin, Chu Xiaochen is not worried, but I hope that Brother Jin can also help out with his father's side...