Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

Empress Lu called over a palace maid and asked her to pick the most beautiful white peony from a pot not far away, put some water in it, and placed it in a jade vase, then presented it respectfully to the queen.

Xiao Lu was extremely satisfied and pointed at the vase.

"Flowers go with beauties, swords go with heroes, this item is given to Miss Xu Qi."

Life is shortened.

If it was that jade vase, Xu Xingyin would definitely accept it generously, but the vase now contained peonies!

Peony, the king of flowers, has always been a symbol of the mother of a country.

If Xu Xingyin accepted the reward of peony from Empress Lu, it would not be as simple as just a flower.

"Only the peony is the true national beauty, and the capital is moved when it blooms. The peony is elegant and noble, and only the queen's heavenly beauty can be compared with it. How dare this servant to overstep the boundaries? I dare to ask the queen to reward me with something else!"

Xiao Lu was a little surprised when he heard this, but he was not angry.

Xu Xingyin was a man who knew when to act and when to retreat. At such a young age, he neither offended her nor fell into her trap, which surprised her a lot.

Xu Xing said something so subtle that if Xiao Lu continued to pester her, it would seem like she was deliberately making things difficult for him.

So she just laughed it off and continued with a smile.

"Look at me, I'm so cunning! In that case, I'll give this jade vase to Miss Xu Qi."

Xu Xingyin breathed a sigh of relief and quickly expressed his gratitude.

When Chen saw this, she knew that Empress Lu was deliberately causing trouble, and she quickly gave a look to Guizhi, the head maid beside her.

Guizhi understood and bowed to apologize.

"Madam, please forgive me. I left the prince's policy paper on the carriage. I will send someone to deliver it right away."

"Can't you even do this?"

Chen frowned slightly and glanced at Guizhi, then compromised and said, "Forget it, Jiaojiao will go there in person. Those little rascals are always cunning, I'm worried about them."

"Yes, mother."

Xu Xingyin naturally knew what Chen meant. He obediently agreed, took the things handed to him by Guizhi, and left with Dangui.

The men's seats were set up on the bank of Taiye Lake at the other end of the Imperial Garden. A group of young men were there reciting poems, writing couplets, burning incense and playing chess, having a great time.

Xu Xingyin did not take the main road, but chose a quieter path to avoid encountering any monsters and causing trouble for himself.

Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Xu Wanjie halfway through his journey.

Xu Wanjie was dressed simply today, and she looked even more dazzling to Xu Xingyin, who was wearing a bright red brocade dress with gold embroidery.

But when he thought about his purpose, he forced himself to suppress the unhappiness in his heart.

"I was wrong about what happened a few days ago. I'm here to apologize to Seventh Sister today, and let's write off the past grudges."

The trouble caused by Xu Wanjie's maid that day was finally reported to Chen.

Xu Wanjie, who had just been punished to kneel in the ancestral hall, was then punished to copy the Diamond Sutra.

After patiently copying for several days, he was finally able to get out of the yard. He then found an opportunity to catch up with Xu Xingyin and ask for peace.

To put it bluntly, the purpose is to avoid punishment.

Xu Wanjie also knew that what she said was not nice enough, but she seemed unable to speak properly every time she saw Xu Xingyin.

Before Xu Xingyin came back, Xu Wanjie and Xu Chaoge grew up together and had the same birthday, so they were naturally the closest.

If no one said it, others would think that Xu Wanjie was Xu Chaoge's legitimate sister, and that she would have some advantages when she was out there.

Furthermore, before Xu Xingyin came back, the second room of the Duke's Mansion was full of illegitimate girls, and they got along well with each other.

But now that Xu Xingyin is back, everything has changed.

Xu Wanjie's identity was completely exposed to the public, and the sisters in the second room were also divided into high and low classes.

She is also the daughter of Duke Xu. Why is she naturally inferior to Xu Xingyin?

She is the sister who grew up with Xu Chaoge, why is Xu Xingyin closer to her than her?

She doesn't agree!

Dissatisfied!

Thinking of this, Xu Wanjie held Xu Xingyin a little tighter.

Xu Xingyin lowered her eyes, her gaze fell on the place where Xu Wanjie was holding her sleeve, and she smiled softly.

"Sixth sister's attitude of apology really opened my eyes."

Xu Wanjie frowned, "Seventh sister, please don't be ungrateful."

"Oh?" Xu Xingyin looked at Xu Wanjie coldly, "I'm sorry, Sixth Sister, I don't accept even a single word of your apology today."

Xu Wanjie took a deep breath and gave some advice in a pretentiously profound manner.

"Seventh sister just returned to the capital, and she hasn't even gotten comfortable in the Duke's Mansion yet. Listen to my advice, and don't be so ostentatious."

"Sixth sister, what you said is true. I was born as a legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion. Is there any place for me in this Duke's Mansion? But Sixth sister, have you finished copying the Diamond Sutra?"

"you!"

When it comes to copying books, Xu Wanjie can no longer control her temper.

"I admit that I was wrong to ask Kai Xin to come and see you make a fool of yourself last time, but Seventh Sister actually asked Fifth Brother to put other faults on me as well. How is this behavior different from that gossipy woman?"

"How can I bear the reputation of being a gossip in front of Sixth Sister?"

What this means is that Xu Wanjie is a complete gossip.

"you!"

Xu Wanjie was furious. "Xu Xingyin, don't be so shameless! If you tear your face off with me today, I will at most finish copying the Diamond Sutra, and you will never find any fault with me. What about you? If you are at odds with your sister, sooner or later you will not be able to stay in this Duke's Mansion!"

Xu Xingyin smiled when he heard this, but that smile contained endless mockery.

"Then I'd like to make a bet with Sixth Sister to see who will be the first to leave the Duke's Mansion."

"I never thought that Seventh Sister would be so arrogant and confident now that she no longer has the support of the Zhennan General's Mansion."

She didn't mind the verbal battle between Xu Wanjie and Xu Xingyin, but if the Zhennan General's Mansion was her weak spot, no one could touch it.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xingyin's eyes darkened, the smile on his face instantly faded, and his words were no longer as merciful as before.

"If Sixth Sister can't speak, she can just keep quiet and read more books. I happen to have a book in my room, so I'll give it to Sixth Sister the next day.

It tells the story of a fox borrowing the power of a tiger. The fox stole the tiger's clothes, showed off everywhere and made a profit from it. But when the tiger returned to the den to get the clothes back, there was no more free food in the fox's mouth.

The fox got the upper hand, but he blamed the tiger for it. He can't even tell right from wrong. He is a beast, really despicable."

After saying this, Xu Xingyin waved his sleeves and walked past Xu Wanjie towards Taiye Lake.

Xu Wanjie frowned and was about to say that Xu Xingyin was indeed vulgar and ignorant. How could a story about a fox borrowing the power of a tiger be written like this?

It was only when Xu Xingyin passed by her that she realized...

Xu Xingyin was mocking herself for borrowing her power in the past, and she was also calling herself a despicable beast!