The king was wrong

Neither of them spoke anymore, they walked through the busiest shopping street in Kyoto one after the other, and Wei Yanxi kindly bought two steamed buns for herself and Qi Yaoqing for breakfast.Finally, near noon, they arrived at Duke Sheng's mansion.

Right now, the front of Sheng Guogong's mansion is really lively. The steward and the guards of the palace have already arrived with generous home gifts, but because the two masters haven't arrived yet, they can't go in without authorization. They lined up and waited. The door looks spectacular.

Of course, there were far more than just the presenters waiting at the door.Qi Xiaosu knew that Qi Yaoqing was going back to the door today, so he sent a young man to guard the door early in the morning, and repeatedly told him to go in and report whenever he saw the guard of honor of Prince Yong's mansion arriving.

Then there was this scene later, when the boy saw the team appearing at the street corner from a distance, he rushed in to report to his master, and Qi Xiaosu even led the whole family of the Duke's Mansion to wait at the door before the team arrived. Prepare to welcome His Royal Highness King Yong.But who knows that after waiting for a long time, the person who came was not King Yong, but the housekeeper of the palace.

The housekeeper was very surprised when he saw that the Duke was waiting at the door so early, but he still didn't show anything on his face, only saying that he led the gift-giving team first, and the prince and princess would arrive later.

Poor Qi Xiaosu saw that the prince hadn't arrived, and originally planned to go back to rest and come out to greet him later, but the butler said that the prince and concubine would arrive soon, which made him either advance or retreat, so he had to accompany him. Smiling and guarding the door, he continued to wait.

Who knew that this wait was two hours...

This also explained in a disguised form why when Wei Yanxi and Qi Yaoqing arrived, the people in the Duke's Mansion, headed by Qi Xiaosu, looked very bad.

"My lord, you are here!"

The butler saw Wei Yanxi appearing from the corner of the street from a distance, and ran towards him with a flattering smile on his face, as if he had seen a savior.God knows what it means to stand at the door with Sheng Guogong's family for two hours, he almost collapsed!

At first the two exchanged a little bit out of face, but as time passed, Sheng Guogong talked less and less, and in the end he just stood at the door with a dark face and ignored him.

Not only Sheng Guogong was like this, his family didn't look very good in the end.Especially the second young lady who was born by the aunt, although she was well-dressed on the surface, she had no self-cultivation on the inside, but after waiting for a while, she became uncomfortable and lost her temper, which was shameful for no reason.

Well, compared with her, my princess is so good!The housekeeper thought so.

"Why, you can't stand after waiting for a while?" Wei Yanxi glanced at the sweaty housekeeper, sarcastically, and then walked towards Qi Xiaosu.

"Chen Qi Xiao Su pays homage to the lord, lord Wanan."

Seeing Wei Yanxi approaching, Qi Xiaosu lifted up his robe at the right time and prepared to kneel down and salute.He moved extremely slowly, and calculated the time accurately, just enough for Wei Yanxi to help him up at the moment when he was about to kneel down.

Unexpectedly, Wei Yanxi not only did not help him, but stopped in his tracks until Qi Xiaosu and all the people in the Duke's mansion behind him knelt and kowtowed upright before raising their hands, saying: "Don't be too polite. , please get up."

He said it lightly, poor Qi Xiaosu's old body, after standing up and down for two hours in the summer, almost fell straight down.

But no matter how unhappy he was, he had no choice but to respectfully say "Thank you, my lord" to Wei Yanxi with a flushed old face.Although I am his father-in-law in name, but due to the disparity in status, I still have to visit my son-in-law in reverse, which is really funny.

"The concubine returned home today, and the king happened to be free, so he followed me. The Duke won't welcome you, right?"

Wei Yanxi used the title "Guo Gongye" instead of "father-in-law", which also took him out of the Guo Gong's mansion in a disguised form, intending to tell Qi Xiaosu that even if I marry your son, I will still marry you. It's not something that you, the Duke of Shengguo, can lean on at will.

How could Qi Xiaosu fail to hear the deep meaning in his words?It's just that it's hard to express your dissatisfaction due to the other party's identity.So until the end, he could only nod his head, and while courteously inviting Wei Yanxi into the mansion, he said with a smile: "Where is the prince, it is an honor for you to come to the Duke's mansion!"

He didn't mention Qi Yaoqing a word from the beginning to the end, as if he couldn't see this son, he only cared about greeting Wei Yanxi.And Qi Yaoqing could hold his breath, and stood quietly behind Wei Yanxi, watching his father bustling around like a clown, without making a sound.

In fact, this Duke's Mansion was no longer his home.

"princess."

Suddenly, Wei Yanxi's voice rang in his ears, Qi Yaoqing hurriedly raised his head, only to see that everyone's eyes were on him, and Wei Yanxi stretched out towards him not far away with a smile on his lips. shot.That posture was exactly the same as when he got married a few days ago, except that what Qi Yaoqing saw at that time was only a corner of his black clothes and a hand with distinct knuckles.

Although the person in front of him didn't like him, or even hated him, he had to admit that every time he encountered difficulties, he was the one who reached out to him.

Although his rare smile may not be sincere, and those black pupils may only be looking at another person through him, but the fact is that his slightly raised lips can always be seen in the most severe cold. Bring warmth to yourself and make people feel at ease.

If all the outside interference is left aside, Wei Yanxi should be considered a pretty good person.

Thinking of this, Qi Yaoqing's body has already taken action.By coincidence, he stepped forward, put his hand in Wei Yanxi's palm, and let him lead him, just like taking him into a sedan chair on the day of marriage. This time, he took him into the gate of the Duke's Mansion.

The two of them entered the mansion as if there was no one else around, and no one paid any attention to the reactions of the crowd behind them.

Qi Xiaosu felt that he was dazzled, that King Yong, who was always cold-hearted and cold-hearted, would be so gentle to his son?But there's nothing wrong with that, at least in this way, even the Duke's Mansion and King Yong are getting closer, isn't it?

Qi Xiaosu felt relieved, but Zhao Shi, who was following behind him, felt astonished and unbelievable.She had inquired a long time ago that the reason why King Yong had been single and not married for more than ten years was because he had long wanted to belong, and even the empress had confirmed this implicitly.It stands to reason that not only would Qi Yaoqing marry in the past, not only would he not be lucky, but he should be looked down upon even more. Why is it that King Yong likes him when he sees him now?

Wen's scumbag must have done some despicable things to commit himself to others in order for the prince to take a look at him.Mrs. Zhao snorted disdainfully in her heart, and looked at Qi Yaoqing with a lot of contempt.

Regardless of what thoughts these people had in their hearts, on the surface the group of people followed Wei Yanxi into the gate of the Duke's Mansion peacefully, and soon sat down in the main hall.

"My lord is so polite, we are really flattered to bring so many home gifts." Mrs. Zhao smiled like a flower, and said to Wei Yanxi as soon as she entered the room.

"Yes, yes, the prince is indeed a member of the royal family, and he is so grand when he makes a move!"

When Ke saw Zhao's opening, he hurriedly followed to curry favor with Wei Yanxi, his eyes rolled up and down.When she came, she had quietly told her daughter that as long as there is an opportunity, she must try her best to talk to His Royal Highness Prince Yong, and it would be great if she could please the prince.As the second lady of the Duke's Mansion, Qi Simin has just reached the age of Ji, so instead of being betrothed by Qi Xiaosu to the bastards of the foreign minister's family in the future, it is better to find a way to enter the royal family as early as possible.

It's just that Qi Songjin sits in the palace now, and that woman is ruthless, it is definitely impossible for Qi Simin to enter the palace as a concubine.

But Prince Yong's Mansion is different.Qi Yaoqing is a man, and he has always been bullied by others. As long as Qi Simin can enter the gate of the palace, he is not afraid of having a bright future. If he gets a man and a half woman in the future, it is possible to replace Qi Yaoqing and become the princess.

Ke Shi had a small calculation in his heart, and he couldn't hide the smile on the corner of his mouth. Looking at Wei Yanxi's eyes was like looking at his future son-in-law.In a word, as long as Qi Simin can climb the big tree of King Yong, she is really willing to do anything as a mother.

Wei Yanxi acted as if she didn't hear the two people's frequent dedication.He took a sip of tea without raising his head, glanced at Zhao Shi and Ke Shi lightly, and finally said casually: "Wangfei will naturally treat each other generously when she returns home. But when it comes to royal people, if this king doesn't remember The wrong queen is also from the Duke of Shengguo's mansion, is it not as grand as the princess when the queen returns to the mansion?"

This sentence alone succeeded in freezing Zhao and Ke's smiles on their faces.

Zhao secretly gave Ke a hard look, and said in her heart that she is really a woman who has never seen the world. She has done more than failed, and she has no ability to move forward, and she doesn't care how much she weighs.

But after all, she was born as a duke and wife. Even if Wei Yanxi slapped her, Mrs. Zhao quickly reacted, covered her face and smiled: "Oh, look at what the prince said, it's too outlandish. The emperor sits in the harem, how can he run to his mother's house like this?"

The implication is that only a useless princess like Qi Yaoqing has the leisure to run around?

Wei Yanxi raised her eyebrows and glanced at Mrs. Zhao, thinking that when she was welcoming the bride that day, she saw that the Duke's wife was sharp-tongued, but she didn't expect to learn to insinuate now.

Turning her head to look at Qi Yaoqing, Wei Yanxi found that he had been sitting quietly under her right hand, eyes lowered, no matter what Zhao said, she looked indifferent, as if everything that happened here had nothing to do with him of.

It stands to reason that this is his natal home.

Wei Yanxi suddenly felt sorry for him, how many years of cold treatment and ridicule made him develop such an indifferent temperament?

Wei Yanxi's face remained unchanged, but her tone suddenly turned cold, "I don't know that the emperor's brother can't manage the harem well, and he needs a woman to manage it for him."

"Ah, this..."

Zhao was at a loss for words for a while, he hesitated for a long time and couldn't answer.She really didn't understand why she could be dragged into the emperor by King Yong even though she was clearly talking about the empress.You must know that the emperor's rights and wrongs are not something that women in the inner court like them can talk about casually, especially the person in the seat is the emperor's younger brother, and even her daughter should be afraid of it, let alone her talking about big things and small things Not a young lady.

In the end, Qi Xiaosu had to come forward to clean up the mess.

Qi Xiaosu and Wei Yanxi sat side by side on the main seat, cupped their hands towards Wei Yanxi symbolically, and smoothed things over with a smile: "I don't know etiquette, if I accidentally offend the prince, I hope the prince will not take the blame."

He deliberately lowered his stance, hoping that Wei Yanxi would not hold on to this matter for his sake.But who knows that Wei Yanxi doesn't even look at Qi Xiaosu, but instead looks at Qi Yaoqing.