People who think I'm ugly are so sweet

Xu Xilu struggled to get out of the plum bushes, bowed to Song Yanqing, and was about to answer, but his nose itched—"Ah-choo!"

"What?" Song Yanqing frowned, raised his sleeves, and said, "Come on, give him a fork!"

Xu Xuanying hurriedly said: "Yan... my lord, this person is my second younger brother, and he came to the palace with me for a banquet today, please be merciful to me, my lord."

Xu Xilu touched his nose, and said: "I'm going to Xu Xilu, and pay my respects to the lord."

Song Yanqing looked Xu Xilu up and down, turned to Xu Xuanying, and asked doubtfully, "Is this really your brother?"

Xu Xuanying nodded helplessly.

Song Yanqing showed a playful smile, "It is rumored that Xu's sons and daughters are all dragons and phoenixes, and the two daughters who are waiting to be married are the younger and younger Qiao. This king really did not expect that the pretentious Xu Taihe would have such a son. "

Xu Xidao respectfully said: "My lord, you can just make fun of me, why do you involve my father?"

Seeing Song Yanqing's eyes turned sharp, Xu Xuanying hurriedly changed the subject: "Second brother, didn't you tell me to wait for me at the banquet, why did you come here?"

Xu Xilu lied casually: "I haven't seen my eldest brother for a long time, so I had to find it myself."

"It's really getting late." Xu Xuanying said, "My lord, then I'll take my leave first."

Song Yanqing sullenly, hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Go - wait, who is that, come here."

Xu Xilu pointed to himself, "Your Highness is talking about me?"

"nonsense."

Xu Xilu trotted up to Song Yanqing, "What is your order?"

Song Yanqing approached Xu Xilu and whispered in his ear: "No matter what you hear today, if you dare to reveal a single word, I will definitely make you regret having such a mouth, understand?"

Xu Xilu pretended to be surprised: "What is the prince talking about? I really don't understand a word."

Song Yanqing waved her hand impatiently, "Okay, step back.",

Before returning to Xu's mansion, Xu Xilu did not forget to bid farewell to Xie Qingshen.Knowing that he was leaving, Xie Qingxin complained: "I didn't have enough drink today, brother Xilu left just like that, it's really not meaningful."

"There have been a lot of things at home recently, so it's really inconvenient for me to stay longer." Xu Xilu said apologetically, "I will make a special trip to Qinghui Pavilion to visit Brother Qingxin some other day."

"Then it's a deal!" Xie Qingxin said heartily, "If you don't come, I will personally send the post to Xu's residence."

"sure!"

Xu Xuanying also said goodbye to several familiar friends, and the two walked out of Prince Duan's mansion together.Before getting into the carriage, Xu Xuanying said to Xu Xilu: "Although the young prince speaks a bit harshly, he is not unkind."

Xu Xilu smiled, "Brother, you don't need to explain to me, what kind of person that little prince is, has nothing to do with me."

Xu Xuanying laughed at herself, "That's right, what do I tell you, go back."

Xu Xilu was sitting in the carriage, and he had no intention of looking at the scenery outside. He couldn't help but recall the scene of Xu Xuanying and Prince Duan being together.Of these two people, one is dignified and handsome, the other is refined and weak, they are both first-class in appearance, and their appearance can be called a good match.At present, the masculinity is prevalent in Beijing, and the Qinlou Chu Pavilion in the south of the city has opened several streets, and the young people inside are all handsome, smart, and understanding.Many aristocratic children, who are tired of playing divas and prostitutes, occasionally go to the men's house for a change, and some even raise a few male concubines at home, but whoever dares to marry a male wife and go home will not be considered by the ancestors. Serving under the family law will also be corrupted by the imperial censor and despise the imperial power.

If the little prince is just because of the friendship of studying together when he was young, it would be better to take care of Xu Xuanying more, if he persists in his obsession... The little prince is so honorable, the queen mother and emperor will not touch him, so the unlucky ones will only be their Xu family .

Thinking of this, Xu Xilu couldn't help heaving a sigh - what and what is it all about, he just wants to lose weight, why do he always bother about such inexplicable things?

Before he knew it, the carriage had stopped at the gate of Xu Mansion.When Xu Xilu got out of the car, he heard the girl from Shi'an Court say: "Master, you are back, go and see Madam! Madam has had a headache since the afternoon, and she vomited out all the food she ate, and now she has passed out !"

"How could this be?" Xu Xuanying asked anxiously, "Have you invited the doctor yet?"

"Already invited, Madam took some medicine, but it still didn't improve!"

Xu Xuanying hurriedly followed the girl in the direction of Shi'an Garden, and Xu Xilu also followed.After all, Mrs. Zhang is his aunt, so he can't just ignore her.When Xu Xilu arrived at Shi'an Garden, Aunt Dong had already brought her two girls to guard outside. Seeing Xu Xilu, she asked, "Why is Second Young Master here?"

Xu Xilu asked, "How is Madam?"

"Master brought the imperial physician here with a post. Now the imperial physician in the palace is watching for Madam. Madam will be fine. The second young master will go back first."

"No need." Xu Xilu lifted his clothes and sat down, "I'll just wait here."

"Second brother, let's go." Xu Qingyang looked at him sideways, "You just came back from outside, don't bring any bad luck to Madam."

Xu Xilu turned to her slowly, "I just came back from Prince Duan's Mansion with my eldest brother, what does Second Sister mean, Prince Duan's Mansion is a place with bad luck?"

"I... I didn't say that! You don't want to spout blood!"

"Okay," Aunt Dong said, "This is Shi'an Garden, you guys are arguing here, aren't you afraid of disturbing Madam's rest?"

"Auntie—"

"Sit down for me!" Aunt Dong sternly said, "Wait patiently for news from the imperial physician."

Xu Anning also persuaded: "Sister, please sit down."

Xu Qingyang found a place to sit down as he said, but he couldn't help muttering in his heart: I am not my wife's own, and my wife usually doesn't have a good face towards these concubine sons and concubine daughters, and now they all pretend to be filial. Is it worth it?

In the inner hall of Shi'an Court, the imperial doctor Xu's family invited from the palace finished administering the needles for Mrs. Zhang, got up and said: "Madam is rushing to attack the heart, which caused the qi channel to not hurt, and the blood accumulated in the heart. The old man has opened up the madam's qi channel. Next You still need to recuperate for several months, drink medicine on time, and you must not be overjoyed and sad, full of sorrow."

Xu Xuanying said: "Thank you, the imperial physician."

"This is an old man's job, Master Xu, you don't have to be polite."

An hour later, Mrs. Zhang woke up slowly, and the first time she woke up, she saw Xu Xuanying who had been guarding the bed.

"Mother……"

Mrs. Zhang closed her eyes again and turned her head away.

Xu Xuanying forced a smile, "No matter how angry my mother is, she can't ignore her body. I'll ask the servants to bring some soup and medicine for my mother."

"No need." Zhang said calmly, "I don't understand the knot, but the medicine and stone are useless."

Xu Xuanying looked at Zhang's gray temples, her eyes turned red, "Mother, you are forcing me."

Mrs. Zhang opened her eyes and looked at Xu Xuanying, who was almost carved out of the same mold as Xu Taihe, "It's not the mother who is forcing you, but the whole Xu family is forcing our mother and son."

"Mother, you are my father's main wife, and my father is the only legitimate son, so I won't mention the younger sisters. The second brother... Do you think he will pose any threat to us?"

"Although your second brother is neither attractive nor useful, don't forget that he is Liu Shujie's son!" A trace of humiliation appeared in Zhang's eyes, "During the years when Liu Shujie was in the Xu Mansion, did your father look at him seriously?" Have you ever glanced at me? Your eldest sister is obviously just a concubine, but your father disregarded face and proposed marriage to her personally, marrying her into the general's mansion! If your second younger brother is more promising, your father will not be able to see her. I'm afraid I won't have you as a son-in-law!"

Xu Xuanying was helpless: "But Aunt Liu, after all, she has passed away for many years."

"Don't you think that Fuqu Pavilion will be a fuel-efficient lamp?!" Mrs. Zhang grabbed Xu Xuanying's hand and said bitterly: "In the whole capital, apart from our Xu family, there is no other family that dares to call the concubine's room a concubine. 'Madam'? Do you know what other officials and noble ladies think of your mother? Every time you go to your grandparents' house, how do your aunts behave so strangely in front of your mother?"

Mrs. Zhang began to cough uncontrollably as she spoke, Xu Xuanying patted her back to comfort her, "Mother, don't talk about it, just take a good rest."

Mrs. Zhang waved her hand, and continued: "I can't manage the affairs of the inner house now, but Xuanying, my son, you can't lose, you absolutely can't lose..."

Xu Xuanying looked at her mother with mixed emotions in her heart.He knew that although his mother had been concentrating on worshiping the Buddha on the surface these years, she was always concerned about the Xu family and him in her heart.Maybe she can ignore other things, but she must not escape her control.

Seeing that Xu Xuanying listened to the words for a little bit, Zhang's voice became calmer, "Now that you have obtained fame and entered the Imperial Academy, it is just when you are about to show your ambitions. Your father is just an upstart in the court. Only There is a gap between his own family background and those important ministers of several dynasties. He himself has to be cautious in officialdom, as if walking on thin ice, and his help to you is really limited. Then Jing Guogong is the elder of the three dynasties, his My granddaughter, I have met her as a mother, she is well educated, gentle and gracious, and is loved by her grandparents. Xuanying, you... what are you dissatisfied with?"

Xu Xuanying looked at Zhang Shi, and listening to her every word, the remaining spark in her eyes faded little by little.Finally, he turned his eyes away and said softly: "Mother, you drink the medicine first, and the rest... let's talk slowly, okay?"

Zhang was taken aback, sighed, and closed his eyes again.

It wasn't until late at night that Xu Xuanying came out of Zhang's room, saw Xu Xilu and others waiting outside, and said: "Mother has woken up, the imperial doctor said that she needs to rest for several months."

Aunt Dong patted her heart, "It's okay, it's okay, as long as Madam is well."

Xu Xilu noticed Xu Xuanying's red eyes and asked, "Brother, are you okay?"

Xu Xuanying smiled unnaturally, "It's okay. If there is nothing else, let's go back first."

Before Xu Xilu left, he glanced back at the gate of Shi'an Garden and thought to himself, perhaps Xu's residence will hold a wedding soon.