People who think I'm ugly are so sweet

After half a stick of incense, Xuan Mo came back, and with him was Xie Qingxin who was smiling all over his face.Before Xie Qingshen came in, everyone heard his hearty voice: "What day is it today, the little prince is actually drinking at my place with Brother Xilu, and even gossips about Mr. Shen Qi."

Song Yanqing smirked, "It's just a coincidence."

"Brother Xilu, I haven't seen you for half a month, have you lost weight again?"

Xu Xilu stood up to greet Xie Qingshen, and said with a smile, "Why are you here in person?"

"Since it's the little prince asking questions, how can I feel relieved to leave it to someone else." Xie Qingshen said, "It just so happens that I also know a thing or two about the entanglement between Shen Qi and Miss Yao."

It turned out that during the Lantern Festival, Shen Zixian did meet Ms. Yao who came to enjoy the lanterns on a boat in Xunjiang by chance.At that time, Shen Zixian was drunk a lot by his cronies, and then played hide-and-seek with the diva, but the diva didn't catch any of them, but hugged Miss Yao who was passing by.

That Miss Yao was a lady from a famous family, she went out so many times throughout the year, and was so hugged by a strange young man, she was instantly frightened out of her wits.Shen Zixian was stupefied when he heard the scream. Before he could take off the veil covering his eyes, he was punched hard on the right side of his cheek. He was so painful that he couldn't stand up immediately. His mouth was full of blood. Shengsheng had a tooth knocked out.

Shen Zixian was spoiled and spoiled since he was a child, how could he bear this grievance, he immediately clamored to take down the assailant.However, the assailant was none other than Miss Yao's fiancé-in-law, Shangguan Chen, who was also a son of a noble family in the capital and ranked ninth on the Qinghui List.

"The Shangguan family is my in-law of the Xie family. The Xie family has disagreed with Shen Guogong since the first emperor. Naturally, the Shen family also looks down on the Shangguan family." Xie Qingshen said.

The beams of the two families have already been formed, and if there is such a quarrel again, Mr. Shen Qi hates Shangguan Chen so much that his teeth itch, but the Xie family is in full swing, and even the Shangguan family is also deeply favored.After the emperor learned about this, he only fined Shangguan Chen a few months' salary, and then let it go.Shen Zixian couldn't swallow this breath, after much deliberation, he came up with Miss Yao's idea.It was rumored that Shangguan Chen and Ms. Yao were childhood sweethearts, and they were in love with each other. If he could take Ms. Yao into the mansion as a concubine, it would be a great shame to Shangguan Chen, and he could be regarded as a bad breath.

"Okay, okay." Song Yanqing was trembling with anger, "Shen Zixian dared to plot against this king, he probably forgot what would happen if he offended this king."

Xie Qingxin laughed and said: "I heard that brother Xilu offended the little prince several times, isn't he doing well now, and drinking with the prince..." Song Yanqing stared at him, and he immediately suppressed his smile.

Seeing that Xie Qingshen dragged herself into the water suddenly, and the boat of friendship capsized, Xu Xilu did not hesitate to play tricks. "Brother Qingxin, you just said that the Shangguan family is your in-law. You won't be biased and deliberately hide part of the truth, right?"

Xie Qingshen hurriedly proved his innocence, "Where is this? Our Qinghui Building has always told the truth. As the building owner, how could I smash the signboard myself?"

"Hehe, I hope so." Xu Xilu turned to Song Yanqing, and said seriously, "My lord, how do you plan to deal with this matter? Do you want to tell the queen mother and Shen Guogong?"

Song Yanqing frowned intently and said: "No. No matter the Shen family, Xie family or Shangguan family, they are all important ministers in the court. If they have different political opinions, that's all. It also makes it difficult for the mother, queen and brother."

Xie Qingxin suggested: "Why don't the little prince take this opportunity to give Mr. Shen Qi a good blow, so that he won't come up with such absurd and shameless thoughts again. Could it be that he dare not listen to the little prince's words?"

"You don't understand Shen Zixian." Song Yanqing said irritably, "He has always done things that are obedient to others since he was a child. I am afraid that he will use other methods secretly, so that even this king will not be able to control it."

Xu Xilu nodded, "What the little prince said is very true. In my opinion, if Mr. Shen Qi wanted to take Ms. Yao as his concubine just to get revenge on Mr. Shangguan, then the matter would be much easier."

Song Yanqing and Xie Qingxin said together: "What do you mean?"

"As long as Miss Yao is not Mr. Shangguan's fiancée, everything Mr. Shen Qi does will no longer be meaningful."

Neither Song Yanqing nor Xie Qingshen were dull people, they quickly understood what Xu Xilu meant. "I'm going to tell Brother Shangguan to let him do a show." Xie Qingxin said.

"And let him show that he hates Ms. Yao so much that he can't wait to get out of the engagement. Also, only Young Master Shen Qi can watch the show alone. Otherwise, Ms. Yao's reputation will be damaged if it is publicized."

Xie Qingxin nodded lightly, "I understand."

"Hold on."

He had just turned around and walked half a step, when Xu Xilu stopped him again, and turned around and said, "Brother Xilu, what else do you want?"

"Don't dare to obey orders." Xu Xilu smiled slightly, "I just want to give Brother Qing Xin something."

Xie Qingxin asked curiously, "What is it?"

Song Yanqing sneered, "Probably some kind of worthless gadget like a sachet."

"Sachet? What sachet?"

Xu Xilu hurriedly handed Xie Qingshen a portion of rouge gouache bought at the rouge shop just now, and the latter asked in confusion, "What is this?"

Xu Xilu blinked at him, "You go back and open it again. I just want to remind you, don't forget our bet."

Xie Qingxin suddenly realized, laughed loudly and said, "Okay, I'll keep it for you to use when the time comes."

Xu Xilu smiled lightly, "It's not certain who will use it."

Song Yanqing didn't know what the two were talking about at all. He was a little curious, but also felt that it was not his identity to ask out loud, so he could only look at them with an expression of "my lord allows you to explain".In the end, neither Xu Xilu nor Xie Qingshen seemed to have read his mind, they only said a few words of unclear meaning, and then left one after another.Xie Qingshen was going to find Shangguan Chen, but Xu Xilu said, "My lord, it's getting late, I'll go back to my residence first."

Song Yanqing was a little angry and nodded coldly.

"Then, that sachet?"

"This king condescends to accept it."

"Oh, well..." Xu Xilu pursed his lips and smiled at him, "Then little prince, we will see you in July."

Song Yanqing was puzzled, "Why is it July?"

"Young master, forgot? The eighth day of the seventh lunar month is my elder brother's wedding day."

Song Yanqing's heart was slightly tugged by a thought that he hadn't thought of for a long time, and said coldly: "Understood, step back."

"Yes." Xu Xilu glanced at Song Yanqing's slender back—cutting the mess with a quick knife was naturally enjoyable, but only the person involved would know whether it was relief or pain after that.

Xu Xilu took Jiudong back to Xu's mansion, and remembered that he still had a portion of rouge and gouache left, and left the wooden box for the packaging, and let Jiudong send the rest to Xu Anning.Although Xu Anning and Xu Qingyang were both descended from Aunt Dong, she was kind-hearted and could tell right from wrong at a young age. She was also gentle and pleasant-looking, and she was one of the few people in Xu's mansion whom Xu Xilu liked.

Xu Xilu was walking in the direction of Wenqiu Pavilion alone, just in time to see Zhao Chun coming out of it with an anxious expression on his face. When the latter saw him, he quickly put on a smile, "The young master is back, do you want to eat?"

"No, I used it outside." Xu Xilu looked at him, "Guan Zhao was in a hurry, but what happened?"

Zhao Chun smiled and laughed, "It's nothing serious, it's just that a few girls made some mistakes, I'm going to set rules for them."

Xu Xilu smiled and said, "Guard Zhao has always been the most disciplined. I just have something and I need Guanshi Zhao's help."

"What is the second master talking about! As long as the second master speaks, the little one will definitely do his best!"

"It's not a big deal, and you don't need to do your best." Xu Xilu said, "You follow me."

Xu Xilu brought Zhao Chun to the study.He usually doesn't like to read in the study, so most of the time this place is empty.The maid would go in and clean it every day, and the inside was considered clean and tidy.Xu Xilu said to Zhao Chun, "You wait outside."

"Little obedience."

Xu Xilu walked into the study with the wooden box in his hands, closed the door, and came out after a while, empty-handed.Zhao Chun asked suspiciously, "Second Lord?"

Xu Xilu took a step closer to Zhao Chun, and said softly, "You pass on the message for me. From now on, without my permission, no one is allowed to go near the study. Otherwise, the family rules will serve you."

Zhao Chun glanced at the closed door and asked, "What about the daily cleaning?"

"I don't need it anymore." Xu Xilu seemed to be talking to himself, "The things inside are very important, and there is no risk at all... Zhao Guanshi?"

Zhao Chun shook his head violently, "Yes, yes, I have written down the orders of the second master. Let alone a person, I can't even fly in if I keep it safe."

Xu Xilu nodded, "Very good."

It was night, in Yinyan Pavilion, Lian Cha was pacing back and forth in the room in a hurry, muttering something; Aunt Dong was sitting at the table, resting her forehead with one hand, her face full of sadness. "Liancha, stop, even if you grind the soles of your shoes, it won't help."

"Auntie!" Lian Cha rushed to Auntie Dong, knelt down and looked at her, "Make up your mind! The Second Young Master has gotten so close to Mrs. Xie recently, and he has hidden something in the study—— If he really finds out something and tells the master, it will be too late for us to do anything by then!"

"What idea can I have!" Aunt Dong said irritably, "Second Young Master is the master of the Xu family after all, and I'm just a concubine—what can I do to him?"

Lian Cha suggested: "Why don't we go find Madam?"

"No way!" Aunt Dong hurriedly covered Liancha's mouth, "Madam must not let Madam know about this, otherwise she will just take me out to take the blame, maybe... maybe she will kill me!" Aunt Dong The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became, and my whole face turned pale.

Lian Cha held her trembling hand, "Don't be afraid, Auntie, as I see it, we can only rely on ourselves and take every step we take."

Aunt Dong's eyes widened, "If you have any ideas, tell me quickly! I'm really anxious to death——"

Liancha bit her lip, trying to calm herself down. "The most important thing for us now is not to let the second young master get the evidence. As long as there is no evidence, no matter what he finds, we can bite him to death and refuse to admit it. Could it be that the second young master can still beat him to death?"

"Yes, you are right..." Aunt Dong nodded again and again, "Hurry up and arrange it, you must destroy the evidence for me!"

"Also, what did the second young master do in the rouge shop, we have to ask clearly."

"Wouldn't it be too risky to ask now?"

"You have to go on an adventure." Lian Cha's eyes were firm, "Don't worry, Auntie, I can leave this matter to my servant."