People who think I'm ugly are so sweet

Xu Xilu stopped and walked all the way, and finally had to ask a small stall for directions, and only then found the way back to Qinghui Tower.Song Yanqing also guessed that he would come to Qinghui Building, and was waiting at the door, when she saw him walking towards her in a red dress, her face was drawn long.

"How did you do it?" Song Yanqing's voice sounded fierce, but there was a hint of relief, "You can get lost while shopping?"

Xu Xilu smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I made the prince worry."

Song Yanqing choked up, and looked away slightly, "Who said that this king is worried about you. This king is just afraid that you will meet some people like Shen Zixian again, and cause some trouble again. This king is not as leisurely as you are to replace You take care of the aftermath."

Xu Xilu touched the fox mask on his face, thinking that with this protective skill, no one would be able to recognize him even if he really messed up something.

The night is dark, the moon hangs high, and the full moon is like a mirror. Visitors return home one after another, and Changxing Street gradually becomes deserted.Xu Xilu said: "My lord, let's go back."

The two got into the carriage, Song Yanqing suddenly said: "You can take off the mask now."

Xu Xilu took off the mask as he said, and was about to put it away when Song Yanqing said bluntly: "Who said it was going to be given to you?"

"Uh... the prince wants to keep it for himself?"

Song Yanqing said "En", and took the fox mask from Xu Xilu.

Song Yanqing ordered Xuan Mo to drive him to Xu's mansion first, and then back to the palace, which made Xu Xilu very flattered.The carriage stopped at the side door of Xu's mansion, and Jiudong was waiting at the door as agreed in advance, now it was the dead of night, and he was at the side door again, so there was no need to worry about anyone seeing Xu Xilu with red makeup.Xu Xilu originally wanted to bow his hands to Song Yanqing to thank him, but then remembered that he was wearing a skirt, so he imitated Xu Anning's appearance and blessed him, "Thank you, my lord, for sending me back."

Song Yanqing frowned again, she really couldn't accept Xu Xilu's clear male voice with the glamorous face in front of her, so she simply turned her head away, not knowing what to see.

"Then, I'm leaving?" Xu Xilu yawned, "I wish my lord a good night's sleep and good dreams."

"Wait a minute," Song Yanqing said suddenly, "Did General Yu tell you about the trip to Beijiang?"

Mentioning this matter, Xu Xilu cheered up instantly, "I said something."

"This king sees that you are still somewhat clever, so he reluctantly takes you along, so that you can be regarded as an errand in the Imperial Army."

Xu Xilu couldn't help sighing when he heard the words, "So, I'm no longer a vagrant? I don't know how many monthly errands I have?"

Song Yanqing squinted at him, "How much do you want?"

"Going to Qinghuilou for a meal will cost five taels of silver, at least, my job will at least allow me to go to Qinghuilou for a few meals a month."

"You have a good idea." Song Yanqing said coldly, "Although this trip to the north is just to send Huiyang princess to marry, if it goes well, the journey will be safe and sound. But in recent years, there have been many rifts between Beiliang and our court, and the size of the border With the continuous fighting and the harsh climate in northern Xinjiang, when we set off at the end of the year, it would be a world of ice and snow, and the road might not be easy—do you understand what this king means?"

Xu Xilu nodded, "Understood. Don't worry, little prince, if there is an enemy attack, I will stand in front of him to block the knife; if I am trapped in the snow, if I can't hold on, the prince can leave me alone, really No, you can still roast my arms to satisfy my hunger, I won't even blame the prince."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Song Yanqing showed concern, "If something really happened to you... I would rather not take you there."

"Yes," Xu Xilu smiled, "I listen to the prince."

Song Yanqing was on the carriage, watching Xu Xilu enter the Xu residence, and then told Xuan Mo outside the carriage: "Go back to the residence."

The carriage turned a corner, walked a few steps, and stopped again.Song Yanqing, who was resting with her eyes closed, opened her eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Back to the prince," Xuan Mo said, "it's the eldest son of the Xu family."

After Xuan Mofang finished speaking, Song Yanqing heard a voice from outside the car: "My lord..."

Song Yanqing thought for a while, then opened the curtain of the car and walked out.I haven't seen her in January, and Xu Xuanying has lost a lot of weight since her last big wedding.He was born in a high-ranking official's family, was selected as the prince's accompanying student when he was young, and now he has entered the Hanlin Academy, marrying the jewel in the palm of Duke Jing, it should be a high-spirited time.But now his face is pale, his eyes are gray, and he looks like a walking dead, completely different from him a few months ago.

"Why is the prince in my Xu residence?" Before Song Yanqing could answer, Xu Xuanying laughed at herself, "Could it be that you are here to find my second brother?"

Song Yanqing didn't hide it, and said openly: "Yes."

"The relationship between the prince and him is really good." Xu Xuanying looked at him and murmured: "Will it be better than ours?"

Song Yanqing frowned, "Xuanying, what exactly do you want to say?"

Xu Xuanying was completely immersed in her own thoughts, "What day is today, do you still remember, my lord?"

"Moon Festival."

"That's right, it's the Lunar New Year's Day." Xu Xuanying showed a sad smile, "On this day last year, my lord and I were on a boat on the Xunjiang River, looking at the Kongming Lantern on Qingcheng Mountain. Do you remember?"

"Remember." Song Yanqing said simply, "So what?"

A bit of bitterness appeared in Xu Xuanying's mouth, "I went to Xunjiang again today, and the Kongming lanterns are just as gorgeous as last year, but I... can't get back the feeling I had back then."

"Xuanying, you should look forward." Song Yanqing said in a deep voice, "One cannot always live by memories."

Xu Xuanying shook her head, "My lord, if it wasn't for my second brother, would you still say that?"

Song Yanqing was puzzled, "This is your business, what does it have to do with him?"

Terrible paranoia gradually appeared in Xu Xuanying's eyes.Without Xu Xilu, how could his little prince let go so happily?It's all because of Xu Xilu, it's all because of him!Only myself and the prince came to this point.Xu Xuanying clenched her fists tightly, and a trace of hatred surged in her heart, "My lord, are you really as harmless as you see me as my second brother?"

Song Yanqing's handsome face darkened, "What do you mean?"

"My second brother abused and raped the maidservant in his courtyard last year. The maidservant was so humiliated that she almost committed suicide." The pleasure of revenge came to Xu Xuanying like a flood. Human relations and etiquette, flirting with my concubine, entangled with each other—he is only interested in your power and status, so he is so courteous to you. My lord, Xuanying begs you to keep your heart, and don't be confused by his appearance."

After a while of silence, Song Yanqing said coldly: "Is it finished?"

Xu Xuanying's eyes widened, apparently not expecting Song Yanqing's reaction, "My lord—"

"You're not the Xuanying I knew before, so you're so provoking discord, and you're talking bad words to my younger brother." Song Yanqing's expression was as indifferent as dust, as if looking at an insignificant stranger, "I advise you to go back and reflect on yourself, and meditate." Passed."

"Gone? What happened to me?" Xu Xuanying was close to losing control, his chest heaved violently like a bellows, no matter what the servant behind him couldn't stop him, "everything I said is true, if you don't believe me, you can come and check it yourself! "

"That's enough, I'm not interested in those dirty things." After Song Yanqing finished speaking, she turned and walked into the carriage, "Xuan Mo, go back to the mansion."

Xu Xuanying stayed where she was, looking at the carriage going away, half smiling, half crying.After a long time, the little servant came forward with a mocking cry, and said cautiously: "Eldest young master, let's go back quickly, the eldest young mistress is still waiting for you."

Xu Xuanying's eyes were foggy, like a walking corpse, "Go...go back. Can I go back?"

Xu Xilu returned to Chaoxi Pavilion, washed off his red makeup, and changed his under skirt. Xing Nong helped him untie his hair, and asked in confusion, "Second Master, didn't you wear the jade hairpins of Miss San today, why did they disappear?"

Xu Xilu reached out his hand to touch the head, and it was really empty, and his heart sank, "I'm afraid I lost it accidentally."

Xing Nong comforted him and said, "It's just a jade hairpin. Third Miss likes Second Master so much, so she definitely won't care."

Xu Xilu sighed, "I hope so."

The next day, Xu Xilu brought the glutinous rice cakes he bought yesterday to Yinyan Pavilion, and told Xu Anning about the disappearance of the jade hairpin.The jade hairpin was given to Xu Anning by Aunt Dong before she was alive, she was very reluctant to part with it, and she really didn't want to blame her second brother, let alone that she also borrowed the jade hairpin on her own initiative, she couldn't blame Xu Xilu for it .

"Second brother, it's okay," Xu Anning smiled softly, "It's just a jade hairpin, if you lose it, you lose it."

Seeing her forced smile, Xu Xilu felt even more guilty, "An Ning, don't worry, the second brother will ask someone to look for it. If you really can't find it, I will buy you ten new ones as compensation."

Xu Anning blinked, "Second brother just needs to bring me more food!"

Xu Xilu laughed: "Sure, my sister just wants the moon in the sky, and your second brother can pick it off for you!"

Xu Anning was amused by him and giggled, and took the initiative to tell him what he saw and heard yesterday. "After my second sister and I were invited out by the manager of Qinghui Building, we didn't know what was going on inside. Fortunately, my second brother is fine, otherwise..."

Xu Xilu asked, "Where did you go after that?"

"We went to Xunjiang, and saw a lot of hole lanterns, and there are many lotus lanterns in the river!" Xu Anning said enthusiastically, "Second brother, did you see it?"

"I see." Xu Xilu said with a smile.

"I've never seen such a beautiful scenery." Xu Anning said with a look of intoxication, "It's just that when I came back, my second sister seemed a little unhappy and sulked all the way."

"Oh? Why?"

Xu Anning smiled wryly, "My sister said Mrs. Xie is pregnant with her good deeds. Because Mrs. Xie's maid has been following us and won't let other young masters come forward to talk to her."

Xu Xilu smiled faintly, "Second sister is probably complaining that Mrs. Xie's people blocked her luck."

Speaking of Xu Qingyang, Xu Anning showed worry, and said in a low voice: "Early this morning, my wife called my second sister to Shi'an Garden. She hasn't come back yet, so nothing will happen?"

Xu Xilu picked up a piece of glutinous rice cakes and handed it to Xu Anning's mouth, "She'll be fine. Come on, open your mouth."

In Shi'an Garden, sandalwood is lingering.

"The last time I asked you, did you make up your mind?"

Xu Qingyang grabbed the veil and forced a smile, "I, I haven't figured it out yet."

Mrs. Zhang said indifferently: "I have received the news that in two days, Mr. Chao Yilang Liu is going to invite someone to come to your door for a kiss. If you procrastinate any longer, you will have no choice. At that time, don't blame me for this." The mother didn't warn you."

Xu Qingyang's face changed when he heard the words, "Why so fast?! Madam, can you forgive me for a few days?"

Zhu Ping said from the side: "Second Miss, didn't you hear what Madam said? This is the marriage that the master made for you. When the matter is over, Madam will not be able to help you even if she wants to!"

"But, I am the daughter of a dignified minister!" Xu Qingyang said anxiously, "How can I marry into a family whose lord's position is lower than that of my father!"

"So, didn't our wife give you a choice?"

"But, but that's being a concubine for someone!"

"Oh my lady!" Zhu Ping said earnestly, "Didn't Madam tell you last time? Although Pingxihou's Ninth Young Master married his first wife, the Madam has not had a stomach movement for several years. Madam Hou I also said that anyone who can give birth to the eldest son of the ninth son will be a noble concubine! Seeing you like this, the servants can see that you are a good child, and you are outstanding in talent and appearance. After you get married, you are afraid that you will not get that concubine. Ninth Prince's favor?"

Xu Qingyang only felt that Zhu Ping's words were very reasonable.She has always been confident in her appearance, as long as she hooks her hand, there is no man who will not bow down under her pomegranate skirt.Moreover, the noble concubine of Pingxihou's family, no matter how she said it, sounded much better than a daughter-in-law of a sixth-rank official.Noble concubine is extraordinary, just look at the noble concubine in Xu's mansion, can't she also sit on an equal footing with the main house?

"Second Miss, you must come up with an idea today!" Zhu Ping said, "Otherwise, when Mr. Liu comes to propose marriage and the master agrees, we will be powerless!"

Xu Qingyang was urged to death, stomped her feet, and gave it all up: "I marry! I marry Pingxi Hou Mansion!" She would rather be a concubine in the Hou Mansion than a wife in an ordinary family!

Zhu Ping immediately beamed with joy, "Then this servant is here to congratulate the second young lady for marrying into the Hou's residence!"

Mrs. Zhang also nodded in satisfaction, "I will take care of this matter for you. Your aunt left you a small dowry, and I will buy one or two for you."

Finally made a decision, Xu Qingyang felt a lot more relaxed, and said happily: "Thank you, Ma'am, Qingyang!"

"You go back to Yinyan Pavilion first, and wait for the news patiently."

On the other side, in Zuixueju's bedroom, Xu Xuanying opened her eyes, and heard a soft voice saying: "Master is awake?" Drink a bowl of hangover soup to sober up."

Xu Xuanying got out of bed without saying a word, he got up a little bit violently, and he just woke up from a hangover, so his feet were unavoidably unsteady.Lin Ruyun hurriedly handed the soup bowl to the servant, and wanted to help him, but he pushed him away mercilessly.

Lin Ruyun looked at her hands, feeling so wronged that she didn't know what to do.At this moment she heard Xu Xuanying say: "What time is it?"

A maid said: "Go back to Eldest Young Master, it's past time."

"I'm going to say hello to my mother."

Lin Ruyun said: "I will go with my husband."

"No need." After Xu Xuanying finished speaking, she walked out alone, leaving Lin Ruyun standing alone.

Xu Xuanying walked to Shi'an Court, and saw a few girls standing in the courtyard.When those girls saw him, they saluted with blessings, "Young Master Biao."

——It turned out to be from my aunt Wei. "Why don't you go in?" Xu Xuanying asked.

A younger girl said crisply: "Madam asked us to wait outside."

Xu Xuanying felt a little strange, walked to the inner hall, saw the door was closed, and was about to knock on the door, when she heard Wei's voice from inside. "It's all thanks to my sister that this matter can be done."

"It's nothing to me, it's just the master..." Mrs. Zhang wondered, "He has already made an agreement with Mr. Chao Yilang and Mr. Liu. It may not be easy for us to intervene in it."

"What's so difficult about this!" Wei said nonchalantly, "Didn't your concubine leave the mansion yesterday? You said that she met the Ninth Young Master of Heping Xihou's family outside by chance, and they fell in love at first sight, and even exchanged tokens of love. It's hard for your master to imagine it!"

"But, after all, the Pingxi Hou family is on the side of Shen Guogong. Master, he is getting closer to the Xie family..."

"My sister, don't you understand?" The Wei family muttered, "Nowadays, although the Xie family can stand against the Shen family, Shen Guogong is the queen mother's brother and His Majesty's uncle after all! I also heard that , the current empress is not favored, and another girl from the Shen family has entered the palace, maybe the Shen family will have a second empress!"

"Sister-in-law." Mrs. Zhang interrupted her sharply, "Mother of a country, is it something you and I can talk about?"

"Then I told you the truth because there were no outsiders." Wei said with a chuckle, "In short, no matter how the process is, the Shen family must win in the end. At that time, the one who is close to the Xie family People, neither of them will end well. Now you marry the concubine to Pingxihou's mansion, and Pingxihou will think of your kindness, and will speak kindly to you in front of Shen Guogong. With Shen Guogong's protection, you still have What's so scary? Xuanying's official career will naturally go smoothly."

Hearing this, Xu Xuanying felt very bad, and didn't bother to knock on the door, just pushed the door and walked in.Seeing him, Wei was startled, Zhang was also surprised and said, "Xuanying, why don't you let someone tell you that you are here?"

Xu Xuanying said: "Auntie, I have something to tell my mother, can you avoid it?"

Wei Shi was eager to leave immediately, and said with a smile: "It's almost time for me to go back, you guys chat first, I'll come back later."

Xu Xuanying said politely, "Auntie, go slowly."

After Mrs. Wei left, Mrs. Zhang asked someone to serve Xu Xuanying a cup of tea, "I heard you didn't come home until midnight last night?"

"Mother, are these matters important now?" Xu Xuanying asked anxiously, "What are you plotting with your aunt?"

Mrs. Zhang thought that this matter was going to happen soon, and she couldn't keep it a secret for long, so she said: "A while ago, I took Qingyang's birth date to Qingcheng Mountain to show it to the eminent monk, who said that she is very destined to have children. I told your aunt about this, and your aunt somehow told Madam Pingxi Hou. After Madam Hou found out, she immediately entrusted your aunt to be a matchmaker, and wanted Qingyang to marry her ninth son as a concubine."

"The ninth son of Pingxihou's family - Jiang Zhiyuan?" Xu Xuanying frowned, "He, like Shen Zixian, is a well-known swinger in the capital. Mother wants to marry the second sister to him?"

Mrs. Zhang said indifferently: "I didn't force her, it was all voluntary."

Xu Xuanying almost said with hatred: "Mother, you also said just now that the dispute between Shen and Xie is intensifying now, and my father has been standing on the side of Xie's family. You don't really think that marrying the second sister to the Pingxi Hou Mansion, Shen Guogong Will you take a high look at us?"

"Is there any choice for your mother?" Mrs. Zhang sternly said, "I have been at odds with Xie Yao for many years. If Mrs. Xie gains power, our mother and I will have nothing to eat. We are dead anyway, and my mother would rather stand on Shen Guogong's side! "

Xu Xuanying said helplessly: "Mother, you...do you have to fight for this?"

"Am I fighting? Who am I fighting for? I'm not fighting for you!" Zhang said angrily, "Tell Wei Niang, what happened to you, Prince Tongduan?"

Xu Xuanying was startled, "Why did mother mention the prince?"

"Since childhood, how many times has my mother told you that you must firmly hold on to the high branch of Prince Duan! My mother also wants to ask you, you and the young prince have been friends since childhood, why does he not hear about you now? If you don't ask, but you have a good look at Xu Xilu, and you even ask him to find an errand for him?!"

"An errand?" Xu Xuanying asked in surprise, "What errand?"

Mrs. Zhang said coldly: "I guess you don't know yet. At the end of the year, Prince Duan sent Princess Huiyang to marry Beijiang, and personally asked the second child to go with him and serve as a temporary staff officer in the army."

"This... how is this possible?" Xu Xuanying said in disbelief, "My lord, he would never do such a thing..."

"Your father told me this matter, can there be a lie?" Seeing Xu Xuanying's distraught look, Zhang's tone eased a bit, she grabbed Xu Xuanying's hand, and said earnestly: "Xuanying, you Don't worry, even if your mother dies, she won't let a concubine overtake you as a concubine. But after all, your mother is old. Once your grandfather retires, we will have no one to rely on in the Zhang family. As for your father ... Well, it’s worth not mentioning it. All in all, we have to rely on ourselves in everything, take one step and see three steps, you have to remember that everything my mother does is for you!"

Two days later, Chao Yilang's family who had promised to come to propose marriage suddenly broke the appointment.Xu Taihe didn't know why, so he sent someone to inquire, but he didn't expect to hear about his daughter's affair with a foreign man outside the mansion. He didn't believe it at first, so he asked Xu Qingyang to ask, but he didn't expect that girl to say nothing Admitted!Xu Taihe was furious when Lei Ting suddenly slapped Xu Qingyang hard, and then ordered her to be locked up in the ancestral hall, and no one could visit her without his permission.

After Mrs. Xie heard about this, she took the initiative to find Xu Taihe and confess her mistake.Xu Taihe was furious, and couldn't help blaming her for some crimes, "Look at the good deeds you have done! A girl should stay at home! Why do you let them go out when you have nothing to do?! That's it, The entire Xu family will lose all face by that girl!"

Xie knelt upright, "Yao'er knows his mistake, but please punish me, master."

Seeing Xie's humility, Xu Taihe couldn't get too angry, he sighed heavily, and sat down with his sleeves thrown.

Mrs. Zhang made a cup of tea for him, and persuaded: "Master, don't ask who is right and who is wrong at this moment, the most urgent thing is to think about how to deal with it?"

"Response?" Xu Taihe took the tea handed by his wife, and said angrily, "Master Liu refuses to come to propose marriage, how can I deal with it?"

"Master Liu doesn't need to marry us Qingyang, but Qingyang has to marry someone." Mrs. Zhang said in an ordinary manner, "Speaking of which, Mrs. Pingxi Hou also came to me a while ago and said that looking at our Qingyang is really difficult. It's because I like it, and I want the ninth son of her family to take Qingyang as his concubine."

Xu Taihe put down the teacup heavily, "How can my Xu Taihe's daughter be a concubine?!"

Mrs. Xie's face changed slightly when she heard the words, but Mrs. Zhang said: "At that time, I also felt that it was inappropriate for Qingyang to be a concubine, so I didn't tell the master about it. Who knows, Qingyang and Pingxi Hou's nine sons are alone. We ran into each other outside and made an appointment, I have to say that they are indeed destined."

"Fate?" Xu Taihe said coldly, "I'm afraid it's a bad fate. Although Master Liu's son has no fame, he is very knowledgeable. He will be named on the gold list in the future. I have seen that child before. He is more modest and polite than the ninth son of the Jiang family." I don't know how many times better!"

"No matter how good it is, Qingyang must like it. Besides, now that the matter has been spread, the master has no choice but to marry Qingyang to the Pingxi Hou Mansion."

Xu Taihe closed his eyes, only feeling a splitting headache.

Seeing that the matter was almost over, Mrs. Zhang said to Mrs. Xie, "Sister Xie, this fact is a last resort. I hope you can talk to your brother about it so that you don't misunderstand anything."

Xu Taihe also said: "Yao'er, you..."

Before Xu Taihe finished speaking, Mrs. Xie said: "Master, don't worry, this is a matter of the younger generation, my second brother won't take it to heart."

Mrs. Zhang smiled faintly, "Since that's the case, I'll ask Zhu Ping to go to the Pingxi Hou Mansion tomorrow to answer the questions."

Xu Taihe waved his hand wearily, "Go."