The Beloved in the Palm

Chapter 32 You are very smart

Xue Qingyin spent a lot of effort to convince Mrs. Xue to relax. She really was not going to be the second wife of the sixty-year-old old Duke Zhao.

Mrs. Xue bit her lip and said uneasily: "You went out less before, but now you go out more, and you attract more attention. I think you should find a good family and settle your marriage as soon as possible. Otherwise, all those people outside will miss you."

When Mrs. Xue said this, it was a bit like Wang Po boasting about her own melons, blinded by family affection.

If the past He Songning heard this, he would definitely have sneered in his heart.

But now he said nothing.

Did he have a preconceived idea and refused to look at Xue Qingyin more, so he didn't see the excellence in her?

He Songning's eyes flickered.

The King of Wei admired her because of her appearance.

Princess Jinque got along with her because of her temperament.

Why did she come back from the "Hongmen Feast" of Duke Zhao unscathed today?

Now, when someone said that someone liked her, He Songning was not surprised.

"There are many matchmakers for me. Today, someone told me about the eldest son of the Xu Mansion." Xue Qingyin curled her lips.

"Xu Mansion?" Mrs. Xue asked in confusion, "Is it the Xu Mansion of the Minister of the Historian Bureau?" Mrs. Xue said angrily, "It's not that I am vain, but they are only officials of the seventh rank in their family. How dare they come to you to propose marriage? It's too degrading to my daughter!"

He Songning frowned and interrupted, "Is it the maiden family of Concubine Wan, the Xu Sikong Mansion?"

Mrs. Xue was stunned.

Then she fell into confusion: "Why is it this Xu Mansion?"

There are many officials with the surname Xu in the capital.

But only Concubine Wan's maiden family is the main family, and the others are mostly side branches that may not be related at all.

There must be something wrong.

He Songning wanted to ask Mrs. Xue to leave immediately, and sat down to ask Xue Qingyin carefully.

"The Xu family is not a family we can compare with. They have the support of Concubine Wan and King Wei, not to mention the influence left by Old Master Xu. If I want to marry the eldest son to you..." Mrs. Xue was silent for a while, and said: "It's not that I look down on you, but it's not quite appropriate."

The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is not a small official.

But there is also the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue above him.

Not to mention that the scandals of the Xue family have not been hidden from people outside in these years. Everyone still remembers that the concubine of the Xue family poisoned the mistress and made the legitimate daughter weak...

After that, in order to compensate Xue Qingyin, the family raised their daughter to be a spoiled and arrogant person. This is no secret outside.

A family like the Xu family, who values ​​reputation the most, would never choose Xue Qingyin.

"Of course it would be good if this marriage could be successful... After all, there is no other family like the Xu family." Mrs. Xue hesitated and said.

He Songning couldn't listen any longer and interrupted coldly, "Absolutely not."

Mrs. Xue rarely heard such a cold tone, and she was stunned.

He Songning also realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly slowed down his tone and said, "The more such a family is, the stricter the government will manage it. If Qingyin marries there, I'm afraid she won't be happy."

Mrs. Xue thought, "That's right."

Xue Qingyin couldn't help but interrupt them and said, "This thing hasn't even come to fruition, what are you worried about?"

He Songning's eyes were cold.

Worried about Concubine Wan.

Concubine Wan was a woman with a vicious mind, and she wanted to squeeze people out of their bones and use them cleanly.

She didn't like her son to be tempted by beauty, but her current calculations were blocked, so she thought about turning around and marrying Xue Qingyin to her nephew from her mother's family, and reaching out to take the money bag of the Ministry of Households into her pocket.

He Songning sneered in his heart.

But Concubine Wan would never have thought that...the Xue family had already lined up since he was adopted by Xue Chengdong.

Mrs. Xue sighed at this time and asked Xue Qingyin what kind of man she liked.

Xue Qingyin: "Good-looking."

Mrs. Xue laughed angrily: "What's the use of having a good appearance?"

Xue Qingyin: "A lot of good appearances are good to eat."

Mrs. Xue couldn't help laughing: "After all, she is still a child, what kind of things are she thinking about."

He Songning's expression also eased a little.

Xue Qingyin was indeed very childish, and the love she talked about was not counted.

Mrs. Xue glanced at He Songning, and then remembered to ask him: "Where did you go in a hurry today?"

"To pick up Qingyin." He Songning sat down and drank a sip of tea, saying: "I heard that she was taken away by the people of Zhao Guogong Mansion, and I was worried that something happened to her."

Mrs. Xue laughed again, and laughed sincerely: "You know you feel sorry for your sister. Unfortunately, she went to Furong Garden, so you came to nothing. You must be tired from running all the way?"

Mrs. Xue hurriedly asked someone to get some snacks, and ordered the servants to cook some white fungus soup.

"It quenches your thirst and hunger. Eat some later. Do you and your sister have something to say? I won't stay here." Mrs. Xue said and left first.

He Songning glanced at her back, and then sat down next to Xue Qingyin.

I didn't think so before.

Now that I look at it from a different angle, I feel that Mrs. Xue is indeed a very considerate person.

When the snacks were served, He Songning took a piece and handed it to Xue Qingyin, and then asked in a gentle voice: "Are you scared today?"

Xue Qingyin didn't take the snacks, but asked him: "Brother, did you wash your hands after you came back?"

He Songning: "..."

She is disgusted?

In the past, she didn't give her snacks, and she even pestered him to ask for them.

The maid quickly brought water for He Songning to wash his hands.

However, He Songning lost his appetite. He heard Xue Qingyin whispered: "Afraid, of course I am afraid."

Then Xue Qingyin told him roughly what happened today, of course hiding some details. For example, King Xuan broke the cup, Zhao Xufeng called her mother and so on.

He Songning's eyes flickered when he heard it.

That strange feeling came again.

When she talked about these things, her tone was exaggerated, but there was a hint of calmness in her voice. It seemed that she was not so scared at the time.

And... this time she didn't grab his sleeve and cry.

"Do you know who that noble man is?" He Songning said suddenly.

"Is it the current emperor?" Xue Qingyin felt that she should be right.

He Songning: "...You are very smart."

When Xue Qingyin met his gloomy eyes, she quickly defended herself: "If you can't see this, what kind of idiot is that?"

She said fiercely: "Of course I am very smart! I am the smartest!"

As soon as these words came out.

The suspicion in He Songning's eyes disappeared again in an instant.

He was even amused, thinking that she looked like a cat with its fur blown up.

He asked: "Aren't you afraid to see His Majesty?"

When it comes to the word "His Majesty", He Songning's heart is still a moment of trance.

He had only seen the emperor a few times when he was young, and after he grew up, the emperor never came to see him again.

He didn't know what the emperor looked like now.

Is it ridiculous or not?

That's his biological father.

Xue Qingyin said: "A little scared."

"A little?"

Xue Qingyin felt that it was not a big deal to pretend, and she had to slowly let He Songning accept her changes.

She nodded and said, "I have met the King of Wei, the King of Xuan, and the Princess of Goldfinch... They are all more powerful than our family. What's so scary about seeing so many of them? Although the current emperor is the most powerful one, think about it, he is also a father. Meeting him is almost like meeting our father."

He Songning's eyes flashed a little complicated: "You think clearly."

Xue Qingyin pulled the character back again.

She looked up at He Songning and whispered: "But I am also afraid of something..."

He Songning became interested: "Hmm? More afraid than meeting the current emperor?"

"Well, I'm afraid you will be angry."

He Songning's heart was suddenly hit hard.

Looking down at her again, he felt that Xue Qingyin's face looked a little pitiful and cute.

Xue Qingyin chattered: "I am also afraid that my mother will be sad and that no one will love me. It would be great if I didn't have to get married. I want to be with my mother and my eldest brother for the rest of my life."

He Songning paused again.

I just felt that a soft spot in my heart, which was wrapped in layers of thick armor, was pressed down lightly.

In the end, he just said lightly: "I will make you live a good life. ... Tomorrow, the King of Wei will send some gifts to your house, and you will naturally get rid of the anger you suffered from Concubine Wan."

Xue Qingyin:.

You really don't waver in your plan at all!