Quickly wear it! Fight with the heroine for the man? I'll do it!

"Selling candied haws! Only two cents for a string——"

Walking on the busy street, Yu Miao slowly felt the popularity.

It is hard to imagine that this place and the mass grave, less than five kilometers apart, are two completely different worlds.

"Sister, buy me a string of candied haws!"

A little boy with a dirty face looked at Yu Miao with clear eyes. He held a string of candied haws in his hand and shook Yu Miao's sleeve pleadingly.

His heart softened and Yu Miao took it.

I searched my pockets...

She didn't seem to have any money.

The pleading eyes turned to Xiao Jinan again.

Looking at the two pairs of eyes, one big and one small, looking at him pitifully, Xiao Jinan laughed a little.

He casually handed the little boy a silver ingot: "Here you go."

The little boy was delighted: "Thank you, Master!"

master?

"Pfft-"

Yu Miao couldn't hold it in and laughed out loud.

Xiao Jinan looked at her calmly and said, "You don't have to be old to be called 'Master'. It can also be a respectful title for people with power or wealth."

"……Oh."

Having suddenly been given a crash course in cultural knowledge, Yu Miao awkwardly picked up the candied haws and took a bite.

The sour and sweet taste spreads in the mouth.

After taking a bite, I realized that this candied haws was not poisoned.

He couldn't decide whether to swallow the candied haws in his mouth or not, so he looked to Xiao Jinan for help.

"Ah……"

Xiao Jinan turned his head away in disdain: "How did you grow so big with such a low level of vigilance? If someone has put drugs in this candied haws, then you can only leave it to fate."

Yu Miao immediately understood what he meant.

“What if” this candied haws was drugged.

That means he wasn't drugged!

"Crack!" He took another big bite. "Why do we just leave it to fate? Our handsome and almighty Master Xiao must have a way."

"Grumpy."

Yu Miao felt uncomfortable when he saw someone looking at him.

She almost forgot that she was wearing a nightgown!

The attire doesn't fit in with the people around you.

Isn’t this the three hundred taels of silver that are missing here?

"Will I cause you any trouble by dressing like this?"

Xiao Jinan looked at her in all black and smiled: "No, they will just think that you and I are a good match."

One is pure black and the other is pure white, these are definitely the Black and White Impermanence walking in the world!

Aren’t they a good match?

"Everyone's looking at me... Is it really okay?"

Xiao Jinan still maintained his pace and walked forward slowly: "People look at you simply because they think you are pretty. Don't feel too burdened."

Being praised for no reason, Yu Miao lowered his head and chuckled.

However, Xiao Jinan's attitude made her unpredictable.

Do you like it a little bit?

"Where do we go now?"

"My house, which you have been to."

"I have another person to pick up!"

"Are you talking about Xiaoqing? She has been picked up by my people."

"...Mr. Xiao is still very thoughtful."

"Excellent."

.

"Are you back?"

Qingyuan was already waiting for them at the door.

Although he didn't say it, he was actually frightened by these two daring young men.

When Yu Miao and Qingyuan looked at each other, they suddenly felt a little guilty?

People had just sent me to a safe place, but I sneaked out again.

Qingyuan sighed: "You caught a cold, come in and have a drink to warm yourself up."

After thanking them, Yu Miao followed the two people inside.

After taking two steps, Xiao Jinan noticed that Yu Miao was a little embarrassed and uneasy, so he slowed down his pace.

"The child is in this room."

Yu Miao looked in the direction he was looking at, and indeed there was a room that was still lit with warm candlelight.

She knew that he was afraid that she would worry.

"Thank you."

"No need. If you need anything in the future, please let me know."

"it is good."

Qingyuan walked not far from them, with the corners of his lips curled up.

He said that how could his disciple be willing to be distracted by other things, and it turned out that he had been moved without realizing it.

only……

Their fate in this life was predestined, destined to make it difficult for them to be together.

"sit down."

Qingyuan poured Yu Miao a small glass of sake.

Yu Miao saw that he and Xiao Jinan only had one glass of wine: "Master Xiao, don't you want to have a glass?"

"He doesn't have to."

Qingyuan took a sip of his own wine and waved his hand for Xiao Jinan when he heard Yu Miao ask this.

Although Yu Miao felt strange, he did not ask any further questions.

Take a sip.

The alcohol immediately began to take effect in the body, and Yu Miao felt his body slowly warming up from the inside out.

Look at Xiao Jinan.

His hands are so cold, doesn't he really need to drink some wine to warm them up?

"Has the other party obtained the military token?" Qingyuan asked.

"got it."

"What's next?"

"Go to the capital."

"In what capacity?"

"The palace is going to hold a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and I will enter the palace as a zither player."

……

The two asked and answered each other, and did not shy away from mentioning Miao's existence.

But Yu Miao, who had watched too many palace fighting dramas, knew clearly that the more one knew, the sooner one would die.

"Don't I need to step aside?"

"No need. These are things you should know." Xiao Jinan said calmly.

"You need to come with us to the capital."

Although they only had a cooperative relationship for the time being, the commanding tone made Yu Miao feel slightly uncomfortable.

"Mr. Xiao, I am not your subordinate."

After hearing this, Xiao Jinan was slightly stunned.

Realizing that his tone was a bit harsh, he immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, Miss Yu."

The speed of speech was also deliberately slowed down afterwards.

"The military token in Qin Shuxiang's hand was stolen by your biological mother, Concubine Ling. Few people know about this."

"Your mother is more than just a dancer or a concubine. Her true identity is a saint from the Western Regions. It can be said that she disguised herself as a dancer and approached the emperor in order to get this military token."

Hearing this, Yu Miao was puzzled: "If it is for the Western Regions, why don't you return to the Western Regions immediately after getting the military token?"

"Perhaps she had fallen in love with the emperor? No one can say for sure. I only know that after she got the military token, she did not return to the Western Regions, but found a place to stay. It's a pity that she died suddenly at a young age because of the jealousy of her beauty."

"You mentioned Qin Shuxiang's identity... Could it be that she is also from the Western Regions?"

"No, she's just an ordinary person. Qin Shuxiang and your biological mother have always been very close and have a deep relationship. Until Concubine Ling entered the palace, Qin Shuxiang has been taking care of Concubine Ling's daily life in the palace as a palace maid. The two depend on each other for survival."

Xiao Jinan looked at Yu Miao and said, "You have also been into Qin Shuxiang's secret room. Your mother's things are kept there by her until now, and are covered with a very strong fragrance."

After hearing this, Yu Miao felt that there was something wrong with their relationship.

"they……"

"Yes, Qin Shuxiang has different feelings for your mother."

This could explain why Qin Shuxiang valued her, the son of an old friend, so much, and why Concubine Ling trusted her so much and was willing to give her such an important thing as the military token.