When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

Qingyang ran happily towards the gate of the palace. Thinking of today's mission, his steps became lighter and he even hummed a tuneless little song.

In the Nine-Turn Corridor, he met Zhang Bo, the palace steward, and greeted him happily.

"Hey, Qingyang, what are you so happy about? Did you pick up some money? Or did the prince increase your monthly salary?"

Uncle Zhang was in his fifties, with a big belly and a round waist, looking very plump. He had a small moustache on his chin that twitched when he spoke.

"Neither, Uncle Zhang, there's something more pleasing than this! You'll never guess it!"

"Oh! It's so mysterious. Tell me about it. It will make me happy."

Qingyang made some rustling sounds in Zhang Bo's ears.

Zhang Bo's eyes suddenly widened:

"What!? Really!?"

"Yes, the prince just asked me to send him there. Look, the purse is about to be returned!"

"Oh! Thank God the prince finally came to his senses. I was wondering what kind of woman you could find in this world, but why did you insist on... Oh, the whole palace is in turmoil, it's so uneasy.

The prince had to endure so much suffering, so much punishment, so many beatings, and so much contempt because of her. Fortunately, the prince finally came to terms with it. "

When Zhang Bo thought of this, a few tears welled up in his cloudy eyes and he wiped them away with his sleeves.

"It's a good thing. It's worth celebrating. I'll prepare some good wine and food for His Majesty tonight so we can celebrate..."

"No more words, I have to return the purse quickly, otherwise what will I do if the prince changes his mind?"

"Yes, yes, go ahead!" Zhang Bo agreed. Seeing Qingyang was about to leave, he remembered something and hurriedly called him back:

"Hey wait a minute"

"Uncle Zhang, anything else?"

"Hey, how about giving me some gifts to break off the engagement?" Thank her for making the prince give up...

Qingyang: ????

*

Xufu

The next morning, Xiao Chan helped Xu Xianyue get up and wash. While combing her hair, she said, "Miss, the second young lady has woken up. Should we prepare something to visit her?"

Xu Xinyue and the other sisters in the Xu family did not have a close relationship. Xu Mingxi was the eldest daughter, the second child, and the second young lady of the Xu family.

She has an older brother, Xu Minghui, who is studying abroad.

She also has a younger sister named Xu Baiyu, who is the oldest daughter of the eldest son's family and is considered the eldest daughter in terms of age.

Although he was born out of wedlock, he had a close relationship with her.

Her father, Xu Guanghai, was the Minister of War and the owner of this mansion.

Her mother, Yang, was from a prominent family in Jiangnan.

My father also had two concubines, Aunt Lin and Aunt Rong. Aunt Lin had two daughters, the seventh daughter Xu Ruoyu and the eighth daughter Xu Qingyun. Aunt Rong was Xu Baiyu's mother.

The second master, Xu Mingjiangqing, works in a local office. He has two sons and one daughter, and is rarely seen except during the New Year holidays.

Xu Xinyue is the only daughter of Xu Yuanshan, the third master of the Xu family.

The distance between two families is like a mountain, not to mention that the third family has little connection with the first family, so the family relationship can be said to be neither very cold nor very strong.

She simply searched her private storehouse for two ginseng plants of acceptable quality and some other nourishing foods, not seeking to achieve anything but to avoid doing anything wrong, and then she led Xiao Chan to Chaohui Courtyard.

On the way, Xiao Chan whispered to remind him, "Miss, you should be careful. Some of my acquaintances work in Chaohui Courtyard. I heard that the second young lady had a strange temper when she woke up. She cried and laughed, and kept looking in the mirror. I don't know what she was mumbling, as if she was possessed by evil spirits. Miss, you should stay away from her so as not to hurt you by mistake."

"Bewitched?"

Xu Xinyue was very confused when she heard this.

Xiao Chan explained again: "I heard that the high fever damaged her brain. She kept asking her maid Jin'er what year and month it was today, and asked Jin'er to tell her in detail what happened in the past two days. She seemed to know nothing and couldn't remember anything!"

"It's actually like this... It seems like the injury is serious this time."

"Who says it isn't?"

Xiaochan echoed.

While the two were talking, they arrived at Chaohui Courtyard. Coincidentally, Xu Baiyu was there too. She and Xu Mingxi were always good friends, and she held her hand affectionately and talked to her in private.

Seeing Xu Xinyue coming, he replied lightly: "My sister is here too." And then there was no further words.

Xu Mingxi's complexion was not very good, and his face was still pale.

Her eyebrows were as soft as silk, thick at the peak and gradually light at the end, like a distant indigo mountain in an ink painting. Her long eyelashes like fine feathers drooped, and her lips were almost bloodless. She looked listless.

But Xu Xinyue discovered that she always seemed to avoid Xu Baiyu's physical contact intentionally or unintentionally.

And the look he occasionally gave Xu Baiyu was not friendly, and even contained a hint of hostility.

Hostility? Interesting.

Xu Xinyue's eyes flashed with a playful look. She watched the interaction between the two calmly. Xu Baiyu seemed unaware and continued to happily tell her what happened during her coma:

"You don't know, His Royal Highness Prince Qi has come to visit you several times, and every hour he sends someone to ask if you've woken up. He cares about you very much. I'm envious of him.

On the contrary, His Royal Highness Prince Rong did not say a single word.

As expected, you will know who truly cares about you when something happens. Look, when you were unconscious this time, the two of them behaved very differently. You must keep your eyes open!"

Xu Xinyue secretly complained in her heart. It was clear that Prince Qi had only come once to inquire about something, and had not even prepared basic gifts. However, Xu Baiyu exaggerated and said that he had come several times, and even said that he had sent people to inquire about it...

What benefits did Prince Qi give him that was worthy of Xu Baiyu's praise? Normally, Xu Mingxi would probably believe this again...

Before he could finish his inner complaints, he heard Xu Mingxi speak in a cold and hard tone:

"Prince Rong, you have never come but you secretly sent someone to send a hundred-year-old mountain ginseng, a red jade coral tree, golden bird's nest and other things. Prince Qi has come to visit many times and sent people to inquire about it, but he has not even prepared a gift. He is really stingy. It seems that his concern is just this much!"

Hmm? Become smarter? Xu Xinyue was slightly surprised.

Xu Baiyu looked embarrassed when she heard that. She really didn't expect that the stupid girl who usually let her do whatever she wanted could actually become smart for once.

Hehe, he tried to smooth things over: “These are external possessions and don’t prove anything.

Sister, His Royal Highness Prince Qi was just worried and distracted, worrying about your health, and did not pay attention to these empty formalities.

Oh, by the way, he said that when you get better, he will give you a surprise. But he doesn’t want others to know, it’s just for you.”

After saying that, he raised his eyebrows at Xu Mingxi in a joking manner, which was full of hints.

Unexpectedly, the tone was still so cold, and Xu Mingxi remained expressionless:

"Sister, what do you mean by this? As a girl in the boudoir, are you hinting and encouraging me to meet with a man outside of my family in private and have sex with him? I really don't know why you said you were doing this for my own good, but you actually don't care about my reputation at all."

The more Xu Xianyue listened, the more she felt something was wrong. Xu Mingxi was very abnormal today. Not only did she hear Xu Baiyu's hidden meaning, she also pointed out her thoughts in one sentence! ?

Usually she would do whatever Xu Baiyu said. Even if she wanted to give him some advice, she was like a piece of wood and didn't care at all.

How come now? After knocking his head, that stupid person actually got enlightened! ?

No wonder Xiao Chan said she was possessed by evil spirits. I’m afraid it’s not true.

Xu Baiyu also noticed that something was wrong with Xu Mingxi, and even though she was retorted many times, she didn't seem to care. She just thought she was throwing a tantrum.

Thinking that today was probably not a good time for conversation, he chatted for a few more words and then stood up to say goodbye.

Xu Xinyue and Xu Mingxi were not close friends. Since Xu Baiyu had left, there was no reason for her to stay, so she also proposed to leave. As she was about to leave, Xu Mingxi's voice came: "Sister Yue."

The sound of "Sister Yue" made Xu Xianyue's skin go numb and goose bumps all over her body.

In the more than ten years they had known each other, Xu Mingxi had never called her like that. He usually just called her "Third Sister" in a polite and distant manner.

What is the situation of "Sister Yue" today? !

But she remained expressionless, turned her head and looked at her calmly, and asked in a normal tone, "What's the matter, sister?"

"Thank you for your advice in the past, Sister Yue. I was ignorant and failed Sister Yue's efforts."

Tips? Efforts? Actually... not much.

"It's okay, it's not too late for you to understand now, sister."

In view of Xu Mingxi's series of abnormal behaviors today, Xu Xinyue did not want to stay here for long and left in a hurry.