After entering the prime minister's residence, Xia Taoyuan saw Chang'an and asked Chang'an to find Wei Jinghe. She asked Wei Jinghe, "Has my brother told my father? When will you go to the general's residence to propose marriage?"

Wei Jinghe was still a little shy, scratched his head and said, "I haven't said it yet."

"Wow, are you shy?" Xia Taoyuan laughed.

"You girl, how dare you make fun of your brother." Wei Jinghe patted Xia Taoyuan's head gently. After spending a long time together, he had already regarded Xia Taoyuan as his own sister.

Xia Taoyuan smiled and said, "You go to the study first. I'll go find my mother and I'll help you talk to her later."

When Xia Taoyuan and Mrs. Wei arrived at Prime Minister Wei's study, Prime Minister Wei was reading a book and Wei Jinghe was standing aside. Xia Taoyuan called him "Father" sweetly.

Xia Taoyuan helped Madam Wei sit down, and then said, "Today at Prince Jing's Mansion, someone from the palace told Prince Jing to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to exchange the engagement letter. Prince Jing said he would come tomorrow morning."

Prime Minister Wei nodded and said nothing. Madam Wei said, "We have exchanged engagement letters and chosen a wedding date, and we will get married."

Xia Taoyuan glanced at Wei Jinghe and said, "My daughter would like to ask father to talk to the emperor and postpone the date."

Prime Minister Wei and Madam Wei looked at her in confusion. Xia Taoyuan said, "My brother hasn't married yet. I want to wait until he gets married before getting married."

Madam Wei sighed: "Your brother hasn't got engaged yet, when will he get married?"

"Mother, my brother will be able to get married soon. My brother and Qing'er love each other..."

"Really?" Mrs. Wei stood up happily and asked before Xia Taoyuan finished speaking.

"It's absolutely true. Qing'er is just waiting for her brother to propose marriage." Xia Taoyuan said with a smile, holding Mrs. Wei's arm.

"That's great." Mrs. Wei finally smiled with relief.

Prime Minister Wei also laughed, "That would be great."

Wei Jinghe smiled gratefully at Xia Taoyuan. Then Prime Minister Wei said, "Since you and Qing'er love each other, go to the Lu Mansion to propose marriage as soon as possible. I believe Brother Lu will be happy too."

Wei Mingcheng and Lu Ting have known each other since childhood. They are good friends and good brothers. It would be best if they could become in-laws.

"Tell Chang'an Changsheng later and ask them to send a visiting card to the general's residence tomorrow. I will go with you to propose marriage the day after tomorrow." Prime Minister Wei was very happy, and his voice was not as stern as usual.

"Let's set a date as soon as possible after proposing the marriage. We should also prepare the betrothal gifts." Mrs. Wei smiled so hard that she couldn't close her mouth. "Let He'er get married as soon as possible, so that Prince Jing won't be impatient." After saying that, she smiled and glanced at Xia Taoyuan.

Xia Taoyuan groaned and said shyly, "Mother..."

Madam Wei patted her hands and said with a smile, "Why are you shy? You are already a grown-up girl."

Seeing that it was getting late, Prime Minister Wei asked them to go and rest first while he read for a while.

Xia Taoyuan and Wei Jinghe sent Madam Wei back to her room, and they walked back, talking and laughing. When they were almost at Yingyuan, she stopped and asked in a low voice, "Brother, do you know how Prince Jing's mother died?"

"I heard that he died of illness. Why are you asking this?" Wei Jinghe was puzzled.

Only then did Xia Taoyuan understand that the news of Concubine Xiao's suicide had not been spread out, and it was only said that she died of illness.

"I heard Prince Jing talk about his mother today. He also said that his uncle was wrongly accused."

"I have heard of this. I heard that the Queen's brother Wei Qin and Prince Jing's uncle Xiao Feng went to the battlefield. But when Wei Qin came back, he said that Xiao Feng had betrayed his country and surrendered to the enemy. Xiao Feng's parents could not bear the blow and passed away one after another. Concubine Xiao also fell ill and eventually died." Wei Jinghe sighed after saying this: "Prince Jing is really unfortunate. He has no relatives."

Xia Taoyuan almost shed tears after hearing what Wei Jinghe said. He knew that Prince Jing had a hard life, so he could imagine how much Chu Xingluo had endured.

Seeing that she remained silent, Wei Jinghe said, "When you marry him, treat him well."

Xia Taoyuan nodded, and after thinking for a while she asked again, "Did Xiao Feng really commit treason?"

"I've heard father and General Lu discuss this before. Xiao Feng is loyal and patriotic and would never betray his country. At the time, his parents were still alive, he had a pregnant wife, and his sister was a royal concubine. If he betrayed his country, his whole family would be implicated." Wei Jinghe said slowly.

Xia Taoyuan asked again: "When did Wei Qin die?"

"How do you know he is dead?" Wei Jinghe asked in surprise.

Xia Taoyuan shut up immediately and thought: Chu Xingluo said Wei Qin was dead during the day.

"Wei Qin is missing. He disappeared from his home. It caused a lot of uproar in the past two years, but he has never been found. It is said that the Queen has sent people to look for him everywhere, but no one knows whether he is alive or dead. Maybe he is dead, otherwise why hasn't he appeared?" As soon as Wei Jinghe finished speaking, Xia Taoyuan guessed that Wei Qin's disappearance was related to Chu Xingluo, and it was very likely that Wei Qin was dead as he said.

Xia Taoyuan returned upstairs, Cui'er fetched some water, and after she washed up, she let them go to bed. She lay on the bed, tossing and turning, thinking about what Chu Xingluo had said.

He said with such certainty that Wei Qin was dead, so he must have something to do with it. But how did he do it? He was the Prince of Jing, so it was unlikely that he would do it himself. Many people knew Qingyun Longyan, so it was unlikely that they would do it together. After all, if they failed to do it, they would be discovered, and the mastermind would definitely point to Chu Xingluo.

Wei Qin was an important official of the country and the Queen's brother. He had been on the battlefield and must have good kung fu skills, but he disappeared without a trace. If he hadn't hidden himself, then the perpetrator's methods were too clever. If it was really related to Chu Xingluo, how did he manage to leave no trace?

Xia Taoyuan had a hunch that Chu Xingluo had not told her the whole story about Wei Qin, and was keeping some things to himself. She thought about it until her head hurt, but she still couldn't figure it out, so she simply emptied her mind and thought about nothing, and before she knew it, she fell asleep.

It was already three in the morning when Qi Nanfeng came. He had made up his mind not to come, but he felt empty inside when he couldn't see Xia Taoyuan. He tossed and turned in bed but couldn't fall asleep. Whenever he closed his eyes, he could see Xia Taoyuan's face.

He sat in front of Xia Taoyuan's bed, looking at her face in the light of the night pearl. She was sleeping soundly, and he could clearly hear her even breathing in the quiet night.

Qi Nanfeng sat quietly. He had thought many times, if he had met Xia Taoyuan before Chu Xingluo, would the ending be different? He wanted to ask Xia Taoyuan several times, but he couldn't ask because he was afraid that her answer would have nothing to do with him.

Qi Nanfeng smiled bitterly and shook his head. As romantic as he was, he always passed through a sea of ​​flowers without getting a single leaf on him. After having fun with a woman, he never lingered, fearing that others would stick to him. But now, he wished that the woman in front of him would stick to him all the time and never leave him. He admitted that he was not a good man, but if possible, he was willing to be a good man for the woman in front of him.

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