Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 1687

In the outer courtyard, Qiu Hongyan was sitting on the stairs pulling flower petals for fun.

One petal, two petals, three petals, how boring. All the nourishing diets for pregnant women that she had carefully developed were stopped, and she felt very disappointed.

She had always wanted to do something to repay Sister Xia'er for taking her in, pampering her, and indulging her.

Sister Xiaer agreed to whatever she wanted to do.

But Sister Xia'er has everything she needs, and she has no idea how to repay the favor.

Qiu Hongyan felt that she was very lucky to have met such a fairy sister.

But she only realized after living here that Sister Xia'er was actually a very strict person and was not so kind to everyone. It could even be said that Sister Xia'er's methods were very sharp.

In the first few years, she met Shi Wanzhen's two children outside. Although the two siblings were young, they were very vicious and looked down on her.

He also told her, "Stupid pig, what do you think Shi Anxia is good for? She is raising you just because she can't have children in the future, so she can use you as a cheap belly to have children. Just wait and see, you will not end up well in the future."

Qiu Hongyan felt that such words could not possibly be the child's own thoughts, they must have been taught by adults.

But there was one thing she herself couldn't figure out. She had no relationship with Sister Xia'er, and she was just a concubine of lowly status, so why was Sister Xia'er so kind to her?

In this world, how can there be good things without reason?

She asked her brother Qiu Zhiyan.

Qiu Zhiyan laughed at her, "Maybe you are cute?"

He answered her sincerely, "Cousin Xia'er is not comparable to other women in the harem. She is more magnanimous than men. Mother once had such evil thoughts, but she still had no grudge against me, her cousin, and allowed me to study in the academy."

Qiu Zhiyan summed up Shi Anxia as a person: "She has a pure heart and does not treat others with worldly views. But she can distinguish between good and evil, and never shows mercy to truly evil people and evil deeds. Some people are born with light, illuminating others without asking for anything in return. Cousin Xia'er should be such a person."

No matter what, Qiu Hongyan always wanted to do something for Shi Anxia. This time she thought she had a chance, but before she could really show her skills, it was over again.

Ugh......

Bei Hui was passing by with medicine in her hand and saw Qiu Hongyan, so she gave the medicine to Nan Yan and asked her to take it in and serve it to the lady.

Bei Hui also sat on the stairs and said softly, "Miss Hongyan, why don't you go home first? We are here to take care of the lady, you can rest assured."

Qiu Hongyan shook her head stubbornly, "No, I want to stay with Sister Xia'er."

Bei Hui teased her, "Your status is different now, and people who want to marry you are lining up."

Qiu Hongyan suddenly became anxious, "What's the difference? Hongyan will always be Sister Xia'er's little Hongyan."

In fact, her identity is indeed different.

Because this year the imperial examination, which is held every three years, is here again.

As expected, Shi Yunqi won the first place. He was the first place selected by the Crown Prince. He did not participate in the battle test, nor did he retake the joint test. He directly participated in the palace test as the previous champion.

In addition, Qiu Zhiyan won the first place in the Dou Test and Jinluan Test. In the Palace Test, he ranked after Shi Yunqi and was the runner-up of this year.

After digging deeper, it turns out that these two are cousins ​​and both graduated from Yunqi Academy.

The Jian'an Marquis's Mansion won the game, and the Shi family was in high spirits all day. The Qiu family also held their heads high because of Qiu Zhiyan.

Qiu Zhiyan's father, Qiu Hongyuan, no longer doubted whether he was his biological son, and he would say "My son is the second place" every day.

Not only that, the value of the concubine's sister Qiu Hongyan also rose in the capital. The second place in the imperial examination, even if she was born out of wedlock, also attracted many families to visit her.