"Liu Li, why don't you eat it, but it doesn't suit your taste?" Cui Shufei's "gentle" voice came from above.

Looking around, after Concubine Cui Shu moved her chopsticks, everyone had already started to eat. A big family is very particular about eating without talking and sleeping without talking. In such a large side hall, there are thirty or forty people, but they didn't make any loud noises, even plates and bowls colliding with each other.

There was no sound, and everyone's posture at the table was impeccable. However, in such a silent state, it could still convey the meaning of the guests and hosts enjoying themselves.

"There are so many delicious things, I really don't know which one to eat first." Liuli smiled shyly, lowered her head, and picked up a piece of red date rice cake with green silk roses.

The rice cakes were cut into diamond shapes about one inch in size. Both sides were browned, red and white, and sweet and fragrant. Although it is something that people in the Zhao Kingdom eat on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it is ordinary and means auspiciousness, but it is well-done.

Such exquisite ones can only be found in the palace.

She held a piece of rice cake, dipped it in icing sugar, put it in her mouth to taste it carefully, and then scooped out a small spoonful of porridge to eat. Cui Shufei looked at her calm and elegant posture, showing a satisfied smile. No one noticed the gleam in her eyes.

A fleeting feeling of triumph, the triumph of succeeding in one's evil plan.

The breakfast went by so smoothly. After the meal, Liuli thought that Cui Shufei wanted to leave her alone, and thought of a polite refusal or an excuse to use Princess Xiao Ya, but she never expected that such a thing never happened. Cui Shufei treated everyone equally, and everyone

A noble lady tasted a red New Year envelope and then sent everyone away.

She entered the palace smoothly and came out equally smoothly.

"My ninth brother begged me in vain, nothing happened at all." Xiao Ya looked like she was taking advantage. Then she winked at Liuli.

"Don't worry, I will deliver the message to my brother." Liuli understood immediately and endured the unhappiness in her heart and said, "Whether it succeeds or not, I will write a letter to the princess and ask Jiulang to bring it to you, okay?"

"Yeah, I just like a cheerful person like you." Xiao Ya patted Liuli on the shoulder, smiled and waved. "I'll see you later then." She turned around and left, her posture extremely chic.

Liuli had mixed feelings in her heart, and she absentmindedly came out with the Wen sisters and saw Xiao Zhen standing beside the carriage in the Prince's Mansion.

His Royal Highness the King of Jin personally welcomed him. This kind of tidbits of news made all the ladies and ladies leaving the palace take a look at the scenery. Xiao Jiu was so flattering, and Liuli couldn't be ignored. He stepped forward quickly, gave a slight salute and said, "

Why is His Highness Prince Jin waiting here?"

Xiao Zhen smiled and lowered his voice, "If they can't hear it, just call me Jiulang." Then the topic changed, "Has my mother-in-law made things difficult for you?"

Speaking of this, Liuli still had a strange feeling in her heart, as if you were fully prepared for a counterattack, but the enemy's charge horn sounded, but there was no attack at all. Instead, it left people trapped. At the same time, she felt a little uneasy.

The feeling of not knowing where or when the next confrontation will be.

"No." Liuli shook her head. Thinking of that weird princess, she pursed her lips and smiled. "Besides, didn't Jiulang find someone to help me? Your Highness the Princess is quite responsible."

Liuli's beauty is only average, but when she smiles, her appearance is very outstanding. Because she is naturally beautiful, a sincere smile can make her even more beautiful. Unfortunately, she doesn't usually smile much. At this time

Her smiling face reflected the bright morning sun, making Xiao Zhen momentarily absent-minded.

"As long as it goes well." After a while, he came back to his senses, turned around and opened the carriage door, "Get in the car quickly, it's very cold outside. I will go to Ning'an Marquis Mansion to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow, but it's a pity that I can't stay long. It's a few days before the New Year.

, I have a lot of chores and I really don’t have time. I’ll find time after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and I’ll post a formal invitation to you. You haven’t been to Prince Jin’s Mansion yet, have you? Just come and take a look.”

Is this the rhythm of future mistresses inspecting new homes? Liuli thought, suddenly feeling very conflicted in her heart. After the New Year, she would be seventeen years old, which meant that she would marry into Prince Jin's palace in more than a year. Once upon a time

, she didn’t feel anything, after all, she had planned all this by herself, and it was so logical. But now, she is full of reluctance and reluctance, always feeling that if she enters that door, she will be trapped in it forever, and will never see her again.

Someone is missing.

However, she couldn't refuse on the spot, nor could she say happy words, so she could only smile and nod.

Xiao Zhen thought she was shy, so he didn't continue the topic. After personally helping Liuli get into the car, he stepped away and asked the Wen sisters to get in. Just now Liuli was talking to Xiao Zhen, and the two sisters hid not far away.

It didn't disturb the unmarried couples.

In the car, Wen Yiyun said sourly, "What's so important that we have to talk at the palace gate? We're standing on one side and freezing to death."

"His Royal Highness Prince Jin said that he will come to pay New Year's greetings to his adoptive father tomorrow." Liuli said calmly. She didn't bother to deal with a idiot like Wen Yiyun who could tell his belly just by looking at his face. In the end, she was just a girl with low self-esteem.

I feel so insecure that I always attack her.

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin is interested." Wen Zhiyun took over the words to prevent her sister from talking nonsense again. Of course, she was also very happy in her heart. You know, there are many relatives of the emperor in Tokyo, even if the fight for the throne has gone through a bloody storm.

, the royal family also has surviving achievements, and the seniority is not low. There are also the royal family's in-laws, dignitaries, and the princes' own wives, all of whom need to be polite. Even those who don't need to go to pay New Year's greetings in person still have to sit in the queue.

At home, they were waiting for others to come and pay their respects. Although their father, Marquis Ning'an, had received divine favor and held real power, he was still far from being a superior noble. Therefore, a prince could come to pay him a visit on the second day of the lunar new year.

It's an extraordinary honor to be able to do so.

This shows that His Highness Prince Jin really attaches great importance to Liuli, and the Wen family's market will also rise. She is getting married this year. The more powerful her family is, the harder her waist will be. How can she be unhappy? It's Yiyun.

A idiot will only be jealous, but will not take the opportunity to plan for himself and find the best result for himself.

The whole journey was silent.

After arriving at the Ning'an Marquis Mansion, the three of them went their separate ways and went back to their respective courtyards. Wen Ning was out to socialize, and there were no other elders in the family who needed to ask An to reply. In addition, they got up before dawn, so they were tired from staying up until now.

, so there is no need to be polite.

However, before Liuli arrived at Mo Yuxuan, she saw Shui Shiqiao standing in front of the gate, pacing back and forth, looking very upset. She just appeared. He seemed to feel something and immediately looked up.

Liuli stood in front of Shui Shiqiao with all his beard and tail, which made him sigh in relief. Liuli entered the palace alone, and it was impossible not to worry. For her safety, he absolutely dared to resist the order, but he couldn't get over her will. So.

Since she left, he has been wandering around here like a trapped animal, and his heart has been restless. Until now!

"Liu Li, are you back?" He smiled brightly, with his bronze skin and white teeth shining in the sun.

"That's unnecessary." Liuli snorted, "If I don't come back, can you see me?" He also came with a pair of white-eyed flying knives, and then bypassed Shui Shiqiao and entered the yard directly.

In fact, Liuli was very happy to see Shui Shiqiao. People say that not seeing each other for one day is like three autumns. Since she realized her feelings, such a short separation has made her miss her deeply because of the unknown danger. But...

When she thought of Princess Xiao Ya's words, she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. She had no choice but to spread the flames on an innocent party. Humph, who let him attract bees and butterflies without any trouble?

Shui Shiqiao was a little baffled by Liuli's attitude, but she told him that it would be good if Liuli came back safely. Besides, he knew Liuli too well. The more she acted like this, the more it proved that nothing major happened in the palace. Therefore, he didn't

Not minding her little temper, he happily followed her. After entering the yard, he followed her into the house.

Qing Ning had no choice but to push him out, "Miss, I want to change into home clothes, please help me avoid it."

Only then did Shui Shiqiao realize that he had overstepped his bounds, so he withdrew with a smile and sat on the red painted railing in the corridor, waiting patiently. After a while, he saw Qingdai bring tea in and then come out, and waved to him.

Then he knocked on the door and entered the house.

At this time, Liuli had calmed down a bit. When Shui Shiqiao asked about the affairs in the palace, he told her everything. Shui Shiqiao was worried and kept asking and scrutinizing the details, but in the end, he couldn't guess Cui Shufei's identity.

intention.

"Could it be that she wants to scare you away? To make you retreat? Or there is an emergency and you can't take action? It doesn't seem like it." Shui Shiqiao murmured. After a moment of silence, he suddenly seemed to remember something and stretched out his hand to hold it.

Liuli's wrist.

His hands were either holding the knife all the time or steering the helm all the time, and the palms were covered with thin calluses. Liuli had just come back from the outside not long ago, and her skin was slightly cold and very sensitive to stimulation. At this time, being touched by him like this made her shudder uncontrollably.

For a moment, I instinctively wanted to shake off.

"Don't move." Shui Shiqiao was very serious, but it turned out that he was checking Liuli's pulse.

During the darkest, most chaotic and most strenuous years in Caobang, he often had to risk his life, so he learned some medical skills from a famous doctor to prevent him from getting injured or sick when he was chased by the enemy.

I relied on myself. I didn’t expect that he was very talented and really learned some skills. Although he is not a famous doctor and he is not very good at treating diseases, he is very good at dealing with external injuries and judging poisoning and internal injuries.

"There were so many people around at that time, even if it was a chronic poison, she would not take action." Liuli immediately understood what Shui Shiqiao meant and said, "I am more inclined to think that she suddenly changed her mind because someone was disrupting the situation."

"I'm not worried." Shui Shiqiao frowned, "I always feel that that woman is ruthless and won't let the opportunity go so easily." However, there is really nothing wrong with her pulse.

Liuli thought the same way, but couldn't find a flaw, so he had to wait and see what happened. Shui Shiqiao was too focused and didn't let go when he spoke. He just held Liuli's wrist lightly in his hand and said

After rubbing it for a few times, Liuli's face turned red when he realized it.

"Someone asked me to bring you a message." Because the struggle failed, Shui Shiqiao refused to let go. Liuli could only say with a straight face, "Princess Xiao Ya has fallen in love with you and wants to get along with you. If it's suitable, I would like to call you

You are the prince-in-law." He controlled it for a long time, but the sourness was still there.

"I have someone I like." Shui Shiqiao not only did not let go, but also pulled Liuli closer, staring into her eyes, and said extremely seriously and firmly, "I really like her, and I have been since she was six years old.

I like it. I don’t want anyone except her."

Is this... a formal confession?!

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