The weather was unusually sunny on the birthday of the wise king, with a rare warm winter sun hanging in the sky.
But Xiao Ruxue doesn't like such sunny weather, because if the sun comes out, all the large and small snow sculptures he piled in the courtyard of the bookstore will start to melt...
Xu Qing also doesn't like to see sunny days at this time, because once the snow starts to melt, it will take away a lot of heat from the surroundings and cause the temperature to drop sharply.
This is why it doesn’t turn cold when it snows.
The birthday banquet of Prince Xian's Mansion was scheduled for the evening, but Magistrate Su went out in the afternoon. It should be the officials of Yongzhou City who have their own organizational arrangements. People like Xu Qing and Su Qian who have no official status and no one to organize
Just step on it and go.
When it was almost evening, Su Qian looked at Xu Qing and said, "Shall we leave too?"
Just as Su Qian walked to the door, Xu Qing stopped her and said, "It's cold outside. Madam, please put on an extra layer of clothes. Don't get caught by the wind and cold."
When Su Qian heard Xu Qing's words, her heart warmed up, she nodded and said, "Listen to your husband."
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Prince Xian's Mansion
Since today is the prince's birthday, lanterns are hung everywhere, and the entrance to the mansion is even more decorated with lanterns.
A steward of the palace stood at the door and ordered the servants of the palace: "Let me tell you, you will only recognize the invitation later but not the person. Today is the prince's birthday. It is a big deal. If there is any mistake, be careful with your heads!"
All the servants nodded: "Please don't worry, Lord Steward!"
The steward of the palace nodded and said: "Be smart! Let's do the work!"
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When Xu Qing and Su Qian arrived at the gate of the palace in a carriage, people were already entering one after another. It seemed that there were quite a few people just like them.
Xu Qing and Su Qian got off the carriage. Xu Qing took the invitation and held it in his hand. He looked at Su Qian and said, "Let's go in too."
Just when Xu Qing and Su Qian got off the carriage and walked towards the gate of Prince Xian's Mansion, their arm was suddenly touched, and the invitation in their hand fell to the ground.
Xu Qing frowned and wanted to pick up the invitation. Unexpectedly, the person who pretended to be him picked up the invitation first, but did not hand it back.
When Xu Qing raised his head, he saw Xu Shen looking at Xu Qing with a playful look on his face. He was holding the invitations from Xu Qing and Su Qian in his hand, with no intention of returning them.
Xu Qing looked at Xu Shen and said, "Return the invitation to me."
Xu Shen smiled and said: "Give it back to you? What can I do if I don't give it back to you? You humiliated me so much at the Chinese Valentine's Day Poetry Party last time, and you still want to ask for an invitation from me today? A mere policeman is worthy of participating.
A night banquet at the palace? Could this invitation be stolen by you?"
Xu Qing couldn't help but clenched his fists, as if he was ready to take action at any time.
When Xu Shen saw Xu Qing's appearance, he immediately took a step back: "What do you want to do? I'm warning you, this is Prince Xian's Mansion, do you dare to do something here?"
Su Qian on the side also held Xu Qing's hand and said: "Husband, please don't be impulsive."
Just like Xu Shen said, this is Prince Xian's palace. If we take action here, we won't have to wait for the Xu family to deal with the Su family. How can the palace tolerate this kind of chaos?
Xu Qing felt the cold and smooth touch from his left hand, and the anger in his heart could not help but dissipate a little. His fisted right hand slowly released, but he still looked at Xu Shen and said coldly: "Return the invitation to me."
Xu Shen couldn't help but feel even more jealous when he saw Su Qian holding Xu Qing's left hand. He really couldn't figure out why a beautiful woman like Su Qian would be willing to devote herself to a small policeman rather than marry him.
Xu Shen snorted coldly: "Where did you, a mere detective, get the invitation? Could it be that it was stolen? What can you do if I don't return it to you?"
As he spoke, Xu Shen waved the invitation in his hand in front of Xu Qing as if provoking.
Then, Xu Shen put on a smile again, looked at Su Qian and said: "Miss Su, why don't you go with me, and how about I take you to this palace to attend the banquet? It is a great honor to attend the banquet in Prince Xian's palace.
Miss Su, it’s better not to miss it.”
Su Qian also had a frosty face and said: "Now that I have married my husband, you should call me Mrs. Xu instead of Miss Su. If I want to go to the banquet, my husband will take me in, so I won't bother you."
When Xu Shen heard Su Qian's answer, the smile on his face disappeared without a trace, and said: "Okay, then I want to see how Mrs. Xu's husband, the policeman, is capable of taking Mrs. Xu there."
Attend the party."
Just as Xu Shen was talking, Xu Qing suddenly stretched out his hand to grab the invitation. Xu Shen was also surprised. The invitation in his hand almost came out of his hands, but he quickly reacted and grabbed the other end of the invitation.
The invitation was unfolded in an instant, and the two men each held one end. Unexpectedly, the invitation was too fragile, and the two men tore it hard and it split into two halves.
Because of Xu Qing's strong force, Xu Shen was staggered. Fortunately, he was able to stabilize his body because the invitation card was disconnected.
Xu Shen stood still for a moment and looked at the invitation in his hand and said with a smile: "Hey, little catcher, is it really a fake invitation? So weak? Mrs. Xu, didn't you say you want to wait for your husband to bring you the invitation?"
Will I go to the banquet with you? That young master is waiting for you inside."
After saying that, he laughed and left. When he arrived at the gate of the palace, he bowed and presented a gift again, and by the way, he handed a little money to the servant who was checking the invitation.
Outside the palace gate, if Su Qian hadn't been holding Xu Qing's left hand, Xu Qing would have wanted to punish Xu Shen right away.
Su Qian looked at Xu Qing and said in a gentle voice: "Husband, I don't like the excitement, so why don't we just go home? I still want to eat the sweet and sour short ribs made by my husband."
Su Qian also read a lot of story books, so she naturally knew that men care about face, especially in front of women.
If she hadn't pulled Xu Qing, Xu Qing might have done some impulsive things just to save face. Now, at the gate of the palace, there would be absolutely no conflict. After a conflict, the magistrate's family and the Sima family would not be able to offend each other at all.
benefit.
Xu Qing was impulsive and she couldn't be impulsive anymore. She had to hold Xu Qing back a bit.
This was the first time that Xu Qing heard Su Qian talking to him in such soft words, which made Xu Qing dislike it. At this moment, even though he was filled with anger, he had to feed his craving for sweet and sour short ribs first.
Madam, please tell me.
As for the Xu family? Within a month, the Xu family can still stay safely in Yongzhou City, with Xu Qing taking his surname!
Originally, Xu Qing wanted to spend his time cultivating a relationship with his wife and put aside the Xu family's affairs first. Now it seems that he may have to settle the matter in advance. He has never been a good-tempered person!
Just when Xu Qing was about to go back, a man who looked like a manager walked over from the side and was shocked when he saw Xu Qing's face.
This man is here too? Why are you standing here and not going to the gate?
He remembered clearly that he had a good relationship with the prince and the princess. The last person who offended this gentleman had already gone to work for Prince Xian and Prince Yama, but he must not neglect it.
!
So, the steward of the palace quickly ran to Xu Qing, nodded and bowed and said: "Mr. Xu, you are here too, please come in quickly, please come in quickly!"