After she got married to Wu Chao in her previous life, they had always been in harmony with each other, and there was no real relationship between them.
She thought she was recuperating peacefully, and occasionally interacted with him openly only in the name of his wife. But for some reason, he suddenly found her one time and said a lot of things to her that were not the same as before.
The words are the same but have similar meanings - roughly what it means, you and I are just getting married as a temporary measure, we will inevitably have to reconcile in the future, and we should abide by our agreement.
I was careless because I was afraid of being entangled with her!
When she heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief.
He is the man that countless young ladies in Ningyang dream of marrying, but her beauty, which ranks second and is famous in the capital, is not without burden! - As for who is the most beautiful person, she is actually not
It's not clear that the reason why he was ranked second was just out of modesty and to leave some room for dignity for himself if a beauty who was more beautiful than him appeared in the future.
All in all, he was afraid of being entangled, and she was also unsettled.
After all, she only wanted to be able to escape and go home smoothly after recovering from her illness. If the other party had unwanted thoughts about her, it would definitely be a headache.
That day, the two discussed the matter and gave each other reassurance.
Perhaps it was because they both lowered their guard. Since then, the two of them have gotten closer and occasionally have heart-to-heart conversations like friends.
But not long after we talked, something happened to Wu Chao.
Xu Mingyi came back from his memories and tried his best to remain calm so as not to be misunderstood: "Young Master Wu is overly worried. I have never taken those baseless rumors to heart, let alone thought about anything."
Wu Chao straightened his beautiful thin lips slightly.
"That's good."
Miss Xu was tougher than any other girl he had rejected before, and she actually pretended to be so realistic, showing no trace of embarrassment or disappointment.
If such a girl's family can get rid of the shortcomings of being obsessed with love in time, even though she is a woman, she will definitely be of great use.
"I will inform Miss Xu in time if there is any news. I will take my leave now."
Xu Mingyi nodded: "Master Wu, walk slowly."
Wu Chao turned around, took two or three steps, then suddenly stopped and looked back.
In his sight, the girl was standing there looking after him. Seeing him turn back, a questioning look appeared in her clear and bright eyes.
"..."
Wu Chao didn't say anything, turned around and left again.
He originally wanted to talk about the hairpin and return it to her.
But at this time, in order to avoid reviving the other person's thoughts and hope again, she even mistakenly thought that he was hiding her hairpin secretly...
It's better not to worry about it.
Anyway, she was not short of hairpins, so he just took care of them himself.
Xu Mingyi didn't bother to explore what he was about to say, but turned around and walked back.
Princess Yufeng, who was waiting not far away, came with her maid, took one of her arms, and whispered, "What did you say? Tell me quickly -"
Seeing her being so curious, Xu Mingyi laughed and said casually as he walked: "It's nothing, just telling me not to believe those rumors outside."
Princess Yufeng stopped at her feet.
"...there is such a thing!"
She looked back with surprise in the direction where Wu Chao had just left.
Are you waiting for Zhaozhao specifically to refute the rumors with her personally?
How could there be such an ignorant man in this world?
She was surprised at this moment, but Xu Mingyi couldn't help but explain for Wu Chao: "It's better to explain it clearly for something that didn't happen in the first place. It is said that Wu Shisun has many admirers in Ningyang. Xu Mingyi was afraid of being entangled, so he hurriedly cleared it up.
, which can be considered excusable.”
Princess Yufeng gave a "tsk" sound and said regretfully: "It's a shame that such a face is destined to die alone."
Xu Mingyi looked at her in confusion.
Seeing her eyes, Princess Yufeng said matter-of-factly: "If he can't even catch a first-class girl like my Zhaozhao, then he will end up alone all his life!"
Xu Mingyi coughed lightly.
"I can't say that..."
She is indeed a first-class girl, but there is another saying -
"Every flower is in his own eyes, and emotional matters cannot be forced."
"That's right." Princess Yufeng nodded: "What if he is blind -"
"..." Xu Mingyi was stunned.
What does she mean by this?
But in Jiao Jiao's eyes, she has always been the best.
Good things are naturally good, and bad things are also good.
This doesn't even require a reason or any real evidence to support it.
A smile appeared in Xu Mingyi's eyes, and she held her friend's hand tighter.
By the time the two returned to Jiaotai Hall, the banquet had already broken up.
Mrs. Cui was waiting alone outside the palace. When she saw Xu Mingyi, she breathed a sigh of relief and said to her: "Your aunt and others have left the palace, and the old man is still in the imperial study... Let's go back first."
Xu Mingyi nodded.
Since Princess Yufeng also wanted to leave the palace and return to her home, she simply left with her as her companion.
The two people on the left and right no longer need to pretend to be strangers in front of others.
Mrs. Cui's doubts were piling up all the way. After she left the palace and got into the carriage, she couldn't help but ask about Princess Yufeng.
Xu Mingyi had no intention of hiding it from her, so he told the truth truthfully.
Mrs. Cui was surprised when she heard this.
"So that's what happened..."
Can--
"Why did you suddenly change your mind now?" Cui asked tentatively, thinking of a possibility.
She had no intention of overly interfering in her child's private affairs, and being friendly with Princess Yufeng was not something that should be forbidden - it was scary that there were other possibilities hidden under the sudden change in the way of getting along.
Facing her mother's worried eyes, Xu Mingyi assured her bluntly: "Don't worry, I don't care about my appearance."
Ms. Cui's heart suddenly dropped, and she almost blurted out "God bless you".
God knows how much she had thought of just now. She was even worried that her unprincipled self would choose to understand and respect her child's wrong decision!
Ms. Cui breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say something else when she saw a sleepy look on the face of the girl sitting there.
Zhao Zhao's poison has not been completely detoxified. He was not allowed to rest for a while after entering the palace. He was still busy rescuing people. He must be exhausted...
Mrs. Cui stood up, sat down next to the girl, and let the drowsy girl lean on her shoulder.
In the hazy state, Xu Mingyi vaguely heard Mrs. Cui whisper: "Sleep peacefully, mother is here..."
She then fell asleep feeling really at ease.
…
When I opened my eyes again, it was already early morning the next day.
Xu Mingyi got up refreshed, washed and practiced archery in the yard for a while before having breakfast.
As soon as I put down my chopsticks, I heard hurried footsteps in the courtyard.
