Author: Willow leaves in winter

He Qingxiao saw the ridicule on Xin You's lips and paused.

Xinyou took a sip of tea.

The tea was a little cold, but she couldn't suppress the anger in her heart: "So, I was forced to fill the harem today?"

Seeing the helpless and helpless look in the other person's eyes, Xin You's heart trembled and she calmed down: "Ahem, we are both women, so I am a little angry after hearing this. Mr. He, please continue talking."

"It's actually hard to know the specific details. I just heard that in the winter of the third year of Xingyuan, the Queen saw the eldest prince, mother and son, and thus discovered the daughters who were placed in Yiyuan today. Not long after, the Queen brought several

The confidant left the palace quietly and never came back. It is said that——"

"What is said?" Xinyou secretly clenched his fists, trying his best to keep a calm face.

"It is said that the Queen was still pregnant when she left the palace."

He Qingxiao thought of Aunt Gui's anger and pity when she talked about this.

The Queen's departure shocked the government and the public. In those years, many people secretly laughed at the Queen and couldn't bear to think about it. When he was still young, he heard such comments, until time slowly healed everything.

"Because of the departure of the empress, Jin Shang has been quite cold to the eldest prince and his son over the years. It was not until the eldest prince named Xiu Wang that his mother and concubine were named concubines."

"Is that why Prince Qing, the second prince, is more valued?" Hearing that the reason why the eldest prince was left out had something to do with his mother, Xin You didn't realize that that person had a deep affection for his mother.

It's nothing more than looking for an outlet.

Was it because of the eldest prince and his mother that the mother left? It was obviously because that person broke the promise and broke the promise.

"The second prince is only a few months younger than the eldest prince. His mother-in-law, Concubine Shu, has been taking care of the harem these years."

Originally, these words should not have been said, but He Qingxiao had a hunch that if not warned, the girl in front of him would dare to do anything: "King Qing acts a little casually because everything goes well, so Miss Kou tries to avoid him."

Xin You nodded slightly and asked in a curious tone: "What is your attitude towards the Queen's departure now?"

He Qingxiao looked at her deeply.

Xin You smiled: "I'm a little curious..."

"In the few years since the Queen left, we have searched extensively. In recent years, there has been no explicit search."

Xin You leaned forward slightly, not missing the expression of the person opposite: "You are paying attention secretly, right?"

He Qingxiao picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then silently opened the distance between the two of them: "The Jinlin Guards stationed in various places will pay attention, but there has been no trace of the Queen for many years, so it should be considered a marginalized mission. As for your current attitude, the king's heart

It’s hard to predict, so it’s not something that He can guess.”

In other words, it is unknown whether to find the queen to make up for the debt or to anger her and leave without saying goodbye.

Xin You raised his teacup: "Thank you, Mr. He, for telling me this."

He Qingxiao naturally understood the meaning of serving tea to see off guests.

Xinyou sent congratulations to Qingxiao and walked out of the bookstore.

The sun was shining brightly outside, and there were young ladies selling chrysanthemums in bamboo baskets, as well as vendors carrying poles and shouting needles and threads.

He Qingxiao stopped at the roadside and said what was deep in her heart: "Miss Kou, is there anything special about Guchangbo Mansion?"

Xinyou was stunned for a moment.

Did Prince Qing and Gu Changbo's son take the initiative to come to the bookstore as an excuse, or did it arouse He Qingxiao's suspicion?

Is this person too suspicious?

He Qingxiao's next words made Xin You understand the reason: "If Miss Kou is wandering around, you can go to the lake or a street shop. There is no good scenery over there at Guchangbo Mansion."

Xinyou couldn't help but open her eyes wide.

Being followed again!

As if he guessed what Xin You was thinking, He Qingxiao coughed lightly and explained: "There was a case recently that was related to Gu Changbo Mansion, and I accidentally noticed Miss Kou."

Xinyou fell silent.

Things always seem to go wrong here in He Qingxiao.

Her silence made He Qingxiao temper her search for answers and said warmly: "Miss Kou, no matter what your reasons are, your own safety is the most important thing."

After he finished speaking, he strode into the endless stream of people.

Pedestrians came and went on the street, and soon the red figure disappeared.

Xin You pursed her lips and stood there for a long time.

"Sister, do you want to buy flowers?" came a clear female voice.

Xinyou came back to her senses and looked at the girl holding up the bamboo basket.

The bamboo basket was filled with autumn chrysanthemums, red, pink, purple, yellow...

"The newly picked autumn chrysanthemums are good for arranging vases or making chrysanthemum cakes. Would you like me to buy a few?"

"Oh, okay." Xin You thought that she was not in the mood to play with flowers, but looking at the basket of colorful flowers, she almost gave up.

She directly bought a basket of chrysanthemums and carried it back to the bookstore.

When Liu Zhou saw his boss coming in with a basket of flowers, he blurted out: "Master He gave you a basket of flowers. These flowers are so beautiful."

A whole basket!

Xin You handed over the flower basket with an expressionless face: "I bought it. I picked some good-looking vases to put in the study room and the guest room, and I took the rest back to the east courtyard."

"Ah, yes." Liu Zhou wanted to slap himself in the mouth, took the flower basket and ran away in despair.

When Xin You returned to the east courtyard with half a basket of chrysanthemums, shopkeeper Hu grabbed Liu Zhou's ear and said, "You bastard, if you are a talkative from now on, go to the printing shop to carry wood."

"It hurts, it hurts, shopkeeper, please let go!" The boy rubbed his ears, feeling aggrieved, "Who would have thought that we went out together..."

Mr. He took a copy of "Painted Skin" for free without paying for it, and actually asked the boss to buy flowers with his own money!

He Qingxiao also met the flower seller while walking on the street.

"Master, can you buy flowers? You can put them in vases, you can make hairpins, you can also give them to friends..."

He Qingxiao, who rarely spends money outside, looked at the fresh chrysanthemums and took out the copper plate.

"Selling flowers, fresh chrysanthemums -" the flower seller walked away carrying the flower basket.

He Qingxiao looked at the chrysanthemums in his hands and felt uncomfortable taking them back to the Yamen, so he simply returned to the Hou Mansion.

Seeing He Qingxiao coming back with chrysanthemums, Aunt Gui was shocked: "Master Hou, why are you back at this time?"

"I bought some chrysanthemums, but I brought them back because I didn't have anywhere to put them. Could you please Aunt Gui find a vase to put the flowers in them?"

Aunt Gui took the chrysanthemum and looked at the child she had seen growing up.

This kid must be coming to his senses!

Which girl is she from?

Knowing that she couldn't ask, Aunt Gui walked away in a daze holding the chrysanthemum in her arms.

On the first day of September, Xin You had to go back to Shaoqing's Mansion to deal with the situation, and it was time for the prince who had left the palace to enter the palace to pay his respects.

King Qing and King Xiu met at the palace gate.

Compared with the energetic King Qing, King Xiu is much calmer. The environment in which he was neglected since he was a child has given his features a darker look.

"Brother, what a coincidence." Prince Qing said hello casually.

"Second brother."

The two brothers didn't talk to each other anymore and went to Qianqing Palace together.

"Your Majesty, His Highness Prince Xiu and Prince Qing are here."

Emperor Xingyuan raised his eyelids slightly: "Let them come in."

Soon two young men walked in and saluted together: "Father, please be in peace."

"No courtesy." Emperor Xingyuan's calm voice came.

Prince Qing straightened up, smiled and was about to say something, when he was stunned for a moment when he saw Emperor Xingyuan's face.

I was a little confused after reading the comments. What the hostess said to Yuzi in the previous article was that her father changed his mind after he became a rich man and secretly raised an illegitimate child. When he was found out, he already had children. This means that he could not be a couple after he became the emperor.

Because he had no children, he secretly raised concubines. I never mentioned in the previous article that the emperor had wives and concubines! Empress Xin was his first wife. The emperor was still a poor boy when they got married. It was just a hero who made a hero in troubled times and gradually became the emperor.

It's not that Empress Xin wanted to cultivate an emperor husband from the beginning.
Chapter completed!