Jian'an Nancheng, Xu Mansion.

The original sect of the Xu family lives in Qinghe County, and the children who serve as officials in the capital all live in mansions given by the imperial court. They are low-key and pragmatic and never deliberately attract attention. This is the survival wisdom of a family that has been passed down for thousands of years.

The Xu Mansion is a five-bedroom house. Although it is not as grand as the Prince's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion, it is still spacious and comfortable in the southern city of Jian'an where every inch of land is precious. Emperor Qingyuan, in order to show his respect for the Xu family in Qinghe, specially gave it to the Xu family.

The house for Xu Ziping, the Minister of Rites, was arranged to the east of Xu Mansion. It was very convenient for the two families to communicate with each other.

In the flower hall of the mansion, Xu Xi, the third son of Xu Huiyan, looked at Xu Churong, who was frowning slightly. He walked to sit opposite her and asked with a smile: "Why is my little sister worried?"

Xu Churong looked up at him, shook his head and said, "Nothing. Third brother, will you go to the Donglin Cultural Conference?"

Xu Xi responded: "The Literary Meeting is held every two years. Many great Confucian scholars will be present at that time. It is a well-known literary event in our Zhou Dynasty. As a descendant of the Xu family, how can I miss it?"

Xu Churong knew that his brother was very talented, and his attainments in poetry and articles were far superior to those of his peers in the family. Even in today's literary world of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he was still a leader among his peers. Although his father was quite strict with him, he liked him very much in private.

His articles, coupled with the literati who were friends with Xu Xi, would definitely be able to reveal Pei Yue's true face at the literary meeting, making him angry.

It's just...she always felt that something was not quite right.

Seeing that the younger sister was silent and indifferent, Xu Xi changed the topic and said: "Xu Zhao wanted to vent your anger for you, but was taught a lesson by the Marquis of Zhongshan. Fortunately, he was merciful and only needed to rest for a while.

Healed. But don’t worry, not to mention my uncle, my aunt came to me specifically and asked me to tell you not to feel guilty."

Xu Churong's expression changed a bit, and she asked slightly surprised: "Auntie, you're not angry?"

Xu Xi smiled and said: "You don't know, in the past Xu Zhao thought about wielding swords and guns all day long. My mother-in-law tried to persuade him many times, but he still went his own way. This time he suffered a big loss at the hands of the Marquis of Zhongshan, and he turned out to be like

It's like he has changed his temper, he just said that he would never practice martial arts again and would just study and write at home."

It's Pei Yue again.

Xu Xi noticed that her mood suddenly became depressed at this moment, and said with a bit of ridicule: "Don't worry, little sister, after the literary meeting begins, Brother Yu will find a way to make the Zhongshan Marquis lose some face.

In return for his partiality in Beiliang Kyoto."

Xu Churong forced a smile, and after a moment hesitantly said: "Third brother, actually I don't know what I'm thinking."

Xu Xi looked at her puzzled.

Xu Churong sighed and said calmly: "The reason why I invited Pei Yue to the Donglin Literary Society was to embarrass him in public, because I didn't believe he could write those two poems. But the purpose of doing this was not entirely for

Revenge, I just want a milder way to solve the problem."

"mild?"

"Third brother, do you really want your princess to marry to Beiliang?"

After this question was spoken, the flower hall suddenly became extremely quiet.

Xu Xifeng is handsome, talented, gentle, and has a family background like the Xu family in Qinghe. There are countless young women who admire him. But most of the powerful people in Jian'an City know that the only one in Xu Xi's heart is Princess Qinghe, even at the beginning

When Emperor Qingyuan gave this princess the title, many people believed that they would be a match made in heaven.

However, things are unpredictable. Fang Yunhu's self-assertion in Beiliang gave the other party a reason to attack. The envoys sent by Emperor Kaiping caused huge differences within the court. In the end, the marriage proposal of Beihou Xian Chunqiu was rejected to ease the situation, but

This also changed the fate of Xu Xi and Princess Qinghe.

Xu Churong looked at the gloomy Xu Xi and said softly: "Third brother, I just want to anger Pei Yue and make him take the initiative to ruin this marriage, because I told the princess sister that I will try my best to make her stay."

Xu Xi shook his head and said: "Little sister, this matter is not that simple. Even if we annoyed the Marquis of Zhongshan at the cultural meeting, he is only a minister after all. How dare he ruin the marriage arranged by the Emperor of Beiliang? I understand you

I have good intentions, but I don’t agree with your approach. I will let him suffer a small loss at the cultural conference, but you can’t hook up with others and completely anger him.”

Xu Churong looked a little unnatural when he got his idea right, and continued (this chapter is not finished yet!)

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He persuaded: "You don't understand Pei Yue's character. If he becomes angry, he will definitely take the envoy directly back to Beiliang, and the marriage will naturally be abandoned."

Xu Xi couldn't help but look at his biological sister curiously, and asked in confusion: "Do you know him very well?"

Xu Churong looked hesitant.

She recalled Pei Yue's unexpected attitude and response that day in the Sifang Pavilion, and some worries suddenly surged in her heart.

According to the previous analysis of what I saw and heard in Kyoto, Pei Yue, a young boy named Dezhi, was in a high position. Even the Emperor of Beiliang treated him as if he were a nephew of the Tian family. Such a person would naturally be extremely proud. If he could expose his deception and reputation at the cultural conference

The truth is, I think he will definitely create difficulties in every possible way regarding the marriage.

Then she can use the attitudes of all parties to achieve the purpose of ruining the marriage. Princess Qinghe does not need to marry far away, and her brother can also have a lover and get married.

It's just that for a sixteen-year-old girl, she obviously didn't realize that she was already in the middle of the game, rather than a chess player who was drifting away and making moves without regrets.

Xu Xi looked at her with pity and said with a smile: "Little sister, you just said that you should use gentle methods. Have you also discovered the undercurrent in the capital recently?"

Xu Churong responded, frowning and said: "When the Marquis of the North proposed the marriage strategy, my father said that there were people in the army and the DPRK who opposed it, but after the Beiliang envoy arrived, those opposing voices completely disappeared. Something must have gone wrong.

Monster, I think there must be someone who is seducing and waiting for an opportunity to attack the Beiliang envoy. Furthermore, wasn't there an assassin who wanted to kill Pei Yue that day? I don't care about Pei Yue's life or death, but I don't want things to become completely irreversible.

So we can only hope that Pei Yue’s skin is not thick enough.”

Xu Xi sighed: "It's not easy for you to think so much. But, little sister, have you ever thought about a question? Your Majesty and your father both agree with marriage, but why did they agree to your invitation to Pei Yue to attend the Donglin Cultural Conference?

?”

This question made Xu Churong's eyes widen slightly.

After a long time, she asked lonely: "Third brother, do you want to say that dad already knew what I was thinking?"

Xu Xi hesitated slightly, but finally nodded.

Xu Churong murmured: "Since Your Majesty and Dad guessed what I was thinking but did not stop it, it means that they did not think that this matter would really affect the marriage. But why did Pei Yue agree? If he continues to stay in Sifang

In the museum, there were personal guards inside and Jinwu Guards watching outside. No one could approach him quietly. But his agreement to participate in the Donglin Cultural Conference would undoubtedly give some people an opportunity to take advantage of it. Could it be said that he did this on purpose?

"

Xu Xi nodded and said: "That's it. Although the Marquis of Zhongshan is young, judging from his past experience, this person is no less capable in strategy, and his scheming is even deeper than his age."

Xu Churong asked: "Leading the snake out of its hole? Who does he want to deal with?"

Xu Xi shook his head and said: "I don't know, but the Donglin Cultural Conference will be held in two days, and we should be able to get clues by then."

Xu Churong thought about the whole thing from beginning to end. She could still remember the scene where she laughed at those dandy boys in the northern suburbs outside the city. But later she realized that she was not much better. Although she used Pei Yue to want to return as soon as possible.

She tried to solve the opponent's deliberate difficulties, but Pei Yue's reaction left her without any sense of accomplishment.

Xu Xi stared into her eyes and said seriously: "Little sister, you have done your best. Your Highness the Princess must understand your painstaking efforts. But that's it for now. It's best not to get too close to people like Pei Yue.

, because you are too simple and cannot grasp his mind at all."

Xu Churong felt secretly in his heart and responded slightly panicked.

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