Chapter 515: Crying and Telling

Chapter 515: Crying and Telling

Chapter 515: Crying and Telling
During dinner, Cui Mei appeared in front of everyone again, and everyone's eyes lit up. This was the Cui Mei with straw hair and smoky makeup?

Cui Mei had become a completely different person. She combed her hair into a single loop, with her long hair hanging down slightly and curled on her face, making her indescribably pretty and charming. Her skin was like a peeled egg, fair, delicate and elastic. Her high nose had a slightly upturned tip, making her look more playful. Her big eyes were clear in black and white, and her whole body was filled with the aura of youth and beauty.

Cui Yu pulled his sister to sit down and said with a smile: "You should have dressed like this a long time ago. I guess the threshold of Cui's house would have been trampled by matchmakers looking for marriage."

"sister--"

Cui Mei complained to her sister that she was nosy. Why did she say that? She glanced at her brother-in-law again and saw that he was smiling and his eyes were full of approval.

Cui Mei was suddenly filled with joy, and the depression brought to her by Lu Xieting in the afternoon was swept away.

Zhang Qiao smiled and said, "I heard that you, Xiaomei, also like to practice flying needles. Do you want me to teach you a few moves?"

Cui Mei and Zhang Qiao were not very familiar with each other. Zhang Qiao had only met Cui Mei a few times when he was injured while trying to assassinate Yuwen Shu and was recuperating at Xiao Xia's mansion.

"Great! I heard that Sister Qiao's medical skills are unparalleled. The Emperor and the Empress both praise her highly. My eldest sister said that the Empress even wants Sister Qiao to be the Crown Princess!"

Cui Mei's eldest sister is the Crown Princess Cui. When Cui Mei said this, everyone looked at each other in surprise. Cui Yu's face sank, "Xiao Mei, stop talking nonsense!"

Cui Mei knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she lowered her head and dared not say anything.

Zhang Qiao smiled faintly and said, "Actually, Xiaomei wasn't talking nonsense. The Queen did have this idea. She just wanted me to take care of the prince all the time. So I asked her, do you think it's possible? The Queen said she was just joking and asked me not to take it seriously."

Xiao Xia smiled and said, "I understand that you love your son so much. Will Qiao go to the capital again?"

Zhang Qiao shook his head. "I don't need to go anymore. The poison in the prince has been forced out. What's left is acupuncture and conditioning. I told the imperial physician everything before I left. He knows how to do it. My mission is accomplished."

Although the explanation was given, the meal still felt a bit heavy. After dinner, Cui Yu came to her husband's study.

She asked anxiously, "Husband, is what Xiaomei said serious?"

Xiao Xia pondered for a moment and smiled, "I believe that the Queen really wants A Qiao to stay with the Crown Prince. After all, I am not her son. In her heart, the Crown Prince is much more important than me. I guess the Emperor doesn't agree, so this matter has to be dropped. If the Emperor agrees, this matter will definitely be serious, and someone might even die!"

Cui Yu nodded, "With Aqiao's strong character, she will fight her way out of Chang'an."

Xiao Xia shook her head. "You underestimate the Queen. If the Emperor agrees, she will have a way to get Zhang Qiao to stay, such as exchanging Yuwen Shu's head. Do you think Qiao will be tempted?"

Cui Yu sighed and said, "My husband underestimated A Qiao. Even if you gave her ten Yuwen Shu's heads or really let her become the Crown Princess, she would never betray her husband. If the Queen really killed Yuwen Shu for her, she would rather commit suicide to repay the Queen than betray her husband. My husband, please don't think like that, it will make her sad!"

Xiao Xia also knew that what he said was a bit too much, so he nodded slightly, "These are all hypotheticals. Since the emperor doesn't agree, it will never happen."

Cui Yu smiled bitterly again and said, "We just listened to it and didn't take it seriously, but some people took it seriously."

"You mean the Crown Princess?"

Cui Yu nodded and said, "My elder sister has always been very narrow-minded. When the prince was still the Prince of Henan, she never allowed me to go to the palace. Do you know why?"

"Is she afraid that the prince will take a fancy to you?"

"It's not that she was afraid that the prince would like me, but the prince did like me. This is what my eldest sister told me. She said that the prince liked me very much and asked me if I wanted to be another kind of sister with her. I refused outright. Later, my husband appeared, and my eldest sister tried her best to match us up. The prince told her that it would be better for me to marry his brother than for someone else to get him."

Xiao Xia was surprised and asked, "I don't know these things?"

"These are all things of the past, and they didn't cause any harm. I didn't tell my husband because I was afraid of affecting the relationship between my husband and my elder brother." "Is the Crown Princess unhappy about Zhang Qiao's matter?"

Cui Yu whispered, "It's not just Zhang Qiao's matter, but also my past affairs. The two things together made my elder sister very unhappy. She told Cui Mei, in fact, she was using Cui Mei to warn me."

"Big brother has become a fool, but she still cares so much?"

Cui Yu sighed and said, "She doesn't care about her husband at all. She cares about the status of the Crown Princess. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, she will be the Empress Dowager. She has always been an ambitious woman. Just look at the Crown Prince's three sons. None of them were hers, but she holds all three sons firmly in her hands. The Crown Prince is stupid. Sooner or later, the two Liu Liangdi will die in her hands."

Xiao Xia was surprised and said, "I always thought you sisters had a good relationship."

Cui Yu shook his head gently. "It's hard for outsiders to understand the intrigues within the family. Back then, my six uncles had a lot of unpleasantness over the family property. My father was the youngest, so he got the least. My father didn't mind it, but my mother has always been upset. She told me a lot of things."

"Is Xiaomei engaged?"

"It should have just reached the first step. The wedding invitation is on Xiaomei, which means Wenming and Naji haven't done it. Let Xiaomei stay for a few more days! I don't think there's anything simple behind this marriage."

"why?"

“I can’t really say, but my father has no dealings with the Lu family, but my second uncle has a close relationship with the Lu family. I suspect this marriage was arranged by my second uncle. His daughter is the Crown Princess, so maybe it was the Crown Princess’s intention.

If it weren't for Aqiao's incident, I wouldn't worry too much, but with Aqiao's incident, and the Crown Princess telling Xiaomei about it, I had to think too much, after all, Xiaomei is my sister, and I don't want her to be hurt in any way."

Xiao Xia nodded, "If Xiao Mei doesn't want to, she won't be happy if she marries him. Write a letter to your parents and ask them to cancel the marriage!"

Cui Yu smiled sweetly and bowed, "Your Highness Prince Jin has given an order, and I will obey it!"

Cui Yu glanced at him with her beautiful eyes and walked away. Xiao Xia was a little stunned. He had only said it casually, but his wife used his words as a shield.

Cui Mei moved to Zhang Qiao's courtyard under the pretext of learning flying needle from Zhang Qiao. After all, this was only a temporary royal palace and there were not so many empty courtyards. There were only two empty courtyards in total, one for Lu Xieting and the other as the dormitory for the female guards.

Under the light, Zhang Qiao was teaching Cui Mei the flying needle technique in detail.

"Xiaomei, do you like the young master?"

Zhang Qiao asked a question out of the blue, causing Cui Mei's face to turn red immediately and she slowly lowered her head.

"How did Sister Qiao know?" Xiaomei's voice was quieter than the buzz of a mosquito in the room.

Zhang Qiao laughed, "When we were eating, I saw you always secretly looking at the Master."

Cui Mei rubbed her hands and asked in a low voice: "Sister Qiao, do you think I have a chance?"

"It's not a question of whether you have a chance or not, but whether your parents and your sister will agree?" Zhang Qiao hit the nail on the head.

Cui Mei was stunned for a long while, and suddenly she cried out "Wow!", "Sister Qiao, I like him! I have liked him for many years, and I can't forget him."

Zhang Qiao quickly hugged her shoulders and said distressedly: "Don't cry, there is always a way. If others won't help you, I will help you!"

Cui Mei lay in Zhang Qiao's arms and cried even harder.

(End of this chapter)