Chapter 677: Cuscuta Cousin 40
the night before.
Mansion of Duke Fu, Fanfeng Courtyard.
The two sisters-in-law, Lady Fu Guogong and Lady Fu Er, looked at the visiting cards in their hands and looked at each other in bewilderment.
"This is a visiting card sent by the Xiao Mansion." Lady Fu, Duke of Fu, felt even more troubled when she thought about the fact that someone from the Xiao family would come to visit her tomorrow, the inexplicable marriage, and her son who was far away on the battlefield.
She looked at her sister-in-law: "After you came back that night, did you ask Ying'er about Prince Xiao?"
Madam Fu shook her head: "Sister-in-law, you also know that such a big thing happened that day. When I came back, my mind was still confused, so naturally I didn't have time to ask."
The court was in turmoil, and the previous emperor had passed away. All the happy events and rituals were temporarily suspended, and the whole country was in mourning. The government was also busy, so she naturally had no spare energy to think about the verbal marriage.
Thinking of something, Madam Fu said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. Ying'er saved Prince Xiao before. Prince Xiao showed up at the banquet that day, perhaps to repay a favor."
A favor? Madam Fu was silent for a moment, thinking that it was not entirely true. But she could only let herself think so.
"That's all." She put the visiting card down: "We'll know tomorrow when someone from the Xiao family comes to visit."
Madam Fu nodded: "I'll talk to Ying'er about this later."
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At night, snow falls in Xuan.
Sheng Huan and Madam Fu were sitting at the table.
"Tomorrow the Xiao family will come to your house, and your aunt will come to talk to you." Madam Fu said, "Your marriage has been approved by the late emperor and all the ministers, so you can't be careless."
Thinking of something, she suddenly said, "Ying'er, bring the peach blossom gold hairpin you wore that day over here for your aunt to see."
Duke Xiao's words that day might have been a fluke. She thought so, and still wanted to see the gold hairpin with her own eyes. If she didn't see it with her own eyes, she would always feel depressed.
Sheng Huan heard this and looked at Furong: "Furong, go get the jewelry box."
"Yes." Furong bowed and stepped back.
"Aunt, is there something wrong with the gold hairpin?" Sheng Huan asked softly after everyone left. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Nothing." Madam Fu shook her head: "Maybe I'm overthinking it."
After a few words, Furong came in with a jewelry box. She opened it and presented the gold hairpin.
"lady."
Madam Fu took it. She had not carefully examined the hairpin before, but now that she held it in her hand, she realized that the touch was not right; it was too delicate.
It is so exquisitely crafted that it even looks like the work of Mr. Lin.
However, she still didn't know whether it was passed down by Old Madam Xiao. But, thinking of the look in Xiao Ye Ze's eyes when he looked at her niece that day, Madam Fu felt that it was very likely...
"Ying'er, what do you think of Master Xiao?" she suddenly spoke.
Sheng Huan heard this and slightly opened his eyes. Without thinking, he said, "He is a good person."
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At the same time, at Duke Xiao’s Mansion.
"Mother will go to Duke Fu's mansion tomorrow. Will you go with her?" Lady Xiao looked at her son.
Xiao Ye Ze paused while wiping his sword and nodded naturally.
Seeing him like this, Lady Xiao said with a smile: "Don't be silent. You gave the hairpin to the girl, and you still think that your mother doesn't know what you are thinking."
The golden hairpin was indeed passed down from the mansion to the daughter-in-law, and Duke Xiao did not speak nonsense that day.
Xiao Ye Ze lowered his head: "It's useless for me to keep it."
"Yes, it's useless for you to keep it." Lady Xiao Guogong joked.
Xiao Ye Ze's ears felt a little burning, and he felt a little uneasy when he thought of something.
I don’t know Miss Shen…
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The next day, early in the morning.
People from the Xiao Mansion came to the door. As the late emperor had just passed away, everything in the mansion was very low-key.
When he entered the main hall and saw someone, Xiao Ye Ze, who was accompanying the wife of Duke Xiao, couldn't help but brighten his peach blossom eyes.
This scene made the two ladies of the Fu family at the scene pause for a moment.
Sheng Huan actually felt the man's gaze. When he raised his head slightly, he thought of the conversation with Madam Fu last night and quickly looked away.
When Xiao Ye Ze saw this scene, his heart tensed.
After Madam Fu and Madam Fu II exchanged glances, she raised her hand and said, "Madam Xiao, Prince Xiao, please take a seat."
After everyone sat down, they started talking about the marriage of the two younger generations.
"As for me, I like your daughter very much." Lady Xiao looked at Sheng Huan, and the more she looked, the happier she became: "What we said in the palace that day, I wonder if we are destined to be together..."
"Our daughter is always likable." Lady Fu Guogong understood the Xiao family's intentions very well. She said, "But the late emperor has just passed away. It is not appropriate to talk about marriage now."
Madam Fu Er also spoke up at this time: "No matter what, I have to thank Master Xiao for helping my daughter out that day."
When Xiao Ye Ze heard this, his eyes dimmed slightly.
Lady Xiao was worried that her son would not be able to speak, so she smiled and said, "Madam Fu, we adults should just talk about things. As for the young people's affairs, why don't we let them solve them themselves?"
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At the very end, Sheng Huan and Xiao Ye Ze were walking in the garden, with the breeze blowing on their faces, bringing a whiff of fragrance.
"Miss Shen..."
As he walked, Xiao Ye Ze suddenly stopped.
The woman looked back, her hair fluttering in the morning light. She had fair skin and beautiful eyes. When she stood there, people couldn't help but stare at her in a trance.
"Prince Xiao?"
"Miss Shen." Xiao Ye Ze looked at Sheng Huan with a serious expression: "That day, it was not just about rescuing someone."
Sheng Huan was stunned.
Xiao Ye Ze looked at the confusion in the woman's eyes and felt a little sad.
But he smiled very lightly, his peach blossom eyes sparkling: "Miss Shen, do you believe it?"
He said, "I am pleased with you."
When these words came out of his mouth, the man could clearly feel his heartbeat like a drum, making his ears numb.
Sheng Huan's eyes moved slightly. He didn't expect him to be so straightforward.
But seeing the man's serious look, she didn't give him a perfunctory response. Instead, her delicate eyes responded with sincerity: "I believe it."
When the man heard this, his brows brightened, and in his eyes, he was thinking about the person in front of him.
He looked at her and spoke suddenly, his heart tightening with nervousness.
"Do you like me?" he asked.
Sheng Huan paused. Do you like him? He looked at the man. He was very good-looking, handsome, and good-tempered. If he said he liked her, maybe... When he was about to speak, the man had already stepped forward.
Perhaps he saw her hesitation and said, "I told you my feelings, not to make you upset."
Ah this… Sheng Huan raised his eyes in confusion.
Xiao Ye Ze smiled gently.
His health was already very poor...he didn't want to drag her down.
Xiao Ye Ze was reluctant to let go. He actually wanted to hug her very much, but... he was afraid that after hugging her, he would not want to let go.
He knew himself very well, and the man suppressed his emotions.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of the rest."
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The outside world has no idea how the marriage between the two families ended up going.
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Ji family.
Song Yuwan brought the porridge into the study. She looked at the drunk man with distressed eyes: "Yun Xiu, you haven't eaten for a few days. Drink some porridge first."
Ji Yunxiu ignored him.
All his merits of following the emperor were gone, and the fifth prince died in such a humiliating manner. Everything was over. Moreover, everyone in the court who knew that he followed the fifth prince avoided him like the plague. Even the new emperor didn't like him, and he was even dismissed from his post.
He drank another glass of wine in frustration.
"Yun Xiu, stop drinking!" Seeing this, Song Yuwan grabbed the wine glass distressedly: "You——"
"Pa!" Before she could finish her words, a slap hit her in the face.
"Yun Xiu, you..." Song Yuwan's face swelled up instantly, she covered her cheeks, unable to believe it. She was so aggrieved that she burst into tears, but before she could say anything, Ji Yunxiu pushed her to the ground, pointed at her nose and cursed.
"It's all you!"
"If it weren't for you, how could the Fifth Prince be defeated! How could I end up like this? How could I be implicated? How could the plan fail? It's all your fault! It's all because of your useless fake news that I ended up like this!"
"It's all your fault. Everything has gone wrong for me since I married you. You're such a disaster!"
"Disaster!"
Ji Yunxiu punched and kicked Song Yuwan.
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