Hua Xi Wan hadn't thought that Yan Jinqiu would react like this.
She blinked and couldn't find the right words to say.
She didn't speak, but that didn't mean that Yan Jinqiu didn't have anything to say. He played with her delicate fingers. "To be honest, when the Emperor decreed the marriage, I was more happy than angry."
Hua Xi Wan looked at him and smiled.
"Compared to Yan Boyi marrying a woman from the Hou Clan who has no real power, the Nghi An Marquis is much more valuable than the Hou Clan." Yan Jinqiu smiled sarcastically when he said this, "They always think that a person like me will want to be matched with a peerless beauty. So they were eager to be the matchmaker for us, not for anything else, but to make me and the Nghi An Marquis enemies. "
Hua Xi Wan pulled her hand out of Yan Jinqiu's palm and said sarcastically, "I didn't think that you would think so much."
"Have you never thought about it?" Yan Jinqiu didn't mind Hua Xi Wan's roll of the eyes and sat down next to her. "On the day we got married, when I took off the veil, I made a big decision. Even if you were really ugly and had crooked features, I would treat you well. After all, if it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have been involved in this battle. With the prestige of the Nghi An Marquis, you could have found a man who would follow you for the rest of your life instead of marrying into the Imperial Family and being mocked by others because of your appearance. "
Hua Xi Wan lowered her head and played with a cat's eye stone. She didn't speak and seriously listened to his inner thoughts.
"When I took off the veil and saw your appearance, my heart wasn't as calm as it appeared," Yan Jinqiu stroked her hair and sighed, "But sometimes, I would rather you have an ordinary appearance."
"I'm really sorry, I don't have a face that can stretch and shrink freely." Hua Xi Wan slapped his hand away and moved to the side in disdain. "I am not disdaining you for attracting bees and butterflies, and you are talking about my appearance?"
"I'm not disgusted. I'm just worried." Yan Jinqiu grabbed her hand. "I keep feeling uneasy. Do you understand this feeling?"
Hua Xi Wan stared at him for a long time, then shook her head with a smile. "I'm sorry. I don't seem to understand."
Seeing her like this, Yan Jinqiu felt relieved and smiled. "If you don't understand, I will make you understand one day."
The sound of footsteps was heard from outside. Soon, the two of them heard Mutong asking for an audience.
"Come in." Yan Jinqiu and Hua Xi Wan straightened their clothing and then sat down on the soft couch. The pile of precious gemstones was thrown to one side.
"Wang Ye, Wang Fei, this one has caught a suspicious servant girl in the fu. How should we deal with her?" Mutong understood. Wang Fei's servant girl had told him about Xiao Yu. If he did not mention it in front of Wang Ye and Wang Fei, then he would be too stupid.
"Servant girl?" Hua Xi Wan raised an eyebrow. "Where did she serve?"
"Wang Fei, this Xiao Yu was originally a servant girl who sweeps outside the study. A while ago, she was arranged to serve at the second door," Mutong said respectfully. "According to this one's investigation, this Xiao Yu was sold into the fu a few years ago. She is usually honest and loyal."
"In this world, people who appear to be honest are usually the worst," Yan Jinqiu said neutrally. "Since she is not willing to speak, interrogate her well. She will give up something."
Hua Xi Wan raised a teacup to sip tea. She did not react at all to Yan Jinqiu's words.
Mutong looked at Wang Ye and Wang Fei. He knew what was going on and bowed to leave.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather gradually cooled. Because there was no male master in Princess Linping's fu, it became colder by the day. The servants were even more careful. They were afraid of angering Junzhu and being beaten for no reason.
"These things were sent by Xian Wang Fu again?" Princess Linping took the list of gifts from a servant. The handwriting on it was elegant and did not seem to be a man's handwriting. Hua Xi Wan's overly beautiful face appeared in her mind. Princess Linping carelessly put down the list and said indifferently, "Prepare a return gift for Xian Wang Fu. Say that I thank their wang fei for her concern."
"Junzhu, why don't you …" The mama beside her was slightly anxious. Xian Wang Fu was Junzhu's paternal family. Now that the junma had passed away, why did Junzhu have to be so tense with her paternal family?
"Mama, you don't have to persuade me." Princess Linping grimaced and said, "I have no way back. These gifts are generous, but they are for children. The person who sent them is also a Fahrenheit. Do you still not understand?"
"How can Xian Wang Ye be like this? You are his sister from the same family. How can he not care about family ties and help you?" The mama was slightly discontent. "Even if Count Shun An and you are not of the same mother, he still has to respectfully call you Jiejie in front of you."
"What is he? He is just a concubine, "Princess Linping said disdainfully." You don't have to mention him in front of me in the future. Even if I am not on good terms with Yan Jinqiu, I will not be close with a concubine. "
Hearing this, the mama became silent. She knew some of the things that old Wang Ye had done in the past. She could not persuade her and could only sigh.
"Fahrenheit, I originally thought that she was just a woman with beauty. But now it seems that she is very good at pretending." Princess Linping mockingly picked up the list of gifts that she had thrown to the side. "Come, put these into the treasury." Her junzhu fu did not lack for these things.
What right did Fahrenheit have to sympathize with her?
— — The rain continued to fall. Perhaps it was because of the weather or the assassination attempt on Lin Ping Junma, but everyone in Jing, from the officials to the common people, felt danger. When the sky darkened, there were not many people except for the night watchmen and the patrolling soldiers of the Guard Office.
Even the officials who were preparing to go to court in the morning had double the number of manservants with them. The carriages were reinforced with a thick layer of copper, and the doors of the carriages were changed from curtains to sliding doors.
The panicked atmosphere in Jing caused the Qilong Emperor to be furious. He was the Son of Heaven, and his horse had been assassinated not far from his own fu. This kind of criminal was provoking him, the emperor, and slapping him and the Crown Prince in the face.
Who in Jing did not know that while Luo Zhongzhen was Xian Wang's brother-in-law, he was very distant from Xian Wang. He was very close to the Crown Prince. The night he had been assassinated, everyone knew that he had just come out of the Crown Prince's fu.
The Qilong Emperor had once suspected that it was Yan Jinqiu who had done it. But when he thought about how Yan Jinqiu was usually obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and had long been distant from the Princess Linping. After Luo Zhongzhen had been assassinated, his relationship with his sister was still faint, such a calm attitude caused the Qilong Emperor to unconsciously rule him out of suspicion.
Yan Boyi had great prestige in court, and was a person with a deep personality. He was more likely to arouse the Qilong Emperor's suspicion. Especially when he heard that the two prostitutes who had been killed had left behind the cloth that Yan Boyi was wearing.
Perhaps other people would think that only an idiot would leave behind such obvious evidence for others to suspect. But there were also smart people who purposely left such things so that others would not suspect them.
With Yan Boyi's methods, it was very likely that he would do such a thing.
The Qilong Emperor was not willing to give the case to Yan Boyi to investigate, so he simply transferred Yan Boyi from the Dali Monastery to the Ministry of Works. He allowed other people to be suspicious and did not want him to stay in such an important position.
"Are there any young people in the Guard Office that can be used?" The Qilong Emperor summoned the official of the Guard Office and asked about the situation of the Guard Office.
When the official of the Dali Monastery heard this, his mind spun countless times. Now that the Emperor had taken a fancy to him, it was probably a disaster and not a blessing. So after a slight hesitation, he recommended Shaoqing Zhang Hou.
"Zhang Hou?" The Qilong Emperor thought back, "The young man who restrained the horse when Imperial Uncle was startled?"
"Your Majesty, it is this person." The official of the Dali Monastery raised his hands and said, "This person is upright. While he is sometimes unreasonable, he is very responsible."
"En, the Dali Monastery needs people like this. Since this is the case, let him go to the Dali Monastery to investigate this case." The Qilong Emperor had quickly searched for Zhang Hou's background and connections in his mind. After confirming that this person's family was average and did not belong to any faction, he said, "When he goes to the Dali Monastery, he will still be a Shaoqing."
While the titles were both Shaoqing, the Shaoqing of the Dali Monastery was much more important than the Shaoqing of the Guard Office. If he could be promoted like this at any other time, many people would be jealous. But right now, many people sympathized with Zhang Hou. This person did not have good relations with his superiors.
If he worked well as the Shaoqing of the Guard Office, he could keep his position. But now, he was the Shaoqing of the Dali Monastery, and was responsible for the assassination of Lin Ping Junma. It was basically the end of his career, and it was hard to say if he could keep his little life.
The change of position in court was too far away for Hua Xi Wan. After she and Yan Jinqiu talked things out, her days were even more carefree. She even set up a weapon rack in the yard. While she had only learned palm and whip skills from the Lu Family aunts, this did not stop her from putting these things in the yard.
According to her, it was to put some things in the yard to ward off evil. Yan Jinqiu was helpless. He could only get people to put out some weapons that looked majestic but actually did not have blades to make the beauty smile.
Also, he knew that Hua Xi Wan was not an unreasonable person. She definitely had her reasons for putting these things in the yard.
Beauty was in the eye of the beholder. That was that many people would think of the person they liked in a beautiful direction.
In reality, Hua Xi Wan insisted on putting out a weapon rack for no other reason. She just felt that every time she practiced martial arts in the yard, putting out such a rack would add to the atmosphere.
However, when she was not practicing martial arts, she would have the servants put away the items and only put them out when she was practicing martial arts. So it was not shocking.
As to why there was a strange rumor that Xian Wang Fei had used a whip to whip Xian Wang, no one knew.
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