Big Head was very nervous.

Although Dongzi scolded him and let him know that he could not eat swan meat, as a simple-minded person, he still felt that he should protect Song Qingci well.

——For the person you like, you should be nice to her even if she doesn’t like you.

When Song Qingci heard the word "female Rakshasa", his eyes widened and he looked at Feng Xun.

Feng Xun was almost there, and ran out immediately, "I'll go see if Sister Xingye is here!"

The person who came was indeed Hoshino.

Hoshino is tall, dressed in black, with long hair like ink, a face as cold as frost, a sword hanging at his waist, and a body as straight as a pine tree.

Her eyes were like an icy lake in winter, clear and cold, emitting a sharp light.

What a heroic young lady.

Feng Xun had rushed out happily, but when he saw her, he became a little more reserved. He saluted and called out, "Sister Xingye."

Hoshino said "hmm".

Feng Xun stood beside him with his hands hanging down, "Shall I take you to see the girl?"

Song Qingci had already run out, and when he saw Xingye, he rushed over and hugged her.

"Xingye, good Xingye, you are finally here, I missed you so much."

Hoshino put his arms around her, his eyes filled with fondness.

"Miss, are you okay? I've been wanting to pick you up for a long time, but things in the capital have held me back, so I'm here now."

"You came so quickly, you must be exhausted. Come on in and rest. Fengxun, go boil some water for Xingye to take a bath. Xingye, I have so many things to tell you!"

The two of them walked in arm in arm.

Feng Xun agreed and went to the kitchen to busy himself.

After the master and servant sat down, Song Qingci started talking.

"How is my sister?"

After Xingye returned, he wanted to come back as soon as possible, but Xu Youyou was really worried about Xu Jinzhu and couldn't persuade her, so she had to send Xingye to her side.

"The eldest girl said that she is doing well and you don't have to worry about her." Hoshino said lightly.

From her tone, Song Qingci could sense a hint of disapproval.

Obviously, Hoshino also found it difficult to accept Xu Jinzhu's choice.

"How does that old man treat my sister?" Song Qingci asked nervously.

She was just afraid that her sister was unhappy.

"It's neither good nor bad," said Xingye. "After all, the eldest lady is the chief steward there. You know her abilities; she's more than capable of managing a declining mansion. But she's just a servant. How can the master treat her well?"

Song Qingci couldn't help but become even more worried when he heard her speak with obvious emotion.

My sister probably isn't doing so well—at least not from the perspective of bystanders like them, otherwise Hoshino wouldn't have said that.

"Isn't that man just a commoner now?"

What’s so great about that? Song Qingci is deeply resentful.

"But he was once the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace."

"A phoenix without feathers is no better than a chicken."

"But there are people who are willing to support it."

Song Qingci was speechless.

Well, it’s true that my sister likes it.

"Sister wouldn't like him for no reason. Why?" Song Qingci asked, "Is there a connection between them that we didn't know about before?"

"Yes." Hoshino nodded. "The eldest girl kept everything to herself. Madam asked her the same question, and she only confessed everything to Madam before she left."

The twin sisters Xingye and Xingwei were picked up by Xu Youyou when she was traveling thousands of miles with her daughter to find her husband.

She picked up so many people along the way.

Song Mingqian, Xu Jinzhu, Hoshino Xingwei...

However, Xingye and Xingwei arrived earlier.

Before meeting Xu Youyou, they each had a painful past that was inhumane.

Xu Jinzhu escaped from a brothel.

She was sold by her cruel father and stepmother.

Before she met Xu Youyou, she sneaked into the prince's carriage and avoided the pursuit of the brothel thugs.

Later she was escorted to the prince as an assassin.

After hearing what she said, the man let her go.

He said, "She is just a poor girl. Even if she is a spy, she is forced to do so. Give her a few taels of silver and let her go."

Then, Xu Youyou took the few taels of silver and headed north until he met Xu Youyou, and began another completely different life.

"Sister, are you trying to repay the kindness he showed me back then, which was a few taels of silver?" Song Qingci felt that this was truly a bad fate.

By then, the prince had already married.

Xu Jinzhu was still a little girl around ten years old.

How could you mistake a life-saving grace for love?

My sister is really...

"Besides, if the Crown Prince doesn't stay in the East Palace, what is he going to do?"

Xu Jinzhu was from the northwest, which means that the prince also went to the northwest at that time.

"It is said that he was worried about his younger brother, the King of Zhenbei, so he went to visit him." Xingye said expressionlessly.

"oh oh."

When it comes to the King of Zhenbei, Song Qingci has nothing to say.

That's a very good person.

"After arriving in Beijing, the Emperor was in poor health for two years, and he ordered the Crown Prince to preside over state affairs. During the Lantern Festival, the eldest girl saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince standing on the city wall. Later, she went to reward the troops on behalf of the Madam, and she also met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

Song Qingci sighed, "Oh, why is he everywhere?"

He has won my sister's heart.

Think about it, he is the crown prince of a country, and the prince has always had a good reputation for being respectful to the wise and humble and kind to others.

When the late queen was alive, she was a famous beauty.

So I guess the prince's appearance is not bad.

Song Qingci thought about Mr. Fu San and probably understood the prince's attraction to her sister.

But the prince is married and has children...it is impossible for my sister to be his concubine.

Firstly, my status is not high enough, and secondly, my mother won’t accept it.

But who could have imagined that the prince would be unlucky, become a commoner, and be imprisoned.

The man she likes can be brilliant and she looks up to him silently.

But when he fell from the altar and became someone who could be stepped on by anyone, his sister could no longer hold back and decided to protect him, help him, and make his life better during his most difficult days.

Song Qingci understood, but she couldn't bear to do so.

If she had to choose between the two, she would rather her sister follow the prince.

"Madam sent me to follow the eldest girl. She originally gave me an important mission."

"What mission?" Song Qingci felt that if she didn't cause trouble, she wouldn't be her mother.

"Give the older girl medicine to prevent her from getting pregnant."

Song Qingci: "...My mother also..."

Very well done.

My sister may have acted on impulse, but once she gave birth to a child, her relationship with this man became complicated and difficult to resolve.

But doing so is obviously a bit excessive.

Having children is the sister's right.

Maybe she really wants to have a child for the man she loves, alas.

For a moment, Song Qingci didn't know how to evaluate his mother's behavior.

She was even more afraid that her sister would become estranged from her mother after knowing about this.

After all, Song Qingci had been crazy about love himself, and he knew that he might be completely out of control at that time.

My sister is too smart, it's too hard to hide it from her.