"Prince Su..." Qingshuang revealed her thoughts for the first time.

Nangong Yi, however, was as usual, with a gentle smile on his face, "How could you be so careless? If I hadn't happened to pass by, you would have fallen in."

Qingshuang pouted, acting like a little woman. "Yes, yes, thank you. But I gave you the jade pendant last time, so we're even now."

Indeed, Qingshuang mentioned the jade pendant on purpose.

That day, when Prince Su gave her the jade pendant, he said that he would let it go.

She wondered if he had really let it go.

Nangong Yi clenched his other hand tightly in his sleeve, but his expression remained calm. "Yes, we're even."

Qingshuang sighed lightly, and then asked casually, "By the way, when will you and the Ye family get married? Remember to invite me to the wedding for a drink then."

Nangong Yi then realized that he was still holding her arm, so he let go and said, "We'll talk about it later."

Qingshuang didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

She thought he would say with the same certainty as before that there was no marriage.

Yes, this guy hadn’t let go of his sister before, so he definitely didn’t want to.

Now that I've let it go, it's time to get married.

Qingshuang felt extremely bitter in her heart. She opened her mouth but swallowed her words back.

Nangong Yi pretended not to know. He looked at the palace on the other side of the lake and asked, "Are you going to see the Queen Mother?"

Qingshuang followed the line of sight and realized that she had unknowingly walked into Qingyin's palace.

She also wanted to escape at this time, so she nodded randomly and said, "Yes, then I'll go first."

After saying that, he did not stop and walked forward with small steps.

But after getting off the bridge, I couldn't help but look back.

However, the figure I wanted to see was no longer there where I had just stood.

Thinking that this man might get married soon, she sniffed and resisted the urge to cry.

Qiu Zhu had just had the food served when she saw Qiu Shuang coming in. She reminded him, "Empress Dowager, Madam Qing is here."

Qingyin turned her head and saw Qingshuang coming in.

The two looked at each other, and Qingshuang was the first to look away.

Thinking about that night when I lied to my sister and told her that the jade pendant was mine, I felt a little uneasy.

If she hadn't just told a lie, she might not have dared to face her for a long time.

Qingyin pretended not to know and said, "Sister, you're here just in time. Let's have dinner together."

Qingshuang looked at the newly prepared food, feeling a little embarrassed, but it was only for a moment, and then she smiled and said, "It's better to come at the right time than to come early. It's just right, I want to try my sister's food and see if it tastes better."

The two sat down.

This time no one specifically sent Qiuzhu out, so she just stood aside waiting.

Qingyin put a piece of honey tofu in the bowl for Qingshuang, "What's wrong?"

Qingshuang paused holding the chopsticks, confused.

Qingyin laughed and said, "See you sitting down, without even a grain of rice in your mouth for a long time, something big must have happened."

A face flashed through Qingshuang's mind, and then she said sullenly, "It's still mother. What kind of person did she choose for me? If I hadn't happened to hear it just now, I don't know how long I would have been deceived."

Qingyin chewed and swallowed the food in her mouth before asking, "What happened? Did you run into Xiao Wei?"

Qingshuang glanced at her with resentment in her eyes. "Well, you know all this. It seems Mother is still planning to use you as a lobbyist."

Qingyin spread her hands and said, "I didn't say that."

"That's more like it." Qingshuang snorted.

But he still told what he heard.

After she finished speaking, she said angrily, "Isn't it hateful? Xiao Wei really thinks he's a big shot. He's just relying on his achievements. He's just a small seventh-rank official, but he really thinks he's a dish."

When Qiu Zhu heard this, his heart tightened.

She wanted to say.

General Xiao had indeed made some contributions and was awarded this seventh-rank official position. Perhaps, in her eyes, it was just a small seventh-rank official position, but it was also earned by General Xiao with his life.

and.

The man and the woman are unmarried, they are just seeing each other, and the lady has not even nodded in response.

Why can't people look at each other more often?

However, as a servant, I have little influence and can only say a few words to defend that person in my heart.

Qingyin put down her chopsticks again and disagreed, "Sister, Xiao Wei can be said to have bought precious time for the army to attack with his own strength. Without him, even if this battle could be won, how many more soldiers would have been killed or injured.

Moreover, I think that Sir Xiao did not think that he could survive at that time."

"But, but he only visited two families, no, maybe even several families?" Qingshuang retorted.

Even if this person has made great contributions, his character is not good.

"Sister, do you agree with this?"

"Agree to what?"

"The matter of proposing marriage to Master Xiao."

Qingshuang immediately retorted, "How is that possible? I don't agree."

Qingyin suddenly laughed, "It's already a marriage, and you don't agree. Why do you care how many couples he's looking at at the same time? Besides, he didn't do anything wrong. He sent the invitation and both parties agreed, but he's still looking at other couples. That's his fault. But now that you two haven't gotten together, he's definitely going to keep looking!"

"But, but..." Qingshuang was so anxious that she didn't know how to refute for a long time.

Although I think what my sister said makes sense, I still feel that it is not right.

Qingyin put a piece of green vegetable in her bowl and said, "Alright, everyone has their own preferences. If you don't like it, just reject it directly. But don't slander others like this in the future."

Qingshuang looked at the vegetables in the bowl, but suddenly she felt a surge of anger in her heart, "Sister, you also think I did something wrong, and you think I shouldn't have done that."

Qingyin was stunned, "I don't mean..."

Before she could finish her words, Qingshuang angrily said, "You are just like mother, you only want me to get married quickly, right? You didn't even ask me if I have someone I like."

At the end, only Qingshuang's sad murmurs were left.

Qingyin handed over a clean handkerchief and said, "Sister, what you said is very unreasonable. If you have someone you care about, why didn't you tell mother about it? If we knew, we would stand by you and help you."

Qingshuang looked at her blankly, "You will really help me?"

Qingyin nodded, "Of course, don't forget, we are a family!"

Only then did Qingshuang burst into tears and laugh.

But when he saw that there was nothing on Qingyin's neck, he couldn't help but wonder, "Where's the jade pendant?"

Just now, because I felt guilty, I didn't dare to look at my sister.

So, only now did I realize that she was not wearing a jade pendant around her neck.

Qingyin subconsciously touched her neck and said, "I was just about to tell you this. I was drunk that day and I don't know if I took it down again. When I remembered and sent someone to look for it, it was gone."

Qingshuang felt relieved. "It's okay if you can't find it. It's not a valuable thing. I'll give you a new one next time."

Qingyin smiled and nodded.