Xiao Qingyin was unaware that her future in-laws were bringing a litter of piglets to Nandan; she had just received a letter from Han Shi.

In her letter, Han said that before Yi Wu came to Nandan, she told them that she was in Nandan and that Yun Zhao was worried about her safety, so he went south to find her.

Fu Weiyun originally wanted to come and see her, but because Yunshi was unwell recently, he stayed behind.

After reading the letter, Xiao Qingyin asked Yi Shuihan, "Do you have any news about Yun Zhao?"

"No. What's wrong?"

“My maternal grandmother said that Yun Zhao went south to find me. He set off around the same time as Yi Wu, so he should have arrived by now.”

Xiao Qingyin frowned and said.

"But there's still no sign of them."

"I'll have someone keep an eye out," Yi Shuihan reassured him. "Perhaps they were delayed on the way."

That was all Xiao Qingyin could think.

She waited for several days, but instead of Yun Zhao, Ji Yunhua arrived.

"You've gotten so much darker in just a few months!"

Ji Yunhua gave her a hug as soon as he arrived.

Then, without any mercy, he said...

Xiao Qingyin touched her face.

"Is it dark now?"

She looked in the mirror every day, so she didn't really notice.

"You'll see if you compare it to other places."

Ji Yunhua replied.

Xiao Qingyin smiled and said, "It's probably because Nandan is located at a high altitude and the sun is strong, making it easy to get a tan."

She's been so busy lately that she hasn't had a moment to spare, and hasn't had time to put anything on her face.

Looks like I'll need to get some whitening cream.

Ji Yunhua poked her forehead: "You're getting rougher and rougher as you get older. Even Ouyang Xiuqi takes better care of himself than you."

Upon hearing his name called, Ouyang Xiuqi looked over, bewildered: "What are you talking about?"

"I'm praising you."

Ji Yunhua smiled.

Ouyang Xiuqi grinned and glanced smugly at the person beside him.

It was a young man of similar age to him, with fair skin, a tall stature, and a round face, somewhat resembling Yi Wu, but with larger eyes than Yi Wu.

She has a rather pleasing appearance.

It's the type of person that the middle-aged women in the square see and want to introduce to a potential partner.

Xiao Qingyin looked at Ji Yunhua, her expression questioning: "This is..."

"Zhao Xiaopang, my good friend."

Ji Yunhua replied.

Xiao Qingyin said "Oh".

So this is the marriage partner that the Ji family arranged for Ji Yunhua.

She was a little puzzled and asked quietly, "Why did he come along too?"

It seems a bit odd that the young couple has a childhood sweetheart who they haven't married yet.

Ji Yunhua sighed.

"It's a long story."

"Let's sit down and talk it over."

Xiao Qingyin smiled and led her to the back garden of the Holy Tower.

This place was originally planted with a large area of ​​divine flowers, which are poppies. After the Holy Church collapsed, Xiao Qingyin had all those flowers pulled up and replaced them with other flowers and plants.

Nandan has a wide variety of flowers, especially orchids, and most of the plants planted there later were orchids.

It's not flowering season now, so all we can do is admire the leaves as they grow lush and green.

As Ji Yunhua listened to her introductions along the way, she said regretfully, "I wish I had come sooner."

“No matter how early you come, you won’t see it,” Xiao Qingyin said with a smile. “We’ve only recently taken over Nandan. Before, Nandan wasn’t a peaceful place.”

Ji Yunhua immediately became excited: "Tell me quickly, how did you take Nandan?"

Xiao Qingyin sat down at the tea pavilion at the end of the garden, brewed a pot of flower tea, and then began to tell her the story.

After listening, Ji Yunhua looked longingly at the news and said, "We're still too late."

I can't believe I missed something so fun!

Xiao Qingyin took a sip of tea to moisten her throat: "You still haven't told me what's going on with Zhao Xiaopang."

“That idiot Ouyang Xiuqi always thought I was a man,” Ji Yunhua replied, “but when he arrived at the Zhennan Prince’s Mansion and met my parents, he realized that I was the real Princess Mingzhu…”

The guy was stunned, as if struck by lightning, and couldn't recover for a long time.

He kept muttering, "How could Hua Di be a woman? This shouldn't be..."

She didn't know how to comfort him.

On their wedding night, she had already confessed to him, but he was deaf and blind, and didn't listen at all.

He pursued her as a woman all the way from the capital to the southwest.

Now that your dream has been shattered, you must be very sad.

He probably didn't want to see her right now, so she went out and had some fun.

Zhao Xiaopang and she had been drinking buddies for many years. Even after not seeing each other for several years, they didn't feel any distance. When they met again, they were playing together again.

"...After Ouyang Xiuqi mended his broken heart, he came to find me. When he saw Zhao Xiaopang, his eyes lit up like an eagle seeing a chick."

Ji Yunhua continued.

"Then the three of us played together, and before long, Ouyang Xiuqi and Zhao Xiaopang got together."

Xiao Qingyin blinked.

What does "了了" mean?

Ji Yunhua held up her fingers and made a pair gesture.

Xiao Qingyin: "???"

She looked at Ji Yunhua in astonishment: "This is impossible! How could Ouyang Xiuqi possibly be interested in Zhao Xiaopang!"

She remembered Yi Shuihan saying that Ouyang Xiuqi only became gay after meeting Ji Yunhua.

It wasn't a homosexual relationship at all before.

He should have been happy to learn that Ji Yunhua was a woman.

How could she possibly end up with Zhao Xiaopang instead?

You must have misunderstood.

Ji Yunhua shook her head.

"There's no misunderstanding, I saw it with my own eyes. One day, the three of us got together and drank heavily, and we were all completely drunk. I went out to get some fresh air, and when I came back, I saw the two of them hugging each other, neck to neck, it was very intimate."

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

Ji Yunhua continued, "It seems that from that day on, Ouyang Xiuqi paid special attention to skin care, making himself smell fragrant every day, and always carrying an umbrella when he went out."

"He also asked my older brother to find him a few masters to teach him riding, archery and martial arts. My brother asked him how far he wanted to go, and he said he just wanted to be able to keep Zhao Xiaopang in check."

"Then he would spend all his time in the training ground. If he encountered Zhao Xiaopang, he would pester him to fight, but Zhao Xiaopang always managed to overpower him."

"I think he's probably so focused on his studies because he wants to be on top."

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

It certainly sounds like a strong bromance.

Does this prove the saying: true love is between men?

Little did they know that while the two of them were chatting, Yi Shuihan and Ouyang Xiuqi were also having a conversation.

"Now you know whether Ji Yunhua is male or female, right?"

Yi Shuihan asked.

Ouyang Xiuqi nodded weakly.

Yi Shuihan frowned: "What kind of expression is that?"

Ouyang Xiuqi took a swig of wine and said wistfully, "When I first learned the truth, I just couldn't believe it, after all..."

Wah-dee's chest is even flatter than his!

How could he be a woman!

Then, realizing that he had slept with someone and didn't even know if it was a man or a woman, he felt like grabbing a shovel, digging a hole, and burying himself.

He was embarrassed for several days, feeling extremely annoyed by his poor eyesight.

When he recovered his strength and went to find Ji Yunhua, he discovered that she and that Zhao Xiaopang were as close as family, which immediately dampened his spirits.