He looked at his daughter in front of him and whispered with a hint of joy in his tone:
"Xing'er, you're here!"
Si Jinxing could clearly see in the moonlight that the look in his eyes was completely different from what she saw in the afternoon!
She took a few steps back and frowned.
"What are you pretending to be?"
Si Junshan sat up and lit the candle on the bedside, but did not rush to answer.
Instead, he looked at Qi Moli behind Si Jinxing, his face slightly darkening, and said:
"Your Highness, why are you with my daughter so late at night?"
Seeing this, Qi Moli lifted his robe and sat on a chair beside him, saying:
"I just came to see Xing'er. Please don't worry about this matter, my lord. You should just take care of yourself."
Si Junshan just glanced at Si Jinxing and said:
"Why did you hide this from Xing'er, Your Majesty? Didn't you come here tonight just to say goodbye to her?
My daughter is not as fragile as you think. Just tell me the truth!"
Si Jinxing was completely confused and couldn't understand what was going on.
She simply said to the two of them:
"Speak one by one, Qi Moli, you go first, where are you going?"
Seeing this, Qi Moli could only say:
“Han Lan’s gang smashed things, they really didn’t keep their promise!
They took advantage of my Longyin New Year celebrations and attacked the border of Fencheng on the first day of the new year!
Now, in just four days, they have captured the two cities west of Fencheng!
After a detailed discussion with the Emperor and General Lei today, I have decided to lead my troops north tomorrow!
It’s just that I… I promised you that we would get married after the New Year, but I didn’t expect this to happen. I don’t want to break my promise…”
When Si Jinxing heard this, he was stunned at first. This Hanlan person really has no integrity at all. He just said in the middle of December that he would send envoys to negotiate, but he turned around and attacked him just a few days later!
But after hearing the latter part, she immediately became angry and said viciously:
"So, you didn't even think about saying goodbye to me in person? Are you planning to sneak away?
In your heart, is my Si Jinxing the kind of person who is eager to marry you?"
Qi Moli was shocked when he heard this. It was the first time he saw this little girl so angry!
He hurriedly explained:
"No, why would I leave without saying goodbye to you?
It’s just that I just met you tonight and came to the Si Mansion with you, so I haven’t had time to mention this matter yet.”
Si Jinxing was stunned when she heard this, as if she really had no time to talk...
She coughed lightly and said, "Well, since there is a war to be fought, you naturally cannot refuse.
There’s no rush for our marriage. I’ll only be sixteen after the Chinese New Year anyway!
Rather than rushing into marriage, it would be better to wait until the war is over and then make careful preparations."
After hearing this, Qi Moli didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
The good news is that his little girl supports him.
What worried him was that his little girl didn't seem to want to marry him. Was he wrong?
Si Jinxing looked at Si Junshan again and asked with a cold face:
"What about you? What's going on? I heard that Si Jinyun moved back in again?"
Upon hearing this, Si Junshan coughed lightly, then waved his hand and said:
“This is a long story!
From the moment she appeared in front of the old lady's coffin, I realized that she might have other plans.
Since it cannot be prevented, it is better to give in to her wishes and let her go to Hengzhou with me!
When we arrived in Hengzhou, Si Jinyun was even more respectful and filial to me, serving me tea and water and asking about my well-being!
This is really, extremely weird!
Therefore, I never ate or used any of the tea, soup, or snacks she brought me!"
Upon hearing this, Si Jinxing's eyes widened and he asked:
"So, you were just pretending in front of her?"
Si Junshan nodded and continued:
“Exactly!
I asked Ling Suduan to feed the dogs the tea and snacks that Si Jinyun brought.
Afterwards, they discovered that the dog's temperament had changed drastically, and it was twitching all over from time to time!
He is extremely cruel to outsiders, but very obedient to Ling Su!
Therefore, I knew that Si Jinyun simply wanted to take the opportunity to control me.
Instead of making random guesses, it's better to pretend to have fallen for her scheme and then find out who's behind it to prevent future troubles."
He paused, but didn't say the rest of the words.
When the war breaks out in the north, as the General Zhenbei, he will probably have to go north with the army!
By then, if anyone dislikes the Si family...
For example, the Liu family, Prince Rui, Si Jinyue...
If they saw that he had such a bad relationship with his second daughter, they would probably not implicate her.
Upon hearing this, Si Jinxing looked outside the courtyard and said:
"Just ask someone to investigate this matter. Why do you take it so seriously? I heard that you even sneered at me in front of your relatives and clansmen."
After hearing this, Si Junshan couldn't help but laugh:
"I knew it. With Heng'er, nothing can be hidden from you!"
But in the end, he didn't say what he just said.
Seeing that he was just evading the question and unwilling to say more, Si Jinxing stopped asking and just said:
"In that case, I will naturally cooperate with the Marquis and perform the play well!"
She paused, thought of something, and asked:
"After returning to the capital, did Si Jinyun send you some refreshments? Do you have any left?"
Si Junshan put on his shoes and socks, walked to the treasure chest behind the desk, took out a paper package from a small box, and said:
"It was delivered again after lunch today."
Si Jinxing opened the paper package and found Begonia cakes, but there were only three pieces.
She couldn't help but ask, "Only three pieces?"
Si Junshan said nonchalantly, "Four pieces were delivered, but Si Jinyun insisted on letting me eat just one piece today.
I had no choice but to chew a piece of it in front of her, hold it in my mouth, and spit it out after she left.
When Si Jinxing heard this, she felt a sudden panic in her heart.
She immediately took out the blood-drawing needle from her sleeve, asked Si Junshan to sit down, rolled up her sleeves, and said:
"How could you really eat that? Sit down! I need to draw some blood for testing!"
Si Junshan wanted to say that it must be okay if he just held it in his mouth and didn’t swallow it!
But it was rare for him to see his daughter so worried about him!
Si Junshan was very happy and quickly rolled up his sleeves as she requested!
He let the cold needle pierce into his flesh and draw out half a tube of blood!
Si Jinxing was drawing blood, and she was getting angry. She said:
"Do you know that you are testing the poison on yourself?
To put it bluntly, you won’t even know how you died!"
As she spoke, she collected the needle and the blood, then stood up and left.
After Qi Moli brought Si Jinxing back to the county lord's mansion, he said goodbye reluctantly.
Early the next morning, Si Jinxing went to the Lan Mansion!
Last night she talked about something with Qi Moli, but the man refused to do anything.
My uncle loves her the most, so I think he will definitely help her!
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