Dugu Yu looked at Ling Anli's expression, which seemed like she was about to cry, and was completely confused. Was there anything missing from Prince Yi's Mansion? Why did she insist on him bringing a gift?
"However, if Princess Anli really wants a gift, you can always go to the Wuling Palace to find the princess later. She has the key to the palace's storeroom. I'll talk to her and ask her to take you there to choose from."
"Anything you want."
Qin Yuelin looked at Ling Anli's liver-colored face, holding back his laughter and madly praising Dugu Yu. He must tell his youngest son about this. This husband has really educated his son well!
It is no exaggeration to say that Ling Anli's face turned the color of liver.
She was a princess of the royal family, so what did Dugu Yu think of her? Did he think she was begging from him because she was short of money?
Ling Jingyue was also unhappy, but she didn't show it at all, and she had no excuse to get angry.
Because Dugu Yu's actions were the best decision, both for his own family and for Princess Anli's reputation, and were the actions of a gentleman.
Could it be that Dugu Yu really wanted to have his cake and eat it too? He knew that it was impossible for him to marry Ling Anli, but he still had an ambiguous relationship with her?
Dugu Yu would not do such a thing. He is not a person with high emotional intelligence. If he were, Qin Qingyao would not fall in love with him so much after reading this book.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Ling Jingxuan stepped out to smooth things over, "Alright, alright An Li, stop making trouble with your brother Dugu. Your birthday has been over a month ago. If you still ask for gifts now, you will be laughed at."
"Let's talk about it during the Chinese New Year, right Dugu?"
Dugu Yu always felt that Ling Jingxuan had agreed to give Ling Anli a gift this year on his behalf without his permission, and he felt very unhappy.
But no matter what, Ling Jingxuan came to pave the way for him, and he couldn't turn around and embarrass Ling Jingxuan, so he could only nodded lightly.
Anyway, it's only the first month of the year, and it's still a long way from the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Maybe he will have forgotten by then, or Ling Anli may have gotten married!
I asked her to go to my house and pick whatever she wanted, but she still refused to accept it. What gift should I give her? It’s so troublesome!
Otherwise, Ling Jingxuan and Lin Xiafeng were able to control Dugu Yu so much that they could even manipulate his marriage. Apart from being invincible in battle, he was really not very good at other things.
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In the Wuling Palace, Qin Qingyao is a person with real perseverance. She rarely gives up halfway when she wants to do something. She was once put a knife to her neck and her life was almost gone, but it did not stop her from holding the party.
So, now that she has decided to practice martial arts, she is very serious about it and it is definitely not a one-time thing.
She could already master the first 40% of the sword techniques Dugu Yu taught her.
The viewing experience is great, but its lethality can only be described as, well...
Dugu Yu went out to drink with friends, and Qin Qingyao continued to practice at home. The biggest similarity between martial arts and dancing is probably that they both require practice to make perfect.
Anyway, she has four guards, Wu Gang, Wu Yu and others watching over her, so she doesn't have to worry about getting hurt.
In the middle of the morning, Qin Qingyao had been dancing... and was sweating all over. Just as she was about to stop and take a break, the doorman came to report that a guest had arrived.
Dugu Yu had already instructed that no guests would be received and it would be good enough if they could leave gifts before leaving. Therefore, although there were people sending gifts every day in the past few days, very few of them could be reported to Dugu Yu and Qin Qingyao.
But this person was different, because he claimed to be from the princess's family, so the doorman had to respectfully ask him to wait, and then quickly come in to pass on the message.
Qin Qingyao, "Who did you say is here?"
"That young man claimed to be your cousin from your mother's side, and he came to wish you a happy new year and to see how you were doing."
Qin Qingyao's mind nearly exploded when she heard the word "cousin." She'd already been married into the palace for half a year, and why was that damn Liu Shiyuan still in the picture? Shouldn't he have gotten lost long ago?
He even said shamelessly, "Let's see how Qin Qingyao is doing in the palace. How she is doing is none of your business. Is it your turn to ask?"
"No, let him go!"
The housekeeper was a smart man. When he heard what Qin Qingyao said, he was sure of at least one thing, that is, this Liu Shiyuan was really Qin Qingyao's cousin and was not here to fool people.
"If the princess does not wish to see Master Liu, could you please allow me to invite him to the side hall to rest for a while, provide him with some tea and food, and then send him off after he has eaten?"
It's not that the butler is meddling in other people's business. It's just that whenever the princess's family comes to the palace, they must be treated as distinguished guests among distinguished guests and the prince must entertain them well.
The prince is not at home today, but they drove people out instead. How can this be unreasonable?
No matter how Qin Qingyao gets along with her cousin at her mother's house, it's not right for them to refuse entry to the palace. It's just a matter of a meal, so the prince and princess won't be criticized, right?
Qin Qingyao knew what the housekeeper meant. If it was someone else, no matter how distant the relative was, the Wu Ling Palace could still afford to provide a meal for them, and it would be no problem to cover the round-trip fare.
But Liu Shiyuan is definitely an outlier. According to the original novel, he has already been reincarnated.
So God knows why he dares to come to the house now and chooses the time when Dugu Yu is not at home!
"Uncle Butler, do you still remember my maternal grandfather's surname?"
Without waiting for the butler's reply, Qin Qingyao asked, "My family's surname is Zhong, so where did this cousin named Liu come from?"
The housekeeper suddenly realized, "Princess, you are right. I am the one who was confused. I will take care of it right away."
Strange things really happen every year. In the first month of the year, someone actually dared to pretend to be a relative of Minister Qin and come to the palace to defraud people. He is simply courting death!
The housekeeper was going to have someone drive Liu Shiyuan away, and if that didn't work, he would beat him up and then drive him away.
The guards who went to chase them away were dumbfounded when they saw him. "Butler, that Mr. Liu is really the concubine's cousin!"
"How do you know?" The princess didn't admit it, how dare you talk nonsense?
"On the day of the prince and princess's wedding, this Mr. Liu came to the banquet with the Qin family."
"That night, he got drunk and hid in a crevice in the rockery in the garden. The Second Young Master of the Qin Family couldn't find him anywhere, so he asked us brothers to help look for him."
"After we found the person, we were the ones who took him to the inn to rest! How could I have made a mistake?"
The housekeeper was confused. Since he had been to a wedding, he couldn't be a liar!
He hurriedly looked for the guest list for the prince's wedding. Liu Shiyuan's name was indeed on Qin Qingyao's family, and he had even sent a gift.
"this……"
The butler really didn't know how to deal with this. The princess didn't acknowledge him, and as a servant he didn't dare to invite anyone into the house at will. Beating them up and sending them away was even more impossible.
So the housekeeper went out to meet Liu Shiyuan politely, "Mr. Liu, I am the housekeeper of this palace. May I ask what the relationship is between Mr. Liu and my princess..."
"I am the princess's cousin. Before she got married, her relationship with me was even deeper than her biological brother's. Why don't you hurry in and report it? You're making me wait here. Be careful not to anger the princess or she'll have you skinned alive!"
The housekeeper frowned. How could the Qin family have such a lowly relative? That arrogant and complacent look of a villain who had achieved success didn't have the aura of a wealthy family at all.
Besides, everyone can see how good the relationship between the princess and the three brothers of the Qin family is. How dare you, a person from an outsider, claim that you have the best relationship with the princess?
No wonder the princess doesn't want to pay attention to you. Is there something wrong with your brain?
"Master Liu, it's really unfortunate. Our prince has an appointment with the officials in the city today and has gone out for a drink. Therefore, it is inconvenient to entertain male guests in the mansion. Do you think you can come back tomorrow?"
Of course Liu Shiyuan was unwilling. He came to find Qin Qingyao, not Dugu Yu. Why should he wait for Dugu Yu to come back?
"How dare you! I'm a relative of the princess's family. The princess is embarrassed to see anyone when the prince is away? Are you planning to put her under house arrest?"
The housekeeper looked at the indignant man in shock. Where did he come from? What if the news got out and the Qin family misunderstood that their prince treated the princess badly? What would they do then?
"Mr. Liu, please come into the mansion with me first. If there is anything, we can talk slowly!"
Liu Shiyuan snorted heavily, put his hands behind his back and walked in front with his face raised, with an expression that said it should have been like this long ago.
The butler gave a look to the guard beside him, asking him to quickly invite the prince back.
If a gangster relative of the Qin family really came, how could the princess deal with it alone?
The main reason for inviting Liu Shiyuan in was that we were afraid that he would shout loudly outside and cause misunderstanding if someone heard him.
After entering the room, the housekeeper directly asked someone to take Liu Shiyuan to the ear room.
After some indirect questioning, it was discovered that this man was a scoundrel. After talking for a long time, he couldn't even tell which branch of the Qin family he was related to.
The old butler completely lost his patience, and his smiling and talkative face became extremely serious.
"Who are you anyway? Pretending to be the princess's cousin and causing trouble in our palace, you're so bold! If you don't confess, you'll be punished with a military stick!"
Liu Shiyuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled with a shrewd smile as if a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water.
"Who are you trying to scare, you little slave? How dare you hit me? If your princess finds out, she'll definitely skin you alive!"
"Do you know who I am? Do you know how close the relationship between your princess and me is? She can't even lift a finger against me, so why would you hit her?"
The housekeeper's eyes suddenly widened. This man is not only a scoundrel, but also a hooligan!
How dare you shout such ambiguous words? You really don't know how to live or die!
Just as he was about to have him dragged away and severely beaten, a cold, majestic, and murderous question suddenly came from outside the ear room, "I really want to hear how close this Mr. Liu is to my princess?"
Dugu Yu came back, followed by a large group of onlookers, including Ling Jingxuan, Lin Xiafeng, Ling Jingyue, and Ling Anli.
Lin Xiafeng glanced at Liu Shiyuan, who appeared to be strong but was actually weak and whose legs trembled when he saw Dugu Yu, and pulled Ming Ruoxi over from behind the crowd.
"Miss Ming, this Mr. Liu claims to be the princess's cousin, so he should also be your sister-in-law's cousin. Do you recognize him?"
Ming Ruoxi glanced at him briefly and then lowered her head. "I've never seen this person, but I've certainly heard the Qin family talk about him."
"The eldest son of Aunt Pan's sister in the Qin Shangshu's office is called Liu Shiyuan. He has a deep brotherly relationship with the Qin family's third daughter, which makes the three brothers of the Qin family jealous."
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