Chapter 1767: The fight against the powerful imperial power
Seeing Gu Qiqing's somewhat timid and anxious look, Xu Xiaoxiao carefully leaned close to her ear and whispered softly: "He asked you, do you want to see him?"
“……!”
Gu Qiqing took a deep breath.
She opened her eyes wide and looked at Xu Xiaoxiao, unable to speak clearly for a moment: "You, you——"
"What's wrong with me?"
"You, you are——"
Xu Xiaoxiao smiled and pointed at her nose, saying, "I'm Xu Xiaoxiao, you can also call me Hongniang!"
“…”
"hey-hey."
Gu Qiqing swallowed his saliva and looked at her in disbelief: "You, you are here to help him, to help him, to talk to me?"
"yes."
“…”
Gu Qiqing took another deep breath, and when he looked at Xu Xiaoxiao again, his expression was complicated, yet relieved. He said, "No wonder you've been coming to the palace so often lately, and always coming to my house. It turns out it's His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei..."
When she said this, her face suddenly turned red for some reason.
Seeing her blush, Xu Xiaoxiao laughed.
He put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Hey, I said I'm a matchmaker, don't blush. Answer my question first, do you want to see him?"
Gu Qiqing was even more speechless, his face was so red that even the tips of his ears turned red.
She bit her lower lip and whispered, "I, I..."
Xu Xiaoxiao deliberately said: "If you don't answer, then I can only go back to King Wei, you don't want to see him."
Having said that, he stood up and was about to leave.
"Why!"
Gu Qiqing reached out and grabbed her. Xu Xiaoxiao turned around and saw that her face was flushed and beads of sweat appeared on the tip of her nose. She shook her head at herself with difficulty: "No."
Xu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, and she walked back and came closer to her: "So, you want to see His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei, right?"
Gu Qiqing buried his face in shame.
Xu Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "That's good, that's good! He's even more nervous than you are. He's afraid that you don't want to see him, and even more afraid that you don't have him in your heart. If that's the case, I'd pity you too, running in and out for you two every day for nothing."
Gu Qiqing looked up at her. Although his face was as red as fire, he still said softly, "Xiaoxiao, thank you very much."
“…”
"Why would you do that?"
"You mean, why would I help you?"
"Um."
Xu Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "You must know my identity, right? I am the niece of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother always invites me into the palace and asks His Highness the Prince of Wei to accompany me on my outings. What do you mean by that?"
“……!”
Gu Qiqing paused for breath.
She was surprised and said, "You, you mean, the Queen intends to—"
When she said this, her expression darkened.
Everyone knows that the Prince of Wei is the Queen's legitimate son, so his marriage will naturally be arranged by the Queen. If the Queen favors her niece, it will indeed be a closer relationship. Then, no matter how much I think about it, it will be useless.
Seeing Gu Qiqing's somewhat lost look, Xu Xiaoxiao grabbed her hand and said, "Don't be discouraged yet, I'm not discouraged yet."
Gu Qiqing felt that these words were meaningful and looked at her again: "Then, what do you mean by telling me this?"
Xu Xiaoxiao said: "You and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei have each other in your hearts, right?"
“…”
Gu Qiqing's face turned red again.
But now, Xu Xiaoxiao had opened her heart to her, so she couldn't be shy anymore. She bit her lower lip and nodded.
Xu Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Then you two are lovers. What's the point of me getting in between?"
“…”
"Besides, I also know that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei has no feelings for me. I only treat him as a brother."
“…”
"Although I'm the Queen's niece, I won't accept the fact that I won't even meet someone who makes my heart flutter in my entire life. I just let them arrange everything for me. I don't want it!"
“…”
"So, I help you and I help myself."
Gu Qiqing looked at her in surprise.
In fact, as ladies from prominent families, they have experienced more things than other girls of the same age, read more books, and have more thoughts in their minds, but she did not expect that Xu Xiaoxiao would have such a mentality at such an age and make such a decision for her life.
She couldn't help but respect the girl.
He whispered, "Xiaoxiao, you, you are really great."
Xu Xiaoxiao smiled until her eyes curved, and then she said, "Don't say that. If I liked the King of Wei, I would fight for myself. But, I don't like him, and I haven't met anyone I like. So I will fight for you, and also for myself to have the opportunity to meet someone I like in the future."
“…”
"When I need you in the future, you must help me!"
Gu Qiqing naturally wouldn't agree like Zhu Chengxuan did. She still couldn't lose her girlish reserve and just said softly, "I will bless you and stand by your side when you need me."
Hearing this, Xu Xiaoxiao laughed.
"It's a deal!"
"It's a deal."
At this time, Gu Qiqing hesitated and said, "Just now you asked me if I wanted to see His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei. Does that mean he wants to see me?"
"Yes."
Although Gu Qiqing was shy, he was also very intelligent and insightful. He said, "Even if I answer you 'yes', it's not like His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei and I can meet just like that."
“…”
"The Imperial Concubine is still in Guanxi. I can't just enter the palace casually."
Xu Xiaoxiao blinked and looked at her, smiling, "Don't worry about that. As long as you are willing, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei and I will find a way. You just need to wait for our news."
Gu Qiqing asked, "So, are you going to keep running in and out of the palace like this for us?"
"Yes, I'm unlucky."
"Xiaoxiao, you've worked so hard."
Xu Xiaoxiao smiled and fiddled with her earrings, then said, "It's not hard to help lovers. Besides, I'm waiting for you to thank me in the future."
Gu Qiqing was amused by her and started laughing too.
They smiled so sweetly, even a little naively, and were full of confidence in their future. However, they had no idea that what they had to fight against were their own elders and the extremely powerful imperial power.
But perhaps, only young people who are full of hope for the future can still maintain their original intentions and their unwillingness to let go under the power.
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The wheels broke through the ice and snow and moved forward.
As the sky outside gradually darkened, their convoy was getting closer and closer to Bailong City.
Ran Xiaoyu lifted a corner of the curtain, looked at the sky outside, then lowered her head to look at Nan Yan who was leaning on her shoulder and sleeping soundly.
The road is a bit bumpy here, so don't wake her up.
Thinking of this, she reached out and carefully put her arm around Nan Yan's shoulders.
But at this moment, the carriage suddenly shook violently, and Nan Yan opened her eyes suddenly: "What's going on!?"
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