Queen Duan pondered for a moment. Although she already had two princesses, she had no prince, and she was always worried that her position as queen would not be stable.
"The Cui family is powerful, but if she dies and I raise the child, then the Cui family will inevitably become dependent on me in order to support the child."
"Your Majesty is right. That way you will have an extra helper."
On this day, outside the Wu'an Marquis Mansion in the east of the capital, a young woman led her maid to knock on the door.
The butler opened the door and asked, "Who are you?"
Sheng Xitang said with a smile: "I'm here to see the Marquis, he's my brother-in-law."
The housekeeper realized that this was the lady's sister.
"Miss Sheng, please come in. The Marquis is in the front yard."
The mansion was large, but it was desolate everywhere, with trees and flowers not maintained.
Even the lotus pond was filled with fallen leaves. Apart from the housekeeper, there was only a cook and a maid who did the laundry in the mansion.
Arriving at the front yard, Sheng Xitang saw the four words "Xiyan Xiaozhu" on the plaque.
She took the basket from the maid and walked in.
Qi Yan was practicing sword in the yard. She didn't disturb him and just watched with a smile.
After a long time, Qi Yan put away his sword and Sheng Xitang handed him a handkerchief.
"Brother-in-law, are you feeling better?"
"It's okay, did Big Brother ask you to come?
"No, I came here by myself. I brought some food to nourish my brother-in-law."
"The imperial edict appointing my eldest brother to an official position should arrive in the next few days."
"My brother is not anxious, but my sister-in-law is extremely anxious."
Qi Yan didn't take her handkerchief, but went into the house to wash up. After washing, he looked even more energetic.
It felt like a little deer was jumping around in Sheng Xitang's chest.
Take courage,
"You and my sister are no longer engaged. From now on, I will no longer call you brother-in-law. I will call you Brother Yan instead, okay?"
Qi Yan threw the handkerchief into the basin of water.
Glancing at her,
"I still prefer calling you brother-in-law. It sounds better to me."
That is the connection between him and Sheng Xiyan.
Sheng Xitang pouted her lips,
"The Emperor would be unhappy if he knew about that."
Qi Yan said nothing more and went to the garden to water the flowers. He planted many tuberoses, jasmines, peonies...
Just like before in Prince E's Palace, Sheng Xiyan liked to pick flowers to make incense, oils and ointments for beauty.
"Brother Yan, you haven't had lunch yet, right? I'll go to the kitchen and make something for you to try."
After saying that, he ran away.
Qi Yan got goosebumps all over his body. Brother Yan, why does it sound so sad?
Thinking back to before he married Sheng Xiyan, he begged, "Ayan, call me Brother Yan, please?"
Sheng Xiyan's face turned red like a peach, and she whispered something close to his ear. Both of their ears turned red, and they sat there in a daze for a long time.
Restraining the insurmountable line of defense before marriage.
Sheng Xiyan smiled and said, "I'd rather call you Ah Yan, which is more convenient."
He took her hand and kissed it, "There's a better name for it."
"What is it?"
"Call me Yanlang."
Sheng Xiyan said shyly: "No, we are not married yet..."
"I won't force you. Call me after we get married."
Qi Yan had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and a sweet and happy smile appeared at the corners of his beautifully-shaped lips.
Suddenly it became dark again.
He put down the kettle and stared at the tuberose thoughtfully.
What Emperor Xuanwu said that day was a final warning, which woke him up and told him not to be impulsive.
Not to mention that both of them are burdened by their families.
Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Having been in the palace since childhood, he knows that whether the concubines in the harem live a good life or not depends entirely on the emperor's thoughts.
He shouldn't have been so selfish and only cared about his own pleasure, causing Xuan Ling to vent his anger on Sheng Xiyan.
Ayan, I will protect you and accompany you from afar.
Half an hour later, Sheng Xitang and her maid brought the meal and placed it on the stone table in the yard.
"Brother Yan, come and try my cooking."
Qi Yan stopped him and said:
"Xitang, you can call me by my first name from now on, or call me brother-in-law, but don't call me by these three words."
Sheng Xitang felt a little disappointed and said aggrievedly: "Well, I'll still call you brother-in-law from now on."
Qi Yan sat down, "Have you eaten?"
"I'll eat with you."
Sheng Xitang picked up some steamed pork ribs with rice flour for him, but she didn't eat anything herself. She just smiled at him secretly.
Qi Yan didn't eat much, as he always felt that this little sister was different from before.
"Xitang, please go back. I also need to go to the palace to take care of official business."
"Oh, I'll come see you another day."
"Brother-in-law, I'm leaving. Goodbye."
Qi Yan waved his hand.
Sheng Xitang and her maid left, looking back every few steps.
I was still in a daze when I walked onto the street, thinking back to Qi Yan's appearance just now. Does my brother-in-law like me at all?
A carriage was running very fast and almost hit a child.
Sheng Xitang hugged the child and dodged.
The child's grandmother thanked him repeatedly, "Thank you, girl, thank you."
Sheng Xitang was so angry that he rushed to the front of the carriage and knocked on the bamboo curtain.
The curtain of the sedan chair opened, revealing a dashing face with a look of unruly and bohemian spirit between his brows.
"Can your carriage go so fast in the market? Do you know it might hit someone?"
Prince Yu lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and looked at the angry and pretty girl in front of him with a smile on his face.
Hey, why does she look like the girl he had a crush on in college?
At that time, in order to get close to the girl, he, a poor student, spent every day in the library.
Finally, he confessed his love, but the girl said, "I'm sorry, I don't like uneducated fools."
I have no education, but I have good looks! And I'm rich! I have no eyes.
Later, the girl was admitted to a graduate school in another city and he never saw her again. That was his first love!
"Miss, what do you think of me?"
Sheng Xitang was puzzled, "I'm not a fortune teller!"
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