Chapter 439 A Match Made in Heaven
Seeing that he couldn't get any useful information, Xiao Lingfeng could only leave in disappointment.
He returned to the general's mansion, called Xue, and asked her to go to the palace.
Xue was puzzled: "What are you doing in the palace?"
Xiao Lingfeng briefly explained the matter of Xie Chuxue, and at the end he said, "Tell Concubine Xiao about this when you enter the palace, and remind her to hold on to the prince's heart and not let Xie Chuxue seduce him away."
Mrs. Xue nodded: "I understand. I will bring Xiaolan to the palace tomorrow morning."
"Um."
Although Xiao Xixi had a very unpleasant quarrel with him last time, Xiao Lingfeng only treated her as a child throwing a tantrum.
He believed that as long as he showed enough sincerity, Xiao Xixi would slowly forget the unpleasantness and accept the Xiao family again.
Early the next morning, Xue brought Xiao Zhilan into the palace.
Xiao Xixi was quite surprised to learn that they were coming.
Xiao Zhilan took out a silk handkerchief and handed it over with both hands, with a bit of embarrassment on her little face.
"Sister, this is the handkerchief I embroidered for you. Do you like it?"
She had promised to embroider a handkerchief for Xiao Xixi before, but Xiao Xixi almost forgot about it. Unexpectedly, the little girl still remembered it.
Xiao Xixi took the handkerchief and saw that it was embroidered with pink peach blossoms. Although the embroidery was not particularly good, the stitches were delicate and one could tell at a glance that it was embroidered with great care.
"You embroidered it very well, I like it very much."
Xiao Zhilan felt embarrassed by being praised.
She mustered up her courage and asked with anticipation, "Can I make something else for you in the future? I recently learned how to knit, can I knit for you?"
Xiao Xixi was not polite at all and replied with a smile: "Okay."
Xiao Zhilan was immediately overjoyed.
The peach blossoms in the palace have bloomed recently, and Baoqin specially picked some fresh peach blossoms to make peach blossom cakes and peach blossom tea.
She brought the tea.
While Xiao Xixi was inviting Xue and Xiao Zhilan to eat, she picked up the peach blossom cake and started eating.
This peach blossom cake is sweet but not greasy, and has a light peach blossom fragrance. It is even more delicious when eaten with peach blossom tea.
Xiao Xixi enjoyed the meal very much.
Xue tried to chat with her, but after a few attempts, she found that the atmosphere did not become harmonious but became more awkward.
Although they are mother and daughter, they have never had any emotional communication. Their daily lives are completely separate and they have almost no intersection.
This resulted in them having no idea of each other.
Because we don't understand each other, we can't find common topics.
Xue had to end the awkward conversation and get down to business.
"I heard that the Queen Mother intends to match the Crown Prince with the adopted daughter of the King of Xiling. I wonder if Your Majesty knows about this?"
Xiao Xixi said while eating: "I know."
Xue asked, "So, this is true?"
"yes."
Xue was anxious: "If it is true, then you must prepare in advance and don't let that woman take your place."
"Don't worry, the prince has no interest in her."
Xue was skeptical: "Really? But I heard that the prince seems to care about Xie Chuxue a lot."
Xiao Xixi didn't answer but asked: "Who told you that?"
Xue couldn't possibly give Xiao Lingfeng away, so she could only stammer and reply vaguely, "I don't remember it either. Anyway, I overheard someone say that."
Xiao Xixi: "It's better for you not to listen to rumors like this. If you are really bored, you can go shopping with others and play cards."
Xue was puzzled: "Playing cards?"
"Oh, I forgot, you don't know how to play cards."
Xue was confused and wanted to ask what playing cards was, but because they were not familiar with each other, he was embarrassed to ask further.
After seeing off Xue and Xiao Zhilan, Xiao Xixi turned to ask Baoqin.
"Is there a carpenter in the palace? I want to make something small."
Baoqin nodded: "Yes, what do you want to order, Madam?"
Xiao Xixi: "Mahjong."
She stayed in the palace all day, eating and sleeping, and occasionally she needed some entertainment.
Before, she could entertain herself by reading storybooks, but now she can’t read storybooks anymore, so she has to find other ways to entertain herself.
Entertainment activities like mahjong and playing cards are great. You just need to sit down and play, which is very suitable for a lazy person like her.
Baoqin looked confused: "What is mahjong?"
She only knew about sesame paste and had never heard of mahjong.
Xiao Xixi explained to her in detail how to play mahjong.
Baoqin's curiosity was immediately aroused.
"My lady, is this Mahjong difficult to play?"
"It's not difficult to do."
Xiao Xixi immediately picked up a pen and drew the shape of mahjong on the paper.
The appearance of mahjong is very simple, just a bunch of small squares.
The key is to draw the pattern of the entire mahjong set, which is a bit time-consuming.
After she finished drawing, she gave the drawing to Baoqin.
Baoqin went out with the blueprints.
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Luo Yechen found a way to get Xie Chuxue's birth date and horoscope.
Early this morning, he ran to Sanqing Temple and asked Taoist Xuanyi to help him match his horoscopes.
Taoist Xuanyi looked at the two people's horoscopes carefully, then frowned and shook his head, his expression very solemn.
Luo Yechen's heart skipped a beat and he asked hurriedly, "Master, is there something wrong with our horoscope?"
Taoist Xuanyi said: "Her horoscope is water, while your horoscope is fire. Water and fire are incompatible. If you two get married, I'm afraid there will be bloodshed."
Luo Yechen's first reaction was disbelief, and then he flew into a rage: "What nonsense are you talking about? Xie Chuxue and I are a match made in heaven, and you dare to curse me with blood? Do you believe that I will have your broken Taoist temple burned down right now!"
Taoist Xuanyi knew that this guy was impulsive and irritable, and was afraid that he might burn down the Taoist temple out of a sudden loss of his mind, so he hurried to comfort him.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Perhaps I made a mistake just now. I will tell you another fortune."
Luo Yechen said angrily: "Then calculate it quickly, and calculate it seriously this time!"
Taoist Xuanyi pinched his fingers and pretended to calculate, then smiled and said: "Although the prince's horoscope is fire, it is fire in water, which is very compatible with Miss Xie's horoscope. The two of you are a match made in heaven. As long as you can control your temper and cultivate your character in the future, you will definitely be able to live with Miss Xie as an equal and grow old together!"
Luo Yechen was very satisfied with the result.
He took out a handful of silver bills and placed them in front of Taoist Xuanyi.
"This is the incense money for your Taoist temple. If I need anything in the future, I will come to you again."
After saying this, he left Sanqing Temple happily.
Luo Yechen went straight into the palace and found Concubine Hui.
"Mother, I just asked Taoist Xuanyi to calculate the horoscopes for Miss Xie and me. Taoist Xuanyi said that we are a match made in heaven!"
Concubine Hui was very surprised: "Really?"
Luo Yechen was very confident: "Of course it's true. If you don't believe it, you can go ask Taoist Xuanyi."
Seeing how confident he was, Concubine Hui thought it must be true.
(End of this chapter)
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