Huo Yuxin sneered and turned away.
Xu Jingxi hurriedly chased after him: "Prince, please stay! Please allow me to explain!"
Huo Yuxin said directly: "No need!"
Xu Jingxi rushed forward in a hurry and grabbed his shoulder: "Prince! You..."
Huo Yuxin turned around and kicked.
The two men started fighting at the gate of the garden.
Although Xu Jingxi also passed the martial arts exam, he was definitely no match for Huo Yuxin. Besides, he didn't dare to fight back, so he just retreated step by step, saying, "There is a misunderstanding. I want to see the princess. Prince, please let me see the princess!"
Huo Yuxin ignored him and beat him up quickly before withdrawing his hand and straightening his sleeves: "Get lost!"
His attack was not heavy, but not light either. Xu Jingxi gritted his teeth and said, "I want to see the princess."
Huo Yuxin looked at him coldly. Xu Jingxi took a step forward and said, "Prince, please let me see her!"
...
...
The two of them faced each other in silence for a while, and then Huo Yuxin said, "Come in with me."
He took him directly to the nearest courtyard. The door to the hall was open and Huo Yuchu was kneeling on a blanket in the hall, making tea with leisurely movements.
Xu Jingxi was delighted and took a step forward: "Princess!"
Huo Yuxin sat down next to him and said coldly, "You have a quarter of an hour."
Xu Jingxi opened his mouth.
But he also understood that Huo Yuxin would not be able to leave in this situation, so he gritted his teeth and said, "I did say that, but I have never said it in front of anyone..."
He explained the situation at that time and also talked about his subsequent mood changes.
Huo Yuchu only looked up at him when he heard what happened that day, and then lowered his head to make tea.
Xu Jingxi finally finished speaking with difficulty and looked at her nervously.
Huo Yuchu handed a cup of tea to his brother, then stood up, walked in front of him, and said slowly: "I asked you to come in to prove that my family is not blind...but the cancellation of the engagement is a foregone conclusion."
Xu Jingxi looked up suddenly.
She looked calm, "It doesn't matter what you think. What's important is that everyone knows now that you don't like me, so this marriage must be cancelled. I am a dignified princess, with the retired emperor, the retired empress, the emperor, the prince Rong, the princess... If I marry someone who everyone knows despises me, how can they keep their dignity?"
She paused: "So, do you understand?"
Xu Jingxi's lips trembled, but he couldn't speak.
She raised her hand and said, "That's all I have to say, Mr. Xu, please go back."
When Xu Jingxi came out, he was distraught.
He seemed to see another side of her, calm and composed, decisive. However, he also saw that she chose him only because he was suitable, she... didn't like him, at least not now, she didn't like him.
But even if the two of them are in love with each other now, won't she cancel the engagement?
Won't.
She would only feel a little more uncomfortable than she is now. But even if she felt uncomfortable, she would only hide it in her heart, and her appearance would still be perfect.
She was taught personally by the Empress Dowager, and she knew very well what her identity represented.
Indeed, this is not a trivial matter. If she does not cancel the engagement, everyone will only laugh at her for being so noble but not being liked by her husband. Then, where will the teachings of the Empress Dowager be placed?
He sat in the dark for a long time.
It was almost midnight when we returned to Xu's house.
Father Xu was still waiting for him in the study. Xu Jingxi whispered, "Cancel the engagement. There's no way to change it."
Father Xu nodded silently.
After a long while, he said, "It has come to this, there is no other way. Prince Rong's Mansion is different from other places. If I punish Qi Lang, they will not feel relieved, so I will..."
"Father!" Xu Jingxi interrupted him: "But I still have a chance."
He raised his red eyes and looked at him pleadingly: "According to the princess's personality, she has broken off the engagement and will not be engaged again for at least half a year. I still have a chance! As long as I can win back her heart and everyone's impression of me in this half year, I can still marry her, father!"
Father Xu was slightly surprised.
After a while, he asked him, "Are you in love with Princess Changle?"
"Yes." Xu Jingxi nodded heavily: "My son likes her very much now. Please give me half a year!"
Father Xu was silent for a while: "Go if you have made up your mind! I will not interfere."
The next day, Xu Jingxi went to find Huo Qijing.
He said it very directly, he wanted to redeem himself, so he wanted to ask him to help him find the most complicated and difficult thing to do.
Xu Jingxi is the third place winner of this year's imperial examination. If he continues to gain experience in the Hanlin Academy step by step, he will hardly make any progress within half a year. However, if he uses his status as a military examiner to make a name for himself, it is not impossible for him to make achievements.
It has to be said that his behavior was in line with Huo Qijing's temperament.
After hearing this, Yan Shiyue couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
But Huo Qijing did not give him an answer on the spot. Not long after Xu Jingxi returned home, Xu Qi hurried over to find him and said, "Brother! It's bad. Cheng Xi is bothering my sister-in-law again! I heard that he brought a whole cart of various flowers to the garden!"
Xu Jingxi's face darkened.
He is the cool "Yuan Shangyuan", considered a leader among the younger generation in the capital, but he is not the only Yuan Shangyuan.
Cheng Xi was one of them. The difference was that he was the top scorer in the trade exam, the second-class Jinshi in the Jinshi exam, and the twentieth in the military exam.
It may sound not as "orthodox" as his top three in the Jinshi exam, but Yan Shiyue is in the Ministry of Commerce, so the weight of the top scholar in the trade category in Prince Rong's mansion is definitely not inferior to that of the Jinshi category!
Moreover, Cheng Xi was the second prince's study partner, and the group of people in the upper study loved to go to Prince Rong's mansion the most. Therefore, he and Huo Yuchu had known each other since childhood, and it was not an exaggeration to say that they were childhood sweethearts!
The only thing that made him better than Cheng Xi was that his Xu family was a scholarly family, and several generations of their ancestors were great scholars. This should be something that would please the Empress Dowager.
Xu Jingxi's face looked extremely ugly.
He never thought that he was worse than others, but Cheng Xi had been trying to please Huo Yuchu for several years. He had never concealed his love for Huo Yuchu and had written countless love poems to him. Even he had never doubted his sincerity.
After he caused such a thing... Cheng Xi took advantage of the situation and swooped in. Would Huo Yuchu be tempted?
Xu Qi comforted him: "Brother, don't think too much. I think my sister-in-law definitely likes you. She is such a good person, she won't fall in love with someone else."
Xu Jingxi's face looked even worse.
But Huo Yuchu doesn't like him!
At this time, in Wannian Garden, Yan Shiyue and Meng Hui were also discussing this topic.
If Yan Shiyue were to come and see, Cheng Xi's appearance would be more in line with her aesthetic taste, but her daughter obviously prefers a more gentle style.
Meng Hui said: "Why rush? The cakes are not that big, just take your time to pick them."
Yan Shiyue nodded.
All right, you are the mother and you have the final say. When they were engaged, she said that the rice cake was not big enough, but Meng Hui glared at her and said, "How big is big? It's too late to get engaged after you reach the age of 15!"
The mother and daughter were talking when a servant came up to report: "Lord Yan Shitu wants to see you."
Yan Shiyue went to meet him.
Yan Shitu has become more and more calm over the years, but in front of her, his smile is still frank and hearty.
He handed over the pearl breeding job a few years ago, but he still traveled all over the country. He just came back from Jiangnan and brought her two carts of things. He heard that she would live in Wannian Garden for a long time, so he sent them to her.
The two were sitting and chatting when her maid came over and asked, "Master Yan, what is this?"
Yan Shitu scratched his head and said, "This is a very popular one in Jiangnan...what's it called?"
Yan Shiyue had already taken it and asked with a smile, "What's it called?" Before she finished speaking, she saw the words on the box clearly and her face changed suddenly.
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