Although she didn't finish what she was going to say, Xie Muqing could roughly understand it.
However, he was in no hurry to explain.
Instead, he quietly moved his wheelchair.
He only spoke slowly when the distance between him and Lin Yan was only a fist's width:
"Yuan Xu's mother and Consort Shu, the birth mother of Prince Su, were sisters born of the same mother. Madam Yuan intended for her daughter to marry Prince Su, and in recent years, she would stay at Prince Su's residence for a short time each year. Lord Yuan used to be considered important to the Emperor, but five years ago, for some unknown reason, he was suddenly demoted. Three years ago, Yuan Xu passed the imperial examination, but was directly demoted by the Emperor to Huangshi County, Hongyue Prefecture."
After traveling around for so many days, Lin Yan has become quite familiar with most of the nearby counties and towns.
Therefore, she was very surprised when she heard that Yuan Xu was actually working nearby.
"Isn't that the county next door to us?"
Lin Yan has a pair of round almond-shaped eyes.
It made her cool and aloof face seem more approachable.
Her almond-shaped eyes widened even more in surprise.
It looks like a beautiful and noble Persian cat.
But Xie Muqing knew that she was by no means a cute little kitten.
She was clearly a fierce and powerful tiger that intimidated all!
But ironically, it was precisely this unconventional nature of her that held a fatal attraction for him…
"Yes, Lord Yuan believes that all of this was my father's doing. Therefore, he opposes my father at every turn in the court."
"How strange, does the Emperor really dislike Consort Shu? Why has he brought all the people related to her to the Northwest like a swarm of bees? Is our place really that good?"
Although the land in the Northwest is vast, most of it is desolate.
Of course, the environment in their Bai Su Prefecture is quite good.
Green mountains and clear waters.
It is not an endless Gobi Desert and yellow sand, but an oasis in the Gobi Desert.
Even so, it still can't compare to the wealthy places like the capital, Jiangnan, and the Central Plains.
This emperor is truly cruel to Consort Shu!
Not only did they abandon her only son in this barren land.
She even sent her own nephew to this place.
I really don't know what grudge the Emperor and Consort Shu had against each other.
Xie Muqing did not actually agree with Lin Yan's point of view.
Thinking of what had happened to the Xie family, he raised an eyebrow and snorted coldly:
"Ha! Disgusting? Not necessarily!"
"If you don't dislike her, why bring her son and nephew to the Northwest? It's not like we have some treasure waiting for them to dig up here..."
Suddenly, an idea flashed through Lin Yan's mind!
But she rejected it in an instant.
After all, she had read the novel; Xiao Jue ascended the throne by rebelling...
"Oh! Right, I almost forgot! This is a hairpin I brought you from the capital. Do you like it?"
Previously, Lin Yan did not think there was anything wrong with Xie Muqing using a hairband to tie her hair.
After all, this is how young men in the village tie their hair up.
But after going to the prefectural city this time, she discovered that many young men used hairpins to tie their hair up.
It definitely looks much better than a headband.
Xiao Jue usually wore a jade hairpin to tie his hair, which made him look noble and arrogant.
However, jade hairpins are not cheap.
Moreover, Xie Muqing was not yet of marriageable age, so she bought a simple men's silver hairpin.
"When you come of age, I'll buy you a jade one."
The hairpin in her hand seemed to weigh a ton.
Xie Muqing felt as if her chest was being pressed down so hard she could hardly breathe.
In the capital city, exchanging hairpins between men and women signifies tying the knot.
It symbolizes unwavering loyalty in love...
He wasn't sure if Lin Yan understood the simple meaning, so he tentatively asked:
"Thank you, my lady. I really like this hairpin. May I ask you to style my hair with it?"
"Of course! But my cooking skills aren't very good, so please don't mind."
Seeing how quickly she answered, Xie Muqing was shocked, and the hand holding the silver hairpin trembled slightly!
Only married couples would pluck each other's hair...
This is common knowledge not only in the capital, but throughout the whole world.
She couldn't possibly not know...
But she still chose to adorn his hair with her hair ornaments!
Does this mean that in her heart, she has already regarded him as her true husband?
In an instant, Xie Muqing's heart pounded violently, burning hot!
Lin Yan never imagined that simply tying his hair would cause him to imagine so much!
She had no idea about the meaning of the hairpin...
After all, when they go on missions, women disguise themselves as men, and men disguise themselves as women—these are all disguises they must learn.
It's perfectly normal for teammates to tie each other's hair...
This was the first time Lin Yan had ever styled someone's hair.
She always wears a high ponytail and never styles her hair in any way.
A quarter of an hour passed...
Looking at Xie Muqing's crooked hair bun, Lin Yan felt embarrassed and wanted to scratch her head.
"Ahem... I'll often put hair in your hair from now on, and I'll definitely make sure it looks beautiful!"
"It looks good this way too."
Xie Muqing did not look at himself when he said this.
Instead, he stared intently at the small face reflected in the bronze mirror.
When they moved into their new house, Lin Yan couldn't stand looking at herself in the water basin and mirror every day.
So he bought three bronze mirrors and placed one in the main room and one in the east and west wing rooms.
The bronze mirror was polished until it was crystal clear by the mirror polisher, and everything could be seen very clearly.
Lin Yan couldn't help but look up at the bronze mirror.
I found that Xie Muqing was right.
No matter what hairstyle he has, even if he's bald, he's still stunning!
In the past few days, Lin Yan has noticed a problem.
Xie Muqing has been acting very strangely lately!
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