Chapter 4: Heartbeat

Xi Cui's voice lowered the cut of the voice, which made the three men in the room stunned, Xi Liang secretly pinched the sweat for Xi Cui, according to past experience, the best thing to be a subordinate at this time is to be quiet and absolutely quiet, for example, he hates to have to breathe to reduce his sense of existence, what is going on with this girl? Do you hit the knife edge?

Xi Yunjian looked at Xi Cui incredulously, in his eyes, this girl has always been well-behaved, although she is young, she is stable in her words and deeds, and she almost can't catch the handle, why did she break the gong this time? Seeing that she was still standing in place with a calm face, pretending that it wasn't herself? Why didn't you find out that she also had such a scoundrel before? But this kind of Xi Cui seems to be more cute in his eyes, is it because he feels that he is about to lose so many things have become tolerable?

The most excited is Nangong Yufeng, is that girl expressing her disdain for herself just now? Although it is really not glorious to do this matter by himself, he is not very honorable in any way, but he is a dignified prince of the prince, and even the princes have to give three points when they see him. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info is now being ridiculed by a yellow-haired girl? Is it true? The other two must have heard it, right? It's a bastard! Look at the girl still standing there like this, do you think you can fool her by pretending to be like this?

The study quickly fell silent, but it was not a way to do it all the time, seeing that it was getting late, it couldn't just be spent all night, right? Xi Cui remembered that Xi Yunjian had something to tell him, so he coughed lightly to break the silence, "Young master, did you call the slave over to tell the slave and maid?" ”

"Huh? Oh......" Xi Yunjian remembered the previous incident, but Yu Feng was also there in front of him, and it was Xi Cui's private matter. So his gaze swept to Yu Feng, "Shizi, it's not too early, shouldn't you move?" ”

Is this an eviction order? Yu Feng remembered what the maid was holding when she came in just now, and then looked at the intimacy between Xi Yunjian and Xi Cui standing now, combined with the shady scenes in the palace that he had seen with his own eyes, he suddenly felt that he had been deceived. It's a shame that he has always treated Xi Yunjian as a righteous gentleman, and now this person is actually entangled with two lowly girls! After all, they are friends who have been friends for many years, and in Yu Feng's heart, even if Xi Yunjian is at fault, it must be seduced by these cheap women, so as soon as his anger came up, he exploded at Xi Cui, "What? What else is there between Yun Jian and the subordinates of the Hou Mansion that cannot be said to others? It seems that the rules of the Hou Mansion are not very good, otherwise these maids don't know their catties one by one, and they are obviously as cheap as chaff but they still try to cling to the wealth of the main family! When he said this, his eyes shot at Xi Cui like arrows.

The reason why Ximei came here is that although Xi Cui is not clear, she can probably guess a thing or two, she knows Xi Yunjian's thoughts to Fuyuan, but what are the meanings of the maids mentioned here? Is even her Xi Cui counted in it? Xi Cui looked up at Nangong Yufeng, just in time to meet his cold eyes. It seems that he guessed correctly, this master really thinks too much. It's just that Xi Cui won't be stupid enough to stand up and argue with him at this time, and if she doesn't say these things clearly, what if she can explain them clearly, the identity of the prince is there, and she is just a maid no matter how much she is valued by the master, what if she is wronged? Thinking of this, Xi Cui lowered his head again, and there was no superfluous expression on his face.

But she didn't know that she had become a default in Nangong Yufeng's eyes like this. "What kind of eyes are you looking at this girl? Is it wrong? "Being despised twice by the same person is already something that Nangong Yufeng can't bear, not to mention that the other party is still a maid?

"Yu Feng, this is the Hou Mansion!" Xi Yunjian was already dissatisfied with his private investigation of the study, and now he was even more annoyed by such unreasonable trouble. "What I want to talk to Xi Cui about is the private affairs of other girls, and the mess I told you about is not related! You don't have to dwell on it, or you're welcome! ”

"How can you be so ignorant? You see what this thing is? It was brought by the maid who was blasted out just now, if I hadn't found out earlier, would you still be standing here like this? Yu Feng threw a purse in his hand to Xi Yunjian. Xi Yunjian took it in his hand and looked at it, sniffed it, and handed it to Xi Liang, "Give it to my mother tomorrow." Xi nodded brightly. It's all to blame for the short-sighted Ximei, who engaged in these shady things, now it's okay, the prince overturned a boatload of people with a rod, what kind of life is Xi Cui?

"I will thank you for this matter in the future, but it is really inconvenient to entertain today, so the prince should go back......" Xi Yunjian finally drove people away.

Yu Feng's face was a little unbearable, and it was fake to say that he didn't complain, but in the end, he still hated these maids who didn't know how high or low, especially Xi Cui would ruin the friendship between their brothers if he didn't have it.

Xi Cui felt that at this time, the young master was going to hurt Nangong Yufeng's friendship with him because the young master was so horizontal, the young master was not born to the Hou Ye, and there were not many people who were willing to associate with him in the circle of the kings and grandsons of the capital, and there were even fewer people who treated him as sincerely as the prince of Li, if he broke this friendship for himself, it was not worth it. Xi Yunjian treated herself well in the past, she felt that she should stand up at this moment, and asked herself that although she couldn't do everything perfectly in the Hou Mansion over the years, she also had a clear conscience, at least at this moment, she still dared to stand up and say that everything could not be said to others.

So Xi Cui took a step forward and stood in front of the two of them, "Young master, the prince of the world, since you are a slave, your private matter is a trivial matter, so why bother arguing about this trivial matter." The slave and maid on Miss's side have been gone for a while, and it's time to go back to serve, so the young master might as well say what he has to say. If you don't mind, you can listen to it, but you don't have to hurt the harmony of the two masters for the sake of the slave and maid, it's really not worth it. ”

"Xi Cui, ...... you" Xi Yunjian looked at Xi Cui, who had never looked up, and was speechless. She was right, but now these words have entered her ears but also into her heart. Xi Cui seems to have always been such a smart little girl, and she won't make anyone embarrassed by her.

"Young Master......" Xi Cui saw that there was no sound for a long time, so she looked up at Xi Yunjian, and looked at each other, it seemed that this was the first time she looked at him like this. It turned out that his eyes could also have other light, dense and deep, like a pool of misty springs, fascinating. Xi Yunjian also looked at Xi Cui, but there was only anxiety and exploration in her quiet eyes, and she had always been so calm and pure.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be able to speak, Xi Cui turned to look at Xi Liang, "Xi Liang, these **** have been following the young master, has anything happened to me?" ”

Of course, Xi Liang knew what Xi Yunjian was going to say, but his thoughts were the same as those of his master, and this kind of thing was somewhat not good for the reputation of the girl's family, but this prince of Liwang couldn't be offended. There was no way, Xi Liang could only speak hard, "Actually, it was the thing you dragged our young master to do before, the son of the Qi family who has a marriage contract with you, the young master has seen it......" Xi Liang only said one sentence and raised his eyes to look at Xi Yunjian, "That son didn't say anything after listening to what the young master brought." In the past few days, the young master has asked someone to inquire, and the Qi family is already looking for a matchmaker to say goodbye. Your father and mother were very angry, and when they came to the Hou Mansion to look for you, they were bumped into by me, and told them what you said to the young master at that time, and they went back without saying anything more, and the young master asked me to tell you about it, but the lady didn't let you see others these days, so it dragged on......"

"Oh......" Xi Cui responded, still bowing his head, didn't he say anything? Can't wait? Actually, it's okay, at least we can't be together and we don't hate each other...... But after all, Qi Yu has been keeping her dream for so many years, and she has always looked forward to it. has a free identity, marries a well-informed husband, respects each other like a guest, and loves each other until the white head. In the end, I still can't fight for my life! Her hand groped for the purse around her waist, took it off, opened it, and a white jade lotus flower was held in the palm of her hand, only the size of a copper coin, but it was the most precious gift he gave him. I've been with me for a few days, but it doesn't belong to me in the end. Look, she couldn't find the right opportunity to wear it for so long. She put the jade lotus in Xi Liang's hand, "Xi Liang, have time to help me return it to Qi Gongzi......"

"Well, what do you say?" Xi Liang put away the jade lotus and looked at Xi Cui.

"Don't say anything, it's useless to say more......" After Xi Cui finished speaking, he saluted Xi Yunjian and Nangong Yufeng, "Young Master, since the matter has been said, Xi Cui retreated first......"

A thin figure swayed little by little into the boundless night, Xi Liang chased out to deliver lanterns, and the two men came to their senses. Xi Yunjian didn't want to look at Nangong Yufeng's face anymore, and Nangong Yufeng was also a little weak at the moment. How would he know they were talking about such a thing? And what's going on with Xi Cui's girl? can be said clearly, how can you swallow your anger so much? It made him make things like this! "Then, that, I think it's really late, or I'll quit?"

Xi Yunjian ignored him, Nangong Yufeng touched his nose and turned around silently......

After a while, Xi Liang came back jogging, still holding the lantern he had brought when he went out, and looked at Xi Yunjian, "Young Master, Xi Cui cried at the corner of the Fuyuan, and the slave didn't go over." ”

"Well, got it, you go and rest." The person behind the bookcase kept holding the pen and didn't look up.

The door of the study was slammed shut after Xi Liang left, and after the lights went out, there was no sound......

Let's say that this Nangong Yufeng originally wanted to go out from the main gate, but suddenly remembered that he sneaked in, no matter how Huai'an Hou was, he came down from the battlefield, if he went out from the main gate with such a swagger, wouldn't it be obvious to slap Hou Ye in the face? Is this prince's house free to be entered and exited? Even if he is the prince of Li, he is afraid that the Hou Ye will not give up, right? So he decided where he came from and where he got out.

It is inconvenient to say that he likes to wear white clothes, and at this time he always feels that he is a bright target wherever he goes, and he has almost been discovered by the nursing home several times.

After avoiding several waves of inspections, Nangong Yufeng finally saw the corner of the wall that he had turned over when he came, but heard bursts of desolate cries. Although autumn has not yet arrived, a gust of night wind mixed with eerie cries still makes him shiver. The movement of his feet followed much faster, but the further he went, the clearer the cry became, after all, curiosity prevailed over fear, and he followed the sound to the back of a rockery, the cry was obviously coming from the other side, he climbed up gently, and looked down......

A girl wearing a green skirt with a maid's head squatting on her knees, wiping her nose and constantly drawing something on the ground. Why is this figure so familiar? Nangong Yufeng couldn't help but lean out, oh...... It turned out to be this girl......

Isn't she very steady? How powerful do you think, aren't you hiding here and crying? Hum! Nangong Yufeng expressed his disdain for Xi Cui's crying, and at the same time lay on the spot and watched quietly, without approaching or disturbing......

Finally finished crying, Xi Cui stood up and cleaned up her dress, "Okay, Xi Cui cheered up, there is more trouble to deal with later......" After speaking, he patted his face, Xi Cui turned around and left.

Is this self-soothing? This girl is kind of interesting! Nangong Yufeng suddenly smiled......

In the next few days, Mrs. didn't arrange any more homework for Xi Cui, but just told her that Ximei also had to do the marriage. Now Zi Xicui understood why Ximei did that thing that night, and she must not be willing to do the marriage. Madame asked someone to lock Ximei in a room alone, and she couldn't even see her father and mother, so it was obvious that she knew about it. Since these things were arranged by the master, it was inconvenient for her to take care of them, so she didn't know anything, and worked with her grandmother to help the young lady choose jewelry and prepare a wedding dress.

Since the day Mrs. Wang passed the house, Xi Yunjian suddenly became busy, and Mrs. looked for him several times but didn't see anyone. On this day, they finally seized the opportunity to block Xi Yunjian on the way back to the courtyard, and the two went to Xi Yunjian's study together.

After preparing tea, Qingzhi and Xi Liang withdrew, leaving the mother and son to talk.

Madame picked up the teacup, scraped the teacup with the lid of the cup, but stared at Xi Yunjian, "You've been busy these days?" Hear your father say you're preparing for the hussar general election? Can you be sure? ”

"It's hard to say this kind of thing, children can only do their best." Xi Yunjian stood aside respectfully.

"You're too reserved, sit down and say." Madame pointed to the chair next to her, "You child is always like this, do we still need those false courtesies between mother and son?" I'm not your father, and I look at it with a straight face all day long. Let's gossip today......"

Xi Yunjian hurriedly responded and sat aside.

"Yun Ting's marriage is half of my heart, as long as you can enter the barracks smoothly, it doesn't matter if you are a hussar general or not, as long as you can gain a foothold in the barracks, your father's thoughts and I will be complete. Don't miss this opportunity, kid! Not for anyone, just for yourself and for the Hou Mansion! Your father has been telling me not to talk to you about these words, for fear of putting pressure on you, you are a child, but I think you are a sensible person, you can stand it. ”

"Mother's ......"

Madame waved her hand and didn't ask him to speak, "Lord Hou has been getting busier and busier these days, it seems that the war in the southwest is imminent, and now the emperor is seriously ill, and the government and the opposition are uncertain that those trusted veterans naturally want to stay in the capital to stabilize the situation, this is the best opportunity for you young juniors, I and Lord Hou will definitely pave the way for you, you just do what you want to do." ”

"Why did Mother say that?"

"It's nothing, it's just a feeling...... Listen, it's just that I haven't spoken to you in a few days, and I can't help but talk a little more today. Yun Ting said that you haven't been going to see her recently? Go and accompany her more, that child's heart is still closer to you, you just want to see it after the door, and it's not so casual......" Madame looked at his flickering eyes, "I know what you're hiding, Xi Cui is a good girl, although her status is not high and she is not worthy of you, but as long as you like me, I naturally want to leave it to you." It's just that the kid has a high heart and won't be willing to be small, but no matter how good his heart is, he can't stand the trials and tribulations of the deep house compound. I will give you her deed of sale, and I will grant her three years of freedom, and if then your thoughts about her are still the same, and she no longer demands the so-called distinction between wives and concubines, you will accept her. If you already have someone you like, you will give her the deed of sale, remember to reward her with more money, and I promised her a good life. After all, the Hou Mansion owes this girl, and many things that we parents know are wrong, but we still have to insist on doing this, because we have to protect our children...... You remember not to force her no matter what, for the sake of Yun Tinghou Mansion has already forced her, you can't ...... again"

Mother rest assured, even in the future, Yun Jian will still be happy with her, as long as she doesn't want the child, she will never do anything to hurt her. It's just that his mother is saying this now, which makes Yun Jian feel uneasy. Xi Yunjian stood up, took Xi Cui's deed of sale handed by his wife, and looked at her suspiciously.

"Do you think I'm talking about the aftermath?" Madame suddenly laughed, "You kid just loves to be cranky. I just thought that Yun Ting was about to leave my side, and my mind was a little messy, so I talked nonsense. Just remember that your father and I are always thinking about you. This time I asked Ximei to marry together for Xi Cui, that girl is restless, with her fighting in front, Xi Cui can live more or less. Mama Wu will also go with you, you can rest assured now......" Seeing Xi Yunjian bowing his head and saying nothing, Madame stood up and held his hand, "Don't be angry with us if you are relieved, sit with us these days, eat and talk, your father doesn't say it, he still misses you in his heart." ”

"The child didn't ......" Xi Yunjian realized that he had been silent for the past few days, and Mrs. Hou Ye didn't say anything on the surface, but she was still sad in the end. Pinching the deed of sale in his hand, he suddenly felt a little ashamed...... But there is also a hint of joy, as if Xi Cui really belongs to him now.

Before he didn't have this deed of sale, he couldn't tell what Xi Cui felt, and he was a little moved but didn't dare to touch it, as if he was coveting someone else's things. Now with the deed of sale, he suddenly found that he could like it honestly, as if he had finally gotten something he had been looking at for a long time. Although this girl is still next to others, it has been more or less recorded in her own name. At this time, Xi Yunjian really felt that he could really like it, and he was at ease.