In the end, after Yu Chifeng meditated, he had to nod his head, and then opened his mouth, feeling that his voice was low and terrifying, "You have to protect yourself." ”

Yingluo breathed a sigh of relief, to be honest, if her father didn't agree, she really didn't know how to deal with it, if she was asked to disobey her father, this was something she would never do anyway.

Yu Chifeng stood up, her big hand covered her daughter's small hand, and she held it a little tightly, Yingluo felt a little painful but also felt at ease, her father felt sorry for herself, it was naturally excellent, but she would not let her father down, even if there was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of her, she would not hesitate at all.

The two were silent for a long time, and then Yuchi Feng said, "Go back and have a good rest." Yingluo nodded, and slowly walked out of the door, walking away with the purple hairpin.

The past few days have passed quietly, Zichai saw that her young lady was not flustered at all, and her heart was calm, yes, Miss looked so smart in her eyes, these things were difficult for Miss.

Soon it was the fifteenth day of the lunar month, the day of the preliminary competition. On this day, there is no specific test, but the respective merchants need to bring their own embroidery to present, if it is valued, you can delete it for the next time.

Because the competition is for the imperial merchants, so those small merchants who are difficult to get into the elegant hall will not come, and this time they are prestigious merchants from all over the world, so the embroidery is also extraordinary.

Although the affairs of the imperial merchant are made big by Qi Xu, it is still the affairs of the household department, so this time the place is also in the household department, and Yingluo is also driving towards the household department while sitting in the carriage. The household is located in Anshangmen Street in Chang'an City, and it takes about the time of a stick of incense.

Yingluo was silent, thinking about something, since Qi Xu had agreed, then she thought that she should just have to behave. It's just that what does it mean to want her to stay by his side as the righteous son of the Yu family in the future? She knew that Qi Xu would definitely not just want her to stay by his side, because then he would not borrow the identity of the righteous son of the Yu family, and he could trap her firmly. But what is the intention? She always felt like there was a fog ahead, and there was something she hadn't thought of.

The more she couldn't figure it out, the more terrible she felt, and the more she wanted to know, the more she couldn't guess.

When she arrived at the household, she still didn't have a clue.

Hubu Shangshu is a person from Chang'an, surnamed Zhang Mingli, and is forty-eight years old. Yingluo got out of the carriage and walked into the courtyard of the household, at this time there were already several people standing in the courtyard, and there were two stools on the upper position, one was sitting on a man with a beard, which was quite in line with the appearance of the household book, and there was a stool but no one came to sit.

Yingluo stood in the courtyard and looked around casually, while talking to Zichai beside her, and when Yingluo came, there were two more people coming behind her. However, after a while, the head of the household ordered people to close the courtyard door, which must have been all the people who came.

It's just that Hubu Shangshu was not in a hurry to speak, but still chatted with the people in the courtyard, Yingluo and Zichai were talking, but a man walked up to her and called, "Where are you." ”

Yingluo was stunned for a moment, looked up and was stunned at the place where the voice originated, it was a man who looked reasonable, but he was proud, Yingluo was naturally not tall compared to men, so the man felt a little condescending when he looked at Yingluo.

Yingluo subconsciously disgusted this man, but there were a lot of people at this time, and she couldn't lose face again, so Yingluo just replied politely, "I don't know who Your Excellency is?" ”

When the man heard someone ask about his identity, he was proud, "I am the previous imperial merchant, and you are not famous, but you dare to come to such a place." ”

Yingluo just searched for the last emperor with his memory. Hua Tingfeng also said that the previous imperial merchant was in charge of the prince, and the embroidery merchant was also coincidental, it was Suzhou's, but it was not as good as the silk family like the Hua family, but the embroidery was also a good one, but the only drawback was that the embroidery merchant gave birth to a son-in-law who did not become a weapon. Thinking of this, Yingluo looked at the still arrogant eyes of the man in front of her again, and shook her head slightly.

And this man saw that Yingluo didn't pay attention to him for so long, and he felt that he was being ignored, and when his temper came up, he scolded, "You kid, why are you so ignorant, why don't you answer when Young Master Ben asks you?" Are you tired of life? ”

Yingluo really couldn't understand how the eldest prince chose such a family, and she didn't understand why this man was so imposing. It's just that before he can think clearly, he heard someone say softly, so he stopped all the voices, "Throw him out for me." ”

Yingluo didn't have to turn her head to know whose voice it was. I just couldn't help but look at it twice, but I met his eyes. Qi Xu is already handsome, and with a splendid robe, he looks even more elegant and rich, but the indifferent expression on his face makes people regress. It's just that Yingluo bumped into his eyes, but he immediately looked away.

He is Qi Xu, the man who suddenly feels cold three years later, the guards of the household department heard Qi Xu's order, and really threw the man out without giving him a chance.

Qi Xu looked at the merchants present again, and the merchants all saluted Qi Xu very consciously, "The grass people greet the Fifth Highness." "It's all a man's courtesy, and Yingluo is a little rusty, but fortunately, she learns quickly.

Standing up again, Qi Xu didn't talk nonsense, and directly asked the merchant to hand over the embroidery samples he brought. Yingluo brought what Mo Xuan had prepared this time, and it was not an ordinary embroidery, although it was a formality, but just in case, she still had to be well prepared.

After waiting for about a stick of incense, Qi Xu gave the unqualified embroidery to the Hubu Shangshu, and then the Hubu Shangshu announced that the two were eliminated. Then it was announced that the second session would start in five days. The reason why the distance is so few days is because the imperial merchants are not the only kind of embroidery, such as the silk that the Hua family paid tribute to and the ingredients that other families paid tribute to.

The two shook their heads and sighed and walked out, and then the people in the courtyard also walked out of the house one by one. Yingluo led the purple hairpin beside her and was about to walk out of the house, but she didn't expect Qi Xu to stand in front of her.

She didn't look directly, just bowed her head slightly, and said to Qi Xu, "Fifth Highness." Then he straightened up and waited for Qi Xu's words, but there was silence between the two, and when Yingluo was about to look up, Qi Xu's voice sounded, "Uncle, have you thought about it?" ”

Yingluowu remembered that her father repeated Qi Xu's words yesterday, and until now, she still didn't want to believe that Qi Xu in front of her was no longer thinking about the old love.

Therefore, Yingluo tried her best to calm her voice, "As long as the Fifth Highness agrees, what His Highness says is not a problem. Hearing this, Qi Xu's eyes flashed, but his lips pursed unconsciously, "That's fine." Let's go back. Then, Qi Xu turned around directly and walked away.

Yingluo raised her head for a while, she couldn't see Qi Xu's shadow that had long disappeared, her aching hands also loosened, and she said lightly to Zichai's worried eyes, "Go back." ”

The two of them left the household, but they didn't see the person in the corner, with a cold expression on their faces, with some anger, now, has she been calm to this point?