Under the rain curtain that shrouded the heavens and the earth, in the huge mansion, two teams of people stood facing each other, standing under the eaves of the corridor, and the whole world seemed to be frozen at this moment.

Or Miss Xiao's world is frozen at this moment.

Mrs. Lu saw Xiao Qi appear in front of her, and leaned over slightly and saluted: "Miss." Then he straightened up and waited for the other person to return the salute.

And for the first time since Miss Xiao was born, she showed a sluggish expression in front of outsiders, and stood in place in a daze.

Mrs. Lu was a little dazed, and when she looked back, she found her gentle and elegant nephew, who was not the slightest bit unusual, and her heart suddenly 'understood', and her eyes showed a little smugness - hum~ In this city, there is no peerless warrior in the country, and when I saw Ling'er, she was the same as a nymphomaniac, and she was not as good as a maid......

Xu didn't make his scalp numb, but there was no way, smiling and gently bowing his head:

"Miss Xiao."

In terms of identity, Xu Buling, who is the prince of the vassal king, is obviously much taller than Xiao Qi, who is just the daughter of the Xiao family, and is different from the queen mother, and it is Xiao Qi who should salute.

It's a pity, Xiao Qi didn't say it was a salute, it was good not to scream and call someone to hack this wicked person to death, and stood in place in a daze at the moment, until the maid next to her gently pulled down her sleeves, and then came back to her senses.

"You ......"

Xiao Qi blurted out in disbelief, reacted very quickly and shut up, turned around and ran back, but just turned around, reacted again, hurriedly stabilized his mood and put on a calm appearance, and turned back to Yingying with a salute:

"See the prince of Su, I have been tired of traveling recently, and I am a little restless, please atone for my sins."

At this moment, apart from pretending to be stupid and pretending to be stunned as if he wasn't in the palace last night, what else can Xiao Qi do? You can't castrate or kill King Su's son-in-law, so you don't have to deduce the situation, just wait for King Su to wash Huainan with iron horses.

But......

Xiao Qi's heart was turbulent, and there was a bit of indescribable humiliation - how could Xiang'er come to Hu Lai with King Su's son? Although they are really good-looking, they should not get together with each other's identity, status, age, etc., which is ...... What is this? Isn't she eating this loss in vain, and she has to grit her teeth and swallow it in her stomach?

Xu Buling knew that Xiao Qi's reaction was like this, and Bai Qi had to honestly hold back his expression, otherwise it would not only be as simple as being ugly, but there would be chaos in the world.

"Miss Xiao is polite, she just arrived in the capital, she should rest more."

Xu Buling walked closer with a friendly face, looking at the 'good baby' who was still in his arms last night, to be honest, he couldn't bear it, but at this time, he could only pretend to be stupid first, and wait until he returned to the fiefdom.

Xiao Qi's strong mind suppressed the unacceptable trace under his eyes, lowered his gaze, and bowed his head slightly:

"Shizi is polite, let's go into the house."

Mrs. Lu smiled secretly in her heart, she was not surprised by Miss Xiao's gaffe, she was stunned for a long time when she saw Xu Buling for the first time. At that moment, he entered the main hall with Xu Buling and sat behind the desk.

Although it is a family banquet in the Xiao Mansion, the elders and young are placed here. Eating at the table, Prime Minister Xiao Chuyang sat on the main seat above, Xu Buling was the first on the right, his sister-in-law Xiao Ting was sitting on the left, and the only remaining daughter of the lineage, Miss Xiao, naturally sat next to Xu Buling.

This position was deliberately arranged, so that Xiao Qi, who was like a torch, could communicate with Xu Buling, but at this moment, Miss Xiao couldn't wait to sit down with her nephew Xiao Ting, and even held her breath as much as possible, and felt restless when she smelled the smell on Xu Buling's body.

The next thing is to push the cup and change the lamp, Xiao Chuyang said some kind words to motivate the younger generation, and did not talk about political affairs. Xiao Ting was more honest and thoughtful, thinking about where to go tonight.

Xu Buling's speech and demeanor are naturally no problem, and he greets the relatives of the Xiao family politely, and sometimes praises Mrs. Lu for her discipline.

Xiao Qi completely forgot about strategizing in the study, and also wanted to observe Xu Buling, but when his eyes were aimed at Xu Buling, he remembered that this little prince was not wearing clothes, and quickly turned back.

After staying up like this for an unknown amount of time, Xiao Chuyang, who was above, said kindly:

"Xiao Qi came over from Jiangnan just now, and he has heard of the prince for a long time, but he has never seen it. Xiao Qi is proficient in the art of war, and Anbang's way of governing the world is also quite insightful, after the banquet is over, the prince can talk to Xiao Qi more, and in the future, Suzhou, maybe he can use it. ”

This is an opportunity to create solitude, so that Xiao Qi can carefully look at Xu Buling.

Xu Buling chuckled and nodded slowly:

"It's an honor."

Xiao Qi frowned slightly, and wanted to say that he was physically tired and had no time, but these had already been decided, and it was not good to suddenly regret it, so he could only nod lightly.

Soon, the banquet ended, and Xiao Ting ran out with the maid in a hurry. Xiao Chuyang and a few uncles went to the study to talk about government affairs. Mrs. Lu naturally didn't want to go in and interrupt, and she also went out in accordance with the identity of the younger daughter-in-law.

Xu Buling stood up, looked at Miss Xiao beside her, and bowed slightly:

"Miss Xiao?"

“……”

Xiao Qi took a breath, her face was still unfazed, she smiled and prepared to get up, and she knelt on the cushion to eat at the table, maybe she had been sitting for too long, and Xu Buling was more savage last night, and when she got up a little bit, something strange came from her, and she almost fell down when her legs were soft.

"Woo~......"

Xu Buling took advantage of the situation and raised his hand to hold Xiao Qi's arm, dragging her up:

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Qi's body trembled violently, quickly withdrew his hand, his breathing fluctuated several times, his eyes always looked at the ground, and said calmly:

"Don't worry about the prince, it's a little tiring to sit for a long time...... Thanks a lot. ”

Xu Buling smiled and raised his hand slightly.

Xiao Qi's heart was in turmoil, and she felt a little unstable, so she tried her best to keep her calm, walked to the side hall and sat down, and let the maid pour two cups of tea.

Xu Buling sat in the side hall, always maintaining a calm and elegant demeanor, as if he really didn't recognize the Queen Mother last night as Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi was silent with the teacup, there was no one else in the room, and after making sure that Xu Buling didn't have any unusual expressions and eyes, he secretly relaxed in his heart - this bastard, he shouldn't have recognized it......

Thinking of this, Xiao Qi calmed down a little and said softly: "The prince has been in Chang'an for more than a year, what do you think of Chang'an?" ”

Xu Buling smiled: "It's good to have Aunt Lu take care of you." ”

Xiao Qi nodded, today she should have used various language clichés to test Xu Buling's mind and the city government, but at this moment, don't talk about touching the bottom of Xu Buling, she is mentally strong if she doesn't shake herself out.

After being silent for a while, Xiao Qi felt that it was in vain to sit here, and her heart was getting more and more chaotic, so she could only raise her hand and rub her forehead:

"Alas...... In recent days, I have been tired of driving and walking thousands of miles, and it is really difficult to concentrate...... Why don't you visit the son another day? ”

Xu Buling blinked, in fact, he wanted to comfort Xiao Qi a few words and say some responsible words, but the rainstorm was coming, and before the situation was decided, some things would definitely not be able to be poked out. The Queen Mother has a life-saving grace for him, this friendship of sacrificing herself to help each other in a desperate situation, he will never forget it no matter what, and Miss Xiao, who is the most resourceful in the world, suddenly came to the capital to 'visit relatives', and talked to him face-to-face, and his intention Xu Buling also guessed a few points.

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Buling smiled a little and said softly:

"Recently, the situation of Da Yue and Northern Qi has changed, which makes people a little confused, Miss Xiao came over, and she also wanted to share Xiao Xiang's worries. I have not yet been reckless since I was a child, although I don't understand these power calculations, but I have heard a Buddhist Zen saying, called:

Look at the mountains are mountains, and see the water is water; Look at the mountains are not mountains, and look at the water is not water; Look at the mountain is still a mountain, look at the water is still water. It refers to the three realms of life.

However, in my understanding, it should be 'mountains are mountains, and water is water', and it seems that the more you think about it, the more wrong you will be.

Well...... The opinion may be a bit superficial and straightforward, but the wise man should be humble and ask without shame, I think Miss Xiao should not laugh at me. Say goodbye first! ”

After the words fell, Xu Buling got up and saluted, and walked out of the living room quickly.

Xiao Qi was obviously stunned, frowned slightly, looked at the back of the man in white leaving, and couldn't figure out how this morally corrupt and crazy prince of the vassal prince could come up with such a sentence. She has naturally heard of this Buddhist Zen saying, which is just a sharp one, without any meaning, and is often used by old monks to pretend to be unfathomable and persuasive.

"Hmph—"

Xiao Qi didn't say goodbye, frowned and got up, and continued to think about how to deal with Xu Buling's matter, but just after taking a few steps, his body suddenly stiffened again.

"At first glance, it is a mountain, then it is not a mountain, and finally it is still a mountain...... Mountains are mountains......"

The mess in Xiao Qi's heart was pressed back in an instant, and she always felt that this sentence was telling her something, and she couldn't catch it in a short time.

"Miss Xiao came here, thinking that she also wanted to share Xiao Xiang's worries......

She came here to sit in the Xiao family, find out the current situation, and avoid mistakes......

'Look at the mountains are mountains, see the water is water......

At first, they thought it was the saint who wanted to cut off the hands of the feudal lords......

'Mountains are mountains, water is water......

Xiao Qi was shocked, turned around suddenly, ran to the door and looked out, but the man who didn't know if he had no intention of saying this had already disappeared into the courtyard......

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