The water of the Huai River washes the stone embankment, and the sound of the river flowing can be heard in the distance.

The lanterns swayed in the wind under the cornices, and the bright moonlight fell on the windows, blending with the oil lamps on the desks.

Xiao Qi sat quietly behind the desk, holding the marriage book that had just been sent over, with a little uneasiness in her eyes, she put it down after a few glances, and looked out the window at the vast fields and rivers under the moonlight.

is still wearing a long black dress, no fat powder, and her long hair is naturally draped on her back, making her dress as a young lady who has not left the cabinet. The appearance is exactly the same as Xiao Xiang'er, the same national color is alluring, but Xiao Qi is not as glamorous as Xiang'er, instead of seeing through all the wind and clouds, the aura that has been in the top position for a long time overwhelms the appearance, so that people don't dare to put their minds on the beautiful face at all.

Maybe for Xiao Qi, it doesn't make much difference whether she has this skin or not, she has not relied on her appearance to gain the respect of others since she was a child, as long as her brain is not stupid, even if she looks like the five big and three thick orchids outside the door, the men in the world still dare not look up in front of her.

But the appearance is innate, not self-chosen. She just looks like a country, and she is a twin with her sister, and she looks exactly the same. Then the sister who was widowed in the palace had the audacity to have a lover, and that lover was still a vassal prince she couldn't handle, and she slept with her as a sister by mistake......

Thinking of these messes, Xiao Qi's eyes rarely showed a little annoyance, and she stood up and paced in the attic, thinking about how to solve the current situation.

Xu Buling, who was shameless, really went to the Xiao family to propose, and the marriage books were all on the table.

If it's just a mistake to identify the wrong person, she should not know that nothing has happened. But Xu Buling obviously recognized her, and knew that she was the one who spent a ridiculous night in the palace. Now he came to ask for a kiss, obviously trying to make up for that mistake.

Not to talk about this relationship, Xiao Qi and Xu Buling did not have any communication, and the breakthrough of the lock dragon Gu made her look at Xu Buling differently, but it was not to the point where she devoted herself to it.

According to the marriage of the family, the Xiao family and the Xu family cannot fight each other, and the marriage between each other may be beneficial to future generations, but it is of no use to the current situation.

If she marries Suzhou, the head of the Xiao family will have to be replaced, Xiao Chuyang will have no energy to take care of family affairs when he enters the court, and the only qualified ones are Xiao Li, the eldest son, and Xiao Ting, the second son.

Xiao Li is accumulating resumes and official reputations for officials outside, in preparation for Xiao Chuyang's class.

Once the prime minister was the head of the hundred officials, all the gate valves were staring, and it was impossible for the Huainan Xiao clan to easily give up this position to others.

If Xiao Li, who is excellent in all aspects, is called back to be the head of the family, then only Xiao Ting will be able to fight for the position of prime minister in the future.

Xiao Ting became the prime minister......

Yang Dayue, died in the third generation......

Since the past dynasties, there have been countless treacherous ministers, power ministers, and mediocre ministers, and there is no other way to say stupid appearances......

Thinking of this, Xiao Qi shuddered, he definitely couldn't let Xiao Ting be the prime minister, then he could only let Xiao Ting be the head of the house.

Xiao Ting, the helmsman of the Huainan Xiao family......

Across the three dynasties, thousands of years of incense, the hands of one person died......

"Alas......"

Xiao Qi's face showed a rare sense of powerlessness, and she sat behind the desk again, in a dilemma.

It stands to reason that the Xu family's proposal can be refused, but things are not so simple.

There is no benefit in agreeing to ask for marriage, but refusing to ask for marriage will inevitably offend King Su. It's not a good thing to have a bad relationship with the vassal king with the heaviest military power, in case the Xu family rebels and really knocks down the world, the Xiao family will be completely reduced to a second-rate family and have no chance with the court.

Moreover, the head of the Xiao family should have been succeeded by a man, and it was not in accordance with the law for her to occupy a position by a woman. Now you can rely on your wrist to force it, and when Xiao Ting arrives at the year of establishment, the clansmen in each room of the Xiao family will definitely have opinions, and Xiao Ting will also be dissatisfied. Now the second uncle Xiao Mo persuaded her to agree to the marriage, and he was also thinking about it.

Xiao Qi is dedicated to the Xiao family, so naturally he is not greedy for the power of the head of the family, but he is worried that his stupid nephew is not worthy of the position. Don't say anything, if Xiao Ting was a little more normal, she wouldn't be so entangled......

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Qi looked at the bamboo water clock placed in the room, calculated that the time was almost up, his face returned to normal, leaned on the Taishi chair, and said softly:

"Orchid, you take the guards and wait outside."

"Yes."

The maid orchid who was guarding the doorman quickly disappeared into the attic, and went out of the garden with the guards hidden around.

Xiao Qi calmed down, hid the wedding book in the box containing the dossier, took out a volume of books to read, and waited quietly......

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The garden is quiet and silent.

Xu Buling landed in the corridor with Xiao Xiang'er in his arms, looked left and right, and there was no guard.

Xiao Xiang'er had already seen her sister's silhouette from the window, her face was embarrassed and nervous, her fingers were on her lips to signal Xu Buling to make a sound, and then she wanted to go to the stairs, obviously wanting to run away and come back next time.

Xu Buling stopped Xiang'er, raised his hand and knocked directly on the door.

Knock Knock –

"Xu Shizi, come in."

A bland response soon came from the room, and even the sound was about the same.

Xiao Xiang'er was agitated, and she froze in place and didn't dare to move.

Xu Buling was also a little surprised, but he was relieved to think about it, it is estimated that Xiao Qi guessed that he would come to the door at night, and he did not hesitate at the moment, raised his hand and pushed the door open.

The study room on the attic has an elegant environment, in addition to the four treasures of the study and the files, there is only a sea of tea left.

Xiao Qi sat upright behind the wide desk, without even raising her eyebrows, and did not show any shyness or panic.

Xu Buling admired Miss Xiao's concentration a little, walked into the study with a smile, raised his hand and saluted:

"Miss, it's a good luck!"

Xiao Qi raised his eyes, motioned to the stool next to Chahai, his face was calm without any expression that showed emotion, and said softly:

"Xu Shizi sit down."

Xu Buling nodded, calmly sat down by the sea of tea, and turned to look at the door, Xiang'er did not come in, only saw the shadow at the door. He turned his head to look at Xiao Qi, wanting to say a few words politely, but Xiao Qi did look at the book in his hand again, and didn't pay attention to him at all, so he could only make tea by himself.

The study was quiet, and the atmosphere was a little eerie.

Xiao Qi leaned back on the Taishi's chair and waited quietly, not in a hurry.

After a while, Xiao Xiang'er couldn't help it, stepped into the study with one foot, glanced at it secretly, and hurriedly lowered her head: "Sister." ”

Xiao Qi made a surprised look at this time, and stood up suddenly:

"Xiang'er?! You're not dead? ”

“……”

Xu Buling was a little helpless when he saw this, and he also understood what Xiao Qi meant-don't let Xiang'er know about the two of them......