Chapter 18: The Covenant of Brother and Sister

(The train of thought is straightened out, and it will return to normal tomorrow)

Seeing Sima Jingling smile, Ah Pu also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He wasn't really sure that he would do this, but he was still very excited to be able to do it.

He held Sima Jingling's hand tightly, felt Sima Jingling's mood slowly becoming calmer, and enjoyed this quiet and peaceful time with her.

I don't know what jokes Xie Qingyun made after he was drunk, but suddenly there was a very clear roar from Liu Ruye in the distance, which made this quiet atmosphere more joyful and lively.

Sima Jingling finally raised her head and looked at Apu, without avoiding Apu's eyes.

She smiled brightly at Apu, and then, in the afterglow, kissed Apu's lips.

This move can be regarded as the most daring move by Sima Jingling when she is sincere.

The hearts of the two have been together like never before, and they have felt the taste of sweetness and happiness for a long time.

They looked at each other and couldn't help laughing again, and then they called the servants of the Xie family's old mansion and asked them to inform them that the two of them had left the Xie family's old mansion after Xie Qingyun and Liu Ru were sober.

The two men had made up their minds, and the servants could not keep them, so they called another carriage and sent them down the hill and back into the city.

However, Sima Jingling and Apu, who returned to the city, did not rush back to the palace, but continued to wander around the city.

They ate every snack on the stalls in the capital, and their faces were unprecedentedly relaxed, comfortable and comfortable smiles.

Ah Pu sighed and said to Sima Jingling:

"It turns out that this is the life you want, Ah Ling, it's so beautiful......" After the two of them left the palace in a sedan chair, Sima Jingling let the sedan chair go back.

She didn't call a carriage to wait at the gate of the palace, but decided to walk directly with Ah Pu on the streets of the capital to feel the changes in the capital over time.

After the last great change in the capital, the people in the capital already know Sima Jingling.

As soon as they changed the impression of Sima Jingling in their minds, they admired Sima Jingling very much.

When they saw that Sima Jingling had come out of the palace today, and had not taken a carriage but was wandering around the street, they kept a short distance and watched.

The surrounding vendors took out the best of the things they sold and sent them directly to Sima Jingling's arms, and some even bought flowers directly and threw them on Sima Jingling to express their love.

What's more, he shouted directly at Sima Jingling, signaling that he was willing to be Sima Jingling's face, just begging Sima Jingling to take pity on him.

Sima Jingling walked all the way, with a subtle and charming smile all the way, only Ah Pu walked beside Sima Jingling, looking depressed and looking unhappy.

Sima Jingling is so popular now, which makes him feel a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long.

The place where Xie Qingyun and Liu Ru held their wedding was not in the current Xie Mansion, but in an old mansion of the Xie family.

This old mansion was built on the outskirts of Beijing, the environment is good, but it is not very big, and it has always been the place where the older generation of the Xie family lived.

But since the Xie family built another house in the center of the capital, no one has come here often.

Even if they come here, they can only be the head of the family and the old servants who used to be.

Xie Qingyun and Liu Ru wanted to get married in this place, on the one hand, it expressed Xie Qingyun's attitude towards the Xie family, and on the other hand, he also told Liu Ru is own attitude.

In Xie Qingyun's heart, the mansion in the center of the capital was absolutely nothing, it was just the place where their Xie family acted every day.

And this old mansion can truly represent the Xie family.

The attitude he wants to express is also obvious, on the one hand, he wants to tell those children of the Xie family that Liu Ru is he, the current head of the Xie family, and the daughter-in-law recognized by the ancestors of the Xie family, is far from what they can put on the beak of the children of the Xie family who are not qualified to enter the old mansion.

On the other hand, it is necessary to inform Liu Ruis and let her understand that she is marrying her as Xie Qingyun herself, and there is no other reason.

And in the Xie family, only what he says is counted, and it is concluded that there is no situation that has been affected by others.

Liu Ru has been recognized by him and the ancestors of the Xie family, and she is undoubtedly the head of the house, doing whatever she wants.

In short, it is already a sure thing that Xie Qingyun and Liu Ru will get married, and no one can stop it.

The reason why I only told Sima Jingling and Ah Pu was because Sima Jingling and Ah Pu were friends of Liu Ruyi, and that's all.

Therefore, after Xie Qingyun invited Sima Jingling to attend the wedding, he sent people from the old mansion to watch in the city, and after seeing Sima Jingling and Ah Pu, he invited them to get into the carriage and took the two of them to the old mansion.

Sima Jingling and Ah Pu are really eye-catching on the street.

The people sent by Xie Qingyun from the old mansion had already known Sima Jingling's location from the people on the street before they had waited for Sima Jingling and Ah Pu.

However, in front of the public, directly inviting Sima Jingling to get into the carriage is really a bit too eye-catching.

It's just a matter of letting others know, the main Xie Qingyun doesn't want other people in the court to know, so that an extremely pure wedding has become a kind of thing mixed with various interests.

So he could only wait for a suitable time to ask Sima Jingling to get into the carriage.

However, his behavior had already been discovered by the black-clothed army, but he saw that the person had no malicious intent, so he did not solve it secretly.

Therefore, Ah Pu and Sima Jingling both discovered this person.

They thought about it and didn't walk in a crowded place anymore, so they saw a person with the sign of the Xie family coming to them,

"Her Royal Highness Princess Jinning, the younger one is the person of the head of the Xie family, and I specially came to invite Her Royal Highness to the old mansion on the outskirts of Beijing."

"It turned out to be there, the head of the Xie family really has an idea."

Sima Jingling smiled after hearing this, and in a place that the subordinate hadn't noticed, compared to collecting the corpse, signaling that the man in black didn't have to do anything.

The man smiled and asked Sima Jingling to get into the carriage.

Sima Jingling and Ah Pu followed the subordinate sent by Xie Qingyun and got into the carriage to the Xie family's old mansion.

Along the way, Sima Jingling and Ah Pu revealed the noisy crowd and gradually walked into the silent suburbs.

After their carriage walked to the mountain road, Sima Jingling saw the old mansion of the Xie family from a distance.

"Is that the old mansion of the Xie family...... Ah Pu doesn't know much about the Xie family, and Sima Jingling, who has always been secretly grasping the situation in the DPRK and China, may only know who the major families in Beijing are and what kind of power they have in the DPRK, but he doesn't know the specific things.

Therefore, in his impression, since the Xie family has always been on the list of several major families in the capital, it should naturally be extremely rich.

Places like old mansions, generally among large families, are also highly respected and protected. Many families have also been renovating their old mansions so that they can be kept in a new state.

Therefore, in Agui's imagination, the old mansion of the Xie family should be a relatively large and luxurious place.

But in his eyes, the Xie family's old mansion looked like an ordinary mansion, but it was slightly larger than the farmer's mansion.

Therefore, Ah Pu sighed in surprise and some disappointment.

Sima Jingling naturally knew Apu's thoughts, and she didn't say much about what she knew, but said to Apo mysteriously, "You'll know when you enter the Xie family's old mansion."

After hearing this, Ah Gui became a little curious about the Xie family's old house.

Xie Qingyun was waiting at the door of the Xie family's old mansion for the carriage carrying Sima Jingling and Ah Pu.

After the carriage stopped, Xie Qingyun came to the carriage and bowed to Sima Jingling.

Sima Jingling opened the curtain and saw that Xie Qingyun was dressed in a red brocade robe, and his face obviously showed a bit of joy, which really had the spirit of a groom's official.

Sima Jingling smiled, picked up Xie Qingyun, and said to him: "Today is your big day, and I am only here to participate in your marriage as your newlyweds and friends, so there is no need for superfluous etiquette." As a matter of urgency, let me meet another newcomer. ”

Xie Qingyun listened to Sima Jingling's words, then stood up with kindness and walked in front to lead the way for Sima Jingling and Apu.

While introducing the layout of the Xie family's old mansion to Sima Jingling and Apu, he said to Sima Jingling: "If yes, her relatives are gone, so if we get married, she will not have her mother's family."

I asked the old people in the clan, discussed it with Ru Shi, and finally decided to let Ru marry me in the Xie family's old mansion. In other words, if so, I can be regarded as a person from the Xie family's old house, and I am just the son-in-law who entered the Xie family's old house from the Xie family. ”

Sima Jingling raised her eyebrows slightly, flashing a little interest in Xie Qingyun's arrangement, and showing a little approval. She said to Xie Qingyun with a smile:

"The heart of the head of the Xie family really made me, a princess, very envious. Shopkeeper Liu can get a husband like the head of the Xie family, it is indeed her blessing, and she deserves it. ”

"Your Highness said yes. This is not only a blessing, but also a blessing for the minister. Xie Qingyun unceremoniously accepted Sima Jingling's praise, and then praised Liu Ruyi, but the love between the two of them was revealed all the time.

"Speaking of which, the minister actually has a reluctant request."

"Oh?" Sima Jingling turned her head and glanced at Xie Qingyun, not knowing what Xie Qingyun, who was already very thoughtful, had planned, "The head of the Xie family might as well say it directly." ”

Xie Qingyun smiled slightly, he has always been plain and unwavering, but now, heh......"

Sima Jingling chuckled, and seemed to return to her usual nonchalant appearance.

Ah Pu looked at Sima Jingling, boldly leaned himself on Sima Jingling's body, and then teased Sima Jingling like Sima Jingling had teased him before:

"Ah Ling turned out to be really nervous because of the matter of the shopkeeper Liu, Ah Pu thought that it was because of Ah Ling, and finally realized the existence of Ah Pu."

Sima Jingling suddenly squinted at Ah Pu, and her eyes seemed to be full of fierceness.

But Ah Pu was not afraid at all, and did not shrink back for a moment, but approached Sima Jingling more and more, and smiled at her.

"Ah Ling, is this angry? If Ah Ling is angry, then it means that I am right about Ah Ling's mind, and Ah Ling is empty-hearted. ”

Sima Jingling maintained the expression on her face unchanged, but the curvature of the corners of her mouth had inadvertently raised.

She suddenly pulled Apu's collar for a moment, kissed Apo directly, and then said to Apu with the tail of her eyes:

"I really don't know what special charm you have about this child, which can make this palace worry about you."

Ah Pu laughed "hehehehe", "Ah Ling, it's a little inappropriate for you to call me a child from time to time now, don't you already know if I'm a child or a man?" ”

Sima Jingling snorted lightly, laughed meaninglessly, and then stretched out her hand to push Ah Pu away, and scolded with a smile: "You are used to saying some ridiculous things now. ”

"Where's this nonsense, isn't that the truth?"

It doesn't matter if she is pushed away by Sima Jingling, Ah Pu is also the one who will rely on her anyway.

He continued to pester Sima Jingling, holding Sima Jingling's arm tightly and not letting go, making Sima Jingling very helpless.

Because of this conversation, the two seem to have returned to their usual atmosphere of getting along, but Sima Jingling still did not directly admit that she expressed her intentions for Apu.

Ah Pu is not in a hurry about this, it is enough to be able to confirm from Sima Jingling that it is indeed because of him that he has a different performance. After you have really determined your intentions, you will feel a little sweet and a little sour, and you will wonder if the other party already has someone you like, and whether you should show your heart to the other party.

And once you are sure that you want to show your heart to the other party and say that you want to pursue the other party, then it must be based on a certain understanding. ”

Apo looked down at the wine glass in his hand, thoughtful.

Since Xie Qingyun had already said so many words, he simply made it clear directly,

"I don't know what you're thinking, but judging by the question you just asked, and your daily relationship with Your Highness, it seems that both of you have gone astray.

Your Highness will not care about it first, just talk about the problem of Apu, Agui, are you only focused on how to knock on the door of Your Highness's heart, and ignore the things that Your Highness himself values most?

Or can I put it another way, that is, your original intention, your love for Your Highness, or has it become a so-called fighting heart of mine? ”

Abu put down the cup in his hand and clenched his fists tightly.

He kept his head down and remained silent, and suddenly seemed to understand something, and said with a smile:

"I'm confused. To love someone is to be wholehearted and not purposeful. In my current situation, I am not completely dedicated to His Highness, so how can I ask His Highness to have all his love for me? "No, when you find that you have a crush on someone, the first thing you do is ask yourself repeatedly in your mind if you are really attracted to that person, if it is just an illusion of yourself.