After a night of reverie, the next day Xu Shuqing went to the hookah pavilion with two black eyes that couldn't be covered with fat powder, but fortunately, there was a cloth belt covering the eyes, and Gao Zhinan didn't notice the abnormality.

Gao Zhinan's expression couldn't hide his happiness, as soon as he saw Xu Shu, he pounced, pinched Xu Shu's face and rubbed it hard, "You ruthless little girl, I haven't come to see me for so long, don't tell me that you don't have time, you have run to Zhuangzi twice, will you have time to come to see me?" ”

Gao Zhinan pouted and pretended to be angry, Xu Shu covered his face and begged for mercy, "There are a lot of things at home in the second half of the year, and I went out to hide cleanly, but I didn't hide it, if I go to find Sister Zhinan, wouldn't I even bother you?" ”

Gao Zhinan, who was confused about the Xu family and the Song family, also heard about it, so he didn't hold on to it anymore, "That's it, I bothered you this time, if there is a next time, I will really ignore you again!" ”

Xu Shu touched her flushed face and breathed a sigh of relief.

Gao Zhinan leaned over again and leaned on Xu Shu's shoulder and whispered, "Do you know that the queen mother ordered the Ministry of Rites to suddenly conduct a draft a while ago?" ”

Xu Shu nodded silently, the opportunity of this draft may have something to do with herself, and then she even interfered with it.

"My father sent my name and portrait to the Ministry of Rites!" Gao Zhinan's voice was muffled, even if the matter had passed, she still couldn't let go.

Mr. Gao had plans for Mr. Gao, and Xu Shu was not good at evaluating or discussing, so he couldn't interject, and only listened to Gao Zhinan's complaints.

"My father wants to be a loyal minister, so I can't be a loving father, and my mother can't beat my father no matter how much she hurts me, so my mother is angry!" Gao Zhinan's eyes welled up with tears, and her mother-daughter affection with Mrs. Gao made Xu Shu envious.

"How is Auntie's body now?" Xu Shu asked with concern.

Gao Zhinan wiped the corners of his eyes and said with relief, "The list of selected people is down, and there is no me, as soon as my mother is happy, most of my illness will be cured!" ”

"That's good!" Xu Shu nodded, not mentioning at all that it was he who did things to make Gao Zhinan lose the election.

Gao Zhinan said with palpitations, "When my father told me that I had run for election, I thought I was definitely going to enter the palace, and even my father thought so, but I didn't expect the results to come out, but I didn't have my name, it's really a blessing!" ”

"Uncle, I'm afraid I'm going to be unhappy!" Xu Shu did not regret disrupting Gao's father's plan of loyalty, loyalty is not reflected by sacrificing children.

"Humph! Don't care about him! Gao Zhinan was still angry, "When my mother knelt and begged him not to let me run for election, he didn't even look at my mother, and let my mother kneel in the yard for three hours and fainted on the ground and didn't change his mind. ”

"You don't have to enter the palace, where does your aunt get angry!"

"That's it!" Gao Zhinan raised his eyebrows, and couldn't stop the happiness in his heart, "Since I ran for election, my father has detained me in the house, and my mother is sick again, and I can't be idle every day. ”

"Since you have enough fun, how can you eat vegetarian fasting? Shouldn't you celebrate with a big fish? Xu Shu asked with a smile.

Gao Zhinan shook his head, "I made a wish when my mother was sick, if I can make my mother better, I will fast for three months to make a vow, and now I am repaying my vow, and I can't get wet!" ”

Gao Zhinan's heart of filial piety made Xu Shu stunned for a moment, and she was like this once upon a time......

"By the way, the palace has newly built the Lai Yi Palace, you know about this, right?" Xu Shu often enters the palace, and Gao Zhinan thinks she should know.

"Yes!" Xu Shu nodded, "It was built by order of the Empress Dowager, and it is intended to be used by the eldest prince to choose a concubine!" ”

"Exactly!" Gao Zhinan suddenly lowered his voice and said, "The Deng family has frequently brought girls from the Deng family into the palace recently, and this eldest princess is estimated to have fallen into the Deng family!" ”

"The Deng family?" Xu Shu was silent for a moment and shook her head, "It's unlikely, there is only one girl in the Deng family's generation, and she is also the age of the eldest prince, it is unlikely, those concubines or side branches can't be concubines!" ”

"Although Deng Yarong is older than the eldest prince, her background and status are enough, besides, the Empress Dowager is a member of the Deng family, as long as the Empress Dowager nods, who dares to object!" Gao Zhinan suddenly smiled and approached Xu Shu, "If Deng Yarong really becomes the eldest princess, she will no longer be able to covet the Qi family!" ”

Xu Shu pretended not to understand the deep meaning of Gao Zhinan's words, but Gao Zhinan did not relent, "It's not a secret that Deng Yarong has a mind about the fourth son, but everyone who has dealings with the Qi family or the Deng family knows it, I don't believe that you are so smart that a person will not know!" ”

Xu Shu said helplessly, "Of course I know, but this is her business, what does it have to do with me?" ”

"Why doesn't it matter?" Gao Zhinan's eyes widened, "Fourth Prince Qi is your fiancé, she covets your fiancé, why does it have nothing to do with you?" ”

"He's not my fiancé!" Xu Shu tugged at the corners of her mouth, with a cold expression, "I never thought he was my fiancé, and no one ever regarded him as my fiancé!" ”

The Qi family looks down on the Xu family, and is unwilling to admit this family business, because Xu Shu is blind, the Xu family wants to let other girls of the Xu family replace Xu Shu, obviously it is Xu Shu's marriage, but it happens to have nothing to do with her, which is the most ironic.

"Ashu......" Gao Zhinan's face was distressed, "I know that the attitude of the Qi family makes you feel cold, but this is the marriage given by the first emperor, even if they are unwilling, they can't help but withdraw from the marriage!" You're so smart, when you get married, you'll definitely make them change their opinion of you! ”

"I'm not interested in what they think of me, and I'm not interested in marrying into the Qi family, Sister Zhinan, I told you this when you were a confidant, you don't know, in the past few years that you have been in Beijing, how difficult my life has been......" Such days are finally about to come to an end, Xu Shu suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Xu Shu's straight back shows her pride and stubbornness, it seems that she has suffered a lot in recent years, Gao Zhinan's heart softened, and he immediately regretted mentioning the matter of the Qi family, "Okay, let's not talk about this!" By the way, a few days ago, I went to the temple to make a vow, and I saw the people of the Sun family, and I heard that Sister Xu is doing well now! ”

At the mention of Xu Jing, Xu Shu also showed a smile on her face, "My sister is now dedicated to teaching Zhan'er and Ah Qi, and no one dares to come to block her, and her face is much better when I went to see her last time!" ”

"The Sun family is really blessed!" Gao Zhinan sighed, and when he thought about it, the Qi family was also a blessing, and Xu Shu probably saw the misfortune of Xu Jing's marriage, so he didn't have a good impression of the Qi family, and couldn't help but think of his marriage, and he was suddenly a little depressed.

"Sister Shinan!" Xu Shu seemed to sense Gao Zhinan's unhappiness, and took her hand, "Aunt will definitely pick a good family for you!" ”

"Hmm!" Gao Zhinan nodded heavily, after experiencing the marriage of more than a dozen sisters in various ways, marriage has become a hurdle that Gao Zhinan can't overcome.