After the full moon banquet of the small group, Gu Qingyi officially took charge of the Qin Palace, with Peng Dexi and Xu Mama assisting, she only needs to take ideas, but she is not very tired, she needs to spend more effort to manage the relationship outside the palace. The concierge of the palace receives all kinds of invitation posts every day, and Gu Qingyi has one more task to screen posts, deciding whether to go to the banquet or not according to the distance between relatives and relatives, even so, the itinerary is extremely busy.

It's all the friendship she owed when she was raising a baby, and she has to make up for it now.

The communication of human relations is just the friendship on the scene, Gu Qingyi is at ease, and the marriage of Shao Huiwan and her two cousins bothered her. Shao Huiwan's marriage is decided by the Marquis of Yongyi, Gu Qingyi can't help it, and their relationship now is not as close as it used to be, so they can only mention it secretly, and they can't do anything to change.

She can come up with some ideas about the marriage of her cousins, she has lived in the capital for a long time, and she has an understanding of the conduct of the noble sons, compared to the two uncles who have just entered Beijing and have black eyes, I don't know how much better, so she lists a lot of suitable candidates, and she takes the two cousins to the banquet to see each other, and the marriage has eyebrows.

On this day, Gu Qingyi returned from the banquet and was leaning on the soft pillow to pretend to sleep, Qiu Yan gently woke her up, "Princess, Yongyi is waiting for the prince to ask to see, it seems that she has something to say to you." ”

Gu Qingyi was slightly stunned, lifted the curtain and looked, and sure enough, she saw Shao Yanjin sitting on horseback, and her beautiful peach blossom eyes were looking at her - in a few days, it will be the day he gets married, what are you looking for her to do at this time?

She hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "There are people coming and going on the street, and it's inconvenient to talk, so let Shao Shizi find a teahouse." ”

Qiu Yan went out to pass the word, Shao Yanjin's tense mood seemed to relax, and he glanced at the carriage that had lowered the curtain, and then turned the horse's head and went to the nearest teahouse.

Painted Tea Building, the second floor wing.

The door of the wing room was open, Gu Qingyi sat by the window, looking at Shao Yanjin opposite, he seemed to be a lot haggard, his eyes were blue and black, his handsome face was no longer as bright as before, and the amorous peach blossom pupils were also dim, covered with a thick shadow, and full of depression.

Gu Qingyi was a little hungry, ate a piece of mung bean cake, and found that it tasted good, and when she was thinking about whether to pack another one for King Qin to try, Shao Yanjin, who had been silent, seemed to see through what she was thinking, and said, "The refreshments in the Tea House are a must in the capital, if Princess Qin likes to eat it, you can ask someone to pack one for you." ”

This was exactly what she wanted, Gu Qingyi didn't refuse, the shopkeeper quickly took the order and left, Gu Qingyi took a sip of tea, and then looked at Shao Yanjin, who was preoccupied, and saw that he seemed to have the posture of sitting until he was old, and finally took the initiative to ask, "Shao Shizi, you invited me here not just to drink tea, is there something wrong with you?" ”

"Can Princess Qin retreat?"

"Okay." Gu Qingyi guessed what Shao Yanjin was going to say, and commanded, "Qiu Yan, Han Dong, you go to the door and guard." ”

Qiu Yan and Han Dong glanced at her uneasily, but thought that the doors and windows were open, and if something happened they could get in in time, they would retreat to guard the door.

Shao Yanjin took a deep breath and seemed to have a violent mental struggle, before he used an open-minded posture to look at her with heavy eyes, "Crown Princess, who is it?" ”

Gu Qingyi didn't expect Shao Yanjin to ask this secret, her hand shook, the tea in the cup overflowed, and a few drops of tea splashed on the wooden table, she hurriedly took a sip of tea to suppress her shock, and found that Shao Yanjin was still looking at her, and there seemed to be some suppressed emotion in his eyes, which made his handsome face a little more depressed.

Her mood gradually calmed down, and her voice was so calm that she couldn't hear anything abnormal, "What do you mean by Shao Shizi's words, the crown princess is the crown princess, what is the reason for you to doubt her identity?" ”

"You're running away from my question." Shao Yanjin's face was unprecedentedly serious, "In the past, at the flower-viewing banquet in the Peach Blossom Temple, King Qin alluded to the fact that the crown princess was not me, and I have always kept it in mind. Looking at the actions of the crown princess later, not only was she estranged from Princess Qin, but even my cousin didn't care. In my impression, the crown princess is not a person who is unkind, and the reason why she will alienate her former friends is only one possibility, she is not the original person at all. Saying this, his voice paused slightly, and his peach blossom eyes were dyed with pain, "So...... The one who died at the beginning was the crown princess, yes or no? ”

The crown princess has changed too much, and she can't help the repeated investigation of acquaintances, if she didn't have that mind before, it's okay, if you suspect that she is not herself, there are loopholes everywhere.

For example, now, Shao Yanjin has also discovered the truth.

If it was in the past, she would have liked to let everyone in the world know that Yan Shunying was a fake princess who stole beams and changed pillars, but now her mentality has changed, and she is unwilling to let Yan Shunying implicate the Marquis of Wu'an.

She clutched the teacup in her hand, looked at Shao Yanjin's persistent gaze, and said slowly, "No." ”

Shao Yanjin's expression changed several times, and he suddenly laughed, repeating, "I understand, I understand." ”

He smiled and smiled, there were tears falling down, Gu Qingyi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly reacted, Shao Yanjin had already found out the truth, and stopping her to ask questions today was just to confirm what he thought, it was obvious that her denial could not shake the conjecture in his heart at all.

No wonder he looked so haggard, knowing that his beloved killed his sister by any means and became a fake princess, he must have been tortured a lot for a while.

Gu Qingyi thought so, but Shao Yanjin's next words made her eyes widen in shock-

"I've always admired the crown princess." Shao Yanjin said, "Originally, I thought that I would wait for her and Lu to come to the door to apply, but the creation made people, and she couldn't wait for me to propose, so she was appointed as the crown princess by the saint." From then on, it was the difference between the monarch and the minister, and I had no chance with her. It's just that I never thought that in the end, I didn't even have the opportunity to watch her from afar, and she died silently, becoming a taboo that everyone dared not mention. ”

His voice paused slightly, and his eyes rolled with regret and pain, "I hate it so much, why didn't I propose it earlier, so that she wouldn't marry into the East Palace and wouldn't die, it's all my fault, I couldn't save her." ”

He is a big man, he is crying like a child, and he doesn't know how long he has suppressed his emotions.

Gu Qingyi was shocked and at a loss, she never thought that Shao Yanjin liked not Yan Shunying, but her. Seeing his painful appearance, he couldn't bear it, and felt ashamed of it, and said in a low voice, "It's not your fault that you make people, the deceased is gone, you want to open a little." ”

"It's useless to blame me."

Shao Yanjin finally raised his head, his eyes were bloodshot, "I have prided myself on being dashing in my life, but the most useless thing is that I can't even protect my beloved." If I had told her what I wanted earlier, the outcome might have been different. ”

"It's not going to be different." Gu Qingyi looked at him, "Even if you show your intentions, it won't be possible for you and your cousin." ”

"Why?"

"She always thought that you and Yan Shunying had feelings for each other." Gu Qingyi sighed lightly, "For the sake of my sister, she won't agree to you." ”

Shao Yanjin's face turned pale in an instant, he has always been dissolute and uninhibited, and he is also comfortable among admirers, but he is always nervous about Yan Shunhua, and he doesn't dare to say a few more words to her, so he can only use Yan Shunying's trick to get close, but he didn't expect her to misunderstand.

The two of them are destined to be inseparable.

Shao Yanjin looked at the woman opposite, her appearance and expression were so familiar, at this moment, it seemed that the person in his memory told him in person, and it was impossible for the two of them to do so.

He came from sorrow and called her maiden name, "Gu Qingyi, do you know why I agreed to marry you in the first place?" ”

Gu Qingyi's heart jumped, and she looked at him with a strained face, "Because I look like my cousin, right?" ”

"Yes. Not only does they look alike, but even their demeanor is almost identical. A look of embarrassment flashed on Shao Yanjin's face, "At that time, I thought despicably, since I can't marry the crown princess, it's good to marry you." As a result, the first time I didn't rob the crown prince, and this time, I didn't rob the king of Qin. Royal man ......"

He didn't continue, just sneered, his eyes cold.

Gu Qingyi couldn't help but think, did King Qin marry her with the same thoughts as Shao Yanjin? But she is Yan Shunhua. This entangled and complicated relationship, the more she thought about it, the more chaotic it became, and she felt that her heart was sweet and bitter, and the taste became inexplicable.

She didn't have the heart to stay any longer, and it happened that the shopkeeper packed refreshments at this time, so she took the opportunity to say, "Shao Shizi, the past is in the past, I hope you can keep it a secret, don't implicate the Marquis of Wu'an." It's not early, it's time for me to go home. ”

Shao Yanjin had already wiped the tears on his face with a handkerchief, ignoring his still red eyes and the tip of his nose, it could still be seen that he was the handsome young man. He listened to Gu Qingyi's words and was silent for a long time before responding, "I know what to do, I offended Princess Qin today, please don't be surprised." ”

Gu Qingyi was secretly relieved to see that he had returned to normal, she only had shyness and joy in her heart when she learned that King Qin liked her, but for Shao Yanjin's love, it was a completely different state of mind, she only felt burdened and guilty, which overwhelmed her.

The emotional entanglement is too heavy and complicated, and she only wants to have a simple and pure relationship, nothing else.

Gu Qingyi inevitably thought of King Qin, remembered the past and present lives of the two of them and their mistakes, and looked dazed for a while, until her sleeve was pulled by Qiu Yan, she came back to her senses, "What's wrong?" ”

Qiu Yan was so frightened that she was about to cry, "Lord Wang......"

Gu Qingyi was stunned for a moment, and quickly looked up, and collided with King Qin's line of sight - why is he here?