Shui Qingqing never thought that the person who bumped into him a year ago would be the third prince Li You.

It's been a year since the incident, and it's a very ordinary trivial matter, if it weren't for listening to Li You mention it today, Shui Qingqing would have forgotten it, but he didn't expect him to still remember it.

And - and - recognize yourself!

In this way, did he know that he was marrying into the Dingguo Marquis Mansion by pretending to be Sheng Yu, and knew the purpose of his entry into the mansion? !

Shui Qingqing's heart was messy, and she was even more afraid of trembling, and her mind was blank.

She gritted her teeth to suppress the panic and chill in her heart, and smiled indifferently as if nothing happened: "Was I hit by His Highness's carriage a year ago?!" I can't remember, Your Highness is just afraid that he remembered the wrong person - ah, I'm really not used to using such silver chopsticks, slippery! ”

After that, he pretended to lower his body and went under the table to pick up the fallen chopsticks, avoiding Li You's scrutinizing gaze.

Seeing her deny it, Li You's expression was clear, and he raised his lips and smiled lightly, "Really?" That must be the wrong person in the palace. ”

In this way, he didn't say anything more, and raised his voice to ask the people waiting outside to change a pair of bamboo chopsticks for Shui Qingqing.

For the rest of the time, Li You no longer mentioned the matter of Fang Cai, but just kept picking up vegetables for Shui Qingqing and persuading her to eat more. But he was leisurely sipping tea, talking about some interesting people and things in the capital to Shui Qingqing.

However, Shui Qingqing's mood has completely changed, her heart has mixed tastes, and there are many questions piled up, so that she can't swallow it, even if it is the best dish in Huiweilou, eating it in her mouth is like chewing wax......

After eating in the Huiwei Building, Li You took Shui Qingqing to the outskirts of the city to see the plum blossoms, and it was not early to return to the city, but Li You still insisted on going to the noodle shop with her to eat noodles and then send her back.

In this way, the two traveled together for a whole day, and the whole city and outside the city had already made a lot of noise.

This is also Shui Qingqing's second month, after marrying into the Hou Mansion and causing a sensation in the city, she has once again become the focus of the people in the city and the talk after tea and dinner.

On the way back to the house, Li You looked sideways at Shui Qingqing beside him, with a faint smile between his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "This palace wants to make friends with the girl, are you willing to be friends with this palace?" ”

Shui Qingqing's heart shook slightly, but she had a hearty smile on her face, and said with a smile: "It is my honor to be friends with His Highness." ”

Since Li You suddenly appeared in front of her today, she has been questioning Li You's motives, and then hearing him mention the meeting a year ago, she was even more apprehensive.

However, no matter what motives the third prince had for him, what Shui Qingqing thought of was that with the help of Li You, who was the prince, maybe she would have a place to rely on in the future battle with Bai Lingwei for the son......

Therefore, no matter what Li You's purpose for him is, Shui Qingqing is willing to accept him.

Li You smiled with satisfaction and said, "Since we are friends, if you encounter difficulties or difficult things in the future, you can go to the Three Princes' Mansion to find me." ”

Shui Qingqing just wanted his help, so she nodded happily.

Walking to the gate of the Hou Mansion, Shui Qingqing was about to say goodbye to Li You, and when she looked up, she saw the figure standing at the gate of the mansion, and her expression couldn't help but froze slightly.

Li You also saw Mei Zijin at the gate of the mansion, a bright light flashed in his eyes, and when he turned around, he saw Shui Qingqing's nervous expression, and said with a smile: "You seem to be very afraid of Dingguohou?" ”

Shui Qingqing's face turned pale, and Li You smiled and said: "Also, don't talk about you, let's Dajin, I'm afraid there are few people who are not afraid of Mei Zijin." ”

Shui Qingqing's eyes darkened——

It's not so much that he's afraid, it's that he's afraid he'll find out her secrets and know her true identity and purpose.

Therefore, even if she heard him take the initiative to help herself this morning, she was like a hedgehog to guard against him, unwilling to get close to him.

On her face, she smiled indifferently and said slowly: "No matter how afraid of him are others, His Highness is naturally not afraid of him." ”

Li You looked at her with a smile, her warm eyes lit up with starlight, "Then are you afraid of me?" ”

He is already handsome and extraordinary, and his smile is even more dazzling, plus the two are very close, so close that they can smell the faint fragrance of Du Heng on him. In this way, even if Shui Qingqing was calm and self-assured, her heart was pounding, her face was hot, and she was flushed.

The intimacy of the two fell into Mei Zijin's eyes little by little. And the shyness on Shui Qingqing's face was like a boulder, which made his heart suffocated.

Seeing Mei Zijin at the gate of the mansion, Shui Qingqing dismounted in advance. was about to say goodbye to Li You, but he didn't expect him to dismount with her, hand over the reins to the attendant behind him, and accompany Shui Qingqing to continue walking.

And Mei Zijin, who had been standing on the steps of the house, looked at the two of them getting closer and closer for a moment with deep eyes, and his handsome face was gloomy.

The next moment, he stepped down the stairs and walked towards the two of them, his eyes did not look at Shui Qingqing on the side from beginning to end, but the cold aura exuded from his body made her inexplicably frightened.

Mei Zijin bowed his hand to Li You, and said in a cold and polite tone: "Previously, His Royal Highness went to the Weichen Mansion, and the Weichen was disappointed, and I asked His Highness to forgive him." ”

Li You smiled and said: "Hou Ye doesn't have to be polite, this palace came to the house to find Miss Sheng, so I didn't alarm Hou Ye, let alone visit Hou Ye." ”

After that, he turned around and smiled at Shui Qingqing, who was standing silently with her head bowed to the side: "Today with Miss Sheng as my companion, this palace is very happy." ”

With Mei Zijin's cold eyes, Shui Qingqing bowed and thanked Li You: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your hospitality today!" ”

The entourage led the horse forward, Li You turned over and got on the horse again, and said goodbye to the two: "In this way, let's see you at the banquet on the fifth day of the first month, and the palace welcomes the Hou Ye and the girl in the palace - see you and leave!" ”

When he said, 'See you or leave', Li You's eyes looked at Shui Qingqing, and her intention was too obvious.

Shui Qingqing's face was hot again, but she felt someone's ice knife-like eyes fall on her, and she suddenly felt like she was on pins and needles, and after Li You left, she dared to stay there for a long time, and led Xiaoxi into the mansion as if she were fleeing, and returned to her own Tingsheng Courtyard......

After returning to Tingsheng Courtyard for a long time, Shui Qingqing's heart was still pounding. And Xiaoxi also patted her chest and said in fear: "Miss, the appearance of the Hou Ye is so scary, I feel like I want to eat people...... Miss, wouldn't Master Hou be angry when he saw you go out with the third prince today? ”

Shui Qingqing took a sip of tea to calm down and said coldly: "What is there to be angry about." That way, no one else will gossip about me and him, and he should be happy. ”

Listening to her words, Xiaoxi was stunned, reacted for a long time, and said: "Also, today Miss went out with the three princes, eating and visiting the plum garden, I am afraid that those who are good at chewing their tongues will start gossiping about the young lady and the third prince again." But—"

Compared with Mei Zijin, the Marquis of the Iceberg, Xiao Xi prefers the gentle and elegant Third Prince in his heart, and can't help but say happily: "If Miss is really with the Third Prince, it is the best, the Third Prince is noble, and he is also kind, and the most important thing is that Miss is good." The slave maid felt that the best destination for the young lady to follow the third prince was, so let those long-tongued women chew well......"

Xiaoxi is simple-minded, and she understands the distress in Shui Qingqing's heart.

In Shui Qingqing's heart, the more the third prince Li You treats her for no reason, the more she is afraid and worried, because no one in this world will be good to you for no reason, either for love or profit.

However, he is a noble prince, what profit can she covet as a widow with no power and power?

Is it love?

Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, Shui Qingqing's lips unconsciously evoked a sarcastic wry smile.

She is also outstanding, but she never thought that a dignified son who has seen all the beauties in the world would fall in love with her at first sight. What's more, it is a wise person like Li You, who has a lot of experience, and he will not be obsessed with women like ordinary people.

So, what is he doing to himself today?

Shui Qingqing twisted her eyebrows and looked at the woman with a sad face in the bronze mirror, sighed helplessly, turned back to Xiao Xi, who was making the bed, and said: "Now, all the trivial things can be put aside temporarily, I want to rest for a few days, before the New Year, let's listen to the Shengyuan Courtyard is closed." ”

She knew that after today's events, tomorrow there would definitely be curious people who would come to inquire about her and the third prince, no matter who it was, she didn't want to see her again for the time being......

Shui Qingqing originally thought that there would soon be ambiguous rumors between her and the third prince in the mansion, but this time it was unexpected, and there was no gossip in the entire Hou Mansion.

She was curious, but she didn't know that Tang Qianqian's Green Pothos Courtyard had servants who had been beaten to death by Mei Zijin because of rumors, and finally although the old lady interceded with Tang Qianqian and left her life, she only had half a life left and threw out of the Hou Mansion, so scared that others didn't dare to say that Shui Qingqing didn't say a word......

In this way, the Hou Mansion was finally peaceful, and it was not until the eve of the Chinese New Year's Eve that Bai Lingwei's lifting of the ban broke the peace of the Hou Mansion again.

As Mama Jin said, Bai Lingwei's father, Bai Haoqing, a scholar of Hallym University, worshiped Zuo Xiang, and for a while, the entire Baifu chicken dog ascended to heaven, and even the daughter who married out was stained with the light of her mother's family.

At that time, it was the eve of Chinese New Year's Eve, and Mei Zijin thought about Brother Yun, who had not been seen for a long time, and then thought of the family reunion on Chinese New Year's Eve, and finally agreed to it.

Hearing the news that Bai Lingwei had lifted the grounding, Shui Qingqing was not angry, but happy.

In the days when Bai Wei Yuan was grounded, Shui Qingqing didn't miss Yun'er for a moment, I don't know if his illness is better? I don't know if he will vomit and cry again......

Countless worries and thoughts have already made Shui Qingqing uneasy.

At this time, the old lady sent someone to listen to the Sheng Yuan inform Shui Qingqing that a Chinese New Year's Eve banquet would be held in the Shi'an Yuan in the evening, and she would be invited to spend Chinese New Year's Eve together in the evening.

At nightfall, Shui Qingqing led Xiaoxi out of Tingsheng Courtyard.

Along the way, Shui Qingqing found that the entire Hou Mansion had already been decorated with a festive and lively atmosphere, with red lanterns, lanterns under plum trees, new clothes on the servants, and the sound of firecrackers and laughter from time to time in the courtyards, which had a strong New Year's flavor.

Everything familiar and unfamiliar in front of her made her look dazed all the time.

I still remember that when I was in the Western Desert in the past, every year during the Chinese New Year, Daddy would make her a new dress, take her down the mountain to the county town to visit the market, and eat fragrant oily noodles.

I played until very late, and then I would go back to the cave on the mountain with Daddy in the moonlight.

Every time she went back, she sat excitedly on the mule cart, singing loudly to the desolate desert, and Daddy would sing with her, and the song frightened the night bird to flutter its wings and circle over the dunes, and she sang and sang, and fell asleep on the mule cart......

At that time, she followed her father, although her life was hard, she was carefree and happy like a bird on the sand dunes.

But now?

When the cold wind hit, even if she was wearing a thick and warm cotton jacket and a cloak to cover the wind, Shui Qingqing still felt the cold and drilled into her body, which made her shiver uncontrollably.

Xiaoxi stuffed the stove into her hand and said worriedly: "Miss, Aunt Bai has lifted the ban, and her maiden family is becoming more and more powerful, even the old lady now has to give three points to the Bai family, and there is a little prince to support her, the slave maid feels that with her temperament, she will definitely come to the young lady to take revenge - and I heard that the powerful grandmother who followed her before has also returned from her hometown, and the slave always feels that after the ban on Bai Wei Courtyard is lifted, there is a feeling of menacing......"

What Xiaoxi said, Shui Qingqing had already thought of it.

However, she is not afraid - even if Bai Lingwei doesn't come to look for her, she will look for her. Between them, they have already formed a deep hatred since she robbed Yun'er......

Smiling meaninglessly, Shui Qingqing said coldly: "Xiaoxi, if a barefoot poor person and a rich man with a lot of money are desperate, who do you think will be more afraid?" ”

Xiaoxi seemed to understand whether she understood or not, and said in a daze: "Probably the rich will be afraid." ”

"Yes, the rich man has too much, so he spares his life. But the poor man has nothing, and he has nothing to worry about - those who are afraid of the burning of jade are, of course, the rich who sacrifice their lives. ”

This time, Xiaoxi completely understood, looked at Shui Qingqing, who said these words indifferently, and said sadly: "Miss is saying that she is the poor man who has nothing, and Aunt Bai is the rich man who spares her life...... Miss, don't think like that, you at least have a slave for me, and I will always be with Miss......"

Although they have only been together for a few months, the pure-hearted Xiaoxi, after seeing the hardships suffered by Shui Qingqing with her own eyes, she felt heartache in her heart and felt pity for her.

Xiaoxi's words were like a warm breeze blowing into Shui Qingqing's cold heart, making her eyes hot.

"Thank you Xiaoxi, following me, a master who has nothing, even you have suffered a lot of grievances...... When I have a chance in the future, I will find a good family for you to marry, and you don't have to follow me to endure hardships. ”

Shui Qingqing's words instantly made Xiao Xi blush. The little girl covered her face and said shyly: "If you want to marry, the young lady will marry first...... After the young lady marries a good man, the slave and maid will ...... again."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a soft cough.

Xiaoxi opened his eyes and saw that it was Sanshi beside Mei Zijin standing at the turn of the path, because he suddenly heard Xiaoxi's words, he stood uneasily, his face was at a loss, and a layer of redness flew up.

And Xiaoxi thought that the words he had just joked with Shui Qingqing were heard by outsiders, and he was still a man, his face was so red that he had become a monkey's buttocks, and with an 'ah' sound, he covered his face and hid behind Shui Qingqing in a panic.

Shui Qingqing didn't expect to suddenly meet Sanshi here, and looking at his appearance, it seemed that he was waiting for them here on purpose, so he couldn't help but step forward and say directly: "Do you have something to do with me?" ”

Sanshi came back to his senses from Fang Cai's helplessness, stepped forward and handed a square wooden box into Shui Qingqing's hand, and said, "Miss Biao, this is what my marquis returned to you...... Before, because he was suspicious of Miss Biao's identity, Hou Ye left things for the time being. Please forgive me. ”

There is no need to open it to see, Shui Qingqing also knows that the wooden box contains her rouge box.

She didn't expect Mei Zijin to take the initiative to return the box to her, and she didn't expect that he would let Sanshi tell her unabashedly that he would keep the box because he doubted her.

Sanshi handed the wooden box to Shui Qingqing in front of him, but he looked at her expression carefully, and his face became nervous again.

He remembered that he was in the study just now, and his master handed him the box and asked him to bring it back to Shui Qingqing.

At that time, he was embarrassed to ask, if Miss Biao asked, why did it take so long to return her box, how would he answer?

Mei Zijin told him without blinking, telling the truth.

Did he want to tell her directly that he had been suspicious of her?

Sanshi felt that the task was arduous, and he didn't know that this Miss Cousin, who was weak on the surface but not to be underestimated in her heart, would be willing to accept it when she heard such words?

The box was handed to Shui Qingqing, but she didn't take it immediately, but looked at Sanshi with a nervous face with fixed eyes, and said coldly word by word: "Now that Hou Ye asked you to return my box, does it mean that Hou Ye no longer doubts me?" Or have you already looked into my identity? ”

Hearing Shui Qingqing's rhetorical question, Sanshi was slightly stunned and looked at her in surprise.

Sure enough, as her master expected, she knew from the beginning that her master was suspicious and investigating her.

Pressing the surprise in his heart, Sanshi said according to Mei Zijin's instructions: "My Hou Ye said that today is the new year, and I hope Miss Biao will be fine in the Hou Mansion in the coming year." ”

After that, he handed the wooden box in his hand forward and sent it to Shui Qingqing's hand.

And after listening to his answer, Shui Qingqing, who had been nervous until her whole body stiffened, suddenly relaxed, and the boulder that had been pressing on her heart since she entered the mansion was finally removed......

After Sanshi left, Shui Qingqing opened the box, and her rouge box was finally lost and returned to her hand.

The old box body, the blurred pattern, the dull yellow color, everything, is the original appearance.

Cold fingers gently caressed the body of the box, and a little ripple rippled in her dead heart.

This is an old thing that has accompanied her since she was a child, and it is the only evidence that hides the secret of her life experience.

She often wonders, will the original owner of this rouge box be the biological mother she has never met? What kind of woman would she be? Why did she leave herself in the desert thousands of miles away......

In the next breath, she unscrewed the lid of the box, and a cool mint fragrance came to her nose.

In the box, there was a box full of bright green mint paste, which was much more delicate and translucent than the mint paste she made herself.

Looking at the mint paste in the box, Shui Qingqing's heart was slightly shocked, and it was even more mixed......

The Chinese New Year's Eve banquet in the Hou Mansion is extravagant, and the Shi'an Yuan is also the most lively and festive place in the entire Hou Mansion.

When Shui Qingqing went, everyone else had already arrived, Bai Lingwei brought Yun'er over early, and now she was holding Yun'er to show the old lady and Mei Zijin, and the other aunts were also around, and the room was harmonious.

After Shui Qingqing entered the house, she stepped forward to greet the old lady, and for a while, everyone's eyes fell on her.

And Bai Lingwei's eyes were like poisonous snakes, staring at her coldly, and the next moment, there was an extremely disdainful and mocking sneer on her face.

Not only Bai Lingwei, but the others also secretly laughed when they saw Shui Qingqing's appearance.

Because, compared to the silk and satin and splendid clothes on the four aunts, Shui Qingqing is still wearing old clothes, and it is not as good as the maids in the house who put on new clothes.

The beaded hairpin on his head is also no different from the usual, and he doesn't look like a happy New Year at all.

Seeing this, the old lady unconsciously wrinkled her brows, but Mei Zijin on the side swept her indifferently, and her brows were the same as the old lady's, frowning imperceptibly.

She owes Emerald Village a large sum of silver, and he knows it. And she sent the clothes and fabrics distributed to her in the Hou Mansion back to the Sheng family, and he also knew it.

It's just that he didn't expect that she sent all the things back, but she didn't leave herself a piece of fabric to make new clothes......

Feeling the gaze of everyone on her, Shui Qingqing knew it, and she didn't bother to pay attention to it, so she stepped forward one by one with an indifferent expression and gave Mei Zijin and the aunts a salute.

I haven't seen each other for more than ten days, even if it's just a hurried glance, Shui Qingqing also clearly feels that Mei Zijin has lost weight, her cold face is more resolute, and her deep eyes are also bottomless, which makes people dare not look directly.

And thinking of the mint cream that appeared in the rouge box he went back to himself, her heart beat a little fast inexplicably, and she didn't dare to look into his eyes at all, and after hurriedly saluting, she hurriedly retreated.

She came to Bai Lingwei and bent her knees to greet her.

When the enemy meets, he is extraordinarily red-eyed.

Compared with the irrepressible hatred in Bai Lingwei's expression, Shui Qingqing's face was calm, but her eyes involuntarily looked at her.

Yun'er was held by an old lady and stood beside Bai Lingwei, wrapped in festive red swaddling clothes, staring around curiously with big black eyes.

When his eyes turned to Shui Qingqing, he grinned.

The moment she saw Yun'er, Shui Qingqing's lonely heart came to life. And looking at his sweet and cute little face when he smiled, she was reluctant to look away.

However, from the moment Shui Qingqing entered the house, she felt that there was a dark light like a poisonous snake staring at her tightly, which made her shudder, but she didn't know who the eyes came from?

And since she came to Bai Lingwei, this discomfort has become even stronger, making her feel like a man.

Looking up, Shui Qingqing saw the old lady holding Yun'er.

And the latter, the eyes of the gloomy owl were looking at her coldly for a moment.

The moment she saw the grandmother's face clearly, Shui Qingqing's blood instantly coagulated, and the whole person froze-

Square face, dark skin, slightly bulging eyes, shining......

Isn't this exactly the one who deceived herself, robbed her child, and then sank her into the lake...... Is it a big sister?

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