Knowing that the princess was going to return to Ning today, a group of people were already waiting outside the main gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Led by Xia Xiang, dressed in official uniforms, with his hands in his sleeves, his wide sleeved robe moving in the wind, he seemed to be thinner than when he was at the Star Banquet, but his face swept away the previous haze and became radiant. Behind him stood two rows of domestic servants, all neatly dressed, energetic, and full of joy.

Peony saw the approaching carriage from a distance, raised her hand and waved at the coachman, and said to Xia Xiang: "Master, it is His Royal Highness and Niangniang who are here." ”

The carriage stopped at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Song Yuanxi was the first to get out of the car.

Xia Taozhi is feeling strange, this person is not playing music this time? As soon as she lifted the curtain of the carriage, she saw Song Yuanxi standing beside the carriage and stretched out her hand to her, with a gentle and elegant smile on her face, as if she was waiting for her.

She was a little stunned, stretched out her hand, and Song Yuanxi helped her out of the carriage, and took her hand and walked forward.

Everyone present was moved, His Royal Highness the King of Tomb treated the second miss so gently and considerately, the second miss really married the right person!

Haitang also got out of the car with the little mud, she was afraid that the little mud would run around, so she simply held his hand, the little mud looked obedient and let her lead.

Xia Boyuan led all the servants to kneel down and made a great salute: "The old minister greets His Royal Highness the King of Ling, Princess Ling Niangniang......"

Song Yuanxi stepped forward to help him up, and said with a pleasant mouth: "Father-in-law, please get up, it's all your own family, and these false gifts will be waived." ”

Xia Taozhi couldn't help but admire in her heart, the tsundere prince really played the gentle and elegant bearing of the king of Ling in front of people. If it weren't for the fact that she had already seen his shameless and sanctimonious side behind her back, she would almost have believed that this was his nature.

Thinking about it, she also stepped forward to salute: "My daughter has seen her father." ”

Xia Boyuan bowed his head and welcomed the two of them in.

Song Yuanxi held her hand throughout the whole process, attracting the envious eyes of all the maidservants. Xia Taozhi had to let him pull and make a loving husband and wife.

All the way to the main hall, a maidservant brought two cups of hot tea, and the two knelt and stood up, and gave Xia Xiang tea to him, which was considered to have completed the ceremony.

After drinking tea, Xia Boyuan and Song Yuanxi greeted each other, you and I said a word, and they talked very happily, talking about some boring things in the court. Xia Taozhi was sleepy when she heard this, thinking that she hadn't slept well last night, so she wanted to go back to her room to make up for sleep.

The two people on the left and right are the sons-in-law of the eight classics, and her fake daughter is not here to disturb them to cultivate their feelings.

As soon as she was about to get up, Song Yuanxi glanced at her, with a warning in her eyes, so she had to sit back again, sit boredly and listen to their gossip, and stayed up until lunch.

After lunch, a maidservant girl came to take them back to the room to rest, she thought that she could finally make up for sleep, her heart was beautiful, and before she reached the door, Peony came to call her, saying that Xia Xiang was looking for her to talk.

She wanted to cry without tears, so she could only watch Song Yuanxi swagger back to the room for a lunch break, scolded him from head to toe in her heart, and followed Peony.

Peony led her around to a hut in the backyard.

The door of the house was ajar, she looked at the door, and saw Xia Xiang standing in the house with his hands behind his back, there was no window in the house, the light was a little dim, there were two rows of long lamps burning on both sides, and there was an offering table in the middle, a pair of lotus candles on the table, an incense burner, and a tablet.

There are seven gilded characters on the tablet, the spiritual position of his beloved wife Bo.

It's a wife, not a concubine.

This seemed to be a little different from the story that the tsundere prince told her, and involuntarily, she walked in with her feet raised.

Xia Boyuan knew that she was coming, and he didn't turn his head, and said in a calm tone: "Kneel down and kowtow to your mother." ”

Xia Taozhi obediently did so, and since she stepped into this room, a very strange feeling surged in her heart, as if this body had a sense of her biological mother, and a sadness that did not belong to her welled up in her heart.

Peony handed her three lit incense, Xia Taozhi took it, bowed, and said, "Mother, my daughter has come to see you." But he said in his heart: "Mrs. Bo is above, the little girl has swapped bodies with your daughter by mistake, and this time I will give you a pillar of incense on her behalf, you have a spirit in the sky, and bless us to return to the individual as soon as possible." ”

Xia Boyuan muttered on the side: "Scarlet Niang, today...... Our daughter is at peace......"

"Our son-in-law is unique in all ...... regardless of his character, family background, appearance, and talent."

"He treated our daughter very well...... Thou art in heaven a spirit to rest in peace......"

……

The hut was filled with smoke and the smell of candle flames.

Xia Boyuan's tone was a little choked, and his voice gradually deepened, thinking about it, he should love this Mrs. Bo very much. Peony also wiped tears from her eyes.

The sadness in Xia Taozhi's heart became more and more intense, and two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks inexplicably. She thought of her father and aunt, and remembered the lives of 36 people in Yudong Village who burned out with the fire......

The tears became more and more uncontrollable...... It was as if the levee had burst......

……

An hour later, Xia Xiang returned to the study, Peony went to treat Xiao Mu's injury, Xia Taozhi found a corner where no one was, and sat in a daze.

She has lived in this world for nineteen years, and there is only one thing that runs through her entire life, and that is revenge.

When she was six years old, her village was slaughtered by a gang of men in black. Her aunt desperately protected her, hid her in a pond, she inhaled by a reed pole, and hid underwater all night. When she crawled out of the pond again, she found that the village was in flames, and there were corpses all over the ground, and her father and aunt, and all 36 people in the village had been slaughtered.

She fled for three days and three nights before she met her master and was picked up and returned to Qingyang Mountain. Her master knew that she had a deep hatred of blood, and taught her to practice martial arts since she was a child, and she studied and practiced hard, in order to one day find out the murderer behind the slaughter of the village, slash the enemy, and avenge the blood and the sea of blood.

The only clue is that she found a token in a ruin. The master told her that this was a token only owned by the powerful people of Chujing, so three years ago, she went down the mountain to look for ......

It's a pity that maybe it's really her talent that she is dull, and she has been searching for three years, but she hasn't found any clues. Not only did he not find a clue, but he also lost his body......

If she can't take revenge, how can she be worthy of her father and aunt and the lives of the thirty-six people in Yudong Village, and how can she be worthy of the master who taught her to raise her......

She was thinking about it when Song Yuanxi's voice sounded from behind her: "You are here, I can't find you anywhere......"

"What are you looking for me?" Unexpectedly interrupted, she was a little angry.

"What's wrong with you?" Song Yuanxi was inexplicable, sat next to her and looked at her: "Why are you crying?" ”

"It's nothing, the sand is in my eyes."

“……”

Seeing that she was reluctant to answer, Song Yuanxi didn't ask much, and pulled her back to the courtyard.

Miss Xia Er's yard is not big, but it is full of peach trees, like a small peach forest. There was a stone table and chair in the courtyard, and there were three people sitting at the moment.

Peonies, begonias, and newly-picked little mud.

Peony was medicating the little mud, and there were many plates of snacks and food on the stone table, and it was still steaming, and the little mud's eyes were burning, and his eyes seemed to be glued to the table.

Haitang scolded on the side: "What's the hurry! It's not that I won't give you food, I just made it, and it's still hot! ”

While giving him medicine, Peony said softly to Xiao Mu: "Don't worry, you can eat it after the wound is treated." It's all yours, and no one is going to rob you. ”

Little mud shrugged his nose, as if he understood, and his eyes were shining.

As soon as Haitang looked up, she saw that the two of them came back together, she was very happy, and got up and saluted: "Your Highness, you have found your mother!" ”

Xia Taozhi glanced at Song Yuanxi, and said in her heart, Are you beating gongs and drums to find me or what, how do you know it.

Song Yuanxi paced over, stopped the peony and the little mud who were about to get up and salute, and asked, "How is his injury?" ”

Peony replied, "Back to Your Highness...... Small...... This little boy's injuries are mostly on the surface, fortunately he didn't hurt his internal organs, but his body was a little weak due to long-term hunger, so it would be good to take a few pairs of medicine to recuperate. ”

Song Yuanxi nodded, and then "tsk": "What little boy, his name is Little Mud!" From now on, it will be my little follower. ”

Peony was silent, she couldn't scream.

Don't say it's her, everyone can't call it.

Song Yuanxi thought about it, and finally made a concession: "Let's do this first, and give him a serious name when I'm free." ”

Xia Taozhi rolled her eyes on the side, dare to love this master and know that his name is not serious?

After dinner, Song Yuanxi went to play chess with his father-in-law.

Xia Taozhi felt that she couldn't associate such a vassal elegance with this dead tsundere, and heard that Xia Xiang's chess skills traversed Chu Jing when he was young, and he felt that Song Yuanxi would definitely make a fool of himself, so he proposed to follow him to watch.

Who knew that the chess skills of the tsundere prince were surprisingly good, killing Xia Xiang and abandoning his armor, and always narrowly won in the end with only a glance, which made Xia Taozhi stunned.

While Xia was meditating on the chess game, he raised his eyebrows at Xia Taozhi, who was sitting on the side and looking at the two of them with his cheeks propped, showing a smug look.

Xia Taozhi rolled her eyes back at him, simply got up and retreated, and went back to the room to sleep.

Because she was worried that Song Yuanxi would touch her bed again in the middle of the night, she had to sit on the bed and wait for him with her eyes propped. Unexpectedly, the two of them went down in the middle of the night, and when the sound of footsteps finally came from the courtyard, she immediately woke up from her drowsiness.

Song Yuanxi pushed the door and entered, and saw her sitting on the bed with sleepy eyes, looked at him vigilantly, and laughed: "Is this waiting for her husband to sleep together?" ”

Sleep with your head!

Xia Taozhi pointed to the soft collapse on the side, and said mercilessly: "You sleep here tonight." ”

Song Yuanxi smiled, didn't refute, turned around and closed the door, and walked over.

Xia Taozhi was immediately alert: "What are you doing?" You sleep over there. ”

"I have something to tell you."

"Is there anything you can say if you stand still?"

"Nope." Song Yuanxi sat down on the bed, took off his boots and lay down: "I played chess with your father all night, I was tired to death, my back was very sore, move me to a place and let me lie down...... I'll go down when I'm done......"

Xia Taozhi: "......" had to move in to make room for him.

Song Yuanxi stretched her body, seemed to be very comfortable, and asked her, "What do you think of living here?" ”

She was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect him to ask like this, and subconsciously replied: "It's much more comfortable and clean than the Lingwang Mansion." ”

This "clean" means something.

Song Yuanxi obviously understood what she meant: "I think so too, since you like it so much, how about we stay here for ten days?" ”

"Ten days? How can a woman stay for ten days at most? ”

Song Yuanxi smiled cunningly: "Then if Xia Xiang is seriously ill, Princess Ling, as the only daughter, can only do her filial piety under her knees?"

Xia Taozhi was inexplicable: "When did Xia Xiang get seriously ill?" Wasn't he okay when I saw him just now? Is it because you lost in chess, and you are sick? ”

Song Yuanxi: "......"

"You're underestimating your father."

"Then why did he suddenly get seriously ill?"

Song Yuanxi didn't answer, and changed the topic again: "Do you know how many people's eyeliner is buried in the Lingwang Mansion?" ”

Xia Taozhi said in her heart, how could I know.

"We only have ten days, and whether we can turn the tables against the wind depends on this opportunity."

Xia Taozhi was in a fog by what he said, very incomprehensible, and didn't bother to think about it, so she was sleepy and gradually fell asleep.

The next day, she opened her eyes, stared blankly at the familiar sleeping face in front of her, and thought to herself, why was she mixed up with this guy again?