Under the rain curtain that enveloped the world, two teams of people stood towards each other in the huge mansion, standing under the eaves of the corridor, the whole world seemed to be frozen at this moment.

Or Miss Xiao’s world was frozen at this moment.

Mrs. Lu saw Xiao Qi appearing in front of her, leaned over and bowed slightly, "Miss." Then she stood up and waited for the other party to return the gift.

Since her birth, Miss Xiao has shown a dull expression in front of outsiders for the first time, standing there blankly.

Mrs. Lu was a little confused. Looking back with her eyes, she found her gentle and elegant nephew who was not at all strange. She immediately became aware of it and showed a little pride in her eyes - Hum~ Just like this, she was unparalleled in her country. When she saw Ling'er and a scheming girl, she was not even as good as a maid...

Xu didn't make his scalp numb, but there was no way, and he nodded gently with a smile:

"Miss Xiao."

Just in terms of identity, Xu Buling, as the prince of a vassal prince, is obviously much higher than Xiao Qi, who is just the daughter of the Xiao family. He is different from the Empress Dowager. The one who deserves to be treated is Xiao Qi.

Unfortunately, Xiao Qi didn't say that she was polite, and she didn't scream and asked someone to kill the evil man. She stood there blankly until the maid next to her gently pulled down her sleeve before she came to her senses.

"you……"

Xiao Qi blurted out in disbelief, then shut up again and turned around and ran back. But just turned around and reacted again, and hurriedly stabilized his mood and looked calm, and turned back Yingying with a gift:

"See Prince Su, I have been exhausted recently and I feel a little restless. Please atone for my sins."

At this moment, except for pretending to be stupid and pretending to be uninhabited last night, what else can Xiao Qi do? You can't castrate or kill King Su's legitimate son, so there is no need to deduce the situation. Just wait for King Su to take the iron cavalry to slaughter Huainan.

But……

Xiao Qi was filled with storms and a bit of indescribable humiliation - how could Xiang'er do anything to King Su's son? Although she looks really good, her identity, status, age, etc. shouldn't be together. What... what is this? Wouldn't she be in vain for the loss? She still had to grit her teeth and swallow it?

Xu Buling knew that Xiao Qi's reaction was like this, and he had to keep calm in his voice for nothing, otherwise it would be not just a family scandal, but a world of chaos is possible.

"Miss Xiao is polite. She just arrived in the capital and should have more rest."

Xu Buling walked up close with a friendly face. Looking at the "good baby" who was still obeying his arms last night, to be honest, he felt a little reluctant, but at this time he could only pretend to be stupid first and wait until he returned to the fiefdom before talking about it.

Xiao Qi's strong mind suppressed the unacceptable traces in her eyes, lowered her eyes and nodded slightly:

"You are polite, please come into the house."

Mrs. Lu laughed in her heart, not surprising at all about Miss Xiao's incompetence. She was stunned for a long time when she saw Xu Buling for the first time. She immediately took Xu Buling into the main hall and sat behind the desk.

Although it was a family banquet for Xiao Mansion, the elders and the seniors were placed here. The tables were divided into food. Prime Minister Xiao Chuyang sat in the main seat above, Xu Buling's first seat on the right, and the legitimate son Xiao Ting sat in the first seat on the left, while the only remaining daughter, Miss Xiao, naturally sat next to Xu Buling.

This position was deliberately arranged so that Xiao Qi and Xu Buling, who were looking at him, could communicate. However, at this moment, Miss Xiao wanted to sit in front of her nephew Xiao Ting, and even held her breathing as much as possible. She felt restless when she smelled the smell of Xu Buling.

Next was to give a cup of tea. Xiao Chuyang said some polite words that inspired the younger generation, not talking about political affairs. Xiao Ting was more honest in his eyes and his nose, thinking about where to go tonight.

Xu Buling's words and behaviors were naturally fine. He greeted the relatives of the Xiao family, and sometimes praised Mrs. Lu for his good discipline.

Xiao Qi completely forgot about planning in the study and wanted to observe Xu Buling, but when she looked at Xu Buling, she remembered the little prince's appearance of being unclothed and quickly turned back.

After a while, Xiao Chuyang above said kindly:

"Xiao Qi came here in Jiangnan just now and had heard of the prince for a long time, but she had never seen it. Xiao Qi was proficient in military strategies and had a lot of insights into the way of governing the country. After the banquet, the prince could talk to Xiao Qi more, and in the future, Suzhou might be able to use it."

This is an opportunity to create solitude, so Xiao Qi takes a closer look at Xu Buling.

Xu Buling chuckled and nodded slowly:

"I am honored."

Xiao Qi frowned slightly. She wanted to say that she was tired and had no time, but she had already settled down. It was not good to suddenly regret it, so she could only nod her head gently.

Soon, the banquet ended, Xiao Ting ran out with his maid in a hurry. Xiao Chuyang and a few uncles went to the study to talk about government affairs. It was natural that Mrs. Lu could not get in and interrupt, and she went out in accordance with her junior daughter-in-law's identity.

Xu Buling stood up, looked at Miss Xiao beside him, and gave a gift:

"Miss Xiao?"

“…”

Xiao Qi took a breath, her face was still calm. She smiled and prepared to get up. She knelt on the cushion while eating. Maybe she had been sitting for too long. In addition, Xu Buling was relatively savage last night. As soon as she got up, something strange came, and her legs were soft and almost fell down.

“Woo~…”

Xu Buling followed the situation and raised his hand to hold Xiao Qi's arm, dragging her up:

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Qi's body trembled violently, she quickly pulled her hand back, her breathing rose and fell several times, her eyes always looked at the ground, and said calmly:

"Don't worry, the prince, I'm a little tired after sitting for a long time... Thank you."

Xu Buling smiled and raised his hand gently to signal.

Xiao Qi was confused and felt a little unsteady. She tried to keep her calm and walked to the side hall to sit down, and let the maid pour two cups of tea.

Xu Buling sat in the side hall, always maintaining a calm and elegant expression. He seemed to have never recognized that the empress dowager last night was Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi was silent with the teacup in her arms. There was no one else in the room. After confirming that Xu Buling had no strange expressions and eyes, she felt a little relaxed in her heart - this bastard shouldn't have recognized it...

Thinking of this, Xiao Qi calmed down a little and said softly: "The prince has been to Chang'an for more than a year. What do you think of Chang'an?"

Xu Buling smiled: "It's great with Aunt Lu's careful care."

Xiao Qi nodded. Today, she should have used various language clichés to test Xu Buling's mind and scheming, but at this moment, let alone touching Xu Buling's bottom, she is very mentally strong if she doesn't shake herself out.

After a little silence, Xiao Qi felt that sitting here was in vain, and her heart became more and more confused, so she could only raise her hand and rub her forehead:

"Ah... I've been working hard in recent days and have been walking thousands of miles. It's really hard to concentrate...why would you like to visit the prince again the next day?"

Xu Buling blinked, but in fact he wanted to comfort Xiao Qi and say some responsible words, but the rainstorm was coming and the situation was settled, some things would definitely not be revealed. The Empress Dowager was willing to save him, and he would never forget this friendship of sacrificing himself to help him in desperate situations. However, Miss Xiao, who is the most intelligent in the world, suddenly came to the capital to "visit relatives" and even talked to him in person. Xu Buling also guessed a few points of his intention.

After thinking for a while, Xu Buling smiled a little and said softly:

"The recent changes in Dayue and Beiqi have made people confused. Miss Xiao came over and thought she wanted to share the worries of Xiao Xiang. I have not been reckless since I was a child. Although I can't understand these power schemes, I have heard a Buddhist Zen saying:

Seeing a mountain is a mountain, water is water; seeing a mountain is not a mountain, water is not water; seeing a mountain is still a mountain, water is still water. It refers to the three levels of life.

But in my understanding, it should be that "mountain is mountains, water is water". It seems that the same goes for you. The more you think, the more you mistake it.

Well... the view may be a bit shallow and straightforward, but the wise should be humble and ask without shame. I think Miss Xiao would not laugh at me. Let's say goodbye first!"

After saying that, Xu Buling stood up and bowed, and quickly walked out of the living room.

Xiao Qi was obviously stunned for a moment, frowned slightly, and looked at the man in white and left behind. She couldn't figure out how this prince of the prince who was morally corrupt and crazy, so she said something like this. She naturally heard of this Buddhist Zen saying, just attacking the maneuver, and it has no meaning. She is often used by old monks to pretend to be profound and unfathomable.

"snort-"

Xiao Qi did not say goodbye, frowned and stood up, and continued to think about how to deal with Xu Buling's affairs, but just after taking a few steps, his body suddenly became stiff again.

"The first look is a mountain, but the second look is not a mountain, but the last look is still a mountain... the mountain is a mountain..."

Xiao Qi's heart was filled with chaos in an instant, and she always felt that this sentence was telling her something, but she couldn't catch it for a short time.

‘Miss Xiao comes here, I think she wants to share Xiao Xiang’s worries…’

She came over to stay in the Xiao family, find out the current situation, and avoid making mistakes...

‘Looking at the mountains is the mountains, and seeing water is the water…’

At first I thought it was the move that the emperor wanted to cut off the vassal...

‘Mountains are mountains, water is water…’

Xiao Qi was shocked all over, turned around suddenly, ran to the door and looked out, but the man who didn't know if he was unintentional to say this had already disappeared in the courtyard...

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