Chapter 6
Xiao Jinzhu was so shocked that he no longer cared about roasted chicken with lotus leaves, and took the people to the Qingguo Duke's Mansion.
She originally wanted to go home and ask Xie Mingxiao, but she was afraid that asking rashly would ruin the newlywed life between the two of them, which was not very sweet, but could be described as respectful and respectful. So after feeling flustered for a while, she decided to talk to Cui Lingyan first.
Xiao Ji didn't stop her.
At this time, Xiao Jinzhu had only been married to Xie Mingxiao for two months. She had not experienced the bad things in the original work that broke her heart. It is not surprising that she would have such a reaction.
Xiao Jinzhu left in a hurry and came back crying an hour later.
"Brother, Brother Mingxiao...he really likes Sister Yan, woohoo!"
Although she knew that her brother was not the kind of person who would talk nonsense without evidence, Xiao Jinzhu still held a glimmer of hope in her heart when she left the palace, wondering if there might be some unknown misunderstanding here. So she hesitated for a while after meeting Cui Lingyan at the Duke of Qing's Mansion, but chose to directly ask Cui Lingyan if Xie Mingxiao had ordered someone to give her a century-old ginseng yesterday.
Cui Lingyan knew as soon as she heard that Xiao Jinzhu had discovered that Xie Mingxiao liked her.
Normally she might cover up for Xie Mingxiao, but at this time she had just established a relationship with Cui Ang and was immersed in the sweetness of love and had no time to think about other men. In addition, making friends with Xiao Jinzhu, the eldest princess who was popular with the emperor, was far more important to her than maintaining contact with Xie Mingxiao - after all, Xie Mingxiao was just one of her many admirers, and there was nothing special about her.
So not only did she answer the truth about ginseng, but she also told Xiao Jinzhu all about the relationship between herself and Xie Mingxiao.
"Sister Yan said that she and Brother Mingxiao have only met five or six times in total, and they are not familiar with each other at all. She also wonders why Brother Mingxiao would send someone to give her ginseng. She said that she wanted to send it back. , but she was worried that I would think too much if I found out, so she left it alone... She also told me the process of how she and brother Mingxiao got to know each other. It didn't sound strange to me, and I didn't know why brother Mingxiao was like this. I fell in love with her..."
When Xiao Jinzhu came back, Xiao Ji was doing push-ups in the yard.
This body is too frail. He just walked around the entire palace and was so tired that he was panting and his calves were cramping. This made Xiao Ji, who had good physical fitness in his previous life, very unaccustomed to it, so he decided to work out for a few hours every day to get his eight-pack abs back as soon as possible.
Looking at his sad and whimpering sister, he gasped and got up from the ground, took two sips of tea from Qianliu who was waiting at the side, and led her to the corridor: "What's weird about this? Yes, didn’t you fall in love with Xie Mingxiao after just meeting him a few times?”
Xiao Jinzhu thought about it, wiping her tears and crying even more sadly: "Then what should I do? Although Sister Yan has repeatedly promised me that she will avoid Brother Mingxiao in the future and will not accept anything from him, but... …But if it’s Mingxiao, brother just can’t forget her…”
"Then divorce him." There was a beauty couch in the corridor. Xiao Ji found a seat with a wide view and sat down. He leaned back and said, "You are the emperor's sister, a majestic princess. What do you want?" Don’t you have a man? Xie is half-hearted and unethical, so just kick him out. Tomorrow I will go to the palace and beg the emperor to find a better consort for you.”
"???" Xiao Jinzhu was shocked by his brother's words, "No! I don't want to change my consort, I only want brother Mingxiao!"
"...a scumbag who still thinks about someone else after getting married to you and takes concrete actions to hook up with him. Why do you keep him?" Xiao Ji looked disgusted, "I think my little life is too much." Shun, do you want to add some trouble to yourself?"
Xiao Jinzhu was choked up by her brother who spoke very directly and sharply today.
Of course she didn't want to cause trouble for herself, she just couldn't let go of Xie Mingxiao and couldn't separate from him.
Although Xie Mingxiao was fond of Cui Lingyan, and the fact that she still missed him after marrying her was a big blow to her, this was just Xie Mingxiao's wishful thinking after all, and Cui Lingyan did not respond to his intention. So she couldn't help but think: If she gave more and gave brother Mingxiao more time, would he forget about sister Yan and see her?
To put it bluntly, Xiao Jinzhu was unwilling to give up without even trying. After all, Xie Mingxiao is the person she has liked for so many years.
Xiao Ji knew what the cheap sister was thinking as soon as he saw her expression. He hated the fact that iron could not become steel, but considering that she was a little girl who had just turned sixteen, it was normal for her to look away for a while when she first encountered such a thing, so he didn't waste any more words.
Anyway, thanks to Mingxiao's self-proclaimed affectionate but unrighteous character, everything she does is in vain.
When she hits the wall a few more times and realizes the pain, she will naturally stop being stupid again.
Of course, he would look at her and not let her bump her head.
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Xiao Jinzhu is a naive and optimistic person. She cried a lot to vent her sadness, and after she sorted out the mess in her heart, she cheered up again.
"Brother, I'm hungry. I haven't had lunch yet."
Only then did she think of her lotus leaf roast chicken again, and when eating, she turned her grief and anger into appetite and ate two of them in one go.
Xiao Ji: "..."
Xiao Ji finally understood why this girl was so mellow. With this amount of food, if she doesn’t eat well, who will eat well?
After eating a full meal, Xiao Jinzhu's mood recovered for the most part, and she finally found the time to care about her brother. She put down her chopsticks and rubbed her chubby belly and asked Xiao Ji: "What happened at Zhuque Lake yesterday? Why did Brother suddenly turn around and swim elsewhere when he was halfway rescuing Sister Yan, and he fainted because of it?"
Regarding this matter, Xiao Ji had already thought of an answer. Hearing this, he put a chopstick of braised fish into his mouth and said without raising his eyelids: "It was an accident when I fainted, and I didn't save him halfway because I saw The Cui family is also in the water, and they don’t want to carry Cui Lingyan up in front of everyone when they have a choice.”
——He just had breakfast and was not very hungry, so he didn’t eat lunch. Seeing that Xiao Jinzhu was eating well and having used up some energy from the exercise just now, he sat down and ate with her.
Seeing that there was no other inside story, Xiao Jinzhu felt relieved: "It turns out that brother is afraid of damaging sister Yan's reputation."
Speaking of Cui Lingyan, her mood was a little complicated, and her chest felt uncontrollably tight. But Xiao Jinzhu always regarded Cui Lingyan as her future sister-in-law, and Cui Lingyan did not hide it from her today, but told her frankly and comforted her repeatedly, so she felt a little ashamed again.
This matter is not Sister Yan's fault. She was just too good to attract brother Mingxiao's liking. She didn't mean to get involved in their relationship. She shouldn't have a grudge against her because of this.
Just as I was thinking this, I heard my brother answer: "It's for her reputation, and also for myself. I don't like her, and I don't want to marry her anymore."
Xiao Jinzhu, who suddenly lost all complicated feelings: "Huh???"
Her eyes widened in astonishment, and her head of pearls jingled as she sat up straight, "Brother, are you kidding me?!"
She knew how much her brother liked Cui Lingyan, otherwise she would not have treated Cui Lingyan as her future sister-in-law all these years.
"I'm not kidding." Xiao Ji gulped down the remaining rice in the bowl and drank two mouthfuls of soup. Then he put down the white jade chopsticks and wiped his mouth and said, "I used to be young and couldn't tell what was right. My sister's love for women and my love for women. Seeing that Cui Lingyan is good-looking and has a good temperament, I felt that I should marry her. But yesterday in the water, I suddenly realized that I didn't want to marry her, so I decided to There’s no turning away afterwards.”
Xiao Jinzhu opened his mouth and was speechless.
Although there is nothing wrong with this, why is it so hard to believe?
She was stunned for a long time, and finally said hesitantly: "Brother, you... aren't you angry because Brother Mingxiao also likes Sister Yan?"
Before Xiao Ji could react, he met the cheap sister's "This is not good" look, "My fair lady, a gentleman is so kind. Even if brother Mingxiao is interested in sister Yan, it is not sister Yan's fault. You can't treat this It's her fault..."
"???" Xiao Ji glared at her with a dark face, "Who do you think I am?"
Xiao Jinzhu shrank her head at his fierce look and said with a stern expression: "I, I know that brother is not the kind of person who doesn't distinguish between right and wrong and blames people randomly, but you are really too abnormal today..."
The person I've liked for so many years no longer likes her even if I don't like her. She keeps calling her "Cui Lingyan" instead of "Yan'er". It looks like I want to draw a clear line with her from now on and never have anything to do with her again.
Moreover, he used to admire Xie Mingxiao very much and called him "Brother Xie" on weekdays. Even if I feel sorry for her sister who has been wronged today, her attitude should not have changed so simply...
The more Xiao Jinzhu thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, and she couldn't help but be filled with surprise and suspicion in her big dark eyes.
Could it be that her brother was possessed by evil spirits? !
Xiao Ji, who could see what she was thinking at a glance, said: "...I am not possessed by evil spirits or sick. Believe it or not, please don't associate me with Cui Lingyan again. I don't want to be misunderstood again."
He originally wanted to say "Stay away from her, she is not a good thing", but he thought that Cui Lingyan has always been well protected by the male protagonist and supporting actors, and she is very good at winning people's hearts, so she is gentle and kind in the eyes of outsiders, and her image is Excellent, Xiao Ji swallowed these words again.
This girl won't believe it now. It's better to wait until she suffers from Cui Lingyan before telling her that that woman is not simple.
Thinking like this, Xiao Ji no longer has the patience to accompany his cheap sister. He stood up and gave the eviction order: "Okay, if you have nothing to do, you can go back. I'm going to read a book."
When Xiao Jinzhu saw that her brother's expression was clear, his speech was clear, and his behavior was normal, and he really didn't look like he was possessed by evil spirits, he put away his random speculations.
"Okay..." She stood up with a confused expression, and suddenly remembered something, "Wait, brother, do you really not like Sister Yan?"
Seeing that she still didn't believe it, Xiao Ji clicked his tongue a little impatiently: "It's more real than pearls."
As a result, Xiao Jinzhu said with some hesitation: "Then you have to go to the palace quickly. I had just come out of the palace when I came to see you earlier. At that time, the emperor was planning to prepare a decree for you and Sister Yan to marry. I have a surprise for you!"
Xiao Ji, who never expected it: "???"
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