At this time, in the pavilion by the lake in the Imperial Garden, a straight and tall figure was already waiting there.
Hearing the footsteps coming from behind, the man immediately turned around, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face the moment he saw Xia Yunxian.
"Ms. Xia, I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect you to still remember me."
Xia Yunxian was slightly stunned. She stared at the person in front of her carefully. After a long time, she asked, "Excuse me, why is this young master here? Do we know each other?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the other party's expression immediately changed, and his originally smiling eyes became a bit sullen.
"Obviously you invited me here, but now you have to pretend that you don't know me?"
Su Qiming took a step forward, his behavior became more and more frivolous, and he looked at Xia Yunxian up and down with his unscrupulous eyes, "They said you had a bad life in the Hou Mansion, but I didn't expect that your appearance is still as good as before."
After he said that, he actually reached out his hand to caress Xia Yunxian's face.
"Master, please respect yourself!"
Xia Yunxian immediately pushed his hand away coldly, and Su Qiming sneered, "Are you playing hard to get? Do you still think you are still the eldest lady of the Xia family who was praised by all the stars back then?"
These hostile words made Xia Yunxian suddenly remember something.
"It's you?"
"If it wasn't me, who else would be willing to accept your invitation? After all, we had an unforgettable relationship in the past. No matter what, I should give you a chance."
Xia Yunxian remembered that this Su Qiming was one of the many suitors who came to her door to marry her before she left the court.
It's just that this person has evil intentions. He tried to make an appointment with her alone outside the house several times, but Xia Yunxian refused.
Later, I heard that his father had committed a crime and was released. Unexpectedly, he had returned to Beijing and was qualified to attend the Queen Mother's birthday banquet.
"I'm afraid Mr. Su may have misunderstood. Yunxian heard that Concubine Chen was at the garden lake, so he came here to see her." However, when Xia Yunxian turned around, the palace maid who had just brought her over had already disappeared.
"Huh? We have already come to this point, why are you pretending to be reserved? Although I am married, I don't mind that my concubine is a divorced woman. Now that my father is the minister, I will have a bright future in the future, or It can give you the glory and wealth you want."
Su Qiming was extremely confident. God knows that after receiving Xia Yunxian's note, he felt both ecstatic and contemptuous.
What was ecstatic was that the goddess who was so high and unattainable back then was finally willing to look at him, and even invited him to come to the lake in private, obviously wanting to renew their relationship with him.
What is despising is that if Xia Yunxian, a peaceful woman, really wants her, there will probably be a lot of talk.
But now that she is a member of the Royal Hospital, she is worthy of him with this honor.
Xia Yunxian frowned, unable to bear the interruption of his sweet dream.
"Concubine? I happen to have a silver needle with me. Maybe I can help Mr. Su cure his hysteria."
"You said I'm sick?" Su Qiming immediately realized the meaning of her words, and couldn't help but think of the time when he asked her out many times, but was rejected with various excuses.
In the end, he was teased by his friends, saying that he was a toad and wanted to eat swan meat, which made him lose face!
On the way here, he also thought that he would take Xia Yunxian to see those blind things in the past to let them know that today is different from the past. But now, Xia Yunxian wants to say that he misunderstood?
Oh, that's ridiculous.
"I will let you know now whether I am sick or not!" Su Qiming's eyes flashed with darkness, and he suddenly grabbed Xia Yunxian's shoulders. Just as he was about to kiss Fangze, he heard someone shouting not far away.
"Someone, call me!"
And the other side.
Cen Yurong was dealing with the ladies of the high clan when she saw the little palace maid who had just taken Xia Yunxian to the lake trotting over in a panic.
"Princess, I'm sorry. I just saw Miss Xia and Mr. Su from Shangshufu having sex by the garden lake. I don't know if there was a dispute..."
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the ladies of the clan changed, and many of them looked worried, "Did Miss Xia encounter any danger?"
The smile on Cen Yurong's face suddenly froze. She thought that after hearing this kind of news, the clan ladies who were always afraid of the world would immediately guess that Xia Yunxian and Su Qiming had a shady relationship. Who knew that they were actually worried about Xia Yunxian's safety? ?
Since when did that bitch get such a good reputation?
However, what Cen Yurong didn't know was that Xia Yunxian had broadcast good luck in the teaching hall. Those noble ladies who were jealous of her and hostile to her were already convinced. In addition, they sympathized with her experience after marrying into the Hou Mansion. I have long shared the same hatred with her.
"This slave seems to have heard Mr. Su say from a distance that he has an old relationship with Miss Xia..." The little palace maid immediately added, and the surrounding area became quiet.
"Don't talk nonsense! Is Miss Xia the kind of person who doesn't know what's important? But Mr. Su is impulsive, so it's better not to hurt Miss Xia."
Cen Yurong had already led everyone towards the lake in a mighty manner. As he approached, he saw a familiar figure standing in front of him with his hands behind his back. He turned around and met Cen Yurong's eyes. She immediately felt something in her heart. Jump.
Xia Yunxian, who was supposed to be caught on the spot and reveal the secret of the tryst, stood aside unharmed, while Su Qiming was escorted by two guards, with a bruised nose and swollen face.
"Master Bai, where is this fuss coming from?" Cen Yurong gritted her teeth secretly. What was he doing in the garden instead of going to the Queen Mother?
Bai Yujing smiled and said, "Your Majesty ordered me to be in charge of Weixu's birthday banquet today. I happened to find someone making trouble here. Of course I want to jail him immediately!"
A strong smell of gunpowder spread between the two of them. Cen Yurong was furious, but her face remained calm.
"Master Bai, what you say is unfounded. I'm afraid you're not the one causing trouble, right?"
"I am the kind of person who spreads rumors without any basis to cause trouble? Su Qiming owed a gambling debt, so he collected a large sum of money from Liu Chengyu and tricked Miss Xia into coming here to ruin her reputation. This That’s the evidence!”
Bai Yujing found a piece of paper from Su Qiming's body, which stated the time and place of the meeting, and was signed with Xia Yunxian's name.
"Are the ladies present here also from the teaching hall? Come and identify, is this Miss Xia's handwriting?"
Soon, the note was circulated, and a lady immediately shook her head, "This is not Miss Xia's handwriting."
Then Bai Yujing took out another poem, which turned out to be Liu Chengyu's previous work in the Pingnan Prince's Poetry Competition.
By comparison, this handwriting is indeed written by the same person!
"It's so despicable! How can Prince Liu be so heartless and unreasonable? He wants to destroy Miss Xia just after he reconciles with her!"
"You even forged a note about the appointment, and you don't even know how to imitate the handwriting. It's so stupid!" The ladies of the clan were furious, as if they regarded Liu Chengyu as a treacherous villain.
Cen Yurong's eyes darkened and she immediately glared at Bai Yujing unwillingly.
It's you, right?
And the man raised his eyebrows, so what if it's me?
