It must be that Marquis Jing'an won a great victory. After the emperor asked Eunuch Zhao to go and announce the imperial edict, he then sent three batches of rewards.
Gold, silver, jade, servants from fertile fields, like running water, alarmed the entire capital.
Everyone in the Qiao family was filled with great joy. Outside the gate of the Qiao family, there was a bustling crowd. All the houses and mansions in the capital sent congratulatory gifts. It was unprecedentedly lively.
Qiao Mo went to the palace to thank her, while Qiao Yin and Bizhu were socializing at home. She forgot about Mrs. Lu for a moment, and didn't remember that she was going to find Xie Yu'an. Until it was time to light the lamp, Qiao Yin took today's gift list and looked down from top to bottom. After reading it again, almost everyone with names in the capital sent congratulatory gifts, even the prince of the East Palace, but there was no 'General Dingguo's Mansion'.
Xie Yuan didn't come.
He was such a thoughtful and considerate person, Qiao Yin thought that he would at least get people to say congratulations.
"Everyone has had a tiring day today. After sorting and storing these gifts, everyone should take a rest."
Qiao Yin showed the reward to everyone in the house, and everyone happily finished what they were doing. At midnight, the Jingan Hou Mansion, which had been noisy all day, finally returned to calm.
Qiao Yin was lying on the bed and couldn't remember how many times he turned over.
Can't sleep.
I want to thank Yuan!
The scumbag said he liked it, but he didn't react at all in his heart. She exposed him, and now he doesn't even act anymore?
What on earth is Xie Yuan doing? !
Her father has made great achievements, why don't you come to win her over soon? !
Qiao Yin was tossing and turning, unable to sleep, when suddenly two "knock-knock" sounds came from the window. She thought it was the sound of wind, but the "knock-knock" sound sounded again.
Qiao Yin looked towards the window and saw a black figure reflected in the closed window.
"Who?" Qiao Yin asked nervously.
"It's me." Xie Yuan's voice came from the window.
Qiao Yin was stunned for a moment, finding it unbelievable that Xie Yuan could break into a girl's boudoir in the middle of the night!
Xie Ren must be playing a prank again!
Qiao Yin wrapped herself in a quilt and ran to the window, facing the figure and pushing the window open.
With a bang, the window hit the person's face.
"Thank you Ren, I'm not in the mood to play with you today!"
"hiss--"
Xie Yuan held his nose and took a breath, scolding Xie Ren eight hundred times in his heart.
You bastard, if you pretend to be him next time, he will definitely break his legs!
Qiao Yin was wrapped in quilt and shrank her head, a little dumbfounded: "Xie Yu'an?"
"Ah, I thought it was Xie Ren! Are you okay?"
Qiao Yin immediately forgot about yesterday's unpleasantness and only cared about his nose. The bump just now was quite loud.
Xie Yuan put down his hand and shook his head: "I'm fine."
"Oh, all right."
Qiao Yin wrapped herself in a quilt and moved her eyes away uncomfortably, looking at the moon in the sky.
"Why are you here in the middle of the night?"
"I came in the afternoon and saw that there was a happy event at home. I was afraid of upsetting you, so I didn't come." Xie Yu'an explained first.
"I'm not unhappy."
"I heard you. Just now, you said you were not in the mood and hit me hard."
Qiao Yin: "???" Why did you file a lawsuit?
"Did you come over the wall in the middle of the night just to confirm whether I was happy or not?"
Qiao Yin rubbed his neck, pulled out a fake smile, and said angrily:
"Did you see it? Yue, very happy, super happy, is that all right?"
"Yes, I saw it." Xie Yu'an nodded, "Beautiful, very beautiful, super beautiful."
Qiao Yin raised his head, and the corners of his forced mouth suddenly rose uncontrollably, and the fake smile turned into a real smile.
Was coaxed by him.
Qiao Yin pressed down the corners of her mouth hard and lowered her head silently.
Under the faint moonlight, the two stood with a wall separated them. Qiao Yin lowered his head and was wrapped in a quilt like a rice dumpling.
Xie Yu'an looked at her. No matter when he looked at her, she was adorable.
Xie Yu'an restrained the urge in his heart to jump in and hold her in his arms, and said slowly:
"I wanted to see you again tomorrow, but there are a few questions in my heart, and I really want to know the answers. Only with the answers will I know what to do tomorrow."
"Qiao Yin, you are happy when you are with me, right?"
Qiao Yin was stunned for a while and didn't respond for a long time. Xie Yu'an stared at her and waited quietly for her answer.
Qiao Yin carefully thought about the time she spent with him in these short ten days.
Xie Yu'an is gentle, considerate, stable and tolerant. Every moment with him is comfortable and enjoyable.
He seemed to understand her very well and could touch her heart every time.
Qiao Yin nodded and said frankly: "It's very relaxing and happy to be with you."
"Me too."
Almost as soon as Qiao Yin finished answering, Xie Yu'an said immediately.
"So the love you said is true, and the love I said is also true. It's just that we still lack trust in each other and are not confident in the love we express to each other."
Qiao Yin's heart trembled slightly and she raised her head to look at Xie Yu'an.
Just as the dark clouds dispersed, a ray of moonlight drooped down and fell on him, as if it had cast a faint silver glow on him, a little unreal.
As soon as she raised her head, she ran into his eyes that were softer than moonlight.
"Qiao Yin, do you want to develop trust with me?" Xie Yu'an asked seriously.
Qiao Yin was a little confused. What does development mean? He is the head of a pyramid scheme and is developing down the line here.
"how about you?"
Not knowing the answer, he threw the question back to the questioner, and Qiao Yin asked in return.
"I want to!" Xie Yu'an answered quickly and directly, fearing that the answer was not enough, he added: "I really want to."
"Do you want to?"
The question returned to Qiao Yin. Knowing that he must be looking at her again at this moment, Qiao Yin lowered her head and said coquettishly:
"I want to, too. But... I don't know how to develop it."
She really couldn't figure out how to tempt him.
Xie Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to bring something over.
"Take this back first."
Qiao Yin looked up and saw that it was the jade cicada pendant that she had taken off in anger yesterday.
Not to mention the price of the pendant, it was Xie Yuan's amulet and had extraordinary significance. He gave it to her so solemnly, but she threw it away so casually.
Qiao Yin felt guilty again and lowered her head even lower.
She didn't dare to look at him. She grabbed the quilt with one hand and secretly reached out to get the pendant with the other hand. Suddenly, her palm was held.
Qiao Yin squeezed the jade cicada, and Xie Yu'an held her hand. Although the fingers were not clasped tightly, for some reason, the fingertips seemed to be dyed with beauty, which made Qiao Yin's heart throb.
She didn't pull back and let him hold her. Xie Yu'an pinched the soft back of her hand with his calloused fingertips, like a tacit signal, saying: We are reconciled.
Qiao Yin heard him chuckle, and then a gentle and jade-like voice spoke: "I think the fastest way to develop trust is-"
Xie Yu'an deliberately kept it secret. When he saw Qiao Yin finally raised his head and looked at him curiously, he continued: "Exchange secrets."
Exchange secrets?
When Qiao Yin heard those four words, she panicked for no reason. She wanted to pull her hand back, but Xie Yu'an tightened it immediately. Not only did she not give her a chance to retreat, but she also joked viciously:
"Afraid, huh?"
