Delicate green plum dressed as the little emperor of green tea

Chapter 178 Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet

Xie Chunxiao is a delicate flower in a greenhouse, but for four years in Qingzhou, her heart has been tough enough, and everything she has experienced today is nothing to her.

It's just that her daughter was almost poisoned to death, which made her lose her composure.

At night, she was still in good condition, and her usual gentle face was even softer.

She knew that Chu Xiu was not a person who was good at rhetoric, and she also knew that Chu Xiu had contributed a lot in the end.

Without Chu Xiu, Master Zhen would not have come to the capital.

If it wasn't for Chu Xiu, she wouldn't have learned the truth from Zhen Dazhi.

It turned out that Xie Qingyao didn't turn bad in an instant, but for a long time.

She is grateful.

"Why?" Xie Chunxiao pretended to listen, "Is Brother Xiu too busy?"

When Chu Xiu opened his mouth, he felt bitter.

"No." He had been in southern border for several years, and southern border was no longer the same as it was at the beginning, full of wars.

In recent years, southern Xinjiang has been very peaceful, so he is not particularly busy.

"I'm afraid I'll be impulsive if I know you're not doing well. If you're doing too well, there won't be any news." Chu Xiu laughed at himself, "I thought you've been doing well these few years."

No news is the best news.

But he didn't know that Xie Chunxiao was not living well, but that he didn't want to rely on his family.

"But I've been thinking about you all these years." Chu Xiu's eyes were dark.

He has always been more mature than his peers, and he can't say those love words.

Xie Chunxiao raised her eyes, "I also miss Brother Xiu." Looking carefully, there was still a trace of playfulness in her eyes.

Chu Xiu was a little at a loss, he thought for a while and said, "My concerns are different from yours."

Xie Chunxiao asked: "What's the difference? Isn't it the elder brother's concern for the younger sister?"

"No." When he said this, Chu Xiu was still a little embarrassed, but he thought that since he had said it, he might as well go all out, "I have more than just brotherly affection for Ah Xiao."

"I am pleased with you."

After speaking his mind, Chu Xiu frowned.

But he was afraid of scaring Xie Chunxiao, so he added: "Of course, I like you, but I don't require you to like me. The agreement between us still counts."

"It's just that I thought, men outside are always sentimental, if because of my cowardice, I make you feel bad again, even I myself can't forgive myself."

"You can choose to accept my relationship, or you can choose not to accept it, but if you have someone you like in the future, I have to go through my inspection before I can let go."

When Chu Xiu said these words, he really thought so in his heart.

It's not that he can't let go, but if this person is sincere to Xie Chunxiao, his character will have to pass the test.

Otherwise, he can only be domineering once.

Xie Chunxiao looked back at Chu Xiu's sincere eyes, with a smile in his eyes, "Really, that's fine."

She turned her back, and a warm current slowly poured into her chest.

She is not a teenage girl, she has already passed the age of blushing and heartbeat, and she is more moved.

Moved by this man's love and maintenance of her.

Even if she confessed, she was thinking about her future.

What she needs most now is this stability and steadfastness.

Inadvertently, she burst into tears.

How could Chu Xiu see her losing her composure? She hurriedly said, "It's getting late, I'll go back first."

Then run away.

Chu Xiu was a little disappointed, and A Xiao's meaning was already obvious. He just didn't accept his feelings. It was just because of the friendship that he grew up with since childhood, and he was embarrassed to reject him.

But it was only a momentary loss. After all, he had been waiting for so many years, and the rejection at this moment was also expected.

But maybe because he analyzed his thoughts to Xie Chunxiao, Chu Xiu only felt that he was more at ease than ever before.

Then he walked back to the room.

On the second day, Chu Xiu discussed their engagement with the elders of the Xie family.

Old Master Xie said, "Chu Xiu is not young anymore. As for Ah Xiao, it's not a problem to be so single all the time. It's easy to attract the prying eyes of interested people. It's better to settle down earlier."

Chu Xiu is the adopted son of Master Xie, and also his favorite student.

In addition, Chu Xiu has no father and no mother. In the future, Chu Xiu will marry and have children mainly in Xie Hou's mansion. Xie Hou is not at all worried that his daughter will be wronged by Chu Xiu.

In the eyes of the old Hou Ye and his wife, there is nothing better than this marriage.

Chu Xiu naturally had no objection, he only looked at Xie Chunxiao, being watched by so many elders of the Xie family, Xie Chunxiao couldn't help but blushed even though he didn't think he was a pushy person.

"Everything father and mother can figure out."

This is what consent means.

Zhen Baozhu couldn't help being happy for A Niang, "I will be a little flower girl then."

"What is the little flower girl?" Xie Yongchang, who was beside Zhen Baozhu, expressed his doubts.

"The little flower girl is..." Baozhu talked fast for a while, forgetting that there were no flower girls in ancient times. atmosphere."

Xie Yongchang said: "Isn't that the young bridesmaid?"

Zhen Baozhu realized later that the ancient bridesmaids should mean flower girls.

Xie Yongchang also volunteered, "I also want to be a little flower girl, no, I'm a little bridesmaid!"

Mrs. Xie said with a loving face: "It's all up to you, but right now it's just an engagement, and there is still some time before we get married."

The Xie family asked someone to watch the good day, but it was not far away, it was in mid-September.

Prior to this, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, because envoys from the Northern Han Dynasty came to the capital, the emperor decided to change his frugal style in the past and hold a large Mid-Autumn Festival banquet to show the Northern Han Dynasty the national strength and prosperity of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Because there were envoys from the Northern Han Dynasty at the state banquet, there was no room for any mistakes. Mistakes were unavoidable. The emperor Lingrong and Empress Shen Guifei jointly handled the matter.

Without exception, officials of the third rank and above in the court must bring their wives and daughters into the palace to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

Soon, it was the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The direct branch of the Xiehou Mansion has a large population, and they took five carriages from top to bottom, and parked in the stables not far from the entrance of the imperial palace.

Xie Chunxiao got out of the carriage with the orb in his arms, and entered the palace after his brother and sister-in-law.

At this time, due to her status, Princess Han came early to help the queen and noble concubine organize the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

When I was free, I saw Xie's family entering the palace, so I walked over as if nothing had happened, and was about to say hello to Mrs. Xie, but Mrs. Xie stopped her.

"You are a princess now, and you can't bear such a big gift with your old age."

Xie Qingyao didn't care, and came directly to hold the old lady's hand and said, "Mother still cares about me as always."

She knew that her step-mother was still angry, but she wasn't afraid, after all, it was a public place, and the step-mother couldn't afford to lose face to her.

As long as you pretend to be very close to your foster mother, other people will think so.

But contrary to Xie Qingyao's expectations, Mrs. Xie took out her hand without hesitation, and said: "The princess is busy, so don't waste time with us."

Behind Mrs. Xie, all the female family members of the Xie family looked at Xie Qingyao very unkindly.

Xie Qingyao's body was stiff, and she walked away as if she had run away.

Xie's women's army is upright and thoughtless, confronting them, it doesn't matter how much Xie Qingyao has.

Even if something bad happens, the emperor will only punish him intentionally in the face of the old Hou Ye.

(End of this chapter)