Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

Gui Yao looked at Xiao Huaijin as if he were a fool.

She had only met the Prince of Shu a few times.

However, the matter between the Prince of Shu and Zhao Mingyue could not be told to outsiders for the time being, so Gui Yao did not explain, "Has Pei Xuan made a decision?"

Xiao Huaijin interpreted her reaction as tacit agreement.

For some reason, he felt a little down.

"not yet."

Pei Xuan didn't want to live the rest of his life like a walking corpse. He wanted to choose a second path, but he was afraid that his will was not strong enough.

So these past few days he's been restraining himself, struggling with himself, wanting to give it a try first.

That's good too, so Gui Yao won't lose his five senses so quickly, giving him time to find another partner. Therefore, he didn't urge Pei Xuan.

However, Pei Xuan hasn't left the palace in the past two days, and he's been clamoring to see Yu Qinghuan less often.

"It should be soon."

Gui Yao understood Pei Xuan's intention. "Your Highness can help him."

"How can I help?"

"Reciting scriptures and chanting mantras."

Gui Cha laughed, "Isn't the prince studying Buddhism? Perhaps the power of Buddhism can help him."

Yu Qinghuan distracted herself by sweeping and cleaning, and Pei Xuan also needed to find something to do.

Xiao Huaijin thought for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, I'll give it a try."

He was dressed very elegantly today, but he looked somewhat dull.

Gui Yao tilted her head to look at him, "Does Your Highness have something else to discuss?"

"No, I came here to tell you about Pei Xuan's situation."

After a moment of silence, Xiao Huaijin looked at her and said, "I have a three-year marriage contract with you, young lady."

Gui Yaoluo was lost and confused. "I know," he said.

Suddenly, she realized, in a moment of absentmindedness, that what she had just said could easily be misunderstood.

"Hehe, turns out the real fool was me."

She explained, "That betrothal gift wasn't for me."

"real?"

The gloom in Xiao Huaijin's heart was instantly swept away.

They didn't even have time to think about why the Prince of Shu's betrothal gifts had to be sent to Xuanji Tower.

"certainly."

Gui Yao smiled brightly, "I have a strong sense of contractual responsibility."

The Prince of Shu took Zhao Mingyue's innocence and has been thinking about her all these years, wanting to make it up to her.

She stole Xiao Huaijin's innocence, and by cooperating as his fiancée for three years, she could consider it compensation.

but.

Gui Yao glanced at the silver ingots scattered all over the ground.

Compared to the Prince of Shu, am I being a bit petty?

With the misunderstanding cleared up, Xiao Huaijin's face relaxed like a spring breeze, and he smiled, "I have never counted so much silver by hand before. Let me help you."

Gui Yao, however, rested her chin on her hand, her eyes sparkling, and asked, "Does Your Highness think I haven't been responsible enough?"

"What?"

Xiao Huaijin didn't quite understand.

Gui Yao said very seriously, "I slept with you, but it was just a three-year fake marriage. Isn't that irresponsible?"

The Prince of Shu really intends to marry Zhao Mingyue.

Xiao Huaijin's face flushed instantly. He pursed his lips. "What does the young lady mean?"

Does she really want to marry him?

That, that's okay too.

After all, he had taken her body, so it was only right that he take responsibility.

A blush rose on his fair face, making the already handsome young man even more striking.

Eyes like stars, bones like cold jade!

Gui Yao couldn't take his eyes off him, wishing he could give him all the money on the ground just to make him smile.

Just as she was about to speak, the bell on her foot rang.

Ring ring, ring ring, ring ring.

Gui Yao hurriedly put down the silver in his hand, stood up, and walked towards the door. The bell rang three times in a row, indicating that he had found Xuanji Tower through the power of his will.

Xiao Huaijin also heard the bell and got up. "What's wrong?"

His words reminded Gui Yao, who grinned and said, "Your Highness likes counting silver, so let Your Highness count these silver ingots. Remember to move them to the storeroom on the second floor after you're done."

There's no room left.

She was worried about how to move so many silver ingots to the second floor.

Xiao Huaijin, "..."

He just wanted to count with her, but Gui Yao had already left. He picked up the silver ingot that Gui Yao had dropped, held it in his palm, and felt the warmth of her body still on it. Prince Jin gently stroked it.

Realizing what he was doing, Xiao Huaijin was a little stunned. Then he pursed his lips and raised them slightly, bending down to put the scattered silver ingots into the box one by one.

Gui Yao turned her head and saw him busy at work. She chuckled and thought, "Your Highness is treating her as well as Mao Dan."

She opened the courtyard gate and was somewhat taken aback when she saw who it was.

It was actually the Duke of Qi!

He was a man, and though he was inwardly puzzled, Gui Yao smiled and asked, "How shall I address you, sir?"

She went to the Duke of Qi's bedroom while he was asleep, but the Duke of Qi never saw her.

I can only pretend I don't know him.

When Duke Qi saw Gui Yao, he was also taken aback for a moment, but quickly composed himself, cupped his hands, and said, "I heard from the Prince of Shu that the master of Xuanji Tower is skilled in magic and can solve mysterious matters."

"My daughter does indeed have some knowledge of mystical arts."

Gui Yao smiled and said, "Why don't we go inside and talk?"

Duke Qi nodded slightly, put his hands behind his back, and followed Gui Yao into Xuanji Tower.

There was a prince moving silver in the front hall, so it was inconvenient to entertain guests. Gui Yao took him to the tea room.

A cup of fragrant tea was offered to the Duke of Qi. Gui Yao asked, "What has happened, sir?"

The Duke of Qi nodded in gratitude, but did not offer tea. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Have you ever seen a man become pregnant?"

Gui Yao paused in his tea-serving gesture. "Is the diagnosis a slippery pulse?"

The Duke of Qi nodded. "Several doctors have examined him and all have made the same diagnosis."

"Are you sure it's a man?"

Gui Yao continued to press, asking if there were hermaphrodites in this world who could reproduce.

"It's a man."

A faint sorrow crept across the Duke of Qi's brow. "He has already married and taken concubines, and they have children."

The implication is that he is a normal man.

But she's pregnant.

Because of Qi Yu's matter, Gui Yao reread all the notes, but there were no relevant records in them.

"I have never encountered a case of a man becoming pregnant before, but if I can meet the person involved, perhaps I will know what happened."

The Duke of Qi remained silent.

Gui Yao was not in a hurry. He looked at the power of will surrounding the Duke of Qi with a thoughtful expression.

"I'm sorry, I'm inquiring on behalf of someone else, and I can't make the decision for her."

A moment later, he stood up. "After I go back and ask her opinion, I will invite the young lady to come to my door."

"it is good."

Gui Yao also stood up.

The other party has no intention of revealing the truth, which shows that they came today just to try their luck and see if there is a way to resolve the issue without exposing the parties involved.

He was clearly disappointed.

But this aroused Gui Yao's curiosity. "Those who can enter Xuanji Tower are all destined people. If you have any requests, Xuanji Tower can solve all your troubles."

The Duke of Qi hesitated for a moment, then simply nodded and left.

No sooner had he left than Gui Yao went to the Prince of Shu's residence.

The Prince of Shu was overjoyed to see her. "Have you heard news of her, young lady?"

"It's not her problem."

Gui Yao cut to the chase, "Why did you mention me to the Duke of Qi?"

Perhaps the answer lies with the Prince of Shu.

"The Duke of Qi?"

The Prince of Shu was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and explained, "The Duke of Qi has been in great pain ever since he discovered that he had misunderstood Qi Yu."

I visited him several times, and seeing him like this, I couldn't bear it. So I said that the young lady possessed mystical arts and could communicate with spirits, perhaps she could help him communicate with Qi Yu, and that the father and son could talk things out and resolve his inner conflict, but he refused.

He countered with a question to Gui Yao, "Did he go to see a girl?"

Gui Yao nodded. "Is his pain only because of Qi Yu, nothing else?"

The Prince of Shu shook his head. "I haven't heard him mention it. Has something happened?"

"I don't know either."

Gui Yao turned back to Xuanji Tower, "Since he doesn't mention it, Your Highness, just pretend I was never here today."

The Duke of Qi refused the Prince of Shu, and today he went to Xuanji Tower again, which shows that he has no other choice.

So sooner or later he will come to Xuanji Tower and tell everything, Gui Yao is patient.

She came quickly and left quickly.

The Prince of Shu was confused and thought about visiting the Duke of Qi's mansion the next day.

On her way back to Xuanji Tower, Gui Yao encountered a street vendor selling fresh flower hairpins.

Her gaze fell on a cherry blossom hairpin, made of ebony with a carved head and several delicate cherry blossoms inserted, which inexplicably reminded her of Xiao Huaijin.

Gui Yao bought it.

When they returned to Xuanji Tower, Xiao Huaijin had just finished moving the last box of silver downstairs.

Gui Yao leaned against the door and watched him.

His brocade robe today was made of gold thread, and it was a little wrinkled from carrying silver, and the hem was also dusty, but this did not affect his radiant splendor in the slightest.

Dressed in fine clothes, with fair skin and dark eyes, she walked with composure, her whole being still radiant.

Gui Yao walked over and inserted the cherry wood hairpin in his hand into his hair bun.

"Your Highness, this is for you."

The flowers are beautiful, but the people are even more beautiful.

She watched with a smile.

Just as Xiao Huaijin was about to ask her who had come, she stared at him like that, and he forgot what he was going to say. He blurted out, "If you want to marry, young lady, I am willing to take your hand."