Qi's mother and daughter held their breath for a moment.
After a long while, Xu Huixian finally opened her eyes, carefully reached out her hand to touch it, and looked back at her mother uncertainly and asked, "Mom, is this for me?! Is it really for me?!"
As the granddaughter of a cabinet minister, even if she was a descendant of a noble family, Xu Huixian was not someone who had never seen good things, and it was even more impossible that she did not have any jewelry.
But the complete set of emerald headpiece in front of her still made her jump for joy, and she even forgot her anger of the past few days.
Qi's expression was very complicated. She looked at the headgear with a painful struggle in her eyes. She soon smiled again and nodded to her daughter gently and lovingly: "This was brought by your aunt. She specifically said it was for you, so it is naturally yours. I will keep it for you, and when you get married, I will give it to you as a dowry."
Speaking of this topic, Xu Huixian's face suddenly turned red.
The family has not been idle these days. A man has been chosen for her. He is the second son of the eldest branch of the Feng family in Quanzhou, Min. If she marries him, she won't have to manage the family business, nor will she have any pressure to continue the family line. Master Feng is also a disciple of Xu Shun, and he is still the governor of Guizhou.
If it were in the past, neither Xu Chong nor Qi would agree to this marriage because the couple were too far apart. For a daughter who marries far away, even if her family is prominent, the emperor is far away and cannot take care of her so much. From the moment she gets married, the number of days she can see her father is limited.
But now, because of the conflict with Su Yao and Su Yao's venomous words, these families in the capital can forget about it. They will meet each other every day, and no one wants to be pointed at.
This marriage was thus arranged.
When Qi thought of this and looked at her daughter, she felt more and more upset. After a long time, she calmed down and said gently, "Forget it. Go and get ready. Come back to see your aunt later."
Xu Huixian responded happily that she had not been so happy for a long time.
After she walked out, Qi looked at the headgear for a long time, then took a deep breath, closed the box, and told the maid lightly: "Put it away and keep it properly."
She supported her chin and felt a sharp pain coming from her heart, spreading to the palm of her right hand. After a long time, she felt that her heart was slightly better. She stroked her chest and looked into the distance, gradually squinting her eyes.
I don’t know how the conversation between my aunt and father-in-law went.
She was a little absent-minded.
In Xu Shun's study, Qi Yunxi was calm and composed, and even had the leisure to taste Xu Shun's new tea: "This shows how much the emperor likes you. Among the ministers, I believe you are the first to have the best Maojian tea this year, except for Prime Minister Yang."
Xu Shun narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
Of course, the old fox's emotions could not be shown on his face, but it was not difficult to tell whether he was happy or not. Qi Yunxi didn't care: "Oh, don't be angry, relative. Look, with your understanding and love of the emperor, is there anything to worry about?"
Xu Shun finally looked up at her, put the teacup back on the table, and said in a deep voice: "You are too hasty. Aren't you afraid of being discovered and found out as this Buddha hiding behind your back?"
Qi Yunxi looked cold and said, "Then let's wait until they can find out what's going on!"
Her aura was completely different from before, and with her squinting eyes she looked not like a general's wife but more like a royal noble.
Even Xu Shun, who had such good self-control, couldn't help but change his expression, and then said: "If you climb too many mountains, you will eventually encounter tigers. Don't think you can always cover the sky with one hand!"
He was really angry, slamming the table and sneering: "How long do you think you can hide?!"
Qi Yunxi sighed. Seeing Xu Shun getting angry, she was not annoyed, panicked or scared at all. She just smiled softly and said, "Why are you angry? Prince Fenyang knows too much and cherishes his life too much. If he doesn't die, will I be the only one who suffers? Won't it also implicate you? I am doing this for our sake."
Her nonchalant attitude was annoying. Xu Shun couldn't say anything nice to her. He was silent for a moment before leaning back in his chair and asking tiredly, "How far are you going to go?"
Without waiting for her to answer, Xu Shun continued, "The crown prince is dead, and the second and third princes were deposed because of the internal strife you instigated. Now that Prince Zhuang is in trouble, what else do you want? If this continues, sooner or later we will all destroy ourselves."
Qi Yunxi sighed, his face suddenly darkening: "How could it be? You hold the power in your hands, how many major events in the world can be decided by just one word? With you here, how could anything go wrong? Look, wasn't the matter of Prince Fenyang handled properly this time?"
"As for how far you have to go..." Qi Yunxi flicked his sleeves: "What did the emperor do to my parents and relatives? Do you want me to explain it to you? Let's not talk about anything else, Lord Xu, why do you hate the prince so much, have you forgotten it?" Of course not, how could I forget
Xu Shun knew that he couldn't get this clear with Qi Yunxi, so he simply asked: "Then what do you want to do?!"
"We are all in the same boat now, why do we have to confront each other like this?" Qi Yunxi also knew that he should stop while he was ahead. "You just watch that wild bastard sit in that high position and wait for him to be enthroned? I heard that the emperor intends to make him the crown prince. If that day really comes, Old Xu, your situation will not be much better than mine. You may not be as lucky as me by then. All my family members have died, leaving only my niece, but you are different. You have such a large family, and the Xu family is prosperous. If you are involved in such a crime, I am afraid that you will be executed for all your clans, right?"
The atmosphere in the room became completely cold. Xu Shun stopped saying a word. It was as if a layer of ice had formed in the room, making it difficult to breathe.
Qi Yunxi stopped pretending and calmed down to look into Xu Shun's eyes: "Mr. Xu, there is only one way to go. I hope we can save some trouble, don't you think?"
Xu Shun didn't say anything, but Qi Yunxi didn't care. He stood up, opened the door and came out. He stood in the corridor and looked at the red plum blossoms for a while. Then he saw Qi coming over with an umbrella and waiting under the plum tree not far away.
The weather was cold, so she gathered her cloak, strolled down the steps, and walked to Qi's side before saying, "Go to your place and see Xian'er."
Qi nodded, hurriedly took the small stove and handed it to her, then turned around with some worry to look at the Xu family study hidden among the flowers and trees.