Shi Junhe patted Qingxue's head and asked helplessly: "Okay, can you tell me what's going on now?"
Shi Qingxue smiled and said directly: "Dad, please let the eldest brother marry the sister!"
Shi Junhe choked, raised his head suddenly and met Qingxue's big and lively eyes. Seeing Shi Baoning's shy and happy expression, he suddenly understood everything.
He had known that Qingxue had no romantic feelings for Wen Renchi, and had no intention of letting the two of them be together, but Shi Baoning's words...
"Ning'er, do you want to marry A Chi?"
Shi Baoning's face turned even redder and his head drooped. After a while, he whispered like a bee chirping: "My daughter will listen to your arrangements."
Saying it means not saying it.
Shi Junhe had known Shi Baoning's thoughts a long time ago, but the children were still young at that time, and he often took Wen Renchi to fight in the north and south, so he didn't consider it.
Now that he brought it up, Shi Junhe really thought about it seriously, but did not answer directly. He only said: "Dad will tell A Chi about this. Ning'er, please go back first!"
Shi Baoning nodded and ran away without even caring about his sister.
Shi Qingxue was stunned and was about to call someone when she saw Shi Junhe looking at him with a complicated expression.
"What's wrong?"
Shi Junhe sighed: "Does Qingxue really not like A Chi?"
"Didn't daddy want to marry his brother and sister? Why did he ask me?" Shi Qingxue felt that her daddy's brain was broken.
Shi Junhe was at a loss for words. Under Qingxue's pure eyes, he could not explain to his daughter: Shi Baoning's current status would be good even if she married any man, but she was different. She had too many honors and favors that had a time limit. Sex, if you can't marry a good man, you may suffer for a lifetime, but Wen Renchi, in Shi Junhe's opinion, is definitely worth entrusting him with for life.
The twists and turns were difficult to explain, so Shi Junhe blurted it out vaguely and gave the same line: "You should go back first, and I will ask A Chi later."
Shi Qingxue refused to leave, "Ask me, I won't interrupt."
Shi Junhe was helpless. He thought about it and actually called Wen Renchi to the study. Instead of asking directly, he said, "I heard that many people have been matchmaking for you recently. Is there a girl Chi'er likes?"
Wen Renchi was stunned and looked at Shi Qingxue subconsciously, but turned away when he touched the latter's shining eyes, "Why did father suddenly ask about this?"
"Daddy, let me kiss you!" Shi Qingxue was overwhelmed by Shi Junhe's euphemistic expression.
Dad Shi knocked Qingxue on the head and feigned anger, "Did you agree not to interrupt?"
Qingxue quickly covered her mouth and stepped aside obediently, saying that she had nothing to say, but her bright eyes looked at Wen Renchi without turning for a moment, expecting the answer.
Wen Renchi was heartbroken, and his fists suddenly clenched under his sleeves. But soon he relaxed again, his voice was hoarse and bitter, "Qingxue, stop joking."
Anyone can hear the loss and helplessness in his words.
Shi Qingxue was even more confused, "I'm not kidding! Don't you like your eldest sister? Don't you even want to marry her?"
Wen Renchi was stunned again, and then he realized: Shi Qingxue was not bringing up old matters, but was trying to be a matchmaker between him and Shi Baoning.
For a moment, he felt relaxed, lost and helpless. He couldn't tell which emotion prevailed. In the end, they all turned into dumbfounding: "What are you talking about?! Ning'er is my sister!"
Completely calm, never even thought about this possibility.
Shi Qingxue and Shi Junhe looked at each other, both thinking: Fortunately, Shi Baoning was saved just now.
But at this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the door.
"Master, Prince Mo wants to see the Sixth Miss. Madam asked her servant to invite the Sixth Miss to see her."
The three people in the room were stunned. Shi Qingxue came to his senses first, with a smile on his face unconsciously and replied: "Okay, I'll be right away."
After speaking, she looked at the probing eyes of the two men. She felt guilty for some reason and subconsciously explained, "I didn't ask him to come."
As a result, Shi Qingxue herself felt baffled. Why should she explain
Fortunately, Shi Junhe didn't have the time to dwell on the matter. He waved his hand and drove Shi Qingxue out. Then he looked at Wen Renchi and asked seriously: "Achi, what did you think about what just happened?"
Wen Renchi looked away from the closed door and was suddenly asked this question again. He could only repeat awkwardly: "Ning'er, she is my sister!"
Shi Junhe nodded noncommittally, but asked: "Then are you willing to let her be your wife?"
Wen Renchi: "..."
He subconsciously wanted to refuse, but suddenly he remembered what Mo Junjiu had said to him: he had too few chips!
Wen Renchi didn't know what the right answer was, so he could only answer truthfully: "I never thought about it."
Shi Junhe nodded. He had guessed the answer. He didn't force Wen Chi and said frankly: "A Chi, I don't want you to tell those lies either. Although you and Ning'er are as close as brothers and sisters, they are not related by blood after all. Relationship. You are the child I raised, and I have always had the intention of marrying one of them to you, but whether I am happy or not depends on you.
Go back and think about it carefully. No matter what, you are my good son! "
Wen Renchi didn't know what he was thinking, and his expression was tense. After a moment, he nodded and replied seriously: "I know, I will give you an answer after thinking about it."
Shi Junhe nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "As for what you told me first, suppressing the bandits is imperative but cannot be done rashly. In addition, the situation in Kyoto has been turbulent recently. I am not worried about leaving Qingxue and the others in the Shiguo Duke's Mansion. , let’s talk about it later!”
Wen Renchi opened his mouth and swallowed back his words of persuasion when he thought of something, "Okay."
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Mo Junyang took Shi Qingxue out for a very good reason, "Didn't you promise to help me find a princess?"
Shi Qingxue thought for a while, agreed with Mo Junyang's statement, and then called Shi Baojing to go out together.
"Don't you think my second sister is pretty good?" Her answer was natural, and she didn't hide her intention to win over Mo Junyang at all.
Mo Junyang: "..."
With another woman, Mo Junyang might still be able to find faults, but Shi Baojing is indeed a good person. Apart from being a concubine and not being favored, there seems to be nothing faulty about her, and this is not what Mo Junyang cares about.
But, is it really okay to say it outright in front of him and Shi Baojing? Didn't you see that Shi Baojing's head was almost too low to lift up
Shi Baojing pulled Qingxue's sleeves embarrassedly and whispered: "Qingxue, what are you talking about!"
While talking, he couldn't help but glance at Mo Junyang secretly.
Shi Qingxue snickered, winked at Mo Junyang, and said deliberately: "Okay, I'm talking nonsense, but it's rare for us to go out, so why not go to Juxian Tower together!"
Mo Junyang was aware of Shi Qingxue's little thoughts, but he didn't point it out. He even thoughtfully led the way, with a warm aura that could put Su Ren's face on his face.
As soon as the three of them sat down, Shi Qingxue couldn't wait to say: "The third princess's mansion is nearby. I haven't seen Yu Zhen for a long time. I'll go see her first!"
When you first arrive, it's like running away, and your intentions shouldn't be too obvious.
Mo Junyang glanced at her and said calmly: "The third princess entered the palace today and is not in the princess mansion."
"... Uh!" The perfect excuse was rejected by Mo Junyang, and Shi Qingxue had to sit down obediently.
But Shi Baojing didn't know whether he was too nervous or too slow. After entering the private room, he sat by the window, saying nothing but drinking tea with his head lowered, as if he didn't receive Shi Qingxue's hint at all.
Shi Qingxue was helpless, and couldn't let the atmosphere become awkward, so she had to take the initiative to say: "What day is it today? Why did Yuzhen enter the palace? Didn't she act like a little bird flying when she moved to the princess mansion?"
Mo Junyang shrugged, "It's Qingming Festival in a few days, so she probably wants to organize an outing party!"
"Yeah, I almost forgot that this happened." For Shi Qingxue, the last time she attended an outing banquet was several years ago. She had no memory at all, so she turned to Shi Baojing and said with a smile: "Second sister, do you still remember where the outing party was last year?"
Shi Baojing shook his head silently and replied in a low voice: "I rarely attend banquets like that."
After that, there was nothing more to say.
But Mo Junyang took the initiative and said: "Qingxue, His Highness the Second Highness also came to Juxian Tower today. If you don't mind, I will invite him over. How about that?"
The second prince, Mo Junwen, was born to a beautiful woman, and his biological mother passed away a long time ago. He is now raised in the name of Concubine Tao, but Concubine Tao already has a ninth prince, so she doesn't pay much attention to this cheap son and basically leaves him to fend for himself. So much so that Shi Qingxue was stunned for a moment when she heard Mo Junwen.
But soon she nodded hurriedly, "Okay, okay, there are so many people and it's so lively!"
Mo Junyang went out to invite someone.
Shi Qingxue couldn't help complaining to Shi Baojing: "Second sister, don't you like Mo Junyang? Why didn't you talk just now?"
It makes her role as a matchmaker so embarrassing!
She didn't understand. When the two sisters were whispering, Shi Baojing had already expressed her affection for Mo Junyang, so why did she become intimidated in front of him
Shi Baojing met Qingxue's puzzled gaze and smiled bitterly. Instead of answering Qingxue's question directly, she asked about something unrelated: "Why can you just call Prince Mo by his name?"
"Ah! I accidentally forgot." Shi Qingxue quickly covered her mouth. She was too relaxed just now and didn't pay attention to this at all.
"Second sister, please don't tell my mother, or she will nag me again."
Shi Baojing didn't mean to find fault with her, but said disappointedly: "But I don't dare to call her by her name anyway."
Shi Qingxue was stunned, not understanding the meaning of Shi Baojing's words.
Shi Baojing didn't want her answer, and said to herself: "This is our difference."
"Second sister, what exactly do you want to say?" Qingxue felt Shi Baojing's feeling of loss, but she didn't understand why
"It's nothing." Shi Baojing refused to say, but stood up and smiled slightly, "I suddenly have something to do, so I have to leave first. Please apologize to Prince Mo for me."
Shi Qingxue watched Shi Baojing leave like this, unable to stop her. When she was helpless, she saw Mo Junyang walking back alone.
"Eh? Didn't you go to invite His Highness the Second Highness?" Shi Qingxue looked behind Mo Junyang, the beauty.
Is it possible that these days, even the second prince is so proud that he refuses to accept the invitation