She was grateful to Gu Qingzhi. Maybe it was because of her life experiences, but she was a little biased towards everything related to her.
She turned her head to look at Xue Jinqiao who was teasing the short-lived Xue, her eyes were dark and she seemed to be in a trance.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Xue Jinqiao was very sensitive and she immediately noticed that Shen Xihe looked a little strange.
"Qiao Qiao, you and your father..."
"I don't have a father." Xue Jinqiao interrupted Shen Xihe with a cold face before he finished speaking. After that, he changed the topic a little uncomfortably, "Now... Now I don't have a father."
She didn't like Xue Qi, who had taken advantage of her completely. She had already repaid the debt of gratitude she owed to Xue Qi over the years.
She liked Shen Xihe's father. Ever since she got engaged to Shen Yun'an, the King of the Northwest would always bring gifts to Shen Xihe and would never leave her out. No one had ever thought about her so much all the time. After she was raised by her granduncle and great-aunt, she had never been separated from them for a long time.
Therefore, King of the Northwest and Shen Yun'an were the first people who would bring her gifts on any festival, and would think of her when they got something new and precious. It felt so good to be remembered by others all the time, and she liked her elder sister and her family more and more.
I wish I could reach the age of 15 tomorrow so that I can become a member of the Shen family sooner.
Thinking of becoming a member of the Shen family, Xue Jinqiao asked again: "Sister, after I marry your brother, can I stay in Kyoto to accompany you?"
"Aren't you going to the northwest to take care of him for me?" Shen Xihe didn't know why Xue Jinqiao wanted to stay in Kyoto again.
"I want to be with my elder sister... and I also want to receive gifts often." Xue Jinqiao said the latter part in a low voice.
Shen Xihe heard it clearly, she smiled and said: "I will get married next year, and I will live in the East Palace after marriage. I can't leave the palace easily. It's not okay to summon you to the palace every day. You will be too lonely staying in the Princess's Mansion, and I will worry about you.
When you go to the northwest, I will often bring you gifts, and you can give me gifts in return."
Xue Jinqiao thought about it and seemed to think this was a better idea, so he smiled and nodded, and couldn't help but put his hand on his chin: "I really want to get married soon."
Her face was full of longing and yearning, which made Shen Xihe couldn't help but smile.
"Qiao Qiao, sister might deal with you... Minister Xue." Shen Xihe changed her words. She didn't want to hurt her relationship with Xue Jinqiao, so she informed her in advance to avoid her being caught in a dilemma.
"Really?" Xue Jinqiao's eyes were as bright as stars. "Sister, how are you going to deal with him? Should you make him lose his job or behead him?"
Shen Xihe: …
This look of great interest, eagerness to try, and anticipation to participate made Shen Xihe laugh and cry.
"You'll lose your job." Shen Xihe said helplessly, "If he is beheaded, you will have to observe mourning and you won't be able to marry my brother earlier."
Xue Jinqiao has been adopted, but the fact that Xue Qi gave birth to her and raised her is an indelible fact. If Xue Qi died, Xue Jinqiao would have to observe mourning for at least one year, if not three years, to fulfill her filial duty.
"Then we can't let him die." Xue Jinqiao said hurriedly. She didn't want to observe mourning for Xue Qi.
Once she gets married and Xue Qi dies, she won’t have to observe mourning anymore!
She hated Xue Qi so much that she wanted to kill him herself.
When she was treated like that, he did not stand up for herself, but used the incident to gain benefits from the clan. After getting the benefits, he would not allow her to hold a grudge against the matter, and told others to say that he was greedy and did not keep his promise.