Xue Yinhuan stayed in the palace for three days.

On the day I returned home, I heard a thrilling call as soon as I entered the door, "Sister."

Xue Yinhuan paused, and the boy who walked towards her was as tall as hers. She wore a narrow body with a blue folded branch pattern on the collar. Her eyebrows and eyes were three points similar to hers. Her face was handsome, her lips were bent, and her smile could not hide her purity and joy.

Seeing him, a soft color emanated from Xue Yinhuan's eyes, "A Yan, when did you come back?"

Xue Yan's foreign home is in Jiangnan, and his grandfather is a martial arts teacher.

Xue Yan has been in poor physical condition since he was born. In order to help him strengthen his body, his grandfather came to the capital to take people to exercise. Xue Yan came back at most twice a year, but one was better than the other. It can be seen that he was more adaptable to the climate in Jiangnan than the capital.

"I arrived last night." Xue Yan said: "I didn't write a letter in advance to tell my sister, just to give you a surprise. I only learned that you have entered the palace when I got home. Did my sister go to see my aunt again?"

"My aunt misses me, let me accompany her." Xue Yinhuan looked at the boy carefully and asked softly, "A Yan, who sent you here? Or grandfather?"

Xue Yan shook his head, "This year I am my uncle."

After saying that, as if he suddenly thought of something, Xue Yan reached out and pulled Xue Yinhuan's arm, "Sister, I caught two rabbits for you on the way here, and I'm in the Viewing Pavilion. I'll take you to see."

The boy was in the voice change period, and his voice was a little hoarse, but Xue Yinhuan didn't feel bad. Every year when her younger brother came back, she was particularly happy.

The Viewing Pavilion is in the Garden of Shangshu Mansion.

The brother and brother walked up the fir ladder, and there was a man sitting inside. The other party was holding a rabbit in his arms. The snow-white fluff seemed to blend into the white clothes with cloud patterns on his body. The red cinnabar on the eyebrows was shining and dazzling. From Xue Yinhuan's perspective, it was a very elegant face, which seemed warm, but in fact it was a thousand miles away.

Seeing him, Xue Yan immediately stood up obediently and called out softly, "Uncle."

The man is the uncle of Xue Yinhuan, the youngest of the Yun family, Yunhuai, who is obviously only four years older than Xue Yinhuan, but the style of an elder in her body is hard to ignore.

Even a person like Xue Yan who likes to play on weekdays dares not say a word in front of him.

Hearing the sound, Yunhuai bent down slightly and put the rabbit on the ground, with gentle and careful movements, then raised his head and his clear eyes fell on Xue Yinhuan.

Xue Yinhuan took two steps forward and asked after paying homage, "Why is my uncle here?"

Yunhuai pointed to the stool beside him, signaled the siblings to sit down, and spoke slowly, "I heard that Huan'er has an engagement, I'll come to see you."

Xue Yinhuan's cheeks were slightly hot, "I was so worried about my uncle who was far away and I was so worried about it."

While speaking, he reached out to pour tea for Yunhuai.

On the day of the dynasty, Xue's father died suddenly. The Yun family did not have time to arrive and did not attend Xue's father's mourning banquet.

Before that, his grandfather was sent to Xue Yan every year.

Therefore, this is the first time Yunhuai has come back to the Xue family.

Yun Huai looked at his niece, with a little cold disagreement in his tone, "Why did your grandfather agree to you as a concubine for the eldest prince?"

Xue Yinhuan's heart was thrilled.

In fact, when Zhao Xi proposed to let her enter the palace, Xue Shangshu stopped her, obviously she did not agree to her involvement in the royal family, but in the end, she insisted on agreeing.

Not for anything else, just want to find a safe haven.

I know that the eldest prince is no more than an ordinary family. She doesn’t expect a relationship between men and women. As long as he can always protect her, that’s enough.

Faced with Yunhuai's questioning, Xue Yinhuan suddenly felt the urge to explain, "Uncle, there is actually a big difference between the royal concubine and the concubine in the market."

"It's just that the royal concubines are nobler. What's the difference? Besides, your father saved his life to save the eldest prince. The royal family asked you to be a concubine. Do you think this is a reward or a punishment?"

Xue Yinhuan bit her lip, "Uncle..."

Yunhuai came to the capital specially for Xue Yinhuan's marriage. "Even if your father did not stand up to block the sword for the eldest prince that day, just by your background, he would be the concubine, so why did he become a concubine in the end? Your grandfather was the Minister of the Court of the Court. He casually pointed out a marriage to you. After marrying him, his husband's family dared not underestimate you. Now your dignified daughter of the Secretary of the Court is low and she is a concubine with a young man. Do you know how much difference is the difference between a wife and a concubine?"

Xue Yinhuan's head drooped even lower, and she couldn't refute it for a single word.

Seeing this, Xue Yan whispered: "Uncle, it's rare to meet. Can't you say anything else? My sister is already very wronged. If you criticize her, she will cry."

Xue Yinhuan shook her head at Xue Yan, "A Yan, I'm fine."

Yunhuai had no intention of giving up, "Since you can enter and exit the palace, you must be able to get in touch with the eldest prince. Can I let me see him?"

Xue Yinhuan was very embarrassed, "Uncle, my affairs with him have been decided and it is impossible to change them."

Yunhuai asked: "Are you afraid of what I do to him or are you hiding something?"

My uncle's eyes that were as if they were watching the fire made people feel fearless for no reason. Xue Yinhuan was not confident enough, "No."

Yunhuai picked up the teacup and took a sip, "I won't stay in the capital for too long, I hope you can make arrangements as soon as possible."

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When leaving the Guanjing Pavilion, Xue Yan saw that Xue Yinhuan was not in his heart and said, "Sister, although I don't agree with you to be a concubine for others, as long as you are happy, I will support you no matter what you do."

Xue Yinhuan is in a complicated mood. If she can be a wife, who would be willing to demote herself to a concubine?

But she is different from others. Her biological parents died and her grandfather was busy with court affairs all day long, so she basically didn't care about her. The legitimate daughter of the Shangshu Mansion only sounded good, but in fact, without the support of her parents, she would always be dwarfs. I think she would not live a good life.

She dared not gamble for the rest of her life for a wife.

She would rather be a concubine. At least, Zhao Xi said she would take care of her on behalf of her father, and she believed that he would not break his promise.

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Yunhuai was determined, and Xue Yinhuan was forced to take the initiative to find Zhao Xi, but she did not enter the palace. After all, she had just been there two days ago. Even if there were signs of the palace to enter and exit the palace, the imperial city was not her family. She would go in and out as long as she wanted to go in and out.

She went to the Divine Soldiers Department, but it was a coincidence that Zhao Xi did not come.

When Song Wei heard that the girl from the Xue family was visiting, he came out to see her in person and asked who she was looking for.

Xue Yinhuan was about to leave when she heard the voice, she turned around and bowed to Song Wei, "I'll come to find Your Highness, and the guards said that Your Highness has not come today, so I won't disturb you anymore, I will say goodbye first."

The Divine Soldiers Department did not allow outsiders to enter, and Song Wei could not keep her for a cup of tea. He nodded and said, "Walking slowly."

The next day, Xue Yinhuan came again, but she still didn't wait for Zhao Xi.

Song Wei thought that the little girl was afraid that she would have to find the eldest prince if she had something urgent to do, so she asked someone to go to the palace to hand in a message.

When Zhao Xi heard that Xue Yinhuan went to the gate of the Divine Soldiers Department for two consecutive days, she looked suspicious, "What did she do when she went to the Divine Soldiers Department?"

The person who sent the message shook his head, "Sicheng Song said, if your highness is free, you might as well go there tomorrow. Miss Xue should come again."

Zhao Xi nodded, "I understand."

The next day, before Mao, Zhao Xi went to the Shengang Office after breakfast. This time, he did not bring Song Yuanbao and kept him in the palace to study.

Xue Yinhuan came at noon, holding an oil paper umbrella for shade in her hand, and asked the eldest prince that came to the Divine Soldiers today. Her tense face finally eased after several days.

When Zhao Xi came out, she saw a layer of sweat coming out of her forehead. She took out a veil and handed it over, "What's the matter with me?"

Xue Yinhuan raised her hand and was about to take the veil, but when she thought of something, she retracted her hand and pretended to switch the oil-paper umbrella to the other hand to cover up the embarrassment.

"My uncle is here." She turned her head slightly and avoided his gaze. "He said he wanted to see Your Highness. I wonder if Your Highness can give him a chance?"

Zhao Xi took back the veil expressionlessly and thought about it carefully. He didn't know Xue Yinhuan's uncle. He didn't want to waste time on irrelevant things. "Tell me, why did he look for me?"

Xue Yinhuan was not stupid. He could already hear the young prince's tone. He should be quite busy and had no time to get into trouble with people who had nothing to do with.

Xue Yinhuan had to tell the truth, "For our engagement."

Zhao Xi knew it and nodded, "There is a teahouse across the street. I will arrange for someone to open a private room later. If you ask him to go there directly, I will come after I have handled what I have at hand."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Xue Yinhuan bowed.

Watching Xue Yinhuan's carriage go away, Zhao Xi turned around and returned to the yamen, packed up several documents in the office, told Song Wei a few words, and went directly to the teahouse after coming out.
Chapter completed!