The news of the Prince Yan leaving the capital spread quickly.
Although ordinary people did not pay much attention to this matter, the nobles were particularly concerned.
For example, the several people in the imperial palace were all speculating about Xiao Jin's purpose for going to Qingzhou.
But the one who was most concerned at the moment was the governor of Qingzhou.
Governor Xu had been in the officialdom for many years, and a few years ago, he had a great chance of being promoted to the position of the Minister of the Taichang Temple, which was a third-rank official position.
Unfortunately, he offended a nobleman he should not have offended, who had been secretly obstructing him. As a result, he was demoted to the position of a fourth-rank county governor.
Governor Xu thought that his official career was most likely to end here, but he did not expect that the extremely noble Prince Yan from the capital would come to Qingzhou.
No one knew what the Prince Yan was thinking, including Governor Xu himself.
Although Governor Xu did not know the purpose of the Prince Yan's visit with her wife to Qingzhou, since he had received the news, he had to serve them carefully.
He was a smart person, so early in the morning, he stood outside the city gate, assuming a respectful and cautious attitude.
Despite waiting for the whole morning, Governor Xu's legs were getting numb from standing, but he still did not see the Prince Yan's figure.
Listening to one piece of news after another, he couldn't help but feel his fake smile strained.
"The Prince Yan left the capital by boat, passing through the cities of Huiye, Huqiu, and Nanjia. Many people were standing by the city moat, watching the ship sail away..."
Governor Xu squinted his eyes. The Prince Yan's reputation had always been bad, and people had always been afraid of her. How could they just watch her sail away?
The food server who was announcing the news seemed to notice that Governor Xu's expression was not right, so he leaned in and whispered, "My lord, you may not know this, but ever since the Prince Yan snatched her bride in public, her reputation has gradually improved. People say that although the Prince Yan's behavior was domineering, the rumors of her acting out of love and righteousness have given her some positive light."
Governor Xu was somewhat surprised that things could develop this way.
The food server smiled and continued, "In addition, there have been some rumors in the palace recently, saying that on the day when the Princess hosted a banquet, the Fourth Prince did not attend because he invited the Prince Yan's wife to his residence and was then beaten by the Prince Yan!"
"Really beaten?" Governor Xu asked in surprise.
"Yes, not only was he really beaten, but it was also at the Fourth Prince's residence. It is said that after that day, the Fourth Prince did not leave his residence for several days, presumably because he was beaten too badly and did not dare to show his face to people."
Governor Xu felt very pleased in his heart. After all, a few years ago, he had offended Prime Minister Mu and ended up in this situation.
However, he had to hold back his laughter since he was still standing at the city gate.
Although he wanted to applaud for Xiao Jin, he had to ask in a serious tone, "Isn't it more intimidating for the people that the Crown Prince has beaten the Fourth Prince? "
The explanation of the food server was more convincing, "The Fourth Prince has always been flamboyant and domineering in the capital city, second only to the Prince Yan . Although the people's memory of the Yao country rebellion has faded over the years, the Fourth Prince has always been..."
The food server paused, bypassing the topic, "So the Prince Yan beat those who dared not beat, and she did it for ger wife. This reason is quite admirable to the people."
"So they are even more curious about what the Prince Yan looks like and how beautiful her wife is."
After listening to the food server's words, not only the people of Qi country but also Governor Xu, became curious about the Prince Yan.
However, the successive news he heard made him somewhat skeptical of life.
"The Highness Prince Yan passed through Huqiu and drank a pot of Taibai silver hair and ate a pair of clear stewed golden hook wings at Zuoyue Tower..."
The food server reported many dish names and place names, and Governor Xu's brows furrowed as he listened.
Did the Prince Yan really come to Qingzhou to play?
He didn't believe it.
How could a prince of a country go on a trip without a purpose?
There must be a hidden motive behind it.
...
"Xiao Jin went to Qingzhou to play?"
The Fourth Prince, with an ice pack on his injured mouth, clicked his tongue. "Does he think anyone will believe him?"
The newly appointed Wu steward was much smarter than the Wang steward.
He was not only in charge of the prince's mansion, but also a strategist by profession, so his vision was naturally more far-sighted.
So he respectfully said to the Fourth Prince, "Your Highness, whether anyone believes it or not, the Prince Yan believes it herself, and the people believe it too. This is the most important thing."
The Fourth Prince looked at the purple wisteria flowers outside the courtyard and sighed, "Originally, Princess Zhao Yang asked this palace to place a forged token on the assassin's body, saying that with Xiao Jin's character, she would doubt it and then connect it to the Crown Prince, which is a divisive tactic."
"But later, it miscalculated. Chu Shao not only did not die, but all the assassins died instead. However, the goal was still achieved. Xiao Jin changed her previous style and seemed to not trust the Crown Prince. Otherwise, she would not have been pursuing the case all this time."
"But this palace is still very suspicious. How did Chu Shao survive? With so many masters, couldn't they kill her? Unless the person who sneaked into the Prince's Mansion that day was really her."
Wu, the steward, looked at the Fourth Prince and said earnestly, "Your Highness, the most urgent matter is probably not to suspect the Princess Yan(Chu Shao), but... the people over there should accelerate their actions."
The Fourth Prince paused for a moment, then smiled, "Then let's do it a day early. This palace believes that even if Xiao Jin's movements are fast, he cannot run from Qingzhou to Xinyang overnight."
"Moreover, Xiao Jin is now pretending to be a tourist, so he won't move too fast."
...
While everyone was frantically speculating about Xiao Jin's intentions, Xiao Jin herself lifted the curtain and looked at the bright sunlight outside.
She couldn't help but feel emotional. Qingzhou was really a great place.
Compared to the capital where it was snowing a few days ago, this place was simply livable and suitable for retirement.
But when she thought that she only needed to stay here for a year, she dispelled the idea of buying a property here.
Xiao Jin led Chu Shao and the garrison off the boat and slowly drifted into Qingzhou.
But when she sat in the wheelchair and closed her eyes to enjoy the comfortable sunshine, Chu Shao, who was pushing the wheelchair, spoke up, "Your highness, Governor Xu is still waiting at the city gate. You'd better open your eyes first."
Governor Xu of Qingzhou?
Xiao Jin thought for a moment and remembered that there was such a person in the original work.
In the original work, Governor Xu was knowledgeable and talented but offended Prime Minister Mu, so his career was not smooth and he had never been heavily used.
It wasn't until the male lead went to Qinzhou to help with disaster relief one day and brought this person into his faction that he shone brightly.
Xiao Jin opened her eyes and looked at Governor Xu standing at the city gate like a statue.
She felt like the other person didn't seem very intelligent.
Governor Xu didn't know what Xiao Jin's first impression of him was.
At this moment, he was looking at a person wearing a black silk robe. Although her face was pale and unhealthy, her eyebrows and eyes were as beautiful as a woman's.
If it weren't for the fact that the other person was sitting in a wheelchair and had such a distinctive feature, he wouldn't have been able to connect her Prince Yan who abducted his wife in public and beat the fourth prince to this person.
Because Xiao Jin was sitting in a wheelchair at the moment, Governor Xu's first sight must have been her.
However, when he saw the woman pushing the wheelchair, he only took a glance and shouldn't have looked again.
He quickly bowed and saluted, "The official greets His Royal Highness Prince Yan and Her Majesty the Princess."
But even when he lowered his head, Governor Xu couldn't get rid of the mole in his mind.
He was sweating profusely and realized that even though he had only been distracted for a moment, Prince Yan must have caught him.
If it was a crime, it was a big offense.
Xiao Jin was not particularly moved in her heart.
Because Governor Xu was like everyone else in the ancient world, he would be stunned for a second when he saw Chu Shao.
She guessed that it must have been because of the author's description in the original work - the ninth princess of Yao country was unparalleled in beauty, as beautiful as the moon, and anyone who saw her would be stunned and dare not look her in the eye.
This description seems to be very high-end, but in fact, it just added a layer of "everyone has to stare at me for a second when they see me" to Chu Shao.
Of course, in the later stages of the original work, Chu Shao often used this second to kill people and seize power during the process of restoring the country. But that's another story.
Xiao Jin understood Governor Xu's helplessness at being forced to stare at Chu Shao for a second, after all, Chu Shao's beauty attack was due to the setting.
So she didn't say anything, just calmly said, "No need to be polite."
Of course, even if Xiao Jin was slightly unhappy, she wouldn't say anything.
One was because she could barely understand this setting, and the other was because she still had some thoughts of pulling Governor Xu into her own camp.
Certainly, Xiao Jin had absolutely no desire to become emperor.
Moreover, she knew deep down that no matter who became the emperor in the end, they could not escape the fate of being unified by Chu Shao. Besides, if she wanted to go back home at that time, she would have to leave.
Xiao Jin did not want Qi Country to fall into a state without a monarch, she just wanted to complete her tasks peacefully. If she had the chance, she would also take down the male lead and the second male lead along the way.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jin patiently listened to Governor Xu's introduction of the customs and traditions of Qingzhou along the way, occasionally responding with a few words based on the original text.
It was clear that Governor Xu had a good attitude, and seemed to be trying to compliment Xiao Jin.
However, the awkward small talk between the two was suffocating.
After Governor Xu finished talking about Qingzhou, he started talking about the capital city.
He smiled and said, "Although I am currently in Qingzhou, I have heard some interesting things about the capital city. It is said that Prince Yan once snatched a bride in public, and the people are all talking about it. They say that Prince Yan was willing to compete with Fourth Prince for the bride, and they admire Prince Yan's love for the bride."
"..."
Xiao Jin remained silent.
Governor Xu then smiled and said in a low voice, "And...I also heard that Prince Yan intends to 'educate' Fourth Prince, and the people are also praising your actions."
This awkward compliment made Xiao Jin only able to nod casually and let it pass.
In fact, she had already realized that the people in this world had a very strong logic, and could not be measured by normal people's thinking. If she were to confront the ancient world with her own thinking, it would only end up in mutual defeat.
Governor Xu politely suggested that Xiao Jin and Chu Shao come to visit his mansion. In fact, he didn't hold much hope and thought that the other party would not agree.
To his surprise, Xiao Jin considered it for a moment and actually agreed. This made 'Governor Xu's favorable impression of Xiao Jin increase.
Obviously, as the Prince of Yan, she was of noble status and must have had accommodations arranged for him. Accepting Governor Xu's invitation at this time was quite a face-saving gesture.
Naturally, fine wine and cuisine were served, and a room was prepared for them to stay in.
However, it was already late in the day, and night was approaching. This was a good opportunity to have a candlelit conversation and discuss important matters.
Governor Xu paced back and forth in the study, pondering whether he should go to the Prince of Yan first or wait for her to come and cooperate.
After his legs became sore from pacing, Governor Xu could no longer bear it. He asked his guest in a roundabout way if Xiao Jin had time to appreciate a famous painting with him.
Just when he was extremely nervous, the guest walked in with a smile and bowed to him.
Governor Xu sat down in the chair and asked in a composed manner, "How about it? Is the Prince of Yan interested in calligraphy and painting?"
The guest stifled a laugh and said, "The maids who came with the Prince of Yan said... the Prince of Yan is currently discussing important matters with the princess in her room and may not be able to accompany you."
Governor Xu glanced at the sky and felt that it was too early for them to be discussing important matters in the room.
Then he sighed and said with a bitter smile, "I'm afraid the Prince of Yan's good reputation in romance is false. She must think that I am not sincere enough. It seems that I can only personally visit the Prince of Yan tomorrow."
...
It has to be said that Governor Xu thought too much.
Xiao Jin did not intentionally tease him, because she was actually discussing important matters with Chu Shao at this time.
After finishing their meal, they hastily got on the carriage to discuss the real purpose of this trip.
After listening to Xiao Jin's speech, Chu Shao smiled lightly and said, "So your highness wants me to go to Xinyang... to help you kill someone?"
Her lips curled up in a gentle arc, seeming quite willing.
Xiao Jin shook her head. "No. Not to kill, but to save someone."
"Save someone?" Chu Shao raised an eyebrow in confusion.
In fact, if Xiao Jin wanted to save the family of the swordsman and also take care of the assassin who was trying to kill him, she could easily ask Jue Ge to intervene.
She brought Chu Shao along to Xinyang because she believed that she could still influence Chu Shao.
Xiao Jin always felt that Chu Shao's abnormal behavior was likely caused by her upbringing.
Although she didn't know what she had experienced before, she believed that Chu Shao couldn't have been abnormal from the beginning.
With appropriate guidance and healing, there should still be a chance for her to recover.
So Xiao Jin wanted Chu Shao to understand that killing was not the only thing that could bring pleasure in life.
Sometimes, saving people can also be satisfying.
Of course, Xiao Jin wouldn't say these words directly.
At this moment, she looked at Chu Shao's beautiful eyes and explained, "Please don't kill the assassins later, leave one alive, and I will interrogate him another day... just save the lives of that family."
After hearing these words, Chu Shao smiled at Xiao Jin, and a faint smile appeared on her lips in the dark night.
Chu Shao didn't spoil the mood by pointing out the flaws in Xiao Jin's words.
Because she believed that Xiao Jin knew better than her that the assassins who came to kill them were already on the brink of exposure.
So questioning them would be somewhat redundant.
But since Xiao Jin was willing to do the unnecessary, Chu Shao didn't object.
The horse galloped, and the carriage shook and bumped along the way.
Chu Shao looked at Xiao Jin's face and asked softly, "So, is this your request?"
Xiao Jin didn't think much and casually answered, "Yes."
Chu Shao nodded thoughtfully and smiled, "I understand."
Since it was Xiao Jin's request, she was now somewhat interested in doing this unnecessary task.
After all, Xiao Jin doesn't ask for help often.
However, Chu Shao still didn't quite understand: "Since Miss Bai told your highness that the behind-the-scenes person's chosen time is tomorrow, why do you still need to rush to Xinyang overnight?"
Xiao Jin said, "Because I'm betting on a possibility."
"What possibility?"
"I'm betting that the behind-the-scenes person will act ahead of time."
Xiao Jin couldn't conveniently mention the common law in online novels, so she could only play it coy and say, "After all, since I'm here, isn't it?"
Chu Shao was slightly taken aback, and then seemed to understand something, and laughed, "So that's it. It turns out that your highness is forcing the behind-the-scenes person to act ahead of time."
"..."
It's not quite like that.
But since Chu Shao was willing to maintain this beautiful misunderstanding, Xiao Jin was too lazy to explain.
She looked at Chu Shao by the moonlight, and wanted to nod her head to achieve the effect of showing off.
But when she looked up, the moonlight was clear, outlining that smiling face, which made Xiao Jin briefly fall into a trance.
Before she could make the nodding movement, she hesitated for a moment, and then quickly turned her head back.
Xiao Jin maintained this stiff posture.
She thought that the old setting would not deceive her, and it was true that no one was spared under beauty.
...
Xinyang, Chuntan Street.
At this time, it was already late at night. Xia Sanniang helped her mother onto the bed and told her two daughters some stories heard from the neighborhood. Finally, she managed to lull them to sleep.
However, her youngest daughter, Qin Xueyi, was still murmuring before bed, "Mom, when will Daddy come back? Xueyi misses him."
Xia Sanniang's heart felt sour and she almost burst into tears.
She patted her daughter's shoulder and forced a smile, "Xueyi, listen to your father. When you grow up and recognize all the characters, Daddy will naturally come back."
Unfortunately, her eldest daughter had long known the truth and was snickering under the covers, almost saying, "Dad has long been dead, I already know."
Xia Sanniang could deceive her young daughter, but not her fourteen-year-old daughter, Qin Xueting.
Ever since Qin Xueting saw her father burying a box of silver coins under the tree in the courtyard, she knew there must be something significant about it.
Her father was just a down-and-out swordsman, although he always claimed to have earned the silver coins through his adventures in the world.
But nowadays, the world is dangerous, and the conflicts in the martial arts world are only increasing. Her father had only been adventuring for a few years, how could he have earned so much wealth?
It wasn't until that night when Qin Xueting was leaning against the tree reading a book, and heard someone whisper to her father, "Are you done? The prince is still waiting."
The swordsman's voice was hesitant, "I know, I'll go now."
After that day, Qin Xueting never saw her father again.
Later on, Xia Sanniang wore mourning clothes, burning paper money in the backyard while howling in grief, which Qin Xueting also saw.
But Qin Xueting also knew that her father had secretly given the other half of his wealth to a woman he had once admired.
So when she saw this scene before her, she even felt a bit ironic.
Thinking of these things, Qin Xueting found it hard to fall asleep for a long time.
Therefore, when she heard Xia Sanniang's exclamation, she suddenly got up from the bed. She quickly woke her little sister and told her to hide under the bed.
However, before Qin Xueting could hide under the bed as well, she suddenly saw someone break in through the door, the sword blade flashing coldly in the dark of the night.
Almost in an instant, the long sword arrived in front of her, carrying a faint chill. Qin Xueting could only see the other person's eyes that looked at her like an ant, and the long sword cleaving down towards her.
The speed was too fast, and Qin Xueting had no time to react, feeling the oppressive feeling of the blade approaching her throat.
The crying of the little sister under the bed was piercing, but it couldn't cover up the crisp sound of weapons colliding.
Then the long sword fell, splashing blood all over the ground.
But it wasn't hers.
Qin Xueting's whole body was trembling, but suddenly heard a soft voice: "I promised not to kill, but unfortunately you came too fast, so I had to kill you."
The voice was as pleasant as the sound of broken jade falling into a quiet spring, with a hint of regret.
In her fear, Qin Xueting's heart rate miraculously calmed down when she heard this voice.
But when the moon emerged from the clouds and Xia Sanniang stumbled in with a lantern, the dim light reflected the face of the woman holding the sword.
Qin Xueting's heart stopped for a moment.
Then it became more violent, like a downpour, all night long.
It wasn't until she boarded the boat that Qin Xueting still felt like everything was a dream.
She followed the woman who rescued her onto the boat, Xia Sanniang and her little sister kneeling down and bowing to the person sitting in the wheelchair.
It was then that she woke up from her dream and knelt down with the two of them.
Chu Shao's face contained a smile as she led the several assassins bound with ropes to face Xiao Jin.
Then she said softly, "Your Highness, because this princess had to save that girl, I had to kill only one person."
Xiao Jin nodded thoughtfully, looking at the group of people as if thinking about how to deal with them.
As Qin Xueting listened to their conversation, cold sweat ran down her back.
She had been much more sensible than ordinary children since she was young, so how could she not know who these two people in front of her were?
But Qin Xueting kept her head down and only glanced at the long boots hanging from the wheelchair out of the corner of her eye.
The black boots embroidered with magpie feathers were as heavy as ink, and it was easy to imagine that the owner of these boots was an extremely dignified and reserved person.
As Qin Xueting expected, the person's voice was indeed very cold, like frost and snow in winter.
"Princess, please come forward."
Qin Xueting slightly raised her head and saw Chu Shao slowly approaching, looking at the person with a smile.
The person in the wheelchair had a calm expression and raised their hand.
Then she gently took Chu Shao's left hand and used a silk handkerchief to wipe away the blood that had not been cleaned off his wrist.
The movement was slow, seemingly carrying a hint of imperceptible gentleness.
I don't know if it was Qin Xueting's illusion, but she seemed to see Chu Shao's fingers clasped in her sleeve tremble slightly.
When she mustered up the courage to take a closer look, she found that the handsome face still had a gentle smile, like a glimpse of a startled swan under the moon.
Only what she held in her hand was not a sword stained with blood, but another slender and fair hand.
Xiao Jin was planning to hide these people first and wait until she had enough trump cards to bring down the fourth prince before bringing out the witnesses.
She never did anything without a chance of winning. If she was going to do it, she had to completely cut off the other side's lifeline and leave no room for turning the tables.
Just as Xiao Jin finished wiping Chu Shao's hand and was waiting for Jue Ge to come back to make arrangements, she found that one person in the audience had lifted their head.
She frowned at the girl's face and suddenly felt a little familiar.
However, the girl hurriedly lowered her head, and her drooping hair covered her face.
Qin Xueting's heart was in a panic.
She knew that the one sitting in the wheelchair was the current Prince of Yan and was most likely the target her father was ordered to assassinate.
"Raise your head." Qin Xueting heard the indifferent voice and had no choice but to stiffly raise her head.
She did not notice the astonishment that flashed across Xiao Jin's face, but only heard her ask, "What is your name?"
Qin Xueting answered truthfully, but Xiao Jin remained silent.
Just as she thought she was about to be punished, the other party slowly said, "I see."
Xiao Jin's mood was somewhat complicated.
The person Chu Shao saved tonight was actually the general who assisted Chu Shao in ascending to the throne in the original work - Qin Xueting.
But looking at this person's current appearance, there was no way to tell that she was a general.
If she hadn't guessed the person behind the scenes and acted early, wouldn't this general have to take her lunch box early?
It really was a chain reaction.
Because the original Xiao Jin went offline in the third chapter of the book, the fourth prince didn't have a chance to arrange an assassination against the original owner.
This way, Qin Xueting's father may not die, and naturally, it would not involve their family.
However, now she did not die and is still alive until now.
So, the plot has changed and magically turned into Chu Shao killing Qin Xueting's father, while she and Chu Shao saved Qin Xueting's family.
At this point, Xiao Jin was a little headache, thought for a long time, and finally calmly asked Qin Xueting, "Do you know who this prince is?"
Qin Xueting respectfully answered, "You are the current Prince Yan."
She found that the other party was very smart, but Xiao Jin was even more headache: if she kept it, she was afraid it would be a problem.
She asked lightly, "Miss Qin, do you know that this prince is the Prince Yan? Do you hate this prince?"
Qin Xueting's expression remained unchanged, and after a little thought, she replied, "My father tried to assassinate you first, so you should hate my father. However, Your Highness has saved my family, so I do not hate you but should be grateful for Your Highness's mercy."
"I know who I should hate. I should hate my father who was blinded by money and the hired killer who disregarded human life... But I cannot hate Your Highness and the Princess."
Her words were extremely moving.
Qin Xueting not only expressed that she would not hate Xiao Jin and Chu Shao but also showed her intelligence perfectly.
Xiao Jin almost believed her.
She looked at Qin Xueting, who bowed her head, and felt that although the other party was ambitious in the original work, it was a good thing for Chu Shao to become empress.
Moreover, this person was extremely loyal to Chu Shao in the original work, which was enough.
So Xiao Jin did not ask any more questions and arranged accommodations for the mother and daughter on the boat, then let the matter go.
However, she could not sleep in the evening, pushed the wheelchair to the deck, and saw a small crying figure sitting at the bow of the boat.
It seemed to be Qin Xueyi, the youngest daughter of Xia Sanniang, who was now looking at the moon on the lake and sobbing quietly.
Xiao Jin looked at Qin Xueyi's tearful face and couldn't help but think of the crying General from the Yan Mansion, so she let out a sigh.
Qin Xueyi heard the sigh and turned her head, her sadness immediately turning into fear.
She panicked and knelt down, bowing to Xiao Jin, "Greetings to your highness Prince Yan."
The girl was only ten years old and didn't yet understand much.
She had only followed her sister in calling others by their names without really understanding.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Jin couldn't help but smile and ask, "Are you so afraid of me?"
Qin Xueyi widened her eyes, wiped away her tears with her sleeve, and said softly, "Elder Sister is very beautiful...I'm not afraid."
Xiao Jin was shocked. This was the first person since she had been transported into this novel who had seen through her true gender.
It made sense though, as the system's blocking was only meant to affect those with intelligence.
Qin Xueyi was still a child and didn't have much ability to discern right from wrong. She probably just thought the original owner was beautiful and subconsciously believed that beautiful people were elder sisters.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jin patted Qin Xueyi's head and said, "You're the first person to dare to call me that."
The boat slowly swayed towards Qingzhou.
The moon was clear, and it was drizzling. The drunken young lord was swaying on the roadside, reciting poetry.
Apart from the occasional sound of drums, the Spring Pond Street was quiet and peaceful, completely unlike the bloody assassination that had just taken place.
Xiao Jin stayed at the bow of the boat and told Qin Xueyi many fairy tales.
From Snow White to Cinderella, with a few embellishments, they became stories set in ancient times. They were enough to impress young children and were very captivating.
The little girl listened with shining eyes, and her fear gradually diminished.
As she listened to the stories, she took out a bamboo leaf and blew it a few times, producing several pleasant sounds.
Seeing Xiao Jin's curious gaze, she took out another bamboo leaf from her sleeve and handed it to Xiao Jin, "Elder sister, do you want to blow too?"
Xiao Jin frowned, originally wanting to refuse. However, when she looked into Qin Xueyi's big eyes, she suddenly thought of a certain Yao princess who killed with her beauty.
She wondered if that person had been like this when she was young.
So Xiao Jin took the bamboo leaf in her hand and blew a few times.
Unexpectedly, the sound that came out was hoarse and dry, causing the girl to stare at her in surprise.
She furrowed her brow and blew a few more times, but it sounded even worse.
Qin Xueyi looked at Xiao Jin blankly, as if she wanted to laugh.
After a moment, she cried sadly: "Elder sister and daddy both played it so badly..."
Xiao Jin rubbed her forehead, unsure of what to say.
Could it be that her song really sounded so bad that it made people think of their deceased father?
She was most afraid of children crying, and now she had a headache.
As she was thinking about how to comfort Qin Xueyi, a soft and distant flute sound suddenly entered Xiao Jin's ears.
It was like willow branches brushing over the water under the moonlight, stirring up the fragmented reflections into a drunken starlight.
Xiao Jin was slightly stunned, tilting her head to look towards the pavilion on the pleasure boat.
There was a woman upstairs holding a flute, leaning against the railing of the boat, with the lake's light floating on her white sleeves.
Her flute playing was melodious, as she held the jade flute to her lips and gazed at Xiao Jin under the moonlight, smiling gently and warmly.
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Author's Note: No need to guess anymore hehe...the climax will be in these two chapters!
Thanks to the little angels who voted for me or watered me with nutrients from 2022-03-10 21:36:44 to 2022-03-12 23:58:16~
Translator's note: Guess what? Which Qin sister is likely to die?
A. Qin Xueting
B. Qin Xueyi
PS: Please prepare your tissues!😭🤧
TO BE CONTINUE...