
One and a Half Years Later
Dilangit, the moon shines brightly with a sprinkling of beautiful sparkling stars making people will be fascinated when they see it.
Seen a figure of beauty that is above a small bridge below which there is the beauty of the lotus pond. The robe she was wearing fluttered, thick hair with beautiful dangling makeup was blown following the gusts of the autumn wind.
His eyelids were closed with pliable feathers vibrating like he was trying to hold back a feeling that flowed in the heart.
The servant girl who always accompanied him could not help and could only sigh deeply, miss - she would always be grim if autumn came.
How many Great Families had come into Xiu Residence to ask for the lady's hand, but with some reason and also the bad rumors deliberately made by Xiu Qixuan made people think twice.
Though Xiu Qixuan was already almost past the marriageable age limit, she was already at eighteen years old. The average noble girl has been tied to an engagement or marriage relationship in this age. Even Xiu Yue had already formed a marriage alliance with the mayor's son Ping'an.
"Miss..." Call Xiao Rou to come over.
A pair of dark eyes looked sharp and intimidating, he snorted with a radiance of laziness surrounding his body.
"Is Xiao Taoli back? This is a big case and looks very worrying. Add people to help him." His voice flowed deeply full of gloomy decisiveness. He commanded with a strange amount of authority, making people would unknowingly directly obey his orders.
"Well, nubi understands. Please take care of your health, miss. The night wind is not good." Reply Xiao Rou with an attentive smile.
Xiu Qixuan's lips curved up a faint smile, "Alright, let's go back. I'd like to see your plans for the new store opening." Said Xiu Qixuan warmly. Then he took Xiao Rou's arm to invite her to hurry into the study room in this Little Residence.
He seems to be able to change his attitude at one time and is very trained to control himself.
The days quickly passed forming a wide variety of human characters that could change over time. This is a relentless change.
Xiu Qixuan or you can call it by its pseudonym in the dark underground network that is, the Qi of the Fox Division. At this moment, their group had just arrived in the Northern Xia to complete the task from the center.
As originally agreed, Xiu Qixuan with his persistence entered into the organization of Xiu Huanran. The girl was very tough and so brave to challenge Xiu Huanran with a fierce match.
Xiu Huanran who had many tricks up his sleeve could not do much as the younger brother more nimblely caught the motion of his attack.
This organization is an information-netting center that is always hiding in the dark. In some cases, high-ranking imperial officials were eager to cooperate but they would not readily agree because they were very picky in considering the good and bad of the client.
Initially Xiu Qixuan just forwarded some of Wen Liu's legacy stores, the almost bankrupt store was slowly growing very rapidly under the auspices and ideas. He had no talent for design only had new ideas brought from the earth. When he saw the details of the images and designs Xiao Rou made him unable to contain himself.
Gradually according to his initial words when he met Xiao Rou, he helped Xiao Rou pursue a dream without letting go of the bond of loyalty that had been established between them.
The shop includes clothing designs, jewelry and women's cosmetics. Only a small portion of them are restaurants and snack shops. At that time Wen Liu's legacy was invisible to Xiu Huanran's eyes who was too busy with his affairs. Making Xiu Qixuan act quickly to take over. The girl just didn't want to waste resources.
Xiu Qixuan has two jobs: a businessman and the head of a dark organization group. But outsiders would only know that Big Miss Xiu was someone weak and sick. Because the rumors made Xiu Qixuan escape from at least dozens of applications that entered. It probably won't be able to last too long, but at least he has time to strengthen himself and live the connection.
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Next Day
'Brack..' Scrolls of documents slammed onto the table making loud noises in the room.
The figure of a beautiful girl who scrunched her face was accompanied by her maid who was grinding ink.
"This Er'ge wants to torture me, look at this assignment he's given. Corruption case of Imperial Minister Shen who fled to Northern Xia. Involving two countries that are still in cold conflict." Xiu Qixuan grunted in frustration massaging her temple.
"When we still have other business is to open a new store. After all how the Shen Empire's government system, handling a single minister is simply not capable." His voice was darkly full of insults and insults that were unbearable. Making the lips of Xiao Rou who heard him twitch. My lady is getting fearless.
"Miss, it is likely that the minister has influence in a large network. Second Young Master wants you to handle it well." Said Xiao Rou straightforwardly and calmly.
Xiu Qixuan glanced at him and smiled proudly, "Xiao Rou is getting smarter." Her praise patted Xiao Rou's shoulder gently.
Then Xiu Qixuan moved up and stepped firmly to exit the room, "I'll go for a while to check the waves. You wait here, if Xiao Taoli returns—command him to wait." His orders were harsh without turning his face and immediately passed away.
At this time, they lived in a small residence that was also one of the assets belonging to Xiu Huanran who was in the Northern Xia Empire.
Xiao Taoli has since last night traced the existence of fugitives who committed the corruption, but has not returned. Making Xiu Qixuan a little uneasy and unable to just remain silent inside the residence.
The girl chose to go check on the waves of the Northern Xia government.
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The noise from the hustle and bustle of the Hanzhou Capital street sounded loud. The small merchants shouted to offer their wares to the passing pedestrians.
It is a prosperous and large shopping city center, all kinds of goods can be found here. Xiu Qixuan wore a hat that had a hood to cover her face, the girl walked casually and deliberately formed an interaction with the small merchants, enjoying the crowd around her like an ordinary person who did want to shop.
A few moments later, the sun began to crawl up to the surface. But he had no useful information and only received a small rumor that could not help.
The Northern Xia became more prosperous under his rule, when the Emperor was only appointed three years ago. Emperor Xia Qian Che, had a heart as cold as ice and cruel as a wolf. Getting rid of the flies that tried to disturb him sat on the dragon's throne. Already had sons and little daughters but no empress and concubines. So weird, isn't it?
Seen as Xiu Qixuan was sitting down to rest at the roadside teahouse, a slow rhythm sounded as her clumsily fingers tapped on the snack table. He fell pensively, designing pieces of rumor into information.
"Miss, please." The sound of the teahouse keeper serving the order. Making the victorious Xiu Qixuan become jolted in shock and immediately nodded her head. "Thank you." Her speech.
From behind the hood of the face cover, Xiu Qixuan accidentally looked towards the front, at the end of the street corner was seen a carriage of a freight train that was traveling very fast to cross the middle of the road. These rude people were extremely disorganized, as if the road only belonged to them.
Not wanting to interfere any further, Xiu Qixuan slowly poured the tea into the cup. Her hood fluttered to the rhythm of the wind but was still able to hinder people from seeing her face.
"Joshioen.." Shouted an old woman who ran in droves towards the figure of a handsome toddler who stood in the middle of the road.
The carriage carrying the goods was still speeding away without seeing the tiny figure.
Whether there was any kind of wind, Xiu Qixuan went up and jumped from the chair using the science of running to reach the handsome toddler's body.
A gust of wind whipped through her fluttering hood, that slender figure was like floating in the air with a graceful manner like a goddess.
The people who saw it were amazed by the deadly charm. They wonder what the face inside the hood looks like. Swordsman!, their inner.
'Greb's. Tap.tap.'s search..' He pulled the handsome toddler with one move bringing him into the deck. Then his body floated up and spun away avoiding an almost unbearable collision with the speeding freight-carrying horse carriage.
His steps were so light and more trained, his breathing tended to be stable without the slightest bit of exhaustion.
He carried the little toddler across the street, then his lips slowly knitted upwards letting out a cold and calm indifferent voice, "Hey, little one. You're not okay? In the future don't wander around and listen to your grandmother." It's like a tirade that implied worry.
Unwittingly by Xiu Qixuan, the hood that covered her face had already been blown away in the wind while making a twisting motion.
The handsome toddler in his arms was poking innocently with his round eyes looking intensely at Xiu Qixuan. Her tiny hands stretched out to feel Xiu Qixuan's pretty face.
Xiu Qixuan paid no heed to this behavior and instead squatted down to take down the tiny toddler from inside her cradle.
"Wait here, your grandmother will soon come and come to you." Xiu Qixuan's orders were firm and immediately went to leave.
Suddenly the tiny hands hugged her feet very tightly and the look of her adorable innocent face was full of twinkle of yearning.
"Imperial Mother." The clear voice of that adorable figure called out to him.
'Out..' Like being struck by lightning, Xiu Qixuan darkened in disbelief. The girl looked clumsy, 'Haha.' she let out a loud laugh that sounded very forced.
Slowly he squatted down and aligned himself with this handsome toddler. "Hey, small. You're a prince?" He asked with a smile twitching stiffly.
The handsome toddler nodded innocently, Xiu Qixuan circulated a gaze staring at the appearance of this small figure intently. Not bad, his clothes look simple but are made from expensive rolls of soft silk thread. Moreover, an identity jade was deliberately hidden within his belt.
By taking a breath to decipher the awkwardness that plagued her heart, "I'm not your imperial mother." His speech was firmly heartless avoiding this handsome toddler who was still sparkling looking at him.
Since when did she give birth? Toddlers are also estimated to be around two or three years old. At the time, it was too young for her to have children, right?
"Have your imperial father marry you so you have a mother. Unless he's impotent or a figure whose arm is broken." His voice sounded reassuring at the beginning but in the last sentence he lowered his tone and almost whispered softly.
"Huh, stop. I'll go first." Xiu Qixuan said hurriedly to step away. He doesn't want to get involved! It was already better to search for information for his fox division in order to quickly complete the task.
"Feng..." A soft and motherly voice sounded from behind.
Xiu Qixuan's body stiffened and her face furrowed tightly. Not wanting to care about it anymore, Xiu Qixuan rushed over to dodge.
"Qiaofengdo.." The old woman's warm hand was draped in her arms. He held back the departure of Xiu Qixuan who wanted to run immediately.
"Mrs, you're wrong." His voice sounded calm but as cold as body-freezing snow.
The old woman was stunned and was still tightly gripping Xiu Qixuan's arm like she had no intention of letting go. "Feng'er, don't pretend. Do you really not remember it? It was—," he said with a pushy emphasis.
Slowly Xiu Qixuan raised her gaze that was as sharp as a dagger. "Madam, I told you not to." His reply in a low voice that sounded gloomy was full of threats.
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Checking the waves: looking at the situation.
Okay, well it's been up here but it turns out there's still a lot to explore. Maybe some of you managed to guess a small part but of course there is an interesting plot tied up. We're going to slow down, aren't we? Author wants bgt cepet² expired but msh bnyk unsolved wkwk.
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