The green tendons on the forehead of the fifth prince jumped, but in the face of Concubine Shangde's cold gaze, he still took a deep breath and lowered his eyes, and did not say anything more.

Seeing him like this, Concubine De's anger in her heart disappeared, and when she spoke again, her tone softened a lot: "This time I will help you select the person from the concubine, you just need to concentrate on dealing with the affairs of the court." ”

The fifth prince frowned when he heard this.

Concubine De saw it, her eyes narrowed slightly, "What's the matter?"

The fifth prince thought about it, and still spoke: "Mother concubine, the court has not been peaceful recently, and the son is overwhelmed, so let's discuss the matter of the concubine later." ”

Concubine De looked at the fifth prince for a long time, and then sighed, and said slowly: "Do you really want to discuss it later, or do you expect to discuss it according to your own will after the wings are stiffened?"

The fifth prince paused, and said in a natural tone: "The mother concubine is too worried, and the son's marriage will naturally pass the mother concubine first." ”

Concubine De smiled, she didn't know whether to believe it or not, she looked at the five princes and said, "I don't care what you think in your heart, but you must understand that the choice of the fifth prince and concubine is not something you can decide." In addition to this, whoever you fancy and who you want to be a side concubine, I can rely on you. ”

The hands of the fifth prince hidden in his sleeves were tightly clenched into fists, this time he endured it for a long time, but after all, he still couldn't hold back, raised his eyes and said: "Mother, I want to make my own decision on the choice of concubine, I implore you to ......"

Concubine De looked at the Fifth Prince with some surprise, and she didn't know if she was surprised that he would refute herself, or if she was surprised that he would refute herself because of this inconsequential matter.

She got up and walked slowly to the fifth prince, the fifth prince couldn't help but take half a step back, but immediately stood still, his eyes drooped, and he didn't look at Concubine De.

Concubine De suddenly laughed, "Zheng'er, if I tell you about your marriage and the support of the An family, you can only choose one of the two, will you still insist on marrying a concubine according to your own wishes?"

The fifth prince was shocked when he heard this, and immediately raised his head: "Mother concubine ......"

Concubine De waved her hand, and said lightly: "I'm not threatening you, and I'm not forcing you, you weigh it yourself and then tell me the decision." ”

The struggle in the eyes of the fifth prince was very obvious, and Concubine De could see it very clearly, she was not in a hurry, she returned to her soft collapse and sat down, and said in a rare gentle tone: "You can go back and think about this matter yourself, and then tell me the answer after thinking clearly, and this time I will give you the right to make your own decisions." By the way, I heard that there are a few new dishes in the kitchen, so let's stay for dinner today. ”

The fifth prince's expression had returned to normal, and he shook his head, "Thank you for staying with the concubine, my son remembered that there were still some things outside that had not been dealt with, so he would not stay." ”

Concubine De didn't care, nodded and said, "That's it, you go and get busy." You handle the impeachment matter carefully, don't leave a stain, I will also help you speak on your father's side, and this matter will fade away in a few days. ”

The five princes nodded and bowed.

As soon as the fifth prince left, Concubine De's face turned completely cold, and after thinking about it, she called Mama Kui over.

"Did you ask clearly? Fifth Highness is going to the Wenzhen Hall for the girl of the He family?"

Mama Kui replied, "Yes, Niangniang. The slave maid went to ask the people who were serving around His Highness, and His Highness was originally discussing with his subordinates, and after hearing that the princess went to Wenzhen Hall to trouble that He girl, she immediately went over!"

Concubine De's face became even more ugly.

Mama Kui said carefully: "Niangniang, Your Highness and the princess are afraid that they have fallen for someone else's trick this time. ”

Concubine De sneered: "Of course I know that someone is secretly making trouble! But if it weren't for their willful behavior and the other lustful and stupid, they wouldn't have given people a chance to calculate! So in the final analysis, they are stupid!"

Mama Kui didn't dare to speak.

Concubine De pondered for another moment and ordered, "Fifth Highness, you let people keep an eye on you." ”

Mama Kui asked suspiciously, "Is this all there is to it?

Concubine De sneered: "He dares to be dissatisfied with me for this woman today, how dare I trouble his sweetheart?

Mama Kui comforted: "His Royal Highness has always been very filial to his mother, this time it is just a momentary emergency, he will always figure out who is really good to him." ”

Concubine De waved her hand, "He was born to me, the son of me and His Majesty, what kind of character he is, and what choices he will make in the end, I know best! Doesn't he always feel that I am manipulating his life? This time I will let him make his own decisions! As for the girl from the He family......

Concubine De smiled coldly, her eyes sharp, "What if I don't move her hands, this time she doesn't die in my hands, maybe she will be better off dead in the future!

Mama Kui looked at Concubine De's eyes and shivered in her heart.

Concubine De glanced at Mama Kui and instructed: "Chunyang, you pick a few more reliable people for her to serve, keep an eye on her for me, and don't make trouble for me all day long." ”

Mama Kui said: "Niangniang, the princess said that the person who teased her was a man......"

Concubine De frowned, "Didn't you ask her to be carefully examined, and nothing happened? There is no need to mention this matter in the future, Chunyang was just scared stupid! ”

Mama Kui understood what Concubine De meant, and said respectfully: "What Niang Niang said is that the slave knows what to do. ”

On the other side, the fifth prince was sent out of Jingxiu Palace by a middle-aged waiter.

The fifth prince was quite polite to the chamberlain, "Baoshan Gonggong stay, the mother concubine may have something to find you in a while." ”

Baoshan's father-in-law laughed, his chubby face was like an open white-faced steamed bun, looking festive and loving, "The old slave is only in charge of the small kitchen of Jingxiu Palace now, and the mother will not think of looking for the old slave when she is free." But Your Highness looks unhappy, and the old slave remembers that you smiled cutely when you were a child. ”

The fifth prince sighed and did not speak.

Bao Shanle said: "If Your Highness has anything unhappy, you can talk to Bao Shan like when you were a child, and Bao Shan will definitely help Your Highness keep secrets." ”

"Nothing. The fifth prince shook his head, but after walking a few steps, he still couldn't help but say, "The mother concubine is going to choose a concubine for me." ”

Bao Shan said happily: "Ah! That's a good thing! The old slave congratulates His Highness!"

The fifth prince shook his head, "But I don't like it." ”

"Has the candidate been decided?" Bao Shan wondered.

"I don't know, the concubine didn't tell me. ”

Bao Shan laughed, "Then how does His Highness know that he doesn't like it, maybe the person chosen by Niangniang is exactly what His Highness wants?"

The fifth prince shook his head firmly, and said stubbornly: "As long as it's the person she chooses, I won't like it." ”