CHAPTER IX

Nasty woman

Early the next morning, the prince got up early, ready to receive the decree to choose a concubine. But who knows, after waiting for a long time, I didn't see the internal official who passed the decree coming. Instead, Murong Shuo, who came to him to discuss the matter of Xiaogong, appeared in the front hall.

When the prince saw that he was coming, he hurriedly gave up his seat to watch the tea. Although Murong Shuo is the prince's doorman and dresses very plainly, in the details of life, especially in terms of eating and drinking, even the prince is ashamed of himself. If I hadn't learned his true origin after receiving his help, I am afraid that I would not have been able to understand it until now.

Of course, Murong Shuo knew about the prince's and other holy decrees. However, since he didn't come early in the morning, something must have stumbled. If you want to come, you won't come at this time, so it's important to discuss the matter of the little gong. The decree will wait until tomorrow at the latest.

The crown prince also knew that Murong Shuo would not come to disturb him for no reason, since he came, it was certain that the holy decree would be late. In that case, let's listen first to see what he came to himself for this early morning.

"Is there anything important that Mr. is uninvited at this time?" The prince waited for Murong Shuo to sit down and slowly drank a few sips of tea before asking.

"Your Highness is going to see the girl you brought back yesterday?" Murong Shuo asked directly.

"Naturally, I have to wait for the holy decree to be heard. The prince replied, but he knew best who Murong Shuo was, and when he asked, the prince couldn't help frowning and asked, "Could it be that she also has a problem?"

"It's not a small problem, it's completely different from the previous ones. The previous ones were all for you, but when I met her last night, I found that she even wanted to deal with me. This woman must not stay!" Murong Shuo couldn't help but say in disgust when he remembered what happened last night.

"You hate her very much?" the prince couldn't help but be surprised as he looked at Murong Shuo's expression that was completely written on his face.

"Is it so obvious? yes, I hate her. Murong Shuo was surprised that his expression was easily seen through, but he still admitted it unabashedly.

Externally, he is the prince's doorman, and the strategist is right. But internally, he is the prince's younger brother. It's just that in order to hide his origin and the relationship between him and the crown prince, they use honorific titles when outsiders are present. If there are only them, they will naturally call each other "you and me" at will. No, as soon as the people serving the tea retreated, they immediately changed their tunes.

"She's just a little girl, and it's not easy to make such a deep impression on you after meeting her. However, if you hate her, it should be unfair to judge her. The prince said reasonably.

Of course, he would listen to Murong Shuo's words, but he only listened to what he thought was right after judgment, not all that he didn't want to listen to. Anyway, he is also his senior brother. The reputation of virtue when he was in charge of the country was not accumulated by Murong Shuo. If it weren't for the fact that he had been weak since he was a child, and now he continues to pretend to be sick for Taoguang's recuperation, he is the most deserving prince.

"You're always soft-hearted. For your sake, will I judge those people by my likes and dislikes?" Murong Shuo said with some displeasure.

"You won't, but this time, it really seems to be different. The more you do that, the more I want to meet her. I'm curious what she did last night to make you react like that. Although the prince's insight was not as good as Murong Shuo's "mind reading technique", what Murong Shuo revealed under his defenselessness was enough for him to see through.

"See you if you want, she won't stay long anyway. In less than three days, I will definitely drive her out of the prince's mansion!" Murong Shuo heard the prince say this, and he also felt that the matter was a little serious, and made up his mind.

When the prince saw Murong Shuo say this, he was even more curious. Just smiled and shook his head, and called out: "Wang Wu, go and bring the little gong girl." ”

"Yes, Your Highness. "Wang Wu is not only strong in martial arts, but also has first-class ear power, and the prince's voice that has improved one degree just came into his ears. Hearing the call, he hurriedly stood outside the door, bowed down and left.

After a short time, the royal house was at the bottom of the water well in the outermost part of the prince's mansion, and found a small gong buried in several large basins of dirty clothes. Xiao Gong's beggar clothes have been changed, and she is wearing the old clothes of the rough maidens that Mama changed for her yesterday.

Xiaogong was woken up early in the morning, and when she opened her eyes, the maid who snatched the quilt from her yesterday was staring at her fiercely. When the maid saw her wake up, she hid the hatred in her eyes a little, pushed the little gong, and told her to get up and work.

Xiao Gong didn't even have time to eat breakfast, so he was hurriedly pulled by the surrounding maids and sent to the well. There were already five or six pots full of dirty clothes, and when Xiao Gong arrived, there were still clothes being sent in. As a result, she stayed at the well before dawn and washed her clothes until the royal house came to her near noon.

Wang Wu walked very lightly, and Xiao Gong, who was immersed in laundry, couldn't straighten his waist when he was already tired, and he didn't notice Wang Wu's arrival at all. Wang Wu watched her for a long time, then called her up and led her to the upper room where the prince was.

Xiao Gong was already thin, and he washed his clothes for most of the day, and he didn't eat breakfast, and when he first stood up, he stumbled a few times, and only stood up with the help of Wang Wu. It took a while to be dizzy and to be able to lift his feet to keep up with the pace of the royal house. Wang Wu saw that she was really suffering, and this time he didn't embarrass her, and led her forward slowly.

The prince waited for a stick of incense, and then Wang Wu came to the front hall with a small gong and stood still. The king went in and reported back to the prince, and when the prince gave the order to summon the little gong, he came back and led the little gong in.

Xiao Gong came in with her head down, but the two pairs of shoes in the room had already told her who was sitting inside. Thanks to yesterday's blessing, Xiaogong knows best about the shoes of the prince and Murong Shuo. Finding the prince's main position, Xiao Gong recognized the dragon-shaped ornament on the corner of the prince's clothes, and determined that it was His Royal Highness the Prince, so he knelt down towards him, kowtowed and said hello: "Slave Luo Xiaogong knocked to see His Royal Highness the Prince, and asked His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

The prince looked at the kneeling little gong, and couldn't help but look at Murong Shuo on the side, and when he saw that he was really slightly off the line, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Get up." ”

"Your Highness. After thanking the kindness, Xiao Gong stretched out his hand a little tremblingly, and only then did he stand up and move a step to the side, not daring to face the prince.

"Lift your head up. When the prince saw Xiaogong get up, he still lowered his head and said loudly.

"Yes. Xiao Gong promised to raise her head, and taking the opportunity, she finally saw the appearance of the crown prince clearly, as well as the face of Murong Shuo, who could be seen clearly with a slight turn of her gaze to the right. These two people will be a family with themselves in the future, so you have to see them clearly no matter how you say them, and you can recognize their appearance.