Ma Xiaoge hung her head low, and her long bangs blocked her face, Rao was so, the queen could still think of what the expression on Ma Xiaoge's face was now. She coldly clenched the official kiln porcelain cup on the table, if it weren't for her helplessness, how could she let a rural village woman be the prince's side concubine? can justifiably control Ma Xiaoge's hole card in her hands, and the only one who makes her the prince is the only one.

"Queen Niangniang......" An elderly palace maid suddenly walked in outside the pavilion, muttering in the queen's ear in a low voice.

The queen's face couldn't help but change greatly, and she threw the porcelain cup in her hand violently, and the tiny porcelain pieces splashed up and stabbed into the back of Ma Xiaoge's hand. The queen looked at it coldly and waved her hand impatiently: "You go down first, and the matter of marrying the prince will be discussed later!" ”

"Be clear!" The queen stood up and walked into the hall with her sleeves brushed up.

The old palace maid said with a calm face: "Queen Mother, after the disappearance of these two princes, they brought back a woman, which was seen by the people of the whole capital, and it seems that it can't be faked." The princess of Naqing, it is said that she disappeared after falling off the cliff, and the second prince has been looking for it, but to no avail. ”

"What's the woman's origin?" The queen asked coldly.

The elder palace maid shook her head and said, "This still has to wait for the news of Concubine Chen." ”

"Today, be sure to find out all the news about that woman!" The queen said undoubtedly, with a cruel light in her eyes. If the woman that Long Yuze brought back was really a goddess, then she would grab it at all costs, or rather...... Wreck!

The Qing Palace, after several days of haze, finally ushered in laughter.

Chen Huiniang stood at the table, holding a long chopstick in her hand, and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, you are fortunate to be blessed by the Buddha, and you will not die in great calamity, and you will definitely be blessed in the future." Today's dishes and concubines have put a lot of effort into it, and there are both ups and downs, depending on which one the prince likes to eat. ”

Long Yuze nodded, tasted a nearby bowl of dishes, and in an instant, the spicy taste hit, he frowned slightly, took a sip of water, drove Lin Ling's figure out of his mind, and said, "What about the woman that this king brought back?" ”

"The concubine placed her in the wing on the west side." Chen Huiniang smiled, "She is the prince's life-saving benefactor, and the concubine will not neglect her...... Lord, I don't know where the princess is now? The concubine is just a side concubine, and these days she is forced to take care of the affairs of the palace for the time being, and she is really uneasy. ”

"Clean up the stargazing platform for her to live in." Long Yuze's voice did not have a trace of warmth.

"She? Is it Miss Lee? Chen Huiniang said with some surprise, the stargazing platform is the main building in the Qing Palace, and it is located on the east and west sides of the Qianyunxuan respectively, she has always thought that this stargazing platform is for another side concubine to live in, but she doesn't want to ...... Could it be that the woman brought back by the prince is not just a life-saver? Chen Huiniang's heart skipped a beat.

Long Yuze raised his eyes and looked at Chen Huiniang: "That's right, the whereabouts of the princess have been unknown, and all the affairs of the palace will be handed over to you for the time being." ”

"Yes, the concubine will do her best." Chen Huiniang lowered her eyes and said gently.

Facing more than a dozen dishes on the table, Li Sanmei couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

She has lived for fourteen or fifteen years, and she has never seen such a big formation, and several maids stood beside her to arrange vegetables for her, which made her a little flattered, and hurriedly stopped this behavior. She has almost never seen the dishes on the table, since she was a child, she eats the most fish and shrimp, and she cooks by herself, and she has never even thought about the life of clothes and food to open her mouth.

"You ...... Don't be busy, I'll just do it myself. Li Sanmei said worriedly, drove all the maids out of the room, sat alone at the huge table and ate slowly, every dish was delicious, but she couldn't enjoy it with peace of mind, she still remembered what she said to Long Yuze, she was here to be a slave, not to enjoy happiness.

After eating, Li Sanmei habitually put away the dishes and chopsticks, but she paused stiffly. She couldn't finish the dishes on this table alone, and there were a lot left, if it was in a fishing village, these dishes would definitely be saved for the next meal, but in this capital palace, she didn't dare to imagine, so she had to call Yahuan in again.

"What do you usually do with these leftovers?" Li Sanmei stood aside and asked.

The leading Yahuan said: "Naturally, it is down." She said it as a matter of course, and even with some disdain.

"It's too wasteful...... isn't it?" Li Sanmei sighed with regretful eyes as she stared at the dishes that hadn't even touched the chopsticks.

The leading girl smiled sarcastically, did not speak again, and neatly put away all the dishes.

"I've seen the prince!" The sound of saluting sounded outside the door, and the maid ring who was cleaned up in the house hurriedly stopped the work in hand, just as Long Yuze's figure entered the house, and everyone saluted: "I have seen the prince, the prince is blessed!" ”

"You all stand down!" Long Yuze opened his mouth lightly, lifted his robe and sat on the low stool, "Are you still used to being here?" ”

Li Sanmei nodded desperately: "Childe, you are too good to me...... You saved my life, and I'm still following you with a dead face...... Didn't do anything for you, but bothered those people so much. Childe, don't look at me as a weak woman, but I can do anything, I will do whatever you ask me to do! ”

"Really?" Long Yuze smiled softly, "What if I let you marry me?" ”

"Huh?" Li Sanmei's face instantly turned red, "Childe, don't be joking." ”

Long Yuze shook his head, the corners of his mouth slightly hooked: "I'm not kidding, since you said that you will do whatever I ask you to do, then I want you to do me a favor, that is, marry me." ”

"Why?" Seeing Long Yuze's serious expression, Li Sanmei also asked seriously.

"You don't need to know why." Long Yuze's voice carried a thin coldness, "If you agree, you will be Concubine Li of the Qing Palace." ”

Li Sanmei's open mouth slowly closed, wanting to ask a clear question, but Long Yuze said that she didn't need to know the reason, so what else was there to ask? She crossed her fingers, bit her lip, and said, "Childe saved me twice, and I should do something for Childe." ”

Her voice was low, full of compromise.

Long Yuze suddenly thought of Lin Ling's appearance of struggling to resist and escape, and suddenly felt a little unbearable.

"If you don't want to, I won't force it." Long Yuze said.

"Yes, I promise!" Li Sanmei nodded, "I was just thinking about when?" ”

"Three days later." Long Yuze stood up, glanced at Li Sanmei deeply, turned around and walked out of the room.

The room was quiet all of a sudden, Li Sanmei slowly walked to the door, closed the door gently, leaned against the closed door, and slowly slipped down and sat on the ground. She hugged her knees tightly and suddenly felt the urge to cry. The reason why she had to follow Long Yuze was because she had nowhere to go, and Long Yuze saved her twice, and she wanted to repay her kindness for being a slave and a maid.

But here, what happened was so different from what she had imagined. There are countless maids in this palace, and she is not missing at all. And Lin Ling went elsewhere after getting off the boat, and Long Yuze also explained that she was not allowed to tell others, and if anyone asked, she said that the princess was missing, and her whereabouts are still unknown...... Li Sanmei sighed, the world here is too complicated, she can't see through it.

As early as the moment Long Yuze rescued her from Liu Qi, she was already in love with this man.

Happiness seemed to come suddenly, catching her off guard.

The night gradually sank, but the stargazing platform broke into two men, and the waiting maid couldn't stop it at all.

"Miss Li, I heard that you saved the princess, what about the princess! Where did the princess go? Ashin roared angrily.

Li Sanmei was frightened, and there was a feeling that the man in front of her was about to pull out the saber at his waist and put it on her neck, she swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said: "The princess has been missing for a long time, and the prince has sent someone to find her, and her whereabouts are still unknown." ”

Luo Wenjie said anxiously: "How is it possible? The princess and the prince fell together, how could they not find it? ”

Li Sanmei pondered the wording: "The sea is big, there is no end, if there is a storm, it may ......"

"Nonsense!" Ashin said angrily, "Miss will be fine!" ”

Luo Wenjie sighed: "I can't ask for any news here, Ashin, let's find a way to find the prince." ”

"Humph!" Ah Xin snorted and said, "If something happens to Miss, the first one I won't let go of is the prince!" ”

Li Sanmei listened to it on the side, but she didn't understand what was going on, and she kept a smile on her face that seemed to understand.

The second prince, who had been missing for seven or eight days, returned to Beijing in a low-key manner, but was wounded by an assassin sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. In particular, the men who had seen it that day were talking in the teahouse restaurant, and some people with family backgrounds even got the news that the emperor did not punish His Royal Highness the crown prince for his mistakes, but only grounded for one month...... You must know that the second prince vomited a lot of blood that day, and his robe was dyed red...... That's what many women have seen with their own eyes.

There are more and more people in the capital who are fighting for the second prince, and the secrets of the palace more than ten years ago have also been excavated. The first queen has a peerless appearance that captivates the country and the city, and she is also a very smart and talented woman, but she is jealous and famous, and she passed away after giving birth to the second prince. Some people say that it was the current queen who killed the first queen by vicious means, in order to let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is not the eldest son of the royal family, rightfully ascend to the throne.

The rumors and rumors grow when they see the wind, and some people secretly fanned the flames, and this rumor caused a storm in the city.

"What a bastard!" The emperor Long Yan was furious, "Arrest all those who spread rumors and make trouble, so as to set an example!" ”

Lord Bo arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, it is indeed not easy to find the person who spread the rumors in the first place, and it is said that when the prince of the Qing Dynasty was ambushed, many people were watching, and it is really difficult to calm down this matter." ”

Another person also took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, the people are just making remarks about what they have seen, and many people are watching the emotions of that day. Weichen thought that this matter was not a matter of three people becoming tigers, and it was better to ask the emperor to thoroughly investigate the attack on the Qing prince, which could not only clear up the grievances of His Royal Highness the prince, but also give an explanation to the people of the city. ”

Long Yuze stood at the front of the main hall and said lightly: "This matter has passed, there is no need to pursue it anymore, after a long time, the people will forget it." ”

"Your Majesty, this matter is related to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, if you don't find out clearly and give an explanation to the people, it will inevitably make the people's hearts unstable and chaos the dynasty!" Lord Lin sighed bitterly.

If the dark waist card had not been found on the chest of the black-clothed assassin, if the waist card had not been seen by the common people, if the words "His Royal Highness the Prince" had not fallen into the ears of the people from the mouth of the catcher...... Then this matter may be hastily closed, and it will not involve the prince at all, but the prince has been protected by the queen all his life, and his mind is still too shallow.

"Lord Wang, fortunately, you sensed the crisis in advance that day, which made a good show. In the past, the queen also sent a lot of people to assassinate the prince, but she couldn't find a handle, this time, I think the emperor will not let go of His Royal Highness the prince easily. Dark Night lowered his head and said with a smile, after the ghost left, he was the one who personally protected Long Yuze, and he was also a first-class guard.

The corners of Long Yuze's mouth were hooked, and his index finger tapped on the white jade pillar and said: "Dark night, you go to the yamen of the capital and tell them to add another fire when necessary, this time, even if you can't get your father to remove him from the crown prince, you have to let your father die for the prince." ”

"Yes!" The voice of the night is sonorous and powerful.

Back at the palace, the housekeeper greeted him at the door with a smile, and Long Yuze said lightly: "Order, three days later, I will marry the king's savior, Miss Li, the third sister of the king, as the side concubine of the Qing Palace, and invite all the officials above the third grade in the capital at that time." ”

"Lord Wang...... Wouldn't this be too much of a rush? The old butler's eyes widened in disbelief and he said.

Long Yuze smiled coldly: "Three days of preparation time is still less?" ”

"No...... That's not what the old slave meant! The old housekeeper was sweating profusely, and he didn't know which one the prince was playing.

At the beginning, the prince insisted on marrying a girl who didn't know the origin of the people to be the princess, at least with the consent of the emperor and the queen's mother, and there was still a three-month preparation period. Now, the princess is missing, and the prince wants to accept a side concubine, without even needing anyone's consent, listening to the prince's tone, he wants to invite all the officials above the third grade in the capital, it seems that he wants to handle the marriage in a big way. But...... Why is the prince in such a hurry to marry a woman from a fishing village as a side concubine?

Does the prince like the princess, is he grateful to that Miss Li?

The old butler couldn't figure it out.

When Hongying brought back the news, Chen Huiniang was stunned for a long time.

She couldn't figure it out, there were many ways to be grateful to someone, and it didn't have to be to marry her.

Moreover, this matter was handed over to the old housekeeper to handle, and Hongying still heard the news from the mother-in-law in charge. In other words, if she didn't have the ability to listen to all directions, then she might not know that there was another master in this palace until the day of the wedding. The tip of Chen Huiniang's tongue was overflowing with bitterness, Long Yuze didn't believe her...... In other words, she thinks that she is just a side concubine, and she is not qualified to hold a marriage at all.

"Miss, that Miss Li is even more vulgar than that woman......" Hongying said words of relief on the side, and the woman in the words was naturally referring to Lin Ling, "Yesterday, Yahuan sent dozens of dishes to the stargazing platform, and at the end, Miss Li was reluctant to throw away the uneaten dishes." At first glance, she is a woman from a small family, and in terms of her Taoism, there is really nothing that can compare with you, Miss. ”

Chen Huiniang thought that when she welcomed Li Sanmei into the house yesterday, she inadvertently held her hand, and the thick cocoon on her hand was enough to explain a lot of problems. Yes, this woman has a small family spirit and is not afraid, but she is the prince's life-saving benefactor, and the prince will never neglect her for this.

"Let's go, come with me to the observatory." Chen Huiniang stood up, her tone light.

Hongying hesitated to speak: "Miss, the stargazing platform is lively at this time, and the slave maid is afraid of ......."

"It's okay, no matter what, the big and small affairs in this palace are currently in my hands." Chen Huiniang smiled softly, and her previous sorrow seemed to have disappeared all of a sudden, "Hongying, bring the Ganoderma lucidum yam porridge that was just delivered from the kitchen, I think Miss Li has never tasted it." ”

Hongying didn't dare to say anything more, and hurriedly picked up the steaming Ganoderma lucidum yam porridge on the table, and followed Chen Huiniang's steps.

The stargazing platform is indeed lively, in the past, there was no one living here, only three or two Yahuan were responsible for the daily cleaning, and it was extremely deserted on weekdays. And after this Li Sanmei moved in, first Chen Huiniang arranged four maid rings for her, and then, because she was about to become the side concubine of the palace, the old housekeeper equipped her with a corresponding number of mothers-in-law and maids, and the whole courtyard was full of people.

All things about Li Sanmei are currently handled by the old housekeeper.

Walking to the courtyard of the stargazing platform, seven or eight craftsmen were busy planting flowers and paving the lawn, several maids carrying buckets to clean from the inside out, and there was a main road from the backyard to the front hall being paved, all of which were made of fine blue jade. Although there are many people here and it is very chaotic, it can also be seen that the observatory, which has been deserted for many years, is slowly getting better. Chen Huiniang gently hooked the corners of her mouth, the prince was really anxious, he wanted to build this stargazing platform into a courtyard comparable to Hanyuan Pavilion within three days.

"Miss, the flowers and plants slave don't understand, but this green jade stone is a hundred taels of silver to get a piece, such a long and wide main road, how much silver does it cost." Red Ying sighed lowly from the side.

Chen Huiniang didn't speak, Hongying didn't know, she still knew it. The small purple leaf flower seedling in the gardener's hand is the purple magnolia that the Western Regions paid tribute to, and there is only one in the palace of the queen's mother. The slender willow-like grass is featherweed, which is also an uncommon plant, but it can repel mosquitoes and calm the nerves. There is also the blue jade, and only a small section of the path at the entrance of the prince's study is paved with it in the entire palace, and in this stargazing platform, it is actually a whole main road.

Hehe...... Is this how to repay the grace of saving lives?

If Lin Ling's stinky girl knows, how should she toss?

For no reason, Chen Huiniang thought of the missing Lin Ling, and sighed helplessly.