That day, after An Zhilian's father and son talked in the study for a long time, An Zhihuan pushed the door open and walked out of the study. And since then, King Anling has never mentioned An Zhilian's marriage.

Xiao Qisheng asked Xiao Si to go to the county king's mansion to deliver a message to An Zhilian, and after receiving the letter, An Zhilian immediately went to Xiao Qisheng's mansion.

When An Zhilian arrived, Xiao Qisheng was already full of wine and food on the table in the hall. Seeing that An Zhilian had arrived, Xiao Qisheng stood up from the dining table.

"Your Highness Six." An Zhilian bowed slightly.

Xiao Qisheng hurriedly waved his hand: "You and I don't have to be polite. After speaking, he asked An Zhilian to sit down on the stool beside him.

The servant girl serving on the side poured wine into the wine glass in front of the two, and Xiao Qisheng immediately picked it up: "I respect you for this cup." ”

Seeing this, An Zhihuan immediately replied.

The two laughed and began to chat, constantly pouring wine and clinking glasses, talking about wine, and talking all night about which restaurant had delicious food, which Qinglou had a talented Qingqi, which armory store owner of the town store intended to sell, and which place had beautiful and pleasant scenery.

And the expressions of the two of them are wandering children, drinking and acting bohemian. It seems that these ups and downs are the most important and important things in their lives.

A dark shadow flashed outside the window, and he didn't realize that a dark guard was quietly following behind him.

The dark guard followed the black shadow and finally came to the dormitory of Cui Guifei in the palace.

After confirming the whereabouts of the black shadow, the secret guard returned to Xiao Qisheng to the palace and reported the matter to Xiao Qisheng.

After Xiao Qisheng left the black shadow, he immediately took An Zhilian into a secret compartment at the back of the room.

"Zhilian, what do you think of the recent situation in the capital?" Xiao Qisheng sat down and greeted him.

"The power of the Third Highness is still the largest, and several other princes have been more or less suppressed by the Third Highness. After all, the third highness has the queen behind him, and he also married the daughter of Cheng Sihou as a side concubine, so it is inevitable that the two forces will help and be strong. An Zhilian analyzed carefully.

"Besides, this daughter of Cheng Sihou was asked by Cheng Sihou to marry His Royal Highness. At this level, it seems that it will be much more loyal than the Third Highness proposed. An Zhilian thought for a moment and continued.

When Xiao Qisheng heard his words, he just nodded quietly and did not speak. An Zhihuan was not in a hurry, drinking tea on the side and waiting for him to speak.

"The advantage of the queen's support is not obvious. Now, Concubine Shu is the most favored by the emperor's side. Concubine Shu has no heirs now, and she is attached to Concubine Cui, so it seems that if Concubine Shu blows some wind in the emperor's ears, the status of the third brother is not as good as that of the fifth brother. Xiao Qisheng finally spoke.

"Actually, at present, no one has won the biggest force in the capital. The harem is unpredictable and changing with each passing day, and it is not a matter of a moment who is favored and who is out of favor. Xiao Qisheng lifted Erlang's legs, and the expression on his face was a little calmer.

"The biggest force?" An Zhilian frowned and asked puzzled.

"The Weiguo family has made countless meritorious contributions, and the daughter of the Weiguo family has not yet married." Xiao Qisheng thought of Zhao Lingshu, and there was a smile in his eyes.

When An Zhilian heard it, he also thought of Zhao Lingshu, who is the final destination of that woman with outstanding temperament?

The two then discussed the situation between the DPRK and China and the distribution of forces.

Xiao Qisheng's right hand knocked on his leg and said, "The third brother has been moving too much and too much recently. We've got to find a way to start with him first. ”

The black shadow who was eavesdropping by the window came to Cui Guifei's dormitory, and quickly described Xiao Qisheng's recent situation in Cui Guifei's ear.

"His Royal Highness the Sixth has only stayed in the house recently, and when he goes out, he only goes to Ci'an Temple to worship the Buddha and incense, or to which wine shop and which Qinglou in the capital. Today, An Zhilian, the sister-in-law of the county lord of Anling, went to the palace, and the two just sat together to talk about the wind and snow. ”

Cui Guifei listened and believed what he said, but she was not at ease: "You continue to stare at the Sixth Highness, if there is any trouble, come over and tell me immediately." ”

"Yes." After answering, the black shadow immediately left the dormitory and hid in the darkness again.

"Go and call the Fifth Highness, and say that the palace wants him to accompany him for dinner." Cui Guifei instructed a palace maid who was waiting beside her.

Since the fifth prince Xiao Qiyun learned that Chu Lanxi had married Xiao Qiming as a side concubine, he borrowed wine all day to burn his sorrows. Hearing the words of the palace maid sent by Cui Guifei, he reluctantly put down his wine glass and followed the palace maid to see Cui Guifei.

Concubine Cui Guifei had already instructed the palace maid to set up the dinner. Seeing Xiao Qiyun staggering over with a body of wine, he was displeased.

"Why are you drinking again? With you like this, how can you beat other princes? How can you gain your father's appreciation and achieve great things? Cui Guifei reprimanded.

Xiao Qiyun was not angry, nor was he aggrieved, but just dealt with a few words without being salty, and began to pour wine again.

Now that the major forces in the capital are choosing the prince to be attached to, the last dragon chair can only sit alone, either you die or I live, and you will not be unclear about the stakes. ”

"Yun'er, the prince was born to fight for the throne, only when you win the position of the prince, can you get what you want, and this palace can live a good life of being a mother and a child."

Xiao Qiyun was indifferent, he turned his wine glass, as if he didn't hear Cui Guifei's words: "Queen Mother, I don't have the slightest interest in the throne. ”

Cui Guifei looked at her son with an expression that a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, and hated that iron could not become steel: "This palace knows that you have no intention of taking the throne." However, Chu Lanxi, whom you like, is married to Xiao Qiming. If you ascend to the throne, don't say a Chu Lanxi, it's the entire Chu family, isn't it all yours? ”

When Xiao Qiyun heard this, his drunk eyes instantly cleared up.

Cui Guifei looked at her son's sober appearance, and secretly congratulated herself that she guessed correctly: "However, if you want to fight for the throne, the only choice now is to find a way to marry Zhao Lingshu." If you marry her, you will have the entire Weiguo Gong clan behind you to support you, which is equivalent to sitting on half of the throne. ”

Xiao Qiyun understood how powerful Wei Guogong was now, and after weighing it, he thought that Cui Guifei's words made sense, so he agreed.

The next morning, Zhao Lingshu was summoned by Cui Guifei again.

Zhao Lingshu was reluctant in every way, but he couldn't refuse, so he could only dress up and enter the palace.

But after Zhao Lingshu entered the palace, the palace maid did not lead her to the direction of Cui Guifei's bedroom.

"This sister, I'm afraid this is not the way to Cui Guifei's bedroom, right?" Zhao Lingshu stopped and asked the palace maid who led the way in front.

The palace maid bowed her head and said, "This is the order of the concubine, Miss Zhao should not embarrass me." ”

Zhao Lingshu looked at the embarrassed face of the palace maid and sighed. Of course, she can leave now, but the fate of this palace maid will change because of her.

"Sister lead the way." Zhao Lingshu finally compromised.

The palace maid took Zhao Lingshu to the imperial garden, only to see Xiao Qiyun sitting alone in the pavilion playing the piano.

Zhao Lingshu had heard this song in her previous life, but she only thought it was good back then, but she couldn't say why. Recently, I have read a lot of books, and I have gained more insights into music. I can finally understand what this song means.

Xiao Qiyun saw Zhao Lingshu's hair, and there was a burst of disdain in his heart: "A music idiot who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it, marrying her is really a speechless thing." ”

Unexpectedly, Zhao Lingshu suddenly walked to the pavilion and talked about his opinions on this song. The tone is flat, but it's very thoughtful, and it doesn't look like a pretentious person.

Xiao Qiyun prides himself on being talented, but he was born in the deep palace, and the people around him only value the interests of the conspiracy, and no one appreciates his talent, let alone understands his true thoughts.

I met Zhao Lingshu today and heard her evaluation of how well she played the piano, like meeting a bosom friend. He put away the arrogance and contempt at the beginning, sat up straight and played a few other tunes again, and Zhao Lingshu talked eloquently.

Xiao Qiyun began to change his opinion of Zhao Lingshu: "It's not such a bad thing to marry her." ”

In the evening, Zhao Lingqi returned home, and just after dinner, the maid said that there was a letter.

Zhao Lingshu opened the letter, it was a letter from Xiao Qisheng, and there was only one short sentence in the letter: stay away from Xiao Qiyun.

Zhao Lingshu burned the letter after reading it. She watched as the letter slowly turned to ashes, and her heart was full of thoughts.

It seems that Xiao Qisheng still sent people to keep an eye on her.

It turned out that Xiao Qisheng's agreement with her was not over.

It turns out that the battle for the throne has really begun.

Zhao Lingshu remembered that in his previous life, the master of the medicine building was a doctor and a poisoner, and his martial arts were world-famous. She came to the pharmacy alone after dark, but was stopped by the guards at the door.

Originally, you needed to hold an identity token to enter the pharmacy, and this token had to be booked in advance and paid ten taels of silver to obtain.

Zhao Lingshu hesitated for a moment, and came to the flower pavilion next to the medicine building, and a man in red was sitting in the curtain.

"I want to see the owner of the pharmacy." Zhao Lingshu explained his intention to the man in red.

"Bring Bai Shi over at the same time tomorrow, and I'll give you an identity token." The man in red spoke lazily.

"Then I'll visit again tomorrow." Zhao Lingshu turned to leave.

After Zhao Lingshu left, the man in red got up from the chair he was sitting on, stretched out his pale hand to lift the curtain, and walked out of it.

"The landlord, just promised her?" An attendant behind the man in red asked.

It turned out that he was the owner of the medicine building.

"The daughter of the noble Wei Guo family actually came here. Don't let her in. How do you know what's going to happen? The man in red was still lazy, but there was a glimmer of light in his eyes.

Zhao Lingshu, who left the medicine building, went back to rest for the night, and after getting up in the morning, Cui Guifei sent a eunuch over: "Miss Zhao, Guifei wants to summon you." ”

Zhao Lingshu sighed and ordered the maid to groom her, but she didn't dress up. After that, she went to the palace in a carriage.

The palace maid brought Zhao Lingqi to the garden again, but today Xiao Qiyun did not play the piano in the pavilion. Walking into the pavilion, it turned out that Xiao Qiyun was depicting Danqing. The woman in the painting has a good figure, but no face.

Xiao Qiyun looked up and saw Zhao Lingshu coming, so he said, "Lingshu, you're here." Sit down, and I'll be done in a while. ”

After Xiao Qiyun finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to Zhao Lingshu, but kept focusing on painting.

Zhao Lingshu sat dryly for a while, but Xiao Qiyun didn't say a word. She felt bored, and just wanted to stand up and move her sore body after sitting for a long time, but was stopped by Xiao Qiyun.

"Don't move. Bear with me a little longer, and I'll be fine right away. Xiao Qiyun hurriedly stopped her.

Zhao Lingshu could only continue to sit still, but he had already guessed in his heart: "This Xiao Qiyun, shouldn't she be painting her?" ”

After continuing to sit stiffly for half an hour, Xiao Qiyun finally stopped the pen in his hand that kept drawing: "Okay." ”

Zhao Lingshu immediately stood up. took a closer look, and sure enough, Xiao Qiyun painted her face.

Zhao Lingshu looked at Xiao Qiyun, Xiao Qiyun's face was full of expectation: "How is it, can His Highness's painting still be eye-catching?" ”

Zhao Lingshu looked at the talented man in front of him, there was no haze in his eyes for power, only a clear and clear one, remembering that Xiao Qiyun in his previous life was given poisoned wine because Chu Lanxi and Xiao Qiming fought for power, and finally failed to fight for power.