After Xiao Qiming came back, Xia Ling immediately covered her face and ran to Xiao Qiming, but when she saw Xiao Qiming, she didn't speak, just quietly shed tears.

Xiao Qiming, who had just returned home, felt that something was wrong when he saw Xia Ling's appearance. He took away Xia Ling's hand covering his face, and saw Xia Ling's red and swollen face.

"What's going on?" Xiao Qiming was taken aback, but he had already roughly guessed what was going on.

As soon as Xiao Qiming asked, Xia Ling began to cry to Xiao Qiming: "Your Highness, Xia Ling doesn't know what she did wrong, today Sister Lanxi called me over, let me stand in the scorching sun, and scalded me with hot tea, and framed me for committing the following crimes, and instructed the maid to beat me!" ”

Xiao Qiming hurriedly hugged Xia Ling and comforted her softly: "It's okay, His Royal Highness will teach her a lesson for you!" ”

"Xiao Yan, go and call the side concubine!" Xiao Qiming instructed, it seems that what he thought was a clean house was just a wish after all.

Chu Lanxi, who was resting, was awakened by Chun Tao, who hurriedly walked in: "You are so rough, what are you talking like." ”

"Princess, His Royal Highness sent Xiao Yan to call you over, looking at Xiao Yan's expression, I'm afraid it's not a good thing." Chun Tao said with a frown while serving Chu Lanxi and dressing.

"Eighty percent of it was Xia Ling, that little slut who complained to His Highness!" Chu Lanxi said, and his heart became even more resentful of Xia Ling from then on.

Xiao Yan took Chu Lanxi to the courtyard, Xiao Qiming and Xia Ling were sitting on the stone bench, Xia Ling leaned on Xiao Qiming and looked at Chu Lanxi with a smug face.

A trace of resentment flashed in Chu Lanxi's eyes, and then he became innocent again.

"I wonder what His Highness is looking for Lanxi to come over?" Chu Lanxi bowed to Xiao Qiming dignified and asked puzzledly.

"Xia Ling's face is injured, you hit it?" Xiao Qiming stared at Chu Lanxi and asked lightly.

Chu Lanxi listened to Xiao Qiming's tone, as if he had already decided that Xia Ling was beaten like this by her, and his heart was full of unwillingness: "Your Highness, today I invited Sister Xia Ling to drink tea in my yard, and when I poured the tea, I accidentally spilled it on Sister Xia Ling." I asked Chun Tao to take Sister Xia Ling to the inner room to change clothes, but as soon as Sister Xia Ling came out, I found out that Sister Xia Ling was wearing my clothes. Chun Tao usually protects me the most, and when she saw this situation today, she reminded Xia Ling's sister for me, but I didn't expect Xia Ling's sister to do something wrong and not know how to repent, and she actually talked back to me. In order to maintain my majesty in the house, so as not to be those little girls who don't know the height of the sky in the future, and in order to let Sister Xia Ling remember this lesson and not make such mistakes again in the future, I had to order Chun Tao to slap Sister Xia Ling a few times. Chun Tao is used to doing rough work, and her hands are a little heavy. ”

After hearing this, Xia Ling, who was covering her face, looked at Chu Lanxi incredulously: "How can you reverse black and white like this?" Your Highness, Concubine Fang is framing me, Your Highness has to be aware of everything! ”

After listening to Chu Lanxi's words, Xiao Qiming naturally heard Chu Lanxi's unrepentant voice that Xia Ling wanted to say that Xia Ling had committed a crime and stole her clothes. At this time, Xia Ling was still holding his arm on the side, anxiously trying to prove his innocence.

After being silent for a long time, Xiao Qiming said: "Xia Ling committed a crime below and stole the concubine's clothes without repentance, and he should be punished." But since the side concubine has already punished His Royal Highness, this matter will end here. ”

Then Xiao Qiming turned to Xia Ling and said: "You are born as a maid, and your vision is greedy for money, these Your Highness understands, but you have now become the concubine of Your Highness, if such a thing happens again in the future, Don't blame Your Highness for expelling you from the house." Reflect on yourself. ”

Xia Ling originally expected Xiao Qiming, who doted on herself, to believe in herself and avenge herself, but she didn't expect Xiao Qiming to believe the nonsense of that slut in Chu Lanxi, and taught herself a lesson. Xia Ling suddenly felt even more aggrieved, stood up, and said angrily: "Xia Ling must remember the teachings of His Royal Highness and the side concubine, I am also a little unwell, so I will go to the courtyard to reflect on it, and not disturb the love of His Highness and the side concubine." ”

Of course, Xiao Qiming knew that Chu Lanxi was targeting Xia Ling, and what she said was also framing Xia Ling. But the matter between himself and Zhao Lingshu has not been skimmed yet, and the current election of the prince is just around the corner, so he can only follow Chu Lanxi, otherwise his only reliance - how could Cheng Sihou come to help him ascend to the throne of the prince? Under the trade-off, Xia Ling is just a small concubine, and she doesn't have much affection for her, so giving up on him is the wisest choice at present.

But he also understood the grievances and resentment in Xia Ling's heart at this time, so he just nodded lightly and let Xia Ling go back.

Seeing that Xia Ling was gone, Chu Lanxi was also busy saying, "Your Highness, Lanxi is also a little uncomfortable, so I will go back and rest first." ”

Xiao Qiming looked at Chu Lanxi expressionlessly and nodded lightly. Chu Lanxi hurriedly took Chun Tao back to his yard.

Just like Xiao Qiming knew the truth of this matter, after sharing the bed for so long, how could Chu Lanxi not know that Xiao Qiming didn't believe in himself at all, and he made Xiao Qiming unhappy in his heart.

What Xiao Qiming wants is for his family to get along harmoniously and his family to be quiet. But what woman in this world is willing to share her husband with another woman? Besides, it's still a maid fighting for favor, how can Chu Lanxi swallow this breath?

But she also knew that what Xiao Qiming wanted was the support of Cheng Sihou behind him, so he wouldn't talk about himself. Even if she angers Xiao Qiming now, she still has to tear the lover who should be torn apart, and she has to tear it thoroughly.

Back in the courtyard, Chu Lanxi instructed Chun Tao: "That slut actually dares to sue His Highness today, then I will completely let her know how powerful I am Chu Lanxi." You go to the kitchen and add something to her meal. I'd like to see how she seduces Her Highness. ”

"Yes." Chun Tao secretly sighed Chu Lanxi's ruthlessness, Xia Ling was already like this, she didn't let her go, did she want Xia Ling to die before she stopped?

But the order was difficult to disobey, so she had to follow Chu Lanxi's wishes, secretly entered the dining room, found the meal prepared for Xia Ling, and poured all the packets of medicine that Chu Lanxi handed over to her directly.

But that night, Xia Ling suffered such a big grievance, and lay on the bed angrily, no matter how the maid who served her persuaded her, she refused to get up for dinner.

"I don't eat! How many times have I said that I don't eat! You guys go and go! Xia Ling lost her temper at the maids.

The maids looked at each other. It's been a long time since dinner was put on the table, and if you don't eat it, it's completely cold. A maid sighed and brought out the cold dinner.

"I don't eat such a good meal, and I really forget the life of the maid when I think I am the master?" The maid looked at the plate of delicacies from the mountains and the sea with pity, and secretly laughed at Xia Ling in her heart.

In the second half of the night, Xia Ling, who had not eaten a drop of rice in the afternoon, was awakened by the rumbling of her stomach. She clutched her empty stomach and thought, "If only that table of food hadn't been served to them, but now I'm so hungry that I don't have a steamed bun to fill my stomach." ”

She was so hungry that Xia Ling decided to go to the dining room and steal something to eat.

Xia Ling walked into the empty dining room, quickly took a few cold steamed buns and slipped back to the room, gnawing alone in the silent night, thinking about what happened today, grievances came to her heart again, and tears swallowed into her stomach together with the steamed buns: "Chu Lanxi, you hurt me today, and in the future, when I get the favor of His Royal Highness and give birth to a son, I will not let you go!" ”

The next day, Chu Lanxi, who was waiting to see Xia Ling's jokes, got up in a good mood and said to the little maid: "Go and see what the situation of that little slut is now?" ”

Chun Tao agreed and went to Xia Ling's yard.

"Princess, Xia Ling has nothing to do! It's good in the house! The little maid replied after reading it, not understanding why Chu Lanxi suddenly wanted to ask what happened to Xia Ling today.

"Nothing?" Chu Lanxi was very angry, and turned his head to look at Chun Tao: "You didn't sprinkle the medicine into it?" ”

"Princess, I definitely spilled the medicine into Xia Ling's dinner. The slave would never dare to deceive the princess! Chun Tao suddenly felt bad, and hurriedly knelt on the ground to show his loyalty to Chu Lanxi.

"Let's find out what's going on." Chu Lanxi said with a frown. Chun Tao is the dowry maid she brought over when she got married from the Chengsi Hou Mansion, and she has served her since she was a child, of course she has a trust in Chun Tao. But now this situation makes her have to doubt.

Chun Tao went out and asked the maid who served Xia Ling how Xia Ling had dinner yesterday.

"Dinner? After she was punished by the princess and her royal highness yesterday, she lay on the bed in anger, and no matter how hard we tried to persuade her, she refused to eat dinner, and let us take it out and pour it. ”

Chun Tao, who inquired about it, hurriedly came back and reported to Chu Lanxi: "Princess, the maid who served Xia Ling said that Xia Ling didn't have dinner yesterday. ”

"Didn't have dinner? That's going to be cheap for her. After hearing the reason, Chu Lanxi snorted coldly, very unhappy in his heart, unwilling to let Xia Ling go, or decided to give him a little hardship.

Chu Lanxi gave Chun Tao a large package of medicine again, and instructed Chun Tao: "You use this package of medicine again." You go and talk to the people in the dining room, boil a bowl of ginseng soup, boil it thick, and then send the ginseng soup to the little slut, and make sure she drinks it herself. ”

Chun Tao received the order and was about to go to the dining room to advise, Chu Lanxi thought about it and stopped Chun Tao: "If you go to deliver ginseng soup, she will definitely think that I asked you to send it, and she will have some scruples and refuse to drink it." In this way, after you finish boiling the soup, find a maid to serve His Highness to deliver the ginseng soup. ”

Spring peach did it one by one. She found a maid who served Xiao Qiming in the study with Xia Ling on weekdays to deliver ginseng soup, and advised: "Just say that His Highness ordered you to send it." ”

After hearing this, the maid immediately sent it to Xia Ling.

Xia Ling saw the ginseng soup, and recognized that the person who sent the ginseng soup was the maid who served Xiao Qiming before.

But for the sake of insurance, Xia Ling still asked the maid: "Who asked you to send this ginseng soup?" ”

The maid firmly remembered what Chun Tao told him before going out: "This bowl of ginseng soup was sent by His Royal Highness to me." "That maid is also a smart ice and snow, why didn't Chun Tao know the twists and turns when he told him?

But Chun Tao is Chu Lanxi's eldest girl, and Chu Lanxi is the side concubine that His Royal Highness is marrying today, and there is Cheng Sihou's support behind her, plus it was Chu Lanxi who His Royal Highness was obviously eccentric yesterday, in comparison, helping Xia Ling seemed to be a way out.