Seeing that the heat was almost over, Aunt Wang said the purpose, "It was born from the same root, why is it too anxious to fry each other, Aunt Dai, I think that before the concubine enters the door, we should ally it." ”

Qiao Ningdai looked at Aunt Wang amusedly, "Alliance? How to ally? Aunt Wang thinks that with our ability, we can compete with the concubine? ”

Aunt Wang said unhurriedly: "Naturally, it is not possible to resist, not to mention anything else, just as the wife of the concubine, we will be crushed to death." ”

"And what's the point of such an alliance?"

"Aunt Dai, I think even if we can't compete with Concubine Zheng, as long as we help each other and unite, when Concubine Zheng embarrasses one of us, we won't have the strength to fight back. Of course, the counterattack I am talking about is not directly against the concubine, but when the concubine makes things difficult for us, we will not be passive. No matter how powerful the concubine is, she is also a person, no matter how bad our identity is, but there are three of us. Concubine Zheng's energy is limited, and if she wants to make things difficult for us and deal with us, she can only come one by one, but as long as the three of us are twisted into a rope, Concubine Zheng may make appropriate concessions at some point. ”

I have to say that Aunt Wang's words speak to the hearts of others.

The fact that they can't fight in terms of identity doesn't mean that they can't be checked and balanced.

Qiao Ningdai faced Aunt Wang and Aunt Zhong for the first time.

The two men were very good at camping, and when she was favored by His Highness, they formed an alliance.

Now that Concubine Zheng is still being selected, they will immediately pull her up and expand their strength.

"I'm naturally willing, although I don't know what the character of the concubine is, but if we can stand on the same front, we won't be so passive in the future, but what I care about most is the candidate for the concubine in the mind of the prince and the prince."

"I can help with this," Aunt Zhong said thoughtfully, "This matter was accidentally learned by my mother's family, and they told me as soon as possible, and they have also been paying attention to the movements of the crown prince, this matter is handled by the prince and the princess herself, but in the end, it still has to be agreed by the one in the palace, after all, that is the mother of His Royal Highness." The only thing I'm worried about at the moment is that the concubine's family is too high, and the means are too tough to tolerate us. ”

The status of the three of them is not high, and this is also a trick used by the Second Highness to confuse the other brothers.

The door is too high, and there is a suspicion of wooing, for fear of provoking the suspicion of several brothers and the old emperor. The door is too low, the vision and ability are not enough, even the red sleeves can't add fragrance, there is no taste, and the second highness can't look down on it.

"We are not in a hurry about this matter, and it is not our turn to express our opinions on how to strategize, no matter who the final choice of the crown prince and Mrs. Taifu is, as long as we are prepared for what we should do, the final result will not be too bad."

Qiao Ningdai's words made the two aunts feel a lot more relaxed.

said that she didn't care, Qiao Ningdai's heart was messed up.

His Highness didn't tell her about such an important matter, which made her feel uneasy, so that the original arrangements were all messed up.

When it was time to repay the money, Qiao Ningdai did not ask Qiao Lixi for grace time in advance, so the steward of Qian Zhuang found the prince's mansion.

The steward of a money village wanted to see the prince's aunt, and the porter did not dare to inform the "Begonia Courtyard", but informed the second prince.

The second prince met with the steward in a state of suspicion.

The steward was bold, and took out the loan contract in front of the second prince and asked the second prince to repay the money.

Seeing such a large amount above, the second prince's face was ugly.

In black and white, it was clear that there was no reason why he should not believe that the loan contract was real.

After asking about the cause and effect, the second prince angrily asked Qiao Ningdai to call her to the study.

Qiao Ningdai has been reluctant to give up these days, although Aunt Wang swore a promise, but she was very unsure.

On the one hand, because of His Royal Highness's "xenophobia", she was depressed, and on the other hand, she was worried about her father's side.

How does "Shu Xiulou" do the accounts, she knows better than anyone else, if the concubine enters the door, the "Shu embroidery building" is handed over to the concubine, even if there is no problem with the account, there is no problem with the account room, and the concubine will find out the cat as long as she operates for a month or two.

Third, it is the gambling house.

Her remaining more than 10,000 taels of silver were in the gambling house, just as she was worried before, how much the gambling house could lend out, and it was a long process to ask for silver to make silver.

But after experiencing the affairs of the Yan family, she did not dare to cooperate with the businessman anymore.

The merchant is profitable and treacherous, and she is a backhouse woman, so she doesn't have so much energy to stare outside, so she just gives it to the people below......

Thinking of the betrayed Steward Li, Qiao Ningdai couldn't stop sneering in her heart.

So, she is very anxious now.

With this mood to the study, the moment she saw the manager of Qianzhuang, Qiao Ningdai's hands and feet were cold, and she suddenly reacted, she forgot something!

"Why are you here?" Qiao Ningdai's voice was undisguised irritability.

"Aunt Dai is a noble person, so the little one came in person."

"What's the hurry, will I still be able to repay the debt?" Without waiting for the second prince to speak, Qiao Ningdai said preemptively.

Her voice was loud and her tone was reasonable.

But the more this is the case, the more it shows that her heart is weak.

Trying to use the volume to support the meager bit of her heart is a matter of course.

The steward is neither humble nor arrogant, "Aunt Dai naturally won't repay her debts, but my owner has been given a month of grace, and according to the re-signed contract, Aunt Dai is five days late." If it weren't for the fact that Aunt Dai and my owner are sisters, the owner would not have dragged on until now. Aunt Dai, shouldn't it be another month? ”

The last sentence crushed Qiao Ningdai's reason, "It's just 20,000 taels of silver, how much does 'Shu Xiulou' receive every day, and will it be worse for you to have this bit of silver?" What are you worried about, I'm here, and I can't run away? ”

"Aunt Dai laughed, you have a noble status and are the concubines of His Royal Highness, how could you abscond with your debts? The small one does things according to the contract, Aunt Dai is also from the Qiao family, and knows the use and purpose of doing business and making contracts, if the black and white words have become empty words, then what else do you need to do with the contract? Moreover, Aunt Dai has breached the contract once, and my owner is also looking at the sister's affection, not only did not hold Aunt Dai responsible, but also generously granted you a month. ”

"What's the matter, Qiao Yixi still wants to sue me?" Qiao Ningdai looked like an old man.

She was anxious to quarrel with the manager of Qianzhuang, trying to force the other party to make concessions by brute force, because of her weak heart, she ignored the second prince who had been silent and had an extremely ugly face.

"This is natural," the steward is also a sharp tooth, and he is not afraid of things, "The owner asked the little one to go on this trip, and also informed Aunt Dai in advance, after all, the contract in triplicate was filed in the government. ”

The second prince narrowed his eyes slightly.

No matter how nervous Qiao Ningdai is, she can't lose in momentum at this time, "What's the matter, you still threaten me?" ”

"Where, the little one is here today, I just want to ask Aunt Dai, is it to pay back the silver now, or ......"

"You go back first, Qiao Lixi will tell her in person, but 20,000 taels of silver, I will take it for a few days, and the payment will come back immediately, what are you anxious about?" I wondered, is your money bank out of business, staring at me? Or did Qiao Yixi deliberately target me? Qiao Ningdai vented all her anger on Qiao Yixi.

She believed that this was Qiao Yixi's intention.

Obviously, you can hand her a post first, they are chatting outside, they have to send someone to the prince's mansion, and they also found the second highness, obviously trying to embarrass her!

Since Qiao Lixi is unkind, then she is unjust!

Qiao Yixi doesn't have a face, she won't give her face!

The steward kept smiling, and he was not annoyed when he heard Qiao Ningdai's words, "Since Aunt Dai said so, the little one will not bother anymore, Your Highness, Aunt Dai, the little one will say goodbye." ”

Looking at the back of the steward leaving the study, Qiao Ningdai breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

The second prince had been standing in the back of Qiao Ningdai's side, looking at her, listening to her quibbles with the manager of Qian Zhuang.

In the end, it is the person next to the pillow, and he still knows something about Qiao Ningdai's bluff.

If it was changed when Qiao Lixi had just breathed through the wind and the Marquis of Zhenyuan intended to assist him, he would definitely slap Qiao Ningdai in the face, after all, at that time, Qiao Lixi was the person he wanted to woo.

As for now, he doesn't feel anything.

Still, he still has to ask.

"What's the matter with 20,000 taels of silver?"

Qiao Ningdai's back stiffened, she took a deep breath, turned around, and looked at the second prince behind her, "Your Highness, there was something wrong with the slave's dowry shop before, so I found Qiao Yixi and borrowed some silver to turn around." Last month, the slave maid told her in advance that the slave maid could not get out of the accounts of the shop this month, and she would return it to her next month with interest, and she would calculate the slave maid's interest for one more month. But Qiao Yixi didn't know what to smoke, so she called people to the prince's mansion to embarrass the slaves and maids, and also embarrassed His Royal Highness. Speaking of the back, Qiao Ningdai was filled with righteous indignation, her chest rose and fell violently, and she was very angry.

The second prince glanced at Qiao Ningdai lightly, "You can solve your own affairs, don't make trouble for His Royal Highness at this time, otherwise ......"

The voice of the yin owl made Qiao Ningdai shudder.

Yes.

has been by the side of the second prince for a long time, and with a noble identity, she has almost forgotten her duty.

"Your Highness, don't worry, the slave will go to Qiao Yixi immediately!" In any case, it is not wrong to appease the second prince first.

Looking at Her Highness's appearance, she should have believed her previous words, as long as she is well, everything will be fine.

It's just that Qiao Ningdai's movements are still half a beat slower in the end.

The manager of Qianzhuang came out of the prince's mansion and immediately went to the official mansion to report the case!

Jing Zhaoyin looked at the complaint with a headache, not knowing what to do.

The defendant is the concubine of His Royal Highness, how can he be judged?

He was still anxious, and the official in front of him said that the third prince Duanmuqing was here.

Jing Zhaoyin smiled bitterly and hurriedly greeted him.