The family banquet on the winter solstice was only the Empress Dowager Qiao, Liu Ying, the King of Song, Qiao Jing, Lin Long, Xiao Yi and Qiao Jing's three-year-old son Liu Jing. This is the first time Xiao Yi has participated in the monthly family banquet held by the Queen Mother, it is the first time she has seen this power-leaning and ruthless Queen Mother Qiao, and it is also the first time in ten years that she has stepped into the Jinghe Hall where her grandmother lived. In the Jinghe Palace, all the furnishings were something she had never seen, and the memories of laughter and laughter at her grandmother's knees as a child were also erased.

Every day she asked for peace, she was turned away by the Queen Mother. The different maids around the Queen Mother would say the same thing to her every day: "Xiao Meiren was ill some time ago, so she should go back to recuperate, and she doesn't have to meet the Queen Mother to say goodbye." But she still came to Jinghe Hall every morning to greet the Queen Mother, in Lin Long's words, "You should be a walk to maintain the daily movement of the fetus." ”

In order to avoid suspicion, Xiao Yi and Lin Long had only seen the return of the rainbow bead earrings once, and at this time at the family banquet, they sat next to each other and smiled. Lin Long was already petite and skinny, and it was cold recently, she was wearing a thick cotton jacket, and she couldn't tell that she was pregnant at all. Xiao Yi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief for her.

Liu Jing's biological mother, Qiao Jing, has been going back and forth to Xiao Yi's Suhua Hall recently. Ever since Xiao Yi and Lin Long met, Qiao Jing knew that Xiao Yi no longer closed her doors on the grounds of illness. She has long been curious about this dead princess of Qi who came out of nowhere, and she has also heard some poems in the market, saying that this dead princess is a fairy of the Nine Heavens, and she naturally wants to go to see the excitement.

But she never expected that this princess of the dead country was actually the beautiful tea maid in the Yongtai Palace that day. She asked her bluntly how she changed from a tea maid to a princess of Qi State, or how she changed from a princess of Qi to a tea maid. Xiao Yi just smiled, and it was just a sentence to come and go: "I am a slave of the dead country, and being able to serve tea and pour water for the king is already the supreme favor of the queen mother, the king and Qiao Meiren." ”

Qiao Jing's curiosity, jealousy, and anger gradually turned into helplessness and indifference. After all, Xiao Yi has always been polite and thoughtful to her, no matter how she stimulates and questions, Xiao Yi treats it indifferently, and always expresses her appreciation, praise and gratitude to her both truthfully and falsely, which makes her slowly lose her temper. At this time, she looked up and down at this princess of the dead country, and felt that she was not as far away as described in the poem. She's just a groveling and courteous tea-serving maid.

Three-year-old Liu Jing looked curiously at the bride sitting next to Lin Niangniang and asked her mother: "Mother, that aunt is so good-looking, is she the bride of her father?" ”

Qiao Jing said helplessly: "Yes, she is the princess of Qi Kingdom, named Xiao Yi." You have to call her Xiao Niangniang. ”

Liu Jing was puzzled: "Qi country? Wasn't the Kingdom of Qi destroyed by his grandfather? ”

Qiao Jing said: "The Qi Kingdom is destroyed. She is the princess of the dead country and the last bloodline of the Qi royal family. ”

Liu Jing was even more puzzled: "Aren't Xiao Niangniang's parents killed by my father's father?" How could she be willing to marry my father? ”

Qiao Jing didn't know how to answer, Xiao Yi looked at the ignorant child, only to see that his eyes were shining, his cheeks were chubby, and he was looking at him innocently. Xiao Yi felt that the child was so good-looking, and the childishness between her eyebrows and eyes was very similar to the longing that Liu Ying had when she looked at her. Xiao Yi smiled and waved at him: "Jing'er, come to Xiao Niangniang." ”

Qiao Jing suddenly became nervous and looked at her distant aunt, the Empress Dowager Qiao. The Queen Mother nodded slightly and acquiesced. Qiao Jing relaxed her heart a little, expecting that under the eyes of everyone, the king was at the table again, and Xiao Meiren, who had been well-mannered, did not dare to do anything to her child. Then let go of Liu Jing's sleeves and let him run to Xiao Niangniang and Lin Niangniang.

Lin Long smiled and patted Liu Jing's little shoulder, and said: "Jing'er, although Xiao Niangniang is the princess of Qi Kingdom, she has also received the favor of our king, the queen mother and your mother, rather than letting her live alone among the people and be helpless, it is better to marry into the palace and give you another sister." ”

When Liu Jing heard the word "sister", her eyes suddenly widened, and she asked Xiao Yi: "Can Xiao Niangniang give Liu Jing a sister?" ”

Xiao Yi smiled and nodded. Liu Ying looked at it from afar, and couldn't believe that Xiao Yi could still show a smile in front of him. He didn't know what Lin Long said to Xiao Yi, but Xiao Yi did turn himself into a well-mannered harem beauty, which also made his life between Qiao and Xiao Yi much better.

Qiao Jing snorted and said, "Who knows if it's a younger brother or a younger sister." Does the Nine Princesses of Chu have the medical skills of rejuvenation, or do they have the divine power of an unknown prophet? ”

Lin Long couldn't help but feel funny when he saw that Qiao Jing didn't dare to lose her temper directly at Xiao Yi, but pointed the finger at herself. It seems that this Qiao Jing did not have the strength to hit the cotton at Xiao Yi's place. Lin Long said with a smile: "Of course, half of it depends on the unpredictable prophet, and half of it relies on the magic hand to rejuvenate." ”

Xiao Yi sang and asked harmoniously, "Sister Lin, what do you mean?" ”

Lin Long said: "Unknown prophet, that is, half of the children in your belly may be boys, and half may be girls. Rejuvenation means that if it is a boy, it is possible to die halfway, so half of the previous boys may become impossible. In this way, it can only be a sister. ”

Liu Jing looked at Lin Long blankly, and then at Xiao Yi blankly.

Before the Queen Mother could get angry, Liu Ying preemptively said angrily: "Lin Meiren, what do you mean by this? ”

Lin Long said with a hippie smile: "Please also ask the Queen Mother and the King to forgive your sins, and please don't mind Sister Xiao." I'm used to messing around in the Chu State, and when I open my mouth, I talk nonsense, and even my father and mother can't control me. However, when I was in the Chu State, I heard that the sons who succeeded to the throne in the Song State have always been the only ones. Jing'er's grandfather, King Wu of Song, was the only surviving son of King Xiao of Song when he ascended the throne, and the Great King was also the only living son of King Wu of Song when he ascended the throne. With this unpredictable prophet, when Jing'er ascends the throne, he will also be the only living son of the king. ”

Liu Ying slapped the table and said angrily: "Presumptuous! Lin Meiren, do you know that you are no longer the ninth princess of Chu State, but Lin Meiren in the harem of my Song Kingdom? You are so bold in speaking out, slandering your ancestors, and disturbing people's hearts, can't this king control you? Come on, give this unruly and unscrupulous Lin Long to this king and lock him up in the Splendid Garden and be grounded for a year! ”

Xiao Yi pleaded: "The king, please calm your anger, Sister Lin must be unintentional." ”

Liu Ying was even more angry: "Xiao Yi! She cursed your child, and you still speak for her? She showed you her priceless rainbow beads, and you just defended her? Summoned to the harem, Lin Meiren was grounded in the Splendid Garden for a year, and no one was allowed to visit her within a year! This matter is not allowed to spread to the Chu State! If anyone talks a lot in the harem, he will be punished! ”

Lin Long was taken down by Antai, and when he left, he turned around and winked at Liu Ying, as if to say, "Thank you for remembering your bet with me." ”

Liu Ying glanced at Lin Long speechlessly, and she didn't know what tricks this eccentric princess of Chu was playing, how could she make the disheartened Xiao Yi become a harem beauty who was thoughtful and gave the queen mother every day, and why did he order her to be grounded for a year after winning the bet, and no outsiders were allowed to visit?

Xiao Liu Jing was so frightened that he shrank back to the position next to his mother and muttered in a low voice: "That's the best...... Let's have a sister. ”