Because Cui Jingshi has caused many incidents recently, Cui Ge veteran grounded her in the mansion, and she didn't even participate in the spring test, just to keep a low profile and avoid the limelight.

But who would have thought that the world would not go its way, and rumors suddenly circulated outside that Cui Jingshi was suffering from a serious illness and was about to die soon, so she closed her door.

Because of this incident, the Qinghe Zhao family, who was originally discussing marriage with the Cui family, retreated.

In order to refute the rumors, Cui Ge Lao had to temporarily lift Cui Jingshi's grounding.

On the day of the spring test of the Chongwen Museum, Cui Jingshi came to the school hall and appeared in front of everyone, breaking the rumor that she was seriously ill.

When the female relatives who participated in the open day of the school hall saw Cui Jingshi, they couldn't help but talk about it.

"Since Miss Cui is not sick, why haven't you seen her show up for many days?"

"Hey, Miss Cui poisoned Miss Yan before, you didn't know about such a big thing?"

"What, that's the case?! Although the two of them have always been at odds, they have not reached the point of life and death, why did Miss Cui do this? ”

"That's right, but I heard that the second prince was also present that day......

The man's unfinished words caused infinite speculation from others.

Minyang once said in public that Cui Jingshi and Xiao Zun had a personal relationship, although it was later clarified that this matter was a misunderstanding, but no one believed it without wind and waves.

Later, Cui Jingshi poisoned Yan Ran, and because of her relationship with Xiao Zun, people inevitably blamed the reason for being jealous.

"Heh, don't say that Cui Jingshi is not the second princess, that's it, how can she casually murder people? Tsk, I didn't expect that the Cui girl, who seemed to be a clear and knowledgeable courtesy, would be so incorruptible and shameful, and femme fatale! ”

"It's not, it's ridiculous that we used to think she was so good, and we rushed to come to the door to ask for marriage. Now it seems that fortunately, she is arrogant and refuses one marriage after another. If such an unconscious girl really marries home, wouldn't it be a misfortune for the family? In comparison, Miss Yan is many times stronger than her! ”

"Yes, Lord Yan has risen all the way, and he has been worshipping the second rank at a young age, and he may take over Cui Ge's position in the future! Miss Yan's appearance and temperament are also first-class and good, and her talent is not under Cui Jingshi, she is better than that. ”

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Since Yan Ran deliberately provoked Cui Jingshi to contradict her several times, Cui Jingshi has lost her temper in front of people many times and exposed her true face, and her reputation has been getting worse day by day.

Nowadays, everyone is even more outspoken, and the attitude when mentioning her is mostly contemptuous and disdainful.

People's whispers must reach Cui Jingshi's ears for a few words.

When she saw that most of the others were slandering, she praised Yan Ran instead, and she was uneasy and angry.

The accompanying maid was directed towards her, and said indignantly: "Hmph, if the girl didn't participate in the spring exam, how could it be the turn of the girl to be in the limelight?" ”

Another maidservant also said, "Yes, girl, why don't you try to compete with her in public and thwart her arrogance!" ”

Although Cui Jingshi was not angry in her heart, she was not carried away by the momentary jealousy.

She remembered that the purpose of this trip was just to clarify the rumors of a serious illness, and she did not want to compete with Yan Ran.

Anyway, Yan Ran is like a grasshopper after autumn, and she can't jump for a few days, and she Cui Jingshi is the one who can have the last laugh.

But Yan Ran was not interested, Cui Jingshi ignored her, but she had to take the initiative to provoke her.

Yan Ran blocked Cui Jingshi's way, and said with a smile, but her words were sharp: "Miss Cui, I heard that you are going to be engaged to the brother of the county lord of Min'an." Qinghe Zhao family is a century-old family, with deep roots and profound heritage, congratulations! ”

Yan Ran clearly knew which pot she didn't open and which pot she didn't mention, knowing that Cui Jingshi was dissatisfied with this marriage, and deliberately mentioned that she was unhappy about it.

If it was in the past, Cui Jingshi would be silent, and her heart would have exploded.

But at this moment, she was smiling, not angry at all, and said with a smile: "Thank you Miss Yan." ”

Yan Ran sighed lightly: "Hey, I heard news from the palace that the saint will choose a concubine for the second prince in a few days!" It's a pity that Miss Cui has a marriage contract at that time and can't participate in the selection. ”

Yan Ran looked regretful, but the smugness in her eyes was very obvious and dazzling.

Cui Jingshi was unmoved, smiled slightly, walked up to Yan Ran, approached her and whispered: "Miss Yan, do you think that without me, you can sit in the position of the second princess?" Actually, what's so good about being the second princess! The second prince was not a person of heavy desire, but he went to the pure land of Buddhism, but he did not forget to bring his concubine to pamper him, which shows the status of that woman in his heart. He already has someone else in his heart, where can he still pretend to be you! ”

Sure enough, Yan Ran's face stiffened, and her pupils trembled.

Cui Jingshi looked at Yan Ran's dejected appearance, and her heart was very happy.

Soon, Yan Ran reacted and looked at Cui Jingshi in confusion and shock: "You, how did you know about that?" ”

It stands to reason that the absurd things that Xiao Zun did in Xiangguo Temple were only known to a few people present.

But none of them will spread the news to the outside world, let alone tell Cui Jingshi, how could she know the inside story so well, as if she was also there?

Unless......

Yan Ran slowly raised her head to look at Cui Jingshi, her face pale and full of horror.

Cui Jingshi showed a mysterious and confident smile, admiring Yan Ran's blue and white face with satisfaction, and left proudly.

After Cui Jingshi left, Xian Luo came back to her life.

Yan Ran restrained Fang Cai's exaggerated expression, returned to her usual indifferent look, and asked lightly, "Are things all done?" ”

Xian Luo replied: "The girl is clever, Cui Jingshi's carriage really has a box of incense pills that have not yet been opened. Thanks to the girl dragging Cui Jingshi, Xuan Qing led the coachman away again, and the slave had already replaced the incense pill. ”

Qingxuan couldn't help but be amazed: "Girl, how do you know that Cui Jingshi's carriage will definitely have a cion pill, and how can you be sure that she will definitely use it?" ”

Yan Ran said: "Cui Jingshi has the habit of smelling incense and sleeping, burning incense every night to help sleep, especially this incense pill." The noble house is exquisite, don't look at it as just a small incense pill, but the materials are expensive, the workmanship is complex, and it is not used by famous people. The most famous shop for making incense in Anyang City is the Mingyue Pavilion, where the spices used by Cui Jingshi come from. Due to the booming business and the supply exceeds demand, the Mingyue Pavilion has set a rule that it will only open twice a month, with orders on the first day of the new year and pick-up on the twenty. Today happens to be the day when the museum opens to pick up the goods, so I deduce that Cui Jingshi must have gone to pick up the incense pills early in the morning. ”

Qingxuan looked at Yan Ran dumbfounded: "Girl, I didn't expect you to know Cui Jingshi's living habits so well." Did you have someone on her side? ”

Yan Ran was silent, recalling the past, and her eyes were empty for a moment.

In her previous life, Yan Ran and Cui Jingshi lived under the same roof for many years, and they were also deceived by her honey-bellied sword, and once thought that she was a trustworthy person and sincerely befriended her.

It's a pity that Yan Ran's sincerity fed the dog, and Qingxuan died tragically, and she couldn't help but regret that she didn't know anyone.

Finally, Yan Ran's hatred for Cui Jingshi has accumulated for two lifetimes, and it's time to end it.

The sixth day of the sixth month of June, the auspicious day of the zodiac.

The queen held a banquet in the palace and invited the daughters of several officials.

said it was a banquet, but in fact it was a concubine for Xiao Zun.

The list of candidates for the second princess was set by Emperor Sheng and the empress together, and there was no Yan Ran's name on it.

Master Yan still had the idea of sending Yan Ran to the East Palace, so he deliberately found an excuse to entrust Duke Qingguo to get rid of Yan Ran's name.

Yan Ran didn't want to make trouble for herself, in case Xiao Zun didn't play her cards according to common sense and chose her as the concubine, wouldn't she be a sheep.

Although Yan Ran was not among the candidates, fortunately, there was Zhen Zhen, so Yan Ran followed her into the palace to have a good time.

Yan Ran and Zhen Zhen just came to eat, drink and be lively, so they didn't move forward, but only sat in the last position, right next to the door.

The ladies and girls arrived one after another, and Cui Jingshi also walked in behind Mrs. Cui.

When Yan Ran saw Cui Jingshi, her eyes couldn't help but widen, and she was surprised: "Why are you here, aren't you all engaged?" ”

Cui Jingshi didn't answer, only looked around, and sneered: "Why don't you see Mrs. Yan, could it be that Miss Yan came by herself?" Oh, I see, I guess Miss Yan is not on the waiting list at all! ”

Yan Ran was speechless and made an indignant expression.

Cui Jingshi saw that Yan Ran was deflated and left triumphantly.

Zhen Yu pulled Yan Ran to sit down and comforted her: "Sister Yan, don't be like her, she can't choose today!" ”

Yan Ran picked up the water cup and was about to drink water, but couldn't help but pause: "What, has this candidate already been decided?" ”

Zhen Yu said indifferently: "Almost, my aunt has a favorite candidate, and the second prince has no opinion, anyway, it's not Cui Jingshi." ”

Yan Ran was silent.

The reason why Cui Jingshi is so confident must be that she believes in the promise that Xiao Zun gave her.

But where could she have thought that Xiao Zun was just trying to delay time and perfunctory her.

When the dust settles on the selection of the second princess, no matter how unwilling Cui Jingshi is, she can only give up.

Xiao Zun has already asked for Cui Jingshi's body, and he will probably not abandon her, and should find a way to take her as a concubine.

Cui Jingshi's innocence has been lost, and there is no other way but to accept it, Xiao Zun is a good calculation.

It's just that Cui Jingshi's dignified concubine wants to be a concubine, and I don't know if she is willing or not, and whether the Cui family can afford to lose this face.

Yan Ran shook her head, Xiao Zun was really a scumbag.

When everyone had arrived, the queen announced the opening of the feast.

The girls knew that this was not an ordinary banquet, but the chance to determine whether they could marry into the royal family, so they all raised their spirits and behaved well, in order to gain the favor of the queen.

The queen was not idle, chatting with the girls, while secretly observing their every move and judging their conversation etiquette.

During the banquet, the queen asked everyone to write poems for the talents of the girls in the school.

Showing her talent is Cui Jingshi's strength, and when it was her turn, she stood up confidently.

But before she could read a sentence, her face changed, and she suddenly fell on the side of the desk and vomited.