This time, the seats in the courtyard have to be rearranged, and the princes are distinguished guests, so they naturally sit in the southeast.

As soon as the ladies of the family sat in the northwest position, Duanmu Qing and Duanmu Zi were also placed among the daughters of the Duke of Qi, obviously as their own people, for this reason, Duanmu Zi's face was a little ugly.

Old Madam Li is obviously much smarter than Li Ningshuang, and even if she dislikes it in her heart, she will not leak on the surface.

After gossiping for a while, the old lady smiled and said to the second prince: "The courtiers just got a Tianchi Ice Toad from Master Tianyuan today, this thing is extremely expensive, the courtiers dare not delay, it is better to wait and be brought into the palace by the second prince and present it to Your Majesty!" ”

"My grandmother has such a good thing, everyone in the world knows that this Tianchi Ice Toad can be smelled and is extremely spiritual, if it is not fate, it will be difficult to meet, this Tianyuan Master is a destined person, but he doesn't want to have such a relationship with his grandmother."

Zhao Yuxing has always been close to the Duke of Qi, and he never regarded himself as the son of the Son of Heaven here, so he was called like an ordinary person, so the descendants of the Duke of Qi were extremely close to him.

The old lady waved her hand and said with a smile: "This is all in the past, when I was young, I had fate, I met a few times, and now it is extremely difficult to meet, but I thought that now the courtiers are also old, and it is easy to get one, so I sent someone to send it over." ”

"This Tianchi Ice Toad can cure all kinds of poisons and prolong life, and my grandmother's heartfelt heart to Your Majesty can be revealed, which is really moving."

Zhao Yufeng was the first to react, the smile on his face was warm and warm, and he also brought some admiration from his juniors, which instantly made Mrs. Li smile.

Naturally, others followed suit.

"The third prince has always been a sweet-mouthed, and your mother often talks about it." Old Madam Li looked at Zhao Yufeng with a smile, her eyes full of love.

For a while, everyone's eyes fell on Zhao Yufeng, the queen was not his biological mother after all, but she would talk about him to her mother, which showed that she looked at him differently.

Even if this was said casually by Mrs. Li, it also represented the closeness of the Duke of Qi to him, and he was a prince without the support of his mother, and it would not be difficult for him to climb the big tree of the Duke of Qi.

Duanmu Qing understood Zhao Yufeng's mind too clearly.

Showing goodwill to the Duke of Qiguo, in front of everyone, he stood behind the second prince with a subordinate attitude, reining in his edge, making people think that he was just seeking self-protection and being able to be a prince under the wings of the second prince.

In such a posture, everything he did would make people think that the second prince had done it, and the second prince would be grateful to him for clearing the obstacles for him, and at the same time, the Duke of Qi would not worry that he was not in the same boat as himself because his position was so obvious.

When the time came, he hit the blow and became the one who had the last laugh.

Zhao Yufeng's expression and eyes could not find a flaw, and at this time, he was only eighteen years old, and he had not yet reached the crown!

The second prince had a smile on his face, and looked at him with a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

The sights of the others inevitably contained some unclear temptation and suspicion.

The ladies present were either ladies or ladies, all of them were all the way to the Duke of Qi, and seeing Zhao Yufeng's handsome expression and warm smile, they naturally appreciated it very much.

Under so much attention, Zhao Yufeng was very comfortable and didn't feel any discomfort at all.

But when her eyes inadvertently fell on the blue figure sitting next to Duanmu Zi, she found that there seemed to be a sneer on the corner of her mouth, with a mocking sneer, and when she looked at it again, there was nothing, she was just drinking tea quietly with her head down.

Zhao Yufeng's gaze, Duanmu Qing naturally noticed it, just because she was too familiar with his every move, including what kind of frown he frowned on, what kind of meaning he meant, how could he ignore his searching gaze at this time?

"Grandmother, you have such a good thing, you don't give us a feast on it first, we've never seen it before!"

It was the third lady who had not yet left the cabinet of the Duke of Qi to speak, Li Jingru.

She is the second daughter of the big house, and now she is just reaching the age of Lu, because she looks the most Xiao Queen, and her father is the most accomplished one in the uncles, and now she has become an official to the Ministry of Household Shangshu, and the queen personally said to the emperor that this woman's marriage must be decided by her.

It is precisely because she is so favored that she acts in a unique way, unlike the reserved and cautious women of other families, she has always been as she wants to be, and she is very arrogant, and Duanmu Zi is the most envious and stammering with her.

Hearing her beloved granddaughter say this, Mrs. Li smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid that this monkey of yours will be damaged?" Since everyone is here at this time, let people take it out for everyone to watch and watch, and it is not in vain that this artifact will come to our Qi State Mansion. ”

As he spoke, he asked the maid to come and invite him.

It didn't take long to see two maids carrying a blue jade carving box more than a foot high, because it was winter, this ice toad was not afraid of being burned, because the lid on the top was not covered.

In accordance with the instructions, the two maids now held the things in front of the princes, and all they received was a sigh of admiration.

The female guests here are naturally looking forward to it even more, and when it comes to this side, Zhao Jingru can't wait, so she automatically pulls her two younger sisters to Duanmu Qing and Duanmu Zi together.

Sure enough, it is a divine object, and Duanmu Qing, who has seen a lot of rare treasures in the two lives, has to say that she has indeed never seen this Tianchi Ice Toad.

I saw that the toad was no more than the size of a thumb, the whole body was transparent, with a little blue glow, and a pair of eyes were not as prominent and terrifying as usual, but shining with aura like the stars in the sky.

Several girls were dumbfounded, not because of how effective this thing was, but because it looked like this, it was like a treasure, and women have always had no resistance to such beautiful things.

So the reaction here is obviously much stronger than that side.

Compared with the amazement of a group of people, Duanmu Qing seemed very calm, just with a shallow smile, and did not say anything else.

After going around, the maid took the ice toad and retreated.

Old Madam Li came back to her senses, "This thing is really unbearable for ordinary people like us, only like ......."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a terrified exclamation and a sound of landing, which broke the harmonious atmosphere in an instant.

Old Madam Li's smiling face suddenly shattered like broken ice, and then she was full of surprise, and she hurried over as she hurried over, and roared angrily: "What happened? ”

The eldest lady and the second prince on the side hurriedly picked her up and walked over there, and the others naturally followed.

For a while, there was chaos in the yard, and I almost accidentally stepped on someone else's skirt.

I don't know who hurriedly walked by, pushed Duanmu Qing, and planted it directly on the concubine Chen of Li Kaixinna, but fortunately, Chen and Cai Wei were quick and helped her together, so as to avoid the situation where the two fell together.

When Duanmu Qing arrived, he saw that the people in front of him had a blue face, and finally looked through the gap, and found that the blue box containing the ice toad fell to the ground and fell apart.

The point is that the Tianchi Ice Toad was lying motionless on the ground, covered in purple and black, obviously dead.

The sun outside is still warm, but it doesn't arouse any warmth when it falls on people.

No one spoke, and none knew how.

Old Madam Li's lips trembled, and it took a long time before she said sharply: "Let Master Yuan come!" ”

Master Yuan is a disciple left behind by Master Tian Yuan, who is responsible for taking care of this treasure like a treasure of ice toad.

Hearing what the servant who went to inform him said, Master Yuan was already shocked, and his old face was full of anxiety, until he walked to him, and his face instantly turned gray.

"Master Yuan, what are you looking at? It was fine just now! Although the old lady's face was gloomy at this time, she tried her best to maintain her composure.

Leaning over and examining it carefully, Master Yuan was shocked, "This is someone put salt!" ”

"Put salt? What's going on? ”

Master Yuan frowned and raised his beard, "Although this ice toad is a divine object, it is still a toad, and it is more precious than an ordinary toad, and its body is also very sensitive because it is in the icy cave all year round.

As soon as the salt falls on it, it immediately destroys the protective film on it, and the winter sun, though not hot, is enough to burn its tissues and kill it. ”

"How can salt fall into it?"

Master Yuan's task has been completed, but the matter is already like this, and there is no way to do it, so he will not stay for a moment, and immediately leave the house.

The others looked at each other, and no one knew how salt could have fallen into the box.

Li Jingwan, who was on the side, suddenly rolled her eyes and said, "Grandmother, when this ice toad was picked up, it was fine, but it suddenly died so violently, it is very likely that it was done by the people present." ”

Looking at Li Jingwan fiercely, Mrs. Li did not speak, and seemed to be very angry at her granddaughter for saying such rude words.

"Grandmother, the child also thinks this matter is very suspicious, and it is better to check it carefully." It was the second prince Zhao Yuxing who spoke out.

Old Madam Li looked embarrassed, "In front of several princes, how dare the courtiers speculate arbitrarily. ”

Zhao Yuxing waved his hand, shook his head and said: "Grandmother is too worried, everyone here today is obviously a family, what is rude or not, we also suspect that the people here are not right, do we still suspect that the people here are not right?" It's just that if you don't check them one by one, it will inevitably be unfair, and you need to investigate thoroughly. ”

Xiaohan: It's over, it's the fourth watch today, thank you for your support