The news of the safe return of the county lord of Yongning soon spread throughout the palace, as the so-called several families were happy and a few were sad, the king of Tai'an and the housekeeper Zhao Bo were obviously very happy about this, but there were also people who were full of malice.

King Tai'an regretted it not long after sending Xiao Yongning away, and wanted to take the person back, but then he changed his attention for some reason, and ignored Xiao Yongning for more than ten years, and seemed to have long forgotten that he still had a concubine fostered outside; As for some of the people on the side, they are either superstitious and ignorant pedantic people like the old lady, or those who were directly involved in the conspiracy and designed to send Xiao Yongning away.

In the front hall of the palace, almost all the old and young in the palace gathered here, and in front of them, Chu Xiaoxiang was standing.

"Yongning visits his father and grandmother."

From entering the mansion to meeting the elders, Chu Xiaoxiang has always behaved very indifferently, and the arrogance between his eyebrows is even more difficult to ignore.

Her appearance reminded King Taean of his late princess.

"Get up, the king has heard of what happened today, and you must be frightened, so go back and rest early."

Chu Xiaoxiang did not shirk it, and went back to the other courtyard according to the will of King Tai'an.

And her departure was obviously a provocation to the ladies present.

In the garden, Chu Zhiyun complained to the second lady Sun with a resentful expression.

"Mother, have you seen the appearance of that little cheap hoof? The arrogant look, who is proud to show it? Do you really think you're the eldest lady? ”

Sun immediately sneered, "Don't worry, naturally someone will take care of her, let's just sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman." ”

When Chu Zhiyun heard this, he couldn't help but feel better when he remembered the previous assassination.

"Yes, anyway, there are people in this house who can't see her well."

No matter how much they fought between them before, it was also a group of concubines fighting. And now that Chu Xiaoxiang, the eldest daughter, is back, everyone's spearhead is undoubtedly aimed at her.

"Mother, I'll go to the fifth sister to find out the situation."

Chu Zhixue is the youngest daughter of King Tai'an, and she is also the most favored one, and she is famous for her arrogance and domineering in the mansion.

In the Luoxia Courtyard, Chu Xiaoxiang was familiar with the surrounding terrain, and before he could sit down and rest for long, he heard the sound of an argument in the small courtyard outside.

She went out to take a look, but saw Tao Yao being reprimanded by a teenage girl.

"What's wrong?" She frowned.

Tao Yao saw Chu Xiaoxiang come out, and immediately ran behind her with red eyes.

"County Lord, Tao Yao was cleaning up the flowers and plants at the gate of the courtyard according to your instructions, and he didn't see Miss Five coming, so he didn't salute Miss Five, and Miss Five was angry because of this and reprimanded Tao Yao."

Zhuohua was always present, and she simply told Chu Xiaoxiang what had happened.

When Chu Xiaoxiang heard this, he turned around and comforted Tao Yao, "You're not hurt, are you?" ”

Tao Yao shook her head, but the slap marks on her face were hard to convince.

Chu Xiaoxiang reached out and touched the reddened half of Tao Yao's face, wrapped in cold.

She turned, a sneer tugging at the corner of her mouth.

Chu Zhixue looked a little hairy in her heart, and couldn't help but feel a little unconfident. She took a step back, "What do you want to do?" ”

Chu Xiaoxiang snorted coldly, "Seeing that the county lord didn't kneel down and salute, the fifth sister is really well-educated." Zhuohua, teach her the rules! ”

Zhuohua is not as timid as Taoyao, Chu Xiaoxiang ordered, she rolled up her sleeves and stepped forward, pushed away Chu Zhixue's two maidservants, and directly pressed Chu Zhixue to make her kneel.

"You! You are bold! Chu Zhixue has ever suffered such humiliation, she teases and oppresses others on weekdays, of course she can't swallow this breath, "You are just a wild seed thrown out by your father, do you really think you are the eldest lady?" You wait for Miss Ben, I'm going to make you go around without food!" ”

Before she finished speaking, Chu Zhixue was slapped hard by Chu Xiaoxiang.

"First, I am the eldest daughter born to my father and my mother's concubine, and the lord of Yongning, who was personally crowned by the first emperor; Secondly, the lord of this county is just educating a concubine who is not respectful, how can he be bold? Isn't that a matter of course? Finally......" The smile in Chu Xiaoxiang's eyebrows deepened, and she attached herself to Chu Zhixue's ear, "Why was I sent away, you might as well ask your mother-in-law." ”

Chu Zhixue's biological mother is the third lady of the house, and when the incident happened that year, the third lady Li was pregnant with Chu Zhixue's sister, obviously, for the future of the unborn child in her womb, she also chose to participate in this matter.

After all, once the concubine and the eldest daughter have passed away, then there is no doubt that the child in her belly will naturally become the eldest son (female), as long as she is working hard and will be corrected in the future, then her child will naturally be the eldest son (female), and in the future, this palace will not be their world?

It's a pity, perhaps because there are too many evils, and Li's first child died only half a year after birth.

Chu Xiaoxiang didn't waste too much time on Chu Zhixue, and after she asked Zhuohua to drive people out, she began to be busy arranging mechanisms in the courtyard, including her own room.

This is a habit she has developed over the years, and the days of living in a nunnery are not peaceful, so she has to be more vigilant. Since then, it has been difficult for her to sleep without making sure she is safe and secure.

"By the way, Zhuohua, you go and inquire for me, where is the best blacksmith shop in the city."

She needed to forge a dagger.

Zhuohua wrote down this matter and continued to give Chu Xiaoxiang a hand.

It took a long time to get ready for a few key positions.

Chu Xiaoxiang was just about to rest for a while, but he heard a message from his aunt outside the door, saying that the old lady was invited.

Chu Xiaoxiang raised his eyebrows, nine times out of ten, Chu Zhixue went to sue.

Listening to the snow hall, Chu Zhixue knelt in front of the old lady and cried very aggrieved, I don't know how much I thought she had been wronged.

As soon as Chu Xiaoxiang entered the house, he was scolded by the old lady and knelt down.

"Yongning to see grandmother."

The old lady snorted coldly, "My old bones can't stand the worship of you, the county lord!" ”

King Tai'an is the prince with a different surname specially appointed by the emperor, although the old lady is the biological mother of the king of Tai'an, but she has not been rewarded, so leaving aside the difference between the elder and the younger, Chu Xiaoxiang, as the county lord, is obviously more noble than the old lady.

Chu Xiaoxiang didn't pay much attention to the old lady's words, she stood up very calmly, looked at Chu Zhixue, who was still crying bitterly, and wondered, "Fifth sister, what's wrong?" ”

"You! You're still asking me what's wrong! Chu Zhixue exploded all of a sudden, and she forgot to cry even when she cried.

Chu Xiaoxiang raised her eyebrows slightly, "Didn't I teach you the rules for the third aunt before, and you were wronged?" ”

"You!" Chu Zhixue was so angry that her teeth itched.

The old lady also frowned, "What are you doing here?" It's not enough to bully Xiaoxue once, but to bully me a second time in front of my old bones? ”

Chu Xiaoxiang smiled, "Grandmother's words are wrong, how could Yongning have bullied the fifth sister?" The previous incident was clearly that the fifth sister blamed Yongning's maidservant for not being polite and not understanding the rules when she saw her, and it was the fifth sister who beat people first. Tao Yao is indeed wrong and should be punished, but isn't the fifth sister also disrespectful and unruly when she sees Yongning? Before teaching people a lesson, shouldn't the fifth sister lead by example? Otherwise, what position do you have to reprimand others! ”

Chu Xiaoxiang's words made the old lady's face change and change, in front of so many subordinates, she couldn't blatantly favor Chu Zhixue, otherwise what should these subordinates think of her as an old lady in the future? But she didn't like Chu Xiaoxiang from the bottom of her heart, but the master said that sooner or later, the people in this palace would be killed by this mourning star one by one!

Just when the old lady hesitated, the butler appeared.

"Old lady, the prince invites the county lord to the front hall."