Qiao Mei frowned.

In the previous life, the crown prince Xie Huaijin died early, so that the emperor died of illness soon after he was disheartened.

This kicked off the prelude to the succession of several princes.

At that time, because she loved the Order of Qi, she gave up the emperor's idea of letting her enter the East Palace early.

She couldn't help but recall the few times she had met her cousin the prince before, and the chill between her eyebrows and the curvature of her lips were the most unforgettable impressions for her.

Qiao Mei clenched his hands and held the Hu bead in the palm of his hand, if the crown prince was not dead, the five princes would not be able to gain power, how could Qiao Hui and Qi Medal laugh at the back? Why let the Jingguo Mansion bear the charge of traitor?

Now think about it carefully, at that time, the emperor had been sick due to the wind and cold, and the wind of seizing the heir was faintly rising, as the prince must be a thorn in the eye of some people, if she did not expect the death of the prince, I am afraid it is not an accident.

Qiao Mei lowered her mind, she knew Zhou's thoughts, but she couldn't tell Zhou her plans. She had no choice but to comfort first: "Mother, don't worry too much, Your Majesty likes me just because of my aunt." ”

Zhou talked to her again, and was told by Mama Lin that the following steward was going to come to report the account, so he had to leave.

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When the heavy snow turned into light velvet snow, while Chinese New Year's Eve was approaching, the above will finally came down.

It's just that Old Madam Qiao was a little disappointed.

A group of people knelt in the front hall, and the little chamberlain who passed the decree smiled and put the bright yellow silk roll in the hands of Mrs. Qiao at the front, and said hello: "Old Mrs. Qiao congratulations!" ”

Listening to the will read out by the attendant in the unified navy blue palace service in front of her, Qiao Hui's face in the back suddenly lost blood, but she couldn't teach people to see it, her ten fingernails clasped tightly in her palms, and she gritted her teeth to suppress her emotions.

Concubine......

It is not just the difference between the side concubine and the mud.

She tried hard to suppress it in her heart, comforting herself, it's okay, as long as he can achieve great things, what is the point of sacrificing this name......

Qiao Mei was not surprised, her eyes looked at the smooth blue brick floor without moving, even if she didn't look at her, she could know that her sister's face must be extremely ugly.

The reason why Xie Qingmu, the fourth prince in his previous life, was able to marry Qiao Hui as a side concubine was because of her "scandal" first, and the reputation of the sisters in the house was ruined. Emperor Zhaoren made up for Qiao Mei, and Xie Qingmu was coerced by death, so he agreed to the marriage.

Now, Qiao Mei showed weakness to Mrs. Qiao early and promised to deal with those traitorous maids afterwards.

Qiao Hui couldn't make a big deal out of it, and the Qi family couldn't see Qiao Hui well, so they watched her to death these days and didn't allow her to go out.

In the future, it is impossible for Qiao Hui to participate in the flower banquet held in the palace, let alone shine like in her previous life, so that Old Madam Qiao will treat her differently.

Now she is just a concubine in the eyes of everyone, with no power or power, but she is just attached to a fourth prince......

Old Madam Qiao held the holy decree, although she was a little dissatisfied in her heart, she still smiled and called the maid to take the silver and send the little waiter out of the door.

The little waiter glanced at the old lady, how could she not know her thoughts, her eyes swept back, but she met a pair of bright eyes next to the figure of the weak willow, which was really penetrating.

The little waiter sighed in his heart, and was about to hang his head and leave, but he saw the owner of those eyes, and nodded at him with a smile in his eyes.

He was stunned, although he was a little confused, but he quickly returned to normal and walked out of the gate of Jingguo Mansion.

The old lady Qiao was full of worries, but she didn't see this scene, and after sending off the little chamberlain, the group returned to the upper room.

Qiao Mei secretly thought to herself, when she was ridiculed by a group of ladies and ladies after she married Qi Medal in her previous life, she had opened her mouth to relieve her. So, he is the emperor's man?

However, the emperor's attitude was a little lukewarm after she obviously liked the Qi Medal, so how could he make someone relieve her in such a big banquet?

"Well, I'm tired too, so go down, all of you." Old Madam Qiao glanced at Qiao Hui, who was still soft and weak, and couldn't help but look solemn, "Sister Hui'er has been staying in the mansion recently, and the Qi family, you should also teach her more rules, so as not to collide with the prince and nobles in the future." As he spoke, he handed over the holy decree to the Qi family, and the Qi family responded again and again.

Qiao Hui's lowered face couldn't help but show a hint of resentment, but she agreed softly: "Yes, grandmother." ”

By the time Chinese New Year's Eve arrived, the snow had stopped. The capital is very lively, the streets are full of lights, and there are also New Year's paintings, lanterns, and sugar gourds......

When Qiao Yu talked to her, there was still the sugar residue of the sugar gourd sticking to her mouth, Qiao Yu was two years younger than Qiao Mei, and she was the only daughter of the third master. On weekdays, she always likes to come to Qiao Mei to play, but after Qiao Mei fell ill, Qu didn't let her come to Qingping Courtyard to disturb Qiao Mei's purity.

As the name suggests, Qiao Yu was born very cute and cute, and her round black eyes looked at Qiao Mei in a blink at this time, and the bottom of her eyes was clean and thorough, but there was a sense of grievance. Qiao Mei couldn't help but smile and reached out to pinch her fleshy face.

Every Chinese New Year's Eve, Mrs. Qiao does not restrain the juniors in the mansion, but at night there are many female dependents who must be accompanied by the men in the family if they want to go out of the mansion.

Qiao Yu just pestered the third master to go out to play. It's just that the third master was worried that she was running around, so he only took her for a walk around the back street, bought two sugar gourds and came back.

"What about the third and fourth brothers?" Qiao Yu licked the corners of her lips, causing the big girl next to her to come forward and wipe her mouth.

The third brother and the fourth brother she said are Qiao Mei's twin brothers, called Qiao Jing Qiao Li, the two were sent to Renqitang by Qiao Guogong last year to study, and they can't go home on weekdays.

But on Chinese New Year's Eve, they are coming back for the New Year.

Before Qiao Mei could speak, he heard a loud voice from the courtyard: "Qingbao-"

"Ah, it's the third brother." Qiao Yu was not surprised at all, she said slowly, "I don't know if there is a sugar gourd." ”

Isn't it Qiao Jing who ran in like a gust of wind, although he is two years older than Qiao Mei, his temperament is not old, and he doesn't know who he likes to say, but his appearance is very similar to Qiao Guogong, and he is extremely handsome.

After a while, Qiao Li, who was following behind him, appeared in front of everyone with a number of things in his hands. If Qiao Jing is lively and active, he is indifferent, although he has the same face as Qiao Jing, but the three points between his eyebrows are very similar to his eldest brother Qiao Yi.

Qiao Mei sat on the couch and looked at the two of them with a smile.

Tian Tian called them: "Third brother, fourth brother!" ”