Xie Chuyao saluted the old lady with a calm face, and said seriously after the ceremony: "Grandmother, you didn't say that before, you once asked Ah Cheng to treat me well, you used to be angry for him to take a concubine, but now, you let me gladly accept him to include other women, Yao'er can't understand why grandmother changed so quickly?" ”

"Yao'er, it's not that grandmother changes quickly, but sometimes people have to know how to judge the situation, if you don't bring the eldest princess in now, Liguo will go to war, can you bear to watch the defeat of the Jin Kingdom, and then the people will be resentful?" When the old lady heard her words, she also covered her face sadly, if she didn't know how serious the consequences of some things were, she wouldn't have compromised.

The current general's mansion is no longer what it used to be, without Xie Nanchuan, the head of the family, there is no power in the court, and he is no longer the backer of the five princes, he can still love Yao'er, which is a blessing, but if he wants to accept others, it is normal.

Xie Chuyao closed her eyes slightly, and when she opened them again, her eyes were clear, and she said firmly: "Grandmother, please forgive me for not agreeing with your words, you can say that I am stubborn or willful, but I don't want to settle, if there is really that day, he Shang Jingcheng wants a group of wives and concubines, then I will definitely not be one of them." ”

The old lady smiled a little defeated, she knew that this child's temperament was just like when she was young, stubborn, not admitting defeat, always thinking that a lifetime and a pair of people is beautiful, but sometimes, taking a step back is another kind of fulfillment.

"Okay, okay, grandmother won't say anything more about you, I hope you can understand in the future that some things will not be as you want them to be." The old lady sighed and said that she didn't want to add any more blockage to her heart, but hoped that she would understand in the future that what she said today was for her own good.

Xie Chuyao was also silent for a while, then came to her side and sat down and said, "Grandmother, I know that you are worried about me, but there are some things that I have thought clearly, and I also know that what I want may become someone else's attack on me, but I still want to stick to my own ideas." ”

"Okay, it would be nice if Yao'er could be so firm in the future." The old lady finally raised a smile and took her hand and said.

Xie Chuyao also smiled at her, and let her hold her hand without speaking.

"Grandmother, Brother Ah Cheng likes his sister, he will never accept other women into the palace again, grandmother can rest assured, I dare to pack a ticket for Brother Ah Cheng, he has a sister in his heart!" Ah Yimeng said to the old lady.

Xie Yunyi was not to be outdone: "Yes, yes, my brother-in-law is so good to my sister, how can he accept others into the palace, grandmother, don't worry, my sister is fine." ”

The old lady watched the two children gossiping and saying good things for Shang Jingcheng, and couldn't help but smile sincerely, "You two little ghosts, you believe in the five princes so much, it seems that he has a good image in your hearts." ”

"Of course, Brother Cheng is good to our sister!" Ah Yimeng hurriedly said.

Xie Yunyi also nodded desperately in agreement, she has always liked this brother-in-law, and she was happy to see him coming.

It's just that some things that should have happened still happened, even in the mouths of Xie Yunyi and Ah Yimeng, how much Shang Jingcheng loved Xie Chuyao, but after the three of them, they still had to face the reality.

"Have you heard? The five princes actually begged the emperor to grant marriage! ”

"What? Didn't the five princes get married? How can you marry again? So what about my eldest lady? ”

"Which marriage is this? Who are the five princes going to accept into the palace? ”

"Now the eldest lady is back, it seems that the things that spread a few days ago are true."

"What's the matter? Tell me about it? ”

Four or five rough girls were gossiping in the garden, and this came to the head of their eldest lady, some of them were curious, some were secretly happy, and some were worried.

"What are you talking nonsense here? It's not going to be scattered yet! "Hongqiang originally went to the back kitchen to ask the cook to prepare some of Xie Chuyao's favorite meals, but as soon as she passed through this garden, she heard the words of these girls, and the fire in her heart rose.

As soon as she said this, the girls were all silent, and they lowered their heads and didn't dare to look at her.

"Sister Hongqiang, it turned out to be you, we are just gossiping, don't be angry!" There was a girl who had been doing it for a longer time and said with a smile, "Isn't this the fifth prince asking for a concubine, so we will ......."

"What do you say? What did the five princes ask for? Hearing this, Red Rose nervously came to her and grabbed her by the hem of her shirt and shouted.

The girl was so frightened by her momentum that she almost softened, and she continued to say, "That's it, five...... The Five Princes...... Please, concubine! "It seems that this eldest lady doesn't know.

Red Qiang's heart was about to collapse with a bang, and she asked with some lost soul, "Who is this?" ”

"The eldest princess of Liguo, I heard that she is a beauty who is a little more beautiful than the eldest lady, no wonder the fifth prince is so emotional, and he actually asked the emperor to give him a decree for marriage." Another girl saw her asking, and began to speak eloquently.

But she didn't want Hongqiang to throw away the placket of the girl in her hand, so she stepped forward and pushed the person to the ground, and then pointed at her and scolded: "What are you talking nonsense? That woman can't even compare to a finger of the eldest lady, where is she more beautiful than our eldest lady, and besides, who spread this matter, don't talk nonsense about unfounded things! ”

"Where is there any nonsense, ouch, Sister Hongqiang, you are going to throw me to death, this Kyoto city has spread all over the city, did you eat bear heart leopard gall when I eat? Where do I dare to talk nonsense. The girl who fell to the ground stood up while touching her sore buttocks, if it weren't for the fact that she was the superior girl next to the eldest lady, she would probably have made a fuss.

Red Rose gritted her teeth and stared at her for a while, as if she remembered something, and finally ran away without saying a word.

The girls pointed at her back and whispered for a while, and finally slowly dispersed.

Xie Chuyao was lying in the courtyard basking in the sun at the moment, and she stayed up late last night to make Gu medicine, so she was a little lazy and didn't want to move today, so she took advantage of the sun to lie on the recliner and bask in the sun.

When Hongqiang came back, she just sat up and took a grape to eat, and when she came in, she beckoned to her and said, "Hongqiang, come and sit down, this grape is fresh, the fifth aunt just sent someone to send it, it's so sweet, you come and eat." ”

But Hongqiang looked at her with a dejected look, and she didn't speak for a long time, she couldn't help but feel a little strange, so she asked, "What's wrong with you?" But what's uncomfortable? "Why did this girl look like this when she came back? Isn't Mo really sick?

Hongqiang couldn't hold back the discomfort in her heart anymore, she rushed towards her suddenly, knelt down and hugged her, leaned her face on her stiff stomach, and hugged her like this, her eyes were already red.

Xie Chuyao didn't know what was wrong with her suddenly, and she didn't dare to touch her, so she had to ask out loud, "What's wrong with Hongqiang?" ”

"Miss, don't worry, Sister Luzhu and I will always be by your side." Hongqiang's voice was a little choked, it was precisely because she knew what her young lady had always wanted that she was so uncomfortable, and the fifth prince accepted the eldest princess, and they could never go back.

Xie Chuyao didn't understand what was going on all of a sudden, but her heart was slightly uneasy, "Hongqiang, get up, tell me what happened, okay?" ”

Hongqiang got up from her arms, looked at her with a pair of red teary eyes and said, "Miss, what should I do, the fifth prince is going to take a concubine, and he asked the eldest princess of Nali this morning." ”

Xie Chuyao's heart fell suddenly, something seemed to fall from her heart, and then a wave of pain flooded in her chest, she was really uncomfortable, although she believed in Shang Jingcheng in her heart, but when she heard the news at first glance, her heart still hurt so much that she couldn't help herself.

"You get up first." Forcing herself to calm down, Xie Chuyao gently pulled Hongqiang, wanting to pull her up.

Hongqiang could only stand up, but the tears in her eyes fell even more fiercely, "Miss, you wait, I'll go to the fifth prince, how can he be like this, while saying love words to you, he went to ask for a concubine, he is really hateful, how can he do this to the eldest lady." ”

"Don't say it, I have a last resort." Xie Chuyao motioned for her to stop talking.

But Hongqiang raised her voice and said: "Miss, it's such a time, you still speak for him, he is a Chen Shimei, he doesn't deserve to treat him like this, I'm so angry!" ”

Xie Chuyao listened to her words, slowly lowered her head and remained silent, she was actually even more uncomfortable in her heart, but it was not easy to say it.

At this time, Lu Zhu pulled Xie Yunyi and Ah Yimeng and ran in, panting and looking at her while saying, "Miss, it's not good, that woman is here." ”

As soon as she finished saying this, she heard a few footsteps, and after a while, she saw Yu Ji and a few of her subordinates come to the door of her courtyard with smiling faces, and stood there staring at her with a smile.

Xie Chuyao didn't expect her to come to the door, so she couldn't help frowning and asked, "Who let her in?" "You don't have to think about it to know that this woman is here to show off her might.

At this time, she was in no mood to face her, and she didn't want to see her villainous face.

"Yo, shouldn't the Fifth Imperial Concubine be unwelcome to me? How? Could it be that the five princesses have heard that the five princes have asked me to enter the door? Hahime's face was too flamboyant.

The few slaves and maids who followed her secretly looked at Xie Chuyao, and their eyes flashed with mockery.

Xie Chuyao's expression was grim, and he said coldly: "What does it matter to me if the fifth prince wants to admit you into the door, this is the General's Mansion, what does the eldest princess want to come over to see what is going on?" ”

"Oh, don't you think that you will be a family in the future, so I came to see my sister in advance, it seems that my sister really doesn't welcome me!" The eldest princess laughed as she spoke, and she looked very bad.