Facing the expression of the fifth prince who seemed to be smiling but not smiling, Zhou Jingrong rolled her eyes in her heart.

She actually wants to say, you have no status in my heart at all, why should you give you face? But she only dared to think about it in her heart, and she didn't dare to say it to her face.

So Zhou Jingrong could only swallow her anger and said politely: "The courtiers have seen His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, please move to the private room to talk." ”

Zhou Jingrong invited the five princes to the private room, and although the people outside were still curious, they quickly dispersed, and Qi Wuju returned to its usual scene.

Inside the private room.

Zhou Jingrong was still unmoved, and insisted on his opinion: "Your Highness, the original comic manuscript of Qi Wuju must not be sold, if Your Highness forcibly buys and sells, it is tantamount to forcing me to close the door." ”

When the fifth prince heard this, he didn't force it, but retreated and said, "Then it's okay to borrow, right?" ”

Zhou Jingrong asked rhetorically: "Your Highness, do you know that if there are no comics, how much less silver will my teahouse make a day?" ”

The fifth prince said disdainfully: "It's just a charter from the palace, how much silver you lose a day, the palace will make up for you." ”

Zhou Jingrong shook his head and chuckled: "Your Highness, you are thinking too much about business. If you borrow comics, the storytelling activities of the teahouse can only be suspended, which will not believe the customers who have already paid for the membership card but only listened to half of the story, and the teahouse will not have a bright spot to attract customers. What I lost was not a few days of tea money and a book fee, but a loss of some customers. ”

Zhou Jingrong meant that she didn't even want to borrow, seeing that she was so stubborn, the fifth prince gradually retracted his smile, and his face became gloomy.

Zhou Jingrong was not afraid of him, but was curious: "Your Highness, why do you need the original manuscript of the comics?" ”

Zhou Jingrong really felt strange, if he liked comics, he would just come to Qi Wuju to read it, why did he have to take it?

The fifth prince was silent.

Zhou Jingrong didn't want to offend him now, so he had to say patiently: "Your Highness, if you have any needs, you might as well speak up, and the courtiers can also offer you advice and discuss solutions." ”

The fifth prince was silent for a long time, and then said: "Smile for the Pomeranians." ”

“？？？” Zhou Jingrong's face was full of question marks.

Xu is Zhou Jingrong's expression was too non-threatening, but the fifth prince let go of his guard a little, and said bluntly: "There is a concubine in this palace, who likes your comics very much, and usually sends a little maid to Qi Wuju to listen to the book, and then tell her when I go back." Now that she is sick and bedridden, in a bad mood, and has no interest in anything, Hongu wants to borrow this manga to make her happy. ”

Zhou Jingrong gradually came back to her senses, and realized that the concubine that the fifth prince said should be Qi Ruyan.

Although Zhou Jingrong tried his best to control his facial expression, he was still surprised in his heart.

She never thought that the fifth prince would spend so much effort for Qi Ruyan.

This made her wonder if the fifth prince was just deliberately coming to her for this reason, or was he really interested in Qi Ruyan?

Zhou Jingrong thought about it carefully, if the five princes wanted to deal with her, there were ways to do it secretly, and there was really no need to be so blatant and leave people with palatable evidence of bullying.

In this way, then he is for Qi Ruyan.

In order to please Qi Ruyan, he not only condescended to find Zhou Jingrong, the wife of a political enemy, but also used good words to lure him with money, and moved him with words, which is really unimaginable.

Thinking of this, Zhou Jingrong suddenly felt a little sympathetic to the five princes.

When one day, he will be betrayed by the woman he loves, how will he deal with himself?

The poor must have something to hate, and the hateful have something to hate.

Zhou Jingrong sighed slightly in her heart, but praised her mouth: "Your Highness is really the most affectionate and affectionate person. ”

The fifth prince squinted slightly and stared at her: "So, are you willing to lend the comics to the palace?" ”

Zhou Jingrong said with a smile: "Your Highness, this thing is easy to do, Qi Wuju talks twice a day, and when I have free time, I will bring the storyteller and comics to the door together, especially to serve that lady, isn't it more joyful than just bringing comics back?" ”

The fifth prince thought for a while and said, "Okay, then according to what you said, this palace will not lose your benefits." ”

Zhou Jingrong got up and thanked: "The courtier thanked Her Highness first." ”

Zhou Jingrong negotiated with the fifth prince and sent him out, but she didn't expect Jingyu to be waiting for her outside.

Zhou Jingrong said curiously: "Didn't you let you go back first, why didn't you leave?" ”

Jingyu looked at the back of the fifth prince very defensively, and pouted: "I'm afraid that he will embarrass you, with me, he will not be too presumptuous." ”

Zhou Jingrong smiled, took her hand, and said gently, "Thank you!" ”

After returning home, Zhou Jingrong told Fu Yunshen about it.

Fu Yunshen didn't respond, his eyebrows were slightly locked, and his whole body was full of resistance, obviously worried about her safety.

Zhou Jingrong shook his arm and cried and grinded him: "I agreed, I can't do it if I don't go." And I also want to go to see Qi Ruyan, so you just let me go! ”

Fu Yun knows Zhou Jingrong's temperament, and her relationship with Qi Ruyan can be regarded as a comrade-in-arms, and she will not rest assured if she doesn't see Qi Ruyan okay with her own eyes.

Fu Yunshen couldn't compete with Zhou Jingrong's coquettish Dafa after all, so he had to reluctantly agree: "It's okay for you to go and see, you can bring more people and go with great fanfare, forgive him and don't dare to do anything to you." ”

Zhou Jingrong nodded again and again, and gave him a fragrant kiss as a token of gratitude.

The next day, Zhou Jingrong came to the mansion of the Five Princes with comics and storytellers as promised.

The fifth prince personally went out to greet him, and took Zhou Jingrong and others to Qi Ruyan's residence.

Along the way, the fifth prince saw Zhou Jingrong's indifferent expression, and couldn't help but become more curious about her.

Zhou Jingrong was kidnapped here before, and everyone knew it.

But the fifth prince didn't expect her to be so calm and calm, she wasn't afraid of him, the kidnapper, and she was not touched when she saw the scene here, as if she was here for the first time.

The fifth prince didn't know whether to praise or depreciate: "Madame is also a strange woman." ”

Zhou Jingrong immediately replied: "Your Highness has a good reputation. ”

Zhou Jingrong followed the five princes into the house and saw Qi Ruyan.

She was lying on the bed, her face was sickly pale, and her whole person had lost weight, wrapped in a heavy quilt, and she looked weak and pitiful.

Qi Ruyan didn't expect Zhou Jingrong to come to visit suddenly, and thought that she had been arrested again, so she chuckled in her heart.

The fifth prince seemed to observe the expressions of the two people casually, Qi Ruyan was really shocked, and Zhou Jingrong also made a slightly surprised look, but quickly covered it up.

This is the third time the two have met, and each time they meet, they have different identities, and it is normal to be surprised.

The fifth prince withdrew his gaze and did not doubt it.

After Zhou Jingrong opened his mouth, Qi Ruyan understood the ins and outs of the matter, his heart was stable, he still looked expressionless, and said to the five princes without saltiness: "Your Highness has a heart." ”

The fifth prince hurriedly stepped forward, carefully supported her, and sat behind her.

Qi Ruyan's whole body was weak, so he could only lean softly in the arms of the fifth prince.

The storyteller set up the bookcase, hung up the painting, and began to tell the story with emotion.

Zhou Jingrong was also eating tea and pastries on the side, reminiscing about the comic plot that she had almost forgotten after drawing it, which was very pleasant.

Suddenly, someone came in and said, "Your Highness, the princess is here." ”

The fifth prince's face, which was still smiling, immediately became solemn, and there was a little boredom.

Qi Ruyan's body stiffened slightly, and the fifth prince hurriedly hugged her tightly, and said softly: "You listen first, I'll come when I go." ”

The fifth prince got up, tidied up his clothes, and walked out of the door.

He had a gloomy and cold face all the way, but when he saw the five princesses, his face changed instantly.

He stepped forward quickly, took her hand, and his eyes were full of concern and guilt: "Hui'er, why are you here?" Yan Niang is a little bad, I came to see her, she is my savior after all......"

The fifth princess was even more guilty: "Your Highness doesn't have to explain, the concubine is also here to visit Sister Yan." She sits in a small confinement and needs to take care of her body, and the concubine thinks that it is better to take her into the house to take care of her. She has no name and no role outside, and it is not the right path after all. ”

The fifth prince looked at her with a touched face, and his voice was a little choked: "Hui'er, I originally wanted to repay her for saving her life, but who knew that this kind of thing happened in a daze...... It's me who is sorry for you. ”

The five princesses smiled gently, and their eyes were full of attachment and trust to the five princes: "I know Your Highness's mind." ”

The five princesses are so virtuous and virtuous, and they understand righteousness, which is completely different from the fierce woman who committed violent acts, and if outsiders see it, they will be surprised.

In fact, the fifth princess came to the other courtyard that day not to find fault, but to learn about Qi Ruyan's situation.

The fifth princess has been married to the fifth prince for many years and has not been able to get pregnant, so she feels guilty and has already saved her thoughts of taking a concubine for him.

Now that the fifth prince has someone to love, she doesn't have to bother to choose, just take people into the mansion directly.

Unexpectedly, Qi Ruyan's words were disrespectful, and her words were extremely provocative and disrespectful, which annoyed the grandmother around the fifth princess, so she taught her a lesson, and then there was a saying that she was beaten and had a miscarriage.

Of course, Qi Ruyan did it on purpose, on the one hand, she wanted to borrow the hands of the fifth princess to remove the child to relieve her worries; On the one hand, I was lucky to hope that if the five princesses were really jealous, they would definitely make trouble, and she might have a chance to escape from the five princes.

Unexpectedly, the fifth princess was not only jealous, but also a gentle and frugal character, but Qi Ruyan's fault was Qi Ruyan, and she never cried for herself.

Actually, what can she say?

No matter who is right or who is wrong, Qi Ruyan has already had a miscarriage, and whatever she says is like a quibble, it is better not to say it, and secretly swallow this bitterness, and still win some favor in the hearts of the five princes.

The other side.

"What did you say?"

Taking advantage of the departure of the five princes, Qi Ruyan went out with the servant girl who was waiting in front of him.

The storyteller kept going, and his impassioned voice resounded inside and outside the house, and the maids inside and outside were attracted by the fantasy story, and ignored Qi Ruyan for a while.

Qi Ruyan pretended to cough a few times, Zhou Jingrong hurriedly stepped forward to bring her water, and the two took the opportunity to whisper a few words.

Zhou Jingrong listened to Qi Ruyan's words, and let out a low cry in shock, unable to react for a long time.