Qin Yining saw Huzi's slightly strange look when he replied, and saw that the staff members also looked like they wanted to speak and stopped, so he looked at Xiao Xiao suspiciously.

Xiao Xiao was calm and said: "I didn't expect Ji Lan to ask to marry the eldest princess of Anyang, and I didn't find that they had this sign before." ”

Huzi secretly thought in his heart: You and the eldest princess have a clue, do you dare to say it in front of the fourth lady!

Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi, who knew the inside story, also looked a little embarrassed.

Qin Yining pondered for a moment, then said with a smile: "There is no sign between this eldest princess of Anyang and the Marquis of Dingbei, is it with you?" ”

There was silence in the house.

Huzi silently took a few steps back, as if trying to escape the storm circle.

The staff also looked at each other, hesitating whether to leave.

Xiao Xiao said bluntly: "In the past, when I overthrew the tyranny of the Northern Hebei Kingdom, I followed the Shengshang's side all the year round, and later worshipped with the Shengshang, and the relationship with the Li family was very close, and I often walked around, and the elders would often tell some jokes between me and the eldest princess. ”

"I see." Qin Yining nodded understandingly, and asked again, "How old is the eldest princess?" Since they are holy sisters, they should not be young, right? ”

Xiao Xiao smiled and said: "The eldest princess of Anyang is the old daughter of the Queen Mother, she is eighteen years younger than the saint, and she is about the same age as the saint's children. Because the saint is such a little sister, and the eldest princess has been smart since she was a child, she has been very loved by the saint. I used to really think that the Holy Father promised the eldest princess of Anyang to me to get closer. ”

When Xiao Xiao said this, he said seriously: "But I have no love for the eldest princess of Anyang. ”

Qin Yining bowed his head slightly, and asked Huzi: "You just said that the Marquis of Dingbei went to find the emperor and took the initiative to ask to marry the eldest princess of Anyang?" ”

"Yes. That's how the news from outside spreads. Huzi didn't quite understand the meaning of Qin Yining's question, and his face was puzzled.

Xiao Xiao immediately understood her concerns, and said, "Do you suspect that it was not Ji Lan who took the initiative to ask for marriage this time?" ”

"It's a little skeptical. I wonder if there were any signs of this? ”

Xiao Xiao recalled carefully, shook his head and said: "There is no warning, Ji Lan doesn't like the eldest princess of Anyang, and she has been far away from her since Anyang was a child, but maybe Ji Lan changed her mind, and it is not incomprehensible to plan Princess Shang." ”

"It's a possibility. But what I'm thinking about now is another possibility, if the eldest princess of Anyang has often been joked with you by her elders since she was a child, thinking of a girl's worship and admiration for heroes, coupled with the ambiguous hints and promises of the elders, it should make her have unusual feelings for you. ”

When he heard this, he anxiously defended: "I am not ...... with Anyang"

"Lord Wang, I'm not questioning you, I'm just analyzing this matter objectively. Think about it, does the eldest princess of Anyang have a friendship with you? This is unknown to others, but you should know best. ”

The quiet pin drop could be heard in the room, and Xiao Xiao did not answer immediately, but fell into deep thought.

Qin Yining said again, "If you and the eldest princess of Anyang had an affair before, would Dingbei Hou not know?" If the Marquis of Dingbei knows about the matter between you, and his behavior of taking the initiative to marry the princess with the saint will run counter to his behavior of intercepting and killing the Great Zhou people and showing favor to you. ”

There was silence among the staff again.

They have just analyzed and learned that Ji Zeyu's actions are mainly to show favor to Xiao Xiao, and the rest of his actions are derived from this condition.

In this way, it can be learned that Ji Zeyu still wants to make friends with Xiao Xiao.

But if Ji Zeyu knew about the relationship between Xiao Xiao and the eldest princess of Anyang, and he still wanted to ask the saint for marriage, wouldn't he care about the relationship between them?

Therefore, Qin Yining's analysis is that this matter is very likely to be a marriage gift from the saint, and Ji Zeyu has to obey the order.

If that's the case, everything can be explained.

The saint gave marriage, Ji Zeyu must obey the decree and cannot shirk. Then the saint said to the outsiders that this time it was Ji Zeyu who took the initiative to ask for a kiss. So Xiao Xiao, the former candidate for the horse, will have some suspicions with Ji Zeyu.

The most important thing is that eighty percent of the people that the eldest princess of Anyang likes in her heart are cowards. If she marries Ji Zeyu with her love for Xiao Xiao, will Ji Zeyu not care? Then there will be more entanglements.

Qin Yining had so many thoughts in her heart, but she didn't have the slightest change in her expression, and she didn't plan to say it to her face, after all, when it came to emotional matters, she also respected Xiao Xiao's privacy, and she was unwilling to get to the bottom of this kind of thing.

The staff members are not stupid, and at this time everyone already has a guess in their hearts.

Xiao Xiao thought about it, smiled domineeringly, stood up and laughed at himself: "Is this king's current situation considered embattled, ah?" He flicked his sleeves and said with a smile:

"You see, the old ministers of Northern Hebei hate me to the core, and the ministers of Dayan are afraid of me. Previously, because of the military salary, the brothers who rose together were also suspicious of me, not to mention that the Holy Lord had cut my military power, and now if Ji Lan also turned against me, I would really be weakened into a lonely person. ”

These are the truths, and he doesn't have any emotions, and he can even hear that he is in a good mood now.

But the staff members all felt a sense of crisis in their hearts for Xiao Xiao.

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Li Qitian stared at the dignified girl kneeling in front of him, rubbed his eyebrows helplessly, and sighed: "Helan, how long do you plan to kneel?" ”

Li Helan, the eldest princess of Anyang, raised her eyes and looked at Li Qitian, choked up, and said aggrievedly: "Brother Huang, you don't talk much, you said when you were a child, when Lan'er grows up, you can marry Xiao Zhixi as a lady." Now the royal brother is the most noble person in the world, and you don't know what Lan'er wants, but you promised Lan'er to Ji Lan like this. You know that Ji Lan and I don't look at each other well. How will I live this day in the future? ”

Li Helan was dignified and beautiful, and she looked even more pitiful when she wept.

Li Qitian has loved this sister since he was a child, and Li Helan is an extremely smart person who knows how to advance and retreat, and it is good to have a good relationship between the brother and sister.

"Get up, I've made a decision, and I can't change it. What's so bad about Ji Lan? Beautiful, Yunwen Yunwu, isn't it right to be your concubine? ”

"But Lan'er just doesn't like him. Brother Huang, can you love Lan'er once and don't marry Lan'er to Ji Lan? ”

Li Qitian rubbed his eyebrows, suddenly his heart moved, and then said with a solemn and embarrassed face: "Helan, I won't hide it from you." In fact, Xiao Zhixi already had a happy person, and now the woman is in his house. I know that you like Xiao Zhixi, but you can't compete with that woman anywhere you go to him, and Xiao Zhixi won't agree. You still obediently listen to the arrangement of the imperial brother, can the imperial brother still lie to you? ”