"Oh? Who is that lady, who is it that makes His Highness so worried, why hasn't he heard His Highness mention having such a friend before? Zhao Xiu asked curiously, "Seeing that she is pregnant with Liujia, she must be a married woman, and now she lives alone in the Prince's Mansion, so I'm afraid that people will gossip." ”

"Whoever dares to talk nonsense, there is no forgiveness for killing!" Lin Yixuan's face sank and said fiercely.

That's the person he admires, he did everything possible to keep her, if he knew who dared to spread rumors and slander her innocence, he wouldn't be able to spare them.

Zhao Xiu was taken aback by Lin Yixuan's sudden fierceness, and she was even more sure in her heart that the relationship between that woman and the prince was not simple. Suddenly came up with a plan, maybe he could start from this woman and let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince treat him differently.

hurriedly made a frightened appearance and said to Lin Yixuan: "I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness the Prince, I didn't mean to, I just thought of that lady's name, so I was too worried." ”

And as soon as Lin Yixuan finished speaking, he regretted it a little, he shouldn't have been so gaffe in front of Zhao Xiu. eased his face and said softly: "It's okay, this matter is not worrying about the county lord, and the palace has its own countermeasures." Now it's better to hurry up and choose a good gift for Lingtang, so this trip is worth it. ”

Although neither of them mentioned it anymore, the atmosphere between them was still a little awkward.

……

Since Han Xun arrived in the capital of the Southern Wei Dynasty, he also lived directly in Lin Xiaochen's Second Prince's Mansion, singing and dancing day and day, and staying in Gentle Township every night, so unhappy. Lin Xiaochen's hospitality was so attentive that for a while, Han Xun was a little in a trance.

It's just that every time I think that there is no news of Luo Qingluan, and I have fallen to such a point, and it is so difficult and dangerous to even return to my own country, I can't help but get angry with my temper. Even Lin Xiaochen, the second prince, was found fault with him in various ways, and was ridiculed by him a lot.

But no matter how mean Han Xun said, Lin Xiaochen endured it in vain and said with relief: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the situation in North Vietnam is critical at this time, Nalan Ye has already invaded the capital, if Your Majesty rushes back to China now, wouldn't it be a self-defeating snare." Your Majesty will stay here for a good time, and when the time comes, we will discuss the next steps. ”

"That's my land, if it's really broken by Nalan Night, it's hard to recapture it. The country will not be a country, how can the second prince let me sleep soundly? Han Xun pushed away the beauties beside him and said angrily, "Didn't the second prince see that the situation in my North Vietnam is not good now, and he wants to go back on his word?" ”

Lin Xiaochen frowned, and he was faintly angry. If he didn't still want to use Han Xun's power in North Vietnam to compete for the crown prince, and Bai Yixuan still had a plan there, why should he look at Han Xun's face here?

The hand on the table shook and slowly let go, Lin Xiaochen still said with a pleasant face: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much, now we are grasshoppers on a rope, no one can escape, this prince will definitely persuade his father to help His Majesty recapture North Vietnam." It's just that when the time comes, Your Majesty should not forget our agreement......"

"The second prince can rest assured, as long as I can recapture the land, I will let the second prince get his wish." As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all.

Lin Xiaochen also picked up the wine glass with understanding, raised his head and drank the wine in the wine glass.

returned to the house with the selected Jade Guanyin, and before Zhao Xiu could go back to his boudoir to rest first, he was stopped by the maid sent by his mother Feng.

"County lord, the princess is waiting for you, in order to know that you are back as soon as possible, she has asked the slave maid to come and wait for a long time."

Of course Zhao Xiu understood what the concubine meant. Anyway, the concubine didn't look for herself, and after the concubine rested, she had to go over to greet her, so she directly asked the maid to go with the gifts.

In the past, Feng would take a nap at this time, which was already an old habit that could not be moved. But today, in order to wait for Zhao Xiu to come back, he has been sitting in the house. Seeing the maid coming back, he asked tentatively, "But the county lord is back?" ”

"Mother, why haven't you rested, wouldn't it be different if you talked about it later?" Without waiting for the maid to answer, Zhao Xiu then entered the door and complained coquettishly.

Compared with her older brothers and sisters, this little daughter is more clever, sweet-mouthed, and the most pleasing to herself. Now the queen intends to let the prince make her the crown princess, and in the future, she will be the queen of the Southern Wei Dynasty, how can this make the Feng family not care?

"You girl who doesn't know what to do, the mother concubine is not worried about you and the prince. If you can get the prince to make you a concubine as soon as possible, and the mother concubine is like this every day, then what's the matter? Feng pulled his daughter to sit next to him, and pretended to laugh angrily.

"What is the progress of today's trip?" Feng asked back to business.

Zhao Xiu smiled but did not answer, and motioned to the maid to take the gift to the concubine. The maid placed the box containing the gift on the table in front of Feng and retreated.

Open the lid of the box, a transparent jade Guanyin, displayed in front of Feng's eyes, and at a glance, he knew that the value was extraordinary. Glancing at Jade Guanyin and then at his daughter, Feng Shi asked happily, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent it?" ”

Nodding, Zhao Xiu said with a shy face: "The mother concubine still likes it." ”

Feng, who already loves Buddhism, is full of joy. He couldn't put it down and looked at Yu Guanyin, and praised it appreciatively: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really has a heart, and he actually knows my preferences." The mother loves this gift very much, and the next time you see His Royal Highness the Prince, you must thank him for the mother concubine. ”

"The things are well chosen, but ......" Thinking of the situation of choosing a gift today, Zhao Xiu stopped talking.

Feng Shi suddenly saw that his daughter was a little depressed, put down Jade Guanyin, and said with concern: "Did something happen?" ”

After thinking about it, Zhao Xiu still felt that he should tell his mother, and said softly: "In the store today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince always seems absent-minded. The words are also questions and answers, and they are not as good at talking as in the past, I don't know if it is because of the lady in his house. ”

Hearing this, Feng Shi was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly asked Zhao Xiu: "What lady?" Why is it in the Prince's Mansion? ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that he was a friend, and now he is pregnant with Rokka, and he lives in the Prince's Mansion. It can be seen that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's attitude towards her is very special. After speaking, Zhao Xiu frowned, and couldn't figure out the reason.

Seeing that her daughter was trapped by love, the other party was still a pregnant woman. Feng Shi sighed and comforted: "Xiu'er don't have to worry too much, no matter what the identity of that lady is, it is impossible for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take a fancy to her, not to mention that the emperor and the queen will let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince marry a pregnant woman as a concubine." As long as you stabilize the crown prince well, when the time comes, the position of the crown princess can only be yours. ”

While the two were talking, Zhao Xiu's brother Zhao Ningyi also came to say goodbye to his mother.

"Little sister is also there, what were you talking about just now? Why does the little sister look a little unhappy? Zhao Ning Yi Hang'er Lang walked in, sat on the other side of his Feng family, and asked Zhao Xiu for some reason: "I heard that you went out with the prince today, why did he make you angry?" ”

originally didn't like Zhao Ningyi as a person, so Zhao Xiu avoided him on weekdays. Helplessly, he was born to the same mother, and when he came to greet his mother, he would occasionally meet a few times.

King Wuyang has many children, but only Zhao Xiu and Zhao Ningyi are Feng's own children, one is the only daughter and the other is the only son, so she loves both of them very much.

Knowing that Zhao Xiu didn't like his idle brother, Feng directly told Zhao Ningyi what Zhao Xiu had just said.

"Oh? What kind of woman is this, so that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince takes such special care of her. Hearing the mother concubine say that this matter was related to a pregnant woman, Zhao Ningyi thought of what the second prince had recently confessed. If I guessed correctly, it seems that I am going to make a great contribution to the second prince this time.

Feng Shi then remembered that he hadn't asked about the situation of this pregnant woman, and looked at Zhao Xiu blankly.

"She is a very beautiful woman, with an extraordinary temperament, unrestrained in front of His Royal Highness the Prince, elegant and generous in her behavior, and at first glance she is from a large family. It's just that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't mention anything related to her identity, and even people don't know where she is. Before I could talk to her when I went, I was sent away by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so I don't know what the relationship between the two is. Zhao Xiu said that she liked her character a lot, just so lightly, as if she didn't care much about anything.

But inexplicably, Zhao Xiu also had a sense of crisis. She also saw that although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very good to the woman, she was a little alienated from His Royal Highness the Prince, and it was estimated that there was a reason for living in the Prince's Mansion.

After listening to Zhao Xiu's description, Zhao Ningyi felt that this might be the person the second prince was looking for. He said that he had something to do, so he left quickly, and went straight to the Second Prince's Mansion when he went out.

Recently, Han Xun forced Lin Xiaochen to let Emperor Southern Wei send troops, but he was getting tighter and tighter. Lin Xiaochen also mentioned to his father about sending troops, but he didn't know what his father thought, so he didn't agree. He didn't even know what to do to continue to stabilize Han Xun, he was upset.

"Second prince, Princess Chu has news." Zhao Ning walked up to Lin Xiaochen and said excitedly.

Lin Xiaochen was stunned, he had been looking for so long and had no news, but he didn't expect to tell Zhao Ningyi for two days, and he came to tell him that there was news. Lin Xiaochen felt incredible, and couldn't help but suspect that he had recognized the wrong person.

"Are you sure?" Lin Xiaochen frowned and asked in disbelief.

Seeing that Lin Xiaochen seemed to be a little unconvinced, he remembered that he had not seen Princess Chu before, and rashly said that he was sure, but he was afraid that if it was not Princess Chu, the second prince would have the heart to kill him.

I couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in my heart: "I heard what my sister said, there is such a woman, who is pregnant with Liujia, and is now living in the prince's mansion. The woman you said was exactly the same. ”

Hearing that this woman lived in the Prince's Mansion, except for Luo Qingluan, he couldn't think of anyone else who could let his eldest brother let her live in the Prince's Mansion unconditionally.

Just as he was worried about how to hold Han Xun back and prevent him from continuing to urge him to borrow troops, this method was sent to the door by himself, Lin Xiaochen said with an appreciative face: "Brother Zhao has done a good job, as long as this woman is still in the Southern Wei Dynasty, this king must catch her." ”