"Half a month later is the birthday of the emperor's sister Princess Mingci, and the invitation sent by the eldest princess to the Prime Minister's Mansion specially wrote Lingxiao's name." Xiao Ranjun whispered, "I heard that the fourth prince asked the eldest princess Mingci to help persuade the emperor to change his mind, so the eldest princess Mingci specially wanted to see you." ”

Xiao Lingxiao snorted coldly, the eldest princess of Mingci did this, clearly to see if she Xiao Lingxiao could match the four princes. Li Jing'an's bastard has a life-and-death feud with Xiao Lingxiao, and Xiao Lingxiao won't want it if he sticks it upside down, but in the eyes of others, he climbs him high! Xiao Lingxiao deliberately refused to participate in that bullshit birthday party, but after thinking about it, wouldn't it make people think that she was really stage frightened if she didn't go?

"It's not a big deal if the soldiers come to block the water and cover the earth." Xiao Lingxiao said in a muffled voice.

Xiao Fengming and Xiao Ranjun glanced at each other, as if they expected Xiao Lingxiao to say this, they both smiled and nodded, Xiao Ranjun said, "We will all go together at that time, and there will be nothing wrong." ”

The two of them talked to Xiao Lingxiao here for a while, and then left. Xiao Lingxiao thought about it and felt that she should find someone to ask what this wealthy birthday banquet was like. Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can win a hundred battles, and you can't make jokes on ordinary etiquette.

Xiao Lingxiao naturally didn't know these things in the past, and Xiao Ranjun left home since he was a child, so he must not know that Xiao Fengming lived in the wolf clan and didn't have much contact with mortals, let alone hope for it. The people around him are still the demon wolf Bao Rong'er, and the god wolf who has been leisurely recuperating......

Xiao Lingxiao sighed and shook her head.

If you want to say that she knows the most about the affairs between these wealthy nobles in the imperial city, Xiao Lingxiao can only think of one person now. In the dead of night, Xiao Lingxiao asked Bao Rong'er to stay in her room to hide people's eyes, while she herself summoned the divine wolf.

The divine wolf appeared to cast a spell, and Xiao Lingxiao disappeared in the blink of an eye. When she opened her eyes again, she was startled. In the dimly lit room, only an oil lamp was burning on the table in the distance, and not far from the square table was the bed, and the man stood there naked and at a loss to look at Xiao Lingxiao in astonishment, obviously about to change his clothes and go to bed.

The flickering light sprinkled on Xuan's body, making Xiao Lingxiao almost unable to take his eyes off, he usually looked a little thin in a robe, but he didn't know that this guy's body was actually very well exercised, there was no trace of fat on his body, and his eight-pack abdominal muscles were faintly visible.

"Lord...... Master? Liao Xuan was even more overwhelmed by Xiao Lingxiao's naked admiring gaze, and it took him a long time before he remembered to grab his clothes and put them on, and then came over to greet Xiao Lingxiao with a red face.

Xiao Lingxiao couldn't help but smile secretly when she saw Xuan's red face and red ears. Xuan, a thousand-year-old demon wolf, has never seen the open era in which he grew up.

"I asked the Divine Wolf to bring me to you, that's why I suddenly appeared here." In order to avoid embarrassment, Xiao Lingxiao explained a little. The divine wolf, who had already returned to her, snorted and muttered, "What is there to be shy about a big man?" It's really useless. ”

Liao Xuan couldn't hear the words of the divine wolf, but he found Xiao Lingxiao's openness. While secretly scolding himself in his heart for reciting so many Buddhist scriptures in vain, he led Xiao Lingxiao to the room where he was entertaining outside.

The two sat across the table on the warm couch, and Xiao Lingxiao told Xuan what happened. After hearing this, Liao Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "The eldest princess of Mingci has a big birthday banquet every year, and the fourth prince seems to be similar to her own son to this eldest princess. ”

According to what Xuan knew, the eldest princess of Mingci had a very good relationship with the emperor before she got married, and later she married the champion Lang Min, but unfortunately this Min died three years later, and their son died at the age of eight. When the eldest princess Mingci saw the fourth prince for the first time, the fourth prince happened to be eight years old, and the eldest princess saw that the child was well-behaved and cute, so she wanted to adopt it, but the fourth prince was already the adopted son of the imperial concubine at that time, and the eldest princess could only dispel this idea.

Later, the fourth prince really honored the eldest princess like a filial piety to the imperial concubine, and never missed the New Year's greetings, which made the eldest princess very happy. After learning of this, the emperor also specially praised the filial piety of the four princes in public, and the imperial concubine also had the reputation of teaching her son.

"The eldest princess of Mingci is kind to people on weekdays, even if it is for the sake of the fourth prince, she probably won't embarrass your master. If you want to talk about danger, I think the eldest lady should be more careful. ”

After what happened last time, Liao Xuan carefully investigates who actually kidnapped Ruixi. As a result, nothing was found, but it is conceivable that the person who colluded with the eldest lady was not only strong in martial arts, but also very careful in doing things. That person should be the flower thief who has been picking flowers for so many years, and Xuan speculated that that person was very likely to be in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Xiao Lingxiao heard what Xuan said, and nodded in agreement.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you can find that the flower thief has committed crimes in the imperial city so many times, if he does not have a proper identity, he will definitely not be able to avoid the investigation again and again, plus he can see those deep boudoirs and nobles and target them, then this person is very likely to be in a wealthy mansion and qualified to participate in various activities.

With the eldest lady's trust in that person, presumably that person's identity is not low. But now let Xiao Lingxiao speculate who that person is, she doesn't have a clue at all. From the resurrection from the dead to the present, the things around her one after another, she didn't have time to observe people outside the Xiao family.

Xuan Qian told Xiao Lingxiao to be cautious, and Xiao Lingxiao realized that if the monk Xuan nagged, it would be a little unbearable. After asking about the etiquette again, she asked the divine wolf to take her back to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

In the next few days, the prime minister's mansion was very lively, and the eldest lady specially invited a tailor to make new clothes for several young ladies, including Xiao Lingxiao. The eldest lady was still very kind to Xiao Lingxiao in front of others, and specially chose a bright peach cloth for her to make clothes, and a few days later, she personally sent the finished clothes to Qinghe Courtyard.

"The eldest princess specially asked to see you, Ling Xiao, remember, don't lose face to our Xiao family at the eldest princess's birthday banquet." Although the eldest lady said this with a smile on her face, there was a cold light in her eyes.

Xiao Lingxiao did not have the slightest fear, looked directly at the eldest lady, and said with a smile, "I am not like other younger sisters who have been taught poetry and etiquette since childhood, if my mother is afraid that I will lose the face of the Xiao family, you can go and tell the eldest princess, I am inconvenient to go." ”

The smile on the eldest lady's face stiffened for a moment, and then she got up and waved her hand and said, "Look at you kid, why do you always say such willful words?" A few days ago, Zelu and Aunt Eight ran to the old man and the old lady and said that you started beating people, and the old man and the old lady wanted to punish you, but they were all stopped by their mother. You did suffer a lot of grievances when you were sick before, and these mothers know it in their hearts, but after all, we are a family, how can you say that a family can't touch teeth with a tongue? Ling Xiao, when you come back from this birthday banquet, your mother will teach you the etiquette on these scenes, okay? ”

The eldest lady said, came over and grabbed Xiao Lingxiao's hand and patted it gently, really like a loving mother.

Xiao Lingxiao didn't dodge, but leaned into the ear of the eldest lady and whispered, "After returning from Fali Temple, Lingxiao hasn't had time to ask her mother to say goodbye, I don't know if my mother is okay during this time?" Is there anything wrong with your body? ”

The eldest lady trembled in her heart when she heard this, seeing Xiao Lingxiao smiling but not smiling, her eyes flashed with a strange light, and the eldest lady suddenly felt that her neck was pinched by an invisible hand. There was a churn in her abdomen, the eldest lady hurriedly covered her mouth and turned around, she forcibly suppressed this discomfort, and when she looked at Xiao Lingxiao again, she squeezed out a smile again.

Xiao Lingxiao felt that the palm of the eldest lady's hand became cold a little, turned over her hand, and gently patted the back of the eldest lady's hand with her other hand, which was exactly the same as her action just now.

In a blink of an eye, on the day of the birthday banquet, everyone in the house was busy from morning to evening, and after everything was put in order, several gorgeous carriages and horses were waiting outside the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Xiao Lingxiao wore a pink shirt and simple accessories, and went out of the house with everyone.

The eldest princess of Mingci, who is a longevity, is considered the niece of the old lady, so the old lady did not participate in this birthday banquet. The eldest lady was supported by someone to get into the first car alone, Xiao Huanyu and Xiao Huanxue took the maid to the second car, Xiao Zechun and Xiao Zelu stood in the distance with a resentful face, and then Xiao Lingxiao knew that the old lady said that the two of them were still young and they were not allowed to participate, so Xiao Lingxiao was the only one in the third car.

I heard that each lady only brought a personal maid to the banquet, so Xiao Lingxiao only took Bao Rong'er to the car.

The carriage and horses of the Xiao family are not only decorated with simple and gorgeous decorations on the outside, but also very elegantly arranged on the inside. The heavy curtain reveals the intricately carved frame, the seats are cushioned on three sides, and a small table in the middle is lit with candles and tea and snacks. Xiao Lingxiao had just sat down when she heard someone knock lightly on the car window.

Bao Rong'er lifted the curtains, and Xiao Lingxiao saw two handsome men riding on tall horses outside waving at her. Xiao Ranjun and Xiao Fengming are both dressed in costumes, holding a horsewhip in their hands and a sword at their waists, and it seems that they are going to be Xiao Lingxiao's guards.

Bao Rong'er smiled and lowered the curtains, and the carriage moved slowly and left the Prime Minister's Mansion.

I don't know how far it went, but the carriage suddenly slowed down, and then there was a commotion, and the carriage suddenly turned in a different direction and ran wildly.

Bao Rong'er's expression became vigilant, and she lowered her voice and said to Xiao Lingxiao, "Master be careful. ”

Xiao Lingxiao nodded, and then she heard a sharp sound, Xiao Lingxiao flashed suddenly, and Bao Rong'er stepped forward and reached out and grabbed the thing that flew in through the car door.

A sharp arrow was held in Bao Rong'er's hand, the tip of the arrow was pitch black, and it was obviously fed with poison. If it weren't for Xiao Lingxiao's timely dodge, he would probably have died.

Xiao Lingxiao got up and kicked the car door, and found that the carriage was parked in a dark alley, and both coachmen had been killed by arrows. She stood in the carriage and looked around, and immediately noticed several people in ambush on the roof of the house not far away. Those few people bent their bows and arrows and aimed at Xiao Lingxiao, obviously waiting for orders.

Xiao Lingxiao said in an angry voice, "Which shrunken turtle wants to kill me Xiao Lingxiao, and I have the ability to report my name!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a poisoned arrow shot at him. Xiao Lingxiao snorted coldly, waited for the arrow to fly in front of him, raised his hand and pinched the shaft of the arrow without any effort, then turned the arrow, and threw the arrow back in the original direction with force.

There was only a scream, and a dark figure disappeared from the ridge.

The people on the other side couldn't help but gasp when they saw this scene, they were ordered to kill a young lady, who would have thought that woman would have such a skill!

The leader didn't dare to delay and gave the order, but before they could make another move, they suddenly felt a murderous aura behind them. Two figures jumped onto the roof of the house out of nowhere, wielding their swords in their hands, like chopping melons and vegetables, killing none of the dozen or so people who were ambushed here.

It only happened for a moment, and the two figures fell lightly in front of Xiao Lingxiao, the blood on the sword was still flowing down, and their faces were extremely different.

Xiao Ranjun strode forward, checked the two coachmen, and after confirming that he had lost his breath, he stomped his foot blamefully, looked up and said to Xiao Lingxiao, "It's all because the eldest brother is too careless, I didn't expect them to use the common people to disperse our chariot and horse team." Ling Xiao, are you alright? ”

Xiao Lingxiao saw that her eldest brother's face was pale, and he was really worried about himself, so she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart, and shook her head with a light smile, "I'm fine." ”

When I looked up at Xiao Fengming again, I saw that his eyes were full of concern, but the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed, obviously angry with himself.

Xiao Lingxiao smiled and beckoned to him, and Xiao Fengming walked over angrily.