Xiao Shuyong is now an official and respectful of Prime Minister Zuo, full of majesty, but his roar did not make Xiao Lingxiao show the slightest fear. Xiao Lingxiao just smiled slightly, looked at the old lady, and said softly, "Presumably the old lady doesn't like others to kneel for her, otherwise I was blind and knelt and begged in this Xianglin courtyard for three days and three nights, and the old lady would not ignore me." Is that old lady? ”

When Xiao Lingxiao said this, everyone in the room was shocked.

Xiao Lingxiao saw that the old lady's face turned the color of iron blue, and her smile became sweeter.

Sure enough, the old lady waved her hand at Xiao Shuyong, ignoring any etiquette. She took a sip of the tea, paused for a moment, and seemed to suppress the anger in her heart before she spoke, "Ling Xiao, where have you been for so many days?" Innocence is still there? ”

The old lady asked bluntly, and Xiao Lingxiao didn't squirm, "I was rescued by the abbot of the monk Xuan, and her sister Ruixi was there to recuperate." If the old lady thinks that my innocence is gone, please prepare another sedan chair and send me to Fali Temple. When the time comes, Abbot Xuan will be unable to escape the blame, and he will definitely marry me. Xiao Lingxiao's righteousness is awe-inspiring.

Bao Rong'er, who had been standing beside Xiao Lingxiao with her head down, couldn't help but laugh when she heard this.

However, except for her, no one else in the room even dared to take a breath.

The old lady glanced at Bao Rong'er viciously, and said angrily, "Where did you come from, the slave, you don't know the rules so much!" Come! Give me a slap! ”

In a word, a few thick-shouldered mothers with big shoulders and round waists who had been waiting in the room outside rushed in, but before they could step forward, they heard Xiao Lingxiao say sharply, "Who dares to touch her!" ”

Frightened those rough mothers, Xiao Lingxiao turned her head to look at the old lady, and said coldly, "Old lady, you have to look at the master when you beat the dog, this girl is not a slave, she is the godsister of Miss Ruixi, that is, the sister of Abbot Xuan!" If you let someone beat her, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to explain to Abbot Xuan at that time! ”

The old lady was stunned when she heard this, and then she was even more annoyed. Although Abbot Xuan is far away in the mountains and does not care about the world on weekdays, his influence in the imperial city and in front of the emperor should not be underestimated. Although the Xiao family can't say that they are afraid of anyone, but if they annoy such a monk for the sake of a little girl, the old lady will naturally not do it.

Unexpectedly, this Xiao Lingxiao not only came back from the dead, but also got the care of the monk!

The old lady suppressed her anger, but her hands still trembled, she knew that she would have to be angry if she continued like this, so she said in a deep voice, "Your marriage, the royal family has canceled." You clean up in a while, and you'll go to Hualing'an right away......"

Before the old lady could finish speaking, she saw a maid come in and report, "The fourth prince asks to see you." ”

As soon as Xiao Lingxiao heard the words of the fourth prince, she immediately frowned. She really didn't want to see that man now, but after hearing Xuan say that he had never given up and was still begging the emperor for this marriage, Xiao Lingxiao felt a little funny.

In the blink of an eye, the four princes stepped into the house and saw Xiao Lingxiao standing there upright, the four princes stepped forward quickly, stretched out their hands as if to hug him, but soon he took a step back, pretending to be inadvertent, but let everyone see him wipe the corners of his eyes, then took a deep breath, bowed down and saluted the old lady and Xiao Shuyong.

"Jing'an has seen the old lady, Prime Minister Xiao Cheng. I heard that Lingxiao was back, so I came here on purpose, and if it was rude, I also looked at Haihan. After that, he hadn't forgotten to look at Xiao Lingxiao affectionately, and it could be seen that Xiao Lingxiao didn't look at him, and the four princes couldn't help but grit their teeth secretly.

The old lady and Xiao Shuyong's brows were twisted together, and they couldn't understand why the four princes were so infatuated with Xiao Lingxiao.

"It's really inappropriate for the Fourth Highness to come at this time...... Xiao Shuyong grasped the weight of his words, and said cautiously, "The emperor's holy decree has been issued, and Ling Xiao has no relationship with the Fourth Highness." ”

The fourth prince suddenly became sad when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "I fell in love with Ling Xiao at first sight, and Ling Xiao was able to come back from the dead, it must be because God is unwilling to break up our marriage." Prime Minister Xiao Cheng rest assured, I will definitely make my father change his mind. Ling Xiao is my wife, and I will marry her into the door! ”

The fourth prince seems to have a heart like a rock, and everyone thinks that this relationship is extremely important in his heart. What other prince in the world can beg the emperor to change the holy decree for a woman?

However, everyone in the Xiao family was not very moved in their hearts at this time, they were thinking more about how much protection the four princes could bring to Xiao Lingxiao.

Xiao Lingxiao looked around at the faces of these people and secretly remembered them in her heart. She suddenly felt like a cheetah waiting for her prey, and thinking about it made her feel different.

Retracting her gaze, Xiao Lingxiao took a step towards the Fourth Prince, like a long-lost friend, nodded slightly to say hello, and then asked softly, "I don't know about me being poisoned in the sedan chair in front of the Fourth Highness, how did you investigate?" ”

The fourth prince was shocked when he heard this, the sadness on his face suddenly disappeared, his pupils shrank slightly, and a pair of eyes stared at Xiao Lingxiao, as if he wanted to see through her.

After a long time, the fourth prince sighed lightly, "Most of the people present at that time were people from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and it will take some time to check them one by one." But ......," the fourth prince smiled heartily and assured, "I will definitely avenge you." ”

"Okay, I'll wait."

Xiao Lingxiao smiled sweetly, and the hearts of the four princes thumped again. The little shake that appeared just now suddenly seemed to dissipate, and his whole body seemed to be shouting, he must marry this woman back and ravage her, let her toss and turn under him!

First, there was the care of the monk Xuan, and now there is the infatuation of the four princes, which makes the old lady and Xiao Shuyong think about Xiao Lingxiao's affairs again. In the end, they decided to keep her in the mansion for the time being, waiting for news from the four princes.

Xiao Lingxiao left the Xianglin Courtyard and returned to the place where she lived.

The courtyard where Xiao Lingxiao lives is called Rongliu Courtyard, the yard is not big, there is nothing in it, the three main houses and the wings on both sides are all dilapidated, from a distance, no one would have thought that this is the place where the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion lives, it is really not much stronger than the horse shed pigsty.

As soon as Bao Rong'er entered the courtyard, she crossed her waist and said angrily, "This Xiao family is really unkillable, and they dare to give their master such a place to live!" ”

Xiao Lingxiao smiled bitterly and shook her head, looking at this Bao Rong'er's coquettish appearance, she didn't expect that there would be such a big killing aura on her body, if she didn't pay attention to her in the future, she might cause some trouble.

Thinking of this, Xiao Lingxiao whispered to Bao Rong'er, "Don't worry, we don't need to live in this dilapidated yard." ”

Xiao Lingxiao took Bao Rong'er's hand and entered the hall, and was about to say something to her, when she suddenly heard a chaotic footsteps, and then an eighteen or nineteen-year-old maid broke in with a group of people, and said to Xiao Lingxiao arrogantly, "The eldest lady said, the eldest lady just came back from outside, and someone has to take care of her, so I asked me to bring someone to choose for the eldest lady." ”

I didn't expect the eldest lady to send someone so soon, it seems that she is very wary of herself. Xiao Lingxiao glanced at the people behind the maid, the maid and the maid had everything, and all of them had an arrogant look on their faces, and at a glance, they knew that none of these people took Xiao Lingxiao in their eyes.

Xiao Lingxiao remained silent and asked, "Mother is saying that I can choose any of you?" ”

The maid at the head nodded a little impatiently, "Miss, you can hurry up, you're done picking, we have to go back to serve the lady." ”

Xiao Lingxiao smiled when she heard this, "You're right. After that, she stretched out her hand and pointed to the maid who had just spoken, and said, "You stay, and the rest of the people can go back." ”

The maid saw that Xiao Lingxiao actually picked herself, and she suddenly became angry, "I'm the eldest lady's favorite maid!" How can I come and serve you! You pick someone else! ”

As soon as Xiao Lingxiao heard this, the smile on her face suddenly disappeared, and her eyes became extremely cold, "What? The eldest lady said that I can choose among you at will, do you dare to disobey even the eldest lady's words? Dare to say that you are the eldest lady's favorite maid, hum! How could the eldest lady like you who doesn't know the rules! Saying that, Xiao Lingxiao gave Bao Rong'er a look, Bao Rong'er suddenly understood, walked to the maid with a smile, and asked in a coquettish voice, "Look at my sister's little face, it's really beautiful." I don't know what my sister's name is? ”

The maid frowned and said angrily, "My name is Peony!" ”

"Peony? The name is rich enough...... It's a pity. With that, Bao Rong'er still had a smile on her face, raised her hand and slapped the peony in the mouth.

The slap tilted half of Peony's face, and she spun around sharply, and then fell heavily to the ground.

Everyone behind him was frightened by Bao Rong'er's slap, and then Xiao Lingxiao spoke softly, "You all go back, tell the eldest lady truthfully, and say that I left the peony." ”

Everyone hesitated, then dispersed, and rushed out of Rongliu Courtyard in a panic, leaving Peony alone on the ground crying.

Xiao Lingxiao and Bao Rong'er saw Peony lying there crying, so they ignored her and went to the inner room. Xiao Lingxiao told them all about the rules to be followed in life among mortals and what they were going to do next, and Bao Rong'er obediently agreed.

When they came out again, they found that the peony was gone.

When the palm lamp was very long, Peony, who was swollen with half of her face, returned to Rongliu Courtyard with a food box, she gave Xiao Lingxiao an awkward salute, and then set up dinner for Xiao Lingxiao like an ordinary person.

There are four dishes and one soup on the round table, which looks very simple. Xiao Lingxiao pulled Bao Rong'er to sit down together, and the two looked at the food on the table, looked at each other and smiled.

"Miss, you eat first, I'll take Peony to see the accommodation arranged for her." Bao Rong'er said that, pulled the peony and left the house.

Peony looked back at Xiao Lingxiao who was sitting at the table step by step, making sure that she was really eating, and then left with peace of mind.

Bao Rong'er took Peony to the wing room and walked around, and said with a smile, "Peony, you won't blame me for beating you, right?" You know, that's what the eldest lady meant, and I don't want to. ”

Peony nodded when she heard this, but she thought in her heart, this slap, I will come back sooner or later!

When the two of them joined hands and returned to the original house, Bao Rong'er was suddenly shocked. saw that there was a lot less food on the table, and Xiao Lingxiao fell to the ground holding her stomach and didn't move!

Bao Rong'er quickly stepped forward and tried to snort, and exclaimed, "The eldest lady is dead!" ”