Chu Xi didn't talk much about entering the palace, but asked Yun Songyi about it by the way.

Li Xiao doesn't seem to have any other thoughts about marrying a wife.

"I heard that Miss Yun has always had a good relationship with her eldest sister, and her temperament must not be bad, and it is difficult to get it At this time, my mother is still willing to propose marriage in person, eldest sister, you can rest assured, after she marries into the Li Mansion, her mother will not embarrass her." When Li Xiao said this, it seemed that he was currying favor with Chu Xi, and he raised his eyes to see Chu Xi's reaction, but she was indifferent as if she didn't care.

Li Xiao was disappointed in her heart, but she cheered up and smiled: "Big sister, do you have anything else to ask?" ”

Chu Xi looked at him, knowing that the arrogance of the literati in his bones was beginning to rise, and said with a light smile: "There is nothing else, I'm just worried, Yi'er has a lively temperament, and Cousin Xiao has always liked to be quiet, if Yi'er enters the Li family in the future, Cousin Xiao will be more tolerant." ”

"The eldest sister really treats Miss Yun as her own sister." Li Xiao smiled lightly, it was considered that he should go, because there were other things in the house, so he didn't stay long, and only asked Chu Xi to enter the palace, and then hurried back.

Chu Zhenzhen heard that Li Xiao was also married, and then thought about King Xiaoyao's orders, and felt indignant in her heart, but there was no way at all. Who else can help her to help her loved ones die?

Chu Zhenzhen lowered her head and fiddled with her bracelet, but looking at it, the agate bracelet reminded her that there was another crazy suitor for her, and that was Jiao Simiao!

"Why didn't I think of it, if the prince could come out, he might be able to come out too." Chu Zhenzhen said to herself, although Jiao Simiao is always there, but he can help her!

After figuring it out, Chu Zhenzhen made up her mind: "Someone." ”

A girl came in outside, and she was also timid when she looked at her: "What does the young lady command?" ”

Chu Zhenzhen didn't bother to bother with her, and said, "Go and keep an eye on the movements of the Xiaoyao Palace, once the Xiaoyao King and that Jiao Simiao come back, report it immediately." ”

"Yes"

Yahuan received the order and was about to leave, Chu Zhenzhen thought for a while and said, "Wait." ”

"What else does the young lady command?" The girl remembered the girl who had served Chu Zhenzhen before, and couldn't help but be a little scared, and her body trembled slightly.

Chu Zhenzhen looked at her like this and really wanted to raise her hand to beat her, but after thinking about it, she endured it, and plucked a golden hairpin from her head and gave it to her: "Take it and play, if this matter is done, I will give you more rewards, but if you dare to give me negligence or neglect."

"The slave doesn't dare, please rest assured." The girl hurriedly knelt down, and her body trembled more and more.

Seeing this, Chu Zhenzhen's eyes glanced coldly: "That's it, you go quickly." ”

"Yes."

Yahuan said, got up and trotted out, and when she went out, she almost hit the door because she was in too much of a hurry.

Chu Zhenzhen glanced at her disdainfully, turned her head and put together her Zhu Hai bracelet, and found that there were not many. At the beginning, Qin Xue also prepared a dowry for her, but it was pitiful, and thirty-two lifts were not enough, even if she took Zhu Hai as a dowry box for some large pieces, I was afraid that it would not be enough.

"By the way, there should be quite a few of them at Mother's." Over the years, Qin Xue has saved a lot of Zhu Hai hairpin, jewelry, and gorgeous clothes for herself: "Anyway, my mother can't use it now, so it's better to give it to me." Chu Zhenzhen made up her mind, called an obedient little girl, and went to Qin Xue's house.

Qin Xue was looking at the top of the tent with her eyes open, now she can't die, she can't live, and it's very painful not to live or die.

Hearing movement at the door, she opened her mouth in a hoarse voice: "Who?" ”

Chu Zhenzhen stood by the door cautiously and didn't dare to go over, looked at the little girl, and whispered, "Go, cover her face with a cloth." She was ashamed to steal Qin Xue's things, and she was greedy.

The little girl is even less courageous: "The slave doesn't dare"

"If you don't go. I'll go back and make you a big man in a while! ”

Xiao Yahuan was frightened by Chu Zhenzhen's hideous appearance, her face turned pale, and she hurriedly stepped forward.

Qin Xue saw that it was a little girl, and sneered: "What, Chu Bingsong can't help it anymore, let you kill me?" ”

Xiao Yahuan hurriedly shook her head: "It's not the master, it's the second miss"

Chu Zhenzhen gritted her teeth in anger, but Qin Xue was surprised: "Second Miss? Vera? What did Vera ask you to do? ”

"The second lady asked the slave maid to take the scarf"

"Alright." Chu Zhenzhen still walked out, glared at the little girl, and then walked over, saluted Qin Xue, but stood far away, and said, "Mother, King Xiaoyao is about to come out of the prison, so Zhenzhen wants to borrow some dowry from you."

How could her daughter Qin Xue not understand, and suddenly felt that the pair of children she raised had followed Chu Bingsong's bad roots, vicious and ruthless: "Zhen Zhen, is it good to help my mother, as long as you are willing to help my mother, my mother will tell you where the five thousand taels are hidden." ”

When Chu Zhenzhen heard five thousand taels, her eyes lit up, she immediately swallowed her saliva and came closer: "If my mother has anything to say, Zhen Zhen must do what she can do, but now I am also grounded by my father in this Ruyi Garden." I can't go out at all, I'm afraid."

"Don't worry, it's not difficult, you don't need to go out." Qin Xue smiled desolately, looking at her daughter, her heart ached, but she also had no regret medicine: "Zhen Zhen, look ahead, there is a bottle of arsenic there, you go and bring it to your mother." ”

Chu Zhenzhen's face immediately became ugly: "Do you want Zhen Zhen to poison her father?" If he dies, his daughter's future will also be ruined, have you thought about it? ”

She was selfish to this point, Qin Xue's eyes were also filled with tears, at such a time, she really regretted it, but unfortunately God would not give her another chance. She choked up and looked at Chu Zhenzhen with a dumb smile: "Don't be afraid, child, my mother didn't let you poison your father." ”

"And what do you want to do?" Chu Zhenzhen looked at Qin Xue suspiciously, she was now bent on becoming a master, trampling Chu Xi and the others under her feet, and she had no intention of caring about anything else.

Qin Xue smiled lightly: "Poison me." ”

"What!" The little girl shouted in shock, but Qin Xue said: "I might as well die now, if you can help me, I will tell you where the things you want are." ”

Chu Zhenzhen looked at Qin Xue, her mother who had been with her for more than ten years, and at such a juncture, she was naturally reluctant: "But mother, if you force Zhen Zhen to kill her mother, if people know about it, Zhen Zhen's life will be over." ”

Qin Xue looked at the little girl ring on the side: "Don't be afraid, let her come." ”

Chu Zhenzhen shook her head: "You can't die"

"But I live more painfully than I die, Zhen Zhen, my mother's good daughter, you will become a mother, once my mother dies, no one will laugh at you, you don't have to be burdened anymore, and there is a lot of silver that can be used as a dowry for you, so that you can marry beautifully" Qin Xue said.

Chu Zhenzhen thought about it and stood up, her eyes were a little red, but she didn't let the tears flow, she only said indifferently: "No, if you die, they will definitely have an excuse not to let me marry King Xiaoyao at that time." With that, he turned his head around the room and began to rummage through the room.

She didn't leave a single piece of jewelry, any clothes that could be used as a dowry, and she moved them all, including the vases and ornaments in the house, and all that she thought could be used as a dowry.

After everyone dispersed, Qin Xue looked at the empty room, and only wanted to bite her tongue and kill herself, it was better than seeing her own daughter who she had always loved treat her like this.

And every man who conceived evil spirits fell asleep in the night. Early the next morning, Chu Xi was dragged by the green sprouts and began to choose clothes.

"By the way, isn't the carmine clothes sent by Ruyifang just right?" Xiao Fu'er said.

When Lu Ya heard this, she hurriedly turned her head and took the clothes, and after Chu Xi changed it, several girls were surprised.

"It's so pretty!" Xiao Fu'er's eyes were about to fall out, and the waist-pinching clothes just set off Chu Xi's already delicate figure, and a wide-sleeved robe of the same color was covered outside, which made her skin more delicate and fair. The bun is picked from the front and pulled some behind the head, tied with the golden hairpin of the bud head, and the rest are scattered behind the back, the two sides of the bun are obliquely inserted with long hairpins decorated with golden tassels, the red lips are dotted, the peach blossoms in the eyebrows, the eyebrows are carefully described, the eyes are like clear streams, such a face, not to mention the city and the country, but also make people unforgettable at first sight.

Chu Xi looked at the reactions of several people, turned around and looked in the bronze mirror, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly, but she took off the golden hairpin on both sides, leaving only one golden hairpin and two beaded flowers on the back of her head, and then took off her makeup, which looked much more plain than before.

"Miss, why are you?"

"Beauty doesn't necessarily mean a good thing." Chu Xi said lightly, and took off the three or four bracelets they brought to herself, and she was refreshed.

"But the third and fourth ladies must be dressed very luxuriously, and you won't compare them when you go out." Xiao Fu'er was still muttering, and Lu Tan knocked on her head: "Silly girl, our young lady has already promised others, and she doesn't need to dress up to provoke those wild bees and butterflies outside." ”

"Oh" Xiao Fu'er nodded as she looked very reasonable.

Chu Xi looked at the two laughing and chuckled: "The hour is almost up, let's go." ”

"Then the slave and sister green shoots will wait for you to go in." Green Sandalwood laughed hurriedly.

Chu Xi bowed her head slightly and looked around: "Xiao Fu'er, Chunzhi, you take care of it more, don't be too sad, Siren has passed away, she is alive and well." ”

Xiao Fu'er patted his chest: "Don't worry, our Pavilion is a cow, a ghost, a snake and a god can't enter, Xiao Fu'er, I will definitely watch it for you." ”

Chu Xi looked at her sworn look: "Don't be hard-hitting, I'll talk about something when I come back." ”

Lu Tan laughed out loud, Xiao Fu'er blushed and scratched her head, and Chu Xi turned her head and went out with someone.

Chu Xiuxiu and Chu Dai'er have been waiting for a long time, Chu Dai'er is not dressed like ordinary plain today, but much more decent, and luxurious, as for Chu Xiuxiu's gold and silver, all the gold and silver are piled on her body, it looks like a moving makeup box.

Seeing Chu Xi coming, Chu Dai'er was the first to come over to greet her, looked at the clothes on Chu Xi's body, and said with a smile: "Big sister's clothes are so beautiful." ”

Chu Xi smiled lightly, she didn't plan to have a family affair with her, but when she saw that everyone had arrived, she turned around and got into the carriage. As for Mrs. Hou, she should also go to the palace gate and wait at this time.

This Chu Xi got into the carriage, and Zhao Xuanyi got the news.

Jiang Fan was grinding ink on one side, and when he heard the news that someone was coming, his hand grinding ink paused slightly, and Zhao Xuanyi stopped the ink pen in his hand and raised his head: "Went alone?" ”

"There are also the third and fourth ladies of the Chu family."

Zhao Xuanyi frowned slightly, closed the fold in his hand, and stood up: "Go and prepare the carriage." ”

Jiang was busy and said: "Prince, the old lady of the Jiang family said that he would come to see him in a while."

Zhao Xuanyi frowned in disgust, and looked at Jiang Fan indifferently: "Let him later, and go back to the palace." ”

Knowing that he didn't like to interfere by himself, Jiang Fan didn't say anything more, only bowed his head and saluted, Zhao Xuanyi saw this, so he strode away, and after taking her away, Jiang Fan raised his head: "The prince is stunned." ”

"Mother, go back and rest." There was a grandmother coming over.

Jiang Fan put down the ink ingot in his hand and walked to the bookcase, intending to tidy up the desktop for Zhao Xuanyi, but accidentally ran into a painting with a silk ribbon on the side, the painting rolled to the ground, spread out, and it was actually a picture of a beauty, and she recognized the person in this beauty picture, Chu Xi.

The subordinates in the room hurriedly lowered their heads, Jiang Fan's nose was sour: "If anyone dares to reveal a word in this matter, I will never spare it." ”

"Yes."

Jiang Fan just wanted to tear the scroll on the ground, but in the end, he squatted down himself, picked up the painting, and put it away again.

"Chu Xi, Chu Xi, if you dare to harm the prince, I won't let you go." Jiang Fan muttered, thinking about Zhao Xuanyi's appearance when he went out just now, his heart was sour, and he turned his head and walked away.

Chu Xi's carriage just arrived in front of the palace gate, and she saw that Mrs. Hou was already waiting, she seemed to see herself, and she showed a smiling face from afar.

"I've seen Mrs. Hou." Chu Ji saw the salute, and as soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Hou laughed happily: "Little girl, what are you doing with me so politely, we have long been a family."

Mrs. Hou had a meaningful look, and Chu Xi's face turned red, but Mrs. Hou laughed even louder, and it was refreshing to see it.

Mrs. Hou saw that she was dressed elegantly and cleanly, but she would not lose her manners, and she became more and more satisfied, so she took her hand and walked to the palace, as if she hadn't seen Chu Dai'er and Chu Xiuxiu coming with her.

Chu Xiuxiu pursed her lips and muttered, "What's the big deal." "When she becomes a concubine, are you still worried about this little Mrs. Hou?

Chu Dai'er is not the same as her, she envies Chu Xi, envies her for being so liked and loved by Mrs. Hou, if she changes Chu Xi to herself, she believes that she will be able to do the same.

Thinking like this, the smile on her face grew wider and wider, and she stepped in.

Lu Chuxi of the palace is very familiar, walking in this narrow corridor with red walls and green tiles, she always feels a little stuffy in her heart.

"Qingyu told me yesterday for a long time, don't worry, no one can touch a single hair of you today." Mrs. Hou took her hand and laughed quietly.

Chu Xiwan'er: "Thank you, madam." ”

"Hey, I can't get used to hearing you call me Mrs., when you change your name to mother, it will be pleasing to your ears."

Chu Xi's face was hot again, feeling the temperature of Mrs. Hou's palm, as if she felt that her mother was beside her, and her eyes were wet.

A few people walked forward together, this road was very long, and the cold wind was extraordinarily strong.

Mrs. Hou was shushing and asking for warmth all the way, Chu Dai'er's expression was calm, but she was jealous in her heart. As for Chu Xiuxiu, she was completely dismissive.

After walking for a long time, he finally arrived at the emperor's heart cultivation hall, but so early, before he went down to the court, the palace maid led them to rest in the side hall, and Chu Daier saw that the opportunity had come, so she stepped forward to salute and say hello.

"Dai'er has seen Mrs. Hou."

Mrs. Hou looked her up and down, looking at Wen Wan, but the calculation in the corner of her eye couldn't escape her eyes. Although Chu Xi seems to be alienated and indifferent, when facing herself, she is at least honest, and she can see the shyness of her youngest daughter, but this woman, who is clearly two years younger than Chu Xi, is very shrewd.

"You are the fourth lady of the Chu family, you are really beautiful." Mrs. Hou smiled faintly.

Seeing her gentle face, Chu Dai'er got up and sat down beside her: "Madame doesn't mind Dai'er sitting here." ”

"Nature."

Chu Dai'er took out a sachet from her sleeve, and a faint medicinal fragrance wafted out: "I heard that Mrs. Hou was sick a few days ago, this is the sachet that Dai'er embroidered for her eldest sister, and there are some medicinal herbs in it, and it may be useful for you to bring it with you." ”

Chu Xi was slightly surprised, was Mrs. Hou sick a while ago, she has been busy with things in the city, and she was indeed negligent.

Chu Ji thought that Mrs. Hou would take it, but she didn't expect her to take Chu Xi's hand with a smile: "The girl said that she is also preparing, and I will use hers when I go back." It's just a small wind chill on the left and right, and it's not a big deal. ”

Seeing her understanding, Chu Xi breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and indeed liked this Anping Marquis Mansion more and more.

Seeing this, Chu Dai'er took back the sachet with a smile, and looked at Mrs. Hou, who was bent on talking to Chu Xi, and did not leak her anger. Mrs. Hou protects Chu Xi like this, I think it's because she is a prospective daughter-in-law, and when she becomes her daughter-in-law in the future, she will definitely protect herself like this.

Chu Xiuxiu looked at Chu Dai'er sarcastically on the side, Chu Dai'er raised her eyes to look at her, smiled lightly, and a trace of poison flashed in her eyes.

After a few people waited for a long time, news came from outside, asking a few people to meet the holy driver.

Chu Xi suppressed her emotions from beginning to end, and followed Mrs. Hou to greet her, and then stood aside.

"Your Lin family is really a short-term protector, Miss Chu hasn't married yet, so I just asked her to come over, and you came in a hurry."

A hoarse male voice came, Chu Xiuxiu hurriedly raised her eyes quietly to aim, but Chu Dai'er hid behind and was unusually low-key, as if she was not here to see the emperor.

Mrs. Hou said with a smile: "My daughter's biological mother has passed away, and my stepmother has such a thing, and there are no elders in the family to bring over, so I came." She is a big girl with yellow flowers. When the woman enters the palace, if she shows her timidity, she turns around and provokes Long Yan to be angry, you punish her for thinking about it behind closed doors, if she cancels her marriage, who will our Lin family cry out with, and the ducks will fly. ”

When the emperor heard this, he laughed: "You mouth, Lin Qingyu is afraid that he learned from your mother, why did you say that Zhuyin fell under your sharp mouth." ”

The emperor looked in a good mood, Lin Xiuxiu had other ideas, and was about to step forward, but was pulled by Chu Dai'er: "Don't worry. ”

Chu Xiuxiu looked at her cowardly, brushed her hand away dissatisfiedly, whispered 'coward', and stepped forward to greet the emperor: "It turns out that the emperor has such a good temperament, no wonder the people praise it." Chu Xiuxiu came out to behave obediently, thinking that the emperor liked such sharp-toothed people.

The Emperor glanced at her: "You are"

"The courtier's daughter Chu Mansion Chu Xiuxiu is the third oldest among the sisters." Chu Xiuxiu's face turned red when she saw the emperor talking.

The emperor looked at her, didn't say much, and turned his gaze to Chu Xi: "Chu Xi, come forward." ”

Mrs. Hou smiled and pulled Chu Xi: "Come, come forward and talk back, don't be afraid, the emperor is very kind." ”

Kind?

Chu Xi listened to Mrs. Hou use this word to describe the emperor. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook, and he stepped forward to salute.

The emperor only glanced at her lightly and smiled: "It's a good one, this kid is quite a bit of vision." ”

"Your Majesty, you have a good reputation." Mrs. Hou laughed.

"It's not a big deal to call you over, I just want to see what kind of girl this kid Qingyu has a crush on, and he is willing to come and work for me."

Chu Xi raised his head and looked at the emperor in surprise, is it hard?

Seeing Chu Xi's reaction like this, the emperor's laughter was even louder: "I see that you are also an infatuation." ”

For a woman who has not yet left the cabinet, such a thing as being infatuated with a man is not a compliment.

Chu Xi hurriedly curts: "The emperor forgives his sins"

"What kind of sin do you forgive, I asked you to come over and ask you, do you want to marry the Hou Mansion as soon as possible?" The emperor squinted his eyes at Chu Xi, who was leaning on the low table on the warm couch tiredly, looking majestic.

Chu Xiuxiu saw that the emperor had been ignoring herself, thinking that Chu Xiu had stolen the limelight, so she hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "The wedding dress of the eldest sister has not been made yet."

When the emperor heard her voice, he frowned a little impatiently, Gonggong Gao stood on the side and looked at her, scolded a fool in his heart, and said with a smile: "The prince of the Lin family has mentioned it to the emperor many times, please make sure the emperor advances the wedding date, saying that he is looking for a fortune teller to see Miss Chu's birthday, it is Wangfu's, Lin Shizi also said that he has been too unlucky recently, and he has to let Miss Chu go to Wangwang." ”

Grandpa Gao said this interestingly, and several people smiled. Seeing this, Mrs. Hou took Chu Xi's hand: "Sister, the emperor wants to give us grace, so you can order this." ”

The emperor looked at Chu Ji's face with a crimson face, it seemed that she was just an ordinary boudoir lady, she was not as shrewd as the fourth elder of the Chu family standing at the end, could it be that Lin Qingyu took a fancy to her just because of her appearance?

Chu Xi didn't know what the emperor's true intentions were, and when she raised her eyes to look at him, she couldn't see that it was half abnormal.

Seeing that she was delayed, the emperor smiled and said: "King Xiaoyao will come out of the prison today, and he also plans to marry the second lady of Chu Mansion in these two days, and I have already agreed." There have been so many things happening in your Chu Mansion recently, and there have been a lot of things happening in the capital, and it just happens to be April, I am thinking, why don't you just let the two sisters marry at the same time, so as to add some joy to the new month, what do you think? ”

Chu Xi was only shy and saluted: "It's all up to the saint to decide." ”

Seeing this, the emperor laughed: "Okay, very good, come on, go and issue an edict, the wedding will be set in ten days!" ”

Chu Xi looked at the old emperor and became more and more unable to see through it. Mrs. Hou grabbed her hand and tightened it, signaling her not to speak again.

Chu Xiuxiu saw that she was completely treated as air, she was not reconciled, and she didn't dare to make another attempt, so she had to back down to the side.

A little eunuch hurriedly walked in outside and said, "Back to the emperor, the prince has gone home to bathe, and is now waiting outside the palace for thanks." ”

When the emperor heard this, his smile faded a little, and he raised his hand: "My good imperial brother is here." After that, he looked at a few people and said, "I heard that you still want to go and greet the queen, so go now." ”

"Yes." Mrs. Hou saluted, and then pulled Chu Xi and left in a hurry.

When they left, Zhao Xunyan happened to come in, Chu Xi had no intention of looking at him, and lowered his head all the way, but he blocked the way so that he couldn't die.

"It turned out to be Mrs. Hou and Miss Chu."

Zhao Xunyan's voice came, with a bit of banter.

Mrs. Hou saluted with Chu Xi, raised her eyes and looked at Zhao Xunyan with a smile: "The prince has just washed away this filth, and his words are really beautiful." ”

Chu Xi was a little surprised, it turned out that not only Lin Qingyu, but Mrs. Hou was also the master who spoke unforgivingly.

Zhao Xunyan now lists Lin Qingyu as an enemy, and he has a little less patience with the Anping Hou Mansion, who didn't want to mess with him before: "Mrs. Hou doesn't want to see this king like this, it seems that she doesn't want to see this king." ”

Mrs. Hou frowned, and when Chu Ji saw this, she said, "The prince has been delayed in seeing the emperor and wants to embarrass our female dependents here." Can the courtiers also say that the prince is very unkind to see the emperor? ”

"You're bold!" Zhao Xunyan was followed by a man who looked like an official and shouted, but Chu Xi raised his head and looked at him directly: "You are bold!" This is the emperor's palace of nourishing hearts, when will you be allowed to shout here! ”

"You ----!"

Zhao Xunyan stopped the people behind him, looked at Chu Xi, his eyes were even more interested, thinking that she would be his own person sooner or later, so he didn't say more, looked at her, and walked directly to the hall.

Chu Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and Mrs. Hou looked at Chu Xi in surprise, her eyes were shining, as if she had found the same kind.

In the palace, Gonggong Gao had already told the emperor about the scene, and the emperor was happy when he heard it: "I know that this girl is not simple, no wonder Lin Qingyu likes it, this little temper, ordinary people can't stand it." ”

As the emperor was talking, Zhao Xunyan had already walked in and saluted the emperor.

The emperor looked at him, closed his tired eyes, and gently tilted on the mat, looking careless, Zhao Xunyan saw this, and his face was slightly gloomy.

Out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, the queen's people have been waiting for a long time.

The people who followed the queen all the way to her palace, Chu Xi looked at the familiar face and sighed slightly in her heart.

In her previous life, she remembered that after the death of the eldest prince, the queen died depressed, but now she can still see it again.

When she saw the queen, she sat in the first seat with a pale face, with a bright yellow and phoenix dress, but she had no energy, and she seemed to be ten years old.

"Here, sit down." The queen's voice was faint, as if the wind was about to disperse as soon as the wind blew.

Chu Xi and a few people saluted and sat down, but Mrs. Hou had something to talk to her, and after talking for a while, the queen's interest was still not high, so she rewarded Chu Xi with a bracelet, and sent her to leave with Mrs. Hou, leaving Chu Zhenzhen and Chu Dai'er.

Out of the Queen's Palace, Mrs. Hou pulled Chu Xi and hurriedly walked forward: "It looks lifeless inside, it's better for you not to have anything to do with them in the future." ”

Chu Ji bowed her head, and the two didn't go far before they saw a palace maid coming over and saying that the concubine was invited.

Chu Xi and Mrs. Hou are a little confused, who is the concubine?

The palace maid smiled and said, "Don't worry, the concubine is waiting, come with me." With that, he led the two of them to leave.

Chu Xi remembered that this concubine was just a timid concubine who was afraid of being left out in the harem in her previous life, how could she come to invite herself, there must be fraud.

Chu Xi watched the palace maid go further and further on the wrong road, and stopped: "This is not the way to the palace of the concubine, this sister, are you mistaken?" ”

The palace maid saw that her tone was firm, her palms tightened, but she smiled and said, "Miss Chu, you have never been here, how do you know that you are not?" The slave maid took you this is a shortcut, in case it is late, the concubine will blame it."

"I'll take the blame and take the road." Mrs. Hou came out and said.

The palace maid began to be embarrassed, looked at the narrow path not far ahead, frowned, and said: "Mrs. Hou, don't be embarrassed by the slave maid, as soon as you cross this path, you will be in the palace of the concubine Niangniang."

"As soon as you cross this path, it is clear that it is the cold palace, is it possible that the concubine has been beaten into the cold palace?" Chu Xi said coldly.

The palace maid looked at Chu Xi in surprise, and when she was at a loss, a grandmother came over, and there were four or five eunuchs behind her.

"What's wrong?"

This grandmother is very powerful at first glance, her eyebrows and eyes are sharp, and her tone is very serious.

"Even Mama, Concubine Yue asked the slave maid to lead Mrs. Hou and Miss Chu to meet, but they refused to go over."

"Really?" Mama Lian turned her head to look at Chu Xi, and when she met Chu Xi's eyes, she was surprised, she actually felt a little familiar: "Miss Chu, have we ever met?" ”

Chu Xiwan'er, at this time, said that if he hadn't seen it, he would kill himself.

"Yes, you are from the palace of Concubine Su." Chu Xi said directly.

Even Mama was surprised, but she couldn't remember when she had seen Chu Xi.

Seeing that she revealed her identity in one word, she didn't force to take Chu Ji and the others to the cold palace, and said with a smile: "Concubine Yue Niangniang is now at Su Guifei's place, the two of you can also see each other in the past, and the slave maid will show you the way." With that, he led a few people forward.

Chu Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and Mrs. Hou also put back the things in her sleeve.

Mrs. Hou took Chu Xi and walked slowly, as if she was strolling leisurely: "You are going to come to my house in ten days, are you nervous?" ”

Chu Xi looked at the fun-loving Mrs. Hou and smiled: "Madam, you have made fun of Ma'er all the way." ”

Seeing her helpless look, Mrs. Hou smiled even more happily: "Don't be afraid when you see Concubine Su in a while, she won't do anything to you." ”

Chu Xi bowed slightly, and in a short time, he was already in the hall.

Of course, the concubine was naturally not there, and Concubine Su sat in the first seat drinking tea. Dressed in a palace skirt embroidered with red peony, full of luxurious pearls, with thin makeup painted on her face, she looks more than twenty years younger than the current queen, her figure is still graceful, her face is a little serious, but the corners of her eyes are charming, no wonder the emperor has been favored for so many years, she is still somewhat similar to Zhen Niang, fortunately Zhen Niang has no children, otherwise the emperor is afraid that even the throne will have to be passed.

At the same time that Chu Ji looked at Su Guifei, Su Guifei also looked at her, she looked really good, and she was bold, no wonder the prince liked it.

"Mrs. Hou, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you won't say anything about it when you go back to the capital." Su Guifei said with a smile.

Mrs. Hou sat on the side and smiled: "The palace is not the vegetable garden of the Hou Mansion, how can you enter it when you say it." ”

Su Guifei's face froze, and she smiled coldly: "You are still the same as back then." ”

"The concubine hasn't changed." Mrs. Hou smiled lightly, saw that her face was a little colder, and said: "After so many years, I still favor the harem." ”

Concubine Su smiled knowingly, and didn't want to say more to Mrs. Hou, so she only looked at Chu Ji: "Miss Chu, you must be very busy preparing for marriage at home during this time, and there are so many things going on in Chu Mansion, you must not have the leisure to go out." ”

Chu Xi didn't know what she was going to ask, so she only smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern." ”

Su Guifei chuckled: "I heard that you have a good relationship with Fan'er." Some time ago, she went to the mountain villa to raise the fetus, and thanks to your fetus, the fetus can be saved. ”

Chu Ji knew that he was really talking back, but he smiled quietly: "I didn't help much, it was all up to the concubine's fortune." ”

"Really?" Su Guifei said, a cold wind blew outside the window, and she suddenly began to cough, and the palace maid on the side seemed to be prepared, and handed over a folded handkerchief, Chu Ji looked at it fixedly, and after confirming that she was coughing up blood, she had a number in her heart. In the last life, the year when the prince was killed, Su Guifei was also investigated and dealt with a strange illness, which was caused by coughing up blood, and it was only half a year during the period, but I don't know how long Su Guifei has had this symptom now.

"Is the mother okay?" Mrs. Hou asked.

"It's okay, it's a minor illness, just take some medicine." Concubine Su said, took the tea handed by the palace maid on the side, and drank a little smoother: "This white tea is a good thing, it quenches thirst, and it is the most comfortable to drink." ”

White tea?

Chu Xi frowned slightly, but hurriedly shook his head and scattered the thoughts in his heart.

After Su Guifei calmed down, she said again: "Qingyu has been helping the prince, but it is really hard for him, the prince is running around all day, and he has not stopped, when the time comes, when you get married, don't complain that the prince is dominating Qingyu." ”

Chu Xi stiffly blushed, and smiled as if shyly: "A man should have been busy with his own career first. ”

"Haha, you're a see-through one." Su Guifei laughed, but leaned forward slightly to look at Chu Xi: "Then if you want to see Qing Yu in the future, you can walk around the prince's mansion more, so as to relieve Fan'er's boredom." ”

Chu Xi raised her eyes to look at her, and then she understood what she meant. She was afraid that she would have something to do with the prince

Chu Ji saluted: "After the concubine marries the Hou Mansion, she will assist in the affairs of the inner house and serve the family. ”

When Su Guifei heard this, she looked at her for a long time, and saw that she really had no intention of lying, and the stone in her heart fell slightly. Jiang Fan said that the prince was stunned for this Chu Xi, but now he looks at this Chu Xi is sober: "You girl, you haven't married yet, so you want to serve your in-laws." ”

"That's a blessing for me." Mrs. Hou laughed and stared at Chu Xi with a smile, the more this girl really knows, the more she likes it: "The emperor has already drafted a decree and plans to advance the wedding date, and she will get married in ten days, but isn't she the daughter-in-law of our Hou Mansion?" ”

"Ten days later?"

Two voices sounded at the same time, one was Su Guifei's voice, and the other was Zhao Xuanyi's voice.

Su Guifei was surprised, while Zhao Xuanyi was a little angry.

Mrs. Hou got up, stopped Chu Xi behind her, and saluted Zhao Xuanyi.

Zhao Xuanyi had a cold face and looked at Chu Xi, as if she had betrayed herself: "Was it the decree of my father, or did you ask for it yourself?" "Don't you wait so much to marry Lin Qingyu, I'm worried that she will be bullied when she enters the palace, and hurried over.

Zhao Xuanyi's words were inappropriate, Chu Xi raised his eyes and looked at him indifferently, but he held back his anger: "It is the emperor's order to return to the prince." ”

Mrs. Hou also looked up at him and said with a smile: "The prince seems to be very dissatisfied with this marriage? Did Qing Yu do something to make the prince unhappy? ”

Zhao Xuanyi only stared straight at Chu Xi, looking at her eyes, and suddenly regretted a little, why did she give her to Lin Qingyu after snatching her back to the mansion, if not, she should be her own crown princess now!

"Emperor, it's okay." Su Guifei's tone was full of anger.

Zhao Xuanyi turned around and saluted Su Guifei: "Mother." ”

"Why are you here, it's okay to be in a hurry." As soon as Concubine Su looked at his expression when he came, she knew that what Jiang Fan said was the truth, and the prince really went crazy for the sake of a woman.

"I just suddenly want to come to see my mother."

"Yes." Su Guifei glanced at him lightly, and then looked at Chu Xi, if Chu Ji can keep to herself, it would be best, if not, she was afraid that she would not be able to stay, even if she was the daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Anping. It is not that there are no women in history who have been robbed by the emperor of his courtiers, but those are all faint kings who have been scolded for thousands of years, and her son must not be like this!

Mrs. Hou Chu Ji noticed the murderous aura in Su Guifei's eyes, Mrs. Hou got up and said with a smile: "Guifei Niangniang, the hour is not early, and the emperor's holy decree will be sent to the mansion in a while, so"

"I wanted to leave you to eat with you, so go back first." Concubine Su didn't want to keep them longer, Chu Ji was here, and Zhao Xuanyi's eyes didn't seem to move.

The two saluted, then turned around and went out, Zhao Xuanyi also got up and wanted to leave, Su Guifei suddenly said in a serious tone: "You sit for me!" ”

"The Mother"

"Don't think I don't know anything, your first priority now is not a woman, it's your crown prince!" As soon as Concubine Su was excited, she began to cough again, her palms were full of blood, and the grandmothers hurriedly brought water over to let her clean her hands

Zhao Xuanyi hurriedly walked over: "Mother, you are"

"The doctor suspected that it was poisoned, but I couldn't find anyone, and I was afraid of startling the snake, so I didn't make a noise." Su Guifei said.

"What about your body"

"Don't worry." After Su Guifei dried her hands, she turned her head and pulled Zhao Xuanyi with a tired look: "Emperor, the mother concubine is counting on you, now many people are still eyeing you, if you are so easily influenced by a woman, then she is your biggest weakness, do you understand?" When the time comes, it will make you fall short, our mother and son have endured it for so many years, do you want to be ruined like this? ”

Seeing her like this, Zhao Xuanyi's face became even darker, but he said, "Erchen understands." ”

Seeing the struggling look in Zhao Xuanyi's eyes, Su Guifei was glad that she had discovered it too early.

After sending Zhao Xuanyi away, Su Guifei leaned back tiredly: "Go, deliver a message to Jiang Fan." If Xuanyi makes inappropriate moves because of Chu Ji again, tell me immediately! At that time, Chu Xi must not stay, she understands best.

When Chu Ji and Mrs. Hou arrived at the gate of the palace, they saw Lin Qingyu's carriage waiting early.

As soon as Mrs. Hou came out of the palace gate, she covered her head: "Hey, why does my head hurt a little, maybe it's blowing too much wind." As he spoke, he let his mother-in-law help him get into the carriage and stopped Chu Xi under the carriage: "Hi'er, there is no danger outside the palace, you can wait for your two sisters here." With that, he hurriedly let the carriage go.

Chu Xi was dumbfounded, how could Mrs. Hou act as if she was going to escape.

Lin Fu saw it from a distance, turned around and said, "Master, the eldest lady has run away." ”

Lin Qingyu was so angry that her teeth itched: "She runs the fastest every time." "I ordered my own sleeping hole. Let him sleep until now before waking up, if Chu Xi wasn't fine, he would really have to finish with this mother.

Lu Tan failed to enter the palace, and when she saw Chu Xi coming out, she immediately stepped forward and looked her up and down, and was relieved to see that she was fine.

Lu Ya chuckled: "I told you that the palace is not so terrifying, after all, Mrs. Hou is following." ”

"What does the little girl know?" Green Sandalwood looks like a big sister.

Green Sprout's laughter became louder and louder, and Chu Xi walked over to look at the two: "Go and wait in the carriage." ”

Lu Tan looked at Lin Qingyu's carriage Nunu: "Miss, don't you want to take a look?" It seems that Lin Shizi has never gotten out of the car since he came, and he is afraid that he will commit the old disease again. ”

"Just your crow's mouth"

"I'm telling you the truth."

Chu Ji looked at the two of them who were chattering and having fun, smiled lightly, turned his head and was about to go to Lin Qingyu's carriage, but Zhao Xunyan's voice came from behind him.

"Miss Chu."

Chu Xi was extremely disgusted by this voice, but she had to turn her head and salute.

Zhao Xunyan walked over, approached Chu Xi and whispered, "I'm going to get married in ten days, I'll wait for you." ”

Chu Xi knew his plan, he didn't bother to tell him more, and he took a step back, but Zhao Xunyan posted it shamelessly, Chu Xi gritted his teeth: "Lord Wang, can't you stand steady!" ”

Zhao Xunyan looked at the angry Chu Xi, and felt more and more interesting: "Dare to yell at me like this, Chu Xi, you are not small." ”

"He'er, don't apologize yet?"

Lin Qingyu's voice came, and his tone was as if he was talking to his daughter-in-law again.

Chu Xi turned his head to look at him, dressed in a crimson wide-sleeved robe, the mask had been removed, and against the background of the vast snow, he looked more and more heroic, but the evil spirit and fox-like eyes at the corners of his mouth, no one would regard him as an elegant son, but the sentence of Gongzi Shishuang was suitable for him at this time. She thought back to her past life and this life, and there was really no one who could compare to him.

Seeing that Chu Xi was stunned, Lin Qingyu winked at her proudly: "Don't worry, I'll let you see enough when I turn around." Now that you have offended the prince, you still don't apologize. Lin Qingyu walked over with a smile.

When Chu Ji heard this, the ghost envoy listened to his words, and turned around and saluted Zhao Xunyan.

Seeing this, Zhao Xunyan's eyes were cold: "Miss Chu has not passed the door yet, so she abides by the three obedience and four virtues." ”

"It turns out that the prince knows that Ji'er is the future daughter-in-law of the Hou Mansion." Lin Qingyu walked over and stood in front of Chu Xi lightly, almost about to face the tip of Zhao Xunyan's nose.

Zhao Xunyan took three steps back in disgust, looked at the proud Lin Qingyu, and said coldly: "This king naturally knows." ”

"Really? Now that he knows, why is the prince pressing the future princess of the Hou Mansion step by step? Isn't there no shame like those wild bees and butterflies? ”

"You ----!"

Lin Qing was foolish, and the corners of his good-looking mouth raised: "By the way, Lord Wang, you just came back from prison, do you need the ministers to notify the ministers to pick you up and wash the dust?" ”

Zhao Xunyan saw that he was clearly angry for Chu Xi again, but he didn't say more. Ten days later, Chu Xi will become his princess.

"That's not necessary, Lin Qingyu, you are dedicated to helping the prince, have you ever wondered if the prince has the same idea as this king?" Zhao Xunyan sneered.

Chu Xi's palms were slightly tight, but Lin Qingyu put his hand behind him, grabbed Chu Xi's hand, and chuckled: "What about the same?" The prince is the prince who wears shoes, he is the virtuous prince, and the minister believes that the prince will not do the same thing as the prince. ”

Zhao Xunyan's face was gloomy, the prince was wearing shoes, and he was afraid, he was indeed barefoot, and he was not afraid of anything.

"It was a mistake not to pull you to the king's side at the beginning, but when you regret it, you can come to the king, and the king will definitely think about it." Zhao Xunyan said, looked at Chu Xi looking at Lin Qingyu's gentle eyes, his eyes seemed to be with a sword, he sneered, turned his head and left.

Chu Xi waited for him to leave, and then grabbed Lin Qingyu with his backhand: "Your palms are very cold." ”

"Well, it's better to cool down." Lin Qingyu smiled and turned around. looked at her gently: "Didn't you rest well last night?" Last night, I went home to explain some things to my mother, but she slept in the hole, and I didn't wake up until now. ”

Listening to his somewhat anxious explanation, Chu Xi bent his eyes: "It's okay." ”

Lin Qingyu grabbed her hand, the smile on the corner of his mouth seemed to be unable to go down, and said, "The two young ladies of the Chu family will not come out until later, and I will take you to a place." ”

"Where?"

"You'll know when you go."

Chu Xi was coaxed and tricked into the carriage by him, and regretted it when he went up.

The red lips were plundered by him, which made her breathless, but her heart was extremely sweet, and it was easy for him to get up and leave, Chu Xi hurriedly changed his breath: "There are people outside." ”

"They can't see it." Lin Qingyu motioned to Chu Xi to look at the curtain of his carriage, but it turned out that there were buckles that could be buckled, and no matter how the carriage swayed, the curtain could not float.

Chu Xi was dumbfounded, Lin Qingyu turned his head to look at her watery eyes that had become watery because of her emotion, and then looked at her slightly swollen red lips, and his heart was rippling again, and he couldn't help but lean down again and plunder her beauty.

The carriage ran all the way out until it reached Lin Qingyu's hot spring small bamboo forest.

It was the first time for Green Sprouts to come here, and the two girls looked at the misty bamboo forest and the young women in light veils shuttling back and forth, and asked stupidly, "Is this a fairyland?" ”

Lin Fu glanced at Lu Tan: "Hot spring bamboo forest." ”

Lu Tan pouted: "Everyone here is like a fairy, all of them are bubbling with fairy energy, just you, like a deadly gorilla." Brave a puff of cold air. ”

"You ----"

"How am I?"

"Don't provoke me!" Lin Fu's face turned red rarely, anyone would mind being called a gorilla by his sweetheart, and killing a gorilla, phew!

"I'm so scared" Lu Tan grimaced at him, and when he couldn't help it, he ran away.

Lin Fu took a deep breath and told himself to be patient, but Lu Ya smiled: "Lu Tan is such a personality, the more you like the person, the more poisonous your tongue is, don't take it to heart." ”

Lin Fu's expression paused, raised his eyebrows slightly, and leaned sideways closer to the green sprouts: "What you just said is true?" ”

"Nature." Green Bud laughed, Lu Tan didn't show mercy to Chu Xi and Xiao Fu'er.

Lin Fu coughed lightly, stood up solemnly again, and rarely showed a hint of a smile: "Go in, the master has specially prepared a lot of delicious and fun for you, go and have a look." With that, he walked in with a red face, looked at the green sandalwood jumping in front of him, and muttered: "Won't this girl walk well, wild like a rabbit." He muttered as he tugged at the corners of his stiff lips, and Green Sprout followed behind to look, smiling helplessly and shaking his head, and hurriedly followed.

Lin Qingyu took Chu Ji into the small hut before entering. Mei Niang came out of it: "The young lady is here." ”

Chu Xi looked at the stack of bright red clothes she was holding with both hands, and was stunned: "This is"

"Wedding dress." When Lin Qingyu said these two words, her tone was unusually gentle, which made Mei Niang jealous when she heard it, but etiquette is etiquette, rules are rules, and she will not transgress it.

"Young lady, go inside and try it." Mei Niang smiled.

Chu Xi's face was slightly hot, she looked at Lin Qingyu, looked at his doting eyes, and then stepped into the inner room.

Before she left, Mei Niang's face became solemn: "Master, she came, Su Su brought her over." ”

All the love on Lin Qingyu's face turned cold, and he said in a cold tone: "Where is it." ”

"It should be around here, master, do you really want to marry Miss Chu, will it hurt her, you also know that person's temper"

Lin Qingyu stood with his hands in his hands and looked coldly at the outside of the house: "My lady, no one can hurt her a single hair!" To be enmity with her is to enmity with me, and she has a temper, don't I? ”

"But master, she is, after all"

"If she wants my life, why should I give it to her." Lin Qing was foolish and looked at Mei Niang: "You just said that she was watching around here, right?" ”

Mei Niang's head. But he looked at Lin Qingyu worriedly: "Master, what do you want to do!" ”

Lin Qingyu thought about the next thing, and his mood was inexplicably better: "Go outside and guard, I won't be allowed to come in until I'm done, and when the day is over, I'll destroy this place." ”

"But"

Before Mei Niang finished speaking, Lin Qingyu had already turned around and entered inside, and Chu Xi had just changed her clothes.

The red wedding dress makes her skin look as delicate as clotted cream, her lips are red without dots, her eyebrows are not described, and her alienated eyes look more and more clear and bright because of a little shyness and joy.

Lin Qingyu walked over and said lightly to the others: "Let's go down and wait." ”

The maids hurriedly retreated, Chu Xi looked at Lin Qingyu's eyes that seemed to be burning with flames, was stunned for a moment, and took two steps back: "Lin Qingyu, what do you want to do?" ”

Lin Qingyu bent his eyes: "Of course, it's to do something that husband and wife have to do." ”

Chu Xi was stunned, but there was a big bed behind her, she accidentally tripped when she retreated, and the person fell straight back, Lin Qingyu also came directly to bully, Chu Xi was stunned: "Lin Qingyu, you are crazy!" ”

"I can't help it!"

Lin Qingyu's voice was charming, and he really couldn't hold it. In the distance, everyone listened to the sound here and stopped what they were doing. Holding his breath with his ears pricked up.

Not far away, a woman in black looked over in amazement.

(Battlefield Literature)