In the past, when Nan Jiuxi sent these women into the mansion, Nan Shuke thought that he had been absent from the mansion for many years and had no one to control him, and there was no one in the mansion who could suppress the main concubines or side concubines of these ladies, lest these eighteen women go out of the mansion without permission and cause trouble, so he set such a rule.

Now that Mrs. Liu mentioned it like this, he didn't know how to answer, "Although this king has set such a rule, the side concubine is different from ordinary female relatives...... he decisively favors Xue Hainiang.

As soon as these words came out, neither Mrs. Liu nor Xue Hainiang showed a look of astonishment, but the next second she tried her best to cover it up, and her red lips slightly raised an arc of laughter that seemed to be a smile but not a smile.

Mrs. Liu snorted coldly, and didn't care how her current image would be reduced if she fell into Nan Shuke's eyes, "The concubine dares to ask the side concubine, what is the reason for you entering the palace for two or three days?"

She raised her head, locked Xue Hainiang tightly with questioning eyes, and said aggressively: "Now, Concubine Liang De has lost power, don't say that this matter is the head of the palace, even the Jingshi also knows." Concubine Liang De and the Ma clan colluded to murder His Royal Highness the Great Prince, could it be that the side concubine Niangniang still had to step forward and involve the palace in this muddy water?"

The tone of her questioning was really too obvious, Xue Hainiang couldn't ignore it, and subconsciously raised her eyes to glance at Nan Shuke, and saw that the latter was slowly wiping Langhuan's scabbard, carefully describing the complicated and gorgeous but cold lines on it, as if she didn't put any thought on this matter.

"Concubine De and I are old acquaintances, I entered the palace to live in the Chonghua Palace, moreover, the murder of His Royal Highness, even the emperor just grounded Concubine De Niangniang, and never made up his mind, the Tao is the collusion between Concubine De Niangniang and Ma's family, how can you feel that this concubine entering the palace will drag the palace into that prison......?

Xue Hainiang's eyes were cold, obviously, she was a little angry because of Mrs. Liu's words, otherwise, it would not have been such a serious tone. Her anger made Nan Shuke also stop wiping the scabbard on his hand, and looked up at Xue Hainiang slightly, with a sense of comfort in his eyes.

Xue Hainiang subconsciously turned her head and looked at Mrs. Liu, as if waiting to see how she answered.

"How favored is Concubine De, if it is a matter of chasing the wind and shadows, how can the emperor let this matter leak out? And hold the second highness of Concubine De to the virtuous concubine Niangniang to raise? I heard that this virtuous concubine Niangniang is your sister-in-law, why, don't you know about this?"

Mrs. Liu pretended not to know that Xue Hainiang and Xue Qiaoling did not have a good relationship, "It stands to reason that you are so affectionate and righteous, and you should have nothing to talk about with your sister-in-law, what's the matter, didn't Concubine Xian Niangniang tell the side concubine Niangniang about such a good thing? There are two princes under this knee, and they are the only two princes in the royal family." How noble is this, could it be that the side concubine has never heard of this?"

If she were someone else, she would definitely be refuted, but Xue Hainiang has always been a person who can hide her emotions, she hooked her lips and chuckled, and sneered at each other: "Concubine Xian Niangniang has always been humble, and since I married into the palace, the two of us have had very little contact, how could she have the opportunity to tell me such a good thing?"

Xue Hainiang naturally denied that she had a bad relationship with Xue Qiaoling.

"Hmph. Mrs. Liu looked at Nan Shuke, as if to ask for his opinion, although she said that the matter had come to this, and she had no hope for this former husband.

Sure enough, although Nan Shuke stopped wiping the scabbard in his hand, he never moved his eyes to Mrs. Liu, and Mrs. Liu knew that she was stunned at a glance. snorted lightly, and for a while, I didn't know what it was like in my heart.

Xue Hainiang looked at Nan Shuke and made a guarantee in front of Mrs. Liu, "Since Mrs. Liu has such thoughts, for fear that the concubine will drag the palace down the imperial city in those conspiracies and treacherous things, then the concubine body hereby assures His Highness that the honor of the palace is absolutely the first and His Royal Highness first." ”

Nan Shuke was not afraid of Nan Jiuxi, but when he saw Xue Hainiang exporting like this, he was stunned, he thought that Xue Hainiang's marriage into the palace was not voluntary, and he did not have a little sincerity towards the palace and him, but now when he heard this, he was a little surprised.

Even so, Nan Shuke still did not forget to argue for Xue Hainiang: "Although it is inconvenient for this king to meddle in the affairs of the palace, the royal heirs are related to the bloodline of the Nan family, and since this king is the brother of His Majesty, he should be asked." And Hai Niang is the side concubine of the king who married into the mansion, so naturally she also has the right to ask about the affairs of the harem ladies. ”

After saying that, Nan Shuke looked at Mrs. Liu again, his face was slightly cold, but the smile on the corner of his mouth became deeper and deeper, "Mrs. Liu, this time, you have trespassed." You are a lady, not a princess, and the side concubine does not need to report to you in everything. ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Liu's face suddenly turned like ashes, knowing that there was no chance to turn over today, she looked at Nan Shuke in frustration and couldn't help but smile miserably, at this moment she already knew that no matter how smart she was, no matter how she attacked the city, she couldn't wear away Nan Shuke's favoritism and favor for Xue Hainiang.

He is already partial to Xue Hainiang to the extent that he can't distinguish between right and wrong, if the two are not old acquaintances in the past, how can she believe it?

"Since the prince is wholeheartedly biased towards the side concubine, what qualifications does the concubine have to blame. I thought that the prince treated everyone equally, but now it seems that the concubine is troublesome. There was a slight sneer on the corner of Mrs. Liu's mouth.

Looking at this scene, Xue Hainiang didn't know what Nan Shuke was thinking, but she felt a trace of sympathy in her heart.

The fact that she was an enemy of Lady Liu was doomed from the time she agreed to marry Nan Jiuxi into the palace. No matter how much she backs down, she can't change Mrs. Liu's attitude towards her.

Moreover, she must also hold the power of the palace to consolidate her position, so as to protect the Xu family, who is struggling in the Xue Mansion.

Therefore, she must not back down.

Nan Shuke covered his eyelids slightly, and said to Mrs. Liu after pondering for a while: "Mrs. Liu doesn't know the general situation, and she wants to usurp the side concubine, this king used to think that you were the most suitable person to take care of the affairs of the backyard of the palace, but now I think about it." That's it, you are still the lady of this mansion, and this king will not deduct you from anything, but in the future, you don't need to interfere in the affairs of this mansion, and from now on, you will be fully handed over to the housekeeper Xie Huan to take care of. ”

Xue Hainiang was stunned for a long time. Xie Huan is not unknown to her, but she was disrespectful to her on the day of welcoming her relatives, and she seems to be a person who stands on the united front with Mrs. Liu.

Xue Hainiang frowned slightly, she never thought that Xie Huan was so trusted by Nan Shuke.

She worked hard to let Mrs. Liu's power fall, but she never thought that it would be a bamboo basket to draw water.