There were only two people sitting in the spacious carriage, but the entire inner wall of the carriage was covered with extremely soft animal fur, especially on three sides, and the pure white fur was very beautiful, which seemed to be fox fur.

Fu Ru'an smiled at the corner of her mouth, and there was a bit of expectation in her eyes.

"Alas, this Lingnan is really poor and evil, I don't know how you have come here in the past two years."

Xia Bohan's face was tense, and it was obvious that he had a grudge against the rush in the past few days.

Since he was a child, he has lived in comfort and wealth, and he rarely rushes like this, and he always walks some rugged mountain roads, but this trip is dead.

Only by experiencing the scenery of Lingnan can he understand the misery of his only nephew in the past two years.

I feel tired when I am in a hurry, not to mention Fu Ru'an, who was once terminally ill.

Shaking his head slightly, Fu Ru'an, as a party concerned, did not feel anything miserable.

The time I spent in Lingnan was the most relaxed and leisurely time in my whole life, no more than worrying about my body, and not having to be troubled by the voices of those who wanted to make myself better and take on the family business.

Moreover, if it weren't for this trip, how could he have met Ye Hao and solved the biggest problem in his life?

The two of them went to Chengpingzhou County to celebrate Xiao Shizi's birthday.

The Xia family naturally also received an invitation from King Cheng'an, but they didn't show any reaction on the surface, but Xia Bohan, a second-rank official who was in Shangshu, went there in person.

In order not to arouse the suspicion of Jingzhong, Xia Bohan also specially changed his appearance, dressed plainly, and secretly entered the Lingnan territory directly from the Jiangnan waterway.

"Uncle really isn't going to think about King Ruixian?"

Fu Ru'an raised his eyes to look at Xia Bohan and asked with a slight smile.

At the mention of this, Xia Bohan's already bad face fell a little bit.

As early as a few days ago, at the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Fu family, King Ruixian went there in person and had a secret conversation with him for a while.

With the status of the Fu family, please don't move this prince to come at all.

The reason why King Ruixian came, of course, was not the drunkard's intention to drink, but to come to Xia Bohan, who had just returned from the capital not long ago.

In the eyes of others, the Fu family is stained with the light of the Xia family, so it will have such pomp.

Even Fu Ru'an's father, who was quite calm, had an uncontrollable smile on his face that day, and he looked high-spirited.

It's just that Fu Ru'an knows very well that the conversation between Xia Bohan and King Ruixian that day was not very harmonious.

"That person has a big appetite, cooperate with him, not to mention our Xia family, in the future, the entire Jiangnan region will probably be fish and meat in the hands of others."

A sneer tugged at the corner of Xia Bohan's mouth, and he didn't intend to hide his dislike for King Ruixian in front of Fu Ru'an.

Among the several princes, King Ruixian is the one with the deepest part of the city, but he is the one with the least real power.

Whether it is the king of Zhenbei or the king of Xining, they all have something to rely on, and they have some military power in their hands.

However, King Ruixian's fief was the nearest county to the capital, and it was only separated by a river from the Jiangnan region, and there were no other troops except for the thousands of soldiers stationed in the hands of the county guard.

This was once the most powerful person in the old emperor's struggle for the throne, so he was put under his nose and did not allow him to have any chance to turn over.

There were no troops, so King Ruixian put his mind on the grain and grass in the Jiangnan area, planning to use the silver money grain and grass to raise private soldiers after taking the Jiangnan area into his hands.

His idea is good, but how could Xia Bohan be willing to be a mermaid and fully support him?

Since the opening of the Domain Dynasty, the Jiangnan region has been managed alone, and no royal children have ever been allowed to interfere, where is the Xia family willing to give it up.

Besides, King Ruixian's move, whether it succeeds or not, will not be of any benefit to the Xia family.

As for the position of prime minister promised by King Ruixian, Xia Bohan scoffed, just an empty official position, where can it be compared to the right to rule a Jiangnan region?

Prime Minister Xie Cheng has dedicated his life to the imperial court and died, but he didn't see it

Is it just because of some suspicions of the emperor that he was wiped out?

To be honest, Xia Bohan really didn't have any thoughts about the position of prime minister.

Regarding his uncle's attitude, Fu Ruan waved the folding fan in his hand and bowed his head slightly.

"Uncle thinks about the same as me, and the one in the east is overly preoccupied and only thinks about us as pawns."

King Ruixian has always been a smiling tiger, deep-minded, sinister and cunning.

Cooperating with him is undoubtedly seeking skin with the tiger, and it is easy to put yourself in.

Chengpingzhou County, Cheng'an Palace.

Zhao Yi ran into Ye Hao's yard with an unhappy face, his face was very stinky, and he didn't even dare to approach the maids who were following him.

Seeing the prince enter the door, several maids glanced at each other, and they all waited at the door obediently, but no one entered the door.

"What's wrong? With such a bad face, who bullied you?"

Ye Hao happened to come out of the kitchen, her experiment was almost successful, and her mood suddenly improved.

Seeing Zhao Yi with an unhappy face, he walked over and gently pinched the other party's face.

With a pouting mouth, Zhao Yi didn't say the dissatisfaction in his heart, but just hugged the other party's arm and coquettishly.

"Sister, are you ready for my birthday present?"

"Ready! You'll find out tomorrow!"

Smiling, Ye Hao saw that he was unwilling to say the boredom in his heart, and he didn't ask, and pulled people into the house.

In another courtyard of the palace, a slim girl showed a dissatisfied look on her face and scolded the maid next to her:

"Let you inquire about something, why can't you inquire about anything?! What a piece of rubbish!"

The little maid kneeling on the ground trembled, and didn't dare to reply, so she could only keep kowtowing.

Another big girl standing behind the girl stepped forward to comfort the girl.

"Miss, you can't blame Xiao Huan, this is the mouth of the people in the Cheng'an Palace's mansion is much stricter than we think."

Hearing the words of the maid beside her, the girl waved her hand dissatisfiedly, too lazy to look at the kneeling little maid again.

"Well, it's still early, and my father's arrangements are not in a hurry."

"Thank you, Miss!"

Hearing that the master was relieved, the kneeling little maid hurriedly apologized, got up and disappeared.

Looking at the flowers and plants in the yard, Zhao Yunqing rolled her eyes, and the contempt on her face was overflowing.

"Lingnan is really a poor place, there are not even precious flowers and plants, all wild flowers and weeds!"

As the concubine of King Ruixian, she is also a lady born and raised in glory and wealth, and she is proud of her identity.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the courtyard.

"May I ask Miss Yunqing to be there?" Your lord, please come and get together."

The person who came was a subordinate of the palace, and left in a hurry after conveying the message.

Except for Zhao Yunqing, the other two princes also sent juniors this time, but they were all nephews or concubines, and they were not important figures.

However, among these concubines and concubines, Zhao Yunqing felt that her identity was much higher than that of others.

Who made his mother the favorite concubine of his father?

But even if he looks down on Lingnan and secretly doesn't look down on King Cheng'an, he still has to have respect on the surface.

So, after dressing up a little, Zhao Yunqing went out with her personal maid.

Tomorrow is the official banquet, today King Cheng'an saw that several people sent by the prince had arrived, although they were not very important concubines and concubines, but they also gave enough face and arranged a family banquet first.

Not only a few young ladies and young masters, but even Xie Yunshu and Ye Hao were invited over together.

Participating in the royal family banquet, even Xie Yunshu didn't expect this move, but he was still extremely calm.

He returned to his room, and when he came out again, he had half a silver mask on his face.

The mask is very smooth, with no lines at all, but the other half of his face is more handsome, which makes people can't take their eyes off it.

"What are you?"

Seeing Ye Hao dressed like this, she was also amazed at first sight, and hesitated for a long time before coming back to her senses.

"There are many officials at tomorrow's banquet, and many of them have served in Beijing, and they will know me if they want to come. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, I still cover my face a little."

Xie Yunshu explained, but he didn't know that his dress was more conspicuous than usual.

The mask only covered the upper half of his face, and the exposed lips and chin were even more sexy, and even Ye Hao looked straight.

Finally came back to her senses, Ye Hao hurriedly looked away and secretly scolded herself for being unproductive.

Isn't this face itself relative to each other every day? How can you still get on the road?

Hiding her embarrassment with a light cough, Ye Hao nodded indiscriminately, and then pulled Zhao Yi beside her to go out together.

She understood Xie Yunshu's move very well in her heart, after all, the other party's appearance was famous in the capital, and if she didn't cover it up, it would be a little troublesome to be recognized.

At present, the situation has not yet made waves, and although several princes have different intentions, they have not yet moved.

The identity of his own family is still inconvenient to reveal for the time being.

The three of them walked together and arrived at the family banquet together.

As soon as they entered the banquet, there was a moment of silence in the still lively hall, and the princes and concubines all looked at the three of them in a daze.

Zhao Yi and the others had naturally met in advance and knew who it was.

But these two men and women who are extremely intimate with Zhao Yi don't know each other, and they are even extremely curious about why each other is hiding their faces?

Especially Xie Yunshu, as soon as he appeared, he immediately attracted Zhao Yunqing's attention.

Just by virtue of the thin lips that were exposed, she was sure in her heart that the man in front of her must be amazing!

As for Ye Hao, she didn't have the extra heart to watch it!

"Hahaha, it's all here? Take your seats.z.

The voice of Zhao Gaoyu, the king of Cheng'an, sounded from behind Ye Hao and the others, waking everyone up.

Seeing him walk in with a smile on his face, everyone hurriedly saluted and sat down in a proper manner, and no one stared at Ye Hao and his wife rudely.

Except for Zhao Yunqing.

In terms of modernization, Zhao Yunqing is a complete face dog!

At this time, all her attention was attracted by Xie Yunshu, who only showed half of her face, all the movements were made subconsciously, and the whole person was in a trance.

Fortunately, her personal maid knew her master's problems very well, and secretly pulled the corners of her clothes to pull people back to their senses.

Zhao Gaowei exchanged a few words of greeting, and then introduced Xie Yunshu and his wife to the princes and concubines, only saying that they were the prince's husband and his wife.

With such an identity, it stands to reason that he is not eligible to participate in the family banquet.

However, several concubines and concubines themselves are not valued in their respective families, and they have always been cautious, so how dare they ask more.

Zhao Yunqing, the only one whose status is okay, was attracted by Xie Yunshu at this time, where is there any other thinking ability.

A meal is eaten with ghosts, of course, there is still a smile on the surface.

When the banquet was over, Ye Hao and Xie Yunshu were also about to leave, but they saw a beautiful girl blocking in front of them.

"May I ask Master Fu, the slave family looks a little familiar with you, have you seen it before?"

The person talking opposite was none other than Zhao Yunqing, with slightly red cheeks and spring in his eyes.