"Lord Wang."

Qin Chaojiu walked to Xiao Changdu's side, raised his head and looked at the tall man in front of him, his eyes were full of gratitude and happiness.

"Thank you, Lord Wang, no one has ever protected me like this." Qin Chaojiu tilted his head and thanked him.

"In the future, this king will always protect you." Xiao Changdu's voice was not loud or small, but everyone present could hear it clearly. z.br>

Xiao Sulu wore a long dress embroidered with rose-red hibiscus flowers today, he had been sitting in the seat before, and everyone didn't pay much attention to her clothes.

At this moment, Xiao Changdui got up, and with the support of the palace maid, he came to Xiao Changdui step by step, and everyone suddenly discovered that the hibiscus embroidered at the hem of Xiao Sulu's long skirt was exactly the same as the flowers embroidered on the back of King Beimu's clothes.

How delicate.

is also a hibiscus flower, but on Xiao Changdu's blue robe, it has a somewhat cold feeling.

When it came to Xiao Sulu's skirt, it was full of tenderness, gentleness and wantonness.

"Lord Wang, Second Miss Qin has just been given the title of Lord of Lingyi County, you have been standing here for so long, why don't you even say congratulations, Second Miss Qin is going to blame."

Among all of them, the only person who can speak to Xiao Changdui with this tone and attitude is Xiao Sulu, the eldest princess of Jueshun.

Many people who didn't know the relationship between Xiao Sulu and Xiao Changdui all showed surprised expressions when they saw this.

It has to be the eldest princess, who dares to talk to King Beimu like this.

"Give the throne to King Beimu!"

The emperor gave an order, and immediately someone led Xiao Changdui to a high place to take a seat.

Qin Chaojiu, who was a step slower, stood with Xiao Sulu.

Suddenly, Qin Chaojiu's ears heard Xiao Sulu's slightly reproachful voice.

"The prince has always been famous for murder, but he is just not good at words, and now, in order to be angry for you, I don't know how many people will be secretly arranged, alas."

She seemed to just sigh casually, but how could Qin Chaojiu not hear such a clear accusation.

Thinking that Xiao Sulu and Xiao Changdui were childhood sweethearts, she also cared about Xiao Changdui to say so.

So, Qin Chaojiu patiently explained: "The prince's murderous reputation was all fought on the battlefield, and everyone knows that the prince is brave and good at fighting, wise and brave, and has made great contributions to the peace of my Dayue's borders. But the prince is also a person after all, he is just protecting the person he wants to protect in his heart, and everyone will understand. If someone is determined to arrange the prince because of this, it is not the prince's fault, but the narrow-mindedness of those who have no concealment."

"You ......" Xiao Sulu suddenly stood in place, her face suddenly turned red, and she pointed at Qin Chaojiu and said, "How can you say that about me? I'm also for the good of the prince, you are about to become the princess of Beimu, why don't you care about him as much as I do? If you are like this, how can this palace rest assured that the King of Beimu will be handed over to you?"

The words fell, and before Qin Chaojiu could say anything, Xiao Sulu suddenly covered his chest with one hand, and his body shook, and he was already sweating.

The palace maid who was holding Xiao Sulu shouted in panic: "Eldest princess!"

"Eldest Princess, what's wrong with you?"

Xiao Changdu, who was walking in front, looked back sharply.

happened to see Xiao Sulu's body unable to support it, and the moment when he fell slowly.

Xiao Changdui dodged and rushed over, and because he was too nervous, his sturdy body crashed away from Qin Chaojiu.

The Qin Dynasty was unstable for a long time, and it took two stumbles to stand firm.

When she looked up, Xiao Changdui had already held Xiao Sulu in her arms.

He jerked his head up and asked the palace maid on the side, "Where is the eldest princess's medicine?"

The palace maid shook her head in a panic: "The eldest princess said that she is already in good health and will be fine, medicine ...... I didn't bring the medicine."

"Go and pass on the Imperial Doctor!"

Xiao Changdui picked up Xiao Sulu, the wind was blowing under his feet, and he walked quickly to the side hall in the distance.

The emperor also got up from his seat, with a worried face: "Queen, go over and see

Look."

The queen mother had already gotten up: "Please rest assured, the eldest princess should be an old problem, and she can get better with medicine, so I'll go and see."

Xiao Sulu does have the problem of syncope, since she was young, once she is emotionally excited, such as suddenly receiving a fright, or suddenly encountering a sad and sad thing, it will make her suddenly out of breath and the whole person faints.

It's just that since she returned to the palace a few years ago, this problem has never recurred.

The only people who know about Xiao Sulu's condition are the emperor, the empress and Xiao Changdu, who knew Xiao Sulu when she was young.

For a while, the atmosphere of the entire banquet became sluggish.

"Aunt Huang, don't worry, the eldest princess has some old problems, and it should have nothing to do with you, I believe that the little imperial uncle will definitely understand."

The third prince, Xiao Hui, walked from a distance with His Royal Highness Xiao Qi.

Xiao Hui is very tall, with a pair of thick eyebrows and big eyes, and the most conspicuous thing is a pair of slightly forward ears.

When he was serious, he looked more like the emperor than the second prince Xiao Zhen.

Xiao Hui has always been Xiao Zhen's strongest opponent to sit on the throne of the prince, it is said that Xiao Zhen was born to the queen's mother, but is the son-in-law, after the eldest prince died of illness at a young age, Xiao Zhen should have sat on the throne of the prince long ago.

But the emperor has been dragging it like this.

One of the biggest reasons is Xiao Hui.

Xiao Hui is the one who most resembles the emperor among all the princes, he is excellent, and he can almost always hold Xiao Zhen steadily.

Now that he finally got to see him, Qin Chaojiu vaguely understood why Xiao Hui was not a descendant, but he could get the support of so many people.

This sentence of "Imperial Aunt" alone has already made Qin Chaojiu show a kind smile.

"Well, thank you for your relief, but what's going on with the eldest princess's illness?"

Xiao Hui said: "This palace is not very clear, I only remember hearing the imperial grandmother mention that the eldest princess has such a disease since she was a child."

"Wow, Brother Sanhuang, you really didn't lie to me, you really helped me find a beautiful sister!"

Xiao Qi is a ten-year-old child who has had a long relationship with the Qin Dynasty in the back garden of the palace.

"Your Highness the Ninth looking for me?" Qin Chaojiu was slightly stunned.

Xiao Qi raised his face and said, "Yes, I originally wanted to marry you, but I only know now that you are going to marry Uncle Xiao Huang to be our imperial aunt."

Speaking of this, Xiao Qi showed a look of displeasure and sighed: "Alas, it's just that I'm too young, otherwise, you will definitely like me."

Qin Chaojiu glanced at Xiao Qi with slanted eyes, and there was an inexplicable hint of intimidation in his tone: "His Royal Highness Nine said this, aren't you afraid that the prince of Beimu will hear it?"

"Uncle Xiao Huang is not here, so naturally he can't hear it."

Qin Chaojiu raised his eyebrows: "But I'll tell him."

Sure enough, as soon as he heard Qin Chaojiu say this, Xiao Qi's little face immediately wrinkled.

"Don't say it! You are not allowed to tell Uncle Xiaohuang, this palace orders you not to say it!" Xiao Qi stared at a pair of watery eyes, and after being anxious, he was going to use his power to suppress people.

It's a pity that this appearance has no deterrent effect on Qin Chaojiu at all, but it makes her heart teasing the child even stronger.

"Then if the prince orders me, I must say, should I listen to the prince's order, or should I listen to the order of His Royal Highness the Nine?"

Qin Chaojiu deliberately asked back, and Xiao Xiao Qi was obviously red-eyed.

It can be seen that Xiao Changdui's image in everyone's hearts will not improve just because Xiao Qi is a child.

On the contrary, adults can pretend to be calm, but Xiao Qi is joy, anger and sorrow are all written on his face.

"You...... You have such a beautiful face for nothing, you are a femme fatale-hearted woman, sure enough, my mother is right, the more beautiful a woman is, the more she hides her bad intentions, I originally wanted to sneak you out of the palace to play."

"You're going to take me out of the palace to play? Where do you want to take me?"

"Nature is a place you haven't been to, the mountains and rivers are beautiful,

You can see the farmers farming, you can see the vendors selling on the streets, you can see the old cattle ploughing the fields, and the children everywhere are running around on the ground barefoot, and they never have to go to school, and they are the most comfortable and happy. Although I haven't been there, my second brother has been, and he went to the lonely mountain town in Pingzhou last year."

Xiao Qi continued to speak, but what he said, Qin Chaojiu didn't listen to it.

When she heard the words "Lonely Mountain Town", she was stunned.

She looked at Xiao Qi in disbelief and asked, "Is it a lonely mountain town in Pingzhou?"

"yes, this is the place." Xiao Qi said with great certainty.

"The Second Highness has been here, so I shouldn't tell anyone, how did the Ninth Highness know?" Qin Chaojiu asked.

Xiao Qi raised his little face, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and looked like he was awesome: "Mountain people have their own tricks, but this is something I know with my own ability, so I won't tell you."

Qin Chaojiu slowly raised his eyes to look not far away, but saw that His Royal Highness had walked far away at some point, and was listening to the queen's words in front of the queen mother at this time.

Is it a coincidence?

Xiao Hui brought Xiao Qi over, and Xiao Qi told her such a shocking secret.

"Then I won't ask, I've been to Lonely Mountain Town too." Qin Chaojiu pulled out a smile at Xiao Qi: "After I finish marrying King Beimu, if His Royal Highness the Ninth still wants to go, maybe I can take you with me."

"Really?"

Qin Chaojiu nodded: "Naturally."

At this time, the Lantern Festival banquet had already been sung and danced, and Qin Chao sat aside for a long time, but he was not interested at all.

"But you're worried about Lord Beimu?" Shen Yajun carried an extremely beautiful lotus lantern to Qin Chaojiu, and pointed the side with the anagram at Qin Chaojiu.

Qin Chaojiu only glanced at it lightly, and the mystery had already been revealed.

"What's wrong with the prince?" After Qin Chaojiu told the riddle, he looked at Shen Yajun with a little puzzlement.

"The prince has been with the eldest princess for so long and hasn't come back, aren't you worried?"

"It's been a long time, but it's also Her Royal Highness the eldest princess who should be worried, she is sick, the prince is fine, what am I worried about the prince?"

Qin Chaojiu put a piece of pastry into his mouth casually, and the light in his eyes was clear, as if he was not stained with half a distracting spring water.

Shen Yajun suddenly didn't know how to speak.

How is she going to tell her about childhood sweethearts, men and women avoiding suspicion, and the authority of the princess?

Unable to think about it for the time being, Shen Yajun also stretched out his hand to the plate, and just wanted to take a piece of pastry to make a appearance, but suddenly found that the plate was already empty.

Looking up again, he caught the flash of cunning in Qin Chaojiu's eyes.

The last piece of pastry was stuffed into Qin Chaojiu's mouth, and he had to drink a sip of water to go down.

Shen Yajun unconsciously supported her forehead, a woman who had all her thoughts on how to eat alone, how could she sit firmly in the position of Princess Beimu and not be bullied?

She had already begun to have a secret headache for her close friend.