Xiao Zhou continued: "I heard that the girl's master and servant got into the carriage of the second prince and left, how could my little marquis fight for the second prince, and even the family members who followed were dumped by them. ”

Xiao Zhou's face was gloating, she only gave birth to a daughter to the prime minister, and of course she was happy that Jiang Dawei, who was born to him, was frustrated.

The concubine of another royal mansion spoke: "From the General's Mansion, I think your family Qinxue is going to have an opponent this time, and if you can't keep it, this girl is also here to choose a concubine." ”

Lu pretended to drink tea, with disdain on his face: "Can she be more beautiful than my daughter?" ”

The concubine covered her mouth and smiled, a few of us didn't dare to fight with Qin Xue, but it was not as beautiful as your Qin Xue, just look at the reaction of the second prince. ”

The romance of the second prince, but who saw it, when he was the prince, he was polite to Qin Xue, but for this girl, he was jealous of the little marquis of the Jiang family on the street regardless of face, but it also implemented his saying that he likes beauty.

It seems that the second prince is going to strike first this time, after all, he is no longer the prince, first pick a more beautiful one, lest he run away again, after hearing her say this, everyone present except the Lu family covered their mouths and became happy.

The words of the concubine made the Lu family extremely harsh, and she couldn't sit still anymore, her face was obviously unhappy, she got up and said, "I just remembered that there seems to be something in the house, so I won't accompany me today." ”

As soon as Lu's front foot stepped out of the tea garden, Xiao Zhou shouted at her back: "Sister, if there is any news, my sister will send someone to inform you, don't worry." ”

"Ha, ha, ha, I'm really anxious to see her, I really feel that my identity is different from ours, and I have a good show to watch now." This group of women who fell into the well can be regarded as an opportunity to pick up the joke of the Lu family.

The Lu family returned to the General's Mansion with a stomach full of anger, and hurriedly asked his subordinates to call Xiao Qinxue.

At this time, the maid Ling'er was waiting for Xiao Qinxue to try on the clothes custom-made by Nishang Pavilion, Xiao Qinxue admired herself in the mirror from various angles, and felt very satisfied. The next person called her mother, and she happily wore new clothes to show Lu.

"Mother, I'm back so fast today! Do you think my clothes are beautiful? Lu's face was full of sadness, how could he care about looking at her clothes.

"Xue'er, Shicai is in the tea garden of the Prime Minister's Mansion, I heard Xiao Zhou's say that a few days ago, the second prince and Jiang Dawei fought outside for a beauty."

When Xiao Qinxue heard Jiang Dawei's name, she didn't care about it, but the two names of the second prince and Jiang Dawei appeared together, which was unexpected by her.

"How could the second prince do such a thing?" Xiao Qinxue didn't believe it.

"It's rumored outside, many people have seen it, and they all say..."Lu hesitated.

"What do you mean?" Xiao Qinxue asked.

"It is said that that beauty is more beautiful than you, I'm afraid that your name as the most beautiful in Kyoto will be given to her."

Xiao Qinxue's face changed: "Do you know who it is?" ”

"Wei Niang has sent someone to inquire about the Nishang Pavilion, don't be impatient, but today I let the little Zhou family see the joke."

"What is she? It's also worthy of laughing at us. Mother, don't worry! If the second prince wants to rob him, let him go, anyway, I want to be the crown princess, as long as no one robs the prince with me. ”

"We all know all the concubines who are not out of the cabinet in Kyoto City, even if they are really good-looking, they can't be on the stage, and without the famous brand given by the palace, how can they choose the crown princess?"

When Lu heard his daughter say this, he also felt that it made sense, it seemed that he was a little impatient just now, and he didn't hold his breath.

She has been cautious for so many years, she is afraid that the matter of stealing the talisman will be exposed, and she took the risk to find a way out for Xue'er, but she didn't expect it to be self-defeating, and now that the prince is transposed, she can't wait for the queen's orders.

Lu Shi was temporarily relieved, and then carefully examined the clothes Xiao Qinxue was wearing: "The craftsmanship of the Nishang Pavilion is really good, and only Xue'er can match this material." ”

The day after tomorrow is the prince's concubine banquet, this dress is also delivered in time, if you think the size is inappropriate, you should come and inform them to change it.

"This wasn't sent by the Neon Pavilion?" After Xiao Qinxue said this, her face suddenly turned extremely ugly.

"What do you mean?" Lu became worried again.

"These clothes were brought back by Ling Zhiqiao and Mama Qin, saying that they went to Kyoto City to go shopping, bought materials in Nishang Pavilion, and picked up the clothes along the way."

"However, she did say that she met the second prince, and I was scolded by my father that day for beating Mama Qin."

"Mother, are they talking about .....?"

Before Xiao Qinxue could say Ling Zhiqiao's name, the people sent by the Lu clan came back.

"The master mother, miss, the shopkeeper of the Nishang Pavilion said that a grandmother and maid from the General's Mansion bought materials and took the young lady's clothes away by the way.

But who is the beauty that the second prince and Jiang Dawei are fighting for?

The shopkeeper said that he was busy selecting materials in the back warehouse at the time, and he didn't see the scene of the dispute.

Xiao Qinxue put her mind at ease: "You go down." ”

"Mother, maybe we thought too much, Ling Zhiqiao did wear maid clothes that day, mother, why don't you go to the palace, didn't the queen mother intend to let me be the crown princess? Or you should listen again. ”

"How can I go into the palace to inquire about this kind of thing from a concubine of the general's mansion, the queen mother is not easy to serve, and now she has got her wish to let her son become the prince, and it is even more difficult to see."

"If we break the line of the Second Highness, we can only find another way, even if the queen mother intends to make you the crown princess, but how can the royal heart be accurate? And my mother has already made a mistake, so I can't make another mistake. ”

"What did my mother do wrong? Let you be so careful. ”

"This is not something you should know, but you know that your father and the queen have not been on good terms for many years, so this matter still needs our mother and son to think long-term."

In the inner hall of the General's Mansion, General Xiao Qian held two name tags, one for Xiao Qinxue and the other for Ling Zhiqiao.

Xiao Qian's face was full of worry, these two famous brands came because of the selection of the crown princess, I don't know why? Originally, he just thought that only Qin Xue was on the famous brand, and Xiao Qian was reluctant to let Xiao Qin Xue go, he still liked the second prince, only he knew that the rumors in the outside world were false.

But after Qin Xue knew that the second prince died violently, she turned around and secretly asked the Lu family to entrust someone, expressing her intention to choose a concubine, and General Xiao was very helpless.

Xiao Qian did not say to the outside world that Ling Zhiqiao was Xiao Mengzhi's daughter, and the people in the mansion had already changed a batch, and it was impossible to have more such mouths, so let Ling Zhiqiao be the concubine of the general's mansion, and the outside world thought that it was the children of the general's outer chamber who recognized their ancestors and returned to their ancestors.

Moreover, only concubines can participate in the selection of concubines, and there is only one concubine in a mansion, and the general Xiao Qian is puzzled.

The queen mother gave Ling Zhiqiao a name tag, did she know her identity? The day after tomorrow is the day of the concubine, and all the concubines of all the mansions who have received the famous brand must go to the palace to attend, but in fact, the queen can only decide if she sees it.

The queen mother has been pinching him for so many years, and she killed his sister and brother-in-law, Xiao Qian will never let his sister's only bloodline lose any more.

He was hesitating, Ling Zhiqiao entered the room and saw the old general's strange expression, she asked, "Uncle, is there something wrong?" ”

When Xiao Qian saw Ling Zhiqiao, he put out the two famous brands: "Qiao'er, the crown prince chose a concubine and also issued you a famous brand." ”

"Give it to me, why? I don't want to go. Ling Zhiqiao fiddled with the jade plaque with her name written on it.

"Qiao'er, this matter is not up to you, it stands to reason that only one concubine in each family can get a famous brand, and if you get a famous brand, you have to enter the palace, but my uncle is afraid that if the palace knows your identity....."

"Enter the palace, that's great! When Ling Zhiqiao heard the word "enter the palace", she immediately became interested. ”

"Do you also want to choose the crown princess?" Xiao Qian was a little confused when he saw her excitement.

"Uncle, where do you want to go? I haven't been to the palace since I'm so old, it's best if I have the opportunity to see the Jade Princess, first, to thank her, and secondly, to hear from King Yu that the Jade Concubine is sick now, and Qiao Er is looking for an opportunity to enter the palace to see her. ”

"Besides, doesn't my uncle want to find something as soon as possible?"

"That's right, it's just that if the palace knows your identity, my uncle is worried about ....."

"Uncle, don't worry, I must be careful, and I don't want to be a princess, Qin Xue wants to be, let her be a good one, I want to ask my uncle for something today."

"If you don't ask for anything, your business is your uncle's business, say it quickly."

"You take me to Kyoto City for a spin, last time the second prince disturbed Qiao'er's interest, is it okay for my uncle to accompany me out today?"

"Okay, I'll accompany you, just don't be unreasonable to the second prince in the future, let alone unreasonable to King Yu, I see that you are calling King Yu, Your Highness doesn't care about you, but after all, it's the prince, don't scare your uncle!"

"I know, my good uncle, whether it is the second prince or His Royal Highness King Yu in the future, Qiao Er will be respectful and will never cause trouble."

"Then please take my dearest uncle on a day trip to Kyoto City!"

"You girl, go!" General Xiao Gan's face was full of joy.

On the carriage, Ling Zhiqiao memorized the direction of every street she saw, as well as the houses and pavilions along the perimeter of the palace walls, or the shops and restaurants, and she was looking for the location of the exit of the secret passage in the drawings of Dusk Yunhan.

It should be said that not far from the west gate of the palace, on the drawings of the original owner's memory Ling Ge, there was a pawn shop in that place, but how did the carriage turn into a lake when it arrived.

"Uncle, is this such a big lake before? It's beautiful! Ling Zhiqiao picked up a pebble and threw it into the lake.

"This was originally flat ground, and there were a few shops, but for some reason a few years ago, the ground began to slowly subside, and those shops moved away."

"Suddenly, one day, the earth shook, and all the empty shops on the ground sank into the ground, and as the months passed, the pit became bigger and bigger, and finally it became a lake, and it became what it is now."