Seeing that Zhong Xiao was so nervous, Situ Lin smiled slightly, "Actually, it's nothing, the current situation seems to have reached its goal, but the position of the crown prince and concubine is undecided, what do you think is the reason?"

"This ...... , now it is the wax moon, and the news that should come down has been settled. If there is anything unresolved, it is the emperor's ...... at the palace banquet" Zhong Xiao said halfway through his words, immediately stopped, and said, "The marriage edict is because of my father's military exploits and many years of guarding the border, and because of the good show we staged together that day, it was not clear which one was to marry, but now the dust has settled." But after all, time was tight that day, and there must have been flaws, but the prince didn't look back and didn't find a problem......; Lier. ”

"The dress and ornaments left by the prince that day are not simple at all. That is today, given by the Queen Mother, there are only four in total, and now there are only three sets in the world. Situ Lin knocked lightly on the table and looked at Zhong Li, "My mother and your mother each have a set; ”

"Therefore, what the prince sent was the palace dress owned by the queen. Zhong Li now understood why Situ Lin asked her like this.

Situ Lin withdrew his hand that was tapping on the table, sat down and said, "That's right, and these four sets of palace clothes are different, the prince must have made a decision to do this." I'm afraid that this year's New Year's Palace Banquet will not be so simple, and there will be trouble at that time. ”

"No matter what, what should come will come eventually, and you can't hide from it, and when the time comes, you can only come and cover up the water. Zhong Li slowly breathed a sigh of relief and said firmly, "Grandmother should also go back to the house, maybe there will be some trouble, I am afraid that the New Year's Palace banquet Zhong Mansion will become the focus, and it will not be discussed." In this way, how could Miss Zhong's reputation be good? How could a person as powerful as the queen take a fancy to such a person as her daughter-in-law. There was a hint of playful mockery in her words, but of course it was definitely not for herself.

That's a good point. That day, Miss Zhong kept shouting to find me, and she was still by my side like a vine, but she stimulated the prince enough. Now you and I are grasshoppers on a rope, hated by this prince. Situ Lin looked at Zhong Li with a smile in his eyes and said.

Zhong Li, who had just taken a sip of water, heard him make fun of himself like this, and immediately squirted out all the tea in his mouth. She was almost choked and glared, put down the teacup and said angrily, "I'm afraid that the Fuyuan Courtyard won't stop, they won't stop until they pull out the nail in my eye, not to mention that the position of the crown princess is still vacant." ”

"You, why are you so careless, drinking tea and no one robbing you, you can still be choked. Seeing this, Situ Lin couldn't help but smile and said, "I think since Eleven's problem, you have learned to be a non-puller." ”

Zhong Xiao was very happy about the interaction between the two, and when Situ Lin mentioned Eleven, he couldn't help but look at Eleven who was playing in the snow outside. Shook his head helplessly, looked at Zhong Li and Situ Lin again, stared at each other with big eyes, felt that his head was extremely big, and quietly retreated.

"Brother Xiao, look at my right snowman. Seeing Zhong Xiao walk out of the room, Eleven shouted loudly, offering treasure with his chin raised and very proud.

Zhong Xiao walked over slowly, and when he saw the eleven snowmen, he laughed out loud, and it took a while to suppress his laughter.

Seeing Zhong Xiao's smile, Eleven also laughed, "Brother Xiao, is this snowman good-looking?"

Zhong Xiao was made to cry and laugh by the sudden inquiry, and then looked at the snowman behind Eleven, "It's beautiful...... It's beautiful. But why doesn't this snowman have eyes?"

Eleven thought about it and gave Zhong Xiao an answer that surprised him, "Those who have eyes, but don't have beads." ”

"Come, Brother Xiao will find you two beads, and let's put them on the snowman. Zhong Xiao smiled and took out two black dates from his sleeve.

"Good!"

In the Fuyuan Courtyard, the busy commander of the Lin family, the maid-in-law, completely changed the layout of Zhong Qinghe's boudoir and raised her toes again. If it weren't for Zhong Zihong's order, they were not allowed to take half a step out of the Fuyuan Courtyard, and she wanted to regain the right of the Zhong Mansion to preside over the middle feed, so she would have dragged Zhong Qinghe to the market to procure it.

"What went wrong that day, it was just the side concubine, and the slut didn't know what she ate wrong, she was so tossed that day, the prince almost ruined her. Zhong Qinghe thought about it for a while, but still didn't understand, "It stands to reason that the prince's visit is for her Zhong Li, and it is clear that he is here...... Mother, what kind of medicine did you say that slut was selling in this gourd?"

Lin Yue glanced at her mother-in-law who was cleaning up the house, turned around and sat down on the Luohan couch, "That little slut is not a good stubble, even if she made such a big fuss that day, you see that the prince was not annoyed with her, and left the brocade box he brought." Although I didn't say it to anyone, it is now clear that the contents of this brocade box must be yours. What about the side concubine, now the prince does not have a concubine, and after you marry into the prince's mansion, this concubine is not in your pocket. ”

"Also, the prince praised me that day, and asked me to enter the palace for this year's New Year's Festival banquet and take my daughter to visit the imperial garden. Zhong Qinghe said with a smile, "It's a pity that the emperor gave the daughter of Zhongfu the crown princess first, and explicitly decreed that his daughter marry into the royal family as the crown princess and concubine." The original concubine became a side concubine, and her daughter was unwilling to think about it, so why did she tell her daughter to become a side concubine. ”

"The decree of marriage has not been edicted to the world, and those who know it are also those, and this princess did not say whether it was the main concubine or the side concubine, so there is no need to mind this. Although Lin Yue was not reconciled, how could this royal marriage be influenced by a woman with no grade like herself, "The prince asked you to be sure to have a palace banquet last year, then prepare well, you now have the name of the crown princess, whether it is on the front or side, you are already a royal person, what are you afraid of." But you can't let your guard down against that little slut, and before the palace banquet, you must let her and the prince who is in the way fall into rumors. There was deep resentment in Lin's eyes.

"Mother, do you say that if this rumor is spread to the royal family, will it affect her daughter?" Zhong Qinghe asked worriedly for fear that it would affect him.

"Of course not, having the prince in place will not affect you. The prince saw the events of that day, this is not a gossip, but the truth, Zhong Li, that little slut, does not abide by women's morals, and is with the prince of Lingwang...... , don't forget, the unspeakable rules of Xinxue Academy. The Lin family comforted Zhong Qinghe quite proudly.

"It's still my mother's thoughtfulness, but now we are still grounded, and we can't interfere in the affairs of Xinxue Courtyard, and the people over there have too tight mouths. Zhong Qinghe smiled reluctantly and complained in a low voice.

Lin Yue hooked the corners of her mouth, smiled cruelly, and stroked a pair of well-groomed nails, "It's okay for the people over there to have tight mouths, let's make some fuss about this, wouldn't it be better to make her reputation worse." And the old nun, if we don't get rid of her, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome, and we have to find a way to get rid of her. As soon as the words fell, she got up and left the Luohan couch, "But this matter still has to be done step by step, but it can't be like last time, it hurts people and almost puts herself in." We'll talk about it after dinner, and you can rest well, and I'll go and see how the lazy minions are setting up the house. ”

"Yes, Mother walks slowly. When Lin Yue walked away, Zhong Qinghe looked out of the door with a resentful face, "If it weren't for you, how could I be in such a situation." The concubine's decree has been issued, and she will be confined to her own courtyard. Immediately after another venting, he breathed a sigh of relief, and lay on the Luohan couch with his eyes closed and recuperated.

Zhong Zihong finished dealing with the things in his hand, came to Xinxue Courtyard, and saw that Situ Lin was still there, and immediately asked the old housekeeper to go to see the brocade box to get it, handed him the brocade box that had been kept by his side for many years, and asked Situ Lin to open the brocade box with his own hands.

"This is the token of the agreement with your mother, and now yours is in Li'er's hands, so Li'er's should also be handed over to you. Zhong Zihong said very solemnly, seeing Zhong Li's surprised expression, he paused slightly, "Your mother and Princess Ling had an agreement very early, you were not born back then, and the son was still young, the two of them fell in love with each other, and experienced life and death together, so they made another agreement and exchanged tokens." ”

"The mother always talks about the events of the year, and now although heaven and man are forever separated, she always remembers Li'er in her heart...... Helplessly, there have been many things over the years, and they have been blocked by some people, which has made Li'er suffer a lot, but fortunately, Li'er has never had anything to do after all things. Situ Lin sighed, and when he talked about the past, he couldn't help but feel palpitations.

"Father, did Mother leave a piece of clothing with you?" Zhong Li asked calmly.

Zhong Zihong looked at the two of them in surprise, and nodded silently, "There is indeed a dress and jewelry given by the Queen Mother that remained, and it was handed over to me before the expedition. When you return to the court, your mother put away your clothes, and you don't know where they were. ”

After getting such an answer, Zhong Li breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, glanced at Situ Lin beside him, and said with a faint smile, "The prince visited that day, and the brocade box sent should be sent to Zhong Qinghe now, after all, Qinghe now has the name of the prince's side concubine." ”

"Originally, the brocade box should have been given to her, but it was not appropriate for the prince to send it to you, so as not to cause trouble. The old nun should also be sent away early, and don't stay in the mansion anymore. Zhong Zihong nodded, and said earnestly, "In a few days, your grandmother should also go back to the house, if she is seen by her old man, she will definitely be angry when she hears those bastard words." ”