Chiyang stepped away from the third prince and saluted the Queen Mother. His tone was neither humble nor overbearing: "My maid, Xiao Mingke, has met the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother looked Chiyang up and down. Due to preconceptions, the Queen Mother's first impression of Chiyang was not good. In any case, Chiyang was the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, both in terms of status and demeanor.
, it should not be what it is now.
The current appearance of Chiyang does make people feel good, but she is still far different from the kind of famous and noble girls raised in big families. After all, no daughter raised in any family can directly take the initiative with the county in the palace.
Hands, and said such treacherous words.
and……
The Queen Mother snorted.
She felt that Xiao Mingke's current attitude meant that he didn't feel that he had done anything wrong at all.
The Queen Mother did not let Chiyang stay flat, so Chiyang naturally could only keep kneeling there without moving.
The third prince frowned slightly, and was about to say something when Concubine Rong said at this moment: "Jinyan, you and Miss Xiao have been in frequent contact during this period. I wonder, Jinyan, what do you think of Miss Xiao?"
As soon as Concubine Rong said this, the Queen Mother frowned immediately.
Jinyan and Xiao Mingke are both unmarried and unmarried. Concubine Rong asked politely, what does this mean?
The Queen Mother glanced at Concubine Rong displeasedly.
The third prince raised his eyes to look at Concubine Rong, with a light smile on his delicate and handsome face: "Miss Xiao is certainly excellent."
"..."
Seeing the smile on the third prince's face, the queen mother felt her heart pounding.
Princess Yong'an's face was even more ugly.
For an unmarried man to make such an evaluation of a woman in front of his elders is equivalent to telling everyone that he likes this woman.
Third brother really likes Xiao Mingke?
Chiyang accepted all Xiao Mingke's memories, and naturally knew what the third prince's words meant, but her expression did not change much at this moment. After all, according to her plan, after the third prince's legs recovered,
She will marry the third prince as planned, correct the trajectory of the world's reorganization, and let this body take the position of mother in the world.
So no matter what, the current situation is not harmful to her.
The third prince looked at the Queen Mother at this time, and said in a soft voice and a joking tone: "The Imperial Grandmother summoned Miss Xiao today, it must not only be about her grandson, right? Does the Imperial Grandmother intend to keep Miss Xiao kneeling like this?"
"
When the Queen Mother heard what the Third Prince said, she knew that she could no longer pretend. Although she still wanted to vent her anger on Princess Yong'an's behalf, she could not embarrass the Third Prince no matter what.
The Queen Mother immediately waved her hand: "Okay, stop kneeling and get up quickly."
This was obviously meant for Chiyang.
"Thank you, the Queen Mother." Chiyang stood up after thanking the Queen Mother, still speaking in a tone that was neither humble nor overbearing.
This kind of Chiyang made the Queen Mother take another look, but it was only one look.
The Queen Mother's eyes fell on Chiyang, and her tone was very unhappy: "Xiao Mingke, the Ai family wants to ask you, yesterday you openly attacked Yong'an County on the street, right or wrong?"
here we go.
Everyone was sitting upright, all eyes falling on Chiyang.
Isn't this why the Queen Mother called Xiao Mingke over today?
They wanted to see how Xiao Mingke would respond!
Princess Yong'an's face flashed with satisfaction.
So what if Xiao Mingke was born better than her? She was protected by the Queen Mother, so what did Xiao Mingke have? Didn't he still have to admit his mistakes obediently in front of the Queen Mother?
I just don’t know about Third Brother...
Princess Yong'an couldn't help but look at the third prince, but she saw the third prince looking at Chiyang with soft eyes, as if he could only hold her in his eyes.
Princess Yongan gritted her teeth instantly.
Even if there is a third brother, this Xiao Mingke still has to apologize to her today!
"Openly taking action against Yong'an County?" At this time, Chiyang spoke, with doubts in her eyebrows and an incomprehensible tone, "The Queen Mother, yesterday I went to him according to the agreement with the third prince.
At the house, but I didn’t want to be stopped on the way. I didn’t want to delay my meeting with the third prince, so I took action out of desperation.”
"When I took action, I didn't know that the person was Princess Yong'an."
"..."
quibble!
This is simply quibbling!
Princess Yong'an jumped up at the crime: "Xiao Mingke! You are talking nonsense! You knew it was me when you did it!"
Chiyang's eyebrows were light: "My daughter didn't even get off the carriage that day, how did I know that you were Princess Yong'an? Moreover, my daughter and the princess have never met before, so why did the princess come to the third prince's house to pick up my daughter for no reason?
carriage?"
"My daughter is staying well in the carriage, but she is about to be beaten for no apparent reason. Could it be that she can't fight back?"
"..."
You don’t know why it’s stopped?
Can this be said?
Princess Yong'an's face turned red because of Chi Yang's anger, but she couldn't say anything to refute.
The third prince knew that Chiyang could handle it well, so he had no intention of helping Chiyang just now. Seeing what Chiyang said, the corners of the third prince's lips couldn't help but curl up.
He is indeed a very unreasonable person.
Concubine Rong opened her mouth at this time. She opened her mouth to convict Chiyang: "But no matter what, you hurt Princess Yong'an, Xiao Mingke. Do you admit this crime or not?"
Chiyang raised her eyebrows and met Concubine Rong's gaze. Her voice was also very light: "Why do you want me to plead guilty? Princess Yong'an hurt others first, but I just didn't want to get hurt, so I did it out of desperation.
If this can also convict the minister, isn't it too hasty?"
"Furthermore, the Great Xia Kingdom was founded by force. Princess Yong'an is no match for my daughter. It only shows that her skills are inferior to others. Why should she be convicted of this crime?"
Chi Yang just stood there, with his back straight and his tone indifferent: "Concubine Rong, why are you so anxious to convict me? I think I have done nothing wrong."
"..."
"Glib tongue!"
Concubine Rong's face darkened.
The faces of Princess Yongan and the Queen Mother were not good-looking either.
"I think what Miss Xiao said makes sense." The third prince's voice came faintly, "My king's guards were present at that time. Princess Yong'an did attack Miss Xiao directly without any distinction. Miss Xiao was legitimate.
Defense, what’s wrong with that?”
"Princess Yong'an first attacked Miss Xiao, but after she was inferior to others and lost, she came to complain to the Imperial Grandmother, hoping that you would support her."
The third prince's voice deepened, and he spoke heart-wrenchingly: "Princess Yong'an does this, what do you think of the royal family?"
"Unreasonable?"
"Are you going to deal with the daughter of a loyal minister indiscriminately?"
"If Miss Xiao is really dealt with today as Princess Yong'an wants to be, I don't know how many people's hearts will be chilled!"
"..."
After the third prince finished speaking, the entire Shouning Palace fell into silence, a deathly silence.
There was silence.
Even Chiyang didn't expect that the third prince would speak for her like this at this time. She lowered her eyes and looked at the tense facial features of the third prince.
This feeling of being protected is indeed not bad. An indescribable feeling spread in his heart, making Chi Yang feel briefly dazed.
The Queen Mother was the first to come to her senses.
The Queen Mother's disapproving eyes fell on the third prince, and her tone was not very good: "Jinyan, what you said is a bit serious. The Ai family does not want to see Yongan being wronged, but they will not treat a person indiscriminately.
Little girl, take action."
"She said she didn't know it was Yong'an who did it yesterday, so she lost her sense of proportion. The Ai family reluctantly believed her. After all, he who doesn't know is not guilty, but what about today?"
The Queen Mother patted Princess Yong'an's hand and said in a neutral tone: "Today she directly attacked Yong'an directly in the palace in front of so many imperial guards, and even said the following offensive words. The Ai family thought
What's wrong with dealing with her?"
"Please be careful." The Queen Mother sighed a little, her tone a little disappointed, "For protecting this Xiao Mingke like this, have you ever thought about how Xiao Mingke treated Yong'an like this? If this matter is not punished severely, what will happen to the royal family if this matter is spread out?
How much damage is done to the majesty of the country?”
"At that time, how many people will take the majesty of the royal family seriously?"
"Royal Grandma, you probably shouldn't listen to Yong'an's one-sided words about this matter." The third prince's expression did not change at all, and he softly recounted today's events without any modification.
"Princess Yong'an is so aggressive, but Miss Xiao didn't strike too hard at the beginning, nor did she say anything too harsh." The third prince raised his eyes and looked at the Queen Mother, "My grandson really doesn't know where Miss Xiao went too far.
?”
The Queen Mother's face was very ugly. She looked at Princess Yong'an, but happened to meet Princess Yong'an's evasive eyes.
Seeing this, what else does the Queen Mother not understand?
Princess Yong'an must have lied, and what Jinyan said is the truth. Whether it was yesterday's incident or today's incident, it was Princess Yong'an who acted first, and it was Princess Yong'an who was pressing every step of the way.
Xiao Mingke never took the initiative to provoke Princess Yong'an from beginning to end.
The Queen Mother's face looked somewhat uneasy.
She called Xiao Mingke to the palace today, her original intention was to support Princess Yong'an, but something like this suddenly happened, and she seemed like the person who bullied the children.
Concubine Rong coughed softly and said, "Jinyan, you don't have to be so serious. I want to tell you that this matter is not a big deal in the first place. This kid Yong'an has always been able to make a fuss. It must be a joke to start a fight with Miss Xiao."
"These two children are just having fun, and it is inevitable that they will stumble a bit. It would be nice to just talk about this kind of thing. If we have to pursue it, I'm afraid it will hurt the harmony."
"How about this? From what I see, let Xiao Mingke and Yong An compete again. Regardless of winning or losing, this matter will be over. How about that?"
Chiyang's eyes were cold.
This Concubine Rong is really unpleasant to look at.
When Princess Yong'an made things difficult for her just now, Concubine Rong wished that Princess Yong'an could eat her up. Now it's Princess Yong'an's turn to be at a disadvantage, and this matter has become a toy for two children in her mouth.
I just want to turn such a big deal into a trivial matter.
How can anything be so cheap in this world?
The Queen Mother thought this was a good idea.
Daxia was founded by force, and fighting with real skills is always convincing. Although Yong'an has never taken advantage of Xiao Mingke before, as long as Xiao Mingke is sensible, he will know what to do.
The Queen Mother thought about it, and first looked at Princess Yong'an: "Yong'an, what do you think of Concubine Rong's proposal?"
Does Princess Yongan have any other choices at this time?
there is none left.
Moreover, Princess Yong'an also knew that her previous actions had made the Queen Mother unhappy. She knew very well that if she wanted to continue to stay in the royal family, she still had to rely on the Queen Mother.
So now Concubine Rong has paved the steps for her, and she will definitely follow them down.
Thinking of this, Princess Yong'an nodded: "Yong'an thinks Concubine Rong's proposal is very good. It was indeed me who made the first move against Miss Xiao before. It was my fault, so why not just have a fair fight!"
Hearing this, the Queen Mother's eager expression softened slightly, and she looked at Chiyang again, "I wonder what you kid thinks of Concubine Rong's proposal?"
The Queen Mother just asked, because in her opinion, Chiyang had no right to choose or decide at all. As long as she and Yongan agreed, Chiyang would have to compete even if he was willing or unwilling.
The third prince saw it clearly. His eyes were a little cold and his hands were clenched tightly.
Chiyang also knew very well that she noticed the third prince's mood swings and did not intend to just let it go.
She met the Queen Mother's phoenix eyes and said in a very soft voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your attention is indeed good, but Your Majesty, I have an unkind request, and I don't know whether to honor it or not."
"..."
The Queen Mother did not expect Chiyang to say that, and her face immediately darkened.
Usually those words that follow are not good words.
But in front of so many people, the Queen Mother could only maintain her dignity: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
"Then I just said it directly." This was what Chiyang was waiting for, and he didn't mean to be polite at all. He said directly, "Princess Yong'an tried to attack my daughter indiscriminately twice before. Although she was killed both times.
My daughter has been relieved, but my heart is still unconvinced."
"My daughter is willing to compete openly with Princess Yong'an, but I have one condition."
Chiyang paused as he spoke. His eyes passed over Princess Yong'an unhurriedly, and finally met the Queen Mother's eyes. His voice was light: "If I can defeat Princess Yong'an, I hope Princess Yong'an can."
Apologize to my daughter."
What Chiyang said was very resounding.
"..."
Except for the third prince who still had a smile on his face, the expressions of everyone present changed.
How dare this Xiao Mingke challenge the Queen Mother like this?
What Concubine Rong said just now was a good step down for Princess Yong'an, but how could it not be a step down for her?