The emperor's tone was reproachful, but there was a doting smile on his face.
Princess Yang Xin raised her head slightly and looked at Gu Yimo, her pretty face filled with shyness, and said, "He is the most handsome man I have ever seen. I like him very much."
"Giggle..." Concubine Rong covered her lips with a silk handkerchief and chuckled, her pretty eyebrows slightly raised: "Princess Yang Xin, you are the Emperor of Great Xia, and you actually shouted such shameless words as Xinyue Man in a public place."
She looked at Concubine Xiao with a joking look on her face: "Sister, don't you teach Yangxin women to be reserved and self-respecting? You let her act so recklessly? This is a disgrace to our royal family."
Concubine Xiao glanced at her disapprovingly, then walked up to Gu Yimo and looked him up and down.
Gu Yimo cupped his hands and said, "Concubine Xiao."
Concubine Xiao nodded happily and said, "He is extremely handsome and outstanding, and his aura of dignity is not inferior to that of my royal son. My son has good taste."
After hearing what her mother-in-law said, Princess Yang Xin raised her face even more proudly, and when she looked at Gu Yimo, her eyes shone with stars.
"Which courtier are you a descendant of?" Concubine Xiao asked.
Without waiting for Gu Yimo to answer, the emperor patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "He is Gu Yimo, the wealthy and powerful Shang Lord!"
"Mr. Shang?" The smile on Concubine Xiao's face suddenly froze.
"Giggle...the man Princess Yangxin likes is actually a low-level businessman. This, this is the most ridiculous joke I have heard in a year."
Concubine Rong held her belly and laughed so hard that her branches trembled.
Princess Yangxin glared at the laughing Concubine Rong and said, "What's wrong with the merchant? The person I like is a beggar, and he is also the nobleman who carries my heavenly family's rice bowl. He must be respected and worshiped by all the people."
Concubine Rong's face darkened and her beautiful eyes were sharp: "Princess Yangxin, the only one in my country who is respected and worshiped by all the people in Great Xia is the Emperor. You are trying to rebel..."
"The more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes." The emperor said solemnly, pointing at Yang Xin: "Stop making trouble, Gu Yimo has already engaged to be married to Chu Zishan of the Champion Houfu."
"Chu Zishan!" Princess Yang Xin followed the emperor's finger and looked over. When she saw Gu Yimo lowering his eyes and smiling, whispering to the beautiful woman beside him, his eyes were affectionate and gentle as water. She felt sour in her heart and walked over.
He reached out to push Chu Zishan away from Gu Yimo.
Gu Yimo hugged Chu Zishan and took a step back together. Princess Yang Xin jumped into the air and gritted her teeth in anger. Her pretty face was full of anger and said: "Chu Zishan, I know you are my only one in Daxia."
Female general, let's compete in equestrian skills." Her hand turned to Gu Yimo: "Whoever wins, he will belong to him."
Chu Zishan raised his eyes and looked at Gu Yimo: "How dare I compete with Her Highness the Princess? He belongs to you."
After saying that, she pushed Gu Yimo towards Princess Yangxin. He held her hand tightly and saw both of them bumping into Princess Yangxin.
Everyone was accusing the two of them of trying to hurt Princess Yangxin, but a disaster was imminent. There were many people who were gloating and snickering, but they saw the two of them separated a little, and the hands they were holding together were raised high and passed over Princess Yangxin's head.
Chu Zishan beat Gu Yimo angrily, but to outsiders it looked like a complete act of coquettishness. Gu Yimo looked at her with a gentle and doting smile, his eyes full of love.
"How dare you... dare to play tricks on me." Princess Yang Xin shouted angrily.
"Ahem." The eldest princess coughed slightly, with a very ugly expression on her face, "Emperor, are you here to celebrate my birthday today, or are you here to choose your consort?"
"Well, of course I am congratulating you on your birthday." The emperor smiled awkwardly and hurriedly handed over his hand to the eldest princess: "The child is ignorant, so Auntie the Emperor will treat it as a joke."
The eldest princess said solemnly: "Concubine Rong is right. Yang Xin is not young anymore. She has learned all the etiquette that she should know. How can she still act so willfully? She is the Emperor of Great Xia, and every word and deed represents me."
If Concubine Xiao can't teach the royal family the dignity and dignity well, then it will be handed over to me. In a few days, the palace will teach me a noble and decent emperor who will be respectful and righteous, and she will never let my Baili royal family lose their dignity.
"
"Yes, it is most appropriate to entrust Yang Yang to the eldest princess." Concubine Rong choked and glanced at Concubine Xiao with a bright smile.
Princess Yangxin shouted angrily: "I don't want the imperial aunt to teach me..."
"Insolent." Concubine Xiao shouted sharply and bowed to the emperor and the eldest princess: "I have neglected to discipline Yang Xin. After returning to the palace, I will ask for a grounding. I will discipline Yang Xin well in the future..."
Concubine Rong quietly walked towards Chu Zishan, took her hand aside, and whispered: "I heard that you saved Prime Minister Li from the turmoil of the Great Xia Dynasty. At such a young age, you are brave and capable.
Outstanding.
I have always wanted to meet you. It turns out that you are a great beauty. Just now, I said that Yang Xin was fooling around. Now my son, I, also thought, how wonderful it would be if such a perfect person was my daughter-in-law.
Ah. How about I recognize you as my goddaughter?"
"Zi Shan is a martial artist. He is very vulgar. He is afraid that he will make the queen angry. He is not lucky..."
Chu Zishan lowered his eyes and smiled, cursing in his heart, this lady, if you want to win over her, this is not the right situation!
Concubine Rong's mistress is the mother of Prince Duan, whom Prime Minister Li firmly opposed to being made queen.
Concubine Rong had a sharp and acrimonious temperament, so she seemed to have heard about the assassination of a court official because of her pleasant appearance. She suggested that King Duan was framed, which made the empress happy.
This master shows his kindness to her so blatantly, isn't he afraid that the emperor will suspect that King Duan is colluding with the Chu family's ambitions?
Was your head given to you by a donkey?
This guy is definitely here to trick his son.
Chu Zishan was pulled by Concubine Rong to talk, feeling embarrassed. She turned her eyes to meet Concubine Xiao's sinister gaze, and she cursed Concubine Rong's eighteenth generation ancestors in her heart.
Concubine Xiao had a modest and gentle smile on her face, but her phoenix eyes were filled with frost as she kept looking at Chu Zishan.
A while ago, many cabinet ministers were assassinated, and Chu Zishan rescued Prime Minister Li. The most suspected person in this matter was King Duan, but Chu Zishan tried to protect King Duan in front of Prime Minister Li, and even said that someone was planning to frame King Duan.
, clearly pointing to her son, the wise king.
She heard from her son, King Xian, that Chu Zishan had just ruined the private salt business, and her son guessed that Chu Zishan might be King Duan's man.
Seeing how close Chu Zishan was to Concubine Rong today, Concubine Xiao had already concluded in her heart that Chu Zishan must be a member of Prince Duan's party.
She secretly thought to herself that stupid things flock together, and she would like to see how she deals with this little bitch in the future.
In the flower hall, the ladies took turns presenting birthday gifts to the eldest princess. They were dressed simply, but the gifts they gave were more expensive than the last.
Chu Zishan lowered his head and caressed the jade bracelet on his wrist in boredom, listening to the daily routine of his mother and the Prime Minister's wife.
Feeling sleepy, she covered her mouth and nose and swallowed a yawn. She accidentally caught a glimpse of a figure passing outside the flower hall, and she quietly walked out of the flower hall.
From a distance, he watched Lan Yishu talking to a male guest, then handed the man a letter, then turned and left.
Lan Yishu came over, and just as she was about to say hello, Lan Yishu passed her by without raising her head, and hurriedly walked out of the house.
She frowned tightly and looked at the retreating figure: "Guiqiu, I asked you to follow Lan Yishu, did you find anything?"
Gui Qiu said: "Lan Yishu's father was once a bachelor of the cabinet. He died of illness seven years ago, and his mother died with him a few months ago. My aunt who lives far away in Liangzhou moved to Kyoto to take care of her.
Many of her father's disciples became high-ranking officials during his lifetime, and her uncle used her father's reputation to seek sixth-rank officials. Everything seemed to be normal.
After following it for two days, I found..."
When Chu Zishan saw Gui Qiu lowering her head and looking hard to speak, she said in a deep voice: "Say it quickly."
"I just feel that her uncle seems to have evil thoughts towards her. I saw a doctor coming in and out of the mansion, and then her uncle's hands were wrapped in bandages. I remember that the girl gave Lan Yishu powder to prevent cheating, and when she touched that
The medicine will make it extremely itchy..."
Chu Zishan's eyes were gloomy, and his beautiful eyes were filled with fierceness: "It doesn't seem like her uncle is a beast. Follow him immediately and make sure to ensure her safety."
"Yes." Guiqiu responded, turned and left.
Chu Zishan walked along the colorful stone path. She didn't want to go back to the flower hall. Behind the warm smiles, there were hypocrisy and insidious thoughts. She didn't like to have to deal with these people.
In her previous life, she attended several official banquets after her marriage. Her notoriety became the subject of ridicule among the guests. Her self-esteem was hurt and she began to "work hard" when she returned home.
"...You said you would help me deal with Chu Zishan, but you were beaten up by Chu Zishan until your nose was bruised and your face was swollen. You even went to that bitch's house to kneel down. Now you are secretly meeting me. You loser, get out of here. I don't want to see it.
to you."
Chu Zishan heard a familiar voice, and a hint of cunning appeared on her beautiful face. She hid behind the tree and looked at the pair of people behind the flower garden.
Zhao Shuochuan pulled Sun Manyao's sleeves, sweating anxiously: "Manyao, I was exaggerating when I told you to teach Chu Zishan a lesson. I'm sorry, but I really feel for you."
"What's the use of saying you feel sorry for me? I really feel sorry for me. I just want to find a way to kill Chu Zishan. I don't want to see this bitch. I feel uncomfortable everywhere when I see her... Did you see that just now?
The bitch is covered in jewelry and has golden eyes, none of which I can afford to sell.
What's even more irritating is that the set of emerald headscarves I fell in love with at Ruyi Tower last time was snatched away by Chu Zishan, and she actually gave them to her four maids. This bitch deliberately humiliated me. I hate it.
Damn this bitch, I want her to die."
Sun Manyao gritted her teeth and tore the flowers blooming in the garden into branches and leaves, which was so miserable.
Zhao Shuochuan scratched his head in distress. Suddenly his eyes lit up. He took out two banknotes from his arms and stuffed them into her hands: "You can buy noodles with them. If it's not enough, I'll ask my mother for them."
Sun Manyao's angry little face turned into a happy one. When she saw two 100-tael silver notes, she smashed them into a ball and threw them in Zhao Shuochuan's face: "Such a small amount of money is not enough for me to buy a pearl earring.
You are such a shabby man that you only bring such a small amount of money when you go out. Stop pestering me, you are a useless thing!"
She stood up and pushed Zhao Shuochuan away, turning to leave.
Zhao Shuochuan grabbed her and prayed: "Manyao, don't be angry. I'll ask my mother for it and bring you more money tomorrow..."
"Look at the people you are with, who is not better than you? I am so blind, get out of here..."
Sun Manyao struggled hard to drive him away, turned around and ran out of the flower garden.
Zhao Shuochuan sat slumped on the ground and punched the ground hard.
Sun Manyao rushed out of the bushes and bumped into someone's arms.
She stroked her sore head and was about to curse when she heard a low, magnetic man's voice.
"Girl, did I hurt you..."
She raised her head and saw an extremely beautiful man, with long and narrow black peach blossom eyes, a wild and evil charm, a tall nose, and moderately thick red lips, but at this moment, there was a dazzling smile.
Wearing a very poetic ink-painted brocade dress, with his green hair tied neatly and neatly by a white jade crown, he looks like a romantic and talented man in a poetic and picturesque style.
"Girl, girl..."
Sun Manyao was awakened, immediately pushed the man away, lowered her head shyly, and caressed her burning cheek at a loss: "No."
"I'm so sorry. I just lost the jade forbidden cloth. I just lowered my head to look for it and didn't see the girl. Is the girl really okay?"
"I'm fine, it's my fault, I ran out suddenly..."
"As long as the girl is fine, I'll excuse you."
After saying that, the man nodded slightly to her, turned around and started looking around again.
Sun Manyao wanted to leave, but her legs seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. She stared at the man blankly, her heart beating like a drum. Seeing him going further and further away, she became anxious.
Is this man, the ideal and perfect husband in her heart, just passing by?
No, she totally disagrees.
She looked around and suddenly saw the jade forbidden step buried under the tree. She thought to herself that this was the fate of the two hearts. She ran over to pick it up with great joy.
"Sir, is this your forbidden cloth?"
She held up the jade forbidden cloth and shouted. When she saw the man turning around and walking towards her, her heart beat rapidly, and her beautiful face turned a shy blush.
"Yes, that's it."
The man was very happy when he took the jade forbidden cloth, and his smile made Sun Manyao even more obsessed.
"This jade forbidden cloth is very important to me, how can I thank the girl?"
"If you don't need it, it is an important thing. Master, please keep it and don't lose it again."
The man took off a jade pendant from his waist and put it into Sun Manyao's hand: "This is for the girl, as a thank you gift. By the way, my name is He Yang, can I ask the girl's name?"