Luo Jiuli: Miss Xie, if you can speak, just speak more.
This is the first gentle and kind-hearted rich girl who has no hostility towards her since she came into this world.
His favorability towards Xie Chongzi also soared instantly.
She had a good impression, but she also had a lot of doubts, especially when she saw that Xie Chongzi and the fifth prince had some similar facial contours, which made her suspicious.
After saying goodbye to the Xie family, Xiao Mingxuan and Luo Jiuli got into the carriage one after another.
As for Zhou Yun, who was kneeling in Sanyou Garden, he had no shame to eat at Xie's house anymore. He endured everyone's joking eyes and left Xie's house in dejection.
On the way back home, in the carriage.
"Your Majesty, isn't there something urgent in the army? I can just go back to the house on my own, Your Majesty, there is no need for me to--"
"Little fool."
Xiao Mingxuan grabbed her hand.
"That's just an excuse. However, I will still put on a show after I take you back home later."
She was in Xie's Mansion, and she didn't like the scrutinizing eyes of those people, so how could he not see that.
"So, the prince is doing it for me——"
Luo Jiuli stopped talking.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"You and I are one and the same. By saying this, are you deliberately trying to draw a clear line with me?"
Luo Jiuli smiled, knowing that he did it on purpose.
"Your Majesty, I am confused about something?"
"The appearance of the fifth prince and Xie Chongzi seems to be somewhat similar. People say that the nephew is like an uncle and the niece is like an aunt. If the fifth prince is similar, he should be similar to the eldest son of the Xie family. How can he still be similar to his aunt?
Woolen cloth?"
Xiao Mingxuan laughed.
"You are very observant."
"Xu Zhu, you haven't met Xie Liangfei yet."
Luo Jiuli thought for a while.
"At the last palace banquet, we only saw the fifth prince, and indeed we did not see Concubine Xie Liang."
"Well, Concubine Xie Liang's name is Xie Chonglan, and she and Xie Chongzi are twin sisters."
"Twin sisters? Twins!"
"It's no wonder, the fifth prince is not like his uncle, but like his aunt."
Luo Jiuli was surprised, and the doubts in his heart were cleared.
Of the two legitimate eldest ladies, one entered the palace and became the emperor's concubine, and the other was never married. If there is no story in this story, I'm afraid not many people would believe it.
Just adhering to the principle that everyone has secrets, she didn't want to pry into the privacy inside.
At this time, there was another carriage not far from Sima Mansion.
Mrs. Hu said with a cold face:
"Hanyu, my mother is so disappointed in you."
When Hu Hanyu heard this, he raised his head suddenly:
"Mother……"
Mrs. Hu sighed and put her hand on her forehead
"I have trained you and your sister carefully over the years, but in the end, because your sister's methods were not ruthless enough, that bitch Jiu Wang and Luo Jiuli took advantage of her, leaving a big hidden danger."
"Hanyu! Mother only has you as her daughter now. Your sister is useless, useless."
Thinking of his eldest daughter's current situation and the possibility of a desperate counterattack.
Mrs. Hu hated it so much.
"Mother has told you more than once that when dealing with people, you must either tolerate them or bite them. Don't leave any room for the other party to fight back!"
"But what about you? If you don't understand people well, then Zhou Yun is a fool. Such a fool is not worthy of the protection of our Grand Sima Mansion."
Hu Hanyu lowered his eyes and clenched his fingers slightly:
"What my mother taught me was that this time, it was my daughter who underestimated the enemy, and it was also her daughter who did not understand people well."
"well!"
Mrs. Hu sighed. After all, she was her biological daughter, and what she just said seemed to be a bit harsh.
"I don't blame you this time. It's Zhou Yun who is impatient and has only appearance but no brains."
"Moreover, no one expected that the Ninth Prince would go to Xie's Mansion."
Speaking of this, Hu Hanyu's eyes were filled with confusion.
"What I'm saying is that the Ninth Prince has never had personal relations with any courtiers in the capital, and he will never attend any courtier's family banquet. What's more, this time the Xie Mansion is the mother's family of Concubine Xie Liang and the grandfather's family of the fifth prince."
"Mother, tell me, is the Ninth Prince-"
"Won't."
Mrs. Hu shook her head.
"Even if he chooses, he will not choose the fifth prince, and the emperor will not let him choose the fifth prince."
"Why?"
Hu Hanyu was puzzled.
Mrs. Hu said:
"The current situation in the court has made the emperor more and more vocal about establishing a prince."
"From the eldest prince to the fourth prince, they are all adults. Adults have their own thoughts and will not be controlled by others."
"But the fifth prince is only thirteen years old this year. If the ninth prince supports him -"
Mrs. Hu stopped talking and narrowed her sharp eyes again and again.
"As a man who is inferior to ten thousand people, who holds military power and dominates the battlefield, the former God of War, do you think there is no reason behind this? If he really has such thoughts."
"Not to mention the other princes who don't allow it, even the emperor will not agree to let a prince with great reputation, power and outstanding ability support a young prince."
"So, if he still cherishes his feathers, he will not do such a stupid thing at this time, unless the emperor--"
Mrs. Hu lowered her voice and closed her eyes.
"When the time comes, we must also fully support your cousin's succession so that the Great Sima Mansion can remain undefeated."
Hu Hanyu bit her thin lips. Although she didn't know much about the situation in the court, she understood her mother's words very clearly.
The Ninth Prince’s visit to the palace has no other purpose? Although the Ninth Prince has handed over military power, he is still the prince with one person under his command and more than ten thousand people? At this stage, the Ninth Prince still has the most trust from the Emperor?
But at the same time, the Ninth Prince's feathers will also become his weapon.
If it doesn't move, that's it. If it moves, the entire Changning Dynasty may undergo earth-shaking changes.
When thinking of these possibilities, Hu Hanyu suddenly had a bold idea in his mind for some reason.
"Mother, I have decided."
Mrs. Hu was confused and looked at her with complicated eyes.
"What have you decided?"
Hu Hanyu touched her red lips, and the bright red smeared on her lips, just like the bloodthirsty setting sun, beautiful and ferocious.
"Ninth Prince, Xiao Mingxuan, I am bound to win."
Mrs. Hu was startled.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Mother, I'm not talking nonsense."
Hu Hanyu looked calmer than ever before and lowered his voice.
"This battle is not over yet. Our Grand Sima Mansion still has a chance to feel proud."
"But, mother, we can't put all our treasure on one person."
"Hanyu, shut up."
Mrs. Hu scolded sharply.
Hu Hanyu smiled indifferently.
"Mom, although Hanyu is young, Hanyu will always remember the teachings my mother gave to our sisters when my sister and I were young."
"Teach us how to fight within the palace, teach us how to deal with things, and become invincible. Didn't even my mother ever think about sending one of my sisters or me to Prince Zhao's Mansion?"
"But so what? In the end, in order to get the support of Duke Yiguo, my cousin married Luo Jiuli as his concubine. If it weren't for the woman Yan Tinglian in the middle who seduced my cousin, she would have secured her position as the royal concubine of Prince Zhao.