When she got on the carriage and saw no one around, Luo Jiuli broke away from his arm, reached out to cover his cheek, let him face her, and whispered.
"There were so many people just now, why don't I ask more questions?"
"Your Majesty, tell the truth, are you and the Emperor playing a big game of chess again?"
Last time, he played a big game of chess with the emperor, and finally killed Hu Jue and brought down the Sima Mansion.
So who is the target this time?
"You!"
Xiao Mingxuan tapped the tip of her nose. This girl was really careful, so she put her
Take both hands off your face.
"You just need to stay with me now, don't be hurt by anyone, and don't
Makes me worry."
"As for external matters, I have my own opinions."
When Luo Jiuli heard this, he didn't intend to tell her, because he was afraid that she would do it randomly.
He took a step back and lowered his head deliberately, with a look of disappointment on his face.
"Your Majesty, are you afraid that I will cause trouble to you?"
Xiao Mingxuan looked at her without saying a word, feeling distressed and helpless when he saw her like this.
"You clearly know that I can't see you being unhappy, ugh!"
As he spoke, he hugged her into his arms and whispered a few words in her ear.
Luo Jiuli's eyes suddenly glowed with glazed light, and he looked at Xiao Mingxuan in disbelief.
Neither of them spoke, they just looked at each other in silence. It took a long time before Luo Jiuli stammered.
"Oh my god, this has shattered my outlook."
"Three Views?"
Xiao Mingxuan rubbed his eyebrows.
"Say something I can understand."
Luo Jiuli chuckled, stepped forward and hooked his neck.
"It doesn't matter whether you understand or not. What's important is, Prince, don't worry. From now on, I will stay in seclusion and wait for the right time to strike back."
Xiao Mingxuan smiled, stretched out his hand and took the person into his arms easily.
"good."
——
At the same time, Changchun Palace.
"You said the fifth princess of Sangnan Kingdom has arrived in Jicheng?"
The Queen Mother also heard about the fifth princess and was not optimistic about her.
"yes."
Concubine Hu sat aside and nodded, with a bit of uncertainty and determination on her face.
The Queen Mother glanced at her.
"You are hesitant, but what are you thinking about?"
Concubine Hu said:
"Aunt, I just want to—"
"Don't be hesitant and say, is there anything else that the Ai family can't bear now?"
Concubine Hu bit her lip.
"Although King Zhao has great military merits, now the emperor is looking down upon him more and more. King Xuan and King Xian all have real power in their hands. Even King Ping was taken by General Shen to train in the army. And the youngest fifth prince,
There is even a tutor who teaches it personally."
"Only King Zhao, the emperor has no arrangements."
As the Queen Mother listened to her words, a subtle expression gradually appeared on her face.
It's not like she hasn't heard about this matter, especially since the fall of Sima Mansion.
The emperor not only quickly promoted Luo Yuanliang from the Duke's Palace to be the commander of the imperial army, but also delegated the actual power of each department to the princes and princes.
But he ignored King Zhao.
"Your Majesty, this is wary of you and me, and King Zhao."
Concubine Hu's fingers clenched tighter and tighter.
"Aunt, then, what should we do?"
Now that her father and brother have passed away one after another, Sima Mansion is getting late. With her nephew and niece alone, I am afraid that Sima Mansion will never be able to prosper again.
And King Zhao is her only hope in this deep palace. If King Zhao loses the possibility of seizing the throne, then she can imagine what her future will be like.
"Do you have any idea?"
The Queen Mother looked at her coldly.
Concubine Hu was now cautious and lowered her voice.
"The fifth princess of Nasangnan Kingdom came to the Changning Dynasty this time because she wanted to cultivate the relationship between Qin and Jin Dynasty."
"I heard from the people in the palace that several princes and princes seem to want to get acquainted with the fifth princess. In fact, several concubines with princes in the harem are trying to find ways to win over the fifth princess when she comes to Beijing."
"Coaxing?"
The Queen Mother sneered.
"These people are really not scrupulous about meat and vegetables for that position! I heard that the reputation of the fifth princess is not good, the Queen and the others don't know about it, right?"
As soon as the queen was mentioned, Concubine Hu's eyebrows turned cold and piercing.
"Even I have heard about the reputation of the fifth princess, how could those concubines not know about it?"
"It's just for planning."
"What's more, if a man has three wives and four concubines, marrying a princess and returning him to his home, and offering him a high salary does not prevent him from having side concubines and concubines."
When the Queen Mother heard this, she glanced at her lightly.
"Do you want King Zhao to marry the fifth princess?"
Concubine Hu sighed.
"This is also a last resort. If King Zhao marries the fifth princess, he will have the support of Sangnan Kingdom behind him, and the emperor will definitely look down upon him."
"It's just that, aunt, I don't know if this is the right decision. I still ask my aunt to plan for King Zhao."
The Queen Mother said nothing, staring at the tea cup on the small table as if thinking about something.
Concubine Hu did not dare to disturb her and could only wait quietly.
For a moment, the sound of a needle dropping could be heard in the hall.
——
Xiao Mingxuan took Luo Jiuli for a walk and stopped in front of an ordinary house.
"Let's go."
The two got off the carriage.
Qin Yin walked to the door and knocked on the door.
With a creak, the door was opened from the inside.
Inside was an old man. When he saw the Nine Kings, the old man did not kneel down or ask questions. He just turned aside respectfully and welcomed the two of them in.
Luo Jiuli felt suspicious and glanced at Xiao Mingxuan.
Seeing that his expression was normal, he didn't ask any questions.
In the yard, an old woman was collecting corn from the ground with a dustpan. When she saw someone coming, she quickly put down the dustpan in her hand and opened the curtain.
The actions of these two people and their natural interaction with Xiao Mingxuan made Luo Jiuli even more confused.
There were two bedrooms on the left and right sides of the hall. The old woman led the two of them into the west room.
On the bed in the west room, Qiao Yue looked pale. When she saw Xiao Mingxuan and Luo Jiuli appearing in front of her eyes, she was startled for a moment, then hurriedly got out of bed, and she was about to kneel down if she was slow.
"This slave has met the prince and the second young lady."
Xiao Mingxuan said nothing, Luo Jiuli said:
"Get up quickly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Miss Second."
Qiao Yue struggled to get up, and Nan Zhu on the side stepped forward to help her up.
"Thank you."
Qiao Yue knew that Nan Zhu was Luo Jiuli's close maid, how dare she be disrespectful.
Nan Xing moved two chairs aside and asked the two masters to sit down.
Xiao Mingxuan did not sit down and looked at Luo Jiuli.
"I'll wait for you outside the house."
"good."
Luo Jiuli nodded.
Xiao Mingxuan raised his hand to open the curtain and went outside.
"Nan Zhu, help her lie down on the bed."
"yes."
Qiao Yue hurriedly waved her hands.
"Second Miss, you don't have to. My slave, I will stand and answer what Second Miss has to say."
Luo Jiuli sighed.
"The prince is not here, so you don't have to worry."
"Besides, after being beaten with a cane, if you continue to stand like this, I'm afraid the wound will open and Doctor Jin will have to come over."
"You should know that your current identity should not be discovered by outsiders."