Xiao Ruo had no choice but to live in the west courtyard which was a little further away.
Not only that, Nanny Yun also left a few guards to guard the main courtyard, and before leaving, she glanced at the butler meaningfully.
"Although His Royal Highness is not in the mansion, if his reputation is ruined, if the empress blames it, I'm afraid the butler will not be able to bear it. The butler can do it for himself!"
The housekeeper nodded without hesitation, "Yes, the slave knows, and will do his best to manage the mansion well."
Momo Yun then turned and left.
Xiao Ruo clenched her fists tightly, trembling with anger, anger and panic. She hurt her body after she lost her baby last time. She went to countless doctors and tried a lot of folk remedies, but it still didn't work. There is no hope of getting pregnant in this life.
Xiao Ruo even planned to give the maids around her to the third prince as concubines in the future, and after giving birth to a child, she would take care of her under her knees.
Everything she thought was too good, without the support of the right minister's mansion, Xiao Ruo couldn't protect the position of concubine at all, and Xiao Ruo had no strength to fight back under the suppression of concubine Shu.
"Damn it, it's all caused by these two bastards, Concubine Xiao and Xiao Ying!" Xiao Ruo gritted his teeth angrily, with a gloomy face.
Qin Shu didn't dare to take a breath at the side, but he murmured silently in his heart, knowing that Xiao Concubine is the treasure of Xiangye and the old lady, Xiao Ruo wanted to provoke Xiao Concubine.
Bai Bai was used by Xiao Ying, but she was implicated and lost her position as wife, and she couldn't blame others.
The more Xiao Ruo thought about it, the angrier she became, and she was so angry that she rolled her eyes and passed out.
On the other side, Xiao Ying was kicked out of the other courtyard and went to the gate of the Third Prince's Mansion to talk to the guards. She was allowed to stand at the gate and be pointed at by others. do not mention.
Discouraged and helpless, Xiao Ying gritted her teeth and went to the First Prince's Mansion again. She felt dissatisfied with Xiao Ruo in her heart. Sooner or later, the idiot would come to beg her to lose the favor of the Third Prince. Look at her arrogance!
Xiao Ying met Zhao Zun and entered the First Prince's Mansion halfway, "Why did Marquis Zhao go to the First Prince's Mansion, isn't the First Prince not in the mansion?"
Luzhi's face paled, "Miss, that is the young master who was with Miss Nine that day."
Xiao Ying's face was slightly stiff, and she turned her head to look at Lu Zhi, "What did you say?"
"Slave... I know my mistake. I don't know Mr. Zhao Hou, so I misunderstood. Please punish me."
Luzhi fell to her knees with a plop, and Xiao Ying slapped Luzhi's face in annoyance, "I'm going to be killed by you, and the wild man you're talking about is Master Zhao? That's Xiaojiu's future husband-in-law." !"
Luzhi covered her face and said at a loss, "This servant is confused for a moment."
Xiao Ying was so furious that she wanted to kill Lu Zhi.
Suddenly her mind turned, and a flash of light flashed across her mind. Master Zhao is the assistant to the First Prince. Being reminded like this, Xiao Ying thought for a while and revealed a dim smile.
"Get up, Lu Zhi, you have helped me a lot."
Xiao Ying stretched out her hand to support Lu Zhi, who looked confused, "Miss?"
Xiao Ying glanced around, walked to a stall, and handed the only hairpin on her head to the scholar.
"Borrow a pen and paper."
Xiao Ying wrote a few words, dried the ink and handed it to be folded, then walked to the doorman, with a gentle tone, "I ask this elder brother to help deliver this letter to the eldest prince, thank you."
After speaking, Xiao Ying left. She was a little uncertain whether the First Prince would be able to see her, but this was her last chance.
Lord Zhao went to the First Prince's Mansion, and explained that the First Prince was in the mansion. As for why he didn't show up, Xiao Ying felt a little sour.
Walking aimlessly on the street with her maid, being pointed at by others, Xiao Ying wished she could find a way to slip in, her face flushed with shame, her former dignity and pride were all trampled under her feet.
The eldest prince hid himself quietly, and a sense of irritability spontaneously arose. For some reason, he felt that everything was not going well.
"Your Highness, Miss Xiao..."
"No see!" The eldest prince said angrily, "In the future, she will be kicked out directly, and tell her that the palace is not here!"
The guard took back the letter in his hand, "Yes!"
"Wait, what are you holding in your hand?" The eldest prince glanced at the guard's hand, and the guard hurriedly handed the letter to the eldest prince.
"Return to Your Highness, this is a letter left by Miss Xiao."
The eldest prince waved his hand, "Go down."
"yes!"
The First Prince picked up the letter with two fingers, opened it with a sneer, and suddenly his face changed slightly.
"Come on, go and bring Xiao Ying here!"
Xiao Ying was standing not far from the gate of the First Prince's Mansion. She lowered her head and straightened her clothes and jewellery. There was no hairpin that touched her temples. Her face was slightly darkened. She adjusted her breathing and followed the guards to find the First Prince.
"Your Highness." With tears in her eyes, Xiao Ying looked at the eldest prince shyly, feeling a little aggrieved.
The eldest prince glanced at Xiao Ying, "Is this what the letter said?"
The short four words in the letter, the person who burned the boat!
Xiao Ying glanced back at the people around the First Prince. The First Prince waved his hand, and they all backed away.
"Say it."
Xiao Ying's eyes were red with grievance, and she stretched out her hand to wipe her tears, "Your Highness, Ying'er was really wronged, how could Ying'er intentionally damage His Highness's reputation to perfect herself? , because Yinger is useless and cannot be loved by her father."
Xiao Ying has a beautiful face, a graceful figure, and her gestures are full of style. She lowered her head to reveal a slender and tender neck, and a strand of long hair was exposed at the corners.
The eldest prince was a little impatient, "What's going on?"
Xiao Ying bit her lips, "Your Highness, it was Zhao Houye who caused His Highness to lose face by burning the boat that day, and Zhao Houye had a private meeting with Xiaojiu next door."
Xiao Ying reminded the eldest prince to be careful about Zhao Zun, at least the eldest prince would be grateful and pity herself.
The eldest prince suddenly sneered, "Marquis Zhao?"
Xiao Ying nodded, "Ying'er's maid saw it with her own eyes. At that time, Zhao Houye and Xiao Jiu were next door. After the boat was lit, Zhao Hou took Xiao Jiu away. Ying'er couldn't bear His Highness to be misunderstood, that's why she was in the meeting. The government will fight with reason.”
The First Prince walked up to Xiao Ying, and lifted Xiao Ying's chin with one hand, "Apart from what your maidservant saw with her own eyes, what evidence is there?"
Xiao Ying was stunned for a moment, "Your Highness, Ying'er will definitely not lie, and will even harm Your Highness."
The eldest prince said in a low voice, "Do you know why Marquis Zhao was able to marry Xiao Jiu?"
Xiao Ying shook her head, a little confused.
"It's because the hall personally mentioned it. Lord Zhao Hou has paid so much for the hall. Who sent you to sow discord?"
"Your Highness, Yinger didn't..."
The eldest prince chuckled, "This palace knows whether it is true or not, so you don't need to remind me, just tell me your purpose."
Xiao Ying was stabbed by the mockery in the eyes of the First Prince. She abandoned her dignity for the sake of the First Prince, offered her favors, and calculated everywhere, but in the end she was worthless in the eyes of the First Prince.
Xiao Ying bit her lips tightly, the crying Lihua Daiyu was very sad and pitiful.
The First Prince suddenly looked at Xiao Ying, who looked a little like Xiao Concubine, and unconsciously his stomach tightened, a burst of anger burst out, Xiao Concubine's face was gradually imprinted in his mind, and his eyes softened.
Xiao Ying raised her eyes, "Your Highness."
The eldest prince suddenly came back to his senses, and there was a lingering irritability in his body, it was simply evil!
"Housekeeper, arrange a yard for Aunt Ying to live in."
The eldest prince threw down a word, ignored Xiao Ying's shout behind him, turned around and left.
Xiao Ying's face froze, Auntie, the eldest daughter of her majestic Prime Minister's Mansion has been reduced to this point, becoming an insignificant aunt in the eldest prince's mansion.
Xiao Ying clenched her fists, tried to keep her face as calm as possible, and finally entered the First Prince's Mansion, didn't she
The eldest prince went to the study room without saying a word, and pulled the maid to vent his anger. The irritability in his heart was lingering. There was a feeling that he had pushed Concubine Xiao farther with his own hands.
"Ah!" Xiao Concubine sneezed, squinting her eyes and curled up, looking for a comfortable place, which was very warm.
The man's palms tugged on the thin fur cover Xiao Concubine's body, and her two legs were leisurely crossed on the couch. They were not very wide at first, but they became much smaller because of the man's arrival, but they didn't feel crowded at all.
Xiao Yu rubbed her nose, and when she opened her eyes, she saw a silhouette with soft lines and a strand of hair hanging down. Behind him was the soft sunset shining on his face, making his face more delicate and handsome.
Zhao Zun lowered his head and met Wang Zhanqing's eyes. The woman's palm-sized face was gorgeous and charming, and she was looking at him with great interest. The moment her eyes met, Xiao Mi was stunned.
"How did you come?"
Zhao Zunyang picked up a stack of thick papers in Yang's hand, Xiao Yu struggled to get up, leaned over to look at it, and said in surprise, "It's only been a few days, and you actually copied dozens of papers?"
What Xiao Concubine held tightly in her hand was the family rules of the Prime Minister's Mansion that Zhao Zun had copied day after day. The century-old family of the Prime Minister's Mansion had reached the heyday of the Right Prime Minister's generation. One could imagine how harsh the family rules were.
Zhao Zun smiled lightly, wrapping one hand around Xiao Concubine's slender waist, "Since I promised you, why would I go back on my word?"
Xiao Yu narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Thank you very much."
As if thinking of something, Xiao Concubine looked back and asked, "Is that Nanny Qin yours? How did you arrange it?"
Zhao Zun was silent for a while, "I'm not familiar with her, but I searched for clues to find her family and promised a few taels of silver, that's all."
Xiao Yu curled her lips, obviously not believing it.
Zhao Zun didn't want her to be exposed to too many messy things, he just wanted to live happily and worry-free.
"If you don't tell me, I can guess a thing or two." Xiao Yu looked at Zhao Zun triumphantly.
Zhao Zun smiled and lay on the couch crookedly, with one hand behind his head and the other tightly supporting Xiao Concubine's body.
"What do you think."
Xiao Yu smiled and said, "You should have placed people beside the eldest prince, the third prince and even the second prince, maybe there are people beside my father."
Zhao Zun smiled and said nothing, motioning for Xiao Concubine to continue.
Concubine Xiao covered her mouth and smiled lightly, "Anyone is good to arrange, as long as it doesn't hurt me, so I will be even more fearless. There is a father on the surface, and there is a Zhaohou Lord behind the scenes. The eldest prince can How unlucky!"
Zhao Zun pursed his lips into a smile, his smile was as gentle as water, and a hint of appreciation flashed across his eyes, "Who said Xiao Jiu is not smart, in my opinion, Xiao Jiu is both talented and beautiful, and no one can match him."
Concubine Xiao blushed slightly, she glared at Zhao Zun coquettishly, and put one hand on Zhao Zun's chest, "One more thing, the eldest prince was accused, Xiao Ruo, Xiao Ying and Concubine Shu were all involved. This matter is so big, if you know that you set the fire that day, wouldn't you be in danger?"
Hearing this, Zhao Zun said that there was a warm current in his heart, and he didn't hide anything from Concubine Xiao, "The eldest prince and I didn't trust each other, but now he relies on me more, and what he promised to me is nothing more than fleeting promises. "
Xiao Yan listened and nodded, and the next moment a big palm pulled away the arm that Xiao Yan was supporting. Xiao Yan couldn't restrain her body from leaning forward, and lay directly on Zhao Zun's body.
Xiao Yu struggled a bit, Zhao Zun immediately said, "Besides, he coveted you for a long time in his heart, thought I was an incompetent person, and imagined that Cheng Daye would take you away from me in the future, how can I help him?"
"Bah!" Xiao Concubine curled her lips, "Obviously you offended him, but he was angry because he wanted to use your money and didn't want to tear himself apart. If the eldest prince gains power one day, he will definitely get rid of you."
Zhao Zun pursed his lips, "Now you and I are grasshoppers on the same rope, we have to work together, thank you Xiaojiu for reminding me, I am very grateful."
Xiao Yu smiled proudly, "That's true."
Saying that Concubine Xiao was about to get up, the hand on her waist slightly exerted force, Concubine Xiao fell down again, and glared at Zhao Zun, "What's wrong?"
Zhao Zun glanced at the thick stack of family rules, "I copied them all night long. I haven't closed my eyes yet. I brought them to you non-stop, and I can't lift my arms."
Concubine Xiao immediately gave up, "Then you have a good rest, I won't disturb you."
Zhao Zun still didn't let go, Xiao Concubine said again, "I'll just watch chess from the sidelines, and I promise not to let anyone come in to disturb you."
Only then did Zhao Zun let go of his hand, and Xiao Concubine stood on tiptoe and went down to the ground, carried the chessboard in person and ordered Hongxiu not to come in to disturb her, and then went up the collapse again.
Seeing her reading alone, Zhao Zun narrowed her eyes, took a shallow breath, and fell asleep soundly.
Unknowingly, after a long time, the night shrouded in darkness, and lights were lit outside Linglong Pavilion, illuminating the room.
Xiao Yu rested her chin on one hand while looking at the book with relish.
Zhao Zun saw this scene when he opened his eyes, the beauty under the lamp was reading a book, Xiao Concubine's whole body was enveloped in a halo, and she became more and more charming, so he watched for a while longer.
Xiao Yu raised her eyes inadvertently, and smiled, "You're awake."
Zhao Zun lifted the thin fur and sat up. He slept very sweetly this time, and he didn't know the time outside. This was the first time in so many years.
"It's so late, can you eat?" Zhao Zun asked.
Concubine Xiao looked out the window in a blink of an eye, it was really late, so she braced herself, "Not yet, I was so fascinated by watching for a while that I forgot the time, you wait for me to let Hongxiu go to set dinner."
Zhao Zun hummed.
Xiao Concubine jumped down and got used to getting along with Zhao Zun unknowingly, without the slightest precaution.
Soon a table of dinner was ready, Xiao Yan blushed, black-bone chicken and ginseng soup, bird's nest and wolfberry cake, as well as the big tonic red date chicken soup, stewed red dates with papaya, all the tonics.
Zhao Zun frowned.
"Grandmother... Grandmother said that girls should make up for it while they are not fully grown." Xiao Concubine blushed like a tomato, and couldn't lift her head, "How about, why don't I ask Hong Xiu to prepare one?"
"No need." Zhao Zun held Xiao Concubine back, "Just eat some pastries at night."
Zhao Zun glanced at Xiao Concubine unconsciously, pretending to eat without knowing, the atmosphere between the two was a little awkward.
After eating dinner in a hurry, Zhao Zun frowned as he watched Concubine Xiao pick out all the things she didn't like, and there was more than half a bowl of milk left in the bowl.
Concubine Xiao rubbed her stomach, "I'm full."
Zhao Zun grabbed Xiao Concubine and put her on his lap, "There's too little to eat, use some more with me."
Talking, Zhao Zun fed Xiao Concubine another mouthful, Xiao Concubine turned his head and refused to take it, Zhao Zun had to swallow it by himself, each bite was very sweet, Xiao Concubine saw that he was eating happily, leaned over and asked, "Is it delicious?"
Zhao Zuncong is not picky about his food, he does not lack for delicacies from mountains and seas, as long as he can fill his stomach.
Zhao Zun picked up a chopstick of green bamboo shoots, which were crisp and tender green, Xiao Concubine bit them without saying a word, smacked his lips, Zhao Zun fed a few more mouthfuls, Xiao Concubine obediently opened his mouth to eat, and ate about half a bowl more, he couldn’t eat it anymore Only then turned his head away.
Zhao Zun didn't force himself, he let go of his chopsticks after he was full.
"Miss, Master Xiang is coming this way." Hongxiu said eagerly.
Xiao Concubine almost jumped up, and pushed Zhao Zun with one hand, "Hurry up!"
Zhao Zun shrugged, "Take a rest before going to sleep, to digest and digest."
Concubine Xiao hurriedly nodded, Zhao Zun saw her anxious face, so he had no choice but to leave from the window.
"Miss, Master Xiang was just passing by and has already left."
Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief, "Come in."
Hongxiu stuck out her tongue and pushed the door open, Xiao Concubine patted her chest, "It's safe and sound."
Hongxiu handed a letter to Concubine Xiao, "This is Luzhi who is beside the eldest lady. After waiting for a long time, she happened to meet the nurse Fang who was shopping, and said that she had something very important to tell the lady. The nurse Fang didn't dare to delay, so she took it. gone."
Concubine Xiao hummed lightly, took the letter and slowly opened it, and was silent for a while, counting the days, Xiao Ying was indeed pregnant in her previous life, but the child was not kept.
Now that Xiao Ying found out that she was pregnant but did not dare to announce it, she was afraid that she would end up in the same fate as Xiao Ruo, who would be force-fed to abort the child, and begged Xiao Concubine to protect the child.
"It's a pity, she is a concubine, without the support of the Xiangfu, this child, the eldest prince, the father will definitely not be able to tolerate her, so what can I do, let me tell you, and if Xiao Ying strikes up a conversation in the future, I will ignore it at all."
Xiao Yu was somewhat conflicted.