The Ninth Prince's gaze was no longer indifferent, but cold. After letting go of Xiao Ting, his whole body was like a shadow in the wind, and he clapped his hands away from a distance. With his movements, all the petals in the sky made way for him.
Very domineering and extremely dreamy.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Xiao Ting did the same, holding her small face in her hands, blinking her big eyes, and said: "My prince is so handsome."
At this moment, the fight over there was inextricable, and the sky was falling, and the first batch to arrive was naturally Xu Wei, who was the commander of the imperial guards.
"Princess, this is?"
He stepped forward to ask with clasped fists, Xiao Ting looked back and saw that it was him, she asked in a low voice: "That little thief bullied my concubine, and the prince is teaching him for my concubine, do you know who he is? He is so powerful in martial arts."
Xu Wei was a little confused, why did he say this so ambiguously, he shook his head, but he still had people surround the imperial garden. At that time, the emperor came in person, which naturally caused a big commotion.
Looking at the battle in the sky, he said to himself: "The emperor's kung fu is really getting more and more fascinating."
Hearing this, Xu Wei frowned invisibly, and stood aside for protection.
In the end, no one could do anything about it, which made everyone nervous for a while, and they all gathered around the emperor, fearing that something might go wrong.
The Ninth Prince stood on a flower tree with him, trembling slowly with the branches, "I haven't settled the debt with you last time, are you here to die this time?"
"Haha..." This man was exactly the man who appeared when Xiao Ting was poisoned a few days ago.
Although he blocked the Ninth Prince for a while, he didn't make another move in the end, and there was no malice.
"Don't be angry, my lord. I just want to ask my wife some questions. Why are you so nervous?"
He said lightly, but his eyes passed through the crowd and fell on Xiao Ting.
As Xiao Ting, Xu Wei naturally assigned many people to protect her.
The Ninth Prince frowned, last time he said that he wanted to take Xiao Ting away to study something, and he even wanted to rob Xiao Xin.
For a while, he didn't know the real purpose of this person.
And his martial arts methods are really weird, which makes people hard to guard against.
Seeing that the coldness in his eyes had not dissipated, the man teased and said, "I'm just here to look for Mrs. Zun."
He never referred to Xiao Ting as a concubine like others, but as a madam.
In the end, no one knows what the outcome of this unknown negotiation will be.
Ninth Prince let him go.
He only needed to explain to his superiors, but the people below were confused, and finally found that even the emperor had not issued a general order, let alone mentioning it any more, so they had no choice but to give up.
But they all guessed in their hearts, the identity of this person.
The Eldest Prince's choice of concubine is scheduled on this day.
The Ninth Prince went out of the palace with the emperor to the eldest prince's mansion, Xiao Ting accompanied him.
Their arrival naturally attracted countless people to wait and see.
After all, what the Ninth Prince did was spread throughout the court, and it was even rumored that he was imprisoned in the Qiankun Palace.
But on this day of great joy, no one dared to ask more questions.
Especially when they saw the livid faces of Xu Ge and An Guogong, everyone understood.
The eldest prince is choosing his concubine, and the empress and concubine Chen are here in person. They have already been here, paying attention to each other, and only now stand up to greet them.
This is also the first time that the newly promoted empress has appeared in front of people, presiding over such a big event.
Both the inner and outer pavilions were overcrowded, so Xiao Ting and the Ninth Prince parted temporarily and went to the inner pavilion.
There are all the places where some family members stay, and naturally there are a variety of people and things.
At this time, many female family members surrounded a young woman, very enthusiastic.
As for the woman in the middle, she has an elegant and quiet demeanor, and her words are polite and calm but with a little alienation.
Lu Hui saw Xiao Ting at a glance, and walked over immediately, seeing her doubts, she explained to her: "That is the Third Prince's Concubine."
Xiao Ting snorted, "So it's her, I wonder why she looks so familiar."
Yun Xiyue, the unfavored concubine of Duke Anguo's mansion, once ran for the third prince's concubine with Yun Lanzhi and Xiao Mei, and she was the winner in the end.
This once made Xiao Ting think that she had heard wrong.
Although this woman looks comfortable to her, she is also a powerful person after all.
She has always kept a respectful distance from such people who hide their secrets, after all, she still knows how much she is.
Sometimes the more you avoid someone, the more she will come closer, just like Yun Xiyue at this moment.
"Xiyue has met Aunt Nine Kings." As the third concubine, she always attracts attention wherever she goes, and when she moves at this moment, everyone's eyes are on her.
It was the first time for Xiao Ting to hear someone calling her like that, and she was really not used to it.
However, she still ardently helped the third prince and concubine up.
"After being called by you like this, why does this concubine feel that she has immediately transformed into the aunt of the vegetable market?"
Although she said so, she still invited Yun Xiyue to sit with her.
Sitting together with two distinguished people naturally sparked some discussions.
Especially the assassination in Nine Princes Mansion a few days ago.
Among the suspects, the most likely ones are the eldest prince and the third prince.
At this moment, I saw the third prince and concubine sitting together with Xiao Ting, their eyes flickered and their thoughts were uncertain.
"Xiyue has no other meaning." She spoke in a very quiet voice, just like her, she looked like the kind of person who neither fights nor grabs.
Xiao Ting laughed, and she just made a joke, this girl is too serious.
The two chatted casually, and even talked about what happened that night.
"Aunt Jiu Wang, I heard that you were in a coma for a day and a night, is there a serious problem?"
The third prince's direct question surprised everyone.
Including Xiao Ting, in fact, Xiao Ting asked the Ninth Prince, and the Ninth Prince did not hide it from her, and told her the cause and effect.
And since that person is dead, there is nothing to worry about.
"It's okay, coma is actually the same thing as sleeping, as long as you wake up, it doesn't matter how long you sleep." She has fallen asleep several times for no reason.
Man said that she didn't care, even the girls around her didn't take it seriously.
The others all listened with their ears up to what important things they said, but they didn't expect such a sentence to come.
They didn't know what to say about the Ninth Princess for a moment.
This also made Yun Xiyue at a loss as to how to respond, and finally mentioned that Xiao Ting also had the right to make the decision in the selection of the concubine by the eldest prince.
Xiao Ting was a little speechless, and asked her whose idea it was
"It was discussed by the Empress and Concubine Chen." Yun Xiyue said in a soft voice.
"I'm dizzy, what is Concubine Chen going to do?" Xiao Ting was flustered, wondering if Concubine Chen had any brains.
She managed to get the eldest prince's eyes to turn to others, and she turned his eyes to herself.
It's really old, my brain is not working well, and I can't understand the youth's worries!
"Sixth sister."
Looking back, Xiao Ting felt that the voice was a little familiar, but it turned out to be the fifth girl of the Xiao family who had no impression.
Xiao Jing, as her name suggests, is so quiet that if she doesn't speak, you won't notice her existence.
It is the kind of appearance that will be directly overwhelmed by standing in this magnificence.
At this moment, she was standing there timidly, seeing Xiao Ting looking over, she hesitated and could not move.
I don't know whether to keep going or stop.
Very at a loss.
Before Xiao Ting could answer, someone made fun of her immediately, "Yo, what kind of country bumpkin is this, and he actually went to the First Prince's Mansion?"
The little girl who spoke had sharp eyebrows and sharp eyes. Although she was very young, she was very sharp.
At first glance, he is not easy to mess with.
Behind her, followed by two delicate maidservants, their postures were light and agile, and they were very stable.
All of them silently followed his side, showing no superfluous expressions.
Not like an ordinary maid.
Xiao Jing became even more nervous when she heard that. She stood there alone, and everyone stepped back from her, pointing, although their voices were not loud, but they were clearly mocking her.
It made her even more at a loss, she lowered her head, pinched the corner of her skirt, her shoulders trembled slightly, as if she was about to cry.
"My God, looking at your outfit, you don't come here to be an official, do you?"
As the little girl spoke, she stepped forward and pushed Xiao Jing. Xiao Jing couldn't stabilize for a moment, and fell backwards. The dress on her body was stepped on by another person. When she was about to get up, she only heard a "hiss" and the skirt was torn.
There was a burst of laughter at the moment.
"me… "
"What about me, I can't even speak well, with this level, with this appearance, you have the nerve to enter this door, and you really think that the eldest prince is a beggar on the street, and you want to get involved with him?"
What she said was very arrogant and condescending.
Naturally, Hong Shao couldn't stand it, but they knew the truth of the matter, so they said: "Wangfei, this old lady is too much, let the fifth girl come to be an official, and don't send a powerful maid to follow."
Lu Hui knocked her on the head and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
Don't even think about it, just based on the current status of the Xiao family, even the old lady is not qualified to come, let alone the fifth girl, it must be arranged by the Ninth Prince, but why they didn't make other arrangements, this is something they, who are maids, can understand.
only…
She looked at her own concubine, if she followed her past habits, it would be time to make a move.
"Aunt Nine Kings, she is the princess of Yue Kingdom."
Yun Xiyue had a panoramic view of everything, and after she finished speaking, she excused herself to have something to do, got up and left her side.
Xiao Xin tugged at Xiao Ting's sleeve and said: "Sister, please help Fifth Sister, she is very poor."
A child without a mother is not pitiful, especially if it is born in a home with a mistress.
Hong Shao thought, but her master is an exception.
This time, Xiao Ting did not immediately agree, but said: "Some things, you have to rely on yourself."
At this moment Xiao Jing was insulted, but she just huddled there and wept.
Seeing this, the little princess of the Yue Kingdom became bored, so she got up and left.
The others also showed disdain, "Just like her, she also wants to compete for the position of the first princess, and she doesn't look in the mirror to see what she looks like."
This matter is over like this, Xiao Ting has no intention of making a move.
Just then, a discordant voice came.
"You don't even know who she is? That's a girl from the Xiao family."
"Xiao family, which Xiao family?"
The person who asked the question was the girl who was called the little princess of the Yue Kingdom just now.
She had a pair of almond eyes, very delicate and naive, but the arrogance in her eyes suppressed her innocence.
(end of this chapter)