The Imperial Concubine Just Wants To Be a Salted Fish Every Day

Volume 1

Ch 1

Chapter 1 Is this too long for her?

From the Eastern Palace to Zhaohua Hall, you must pass through a small garden.

She curled her neck and looked out through the gaps in the flowers and plants, as if she was waiting for someone.

At this time, Xiao Xixi was squatting in the flowers.

The lady of the palace Baoqin looked at her nervously, and whispered: ''Master, even if you want to see the prince, you can't stay here. This is not in compliance
with the rules . What if you annoy the prince?''

Xiao Xixi said without looking back: ''I have been in the palace for half a year, but His Royal Highness hasn't even looked at me. If I don't think about it, I won't
even want to see him again in my life.''

''But even so, you can't…''

''Hush!'' Xiao Xixi interrupted her chatter, ''Stop talking, people are coming!''

Baoqin shut up quickly.

Through the gaps between the branches and leaves of the flowers and plants, they saw a group of people coming here.

Among them, the handsome young man in a white brocade robe is the most eye-catching.

He walked in the forefront, with a high nose and thin lips, cold brows and eyes, and an upright posture.

He is only eighteen years old, but he is already overwhelming.

Especially those black eyes, like a deep cold pool, people will feel frozen just by looking at them.

This person is the prince of the Dasheng Dynasty, Luo Qinghan.

Xiao Xixi clenched the amulet in her hand and counted down silently in her heart.

Three, two, one!

When she reached the last count, she rushed out!

But because she rushed too quickly and didn't grasp the distance, she accidentally rushed too far, and the whole person rushed towards Luo Qinghan!

Luo Qinghan reacted extremely quickly, and immediately turned his body sideways.

Xiao Xixi just passed the prince in a posture of flat sand and falling wild goose, and fell heavily to the ground.

Bouqin hiding in the flowers covered her eyes and couldn't bear to look any more.

The court ladies and eunuchs behind the prince were all shocked by the sudden change.

Eunuch Chang was the first to react and sternly shouted: ''Who are you? How dare to attack His Royal Highness?!''

Xiao Xixi raised her head with tears in her eyes, doing her best to make herself look pitiful.

''His Royal Highness, don't you remember the concubine? The concubine is Xiao Liangdi!''

Luo Qing looked at her coldly, as if he did not remember that there was such a woman in her backyard.

Xiao Xixi got up and bowed to him first, then handed the amulet that had been held in the palm of her hand, and pleaded eagerly.

''The concubine knows that His Royal Highness is going to accompany the emperor to go hunting today. There are many dangers out side. The concubine is
worried about the safety of the prince, so she specially asks for such a talisman, please accept it.''

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present became weird.

Everyone in the palace knows that His Royal Highness hates those gods and weird things. Now Xiao Liangdi dares to give the Prince amulet. Is this too long for
her? !

Sure enough, Luo Qinghan's cold eyes suddenly became even colder.

''Step aside.''

Xiao Xixi held the amulet and refused to remove it.

Luo Qinghan glanced at Eunuch Chang.

Eunuch Chang knew it, and immediately ordered two strong mothers to come forward, intending to drag Xiao Xixi away forcibly.

Xiao Xixi suddenly jumped up and hugged Luo Qinghan's long legs!
''His Royal Highness is going black today for fear of blood and light. Please take this amulet with you. It can protect you from blood and light!''

Luo Qinghan froze in place.

He looked down at the woman who was holding his thigh and refused to let go, his cold eyes seemed to freeze her into an ice sculpture on the spot.

He has lived for eighteen years and has never seen such a bold woman!

''Come on, drag her away and lock her up!''

Chapter 2 I went to find him to save his life

Xiao Xixi hugged his thigh and didn't let go. The mothers took a lot of effort to pull her away.

Even so, she was still shouting.

''His Royal Highness must be careful, someone wants to plot against you!''

Until she was dragged away, her cry remained for a long time.

Everyone lowered their heads, concentrating and holding their breath, not even daring to breathe.

Only Eunuch Chang raised his head cautiously and glanced at the prince quietly.

Unsurprisingly.

Luo Qinghan's face was so gloomy that it almost dripped water.

He wanted to slash the woman who pretended to be a ghost now.

But his strong self-control made him endure it.

Today he is going to accompany his father the emperor to go hunting. The other princes have already set off. He must not be late. He can only suppress this bad
breath for the time being and wait to deal with the woman when he comes back!

Luo Qinghan flicked his sleeves, and surrounded by court ladies and eunuchs, he strode out of the East Palace.

No more than half a day.

The news that Xiao Liangdi intercepted the prince halfway and was furious and was imprisoned in Lengxiang Tower spread throughout the entire East Palace.

Xiao Xixi was originally the daughter of General Zhongwu, but was assigned to the prince in the draft and became the prince Liangdi.

It has been half a year since she entered the palace, but she has not even seen the prince's face once, and she herself is a salted fish. She does not fight or grab, and
she nests in her Qingge Hall every day Waiting to die.

Just when everyone thought she would continue to be a salted fish, she suddenly gave everyone a cruel gesture.

Not only did she stop the prince in public, she hugged the prince's thigh with her face, and even threatened the prince

Xiao Liangdi is simply jumping repeatedly on the verge of death!

Throughout the dozens of concubines in the backyard of the East Palace, there are endless ways to fight for favor, but no woman can be as timid as Xiao Liangdi.

Whether you know her or don't, they think she is dead this time.

Lengxianglou is the most remote part of the East Palace.

Like its name, this place is really deserted and unpopular.

Xiao Liangdi, who was discussed by countless people, was lying lazily in the chaise longue at this time, listening to Baoqin's complaints while licking melon
seeds.

''My lady, you have been lost for half a year, and finally you wake up and you are willing to fight for favor. This slave is very happy. There are thousands of ways
to fight for favor. Why did you choose the worst one? Look at you now, you provoked the prince. The prince was disgusted and locked you in this dilapidated
Lengxiang building. What shall we master and servant do?''

Xiao Xixi spit out the skin of the melon seeds: ''I didn't intend to fight for favor.''

Baoqin didn't believe it: ''If you don't want to fight for favor, why do you rush to hug the thigh of His Royal Highness?''

''I have already said that the Prince's Printing Hall is dark and there is a risk of blood and light. I went to find him to save his life.''

Baoqin looked at her blankly, with five words on her face–

Did you read my letter?

Xiao Xixi passed the melon seeds in her hand.

''Come on, eat some melon seeds to calm your breath.''

Baoqin indifferently refused.

Xiao Xixi said: ''I want to eat hot pot tonight. I want to put a lot of spicy ones.''

''Mistress, This servant reminds you that you have offended His Royal Highness. What you should think now is how to obtain His Royal Highness's forgiveness,
not what should you eat tonight?''

''Oh, can't I eat hot pot tonight? Can't I really eat it?''

Xiao Xixi looked at Baoqin eagerly for a full minute.

Finally, Baoqin was defeated, and said bitterly.

''Slaves would think of a way.''

Although her master is a salted fish, what can she do?

can only be spoiled.

Chapter 3 Prince Assassinated

Baoqin went out to prepare ingredients while Xiao Xixi is still enjoying the melon seeds.

Everyone felt that she was insane, so she ran to the prince to pretend to be a ghost, but only she knew that the prince would really have a disaster.

She was originally a member of the Xuanmen. She followed her master to learn divination and fortune-telling when she was young. She observed the astrology last
night and found that the emperor star will have blood and light in the future.

If the prince really encounters unexpected events, according to the ancestral system of the Dasheng Dynasty, the concubine will be buried.

Xiao Xixi is still young, she is only sixteen years old now, so she does not want her great Yusheng ( means raw fish )to be buried.

So she made an amulet overnight and gave it to the prince to help him escape.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xixi stroked her chin,Calculating according to the time, the prince's blood and light disaster should be fulfilled soon.

I hope that he can live up to the point and survive this disaster safely, so that she will not waste her efforts.

Today's hunting, Luo Qinghan rode a horse to hunt down a stag in the forest.

Somehow, the horse under him suddenly went crazy and rushed forward desperately!

Luo Qinghan urged internal force, tightened the reins, and wanted to restrain the horse. Unfortunately it was useless.

There is a cliff in front . If he rushes forward, him and his horse will have to fall off the cliff.

Luo Qinghan can only reluctantly give up this horse that has followed him for many years, loosen the reins, and jump off the horse with light effort.

But as soon as he landed, a dark arrow flew out of the woods and shot straight to his chest!

This arrow came too suddenly and the speed was too fast, Luo Qinghan had no time to dodge.

His pupils shrank and his heart stopped suddenly.

In an instant, the arrow flew in front of him, and the sharp arrow was only an inch away from his chest.

Seeing that his heart is about to be pierced by an arrow.

At the very moment.

He suddenly felt a heat in his chest.

The arrow seemed to hit an invisible barrier. After a slight pause, it was bounced away. After flying out for a certain distance, the arrow fell to the ground feebly.

Before Luo Qinghan could react to what had happened, a dozen black-clothed assassins emerged from the woods and leaped towards him with their swords.

Fortunately, the guards have arrived on horseback.

When they saw assassins, they shouted to protect him, drew their sabers and jumped off their horses to fight with those assassins.

After a burst of light and sword shadow.

The guards quickly gained the upper hand by virtue of their number advantage.

The assassins were lost, dead and wounded.

Originally, Luo Qinghan wanted one to stay alive, but it was a pity that he was a step late.

Several assassins who survived have taken poison and killed themselves.

Luo Qinghan's eyes were gloomy as ice.

His gaze swept across the corpses on the ground, and finally he looked at the arrow lying quietly on the grass.

The timing of the arrow shot just now is extremely delicate.

He was almost shot on the spot.

If it hadn't been for the invisible barrier to block him…

Thinking of this, Luo Qinghan involuntarily raised his hand, touched his chest, and found something hidden in his chest.

Take a look, it turned out to be an amulet!

Although this amulet has become pitch black, as if it had been burned by fire, he still recognized it at a glance——

This is the amulet given to him by Xiao Liangdi.

In an instant, Luo Qinghan understood the origin of this amulet.

It must be Xiao Liangdi who secretly stuffed the amulet into his clothes while holding his thigh.

The amulet is very small and light, so there is no sense of existence, so that he had never noticed its existence.

He couldn't understand why this amulet turned black?

Chapter 4 People in the Profound Gate

Think of the thrill of life hanging on the line just now, and the ''bloody disaster'' said by Xiao Liangdi.

A guess loomed in Luo QingHan's heart——

Did Xiao Liangdi already know that he would be assassinated?

If she is an insider, what does she have to do with these assassins?

Are they together?

But if they were together, why did Xiao Liangdi give him an amulet and take the initiative to remind him to be careful of someone's plot?

Countless doubts surged into his heart, which made Luo QingHan stare at the amulet in his hand for a long time.

Luo QingHan didn't come back until the eldest prince and the second prince came in a hurry with the guards.

He put away his amulet and his face returned to his usual indifference.

''Third brother, I heard you were assassinated. Are you hurt?''

Luo QingHan's eyes flashed one by one from the faces of the two brothers. They seemed to be really worried, and their faces were full of concern.

However.

Who knows what they really think?

Maybe one of them sent these assassins.

Luo QingHan was named crown prince only a year ago, but he is neither the eldest son nor a legitimate son. The only thing he can rely on is the support of the
Queen's mother family.

In the eyes of the princes, Luo QingHan is not the Queen's own son , no matter how close he is to the queen. Why does he occupy the position of crown Prince?!

The princes didn't show it on their face and were very unwilling in their hearts.

Over the past year, they have made a series of small moves in private, but they are only small means. Luo QingHan didn't care since he wasn't hurt.

Unexpectedly, these brothers even intensified and even hurt each other for the sake of the crown prince!

Luo QingHan's mood surged in his heart, but his face was calm as usual: ''it's all right. You two imperial brothers don't have to worry.''

''It's all right. My father is worried about you. Go and keep peace with my father. Just leave it to us.''

''Thank you, two royal brothers.''

Luo Qinghan rode away on the guard's horse, but left his guards behind.

Because the prince almost suffered an accident, the emperor had no intention to hunt again. Today's hunting ended ahead of schedule.

Back to the east palace.

Luo QingHan called his confidants into the study.

They discussed for an hour.

Finally, they were divided into two groups. They first went all the way to the cliff to search for the horse's body and find out the reason why the horse suddenly
went crazy.

Another group went to trace the origins of the assassins to see who sent them?

It was already evening when Luo QingHan came out of his study.

He suddenly remembered the woman holding his thigh this morning.

''Where is Xiao Liangdi?''

Eunuch Chang bowed and replied, ''she is locked up in the Lengxiang building.''

Luo QingHan raised his feet and walked towards Lengxiang building.

When they came to the door of Lengxiang building, they saw that the door was closed and the dim yellow light of candle fire was revealed in the window.

Eunuch Chang came to the door.

''Your Highness the prince has arrived!''

There was a bang bang in the building, and Xiao Liangdi's urging voice could be heard faintly.

''Put your things away!''

Then there was a rush of footsteps.

The gate was opened.

Xiao Xixi knelt down and saluted with a Baoqin.

''See your royal highness.''

Luo QingHan looked at the woman in front of him and saw that her lips were red and bright. She could vaguely smell a little spicy and delicious.

He asked faintly, ''what are you doing in the house?''

Xiao Xi said guilty: ''I'm having dinner.''

''You don't look worried at all.''

''What are you worried about?''

''What do you think?''

Chapter 5 Do you eat hot pot?

Xiao Xixi sensed that there was a pit in the question. She forcibly changed the topic: ''Your Highness suddenly visited. Do you have any orders?''

Luo QingHan didn't answer and asked, ''are you going to stand here with Gu all the time?''

Luo QingHan raised his feet and crossed the threshold.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw the hot spicy hot pot.

Luo QingHan came too suddenly. Even though Xiao Xixi and Baoqin had tried their best to clean up, they still couldn't find a place to hide the hot pot, so they had
to let it be placed in the middle of the room.

There are a lot of peppers and pepper in the hot pot, and a thick layer of red oil floats on the surface.

The strong spicy smell filled the whole room.

Xiao Xixi warmly invited: ''Your Highness hasn't eaten yet? Do you want to sit down and eat together?''

Luo QingHan looked at her expressionless.

''Where did you get the pot?''

Xiao Xi scratched his cheek and his eyes were erratic: ''well, that's a copper basin for washing your face.''

Luo QingHan: ''….

Eunuch Chang: ''….

A maid : ''….

Luo Qing smiled coldly, ''you cook hot pot in a washbasin and want to invite Gu to eat together?''

Xiao Xi hurriedly said, ''this washbasin is very clean. Your highness can eat it at ease and will never eat bad stomach!''

Luo QingHan doesn't want to eat.

He looked around at the side dishes and found that the dishes were quite rich, including eggs, chicken, lotus root slices, fish, small vegetables, Chinese cabbage
and white radish slices.

''Where did these dishes come from?''

Xiao Xi asked cautiously, ''can you not say it?''

Luo QingHan refused cruelly: ''No.''

Xiao Xi sighed: ''well, we raise chickens and fish ourselves. We can pick up several eggs every day. We also grow lotus roots, small vegetables, Chinese cabbage
and white radish.''

''… you raise chickens and vegetables in the east palace?

Luo QingHan still had no expression on his face, but from his eyes, he should be doubting life at this time.

Xiao Xi can only smile awkwardly: ''ha ha, I'm usually idle and bored. I raised chickens and ducks in the back yard of Qingge hall and planted some vegetables.''

Luo QingHan stopped talking.

The atmosphere in the room fell into a strange silence.

Only the hot pot is still rolling and making a gurgling sound.

It took a long time for Luo Qinghan to speak, quite a bit of gnashing his teeth.

''Somebody, go and clean up all the chicken, duck and vegetable fields in the backyard of Qingge hall!''

His east palace must not be reduced to other people's chicken farm!

Xiao Xi is like being struck by lightning.

She flopped down on her knees, hugged Luo QingHan's long legs and began to cry.

''Your Highness, please let go of those poor chickens, ducks and vegetable fields. They are just children!''

Luo QingHan: ''

He doesn't have such a child.

He said coldly, ''let go.''

Xiao Xi sobbed: ''those chicken and duck vegetable fields were raised by my concubine little by little. They have gathered countless efforts of my concubine. If
they are all gone, how can I live in the future? Your highness, • please let go of those chicken, duck, fish and dishes for my help today!''

Luo QingHan asked, ''how do you know there will be a disaster today?''

''I said before. Your seal is black. It's obviously a disaster of blood.''

Luo Qinghan looked at her: ''I don't know how the eldest lady from General Chungmu's Mansion will know this.''

Chapter 6 Concubine loves you personally, more than my heart!

Faced with the prince questioning , Xiao Xi smiled shyly.

''To tell you the truth, I was sent to the Xuanmen when I was young because of my fate. I grew up in the Xuanmen and worshipped Xuanji Zi, the leader of the
Xuanmen. I didn't leave the Xuanmen until a year ago to return to the general's house.''

Luo QingHan has heard of Xuanmen.

It is said that Xuanmen is a very mysterious sect. They are few in number, but everyone is very capable.

The first emperor was addicted to pills and wanted to live a long life. He once ordered people to visit the people in Xuanmen. Unfortunately, he failed to do so
until his death.

Luo QingHan thought Xuanmen was just a legend. Unexpectedly, he really met a person from Xuanmen, who was still a woman in hi s backyard.

He stared at Xiao Xi for a long time.

Xiao Xixi smiled at him in such a magnanimous way that she had no intention of dogging

She knows. She must dispel the misunderstanding in Luo QingHan's heart tonight, otherwise with his character he will surely be suspicious of her.

So she didn't hide it and told the whole story, she told him her origins and details.

She is showing her sincerity to Luo QingHan.

She's going to tell him

I'm with you.

It was a long time before I heard Luo Qinghan speak in a low voice.

''Why should I believe you?''

Xiao Xixi took out a small metal brand that was neither gold nor iron from her arms.

''Your Highness, this is the token of our Xuanmen.''

Luo QingHan took the token. On the front was a black character in ancient seal script, and on the back was engraved Xiao Xi's name.

The token didn't seem fake, but he still couldn't accept it.

The woman holding her thigh in front of her is actually a member of the Xuanmen?

Are Xuanmen's choices so informal?

Luo QingHan said, ''let go of Gu first.''

Xiao Xixi said, ''those chickens, ducks, fish and vegetable fields in my backyard…''

''You can keep them for the time being''

Xiao Xi immediately burst into tears and burst into laughter. ''Your Highness, you are such a good man! I love you more than my heart!''

Luo QingHan was stunned by her sudden explicit confession.

There are many women who invite him, but there has never been a woman as straightforward and explicit as Xiao Xi.

He frowned and said: ''Woman, what do you say about love or not? People will say that you are shameless after listening.''

Xiao Xixi puts down her hand and admits her mistake obediently.

''I won't say it in the future.''

Luo QingHan returned the token to her and asked lightly, ''why haven't you mentioned the Xuanmen before?''

Xiao Xixi was innocent: ''because your Highness has never summoned me. I can't see you. How can I tell you these things?''

There are many women in the east palace. Some are from the draft, some are given by their elders, and some are sent by his confidants.

Luo QingHan gave these women the title and honor they deserved, but rarely summoned them.

So that today he remembered that there was such a person as Xiao Liangdi in the backyard.

In the final analysis, it was all his own sin.

Luo QingHan asked calmly, ''since you are a member of the Xuanmen, why do you commit yourself to me? Don't you think you are too talented?''

''I don't think so, it's an honor for my concubine to be the Crown Prince's person.''

When Xiao Xi said this, her face burst into a bright smile.

That smile shook Luo QingHan stunned.

Although I don't know why Xiao Xi thinks so, he can see that she is telling the truth.

Luo QingHan had prepared a lot of tentative words, but he didn't want to say it at this time.

Chapter 7: Grace

''I misunderstood you today. You can move back to East Palace Hall at any time.''

With these words, Luo Qinghan left without looking back.

When they were far away, Xiao Xixi hurriedly sat back next to the hot pot, picked up the dishes and chopsticks, quickly squeezed out the fish in the pot, dipped it
in the sauce and stuffed it into her mouth.

''It's so spicy, it smells good, and it's delicious!''

While giving her the vegetables, Bao Qin asked, ''So you are a member of Xuanmen?''

Xiao Xixi nodded while eating: ''Yes.''

''Why didn't I hear you talk about this before?''

''It's just a trivial matter, it's not worth mentioning.''

Bao Qin asked again, ''Does the general and his wife know about this?''

''They don't know. Only my grandfather in the family knows about this, but my grandfather passed away three years ago. Everyone in the family thought that I
grew up in an ordinary nunnery.''
Bao Qin thought to herself that this was the case.

If the general and his wife knew that Xiao Xi was a member of the Xuanmen Profound Sect, they would definitely not send her into the palace.

Of course, Liangdi is beautiful, but compared with the identity of a member in the Xuanmen Profound Sect, it is not worth mentioning.

Luo Qinghan returned to the study.

He told Eunuch Chang.

''Not a word of what Xiao Liangdi said tonight is allowed to go out.''

''Okay.''

''Tomorrow, I will send something to Xiao Liangdi, which can be regarded as compensation for her.''

''Okay.''

Luo Qinghan opened the notes and began to read them one by one.

Since Luo Qinghan was made crown prince last year, the emperor has given Luo Qinghan the notes he has reviewed every day and asked him to learn how to deal
with the affairs of the dynasty.

He didn't finish reading all the notes until midnight.

After just two hours of going to bed, he woke up consciously, got up to change clothes and wash, simply had breakfast, and went to the council chamber to discuss
political affairs with his father and the ministers.

As soon as Xiao Xixi and Bao Qin moved their luggage back to East Palace Hall in the morning, Eunuch Chang came to the door with two large boxes of things.

''Xiao Liangdi, this is a reward from Royal Highness, the Crown Prince as a thank you.''

Xiao Xixi bowed her knees and knelt down: ''Thank you, Royal Highness, for your grace.''

A box of silk satin and a box of gold and silver jewellery, all of which are popular this year.

Xiao Xixi smiled happily, and she took out an amulet from her sleeve.

''Eunuch Chang, the amulet that was broken yesterday. This is my new amulet. Please hand it over to Royal Highness for me.''

She is now on the same boat with Luo Qinghan, and she must protect his safety.

Only if Luo Qinghan is alive can she continue to make a salted fish with peace of mind.

Eunuch Chang took the amulet with both hands and put it away carefully.

''Xiao Liangdi, don't worry, the old slave will definitely hand it over to Royal Highness.''

After sending Eunuch Chang away, Xiao Xixi immediately turned into a little butterfly and flew happily to the backyard.

The backyard of Qingge Temple was originally a small garden, but now it has been turned into a vegetable garden. On the left is a vegetable field, on the right are
chicken coops and duck coops, and there is a small pond in the middle. There are lotus flowers in the pond, and there are a lot of fish and shrimp in the water.

Xiao Xixi went to stand in front of the chicken coop for a while.

She counted the chickens inside one by one. There was a rooster and twelve hens, as well as a number of small chicks.

The big rooster is taking its harem to bask in the sun at this time, and his life is very complete.

Then she went to look at the duck ring next door.

There are exactly ten big white ducks.

Xiao Xixi opened the wooden door of the duck ring and let out the big white ducks.

They took neat and orderly steps and swaggered towards the pond.

The vegetable plot on the left contains white radish, Chinese cabbage, small greens, chives, ginger, garlic, chilli, green beans, cucumbers, corn, and sunflowers.

Chapter 8: The Invitation of Concubine Bai

Xiao Xixi picked a cucumber, wiped it with a handkerchief, and then gnawed it.

The home-grown cucumbers taste extremely crispy!

There is also a small wooden house next to the vegetable plot, where mushrooms and bean sprouts are grown.

Xiao Xixi saw the tender bean sprouts and immediately shouted outside.

''I want to eat cold bean sprouts at noon!''

Bao Qin replied to her from a distance: ''Okay!''

For lunch, Xiao Xixi ate the refreshing and delicious cold bean sprouts as she wished, and her heart was greatly satisfied.

This kind of life of eating and waiting to die is so beautiful!

I really hope I can live like this forever.

After eating and drinking, she prepared to go back to the house to take a nap.

Bao Qin reminded: ''Royal Highness the prince ordered someone to send a reward. Won't you go and thank him?''

''Haven't you already thanked him?''

Bao Qin was indignant and indisputable: ''The slave meant that you should show your face in front of Royal Highness. Although you are covered by the identity of
Xuanmen, your Royal Highness should not neglect you, but wouldn't it be better if you could get a little more favour from your Royal Highness?''

Nowadays, there are no crown concubines in the Eastern Palace, only two concubines, and there are more than a dozen people such as Liangdi, Liangyuan, and
Meiren.

Everyone didn't say anything on the surface, but they were secretly coveting the position of crown prince and concubine.

If Xiao Xixi is only the daughter of a fourth-rank general, she is definitely not qualified to be the crown prince, but she still has the status of a member of the
Xuanmen, which means that she also has the qualifications to compete for the crown prince.

However, Xiao Xixi collapsed directly on the bed, exuding a strong smell of salted fish all over her body.

''It's too tired to fight for favour, I can't do it, I'd better get some sleep first.''

After speaking, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Bao Qin: ''……''

Although she had already known the nature of the salted fish of her master, she still felt heartbroken at this time.

Xiao Xixi slept for a full hour.

While waiting for her to wash her face, Baoqin said, ''Concubine Bai Qin sent someone an invitation just now, saying that there will be a tea party at Cuimingxuan
tomorrow afternoon. I would like to invite you to have tea and enjoy the flowers.''

''Tea party, are there many delicious food?''

''Probably.''

''Then I'll go!''

Bao Qin looked at her excited look, and her heart was really broken.

''This tea party is most likely to be a banquet. You must be careful when the time comes and don't follow .''

None of the women in this harem are simple.

Yesterday, Xiao Xixi was imprisoned in the Lengxiang Building. Everyone thought that she was dead this time. Unexpectedly, in just one night, she not only
moved back to the Qingge Palace, but also received the crown prince's reward.

You must know that the prince is notoriously cold-hearted, and there are so many beauties in the Eastern Palace, but none of them can attract his attention.

Now that Xiao Xixi has such ups and downs, it is obvious that she has received the attention of Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

How can this not make people jealous?

Concubine Bai handed out the invitation card at this time, presumably with another plan.

Bao Qin could think of this, Xiao Xixi could naturally think of it, but as a salted fish, she really didn't bother to engage in intrigue with those women.

When others invited her to eat delicious food, she will go.

There is nothing to eat.

Anyway, with her skills, the women of East Palace are not her opponents in total.

Luo Qinghan was busy until the evening before returning to East Palace.

He was still eating alone as usual.

Obviously there are many beauties in the backyard, but he has to live like an ascetic and restrain his abstinence.

When he finished his dinner, Eunuch Chang handed an amulet with both hands.

''Your Highness, Xiao Liangdi asked the servant to hand it over to you.''
Chapter 8: The Invitation of Concubine Bai

Xiao Xixi picked a cucumber, wiped it with a handkerchief, and then gnawed it.

The home-grown cucumbers taste extremely crispy!

There is also a small wooden house next to the vegetable plot, where mushrooms and bean sprouts are grown.

Xiao Xixi saw the tender bean sprouts and immediately shouted outside.

''I want to eat cold bean sprouts at noon!''

Bao Qin replied to her from a distance: ''Okay!''

For lunch, Xiao Xixi ate the refreshing and delicious cold bean sprouts as she wished, and her heart was greatly satisfied.

This kind of life of eating and waiting to die is so beautiful!

I really hope I can live like this forever.

After eating and drinking, she prepared to go back to the house to take a nap.

Bao Qin reminded: ''Royal Highness the prince ordered someone to send a reward. Won't you go and thank him?''

''Haven't you already thanked him?''

Bao Qin was indignant and indisputable: ''The slave meant that you should show your face in front of Royal Highness. Although you are covered by the identity of
Xuanmen, your Royal Highness should not neglect you, but wouldn't it be better if you could get a little more favour from your Royal Highness?''

Nowadays, there are no crown concubines in the Eastern Palace, only two concubines, and there are more than a dozen people su ch as Liangdi, Liangyuan, and
Meiren.

Everyone didn't say anything on the surface, but they were secretly coveting the position of crown prince and concubine.

If Xiao Xixi is only the daughter of a fourth-rank general, she is definitely not qualified to be the crown prince, but she still has the status of a member of the
Xuanmen, which means that she also has the qualifications to compete for the crown prince.

However, Xiao Xixi collapsed directly on the bed, exuding a strong smell of salted fish all over her body.

''It's too tired to fight for favour, I can't do it, I'd better get some sleep first.''

After speaking, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Bao Qin: ''……''

Although she had already known the nature of the salted fish of her master, she still felt heartbroken at this time.

Xiao Xixi slept for a full hour.

While waiting for her to wash her face, Baoqin said, ''Concubine Bai Qin sent someone an invitation just now, saying that there will be a tea party at Cuimingxuan
tomorrow afternoon. I would like to invite you to have tea and enjoy the flowers.''

''Tea party, are there many delicious food?''

''Probably.''

''Then I'll go!''

Bao Qin looked at her excited look, and her heart was really broken.

''This tea party is most likely to be a banquet. You must be careful when the time comes and don't follow .''

None of the women in this harem are simple.

Yesterday, Xiao Xixi was imprisoned in the Lengxiang Building. Everyone thought that she was dead this time. Unexpectedly, in just one night, she not only
moved back to the Qingge Palace, but also received the crown prince's reward.

You must know that the prince is notoriously cold-hearted, and there are so many beauties in the Eastern Palace, but none of them can attract his attention.

Now that Xiao Xixi has such ups and downs, it is obvious that she has received the attention of Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

How can this not make people jealous?

Concubine Bai handed out the invitation card at this time, presumably with another plan.

Bao Qin could think of this, Xiao Xixi could naturally think of it, but as a salted fish, she really didn't bother to engage in intrigue with those women.

When others invited her to eat delicious food, she will go.
There is nothing to eat.

Anyway, with her skills, the women of East Palace are not her opponents in total.

Luo Qinghan was busy until the evening before returning to East Palace.

He was still eating alone as usual.

Obviously there are many beauties in the backyard, but he has to live like an ascetic and restrain his abstinence.

When he finished his dinner, Eunuch Chang handed an amulet with both hands.

''Your Highness, Xiao Liangdi asked the servant to hand it over to you.''

Chapter 10: Are you sick again?

Concubine Li chuckled: ''Since His Royal Highness is very busy, why did he still have time to go to Lengxianglou the night before yesterday?''

After speaking, she deliberately glanced at Xiao Xixi.

Xiao Xixi was burying her head to eat, and did not receive any eye contact with Concubine Li Bianfei at all.

Concubine Li was angry.

This two fools!

She raised her volume slightly: ''Sister Xiao, are you listening to us?''

Xiao Xixi raised her head from the fruit refreshment and looked around blankly.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Bai Xianfei smiled softly: ''Sister Xiao doesn't seem to be listening.''

In fact, Xiao Xixi didn't completely ignore it. She still heard the general content. She just didn't understand what these women suddenly called her to do? Is it in
the hope that she can also join this conversation?

That's right, since she has eaten Concubine Bai's melon and fruit snacks, she has to help warm up the field.

Xiao Xixi thought back intently.

Just now, they seemed to have mentioned Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and also mentioned the daily management of myriad opportunities.

Emmmm……

Xiao Xixi asked solemnly: ''Who is Li Wanji? Why does Royal Highness want to punish him? ''

Concubine Bai Xianfei: ''…''

Concubine Li Bianfei: ''…''

A group of concubines: ''…''

Bao Qin was almost about to kneel down for her.

My eldest lady, look at what kind of Tiger and wolf words you are talking about?

After a long period of dead silence.

Concubine Bai Xianfei spoke with difficulty to break the silence.

''It's a bit windy today.''

Chen Liangyuan dryly agreed: ''Yes, the wind is too strong, I didn't hear anything just now.''

Concubine Li changed the subject neatly.

''I heard that Royal Highness was injured at some point during the hunting.''

This topic immediately attracted everyone's attention.

They couldn't wait to erase the words of Tiger and wolf from their memories just now, and collectively devoted themselves to the discussion of the topic of ''the
prince was almost injured''.

''Do you know what's going on?''

''I heard that the horse was frightened and threw Royal Highness down.''

''His Royal Highness can be safe and sound in this way. It is indeed a profound blessing.''

……

The next step is everyone's various fancy touts for Royal Highness.
Xiao Xixi couldn't get in, so she happily continued to bury her head and eat.

At this moment, the voice of the eunuch came from outside.

''Royal Highness is here!''

The concubines did not expect that the prince would come, and they were all overjoyed.

They checked their appearance as quickly as possible and made sure that they were beautiful from head to toe.

Luo Qinghan stepped into Cuimingxuan.

He was wearing a blue wide-sleeved gown today. The wind blows, and his clothes were fluttering. Coupled with his cold and handsome face, he had a kind o f
ethereal temperament that would transform into a fairy at any time, and he was not as beautiful as a mortal.

Concubine Bai and Concubine Li took a group of concubines forward to meet the ceremony.

''The concubine paid a visit to Royal Highness the prince.''

There are more than a dozen beauties in Luo Qinghan's backyard, all of which are thin and thin.

And he was in the midst of this group of concubines, like a handsome Tang monk who strayed into the fairy cave.

The more he sits still, the more he wants people to take off all his clothes.

Luo Qinghan asked lightly: ''What were you talking about just now?''

Except for Xiao Xixi, all the concubines froze in agreement.

What are we talking about?

We are talking about why do you want Li Wanji?

Cough cough!

Concubine Bai Xianfei coughed twice, and her voice was soft: ''We were just talking about the injury of Royal Highness when he was hunting around.''

Concubine Li Bianfei's tone was full of concern: ''We are all very worried about the safety of Your Highness.''

The other concubines nodded in agreement.

''Yes, yes, Your Highness must take care of your health.''

Concubine Bai Xianfei coughed twice again, as if she was very uncomfortable.

Luo Qinghan looked at her: ''Are you sick again?''

Chapter 11: A Bit Cute

Concubine Bai Xianfei whispered softly: ''The concubine was upset when she learned that her Royal Highness was almost injured. After blowing a little cold wind,
she became ill again. Ahem, I blame the concubine for being too useless.''

Luo Qinghan asked, ''Have you seen a doctor?''

Concubine Bai's eyes were as tender as water, and her voice became softer and more beautiful: ''It's just a minor illness. You don't need to alarm the doctor. I will
just go back and lie down for a while. Thank you for your concern.''

''If you are sick, you still have to treat it as soon as possible. Later, you can ask someone to take the lonely sign to the Tai Hospital to find someone to take a look.''

Concubine Bai Xianfei lowered her head, and a faint blush appeared on her fair face, revealing a bit of shame in her daughter 's family, which was very seductive.

She responded softly.

''Ok.''

Chen Liangyuan pressed the sourness in her heart, smiled and complimented: ''Your Royal Highness is so kind to Sister Bai.''

Concubine Bai Xian said softly: ''Your Royal Highness treats everyone very well.''

Chen Liangyuan deliberately showed a naive attitude: ''No, Your Highness is the best for sister!''

Concubine Bai Xianfei said nothing, but looked at the prince with tender eyes.

Concubine Li Bianfei scolded Concubine Li Bianfei in her heart.

This white lotus flower knows that it is shameless to pretend to be weak and attract the attention of His Royal Highness the prince!

And Chen Liangyuan is also a brainless person, she knows the stinky feet holding white lotus flowers, thinking that this way she can gain a foothold in east
Palace? Let's dream!

Concubine Li Bianfei turned her eyes and showed a bright and charming smile.
''Your Royal Highness, this concubine has been practicing Western dance recently, and she has already achieved a little success. I wonder if Royal Highness can
come to this concubine to watch one or two tonight?''

The concubines just want to lie down.

Concubine Bai Xianfei was just attracting the prince's attention, and Concubine Li Bianfei was actually about to take the prince to spend the night in her courtyard!
It's shameless!

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''Let's talk about it.''

Concubine Li Bianfei didn't want to give up, and continued to be coquettish, trying to get him to change his mind.

The other concubines were not far behind, and they racked their brains to find reasons for the prince to spend the night with them tonight.

Luo Qinghan remained motionless.

He has been accustomed to this kind of plot since he was a child.

His gaze swept past the women, and finally stopped on Xiao Xixi's body.

At this time, all the women were trying their best to compete for favour, only Xiao Xixi was still eating with her head buried in her stomach.

The peels in front of her had already been piled up.

Looking at the quantity, she must have eaten a lot before he came.

Luo Qinghan couldn't help calling out.

''Xiao Liangdi.''

Xiao Xixi raised h head, still chewing food in her mouth, her cheeks bulging.

Luo Qinghan remembered the little squirrel he raised when she was a child.

She looks a lot like that squirrel now.

Kind of cute.

When the prince named Xiao Liangdi, all the women closed their mouths, and they turned their heads to look at Xiao Xixi in unison.

Xiao Xixi, who was originally almost transparent, became the focus of the audience's attention in a blink of an eye.

Xiao Xixi quickly swallowed the food in her mouth and stood up.

''What is Royal Highness's order?''

Luo Qinghan turned the teacup in his hand and said carelessly: ''Tomorrow is my mother's birthday. In the evening, a banquet will be held in Fengqi Garden. You
will go with me to attend.'' Xiao Xixi blinked her apricot eyes.

The queen's birthday party.

There must be a lot of delicious food, right?

Go go go!

It's not a person if you don't go!

She nodded excitedly: ''Okay!''

If the concubines' gaze at Xiao Xixi just now was only envy, jealousy and hatred, then now their gaze is envy, jealousy and hatred multiplied by the Nth power of
ten.

That deep jealousy was almost about to cut Xiao Xixi to pieces.

Chapter 12: Are You Full?

The concubines looked forward to it day and night, and finally saw the prince, but as a result, the prince's attention was all attracted by Xiao Liangdi, a little fairy.

Not only that, the prince actually offered to take her to the queen's birthday banquet!

Where did she get such a big card face?

The concubines seemed to have swallowed a lemon raw, which was so sour.

Luo Qinghan got up and prepared to leave.

The concubines got up one after another to greet them.

Luo Qinghan asked lightly when he passed in front of Xiao Xixi.

''Are you full?''

Xiao Xixi touched her little belly and wanted to say that she could eat more, but when she met Luo Qinghan's eyes, she was blessed to the heart.

The prince suddenly asked such a question, it should have other intentions.

Well, since the boss wants to act, she, a worker, naturally has to cooperate.

Xiao Xi responded obediently: ''I'm full.''

Luo Qinghan nodded slightly: ''Then let's go.''

''Okay.''

Xiao Xixi just followed Luo Qinghan away.

As soon as they left, the women in Cui Mingxuan changed their faces in an instant, and the atmosphere became depressed.

Chen Liangyuan grabbed her veil and said sourly: ''Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to attend the queen's birthday banquet. Even if he doesn't take us, he
should take Sister Bai with him. Sister Bai is much better than Xiao Liangdi in terms of status and appearance.''

Concubine Bai Xianfei lowered her eyes, covering the surging emotions under her eyes, and coughed lightly.

''I'm tired, and I want to go back and rest for a while, so you can do whatever you want.''

She left Cui Mingxuan with the help of the palace maid.

Concubine Li looked at her back as she left, and said with disdain: ''Obviously she is so jealous that she has to pretend to be light, it's really hypocritical!''

After speaking, she shook her veil, twisted her waist and left.

After Xiao Xixi and Luo Qinghan left Cui Mingxuan, they slowed down.

Eunuch Chang saw that the prince had something to say to Xiao Liangdi, and waved his hand gently, motioning the palace ladies and eunuchs to retreat.

In the past few days, Luo Qinghan asked someone to investigate Xuanmen's affairs, but found nothing.

Xuanmen Profound Sect is really too mysterious. There are very few people who know it, and it is as difficult to find out its whereabouts as to ascend to the sky.

Luo Qinghan had to temporarily put aside the idea of continuing to investigate Xuanmen, and instead made people stare at Xiao Xixi.

He wanted to see, why did she want to enter the palace? Why do you want to approach him?

Perceiving that the prince's gaze was wandering on him, Xiao Xixi raised his small face and took the initiative to ask.

''Does Your Highness have anything to ask?''

Luo Qinghan didn't answer the rhetorical question: ''If I asked, would you answer?''

Xiao Xixi responded without hesitation: ''Of course.''

''Where the hell is Xuanmen?''

''The Xuanmen is in the mountains, and that place is very remote. Most people can't find it, even if they try their best to find it, they can't get in.''

''Why?''

Xiao Xixi replied calmly: ''Because you will get lost, the terrain in the mountains is very complicated, and there are also many organs set up by the Xuanmen. If
outsiders strayed into it, they would definitely get lost. After a few laps, they would go out. As for those with bad intentions, they will be injured by the authorities.
If they are unlucky, their lives will not be guaranteed.''

''Then how did you find Xuanmen?''

''Relying on intuition, the concubine can feel which direction the Xuanmen is, so just follow her intuition.''

Luo Qinghan stared into her eyes, her tone revealing a bit tentative.

''Can you take me to Xuanmen?''

Xiao Xi shook her head: ''No, there are rules in the Xuanmen Sect, outsiders cannot be brought into the Xuanmen Sect. There are penalties for violating the rules,
and the concubine does not want to be punished.''

Chapter 13: Attending the Birthday Banquet

After Luo Qinghan heard this, not only he felt disappointed, but he let go of his heart a little bit.

If Xiao Xixi agreed to take him to Xuanmen, he would have to wonder if this woman was going to take the opportunity to plot against him.

Then he heard Xiao Xixi say again.

''If Royal Highness needs help, you don't need to go to the entrance gate, just find your concubine directly. The concubine will do her best to help you achieve your
wish.''
Luo Qinghan looked at her steadily for a moment and then asked, ''Do you still have an amulet?''

''Not now. If Royal Highness wants it, the concubine will go back and make it for you. ''

''Well, I want two amulets.''

''No problem.''

The topic was over, and the two parted ways.

Luo Qinghan went to the study room. He was the prince and had a lot of things to do every day.

Xiao Xixi then took the Bao Qin back to the Qingge Hall.

Bao Qin instructed the palace ladies to rummage through the cabinets to find clothes.

After Xiao Xixi finished the two amulets, she returned to the posture of a salted fish, and collapsed on the soft floor, her white feet resting on the edge of the
couch, shaking gently.

She was holding a large bowl in her arms, which contained fruits cut into small pieces.

She asked while picking up the fruit with a fork and stuffing it in her mouth.

''What are you looking for?''

Bao Qin said, ''You are going to attend the birthday banquet tomorrow night. The slave is looking for suitable clothes for you.''

''The clothes I usually wear are very good.''

''No, you have been in the palace for half a year and you have never shown your face in public. Tomorrow night will be your first appearance, and you will still
show up with your Royal Highness. This honour is not something that any concubine can have. You must dress up beautifully so that everyone can remember you.
Usually those clothes are too ordinary. Slaves have to prepare a set of clothes for you that can amaze everyone!''

Xiao Xixi didn't care about dressing up, she just had to eat well, sleep well, and dress warm.

Salted fish, there is no other characteristic, it is easy to feed.

Bao Qin finally found a pretty good dress, but suddenly remembered another thing.

''Little master, you are going to attend the queen Mother's birthday, are you going to give a birthday gift?''

Xiao Xi was not sure: ''It should be given away.''

Bao Qin was so anxious: ''Tomorrow is your birthday. You haven't prepared anything yet. Where can I find a suitable birthday gift at this time?''

Seeing that Xiao Xixi was still eating, she couldn't help but complain: ''When is it, why are you still in the mood to eat?'' Think about what birthday gift should you
give?''

''Since it is a birthday celebration, let's give birthday peaches. Tomorrow, you can ask someone to make a basket of birthday peaches, and I will send it to the
queen Mother.''

Bao Qin couldn't believe it: ''People give away all kinds of rare treasures, so you only give away a basket of birthday peaches?!''

Xiao Xixi asked sincerely, ''Can't you?''

Bao Qin was almost fainted with anger: ''Of course not! She is a noble queen and empress, how can you give a shabby gift like Shoutao? If this is known to others,
they will laugh off their big teeth!''

''If you don't give Shoutao, then give a bowl of longevity noodles.''

''No way!''

''Why don't you make a flatbread with eight words happy birthday for the queen Mother?''

Bao Qin was almost desperate: ''Can't you stop thinking about delivering food?''

Xiao Xi had a bitter face.

She couldn't think of anything but food.

The master and servant thought for a long time, but they couldn't come up with a suitable solution.

In the end, Xiao Xixi patted her small hand and decided decisively.

''I'm tired, I'm going to sleep!''

Then she plunged into the quilt and slept soundly.

Chapter 14: Hated by Him

Bao Qin was so sad that she couldn't sleep. When she woke up the next morning, she had two huge dark circles under her eyes.
She is really too difficult.

Xiao Xixi made a request.

''I want noodles for breakfast.''

She mentioned Longevity noodles last night, but now that she thinks about it, she is a little greedy.

Bao Qinsheng went to cook noodles for her.

After eating and drinking, Xiao Xi collapsed on the couch and instructed Bao Qin to open the cabinet.

''On the bottom floor, in the corner on the left, there is a small floral burden on a blue background. Yes, that's it. Take it.''

Bao Qin put the burden in front of her.

She brought this burden out of the entrance gate. It contained some messy things, all of which were prepared by the master for her, saying that she might be able to
use it after she went down the mountain.

Xiao Xixi opened the baggage, picked and selected it, and finally selected a ginseng.

This ginseng is wrapped in red cloth with a red ribbon wrapped around it.

''Just give it away.''

Bao Qin was surprised when she looked at this ginseng tree.

Even if she didn't have much insight, she could tell that this was a ginseng that had been around for hundreds of years, and it was of extremely high quality. It was
definitely a treasure that could not be bought with money.

''Where did you get such a good ginseng?''

Xiao Xixi yawned: ''Master gave it to me. I don't know where he got it. Is it okay to use this thing as a birthday gift?''

''No problem, it must be no problem!''

Bao Qin hurriedly found a beautiful and exquisite brocade box, and carefully put the ginseng in it.

Throughout the afternoon, Xiao Xixi was pressed by Bao Qin in front of the dressing table, dressed up from head to toe.

When the Bao Qin was finished, Xiao Xixi looked at herself in the mirror.

It feels so strange, as if she has changed her face.

Bao Qin said with confidence: ''Just as the little lord looks at you now, he will definitely be able to fascinate Royal Highness!''

The skirt is too long, making it inconvenient to walk.

Xiao Xixi walked out of the Qingge Hall slowly with the help of Bao Qin. When Luo Qinghan saw her, he was slightly startled.

Xiao Xixi felt embarrassed when she saw that he had been looking at her.

''Is it a bit strange for me to dress like this?''

''Not surprising.''

Not only it is not surprising, it is also very beautiful.

To be selected for the East Palace, Xiao Xixi's appearance is undoubtedly very outstanding, but she usually always has a salted fish posture, looks very cute, and
doesn't like to dress up, so it is easy for people to ignore her appearance.

At this time, she was wearing a smoky pink fairy dress, with a slender waist and long hair like clouds.

On the small goose egg face, the apricot eyes are big and bright, the eyelashes are long and thick, like two small fans, and the skin is as white and shiny as snow,
with a faint pink colour.

Especially when she was watching, Luo Qinghan would unconsciously be attracted by her eyes.

Her pupils are clear and translucent, like a lake that can be seen at a glance, clean and pure.

There shouldn't be such eyes in the palace.

Luo Qinghan couldn't help raising his hand and gently stroked the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.

This is a somewhat ambiguous action.

But there was no tenderness on her face, and her tone was still cold.

''Don't look at me like this again.''

Xiao Xixi:? ？ ？
Is there anything wrong with her eyes?

Luo Qinghan didn't say anything more, withdrew his hand, and said lightly, ''Let's go.''

Xiao Xixi looked at his back as he gradually walked away, and thought to herself, was she hated by him just now?

But why?

She didn't do anything just now!

Bao Qin urged in a low voice: ''Little Master, Royal Highness the prince has gone far, we have to follow up quickly.''

Chapter 15: Gifts

Tonight Luo Qinghan is wearing a dark blue coat with big sleeves. This colour feels very cold, but it matches his temperament extremely well.

It is like the finest jade, cold, elegant, beautiful, and very attractive.

When he appeared in Fengqi Garden, he immediately attracted the attention of the audience.

Everyone bowed to him one after another.

''Meet Royal Highness the Prince.''

Empress Qin didn't like to be lively, so tonight's birthday banquet was very simple, and all the people who came were from her family.

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''Don't be polite.''

Soon the queen mother, the emperor, and the queen came.

As soon as the three big guys arrived, the atmosphere became quiet in an instant. Everyone who was still talking to each other just now shut up and saluted neatly.

The emperor is in the main position, with the queen mother on the right and the queen on the left.

The position of the prince is first on the left, next to the queen.

Xiao Xixi glanced at the queen quietly.

This Empress Qin is also a rare beauty, but her eyebrows are too high and cold, and her thin lips are pursed in a straight line. Even at her birthday banquet, there is
still no trace of a smile on her face, which makes people feel difficult to approach.

Xiao Xi thought to herself, she finally knows why Luo Qinghan always has a paralyzed face.

He learned his feelings from Empress Qin.

In contrast, the queen mother appeared to be much more amiable, with a smile on her face, and she always looked at the younger generation with kindnes s in her
eyes.

The emperor is forty years old this year, tall and upright, and handsome. Compared with the heroic posture of his sons, he has more mature charm that has been
accumulated over the years.

I have to say that the appearance value of this family is very high, so it is no wonder that the offspring born are also very good-looking.

This is the innate advantage brought about by genes!

After everyone is seated, tonight's birthday banquet will officially begin.

The princes began to offer birthday gifts one by one.

In previous years, the first person to give a gift was the great prince Luo Yechen, but now Luo Qinghan has become the prince, and the prince has a noble status.
Naturally, the first beauty to come out of his head fell on him.

He stood up and said a blessing.

Because he was speaking in traditional Chinese, Xiao Xixi was dizzy when he heard it, and he didn't quite understand what he said.

Luo Qinghan's gift was a landscape painting.

This painting is by a famous artist.

Most importantly, the person who painted this painting was Queen Qin's maternal great-grandfather, and this painting is still a masterpiece of her maternal great-
grandfather's lifetime.

When Empress Qin saw this painting, her originally cold eyes changed a little.

Her maternal great-grandfather was a well-known calligrapher and painter in the Dasheng Dynasty, who left many works, but this superb painting has been left
out, and she couldn't find it. She didn't expect Luo Qinghan to send it to her.

Presumably he spent a lot of effort to find this painting.

Empress Qin took the portrait with her own hands, looked at it carefully and then looked at it again.
''You bothered.''

Luo Qinghan bowed and returned to his original position.

As soon as he sat down, the eldest prince Luo Yechen couldn't wait to stand up and stepped forward to pay his respects.

Compared with Luo Qinghan's restrained restraint, Luo Yechen seemed much more extensive and straightforward.

He said congratulations to his mother on the longevity of Nanshan, and then he waved his hand, and a golden Buddha statue was brought up.

It was a Buddha statue made of pure gold, about one person tall.

When it was lifted up, the entire Fengqi Garden was illuminated by golden light.

Xiao Xixi seemed to smell the fragrance of money.

This great prince is rich!

Luo Yechen stood on the spot with his head held high, with full of energy.

He enjoys this feeling of being noticed.

Chapter 16: Toast

Luo Yechen is a person with well-developed limbs and a simple mind. He likes gold himself, but he feels that others also like gold, so he deliberately asked
someone to build a Buddha statue out of gold and give it to Empress Qin.

As a result, Empress Qin didn't even praise him, so she sent him away hastily.

Luo Yechen was very unconvinced, but he didn't dare to show it, so he could only go back and sit down with his breath held back.

Next, the other princes stepped forward one by one to offer gifts and wish their birthdays.

As a little Prince Liangdi, Xiao Xixi is not qualified to give a gift on this occasion. The birthday gift she brought has alr eady been handed over to the stewardess
beside Empress Qin, and it must have been mixed with the gifts sent by others.

Maintaining the kneeling posture for a long time made Xiao Xixi feel a little numb in her calf.

She quietly reached out and rubbed her calf.

She felt that she was doing this very secretly, but Luo Qinghan still noticed it.

He looked back at her and asked, ''Are you tired?''

Xiao Xi nodded, looking pitiful.

She thought he would say a few words of comfort, but he only said four words.

''Just get used to it.''

Xiao Xixi: ''…''

If you weren't the prince, with your temperament, you would definitely have to pay attention to orphans!

It was hard to wait until the ceremony passed, and finally the food could be served.

When delicious dishes were served and placed in front of Xiao Xixi, she immediately felt no pain in her waist and no pain in her legs!

She picked up her chopsticks, picked up a piece of chicken, and was about to stuff it into her mouth, but saw Luo Qinghan looking at her.

His face was still so handsome, and his temperament was still so cold.

Xiao Xixi understood in seconds.

At the dinner table, the boss must be allowed to eat first. This is the rule!

She took the initiative to put the chicken in her bowl and smiled doggedly.

''You eat first.''

Eunuch Chang next to him saw it and wanted to say that Royal Highness did not like chicken.

But before he could speak, he saw Royal Highness pick up the piece of chicken and put it in his mouth.

Eunuch Chang: ''…''

Okay, as long as you are happy.

Xiao Xi asked sternly: ''Is it delicious?''

Luo Qinghan actually doesn't like to eat chicken, but when facing the woman's clear eyes full of expectation, he suddenly felt that the taste of chicken in his mouth
was not that bad.

He replied lightly: ''It's okay.''

''Do you want more?''

''Yeah!''

In order to make the boss happy, Xiao Xixi worked tirelessly as a tool man, sandwiching vegetables and soup for him, and serving him properly.

Seeing this scene, Bao Qin almost burst into tears with relief.

Her silly daughter has finally grown up and knows that she wants to please the prince.

After three tours of drinking, the queen mother, the emperor, and the queen left the table one after another.

Without a big boss sitting down, the atmosphere immediately became much more relaxed and natural.

The eldest prince Luo Yechen walked up to Luo Qinghan with a jug in one hand and a wine glass in the other.

Luo Yechen seemed to have drunk a lot, his cheeks were flushed, his body was full of alcohol, and he still had a big tongue when he spoke.

''Senior three, come on, let's have a drink with our brothers!''

After speaking, he filled a glass of wine for the other party regardless of whether the other party wanted it or not.

Luo Qinghan doesn't like to drink.

His face was cold and faint, with no expression.

''Brother, you are drunk.''

''I'm not drunk, drink quickly!'' Luo Yechen's temper was not very good at first, but at this time, under the influence of alcohol, he became more impatient.

Seeing Luo Qinghan motionless, he said angrily: ''I am your eldest brother, let you have a glass of wine, don't you want to? Or, if you think you have become the
prince, can you deny me as the eldest brother?''

His volume was not low, attracting the attention of other princes.

But no one came out to dissuade.

Everyone was watching a play.

Chapter 17: The Wine is Poisonous

As the first son of his father, Luo Yechen received thousands of attention as soon as he was born.

He grew up in coddling and developed a domineering and tyrannical temperament.

He always felt that the position of prince should be his own, but he didn't expect to be cut off halfway by the third son, so he has always had a special hatred for
the third son.

I can usually cover up one or two, but now that I drink wine, I can't hold back the jealousy in my heart.

Luo Yechen knew that the third child did not like to drink, but he still forced the third child to drink.

He just wanted to embarrass the third child.

He is uncomfortable himself and doesn't want to make others feel better.

Seeing that everyone else was looking at this, Luo Yechen not only did not restrain, but instead shouted even louder.

''If you are a man, drink this glass of wine! Senior, don't let me look down on you!''

He wants everyone to see that even if the third son becomes the prince, he has to be honest in front of his eldest brother!

Eunuch Chang couldn't stand it anymore, and said flatteringly: ''Royal Highness, Royal Highness doesn't like to drink, so don't force him. If you want to drink, the
minion will accompany you to drink, okay?''

Luo Yechen directly scolded back: ''Who are you? You don't have the right to speak here, get out of here and stay!''

Then he yelled at Luo Qinghan again.

''Isn't it just a glass of wine? Do you need to grind like this?''

Luo Qinghan's eyes became colder and colder.

If he hadn't taken into account that this was his mother's birthday banquet, he would definitely have just brushed his sleeves and left.

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, a small hand stretched out from the side and picked up the wine glass in front of Luo Qinghan.
The person who held up the glass was Xiao Xixi.

She smelled it first, and said in ecstasy: ''What a fragrant wine!''

Without waiting for everyone to react, she drank the Chinese and American wine in the glass.

Everyone was looking at her.

Luo Yechen frowned, his dissatisfaction was palpable: ''Who are you?''

Xiao Xixi's cheeks were faintly flushed because of alcohol, and she smiled and said, ''My name is Xiao Liangdi.''

Luo Yechen sneered with disdain: ''A dignified prince has fallen to the point of asking a woman to help stop the wine, third child, don't you feel ashamed?!''

He looked at Luo Qinghan with sarcasm in his eyes.

Luo Qinghan ignored his provocation, and looked at Xiao Xixi fixedly, frowning slightly, obviously dissatisfied with her self-assertive behaviour just now.

He was about to say a few words to her, when he saw her covering her stomach, her small red face gradually turned pale, fine beads of sweat appeared from the tip
of her nose, and her small face was wrinkled into a ball, which looked very uncomfortable.

So the reprimand that came to his mouth turned into an inquiry.

''What's the matter with you?''

''My concubine's stomach hurts so much.''

After speaking, Xiao Xixi opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of black blood.

Luo Qinghan's expression changed.

He hurriedly hugged Xiao Xixi, his gaze fell on the wine glass next to him, and his tone was extremely cold.

''Brother, did you poison the wine?''

Luo Yechen never expected this to happen. He was so frightened that his face turned pale, and the wine glass in his hand became unsteady, and he fell to the
ground, tearing it apart.

He yelled in panic.

''I didn't, it's not me!''

This scene stunned everyone present.

Everyone stood up one after another, and some people walked over directly.

Many people had seen it just now. Xiao Xixi suddenly had a stomach pain and vomited blood after drinking. The black blood was still spitting out, whi ch was
obviously poisonous in the wine.

And that glass of poisonous wine was originally intended for Luo Qinghan to drink.

If Xiao Xi hadn't inserted a bar horizontally, maybe Luo Qinghan would be the one who vomited blood and fell to the ground.

Chapter 18: I can't wash it after jumping into the river!

Luo Qinghan only felt a wave of hostility surging in his chest.

I didn't kill him last time I was hunting, so this time I replaced him with poison?

Do they really want him to die that way?

Xiao Xixi was lying in Luo Qinghan's arms, her face pale and her breath gossamer.

It looks like it's going to be short-lived at any time.

Luo Qinghan wanted to scold her for why she drank that glass of wine greedily? Seeing her miserable appearance, she couldn't say anything.

The Tai doctor came quickly.

He checked Xiao Xixi's pulse, checked the remaining liquor in the glass again, and said solemnly.

''This wine is highly poisonous, but I don't know what kind of poison it is. I will prescribe Xiao Liangdi some emetic medicine first to help her spit out the
poisonous wine from her stomach.''

Knowing that the wine was really poisonous, everyone present looked at the grand prince Luo Yechen in unison.

Luo Yechen panicked completely now.

He just wanted to embarrass the third child a little bit, and he never thought about poisoning him.

But everyone saw that the glass of poisonous wine came from his hand.
He can't wash it even if he jumps into the river now!

The Tai doctor brought the decoction and asked Xiao Xixi to drink it.

The medicine looked black and smelled of bitterness.

Xiao Xi put his head into Luo Qinghan's arms and refused to take medicine.

Luo Qinghan took the decoction directly from the Tai doctor, put one hand around her neck, fixed her chin, forced her to open her mouth, and took the decoction
with the other hand and poured it into her mouth.

The movements are crisp and neat, and there is no pity for jade.

Xiao Xixi was suddenly poured into a large sip of bitter decoction, and almost fainted from the pain.

She felt a stream of sour water use her heart and mouth, and nausea forced her throat.

He turned his head, opened his mouth, and vomited with a wow.

After vomiting, the doctor gave her two more pills.

Then she felt that her brain began to faint, and she fell asleep involuntarily.

When she woke up, she found herself lying on the bed, covered with a thin quilt, and her throat was a little dry.

Bao Qin had been staying by the bed, and when she opened her eyes, she cried in surprise.

''Little master, you are awake!''

Seeing her eyes flushed, Xiao Xixi obviously had just cried, and comforted: ''Don't worry, I'm fine.''

Bao Qin choked and said, ''When I saw you vomiting blood last night, the slave was almost scared to death. Will you stop eating indiscriminately in the future?
Just tell the slave what you want to eat, the slave will cook it for you, don't go outside to eat, it's too dangerous outside, woohoo!''

Xiao Xixi was amused by her.

''It was just an accident last night. Besides, isn't it okay for me?''

She sat up propped up on the bed.

''Is there water? I am a little thirsty.''

Bao Qin quickly poured a glass of warm water and fed it to her.

The dry throat felt much more comfortable, Xiao Xigong leaned back on the soft cushion, relaxed, and returned to the state of a salted fish.

She said lazily: ''How long have I been in a coma?''

Bao Qin wiped away tears: ''One night.''

''What happened after I was in a coma?''

''Royal Highness the crown Prince personally took you back to Qingge Hall. At night, the doctor and the slaves stayed here unti l they were sure that you were
okay, and the doctor left.''

''Where is the prince?''

''After he put you down, he said a few words to the doctor, and then left.'' When Bao Qin said this, she couldn't help but complain a little bit in her tone.

She said angrily: ''You were poisoned by drinking the prince's wine last night. You were convicted on behalf of the prince, but the prince walked so neatly that he
didn't even look at you. Look at you, it's too ruthless!''

Xiao Xixi smiled: ''I don't blame the prince, I asked for this. I knew that the glass of wine was poisonous, but I still had to drink it. It has nothing to do with the
prince.''

Bao Qin was stunned.

She thought she had heard it wrong, and asked again in disbelief.

''What did you say? Did you know that the wine is poisonous? How is this possible?''

Chapter 19: Protecting Him

Because of the poisonous wine, Luo Qinghan couldn't close his eyes all night yesterday.

He had to find out the source of the poisonous wine, and he had to seal everyone at the scene, so as not to spread the matter , so as not to make a scandal that the
royal brothers were killing each other in order to compete for the position of crown prince.

As for the grand prince Luo Yechen, as the person directly related to this case, he was politely invited back to his mansion.

Luo Yechen could not leave the mansion for half a step before the truth was discovered.
When Luo Qinghan finished doing this, the sky was already bright outside.

Eunuch Chang persuaded him to take a break.

Luo Qinghan pinched his forehead, his voice a little muffled because of lack of sleep.

''How is Xiao Liangdi?''

''The chief doctor said that the rescue was timely, Xiao Liangdi was fine, and she would be healed as long as she was well and rested for a period of time.''

Luo Qinghan decided to visit Xiao Liangdi.

In order not to disturb Xiao Liangdi's rest, Luo Qinghan did not let Eunuch Chang make a sound, so they quietly entered the Qingge Hall.

When I walked to the door of the bedroom, I happened to hear what Xiao Xixi said.

''I knew that glass of wine was poisonous a long time ago, but I still have to drink it. It has nothing to do with the prince.''

Luo Qinghan paused.

Eunuch Chang, who followed closely, changed his expression slightly, he waved his hand, and the palace ladies and eunuchs behind him immediately retreated
with interest.

In the bedroom, Xiao Xixi was explaining to Bao Qin.

''Last night I saw the Grand Prince Yintang turning black, with dark clouds covering the top, which made it clear that he was unlucky. Especially when he handed
the wine over, I saw that the dark clouds above his head were almost black with dripping water. Intuition told me that there might be a problem in that glass of
wine. I snatched the wine and smelled it, and it really smelled of poison.''

Bao Qin's face was confused: ''Why didn't the slave see the dark clouds on the prince's head?''

''That's because you didn't open the eyes of heaven. Because of my special fate, I opened the eyes of heaven as soon as I was born. I only need to glan ce at these
things to see them.''

Seeing that Bao Qin still didn't understand, Xiao Xixi continued to explain.

''Think about it. If the prince really drank that glass of poisonous wine last night, regardless of whether the prince is dead or not, the crime of poisoning the prince
will fall on the head of the prince. Even if he doesn't die, he will have to peel off his skin. Isn't this going to be bad luck?''

Baoqin was stunned, the dark cloud cover originally meant this!

She hummed: ''He deserves it too. Who told him to poison the prince?''

Xiao Xixi shook her head: ''Things are not as simple as you think. No matter how stupid the prince is, it is impossible to poison the prince in public. It's not that he
doesn't want to live anymore.''

''You mean, the great prince was framed?''

''Maybe.''

Bao Qin frowned, these machinations were really not something she, a little palace girl, could understand.

She turned to ask, ''Since you know that the wine is poisonous, why do you want to drink it?''

Outside the door.

Luo Qinghan frowned, feeling the same confusion in her heart.

Since you know it is poisonous, why did you drink it?

He heard the woman in the room say in her usual lazy tone.

''I have to protect him.''

''My physique is very special. Ordinary poisons can't hurt me, but the prince is different. He is just an ordinary person. If he drinks that glass of poisonous wine, he
will have to get rid of half his life even if he doesn't die.''

''I can't let him get hurt, I want to protect his safety.''

Bao Qin was still puzzled: ''You can directly tell Royal Highness that the wine is poisonous.''

''The prince won't believe me.''

''How could it be? You are Royal Highness's person, and you will not harm him.''

Xiao Xixi shook her head: ''You don't understand.''

In the palace, not to mention the pillow people, even parents and brothers can be killers.

As the prince, Luo Qinghan is the common enemy of all princes.

He is the target of the public.

He can't trust anyone.

Chapter 20: Unique

When Xiao Xixi reminded Luo Qinghan to be careful of being conspired by others, Luo Qinghan did not believe her.

Although it turned out that she was right, Luo Qinghan still failed to trust her.

He was still watching.

His vigilance was too strong.

Xiao Xixi knew that words alone could not impress him, so she could only prove it to him with practical actions.

She can be trusted.

Trying drugs with your body is a risky move, but the high risk is also accompanied by high rewards.

Xiao Xixi believed that after experiencing this incident, Luo Qinghan's trust in her should be able to rise to a new level.

Bao Qin really didn't understand.

It only takes one sentence to solve the trouble, why do you have to make trouble to this point?

Gollum~

Bao Qin asked, ''What's the point?''

Xiao Xixi touched her shrivelled belly, and said pitifully: ''It is my belly that is calling you. It wants to tell you that it is hungry.''

She vomited up all the food she ate last night, and now she is too hungry.

''You rest for some time, and the slave will go to prepare breakfast for you.''

Bao Qin turned around and walked out.

When she walked to the door, she saw two people standing outside the door. She was so frightened that she knelt down and saluted in a hurry.

''The slave pays homage to His Royal Highness the prince.''

When did the prince come? Why is there no sound at all?

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''Go on with your work.''

Bao Qin slipped away against the root of the wall.

Xiao Xixi originally planned to close her eyes and sleep for a while, but when she heard the movement at the door, she immediately opened the quilt and planned
to go down to the ground to salute.

Luo Qinghan interrupted her movements.

''You are still sick, so you are exempted from courtesy.''

Xiao Xi was very happy and relaxed, and said with a smile: ''Thank you, Your Highness.''

She lay back in peace of mind again.

She didn't know how long Luo Qinghan had just stood outside and how much he had heard.

But even if it is all heard, it doesn't matter.

Luo Qinghan walked to the bedside and looked down at her condescendingly.

Xiao Xixi blinked her apricot eyes: ''Why does Highness look at her concubine like this?''

Luo Qinghan didn't speak, but looked at her solemnly, as if to see her heart clearly through her skin.

It took a long time before he spoke slowly.

''Don't do such a thing again in the future, I don't need anyone's protection.''

The light in Xiao Xixi's eyes dimmed: ''Oh.''

Unexpectedly, she had reached this point, and Luo Qinghan still didn't want to trust her.

So disappointed.

Luo Qinghan looked at her dejected appearance, raised her right hand, gently placed it on her head, and rubbed it.
Xiao Xi was stunned.

It's not that she hasn't been touched by anyone. In Xuanmen Sect before, Master and brothers loved to touch her head, but this was the first time Luo Qinghan
touched her head.

This kind of action with a little intimacy seemed to pull the distance between the two of them a lot at once.

Xiao Xixi's heart moved.

She raised her head, her eyes gathered brilliance again, and she called out expectantly.

''Your Highness.''

Luo Qinghan: ''If you encounter this kind of thing in the future, you can tell this prince directly, and the prince will believe you.''

Xiao Xixi felt as if she had been hit on the head by five million, and she was very excited.

She nodded vigorously: ''Hmm!''

She paused and added another sentence.

''No matter what happens in the future, this concubine will tell you.''

Luo Qinghan's fingertips crossed her forehead, eyebrows, cheeks, and finally fell on her chin.

She raised her chin.

Xiao Xi didn't hide or flash, looking at him with shining eyes.

Luo Qinghan stared into her eyes.

These eyes are too clear to see the slightest impurities.

People who have lived in the palace for a long time will not have such eyes.

She is a unique existence in this palace.

Chapter 21: Come Closer

As a prince, Luo Qinghan was destined to be supreme from the moment he was born.

In the eyes of ordinary people, how could a noble-born proud son of heaven like him need the protection of others?

Even if you want to protect, he should protect others.

No one has ever said to protect him.

Xiao Xixi was the first.

When she said those words, Luo Qinghan felt as if her heart was slightly scratched.

It's not annoying, it's a bit novel.

Luo Qinghan asked, ''You just said that your physique is very special, and ordinary poisons can't hurt you. What do you mean?''

Xiao Xixi hooked her fingers at him and said mysteriously: ''This is the secret of the concubine, and you can't tell others, but if the Royal Highness wants to know,
the concubine can tell you quietly. Come closer and don't let others hear it.''

Luo Qinghan leaned over.

Xiao Xixi said softly against his ear.

''When I was child I was greedy, I accidentally ate a poisonous food and almost died. In order to save me, my master used the method of fighting poison with
poison. My life was saved, and at the same time, my body was resistant to poisons. It has also improved a lot. Ordinary poisons are useless to me and the poison,
like last night makes me weak for a period of time, but it will not hurt my life.''

The two of them were very close at this time, and the faint fragrance unique to the girl's body got into Luo Qinghan's nose.

His ears could feel the warm breath that the other party sprayed out when he spoke.

It's a bit itchy, and it's a bit crisp and numb.

This feels a bit overwhelming.

Eunuch Chang had already turned his back with interest and looked solemnly at the scenery outside the window.

Luo Qinghan learned Xiao Xixi's posture and whispered softly against her ear.

''It turns out that you have been so greedy since you were a child, and you put it in your mouth regardless of the good or the bad. Aren't you afraid that you will
lose your life one day?''
Xiao Xixi was righteous and strong: ''People will die sooner or later, and they will die anyway. Why don't you die when your concubine is full? Anyway, I can still
be a full ghost.''

''Perverted.''

Bao Qin walked in with the breakfast, and when she saw Xiao Xixi and the prince were so close, she was so frightened that she turned around and left, pretending
that she hadn't seen anything.

Xiao Xixi saw her one step ahead, and hurriedly called.

''What are you running for? Is the breakfast ready? Bring it over quickly, I'm almost starving to death.''

Then she asked Luo Qinghan again: ''Your Highness shouldn't have eaten breakfast, right? Would you like to eat it together?''

Last time she invited Luo Qinghan to eat hot pot, it was indifferently rejected by the other party.

Luo Qinghan didn't refuse again this time. He lifted up his clothes and sat on the edge of the bed, and Eunuch Chang served him to wash his hands.

Breakfast is white porridge, and there are also three dishes and one soup, which are all very light dishes.

Xiao Xixi was a heavy drinker and likes to eat spicy food, but she was not picky eaters and can eat light food.

She was so hungry that she didn't care about being polite, so she picked up the bowls and chopsticks and buried her head to eat.

Seeing that she was eating sweetly, Luo Qinghan couldn't help but followed with an extra bowl of porridge.

Upon seeing this, Eunuch Chang was deeply surprised.

Usually, the prince is very restrained in his meals. No matter what dishes he eats, he only eats one bowl per meal, never mor e.

Eunuch Chang was worried that he was not good for his health by eating too little. He tried to persuade him to eat more, but he was rejected.

Today, the prince actually broke an example, this is a rare thing!

Thinking of this, Eunuch Chang couldn't help but glanced at Xiao Xixi more quietly. Recently, Royal Highness has paid more and more attention to this Xiao
Liangdi. If this situation develops, this Xiao Liangdi is afraid that he will be favoured.

The prince's temperament has always been cold, and he has never seen anyone or anything he likes. Eunuch Chang can't imagine what it would be like if the prince
liked someone. What would it be like?

Chapter 22: You finally know that you have invited a pet!

After breakfast, Luo Qinghan took a sip of tea and asked lightly: ''How are you feeling now?'' Is it still uncomfortable?''

Xiao Xixi clutched her stomach and said pitifully: ''It's still not very comfortable. The concubine may have to rest for a long time before she can fully recover.''

''Since it's uncomfortable, why did you eat so much just now?''

''This concubine is young and still growing up, so I have to eat more.''

Luo Qinghan looked at her, and her face did have a bit of girlish childishness, like flower bones that had not yet fully blossomed.

The line of sight slowly moves down……

Xiao Xixi immediately covered her chest: ''Where is Highness looking?''

Luo Qinghan said indifferently: ''Do you think you have something worth seeing alone?''

Xiao Xixi: ''…''

She felt that she had been humiliated!

She is flatter now, but she is still growing!

She said angrily: ''The concubine will grow up, your Highness, don't underestimate people!''

The corners of Luo Qinghan's mouth rose slightly.

But soon, that little arc dropped again, and it changed back to a cold and faint look.

''Just wait and see.''

At this moment, the little Eunuch walked in and said respectfully, ''Royal Highness, Your Majesty calls you to the council chamber.''

Luo Qinghan stood up and said to the woman on the bed.

''I'm leaving first, you have to take a good rest, and I'll come to see you again in the evening.''

Xiao Xixi took advantage of the situation and asked, ''Do you want to wait for you to have dinner in the evening?''

Luo Qinghan glanced at her meaningfully, and then responded.

''Ok.''

When he was far away, Xiao Xixi was still thinking back to the look in his eyes just now. How could she feel that his eyes were weird?

Bao Qin rushed over and grabbed Xiao Xixi's shoulder, her face flushed with excitement.

''Little master, you finally know that you have invited a pet!''

Xiao Xixi's face was full of question marks: ''What kind of pet are you inviting?''

''Didn't you invite Your Royal Highness to have dinner at Qingge Hall just now? When the dinner is over, your Royal Highness will de finitely rest in the Qingge
Hall. My God, you can finally sleep!''

Xiao Xi was as if he had been blasted by five thunderbolts.

What do you sleep for?

Who is going to sleep?

Is she underage yet?

She finally knew what happened to Luo Qinghan's eyes before he left!

He must have thought he was inviting pets!

Oh, my God, she really just asked casually, she just wanted to be polite to the prince!

Who knew he would agree?

Who knew that he not only agreed, but also made up for something else?

Xiao Xixi slumped upright on the bed, like a dying salted fish, weakly complained: ''I was poisoned last night and almost died. I can't get off the ground now. He
actually want me to sleep with him? Does he still have humanity?''

Bao Qin was a little more sober.

''Yes, you are still sick. According to the rules, sick concubines cannot sleep in bed.''

Xiao Xixi relaxed: ''It seems that this palace is still a bit humane, so I am relieved.''

''What are you relieved of? It's not easy for you to have the opportunity to keep Royal Highness. Even if you can't serve, you have to find a way to deepen Royal
Highness's impression of you, so that Royal Highness can often come to Qingge Hall in the future, and your grace can last forever.''

Seeing that Bao Qin was gushing, Xiao Xixi directly pulled the quilt up, covered her head, and pretended to be a dead salted fish, but she couldn't hear anything.

After talking for a long time, Bao Qin saw that the little master did not respond, and she was angry and indisputable, and becau se she felt distressed that her body
was still very weak, she couldn't bear to embarrass her, so she had to leave helplessly.

The news that the prince was poisoned last night was concealed. Outsiders did not know it, but the emperor and the princes were not outsiders. The emperor had
already learned what happened last night from the mouths of the princes.

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Chapter 23: The Object of Suspicion

As soon as Luo Qinghan walked into the council chamber, he was asked by the emperor about the poisonous wine last night.

''Do you think the boss poisoned you?''

The eldest prince Luo Yechen couldn't help interjecting: ''Father, my son was not poisoned, my son was wronged!''

The emperor scolded sharply: ''Shut up!''

Luo Yechen shrank his shoulders when he was trained, and closed his mouth bitterly.

The emperor stared at Luo Qinghan and asked again.

''Prince, I want to hear your thoughts. Do you really think the boss did this?''

Luo Qinghan: ''Elder brother is not that kind of vicious person. Even if there is any contradiction between our brothers, he will not poi son me. I guessed that
someone else should have plotted to murder under the guise of his eldest brother. If the plan succeeded and the eldest brother would be all over. This is a plan to
kill two birds with one stone.''

After he said these words, he could obviously feel the emperor's expression loosened a bit.

The emperor looked at Luo Yechen and asked in a deep voice, ''Did you hear what the prince said?''

Luo Yechen lowered his head: ''I heard it.''

''You just yelled that the prince deliberately.''

Luo Yechen knelt down: ''It's because I am narrow-minded, and I accepts the punishment.''

The emperor's gaze passed from the ten princes present one by one, and he said word by word.

''I know that you are dissatisfied with the fact that the third son was appointed as the prince, but you have to remember that you are brothers and you have the same
blood flowing in your bodies! I will never allow the mutilation of brothers and sisters in our family. Do you understand?''

The princes were taken aback, and knelt down neatly and bowed their heads.

''Your son obeys the teachings of his father!''

The emperor slowed down and signalled that the princes could leave, but the prince Luo Qinghan was left behind. The emperor l ooked at Luo Qinghan in front of
him and hesitated before speaking.

''Prince, I was assassinated during the siege last time, and this time I was poisoned by someone in wine. What do you think in your heart?''

Luo Qinghan said calmly: ''I have asked someone to investigate these two things, and the truth must come out soon.''

''Do you have anyone who suspects?''

''Not yet.''

''Have you ever doubted your brothers?''

''No.''

The emperor nodded: ''It's fine if you don't. Although you are the prince, you are also my son. I don't want the future prince of the Dasheng Dynasty to be a cold-
blooded person who would even suspect his own brothers.''

Luo Qinghan lowered his eyes and replied: ''Your son understands that there must be a traitor framed, trying to provoke the feelings between our brothers, your son
will not be fooled, please rest assured.''

''If you can understand this, you haven't wasted my trust in you.''

……

When Luo Qinghan came out of the council Chamber, it was already noon.

He stood on the steps and looked at the towering palaces in front of him.

The father hopes that their brothers can love each other.

But born in this palace, facing the temptation of power, how many people can truly hold the bottom line?

Eunuch Chang asked cautiously: ''Your Highness, are you going back to East Palace now?''

''Go to Jiaofang Hall.''

Jiaofang Hall is the residence of the queen. At this moment, she has just finished lunch and is preparing for a lunch break.

Luo Qinghan stepped forward to greet him: ''My honour, I would like to greet my mother.''

Empress Qin always has a cold and dignified appearance. Even if this is the Jiaofang Hall, even if she is facing a child raised by her own hands, she still sits
upright and and there is no flaw in her body.

''The palace heard that you were poisoned last night.''

''After returning from mother's party, I did not drink the glass of poisonous wine, and my health was not in serious trouble.''

''This is not what I want to ask, I just want to know how you plan to deal with this matter?''

Chapter 24: Carrying the Pot for Others

Luo Qinghan's lips pursed slightly uncontrollably.

He should have known a long time ago that his mother didn't care if he was poisoned or not, nor did she care if he was doing well or badly.

All she cared about was the position of the prince.

Luo Qinghan lowered his eyes, concealed the emotional changes in his eyes, and said respectfully: ''I have sent someone to investigate, and there must be results
soon.''

Empress Qin looked at him indifferently: ''Can there be results tomorrow?''

''Yes.''

''You were raised by the palace. You know how much effort the palace has devoted to you. Don't let the palace down, you know?''

''I know.''

''Stand down.''
''Mother, please take a good rest, and your son will retire.''

The conversation between mother and son ended here.

There was not even an ordinary greeting throughout the whole process, and it was cold, giving people the illusion that they were not a living person, but an object.

After leaving the Jiaofang Hall, Luo Qinghan exhaled slowly, as if to spit out all the air conditioning he had just inhaled.

He returned to the East Palace and asked people to call all his confidants.

Eunuch Chang reminded in a low voice: ''Your Highness, you haven't eaten lunch yet, do you want to eat first?''

''No, I'm not hungry.''

The position of prince seems to be beautiful, but in fact it is extremely risky.

As a sovereign, he deserves to let more people see his talents, but he can't get too close to the courtiers, so as not to arouse the suspicion of his father.

Therefore, there are not many people Luo Qinghan can use under his hands. In addition to the crown prince Taishi, Crown Prince Taifu, and Crown Prince T aibao
who taught him knowledge, there are also Prince Young Master, Prince Shaofu, Prince Shaobao, and the commander of the Yulin Army. Zhao Xian and Nie
Changping, the king of Xiaojun.

The first seven people are all people who are tied to the prince in the same boat. They have common interests and must be on the prince's side.

Only Nie Changping, the king of Xiaojun, is different. He can stand in the prince's camp entirely out of the friendship he has grown up with since he was a child.

He and Luo Qinghan are very good friends.

In order to find out the truth about the poisoning as soon as possible, Luo Qinghan called them all to East Palace.

Because the prince Taishi is getting older, his health is not very good, and he often gets sick, and he has rarely entered the palace recently. He did not come today,
but he let his eldest son come, which can be regarded as a sign of his support for the prince.

A group of people discussed the matter in the study.

Knowing that the queen asked the prince to find out the result tomorrow, Nie Changping couldn't help but tsk.

''The Empress has really high standards and strict requirements for Her Royal Highness as always.''

The prince Taifu said, ''This shows that the Queen Mother attaches great importance to Her Royal Highness.''

Nie Changping sneered and was dismissive of this.

He has been playing with Luo Qinghan since he was a child, and he knows Luo Qinghan's affairs very well. The Empress Qin seemed to have high hopes for Luo
Qinghan, but in fact, she just wanted to use Luo Qinghan to gain the position of crown prince.

Luo Qinghan's biological mother died when he was very young, and he was sent to Jiaofang Hall and handed over to Empress Qin to rise.

In the early years, Empress Qin was injured due to miscarriage, and she could no longer conceive and bear children. It happened that Luo Qinghan lost his
biological mother and he was helpless in this harem and could only live with her, so she did her best to train Luo Qinghan and help him win the position of prince.

To put it bluntly, the two of them are just using each other's relationship.

Luo Qinghan was listening to Zhao Xian's report on his work.

''My subordinates have already checked. It is not the wine that is poisonous, but the wine glass. The wine glass has been poiso ned, so only your glass of wine that
is poured out of the same jug is poisonous.''

In other words, even if the grand prince didn't come to pour Luo Qinghan wine last night, as long as Luo Qinghan drank the wine, he would be poisoned.

The great prince's tossing was purely for others to carry the pot.

Chapter 25: Is the hen sick?

Inside the Yulian Hall.

Concubine Bai Xianfei was kneeling on a soft cushion, with a tea cup on the low table in front of her.

Her fingertips were attached to the teacup, and she became more and more delicate and slender against the background.

Chen Liangyuan knelt and sat beside her, and said cautiously.

''Sister, did you hear about the birthday banquet last night?''

Concubine Bai Xian: ''What's the matter?''

''It was Xiao Liangdi's poisoning. I heard that she vomited blood and fell into a coma on the spot and almost died. Later, she was rescued by the d octor. Tsk Tsk,
her life is really hard enough.''

Concubine Bai Xianfei sighed: ''Xiao Liangdi is so pitiful, she has made such a big crime for nothing.''
Chen Liangyuan curled her lips secretly, thinking that the white lotus was pretending again.

Chen Liangyuan skilfully praised: ''Sister, you are just too kind. I think this is all Xiao Liangdi's own fault. If she hadn't seduced her Royal Highness to take her to
the birthday banquet, she wouldn't have been poisoned. Sister, you don't have to sympathize with her.''

Concubine Bai Xianfei softly sighed: ''After all, she is a sister. How can I sit idly by and ignore this kind of thing when she encounters this kind of thing? It stands
to reason that I should visit Xiao Liangdi, but my body is too indefatigable. I have been uncomfortable for the past two days. If you are free, sister, can you go to
Qingge Hall instead of me to visit Xiao Liangdi?''

Chen Liangyuan was waiting for her words, and hurriedly responded.

''Okay, I happened to be idle recently, so it's okay to go and see her.''

''Then there will be Sister Luo.''

After Chen Liangyuan left the Yulian Hall, she calculated in her heart as she walked.

She originally wanted to gain a foothold in this East Palace by clinging to Concubine Bai.

Concubine Bai Xianfei is frail and sickly, treats people gently, and looks like she has a good temper. But after getting along with her for a long time, Chen
Liangyuan discovered that this woman was a white lotus, and her weakness was just an illusion that she deliberately pretended. In fact, her mind was deeper than
anyone else.

She thanked Chen Liangyuan for her flattery and accepted all the orders, but Chen Liangyuan did not let Chen Liangyuan take advantage of it.

Obviously, Chen Liangyuan entered the palace before Xiao Liangdi, but Xiao Liangdi was already able to get the prince to take her to the birthday banquet, but
she found it extremely difficult to even meet the prince.

If this continues, Royal Highness will completely forget her sooner or later.

She thought that she was no inferior to other women in the palace in appearance and talent, and she was unwilling to be forgotten like this.

She wants to fight for favour, she wants to be a master!

Since Concubine Bai can't help her, then she will figure out a way for herself!

Xiao Xixi was paralyzed in bed for a whole morning.

Until noon, she got up for a meal, then went for a walk in the backyard to eat, and admired the domineering rooster and its harem by the way.

Xiao Xixi: ''I see that the hen doesn't seem to move very much. Could it be sick?''

Bao Qin: ''Do you need to ask the veterinarian to show it?''

''No, just stew it, just to make up for my body.''

''……''

''Why are you looking at me like that?''

Bao Qin said blankly: ''Your body is still relatively weak now, and your stomach and intestines have limited digestive ability. You can't eat too greasy food.''

Xiao Xixi refused to admit defeat: ''Even if I can't eat chicken, I can give it to the prince. Isn't he going to come to us for dinner tonight? Let's kill a chicken and
entertain him. If he thinks it's delicious…''

Bao Qin's eyes lit up: ''If he thinks it's delicious, he will come to Qingge Hall again in the future!''

''No, if he thinks it's delicious, he will allow us to expand the chicken coop and raise more chickens and ducks. Then I will be able to eat chickens every day from
now on, Hehehe!''

''……''

Bao Qin silently gave herself a mouthful.

I am so stupid.

How can I think that the master is trying to win favour?

Although in a desperate mood, Bao Qin carried the immovable hen and went to the small kitchen.

Chapter 26: Chen Liangyuan

There is a royal dining room in the palace, but as Xiao Xixi's good wife status, she has a limited share. In addition, the group of people in the royal dining room
love to hold high and step low. They saw Xiao Xixi enter the palace and haven't seen the prince for half a year. They must have been sent to the cold palace and
she was completely ignored.

Every time Bao Qin went to the imperial dining room to get food, she would be deducted a portion, and she would be treated with a blank eye, and she suffered a
lot of anger.

After a while, Xiao Xixi would not let Bao Qin go to the imperial dining room.
Anyway, there is a small kitchen in Qingge Hall, and Baoqin's cooking skills are very good. Xiao Xixi can just let Baoqin cook what she wants to eat.

The scent of chicken wafted out, making Xiao Xixi drool.

She silently hoped that the prince would come soon, and when he came, she would be able to rub some chicken to eat.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

Not only did she fail to look forward to the prince, but she looked forward to Chen Liangyuan.

Chen Liangyuan wore a lake-blue dress today, with a tight belt, which outlined her small waist vividly, and coupled with her fair and pretty face, she was really
delicate and beautiful.

When she entered the door, she gave Xiao Xixi a ten thousand blessings gift.

''My sister greeted my sister.''

Xiao Xixi was originally lying down, but at this time she had already sat up with the help of Bao Qin.

When she heard Chen Liangyuan's words, she blinked: ''I remember that you are two years older than me. I should have called your sister.''

Chen Liangyuan felt that the other party was mocking her for her age.

She hated it in her heart, but smiled sweetly on her face: ''Sister is joking. Although you are young, your rank is higher than mine. I should call you sister.''

Among the Eastern palaces, the highest ranking is the crown princess, from the rank.

The second is the prince's concubine, from the second grade.

Then there is Liang Di, from the third grade.

Under Liangdi is Liangyuan, and behind Liangyuan are beauties, Zhaoxun, and Fengyi.

Chen Liangyuan knelt and sat on the cushion, her skirt spread out behind her, like a blooming blue daffodil.

She looked at Xiao Liandi secretly. At this time, Xiao Liandi was wearing a plain skirt with no powder on her face, and she looked more delicate than usual.

Chen Liangyuan was so sour in her heart, she pretended to be concerned and said.

''I heard that my sister accompanied His Royal Highness to the queen Mother's birthday banquet last night and was accidentally poisoned. Sister Bai and I were
very worried. Sister Bai deliberately asked me to come and see you, but looking at your ruddy complexion, it shouldn't be a big deal, right?''

Xiao Xixi still wanted to continue to salted fish in a fair manner while recuperating from her illness, and she must not let people see that she was almost well.

She immediately coughed lightly, pretending to be very weak.

''I just look okay, but in fact, my body is too weak. The doctor said that I was poisoned this time and I must recuperate for a long time.''

She deliberately emphasized the word recuperation, saying that she needed to rest quietly and don't bother her no matter what happened.

But Chen Liangyuan would be wrong.

Xiao Liandi was poisoned this time for the prince. As long as she did not recover for a day, the prince would have reason to continue to visit her.

Chen Liangyuan secretly squeezed her veil tightly, Xiao Liandi, this little bitch, was deliberately showing off to her!

She showed a false smile: ''My sister is not in good health and it is inconvenient to walk around. It must be boring to nest in this Qingge Hall all day, right? I
happen to have nothing to do. From now on, I will visit my sister every day and talk to my sister, okay?''

She didn't care if Xiao Liandi was bored or not at all, she just wanted to find a reason for herself to come to Qingge Hall often.

Recently, the prince often runs to the Qingge Hall. If she comes a few more times, she might be able to meet the prince here. At that time, she will be able to take
the opportunity to brush a wave of affection in front of the prince and win the prince's favour.

Chapter 27: It's so hateful!

The little abacus in Chen Liangyuan's heart snapped, but she heard Xiao Liandi say.

''Forget it, the doctor said that I need to rest, and it's best not to have anyone around me.''

Chen Liangyuan's abacus cracked instantly.

She almost couldn't hold her smile, but fortunately, she kept her sanity at the last minute, so she didn't change her face on the spot.

She smiled dryly: ''Well, my sister is abrupt. I hope my sister won't take offense.''

Xiao Xixi also smiled.

Then neither of them spoke.

The atmosphere fell into indescribable embarrassment.

The two of them were not familiar with each other, but now they are forced to get together. Apart from a few simple pleasantr ies, they have nothing to say at all.

It's so boring.

Xiao Xixi yawned, her eyelids pressed down involuntarily, and her body began to tilt to the side as if she had no bones.

She is sleepy.

Bao Qin thoughtfully stuffed two soft cushions behind her to make her lean more comfortable.

It stands to reason that Chen Liangyuan should get up and leave with interest at this time.

But she was unwilling to leave empty-handed.

She suddenly sucked her nose and asked, ''I seem to smell chicken soup. Are you stewing chicken soup?''

Xiao Xixi was now half-dreaming and half-awake, and her mind was not clear, so she replied vaguely.

''That's right.''

Chen Liangyuan said suspiciously: ''Aren't you recuperating? Isn't it good to eat something so greasy as chicken soup?''

''It's not for me to eat, it's for Royal Highness the prince.''

Chen Liangyuan's eyes lit up: ''His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come to Qingge Hall today?''

''Ok.''

Chen Liangyuan clenched her fists secretly, she really came right this time!

She decided to stay a little longer and stayed until the prince came.

Thinking of this, she quietly squeezed the sachet hidden in her sleeve.

As long as he can see the prince and give him this sachet, he will remember her.

Because of that calculation in her heart, no matter how embarrassed and silent the atmosphere was, Chen Liangyuan made up her mind to stay in the Qingge Hall
and refused to leave.

She even volunteered.

''When I was at my mother's house, I also stewed chicken soup for my parents. The cooking skills are pretty good. Why don't you let me help my sister see how the
chicken soup is stewed?''

Xiao Xixi is just lazy, but not stupid.

Regarding Chen Liangyuan's thoughts, Xiao Xi was very clear in her heart. She yawned and said lazily: ''You care so much about my chicken soup. Are you
greedy? Want a share?''

Chen Liangyuan blushed shamelessly: ''What did my sister say? How can I be so greedy? I just want to help my sister. If my sister annoys me, I just have to go
now.''

''Oh, then I won't send it.''

Chen Liangyuan: ''…''

When normal people encounter this kind of situation, shouldn't they try their best to keep it as a courtesy?

Why doesn't this little bitch play cards according to common sense?

Has her upbringing been eaten by dogs? ！

Chen Liangyuan was choked badly.

She hasn't seen the prince yet, so it's impossible to leave now.

She barely squeezed out an ugly smile: ''Hehe, I was just joking, why did my sister take it seriously?''

Xiao Xixi clicked her tongue, she refused to leave, this woman is really persistent.

The guests refused to leave, and Xiao Xixi, who was the host, could only accompany her.

But her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and in the end she couldn't hold on anymore. She staggered on the couch and fell asleep.

Upon seeing this, Chen Liangyuan became more and more annoyed.

She was sitting here as a big living person, and Xiao Liangdi actually fell asleep on her own, which made it clear that she didn't take her seriously!

It's so hateful!

And wait, wait for her to get the prince's favour, and see how she kills Xiao Liangdi, a defiant little bitch!
Chapter 28: The prince didn't Come

Bao Qin took the blanket and carefully covered her master so that she would not catch a cold.

Chen Liangyuan smiled softly and said, ''Your name is Bao Qin, right? How old are you this year?''

She wanted to start with the people around Xiao Liandi and inquire about the details of Xiao Liandi's relationship with the prince.

Bao Qin lowered her voice and reminded: ''Our little master is asleep, please try not to make a sound, so as not to disturb the little master's rest.''

Chen Liangyuan's stomach was all blocked back.

Almost suffocated her with internal injuries.

This bitch maid, like her master, hates it very much!

Time passed minute by minute.

Xiao Xixi slept soundly.

But Chen Liangyuan suffered. She didn't get the permission of her owner. It was not convenient for her to get up and walk around. She could only maintain a
kneeling posture. After a long time, her calf was sore and sore, which was very uncomfortable.

She couldn't help adjusting her sitting posture.

But this is not much better.

The pain in her legs became more and more serious, and in the end she felt that she was about to lose consciousness on both legs.

If anyone could look at her at this time, they would immediately be able to see that her face was extremely bad.

It's a pity.

Except for her, there were only Xiao Xixi and Bao Qin in the room.

Xiao Xixi was sleeping faintly, and not knowing what year it was today.

Bao Qin noticed that Chen Liangyuan's face was not good-looking, but Chen Liangyuan didn't speak, so she didn't see it.

Chen Liangyuan, who had no one to take care of, could only endure the pain silently.

She endured while waiting.

Just waited and waited, and waited until the sky outside the window was completely dark, but still couldn't wait until the prince appeared.

Chen Liangyuan was tired, hungry and painful.

She couldn't help it, and asked tremblingly.

''What time is it now?''

Bao Qin glanced at the dripping copper pot placed in the outer hall, and said softly, ''It's been a while.''

Chen Liangyuan looked at Xiao Xixi, and when she saw that she was still asleep, she couldn't wait to rush up and pinch the other person's neck, and asked the
other person why she still sleeping? It's so late that the prince hasn't shown up yet, isn't this woman in a hurry?

Chen Liangyuan barely squeezed out a smile: ''Your chicken soup has been stewed for so long, can you still drink it?''

Bao Qin said, ''Don't worry, there are people watching in the kitchen, and they know what to do.''

Chen Liangyuan could only shut up.

Waited another hour.

It was already midnight, and the prince still did not show up.

Chen Liangyuan finally couldn't hold on.

She yelled.

''Xiao Liandi!''

She was so angry now that she felt that Xiao Liandi had deceived her, so she didn't even call her sister, so she just called Xiao Liandi.

Xiao Xixi was awakened, she sat up and rubbed her bleary eyes: ''What's the matter?''

Chen Liangyuan gritted her teeth with hatred: ''Didn't you say that Royal Highness the Prince will come to Qingge Hall today? Why hasn't he shown up yet? You
are not deliberately lying to me, are you?''

Xiao Xi hadn't fully woken up at this moment, and her whole body was stunned.
''Well, hasn't the prince come yet?''

Bao Qin said, ''Do you want someone to ask why the prince hasn't come yet?''

Xiao Xixi yawned: ''No, he may be busy with something, let's wait a while.''

''But it's midnight, are you still waiting?''

''Wait, wait.'' Xiao Xixi said, while lying down again, planning to go back to sleep.

Bao Qin carefully covered her with a blanket.

Chen Liangyuan was almost mad.

She was about to kneel down and break her legs, but she couldn't even see the prince's shadow.

This Xiao Liandi just deliberately played with her!

So hateful!

Chen Liangyuan roared angrily.

''Xiao Liandi!''

Chapter 29: Infatuation

Xiao Xixi was awakened and opened her apricot eyes and looked at her: ''What happened?''

Chen Liangyuan was trembling with anger: ''You must give me an explanation today!''

Xiao Xi was dumbfounded: ''What's the explanation?''

Chen Liangyuan: ''You lied to me that Royal Highness the Prince would come to Qingge Hall today, but he didn't come at all. You lied to me. Shouldn't you give
me an explanation?''

Xiao Xixi: ''I didn't lie to you…''

Chen Liangyuan: ''You still said you didn't lie to me? If you didn't lie to me, why didn't Royal Highness show up?''

Xiao Xixi: ''I don't know this.''

''It's all his time, are you still pretending to be stupid? Xiao Liandi, I didn't expect you to look stupid, so you pretended to be. Like Concubine Bai, you are a deep-
hearted white lotus, pretending to be more innocent and pitiful than anyone else, but in fact, your mind is more vicious and cruel than anyone else!''

''Who do you say is vicious and cruel?''

''I said you are vicious and cruel…'' Before she finished speaking, Chen Liangyuan suddenly recovered.

The voice asking just now was the prince!

She immediately turned her head and followed the steps, only to see the prince standing at the door, followed by Eunuch Chang.

I don't know how long they stood there, and how much they listened to the conversation just now.

Chen Liangyuan's heart thumped, and she couldn't tell if she was crying.

She stood up hurriedly, but because she had been kneeling for too long, her legs had already lost consciousness. It took a lo t of effort for her to barely get up, but
because she was unsteady on her feet, she fell to the ground in embarrassment.

At this time, Xiao Xixi had already got out of bed with the help of Bao Qin, and the two bowed their knees to the prince and saluted.

Luo Qinghan was busy investigating the poisoning of alcohol today, and he didn't stop until just now.

Seeing that it was getting late, he felt that Xiao Liandi should have fallen asleep. He didn't want to come over, but he hesitated for a while. He was afraid that Xiao
Liandi would keep waiting for him.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked into the Qingge Hall, he heard Chen Liangyuan cursing.

Eunuch Chang made a gesture, and immediately two palace ladies stepped forward to help Chen Liangyuan up.

Chen Liangyuan couldn't help shaking her body when she met the prince's cold gaze.

Luo Qinghan: ''Why are you cursing?''

Chen Liangyuan didn't know how to explain, she was anxious and scared, her eyes were red, and her voice was trembling even more: ''Just now… The concubine
was talking nonsense. The concubine knew she was wrong. Please don't take those words to heart.''

Luo Qinghan's gaze crossed her and fell on Xiao Xiqi.

''Xiao Liandi, come and tell me, why did Chen Liangyuan scold you?''
Xiao Xixi told the story over and over again.

After Luo Qinghan finished listening, she looked at Chen Liangyuan with a bit of disgust.

''Come on, send Chen Liangyuan back to Yulu Tower, and the quota for the next three months will be halved. She will not be allo wed to step into Qingge Hall
again in the future.''

Chen Liangyuan's expression changed drastically.

The halving of the quota is nothing, that is, the cost of food and clothing is reduced by half, but if this news spreads, the whole East Palace will know that she
annoyed the prince.

People in this palace are used to stepping on highs and stepping on lows. If everyone knew that she was rejected by the crown prince, they would shove her into
the mud ruthlessly.

She doesn't want to live that kind of life!

She desperately broke free from the hands of the palace ladies, knelt at Luo Qinghan's feet, and took out a sachet from her sleeve.

It was a lavender sachet with white orchids embroidered in it.

''Your highness, do you remember what you said to your concubine when you first met? You praised your concubine for her nice name, and you also gave her a
pot of orchids, which she still keeps. The concubine made this sachet based on the appearance of the pot of orchids. The orchids on it were embroidered by the
concubine herself stitch by stitch. The petals of orchids are also used in the sachet. Please accept this sachet for the sake of the concubine's infatuation with you.''

Chapter 30: Dinner time

Chen Liangyuan held the sachet in both hands, as if holding a heart.

Such an affectionate confession, coupled with Chen Liangyuan's small appearance of pear blossoms and rain, as long as he is a normal man, he should be soft -
hearted.

Unfortunately, Luo Qinghan is not a normal man.

He is a big trotter with great affection.

''I just remembered, your name is Chen Liangyuan, this name is indeed good, but it is a pity that you are not worthy of this name.''

The cold and faint voice, without a trace of emotion, instantly knocked Chen Liangyuan into hell.

She didn't expect that the confession she had prepared would be such a result.

Her face turned pale as paper, and her fingers holding the sachet trembled uncontrollably.

She wanted to say something more, but it was a pity that Luo Qinghan didn't give her this opportunity. With a wave of her hand, she was dragged out.

Without Chen Liangyuan, the atmosphere in the room suddenly fell silent.

Both Bao Qin and Eunuch Chang lowered their heads and did not dare to say a word, for fear of being affected by the fish in t he pool.

Luo Qinghan looked at Xiao Xixi.

Xiao Xixi felt that he seemed to be in a bad mood. She didn't know how to coax people, so she could only ask dryly.

''Has Your Highness eaten yet?''

Luo Qinhan: ''No. ''

''The concubine hasn't eaten either, the concubine has been waiting for you.''

For some reason, Luo Qinghan's originally dull mood immediately improved when he heard this.

He said: ''I was too busy today and forgot about the time. Next time if this happens, you can send someone to remind me. ''

Xiao Xixi nodded and said yes.

The chicken soup has been kept warm on the stove, and now it can be drunk directly. Bao Qin also fried a few home-cooked side dishes, using ingredients they
grew in the backyard.

Xiao Xixi had been hungry for a long time, but she kept in mind the identity of her little wife and served the prince a bowl of chicken soup first.

She didn't start to move her chopsticks until the prince took the first bite.

Luo Qinghan watched her quickly pull the food into her mouth, and faintly reminded: ''Don't eat too fast, it's not good for your stomach.''

Xiao Xigong's mouth was stuffed with food, and his cheeks were bulging.

She answered vaguely while chewing.

''Oh.''
Luo Qinghan eats very elegantly, and he has to chew every bite of food carefully, but looking at her like that, it doesn 't look like she is tasting the delicacy of the
food, but more like she is completing an established task.

By the time he finished a bowl of rice, Xiao Xi had already eaten the third bowl.

For fear that the master would leave a bad impression of a ''rice bucket'' in the prince's heart, Bao Qin reminded her in a low voice: ''Little master, you should be
full, right?''

Xiao Xixi swallowed the food in her mouth: ''No, I can eat another bowl!''

Bao Qin: ''……''

She was desperate.

She didn't even dare to see the prince's expression at this time.

The other concubines couldn't wait to pretend that they were a little fairy who only drank dew in front of the prince, but only her master was a wonderfu l work.
After eating bowl after bowl, it was as if there was a bottomless pit hidden in her stomach.

Luo Qinghan pushed his empty bowl in front of Xiao Xixi.

Xiao Xixi raised her head from the rice bowl, with a grain of rice still on her mouth. She asked, ''Does Your Highness want to add rice?''

Luo Qinghan said, ''I want soup.''

He endured and endured, but in the end he couldn't hold back, reminding: ''You have rice grains in your mouth.''

Xiao Xixi touched the corner of his mouth: ''Is it here?''

''It's not this side, it's the other side.''

Xiao Xixi changed sides again and continued to touch, but still couldn't touch the rice grains.

Luo Qinghan stretched out his hand and wiped his cool fingers from his mouth.

It was like summer rain, falling in the lake, rippling in circles.

He took the veil from Eunuch Chang, wiped his fingers, and said lightly, ''It's okay.''

Chapter 31: Teacher's Task

Xiao Xixi raised a smiling face: ''Thank you, Your Highness.''

She filled a bowl full of chicken soup and put it in front of Luo Qinghan.

Luo Qinghan doesn't like to eat chicken, and his senses of chicken soup are normal, but somehow tonight, he felt that the chicken soup tasted very good, and he
stopped after drinking three bowls in succession.

The warm chicken soup made him feel warm in his belly, and he even relaxed a lot with his mood.

Xiao Xi asked sternly: ''Does Highness still want soup?''

Luo Qinghan: ''I'm full, I won't drink anymore.''

Xiao Xixi asked flatteringly: ''Can the remaining chicken soup be given to the concubine?''

Bao Qin couldn't wait to rush up and cover her mouth.

She didn't even eat four bowls of rice, and she didn't even let the prince drink the rest of the chicken soup!

Is she completely shameless for eating?

Luo Qinghan stared at Xiao Xixi for a long time before replying meaningfully.

''You can't.''

Xiao Xixi refused to give up. She ate porridge and side dishes this morning, and porridge and side dishes at noon. In the evening, she was finally able to eat white
rice, but the dishes were still very light vegetarian dishes.

The birds were about to fade out of her mouth.

She desperately wants to eat meat.

She asked pitifully, ''Why?''

Luo Qinghan: ''The chicken soup is too greasy. You are still recovering from your illness. You must avoid it.''

Xiao Xi murmured in a low voice: ''My concubine thinks this chicken soup doesn't look very greasy, it's quite light.''

Luo Qinghan didn't say anything more, so he asked someone to withdraw the chicken soup.
Xiao Xixi couldn't eat meat, so she could only silently sweep away all the leftovers on the table.

Looking at the clean plate as if it had been licked, Bao Qin had no love in her life. She even gave up on herself, thinking that the little master 's doing this is
considered a sign of saving food. The prince shouldn't be disgusted because the little master eats too much.

After eating and drinking, it's time to rest.

But Luo Qinghan didn't mean to leave.

Not only did he not leave, he also made people make tea, in a sedentary posture.

Xiao Xixi carefully observed her appearance and asked cautiously, ''Is Your Highness troubled?''

Luo Qinghan snorted softly.

Xiao Xixi said, ''If Your Royal Highness can trust his concubine, you might as well tell the troubles in your heart. My concubine may be able t o help me. ''

Luo Qinghan looked at her steadily, and then said for a long time, ''Why are you helping Royal Highness? First, you gave an amulet, then drank poisonous wine
for Royal Highness, and even threatened to protect Royal Highness. Your kindness to Royal Highness is too inexplicable. ''

Xiao Xixi was about to open her mouth, but he was the first to interrupt.

He said, ''Don't use those sweet words to deceive Royal Highness, what Royal Highness wants to hear is the truth.''

He never believed that someone in this world would treat him well for no reason.

What's more, Xiao Xixi's acting skills are not very clever. As long as she pays a little attention, she can see that she actually has other intentions.

Xiao Xixi had to swallow the sweet words that came to his lips again, and said with a smile: ''To tell you the truth, when my concubine left the teacher's door, she
took on a teacher's task.''

Luo Qinghan did not interrupt, but listened quietly.

Xiao Xixi said, ''My task is to find a destined person to assist him to ascend to the throne.''

''Who is the destined person you choose?''

Xiao Xixi nodded: ''Hmm.''

There is a vast sea of people, and there are too many people to choose from.

As a salted fish, she is based on the principle that she can do one thing less and one thing less. She really doesn't bother to choose one by one. She simply chose the
person closest to the throne, and Luo Qinghan, the prince, naturally became her first choice.

Chapter 32: Already Dead

Luo Qinghan asked lightly: ''So, since the day you entered the palace draft, you have been planning how to approach Royal Highness?''

Xiao Xi was a little guilty, and responded in a low voice: ''Hmm.''

Luo Qinghan looked at her with scrutiny in his eyes, as if he was getting to know the woman in front of him again.

Originally, he thought that the other party was a silly white sweet who could see through it at a glance, but now it seems that he has underestimated her.

Xiao Xi didn't dare to look at each other's expressions.

She deliberately approached Luo Qinghan with a purpose. Now that Luo Qinghan knows the truth, he will definitely be very disappointed with her, right?

She lowered her head, like a little wife who had done something wrong, looking pitiful.

After a long time, Luo Qinghan slowly said, ''Is there a deadline for your teacher's task?''

Xiao Xixi shook her head: ''No.''

''It's fine if you don't have it. The emperor is now his prime, and it is impossible for him to succeed to the throne in a short time, you understand?''

Xiao Xixi nodded: ''Understand, there is no need to rush about this matter.''

Luo Qinghan took a sip of tea and changed his words: ''I am investigating the poisonous wine today.''

Xiao Xixi took advantage of the situation and asked, ''Did you find out anything?''

''Zhao Xian found out that the wine was non-toxic. It was my wine glass that was poisoned. I asked people to find out all the people who might have come into
contact with the wine glass, investigate and inquire one by one, and finally found a palace girl named Tanhua. Someone saw Tan Hua once appear in Fengqi
Garden, and his expression was flustered, as if he had done something unspeakable. Tan Hua was originally on duty in the imperial dining room. Zhao Xian took
someone to search her residence and found a pack of poison, which was exactly the kind of poison you mentioned.''

Xiao Xixi said, ''Then catch Tan Hua and ask.''

''I asked someone to catch Tan Hua, but found that she had disappeared.''
''Disappeared?''

''Well, Zhao Xian searched all the places where she could appear, and questioned the palace ladies and eunuchs who had been with her one by one. There was no
gain. She seemed to have disappeared from the world, and no one knew where she had gone. .''

Xiao Xixi asked, ''This is the trouble in Your Highness's heart?''

Luo Qinghan said, ''My mother asked me to find out the truth about the poisonous wine tomorrow. Seeing that today is almost over, but Tan Hua is nowhere to be
seen, I can't explain it to her mother.''

''Does Royal Highness know the eight characters of Tan Hua's birthday?''

Luo Qinghan looked at her puzzled: ''What do you want to do?''

''The concubine can figure out the location of the Tanhua, but you need to know the eight characters of the Tanhua's birthday.''

Luo Qinghan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the people in Xuanmen could not only seek good luck and avoid evil, but also know how to count.

The Internal Service Bureau had detailed information about all the palace eunuchs. Luo Qinghan sent someone to the Internal S ervice Bureau to check the files,
and soon found out the birth date of Tan Hua.

A piece of paper with eight birthdays written on it was placed in front of Xiao Xixi.

Luo Qinghan looked at Xiao Xixi and wanted to know how she calculated it.

She glanced at the contents of the paper, then closed her eyes and stopped moving.

After a while.

Xiao Xixi opened her eyes and her face turned a little pale: ''At a position of one hundred feet in the southwest, there is water all around.'' She paused and added
another sentence.

''People should be dead.''

Luo Qinghan stared at her: ''Your face doesn't look very good. Would you like to find a Tai doctor to show you? ''

''No, when the concubine was calculating just now, she felt the feelings of Tan Hua before she died, and she felt a little uncomfortable, just sleep.''

Because of Xiao Xixi's special fate, Xiao Xixi would involuntarily react with empathy every time she made a calculation.

Before Tan Hua was dying, the feelings of despair, panic, sadness and anger were projected into Xiao Xixi's heart, and she also experienced the fear of death.

Luo Qinghan thought to himself that it would be better to use this kind of calculation method sparingly.

''Go to sleep, and I will see you tomorrow.''

''The concubine presents her Royal Highness respectfully.''

Chapter 33: Concubine Ning

After Luo Qinghan left Qingge Hall, he immediately called Zhao Xian.

According to Xiao Xixi's prompt, they found a well about a hundred feet to the southwest.

There is a female corpse hidden in the well, and it should be the missing palace girl Tanhua.

The location of this well is very remote and has been abandoned for many years. No one usually comes to this place, and the w ellhead is still pressed by a heavy
stone slab. If you don't move the stone slab, you won't be able to see the situation in the well.

If it weren't for Xiao Xixi's help to figure it out, they might never have thought that Tan Hua would be here.

The corpse was soaked in the water of the well, it had been soaked and swollen, and its whole face was unrecognizable.

The Yu Lin guards checked the corpse from head to toe, and found a silk scarf from her body. The name of Tan Hua was embroidered on the lower right corner of
the scarf, which was enough to indicate that this person was Tan Hua.

In addition to this, they also found a round jade pendant on the neck of the corpse.

Zhao Xian wrapped the jade pendant in a silk handkerchief and held it in front of the prince.

''Your Highness, this jade pendant looks like something from the palace.''

Luo Qinghan glanced at the jade pendant: ''Go to the Shaofu to find out which palace this jade pendant belongs to.''

''Okay. ''

The Shaofu is the place in charge of the royal money and the supply of palace supplies. As long as it is in the palace, the Shaofu will have records.

Zhao Xian took the jade pendant to the Shaofu, dug the Shaofu supervisor out of the bed, and asked about the origin of the jade pendant.

The Shaofu supervisor wiped his eyes clean, looked at the jade pendant carefully at the light, and then said after looking at it for a long time.
''This seems to be something from Changle Palace.''

Zhao Xian narrowed his eyes: ''Are you sure?''

The Shaofu supervisor hurriedly said, ''This is indeed from Changle Palace, but it was rewarded to Concubine Ning by the Empress Dowager last year.''

After speaking, he also deliberately brought up the relevant files and pointed to one of the records and said.

''Look, it is clearly stated here that the Empress Dowager will reward Empress Ning with a pair of red jade bracelets, a stri ng of agate beads, a pair of pearl
earrings, and a round jade pendant…''

Zhao Xian directly snatched the file, returned to the Eastern Palace, and reported the matter to the prince.

Luo Qinghan couldn't see any change in expression on his face, and said lightly: ''Just find it here. You have worked hard all night, so go back to sleep.''

''It's all a matter for my subordinates. I dare not say that it's hard work. My subordinates will leave. Please rest early for Your Highness.''

After Zhao Xian left, Luo Qinghan stared at the round jade pendant for a while before falling asleep.

The next day, as soon as it was dawn, Luo Qinghan went to Jiaofang Hall.

Empress Qin got up earlier than him.

At this time, she had already finished her breakfast and was walking in the garden.

Luo Qinghan bowed his hand and saluted: ''I would like to greet my mother.''

Empress Qin asked, ''I heard that you ran around the palace with the Yulin Army in the middle of the night yesterday, but did you find anything? ''

''The queen mother is wise, and her son has found the person who poisoned her. It is a palace girl named Tan Hua. Yu Linwei found Tan Hua's body in the well
last night. After examination, it was found that she was thrown into the well and drowned after being knocked unconsciou s. Yu Linwei found a round jade pendant
from her body.''

Luo Qinghan opened the silk handkerchief, revealing the round jade pendant placed inside.

Empress Qin just glanced at it, and didn't mean to touch it.

She asked lightly: ''Whose thing does this belong to?''

''It belongs to Concubine Ning.''

Empress Qin raised her eyebrows: ''It turned out to be Concubine Ning.''

Concubine Ning is the biological mother of the fourth prince Luo Xinran.

When I heard that Concubine Ning had just entered the palace, she was very favoured because of her moving dance.

Soon she was lucky enough to be pregnant and unable to serve. The emperor's attention turned to other women. Later, many new people entered the palace, and
Concubine Ning's favour gradually faded.

But even without the grace of the emperor, she also has four princes, who are by no means comparable to ordinary concubines

Chapter 34: Spare my life

In this harem, the treatment of children with and without children is very different.

Don't say that it is to give birth to a prince, even if it is just to give birth to a princess, it is much better than a concubine who can't give birth to anything.

Grace is the goal they compete for, and children are the foundation for them to settle down.

Concubine Ning is now in her thirties. Compared with the delicate new concubines who have just entered the palace, she is already old and declining. The emperor
has rarely spent the night in her palace in recent years.

But even so, others dare not underestimate her. She deserves the slightest bit. Her days in the palace are very nourishing, and even the queen has to give her a bit of
face.

All this is because she gave birth to the fourth prince.

Concubine Ning didn't think much when she learned that the queen was summoned. After dressing up a little, she took a sedan chair to the Jiaofang Hall.

The palace maid carefully helped Concubine Ning to the ground.

Concubine Ning looked at the magnificent gate of the Jiaofang Hall in front of her, and said with some disdain and some jealousy in her heart.

As the lord of the six palaces, this Empress Qin looked at the infinite scenery, and everyone wanted to bow to her, but everyone knew very well that Empress Qin
was actually a hen who did not lay eggs. For so many years, except for one pregnancy in the early years, she has never been pregnant since.

The emperor and the Empress Dowager did not allow everyone to discuss this matter, but everyone was not stupid, and they coul d guess that it must have been
Queen Qin who injured her body during childbirth that year, causing her to never conceive again.

Concubine Ning thought more than once that Empress Qin was just taking advantage of the pit and not taking a shit.
Obviously, she couldn't give birth to a child, but she still had to occupy the position of queen and refused to let Xian, without self-knowledge!

The palace girl reminded in a low voice: ''The empress is careful of the threshold.''

Concubine Ning stepped over the high threshold of the Jiaofang Hall, walked into the hall, and bowed her knees to Queen Qin and saluted.

Empress Qin was wearing a long black dress with wide sleeves, and such a deep colour was worn on her body, which made her mor e cold and indifferent.

The Grand palace maid girl Pearl took two steps forward holding a silk handkerchief, and there was a round jade pendant lying inside the silk handkerchief.

Empress Qin asked, ''Is this something from Concubine Ning's palace?''

When Concubine Ning saw the jade pendant, her pupils shrank slightly.

She subconsciously grabbed her sleeves and barely squeezed out a smile on her face, trying to make herself look more calm and natural.

''This was given to the concubine by the Empress Dowager last year. I didn't see it when I was sorting out my things recently. The concubine thought she had
accidentally lost it. The concubine was about to report it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and asked them to help find it, but she didn't expect it to fall into the
hands of the Empress Dowager.''

Empress Qin said coldly: ''This jade pendant was found on a palace girl named Tanhua.''

Concubine Ning didn't want to think about it, so she quickly said, ''The concubine doesn't know this person.''

''The palace doesn't care if you know Tanhua or not. The palace only knows that Tanhua wants to poison and murder the prince, and Tanhua has your jade pendant
on her body.''

Concubine Ning was shocked: ''The concubine never thought about poisoning the prince. The concubine is innocent!''

''Innocent?'' Empress Qin smiled coldly, ''In this harem, no one is innocent.''

''The concubine is really wronged, please be aware of the Empress!''

Concubine Ning knelt down and kowtowed, layers of cold sweat already appeared on her back.

Empress Qin looked at her coldly: ''This jade pendant is evidence of your murder of the prince. Even if you refuse to confess, the palace will not be able to spare
you today. Come and drag Concubine Ning down and punish her.''

Concubine Ning screamed in horror: ''Empress Empress, spare my life!''

Two strong ladies walked in, grabbed Concubine Ning's arms from left to right, covered her mouth, and roughly dragged her out.

Immediately afterwards, Concubine Ning's screams sounded outside.

Chapter 35: Husband and Wife Love

When the emperor heard the news and rushed to the Jiaofang Hall, Concubine Ning was already beaten to death.

She was lying on the ground, her clothes on her back soaked in blood, and she looked terrible.

The emperor immediately asked someone to help Concubine Ning up.

''Send her back to Yanyu Palace and let the Tai Doctor show her.''

Eunuch Liu responded respectfully: ''Okay.''

He personally took Concubine Ning back to Yanyu Palace.

Empress Qin got up and saluted, her movements were as standard as if she had measured it with a ruler, so that people could not pick out the slightest flaws.

''The concubine pays homage to Your Majesty.''

The emperor frowned and asked, ''What mistake did Concubine Ning make? Why do you want to blame her?''

Empress Qin asked coldly: ''Shouldn't she be punished for poisoning and murdering the prince?''

''What do you mean by that?

Empress Qin told the story again, and the palace girl Pearl stepped forward with a silk handkerchief, with the round jade pendant in the silk handkerchief.

The emperor didn't know the jade pendant, but he knew that the queen would not lie to him on such a matter where the truth could be known with a single check.

The emperor said solemnly: ''Even if this jade pendant belongs to Concubine Ning, it cannot prove that she instigated Tanhua to poison and murder the prince. The
truth has not yet been found out, so you will take action against Concubine Ning, aren't you afraid of making a fool of yourself?''

Empress Qin said lightly: ''If Your Majesty feels that the concubine's actions are unbiased, you can remove the empress of the concubine and put the concubine
into the cold palace.''

''You!''

The emperor was obviously really angry, and there was fire in his eyes that stared at her.
''Don't think that I dare not touch you!''

Empress Qin spread out her arms: ''The concubine is here. If you don't like the concubine, you can do it at any time. ''

The emperor gritted his teeth: ''You wait for me!''

After he finished speaking, he walked away angrily.

Empress Qin bowed and saluted unhurriedly: ''The concubine respects Your Majesty.''

When the emperor had gone far, Pearl got up from the ground and cautiously persuaded: ''Empress, why are you doing this? You and Your Majesty are married
couples, as long as you make things clear to Your Majesty, Your Majesty may not be on your side.''

''Married couple?'' Empress Qin smiled softly as if she had heard a joke, and her laughter was full of sarcasm.

Between her and him, there has never been a shred of husband-and-wife affection from beginning to end.

Not before, not now, and not in the future.

……

News of Concubine Ning's beating quickly spread in the palace.

Bao Qin told the story vividly.

Seeing that the master was still nibbling melon seeds hard, she had no intention of expressing her thoughts at all, so she had to take the initiative to speak.

''Little master, why don't you speak?''

Xiao Xixi asked rhetorically: ''What do you want me to say?''

Bao Qin said excitedly: ''In the face of such a cruel harem battle, shouldn't you be motivated to strive for favour and win the position of crown princess? Only if
you become a crown princess can you become a queen in the future. Only if you become a queen will you not be as pitiful as Concubine Ning.''

''Where is Concubine Ning pitiful?''

''She has been beaten like that, isn't it pitiful enough?''

Xiao Xi said lazily: ''She did it herself. If she didn't have extra thoughts, she wouldn't be dissatisfied with the queen, let alone such a severe beating. So, it's better
to make a salted fish. Don't think about anything, don't argue about anything, just lie comfortably at home and eat and wait for death.''

Bao Qin hates that iron is not made of steel, and her master is really too indefatigable!

At this moment, Luo Qinghan stepped in.

His sudden appearance startled both Xiao Xixi and Bao Qin, and they hurriedly bent their knees to salute.

Luo Qinghan looked at Xiao Xixi meaningfully and asked.

''You married into East Palace just to eat and wait to die?''

Chapter 36: Thank you, Your Highness, for your love

Bao Qin secretly said that it was not good. The prince had heard all the things her master said just now. Would the prince be unhappy with her master because of
this?

But having said that, this prince is really true. Every time he comes to Qingge Hall, he is silent, and every time he can just step in at a critical moment. If he
continues do like this, she won't dare to chat with her master in the future.

Xiao Xixi smiled shyly: ''The concubine married into the Eastern Palace, naturally because she admired the heroic posture and talent of Royal Highness. She just
took advantage of the situation by eating and waiting for death.''

Luo Qinghan waved his hand, and all the extra people in the room retreated.

He lifted up the hem of his clothes and sat cross-legged on the cushion.

Xiao Xixi poured him tea.

''Royal Highness seems to be in a good mood today.''

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''It's not bad.''

He looked at the woman in front of him and saw that her complexion was ruddy and shiny.

''You seem to be recovering well.''

Xiao Xixi immediately took out a silk handkerchief to cover her mouth and nose and coughed lightly, pretending to be weak, and said, ''The concubine just looks
okay, but she is actually still very weak inside and needs a long time to recuperate.''

Luo Qinghan had now clearly understood the nature of this woman's salted fish, and turned a blind eye to her performance.
''Now that you are in good health, you should be able to sleep.''

Xiao Xixi was so frightened that she didn't bring it up in one breath, coughing violently.

This time it was a real cough.

Luo Qinghan pushed the untouched cup of tea in front of her, motioning her to drink and moisten her throat.

Xiao Xixi coughed with red face and ears, and it took a while to recover.

''Your Highness, don't make such jokes, it's too scary.''

Luo Qinghan asked: ''I just let you sleep, why is it scary?''

Xiao Xixi wanted to say that she was still a minor, but in this era, a woman was sixteen years old, and she was just sixteen this year. It was obviously not feasible
to use this excuse to shirk.

She said with a bitter face: ''My concubine is afraid of pain.''

''It's over after a while of forbearance.''

Look, does this speak human words?

Xiao Xixi knew that she couldn't hide today, and there was no one else here, so she simply turned her heart, knelt down on the ground, and begged pitifully.

''The reason why the concubine entered the palace was to help the prince ascend to the throne. As for the others, the concubine did not dare to ask for it, nor did
she want it. ''

Luo Qinghan raised his chin, his voice was clear and powerful.

''If it's for you alone, even if you don't want it, you need it.''

Xiao Xixi wanted to cry without tears.

Luo Qinghan wiped his lips with his fingers, and said lightly: ''Since you have entered the Eastern Palace, you are a lonely woman. It is a matter of time before you
serve. Don't you understand the simple truth?''

It's one thing to understand, but it's another thing to practice it.

Xiao Xi pursed her lips and did not speak.

Luo Qinghan loosened her chin, wiped the remaining temperature from her fingers with a silk handkerchief, and said calmly.

''If you want to get it, you have to give it. If you want to gain Royal Highness's trust, you have to let Royal Highness see your sincerity. If you can't even serve
Royal Highness, how can Royal Highness believe that you are really thinking about Royal Highness?''

His tone is not like what the husband said to the concubine, but more like a teacher teaching students how to behave.

Xiao Xi was speechless.

Luo Qinghan still had a lot to do, and he didn't stay long before he got up and left.

Before leaving, he seemed to think of something, and suddenly said to Xiao Xi.

''Royal Highness told General Zhongwu about your poisoning. People from the General's mansion should come to the palace to visit you this afternoon. This is a
reward for you to stop Royal Highness's poisonous wine.''

Xiao Xixi bowed: ''Thank you, Your Royal Highness, for your love.''

Chapter 37: Thank you for worrying about me

In the afternoon, the general's wife brought her second daughter to the Qingge Hall.

Mrs. General's maiden name is Xue. She is now thirty-three years old. She was born dignified and beautiful, and she looks like a very gentle woman.

Xue gave birth to two daughters and a son in total.

It was Xiao Zhilan, the second daughter, who was brought into the palace by her today.

As for the eldest daughter, it was Xiao Xixi who had already married into the Eastern Palace.

As the wife of a general, Xue has four qualities, but Xiao Xixi's status as a good woman is from the third rank, which is just one level higher than her.

Xue Shi and Xiao Zhilan stood far away from Xiao Xixi, bowed their knees and saluted.

''The minister's wife and the minister's daughter paid a visit to Xiao Liangdi.''

Xiao Xixi wanted to go over and help Xue.

As if frightened, Xue hurriedly pulled her little daughter back.

It looked as if she was avoiding a raging beast.

Xiao Xixi stopped, her smile faded a little, and she said, ''Mother, don't be polite, there are no outsiders here, so you can feel free to do whatever you want.''

Xue knew that her reaction just now was too much.

She hurriedly packed up her expression, and said politely: ''The minister does not dare.''

Xiao Zhilan hid behind her mother and looked at her sister curiously.

Xiao Zhilan just turned ten years old this year, with a round face, round and bright eyes, and two bags of hair combed. She looks like a doll painted in the new
year, which is very flattering.

Xiao Xixi asked Bao Qin to bring some food for Xiao Zhilan.

Xiao Zhilan saw the delicious food and wanted to reach out to get it, but was stopped by her mother.

Xue whispered and coaxed: ''Xiao Zhilan, let's not eat the food here. When we go home, your mother will make you delicious food.''

Although Xiao Zhilan is only ten years old, she does not understand everything.

She had overheard people talking about that she had a direct sister, but her sister was a lone star with evil spirits in her life, and as long as she was close to her, she
would die.

So as soon as her younger sister was born, she was sent away, so that Xiao Zhilan hadn't seen this direct sister since she was born.

It was not until last year that Xiao Zhilan saw her for the first time when her sister suddenly returned home.

But the family didn't seem to like her very much, and they all took a detour when they saw her.

The parents also told Xiao Zhilan and his brother that they were not allowed to talk to their elder sister or stay with their elder sister. They couldn't even take a
closer look at their elder sister.

When I usually eat, my sister eats alone in her own courtyard. She rarely goes out and does not interact with people.

It was not until the draft began that she took the initiative to walk out of the courtyard for the first time, stood in front of her parents, and said that she wanted to
marry into East Palace.

My sister married the prince as she wished and became the Prince Liangdi.

Hundreds of people up and down the general's mansion also breathed a sigh of relief.

Xue kept her little daughter behind her, looking like a hen guarding her cubs, for fear that her cubs would be harmed.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Xixi dispelled the idea of being homely with Xue with interest.

Xue Shi said cautiously: ''The general was very worried when he heard that Xiao Liangdi was accidentally poisoned while attending the birthday banquet.
However, the general has been too busy recently. In addition, he is a foreign minister and it is inconvenient to enter the ha rem, so he asked the minister to take
Xiao Zhilan to see you.''

Xiao Xixi said, ''Thank you for worrying about me, I am almost better now.''

Her gaze paused for a moment on Xue Shi and Xiao Zhilan, and she frowned slightly.

''Mother and sister must not cross the bridge these days, remember!''

Xue was puzzled: ''Why?''

The family didn't know that Xiao Xixi was a member of the Profound Sect, and she didn't plan to divulge this matter.

She said, ''Don't ask why, you just need to remember what I said.''

Chapter 38: Mother and Daughter

Xue Shi responded.

Seeing her expression, Xiao Xixi expected that she should not have taken her warnings to heart.

Xiao Xixi took out two amulets.

This is the amulet she made for the prince before. After it was done, she never found a suitable opportunity for him, so they are still in her hands until now.

Xiao Xixi was afraid that Xue Shi and Xiao Zhilan would have an accident. In order to prevent accidents, she sent these two amulets out, hoping to help them
escape.

However, when Xiao Xixi approached with the amulet, Xue took her little daughter a few steps back, her face was full of resistance.

Xiao Xixi didn't embarrass her either, so she called Baoqin and asked Baoqin to help bring the two amulets to Xue. Qixue Qin asked Baoqin to help bring the two
amulets to Xue's family.

Bao Qin saw Xue's attitude in her eyes, and she was very angry.
However, because of the difference between master and servant, Bao Qin could only endure dissatisfaction and directly stuffed the two amulets into Xue's hands.

''Madam, this is made by the little master herself. Take it well and don't lose it.''

Xue was holding two amulets, just like holding two hot potatoes, and she couldn't wait to throw them away right away.

She barely squeezed out a smile: ''Thank you Xiao Liangdi for your reward.''

Next, the atmosphere fell into a long silence.

Although Xue and Xiao Xixi are biological mothers and daughters, because Xiao Xixi was sent out soon after she was born, she has never drunk Xue's milk, and
Xue has never hugged her. Their mother-daughter relationship is almost zero, and they know each other not much better than strangers.

Coupled with Xiao Xixi's terrifying evil star fate, Xue was even more afraid of her like a tiger, and she didn't even dare to look at her more.

Seeing Xue's look like a needle, Xiao Xixi said, ''I'm tired, go back and say hello to my father for me.''

As if she had been pardoned, Xue hurriedly said yes, and walked out quickly with his little daughter in her arms.

Xiao Xixi asked Bao Qin to send them off.

But Xue ran fast with her little daughter, and when Bao Qin chased her out, Xue's mother and daughter were already running out of sight.

Bao Qin returned to the house angrily.

''Little master, how can madam treat you like this? Not only did she not even have a confidant, she also deliberately avoided you, as if you were some kind of
monster, it was too much!''

Xiao Xi didn't care about this: ''Let her go.''

Xue is not a person of great evil, and there is no deep hatred between her and Xiao Xixi.

They just don't have a mother-daughter relationship.

After Xue took her little daughter out of Qingge Hall, she couldn't wait to throw away the two amulets.

After throwing the amulet, Xue didn't forget to wipe his hands vigorously with a silk handkerchief, for fear that he would be contaminated with bad luck.

Xiao Zhilan saw the two amulets lying in the grass and wanted to reach out to pick them up, but Xue grabbed them.

Xiao Zhilan said angrily: ''That is the amulet given to us by my sister, and you can't throw it away.''

Xue Shi warned solemnly: ''She is not your sister, she is an evil star. If it weren't for her, your brother would not die. If we get close to her, we will also be killed
by her. No matter what she gives you in the future, you are not allowed to touch it, remember?''

Xiao Zhilan looked confused: ''Isn't my brother okay? He is not dead.''

''It's not this brother. You have another brother who died when he was just born. He was killed by that evil star.''

After Xue said this, she regretted it. She shouldn't have told her little daughter about these things. What if she scared her little daughter?

She held her little daughter in her arms and comforted her softly.

''Xiao Zhilan, you are still young, and you don't understand many things. When you grow up, you will be able to understand your parents' hard work.''

Chapter 39: Xue didn't appreciate it

Luo Qinghan was called by the emperor to the imperial study room and gave him a hard training.

''Since you have found out who the person who poisoned is, why don't you tell me first? Why should you tell the queen first? Is it in your heart that I am not as
reliable as the queen?''

Luo Qinghan knelt straight on the ground: ''I didn't mean that.''

''You didn't mean that, what else can you mean? I hope you can see clearly. The reason why I appointed you as the prince is not because you are close to the queen,
but because you have the ability, the means, and the character are very calm. If you get involved with the queen again, I am afraid that the position of the prince
will be replaced!''

Luo Qinghan lowered his eyes: ''Your son knows it's wrong.''

The emperor knew the truth of giving a sweet date with a stick.

He helped Luo Qinghan up and said solemnly.

''I know that you were raised by the queen. You are grateful to the queen, but after all, the queen is a woman, and her eyes ar e only that far away. You can't be
misled by her thoughts. You have to remember that you are the prince of the Great Sheng Dynasty, and you will take over the world in the future. You must not be
swayed by a woman.''

''I will remember.''

The emperor patted him on the shoulder: ''I am still very optimistic about you, don't let me down.''
Next, they talked about some things in court.

By the time Luo Qinghan left the imperial study room, the sun had already set and night was gradually falling.

The palace maid walked ahead with a lantern.

After Luo Qinghan returned to the Eastern Palace, he did not go to the study room as usual, but went directly to the Qingge Hall.

On the way, Luo Qinghan accidentally found two small yellow things lying in the grass on the side of the road.

He stopped and took two steps over there.

By the light of the lantern, he found that they were two small and exquisite amulets.

Eunuch Chang bent down, picked up the two amulets, and held them in front of the prince.

Luo Qinghan picked up the two amulets and looked at them, which were exactly the same as the amulets Xiao Xixi had given him.

He squeezed the purse around his waist. The amulet that belonged to him was still in the purse and he hadn't lost it.

Where did these two amulets come from?

When the prince entered the Qingge Hall this time, someone reported it.

Xiao Xixi took people out early to greet him.

''The concubine paid a visit to His Royal Highness the prince.''

Luo Qinghan shook the two amulets in her hand in front of her: ''Are these your things?''

Xiao Xixi took the amulet and looked at it, frowned and said, ''This should be an amulet given to her mother and sister by her concubine. How could they be in
your hands?''

''I picked it up on the side of the road just now. Maybe your mother accidentally lost it. Do you want someone to send it to them?''

Xiao Xixi shook her head: ''No need.''

She knew Xue's character too well. Xue was cautious and thoughtful, and never lost her way. She thought that Xue was afraid of being infected by her bad luck, so
she deliberately threw away the amulet she gave.

Noticing the questioning look in Luo Qinghan's eyes, Xiao Xixi took the initiative to explain.

''In the afternoon, when the concubine saw that her mother and younger sister had bad luck, she calculated a hexagram for them in her heart, calculating that they
might encounter an accident on the bridge within two days. The concubine was afraid that something would happen to them, so she gave them these two amulets,
but it was a pity…''

It's a pity that Xue didn't appreciate it.

Luo Qinghan took the two amulets in his hand.

''Since they don't want it, then give it to me. It just so happens that you still owe me two amulets.''

Xiao Xixi blinked: ''These two amulets were thrown to the ground. Doesn't Your highness dislike them?''

''A baby who can save lives, I can't ask for it alone.''

Chapter 40: How is your relationship with your parents?

During the dinner, Xiao Xixi glanced at Luo Qinghan from time to time, as if she wanted to stop talking.

Luo Qinghan knew that she wanted to talk about the attendant.

He pretended to have seen nothing, and ate gracefully.

When the dinner was over, Luo Qinghan ordered someone to prepare hot soup for bathing.

Baoqin was overjoyed immediately.

If the prince wants to bathe here, it means that the prince will stay in the Qingge Hall tonight!

The little master can finally sleep tonight!

Bao Qin happily went to prepare hot water.

When Luo Qinghan finished bathing and walked into the bedroom, he saw Xiao Xixi already lying on the bed.

Xiao Xixi lay upright, her eyes wide open, like a salted fish that couldn't look at him.

Luo Qinghan stood by the bed and looked at her condescendingly.

''If you haven't slept yet, you just lie down first. There are no rules.''
Xiao Xixi spread out her hands, put on a big figure, and closed her eyes, like a warrior who is not afraid of death.

''Come on, you can do whatever you want, don't pity your concubine, her skin is rough and her flesh is thick!''

Isn't it just being eaten by the day?

She took it as if she had been bitten by a dog.

Going back to eat two more bowls of rice, she is a hero again!

Luo Qinghan looked at her stiff look, and said lightly: ''Help me to undress.''

Xiao Xixi: Huh~

She is about to be laid off, but she still has to wait for someone to undress. It is so difficult to be a qualified little wife!

With sadness and anger in her heart, she got up with difficulty, jumped to the ground, and began to undress him.

Luo Qinghan, who had just finished bathing, had a touch of water vapour on his body, and his expression between his eyebrows was more relaxed than usual, and
his whole body looked a lot softer.

Xiao Xixi touched his hair and found that it was moist, so she said immediately.

''This concubine will wipe highness's hair.''

After speaking, she didn't wait for Luo Qinghan to respond, so she ran to get the veil.

She smiled like a little shampoo girl in a barber shop, very eagerly: ''Royal Highness, please sit down.''

Luo Qinghan leaned back on the soft couch, holding his head in one hand and holding a book in the other, with long dark cloud-like hair hanging down behind
him.

Xiao Xixi wrapped Luo Qinghan's long hair in a scarf and wiped it gently.

She thought that the prince's hair was so long and thick that it would take a lot of time to dry it completely. Maybe when she helped him dry his hair, he would
already be asleep.

As long as he is asleep, she does not need to wait on him.

This plan is perfect!

When the atmosphere was quiet, Luo Qinghan suddenly spoke.

''How is your relationship with your parents?''

Xiao Xixi wiped her hair hard while replying, ''It's okay.''

''Since it's still reasonable, why would your mother throw away the amulet you gave her?''

Xiao Xixi sighed: ''Your Highness, there are some things that can be seen through or not, just know it in your heart.''

Luo Qinghan put down the book: ''I originally thought that your family had a good relationship with you. You have been in the palace for more than half a year
and you should be very homesick. That's why I wanted your family to come to the palace to see you. Now that when they come, you fells unnecessary.''

''Every family has its own difficult sutras. Your Royal Highness is right. It is the concubine who has a problem with herself.''

Luo Qinghan saw that Xiao Xixi didn't seem to want to talk about these things very much. If he wanted to change it to normal, he would definitely not ask with
interest.

But tonight was different. He wanted to know how other people got along with their parents?

Luo Qinghan asked, ''What's your problem?''

Xiao Xixi didn't speak.

She carefully wiped the prince's hair, her movements were extremely gentle and careful, as if she was wiping some rare treasure.

Luo Qinghan didn't urge, so he waited quietly.

It took a long time to hear her say a word softly.

''Because the concubine is a lonely star of the Heavenly Demon.''

Chapter 41: I can Protect You Alone

Luo Qinghan glanced sideways at her, with a very obvious meaning of inquiry in her eyes.

He wants to know what happened to Lonely Star.

''The concubine body told you before that the fate of the concubine body is very special. There is evil in the life of the concubine bod y, and she is a natural lone
star of heavenly evil. There was a Taoist Youfang who once declared that concubines, father, mother, brothers, sisters, sisters, and as long as they are relatives who
are related by blood to concubines, they will eventually be killed by concubines.''

When Xiao Xixi said these words, her tone was very casual, not as if she was talking about something that was personally related to her, but more like talking
about a trivial matter that was irrelevant.

Luo Qinghan frowned and said in a low voice: ''That Taoist was talking nonsense!''

Xiao Xixi smiled.

''He didn't talk nonsense, the fate of the concubine is indeed not good.''

''The concubine actually has a twin brother. He was born half an hour later than the concubine. Unfortunately, he died as soon as she was born.''

''My mother was greatly stimulated at the time, and her spirit almost collapsed. At that time, a wandering Taoist priest happened to pass by the house. After
learning about this, the Taoist priest made a calculation for the concubine. He said that the concubine was born with evil spirits, and she was the lonely star of the
heavenly evil, and her younger brother was killed by the concubine.''

''The Taoist priest also said that the concubine will kill the father, the mother, the brother, the younger sister. If the concubine body is kept at home, the whole
family will be defeated to death by the concubine body. My parents were very scared and wanted to throw me out. In the end, my grandfather couldn't bear it and
found a way to send me out of the general's mansion. Later, after several turnovers, I worshipped into the Xuanmen and became a member of the Xuanmen.''

Luo Qinghan had already sat up straight at this time, staring sideways at the woman behind him, and asked softly.

''Do you hate them?''

Xiao Xixi shook her head: ''I don't hate them.''

She paused, and the words Xue once said to her appeared in her mind. She lowered her eyes and said, ''This concubine is just a little scared and a little dazed.''

Luo Qinghan turned and looked at her, feeling a little pity in his heart.

He vaguely saw a shadow of himself on her body.

Both of them are people without family bonding.

Luo Qinghan held her hand and whispered softly, ''Don't be afraid, you are a lonely woman now, and loneliness can protect you.''

Xiao Xi smiled and bent her eyes: ''Is this Highness not afraid of being killed by your concubine?''

''I am the prince and the future monarch. In the words of the group of people in Qintian Prison, there is a real dragon on him. Even if you are really the lonely star
of the heavenly Evil, I can hold it down.''

Xiao Xixi took the opportunity to blow a rainbow fart.

''Your Royal Highness is right. It is the wisest decision your concubine has ever made in her life that her concubine can marry Your Royal Highness.''

As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Qinghan forced her into her arms.

Xiao Xixi was taken aback, and instinctively wanted to push him away and stand up, but he surrounded her with his arms to prevent her from struggling.

The two of them are too close, and there is a danger of misfire at any time.

Xiao Xixi's hair stood up all over his body, like a little milk cat that had entered a state of alert, his apricot eyes widened nervously.

''Your Highness, please let go. If you are like this, it is not convenient for your concubine to wipe your hair.''

Through the thin clothing, Luo Qinghan could clearly feel the tension of the woman in his arms.

He looked into her eyes and said lightly.

''It's getting late, I just want to sleep.''

Xiao Xi was so nervous that her tongue began to knot: ''But, but your hair hasn't dried out yet, and you are prone to headaches when you sleep with wet hair.''

''It's okay, I'm not afraid of pain.''

Xiao Xi was stunned.

The prince didn't even care about her headache in order to sleep.

How hungry is he?

Chapter 42: The prince stayed in the Qingge Hall

Luo Qinghan and Xiao Xixi were lying side by side on the bed, with a full one-foot distance between them. That distance was like the Chu River and the Han
Realm, dividing the two of them clearly.

Xiao Xixi was still very nervous at first, for fear that someone would rush up in the middle of the night to do this to her, she opened her ey es and did not dare to
sleep, her whole body was on guard.
She is well prepared mentally.

Resist if you can.

If you really can't resist, you can only lie down and accept your fate.

She gritted her teeth and stayed up until the second half of the night.

Later, she couldn't stand it anymore, her eyelids pressed down uncontrollably, and she fell asleep unconsciously.

She dreamed that she had become a little white rabbit, and there was a tiger chasing her frantically behind her, which scared her to flee frantically.

I don't know how long I ran, and the road ahead suddenly disappeared.

She didn't have time to brake and fell straight off the cliff!

Xiao Xixi woke up suddenly.

She was stiff all over, clutching the quilt tightly with her hands, panting for breath.

It took a while for her to recover from the nightmare.

She turned her head and looked around.

The man who had been sleeping next to him had disappeared.

Xiao Xixi opened the quilt, looked down at her clothes, her clothes and pants were still there, then opened her collar and to ok a look. It was very good, and there
were no suspicious traces on her body.

It seems that Luo Qinghan hadn't touched her from start to finish last night.

What he said about sleeping was really just sleeping with a quilt, and he had no other ideas at all.

On the contrary, she made up a lot of coloured plots in her mind.

Xiao Xixi spurned herself deeply.

I am such a nasty woman!

How could the flower of Kingdom, who is as beautiful as the prince, have that kind of idea for a woman like me who is surrounded by many concubines?

I have been too bloated recently, so I can't go on like this, I have to calm down.

Bao Qin probed in and took a look. When she saw that the master was awake, she immediately asked the palace ladies to get hot water.

Today's Bao Qin looks extremely excited, with shiny eyes.

She said excitedly while waiting for Xiao Xixi to wash and change clothes.

''Little master, you worked hard last night, so you have to take a good rest today.''

The master of her family is finally sleeping!

The master of her family finally turned over the salted fish!

The master of her family finally started to fight seriously!

Xiao Xi thought to herself that she worked so hard to wipe the prince's hair last night, which was indeed very hard, so she accepted it calmly: ''Hmm.''

Today's breakfast was much more sumptuous than usual. Xiao Xi had a round belly and was very satisfied.

She collapsed in a chair, slept late in the sun, and felt sincerely again.

It's so comfortable to be a salted fish!

The news that the prince stayed in the Qingge Hall last night quickly spread throughout the Eastern Palace.

When Concubine Bai Xianfei heard the news, her hand shook, and the hot tea splashed out.

The palace maid Liu Xu hurriedly took the teapot in her hand, carefully wiped the tea from the back of her hand, and asked nervously.

''Empress, do you hurt? Would you like to apply some scald cream?''

Concubine Bai Xianfei waved her hand away, looked at the tea cup in front of her in a daze, and it took a long time before she faintly uttered a word.

''He actually stayed in Qingge Hall.''

Liu Xu looked at her pale face and was very distressed: ''Empress, don't be too sad. Even if the Royal Highness stayed in Qingge Hall last night, the Royal
Highness's favourite woman in his heart must be you. Looking at the entire East Palace, no woman is more in line with the Royal Highness's heart than you.''

Concubine Bai Yanfei covered her heart, frowned lightly between her eyebrows, her complexion became paler and paler, as if she would faint in the next moment.
Liu Xu was frightened and hurriedly helped her.

''Niang Niang, do you have a heartache again? The slave helps you to lie down.''

''I'm fine, I just… I just feel a little uncomfortable. ''

Chapter 43: Hate

As soon as Luo Qinghan came out of the council Chamber, he heard someone calling him behind him.

''Luo Qinghan, stop for me!''

Luo Qinghan stopped and looked back.

I saw the fourth prince Luo Xinran quickly catch up, and slammed Luo Qinghan's face with his fist!

When everyone saw this, they all took a breath of cool air.

Eunuch Chang exclaimed: ''Prince, be careful!''

He was about to rush forward to protect him, Zhao Xian had already flashed in front of the prince, and abruptly carried the punch of the fourth prince with his
body.

Seeing that Luo Xinran failed to hit the prince with this punch, Luo Xinran was so angry that he roared: ''Zhao Xian, get out of here, I don't have your voice here!''

Zhao Xian did not move.

It wasn't until the prince spoke and asked him to stand down that he moved his steps to the side.

Luo Xinran stared at Luo Qinghan with red eyes, his eyes were full of hatred.

''The matter of your poisoning has nothing to do with my concubine. My concubine is innocent. Why do you go to the queen to report my concubine? If you don't
like me, you can come at me. Why do you want to attack my concubine?''

He didn't know the news that Concubine Ning was reprimanded until last night.

Seeing Concubine Ning lying on the bed dying, Luo Xinran was both distressed and angry. He tried his best to find out the ins and outs.

He knew that Empress Qin had ordered Concubine Ning to be blamed, but the reason for Empress Qin's actions lay with the crown prince. It was the crown prince
who provided evidence that Concubine Ning had been poisoned that Empress Qin would point the finger at Concubine Ning.

Empress Qin is an elder, Luo Xinran can't do anything with her, he can only vent all his anger on the prince.

Luo Qinghan looked at him coldly: ''Whether Concubine Ning is innocent, he has to ask her, I just did what I should do. If you are not satisfied, you can check it
yourself. As long as you can find evidence that can prove Concubine Ning's innocence, I can apologize to you and Concubine Ning in public.''

Luo Xinran was stunned by anger at this time, and couldn't listen to the opponent's words at all.

He roared viciously: ''I don't care what evidence is or is not evidence, I only know that Concubine Ning is my mother, you made my mother be blamed, you are my
enemy! Luo Qinghan, in the future, there will be you without me, and me without you!''

After speaking, he turned around angrily and left with anger all over his body.

The other princes walked out of the council chamber one after another.

They saw the dispute between the prince and the fourth prince just now.

Everyone didn't say anything on the surface, but in private they were exchanging winks with each other, with a good look at the show.

As the great prince Luo Yechen walked by, he sighed strangely.

''Some people, in order to consolidate their position, they can do whatever they want, and they don't even care about their hands and feet. If the great prosperity
falls into the hands of such people, I really don't know what it will be like.''

The second prince Luo Yunxuan is the most gentle of all princes.

He persuaded the prince a few words.

''Brother, stop talking, they are all brothers, and there are ministers watching next to them. Don't let people laugh at the jokes and look back to make my father
angry again.''

Luo Yechen hummed: ''It is the prince and the fourth child who are being laughed at. What does it have to do with me? ''

Luo Yunxuan shook his head, as if he couldn't help him.

Luo Qinghan glanced at them blankly, turned and left.

Eunuch Chang and Zhao Xian hurried to follow.

When he returned to Donggong, Luo Qinghan's depression in his heart still did not dissipate.
Before he became the prince, his relationship with his brothers was quite harmonious. On weekdays, as long as everyone was free, they would often meet t o drink
and play together.

But since he was appointed as the crown prince last year, the relationship between them has changed.

Chapter 44: Concubine Bai Xianfei is Sick

The brothers will never ask him out to drink and play again. They usually rarely even meet, and occasionally they just treat him as if they haven't seen him.

Not only that, there are even some of them who want to kill him!

Obviously, they were brothers who grew up together, but now they have become enemies who will never die.

Hehe, is this blood and affection?

In the face of the temptation of power, vulnerable.

Luo Qinghan walked into the study.

He saw the jade lake pen placed on the case. It was a birthday gift given to him by his eldest brother on his seventh birthday.

When the eldest brother gave him this pen, he vowed to promise that he would cover his younger brother for the rest of his li fe.

But now.

The eldest brother is no longer his eldest brother.

Luo Qinghan closed his eyes.

''Chang Xi.''

Eunuch Chang walked in and responded with a low frown: ''The servant is here.''

Luo Qinghan pointed to the jade lake pen on the table and said coldly: ''Throw it away, I don't want to see it again.''

''Okay.''

Eunuch Chang picked up the jade lake pen with both hands and exited the study.

As soon as he disposed of the jade Lake pen, he saw Liu Xu running over in a panic.

Liu Xu said with red eyes: ''Eunuch, I have something to ask to see His Royal Highness.''

''What happened?''

''Concubine Bai Xianfei is sick.''

Eunuch Chang thought to himself that this Concubine Bai Xianfei was really delicate. She had a minor illness for three days and a serious illness for five days. She
looked like a short-lived one, but she had always lived well, and she didn't know whether she was a real illness or a fake illness.

The women in this palace, they have a lot of scary thoughts.

Although he was groaning in his heart, Eunuch Chang had a look of concern on his face.

''Why is Concubine Bai Xianfei sick again? It's really pitiful, eh, you wait here, and I will inform Royal Highness.''

Liu Xu said gratefully: ''Thank you Eunuch Chang!''

If the palace ladies around other concubines come here to see the prince, Eunuch Chang usually finds an excuse to send her away. The prince is very busy. How
can he have so much leisure to deal with the careful thoughts of those women?

But Concubine Bai Xianfei is different, she is the youngest daughter of the Prince Taifu.

And the prince Taifu is also the prince's teacher.

With this relationship, Concubine Bai's status is far more important than that of other concubines, so don't neglect it.

Eunuch Chang walked to the door of the study and said respectfully.

''His Royal Highness, Concubine Bai Xianfei is sick, would you like to go and have a look?''

To change to normal times, Luo Qinghan looked at the prince Taifu's face, and might go to the Yulian Hall to see Concubine Bai Xianfei.

But now he is in a very bad mood.

Concubine Bai Xianfei raised her head at this time, which was tantamount to hitting her muzzle with her head.

He said coldly: ''She is sick, not dead. What did she come to you for? You go and tell her, if you want to live, you can ask a doctor, and if you want to die, you can
buy a coffin. Don't bother me with everything!''

Eunuch Chang shrank his neck in fright, and hurriedly responded: ''Okay.''
He ran away in despair.

Liu Xu greeted him eagerly when she saw him coming back.

Before she could ask, Eunuch Chang spoke angrily and drove away.

''You hurry up and go, His Royal Highness the prince is very busy now.''

Liu Xu was stunned.

She knew very well that the reason why Concubine Bai had an old illness was because Concubine Bai knew about the prince's stay in Qingge Hall last night. What
Concubine Bai needs most now is the prince's comfort.

That's why Liu Xu hurriedly ran to beg the prince to take a look at Concubine Bai. At the same time, she also wanted everyone else in the palace to take a look.
The prince still valued Concubine Bai most in his heart.

But who knew that the prince refused to even show his face, so he had to send her away directly.

Liu Xu was unwilling to just give up.

Chapter 45: He Didn't Come

Liu Xu took out two silver tickets from her purse and stuffed them into his hand.

''Eunuch, please, Concubine Bai Xianfei is really very ill. She has no other ideas now. She just wants to see the prince. You can use this money to buy wine and
drink. I beg you to help.''

Eunuch Chang directly shook his hand, and was thrown to the ground along with the two silver tickets.

He said impatiently: ''Do you think I don't want His Royal Highness to see Concubine Bai Xianfei? It was His Royal Highness who refused to see Concubine Bai.
His Royal Highness said that if Concubine Bai Xianfei still wanted to live well, she would go to the chief doctor to see her. If she didn't want to live anymore, she
would buy a coffin. Don't come to His Royal Highness for trivial matters.''

Liu Xu's eyes widened, and she couldn't believe that such ruthless words came from the mouth of the prince.

Eunuch Chang waved his hand and drove away: ''Go, go, go, if you don't go, I will have to let the guards do it!''

Liu Xu didn't dare to stay any longer, picked up the silver ticket, and left in a daze.

She returned to the Yulian Hall.

Concubine Bai Xianfei was lying on the bed to rest. When she saw Liu Xu coming back, she didn't speak, but there was a clear look of hope in her eyes.

Liu Xu didn't dare to look at her, so she lowered her head and whispered.

''It's useless to be a slave. I failed to invite His Royal Highness the prince, and asked the empress to punish him.''

After speaking, she knelt down.

The light in Concubine Bai's eyes quickly dimmed.

He will not come.

Why?

Is it because he has another woman in his heart and doesn't want to see her again?

Concubine Bai Xianfei only felt a sharp pain in her heart, and her eyes turned black.

She covered her heart and gasped violently. Her already pale face was even more bloody at this time, as if she was about to lose her breath at any time.

Liu Xu was shocked and rushed over in a hurry.

''Empress, what's the matter with you? Come on, go and ask the doctor!''

Donggong said it was not small, but it was not big.

The news that the people in the Yulian Hall rushed to ask the Tai Doctor in a panic quickly reached the ears of other concubines.

Usually, Chen Liangyuan walks closest to Concubine Bai. It stands to reason that she should go to the Yulian Hall to visit Co ncubine Bai at this time, but she has
just been punished by the prince. Now it is time to be ashamed of seeing people. She hid in the Yulu Building and did not go out, only let the personal palace maid
send some supplements to the Yulian Hall.

In the Golden Wind Palace, Concubine Li heard these things from the Eunuch's mouth, and she trembled with laughter, felt very happy.

''In the past, Concubine Bai Bianfei could coax the prince to visit her as long as she pretended to be sick. Today, she was kicked to the ground. Hahaha, I really
laughed to death!''

She had long been dissatisfied with the white lotus flower, but because she couldn't catch the other party's mistakes, she could only bear it.
After holding back for so long, now that she finally saw the white lotus flower deflated, Concubine Li was very happy, and directly rewarded the little eunuch with
a heavy silver ingot.

The little eunuch knelt on the ground and thanked her for her kindness, and left happily with the silver ingot in her hand.

Concubine Li smiled again for a long time.

First it was Chen Liangyuan, and now it was Concubine Bai Bianfei. The two women in the Eastern Palace who hated her the most were unlucky one after another.
Concubine Li Bianfei only felt extremely comfortable.

She asked the palace maid next to her.

''Caiyun, has there been any movement in Qingge Hall recently?''

Caiyun said truthfully: ''Yesterday afternoon, the wife of General Zhongwu's military Mansion took her young daughter to Qingge Hall. She didn't stay long and
left. In the evening, the prince stayed at Qingge Hall, and there was nothing else.''

Hearing the words that the prince was staying in the Qingge Hall, the last trace of smile on Concubine Li Bianfei's face completely disappeared.

Chapter 46: Beauty in Arms

Caiyun noticed that the master's mood was getting worse and persuaded carefully.

''Empress, look away. This kind of thing cannot be avoided. After all, after all, there are so many women in the palace.''

Concubine Li smiled at herself: ''I know that even without Xiao Liangdi, there will be other women. He is the prince, it is impossible for him to belong to only one
woman, I have long looked away.''

Caiyun breathed a sigh of relief: ''That's good.''

Many people did a lot of stupid things just because they couldn't see him, and in the end they made themselves look bad.

For example, Concubine Bai Xianfei.

It was because she couldn't see her position clearly that she would think about the impossible ones.

Concubine Li Bianfei will not let herself become the second Concubine Bai Bianfei.

Concubine Li knew very well that she was just one of the many women in the harem, and she would never be able to monopolize the prince.

She sat in front of the dressing mirror and said, ''Caiyun, come and help me dress up. I'm going out later.''

''Empress, where are you going?''

''Qingge Hall.''

Caiyun was very puzzled: ''What will you do in Qingge Hall?''

Concubine Li arranged her hair in a bun in the mirror, raised her red lips, and said in a meaningful tone: ''Of course I'm going to see Xiao Liangdi.''

Since she couldn't monopolize the prince, she found a way to get a few more helpers for herself.

There are rivers and lakes where there are people, and the palace is no exception. It is common for gangs to form factions here, such as Concubines Bai Xianfei
and Chen Liangyuan.

That Xiao Liangdi looked like a fool, but now she just happens to be a favourite, and she is a good pawn no matter how she looks at it.

As long as she can win her over, Concubine Li will have a lot of help, and if she brag with Concubine Bai in the future, her chances of winning will be even
greater.

When Concubine Li Bianfei is completely stepped on, she was alone in the backyard of East Palace. At that time, even if she cannot monopolize the prince, she
can at least allow the prince to stay in the Golden Wind Palace. If she is lucky, maybe she will be able to compete for the position of crown princess in the future.

If you become the crown princess, the queen's throne will not be far away……

The more Concubine Li Bianfei thought about it, the more excited she became.

Her facial features are brighter than ordinary people, and she looks more charming after putting on makeup. In addition, she often practices dancing and has a
graceful posture. When she walks, she sways left and right, swaying and swaying, which is very attractive.

She deliberately put on a gorgeous pomegranate dress, with a red skirt dangling behind her, and the fan in her hand swayed gently, and the smoke and waves could
easily hook people's souls away.

Caiyun admired sincerely: ''Empress, you are looking so beautiful. If Royal Highness sees you now, he will definitely fall in love with you.''

Concubine Li Bianfei smiled.

''Then you can pray that we can meet Royal Highness on the way.''

What they didn't expect was that on the way to Qingge Hall, they really met the prince.
Concubine Li Bianfei was overjoyed in her heart, and bowed, her voice was charming and sweet.

''The concubine paid a visit to His Royal Highness the prince.''

Luo Qinghan was still in a bad mood at this time.

He wanted to go to Qingge Hall to relax, but he didn't expect to meet Concubine Li by chance.

He said indifferently.

When Concubine Li got up, she accidentally stepped on her skirt.

She exclaimed, and the whole person fell in the direction of the prince!

Luo Qinghan raised his right hand at this moment.

Everyone thought he was going to help Concubine Li.

Even Concubine Li Bianfei herself thought so. She was full of expectations and had already calculated it. After the prince helped her, she fell into his arms.

When the beauty is in her arms, she doesn't believe he doesn't mind.

Chapter 47: Isn't this hitting Xiao Liangdi in the face?

Luo Qinghan condensed internal strength in the palm of his hand.

Before Concubine Li Bianfei touched Luo Qinghan's hand, she felt that she was suddenly pushed back by an invisible force.

Then she fell straight back.

When everyone reacted, Concubine Li Bianfei had already fallen to the ground and squatted on the spot. Due to her excessive movements, one of the beads on her
head fell off.

Eunuch Chang and the eunuchs of the palace ladies wanted to laugh in addition to their astonishment.

They could all see clearly just now, it was clear that Concubine Li deliberately fell into the prince's arms, wanting to take the opportunity to have a close encounter
with the prince.

This kind of small means of throwing oneself is very common in the palace, and it can be regarded as an entry-level trick in the encyclopaedia of means of striving
for favour. Everyone has long been surprised by this.

But he couldn't throw his arms around, so he was pushed to the ground by the prince, which was very embarrassing.

At this time, Concubine Li felt like a joke, and the gaze of the people around her made her feel like a light on her back.

She was ashamed and angry, and she couldn't wait to pull out the eyes of the palace ladies and eunuchs, and forbid them to look at it again.

Caiyun hurriedly rushed up to help her up.

''Empress, are you okay? Are there any injuries from falls?''

Concubine Li Bianfei felt that her buttocks were almost about to crack, and it was too painful, but because the prince was in front of her, she could only gritted her
teeth and endured, squeezing out three words with difficulty: ''I'm fine.''

Luo Qinghan retracted his hand and said coldly: ''Walk and watch from now on, don't see anyone hitting up.''

Concubine Li Bianfei became more ashamed and angry, her pretty face flushed: ''It was the concubine who was wrong, and she almost disturbed her Royal
Highness. Please punish me Royal Highness.''

Luo Qinghan didn't bother to punish people for this trivial matter, and left directly.

Eunuch Chang and a group of court ladies and eunuchs quickly followed.

Seeing that they were heading in the direction of Qingge Hall, Concubine Li moved in her heart and hurriedly shouted.

''Your Highness, please stay!''

Luo Qinghan paused and looked back at her: ''What else is there?''

This tone didn't sound unusual, but Eunuch Chang, who was familiar with his temper, could clearly perceive that His Royal Highness was in a bad mood at this
time.

Concubine Li Bianfei endured the pain from her buttocks, pushed away the hand of the palace girl, and stepped forward two steps.

''Your highness is going to see Sister Xiao, right? It just so happens that the concubine is also going to see Sister Xiao. If Your Royal Highness doesn't dislike it,
can you let the concubine walk with you?''

''Whatever you want.''

Luo Qinghan left these two words behind, turned around and left.
Concubine Li endured the pain and walked quickly to keep up.

It's almost noon, Xiao Xixi is urging Bao Qin to cook quickly. She has recovered, and she can finally eat meat today!

She made up her mind that she must eat a lot of meat today!

Who knew that the dishes had just been cooked, and suddenly a group of people came.

Headed by the crown prince, he was also accompanied by Concubine Li, who was dressed to the nines.

Upon seeing this, Bao Qin's heart thumped.

The prince had just slept with Xiao Liangdi last night. Today, the prince brought other women to wander in front of Xiao Liangdi. Isn't this hitting Xiao Liangdi in
the face?

If you want to be replaced by a psychologically fragile woman, it is estimated that you can cry out with sadness at this moment.

Fortunately, Xiao Liangdi is very strong.

Not only did she not cry, she also went to the front to greet her with joy.

''The concubine paid a visit to His Royal Highness the prince.''

After standing up behind her, she blessed Concubine Li again.

Concubine Li Bianfei had already adapted to the pain in her buttocks at this time. As soon as she saw Xiao Xixi, she immediately took two steps forward,
enthusiastically held Xiao Xixi's little hand, and said with a smile:

''I heard that my sister was poisoned before, but it scared me. I originally wanted to come to see you earlier, but I was worri ed that it would disturb your rest, so I
delayed coming to see you today. Don't blame me.''

Chapter 48: Bad Luck is Coming Soon

Xiao Xixi was puzzled by her sudden enthusiasm.

It's not that she hadn't seen Concubine Li Bianfei before, but every time Concubine Li Bianfei looked at her with her nostrils, she didn't put her such a little
Liangdi in her eyes.

What happened to Concubine Li today? Why did you suddenly become so enthusiastic about her?

Xiao Xixi couldn't help but look at her carefully.

This amount of punch really made her see something else.

She found that Concubine Li's seal hall was faintly blackened, but because Concubine Li wore a very thick makeup, she looked very unreal, and it was easy to
ignore the past if she didn't pay attention.

It seems that this Concubine Li is about to be unlucky.

Xiao Xixi was afraid that if she got too close to her, she would be unlucky with her, so she broke free of her hand without a trace, took a step back, and distanced
herself from her, with a polite but false smile on her face.

''Sister is joking. I'm flattered that my sister can come to visit me. How can I blame her?''

Seeing her attitude of being afraid that she would not be able to avoid it, Concubine Li sank with very dissatisfied.

But because the prince was still watching, Concubine Li didn't dare to show it. She could only continue to laugh: ''What is my sister doing standing so far away? I
won't eat you again.''

Then she turned around and groaned to Luo Qinghan.

''Sister Xiao is good at everything, but she is too courageous and doesn't like to talk. She usually sleeps in the Qingge Hall and rarely interacts with other sisters.
It's not good to go on like this, we are all family members, and we still have to come and go a lot. In the future, I will often come to Qingge Hall to play with Sister
Xiao, lest Sister Xiao be too boring by herself. Your Royal Highness, would you like to talk about it?''

Although what she said was a complaint, her tone was very soft, and with her charming eyes, it seemed like she was acting lik e a spoiled child.

Luo Qinghan didn't even look at her more, and asked Xiao Xixi directly.

''Do you want to hang out with them?''

Xiao Xixi replied truthfully: ''I don't want to.''

She just wanted to make a salted fish quietly and didn't want to be disturbed by anyone.

Luo Qinghan was quite satisfied with this answer.

He likes to see her fighting for nothing, unlike his brothers, who can do anything to compete for the position of prince.

''Since you don't want to, then you don't need to come and go, just live your life in peace.''
Xiao Xixi's eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously: ''The concubine has no other abilities, but she is very at ease!''

Luo Qinghan looked at her well-behaved and supple appearance, and her original depressed mood was slightly relieved.

He walked over, lifted up his clothes and sat on the cushion.

Xiao Xixi poured him tea and asked eagerly.

''Your highness, come at this time, you shouldn't have lunch yet, right? Do you want to stay and have dinner with your concubine?''

Luo Qinghan replied faintly: ''Hmm.''

Xiao Xixi quite likes to eat with him.

Usually she eats alone, with only three dishes and one soup, but if the prince comes, she can have seven dishes and one soup. He can't eat too much, and in the end
it's all cheaper for her.

Xiao Xixi said with shining eyes: ''Does Your Highness want to eat chicken? The concubine asked Bao Qin to kill a chicken.''

Luo Qinghan remembered that there were a lot of chickens and ducks in the back of Qingge Hall, and his mood was complicated.

He said, ''I don't want to eat chicken today.''

Xiao Xixi didn't give up: ''What about duck meat? If it really doesn't work, fish is also OK!''

''You still raise fish?''

''Well, there happens to be a small pond in the backyard. We planted lotus roots and raised fish in it. If we catch it now, we can kill and eat it now. It's very fresh.
Would Your Highness like one?''

Chapter 49: A Soldier who succumbs without fighting!

Luo Qinghan clearly saw the desire for meat in her eyes.

She was simply greedy for meat, and inviting him to eat meat was just a cover.

He suddenly remembered how he felt when he hugged her last night. She looked at the thin and small one, but it was fleshy in his arms, and it felt very soft and
comfortable.

Luo Qinghan thought she was doing well, so she said, ''Then eat fish.''

Xiao Xi was so happy that she cried excitedly.

''Bao Qin, go fishing! Remember to get a big one!''

Bao Qin hurriedly responded, ''Okay.''

When she turned around, she glanced at Concubine Li Bianfei deliberately.

Since the prince sat down, he hadn't glanced at Concubine Li Bianfei again.

Concubine Li Bian looked at the prince's intimate conversation with Xiao Liangdi, and the jealousy in her heart was wildly surging. The fingers hidden in her
sleeves were clenched into fists, and her nails were almost all pierced into the flesh.

Bao Qin had a panoramic view of Concubine Li Bianfei's jealous look, and she was very excited.

This is the highest level of jealousy!

A soldier who succumbs without fighting!

Xiao Liangdi did nothing. After just saying a few words, she attracted all the attention of the prince, and stepped on Concubine Li Bianfei under her feet invisibly.

This method is really clever!

I really want to kneel down and call Xiao Liangdi frantically!

When Bao Qin passed by Concubine Li Bianfei, she deliberately stopped and asked with a smile.

''Does the empress want to stay for dinner together?''

Hearing this, Xiao Xixi just remembered that there was another Concubine Li Bianfei.

She leaned in front of the prince and asked in a low voice.

''Your Highness, do we want to keep Sister Li for dinner together?''

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''This is your place, you make your own decision.''

Xiao Xixi actually didn't really want to keep Concubine Li for dinner. After all, Concubine Li's seal hall was a bit blackened, and she might be unlucky at any
time. She didn't want to be involved.
But after all, the other party is a concubine, and her rank is higher than hers, so she can't drive people away in person.

What's more, the prince is still there. If she drives Concubine Li Bianfei away in front of the prince, she seems to be very sting y, and she refuses to invite anyone
to eat a meal, which will make the prince's impression of her worse. It would be bad.

She couldn't make up her mind, and turned to look at Concubine Li.

''Sister Li, do you want to go back for dinner or still want to stay and have dinner with us?''

Xiao Xi thought to herself, with the hostility shown to her by Concubine Li, she would refuse in nine cases out of ten.

As long as Concubine Li Bianfei refuses, she will not be regarded as stingy.

Xiao Xixi praised her wit.

Concubine Li Bianfei was already full of anger and had no appetite to eat, but she didn't want to leave empty-handed. It was hard to see the prince. If she couldn't
leave something in the prince's heart, she would be at a loss.

More importantly, she didn't want Xiao Liangdi to be too proud, she had to stay and show the other party a little colour!

It took a lot of effort for Concubine Li to suppress the evil aura in her heart, barely squeezing out a smile.

''Even if I go back, I will eat alone. It's meaningless. It's better to stay with you. It will be more lively if there are more people.''

Xiao Xixi sighed: ''Okay.''

Looking at her tone, how reluctant you are to be, how reluctant you are to be.

Luo Qinghan glanced at her: ''If you don't want to leave someone to eat, don't force yourself.''

Xiao Xixi said aggrievedly: ''But the concubine doesn't want to make herself look stingy.''

''I like your honesty more than generosity.''

Xiao Xixi's eyes lit up immediately: ''It turns out that Your Royal Highness likes concubines!''

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''I'm talking about liking your honesty.''

''Rounding up is to like concubines!''

Luo Qinghan asked coldly: ''Is this how you use rounding?''

Xiao Xixi shook her head and said: ''Concubines like to use it like this!''

Chapter 50: A Strong Sense of Crisis

No one cares about Concubine Li, she can only find a place to sit down silently.

She watched the prince and Xiao Liangdi flirting, and the sourness in her heart couldn't stop surging. She thought she had already looked away.

It doesn't matter if the prince calls other women to serve, anyway, all women have the same status in the prince's heart.

But until now, when she saw with her own eyes how the prince and Xiao Liangdi got along, she suddenly realized that the princ e's attitude towards Xiao Liangdi
was completely different from his attitude towards other women.

When the prince faced other concubines, he was always cold, and he didn't even want to say a word.

And now that he is with Xiao Xixi, he will indulge her in making some harmless jokes, tolerate her little waywardness, and even take the initiative to seek her
advice.

This is definitely not a good sign.

Concubine Li felt a strong sense of crisis.

She even forgot what the purpose of her visit was. Now she was full of thoughts on how to grab the prince's attention from Xiao Liangdi.

She could no longer let the prince and Xiao Liangdi develop.

She must find a way to stop it!

The palace ladies served the meals to the table one by one.

Because it is made in a small kitchen, it is not as particular as the imperial dining room. It is all simple home-cooked dishes. Most of the ingredients come from the
vegetable garden behind the Qingge Hall.

Concubine Li Bianfei looked at the dishes in front of her, frowning slightly: ''Xiao Liangdi, will you eat these for Royal Highness the Crown Prince?''

Xiao Xixi asked in confusion: ''What's wrong with these dishes?''

''There are rules in the palace. His Royal Highness must have at least twenty dishes for each lunch, including twelve hot dishes, four cold dishes, two hot soups,
and two desserts. If you look at your dishes again, they add up to less than eight dishes, and there is only one soup. The others are all hot dishes. Where are the
cold dishes and desserts? It is your honour for Royal Highness to come to you for dinner. How can you neglect Royal Highness so much? Even if you are arrogant,
you didn't do this. You are really too much, and there are no rules at all!''

Concubine Li Bian was very angry, and her eyes were full of condemnation when she looked at Xiao Xixi.

Xiao Xixi didn't care about her, and turned to look at the prince directly, expressing emotion in a tone full of envy and jealousy.

''Your Highness, can you eat 20 dishes per lunch? What kind of fairy days are you living here?''

Concubine Li sneered: ''Don't think that you can get away with changing the subject. You must give His Royal Highness an explanation for this lunch! ''

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''If you think the food here is not good, you can leave.''

Concubine Li sneer froze on her face.

Her eyes flushed immediately, and the party committee said aggrievedly: ''Your Highness, the concubine is apologizing for you. Why do you still say that about
the concubine?''

Luo Qinghan: ''I want to eat what I want, and there is no need for others to tell me what to do.''

At this moment, Concubine Li Bianfei couldn't bear it anymore, so she burst into tears.

She wiped the corners of her eyes with a silk handkerchief and choked.

''Your Highness, the concubine is wrong. The concubine didn't mean to tell you what to do. The concubine only said those things because she cared too much
about you. Please don't be angry with the concubine, okay?''

Luo Qinghan looked at her crying and aggrieved appearance, and then looked at the food in fr ont of her, and the irritability that had been suppressed for a long
time surged up again.

He just wants to find a place to have a clean meal. Why can't he even satisfy this wish?

Can't these people be at ease?

He looked at Concubine Li Bianfei coldly, and said with a cold tone:

''Since you think there are too few of these dishes, then you will eat all these meals for me now, and you will not be allowed to leave a mouthful.''

Volume 2

Chapter 51: Punishing Concubine Li Bianfei

Concubine Li Yan's beautiful eyes widened, and she asked in disbelief.

''Let the concubine finish these dishes by herself?''

With so many dishes, how could she finish eating alone? Is the prince going to hold her alive?

Xiao Xixi also opened her apricot eyes wide, and asked in disbelief.

''Let Sister Li eat all these dishes by herself?''

There are so many delicious things in the trough, and Concubine Li is allowed to eat them all by herself. You are too eccentric, Prince!

She couldn't help grabbing the corners of Luo Qinghan's sleeves, her apricot eyes were full of pleading.

She wants to eat too!

Luo Qinghan looked at her coldly.

She was seen to tremble, she timidly let go of her little hand, and let out a pitiful whimper.

Luo Qinghan felt that his heart was slightly scratched.

He couldn't help rubbing Xiao Xigong's head, and ordered lightly.

''Go fishing for another fish and make it according to Xiao Liangdi's favourite taste.''

Xiao Xixi immediately burst into tears and laughed: ''My concubine wants to eat spicy slices of fish, put more spicy seeds!''

Bao Qin responded with a smile and walked to the backyard.

Luo Qinghan saw that Concubine Li was immovable, and said coldly: ''If you haven't finished these dishes in half an hour, you can just wait to be punished.''

Concubine Li had no other choice but to pick up the chopsticks with tears in her eyes and began to stuff food into her mouth bit by bit.

The more she ate, the more uncomfortable she became, and her tears fell down.

In order to keep in shape, she usually eats very little, and only half a bowl of rice, but now there are eight plates full of dishes in front of her, and the weight of
each plate is very sufficient.
She had a hard time eating the third dish, and she really couldn't eat it anymore.

She covered her faintly painful stomach with one hand, feeling nauseous.

She looked at the prince with tears in her eyes, begging the prince to let her go.

Luo Qinghan was very upset when a good lunch was messed up. Since he was upset, he would naturally not make others happy.

''I advise you to eat quickly, time is running out.''

Concubine Li reluctantly ate the third dish. When the chopsticks reached the fourth dish, she finally couldn't help it, got up abruptly, rushed out, and bent over with
the trunk of her tree to vomit.

Caiyun asked worriedly while patting her on the back.

''Empress, are you okay?''

Concubine Li spit out all the contents in her stomach in one breath. The face that was originally beautiful like peach and plum was pale as paper.

With Caiyun's help, she staggered back to the house.

She knelt down on the ground and choked: ''Your Highness, the concubine really can't eat anymore, and the concubine is willing to accept punishment.''

Luo Qinghan asked coolly: ''Don't you think eight dishes are too few?''

''The concubine knew that she was wrong, and the concubine didn't dare to talk too much anymore.''

''Go back to your Golden Wind Palace and copy the Lotus Sutra thirty times. You are not allowed to leave the Golden Wind Palace until you have finished copying
it.''

Concubine Li's delicate body trembled.

There are eight volumes of the Lotus Sutra. If you had to copy it thirty times, you would have to cut it off by hand.

But the Crown Prince said to do it, Concubine Li Bian didn't dare to resist, she could only cry and said, ''The concubine knows.''

She got up with Caiyun's help, wiped tears from her eyes and left the Qingge Hall.

Concubine Li Bian came with full of expectation and left crying.

The matter quickly spread in East Palace.

Everyone was laughing at Concubine Li, thinking that she was too useless. A dignified concubine, she couldn't even hold back a little Liangdi.

Xiao Xixi, as one of the parties, didn't know about these things. She was now holding spicy slices of fish and eating contentedly.

She has been clear soup and no water for the past few days, and today she can finally let go and eat meat!

Chapter 52: The Right Decision

Luo Qinghan didn't move his chopsticks, and looked at Xiao Xixi blankly.

''Your Highness, don't be stunned, eat quickly, this fish is super delicious!''

After speaking, she picked up a piece of fish and put it in Luo Qinghan's bowl.

Luo Qinghan frowned at the fish in the bowl.

She used her own chopsticks to pick vegetables for him. There should be her saliva on the chopsticks, right?

He wanted to teach her a few words, but when he saw her smiling face that was bubbling with happiness because of the fish, he couldn't say anything.

Forget it.

It is rare to see such an easy-to-satisfy woman in the palace, so let her go.

Luo Qinghan picked up the chopsticks and prepared mentally before picking up the fish in the bowl and putting it in his mouth.

Xiao Xixi asked expectantly: ''Is it delicious?''

Luo Qinghan silently put down his chopsticks, picked up the teacup, and drank all the tea in one breath, only to suppress the choking spicy taste.

Xiao Xixi also wanted to pick vegetables for him, but he coldly refused.

''I don't like spicy food, you can eat it yourself.''

Xiao Xi was very disappointed: ''The chilli is so fragrant, you don't even like to eat it.''

Luo Qinghan not only doesn't like spicy food, he is not interested in all heavy-flavoured foods. He is used to eating lighter foods, put less seasonings and try to
keep the food authentic.
This may also have something to do with his character.

He doesn't like bells and whistles, he prefers simplicity and simplicity.

Soon other dishes were also served one after another.

These are all re-fired dishes, most of which have a light taste and are more in line with Luo Qinghan's taste.

After lunch, Xiao Xixi was about to go for a lunch break, but was stopped by Luo Qinghan.

''You have to walk around after eating, otherwise it will not be conducive to gastrointestinal digestion.''

Xiao Xixi asked, ''Where does Your Highness want to go for a walk?''

''Backyard.''

The backyard of Qingge Temple has been turned into a vegetable garden. Luo Qinghan had known about this a long time ago, but when he saw the lush vegetable
plot in front of him with his own eyes, as well as the chickens and ducks who were chirping non-stop.

He looked at everything in front of him blankly, thinking to himself how kind she was to him, which caused her to have to gro w vegetables and chickens in her
backyard?

Xiao Xixi excitedly pulled him to the edge of the pond.

''Your Highness, please see, the fish raised in this pond are the fish we just ate. There are still many lotus roots in this pond, and you can pick them in summer. The
fresh lotus seeds are crispy and sweet, which is delicious!''

Luo Qinghan turned his gaze from the pond to the face of the woman beside him.

When she was talking about eating, her two apricot eyes were shiny, and she looked very excited and satisfied.

It seemed that for her, as long as she could eat delicious food, nothing else was important.

Luo Qinghan rarely saw such an easily satisfied woman.

Seeing her cheerful look, he couldn't help but relax.

Sure enough, it was the right decision to come to Qingge Hall to relax.

Xiao Xi ran to the vegetable garden, stood on tiptoe, straightened her arms and picked a sunflower.

She ran back to Luo Qinghan with the sunflower in her arms, broke off a sunflower seed, poked the shell, pinched the white melon seed flesh, and handed it to Luo
Qinghan's mouth.

''Your highness, try it, this raw melon seed is also delicious!''

Luo Qinghan opened his mouth, bit the flesh of the melon seeds, and her lips inadvertently rubbed her fingertips.

The fresh melon seed meat tastes a bit crispy and a little sweet. It has two completely different flavours from the fried mel on seeds.

Xiao Xixi asked expectantly: ''Is it delicious?''

Luo Qinghan looked at her round and white fingertips and said lightly, ''It's okay.''

Chapter 53: Honesty

Xiao Xixi peeled two sunflower seeds herself and threw them into her mouth, eating contentedly.

Luo Qinghan looked at the sunflowers.

He originally thought that these sunflowers were for ornamental purposes, but he didn't expect Xiao Xigong to use them as one of the food sources.

This woman is really a veritable foodie.

Xiao Xixi used sunflower seeds as an after-dinner snack, and accompanied the prince for a walk while eating.

Luo Qinghan listened to the screams of chickens and ducks, as well as the sound of the women around him nibbling melon seeds, and his mood turned out to be
unexpectedly relaxed and peaceful.

During the lunch break, Xiao Xixi took the initiative to apply to sleep on a low couch.

Although they had already had the experience of sleeping in the same room last night, there is no difference between sleeping once and sleeping twice, but if they
can choose, she still prefers to sleep alone.

Luo Qinghan looked at her steadily: ''Why don't you want to sleep with me? Do you think there is anything wrong with loneliness?''

Xiao Xi said shyly: ''Royal Highness is the most perfect man in the world in the concubine's body and mind. Even if the concubine stared at you for three days and
three nights, she couldn't see anything wrong with it. The concubine does not sleep with you because the concubine does not sleep well, for fear of di sturbing your
rest.''

''It's okay, I don't dislike you.''

Xiao Xi had nothing to say.

It seems that this man is not going to let her go easily.

She can only accept her fate.

Luo Qinghan stretched out his arms: ''''Undress me.''

Xiao Xi obediently helped him undress and waited for him to go to bed to rest.

She lay down beside him.

There was still a full foot of distance between the two.

Xiao Xigong lay upright, not daring to move, until the man beside her closed his eyes and did not move for a long time, she r elaxed a little bit.

She turned her eyes and looked at the man who was sleeping quietly beside her.

This man usually gives people a frosty feeling, which is very difficult to approach. At this time, he closed his eyes, and the cold and lonely feeling faded a lot, and
the whole person became soft and quiet.

Xiao Xixi couldn't help feeling emotional.

He still looks more cute when he is asleep.

She fell asleep unconsciously.

When her breath returned to peace, Luo Qinghan, who had already fallen asleep, quietly opened his eyes.

He stared quietly at the woman beside him.

There are many women in East Palace, but there are none who can really sleep with him.

It's not because he doesn't look up to those women, but because he doesn't trust them.

He didn't know how many people's eyeliner was hidden in those women.

I don't know what purpose those women have for him.

The woman in front of her actually has a different purpose, but she is different from those hypocritical women. She puts her purpose on the table truthfully. She
will not deliberately conceal it in front of him. She let him see her honesty.

Luo Qinghan likes her honesty.

In this palace where even father, son and brothers can meet each other in order to fight for power and profit, her honesty is precious.

He didn't know how long her honesty could last.

He just hoped that she could keep it a little longer and not become unrecognizable so quickly.

When Xiao Xixi woke up, the man beside him had already left.

Bao Qin waited for her to get up and change clothes, and said with a smile.

''The little master was really amazing just now, and he solved Concubine Li Bianfei in three or two clicks.''

Xiao Xi hadn't fully woken up, and her mind was still a little dazed. She yawned, not quite understanding what Bao Qin was talking about.

Bao Qin happily said, ''Little Master, don't you know? The slave just heard that Concubine Li Bian fell ill after returning, and asked the Tai doctor to come over for
treatment. It seems that she will not get better for a while. First Chen Liangyuan was punished, then Concubine Bai was sick, and now even Concubine Li has
fallen down. Hehe, you will be the most favoured in the backyard of the Eastern Palace in the future. If you work hard, you might be able to win the position of
crown princess.''

Chapter 54: Soup Delivery

Xiao Xixi rubbed her eyes: ''What time is it now?''

''It's two o'clock now.''

Xiao Xixi converted the time in her heart, and within two minutes, it was about half past two.

''It's still early, I'll go to bed for a while.'' She made a gesture to fall on the bed again.

Bao Qin hurriedly grabbed her: ''You have been asleep for almost an hour, and you can't sleep anymore, sit still and the slave will dress you up.''

Xiao Xi said weakly: ''Anyway, there is nothing to do in the afternoon, so let me sleep for a while.''

Bao Qin said anxiously: ''Who said you are okay? You want to make soup in the afternoon so that you can send it to Royal Highness the prince. Although you are
favoured now, you can't be careless. You must seize every opportunity to go to Royal Highness and show your courting, so that His Royal Highness can remember
your kindness, so that you can be favoured forever.''
''I'm not going, I want to sleep.''

''Little Master, you really can't sleep anymore!''

Bao Qin dragged Xiao Xigong's arm tightly to prevent her from falling down.

Xiao Xi struggled unsuccessfully, so she just sat down and fell asleep.

Upon seeing this, Bao Qin was so admired that she fell to the ground.

She has never seen such an impatient concubine!

Bao Qin really couldn't wait to wake her master up and tell her not to sleep anymore.

But after all, he still didn't have the heart to disturb her. With the feeling of hating that iron is not made of steel, Bao Qin carefully helped her mast er to lie down
and covered her with a quilt.

Bao Qin walked out of the bedroom on tiptoe and walked to the small kitchen.

Since the master is too lazy to move, she, a slave, has to do it for her. She cooks the soup first, then waits for the master to wake up, and then asks the master to
personally bring the soup to the prince. Then, just lie that the soup was made by the master.

This operation is very common in the harem. Many concubines do not know how to cook, and if they want to show their virtuous side, they will let the slaves
quietly prepare the food, and then the master will come forward to deliver the food. At that time, the master will be rewarded and the slaves will be rewarded.

Bao Qin sighed. She didn't expect to be rewarded. She just hoped that her master would be more aggressive and stop messing around.

Xiao Xixi woke up from a seductive smell of food.

She got up, shrugged her little nose, and followed the scent all the way to the small kitchen.

''Bao Qin, what are you doing? It smells so good!''

As Xiao Xixi said, she stretched out her hand to remove the lid of the pot.

Bao Qin grabbed her: ''Little Master, don't move. This is an old duck soup prepared for Royal Highness. You can't drink it. The slave will wait for you to freshen
up and dress up first, and then you will take the old duck soup to His Royal Highness and tell him that you made the soup yourself.''

Xiao Xixi was particularly disappointed: ''How could such a delicious soup be prepared for others? I want to drink too.''

Bao Qin had prepared it a long time ago: ''Don't worry, Royal Highness the prince will definitely not be able to finish drinking such a large pot of soup by himself.
The slave will divide out a small portion of the soup and heat it on the stove. When you come back from delivering the soup, this small portion of the soup will
belong to you….''

Xiao Xixi suddenly felt refreshed, and urged: ''Hurry up, hurry up, help me freshen up, I'm going to deliver soup to the prince!''

Bao Qin silently praised her wit.

To deal with the little master, you have to seduce him with food.

After dressing up properly, Xiao Xixi carried the food box and left the Qingge Hall with great energy.

At this time, the prince usually handles official duties in the study room, and his study room is located in Mingguang Palace.

When Xiao Xixi was about to arrive at Mingguang Palace, she accidentally met a person.

The loyal general Xiao Lingfeng was standing at the gate of Mingguang Palace waiting, looking at his sweaty appearance, it se emed that there was something
urgent.

He didn't expect to meet his eldest daughter here, so he couldn't help being taken aback.

Chapter 55: Father's Request

Xiao Xixi is Xiao Lingfeng's first child, and it stands to reason that he should care for her.

But because of Xiao Xixi's fate, she was sent out since she was a child and did not come back until she was fifteen years old.

They are nominally father and daughter, but in fact they are not much better than strangers.

Xiao Lingfeng stepped forward to greet her.

''Wei Chen paid a visit to Xiao Liangdi.''

Xiao Xixi asked curiously, ''Why is my father here?''

Xiao Lingfeng hesitated repeatedly, and finally decided to tell the truth.

''It was your mother and your sister who were sick. They accidentally fell into the river when they crossed the bridge yesterda y afternoon. When they were
rescued, they were unconscious. I invited all the slightly famous doctors in Shengjing City to my home, but it was useless. I nstead of getting better, their condition
became more serious. I really can't help it. I can only go into the palace to see the prince and ask him to grant me permission to take the doctor home.''
Xiao Xixi blinked: ''That's it.''

Xiao Lingfeng frowned: ''Why don't you look surprised at all? That's your mother and sister. You know that they are in great trouble. Shouldn't you be worried and
sad?''

Xiao Xixi calculated a hexagram for Xue Shi and Xiao Zhilan. The two of them would suffer a little, but their lives were unhindered.

Since they couldn't die, Xiao Xi felt that there was nothing to worry about.

But these words cannot be said to Xiao Lingfeng.

Xiao Xixi just smiled embarrassedly at her father's question, and then asked, ''Has my father seen Royal Highness, the Prince?''

Xiao Lingfeng was very dissatisfied with her reaction, but she was now the Prince Liangdi, and no matter how dissatisfied he was, he was not qualified to tell her
what to do.

He frowned and said, ''No, His Royal Highness is busy, and I can't go in until he is done.''

He noticed the food box Xiao Xixi was holding in her hand, and tentatively asked, ''Are you going to give food to His Royal Highness the prince?''

Xiao Xixi admitted calmly: ''That's right.''

Xiao Lingfeng took two steps forward and said eagerly, ''Can you take me in with you? Your mother and your sister are very sick, and they can't delay any longer.
I must invite the chief doctor back as soon as possible.''

''No way.''

Seeing that she refused so neatly, Xiao Lingfeng suddenly became angry: ''They are all your relatives. Would you rather watch them die than reach out to help
them? Why is your heart so cold and hard?''

Even if she was scolded, Xiao Xixi was not annoyed, she explained solemnly.

''It's not that I don't want to help you, but I can't be sure that I can meet His Royal Highness. I, like you, have just arrived here and haven't asked anyone to go in
and report it, aas you said just now, His Royal Highness is busy, and he may not be free to see me. In case he refuses to see me, and I agree to your request,
wouldn't I be speechless?''

She made sense, but Xiao Lingfeng couldn't refute it.

He knew that he was too impulsive and didn't talk too much, but he was an elder and couldn't pull his face to apologize to the junior.

So he could only say with a flat face: ''If the prince doesn't want to see you, then I haven't said anything about lunch.''

At this moment, Eunuch Chang walked out.

He didn't expect Xiao Liangdi to be here too, so he hurriedly saluted.

''Why is Xiao Liangdi come here today?''

Xiao Liangdi is the least favourite woman in the Eastern Palace to go out. Unless necessary, she rarely goes out. It is really rare to see her appear today.

Xiao Xixi smiled and said, ''I'm here to deliver soup to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I would like to ask you to help pass it on.''

''Okay, the minion will help you communicate.''

Eunuch Chang turned around and wanted to leave, Xiao Lingfeng quickly stopped him: ''Eunuch, is His Royal Highness free to see me?''

Chapter 56: Drought

''Oh, look at my mind, I almost forgot about you.'' Eunuch Chang knocked on his forehead with a whisk, and said with a smile, ''His Royal Highness is still busy.
He has no time to see you for the time being. He asked you to go back first and talk about it another day.''

''But my wife and daughter are still waiting for help. Please, please help me and ask His Royal Highness the prince again.''

Xiao Lingfeng bowed his hands, his face was full of pleading.

It can be seen that he really loves his wife and daughter, and he can't bear the slightest suffering from them.

Eunuch Chang was very embarrassed: ''This is not very good…''

Xiao Lingfeng crossed his heart and knelt down directly for him: ''Please, as long as His Royal Highness can save my wife and daughter, let me do anything!''

Eunuch Chang hurriedly helped him up, and hesitated for a while before saying, ''Then wait a minute, and I will go in and beg for you.''

Xiao Lingfeng is naturally grateful.

Eunuch Chang turned and went in.

It didn't take long for him to come out again. He first made a gesture of invitation to Xiao Liangdi.

''His Royal Highness the prince will let you in.''

Xiao Xixi carried the food box and went in with Bao Qin.

Xiao Lingfeng wanted to follow up, but Eunuch Chang didn't speak. He didn't dare to move, so he could only ask sternly.

''What did His Royal Highness say?''

Eunuch Chang smiled and said, ''You are lucky. His Royal Highness is preparing to take a break, and Xiao Liangdi happened to deliver the soup at this time. For
Xiao Liangdi's sake, Royal Highness will make an exception to help you. Come with me. I will take you to the Tai Hospital.''

Xiao Lingfeng was pleasantly surprised, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of the study room.

''Thank you, Royal Highness, for saving your life!''

Eunuch Chang stood by and watched, smiling with emotion: ''In addition to thanking His Royal Highness, you should also thank Xiao Liangdi. If it weren't for her,
you wouldn't get this grace, General Xiao, you really gave birth to a good girl!''

Xiao Lingfeng stood up, his expression was a little chatty.

From the day Xiao Xixi was sent out, he and Xixi had never met with each other.

When he learned that his wife and young daughter had unfortunately fallen into the water, he even had the idea that they had fallen into the water because they had
been infected with bad luck after seeing Xiao Xixi.

They had only met Xiao Xixi the day before yesterday, and they fell into the water yesterday afternoon. This is too coincidental.

Hearing what Eunuch Chang said at this time, Xiao Lingfeng's heart was extremely complicated.

Eunuch Chang shook his whisk: ''Let's go.''

The two walked to the Tai Hospital one after another.

When Xiao Xixi walked into the study, he saw that the prince was discussing things with others.

Xiao Xixi didn't dare to disturb them to talk about business, so he silently found a corner to stay.

The prince Taifu said solemnly: ''The drought in the south has been going on for almost two or three months. If this continues, this year 's autumn harvest will be
fruitless. I suggest that the prince play the emperor and reduce the taxes of the people in the south.''

The Prince Taibao said: ''Last year, there were floods in the South. The Imperial court not only drastically reduced taxes, but also paid to assist refugees. Large
sums of money were spent like flowing water. The group of people in the Ministry of Household Affairs was too painful. This year, if the four southern counties
are given tax relief, I am afraid that the group of people in the Ministry of Household Affairs will directly rush up and fight us desperately.''

Prince Taifu frowned: ''That is also impossible. If the taxes are not reduced, the people will be forced to have nowhere to go. When the time comes, the people will
be resentful of the imperial court, and it is very likely that riots will be triggered. This kind of thing has not happened before….''

The Crown Prince Shaobao sighed: ''But there is really no money in the treasury. The emperor plans to tour the south this year, and it will cost a lot of money at
that time. The group of people in the Ministry of Household will definitely not agree to tax relief in order to please the emperor.''

For many great ministers in the dynasty, the lives and deaths of the people are far less important than the emperor's happiness.

When everyone talked about this, they couldn't help sighing and looked helpless.

Luo Qinghan finally said, ''Let's get here first today. You can go back and think about countermeasures. If you have any good ideas, you can come into the pa lace
at any time and talk to me. ''

Everyone handed over their hands together: ''Okay.''

Chapter 57: Seduction

After everyone had left, Xiao Xixi walked forward with the food box to greet him.

Luo Qinghan changed his kneeling to sitting cross-legged, and his body relaxed a lot. He looked at the woman and asked, ''Why are you here?''

''Your concubine is here to bring you soup.''

''What soup?''

''The old duck soup is very fragrant!'' Xiao Xixi knelt and sat on the soft cushion.

She put the food box on the table, took out a clay urn from it, opened the lid, and a fragrant smell came from her nose. She couldn't help swallowing.

Luo Qinghan wanted to laugh when he saw her greedy look.

''Have you eaten yet?''

Xiao Xixi shook her head vigorously: ''No! This is the old duck soup prepared for his royal highness, and the concubine has never tasted a mouthful!''

''Really?''

''Really, Your highness must believe in your concubine.''

As Xiao Xixi said, she filled a bowl full of old duck soup and put it in front of Luo Qinghan.

''Your Highness, please take it.''

Luo Qinghan picked up the bowl and tasted it.

Xiao Xi looked at him sternly: ''Is it delicious?''

Luo Qinghan looked at her small appearance that she couldn't wait to rush up and take a bite, and couldn't answer the question: ''I believe you didn't steal it now.''

Xiao Xi snorted, quite proudly: ''That's natural.''

Luo Qinghan asked casually: ''Who made this soup?''

Bao Qin winked frantically at Xiao Xixi.

Xiao Xixi naturally said: ''Of course this is made by Bao Qin. She has the best cooking skills in the Qingge Hall. At the beginning, her concubine chose her from
among the many maids to bring her into the palace because she liked her good cooking skills.''

Bao Qin: ''……''

She was expressionless and complained frantically in her heart.

Little master, what's the matter with you?

I have prepared the lines and scripts for you, why don't you follow the script?

You actually let go of such a good opportunity to win favour in vain? Are you stupid?

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''You are quite sincere.''

Xiao Xixi smiled triumphantly, and the two little pears on her lips were very cute.

Luo Qinghan likes her honesty the most, because of this honesty, he doesn't need to calculate and beware in front of him, he can relax for a while.

If she had lied just now and said that she made the soup, although he would not be angry, he would be a little disappointed.

Fortunately, she didn't disappoint him.

Luo Qinghan asked casually: ''Can you cook?''

''My concubine can fry eggs and fried rice.''

Luo Qinghan has never eaten egg fried rice. He became a little interested: ''How does egg fried rice taste?''

Xiao Xi said excitedly: ''It's super delicious!''

Anyone who knows her temperament well knows that there is no food in the world that she doesn't find delicious.

But Luo Qinghan didn't know this.

He became a little curious about egg fried rice, so he said, ''I'm going to have egg fried rice for dinner today.''

He paused and added: ''I want you to do it yourself.''

Xiao Xixi readily responded: ''Okay, okay, it just so happens that my concubine hasn't eaten fried rice with eggs for a long time. Fry more tonight, you can have a
good time!''

Luo Qinghan couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly as she looked at her happy appearance.

Xiao Xixi seemed to have discovered a new world, and exclaimed, ''Your Royal Highness, you laughed!''

The corners of Luo Qinghan's mouth were pressed down, and he became cold and faint again.

He said blankly: ''You read it wrong.''

Xiao Xixi vowed to be authentic: ''No! You did laugh just now, and the concubine saw it. You look very good when you laugh. It would be great if you could
smile every day in the future. The concubine likes to see you laugh.''

Luo Qinghan thought that this woman was really getting bolder and bolder, and she dared to seduce him openly in the study in broad daylight.

He said coldly: ''Shut up.''

Chapter 58: Salty Eating Radish, Worry about It Lightly

Xiao Xixi was so fierce that he didn't dare to squeak.

She bit her small handkerchief and watched the prince drinking soup sternly.

After Luo Qinghan drank a bowl, he put the bowl down, indicating that it was okay.
Xiao Xixi said, ''There are still a lot left, won't you eat it?''

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''I will reward you.''

Xiao Xixi's eyes lit up.

''Thank you, Your Highness!''

She only brought a small bowl this time. The bowl had already been used by Luo Qinghan. She couldn't wait for someone to get a clean bowl again. She just held
the pottery urn and began to pour soup into her mouth.

Bao Qin covered her face and couldn't bear to look anymore.

The appearance of her master is simply amazing!

Luo Qinghan obviously didn't expect Xiao Xixi to be so heroic.

He was taken aback.

He had only seen others drinking with jars in his arms before, and he had never seen anyone drinking soup with pottery urns in his arms.

In order to prevent it from scalding the prince, the soup was deliberately cooled a little bit before it was put in a pottery urn and brought over. Xiao Xixi drank it in
this way, and there was no need to worry about scalding her mouth.

She quickly finished the soup, then turned to Bao Qin and said.

''Go help me get a pair of chopsticks.''

She finished the soup, and there was still a lot of duck meat left in the pottery urn. She had to eat it all, not waste it!

Bao Qin didn't dare to look at the prince's expression at this time. She lowered her head and walked out quickly, regretting it to death.

If she had known that her master could do such a thing, she would not dare to encourage her master to deliver soup to the prince.

Where is this soup delivery? It's just looking for death!

Luo Qinghan looked at the woman in front of him blankly.

''Are you not full at noon?''

Xiao Xi licked the soup from her lips and replied honestly: ''I'm full.''

''Then you can still eat so much duck soup now?''

Xiao Xi defended herself confidently: ''Noon is noon, and now is now. Being full at noon does not mean that the concubine is not hungry now. No matter how
much she eats now, it does not mean that the concubine does not need to eat at night….''

Luo Qinghan sneered: ''You can tell quite clearly.''

''That's natural. The concubine doesn't care about anything else, but she is particularly concerned about eating.''

Bao Qin came back with a pair of clean bowls and chopsticks.

Xiao Xixi squeezed out the duck meat from the pottery urn piece by piece, and ate it with relish. That focused and happy little appearance seemed to be eating
some peerless delicacy.

Luo Qinghan watched her eat, but she was a little impulsive to taste it.

He asked, ''Is the duck delicious?''

Xiao Xi nodded vigorously: ''It's delicious!''

''Give me a chance to taste it too.''

Xiao Xixi didn't think much about it, so she just handed a piece of duck meat from her bowl and delivered it to his mouth.

Bao Qin opened her mouth to stop: ''Little Master, don't…''

The chopsticks were used by Xiao Liangdi. How could she pick vegetables for the prince if they were stained with her saliva? Moreover, it was sent directly to the
prince's mouth, which was too unruly. If it was seen by others, Xiao Liangdi would definitely be trained.

But before Bao Qin finished speaking, he saw the prince calmly open his mouth and bite the piece of duck meat.

Bao Qin choked.

She swallowed the second half of the sentence abruptly.

She closed her mouth silently, thinking to herself that she was really worried about eating radishes!

Luo Qinghan ate duck meat and felt that it was not as delicious as he had expected.
He declined the second piece of duck meat handed over by Xiao Xixi, picked up the teacup, and sipped the tea gracefully.

The scent of tea dispelled the smell of meat in his mouth, and calmed his mood.

He watched Xiao Xixi eat and thought to himself that what he liked was not eating meat, but the feeling of watching her eat meat.

That kind of simple and pure satisfaction made him feel very comfortable.

Seeing that she had almost eaten, he asked casually.

''Did you see your father just now?''

Chapter 59: Repaying Grievances with Virtue

Xiao Xixi nodded obediently: ''I saw it.''

Luo Qinghan: ''Then do you know why he came to see me?''

''I know, my mother and my sister fell into the water and fell ill. My father would like to ask you to allow the doctor to come out of the palace to treat them. ''

''Then do you want me to help him?''

Xiao Xixi nodded: ''I hope.''

Luo Qinghan's gaze contained inquiry: ''Don't you dislike them? Why do you still want to help them alone? Are you planning to repay your grievances with
virtue?''

''The concubine really doesn't like them very much, but it's not to the point where she wants them to die, especially the concubine's younger sister. She is just a
child. She is innocent. The concubine doesn't want her to die early. That's a pity. Leaving aside these personal affairs, the concubine's father is still very talented in
leading soldiers to fight. Now he is in need of help. If His Royal Highness can show him kindness, she will definitely keep it in mind. In the future, when you
ascend to the throne, she may be able to be a help for you.''

Luo Qinghan looked at her steadily.

Xiao Xixi blinked: ''Why does Highness look at his concubine like this?''

It took a long time before Luo Qinghan said, ''You can read it quite thoroughly.''

Xiao Xi was embarrassed and said, ''Thank Royal Highness for your compliment.''

In fact, when Xiao Lingfeng came to ask for help, Luo Qinghan was already ready to help him, but he knew the truth, so he ask ed Eunuch Chang to perform a
scene.

Eunuch Chang deliberately pretended to be embarrassed in front of Xiao Lingfeng, going in and out three times, procrastinating again and again, until Xiao
Lingfeng was desperate and kneeling and begging, did he agree to his request.

In this way, it seems that the prince's grace is extremely hard-won, and Xiao Lingfeng will naturally cherish this kindness even more.

Luo Qinghan didn't tell the woman in front of her about these methods of playing with people's hearts. She didn't need to know these messy things.

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''I have already asked my servant to take your father to the Tai Hospital. As for whether your mother and your sister can save their lives
this time, it depends on God's kindness.''

Xiao Xixi said easily: ''The concubine has already calculated the hexagram for them. They shouldn't have to worry about their lives this time, but they will suffer
some flesh and blood.''

''Are you accurate in fortune-telling?''

''Yeah.''

''Then can you help calculate when it will rain in the south? Four counties in the south have been in drought for almost three months.''

Xiao Xixi asked, ''Is there a map? The area in the south is very large. This concubine would like to know which area you are referring to? ''

Luo Qinghan happened to have a map of Dasheng Dynasty. He asked someone to take it out and spread it out on the table.

He used his fingers to draw a circle on the south side of the map, and said, ''This is the area that is suffering from drought.''

Xiao Xixi stretched out her right hand, pressed it where he was circled, closed her eyes, and began to sense.

After a while, she opened her eyes, frowned and said, ''If I am not mistaken, it will not rain in these four counties until the end of this year.''

Luo Qinghan didn't speak, a trace of disappointment appeared in his eyes.

It is still less than half a year before the end of the year. If it doesn't rain, I am afraid that the people in the south will have no harvest this year.

In this way, not only can they not pay taxes, but they can't even fill their stomachs.

I don't know how many poor people will starve to death when the time comes?

Xiao Xi stared at the map, tapped her fingers on it, and still had words in her mouth.
Luo Qinghan couldn't hear what she was talking about, so she asked directly, ''What do you see?''

Chapter 60: Changing Feng Shui

Xiao Xixi didn't answer the rhetorical question: ''Did these four counties have other disasters last year?''

''Well, these four counties rained heavily for a month last summer, and the river rose, flooding many farmhouses and farmland, causing a large number of people to
be displaced and become refugees. In order to appease the refugees and prevent them from making trouble, the Imperial Court spent 5 million teals of silver for
disaster relief. At the same time, it made an exception to waive their taxes last year, only to barely let them survive. I thought that this year should be a peaceful
year, but I never thought that there would be another drought in the south. Recently, my father and the ministers of the dyna sty have been troubled by this matter.''

After Xiao Xixi listened to him carefully, she said, ''This concubine feels that there is a problem with feng shui in these four counties, which has caused disasters
here for two consecutive years. If this problem cannot be fundamentally solved, even if the Imperial court pays for disaster relief again this year, there will still be
other disasters in the south next year, such as fires, locust plagues, earthquakes, plagues and the like.''

Luo Qinghan was taken aback when he heard it: ''What do you think should be done?''

''Since there is a problem with Feng shui, then change Feng shui.''

In addition to divination and fortune-telling, Xuanmen can also calculate feng shui and avoid evil. Xiao Xixi is quite proficient in this business.

She tapped a river on the map with her finger.

''A branch is dug in the middle and lower reaches of this river to introduce the river into the hinterland of Jingshou County. The terrain here is very low and it is a
depression. When the river reaches here, it will naturally converge into a lake, surrounded by mountains, forming a treasure of Tibetan wind and water. This is the
most central point of the entire four counties. As long as the feng shui pattern of this place changes, the feng shui of the entire south will change accordingly. At
that time, His Royal Highness will personally hold a rain-seeking ceremony. Within three days, heavy rain will surely fall in the four southern counties.''

Luo Qinghan said solemnly: ''This matter is about the lives of countless people in the south. You can't make a joke. Are you sure this is really effective?''

Xiao Xixi rarely showed a serious expression, and vowed: ''Your Royal Highness, please rest assured that your concubine will never tell a lie in this kind of matter.
If Your Royal Highness does what your concubine says and still can't ask for rain, your concubine is willing to apologize to death.''

Whether it is digging a river or holding a rain-seeking ceremony, it is not a trivial matter.

Luo Qinghan still needs to think carefully before he can make a decision.

Xiao Xixi said everything she had to say, she just happened to be full again, her fatigue surged, and she yawned slightly.

''Your Highness, if there is no other order, the concubine will leave first.''

Luo Qinghan waved his hand and signalled that she could go.

Xiao Xixi left Mingguang Palace with Bao Qin.

As soon as she returned to the Qingge Hall, Xiao Xixi threw herself on the bed, wrapped in a quilt, and quickly entered a state of lethargy for the salted fish.

Bao Qin originally wanted to ask her about changing feng shui. Those words sounded mysterious but she didn't know if they were true or not.

It can be seen that she slept so heavily, and Bao Qin couldn't bear to wake her up, so she had to go to sleep with her.

Mingguang Palace is divided into two halves, left and right, and the right half is the prince's study room. This is where he usually handles official duties and meets
with courtiers.

The half on the left is the library, which stores a large number of files and books.

After Xiao Xixi left, Luo Qinghan opened the door next to him, walked into the library, and began to flip through the files of the four southern counties.

Since Xiao Liangdi said that there are problems with feng shui in the four southern counties, it shows that the four counties should not only have suffered major
disasters in the past two years, but similar disasters may have occurred in the past.

After careful examination, he really found some clues.

Chapter 61: Changing Feng Shui

Xiao Xixi didn't answer the rhetorical question: ''Did these four counties have other disasters last year?''

''Well, these four counties had a month of heavy rain last summer, and the river rose, flooding many farmhouses and farmland, causing a large number of people to
be displaced and become refugees. In order to appease the refugees and prevent them from making trouble, the imperial court spent five million teals of silver for
disaster relief, and at the same time made an exception to reduce their taxes last year, only to barely let them get through it. I thought that this year should be a
peaceful year, but I never expected that there would be another drought in the south. Recently, my father and the ministers o f the court were both worried about
this matter.''

Xiao Xixi listened to him carefully, and she said: ''My concubine feels that there is a problem with the feng shui of these four counties, which has caused this place
to suffer disasters for two consecutive years. If this problem cannot be fundamentally solved, even if the court pays for disaster relief again this year, there will still
be other disasters in the south next year, such as fires, locust plagues, earthquakes, plagues and the like.''

Luo Qinghan was taken aback when he heard it: ''What do you think should be done?''

''Since there is a problem with feng shui, then change feng shui.''
In addition to divination and fortune-telling, Xuanmen can also calculate feng shui and avoid evil. Xiao Xixi is quite proficient in this business.

She tapped a river on the map with her finger.

''A branch is dug in the middle and lower reaches of this river to introduce the river into the hinterland of Jingshou County. The terrain here is very low and it is a
depression. When the river reaches here, it will naturally converge into a lake, surrounded by mountains, forming a treasure of Tibetan wind and water. This is the
most central point of the entire four counties. As long as the feng shui pattern of this place changes, the feng shui of the entire south will change accordingly. At
that time, His Royal Highness will personally hold a rain-seeking ceremony. Within three days, the four southern counties will surely be raining heavily.''

Luo Qinghan said solemnly: ''This is about the lives of countless people in the south. You can't make a joke. Are you sure this is really effective?''

Xiao Xixi rarely showed a serious expression, and vowed: ''Your Highness, please rest assured, the concubine will never tell a lie about this kind of thing. If Your
highness does what the concubine says and still can't ask for rain, the concubine is willing to apologize to death.''

Whether it is digging a river or holding a rain-seeking ceremony, it is not a trivial matter.

Luo Qinghan still needs to think carefully before he can make a decision.

Xiao Xixi said everything she had to say, she just happened to be full again, her fatigue surged, and she yawned a little.

''Your Highness, if there is no other order, the concubine will leave first.''

Luo Qinghan waved his hand and signalled that she could go.

Xiao Xixi left Mingguang Palace with Bao Qin.

As soon as she returned to the Qingge Hall, Xiao Xixi threw herself on the bed, wrapped in a quilt, and quickly entered a state of drowsiness in salted fish.

Bao Qin originally wanted to ask her about changing feng shui. Those words sounded mysterious and mysterious. Do you know if they are true or not?

It can be seen that she slept so heavily, Bao Qin couldn't bear to wake her up, so she had to go to sleep with her.

Mingguang Palace is divided into left and right halves, and the right half is the prince's study room. He usually handles official duties and meets with courtiers
here.

The left half is the library, which stores a large number of files and books.

After Xiao Xixi left, Luo Qinghan opened the door next to him, walked into the library, and began to flip through the files of the four southern counties.

Since Xiao Liangdi said that there is a problem with feng shui in the four southern counties, it shows that the four counties should not only have suffered a major
disaster in the past two years, but may have experienced similar disasters before.

After some careful examination, he really found some clues.

Chapter 62: Egg Fried Rice

There was a locust plague in the south five years ago, and the affected area happened to be those four counties. The locu sts crossed the border, the rice fields were
destroyed, and the people had no harvest, and many people died of starvation.

Two years later, there was still a plague in those four counties, and many people died of illness. Later, it was the Tai Hospital and famous doctors from all over the
world who worked hard to develop a cure for the plague.

……

Luo Qinghan frowned as he looked at the dense records in front of him.

It seems that every few years, those four counties will suffer a disaster.

Due to the period of time between them, and the occasional natural and man-made disasters in other places, no one took these things to heart, thinking that they
were just ordinary natural disasters.

But after Xiao Liangdi's mention, Luo Qinghan vaguely felt that there might be a real feng shui problem in these four counties.

He had never believed in these gods and Dao things before, but Xiao Liangdi repeatedly hit him in the face with reality, making him have to admit that there are
indeed things in this world that cannot be clearly explained by common sense.

Luo Qinghan closed the file and already had a decision in his heart.

By the time he walked out of Mingguang Palace, the sky had turned dark.

At this time, Eunuch Chang stepped forward to greet him and said respectfully.

''Royal Highness, Dr. Duan Tai has already returned from the general's mansion. He said that the general's wife and the five ladies of the general's family are
already unhindered. They only need to recuperate for a period of time before they can recover.''

Luo Qinghan responded faintly: ''Hmm.''

Eunuch Chang said again: ''General Zhongwu asked the minions to convey their gratitude to you. He said that the general's mansion owes you two lives. If you can
find a place for him in the future, as long as you say a word, even if it is up to the sword and down to the sea of fire, he will do whatever he wants.''
''Have their family ever asked about Xiao Liangdi?''

Eunuch Chang shook his head: ''I never mentioned it.''

Luo Qinghan said nothing, raised his feet and walked in the direction of Qingge Hall, Eunuch Chang and the eunuchs hurriedly followed.

Xiao Xixi rolled up his sleeves according to the agreement and cooked the fried rice himself.

The rice is used for the rest of the lunch. This kind of rice is more delicious when fried. The eggs are made from eggs laid by hens in the backyard. The eggs are
pure soil eggs, and the beaten egg yolks are particularly yellow and bright.

She knew that the prince's taste was relatively light, and the egg fried rice he gave him was deliberately not spicy.

In addition to egg fried rice, she also photographed a cucumber by the way, fried a small vegetable, and cooked a pot of winter melon soup.

Her cooking skills are limited, so she can only make such a few simple side dishes.

Bao Qin was beside her to help.

She carefully reminded: ''Isn't it not good to give Royal Highness such a vegetarian dish? You have to get at least two meat dishes, okay? ''

Xiao Xi stretched out her hands: ''But I can't do it.''

Bao Qin volunteered: ''But slaves can.''

Xiao Xixi did not hesitate to abdicate to make way for her, and handed over the position of chef to her.

Bao Qin quickly cooked three specialty hard dishes.

All dishes are served one by one.

Luo Qinghan first tasted the fried rice with eggs, and found that it was just rice fried with eggs, nothing special.

He tried patting cucumbers and stir-fried vegetables again, and the taste was still good.

He finished the egg fried rice in the bowl expressionlessly, and by the way, he also ate a lot of fried vegetables and cucumbers. At the end, he didn't forget to drink
another bowl of winter melon soup.

As for the three meat dishes, he hardly moved his chopsticks much.

In the end, all the meat and vegetables went into Xiao Xixi's stomach.

She ate contentedly, touching her belly with emotion: ''Bao Qin's craftsmanship is really great!''

Luo Qinghan thought to himself, if you get tired of the delicacies of the mountains and seas in the future, it would be nice to have such a home-cooked side dish
occasionally.

Chapter 63: It Came True

After eating and drinking, the two washed and fell asleep.

Tonight they still maintained a one-foot-wide distance and did not invade each other.

Probably because of getting used to it, Xiao Xixi was no longer as nervous as before, and soon went to sleep, and there was no more terrifying scene of being
chased by a tiger in his dream.

She slept comfortably until dawn.

Inside the mansion of General Zhongwu.

Xue Shi struggled to get up.

She has been groggy since she fell into the water. After Tai Doctor Duan came yesterday afternoon, she used acupuncture to wake her up and left her with a
prescription002E

She took medicine and slept all night. She felt better today, so she wanted to go to bed to see her little daughter.

Xiao Lingfeng hurriedly stopped her.

''You are still very weak. Dr. Duan told you to recuperate well. You can't move around. If you have anything to tell people to do, you can do it.''

Xue Shi said weakly: ''How is Xiao Zhilan?''

Xiao Lingfeng sat on the side of the bed with his arms around her and comforted her: ''Xiao Zhilan woke up a little later than you. She woke up again in the middle
of the night yesterday. She is still sleeping. There are nurses and maids guarding her. It will be fine.''

Xue leaned on him, his eyes were red.

''It's all my fault. If I hadn't taken good care of Xiao Zhilan, I wouldn't have caused her to stumble into the river with me.''
''Don't think so, you are Xiao Zhilan's mother. No one in the world cares more about her safety than you. You are more sad than anyone else when this kind of
thing happens. Fortunately, both you and Xiao Zhilan are fine. The doctor said that you only need to cultivate well for a per iod of time to heal. You can take a
closer look and get your body well quickly.''

Xue Shi nodded with tears in his eyes: ''Hmm.''

Xiao Lingfeng asked someone to bring the decoction, feed her to drink, then help her lie down and cover her with a quilt.

''You have a good rest, I'll go and see Xiao Zhilan ''

''Hmm.''

Xue Shi watched Xiao Lingfeng leave.

She lay quietly on the bed, but she couldn't sleep.

The day before yesterday, Guogong's little grandson held a full moon wine, and Xue took his little daughter to congratulate him.

There is a stone bridge in the Guogong Mansion. The river under the bridge runs through the entire Guogong Mansion. If you want to enter the backyard, you must
cross the bridge.

When the maid in charge of leading the way walked over the bridge, nothing happened, but when Xue Shi took her little daughter across the bridge, she didn't
know what was going on, and suddenly there was a strong wind.

The little Xiao Zhilan was blown back two steps by the wind, slipped under his feet, and fell straight back!

Xue Shi was shocked and panicked, and hurriedly went to pull her, but she didn't stand still.

The two fell into the river together.

Neither of them can swim, so they can only pounce desperately in the water.

Even in his death throes, Xue Shi still wanted to take her little daughter's arm.

But Xiao Zhilan was entangled in the aquatic plants in the river, and she couldn't break free. She choked on a few large sips of water, and her breathing gradually
became difficult.

When the people from the State Mansion rescued them, Xue Shi was still a little conscious, and Xiao Zhilan was already unconscious.

The mother and daughter were lucky enough to get their lives back this time.

Xue Shi thought of the feeling when she fell into the water, but still had lingering fears.

She and her little daughter almost drowned.

Xue Shi couldn't help but think of Xiao Xixi's warning to her

''Mother and sister must not cross the bridge these days, remember!''

At that time, Xue Shi only felt that Xiao Xixi had a problem with her brain, so why did she say this kind of thing so endlessly?

She didn't take this to heart at all, and even threw away the amulet Xiao Xixi gave her.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Xixi's original words came true.

Chapter 64: She was deceived!

Xue Shi regretted it very much, if she could listen to Xiao Xixi's words, the bridge would be fine.

But on second thought, maybe it was because she saw Xiao Xixi that she was infected with bad luck and suffered this unpredictable disaster.

After all, nothing happened to the general's mansion for more than ten years, but the day after she took her little daughter to see Xiao Xixi, the mother and
daughter fell into the river and almost took their lives.

Xue Shi didn't believe that there was such a coincidence in this world.

She remembered what the wandering Taoist priest said sixteen years ago.

He said that Xiao Xixi was a natural evil star, who specialized in killing relatives. As long as she was related by blood, she would be killed by her.

If you don't want to be beaten to death by her, you have to stay away from her.

Xue Shi thought to herself that the Taoist was right. She just saw Xiao Xixi and fell into the river and almost drowned.

The more she thought about it, the more scared she became, and she made up her mind to stay away from the evil star in the future.

The news that the prince had spent the night in the Qingge Hall for two consecutive nights quickly spread throughout the East Palace.

In the Golden Wind Hall, Concubine Li Bianfei directly swept the decoction in front of her to the ground, gritting her teeth with hatred.
''I thought Xiao Liangdi was a fool. As long as she coaxed her casually, she could be obedient. I didn't expect this woman's scheming to be deeper than Concubine
Bai Bianfei. She must have pretended to be stupid before! I was deceived, the prince was deceived, and everyone was deceived by her!''

Caiyun hurriedly persuaded: ''The empress, don't be angry, then Xiao Liangdi is only temporarily favoured, let's wait, sooner or later she will be unlucky!''

Concubine Li Bianfei is now in a hurry to attack her heart, where can she still hear these words?

She blushed and said, ''I can't wait anymore. I can't let Xiao Liangdi continue to be favoured. This woman is very insidious. She must be stepped on as soon as
possible!''

''Empress, what do you want to do?''

''You go and call Zhao Meimei and say that I have something to discuss with her.''

The prince only said that she was not allowed to leave the Golden Wind Hall before she finished copying the scriptures, but did not say that the palace ladies
around her could not leave, let alone invite others into the Golden Wind Hall.

Caiyun hurriedly walked out.

Zhao Meiren also entered the East Palace last year. She is seventeen years old this year. She is born with bright eyes and white teeth, and can sing and dance well.
She is a rare beauty.

But because she was too courageous, and her father was just a seventh-grade official, she was usually cautious in doing things and speaking, for fear of offending
others, which caused her to have a low sense of existence in East Palace.

Knowing that Concubine Li Bianfei had something to look for herself, Zhao Meimei was a little uneasy, but she didn't dare to delay, so she immediately followed
Caiyun to the Golden Wind Hall.

The decoction that was originally swept to the ground by Concubine Li Bianfei has been packed up.

Concubine Li Bianfei had also cleaned up her mood. At this time, she was leaning on the soft couch, her face was a little pal e, and she looked quite weak.

Zhao Meimei bowed her knees respectfully and saluted.

Concubine Li Bianfei beckoned to her: ''There is no need to be polite between sisters. Sister, come and sit down. We haven't spoken like this for a long time.''

Zhao Meimei moved over cautiously, lifted her skirt, and sat down on the edge of the room.

Concubine Li Bianfei took her hand, looked at her up and down, and couldn't help but praise: ''I haven't seen her for a few days. My sister is really getting more
and more Peugeot, but her makeup is too plain and she doesn't look energetic enough. Caiyun, go and get the jewellery box on the dressing table.''

Caiyun soon brought a heavy and exquisite wooden box.

Concubine Li opened the lid casually, revealing the ambilight jewellery inside.

She was generous and authentic: ''Sister, see if there is anything you like in it?''

Chapter 65: I can protect you

Zhao Meimei didn't dare to look at it at all, and said hurriedly: ''My sister is too polite. I have my own jewellery, so I don't need my sister to spend money.''

''You, you just have too little courage. As everyone knows, in this harem, you just starve to death the bold and the timid. If you want to live like an individual, you
have to work hard to fight and grab. If you don't fight or grab, you can only be trampled on the ground and become the mud that is trampled on by others.''

As Li Bianfei said, she casually picked up a butterfly golden hairpin inlaid with jade and inserted it into Zhao Mei's bun.

Zhao Meimei suddenly felt that her whole head was a pound heavier.

She wanted to take off the golden hairpin.

Concubine Li Bianfei stopped her movements: ''Don't move, just wear it like this. It's so beautiful. If the prince sees you like this, he will definitely be moved.''

Hearing this, Zhao Meimei's movements stopped.

As long as it is a woman who marries into the East Palace, there is no one who does not admire the prince, not to mention that the prince is still so beautiful, which
is even more exciting.

Zhao Meimei is naturally no exception.

The first time she saw the prince, she was moved by this cold and aloof man.

It's a pity that the prince never noticed her.

Thinking of this, Zhao Meimei felt a trace of loss in her heart.

Concubine Li Bianfei could see what she was thinking at a glance, and said affectionately: ''Silly sister, if you like it, you have to fight for it. You can't wait for the
prince to sit at home every day. Look at Xiao Liangdi. In order to get the prince's attention, she even jumped up and hugged the prince's thigh in broad daylight.
Look at the favor she is getting now. This is what she tried her best to get.''

Zhao Meimei lowered her head and whispered: ''I'm not as bold as her, I dare not.''
''What's so dare not? As long as you can give it up, you will definitely get the prince's attention.''

Zhao Meimei still shook her head: ''I am different from her. She is the daughter of a general and is not afraid of offending people. But I'm just the daughter of a
long history of seven products. If I annoy the prince, no one can protect me.''

''I can protect you.''

Zhao Meimei was taken aback, and her eyes were full of confusion and doubt when she looked at Concubine Li Bianfei.

In her impression, Concubine Li Bianfei is not the kind of good person who will protect others for no reason.

To be precise, in this harem, there has never been such a bad person who will think of others for no reason.

Concubine Li Bianfei knew that words alone could not impress the other party, so she took off the jade bracelet on her wrist.

''This is a relic left by my grandmother. I wear it on my body every day. It is my most beloved jewellery. I will give it to you now. From now on, you will be my
sister. No matter what happens to you, I will help you.''

Zhao Meimei looked at the jade bracelet with a clear texture in front of her, and her whole body was stunned.

She didn't expect that Concubine Li Bianfei could even take out such important things. Could it be that Concubine Li Bianfei really wanted to help her? But why?

Concubine Li Yan took up Zhao Meimei's right hand and put the jade bracelet on it.

The translucent jade bracelet set off Zhao Meimei's wrists more slender and fair.

Concubine Li Bianfei smiled and exclaimed: ''It's really a beautiful jade with a beautiful woman!''

Zhao Meimei looked at the jade bracelet on her wrist, still in a daze: ''Why is my sister helping me?''

''If I said that you are pleasing to the eye and think that we are destined, you would definitely not believe it. Now that I have recognized you as my sister, I won't
tell you these imaginary things. The reason why I helped you is because I want you to compete for favour with Xiao Liangdi. I don't expect you to completely grab
the prince from Xiao Liangdi. I just need you to make the prince stop loving Xiao Liangdi so much. Originally, you didn't need to do this, but I'm sick now and I
won't get better for a while. I can only ask you to help me out. Sister, you shouldn't want to see the prince monopolized by Xiao Liangdi, right?''

Chapter 66: I'm waiting for your Good news

Of course Zhao Meimei didn't want to.

With so many women in the East Palace, if the prince is monopolized by Xiao Liangdi, what about other women?

Do you want them to be widowed?

Zhao Meimei didn't want to be the flower that no one cared about and could only wither alone. She also wanted to be loved by the prince.

She raised her head slightly and asked cautiously: ''What does my sister think I should do?''

Concubine Li Bianfei leaned into her ear and whispered a few words.

After Zhao Meimei listened, a look of hesitation appeared on her face.

''Is this really going to work?''

Concubine Li Bianfei curled her lips and chuckled: ''The prince's birth mother is from Chenliu County, and you happen to be from Chenliu County. This is a great
opportunity given to you by God, and it will definitely work. ''

Zhao Meimei nodded: ''I will try.''

Concubine Li Bianfei clenched her hand: ''You can't just try, you have to go all out. If you don't succeed this time, Xiao Liangdi will definitely seize the
opportunity to step on you to death. Waiting for you in the future, it can only be the old man who died in limbo.''

Zhao Meimei's delicate body shook slightly.

She pursed her lips, her tone became decisive.

''I see.''

Concubine Li Bianfei generously gave her a lot of things again, and then said softly: ''Sister, you go back and prepare well, and I will wait for your good news.''

Zhao Meimei left the Golden Wind Hall with a heavy heart.

Concubine Li Bianfei leaned on the soft couch, looked down at her bright red nails, and ordered carelessly.

''Caiyun, you let someone stare at Zhao Meimei, and as soon as you find that she is moving, you will notify me immediately.''

''Here.''

……

This morning, hundreds of civil and military officials discussed the drought in the south.
Many people have said that they must pay for disaster relief.

The group of people in the Ministry of Household cried and shouted that the treasury was out of money. If they had to take the money, they would have to crash to
death on the gate of the treasury.

There was a lot of noise in the court.

The emperor had a headache.

At this time Luo Qinghan stood up and made a suggestion.

''Erchen suggested digging tributaries in the middle and lower reaches of the Yijiang River to introduce the river water into t he hinterland of Jingshou County.
With the river water, the people of Jingshou County can avoid the suffering of drought.''

As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted the ridicule of the great prince Luo Yechen.

The prince said easily: ''Do you think that digging tributaries is a child's play house? Do you know how much manpower, material resources and time it takes to
dig out a branch? When you dig out the tributaries, I'm afraid the people in the south are already thirsty to death!''

Luo Qinghan said methodically: ''I have already checked. Yijiang is next to Jingshou County, and there happens to be a natural ravine in the middle. As long as we
let people dig a hole in the middle and lower reaches of the Yijiang River and find a way to introduce the river into the ravine, the river can flow down the river
and enter the hinterland of Jingshou County. In this way, it does not take much manpower and time to draw a branch for Jingshou County. ''

Luo Yechen didn't expect to be able to do this. He wanted to refute but couldn't find anything to say. In the end, he could only turn his head angrily and stopped
looking at the prince.

The second prince Luo Yunxuan spoke up at this moment, his tone was much calmer than that of the eldest brother.

''The prince's idea is a good one, but it can be considered a success. At most, it can only save more than half of the people in Jingshou County. People in other
places still have to suffer from drought. The problem of drought has still not been solved.''

Luo Qinghan said: ''It's better to be able to save one place than to do nothing and look at it.''

Luo Yunxuan smiled: ''The prince has a bit of truth in what he said.''

The emperor thought about it again and again, and decided to adopt the prince's suggestion.

Just like the prince said, one place can be saved, and the drought situation in other places will look back and think of other ways.

Chapter 67: Digging a Pit

At this time, Luo Yunxuan stood up again and said sincerely: ''The prince is a genius, and he can come up with a strategy to dig tributaries. He is really capable. In
my humble opinion, it is better to leave the solution to the drought to the prince. Do it, so that the people of the world can see, eve n if the crown prince of our
Dasheng Dynasty is compared with his father, he is not much inferior.''

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the civil and military officials all changed a little.

Luo Yunxuan's words sounded like he was praising the prince, but in fact, he deliberately pushed the prince into the wind and waves.

Especially the last sentence, which actually compares the prince with the emperor, isn't this provoking the relationship between father and son?

Someone secretly went to see the emperor's face.

The emperor didn't react much. He didn't seem to take the last words of the second prince to heart. He waved his hand and immediately gave the order.

''The second prince is right, and the prince will be solely responsible for disaster relief.''

Luo Qingshan handed in his hand and said, ''I will obeys the order!''

After retreating, hundreds of civil and military officials walked out of Weiyang Palace in groups of three or five.

Luo Yunxuan was stopped by Luo Yechen.

Luo Yechen said angrily: ''What's the matter with you, second child? Why did you speak for the prince just now?''

Luo Yunxuan smiled slightly: ''Brother, the prince is our brother, of course I want to help him speak.''

''Don't come with me like this! What kind of brother is not a brother? Since the day he took away my position as the prince, I have never regarded him as a brother
again!''

Luo Yunxuan put away his smile and lowered his voice: ''Brother, please speak carefully!''

Luo Yechen said with disdain: ''We grew up together. Don't I know what you're thinking? Pretending to dignified, in fact, there is more bad water in your stomach
than anyone else. You, like me, don't want the third to be the prince. I don't understand. Since you don't want the third prince to be the prince, why do you want to
help him speak?''

Luo Yunxuan didn't want to continue entangling with this stupid eldest brother, and said gently: ''I don't understand what the eldest brother said. I still have
something to do. Let's go first and leave.''

After speaking, he floated away.

Luo Yechen screamed at his back: ''Hypocrite!''

He didn't understand Luo Yunxuan's intentions, so he didn't think about it anymore, and went directly to ask the staff.

As the eldest prince, he has a lot of capable people under his hands, and naturally there are many people with flexible minds.

The staff heard him finish the original story, and after a little thought, they came to a conclusion.

''The second prince is deliberately digging a hole for the prince.''

Luo Yechen came with interest: ''Oh?''

''The drought situation in the south is very serious this time, but the imperial court cannot allocate funds for disaster relief, but if it is left alone, it will definitely
cause grievances among the people. Now that the prince has taken over this hot potato, if he cannot solve the problem perfectly, in the future he will not only be
punished by the emperor, but also bear the infamy of the people. If he is a little careless, he may not even be able to keep the position of the prince.''

Luo Yechen's eyes lit up.

He patted his thigh and smiled excitedly: ''That's it! The second is worthy of being the most central among our brothers, and only he can think of this kind of
damage!''

He began to look forward to it, expecting that the prince would be scolded and scolded for not being able to solve the drought.

If the third son really loses the position of prince, when his father becomes prince again, he should give priority to his eldest son.

When he thought of this, Luo Yechen's heart was hot.

In the study room of Mingguang Palace.

The Crown Prince shook his white beard and asked tremblingly, ''Royal Highness, do you have any solution to the drought in the four counties in the south?''

Chapter 68: I will properly solve this drought situation

Luo Qinghan knelt and sat on the cushion, his waist straight, like a proud snow pine.

''I said, we have to dig tributaries to divert water into Jingshou County.''

The prince Shaobao was impatient and couldn't wait to interrupt: ''Your method can only solve the water problem of some of the victims in Jingshou County, but
the drought situation in other places still can't be solved!''

Luo Qinghan was definitely authentic: ''As long as you do what you say, the drought situation in the four southern counties can be solved.''

The seven people present were all confidants of the prince.

It stands to reason that they should believe the prince unconditionally, but what the prince said really made them unable to believe it.

Just one branch can solve the drought situation in the four southern counties. How can this be possible? It's nonsense!

They discussed for a whole day, but in the end nothing was discussed.

When Luo Qingshan walked out of Mingguang Palace, the sun had already set.

At this time, a little eunuch came over and said respectfully: ''Tell Your Royal Highness, the Queen Mother invites you to come over.''

''Now?''

''Yeah.''

Luo Qingshan didn't ask any more questions, and said lightly: ''Go to Jiaofang Hall.''

As soon as he entered the Jiaofang Hall, Luo Qingshan felt that the air had become cold and heavy.

He saluted respectfully: ''Please accept my greeting, mother.''

The bamboo curtain was raised, and Queen Qin walked out slowly.

She was wearing a purple wide-sleeved placket skirt, and the long skirt dragged across the white marble floor.

She always likes to wear this deep colour, just as she feels Deep, depressed, indifferent.

Empress Qin: ''I heard that you received the imperial edict to solve the drought in the south today.''

Luo Qinghan: ''Yes.''

''Then you have a solution?''

''Your son intends to enter Jingshou County with a branch from Yijiang…''

Empress Qin interrupted him: ''You have already said this method, so you don't have to say it. The palace wants to know if you have any other methods?''

Luo Qingshan lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Empress Qin's tone became colder and colder: ''Since you don't have a perfect solution, why do you want to be strong? Do you know how many people are secretly
waiting to see your jokes? The palace finally pushed you to the position of prince. If you can't even keep the position of prince, what's the use of the palace to
support you?! ''

Every question was like a heavy hammer fished out of the ice cellar, hitting Luo Qinghan's heart hard.

It hurts and it's cold.

Luo Qinghan pursed his lips: ''I will properly solve this drought situation, please be relieved.''

Empress Qin moved her gaze away from him, as if she didn't want to see him again.

''You can do it yourself.''

Luo Qinghan took out an amulet from his sleeve and offered it with both hands: ''Mother, this is the amulet that I entrusted to you. It can keep you safe and
healthy.''

Empress Qin didn't even take a look at it, and said coldly: ''Are you cornered now and have you started to beg God to believe in Buddhism?''

Luo Qingshan put the amulet on the ground in front of him, and said respectfully: ''The mother will rest early, take care of the phoenix body, and the son will
retire.''

He withdrew from the Jiaofang Hall.

But the depression that was pressing on my heart still hadn't dissipated.

He walked down the steps with a heavy step.

Brothers are waiting to see his jokes.

The confidants didn't believe him, and the mother didn't believe him either.

Did he ever have a trustworthy person in this palace?

At this moment, an indescribable sense of loneliness surrounded him.

Eunuch Chang asked cautiously.

''Is Royal Highness going back to Mingguang Palace?''

Luo Qingshan looked at the long night ahead, and it took a long time before he said.

''Go to Qingge Hall.''

Chapter 69: Singing

In the Qingge Hall, Xiao Xixi was sitting on the cushion with her legs stretched out, her right hand propped on her cheek, her eyelids sinking a little bit.

Bao Qin stood at the door and stretched her neck to look out, muttering in a low voice.

''Why hasn't Royal Highness come yet? Is there something delayed?''

She waited for a while, but still couldn't wait for the prince's car to drive.

She turned her head to look at Xiao Liangdi, but saw that Xiao Liangdi's eyelids had completely closed.

This master is actually dozing off!

It's getting dark, and the prince hasn't appeared yet. Not only is her master not in a hurry, can he still sleep?

How big is this heart?!

Bao Qin walked over with a bitter face, waiting angrily for her master's sleeping face, and wanted to wake her up, but in the end she was not ruthless, and turned
and left angrily.

After a while, Bao Qin came back again, holding a blanket in his hand.

She gently covered Xiao Liangdi with a blanket.

Although it is the end of summer and the temperature is not low, it is still a bit cold at night. It is not good if you are frozen and sick.

Xiao Xi's eyelashes trembled.

She opened her eyes and sat up a little straight, her mind still in a state of half-dreaming and half-waking.

It took a while for her to realize where she was.

She rubbed her eyes and asked in a low voice, ''When is it now?''

Bao Qin said: ''It's already time.''

''Oh, it's seven o'clock…''

Bao Qin was full of question marks: ''What did you say?''

''It's nothing,'' Xiao Xixi clutched her belly and lay on the table, like a pool of melted ice cream, ''I'm so hungry, when can I have dinner?''

Bao Qin felt so distressed that she coaxed softly: ''Wait a minute, Royal Highness the Prince should be here soon.''

Xiao Xi hummed: ''The prince didn't say that he would come to Qingge Hall tonight. What if he didn't come?''

''It shouldn't be. The prince has spent the night in our Qingge Hall these days, and we have used it for dinner. It stands to reason that he should come tonight.
Maybe something has been delayed. Why don't the slaves let someone inquire about it?''

Xiao Xi was so hungry that she was weak and said, ''Go and go back.''

''Okay.''

Bao Qin turned around and walked out, calling a clever little eunuch.

''Qingsong, go and find out, and see where Royal Highness is now. Will you come to Qingge Hall tonight?''

Qingsong responded with a full mouth, and ran out of the Qingge Hall in a daze.

Not far after he ran out, he saw the prince's car driving. He was about to go forward to meet the ceremony, but suddenly heard a woman's song not far away.

He couldn't help but stop.

Not only Qingsong, but Luo Qingshan not far away also heard the song.

The tune of the song is gentle and gentle, and the lyrics are not the common Shengjing elegant words, but the dialect of Country Liujun. It sounds soft and soft,
with a different kind of soft rhythm.

Luo Qingshan couldn't help hearing it.

When his concubine was still alive, he had heard her sing this ditty.

At that time, he was too young to remember the lyrics, so he only vaguely remembered the tune.

Since the death of his concubine, he has never heard this kind of minor tunes again.

Thinking of his late concubine, Luo Qinghan had thousands of thoughts in his heart. He walked out of the chariot and walked slowly in the direction where the
song came from.

Seeing Qingsong in the distance, he secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good. It must be some vixen who was deliberately singing to seduce the prince.

Seeing the prince like that, he must have taken the bait.

Qingsong hesitated again but decided to follow quietly and have a look.

He needs to know which vixen is singing?

Chapter 70: Beauty Zhao, This is a success!

The closer you get, the clearer the song will be.

In addition to the gentle tune, there is also a kind of sorrow that is so strong that it can't be melted away, which makes people feel uncomfortable to hear.

Luo Qingshan stopped and looked at the woman with her back to him in front of her, and became silent.

It wasn't until a song was sung that the woman turned around.

Qingsong, who was hiding in the dark, opened his eyes wide and took a closer look.

Through the bright moonlight, he could see the woman's appearance clearly, but it was Zhao Meimei!

Zhao Meimei didn't expect the prince to be here, her face turned pale with fright, and she hurriedly knelt down to salute.

''The concubine paid a visit to Royal Highness the Prince. I don't know that Royal Highness the Prince is here. The concubine failed to salute in time. Please
punish me Royal Highness.''

Her voice was originally nice, but at this time she trembled slightly because of panic, and she had a delicate feeling of pity when she saw him. No one could bear
to criticize her after listening to it.

Luo Qinghan asked her to get up.

Zhao Meimei was wearing a moon-white drag-looking fairy dress, and the soft and light fabric was attached to her body, which made her posture more graceful
and slender. With her white, tender and pretty melon seed face and ruddy and plump lips, she was even more beautiful. It is i ncomparably beautiful.

This was the first time she had seen the prince so close, and she was both nervous and excited.

She raised her head cautiously and looked at the prince with shame and timidity.
There was obvious affection hidden in her eyes.

Luo Qinghan asked, ''What did you sing just now?''

''It's a minor from my hometown, called ''Watching Xia in the Evening Boat''.''

''Your hometown is in Chenliu County?''

''Yes.''

Luo Qinghan looked at her steadily for a moment: ''I don't even know that there are fellow concubines in the East Palace from that place. How did you get into the
palace?''

Zhao Meimei's cheeks were flushed when he saw her, and she replied shyly: ''This concubine entered the palace during the draft last year.''

''It's so late, you are not staying in your own house, what are you doing here?''

''The concubine has been in the palace for more than half a year. She misses her relatives in her hometown very much, but she doesn't dare to tell others about this.
She can only quietly run here and sing the minor of her hometown to comfort the suffering of homesickness.''

At the end, Zhao Meimei lowered her head in frustration, and the butterfly golden hairpin between her buns trembled slightly.

Luo Qinghan stretched out his right hand, pinched her chin, and forced her to raise her head.

The two looked at each other.

Zhao Meimei looked at the prince's handsome face, her heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably, and her body was a little soft.

She was so shy that she wanted to avoid it, but she was unwilling to do so. Her voice trembled softly, like a begonia flower in its brightest bloom, waiting for a
lover to pick it.

''Royal Highness…''

Eunuch Chang deliberately reminded Royal Highness that it was still outside here. It would be bad if someone passed by and sa w this scene. If Royal Highness
wanted to kiss her, it would be more appropriate to go back to the house.

But he knew the prince's temperament, and if he said this, he would definitely get a knife in the eye.

Eunuch Chang could only sigh secretly and waved his hands to the palace eunuchs behind him.

Everyone turned around very interestingly, not daring to look any more.

Qingsong, who was hiding in the dark, saw this scene and thought to herself, Zhao Mei has succeeded!

He was afraid that if he looked at it again, he would see something inappropriate for children. Anyway, he already knew what he should know. There was no need
to stay here anymore. He simply retracted his gaze and ran away quietly.

Luo Qinghan looked coldly at Zhao Meimei who was close at hand, unresponsive to her shyness, her eyes were as cold as a knife.

''Who asked you to come here to sing? Who told you that you are from Chenliu County?''

Zhao Meimei's body shook, and then her whole body froze in place.

Her pupils shrank slightly, and the expression on her face was flustered for a moment.

''What is Royal Highness talking about? The concubine couldn't understand.''

Chapter 71: Let's Not wait for him

Luo Qinghan's hand moved slowly down, pinching her neck, and her dark eyes were cold and murderous.

''I will give you one last chance. If you don't tell the truth, I will break your neck now.''

Zhao Meimei had imagined many kinds of prince's reactions after seeing her, but she didn't expect him to be murderous to her.

She could feel that the prince really wanted to kill her.

The hand that pinched her was like an ice sculpture cast in iron, almost freezing her blood.

She opened her eyes wide in horror and said shivering.

''It's Concubine Li Bianfei!''

Luo Qinghan still didn't have the slightest temperature on his face.

''It's really Concubine Li Bianfei. The concubine did not lie to you. She gave this jade bracelet to me, and this golden hairpin!'' Zhao Meimei took off the golden
hairpin on her head and the jade bracelet on her wrist, and shivered and held it in front of the prince, her eyes full of horror.

''It was Concubine Li who told the concubine that His Royal Highness's concubine was from Chenliu Country, and she also asked her concubine to come here to
sing. She said that doing so would attract Her Royal Highness's attention. The concubine doesn't know anything. The concubine just wants to be loved by you.
Please, for the sake of the concubine's infatuation, spare the concubine's life!''
Luo Qinghan let go of his hand.

Zhao Meimei staggered back two steps, she covered her neck, the blood on her face had completely faded, only pale.

Luo Qinghan took out the silk handkerchief, wiped his right hand carefully, and looked at Zhao Meimei with frighteningly cold eyes.

''Not rolling yet?''

Zhao Meimei was so scared that her ass was leaking urine, and she fled in a panic.

Luo Qinghan threw the silk handkerchief to the ground casually, raised his foot and left the place.

This time he went in the direction not of Qingge Hall, but of Golden Wind Hall.

Eunuch Chang never expected that things would be such a development. He was stunned for a while before he reacted, and hurriedly took a group of palace
eunuchs to catch up.

……

Qingsong trotted all the way back to the Qingge Hall.

Bao Qin was standing at the door and looking around, her eyes lit up when she saw Qingsong coming back.

''Did you find out? Where is His Royal Highness? When can I get to Qingge Hall?''

Qingsong panted and waved his hand: ''Royal Highness the Prince can't come anymore!''

Bao Qin was stunned: ''Why?''

''Royal Highness the prince was stopped by Zhao Meimei. Royal Highness the Prince is afraid that he will stay in Yingxue Pavilion tonight, and he will definitely
not be able to come to our Qingge Hall.''

Bao Qin was taken aback: ''How could a Zhao Beauty be killed halfway?''

Qingsong carefully explained what he had seen and heard.

The more Bao Qin listened, the more ugly her face became.

She gave Qingsong a silver naked seed, told him not to tell him what happened tonight, and then turned around and returned to the house.

Xiao Xixi asked weakly: ''Can I have dinner?'' I'm really hungry. ''

When Baoqin thought that her master was hungry and waiting for the prince, but the prince was spending time with other women, she felt angry.

She said angrily: ''Eat! The slave will go and get you something to eat, you can eat whatever you want!''

Xiao Xi was a little surprised: ''Don't you have to wait for the prince?''

Bao Qin couldn't bear to tell her the truth, and said vaguely: ''The prince has something to do tonight, so he shouldn't be able to come. Let's not wait for him.''

''Oh.''

Xiao Xixi didn't think much about it, and began to wait for her dinner obediently.

Bao Qin rushed into the small kitchen aggressively, rolled up her sleeves, picked up the kitchen knife, and began to chop the fish, as if it was not the fish that she
chopped up, but Zhao Meimei's vixen.

The huge sound could be heard from a long distance.

Xiao Xi asked the palace maid next to her.

''Who made Bao Qin angry?''

The palace ladies shook their heads and said they didn't know.

In the Golden Wind Hall, Concubine Li Bianfei had just fallen asleep. When she heard that the prince was coming, she was surprised and happy. She got up
quickly and asked the palace ladies to wait for her to wash and change clothes.

Before she could put on her clothes, the prince had already strode into the house.

Chapter 72: A Hundred Times

Concubine Li Bianfei hurriedly saluted.

''The concubine met Royal Highness the Prince.''

Her clothes are not neat now, her hair is not combed, her face is facing the sky, and she looks far less flamboyant than usual.

Luo Qinghan asked coldly when he spoke.

''Where did you learn that my concubine is from Chenliu County?''

His concubine left early, and because her hometown was far away, her relatives were not around. After she died, the palace di d not remember her anymore, and
there were very few people who knew her origin.

Concubine Li Bianfei was taken aback.

She didn't expect that the prince's visit at night was actually for this matter.

She raised her head and met the prince's cold and frosty gaze, her heart tightened, and her lips trembled uncontrollably.

''The concubines are just hearing people talk about it.''

''Who did you listen to?''

Concubine Li Bianfei panicked at this time. She didn't dare to lie and told everything she knew.

''It's Concubine Ning. Her concubine once met her occasionally in the imperial garden. She took her concubine to drink tea and enjoy the flowers toget her. By the
way, she talked about something that was not there, and she just happened to talk about Royal Highness's concubine.''

It's Concubine Ning again.

Luo Qinghan suppressed the irritability in his heart and asked coldly: ''Have you finished copying the Lotus Sutra that I asked you to copy before?''

Concubine Li Bianfei said in shame: ''I has been sick recently, and I haven't had time to copy it for the time being.''

''Then you keep copying. If you don't copy it a hundred times, you are not allowed to take a step out of the Golden Wind Hall.'' Luo Qinghan paused and added,
''No one else is allowed to come to the Golden Wind Hall to see you.''

Concubine Li Bianfei opened her eyes wide in disbelief.

''One or a hundred times? Didn't Your Highness say that you only copied it thirty times before?''

Why did it more than triple in a blink of an eye?!

Luo Qinghan's voice was as ice as a knife, cold and sharp: ''I have to let you find something to do, so that you don't have to chew your tongue with others in the
future. How can you talk about the lonely concubine?'' Just copy the scriptures this time, forget it, and next time, I will cut your tongue directly.''

Concubine Li Bianfei shivered all over, and fell directly to her knees on the ground.

''The concubine is wrong, the concubine must have copied it a hundred times!''

Luo Qinghan shook his sleeves and left with a cold expression on his face.

When everyone was gone, Concubine Li Bianfei stood up with Caiyun's help.

Under the combination of horror and fear, Concubine Li Bianfei was in a cold sweat, her clothes were soaked in sweat, and her face was extremely ugly.

Caiyun said worriedly: ''Empress, you must hold on.''

Concubine Li Bianfei sat on the soft couch, and it took a long time to recover from her fright.

She remembered that the reason why she was punished by the prince was all because of Zhao Meimei.

Concubine Li Bianfei couldn't help but get angry from her heart and cursed bitterly.

''That useless waste of Zhao Mei, not only she not seduced the prince, but she actually sold me in turn. Let's wait and see how I clean her up in the future!''

After leaving the Golden Wind Hall, it was already late.

Eunuch Chang asked cautiously while observing the prince's face.

''Is Your Highness still going to Qingge Hall?''

Luo Qinghan did not hesitate to be authentic.

''Go.''

In this palace, which is full of power struggles and profit everywhere, only the Qingge Hall is still clean.

The prince's car stopped in front of the Qingge Hall.

When the little eunuchs guarding the door saw them, they hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

Luo Qinghan got out of the car and walked inside blankly.

Eunuch Chang sang loudly.

''Royal Highness the Prince is here!''

Xiao Xixi was stuffing fish balls into her mouth, and she was frightened by this cry. The fish balls were swallowed by her, stuck in her throat and eyes.

I couldn't vomit or swallow, and the whole person was suffocating.

Bao Qin was shocked and rushed up and slapped her back vigorously.

Chapter 73: Unhappy

When Luo Qingshan walked in, she frowned slightly when she saw Xiao Liangdi clutching her neck and panting for breath.

''What's the matter?''

Bao Qin hurriedly knelt down on the ground: ''Xiao Liangdi was stuck by the fish ball.''

Luo Qinghan walked over and used his internal strength to pat Xiao Xixi lightly on the back.

The fish ball was spit out immediately.

Xiao Xixi panted for breath, so close that he almost choked to death by a fish ball.

Luo Qinghan looked at her coldly: ''How stupid are you, can you get stuck eating fish balls?''

Xiao Xixi was particularly aggrieved.

I thought to myself that if it weren't for you to show up suddenly, I wouldn't be stuck by the fish ball.

She stood up and saluted in a regular manner.

Luo Qinghan frowned tighter as he looked at the sumptuous meal on the table.

''I haven't come yet, so you just started eating?''

Xiao Xixi explained in a low voice: ''The concubine has been waiting for you for a long time, and she is too hungry. Thinking that it is so late, you should not
come, so the concubine will eat first.''

She paused, and then asked cautiously: ''Have you had dinner yet?'' If it's useless, please use it with your concubine, who has just started to eat it.''

Luo Qinghan said nothing, and sat down directly at the table.

Bao Qin immediately said, ''The slave will go and fry two more dishes.''

Xiao Xixi nodded vigorously: ''Okay, okay!''

Bao Qin left happily.

She thought that Royal Highness the prince had been taken away by Zhao Meimei, but she didn't expect that the prince had actually come to the Qingge Hall
again.

What does this mean?

This shows that the prince is true love to her master!

What if Zhao Meimei becomes a demon halfway? Royal Highness finally chose Xiao Liangdi!

Bao Qin's heart was bubbling with beauty when she thought of this, and she was even more motivated when she fried the dishes.

A pair of clean dishes and chopsticks were placed in front of Luo Qinghan.

Xiao Xixi diligently served him vegetables and soup.

''Your Highness only eats at this time. You must be hungry. Eat more quickly. You are still growing up at your age. You can grow taller by eating more.''

Luo Qinghan drank soup and ate vegetables blankly, without saying a word throughout the process.

Soon Bao Qin came over with two fragrant dishes.

Xiao Xixi quickly stretched out her chopsticks to pick vegetables, and sighed while eating: ''It's so delicious, Bao Qin, just for your cooking skills, I can love you
for 10,000 years!''

''What nonsense is the little master talking about?'' Bao Qin blushed and ran away.

After eating and drinking, Luo Qinghan went to wash.

When he came out after bathing, he saw Xiao Xixi already lying asleep on the couch.

Luo Qinghan stood by the bed and looked at the woman in silence.

He is in a bad mood tonight.

Everyone stood on the opposite side of him, just because he believed her proposal.

He thought that even if the whole world didn't believe him, at least she would be in the same camp as him.

But she didn't ask anything, so she fell asleep heartlessly.

Damn woman.

Luo Qinghan's dissatisfaction grew exponentially.

He stretched out his hand, pinched the woman's face, and pulled her delicate and fair face almost into shape.

Xiao Xi was awakened by the pain.

She opened her mouth and made a vague voice.

''What is Your Highness doing?''

Luo Qinghan let go of her hand, looked at the red marks pinched out of her face, and said coldly: ''Get up.''

Xiao Xixi could only get up with difficulty, rubbed her face that was still a little painful, and asked aggrieved: ''It's so late, your Highness doesn't sleep, what are
you doing with your concubine?''

''Can't you see it?''

Xiao Xixi looked confused: ''Huh?''

''I'm in a bad mood.''

Since she couldn't see it, he told her personally.

Anyway, he can't make himself unhappy alone.

He had to pull her unhappy together.

Chapter 74: Need Someone to Coax

The night is thick and the moonlight is bright.

Most of the people in the palace at this time were already asleep.

It is the quietest time of the day.

Usually Xiao Xixi must have fallen asleep with the quilt in her arms at this moment, but now, she can only sit under the porch and accompany her Royal Highness
to enjoy the moon.

All this was because the prince said that he was in a bad mood and needed to be coaxed.

The way to coax him is to accompany him to watch the moon.

Xiao Xixi yawned for the twenty-third time tonight, and the corners of her eyes overflowed with physiological tears.

She is really sleepy!

Luo Qinghan sat upright, wearing a loose moon-white nightdress, and an ink-coloured nightdress on the outside. His black hair hung like ink behind him, and the
tail of his hair fell on the white marble-paved ground, winding and entrenched.

He suddenly felt his shoulders sink, turned his head to look, and saw that Xiao Liangdi was already asleep, her head leaning on his shoulder.

He frowned slightly, his dark and deep eyes filled with dissatisfaction, and he raised his hand to push her head away.

''Are you so sleepy?''

Xiao Xixi had to sit up straight and rubbed her eyes while replying: ''Yes, your concubine really wants to sleep.''

Luo Qinghan tonight was particularly cruel and ruthless.

''Don't sleep.''

He is in a bad mood and can't sleep, so naturally he can't see others sleeping soundly.

Xiao Xixi asked crying and chirping: ''Royal Highness, your concubine has already accompanied you to watch the moon. What else do you want your concubine to
do?''

Luo Qinghan remembered the rural minor that Zhao Meimei sang tonight, and he said coldly: ''I want to hear you sing.''

Isn't it just singing, she can do this!

Xiao Xixi cheer up, like a song-ordering machine that can't get feelings, and asked sincerely: ''What kind of song do you want to listen to?'' Is it cheerful? Still
sad?''

Luo Qinghan didn't answer the rhetorical question: ''Is there any song that can make you feel better?''

''Yes, do you need a backing dancer?''

Unexpectedly, the dance could be included, Luo Qinghan became a little interested: ''Yes.''
Xiao Xi stood up, cleared his throat, moved his muscles, and then began to sing and dance.

''My friend, I want to tell you proudly.

My friend, I want to tell you proudly, oh~~

I'm really good, I'm really good

I'm really, really, really, really, really good! ''

Luo Qinghan: ''……''

He has never done anything he regrets in his life.

But at this moment, he rarely regretted it.

He shouldn't expect this woman to sing any normal songs!

After the song was sung, Xiao Xixi bowed with special respect and dedication: ''Thank you, the Royal Highness, for giving his concubine this opportunity to show
her talents. After the concubine sang this song, she really felt in a much better mood and felt much better.''

Luo Qinghan was expressionless: ''But my mood has not changed for the better.''

''Why don't you sing it again? Please believe in yourself, as long as you finish singing this song, your mood will get better immediately!''

Luo Qinghan ruthlessly refused: ''No.''

The prince of his dignified and prosperous dynasty, even if he died, even if he jumped from here, it would never be possible to sing such a shameless song!

Xiao Xixi knew that the prince loved his face, and he didn't embarrass him, so he made another suggestion.

''Or, this concubine will tell you a joke, right?''

Luo Qinghan did not refuse.

Xiao Xixi was serious and serious: ''Once upon a time, there was a very powerful eunuch…''

Luo Qinghan waited for a long time, but before he could wait for her next words, he couldn't bear to ask.

''What about below?''

Xiao Xixi blinked: ''Down there? It's gone.''

Luo Qinghan: ''……''

She became suffocating silence.

Chapter 75: What Kind of Person

Seeing that the prince was unmoved, Xiao Xixi could only tell another joke.

''Once upon a time, there was a fool who liked to say no. No matter what others asked him, he said no. Has Your Highness heard this joke?''

Luo Qinghan: ''Do you think you are stupid?''

Xiao Xixi: ''……''

Prince, why don't you play cards according to the routine?

Xiao Xixi made persistent efforts: ''There is still a joke here for the concubine…''

Luo Qinghan interrupted: ''Okay, I don't want to hear jokes.''

''Then do you listen to your concubine singing?''

Luo Qinghan thought seriously for a moment.

Between listening to her singing and listening to her telling jokes, he decisively chose to sleep.

He got up and walked into the house.

Xiao Xixi followed up with her skirt: ''Why doesn't Highness speak? Do you think that song just now is not good? Concubine can change a song for you,
concubine, there are still many interesting songs here!''

Luo Qinghan hurriedly covered her mouth before she started singing, and said coldly.

''Be quiet, and sleep!''

Xiao Xi obediently closed her mouth and was silent.

Luo Qinghan withdrew his hand.

The place where the palm of her hand was touched by her lips was a little warm.

He shook his fist, then let go, took off his clothes as if nothing had happened, and went to bed.

Xiao Xixi lay down beside him, breathed a sigh of relief, and finally was able to sleep!

She pulled the quilt up, covered her chin, and closed her eyes happily.

Just when she was about to fall asleep, she suddenly heard the man beside her speak faintly.

''What kind of person do you think you are?''

Xiao Xixi just wanted to sleep now, her mind was confused, she turned around and saw that the prince was watching her, obviou sly waiting for her answer.

She hardly thought much, and opened her mouth to spit out a standard answer.

''This concubine thinks you are a good person.''

Luo Qinghan expressed his dissatisfaction with this good person card.

He thought to himself that he was really dizzy, how could he think of asking Xiao Liangdi such a question?

As far as her brain, which only knows how to eat, drink and sleep, she doesn't even think about problems other than eating and drinking.

Luo Qinghan turned around and closed his eyes, intending to turn this page over, intending to sleep.

But I heard Xiao Xixi's voice coming from behind.

''Royal Highness is still young, and there is still a long way to go in the future. No one knows what kind of person Royal Highness will become.''

Luo Qinghan didn't look back, just opened his eyes.

''Your Highness, there are infinite possibilities for your future. Don't limit yourself because of the eyes of others. Just do whatever you want, and your concubine
will always support you.''

Luo Qinghan turned around and saw Xiao Xixi looking at him without blinking.

Her eyes were clean and translucent, and she could clearly see his reflection.

Being watched by her with such eyes would give him a sense of trance that he had lived in her heart.

He really wanted to ask.

Will you always be with me?

But he felt that this question was too hypocritical to ask.

No one in this world will always be with another person.

Even if this person is his pillow person.

She may leave, she may betray, she may disappear from this world silently like his concubine.

He can't keep her.

Luo Qinghan closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes had recovered their calmness.

He stretched out his hand and covered Xiao Xi's eyes, covering her translucent eyes.

''It's getting late, go to bed.''

Xiao Xi closed her eyes obediently.

Luo Qinghan could feel the soft touch of the eyelashes sweeping across the palm of his hand.

It was as if a small feather fan swept gently across his heart.

Chapter 76: Thank You for your patronage

When Luo Qinghan got up, it was not yet dawn outside.

Eunuch Chang took the palace ladies and eunuchs into the house and waited for the prince to wash and change clothes.

So many people walked back and forth in the house, occasionally making a little noise, but Xiao Liangdi still slept sweetly and didn't mean to wake up at all.

It stands to reason that the concubines had to personally wait for the prince to get up and change clothes the day after the concubine was in bed. No concubine ha d
ever dared to stay in bed after the prince woke up.

Eunuch Chang was speechless, Xiao Liangdi was really courageous!

What made him even more speechless was that the prince didn't even say anything about her, and let her continue to sleep.
Bao Qin stood at the door and looked inside. She saw that the prince had already packed up, but her master was still asleep.

She was really angry and anxious, and she couldn't wait to perform a lion roar on the spot to wake up her master.

While the prince was going to the Flower Hall for breakfast, Bao Qin rushed into the bedroom, grabbed Xiao Liangdi's shoulder and shook it vigorously.

''Little master, wake up!''

Xiao Xixi opened her bleary eyes and looked at her blankly: ''What's the matter?''

''Royal Highness is having breakfast next door, so get up and serve it!''

Xiao Xixi woke up a little bit, and smashed her mouth: ''Breakfast? Is it time for breakfast so soon?''

Bao Qin was really going to kneel for her.

Why is she so focused?

In such a long sentence, she actually remembered the word breakfast!

While putting on her clothes, Bao Qin quickly said: ''You haven't waited for Royal Highness to get up and wash in the previous two mornings. You can also
explain that you have been sleeping for the first two times. Your body is still unable to adapt and you need to rest a little more, but today is the third night. You
really can't stay in bed anymore! Get up quickly, even if you can't wait for Royal Highness to change clothes and wash, at least send the Royal Highness out. Don't
let others think you are arrogant and arrogant.''

Xiao Xi was so sleepy that her eyelids seemed to be a thousand catties heavy, and she kept sinking.

She just stood like this, her brain blank.

Bao Qin asked her to lift her arms, she raised her arms, Bao Qin asked her to lift her legs, she raised her legs.

Two other palace ladies walked in with hot water, waiting for Xiao Liangdi to wash and comb her hair with dexterity.

Due to the tight time, she just combed the simplest bun, and she didn't even have time to draw makeup, so Bao Qin urged Xiao Xi to go out.

Xiao Xi came to the flower Hall in a daze.

At this moment, Luo Qinghan had already run out of breakfast and was about to go out.

He was quite surprised to see Xiao Liangdi coming.

''Why are you up?''

Xiao Xixi yawned, and said weakly: ''Your concubine is here to take you out.''

In ancient times, it was really difficult to be a little wife for people. Not only did they have to wait for sleep, but they also had to send people out.

Bao Qin quietly winked at her to cheer her up, and she must not lose her demeanour in front of the prince.

Helplessly, Xiao Xixi didn't receive the eye signal from Bao Qin at all, yawning one after another.

Luo Qinghan said, ''You'd better go back and sleep.''

Xiao Xixi rubbed her sleepy eyes: ''My concubine will take you out first, then go back and sleep.''

Bao Qin helped his forehead.

It's okay for you to go back to sleep, but don't say it in front of the prince!

You at least maintain your superficial demeanour!

Luo Qinghan walked out of the gate of Qingge Hall.

Bao Qin quietly pulled Xiao Liangdi's sleeve and reminded her to say something tender and sweet to the prince so that the prince could come again tonight.

Xiao Xi understood in seconds, and bowed to the prince with a standard ninety-degree bow.

That solemn attitude is like saying goodbye to a corpse.

''Thank you for your patronage, and you are welcome to come again next time!''

Luo Qinghan: ''……''

Bao Qin: ''……''

Chapter 77: Roast Duck

The prince sat in the carriage with an extremely complicated mood.

Eunuch Chang looked at Xiao Liangdi with endless eyes, waved his hand, started the car, and headed in the direction of the Council Hall.
After they had gone far, Bao Qin collapsed and said.

''Little master, little master, how could you say that just now?!''

Xiao Xixi was very innocent: ''Didn't you let me say something nice?''

''But you can't put it so bluntly! You should say it tactfully and implicitly.''

''For example?''

''For example, you can ask, what does Your Highness want for dinner today? How about roast duck?''

Xiao Xi nodded frantically: ''Okay, okay! Roast duck tonight!''

Bao Qin was choked badly: ''The slave is giving you a demonstration. I didn't ask you what to eat tonight. Can't you be serious? Do you know that Zhao Meimei
almost hooked the Royal Highness the Prince away last night. Fortunately, the Royal Highness the Prince was firm enough to come to you in the end, otherwise
you would have to stay alone in the empty room last night.''

Xiao Xixi was quite regretful: ''It's a pity, I almost slept in a bed alone last night.''

Although it doesn't feel bad for two people to sleep in the same bed, she still prefers to sleep in the same bed alone so that she can roll back and forth on the bed
unscrupulously.

Bao Qin is going crazy: ''Is this the point?! ''

In order not to let his palace girl die on the spot, Xiao Xixi quickly comforted: ''I see, you are doing things for my good, I will definitely change it next time, and I
will definitely not make the same mistake again.''

''This is what you said, don't drop the chain again at a critical moment.''

Xiao Xixi vowed: ''As long as you let me eat roast duck tonight, no matter what you let me do, it's okay!''

Bao Qin sighed wearily.

In order to make her master more motivated, she really worked hard.

Thinking of something delicious, Xiao Xixi didn't want to sleep anymore. She ran to the backyard and stood in front of the duck ring with her waist crossed,
glancing back and forth at the cute big white ducks.

The big white ducks were gathered around the trough, eating with big mouths.

They didn't know that this meal might be the last breakfast of their lives.

Bao Qin walked over and asked, ''Little master, what are you looking at?''

Xiao Xixi sighed: ''These ducks seem to be in good spirits, and there is nothing they don't like to move.''

Bao Qin thought of the hen that had been stewed in the pot because she didn't like to move, and couldn't help being silent.

Xiao Xixi finally made up his mind and pointed to a big white duck.

''This duck eats the most, let's eat it tonight!''

Bao Qin opened the duck ring, walked over, and picked up the big white duck that was still eating happily.

The poor big white duck still had an unfinished breakfast hanging next to his beak.

It stretched its neck and made a heartbreaking rattle.

Xiao Xixi said with satisfaction: ''Such a fat duck must be very fragrant to roast.''

Bao Qin carried the big white duck, who was sentenced to death for eating too much, into the small kitchen.

After choosing the duck to eat at night, Xiao Xi completed her task, returned to the house contentedly, got into the quilt and continued to sleep.

Luo Qinghan asked the young master Prince to go to the south on his behalf and was responsible for the task of digging the tributaries of the Yijiang River.

Then he announced something that caught everyone off guard.

''After the excavation of the Yijiang branch is completed, we will hold a rain-seeking ceremony next to the branch.''

Everyone was taken aback and yelled at the same time.

''Royal Highness must not!''

''The road to the south is long, and the body of His Royal Highness's daughter, if there is any accident on the road, the minister and others will be out of reach if
they want to rescue!''

''The rain-seeking ceremony is not a child's play. If you still can't ask for rain after the ceremony is completed, the people may be angry with Your Highness.
Please think twice!''
Chapter 78: Self-rescue

No matter how the courtiers begged, Luo Qinghan still insisted on his own opinions and did not want to change his mind.

They had no other choice but to write the matter in a note and present it to the emperor, hoping that the emperor would come forward to dissuade the prince.

After the emperor learned of this, he immediately ordered the prince to be called to the imperial study.

''Why did you think of holding a rain-seeking ceremony? Do you know what consequences you will face if you fail to ask for rain?''

Luo Qinghan lowered his eyes and did not answer his father's question positively, but talked about another matter.

''In fact, there have long been rumours among the people that the south has been hit by disasters for two consecutive years. It may be that God is dissatisfied. The
people hope that the father can hold a ceremony to sacrifice to the sky, so as to pray to the heavens and the earth, ask for God's forgiveness, and stop embarrassing
the people of the south.''

The emperor frowned: ''Why don't I know about this?''

''Because no one dares to mention this matter in front of the father, if you inform the father of this matter, regardless of whether the father holds a ceremony to
sacrifice to the sky, it may attract a voice and affect your image in the hearts of the people, so everyone simply don't say anything.''

''Erchen thought that this was an escape, but what will happen in the next move.''

The emperor asked rhetorically: ''Do you think your rain-seeking ceremony is the best policy?''

''It's not a good idea, but at least it's much better than avoiding the problem.''

''My father is the body of ten thousand gold, and he works hard for state affairs every day. It is really inappropriate to worr y about seeking rain anymore. Sui'er
was willing to do it for him and personally went to the south to hold a rain-seeking ceremony. One was to show the benevolence of his father to the people of the
world, and the other was to solve the negative public opinion caused by the delay in holding the sky sacrifice ceremony.''

''If the request for rain fails, it is also the fault of the son and the minister, it has nothing to do with the father. The father is still the emperor who is respected by the
people. For the father, this move is beneficial and harmless and I hope the father will grant it. ''

The emperor looked at him steadily, and said for a long time: ''Do you know that the road to the south is far away, and you are in a high position, which is likely to
cause danger?''

Luo Qinghan smiled at himself: ''Even if Erchen stays in the palace, it's not necessarily safe to go anywhere.''

The emperor remembered that the prince was poisoned at the birthday banquet and fell silent.

Luo Qinghan: ''Under the whole world, is it the king's land? No matter how far the south is, it's still the land of our great prosperous dynasty. What is there to be
afraid of when a son is in his own country? Besides, with a father and an emperor sitting in the country, everything It 's all under the control of the father, how
could it be possible for this son to have an accident under your nose?!''

These words touched the emperor.

He sighed: ''I am old and I have no motivation. If I can't take risks, I don't want to take risks. Unlike you young people, I dare to break in and do it. It's just that,
since you have decided to go, then you can go. Remember to bring more manpower and protect yourself. When you come back, I wi ll personally go out of the
palace to pick you up.''

Luo Qinghan knelt down and paused: ''Thank you, thank you for your order!''

In the Golden Wind Hall, Concubine Li Bianfei copied the ''Lotus Sutra'' for half a day, her right hand was sore and sore.

She really couldn't stand it anymore, so she simply threw the brush away and said angrily.

''I won't copy it anymore, whoever likes to copy it will copy it!''

Caiyun hurriedly comforted: ''Empress, you can take a break for a while, you can copy these slowly, don't worry.''

Concubine Li Bianfei said, ''Can I not be in a hurry? A hundred times of the ''Lotus Sutra'', so many, how can I finish copying it? Even if I barely finished copying
it, this arm must be useless! If I lose an arm, the prince will probably not look up to me even more in the future.''

The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt.

She can't just sit still, she has to find a way to save herself.

Chapter 79: The slave pays homage to the queen mother

Li Bianfei endured the pain and picked up the pen again, wrote a letter, folded it into the envelope, and handed it to Caiyun.

''You help me send this letter to Jiaofang Hall. The Queen Mother is my cousin, and she will definitely help me.''

''Here.''

Caiyun hurriedly left the Golden Wind Hall with the letter in her hand.

Concubine Li Bianfei's family background is not as good as Concubine Bai Bianfei. The reason why she was established as Concubine Li Bianfei was because of
her cousin relationship with Queen Qin.
It was precisely because of the queen's backing that she dared to fight against Concubine Bai Bianfei.

Now Concubine Li Bianfei overturned one after another and was rejected by the prince. She had no other choice but to ask Empress Qin for help, hoping that
Empress Qin would reach out for the sake of her relatives and give her a hand.

Although Empress Qin was not the biological mother of the prince, she personally raised the prince. The prince's status today is all due to the gift of Queen Qin.

Concubine Li Bianfei thought to herself that if Empress Qin could come forward to help her talk about her feelings, the prince would definitely forgive her.

Caiyun sent the letter into the Jiaofang Hall.

Pearl unfolded the letter and carefully placed it in front of Queen Qin.

Empress Qin scanned the contents of the letter.

Concubine Li Bianfei is not a very talented woman, and the handwriting she writes is naturally not very good-looking.

In her letter, she said that she had accidentally offended the prince recently, which caused the prince to get tired of her, and she also punished her for copying the
''Lotus Sutra'' a hundred times. She was so wronged that she hid in the house every day and washed her face in tears. She felt that this day was about to pass, and
begged the queen's cousin to help her.

Empress Qin's expression remained unchanged, and she said lightly: ''Go and bring the messenger in.''

Luo Qinghan was raised by her. She knew the child's spleen. He was not a person who liked to be preoccupied with women. If Li Bianfei hadn't annoyed him, he
shouldn't have punished Li Bianfei.

As for Concubine Li Bianfei's cry in the letter, Empress Qin didn't believe a word.

Everyone is a woman living in a harem. Lying and selling badly is an essential skill. No one wants to deceive anyone.

Pearl was ordered to leave.

Not long after, Pearl came back again, and Caiyun came back with her.

Caiyun didn't dare to look directly at Queen Qin's appearance, so when she came in, she knelt down with her forehead on the ground.

''The slave pays homage to the queen mother.''

Empress Qin: ''Let's talk about it, what did Concubine Li Bian do to make the prince angry?''

Caiyun hesitated and said, ''Concubine Li Bianfei didn't actually do anything. It was the prince who was in a bad mood…''

Empress Qin interrupted her: ''The palace doesn't want to hear these nonsense. If you can't answer honestly, the palace will find other people to answer. There are
so many people in the Golden Wind Hall that you can't even ask a trivial question. As for you, deceiving the queen is a capital crime.''

Caiyun was so frightened that her whole body was excited, and her heartbeat almost stopped.

She is just a little palace girl, and she only needs a word from the queen to return her soul to the West.

She didn't dare to hide it anymore, and shivered to tell the whole story.

After Queen Qin heard this, she sneered: ''Concubine Li Bianfei is getting bolder and bolder. How dare she collude with Concubine Ning?''

Caiyun defended with a trembling voice: ''Concubine Li Bianfei did not collude with Concubine Ning. They just happened to meet in the Imperial Garden, and
they only happened to meet once. Usually, the two of them have no contact.''

''I just happened to meet once, and I was used as a spear. Concubine Li Bianfei's brain is probably a decoration, right? Since it's just a decoration, it's okay to take it
off.''

Caiyun was so scared that her soul flew away, and she hurriedly kowtowed and begged: ''Please be kind to the queen!''

Chapter 80: She deserves to be punished!

Empress Qin originally arranged for Concubine Li Bianfei to enter the East Palace, one was to see the face of her relatives, and the other was to monitor the
situation in the backyard of the East Palace through Concubine Li Bianfei.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Li Bianfei was so dull.

Just to deal with a little Liangdi, she actually calculated the prince.

She deserves to be punished!

Empress Qin could not tolerate sand in her eyes. With her temperament, Concubine Li should be dealt with directly to save her from doing other stupid things in
the future.

But whether it was her own relatives or not, Empress Qin still didn't make a ruthless move in the end, but ordered Concubine Li Bianfei to go to Ziyun Nunnery
for a month of retreat and think about it carefully.

When Concubine Li Bianfei received this decree, if she was struck by lightning, she almost didn't take her breath away.
She originally wrote the letter to the queen's cousin with great hope, wanting to ask her cousin to help her, but instead of getting the help of the aunt, the aunt drove
her to the nunnery instead!

Concubine Li Bianfei only felt that sadness came from her heart, and she couldn't bear it anymore, so she cried out in a loud voice.

Caiyun wanted comfort but couldn't do it.

To be honest, she wanted to cry too.

Although Ziyun Nunnery was built by the royal family, it was built not far outside Shengjing City. The environment is quite good, at least you don't have to worry
about food and clothing.

But after all, it is a nunnery, where can it be more comfortable than the palace? ！

More importantly, so many women in the backyard of East Palace all tried to drill into the prince's side. It is common practice to only hear the laughs of new
people, but not to cry of old people. Concubine Li Bianfei will have to go for a month. When she returns to the East Palace i n the future, I am afraid that the prince
will have forgotten what she looks like a long time ago!

If Concubine Li Bianfei is completely forgotten, the palace ladies and eunuchs in the Golden Wind Hall will probably not have a good life in the future.

The more Caiyun thought about it, the sadder she became, and she couldn't help crying.

……

In the afternoon of that day, Concubine Li Bianfei was packed in a carriage and sent to Ziyun' an outside the city.

There were only two concubines in the entire East Palace. Now that Concubine Li has been sent away, there is only one Concubine Bai.

When the news reached the Yulian Hall, the people in the Yulian Hall were all overjoyed.

In the past, when Concubine Li Bianfei was there, she deliberately made trouble for them. Now that Concubine Li Bianfei was brutally killed by Queen Qin, they
can be regarded as a breath of evil.

Concubine Bai Bianfei also felt that the stuffy breath pressing on her heart had been reduced a lot, and even the whole person was refreshed.

This is probably the only good news she has heard during this time.

But before she was happy for long, she was frightened by the news that followed and fell ill again.

Concubine Bai Bianfei lay on the bed and asked angrily.

''Can you hear me clearly? Is Royal Highness really going out of the palace and heading south?''

Liu Xu comforted: ''We heard it right. This matter has spread throughout the palace, and even the emperor has allowed it. It is absolutely true. Little master, you
are not in good health, don't worry, if you are in a bad health, Your Royal Highness will feel distressed.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei said weakly: ''How can I not be in a hurry? How could the body of the prince's daughter go to such a remote place? They all say that there
are troubles in the backcountry. If Royal Highness has a good or bad, I…I…''

The more she said, the more sad she became, and she felt uncomfortable again clutching her chest.

Liu Xu hurriedly said, ''Don't talk about it, the slave will go and ask you for a doctor.''

''No, I don't want to see a doctor. You help me up. I'm going to see Royal Highness. I want to persuade him to change his mind.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei struggled to get up from the bed as she said.

Liu Xu wanted to dissuade, but it was useless. Concubine Bai Bianfei had a firm attitude. Liu Xu could do nothing but help her freshen up and help her go out to
see the prince.

Chapter 81: Can't See Through

Concubine Bai Bianfei came to Mingguang Palace, but was told that the prince was not here.

When I asked, I learned that the prince was called to the Jiaofang Hall by the queen.

Concubine Bai Bianfei pounced, extremely disappointed in her heart.

Liu Xu persuaded: ''Since the prince is not here, let's go back first.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei didn't want to just give up.

She thought for a while before saying, ''Let's go to Qingge Hall.''

Liu Xu was puzzled: ''What are you doing in Qingge Hall?''

''Find Xiao Liangdi.''

Although Liu Xu didn't know her intention, she knew that her master's idea had always been very correct. Since the master insisted on going to the Qingge Hall, it
was not easy for her to be a slave.
She helped Concubine Bai Bianfei into the sedan chair and headed towards the Qingge Hall.

Before entering the Qingge Hall, Concubine Bai Bianfei deliberately asked a little eunuch to stay outside the door and tol d her to help keep an eye on it. If she
found that the prince was coming soon, she would learn to call birds three times.

The little eunuch responded.

At this time in the Jiaofang Hall, Empress Qin was looking at the prince in front of her coldly gaze, her cold gaze seemed to penetrate her skin and see through her
heart.

When he was first sent to the Jiaofang Hall, he was only more than three years old, a little bit older, and he looked like a cute boy who came out of a New Year's
painting with a pink carved jade bracelet.

At that time, he would still pull her sleeve and shout softly.

''Mother, hug~''

But now, he has grown taller than her.

At this time, he knelt and sat straight in front of her, with the same indifference as her in Qingjun's sparse eyebrows.

Empress Qin said coldly: ''How could you think of holding a rain-seeking ceremony? Do you know how badly it will affect you if you fail to ask for rain this
time?''

Luo Qinghan said calmly: ''Erchen just wants to give it a try. Even if it fails, Erchen is willing to take all the responsibilities.''

Empress Qin couldn't understand his decision.

In her opinion, the rain-seeking ceremony is simply nonsense. This practice can only be used to comfort ignorant people, and in fact it has no effect at all.

The prince insisted on begging for rain, undoubtedly to make trouble for himself again, which was typically thankless.

At this moment, I don't know how many people are secretly laughing at his stupidity and arrogance!

The more Empress Qin thought about it, the more disappointed she became with the prince.

''The palace thought you had grown up, so it didn't hesitate to use all the power of the Qin family to force the emperor to make you the prince, but now it seems
that the palace misjudged you. You are still a child who has not grown up. You do things on impulse, regardless of how bad the consequences of doing so will be.
You are so disappointing!''

Every word, every sentence, was like a skate, stabbing Luo Qinghan from the ground to the ground.

Luo Qinghan had heard a lot of similar words from Queen Qin before.

Empress Qin is probably the harshest mother in the world. She is unsmiling, rigorous and rigid, and cold to anyone.

Even for a young child, she must hold him to the highest standards. If he does not meet the standards she requires, he will be reprimanded or even punished.

Luo Qinghan was sent to Queen Qin when he was three years old and raised by her. He stayed by her side for fifteen years, but he never heard a compliment from
her.

When he was young, he might hide in bed and cry secretly because of his mother's reprimand.

But not now.

He had already become accustomed to this breathless sense of oppression.

Luo Qinghan calmly said: ''My mother's lesson is that this son has been taught, but my father has already granted my son's request to go to the south to ask for rain.
You must not violate your order and look to your mother Haihan. ''

Empress Qin looked at him steadily for a moment.

She used to be able to see clearly what he was thinking, but at this moment, she suddenly found that she couldn't see through him.

Chapter 82: Concubine Bai Xianfei Visits the Door

Empress Qin frowned slightly, her tone faintly revealing a bit of displeasure.

''Why on earth are you going to the south? You don't listen to everyone's advice. You have never been as capricious as you are now. Is it because the palace sent
down Concubine Li Bianfei and made you angry? Do you want to use this method to protest to the palace? ''

Luo Qinghan lowered her eyes: ''No matter what the queen mother does, it makes sense. What's more, Concubine Li Bianfei is wrong. You should have sent her
down. Erchen has no objection.''

Seeing that Queen Qin couldn't ask anything, she simply stopped wasting her words, and said lightly: ''Go back. I hope you can come back safely. The palace
doesn't want to waste any more time cultivating another prince.''

''Mother, please take care of the phoenix body, and the son will retire.''

Luo Qinghan left the Jiaofang Hall.

Empress Qin pinched the centre of her brows.

Upon seeing this, Pearl took the initiative to step forward and gently rubbed her forehead.

''The queen Mother, please relax, don't worry about your health.''

Empress Qin closed her eyes and tried to relax her body, but her eyebrows still frowned involuntarily.

''It's not that the palace has to worry about it, but that the prince is too worried. He keeps a good palace and doesn't stay. He has to run out to engage in some rain-
seeking ceremony. Does he think he hasn't had enough trouble?!''

Pearl comforted softly: ''Royal Highness is still young, and he has grown up in the palace since he was a child. Naturally, he will look forward to the outside world.
If you turn around and marry him a crown princess, let the crown princess take care of him, and give him a few big fat boys, he will naturally stop thinking about
running out.''

Empress Qin opened her eyes: ''That's right, it's time to choose a crown princess for him.''

Originally, she was counting on Concubine Li Bianfei to help keep an eye on the backyard of the East Palace, but now Concubine Li Bianfei can't count on it
anymore, so she has to arrange another candidate.

When it's time to choose the crown princess, you have to choose a few more obedient and sensible girls by the way, and put them in th e East Palace. Even if this
doesn't work, there will be spare ones.

……

In the Qingge Hall.

Xiao Xixi was about to go to the small kitchen to see how the duck was roasted, but she didn't expect Concubine Bai Bianfei to come to the door suddenly.

There was no way, Xiao Xixi could only temporarily leave her beloved roast duck and go out to meet guests.

She gave a blessing to Concubine Bai Bianfei.

''I heard that my sister has been unwell recently, so why don't you stay in the house to rest? Do you have any instructions for coming to me?''

Concubine Bai Bianfei knelt on the soft cushion with Liu Xu's help, and said softly.

''I dare not take the order seriously, but I just want to ask my sister for help with something.''

Xiao Xixi sat down opposite her and asked curiously, ''What's the matter?''

Concubine Bai Bianfei was born as beautiful as a flower, and she had a weak temperament like a weak willow, which could easil y arouse a man's desire to protect.

She covered the corner of her mouth with a silk scarf, lowered her eyes, coughed softly twice, and then spoke softly.

''Did my sister hear that the prince is going south?''

Xiao Xixi looked confused: ''Huh?''

Since she got up today, the farthest place she has been is the backyard vegetable garden. As for what happened outside, she doesn't know at all.

Concubine Bai Bianfei thought she was pretending to be stupid, and said meaningfully: ''The Royal Highness has been staying in the Qingge Hall these days and
nights, and she is with him every day. How could he not communicate with you in advance about such an important matter? Or, you actually knew it a long time
ago, but you just don't want to tell me?''

Xiao Xixi couldn't help frowning when she heard what she was saying: ''I really don't know, if you has anything to say, please just say it.''

Seeing that she really didn't know it, Concubine Bai Bianyi felt a little more comfortable inexplicably.

It turned out that the prince didn't tell Xiao Liangdi everything.

Presumably in the prince's heart, Xiao Liangdi was nothing special

Chapter 83: Persuasion

Concubine Bai Bianfei first said that the prince was about to go south to beg for rain, and then said.

''I have heard that there is a lot of miasma in the south, there are still many mountain bandits infested, and there are also many poisonous insects, snakes and ants. I
was worried that the prince would encounter danger when he went there. I wanted to persuade him to change his mind, but I cou ldn't help it. Recently, His Royal
Highness the Prince has come to your Qingge Hall every day, so I would like to ask you to help and persuade the prince not to let h im go to such a dangerous
place.''

She said so many words at once, her delicate body seemed to be unable to bear it, her face turned pale for two minutes, she lowered her head and coughed several
times.

Xiao Xixi sincerely persuaded: ''I don't know if the prince will encounter danger when he goes to the south, but I know you have to go back and lie down.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei smiled weakly: ''I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me.''

Xiao Xixi's expression was complicated and authentic: ''I'm not worried about you, I'm worried about myself, I'm afraid of being infected by you.''
Concubine Bai Bianfei: ''……''

''Sister, you always cough. Could it be tuberculosis? That disease is contagious. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the people around
you. I suggest you go back to the house and lie down. Don't run around. You are responsible for yourself and the people around you.''

Facing Xiao Xixi's sincere persuasion, Concubine Bai Bianfei only felt that her heart was stuffy and blocked uncomfortably, and she couldn't help coughing again.

Xiao Xixi quickly stepped back, distanced herself from her, and covered her mouth and nose with her sleeves.

''Sister, look at you, you are all sick like this, so don't worry about other people, go back quickly.''

Seeing her as if she was afraid of avoiding it, Concubine Bai Yan was so angry that her heart ached.

''You, you are talking nonsense! The Tai Doctor has shown me a long time ago, and I am not infected with this disease at all! ''

Xiao Xixi let go of her heart as soon as she heard this.

She knelt down again, smiled and said, ''Then you said earlier, you scared me to death just now.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei clutched her heart, so angry that she wanted to shake her sleeves and leave on the spot.

But the goal has not yet been achieved, she can only gritted her teeth and endure it.

''I didn't expect that Sister Xiao was such a life-saving person.''

Xiao Xixi said calmly: ''Who in this world does not hesitate to die?''

''Yes, everyone knows that life is precious, but His Royal Highness still has to risk his own life. As the prince's favourite concubine, shouldn't you persuade the
prince?''

After Concubine Bai Bianfei said this, she instinctively wanted to cough twice again, but then she thought of what Xiao Liangdi had just said, and she reluctantly
endured it again.

Xiao Xixi once again showed a dazed expression: ''When did I become the prince's favourite concubine?''

To the prince, she is clearly just a tool person who eats, drinks, chats and sings with him!

Concubine Bai Bianfei smiled: ''The prince has been staying with you every day recently, which is enough to show how much the prince loves you. Now that the
whole East Palace knows about this, you don't have to pretend to be stupid anymore.''

Seeing that she was so sure, Xiao Xixi didn't bother to explain anymore, and said helplessly.

''Okay, what you say is what you say.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei found that she had said a lot, but Xiao Liangdi still hadn't given her a positive reply until now.

She was secretly vigilant, this woman was really cunning!

Concubine Bai Bianfei decided to go straight to the point, not giving the other party a chance to stagger the topic again, staring into the other party's eyes and
asking.

''The safety of the prince is not only related to you and me for the rest of your life, but also to the entire Dasheng Dynasty. I hope you can persuade the prince to
change his mind. You shouldn't refuse, right?''

It stands to reason that with such a big hat buttoned down, Xiao Liangdi had to agree if she didn't want to agree.

Xiao Xixi: ''I refuse.''

Chapter 84: When will the roasted duck enter her mouth?

Concubine Bai Bianfei thought she had heard it wrong, so she couldn't help but ask again.

''What did you say?''

Xiao Xixi thought to herself that this young lady is not very old, so why can't her ears work?

She had to repeat it again: ''I said, I refuse.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei was so angry by her completely shameless cold attitude that her heart and mouth ached. She wanted to cough, but she was afraid that the
other party would say it would be contagious. She could only cover her heart and mouth, gasping violently, her small face became paler and paler.

Liu Xu hurriedly helped her: ''Empress, don't be angry.''

Xiao Xixi answered: ''Yes, I am not angry when others are angry, and there is no one to replace them when they are angry.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei: ''……''

Liu Xu: ''……''

Concubine Bai Bianfei raised her hand with difficulty and pointed at Xiao Xixi, her fingers trembling slightly because she wa s too angry: ''You, you, shut up!''
Xiao Xi sighed: ''If I am so angry, who is happy, besides, it hurts and is laborious.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei was really going to be so angry with her.

Seeing that the master's face was wrong, Liu Xu hurriedly calmed her down, and couldn't help but comfort her: ''The little master ignores her, she is deliberately
angry with you, you must not fall for her.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei gritted her teeth and pressed down the surging anger in her heart.

At this time, her face was already like golden paper, and her breath was like a gossamer, as if she would faint in the next moment.

For fear of being touched by her, Xiao Xixi deliberately moved back and distanced herself from her.

Concubine Bai Bianfei panted for a long time before she calmed down a little bit.

She stared at Xiao Xixi, her eyes flushed, and tears gradually accumulated, looking sad and angry.

''I know, you are jealous that I am higher than you. You are unbalanced in your heart and deliberately want to be angry with me. It's okay, I'm not in good health,
even if I'm really angry with you, it doesn't matter. But Royal Highness is the body of a daughter, and his life is so precious. Can you really rest assured that he
will go to the south to take risks?''

Xiao Xixi replied very seriously: ''You don't worry.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei choked hard again.

She slowly opened her eyes wide, and asked in a tone full of complaint: ''The Royal Highness loves you so much, but you don't care about his life and death at all.
Do you still have a heart?!''

Xiao Xixi was thinking about the roast duck in the small kitchen, and just wanted to quickly send the delicate Concubine Bai Bianfei away, so she admitted
calmly.

''I have no heart.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei: ''……''

Xiao Xixi: ''I am not a human being.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei: ''……''

Xiao Xixi: ''I am cruel and ruthless, and I can't save myself if I see death.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei: ''……''

Xiao Xixi: ''People like me are not worthy of the prince's favour.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei: ''……''

Xiao Xi thought to herself, I have spared no effort to black out myself, miss sister, should you leave contentedly?

Three crisp bird calls suddenly sounded outside the window.

Concubine Bai Bianfei seemed to be unable to bear it anymore, her eyes rolled and she fainted.

Liu Xu was shocked and hurriedly helped her: ''Empress!''

Concubine Bai Bianfei leaned against Liu Xu's arms, unconscious and motionless.

At this moment, there was a chant outside.

''Royal Highness the Prince is here!''

Bao Qin's heart thumped, secretly screaming that it was not good, why did the prince come so coincidentally?

She hurriedly followed Xiao Liangdi out to meet the prince.

As soon as Luo Qinghan entered the Qingge Hall, he realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere here.

He looked at Xiao Liangdi, but saw a faint anxiety in her expression.

''What's wrong with you? He looked very anxious.''

Xiao Xixi replied truthfully: ''There are still ducks roasted in the kitchen. Your concubine is worried that the ducks will burn if they don't turn over for a long time,
and it won't be delicious by then.''

She originally wanted to send Concubine Bai Bianfei away so that she could taste the delicious roast duck. Who knew that Concubine Bai Bianfei hadn't left yet,
and the prince came again.

Waves have not been flat and waves have started again.

When will the roasted duck enter her mouth?

Chapter 85: He is Not Alone

Luo Qinghan was obviously used to her brain circuit, and did not respond much to this answer, only faintly said: ''Someone in the kitchen should be watching, so
your duck won't be burnt.''

He stepped into the room and saw the unconscious Concubine Bai Bianfei at a glance. He couldn't help but stop and asked with a frown.

''What's wrong with Concubine Bai Bianfei?''

Liu Xu, who was guarding the side, cried and kowtowed: ''Please, Royal Highness, save Concubine Bai Bianfei!''

Luo Qinghan asked someone to ask the Tai Doctor.

Liu Xu and another palace maid carried Concubine Bai Bianxue to the soft couch and lay down.

After settling down with Concubine Bai, Liu Xu knelt down to the prince again, wiped away tears and cried: ''Your Royal Highness, it was Xiao Liangdi who
fainted from Concubine Bai. I beg Your Royal Highness to give Concubine Bai the call!''

Luo Qinghan looked at Xiao Liangdi and asked faintly, ''What are you doing to provoke Concubine Bai Bianfei?''

Xiao Xixi looked innocent: ''The concubine didn't provoke her.''

''Then why did she faint with you?''

''Maybe she didn't eat enough at noon.''

Luo Qinghan: ''……''

Forget it, when he didn't ask anything.

Liu Xu raised her head and stared at Xiao Liangdi with hostility in her eyes.

Xiao Xixi's eyes paused when she saw Liu Xu's face.

She didn't pay much attention just now, but now she found out that the little palace girl's Yintang was faintly black, and it seemed that she was about to be
unlucky!

Soon the Tai Doctor came in a hurry.

After some diagnosis and treatment, Concubine Bai Bianyou woke up.

When she saw Luo Qinghan, her originally misty eyes lit up a lot at once, and she struggled to get up and salute.

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''Since you are sick, you don't need to salute, just lie down with peace of mind.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei lay back again, looking at him with her eyes, joy appeared on her pale face.

''Royal Highness, I feels that I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?''

Luo Qinghan said: ''I'm fine.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei's eyes gradually filled with mist, and her voice lowered: ''Your concubine heard the news that you are about to go south, and she wanted to
persuade you, but she couldn't help but come to Xiao Liangdi for help. You love her so much. You should listen to what she said, but who knows…Who knows… ''

She didn't say any more, her thin and weak body trembled slightly.

This look of being wronged but not daring to say it is better than saying everything.

Xiao Xi thought to herself, this is probably the legendary desire to rest.

Luo Qinghan looked at her: ''What do you want to say?''

Xiao Xi was at a loss: ''What are you talking about?''

''What do you think of the matter of going south alone?''

Xiao Xixi replied honestly: ''Your concubine thinks it's pretty good.''

Luo Qinghan stared at her, not letting go of the slightest change in expression on her face: ''Why do you see it?''

''You are the prince. You have grown up in the deep palace since you were a child. You have never seen the suffering of the people. What you see and hear is
paraphrased by others. This is not a good thing. If you can go out for a walk and see how real ordinary people live, it will be very helpful for you to govern the
country in the future.''

''Aren't you worried about my safety?''

''The concubine is naturally worried, but the concubine trusts your judgment more than worrying. The concubine has told you that no matter what decision you
make, the concubine will always support you.''

The lingering depression in Luo Qinghan's heart finally dissipated at this time.
He had a feeling of sudden openness.

In this palace, not everyone does not understand him.

The woman in front of him stood on his side from beginning to end, supporting him unswervingly.

He is not alone.

Someone is willing to walk with him.

Xiao Xixi saw that the gloomy colour between his eyebrows was gone, and it seemed that his mood had improved, so she asked sternly.

''Your Highness, can the concubine go to the small kitchen to see if the roast duck is ready?''

''Go ahead.'' Luo Qinghan paused, and then added blankly, ''Don't steal food.''

''Okay.''

Chapter 86: Shut your mouth

Seeing Xiao Liangdi ran away and head over heels, Concubine Bai Bianfei only felt that her heart was starting to hurt again.

She took great pains to perform such a scene, but the prince only asked Xiao Liangdi a few words, and then let Xiao Liangdi g o after asking, not to mention the
punishment from beginning to end, not even a heavy word.

What is this?!

The more Concubine Bai thought about it, the more angry she became, and she couldn't help sobbing in a low voice, her delicate body trembling more and more
severely.

Luo Qinghan looked at her coldly: ''I want someone to send you back.''

Concubine Bai Bianfei sat up with difficulty and choked: ''Did the concubine make you angry?''

''No.''

''Oh, the concubine knows that she shouldn't come to Xiao Liangdi, but the concubine is really worried about you! The road to the south is far away, and it is
extremely dangerous to go here. If something happens to you, how can you let your concubine live? ''

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''Don't worry, if I die, you all have to bury with me. You don't have to worry about how to live.''

Concubine Bai Yan choked.

She cried even more fiercely immediately, her tears wetted her cheeks, making her pale face more pitiful.

''The concubine's body and mind are all Royal Highness', even if she is buried for Royal Highness, the concubine is also willing. The concubine just doesn't want
to see the prince encounter an accident at such a young age. Please, don't go to the south, okay?''

As she said, she stretched out her slender white hands and gently pulled the prince's sleeves, her eyes full of pleading.

Luo Qinghan directly shook her hand and asked coldly: ''You seem to have forgotten your identity. You are just a little concubine. What qualifications do you have
to influence your decision?''

Concubine Bai Bianfei froze.

Luo Qinghan looked at her, her eyes became colder and colder: ''Or do you think you are so good that even I will do what you say?''

Concubine Bai Bianfei's limbs were cold, and cold sweat came out layer by layer.

She didn't even dare to cry anymore, letting the tears gradually become cold on her face.

Liu Xu looked at Concubine Bai Bianfei trembling but not daring to speak. She was distressed and anxious. In desperation, she forgot the etiquette of respect and
inferiority, and knelt down on the ground with a puff.

''The Royal Highness has misunderstood. Concubine Bai Bianfei has never had such a rebellious idea. Concubine Bai Bianfei is just too worried about Royal
Highness, and if you care about it, you will want you to give up the idea of going south.''

Luo Qinghan didn't even look at Liu Xu, and said lightly: ''Shut your mouth.''

Liu Xu was instantly frightened.

Immediately, two sturdy mothers stepped forward, pressed Liu Xu's shoulders, and began to slap them in the face.

Soon both sides of Liu Xu's face became red and swollen.

Concubine Bai Bianfei couldn't bear to look anymore, and turned to look elsewhere.

After beating more than a dozen times in a row, Luo Qinghan raised his hand until Liu Xu was beaten so that the corners of her mouth were bleeding.

The two mothers let go of Liu Xu.

Liu Xu was completely stunned at this time, her mind was blank, and it took a long time to recover. She wanted to cry but didn't dare to cry. She could only kneel
on the ground, her body trembling uncontrollably.

Concubine Bai Bianfei knew very well in her heart that the prince deliberately punished Liu Xu in front of her. He was warning her to keep herself safe and stop
thinking about things she shouldn't have.

It was precisely because of this that Concubine Bai Bianfei felt more and more aggrieved.

She is really thinking about the safety of the prince, why doesn't the prince understand her?

She almost exhausted all her strength before she could hold back her tears from falling again.

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''Eunuch Chang, arrange for someone to send Concubine Bai Bianfei back to have a good rest, and don't let her run around until she is
well.''

''Okay.''

Eunuch Chang called a strong mother, carried Concubine Bai Yan out, and drove her back to the Yulian Hall in a sedan chair.

Chapter 87: Little Squirrel

When Xiao Xixi ran out again, she found that Concubine Bai Bianfei and Liu Xu had already disappeared.

She thought to herself that it was just right to leave, so there would be no need to give an extra portion of the roast duck to Concubine Bai Bianfei.

Xiao Xixi said happily: ''Bao Qin, I just watched it. The roast duck is ready. Can I eat it now?''

''Wait a moment, the slave will prepare.''

Bao Qin went to work in the small kitchen.

Soon she brought out the sliced roast duck. In addition to the roast duck, there are many side dishes, sauces and pancakes that can be used together.

This was specially requested by Xiao Xixi. She first picked up a small pancake, sandwiched a piece of roast duck meat and put it on it, then sandwiched some side
dishes, brushed with sauce, and finally rolled up the pancake.

She opened her mouth and was about to eat, and caught a glimpse of the prince sitting across the table watching her quietly.

Xiao Xixi could only close her mouth and reluctantly handed over the freshly wrapped duck roll.

''Your Highness, try it.''

Luo Qinghan stretched out his hand and took the duck roll.

This is the first time he has eaten duck in such a strange way.

He tried to take a small bite.

Xiao Xixi asked expectantly: ''Is it delicious?''

Luo Qinghan slowly finished the duck roll in his hand, and then said, ''It's okay.''

It seems that every time he asks him if it's delicious, he always answers this way.

Xiao Xixi couldn't tell for a while whether he liked to eat or not.

She asked tentatively: ''Do you want more?''

Luo Qinghan nodded.

Xiao Xixi accepted his fate and continued to roll the duck meat, and handed it to him when it was done.

After rolling three duck rolls for Luo Qinghan in a row, he finally said no.

Xiao Xixi happily picked up her chopsticks and rolled herself an oversized duck roll.

She held the duck roll in both hands, opened her mouth wide, and took a bite.

Her mouth was stuffed with food, and her cheeks bulged.

As she chewed, her bulging cheeks moved.

Luo Qinghan looked at her and couldn't help but think of the squirrel she had raised when she was a child.

He waved his hand back to the palace ladies and eunuchs waiting next to him.

Only the two of them were left in the room.

Luo Qinghan said carelessly.

''I once raised a squirrel, and you look a lot like it.''
The same greedy, the same cute.

Xiao Xi asked while eating, his voice a little vague: ''Your Highness can also keep pets.''

Luo Qinghan had never told anyone about these things. It was not that he didn't want to say it, but that he couldn't find anyone to tell.

At this time, he was in a relaxed mood, and felt that it was okay to talk about it, so he said.

''That was when he was six years old. He picked up a squirrel in the imperial garden, and he didn't know how it came into the palace. He was still injured. He felt
soft for a while, so he took it back to raise it.''

At that time, Luo Qinghan was still young and unable to live independently. He lived in the Jiaofang Hall with Queen Qin.

Luo Qinghan said slowly: ''The mother doesn't like small animals. She is afraid that she will find the little squirrel, so she hides the little squirrel in her house. I
usually has to go to Taixue for class, so he can't stay in the house all the time, so he asked Eunuch Chang to help keep an eye on it, so as not to let it run out and be
discovered.''

Xiao Xixi swallowed the food in her mouth and asked curiously, ''Then what?''

''One day, when I came back from Taixue, I was told that the little squirrel was dead. It was the mother who caused it to fall to death.''

Xiao Xi made a meal of eating.

She asked cautiously: ''Have you been beaten?''

Luo Qinghan: ''No, my mother has never beaten me. She just let me kneel in the yard all night.''

Xiao Xi was stunned.

Is it so cruel?

Chapter 88: Let's Go Together

Xiao Xi was puzzled and said, ''Just for such a trivial matter, why should the empress do such a cruel thing?''

Luo Qinghan's fingertips gently rubbed the edge of the tea cup, faintly authentic.

''The mother used practical actions to tell her a truth, weakness is the original sin.''

Xiao Xixi looked at him, but she didn't see the meaning of sadness in his eyes. For a while, she couldn't figure out whether she should comfort him, or should she
skip this sad topic?

Before she could figure out the reason, Luo Qinghan spoke again.

''This time you go south, you will accompany me.''

Xiao Xi was so scared that even the duck roll fell on the table.

Her apricot eyes widened, her face full of astonishment.

''The concubine is going south too? why?''

Luo Qinghan: ''You need to be used in the rain-seeking ceremony.''

Xiao Xixi wanted to say that I can write you a strategy for seeking rain, and you can just take the strategy on the road, but when he said it, she swallowed it again.

In fact, she was also a little uneasy.

It's okay to accompany him on this trip. After all, she is the one she chose. What if he encounters an accident on the road?

Although she had already calculated the hexagram for him, he would not have any worries about his life on this trip, but in addition to the worries about his life,
there are many other dangers in this world, and she would be safer to follow him personally and watch him.

Xiao Xi sighed: ''Okay.''

Luo Qinghan was surprised this time.

Based on his understanding of Xiao Liangdi, this woman can lie down without sitting, and can sit without standing. She is lazy, greedy and doesn't like to move. If
she wants to follow him to the south, she will definitely find a way to refuse.

Unexpectedly, she didn't even struggle, so she agreed in one bite.

Luo Qinghan was a little curious: ''There is no such comfortable life as the palace outside. If you go to the south with me, you may have to suffer a lot. Are you
really willing?''

Xiao Xixi muttered: ''It doesn't mind if I suffer, as long as I can stay with Royal Highness.''

Luo Qinghan was startled.

At this moment, he couldn't tell how he felt in his heart, he just felt warm in his heart, like drinking a bowl of hot ginger soup in the cold winter, very comfortable.
Xiao Xixi picked up the unfinished duck roll on the table and continued to stuff it into her mouth.

After leaving the palace, she couldn't eat such a delicious roast duck. While she could still eat it now, she wanted to eat more!

Luo Qinghan came back to his senses, and his voice sounded slightly milder than usual.

''Set off in ten days, take advantage of this time to clean up, and don't tell anyone else about it.''

Xiao Xi asked sternly: ''Can the concubine take Bao Qin with her?''

Luo Qinghan's voice suddenly returned to ruthlessness: ''No, I only plan to take you alone, and you will have to change your costume when the time comes.''

Xiao Xi wanted to cry, without Bao Qin by her side, no one would cook her delicious food. How would this life go on?

She turned sadness and anger into appetite, and she ate more.

The roast duck on the table was wiped out cleanly by her, and even the side dishes were swept away by her.

Luo Qinghan was not surprised by this.

He stood up: ''I still have official documents to deal with tonight, so I won't stay with you.''

Xiao Xixi controlled the corners of his mouth that rose, trying to show disappointment: ''That's it.''

It seems that she can sleep alone tonight. With such a big bed, she can roll around as she pleases. It's super cool to think about it!

She quickly wiped her hands and mouth clean, got up and sent the prince out.

Chapter 89: This is a Secret

After leaving the Qingge Hall, Luo Qinghan did not take a chariot, but chose to walk.

The palace maid walked in front with the palace lamp, and the dim light reflected on the ground, dispelling a small piece of darkness.

Luo Qinghan strolled forward and called faintly.

''Chang Xi.''

Eunuch Chang immediately stepped forward: ''The minion is here.''

''Prepare two sets of eunuch costumes according to Xiao Liangdi's figure. Don't let others know about this.''

Eunuch Chang thought that the prince was going to play some strange fun with Xiao Liangdi, so he didn't dare to ask more, and quickly responded: ''Okay.''

Luo Qinghan was still thinking about the little squirrel.

Since the squirrel died, he has vowed not to keep pets anymore.

But now he has Xiao Liangdi.

She looks a lot like that little squirrel.

Luo Qinghan didn't worry about leaving her alone in the palace. He was afraid that history would repeat itself, and that when he came back, she would be quietly
killed like the squirrel.

He is now limited in ability and cannot get rid of all enemies who are malicious to him.

The only thing he can do is to take her with him.

In this way, no one can hurt her.

……

Xiao Xixi woke up from a deep sleep and felt refreshed.

Isn't it just going to the south, it's not that she won't come back. When she comes back, she can still eat the delicious food made by Bao Qin!

She should eat, drink, and sleep as usual, and she was not affected by what was about to go south.

Salted fish, you have to be bigger, otherwise how can you lie down with peace of mind?

Nine days passed in a blink of an eye.

The prince asked her to clean up, and she didn't know what to pack, so she took out the small package that the master had packed for her, and casually stuffed
some silver and changed clothes into it.

She thought about it and felt that it was not enough, and said to Bao Qin.

''You go get me some food that is delicious, store-resistant, and easy to carry.''

Bao Qin asked inexplicably: ''Are you going away?''

Xiao Xi didn't want to lie to her, so she simply said, ''This is a secret, I can't tell you.''

Bao Qin was taken aback for a moment, but she didn't expect that the stupid girl she raised had secrets, but she really grew up!

For a while, she didn't know whether she was more relieved or more lost.

She sighed: ''Slave, go and make you some preserved meat and preserved fruit.''

Xiao Xixi nodded vigorously: ''Okay, okay! Do more, do as much as you can, don't worry that I won't be able to finish eating!''

Bao Qin entered the small kitchen with an extremely complicated mood.

She made chicken breast and duck breast, and also fried some dried fish and shrimp. The fish and shrimp were fried dry and crispy. Just sprinkle with a little fine
salt and cumin, it is a very delicious and delicious snack.

The preserved fruit was prepared a long time ago, and it was originally planned to be taken out for Xiao Liangdi to eat tomorrow. Since she wants it now, give it to
her in advance.

Bao Qin brought out all the food and set up a large table full of food, so greedy that Xiao Xi drooled.

She took a bite of everything and gave Bao Qin a thumbs up.

''Super delicious!''

Bao Qin pursed her lips and smiled: ''You eat slowly, and the slave will get you some juice again.''

As soon as Bao Qin left, Xiao Xixi took out several large wooden boxes, put all the food on the table into the boxes, packed them with cloth, and then stuffed them
into the cabinet.

Bao Qin came back with the juice, but saw that the plates on the table were all empty, and the whole person was stunned.

''So much to eat, little master, have you eaten all of it?''

Xiao Xi moved her gaze away guiltily: ''Yes, I'm a little hungry, so I'm in a hurry to eat.''

Bao Qin's spirit began to be in a trance: ''But that's the weight of ten people…''

Chapter 90: Leaving the Palace

For fear of being seen, Xiao Xixi decisively changed the subject.

''What juice did you get?''

Bao Qin replied subconsciously: ''It's pear juice.''

Xiao Xixi took the cup, drank it all, smashed it with a small mouth and praised: ''It's so sweet!''

She handed the empty cup over, indicating that she wanted another cup.

Bao Qin took the empty cup and went out of the door in a daze.

She was still thinking, what does the little master have to do to eat so much food in such a short period of time?

The next day Luo Qinghan came to Qingge Hall and asked her to take her luggage and follow him.

Xiao Xixi first took out a small package with floral flowers on a blue background.

Luo Qinghan didn't respond.

Xiao Xixi then took out a heavy and oversized burden.

Luo Qinghan frowned: ''What are you putting in it?''

Xiao Xixi clung to her burden tightly: ''This is all the food that Bao Qin made for her concubine.''

''I won't be hungry for you, what are you doing with so much food?'' Put it down, don't bring it.''

Xiao Xi was flat-mouthed, so aggrieved that he wanted to cry.

''If you don't have these things to eat, your concubine will be uncomfortable to death. Please, Your Highness, let your concubine take them with.''

Luo Qinghan was unmoved.

Xiao Xixi let go of her burden, moved over, grabbed her sleeve and shook it.

''Please~''

''…Don't be spoiled.''

Xiao Xixi pulled Luo Qinghan's sleeve and begged bitterly.

Luo Qinghan threw her away mercilessly.

She simply hugged his arm and continued to beg.

Luo Qinghan failed to get rid of her this time.

He looked at the pitiful woman with tearful eyes in front of him, and when the words of reprimand reached his mouth, they turned into other words: ''This is the
only time, not the next time.''

Xiao Xixi immediately burst into laughter, rushed up and hugged him vigorously.

''Thank you, Your Highness! You are such a good person, my concubine loves you so much!''

Luo Qinghan froze in place and did not move.

Xiao Xixi let him go, first carried the small package on her body, then carried the big package into her arms, and said excit edly: ''The concubine is ready, you can
set off at any time!''

Luo Qinghan tried to ignore the subtle feeling of being hugged just now, faintly authentic.

''Put these things down, someone will send them out for you later, you just need to follow me.''

Xiao Xi reluctantly let go of her burden.

She bowed her head and kissed the big burden, and said lovingly: ''Good boy, baby, stay here and don't move, we will meet later.''

Luo Qinghan took Xiao Liangdi out of the Qingge Hall on the grounds of sending her back to her mother's house to visit relatives.

The carriage is already ready.

The two got into the carriage.

Xiao Xixi saw the three burdens that were placed in the corner, and she let out a sigh.

''Why is there an extra burden?''

Luo Qinghan clicked on the small black package: ''There are two clothes in it, which are specially prepared for you. You will change into it when you get into the
carriage tomorrow morning.''

Xiao Xixi opened the black bag and found that there were actually two sets of eunuch clothes inside.

She blinked: ''Your Highness wants your concubine to dress up as a eunuch?''

Luo Qinghan: ''Your identity is not suitable for following you south, you have to pretend to be.''

''The concubine can pretend to be a guard, why do you have to pretend to be a eunuch?''

''Because you are short.''

Xiao Xixi felt a knife inserted in her heart.

Her height is actually not particularly short in women, but it is not enough to see in men, especially the guards are all born tall and strong. Even if she changes into
the clothes of the guards, she can see at a glance that she is very different from other guards.

Xiao Xixi comforted herself silently.

Forget it, eunuchs are eunuchs, just think of it as another way.

Chapter 91: Going Back to My Mother's House

The carriage drove out of the palace.

Xiao Xixi opened the window curtain and looked out. They were walking on Zhuque Street. This street runs through Shengjing City from east to west. It is the
most central main road in the city. Walk straight along this street, you can leave Shengjing City through Mingde Gate.

Shuque Street is very quiet, there are almost no pedestrians on the road, and there are high walls of Zhumen on both sides of the street. At first glance, you know
that this street is full of powerful people.

The carriage walked along Shuque Street for a while, then turned right and entered the trail. This time it stopped without going far.

The squire stepped forward and called the door.

The porter learned that it was a nobleman from the palace, and did not dare to delay, so he hurriedly ran to report.

Soon Xiao Lingfeng came out with his two sons.

Luo Qinghan took Xiao Xixi out of the carriage.

When Xiao Lingfeng saw that the visitor was actually the Royal Highness the Prince, he was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and saluted.
''Wei Chen paid a visit to His Royal Highness the Prince. I don't know if His Royal Highness the Prince has arrived. If you have lost your welcome, I hope you
will forgive me!''

His two sons also knelt down.

Xiao Xi looked at the familiar gate of the General's Mansion in front of him, in a delicate mood.

The last time she passed through this gate, it was last year. She went to the palace to participate in the draft. After the show, she was left in the East Palace.

Obviously this is her maiden home, but she can't give birth to a sense of belonging here.

Luo Qinghan saw her looking at the gate of the general's mansion and didn't move. He thought she was scared. He took the initiative to hold her hand and
motioned to her not to be afraid. With him, no one in the general's mansion dared to bully her.

Xiao Xixi looked down at the left hand being held, and then looked up at the prince's side face.

She is actually not afraid of the general's mansion, but this feeling of being protected is not bad.

So she didn't say anything, and let the prince lead her into the general's mansion.

Xiao Lingfeng noticed the two of them holding hands together, and his mood was very complicated.

Because of the prince's sudden visit, the entire general's mansion was alarmed, and Xue hurriedly asked people to prepare refreshments.

Luo Qinghan did not stay long.

He was not interested in everything in the General's mansion. He came here this time just to send Xiao Liangdi over and tell Xiao Lingfeng a few more words by
the way.

After listening to the prince's order, Xiao Lingfeng was surprised, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he could only nod in response.

''Wei Chen knows, Weichen will definitely settle Xiao Liangdi properly.''

Luo Qinghan called Xiao Liangdi to the front and exhorted.

''You can stay here with peace of mind. After changing your clothes tomorrow morning, wait for me near Mingde Gate.''

''Okay.''

……

As soon as the prince left, everyone in the general's mansion breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Lingfeng called Xue and asked Xue to arrange a place for Xiao Xixi.

Xue was unwilling to contact this evil star, but Xiao Xixi was personally sent by the prince. Xiao Xixi had the prince as his backer. Xue did not dare to offend her .
She could only endure the fear and uneasiness in her heart, and spoke cautiously.

''The Nuanxiang Residence where Xiao Liangdi lived before is still there, but it hasn't been occupied for a long time. It needs to be cleaned. Xiao Liangdi is also
requested to rest here for a while, and then you will be invited to check in when it is cleaned.''

Xiao Xixi nodded and said: ''yes.''

Xue asked someone to serve her refreshments, and then retired.

Not only Xue's, Xiao Lingfeng didn't dare to stay with Xiao Xixi. As soon as Xue's left, Xiao Lingfeng also found an excuse and left quickly with his two sons.

In the huge hall building, Xiao Xixi was the only one left.

Everyone here is afraid that she will not be able to avoid it.

Xiao Xixi tasted a few preserved fruits and felt that they were not as delicious as Bao Qin.

At this moment, a small head popped out at the door.

Xiao Xi looked around and found that it was Xiao Zhilan, smiling and beckoning to her.

''Xiaolan.''

Chapter 92: I Don't Want to Lose You Again

Xiao Zhilan seemed to want to go in, but she remembered her parents' ear-lifting face, and her parents repeatedly told her not to approach her sister.

She hid behind the door and hesitated.

Xiao Xixi saw her hesitation, so she simply picked up the fruit in front of her, walked to the door, and handed it over.

''Do you want to eat it?''

Xiao Zhilan was young in the end, and couldn't help but be tempted. Seeing something delicious, there was a look of expectation in his eyes: ''I want to eat it.''
''Reach out.''

Xiao Zhilan obediently stretched out two small fleshy claws.

Xiao Xixi grabbed a handful of fruit and put it in her hand: ''Are these enough?''

''Enough.''

Xiao Xixi rubbed her head: ''I heard you fell into the water before, are you better now?''

Xiao Zhilan replied obediently: ''It's all right.''

''That's good, go play by yourself, don't tell anyone that you have seen me, lest your parents get angry when they know.''

''Hmm.''

Xiao Zhilan turned and left holding the fruit, walked a few steps and stopped again. She looked at her sister who was standing a few steps away, and said angrily:
''Thank you sister.''

Xiao Xixi smiled and said, ''You are welcome.''

Not long after Xiao Zhilan ran out, she ran into Xue who came to find her.

When Xue saw her, he asked, ''Where have you been?'' I looked everywhere and couldn't find you.''

Xiao Zhilan didn't dare to say that he had just met his sister, but he didn't want to lie to his mother, so he could only keep his head down and didn't speak.

Xue Shi noticed her strangeness and noticed that she was holding something in her hand.

''Put out your hand.''

Xiao Zhilan hesitated for a while, but decided to listen to her mother's words and stretched out her two hands.

Seeing that she was holding a lot of fruits in her hand, Xue had an ominous feeling in her heart. She frowned and asked, ''Where did these fruits come from?'' Who
gave it to you?''

Xiao Zhilan didn't speak.

Xue Shi asked, ''Did that evil star give it to you?''

Xiao Zhilan still didn't speak.

Xue Shi was so angry that she directly grabbed all the fruits she was holding in her hand and threw them out.

''How many times have I told you? Don't approach that evil star, don't talk to her, don't pick up what she gave, why are you disobedient?!''

Xiao Zhilan was frightened and froze in place at a loss.

Xue forced him to ask, ''What did she give you back?''

Xiao Zhilan felt that her mother's current appearance was so scary. She was so scared that her face turned pale, and she shivered and said, ''No, no more.''

Xue bent down, took out her veil, and helped her little daughter wipe her hands carefully several times, only then did she feel a little more relaxed.

She held her little daughter's hand seriously and solemnly.

''I lost a child, and I don't want to lose you again. You have to listen to your mother, do you understand?''

Xiao Zhilan was still in confusion and did not speak.

Xue Shi clenched her hand vigorously: ''Xiaolan?''

Xiao Zhilan answered Na na na na.

''Hmm.''

As she wished to get the promise of her little daughter, Xue smiled again and said softly: ''Xiaolan is so good.''

When she looked up, she happened to see someone standing not far away, it was Xiao Xixi.

Xue Shi was stunned.

She didn't know how long Xiao Xixi had been standing there, or how much Xiao Xixi had heard, and the expression on her face became unnatural in an instant.

Xue stiffly saluted.

''Xiao Liangdi, why don't you rest in the house?''

Xiao Xixi just stood at the door for a while, and happened to hear Xue's voice not far away. The voice was very stern, as if she was reprimanding someone, so she
curiously walked two steps here, but she didn't expect it to happen to collide with Xue's eyes. .
Chapter 93: Embarrassment

This scene is actually a bit embarrassing.

Xiao Xixi didn't know how to deal with it either. She simply followed Luo Qinghan's appearance and put on an indifferent posture that strangers should not enter,
expressionless and authentic.

''I'll come out for some air.''

Seeing that she had no intention of pursuing it, Xue Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: ''Then you can do it yourself. I will take Xiao Zhilan back to
the room first. You can just say hello if you have something to do.''

Xiao Xi didn't speak, still maintaining a cold and faint look.

It wasn't until Xue Shi took Xiao Zhilan far away that Xiao Xixi relaxed.

She rubbed her stiff cheeks, but she didn't expect it to be easy to pretend to be cold. Maintaining an expressionless appearance for a long time can easily lead to
facial stiffness, which is very uncomfortable.

For a while, she sympathized with the prince again.

The prince is always expressionless. In the long run, will he become facial paralysis?

It's a pity that such a handsome face is really going to become facial paralysis.

After it was cleaned up, Xiao Xixi moved in with her three burdens.

Because the people in the general's mansion were very afraid of her, no one dared to approach her, resulting in the entire Nuanxiang Curie except her.

Xiao Xixi is accustomed to this.

She opened the big bag and took out a wooden box from it, which was full of dried fried fish and fried shrimp.

Xiao Xixi twisted a fried shrimp and put it in her mouth. When she bit it, it was fragrant and crispy, and it was delicious!

She ate half a box in one breath.

If it weren't for the fact that she would not be able to eat the food made by Bao Qin for a long time, she really couldn't wait to eat all the food in the box in one
breath.

She wiped her mouth and hands clean, and reluctantly closed the box.

There is a teapot on the table, and the tea inside is already cold.

Xiao Xixi didn't care either, and poured herself a large glass.

After barely mixing in the water, she was ready to get a good night's sleep.

The door of the room was knocked on at this moment.

Xiao Xixi opened the door of the room and found Xiao Lingfeng and Xue standing outside.

The couple showed her an unnatural smile.

''Xiao Liangdi, we want to see if you are still used to living? If there is anything out of your mind, just tell me.''

Xiao Xixi felt that it was appropriate to deal with Xue Shi with the attitude of the prince before, so she put on the same indifferent attitude as the prince at this
time, and said lightly: ''It's okay here.''

Xiao Lingfeng smiled stiffly: ''Hehe, you just treat this place as your own home, don't be polite to us.''

''Hmm.''

Xiao Lingfeng quietly took Xue's arm. Xue was no longer willing or able to wipe her man's face in front of outsiders, so he could only speak.

''I specially asked someone to prepare a table of dishes for you. Do you want to eat in the house? Or go outside to have dinner with us?''

Xiao Xixi: ''In the house.''

Hearing this, Xiao Lingfeng and Xue both breathed a sigh of relief.

They had to take this trip because they were worried about the face of the prince, but in their hearts, they didn't want to have dinner with Xiao Xixi, the evil star.

Xiao Xi asked faintly: ''Is there anything else?''

Xiao Lingfeng hurriedly said, ''No more, take a good rest and leave.''

He and Xue Shi walked quickly.

Xiao Xixi looked at their backs as they quickly moved away, quite avoiding it for fear of not being able to do so.
She didn't take this to heart, turned around and returned to the house, happily waiting for someone to deliver the delicious food.

After Xiao Lingfeng and Xue Shi left Nuanxiangju, they went out for a long distance before stopping.

Xue said dissatisfiedly: ''You know that the evil star specializes in killing relatives, why do you want to drag me to see her? Are you not afraid of being restrained
by her?''

Chapter 94: The carriage stopped near the Mingde Gate

Xiao Lingfeng explained: ''I don't want to get close to her either, but you have seen it before. His Royal Highness personally sent her over and told me to ta ke care
of her for the rest of my life. His Royal Highness loves her so much. If we offend her, what should we do if she goes to the prince and talks about it later? No
matter what we think in our hearts, at least we have to do a good job on the surface, so as not to let the prince be dissatisfied with us.''

In fact, Xiao Lingfeng felt very sorry.

The reason why he agreed to Xiao Xixi to enter the palace to participate in the draft was just to send the evil star away as soon as possible so as not t o harm his
family.

Unexpectedly, she not only became the Prince Liangdi, but now she is also quite favoured by the prince.

If she didn't have that terrifying fate, if she was just an ordinary girl, Xiao Lingfeng would be able to use her to narrow the relationship between herself and the
prince.

It's a pity that she is the fate of a heavenly evil lone star.

No matter how favoured she was, Xiao Lingfeng didn't dare to get too close to her, and could only reluctantly give up such a good opportunity.

Xue Shi didn't understand those things in the court, she only knew that it involved the prince, so she had to listen to her man.

So she stopped arguing about anything, frowned and said, ''Then I will ask someone to deliver food to her.''

''Go, go, go.''

It didn't take long for the maids to carry the food box into the warm fragrant residence.

They put the food on the table, and then quickly retreated, not daring to approach Xiao Xixi.

No one was watching, Xiao Xi was happy and at ease.

When she was full of food and drink, the maids came in and quickly packed up the table, and ran away without a trace.

Looking at the way they fled in the wilderness, it seemed as if they were afraid of being entangled by Xiao Xixi, the lone star of the heavenly evil.

Xiao Xi slept all afternoon, sleeping comfortably.

In the evening, the maids came to deliver food to her again with food boxes.

She went to bed after eating.

This kind of day when you go to bed after eating, wake up and eat again, is simply the life that every salted fish dreams of!

Xiao Xixi deeply realized what joy is.

So much so that when she left the General's mansion the next morning, she was quite reluctant.

Xiao Lingfeng put her on the carriage and personally escorted her to Mingde Gate.

Xiao Xixi sat in the car, opened the black baggage, and took out a set of eunuch clothes from it.

She put on her clothes and lowered her head to organize her ribbons. Unfortunately, she didn't have a mirror and couldn't see what she looked like in eunuch
clothes.

The carriage stopped near the Mingde Gate.

It didn't take long for the team escorting the prince to march from a distance.

This time the prince travelled, Zhao Xian, the commander of the Yulin Army, was responsible for the defence work. He brought two thousand Yulin army guards.

In addition, there are nearly a hundred people such as the king of Xiaojun, Nie Changping, the prince Shaofu, the prince Shaobao, the Tai doctor, the imperial chef,
the coachman, the palace eunuch, etc., plus luggage and forage supplies, there are a full 120 carriages before and after.

Suzaku Street has already been cleaned up, and there are no idle people waiting on both sides of the street. It is precisely because of this that the loyal general Xiao
Lingfeng and the carriage next to him appear even more abrupt at this time.

Zhao Xian saw him from a long distance away.

When the team reached the Mingde Gate, it stopped.

The soldiers guarding the city gate knelt down and saluted one after another to meet His Royal Highness.

Xiao Lingfeng also turned over and dismounted, knelt down and saluted.
The coachman responsible for driving Xiao Xixi was originally a guard in the Yulin Army. He had already received the order of His Royal Highness, the Prince.
At this time, he silently drove the carriage into the prince's convoy.

The city gate opened, and the Yulin army escorted the prince out of Shengjing and headed south in a mighty manner.

Chapter 95: Going South

Xiao Lingfeng stood still and watched the team go away.

He didn't understand why the prince wanted to take Xiao Xixi to the south, and could only attribute this to the prince's excessive affection for Xiao Xixi.

The prince told him not to spread the matter.

In fact, even if the prince didn't tell him, he didn't dare to spread the matter out. After all, Xiao Xixi was the daughter married from his general's mansion. If
someone knew that she was accompanying the prince south, she would be charged with a demon concubine for bewitching the prince. At that time, not only Xiao
Xixi, but even he would have to suffer.

Thinking of this, Xiao Lingfeng couldn't help feeling emotional.

What a pity!

He has several daughters, and if it were other daughters who were favoured by the prince, he would definitely be very happy now.

How could it be that Xiao Xixi was taken fancy by the prince?

The prince drove south along the official road.

Before dark, they found a station to stop and rest.

The station had already received the news and cleaned the inside and outside of the station in advance, and all unrelated personnel were also cleared.

Under the escort of everyone on the third floor and the third floor, the prince stayed in the best guest room in the station.

It is said to be the best guest room, but compared with the East Palace, it is very simple.

Father-in-Law Chang looked around, but he was not satisfied with what he saw.

He sighed: ''Your Highness, it's really wronged you to let you live in a dilapidated place.''

Luo Qinghan also felt that this place was too awkward, but before he set off, he was mentally prepared, so he didn't say much, only faintly authentic.

''Where is Xiao Liangdi? Why didn't you see her?''

Eunuch Chang hurriedly said, ''Maybe I'm lost, so the minion will go to find her.''

Luo Qinghan said, ''Remember, don't let anyone know her identity.''

''The minion understands.''

Eunuch Chang walked downstairs, grabbed Zhao Xian and asked, ''Where is the little master?''

In the entire team, except for the prince, only Zhao Xian and Eunuch Chang knew about Xiao Liangdi's existence.

When Zhao Xian heard him ask, he raised his hand and pointed outside: ''The person should still be in the car, and I haven't seen her come down.''

Eunuch Chang was surprised. The cars and horses had been parked for a while. Why didn't Xiao Liangdi get off the bus? What is she hiding in the car for?

Because there are too many carriages, the stables of the station cannot accommodate so many carriages and horses. They can only be parked along the official
road, guarded by Yulin Army guards next to them. There is no need to worry about the theft of carriages and horses.

Eunuch Chang found the carriage where Xiao Liangdi was, and the coachman had already left.

He lowered his voice and called, ''Xiao Liangdi?''

There was no response in the carriage.

Eunuch Chang found it strange, isn't the person in it?

He tried to open the corner of the car curtain and found Xiao Liangdi, dressed in eunuch clothes, lying asleep in the carriage.

Eunuch Chang was speechless immediately.

He had long known that this little master was a sleeper, but after the carriage had stopped for so long, she still didn't feel anything, and she slept sweetly as usual.
She was too able to sleep!

Eunuch Chang coughed twice, trying to wake Xiao Liangdi up.

Unfortunately, it's useless.

This coughing sound did not affect her sleep quality at all.
Eunuch Chang was helpless, so he could only knock on the floor of the carriage with a handful of fingers, and slightly raised the volume: ''Wake up!''

Xiao Xi finally woke up now.

She opened her bleary eyes, looked around, and found herself still in the carriage.

She sat up, rubbed her eyes, and asked in a low voice, ''Are you there yet?''

Eunuch Chang said helplessly: ''It's already here, and His Royal Highness has already settled down. Hurry up and go with the minions to see the prince.''

Chapter 96: Don't Leave One step at a time

Xiao Xixi jumped out of the carriage with her hands and feet on the ground, and stood on the side of the road, blowing a cool night breeze, the remaining
drowsiness in her mind was completely blown away.

Eunuch Chang led the way in front with a lantern. As she walked, he asked, ''How long have you been sleeping?''

Xiao Xi was embarrassed and said, ''It's so boring on the road. I have nothing to do in the car by myself, so I can only sleep.''

''She slept all the way!''

Eunuch Chang admired her deeply.

Although the road surface of the official road is much smoother than that of the mountain road, there are ups and downs in th e end. It is a bit bumpy for cars and
horses to drive on it. It is difficult for most people to sleep for too long in this kind of bumpy. Only Xiao Liangdi, a strange person, can actually sleep for a whole
day.

According to her sleeping appearance just now, if he didn't wake her up, she might be able to continue sleeping.

Eunuch Chang whispered: ''His Royal Highness said that your identity should be kept secret, so the minions cannot call you Xiao Liangdi outside. You have to
give yourself another name.''

Xiao Xixi thought for a while: ''Just call me Xiao Xi.''

''Okay, the minion will dare to call you Xiao Xi.''

Two people enter the guest room one after the other.

Luo Qinghan was discussing things with Nie Changping, Prince Shaofu and Prince Shaobao at this moment.

He heard the movement and looked sideways at the door.

Xiao Xixi stepped forward to greet him: ''The minion met His Royal Highness the Prince.''

Luo Qinghan just nodded slightly and didn't say much.

It was Nie Changping, the king of Xiaojun, who glanced at her more.

At this time, Xiao Xixi was wearing navy blue eunuch clothes, her hair was all combed up, revealing a smooth and white forehead, her apricot eyes were moist and
translucent, and there was still a little red mark on her little goose egg face. That was the trace left by her sleeping in the carriage.

Nie Changping thought to himself, this little eunuch was born so handsome, why hadn't he seen her before?

Luo Qinghan noticed Nie Changping's gaze and said lightly: ''Let's do this today. You have been on the road for a day and you are all tired. Let's all stand down.''

''The minister waited to leave.''

The Prince Shaofu and the Prince Shaobao walked out.

Nie Changping still wanted to stay away, but Luo Qinghan glanced at him indifferently.

''Are you going by yourself? Or do you want someone to drive you away?''

Nie Changping bitterly said, ''I'll go by myself.''

He left dingily.

Luo Qinghan looked at Xiao Xixi, who was still standing at the door, and said, ''Come here.''

Xiao Xixi walked over immediately.

''From now on, you will follow alone. Wherever you go alone, you will follow wherever you go. You are not allowed to leave alone one step at a time, remember
this.''

''The minion remembered.''

Luo Qinghan expressed satisfaction with her obedience, and he said lightly: ''When you are out and about, you have to give yourself another name.''

Xiao Xixi: ''The minion has already thought of a name, Xiao Xi.''

''Xiao Xi… this name is okay.''

Eunuch Chang brought dinner.

A full twenty dishes filled the entire table.

Xiao Xixi's saliva almost falling off.

Damn, the prince is having a great life, isn't it? Actually, one person can eat so many dishes in one meal! Really envy!

Eunuch Chang said with guilt: ''This place is remote and the ingredients are limited. I can only barely make up such 20 dishes. I also ask His Royal Highness to
take care of it. I will eat some for the time being.''

Xiao Xixi is not only envious now, but also sour.

With so many delicious things, it's actually said to be ''I'm going to eat some?''

If this is considered a settlement, she would rather do it every day!

At this moment, Xiao Xixi turned into a lemon essence, and her heart was almost bubbling with sourness.

Chapter 97: Sleeping Together

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''When you go out, you don't have to stick to the rules of the palace. In the future, you only need five dishes and one soup for each meal.''

Eunuch Chang was shocked: ''How can this be? You are His Royal Highness, the body of a daughter, how can you only eat so little?''

''Gu didn't eat much at first. For every 20 dishes in a meal, Gu only ate a little each time, and most of them were wasted. This is the palace rule established by the
ancestors, and it is not easy to change it, but when you get outside the palace, you don't have to be so extravagant and wasteful anymore. Everything will be fine
from now on.''

Hearing what he said, Eunuch Chang became more distressed. He felt that the prince had been wronged, and sighed: ''The minion knows.''

''You all go down, just leave Xiao Xi alone here to serve.''

Eunuch Chang retreated with the palace ladies and eunuchs.

Only Luo Qinghan and Xiao Xixi were left in the room.

Luo Qinghan asked her to sit.

Xiao Xixi was also not welcome, kneeling on the cushion opposite him.

She served the prince soup as usual, and when he ate it, she started to move her chopsticks.

They took the imperial chef with them on this trip. Naturally, the craftsmanship was nothing to say, but because of the limited ingredients, the taste of the food was
still worse than that of the imperial meal in the palace.

Luo Qinghan was used to eating the imperial meal in the palace, and he tasted the difference with just one bite.

He looked at the woman sitting opposite.

She still ate happily as usual, and she was not dissatisfied at all because the meal had become rudimentary.

Luo Qinghan looked at her happy and satisfied appearance, and felt that the meals in front of her had become more delicious, so she couldn't help but eat more
meals.

When he was full of food and drink, Eunuch Chang brought someone in to clean up the dishes and chopsticks.

People are prone to drowsiness as soon as they are full.

Xiao Xixi yawned: ''Your Highness, where will the minion sleep tonight?''

Luo Qinghan: ''You just sleep here.''

''Here?'' Xiao Xixi looked around and found that there was only one bed in this room. She blinked: ''Are you going to let the minion sleep on the ground?''

As a salted fish, she can naturally sleep anywhere, but if she can choose, she still wants to sleep in bed more.

Luo Qinghan: ''You sleep in the same bed with Gu.''

Xiao Xi hesitated for a second between the hard floor and the soft bed, and made a decisive decision.

''Good Royal Highness.''

Anyway, it's not that she hasn't slept with the prince, it doesn't matter how many times she sleeps, just get used to it.

Eunuch Chang knew her identity and had no reaction to it, but the other palace eunuchs did not know that Xiao Xixi was a woman.

They were all taken aback when they heard that the prince was actually going to let a little eunuch fall asleep with him, and their eyes became extremely
complicated when they looked at Xiao Xixi.

Unexpectedly, this little eunuch was so powerful that he got the prince to stay with him for the night as soon as he came.
What they didn't expect even more was that His Royal Highness was still a master of meat and vegetables.

This is too far from the cold image of His Royal Highness on weekdays.

Regardless of what they thought in their hearts, they all pretended to be as if nothing had happened, and they would do whatever they had to do.

The eunuchs called for hot water and waited for His Royal Highness to bathe.

Xiao Xixi consciously hid out, lest he see something he shouldn't have seen.

Bao Qin is not around, she is now just a eunuch, no one will wait for her to wash, everything has to be done by herself.

Fortunately, she used to take care of herself in the mountains, and her hands-on ability was quite good.

She went downstairs to find the stove, called for hot water, washed her face, rinsed her mouth with salt water, and soaked her feet in hot water.

Since she has been in the carriage all day, she is quite clean and does not need to bathe and change clothes.

Xiao Xixi drained the foot wash, and as soon as he turned around, he ran into Nie Changping.

Chapter 98: No Rules, No Radius

Nie Changping is an old prince, and he is also eighteen years old. He is wearing an indigo round neck brocade robe, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and a
straight posture. He looks heroic and handsome.

He is undoubtedly also a rare beautiful man.

But unlike the prince's cold, indifferent, and refined temperament, Nie Changping is more bohemian, like a wild horse that has not been tamed, with an
indescribable wildness in his body.

In the words of parents, it is a bear child.

Xiao Xixi put down the barrel and saluted.

''The minion met the King of Xiaojun.''

Nie Changping held a dog tail grass in his mouth that he didn't know where it came from, and turned around her in a playful tone.

''What's your name? Why haven't I seen you before?''

Xiao Xixi replied unhurriedly: ''The minion's name is Xiao Xi. She has just been transferred to the East Palace. She doesn't usually show up often. It's normal for
the King of Xiaojun to have never seen a minion.''

Nie Changping leaned over and stared at her face.

''Your little appearance is quite chic.''

Xiao Xi is in a complicated mood, so I'll treat you as complimenting me.

Nie Changping seemed to think that just looking at it was not enough, and wanted to reach out and touch it.

As a result, before he stretched out his hand, he heard Eunuch Chang's voice from behind him.

''Xiao Xi, why did you come here without saying a word? His Royal Highness the Prince asked about you just now, and I realized that you were gone. Come here
quickly and follow me to see the Prince.''

Xiao Xi ran over immediately and left with Father-in-Law Chang.

Nie Changping stared at her leaving back for a while, then turned and left, seemingly not taking this trivial matter to heart.

Xiao Xixi went upstairs, walked into the guest room, and saw Luo Qinghan sitting on the edge of the bed with no expression on his face, looking quite unhappy.

She leaned over: ''Your Highness, do you have any instructions to find a minion?''

Luo Qinghan held everyone back, and only he and Xiao Xixi were left in the room.

He asked in a bad tone: ''Did you not follow what I said to you at all?''

Xiao Xi said blankly: ''What does Your Highness mean?''

''Gu told you before, no matter where Gu goes, you have to follow Gu, and you are not allowed to leave one step. As a result, when you turn around, you are gone.''

Xiao Xixi hurriedly explained: ''Minion…''

Luo Qinghan interrupted her: ''There are no outsiders here, you don't have to call yourself a minion.''

''Concubine……''

''This is not in the palace, and you don't have to call yourself a concubine.''

Xiao Xi thought for a while: ''Can you call me?''

Luo Qinghan did not interrupt her again this time.

This should be the default meaning.

Xiao Xixi continued: ''I was afraid that I would disturb your bathing just now, so I went out to avoid it. By the way, I went downstairs to wash my face. After all, I
have to wait for His Royal Highness to sleep. I have to wash myself clean.''

''You are a lonely woman, and you don't need to avoid it when you are alone in the bath.''

Xiao Xi said shyly: ''That being said, people are still a little shy.''

Luo Qinghan was silent for a moment, his face unchanged and authentic: ''You have to get used to it.''

What are you used to?

Are you used to seeing your flawless body?

Xiao Xixi's thoughts were erratic for a moment, remembering that the prince was still looking at her, she hurriedly threw out the yellow waste in her mind, and
obediently responded: ''I see.''

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''If you are a first-time offender, Gu will forgive you once. If you commit another crime, Gu will punish you.''

Xiao Xi couldn't help but get nervous: ''Gu, is there still punishment?''

''Of course, if there are no rules and no boundaries, you have to have clear rewards and punishments for doing things.''

Xiao Xixi tentatively asked: ''What exactly do you mean by punishment?''

Chapter 99: The minion only chatted with His Royal Highness

Luo Qinghan said coldly: ''Confiscate all your snacks.''

Xiao Xi was struck by lightning.

I'm a goose! This is too cruel!

This is more uncomfortable for her than just beating her up!

Seeing her scared and scared appearance, Luo Qinghan was very satisfied, so she had to let her know that she was scared before she would honestly follow him.

Luo Qinghan stood up and stretched out his arms: ''Change clothes for you.''

Xiao Xixi accepted his fate and undressed him before going to the ground, waiting for him to fall asleep.

As usual, she slept inside, and Luo Qinghan slept outside.

Early the next morning, Xiao Xixi was awakened by Luo Qinghan.

When she first opened her eyes, she was still in a daze, thinking she was in the Qingge Hall, she subconsciously shouted Bao Qin.

As a result, what responded to her was a clear and indifferent man's voice.

Xiao Xixi looked intently and found that it was not Bao Qin standing by the bed at all, but Luo Qinghan.

Luo Qingshan was still wearing white bedding, his hair was scattered, and Qingshan's face showed a bit of impatience.

''How long will you sleep?''

He called her several times just now, but she didn't respond until he started to push her, and she woke up from her sleep.

This woman can really sleep!

Also, she actually called him Bao Qin just now?

Does he look half similar to that little palace maid?!

Xiao Xi got up and said vaguely: ''It turned out to be Your Highness.''

Luo Qinghan urged: ''It's getting late, get up quickly.''

Xiao Xi glanced at the window, it was still dark outside, and it was not yet dawn!

Usually she is still sleeping in the quilt at this moment, but now she is going to give up the warm quilt, which is too cruel to her.

She struggled to get out of bed, picked up the eunuch clothes placed next to her and put them on her body.

Luo Qinghan just looked at her coldly.

When she was dressed properly, he called for someone to come in.

Eunuch Chang brought in the palace eunuchs and waited for His Royal Highness to wash and change clothes.
Xiao Xi couldn't help much, so he stood by and watched.

Looking at it, I couldn't help but start yawning.

She really didn't sleep enough, she really wanted to get a good night's sleep.

The palace eunuchs noticed Xiao Xixi's sleepy appearance, and thought to themselves that His Royal Highness the Prince should have tossed her hard enough last
night. Tsk Tsk, the picture feels exciting when you think about it.

Because the prince had already told him, today's breakfast was no longer so complicated, it was just a simple five-course soup.

Luo Qinghan and Xiao Xixi had breakfast, took a break, and then went downstairs to leave the station.

Nie Changping and several other accompanying officials were already waiting at the door.

When they saw the prince coming, they immediately bowed.

Nie Changping's gaze paused on Xiao Xixi.

The prince was the first to get on the carriage, and then it was the turn of the others.

Xiao Xi wanted to go back to his carriage, but as soon as he turned around, Nie Changping hooked his shoulders from behind.

''Xiao Xi, do you want to take a carriage with me? I'm sitting in a car by myself, it's weird and boring, you can chat with me.''

Xiao Xixi was still very conscious of being the little wife of the prince. She pushed Nie Changping's hand away and said solemnly: ''The minions are His Royal
Highness's people, and the minions only serve His Royal Highness.''

''Just chat with me.''

''The minion only chatted with His Royal Highness.''

The more Xiao Xixi refused, the more Nie Changping became interested in her.

He didn't think much about her, it was just that the rush was too boring, and he wanted to find someone to tease.

He didn't dare to tease the palace ladies around the prince. Who knows if any of those palace ladies had slept with the prince? He didn't want to rob the prince of
women. The eunuchs were different. Even if he made fun of it, it would be fine.

Chapter 100: It's Not Safe Here

Nie Changping didn't give up, hooked Xiao Xixi's shoulder again, and wanted to say something to her again, but saw the bamboo curtain at the carriage window
rolled up.

Luo Qinghan sat in the car, looking at the two of them blankly, his eyes chilly.

For some reason, Nie Changping felt a chill behind his back, and subconsciously retracted his hand on Xiao Xixi's shoulder.

He smiled at the prince: ''Does Your Highness have any orders?''

Luo Qinghan's tone was cold: ''Since you think it's too boring to ride in a carriage, then I will confiscate your carriage.''

Nie Changping was taken aback and wailed, ''If you take the carriage away, how can I go to the south?''

''You can ride a horse or walk.''

Finally, between walking and riding, Nie Changping chose to ride a horse aggrievedly.

He rode the horse brought by the guards and walked to the front of the team.

Luo Qinghan's gaze fell on Xiao Xixi, and there was a bit of displeasure in his tone.

''What are you doing standing stupidly? Come up.''

Xiao Xi climbed into the car numbly.

Luo Qinghan looked at her coldly: ''I don't know, when did you get so familiar with Nie Changping?''

Xiao Xi quickly cleared up the relationship: ''No, I don't know him at all. He had to entangle him. It has nothing to do with me. I'm innocent!''

''Next time he haunts you again, you will come to me.''

''Good.''

Luo Qinghan looked at her shoulder that had been hugged, and the more she looked at it, the more unsatisfactory it became, and said coldly: ''Come here.''

Xiao Xi leaned over inexplicably.

Luo Qinghan used a veil to help her wipe her shoulders carefully.

After wiping it, I didn't forget to tell her again.

''Stay away from Nie Changping, that guy spends a lot, don't be fooled by him.''

Xiao Xixi nodded obediently: ''Well, the minion knows.''

''When there is no one around, you don't have to call yourself a minion.''

''Here.''

Seeing that she was quite obedient, Luo Qinghan's unhappiness finally dissipated.

He casually opened the wooden box next to him and took out a thick book from it.

Before he left the palace, the prince Taishi specially gave him a box of books, so that he could take the time to read all these books. After reading them, he had to
write his experience. After he returned to Beijing, the Prince Taishi would personally check his homework.

For this reason, Luo Qinghan would read books as soon as he was free.

Xiao Xixi thought to herself that it was really difficult to be a prince, and she had to write homework when she was on a business trip. The social animals were not
as miserable as him.

She didn't bother the prince to read, she consciously found a good place, lay down straight, then closed her eyes, and fell asleep peacefully.

Luo Qinghan turned a page of the book from time to time, and the sleeping woman beside him occasionally turned over.

The atmosphere is quiet and harmonious.

The convoy walked for a month in succession.

In the past month, everywhere the prince went, he would be warmly welcomed by local officials, and every inch of land he could see had been cleaned up in
advance.

So much so that what he can see is what others are willing to show him.

Luo Qinghan was quite dissatisfied with this, but he also knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and he had to figure it out slowly if he wanted to achieve his
wish.

The convoy stopped at the county seat near Yijiang, where they were going to rest overnight before continuing on their way.

Looking at the mediocre station in front of him, Xiao Xixi moved in his heart, as if he had a sense.

She approached the prince and whispered softly: ''Your Highness, this place is not safe.''

Luo Qinghan's expression changed slightly, and he didn't ask her how she came to this conclusion, only asked, ''How is it unsafe?''

Xiao Xixi closed her eyes again and calculated a hexagram in her heart, then opened her eyes.

''I'm afraid someone is going to do something wrong to you tonight, you have to be careful.''

Luo Qinghan's eyes were deep, and he answered faintly.

''I see.''

Volume 3

Chapter 101: Acting Alone

Luo Qinghan refused the county magistrate's banquet and stayed at the local station.

The station has limited rooms and cannot accommodate too many people. The guards and eunuchs can only camp outside.

At night, Luo Qinghan discussed the next itinerary with everyone in the room.

According to the original plan, they should go south along Yijiang all the way.

But Luo Qinghan planned to change his plan.

''I plan to give up the carriage and go south by boat, which will be faster.''

The prince Shaofu said with a bitter face: ''But we have too many people, and we can't put together so many ships for a while.''

Luo Qinghan calmly said: ''So the lone soldiers are divided into two ways. You take a carriage and continue to walk south along the Yijiang River. The l one
disguised himself and quietly took a boat southward. We will meet again when we arrive in Jingshou County.''

Everyone was shocked and shouted in unison: ''Absolutely not!''

Luo Qinghan obviously had expected their reaction a long time ago, and he didn't explain much. He just listened quietly to the Prince Shaofu and the Prince
Shaobao taking turns to dissuade him, repeating those old words over and over again, insisting that he would not be allowed to act alone.

Nie Changping, the king of Xiaojun, stood on the side of the prince. On the one hand, he thought it was too boring to foll ow the big team, but it was more
interesting to act alone. On the other hand, it was because he really didn't want to ride a horse anymore!
He had been riding a horse for a whole month, and his inner thighs and buttocks were all worn out, bleeding and in terrible pain.

There are also his two long straight legs, because he has to ride a horse every day, he is almost tortured into a circle of l egs!

Thinking about it is a bitter tear.

He really, never wants to ride a horse again in his life!

Nie Changping's heart was full of a strong desire to take the boat. Seeing that the Prince Shaofu and the Prince Shaobao did not agree to tak e the boat, he
immediately pinched the two of them.

The two sides started a verbal battle, and no one refused to back down, and the battle was quite fierce.

As a military attaché, Zhao Xian didn't have much right to speak on this kind of matter, so he stood silently and listened.

Standing next to him to watch the battle, there were also Eunuch Chang and Xiao Xixi.

Eunuch Chang looked at his nose and his heart, as if the old monk was settled.

As for Xiao Xixi……

She was dozing off.

That's right, she just stood and dozed off!

When Eunuch Chang caught a glimpse of her standing and falling asleep, he was so admired that she fell to the ground.

He has never seen anyone who can fall asleep while standing!

Fortunately, she has a special identity, and Eunuch Chang is not easy to discipline, so he can only be regarded as not seeing it.

This has to be replaced by an ordinary little eunuch. If he dares to doze off while serving the prince, Eunuch Chang has to teach him a hard lesson!

Luo Qinghan didn't speak again until both sides were so noisy that their mouths were dry and their voices were hoarse.

''Since you don't want to, forget it.''

Everyone was surprised.

They thought the prince would fight for reason, but they didn't expect him to compromise so quickly.

The Prince Shaofu and the Prince Shaobao were afraid that the prince would regret it, and hurriedly said: ''It's best for His Royal Highness to figure it out. It's
getting late. His Royal Highness will rest for a long time, and the minister will retire.''

After speaking, they quickly slipped away.

Zhao Xian also said goodbye and left.

Nie Changping, the king of Xiaojun, refused to leave, and said angrily: ''His Royal Highness, why did you compromise? You are the prince, and they must listen to
what you say even if they don't want to!''

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''Even if you force them to bow their heads and compromise, they are still unconvinced after all. Only when they see the necessity of
splitting up with their own eyes will they be convinced.''

Nie Changping was very curious: ''Does Your Highness have any other plans?''

''You will know soon.''

Chapter 102: Where do you Look?

Nie Changping wanted to ask again, but Luo Qinghan had no intention of saying anything, so he directly asked Eunuch Chang to drop off the guests.

Eunuch Chang walked to the door, turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation, smiling and authentic.

''Xiaojun King, please.''

Nie Changping was helpless, he could only get up with the pain and limped out.

When everyone was done, Luo Qinghan relaxed a little bit.

He called out: ''Xiao Xi, pour me a cup of tea.''

There was no response.

Luo Qinghan turned his head to look, and saw Xiao Xi standing motionless in the corner, like a thin pillar.

She lowered her head slightly, teaching people not to see her face clearly at this time.

Luo Qinghan didn't know what she was thinking of. He stood up, walked in front of her, stood still, and stared at her silently.

Xiao Xixi still didn't respond.

Luo Qinghan leaned slightly, approaching her, and could still hear a slight cry.

Luo Qinghan: ''……''

Luo Qinghan: ''Xiao Xi, it's time to eat.''

The little eunuch in front of him seemed to have been pressed on a switch, and she woke up in an instant.

Xiao Xi raised her head and rubbed her eyes while asking, ''Have you finally had dinner? What are you eating tonight?''

Luo Qinghan looked at her blankly: ''Are you dozing off just now?''

Xiao Xi smiled embarrassedly: ''You have been discussing things all the time. I was so bored standing. I couldn't hold back for a while, so I accidentally fell
asleep.''

Luo Qinghan sneered: ''You can fall asleep while standing, you are really good at it.''

Xiao Xixi was not ashamed, but proud, and said proudly:

''These are all skills I used to practice in the teacher's department. Master's class is so boring, I can't help but doze off. Master punished me to stand at the root of
the wall, and one stop is an hour. I thought it was a waste of time just standing like this, so I tried to stand and sleep, but I really succeeded. Since then, Master has
never let me stand again.''

Luo Qinghan showed a look that was hard to say.

He was quite sympathetic to Xuanmen's sect master, but he had accepted such an enterprising apprentice, and he must have been angry with her at ordinary times.

He even suspected that the master deliberately drove her down the mountain because he didn't want to be angry with her anymore.

Eunuch Chang walked in and asked respectfully.

''Your Highness, are you going to pass the meal now?''

''Hmm.''

The palace ladies walked in with dishes.

Although there are only five dishes and one soup, the royal chef still does his best to make it exquisite and delicious.

The two of them were full of food and drink.

Luo Qinghan had to take a bath as usual.

He is a bit of a cleanliness freak. He has to take a bath every day. The clothes he wears that day will never be worn again t he next day. He must be washed and
dried. Fortunately, he doesn't like to use incense, otherwise he will have to add a fumigation procedure.

Xiao Xixi called this problem the essence of things.

Of course, she only dared to mutter this in her heart secretly, and did not dare to announce it to her mouth.

Prince Jingjing took off his clothes under the service of the palace ladies and eunuchs and entered the bathtub.

Xiao Xixi wanted to go but couldn't, so he was forced to watch the whole process of the prince bathing.

To be honest, although the prince is a fine man, his body is really good, with wide shoulders, narrow waist and long legs, his muscles are not overly developed,
and he is not too thin. No more, no less, just right, it looks well-proportioned and slender.

The prince is only eighteen years old this year, and he should be able to grow for another two years. Maybe he will grow taller in the future.

Xiao Xixi is not very sensitive to numbers. Visually, the prince is now about 1.8 meters tall. If it is longer, it would be good, but it is best not to exceed 1.9 meters.
It would be too tall and would be a bit abrupt.

Just as she watched the prince think about it, she suddenly heard the prince's voice.

''Xiao Xi, where are you looking?''

Chapter 103: Your Highness, why did you take down your book?

Xiao Xi came back to his senses, just in time to meet the prince's dark and cold eyes.

She looked innocent and said, ''The minion didn't look at anything.''

''You have been staring at Gu just now, do you have any wrong thoughts about Gu?''

''No, no, the minions dare not think about you in any way.''

''Then why did you keep staring at me just now?''

Xiao Xixi's mind turned quickly: ''The minion was attracted by your perfect figure, but don't worry, the minion only simply admires you, just like admiring any
good-looking thing in the world. Everyone has a heart for beauty, Your Highness. Don't blame it.''
Luo Qinghan has heard a lot of flattery, and few people have blown flattery as simple and straightforward as her.

She is really not ashamed at all.

Luo Qinghan: ''Come here and wipe my back.''

Xiao Xixi walked over, picked up the veil, and began to wipe his back vigorously.

She thought to herself that it was really not easy to be a little wife, not only to wait for food and sleep, but also to wipe his back.

Xiao Xixi didn't stop until the prince said it was okay.

When the prince stood up, Xiao Xi quickly glanced at a certain part of him.

Tsk tsk tsk!

Before Luo Qinghan's gaze swept over, Xiao Xi quickly retracted his gaze, looked up at Fang Liang, pretending that he hadn't seen anything just now.

After the prince was dressed, the eunuchs carried the bath water out and emptied it, and brought in new hot water.

This is for Xiao Xixi to bathe.

Because the prince ordered her not to leave one step, she has been eating and living with him for the past month, even bathing in the same room, but the time will
be staggered back and forth.

Xiao Xixi was quite embarrassed at first, but then he got used to it.

Isn't it just to be seen all over? Anyway, the prince will only look at it and not touch it, and he will not lose a piece of meat if he looks at it a few times.

Xiao Xixi comforted herself like this, while quickly taking off her clothes and plunging into the bathtub.

Luo Qinghan was originally reading a book. When she heard the huge sound of water, she couldn't help but look back at her. When she saw splashing water all
over the floor, she frowned and said, ''Can't you just keep it down?''

Xiao Xixi popped a head out of the water.

''Sorry, be sure to pay attention next time.''

Luo Qinghan retracted his gaze and continued to read his book.

From time to time, there were a few sounds of water in his ears.

As if he hadn't heard of it, he was still reading seriously.

It seemed that in his world, there was only this book left, and the others were all floating clouds.

Xiao Xixi took a shower and got dressed.

''Your Highness, the minion has been washed.''

''Hmm. Luo Qinghan turned the page carelessly and did not look back at her.

Xiao Xi didn't care, she found a comfortable place to sit down and wiped her hair intently.

The eunuchs came in to drain the bath water and wipe the traces of water on the ground to prevent the prince from slipping accidentally.

Seeing that the prince was still reading a book seriously, Eunuch Chang was afraid that he would break his eyes, so he deliberately moved the candle in front of
him. Yu Guang inadvertently caught a glimpse of the book in the prince's hand, and couldn't help but be taken aback and blurted out.

''Your Highness, why did you take down your book?''

Luo Qinghan: ''……''

Luo Qinghan became angry with shame: ''Shut up.''

Eunuch Chang immediately shut up, thinking that the prince was so talented and intelligent that he could read the contents of the book upside down.

He stepped aside in good faith.

Luo Qinghan looked at the upside-down book in front of him, and the anger in his heart rushed up.

This book is completely impossible to read.

He simply stopped reading and threw the book aside.

''Sleep!''

Chapter 104: Don't move

The bed has already been laid out, and you can sleep anytime you want.
Luo Qinghan went to see Xiao Xixi and saw that she was still wiping her hair. Looking at her slow appearance, she didn't know when she would have to wipe it to
dry her hair.

He said angrily: ''Since you know you want to wash your hair, why don't you wash it earlier?''

Xiao Xixi thought to herself, there is only one bathtub in the house, and you don't allow me to wash it outside. You can only let you wash it before I wash it. You
are a fine thing again. You have to toss for a long time to take a bath. When it's my turn to wash, it's already late. How can you let me wash it earlier?

She obediently admitted her mistake: ''I will change it next time.''

Luo Qinghan sat down on the bed and was bored alone for a while.

When everyone was gone, he gradually calmed down again, feeling that it was unreasonable for him to be so angry, so he said.

''In the future, we can take a bath at the same time.''

Xiao Xi was taken aback, and the veil fell to the ground in fright.

His Royal Highness finally couldn't help but start with her little salted fish?

Then she heard the prince say.

''You can put a screen in the middle, let's separate the screen, one person and one bath tub, so you can save time.''

Xiao Xixi let go of her heart, it turned out that she thought of the prince too much.

She spurned herself in her heart again.

My heart is so dirty!

Luo Qinghan didn't get her response, and was a little dissatisfied: ''Why don't you speak? But don't want to?''

Xiao Xixi hurriedly said, ''Yes, yes! His Royal Highness was so compassionate to the minion, and the minion was very moved!''

Luo Qinghan was satisfied.

He went to bed and lay down. Eunuch Chang helped him tuck in the corner of the quilt and quit the bedroom. Before leaving, he didn't forget to extinguish the
candles outside, leaving them only an oil lamp on the head of the bed.

Xiao Xi wiped her hair for a long time, yawning one after another.

Just when she was almost asleep while wiping her hair, she suddenly heard something unusual.

She paused and turned her head to look in the direction of the door.

At almost the same time, Luo Qinghan, who had already closed his eyes, also opened his eyes.

Xiao Xixi put down her veil, got up and walked towards the door.

Luo Qinghan stopped her loudly.

''Don't move.''

Xiao Xi looked at him puzzledly, knowing that there was movement outside, so she didn't go out to have a look, was he waiting to be called to the door?

But seeing the prince's face calm, she seemed to have expected this a long time ago.

He whispered: ''Let them in so that we can get it right.''

Xiao Xi suddenly realized that this is to invite you in!

There was an extremely subtle sound outside the door.

Xiao Xixi looked intently and saw a blade sticking in through the crack of the door, fiddling with the bolt a little bit.

She retreated to the side of the bed and got into the bed.

Luo Qinghan put his arms around her waist with one hand and exhorted in a very low voice in her ear.

''If there is a fight later, you can hide away and don't be injured by mistake.''

Xiao Xi nodded, indicating that he knew.

With a slight click, the door bolt was poked open.

The door of the room was quietly pushed open from the outside.

Four men in black slipped in one after another.

They should all be practicing family members, walking without sound, and their figures are hidden in the dark, making it impossible to see the truth, only the blade
in their hands is faintly cold.
The moment they walked to the side of the bed and raised their knives at the prince.

Luo Qinghan, who had been sleeping with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, hugged Xiao Xi and rolled on the spot, avoiding the cut blade.

When the assassins saw that they had missed a blow, they immediately raised their swords to chase them.

Luo Qinghan drew out the short knife hidden under the pillow and fought with the assassins, making a crisp sound when the weapons collided.

Chapter 105: Assassination in the Middle of the night

Immediately afterwards, the door of the room was slammed open, and Zhao Xian rushed in with dozens of guards carrying knives.

They obviously had been ambushed nearby a long time ago before they could arrive at the scene in such a short time.

When the assassins saw this, their hearts sank to the bottom.

They knew that they had been ambushed by the enemy, and they regretted it in their hearts.

But at this point, they had no way out, they could only pounce on the prince in spite of everything, even if they were to die, they had to kill the prince first!

Zhao Xian rushed up with the guards to rescue the driver.

The assassins completely ignored the guards, their eyes were red, like madmen, and their swords kept slashing at the prince!

Luo Qinghan was one against four, and he didn't fall into the wind at all.

As for Xiao Xixi, she was firmly protected by him, preventing those assassins from having a chance to hurt her.

In a blink of an eye, Zhao Xian had already rushed to the front with people and fought with the four assassins.

The assassins originally wanted to gritted their teeth and fight, but the number of opponents was much larger than them, and their fists were difficul t to fight with
four hands, and they were quickly defeated.

This time Luo Qinghan did not give them another chance to commit suicide. As soon as he caught them, he ordered them to remove their chins and forcibly pulled
out the poison sac hidden in the gap between their posterior molar teeth.

The four assassins were tied up and knelt on the ground.

Because their chins were removed, their mouths could not be closed, and the saliva flowed down the corners of their mouths, which made them look particularly
embarrassed with their blue noses and swollen faces.

Soon the small county king Nie Changping, Prince Shaofu, Prince Shaobao, Eunuch Chang and others rushed over after hearing the news.

When they learned of the assassination of the prince, they were all very nervous.

They didn't let go of their hearts until they confirmed with their own eyes that the prince was safe and sound.

Fortunately, the prince was fine, otherwise they would all be ruined.

Luo Qingshan had already gotten out of bed, and Xiao Xixi wanted to get out of bed, but he was wrapped in a quilt.

He warned in a low voice: ''Stay honest and don't move.''

''Oh.''

Xiao Xixi was wrapped in a quilt like this, revealing only one head, her long hair was scattered, and her goose-egg face became more and more white and delicate.

This scene fell in the eyes of everyone present, and the reactions were different.

Eunuch Chang and Zhao Xian knew Xiao Liangdi's identity, so they were not surprised.

But others don't know the inside story!

In the eyes of others, the prince has a crush on a little eunuch!

Although this little eunuch was born with beautiful eyebrows, he is a eunuch after all!

The Prince Shaofu and the Prince Shaobao were very sad. The way they looked at Xiao Xixi was no different from the treachery that harmed the country and the
people.

It was this little fairy who defiled their Royal Highness the Prince of ice and jade!

Xiao Xixi shrank her neck when she was stared at by their fierce eyes, and felt inexplicably in her heart. She didn't send the assassin. Why did he stare at her like
this? She is also very innocent.

After a short period of consternation, Nie Changping, the king of Xiaojun, showed a dawning expression.

''His Royal Highness, I didn't expect you to be okay with this bite. You should have said it earlier. If I had known that Xiao Xi was your person, I would definitely
not dare to tease her.''

Luo Qingshan looked at him coldly: ''Try another nonsense.''

Nie Changping remembered the inhumane torture he had suffered in the past month, and immediately confessed, not daring to talk nonsense anymore.

When Eunuch Chang saw that His Royal Highness was still wearing pajamas, he quickly brought a coat and put it on him to prevent him from getting cold.

Luo Qinghan succinctly explained the assassination.

The Prince Shaofu and the Prince Shaobao knelt down and confessed their mistakes in unison.

''It was the incompetence of the ministers and others who did not protect His Royal Highness that caused His Royal Highness to be attacked by assassins, and the
ministers were willing to be punished!''

Chapter 106: The Dead Man

Luo Qingshan said lightly: ''Now is not the time to say this, Zhao Xian, you first take these four assassins down for interrogation, and you must pry out from their
mouths who is behind it.''

Zhao Xian surrendered his hand and promised, and the four assassins were dragged out.

Luo Qingshan ordered Nie Changping again.

''You take someone to check the entire inn from the inside out to see if there are any fish that missed the net.''

''Here.''

Nie Changping limped away.

Luo Qinghan finally looked at the Prince Shaofu and the Prince Shaobao, still with that cold and faint look, unable to see joy and anger.

''Get up and talk.''

After the two thanked them, they stood up.

Luo Qingshan: ''The two of you think who should have done the assassination tonight?''

The two couldn't answer.

In fact, they had guesses in their hearts, but there was no evidence. They did not dare to talk nonsense, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble.

Luo Qinghan saw that they did not speak, nor were they angry, so he continued to talk to himself.

''There are many people in the imperial court, the imperial palace, and even the people who want the life of an orphan. The identity of an orphan is too
conspicuous. No matter where he is placed, he is a live target. That's why Gu wants to divide his soldiers in two ways, in order to make a diversion. You take a
large army and continue south along the Yijiang River to attract the attention of others and make others think that Gu is still moving forward according to the
scheduled plan, while Gu is quietly going south by boat in disguise, so as to avoid the situation tonight.''

The Prince Shaobao was more anxious, and he said anxiously: ''What if you were assassinated when you acted alone?''

Luo Qinghan smiled, and there was an indescribable coldness in that smile.

''There are only a few people who know that loneliness is acting alone. If loneliness's actions are exposed, the problem must be among those people. When the time
comes, check them one by one, and you won't be able to find out who betrayed loneliness.''

The Prince Shaofu and the Prince Shaobao were taken aback.

They are not stupid. The prince's ability to tell them about this plan means that they are also among the few people in the know.

Once the prince is assassinated again when he is acting alone in the future, the two of them will also be subject to cross-examination. If something is wrong with
them, then they will be finished.

Neither of them dared to talk anymore, their hands and hearts were sweating with nervousness.

Luo Qinghan asked, ''Do you have any objections?''

The two said in unison: ''The minister obeys the arrangements of His Royal Highness the Prince.''

Luo Qinghan nodded: ''So, just do as I said before.''

''The minister obeyed.''

The two retired and left.

It was late at night at this time, but most of the people in this inn had just experienced the assassination, and they had no intention of sleeping.

Luo Qingshan is waiting for the results of the review.

He didn't want to sleep for the time being, so he turned to look at Xiao Xixi, but saw that the woman had already shrunk into the bed and fell asleep.

Why is her heart so big? She had just escaped from the edge of life and death, and she fell asleep in a blink of an eye, not knowing that she was afraid at all.

Luo Qingshan stretched out his hand and squeezed her face.
Xiao Xi was pinched awake.

She opened her bleary eyes and looked at him in a daze.

''Your Highness?''

Luo Qingshan asked, ''Can you figure out who ordered the assassin to kill Gu tonight?''

Xiao Xixi yawned and said lazily: ''I don't know.''

Luo Qingshan was a little disappointed, and was about to end the topic when he heard her continue.

''I just saw the faces of the four assassins. Through their faces, I probably calculated their origin and circumstances. They should be the dead men raised by the
prince.''

Chapter 107: A Thorn in the Eye and a Thorn in the Flesh

Luo Qinghan narrowed his eyes slightly.

The great prince Luo Yechen did support a group of dead soldiers, because he was generous, and the people under his opponents were very generous, and there
were quite a few people who were willing to be dead soldiers for him.

If it's really a dead man, I'm afraid I won't be able to ask anything for a while.

People who can become dead soldiers have undergone special training, and ordinary punishment does not work for them.

That being the case, he didn't have to wait hard, so he went to bed for a while.

Luo Qingshan took off his shirt and went to bed to lie down.

When Xiao Xixi saw that he was finally asleep, he also fell down.

Eunuch Chang helped the two of them pull the quilt together, blew out the oil lamp, and retreated silently.

In the dark, when Xiao Xixi was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard the man next to him ask.

''Were you scared just now?''

Xiao Xixi insisted on drowsiness and replied, ''Are you okay?''

Luo Qingshan thought she was pretending to be calm, and a big man would be afraid when he encountered the situation just now, let alone she was just a weak
woman.

He whispered: ''If you are afraid, you can hold me.''

Xiao Xixi wanted to say that she was really not afraid, but when she saw the prince's somewhat expectant eyes, she changed her mind again.

After all, she is the one he chose, and it is okay to treat him occasionally.

She obediently stretched out her hand and grabbed Luo Qingshan's sleeve.

Luo Qinghan wanted to say, what's the use of grabbing the sleeve? You should grab my hand.

But in the end he still wants face.

He couldn't say this kind of self-depreciating words, he said angrily: ''That's all you have to say.''

After speaking, without waiting for Xiao Xi to react, she closed her eyes and fell asleep angrily.

Xiao Xixi was in a state of half-dreaming and half-waking at this time, and her mind turned very slowly. She didn't know how the prince got angry again. After
thinking about it, she felt that it should be because she didn't eat enough at night. If people don't eat enough, they can easily get angry. It should be fine if you give
him two more sips of food tomorrow.

Thinking so, she closed her eyes and fell asleep with peace of mind.

The facts were indeed as Luo Qingshan had expected. Zhao Xian had been interrogated for a whole night, and had used all methods, but he still couldn't ask
anything from the mouths of the four assassins.

Nie Changping turned the entire station from the inside out several times, and failed to find the assassin's accomplice again.

Luo Qingshan asked, ''Where are the officials in the station?''

''All of them have been detained. They were interrogated overnight last night, and they didn't ask anything useful.''

Luo Qingshan remembered what Xiao Xixi said last night.

He ordered Zhao Xian and Nie Changping.

''You take the prince to deceive them.''

Both of them were taken aback.

Nie Changping tentatively asked: ''Your Highness means that this matter was the work of the prince?''

Luo Qinghan sneered: ''The eldest prince, because he is the eldest son, has always regarded the position of prince as something in his bag. Since Gu was appointed
as the prince, Gu has become a thorn in his eyes and a thorn in his flesh. He hates every day that he can't replace Gu. It's no surprise that he will send someone to
assassinate Gu in order to compete for the position of prince.''

Nie Changping thought for a while, with the impulsive and irritable character of the eldest prince, he was really capable of such a bastard.

He said speechlessly: ''If something really happens to his Royal Highness, the eldest prince is the first person to be suspected. Isn't he afraid of being found out?''

Luo Qingshan: ''So it is very likely that there are others in it who are fuelling the tide.''

The position of the prince is a sweet potato, and everyone wants to take it for themselves, but everyone is scrupulous about reputation, for fear of being accused by
his father of being cruel to his brothers and sisters, which will make his father disgusted, so most of the princes are still waiting and watching.

Only the eldest prince, a big fool, would have thought that as long as Luo Qingshan was removed, the position of the prince would be his.

Chapter 108: Complete Personal and Physical Evidence

Luo Qingshan waved his hand and motioned for the two of them to go to work on their own.

Nie Changping and Zhao Xian were ordered to leave.

Because of the assassin, they had to stay here for an extra day.

The Prince Shaofu and the Prince Shaobao can just use this day to arrange separate actions.

They had to get a new identity for the prince, which included not only dry clothes and food, but also road citations, and they had to choose a ship that was neither
too eye-catching nor safe and reliable.

Everyone was all busy, only Xiao Xixi was still sleeping.

Anyway, there is no need to rush today. After she got up for breakfast, she got into the quilt and continued to sleep.

Luo Qingshan didn't care about her either, and let her sleep.

When the palace ladies and eunuchs saw this, they were all secretly shocked. Xiao Xi was too favoured. Not only could he eat and live with the prince, but he
could also sleep late in front of the prince. With that natural look, he really didn't treat himself as a slave at all!

Eunuch Chang was extremely strict, and with him sitting down, no one dared to chew on the roots of his tongue, even if the soul of gossip was already burning,
they didn't even dare to say a word.

In the afternoon, Nie Changping and Zhao Xian came again.

Both of them brought good news.

Nie Changping said: ''I used the name of the prince to defraud those officials. The Yicheng named Chen Shun changed his face immediately. After I was caught,
he was coerced and forced him to confide in the truth. It turned out that his elder brother was working under the hands of the great prince. He was instructed by his
elder brother to help hide the four assassins in the station. This was his confession.''

It was also because of Yicheng's cover that they didn't see any clues when they moved into the station yesterday.

Zhao Xian said: ''I deliberately interrogated the four assassins separately and checked them one by one. None of them reacted much. Only one person showed
strong suspicion when he heard me mention the prince. . I stared at him for interrogation and lied that the other three people had confessed, otherwise I would not
know about the prince. As a result, he believed it was true, and all of a sudden, this was his confession.''

Luo Qinghan looked at the two confessions placed side by side in front of him.

Everything is indeed as Xiao Xixi said. These four assassins are the dead soldiers raised by the great Prince Luo Yechen. They were appointed by the great prince
to assassinate the prince in cooperation with Yicheng.

The human and physical evidence is complete, and there is no doubt that the real murderer is the prince.

Nie Changping said angrily: ''The great prince sent someone to assassinate His Royal Highness. This is a capital crime, and he must not be forgiven!''

Luo Qinghan didn't react much.

This is not the first time he has been assassinated, and naturally it will not be the last.

If you have more times, you will naturally get used to it.

He put down his confession and calmly said: ''Find a secret place, lock up the four assassins, and send someone to guard them. Don't let them run away, and don't
let them die. As for that Yicheng…Give him a glass of poisonous wine and let him end it by himself.''

He has to continue to go south, he can't delay too much time here, and he can't send the personal and physical evidence back to Shengjing and hand it over to the
Criminal Department for processing. Now that others are not in Shengjing, they cannot grasp the situation in Shengjing in time. In case someone gets in the way,
his personal and physical evidence is likely to be burned.

Luo Qingshan could only put the case down for the time being, and after the matter of seeking rain was resolved, he would per sonally bring the human and
physical evidence back to Shengjing and have a good chat with his eldest brother in person.
After dispatching the two of them, Luo Qinghan got up and walked around the screen, and saw Xiao Xixi sitting on the cushion.

Chapter 109: Do you think I'm pitiful?

There was a fruit plate in front of Xiao Xixi, with a lot of small yellow oranges in it, and orange peels piled up next to it.

The air was filled with the sweet smell of oranges.

Luo Qingshan sat down in front of her.

''Did you hear what you just said?''

Xiao Xixi replied while peeling the oranges: ''Hmm.''

''Is there anything you want to say?''

Xiao Xixi thought for a while before saying, ''Some people want to see you and the prince fight and lose each other. Why do you think so?''

''Intuition.''

When Luo Qingshan heard this, he asked again: ''Who do you think wants to see us lose and hurt each other?''

''Many people.''

This answer made Luo Qingshan fall into silence.

There are indeed many people who want him to die, many of whom are his close relatives.

This position of prince held him to a height of 10,000 people under one person, and at the same time took away many precious things from hi m.

A slice of orange was handed to his mouth.

Xiao Xixi asked, ''Do you want to eat? It is very sweet.''

Luo Qingshan opened his mouth and bit the orange petals, and the sweet juice overflowed, which was indeed very sweet.

This sweetness dispelled the haze in his heart and made him feel better.

Xiao Xixi asked, ''Do you want more?''

''Hmm.''

For some reason, His Royal Highness didn't even want to move a finger at this time, so he had to be fed oranges.

Xiao Xixi just fed him all the oranges piece by piece.

When he said it was okay, she wiped her hands, picked up another orange, and peeled it for herself to eat.

Luo Qingshan held up the tea cup and took a sip of the tea. The tea diluted the orange flavour in his mouth.

He asked coldly.

''Do you think I'm pitiful?''

Xiao Xixi looked up at him, her face was full of disbelief: ''You are a person who can enjoy twenty dishes at every meal. If you feel pitiful like this, wouldn't a
person like me who can only eat a few dishes at a meal have no face to live?''

Luo Qinghan: ''……''

Actually, it makes sense.

Xiao Xixi stuffed the peeled little orange into his mouth and chewed it vigorously.

Luo Qingshan felt it necessary to defend himself: ''I now have a meal of five dishes and one soup.''

Xiao Xi swallowed the orange meat and hummed, ''Isn't it still twenty dishes when you go back?''

''That is the palace rule set by the ancestors, and it cannot be changed alone.''

''No one asked you to change it. It's because you can't get past that threshold in your own heart.''

Luo Qingshan was silent.

It is true that he himself can't get past that threshold, and he can't help but remember those that have been lost.

Xiao Xixi picked up another small orange and peeled it while muttering: ''If you want to replace me with you, you can eat 20 dishes per meal, and you must be so
happy to fly.''

Luo Qingshan: ''But this comes at a price.''

''What is there in this world that doesn't need to pay a price? Even if you go out to buy a dish, you still have to pay for it. Do you think it's worth it?''
Luo Qingshan thought about his current situation: ''I don't know if it's worth it, and I haven't thought about it. Anyway, I don't have the right to choose.''

''Twenty dishes have already been placed in front of you, how could you not have the right to choose? You only need one sentence, don't you just eat whatever you
want? How comfortable!''

Luo Qingshan thought to himself that he was really confused, and he actually talked to a foodie about these things. The two of them were completely talking about
chickens and ducks.

Eunuch Chang came in to report.

''Your Highness, the Prince Shaofu and the Prince Shaobao are here.''

''Let them in.''

The Prince Shaofu and the Prince Shaobao sent some clothes, all of which were ordinary people's costumes, as well as road citations, silver tickets, dry food, and
other things that need to be used on the road.

These are prepared for the prince to go south.

After they put down their things, they looked at Xiao Xi's treachery that harmed the country and the people.

At a glance, he left worriedly.

Chapter 110: Hard to Swallow

Zhao Xian deliberately found a secret place, hid the four assassins, and sent twenty guards to guard them strictly.

Nie Changping's side was simpler. A glass of poisonous wine was delivered, and Yicheng died that day.

Although Yi Cheng was only a junior official at the end of the line, he was also eating public meals anyway. As soon as he died, he would have to report to the
court.

The cause of death given by Nie Changping was suicide because of fear of crime. As for why Yicheng committed suicide because of fear of crime, the file had to
be written very vaguely, and there was a taste of wanting to conceal it.

But everyone has a brain. When the news comes out, everyone will think of the assassination of the prince at the station, and they will naturally be able to guess
the reason.

After arranging everything, in the early morning of the third day, the convoy regrouped and continued south along the Yijiang River.

This mighty team of thousands of people looks no different from before, and the prince's frame is still there, but only a few people know that the person sitting in
the car is not the prince at all, but a stand-in who is similar in size to the prince.

The real prince had already boarded the merchant ship heading south in disguise.

Luo Qingshan originally only planned to bring Xiao Xixi and the four guards, but Nie Changping had to follow with a dead face.

Nie Changping himself brought two more little guys and two guards, so they changed from six to eleven.

Luo Qinghan pretended to be a rich young master who went south to play, and Xiao Xixi was his younger brother. Although the two were not similar in birth, they
were both very good-looking, and they were very seductive when they stood together.

As soon as they show up, they will always attract the attention of many people.

The merchant ship went down the river, it was much faster than taking a carriage on the road.

Xiao Xixi only stood on the deck for a while out of curiosity when she first boarded the ship, then retracted back to the cabin and continued to sleep in her big
sleep.

She still lives in the same room with Luo Qingshan.

Merchant ships do not provide meals, and passengers can only find a way to solve three meals a day.

So Luo Qingshan and others could only chew dry food.

This kind of steamed buns steamed with fine white noodles are white and soft, and the taste is not bad, but it is really difficult for His Royal Highness, who is used
to eating the imperial meal in the palace, to swallow.

Not only the prince, Nie Changping also found it difficult to eat.

But you can't do it if you don't eat it. There is still a long way to go. You can't starve yourself to death.

She had already eaten all the snacks Xiao Xixi brought, and she also followed everyone to eat steamed buns and mustard.

She was the one who had the most joy in gnawing steamed buns among all the people present.

She took a bite of steamed buns and a bite of mustard, and she ate happily.

Luo Qingshan put down the half of the steamed buns that he hadn't finished in his hand, and said blankly: ''I can't eat it anymore.''

Xiao Xixi said worriedly: ''You have eaten too little, you will be hungry later.''
''Let's talk about it when you're hungry.''

Seeing that he really didn't want to eat it anymore, Xiao Xixi simply took her steamed buns and ate them with a big mouthful, not at all disgusted that the steamed
buns had been eaten.

Luo Qingshan watched her eat, thinking that he had just eaten this steamed bun, and now she was eating it again, the two of t hem bit their lips in the same
place.……

His mood couldn't help but become subtle.

Seeing Xiao Xi's face bulging when he ate, Nie Changping was strangely cute, and he wanted to reach out and pinch it.

It's a pity that Xiao Xi is already a member of the prince.

Nie Changping didn't dare to molest the prince's people, so he could only continue to eat steamed buns.

The more she ate, the more it became unbearable. He really couldn't eat it anymore, and wanted to throw away the remaining half of the steamed buns.

Xiao Xixi said while eating: ''This is all food, don't waste it.''

Nie Changping didn't care: ''It's just half a steamed bun. In normal times, this kind of rough food is not even qualified to be served.''

Luo Qingshan looked at him coldly: ''Finish it.''

Chapter 111: Entering the City

Nie Changping was particularly aggrieved: ''Didn't you finish eating too?''

Luo Qingshan asked rhetorically: ''Can you compare yourself with me?''

Nie Changping dared not speak angrily: ''That, that is naturally incomparable.''

Under the cold gaze of His Royal Highness, Nie Changping could only bite the bullet and finish the remaining steamed buns.

The wind and waves were calm all the way.

Ten days later, the merchant ship docked at the Xin'an Ferry near Jingshou County.

Luo Qingshan and his party disembarked here.

The Xin'an Ferry is close to Xin'an County, and it hasn't rained here for four months, but because of its proximity to the Yijiang River, the people carry water back
from here every day, barely able to survive.

They stayed in Xin'an County for the night, bought two carriages and five horses the next day, and entered Jingshou County along the official road.

According to the agreement, they will meet in Gangu County in Jingshou County.

Gangu County is located in the hinterland of Jingshou County. After the tributaries are successfully dug, the river will flow down along the tributaries and
converge into lakes in the low-lying areas of Gangu County.

After the lake takes shape, they will hold a rain-seeking ceremony by the lake.

Luo Qingshan sat in the carriage, opened the window curtains, and saw that all the crops on the side of the road had died of drought, and the soil was dry and
cracked.

Several farmers squatted on the ridge of the field, holding their heads and crying, crying desperately.

The deeper they went into Jingshou County, the worse the situation they saw.

It hasn't rained, and there is no harvest in the ground. Many people are cornered. They either leave their homes and go to other places to take refuge with relatives,
or they can only sell children and women.

There are yellow-faced and thin-skinned refugees everywhere, and heartbreaking cries can be heard from time to time.

This is a picture that Luo Qingshan and Nie Changping have never seen before.

In the past, they could only know about the drought from the notes requested by the officials, but what the officials said was that a certain place was affected by
the drought. How many catties of food have been reduced this year, how many people may be starved to death, or how many peopl e have been starved to death,
they are talking about some very general things, and it doesn't sound particularly serious.

But now, those general ideas have become a reality, and they are placed in front of them, allowing them to see with their own eyes how crazy people can do when
they are hungry to the extreme.

Selling children and selling women, vandalizing and looting, gnawing bark and eating Guanyin soil.

If this continues, they are afraid that even people will dare to eat it.

Luo Qingshan had no intention of reading anymore.

He and Nie Changping no longer disliked steamed buns as bad.

The carriage drove along the official road for ten days, and finally saw the city gate of Gangu County.

The city gates of Gangu County were closed tightly, and many yellow-faced and thin-skinned victims gathered outside the city. These victims were all unable to
live at home and wanted to go into the city to beg, but the city gates were closed and they couldn't get in. They had to squat outside the city.

When they saw a carriage approaching the city gate, they all rushed over in a swarm, surrounding the carriage to ask for food.

Many similar things have been encountered along the way. The guards are very experienced. Without saying a word, they directl y pulled out the sabre from their
waists. The light of the knife was bright and sharp, which scared the victims to retreat in a hurry.

The carriage drove to the city gate.

The guard stepped forward and called the door.

The head of a magistrate poked out from above the city wall, and the magistrate shouted to the bottom: ''Who are you?''

The guard said: ''We are from the north, and we want to spend the night here. This is our way citation.''

He took out a document from his arms and raised it at the people on the tower.

After a while, a gap opened in the city gate.

The magistrate's hand stretched out from the crack of the door.

The guard thought he was looking at the citation, so he handed it over.

Who knew that the magistrate pushed Wen Xuan away, and said angrily: ''What are you doing with this for me? What I want is the entry fee, ten teals of silver for
each person, hurry up and get the money!''

Chapter 112: Is it not messy enough?

The guard was taken aback.

Along the way, they passed through many county towns, and the entry fees everywhere were generally a few cents. Why did they need ten teals of silver to get to
Gangu County?

These days, two teals of silver are enough for a family of three to eat and drink for more than half a year. The magistrate a sks for ten teals of silver when he opens
his mouth. He is simply deceiving people!

The guards didn't know if the money should be given, so they could only look back at the prince.

Luo Qingshan said coldly: ''Give him money.''

There were a total of eleven of them, and all of a sudden they gave one hundred and ten teals of silver.

After the magistrate took the silver ticket and confirmed that the number was correct, he opened the city gate a little bit and urged them to come in quickly.

When the refugees saw the city gate open, they moved closer one after another, wanting to follow the carriage into the city.

The officials had expected this to happen a long time ago. They rushed out with knives, guns and sticks. After beating a few refu gees who took the lead, the others
did not dare to approach anymore, and could only watch as the city gate closed again.

The city looks much cleaner than outside, and the shops on the street are neat.

They picked an inn that looked more pleasing to the eye to stay in.

Nie Changping couldn't sit still. He wanted to go out for a stroll and asked the prince if he wanted to go together?

Luo Qingshan thought for a while, then nodded and agreed.

Since the prince is going, Xiao Xixi, as her leg, will naturally follow suit.

Nie Changping called the inn buddy and asked what was fun in the city?

The buddy said bitterly: ''What fun can there be in a small county like ours? In the past, there used to be a market on the 15th of the first day of the New Year.
Now the city gate is blocked, people outside can't get in, and people inside can't get out. Naturally, the market is gone.''

Nie Changping asked curiously: ''Why are you blocking the city gate here?''

There was no business in the inn, and the guys were bored when they were idle, so they said a few more words to them.

''It's not the drought that caused the trouble. Many victims poured into the city to beg, and there were several vandalism and looting incidents, which made the
people in the city panic. It just so happened that the prince was coming to our Gangu County. County Magistrate Yang was afra id that too many victims would
gather in the city and it would not look good, so he asked people to drive all the victims out of the city and locked the city gates.''

Hearing the words of the prince, Luo Qingshan's gaze turned.

He asked, ''Do you all know that the prince is coming?''

The man curled his lips: ''That's right, Magistrate Yang has long received news that the prince is coming to stay with us for a few days. In order to please the
prince, he searched everywhere for delicacies and delicacies, and asked people to build palaces in the city. Many men in the city were caught as coolies, causing
the city to complain.''

Although the buddy didn't say it clearly, it could be seen from his expression that he should be very dissatisfied with the upcoming prince.

Their days were already very sad, what else did the prince run out to get involved in? Isn't it messy enough?

Luo Qingshan asked, ''Where is the palace built?''

The buddy said: ''It's on the east side of the city. You can see it when you go out and turn left and go straight forward.''

They left the inn, walked in the direction the buddy said, and soon saw the palace.

The palace has not yet been built, but it has already taken shape, and its scale is unexpectedly large, occupying almost a quarter of the area of Gangu County.

Countless people are sweating and carrying stones, and there are many officials patrolling around the palace. They must not only monitor the people's work, but
also prevent idlers from approaching the palace.

Luo Qingshan stood not far away, quietly looking at the large-scale palace in front of him, his eyes heavy.

If he hadn't hidden his identity and quietly came to Gangu County, I'm afraid he would never know what the people underneath had done behind his back.

Chapter 113: You can't be strong on such a small girl, right?

Luo Qingshan asked Nie Changping to find a way to find out about Magistrate Yang.

Nie Changping was originally a person who was afraid of chaos in the world. He knew that Magistrate Yang had provoked the prince, so he immediately
responded with a smile.

Luo Qingshan returned to the inn with Xiao Xixi.

Xiao Xi felt a little hungry, looking for food everywhere, and finally pulled out a box of snacks from the salute.

She bought this easily on the way here.

Xiao Xixi asked the buddy to boil a pot of tea.

The man said embarrassedly: ''It is said that there must be tea, but recently we have had a drought here and there is very little water, so…''

Xiao Xixi: ''How much is it?''

''A penny of silver and a pot of tea.''

''Yes.''

The buddy immediately ran to the stove house and brought out a pot of tea for her.

Xiao Xixi asked him to keep the account and give the money together when he checked out later.

The guy said happily.

Xiao Xixi carried the teapot into the house and saw His Royal Highness the Prince sitting by the window, looking out the window, motionless, the afterglow of the
setting sun fell on him, plating him with a warm glow.

This picture is quite seductive.

Xiao Xixi walked over, sat down opposite him, and poured him a cup of tea. The tea is a bit muddy, and the tea is also the cheapest kind of big leaf tea, both in
taste and colour, it is very poor.

Luo Qingshan only glanced at it, but did not touch the teacup.

Xiao Xixi ate two pieces of pastry, and when she saw that he was still motionless, she tentatively asked, ''Isn't Your Highness happy?''

Luo Qingshan said lightly: ''I'm really not happy.''

''Why don't I sing you a song to make you happy?''

Luo Qingshan decisively refused: ''No need.''

Xiao Xixi made persistent efforts: ''What about telling jokes?''

''I don't want to hear your jokes.''

Xiao Xi sighed: ''It's really hard for you to coax.''

Luo Qingshan looked at her with cold and deep eyes: ''You said, do those people treat you as a fool to coax?''

''But you are not a fool, you are His Royal Highness the clever Prince Bingxue, they can't fool you.''
''If Gu hadn't come here quietly in advance, they might have deceived him. Under the guise of loneliness, they made a lot of money and forcibly recruited strong
men, causing grievances among the people. These grievances of the people will eventually focus on Gu's body. The people will think that Gu is a faint person who
doesn't know the suffering of the people and only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. Gu 's reputation will be ruined a little bit without even knowing it.''

Xiao Xixi comforted: ''Don't worry, Your Highness, you have to think on the bright side of everything. Maybe your reputation has been ruined a long time ago?''

Luo Qingshan: ''……''

He looked at her blankly, his eyes chilly.

Xiao Xi smiled Hehe: ''Just kidding, don't take it seriously.''

Luo Qingshan didn't want to talk to her anymore.

Xiao Xixi ate a piece of pastry and took a sip of tea, and soon she was full.

She lay down on the bed and was about to sleep, but as soon as she closed her eyes, she heard a knock on the door.

It was Nie Changping who came back.

He also brought back a little girl who was twelve or thirteen years old.

The little girl's hair was scattered, there was a bright red slap mark on her left face, her collar was also torn open, her eyes were red, and she looked pitiful.

Xiao Xixi looked at the little girl and then at Nie Changping, her expression became extremely complicated.

''Little Prince, no matter how hungry you are, you can't be strong on such a small girl, right? How old are you? ''

Her eyes seemed to be looking at an animal.

Nie Changping's face flushed: ''You, how can you stain people's innocence out of thin air?''

Chapter 114: Only tortillas for dinner

After some explanations from Nie Changping, Xiao Xixi and Luo Qingshan finally figured out the origin of the little girl.

This girl's name is Xing'er and she is from a small mountain village under the jurisdiction of Gangu County.

Since there has been a drought in Jingshou County, the crops in the land have gradually dried out, and the well water in the village has no water, and many people
in the village have begun to run out.

Xing'er followed her grandfather to the county seat and defected to her cousin.

Who knew that the cousin turned out to be a wolf in human skin, and while his grandfather was sick, he knocked Xing'er out and sold her.

She was sold into the county government.

Nie Changping went to the vicinity of the county government to inquire about Magistrate Yang. He happened to see this girl ru nning out of the back door of the
county government, followed by a group of vicious officials. Seeing that the girl was very pitiful, he saved her on a whim.

Xing'er knelt on the ground, first kowtowed to Nie Changping, then to Luo Qingshan and Xiao Xixi, she was choked.

''Thank you a few benefactors. Thank you for saving me. I have nothing to repay you now. After I give my grandfather a gift, I will come here with a cow and a
horse for a few benefactors!''

Xiao Xixi squatted down, looked at her face, hesitated and said:

''If you want to see your grandfather, go quickly, you may not be able to see him if you are late.''

Xing'er opened her eyes wide and couldn't believe it: ''How could it be?''

Xiao Xi sighed, his tone seemed to be compassionate: ''I look at your face, there will be a close relative who will pass away today, and your close relative should
be only Grandpa left.''

Xing'er trembled all over, tears rolled down.

Indeed, her parents passed away early and she has been living with her grandfather, who is her only remaining close relative in this world.

She didn't dare to delay anymore, and almost ran out in a row.

She had to rush back to see Grandpa for the last time.

Xiao Xixi said, ''Send someone to follow her, don't let her be caught and sold again.''

Luo Qingshan: ''Xiao Nan, follow her.''

The guard named Xiao Nan came out in response and quickly chased him out.

Nie Changping looked at Xiao Xi up and down, and asked suspiciously: ''Will you still meet each other?''

Xiao Xixi said calmly: ''I know a little bit about fur.''
''Then show me, what will I eat tonight?

''Naturally, it's tortillas with bacon.''

Nie Changping smiled haha: ''You are wrong. I hate tortillas the most. I will definitely not eat this tonight.''

Xiao Xi's eyes rolled: ''What if I'm right?''

''Impossible, impossible!''

''It's just an assumption, assuming I'm right, all your bacon will belong to me tonight, how about?''

Nie Changping agreed without hesitation: ''Okay, just bet on the bacon. If you are right, my bacon belongs to you. If you are wrong, your bacon belongs to me. ''

Xiao Xi smiled and bent her eyes: ''It's a deal.''

Nie Changping was full of confidence: ''Four horses are hard to chase!''

At this moment, the buddy knocked on the door.

He stood at the door and asked, ''Ladies and gentlemen, are you having dinner at the inn tonight? If so, I will let the kitchen to start cooking.''

After getting a positive answer, the buddy asked everyone what they wanted for dinner.

Nie Changping said without hesitation: ''Except for tortillas, everything else is fine.''

The guy said embarrassedly: ''But the staple food in our store is only tortillas.''

Nie Changping was stunned.

He couldn't believe it: ''How could you only have tortillas in such a big shop? Where's the rice? Where are the noodles? It's okay if there are really no buns and
steamed buns!''

The buddy explained dryly: ''Our entire Gangu County is in short supply of food. Now, except for the county government granary, how can we find rice noodles?
As far as the cornmeal and bacon in our store are concerned, they are still in stock from last year. If you eat a little less, I don't know how many days it will last.''

Chapter 115: According to our bet, all your bacon tonight belongs to me

Nie Changping turned to ask the little guy.

''How much dry food do we still have?''

The little guy said with a bitter face: ''I've eaten it all.''

Nie Changping stubbornly refused to give in, gritted his teeth and said, ''I won't eat staple food tonight, only meat! Give me a big plate of bacon!''

Except for him, everyone else said that they want to eat staple food, even if the staple food is only tortillas, it is better to eat dry bacon.

Xiao Xixi asked for an extra pot of sauerkraut soup.

The buddy served the food quickly.

The tortillas are dry and hard, and it is really difficult for them who are used to fine food to swallow.

Nie Changping laughed when he saw them frowning and eating cakes.

''Fortunately, I didn't want tortillas, I knew this thing was terrible!''

But soon he couldn't laugh.

The bacon was cut into thin slices and fried, without other side dishes and spices, and it was dry and salty in the mouth.

He couldn't eat after a few sips, and he yelled for water.

The little guy hurriedly handed him tea.

Xiao Xixi reminded: ''A pot of tea costs one yuan, and the king of Xiaojun has to save some to drink.''

Nie Changping looked up at her and saw her tear the tortillas into small pieces and soak them in the sauerkraut soup. After the original dry and hard tortillas
absorbed the soup, they became much softer.

She pulled out a bowl of softened tortillas and pushed it in front of the prince.

Then she hugged the porcelain basin in front of her, and began to take a bite of cake and a bite of bacon, eating it with a good taste.

Nie Changping didn't expect such a way to eat.

He called a buddy and served himself a pot of sauerkraut soup and a few tortillas.

Because sauerkraut soup adds a lot of water, this is the most expensive of all dishes.
Fortunately, their group is not short of money, even if it is expensive, they have to drink soup, otherwise they can't swallow the tortillas.

Seeing Nie Changping eating tortillas, Xiao Xixi stretched out her paws without hesitation and dragged the whole plate of bacon in front of him.

''Little County King, you lose, all these bacon are mine.''

Nie Changping struggled and said, ''You can't finish eating so much meat, I'll help you share some.''

Xiao Xixi smiled: ''No, even if I can't finish this meal, I can keep it until the next meal. Anyway, the bacon can be kept for a long time.''

Nie Changping also wanted the buddy to bring up another plate of bacon.

Xiao Xixi reminded him kindly: ''According to our bet, all your bacon tonight belongs to me. Even if you bring a few more plates of bacon, you still have to
contribute to me in the end. You won't be able to eat a piece of meat.''

Only then did Nie Changping react.

There is still such a pit hidden!

He said angrily: ''With your ability, it's really condescending to be a little eunuch.''

Xiao Xixi said while eating: ''I accept your praise, but I won't give you the bacon.''

Nie Changping: ''……''

He gritted his teeth: ''I don't care about your bacon!''

Luo Qinghan calmly finished the rough meal in the bowl.

Although the taste is still as bad as ever, it can at least fill your stomach.

The next morning.

Xiao Nan came back with Xing'er.

Xing'er's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she looked more embarrassed and pitiful than before.

Yesterday she returned to her cousin's house. When her cousin and aunt saw her at first glance, they were very surprised. They asked her repeatedly how did she
come back?

Xing'er didn't want to talk to them, she just wanted to see her grandfather.

The cousin and aunt refused to let her go. They suspected that Xing'er had escaped. They were afraid that Xing'er would cause trouble for themselves, and planned
to tie her up and send her back to the county government.

Fortunately, Xiao Nan made a timely move and knocked out his cousin and aunt and locked them in the wood room.

Chapter 116: You will belong to me from now on

When Xing'er saw Grandpa, Grandpa was already dying of illness.

Grandpa has had a bad time these two days. Not only is he sick, but his cousin and aunt still don't give him food. They deliberately starve him, just wait for him to
swallow, and then throw him out, so that they can save some rations for the family.

When the two grandparents met, they both burst into tears.

Xing'er wanted to find a doctor for her grandfather, but she was penniless.

She wanted to ask her cousin and aunt, and beg them to lend her money to hire a doctor.

Grandpa stopped her.

''My old bones have long been damned. Don't beg those two beasts, and don't worry about me anymore. You just…just take care of yourself.''

After explaining what he wanted to say, Grandpa was out of breath.

Xing'er knelt by the bed and cried out of breath. Xiao Nan stood outside the door, listening to the crying in the room, and felt quite uncomfortable.

Xing'er cried like this all night, and it wasn't until dawn that she gradually stopped crying.

She wanted to borrow money from Xiao Nan, but she had nothing to grow up with, and even if she borrowed money, she might not be able to pay it back. What's
more, Xiao Nan had already helped her a lot, and she couldn't ask for more.

In the end, Xiao Nan pointed her in the direction out of sympathy.

''You can ask my master, they might be able to help you.''

So Xing'er followed Xiao Nan to the inn again.

Xing'er knelt down and whimpered: ''My grandfather died of illness. Now I don't have a penny. I can't even afford a thin-skinned coffin. Woohoo! I don't have
anything to mortgage to you, I can only sell myself to you, as long as two teals of silver…No, as long as one teal of silver. I want to buy a coffin so that my
grandfather can settle down. Please buy me.''

After speaking, she knocked her head heavily.

Xiao Xixi squatted down in front of her and asked seriously, ''Do you have any special skills?''

Xing'er cried and said, ''I can mend clothes, do housework, and farm chickens.''

Xiao Xixi blinked: ''Can you farm and raise chickens?''

''Well, Grandpa is getting older and his legs and feet are inconvenient. I am responsible for the vegetable plot and chickens at home. I have raised pigs and ducks
before. I can do anything! Even if I can't do it now, I can learn. I learn things quickly!''

Xing'er was afraid that the other party would not want her, so she tried her best to sell herself.

When Xiao Xixi heard that she could raise pigs, her eyes lit up suddenly.

Xiao Xixi immediately took out two teals of silver from her purse: ''This money is for you, and you will belong to me in the future.''

Xing'er took the money with both hands and knocked her heavily.

''Thank you, young master, I will buy a coffin now, and when Grandpa is buried, I will come back to you.''

Xiao Xixi said: ''Okay!''

Xing'er left with the silver coins.

The guard looked at His Royal Highness, and when he saw the prince nodded, he immediately raised his heel and went out.

Luo Qinghan asked Xiao Xixi.

''What do you buy her for? Are so many people in the Qingge Hall not enough for you to command? ''

Xiao Xixi muttered in a low voice: ''But those people don't know how to raise pigs.''

Luo Qingshan thought he had heard it wrong: ''What did you say? What do you want to raise?''

Xiao Xi smiled flatteringly: ''I think it's too monotonous to just eat chicken, duck and fish. How can there be less pork in our recipe? Think about it, that fat and
thin pork belly is fried into fragrant back-to-the-pot meat, how delicious it is! If you don't want to eat back-to-the-pot meat, we can still make Dongpo meat, or
plum vegetable button meat! Oh, it's no good, the more I think about it, the more greedy I am, my saliva is about to flow out.''

Chapter 117: Only this time, Never again

Luo Qingshan emphasized his tone and said, ''You are not allowed to raise pigs in the East Palace!''

It is already the limit for him to tolerate her raising chickens, ducks and fish. Does she dare to raise pigs? Does she really regard East Palace as her farm?

Xiao Xixi grabbed his sleeve and shook it.

''Your Highness, please, people really want to eat pork~''

Luo Qingshan shook off her claws: ''Don't be coquettish!''

Xiao Xixi entangled him again and hugged his arm: ''Your Highness, is the pork spicy and delicious? Do you really don't want to eat it?''

Luo Qingshan: ''I don't want to eat alone.''

''But I really want to eat it. When I was a kid, I never ate anything delicious in the mountains. Except for cabbage and radish, tofu is tofu every day. You can only
eat a meal of meat during the Chinese New Year. I thought at that time, when I go down the mountain, I must eat a lot of pork, your Highness, can't you have
mercy on me and fulfil my wish?''

Luo Qingshan: ''Are you Xuanmen so poor that you can't even afford pork?''

''Yes, we are very poor.''

''You were impoverished by you, right?''

Xiao Xixi: ''……''

Your Highness, you are very unlovable like this.

Luo Qingshan: ''If you really want to eat pork, you can let the imperial dining room make it for you.''

Xiao Xi Qin flat-mouthed: ''I don't think the dishes made by Baoqin are as delicious in the imperial dining room, and the imperial dining room is too far from the
Qingge Hall. Every time I bring the dishes back from there, the dishes are cold. The meat has to be just out of the pot to be fragrant. It 's not delicious when it's
cold.''

Luo Qingshan still insisted: ''Then you can't let you raise pigs in East Palace.''
Xiao Xixi: ''Can't you really raise it?''

Luo Qinghan: ''No.''

He thought Xiao Xixi would still be entangled endlessly, but who knew she actually let him go.

She took two steps back, sat down on the cushion, and began to sing weakly.

''The little girl originally lived in a small town under the bridge in Jiangzhou. She originally had a house and a field in her family. Unexpectedly, the bullies came
to the door and occupied my big house and took my field. My grandfather turned his face with him and was beaten up by him with a stick! The bully forcibly
occupied me and took me as his eighteen concubines. I feel sad that no one can come to know. Only one death can prove my inno cence~ Death proves my
innocence~!''

Luo Qingshan: ''……''

Who is the bully? Whose eighteen concubines have you been?

He felt his temples jump suddenly, and this woman really dared to say anything for a bite to eat!

Xiao Xi sighed for a long time, and continued to sing plaintively: ''I have been his eighteen concubines, but I don't even eat pork. I feel sad that anyone can come
to know…''

Luo Qingshan couldn't bear it, interrupting her absurdity and lack of air.

''Only one head is allowed to be raised, only this time, never again!''

Xiao Xixi immediately slapped a salted fish, jumped up and hugged his waist, smiling brightly.

''Your Royal Highness, you are really the best Highness in the world! Mhhhhh!''

Luo Qingshan's heart was desolate.

He felt that he must be the most absurd prince in history, and he actually allowed his concubines to raise pigs in the East Palace.

He couldn't even imagine how the emperor, queen and courtiers would react if they knew about it?

It's estimated to be crazy.

Nie Changping pushed the door and walked in: ''His Royal Highness, we…''

His words stopped abruptly.

He opened his eyes wide and watched Xiao Xi holding the prince tightly, Xiao Xi's face was still on the prince's chest, in this posture.……

Holy shit, the prince in broad daylight is actually messing around in the house with the little eunuch!

The point is that the prince didn't even stop Xiao Xi, and he still messed around with him.

Tsk tsk tsk.

What a debauchery!

Chapter 118: Dare to be Angry or Dare to Speak

When the prince's chilly gaze turned around, Nie Changping suddenly regained his senses and hurriedly stepped back, still not forgetting to explain.

''Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you, you go on, go on!''

Luo Qingshan said coldly: ''Stop.''

Nie Changping had to stop and smiled flatteringly: ''Your Highness, I was wrong. I didn't see anything. Just treat me as if I've never been here. I promise I won't
tell you anything about it.''

Xiao Xixi let go of the prince and asked curiously: ''Then what is this?''

Nie Changping didn't dare to say it clearly, he could only vaguely suggest: ''That's what it is, you all know.''

Xiao Xixi looked confused: ''I don't understand, what the hell is it? You make it clear.''

Nie Changping was very entangled: ''How can this kind of thing be made clear?''

''What can't be made clear?''

''Oh, it's the kind of thing you and the prince have done.''

''The prince and I were discussing raising just now…''

''All right.'' Luo Qingshan interrupted her, preventing her from telling her about raising pigs.

He would rather be misunderstood that he was messing with the little eunuch, than to be known that his concubines were raising pigs in the East Palace.
Luo Qingshan asked coldly: ''Nie Changping, what are you doing here?''

Only then did Nie Changping remembered that he had something to discuss with the prince, and said quickly.

''I went out for a stroll today and heard about an incident. A lot of children have been lost in the city recently. The child's parents and family members went to the
county government to report to the officials, but the officials said that they were busy preparing to receive the prince. They didn't have time to take care of these
trivial matters and called out all those who reported to the officials.''

Luo Qingshan frowned: ''Recently, the city gate has been blocked. People inside can't get out, and people outside can't get in. If the child is lost, she must still be in
the city. Just search and you can find the child. Why doesn't the county government take care of this?''

Nie Changping nodded: ''I also think there is something wrong with this matter, so I came to talk to Your Highness about it. I want to ask if you want to check it
out?''

Luo Qingshan asked rhetorically: ''I asked you to check on Magistrate Yang yesterday. Is there any result?''

''Magistrate Yang's full name is Yang Kaiguang. I heard that he is already sixty-three this year. He was transferred to Gangu County ten years ago. I heard from the
people that Yang Kaiguang was quite diligent in the two years when he first came to Gangu County, and he was considered a goo d official, but over time, he
gradually revealed the nature of greed for money. Anyone who enters the Yamen, whether reasonable or not, has to pay first, and if they don 't have money, they
have to go to the board. Like those rich people in the city, even if they kill and set fire, as long as the money i s enough, Yang Kaguang can suppress the case, and
the people dare not speak out in anger.''

''Two years ago, there was a scholar. His elder brother was killed alive by a bully. The scholar went to the county government to sue the bully. As a result, because
he had no money to do something, he was beaten by the magistrate on the public hall, twenty boards. The scholar was also hard -hearted. Seeing that Magistrate
Yang refused to give him justice, he was about to go to Shengjing to sue the imperial court. Unfortunately, before the people set off, a family of four was burned
alive at home. The officials said that the scholar's house caught fire accidentally, but everyone knew in their hearts that the scholar's family must have been killed.
With such a terrible lesson from the past, no one in Gangu County dared to sue the imperial court, and Yang Kaiguang could only be allowed to misbehave in
Gangu County.''

''The reason why Yang Kaiguang ordered the blockade of the city gate was nominally to maintain law and order in the city in order to welcome the arrival of His
Royal Highness. In fact, he wanted to take the opportunity to make a fortune. He stipulated that everyone who wanted to enter the city had to pay ten teals of
silver, and they were not allowed to enter the city without paying. He also controlled the only two remaining wells in the city that could still produce water, and
sent people to guard them day and night. The people were not allowed to approach. If the people wanted to eat water, they could only buy it at a high price.''

Chapter 119: I will do whatever you want me to do

''There is also the palace specially built for you. In fact, it is just a cover. Yang Kaiguang used the reason for the construction of the palace to collect taxes on the
local people. It's okay for the local squires to be strong and powerful. They have plenty of money and are even willing to pay more, just to b e able to show their
faces in front of His Royal Highness in the future. The poor ones are those poor people. If they ca n't get the money, they can only act as coolies and help build the
palace day and night. I don't know how many people are exhausted.''

……

Nie Changping said a lot about Magistrate Yang in one breath.

Most of them were heard by him from the people, and a small part was overheard by two guards lurking in the county hall last night.

It took a long time before Luo Qingshan said in a deep voice: ''County Magistrate Yang, leave it alone for the time being, and I will clean him up when I look
back, and first find out the whereabouts of the missing children.''

Having said that, he turned to look at Xiao Xixi and asked, ''Can you figure out where those children are going?''

Xiao Xixi said, ''I need their birthdays.''

Luo Qingshan asked Nie Changping to inquire about the birthdays of those children.

Nie Changping had already learned Xiao Xi's scheming skills yesterday, but he didn't say much at this time, so he took over the task and left.

Nie Changping didn't come back until the afternoon.

He put a piece of paper full of birthdays and names in front of Xiao Xixi.

''I can only find out so much. There are still a few children whose parents have fainted from crying. Now they are not saving p ersonnel. Even if I want to ask, I
can't ask anything.''

Xiao Xixi said, ''So much is enough.''

She scanned these birthdays in rows and rows, all of them were half-grown children between the ages of eight and twelve, both men and women.

She closed her eyes and began to figure in her heart silently.

Cold, hungry, panicked, helpless……

Countless negative emotions surged, making Xiao Xi's heart suffocate.

She raised her hand on the table, her face became pale slightly.

Luo Qingshan was sitting next to her. Seeing her like this, he took the initiative to raise his hand, put his arm around her shoulder, and let her lean on him.

Seeing this, Nie Changping couldn't help but smack his tongue. The prince really loves this little eunuch!
Xiao Xixi leaned on the prince, and it took a long time to recover from those negative emotions. She said softly: ''Those children are locked up in a very dark place
with no windows and very cold all around. That place is located in the southeast, three miles away from us.''

Luo Qingshan looked at Nie Changping.

Then he immediately said, ''I'll check it out.''

Nie Changping hurriedly left with the guards.

Luo Qingshan went through what Xiao Xixi had just said in his heart, and when he lowered his head to look at her again, he saw that she was already leaning on
him and fell asleep.

Her face is still a little pale, but her eyebrows have been stretched out and she looks like she is sleeping soundly.

At this moment.

It seemed that the hustle and bustle of the world was gone.

His heart was extremely peaceful.

Dong Dong.

The door was knocked on.

Xiao Nan's voice came in through the door.

''Young master.''

Luo Qingshan: ''Come in.''

Xiao Nan and Xing'er walked in one after another.

Xing'er didn't cry anymore, but her eyes were still red.

She wanted to speak, but when she saw Xiao Xixi asleep, she suddenly didn't dare to speak again, she was afraid of disturbing the other party's sleep.

Luo Qingshan said lightly: ''Just say yours, she won't wake up.''

Xing'er spoke cautiously, her voice was hoarse.

''I have buried my grandfather. From now on, I will be your slave. I will do whatever you want me to do.''

Chapter 120: What's the matter?

Luo Qingshan didn't want to see this little girl who could raise pigs at all.

He said indifferently: ''It was Xiao Xi who bought you, and you will follow her in the future.''

Xing'er remembered the name Xiao Xi in her heart, and she respectfully knocked Xiao Xi's head, which was regarded as a formal recognition of the lord.

At this time, Xiao Nan took a step forward and said respectfully: ''Young master, when my subordinates accompanied Xing'er to her cousin's house today, they ran
into a group of officials. Those officials came to catch Xing'er and were beaten away by their subordinates. ''

Luo Qingshan didn't care about this, he didn't even lift his eyelids.

Xiao Nan continued: ''Afterwards, my subordinates asked Xing'er, and only then did they learn from her why the officials wanted to arrest her. This matter has
something to do with Magistrate Yang.''

Luo Qingshan finally got a little interested: ''What's the matter?''

Xiao Nan looked at Xing'er and motioned to her to say.

Xing'er was actually a little afraid of the cold young master in front of her. When the young master looked at her, she instinctively wanted to shrink back.

She plucked up the courage to speak in a trembling voice: ''I, I was knocked out by my cousin and aunt and sold into the county government. When I woke up, I
was already locked up in the dungeon of the county government. In that dungeon, in addition to me, there were more than a dozen girls, all of whom were about
the same age as me.''

Luo Qingshan: ''They were all sold into the county government?''

''No, only a small part of them were sold in, and most of them were abducted.''

Luo Qingshan immediately remembered the recent disappearance of a large number of children in the city.

He asked, ''How many half-grown children like you are locked up in the county government?''

Xing'er thought carefully: ''I only know that there are fifteen or six people in my cell, and the other cells don't know.''

Luo Qingshan: ''How did you escape yesterday?''

''The magistrate selected four girls from our cell, saying that they wanted us to serve a distinguished guest, who was an old Taoist.''
''Old Taoist?''

Xing'er recalled while continuing to narrate: ''The old Taoist was a guest invited by Magistrate Yang. It is said that he was to help the prince hold the rain-seeking
ceremony. Magistrate Yang respected the old Taoist very much, and kept asking us to pour wine and vegetables for the old Taoist. The old Taoist said he wanted
to touch my bones, and his hands touched me indiscriminately. I was shocked and scared. I pushed him. The mother next to me i mmediately slapped me in the face
and cursed a lot of unpleasant words. They thought I was not interesting and asked the magistrate to send me back to the prison. On the way, I ran out while the
magistrate was not paying attention. As soon as I left the county government, I happened to run into Master Nie. Fortunately, Master Nie saved me, otherwise I
would definitely be caught by them.''

She told all the things she remembered, including the experiences that made her feel embarrassed.

Luo Qingshan asked, ''Do you know the origin of that old Taoist?''

Xing'er shook her head: ''I don't know.''

She paused, as if remembering something, and added: ''I heard them mention Xuanmen. That old Taoist seems to have come from Xuanmen.''

Xuanmen?

Luo Qingshan subconsciously lowered his head to look at the woman beside him.

At this time, Xiao Xixi was still asleep, and he didn't mean to wake up at all.

Just as Luo Qingshan was thinking intently about why Xuanmen wanted to intervene in this matter, he heard a noise downstairs.

Xiao Nan immediately went out to check the situation.

He returned to the house after a while, his face not looking good.

''Young master, there are a lot of trappers and officials downstairs. Some of them have met with me. They are the ones who want ed to grab Xing'er this morning
but were beaten away by their subordinates.''

Chapter 121: It's too noisy

Xing'er changed her face suddenly, her body trembled uncontrollably, and she was full of panic: ''Are they coming to catch me?''

She is not stupid. She knows something she shouldn't know. If she is caught back, she will probably not survive in nine out of ten.

Soon the group of officials rushed to the door of the guest room, they saw Xiao Nan and Xing'er in the house, and one of the officials with a bruised nose and
swollen face pointed at Xiao Nan and shouted.

''He hit us this morning!''

The volume of his voice was so high that Xiao Xixi, who was still sleeping, was awakened.

She raised her head, half-opened her eyes, and asked in a daze: ''What's the matter?''

Luo Qingshan pressed her head back on her shoulder and said lightly: ''It has nothing to do with you, keep sleeping.''

''Oh.''

Xiao Xixi closed her eyes and fell asleep again with peace of mind.

A man who looked like a catcher stood up and said proudly: ''You guys are so courageous. Not only did you rob the girl that the county master paid for, but you
also beat the official of the county government. It's really boring!''

Luo Qingshan frowned: ''It's too noisy.''

The catcher sneered: ''What are you pretending to be when you die? Come on, lock up all the people in this room for me, and take them back to the Yamen to serve
the punishment!''

The trappers took out their shackles and rushed into the house aggressively.

Xiao Nan and the other three guards pulled out their knife to greet them.

In terms of their skills, they are much better than these powerful and capable trappers.

However, after three or two efforts, the hunters who were still fierce just now were beaten to the ground, unable to get up, and could only cover their injuries and
scream.

The shopkeeper and the guys of the inn were too scared to approach, and they all hid far away.

When the magistrate who had complained loudly before saw this, his face turned pale with fright, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.

He didn't expect the opponent's strength to be so strong. Obviously, there were more than a dozen of them and only four of them. They were still beaten wit hout
the ability to fight back, and the strength gap between the two was too big.

The officials knew that they might have kicked the iron plate this time, and they were horrified.

They didn't dare to yell indiscriminately anymore, and hurriedly pulled up their companions lying on the ground, helping each other and fleeing in embarrassment.
The guards put their swords into their sheaths.

Xing'er exhaled softly, feeling like she was doomed for the rest of her life.

Luo Qingshan waved his hand and asked them all to withdraw.

The guards bowed their hands and retreated, and Xiao Nan didn't forget to pull Xing'er away before leaving.

The house was quiet again.

Luo Qingshan lowered his head to look at the woman beside her. She still slept sweetly, as if everything that happened outside had nothing to do with her.

Half an hour later, Nie Changping came back.

This time he learned to be smart, knocked on the door first, and only entered the house after getting permission.

When he saw Xiao Xi sitting on the prince and falling asleep, he couldn't help but stop.

Luo Qingshan said lightly: ''Talk about you, don't worry about her.''

Nie Changping knelt down in front of him, lowered his voice and said mysteriously: ''Your Highness, do you know where it is to walk three miles to the
southeast?''

Nie Changping thought that the prince would follow his words and ask where it was?

But as a result, the prince easily spit out the correct answer.

''The county government.''

Nie Changping opened his eyes wide and couldn't believe it: ''How did you know? Could Xiao Xi even be able to calculate this? It's not right, if she can figure it
out, why should she let me lock the position according to the orientation?''

Luo Qingshan didn't mean to solve his confusion, so he said calmly.

''The missing children are all locked up in the dungeon of the county government. This matter is related to Yang Kaiguang. We don't have enough manpower now.
We have to wait for Zhao Xian to come with a large army before we can do anything about Yang Kaiguang.''

Nie Changping agreed: ''Your Highness is right.''

Chapter 122: I really hate it!

The shopkeeper of the inn came over.

He stood at the door, bowed to Luo Qinghan and Nie Changping, and said cautiously.

''Two guest officials, our shop will be closed from today. Can you please move to other inns? I know this is very unkind, I can give you a half discount on the
room rate.''

Nie Changping frowned: ''Are you going to drive us away?''

The innkeeper smiled and said, ''I can't help it either. You just hit the people in the county government, and they will definitely not give up. I'm just a small
businessman, and I really can't stand the toss. Please forgive me.''

Nie Changping was very upset.

As the king of the small county, where is he not being coaxed to give it up? Have you ever had this experience of being blown away?

He wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Luo Qinghan.

''Settle the account and let's go.''

Now that His Royal Highness the Prince has opened his golden mouth, ''Nie Changping can only shut up no matter how dissatisfied he is.''

The innkeeper thanked him: ''Thank you for your understanding!''

When the innkeeper left, Nie Changping couldn't help but complain in a low voice: ''Why bother Your Highness? It's just a small inn. As long as you say a word,
you can buy it at any time.''

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''The innkeeper is right. The group of people in the county government have suffered losses in our hands twice in a row today. They
must already hate us. Maybe they will call again soon. We have limited manpower now, so it is not convenient to go head-to-head with them. We have to leave
before they come to the door.''

Nie Changping suddenly realized that this is the case!

He stopped complaining and immediately got up and went outside to arrange his departure.

Luo Qinghan looked down at the woman who was still asleep, raised her hand and pinched her white and tender face.

Xiao Xi was awakened by the pain.

She opened her eyes, sat up a little straight, and asked dissatisfied: ''What is Your Highness doing?''
Luo Qinghan: ''We can't stay here anymore, we have to change to another place.''

Xiao Xixi didn't ask why, but just rubbed her face: ''You have many ways to wake me up, why do you have to pinch my face? It hurts.''

''I like it.''

Xiao Xi hummed, this person is really annoying!

The little guys helped pack the luggage properly and moved it into the carriage.

Xing'er wanted to help several times, but couldn't find a chance to intervene, so she could only stand by and watch at a loss.

Xiao Nan noticed this scene and kindly mentioned her.

''Since the young master asked you to follow Xiao Xixi, you will follow Xiao Xixi from now on. You can do whatever she asks you to do, and you don't care about
the rest.''

Xing'er hurriedly responded: ''Well, I see.''

She paused and added: ''Thank you, Brother Xiao.''

At this moment, Xiao Xixi and Luo Qinghan came out one after another.

Xing'er hurriedly greeted them and bowed to the two of them.

''Young master, young master.''

When Xiao Xixi saw her, her eyes lit up: ''Is your grandfather's funeral arrangements ready?''

Xing'er said gratefully: ''Everything has been arranged. Thank you for the money given by the young master. Xing'er will be your person from now on. No matter
what you have to do, you can tell me.''

Xiao Xixi took her hand and said expectantly: ''I have nothing else to do here, you just have to help me raise…''

''Cough!''

Luo Qinghan's heavy cough came from behind him.

Xiao Xixi's words were interrupted, and she turned to look at him: ''Are you having an uncomfortable throat?''

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''It's okay, let's go.''

''Oh.''

Chapter 123: The Happiest Thing

Xiao Xixi naturally wanted to take a carriage with Luo Qinghan. Xing'er was embarrassed to follow up. She and Xiao Nan sat on both sides of the carriage.

Xiao Nan was in charge of driving. He threw off the reins and the carriage slowly drove out of the backyard of the inn.

Their group of people are all fresh-faced, with cars and horses, and their goals are too big to be easily remembered.

Now many people in the city know that a group of outsiders have beaten officials, and the inns are afraid of causing trouble. When they see this group of outsiders
coming, they all say that the guest rooms are full and they don't want to let them stay.

In desperation, they could only find a yard that had been abandoned for many years.

Xiao Xixi stood in the grassy yard, with her hands in her sleeves, looking at the dilapidated house in front of her, and sighed faintly.

Luo Qinghan asked, ''What are you sighing for?''

''This house is likely to be burned by a fire tonight.''

Luo Qinghan frowned slightly: ''What do you count as?''

''In fact, even if I don't need to count, His Royal Highness should be able to guess that we not only took Xing'er, but also hit the people of the county government
twice in a row. They won't let us go. The county seat is so big, they will find it soon. Our people are very good. Even if the number of people is not as large as
them, if they really want to work hard, they will definitely be able to tear off a piece of meat from them. They are afraid o f suffering losses, and they probably
won't go head-to-head after finding us. As long as a fire is set, we can all be trapped here.''

Luo Qinghan looked around. Because of the drought, the weeds had withered in this dilapidated place, and the house was in disrepair and was already crumbling.

If the fire burns, it will soon spread in the yard, and the house will be burned down quickly, and none of the people in the house will be able to escape.

Luo Qinghan pondered for a moment, then called Nie Changping and explained a few words in a low voice.

Nie Changping smiled after listening: ''No problem, I'll do it now!''

He took two guards and left.

The little guy asked cautiously: ''Young master, do you still have to clean up this yard?''
Luo Qinghan: ''Naturally, it has to be cleaned up.''

The little guys got the order and immediately got busy.

This time Xing'er finally had the opportunity to intervene and help. She carried a simple homemade broom and swept all the houses clean.

Xiao Nan went to a nearby restaurant to buy some food, packed it and brought it back for everyone to eat.

There was an oily roast chicken in the food he brought back.

Xiao Xixi was holding the chicken legs and gnawing happily.

Luo Qinghan saw that she liked to eat, so he gave her the chicken drumsticks from his bowl.

This moved Xiao Xixi badly.

Xiao Xixi said while eating: ''The happiest thing in my life is to marry Your Highness!''

Luo Qinghan looked indifferent: ''Your happiness is only worth a chicken leg?''

Xiao Xixi nodded vigorously: ''Yes, yes!''

''Then your happiness is really cheap.''

Xiao Xi smiled Hehe: ''It's good to be cheap, and such happiness is easier to get. Happiness that is too expensive will be prohibitive.''

Luo Qinghan was speechless.

This woman is always stupid and seems to be easy to deceive, but occasionally she can say a few meaningful words.

I don't know if she is really stupid or fake stupid.

Not long after they left, the entire inn was quickly surrounded by the officials. The innkeeper hurriedly greeted him, bowing and courteously: ''Why is Jin Dianshi
free to come to us tonight?''

Dianshi is the Sasa official in charge of the arrest and punishment of prisons in the Yamen. He has no rank and belongs to th e last-class minor official who is not in
the stream, but in this remote and small place, he has great power. Ordinary people are trembling when they see him.

Chapter 124: Setting Fire

Jin Dianshi was in a very anxious mood at this time.

Originally, Magistrate Yang asked him to catch the stinky girl named Xing'er back, but instead of catching Xing'er, the people he sent out were beaten up one after
another.

When this matter reached Yang County Magistrate's ears, it became his pot. Just now, Yang County Magistrate scolded him in front of many people, causing him
to lose face in front of his colleagues.

Jin Dianshi vowed to arrest the group of outsiders who humiliated him and beat him severely!

He grabbed the innkeeper and asked fiercely.

''Is there a group of outsiders living in your store today?''

The innkeeper was trembling with fright, and he was a little dumbfounded when he spoke: ''Yes, yes, but they have already left.''

''Left? Could it be that you, old boy is deceiving me?''

''No, no, how dare the little one lie to you?!'' The innkeeper was crying in a hurry.

Jin Dianshi didn't believe him, so he threw away the innkeeper rudely, and shouted sharply, ''Rush in for Lao Tzu and arrest those dogs who don't know whether to
live or die!''

This time Jin Dianshi was really ruthless, vowing to catch the group of bold outsiders.

He transferred almost all the officials and trappers in the county government, 30 trappers and more than 80 officials, adding up to more than 100 people.

Holding swords, guns and sticks, they rushed into the inn aggressively and went straight to the guest room where Luo Qinghan was.

The guys had already been so scared that they hid, and they didn't dare to take a breath.

The trapper and the officials turned the inn upside down, unable to find any trace of the group of outsiders, Jin Dianshi had to believe the shopkeeper's words.

''Do you know where those outsiders went?''

The innkeeper shook his head and said he didn't know.

Jin Dianshi cursed, turned his head and walked away murderously.

He ordered the people under his hand to search and cross-examine street by street. The whole county was so big. He did a carpet search, but he didn't believe that
he couldn't find the group of outsiders!
Half a day passed, and seeing that it was almost dark, the officials finally found the whereabouts of the group of outsiders.

After learning of their whereabouts, Jin Dianshi smiled grimly: ''Damn, I finally let Lao Tzu to find them! Let's go, let's peel their skins!''

The catcher hurriedly reminded: ''Let's just hit the door directly, I'm afraid we will suffer. Those people are very good at skills and carry weapons. If we hit the
door in a daze, there will most likely be a large number of casualties. In my opinion, it's better to just set a fire, just like we dealt with that scholar two years
ago…''

Although Jin Dianshi was grumpy, he was not brainless.

He thought the catcher's words made sense, patted the catcher twice on the shoulder, and smiled.

''That's right, your idea is very good. Let the fire go out so that everyone can see what will happen if you dare to oppose our yamen!''

Under the command of Jin Dianshi, the trappers and the officials went to collect a lot of firewood and fire oil.

After some repossession of the abandoned courtyard, it was finally barely able to house people.

Xiao Xixi had already gotten into the quilt and was sleeping soundly.

Luo Qinghan was reading a book by candlelight.

The door of the room was knocked on, and Xiao Nan's voice came in.

''Your Highness, there is movement outside the courtyard. My subordinates went outside and took a look. It was the people from the county government who piled
up firewood outside the courtyard. They also brought a lot of fire oil. It seemed that they wanted to set it on fire.''

Luo Qinghan turned a page and said lightly: ''Don't worry about them.''

''Here.''

Chapter 125: You can't be the prince!

Looking at the half-human-tall firewood piled up in front of him, Jin Dianshi was very satisfied. He greeted him: ''Where's the fire oil? Quickly pour the fire oil!''

The officials took buckets of fire oil from the carriage and poured it on the firewood.

At this moment, a carriage stopped near the courtyard.

The officials thought that someone had strayed into this place and were about to drive forward, but unexpectedly, a trembling old man's voice came from inside the
carriage.

''Jinshan! stop it!''

When Jin Dianshi heard this voice at first glance, his body stiffened, and then he showed an expression of disbelief.

He remembered the voice.

This is the voice of Magistrate Yang!

Could it be that the person in the carriage is Magistrate Yang?

But why is Magistrate Yang here?

Could it be that Magistrate Yang is here to supervise his arrest?

Countless questions popped up in Jin Dianshi in an instant. He took two steps forward and tentatively asked, ''The person in the car is the county master?''

The guard who was helping to drive the car lifted the curtain of the car, revealing the two people sitting inside, Nie Changping and Yang Kaiguang.

Just now, Nie Changping sneaked into the county government with two guards, caught Yang Kaiguang, and quietly tied him here.

Yang Kaiguang was wearing his usual clothes at this time, his hands were tied behind his back, his body was trembling, his beard under his chin was trembling
slightly, and his old face was pale as paper from fright.

Nie Changping put a dagger around his neck and said to him.

''Get those dogs out of your way.''

Yang Kaiguang was very afraid of death, so he hurriedly shouted: ''Jinshanhu, take people away quickly.''

Jin Dianshi never expected that Magistrate Yang would be caught. He was shocked and angry, but because of the taboo, he did not dare to act rashly. He could
only hold his breath and quickly left here with all the officials and trappers.

Nie Changping jumped out of the carriage and strode towards the yard.

One guard stretched out his hand to drag Yang Kaiguang out of the car and carried him into the yard, while the other guard led the carriage around the back door.

Luo Qinghan learned that Nie Changping was back, put down his book, stood up and walked out.

Through the bright moonlight, Yang Kaiguang could clearly see the handsome man who came out.
The man looked young, and he was only eighteen or nineteen years old. He was wearing a light cyan wide-sleeved gown. The green silk was not completely tied
up, but was draped behind him, only at the end of his hair. The cyan hair band was tied loose twice.

His black eyes were like a cold pool of thousands of years, cold and silent. Just being looked at by him, Yang Kaiguang felt a chill from the bottom of his heart.

Yang Kaiguang instinctively felt panic and fear.

The guard kicked him on the knee socket and scolded: ''See our master still kneeling and saluting?!''

Yang Kaiguang was already old, and in addition, he had been hollowed out by alcohol in the past few years. After being kicked like this, he immediately fell to his
knees on the ground, screaming in pain.

Fortunately, this is a muddy ground, and if it is to be replaced with a slate ground, he can break his kneecap this time.

Nie Changping bowed his hand and saluted: ''His Royal Highness, fortunately, I did not disgrace my life. I brought people back to you.''

Yang Kaiguang, who was still screaming, froze when he heard this.

He didn't care about the pain, he struggled to straighten up, looked at the handsome man standing in front of him, and asked in disbelief: ''You, are you the prince?
How is this possible? The prince's car has obviously not arrived in Gangu County yet!''

Luo Qinghan looked at him coldly: ''It's just because you know that Gu's car hasn't arrived in Gangu County yet, that's why you dare to make money in Gu's name,
right?''

Yang Kaiguang still didn't want to believe it.

''It's impossible. You can't be the prince. You must be a fake. It's a capital crime to fake the prince!''

Chapter 126: You Really Deserve to Die

Luo Qinghan ordered someone to take the prince's seal.

Yang Kaiguang had never seen the prince, and he didn't know what the prince looked like, but he knew what the prince's seal looked like.

When he saw the prince's seal in front of him with his own eyes, he finally had to accept the reality. The handsome man standing in front of him at this time was
indeed His Royal Highness the Prince!

Yang Kaiguang froze in place like a lightning strike, and it took a long time before he gradually recovered.

He never expected that the dignified prince would condescend to make a private visit to Gangu County!

Then didn't the prince know all the things he did during this time?!

When he thought of this, Yang Kaiguang was cold all over, and his hands and feet trembled uncontrollably.

He stumbled and said: ''Magistrate, Magistrate Yang Kaiguang, meet His Royal Highness the Prince. Magistrate doesn't know that His Royal Highness is here. If
you lose your welcome, Magistrate deserves to die!''

Luo Qinghan said coldly: ''You really deserve to die.''

Yang Kaiguang was so frightened that he was a fierce spirit again, and he sweated out in a cold sweat.

He was really afraid that the prince would kill himself on impulse.

''Royal Highness, spare my life, Magistrate can explain! The reason why Magistrate blocked the city gate was to prevent the people in th e city from suffering from
the scourge of foreign disasters. Don't you know that the victims outside are very fierce, and they are very hungry. They can do anything. Many innocent people
were stolen and robbed by them before, and Magistrate had no choice but to drive them out of the city.''

Nie Changping clicked his tongue: ''How do you explain the entry fee of ten taels of silver?''

''The entry fee of ten taels of silver is indeed a bit expensive, but in this situation, there are victims who can't eat everywhere. I can only rely on this kind of less
glorious means to earn money, and then use the money in exchange for food to help those poor victims.''

Nie Changping sneered: ''So, you did a good thing instead?''

Yang Kaiguang smiled dryly: ''It's not a good thing, Magistrate just wants to do something for the people.''

Nie Changping wanted to see how this old guy could make it up, so he continued to ask.

''You collect a lot of taxes from the people and force the people to build palaces day and night. What do you say about this? ''

Yang Kaiguang smiled flatteringly: ''Royal Highness the Prince has come to Gangu County not far away. There is nothing in the county to entertain His Royal
Highness. I wanted to build a palace for the prince. The money for the construction of the palace was given voluntarily by th e local squires, and they also wanted
to make His Royal Highness live more comfortably in our Gangu County, completely out of kindness. As for the ordinary people who work hard… their families
are too poor to open the pot. I asked them to build a palace and pack them two meals a day. It can be regarded as giving them a bite to eat.''

''Okay, I believe all these things. What about the large number of lost children in the city?''

When Yang Kaiguang heard this, his face changed slightly.

Just when Nie Changping thought that Yang Kaiguang was going to excuse himself again, he saw that the old guy actually admitted it.
''Those children were indeed caught by magistrate!''

Nie Changping didn't expect him to admit it so readily. He was taken aback for a moment, and then asked, ''As an officer, why do you do this kind of thing?''

Yang Kaiguang said bitterly: ''Magistrate has no choice. It's not raining here, and the crops in the ground have been dried to death. If this continues in the long run,
I'm afraid that the entire people of Gangu County will starve to death.''

''What does this matter have to do with the children?''

Chapter 127: Sacrifice

Yang Kaiguang looked at the handsome man in front, his voice was trembling.

''Magistrate was very happy when he learned that His Royal Highness, the Prince was coming to Gangu County to hold a rain-seeking ceremony, but Magistrate
was afraid that His Royal Highness would not be able to ask for rain, so he would lose the hearts and minds of the people, so he specially found an expert. This
expert claimed to be a man in the profound sect and proficient in the art of Qimen gossip. He told magistrate that if he wanted to succeed in seeking rain, he had to
be sincere. The so-called sincerity was to offer a rich enough sacrifice.''

Luo Qinghan's eyes moved slightly: ''Those children are sacrifices?''

''Yes, on the day when His Royal Highness asks for rain, these children will be offered as sacrifices to God.''

Luo Qinghan's voice was cold: ''Those are all human lives, you are ignoring human lives.''

Yang Kaiguang hurriedly defended himself.

''Your Highness misunderstood. Magistrate didn't want to kill people. After the rain-seeking ceremony is over, the children who are sacrificed will be sent home.
No matter how frenzied Magistrate is, he won't kill so many children, killed some children.''

Luo Qinghan asked in a deep voice: ''Since it won't hurt the lives of those children, why do you use the shady method of kidnapping children? You can tell your
child's parents and family directly.''

Yang Kaiguang choked, and the cold sweat on his forehead became more.

Nie Changping pinched the back of his neck and asked in a negative manner.

''It's all at this time, do you still want to lie to us? I don't think you want this dog's life anymore.''

Yang Kaiguang was so frightened that he didn't dare to hide anything anymore, and spit out everything he knew.

''It was the expert who told Magistrate that it is not easy to ask for rain, and the sacrifices must be carefully selected. Ordinary children can't do it. They have to be
children who bring water and are between the ages of eight and twelve. The more sacrifices, the better the result. In order to find as many children with eight
characters and water as possible, Magistrate simply caught all the children between the ages of eight and twelve in the city, and let the experts screen them one by
one. In the end, we will leave the children with eight characters and water, and the other children will be sent home.''

''The child who was used as a sacrifice by you will die in the end, right?''

Yang Kaiguang did not dare to answer this question positively, so he could only defend himself shivering.

''All this was ordered by that expert, and Magistrate did what he said. Magistrate is innocent. I beg His Royal Highness to spare Magistrate!''

Luo Qinghan: ''You just said, that expert claims to be a person in the mysterious gate?''

Yang Kaiguang nodded vigorously: ''Yes!''

''Who is this person? How did you find him?''

''His Taoist name is Lay Master Qianshan. He arrived in Gangu County a month ago and set up a stall in the county seat, specializing in fortune-telling. Everyone
said that he was extremely accurate in fortune-telling and was a truly capable expert. After Magistrate heard about this, he ordered someone to invite him to the
county government and asked him to calculate a hexagram for Magistrate. As a result, he was really accurate. When Magistrate saw that he was really capable, he
asked him about asking for rain.''

Nie Changping raised his head to look at the prince and asked, ''Your Highness, why don't I go and catch that Taoist who pretends to be a ghost?''

Luo Qinghan nodded and agreed.

He also wanted to see the origin of the Thousand Mountain layman who was regarded as a master?

Nie Changping was ordered to leave.

Since County Magistrate Yang was taken away, the entire county government was in a mess tonight, which made it more convenient for Nie Changping and others
to move.

They sneaked into the county government quietly, found the Qianshan layman who was about to pack up his baggage and run away, knocked him out and took him
out of the county government.

When Qianshan Layman woke up, he was already lying in the abandoned courtyard.

Chapter 128: Wake You Up

Luo Qinghan turned around and returned to the house and walked to the bed.
At this time, Xiao Xixi was still asleep.

Her sleeping appearance was very bad. The quilt was held in her arms and rubbed into a ball. Her right leg stretched out from under the quilt, and her trouser legs
piled up at her knees, revealing a white and slender calf. The smooth and white feet are on the edge of the bed, and the round and compact toes occasionally move
gently.

I don't know who I'm seducing with this look?

Luo Qinghan sat down on the edge of the bed, stretched out her hand to hold her little feet, and her fingertips gently cr ossed the soles of her feet.

Xiao Xixi:!

She suddenly woke up from her dream, and the salted fish sat up upright.

Apricot eyes opened roundly, and her little face was full of panic.

''You, you, you, what are you doing?！''

Luo Qinghan had already let go of her feet at this time, and said as if nothing had happened: ''I told you to get up.''

Xiao Xixi retracted her feet back into the bed, and said aggrievedly: ''Then you can't scratch the soles of my feet.''

The soles of her feet are her weak spots, and with a little touch, she can itch badly.

Luo Qinghan looked at her neatly: ''I pinched your face before, you said no, I touch your feet now, you also said no, you just tell me, is there anything on you that I
can touch?''

Xiao Xi thought for a long time, and stretched out a finger from under the quilt.

Luo Qinghan: ''Can I touch your fingers?''

Xiao Xixi: ''It's not a finger, it's a fingernail.''

Luo Qinghan: ''……''

Xiao Xixi: ''Hair is fine.''

Luo Qinghan decided to skip topics that might make him angry.

He directly stretched out his hand to pinch her face: ''Stop talking, get up quickly, there is something for you to do.''

Xiao Xi quickly hid back: ''Your hand just touched my foot!''

Luo Qinghan looked at her funny face: ''I haven't hated you yet, but you hate yourself?''

Xiao Xi hummed twice, stretched out her hand and pulled her clothes, and put them on herself one by one.

After being tossed by His Royal Highness just now, she is no longer sleepy at all, so she put on her clothes, shoes and socks in three or two.

She didn't bother to comb her hair in the middle of the night, so she just tied her hair casually with a hair band, and she was all alive.

Luo Qinghan asked, ''Do you Xuanmen people often run out?''

Xiao Xixi squatted next to the box and rummaged for food, and moved when she heard the words.

''Have you seen the people from Xuanmen?''

Luo Qinghan: ''There is an old Taoist in the county government who claims to be a man in the Xuanmen Sect, and his Dao name is Qianshan La yman.''

He briefly explained the affairs of Qianshan Lay and County Magistrate Yang.

Xiao Xixi finally found a pack of dried radishes.

She opened the oily paper bag, smelled the scent of dried radishes, and smiled happily.

Luo Qinghan frowned: ''Why do you still eat in the middle of the night?''

Xiao Xixi squeezed a dried radish and threw it into her mouth, chewing it with a click, and said vaguely: ''I didn't eat at night. You wake me up. I become hungry
when I wake up, and I eat when I am hungry.''

''So everything is my fault?''

''No, no, you are the prince and you have a noble status. How could you be wrong? Even if the world is wrong, you can't be wrong.''

Luo Qinghan: ''……''

Can this flattery be made more perfunctory?

Xiao Xixi ate several sips of dried radishes before he spoke about Xuanmen.

''I'm not the only one in Xuanmen who went down the mountain, but as far as I know, there is no one named Q ianshan Layman in our Xuanmen.''
Chapter 129: Qianshan Mountain Layman

Luo Qinghan asked cautiously: ''Do you know all the people in the Xuanmen?''

Xiao Xixi found a comfortable place to sit down, and said while eating: ''There are only a few people in total, of course I know them all.''

Luo Qinghan was quite surprised: ''How many people are there in your Xuanmen?''

''There are many miscellaneous people on the mountain, but there are only five people who are serious about getting started. I rank fourth. There are three senior
brothers at the top and one junior brother at the bottom.''

Luo Qinghan's mood was slightly complicated: ''Listening to you I can say that, I always feel that Xuanmen is like a grass platform team.''

There is no such feeling of being tall as in the legend.

Xiao Xixi said casually: ''You can think so too.''

The door of the room was knocked on, and Xiao Nan's voice came in.

''Young master, the people have been brought back.''

Luo Qinghan stood up: ''Don't eat, go out with me and have a look.''

''Oh.''

Xiao Xixi hugged the dried radish and walked out behind the prince.

Qianshan Layman was roughly thrown to the ground by the guards.

His forehead knocked to the ground, waking him up in pain.

After a while, Qianshan Layman woke up from his trance.

He first saw Magistrate Yang, who was tied up with five flowers around him, then looked at the other people around him, and finally his gaze fell on the cold man
in front of him.

The man was wearing a light cyan wide-sleeved gown and stood quietly under the porch. His cold eyebrows had a sense of alienation that made people afraid to
approach at first glance.

At a glance, Qianshan Layman could see that this cold man was the leader of this group of people.

He settled down.

He has travelled south and north for many years and has seen many big scenes.

He knew very well in his heart that he had to be calm at this time, and he must not mess with himself.

Qianshan Layman stood up, sorted out his clothes, tried to appear calm, and said with a smile.

''I wonder why all the heroes invited the poor to come here late at night?''

He is in his fifties this year, he was born tall and thin, with a goat beard under his chin, wearing a gray wide-sleeved robe, and holding a whisk in his hand. He
really has a bit of immortal temperament.

Nie Changping was playing with a dagger in his hand, with a bad smile.

''Since you can pinch and count, then even if it counts, why did we tie you here?''

Just now, in order to ease the atmosphere, Qianshan Layman deliberately said that he was invited to come, but now Nie Changpi ng opened his mouth and said that
he was tied up, which was obviously unwilling to give him any face.

Qianshan Layman was not annoyed, still maintaining a humble and polite smile.

''You should be here for the disappearance of a large number of children in the city today, right?''

Nie Changping didn't speak, but looked at His Royal Highness.

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''Magistrate Yang has already told us about the disappearance of the children. What I want to know now is about Xuanmen.''

The smile on the face of Qianshan Layman was stunned for a moment.

He didn't expect this group of people to go to such great lengths to tie themselves up, and they turned out to be coming towards the Xuanmen.

Luo Qinghan asked calmly: ''Listening to Yang Kaiguang, you are a member of the Xuanmen. Are you serious about this?''

''Of course it's true. The scheming skills of Poor Dao were all learned from Xuanmen.''

''Then do you know the name of the master Xuanmen?''

Qianshan Layman showed an inscrutable expression: ''The poor Dao naturally knows it, but Xuanmen has always avoided the world, and the master never shows
up in front of outsiders. The old man has repeatedly told us, the younger generation, not to disclose his old man's affairs to outsiders.''
Luo Qinghan asked, ''Are you unwilling to say it? Still don't know at all?''

''This young man, what the poor Dao said is true, and I hope that the young man will not be difficult for the strong.''

Chapter 130: Liar

Luo Qinghan didn't pay any more attention to him, but turned to look at Xiao Xixi beside him and asked in a low voice.

''Have you seen this person?''

Xiao Xixi chewed the dried radish and said casually: ''I haven't seen him before.''

She paused, and then added: ''Although Xuanmen lives away from the world, my master has also gone down to the mountains before and has lived in the world for
a long time. In fact, the successive masters of Xuanmen had to go down the mountain to experience before they came to power. This was a process that had to be
followed. This old Taoist was full of lies, and he was a liar.''

Qianshan Layman's face changed when he heard the words, and he said sharply: ''You are full of lies. You don't know about Xuanmen at all. How dare you talk
about it here? Don't you believe that our Xuanmen is in trouble with you?!''

Xiao Xixi swallowed the dried radish in her mouth and said slowly.

''Your original name is Li Ergou, and your nickname is Goudan. You live in Xiaogouzi Village, Yufeng County, Cangnan County. You have two older sisters
above and one younger sister below.

Your father is a gambler, addicted to gambling, and owes a lot of gambling debts. In order to pay off the debts, your father sold your two elder sisters and one
younger sister, leaving you as his son to die for his own old age.

It's a pity that you haven't learned well since you were a child. You can eat, drink, gamble, and not only make your mother angry to death, but also cause your
father to be broken a leg.

When you were eighteen years old, you had an affair with a little girl in the village, and you were caught in bed by her husband. You were beaten half to death and
driven out of the village.

After that, you started to wander around, relying on deception for a living. The robes and whisks on your body were stolen. Am I right?''

Every time she said a word, Qianshan Layman's face turned pale.

When she finished speaking all the words, the eyes of Qianshan Layman looked at her like a living ghost.

He widened his eyes, and couldn't believe that she had revealed all his old secrets.

How could she know so many things?

Did she investigate him in advance?

But it's impossible!

He had never seen her before, and the two had never met before.

After listening to Xiao Xixi's words, Yang Kaiguang looked at Qianshan Layman in disbelief, shivering and questioning.

''Are you really a liar? Impossible, right? If you are a liar, how can you calculate those things in my family? ''

Qianshan Layman opened his mouth, trying to deny it.

Xiao Xixi spoke leisurely at this time.

''Charlatans have skills in fortune-telling. The most common ones are to spend money to ask for help, and to speculate through observation. As for how he can
figure out the affairs of your family, it should be that he did his homework in advance and secretly inquired about a lot of things about your family.''

After being told the truth in a word, Qianshan Layman couldn't pretend anymore, and his old orange-skinned face flushed.

When Yang Kaiguang saw his reaction, what else didn't he understand? He was so angry that he yelled.

''You old liar, how dare you lie to me? In vain, I still trust you so much, and I will do whatever you say. It turns out that you are all nonsense, but you have caused
me pain! Even if I die, I will turn into a ghost and come to you for my life!''

Qianshan Layman defended himself: ''I just want to make some money. It's because you have to ask me for rain. I can't get rid of it. I can only talk nonsense. Who
knows you still believe it.''

''You swear so much, can I not believe it? You dead liar, you dare to talk nonsense about this kind of thing when you step on a horse, you must not die!''

At this point, Qianshan Layman knew that he could not escape, so he simply gave it up, blushing and scolding.

''What kind thing are you? As a parent official, you don't treat the people as human beings, and you desperately squeeze the people's blood and ointment. Ask
yourself, how many innocent souls have died in vain in your hands over the years? You still scolded me for not dying well. I think you are the one who is the least
likely to die well! People like you should be cut off from their children and grandchildren, and go to eighteen layers of hell after death!''

Chapter 131: Toast, Don't Eat, Punish Wine

The shortcomings were exposed in public, and Yang Kaiguang panicked: ''Shut up! You slander me! The damn person is you!''
Luo Qinghan didn't want to watch them bite like dog, so he was indifferent and authentic.

''Block their mouths and shut them up.''

The two guards stepped forward, blocked the mouths of Qianshan Layman and Yang Kaiguang with withered grass, tied them both up, and locked them in a small
house next to them.

Due to the kidnapping of County Magistrate Yang, Jin Dianshi had no choice but to evacuate with the people under his hand.

But they didn't leave far, but hid not far from the abandoned courtyard.

They just stayed like this all night, and they never saw the group of outsiders let County Magistrate Yang go.

The more Jin Dianshi thought about it, the more uneasy he became. He asked the people under his hand to stay behind, and he went back to the Yamen first.

When he returned to the county government, he knew that not only County Magistrate Yang had been kidnapped, but even the layman Qianshan had also been
kidnapped.

Now the entire county government is in chaos and has become a pot of porridge.

Magistrate Yang's wives and concubines cried in a ball, and their children wandered around like headless flies.

Jin Dianshi couldn't count on them, so he went directly to the county governor and the master book to ask what to do next?

The three discussed for a long time, and finally decided to salute first and then fight.

They first sent a few talkative people to shout outside the abandoned courtyard, wanting to talk to the people inside.

As long as the other party can release Magistrate Yang, they can agree to any conditions.

The officials were dumbfounded, but the courtyard was quiet and did not give any response.

Jin Dianshi spat: ''These ungrateful dogs! Since they toast and don't eat and punish them, we don't have to bother with them and just set fire to the house, so we
don't believe we can't force them out!''

The firewood and fire oil placed last night are still there, and only one fire fold is needed to light the fire immediately.

The clerk hesitated: ''Isn't that good? Magistrate Yang is still in there. If this fire burns down, what if Magistrate Yang is burned to death?''

Jin Dianshi: ''Then just rush in!''

The county magistrate frowned: ''What if the other party hurriedly jumped over the wall and killed County Magistrate Yang?''

Jin Dianshi became impatient: ''This won't work, that won't work, so what do you want to do?''

The three of them looked at each other.

The county magistrate hesitated again and again, but decided to stop.

''Let's let people stay here. There is nothing to eat or drink in the yard. They must send someone out to find food and water. When they come out, we will
immediately rush up and arrest people. As long as we can catch their people, the next thing will be much easier.''

The master said: ''There are still five days before the prince's car arrives in Gangu County, and this group of people will definitely not last five days.''

So they just stayed outside the courtyard and waited for three days in a row.

Jin Dianshi was so anxious that he couldn't wait anymore, so he asked someone to put up a ladder.

He climbed up the wall along the ladder, stuck out his head and looked into the courtyard, and found a man standing in the courtyard.

Xiao Nan stood in the courtyard, opened his bow and arrow, and pointed the arrow at Jin Dianshi.

The sharp arrows flickered in the sun.

Jin Dianshi was so frightened that he hurriedly jumped off the courtyard wall. When he landed, he accidentally twisted his foot, causing his face to turn white with
pain.

The two hunters hurriedly stepped forward to help.

Jin Dianshi found a place to sit down and cursed in his mouth.

''There is a son of a bitch in there who wants to shoot me with a bow and arrow. Fortunately, I can hide quickly! ''

County Cheng frowned: ''They still carry bows and arrows, and they are really not ordinary people.''

The master cautiously said: ''Let's wait a little longer, try not to go head-to-head with them.''

At this moment, a magistrate ran all the way, shouting in his mouth.

''Three adults, His Royal Highness's car is here!''

Chapter 132: The Prince Arrives

All three of them were taken aback.

Why did he come so fast?

According to their expectations, the prince's car should have to wait another two days to arrive!

County magistrate asked, ''You can see clearly, is it really the prince's car driving?''

The magistrate wiped the sweat from his head and panted: ''With so many people, the team has dragged on for a long time, scaring the victims gathered outside the
city gate and fleeing. Some people came forward and called the door, saying that His Royal Highness is here, let's hurry out of the city to pick up the driver.''

Jin Dianshi patted his thigh: ''Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and open the city gate to pick up the driver!''

The three of them did not dare to delay, leaving a small number of people to continue to stay here, while the others hurried to meet the prince's car.

The city gate of Gangu County slowly opened.

The county magistrate took a deep breath, and strode out with a group of officials and fast-catching officials, knelt down and kowtowed, chanting Prince Chitose!

Zhao Xian, dressed in military uniform, rode forward on a horse and looked at them condescendingly.

''Why did it take so long to open the city gate?''

The county magistrate hurriedly said: ''Something happened in the city. The delay in opening the city gate was due to the incompetence of the subordinate
officials. I hope the general will forgive me.''

Zhao Xian's eyes swept over them one by one, frowned and asked, ''Why don't you see Magistrate Yang?''

The county magistrate stammered and couldn't answer.

The others also lowered their heads, not daring to say a word.

Zhao Xian noticed that something was wrong, and asked in a deep voice, ''What the hell is going on?'' Quickly recruit truthfully!''

The county magistrate was so frightened that he shivered, knowing that the matter could not be concealed, he could only tell the truth.

''Back to the general, Magistrate Yang was held hostage by a bad man!''

Zhao Xian's expression became more stern: ''Who dares to hold the court's order officer hostage?''

''It was a group of outsiders. Relying on their high martial arts skills, they deliberately injured the officials and captured them, and kidnapped County Magistrate
Yang. They were simply courageous, and they deserved to die! However, we have limited manpower and taking into account the safety of County Magistrate
Yang, we dare not go head-to-head with them. We implore the general to help us rescue County Magistrate Yang.''

After speaking, County magistrate kowtowed to Zhao Xian and kept his posture very low.

When other officials saw this, they all kowtowed and begged Zhao Xian one after another.

Zhao Xian said solemnly: ''Let us enter the city first, and after we have settled His Royal Highness, I will go with you to catch the kidnappers.''

The county chief and others were overjoyed: ''Thank you, General!''

More than two thousand people drove slowly into the city, and the scene was quite spectacular.

The people in the city walked out of their homes one after another, standing on both sides of the street to watch the scene.

Many people stretched their necks to see the prince's car driving. They wanted to know what the legendary Royal Highness looked like? Is it really as unattainable
as the rumours say?

However, the prince's car was closed all around, and even the windows were tightly covered, so people outside couldn't see what was going on inside the car.

No matter how long the people stretched their necks, they would not be able to see the appearance of the prince.

The Prince's Palace is almost finished, but it's still a long way from being officially completed.

According to the plan of County Magistrate Yang and others, it is planned to use the last few days to pack up the palace and wait for the prince to arrive to check
in smoothly.

Who knew that there was a change halfway through, not only was Magistrate Yang kidnapped, but the prince's car arrived here before two days in advance.

It is definitely impossible to live in a palace that has not been built.

The county magistrate hurriedly asked someone to vacate the county government office for the prince to live.

Zhao Xian said, ''Don't be busy, His Royal Highness doesn't live in the county government office, so take us to the inn.''

County Chief was anxious: ''Our inn here is very dilapidated, how can His Royal Highness live in that kind of place?''

Zhao Xian asked coldly: ''This is what Your Highness means, do you have an opinion?''
County Chief didn't dare to say anything for a while, and took them to the station bitterly.

Chapter 133: This script is Wrong!

The station in Gangu County is indeed dilapidated and old, and it is very shabby.

As soon as Eunuch Chang got out of the car, he immediately began to arrange manpower to clean up the station.

Zhao Xian took a hundred Yulin army, led by Jin Dianshi, and went straight to the abandoned courtyard.

This time he brought a powerful helper. Jin Dianshi was very confident, his face was flushed, his whole body shook, and he di dn't even feel pain in his sprained
ankle.

He slammed the door hard and yelled at the people in the courtyard.

''All the sons of bitches inside get out! If you don't get out again, Lao Tzu will take someone in!''

After waiting for a while, there was no response inside.

Zhao Xian didn't want to waste time, so he stepped forward.

The dilapidated courtyard door fell down in response, splashing with dust.

Zhao Xian rushed in with more than a dozen Yulin army, and Jin Dianshi limped after him with a knife.

In order to be able to perform well in front of General Zhao, Jin Dianshi didn't care about the pain in his ankle, so he took the lead and rushed towards the door of
the house.

Who knew that before his hand touched the door, the door creaked open.

Jin Dianshi was so frightened that he backed away again and again, and hurriedly raised his sabre, ready to face the enemy.

Zhao Xian and the Yulin Army also opened up their positions and could do it at any time.

Under the gaze of so many pairs of eyes, Nie Changping walked out slowly with two guards.

The moment they saw Nie Changping, Zhao Xian and Yu Linjun were stunned.

A bold thought gushed out of Zhao Xian's heart.

Since the King of Xiaojun is here, is the prince also here?

Thinking so, he saw His Royal Highness walking out of the house slowly.

Luo Qinghan was still wearing yesterday's light cyan wide-sleeved gown, his black hair tied up by jade hairpin.

Originally, according to his spleen, he had to change a set of clothes every day, but along the way, water resources were extremely scarce, and the people couldn't
even drink water. Where could he have water to take a bath and wash clothes?

Under such difficult conditions, His Royal Highness's mental problems were forcibly cured.

For the current Royal Highness, as long as the clothes are not dirty, they can still be worn.

Seeing that all these kidnappers had come out, Jin Dianshi smiled triumphantly and said, ''I finally caught you, so you can die obediently!''

As he said, he raised his knife and rushed towards Xiao Nan, who was closest to him.

As a result, Xiao Nan kicked him to the ground.

Jin Dianshi wanted to get up, Xiao Nan raised his foot and stepped on his back, making him unable to get up.

He had long heard that these people were powerful, but he didn't expect them to be so powerful. He couldn't even pass a trick under the opponent's hands.

He was extremely horrified in his heart, and hurriedly shouted for help at Zhao Xian.

''General Zhao, save me!''

Who knew that Zhao Xian didn't even look at him, he quickly put the knife into the sheath, and led the Yulin army to kneel down on one knee.

Both in demeanour and tone, they are extremely respectful.

''I will meet His Royal Highness at the end! At the end of the day, it will be too late to save the driver, and I hope Your Highness will forgive me.''

Jin Dianshi was dumbfounded.

He thought he was hallucinating and asked stumbling.

''You guys, what are you calling him?''

Shouldn't the real Royal Highness be in the station? Why did General Zhao kneel and salute this cold man?
This script is wrong!

At this time, Yang Kaiguang and Qianshan Layman were dragged out by the guards.

The guards threw the two of them to the ground as if they were throwing garbage.

As soon as Yang Kaiguang saw Luo Qinghan, he cried and begged.

''He knows that he is wrong, please be kind to His Royal Highness the Prince!''

Holding the last trace of luck, Jin Dianshi asked in a trembling voice: ''Master Xianzun, did you admit the wrong person? How could this person be His Royal
Highness, the Prince?''

Chapter 134: It's all over now!

Only then Yang Kaiguang noticed that Jin Dianshi was actually there, and immediately said: ''I didn't admit the wrong person. This is His Royal Highness the
Prince. He came to our Gangu County on a private visit.''

Jin Dianshi was struck by lightning, his brain went blank, and his whole body froze. He originally planned to follow General Zhao to capture the kidnappers and
rescue Magistrate Yang. He took credit for this, and he might be promoted to an official or something in the future.

Unexpectedly, the kidnapper in his heart was actually His Royal Highness the Prince!

It's all over now!

His future and life are all over!

Luo Qinghan walked out of the abandoned courtyard under the guard of everyone.

From beginning to end, he never even glanced at Jin Dianshi.

As far as he is concerned, Jin Dianshi is just an ant, and he can step on it to death with his feet. Why bother?

When His Royal Highness left, Zhao Xian immediately ordered Yang Kaiguang, Qianshan Layman, and Jin Dianshi to be arrested and put in jail, waiting for His
Royal Highness to leave.

Until Xiao Xixi got into the carriage, Yang Kaiguang's begging for mercy could still be heard.

She turned her head to look at the prince sitting next to her, and asked curiously, ''What does Your Highness plan to do with those people?''

Luo Qinghan said lightly: ''It doesn't count if you talk about it alone.''

''Then who is in charge?''

''Naturally, the people are in charge.''

……

Under the escort of Zhao Xian, the carriage arrived at the station smoothly.

After Eunuch Chang, the Prince Shaofu, and the Prince Shaobao received the news, they hurriedly ran out to greet the prince.

When they saw His Royal Highness appear in front of them unharmed, they all breathed a long sigh of relief.

Along the way, they were worried about the safety of His Royal Highness almost day and night, for fear that he would encounter accidents on the road.

The Prince Shaofu and the Prince Shaobao stepped forward to meet the ceremony.

This is not a place to talk, Luo Qinghan just nodded slightly, then raised his foot and walked into the station.

Others followed closely.

Xiao Xixi, the little eunuch, was squeezed to the end.

When she saw that the prince was surrounded by people, it seemed that everyone had a lot to say to him. He should have no time to pay attention to her for the
time being, so she consciously slipped into the bedroom.

There was a pot of pears on the table.

Xiao Xixi sat down at the table, grabbed a pear in her hand, and chewed it up.

At this moment Xing'er also walked in.

Her little face was a little pale, obviously frightened by the battle just now.

She never expected that the person who rescued her turned out to be the little prince, and the man who looked cold and difficult to get along with turned out to be
His Royal Highness the prince. As for the kind young man who spent money to buy her, he turned out to be a little eunuch.

Xing'er's knowledge is limited. She has only heard of creatures like eunuchs from the story of Mr. Storyteller, but she has never seen them with her own eyes.

She didn't know how to get along with the eunuch, so she called hesitantly.
''Young master.''

Xiao Xixi turned to look at her, swallowed the pulp in her mouth and asked, ''Are you hungry? Would you like to come over and have something to eat?''

Xing'er shook her head quickly: ''No, I'm not hungry.''

She paused, and then cautiously reminded: ''These things should be prepared for His Royal Highness the Prince. Young master, you just ate it like this. Will Your
Royal Highness blame you?''

''No, with so many pears, he won't find one or two less.''

Xiao Xixi chewed the pears with relish while talking, and soon a pear was gnawed by her with only the kernel left.

She stretched out her hand and picked up another pear and continued to chew.

In the bedroom, she could only hear the click and click of her pears.

Xing'er was quite nervous at first, but when she saw Xiao Xi so casually, she relaxed a little bit.

Chapter 135: Where do you Sleep?

Xing'er tried to ask: ''The young master's luggage is still outside, why don't I help you deliver the luggage to your room?''

Xiao Xixi responded casually: ''Then I will trouble you.''

Xing'er asked again: ''I wonder which one of the young master's bedrooms is?''

''This is it.''

Xing'er was puzzled: ''But isn't this the bedroom of His Royal Highness the Prince?''

This is the largest bedroom in the entire inn. Although it is a little dilapidated, after the palace ladies and eunuchs have cleaned up and dressed up, it has been
completely new, becoming exquisite and elegant, revealing a low-key and luxurious atmosphere everywhere.

Xiao Xixi said while eating: ''The prince lives here, and I also live here. I live with the prince.''

Perhaps it was because her answer was too natural, Xing'er didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this for a while, and she responded honestly: ''That's it.''

Xing'er turned and walked out.

When she walked into the yard and picked up her baggage, she thought to herself, why would a little eunuch live in the same room with His Royal Highness? Is it
to facilitate the care of His Royal Highness?

But there is only one bed in that bedroom. That bed must belong to His Royal Highness, so the problem is here.

Where does Xiao Xi sleep at night?

Are she going to lay the floor?

Xing'er pondered in her heart, while holding the burden back to the bedroom.

Xiao Xi had very few things, and there were only two burdens in total. One was the small blue floral package she brought out from the teacher's gate, and the other
was the black burden given to her by the prince.

Xing'er didn't dare to move the things inside. After obtaining Xiao Xi's consent, she put both burdens in the cupboard.

Xing'er tentatively asked, ''Young master, do you need me to help you prepare the bedding and pillows?''

Xiao Xi was puzzled and said, ''What are you going to do with these?''

''You need these things for the floor at night.''

''Laying the floor?'' Xiao Xixi looked inexplicable, ''Why should I lay the floor?''

Xing'er was also full of question marks: ''If you don't sleep on the ground, where will you sleep at night?''

Xiao Xixi pointed to the bed next to her: ''Isn't there a sleeping couch there? I'll just sleep there.''

Xing'er was shocked: ''It's the sleeping couch of His Royal Highness, how can you sleep there?''

''I always sleep there.''

Xiao Xixi's reaction was so natural that Xing'er began to doubt herself. Could it be that she was making too much fuss? Has it become a routine operation for the
little eunuch to sleep with His Royal Highness the prince?

Xing'er felt that there seemed to be a problem with her cognition.

No, she has to take care of it.

Before she could figure out one, two or three, she found that Xiao Xi had eaten all the pears on the table.
Xing'er panicked: ''Young master, these are fruits for His Royal Highness. Why did you eat them all?''

Xiao Xi blinked innocently.

''It's not my fault. I blame these pears for being too sweet. They seduced me first.''

Xing'er: ''……''

Young master, you look like a scumbag who eats dry and wipes clean and has to beat a rake.

Luo Qinghan walked in.

Xing'er hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

Luo Qinghan paused slightly when he saw the pile of fruit kernels on the table, and then walked straight to Xiao Xixi and sat down as if he hadn't seen anything.

Eunuch Chang followed in and asked respectfully, ''Does Your Highness want to bathe and change clothes?''

Luo Qinghan hasn't taken a bath for a long time. Now he really wants to take a bath happily, but when he thinks that there are still many people outside who can't
even drink water, he can only force this idea down. .

Ask for rain first, and when he asks for rain, he will take a bath again!

''No need.''

Chapter 136: Your name is Xing'er, right?

When Eunuch Chang saw that the pears on the table were finished, he cleaned up all the kernels thoughtfully, and asked people to send some more food.

Xing'er originally thought that Xiao Xi would definitely be punished if she ate all the food of His Royal Highness without authori zation, but it turned out that it
was a punishment, and His Royal Highness didn't even ask a question.

It was as if these foods were originally prepared for Xiao Xi.

Xing'er followed Eunuch Chang out of the room.

Eunuch Chang asked with a smile: ''Your name is Xing'er, right?''

Xing'er hurriedly responded: ''Yes.''

''I have already learned about you from Xiao Nan. Since Xiao Xi bought you, you will be Xiao Xi's slave from now on. Xiao Xi has a special identity. If you serve
by her side, you can't help but understand the rules.''

''Please Eunuch for guidance.''

Eunuch Chang called a palace girl, and he asked the palace girl to take Xing'er to familiarize herself with the environment and learn some rules by the way.

Xing'er followed the palace girl away.

Nie Changping personally took someone to the county government dungeon, released all the children in the prison, and asked someone to notify the parents to pick
them up.

The parents gathered at the entrance of the county government office. When they saw their children, they were all so excited that their eyes filled with tears.

They learned that His Royal Highness had rescued their children, and they all ran to the vicinity of the station and bowed down to the station to thank them.

In their hearts before, His Royal Highness the Prince was just an unattainable existence.

But now, His Royal Highness the Prince is their great benefactor, and they are grateful to him from the bottom of their heart s!

Luo Qinghan took the opportunity to make someone announce another thing

He will arraign Yang Kaiguang, Jin Dianshi and other county officials tomorrow!

If the people in the city have grievances, they can go to the county government to appeal. Whether there is a paper or not, a s long as they can get personal and
physical evidence, the prince will avenge them!

The people in the city rushed to tell each other and spread the matter to friends and family.

Originally, some people scoffed at this, feeling that officials were protecting each other, and it was impossible for His Royal Highness to send down the officials of
the county government for the sake of lowly civilians like them.

But after they learned that His Royal Highness had rescued the missing children, their rejection of the prince in their heart s diminished a lot.

As soon as the prince arrived in Gangu County, he handled a big case for the people. Perhaps, it was true that he wanted to avenge the people.

That night, many people had insomnia.

They are all wondering what to say when they go to the public hall tomorrow? How should I salute when facing His Royal Highness the Prince?

Early in the morning of the next day, many people gathered at the entrance of the county government office.
Some of them came to see the excitement, and some were really ready to complain.

The gate of the county government slowly opened.

But no one of the people dared to step forward.

Everyone is still a little hesitant, afraid to be the first person to test the water.

Finally, an old woman with gray hair came out.

With the help of her son, she walked slowly into the county government.

Luo Qinghan sat on top of the public hall, with the Prince Shaofu sitting on his left hand and the Prince Shaobao sitting on his right.

The old woman knelt down tremblingly.

''The civil woman Ye Liu, sued the county magistrate Yang for killing four members of my grandson's family!''

Luo Qinghan asked her to tell the whole story carefully.

Two years ago, a scholar wanted to go to Beijing to sue the imperial court because he refused to accept the judgment of the Yang county magistrate. As a result,
his family of four was burned to death at home before they set off.

The gray-haired old woman in the hall was the grandmother of the scholar.

She knelt on the ground, tears flowing out uncontrollably.

''In the past two years, the women of the people have been able to dream of their daughters and grandchildren asking for help in the sea of fire almost every night.
They died wrongfully and begged His Royal Highness to give them justice!''

Chapter 137: Qianshan Layman was slapped

Many people in the city knew about the burning of a family of four scholars to death. At this time, all the families who lived near the scholars came out to testify.

They all said that on the night of the fire, they saw a magistrate approaching the scholar's house sneakily.

The magistrate is still working as a messenger in the county government.

Luo Qinghan ordered the magistrate to be brought to the hall.

When the magistrate saw that the county magistrate had already fallen, where could he still carry his own little minion? Without even using punishment, I recruited
everything I knew.

He admitted that he set fire to a family of four scholars.

''His Royal Highness, County Magistrate Yang forced me to do this. I'm just a small magistrate. He didn't force me to set fire to kill people. He said that only by
letting that scholar die can I never suffer from the consequences. I was really persecuted. I actually don't want to kill people. I beg His Royal Highness to spare my
life!''

Luo Qinghan ignored his plea and said indifferently: ''Take him down and kill him.''

Immediately a guard stepped forward, covered the magistrate's mouth, and roughly dragged him down.

The people who had been watching the excitement at the entrance of the county magistrate's gate saw a magistrate being dragged out, and then the magistrate was
pressed to the ground, and the stick fell on him fiercely.

It was the guard of the Yulin Army who did it. He did it mercilessly, but after more than a dozen blows, the magistrate was completely out of breath.

The people were all stunned.

This is only the first case, and a magistrate was killed. His Royal Highness the prince is too vigorous, right?！

Think about the appearance of these officials who usually act as a blessing in front of the people, and then look at the miserable appearance of this official who is
now lying in a pool of blood and dying. The people finally completely believed what the prince said.

His Royal Highness is really going to avenge the people!

The people who were still watching no longer hesitated, and when the scholar's case was closed, a man rushed in eagerly.

''The grass people also want to sue County Magistrate Yang. He colluded with the squire and forcibly occupied one hundred acres of my family's fields, forcing my
family to become sharecroppers from the good people!''

……

More and more people came to complain, and the wrists of the Prince Shaofu and the Prince Shaobao who were in charge of the record next to them were sour.

They never expected that a small magistrate could commit so many crimes.

It's big enough to kill and set fire, and small enough to buy and sell.
This Magistrate Yang really dared to do anything bad!

It took them three full days to complete all the cases.

Several crimes were punished together, and Yang Kaiguang was directly sentenced to death.

The county magistrate, in the main book, and the history of the golden scriptures did not run away either. Their crimes were no less than that of Yang Kaiguang,
and naturally they were all executed.

As for those trappers and officials who helped the tiger, they also received the punishment they deserved.

Qianshan Layman was slapped on the face for fraud and imprisoned as a slave.

As well as the local squires and powerful men, they were also pulled out.

In the past, they used to rely on the wealth and power of their families, collude with officials, and run rampant in the countryside. Now that the incident has
happened, His Royal Highness wants to liquidate these people.

Those who should be killed, those who should be beaten, those who should be exiled, and those who should be copied, none of these people were able to run away.

Before the execution of the death penalty, Yang Kaiguang, the county magistrate, in the master book, and the history of the g olden text were put on shackles, put
in a prison car, and showed up in the streets of the city.

This day is probably the happiest day for the people of Gangu County in recent years.

One by one, they all rushed out of the house beaming like the New Year, and gathered on both sides of the street.

When the prison car passed in front of them, some of them spat at the prison car, others threw stones directly, and all kinds of verbal abuse hit the sky.

Chapter 138: Desperate

Yang Kaiguang shrank into a ball in the prison car, and his originally fat body had already lost a lot of weight.

At this moment, he really regretted it.

He studied hard in the cold window for more than 40 years and worked hard to get admitted to the university at the age of 50.

He is already a certain age, and he doesn't know how many years he can live. It is impossible to climb up again, so his original plan was to be a small magistrate
with peace of mind. Even if he can't be famous through the ages, he can at least be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth.

I don't know what's going on, he has come to this situation step by step.

Now he has no reputation, no official position, and soon even his life will be gone.

……

After Yang Kaiguang was beheaded and shown in public, the people cheered, and some even set off artillery battles in the streets to celebrate.

There was a crackling sound, which was really more lively than the Chinese New Year.

Since all the officials in the local county government were killed, in order to maintain the normal operation of the county government, the Prince Shaofu and the
Prince Shaobao had to go to the top temporarily.

Luo Qinghan wrote to the prince Taishi, asking him to go to the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Personnel, and send a few reliable officials to Gangu
County to take over as soon as possible.

The palace has been empty since it was built. Luo Qinghan felt that it was a waste to leave the place empty, so he asked people to open the city gate, put in the
victims outside the city, and let them live in the palace.

The palace became a temporary refugee settlement.

There is a porridge room outside the palace, and rice porridge is distributed regularly every day.

There are mountains of grain in the county government warehouse. All of these grains were deducted from the taxes by Yang Kaguang. He guards so much grain
that he doesn't have to worry about being hungry at all. Naturally, he won't understand what it feels like for those victims outside to be so hungry that they are not
as good as death.

So much food is enough for the people in the city to eat for more than a month.

After settling the victims, the prince began to prepare for the rain.

Xiao Xixi knocked the boiled egg lightly, and said while peeling off the eggshell.

''You asked me what I need to prepare for the rain-seeking ceremony? In fact, there are just a few things, chicken, duck, fish, fruits and snacks, incense sticks and
paper money.''

Luo Qinghan frowned: ''Do you only need something like this?''

Xiao Xixi took a bite of the egg and said vaguely: ''The rain-seeking ceremony mainly depends on the mind. As long as the mind is there, it's easy to say anything
else.''
Luo Qinghan doubted: ''If it's as simple as you said, wouldn't everyone be able to ask for rain?''

''That's naturally not possible. You are different from ordinary people. You are the future Son of Heaven. What is the Son of Heaven? It's the son of God, and his
own son has come to the door with gifts. Can the father not agree?''

''…why do you always have so many perversions?''

''It doesn't matter if you are crooked or not, as long as things can be done.''

Luo Qinghan looked at her steadily for a moment, then said solemnly:

''Gu is desperate to believe in you this time. If you can't ask for rain, you and Gu will have bad luck.''

Xiao Xi swallowed the egg in her mouth and comforted: ''Don't worry, if I really can't mix anymore, I can still go back to Xuanmen to grow old. Then I will take
you back too, and let's grow old together.''

Luo Qinghan: ''……''

Not only do you have to grow old by yourself, you also have to grow old with your man.

Do your master know that you are so promising?

Xiao Xixi: ''By the way, you will have to recite a sacrifice at that time.''

She found pen and paper and wrote a sacrifice full of paper.

Luo Qinghan took the look at the sacrificial text and found that what she wrote was all in vernacular, and the content was very simple. It was to express the serious
consequences of the drought. At the end, she begged God's father to rain and save the poor child!

Chapter 139: His Royal Highness the Prince is the Best!

Luo Qinghan said in disgust: ''Your sacrifice is too vulgar.''

Xiao Xi, a scumbag, scratched his head.

''No way, my cultural level is so high, master has never taught me poetry, songs, or anything. If you think this sacrifice is not well written, you can polish it
yourself. I believe in your writing very much.''

Luo Qingshan picked up a brush and re-wrote a sacrifice.

The content is similar to what Xiao Xixi wrote, but because of his good writing style, the sacrifices after his polishing have become taller and taller in an instant.

After Xiao Xixi finished reading it, he put up the thumb of his right hand: ''You wrote so well, I didn't understand a word.''

Luo Qingshan looked at her thumbs up and asked uncertainly.

''Do you mean to praise?''

''Of course, that's what it means to praise you for being great.'' Xiao Xixi said, while putting up the thumb of his left hand.

She dangled her two thumbs in front of him.

''His Royal Highness is the best!''

Luo Qingshan looked at her bright eyes and couldn't help asking.

''Do you really believe that loneliness can beg for rain?''

Xiao Xi nodded without hesitation: ''Of course! I believe you will succeed!''

The tributaries of the Yijiang River have been dug through, and the river runs all the way along the ravine, like a fierce lion, rushing fiercely into the hinterland of
Jingshou County with a thunderous momentum, and finally stopped in a low-lying area under the jurisdiction of Gangu County, converged into a large lake.

The people of Gangu County flocked to the lake one after another.

They witnessed this spectacular scene with their own eyes, and they were all too excited one by one.

Many people couldn't wait to kneel on the ground, lowered their bodies, and reached out to hold the lake water. They didn't care whether drinking water like this
would cause diarrheal, so they went directly to drink water.

Others hurriedly ran home, brought pots and pans, and scrambled to fetch water.

With these lakes, the people of Gangu County finally no longer have to suffer from drought. They have the hope of continuing to live, and some people are so
excited that they burst into tears.

The Yulin army circled a site by the lake and began to build the dragon Temple in full swing.

Thanks to the lake water, Luo Qinghan finally didn't have to worry about the water source anymore. He took a hot bath comfortably and changed into clean
clothes. He felt a lot more relieved.

Due to sufficient manpower, coupled with the rush to work day and night, it took only ten days to build the Dragon Temple.
On the day of begging for rain, nearly 10,000 people gathered by the lake.

They are all looking forward to seeing if His Royal Highness can really ask for rain.

The Dragon Temple was surrounded by the Yulin army. The people did not dare to get too close. They could only stand not far away and stretch their necks to
look. Others simply climbed to the tree and stood on the trunk of the tree to look.

The mountains and fields are full of people.

Everyone was in a very excited mood, and they couldn't help but talk about it. The scene was full of people and very noisy.

When His Royal Highness the prince appeared, everyone closed their mouths invariably.

This is the first time they have seen the legendary Royal Highness.

He looks younger and more beautiful than expected.

In order to match the solemn scene of the sacrifice, Luo Qinghan is wearing an ink -black wide-sleeved robe today, with dark gold silk threads embroidered with
fine moiré patterns on the hem and cuffs.

Under the sunlight, the moiré pattern has a faint dark golden lustre.

As Luo Qingshan walked around, the clothes pendulum swept across the ground, and the dark golden moire pattern was like layer s of water waves.

He stood upright on the steps in front of the Dragon Temple, his face was handsome, his eyebrows were cold, his dark eyes were bottomless, mysterious and
noble, it was daunting, and people couldn't help but want to surrender.

The people knelt down spontaneously.

Chapter 140: Thank You

The scene was silent.

His Royal Highness walked slowly into the Dragon Temple, lit the incense, and after three prayers, inserted it into the incense burner.

In addition to the incense burner, there are also sacrifices such as chicken, duck, fish, fruits and snacks, incense sticks, paper money, etc. on the incense burner.

On the wall behind the incense box, a lifelike portrait of the dragon God hangs.

He began to recite the sacrifice to the dragon God, and his clear voice came out of the Dragon Temple and floated into the ears of the people.

''The ancient saying goes, respect the gods and ghosts, do righteousness and have a way, and the gods wish.''

''The people are prosperous, righteousness does not do harm, and the sins of heaven fall upon them, and my heart is terrified. ''

……

The sky slowly gathered dark clouds.

The clouds are getting thicker and thicker, and the air gradually becomes sultry.

When the prince finished reading the last sacrifice, the first drop of rain fell.

Immediately afterwards, countless drops of rain fell down.

The dry dust was covered with rain, the withered branches shook in the wind and rain, and the lake was smashed by the rain.

The heavy rain came too suddenly, and the people were all stunned.

The Prince Shaofu reacted fastest, and knelt down with a thump, shouting in his mouth.

''His Royal Highness has succeeded in begging for rain!''

Prince Shaobao and Zhao Xian and other Yulin troops also knelt down.

They chanted in unison with the people.

''His Royal Highness Chitose!！''

Luo Qingshan walked out of the Dragon Temple, and the moist breath brought by the rain came to his face.

He stood on the steps, looking at the people who were calling Chitose in the mountains ahead, and there was an emotion surging in his chest.

This is his subject.

This is his country.

……

The rain-seeking ceremony ended successfully.

Luo Qinghan returned to the station under the escort of the Yulin Army.

The palace ladies and eunuchs waiting in the station all looked at him with admiration.

Everyone knelt down in unison and bowed their heads.

''Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Prince!''

Luo Qinghan walked into the bedroom without squinting.

At this time, it was raining heavily outside, and everyone was celebrating the long-lost rain.

But Xiao Xixi seemed to have never heard of all this.

She was shrinking in the quilt and sleeping soundly at the moment.

The sleeping position is as bad as ever.

Xing'er saw His Royal Highness the prince coming, and wanted to go forward to wake Xiao Xi, but the prince waved back.

All the people serving in the house retreated silently.

Luo Qinghan walked to the bed.

He bent down, stretched out his arms, and hugged a woman who was still asleep with a quilt in his arms.

Holding her very tightly this time.

Xiao Xi was awakened.

She raised her head from the quilt and said blankly: ''You are back.''

Luo Qinghan lowered his head and whispered to her ear.

''Thank you.''

Xiao Xixi blinked.

It took a long time before she completely woke up from her half-dreaming and half-waking state.

She is now wrapped in a quilt and can't move her hands and feet, so she can only be held by the prince.

Hearing the sound of rain outside the window, Xiao Xixi laughed, her tone quite proud: ''Your Highness really succeeded.''

Luo Qinghan didn't speak.

When he accepted the worship of all the people just now, he felt the excitement of his heart for the first time.

It seemed that the blood all over his body was ignited, hot and scorching.

Born in the royal family, it was not what he wanted.

Becoming a prince is not what he wants.

He has always lived in the control of others and has never had his own thoughts.

This time he begged for rain, it was the first time he insisted on his own opinion.

Before setting off, everyone felt that he was messing around. Many people hid in the dark waiting to see his jokes, and no one believed him.

Sometimes even he himself was a little doubtful whether it would work.

Fortunately.

He did not give up.

And all this is because of her support.

He said again.

''Thank you.''

Chapter 141: Thank You

Not only Gangu County, but the entire Jingshou County suffered a heavy rain today.

The people rushed into the heavy rain to cheer and wept with joy.

The heavy rain was like a key, opening the floodgates and causing heavy rains in the four southern counties one after another .

The drought in the south completely ended in this heavy rain.

Seeking rain, the prince's mission on this trip was successfully completed, and the palace ladies and eunuchs began to pack their bags and prepare to set off for
Beijing.

As soon as Luo Qingshan and Xiao Xixi had finished their breakfast today, they heard a noise outside.

Zhao Xian walked in quickly and saluted respectfully.

''His Royal Highness, there are a lot of people coming from outside. They heard that you are leaving, so they specially sent some earthenware to express their
gratitude.''

Luo Qingshan wanted to say no, but saw Xiao Xixi looking at him expectantly.

He frowned and asked, ''What do you want to do?''

Xiao Xixi: ''The minions want to go out and see what they gave them?''

''It's just ordinary things, what's so nice about it?''

Xiao Xixi pulled her sleeve and begged, ''But people are really curious~''

Luo Qingshan used to tell her sternly not to be coquettish, but now he simply doesn't say such things. Anyway, he knows that even if he says it himself, she won't
listen.

He said blankly: ''Go and have a look and go back. You are not allowed to go far.''

''Okay!''

Xiao Xi got up in a daze and ran out with Xing'er.

Luo Qingshan found a place by the window and read quietly in the sun.

It rained all day yesterday, and today the sky is as blue as a wash, and the air still has a moist breath, and occasionally a few wisps of breeze blow, which is very
pleasant.

Xiao Xi bounced out of the station.

There are many people gathered at the entrance of the station, all local folks from Gangu County.

They were either carrying baskets or carrying poles, all in large bags, obviously bringing a lot of things.

Xiao Xi ran to them and said:

''I am the person serving by the prince's side. It is inconvenient for His Royal Highness to show up. Let me meet you on your behalf.''

These people had never seen anything in the world. They looked at the little Liandi in front of them with red lips and white teeth, and they bowed to her one after
another.

''Xiao Liandi, we are grateful for the kindness of His Royal Highness the Prince, and we have nothing to repay. We specially sent these earthen rituals. I hope you
can accept it.''

''This is the egg laid by our hen. We have always kept it. It was originally intended to be sold for money, but now it is all given to His Royal Highness.''

''This is a pickled vegetable made by my family. It tastes good. You can take it on the road to eat it.''

''It rained yesterday, and a lot of mushrooms grew in the mountains. I went into the mountains to pick a lot of mushrooms before dawn today. There are also these
chestnuts and bamboo shoots. They are not valuable things. Fortunately, they are fresh and clean.''

''There are also the geese I raise by myself. They are so fat that they have never been willing to eat them. You can stew them and make up for your Royal
Highness.''

''There is also the pig I raised. I originally wanted to slaughter it and then send it to the prince, but I was afraid that the meat would not be preserved after slaughter,
so I simply sent the whole pig to you.''

……

Xiao Xi's gaze swept around on these delicious food, feeling that his two eyes were not enough.

Her gaze finally locked on the big fat pig, and she couldn't help but curled her eyes with a smile.

''Uncle, this pig in your family is really beautiful.''

Uncle laughed: ''Xiao Liandi is really funny.''

Xiao Xixi asked, ''Are you a mother or a male?''

''Naturally, it's a boar, and the female pork is not as delicious as the boar.''

Xiao Xi was a little disappointed: ''I still want to get a sow to give birth.''

The uncle is very heroic: ''It's okay, I'm a butcher, specializing in the business of killing pigs. I still have several sows in my family. If you want, I'll send it to you
right away.''
Xiao Xi nodded excitedly: ''Well, thank you uncle!''

Chapter 142: I'm really glad

Uncle Butcher did what he said, he immediately ran home, and drove another big fat pig over.

This time he sent a sow.

Xiao Xixi looked at these two big fat pigs, and couldn't help but think of braised pork, back to the pot, steamed meat, plum vegetables and button meat in his
mind.……

Oh, I can't think about it, I can't think about it, I'm going to drool again when I think about it.

She struggled to move her gaze away from the two big fat pigs and looked at the two big white geese next to her.

Stewed goose in an iron pot is also delicious!

Xiao Xixi did not refuse those who came, and accepted all the earth instruments he had sent.

These people were originally a little uneasy, afraid that His Royal Highness would not be able to see these rural goods, but now they are very happy to see that the
other party has actually accepted them all.

When they get back, they will show off this to their friends and family.

His Royal Highness actually accepted their gift.

This cowhide is enough for them to blow for a lifetime!

Xiao Xixi took out her purse and prepared to give money.

As soon as the silver was taken out, these people hurriedly retreated and ran away, for fear that Xiao Xixi would force the silver to them.

Xiao Xixi didn't force it either.

She put away the silver and beckoned to Xing'er.

''Come, come, move all these things back.''

She pointed to the two big fat pigs and the two big white geese again, and exhorted: ''You have to take care of these little guys for me, and I will bring them back
to Shengjing.''

Xing'er nodded and said yes.

She is used to farm work, she is very familiar with these rural goods, and she moves all these things into the house quickly with her hands and feet.

The two big fat pigs and two big white geese were driven to the cowshed by her, and she went to the kitchen to get some food and water to feed the animals.

Luo Qinghan was sitting by the window just now. Although he couldn't see the scene on the other side of the main entrance, he could hear the sound coming from
the other side of the main entrance.

He knew that the people had sent a lot of local goods from the country, including two pigs and two geese.

He thought Xiao Xixi would immediately let people slaughter pigs and geese to eat.

But Xiao Xixi said she wanted to take them back to Shengjing!

Take those animals and go back to Shengjing! ！

Luo Qingshan can no longer read books.

He looked at Xiao Xixi who walked in, and said with a word: ''I forbid you to take those animals back to Shengjing.''

Xiao Xi asked inexplicably: ''Why?''

''A prince who is lonely and dignified, when he returned to Beijing with two pigs and two geese, what does it look like?！''

''We can find a cage to put them up, and then cover them with a cloth, so others won't know you brought pigs and geese.''

Luo Qingshan sneered: ''You are really a clever little ghost.''

Xiao Xi was shy and said: ''Thank you, Your Highness, for your compliment.''

''…I'm not complimenting you.''

''It's okay, I'll treat you as complimenting me.''

Luo Qinghan took a deep breath and tried to tell himself to be calm, to restrain, and not to be angry.

Xiao Xixi moved to his side and smiled with a grin.

''The folks were all praising you to me just now. They said that His Royal Highness the Prince is wise and martial. You not only avenge them, but also ask for rain
for them. You have saved millions of people. You are really the best prince in the world.''

Luo Qingshan stared at her coldly: ''Don't think that flattering can make you change your mind.''

''The folks are really very grateful to you. They specially sent those earthen instruments. They didn't want to show you anything, but just wanted to tell you that
they are very grateful to you. They will always remember everything you have done for them in their hearts.''

Luo Qinghan stopped smiling and ignored her.

Xiao Xixi sat down next to him, happy and authentic.

''I'm really glad.''