Good luck today

Chapter 343 Why did you choose me?

Near noon, a group of people suddenly came to the small courtyard where Su Shixia lived.

More than a dozen maids and women carried cloth, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, and jades in piles and piles into her house.

After the leading maid directed the ladies to move things, she walked up to Su Shixia with a smile and greeted her politely.

"Mrs. Su, these are all good things that my princess specially selected from her private treasury."

"The princess thought that Madam Su, you have been in the palace for so long and you haven't added anything to the house. She was afraid that Mrs. Su would blame our palace for being disrespectful, so she specially ordered the servant to deliver these things in person. This is the princess' apology for her previous negligence. I apologize. Please don’t take it to heart, Mrs. Su, for the rudeness I made earlier.”

The eldest maid apologized first when she came up, and then explained for her master: "Before my princess got married, she was the youngest daughter in the family and was spoiled. After she married into the prince's house, the prince took care of everything. The princess was worried about some things. It is unavoidable that the minister was sloppy and willful, and it was indeed an unintentional mistake. He was definitely not targeting you, Mrs. Su, intentionally. Please don’t misunderstand me, Mrs. Su."

"The princess said that she is a housewife and does not understand the important affairs of the court. It is a blessing for the prince to invite you, a resourceful star, into the palace, and it is also a blessing for the entire Prince Huai's palace. In the future, please ask Mrs. Su to make more suggestions for the prince. If the prince can get what he wants in the future, the entire royal family, including the princess and the princess’s mother clan, will remember your contribution, madam!”

After the scene was finished, the maid immediately got close to Su Shixia again.

"Mrs. Su, you live in the house. If there is something missing in the house, or if the mother-in-law and maidservants in the courtyard are not serving you well, you must tell the princess! The princess has specifically told you not to put yourself in trouble. As an outsider, this palace will be your home from now on, and apart from the prince and the princess, you will be the biggest in the entire palace!"

"The prince and princess are too kind."

Su Shixia smiled reservedly, still acting neither humble nor overbearing in the face of this pile of gifts and the maid's flattery.

"I have received the princess's wishes. Please tell the princess when you go back. I understand what the princess means. I am now the prince's disciple, and it is my duty to offer advice to the prince. Please rest assured, princess, since I have entered the palace of Prince Huai. , it’s like standing on the same boat as His Highness Prince Huai, and we are both prosperous and devastated.”

"For the future of the prince, and for my long-term plan, I will definitely do my best to help the prince achieve his wishes."

"Haha! Okay! I used to think that the wish was just my extravagant wish, but now with the help of Mrs. Su, I am really confident! I am really lucky to have a talented person like Mrs. Su as my disciple! "

King Huai's hearty laughter came from the door.

The maid who came to give gifts on behalf of the princess really didn't expect the prince to come so early. When King Huai entered the courtyard, she hurriedly went forward to receive the gift.

King Huai raised his hand at her to avoid her courtesy, and then ordered: "Go back and tell the princess that I have important matters to discuss with Mrs. Su, and I will have lunch at Mrs. Su's place at noon. In addition, I have some more We need to discuss the matter with the princess, and after lunch, I will go to her place to accompany her immediately."

The maid's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she responded with a smile.

After confirming that neither King Huai nor Su Shixia had any other instructions, she retreated with the maids and women who came to deliver gifts.

After all the irrelevant outsiders had left the courtyard, except for Su Shixia and the two guards around her, only King Huai and his personal guards were present. King Huai had no scruples and said to Su Shixia with a smile. : "Princess, after all, she is just a housewife. It is not convenient for me to explain your identity to her."

"You also know that what she is thinking about in the back house all day long is the idea of ​​fighting for favor. In addition, you are a woman and you are beautiful. She has preconceived ideas and distorted the relationship between you and me. If I think about it, I will inevitably have a misunderstanding with you."

Prince Huai said: "Don't worry, I'll have a good talk with her when I get back later, and I'll make sure she won't be as rude as before in the future."

"It doesn't matter." Su Shixia made a gesture of invitation and gestured to King Huai to sit down in the pavilion in the courtyard.

"In the past month, although I have been living in the palace, I have not been able to help the prince. Until I prove my ability, let alone the princess, even the prince, you should be suspicious of me."

Seeing that King Huai had a confused look on his face, Su Shixia smiled, poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of King Huai before he could explain anything.

"Judging from the princess's behavior today and your prince's reaction... the 'prophecies' I told you before must have come true, right?"

Su Shixia didn't give King Huai a chance to greet him, and directly brought the topic to the main topic.

"Has the eldest prince already taken some action in the court today?"

When King Huai heard Su Shixia talk about this, he immediately cheered up and looked at Su Shixia with admiration in his eyes.

"Yes! I really asked you to give me accurate information! Today in the court, the eldest brother and the prince seized on each other's faults and attacked each other. They denounced each other's faults in person and almost started to fight in front of the father."

"I have already obtained enough evidence based on the clues you provided, and I seized the opportunity to find out that the fifth brother was behind the scenes to sow discord between the prince and the eldest brother."

"My father was furious and punished all three of them today. In the end, although my father did not praise me openly, he personally ordered me to be transferred to the Ministry of Punishments!"

When King Huai said this, his tone couldn't help but become excited.

"Before, my father only thought that I was a useless scholar. Because of my mother's concubine's family, my father was wary of me, so he only allowed me to take a job in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In addition to making some money on weekdays, , there is no real power in his hands at all.”

"Even when he chose a princess for me, he chose the daughter of a royal tutor and never let me get in touch with anyone in the military generals' circle."

"This time he actually relaxed his attitude and personally ordered me to be transferred to the Ministry of Justice. What does this mean? It means that my father finally regards me as a serious heir!"

King Huai's hands clenched into fists with excitement, and he sighed: "What I said before is all true. Although I am the prince, and my mother and concubine are pampered, but before I met you, I really didn't dare to have any extravagant wishes. I wish I could sit in that position."

"The eldest brother is the eldest brother. The second brother is the daughter of the queen and was named the prince when he was born. The fourth brother is from the same mother as the prince. We have worn the same pants as the prince since he was a child. We are not the same as me."

"Not to mention Lao Wu, his grandfather has military power! Although my grandfather is the prime minister of the dynasty, the three kingdoms can fight at any time. The weight of civilian officials in the court cannot be compared to that of military generals."

"No matter how I thought about it before, I never thought that I had even half an advantage. But I didn't expect that God would help me and let me meet you! No, it was you who took the initiative to find me!"

After King Huai said this, he calmed down a little. After taking a sip of tea, he hesitantly said: "Actually, I wanted to ask you when I first met you, but... because I didn't know how to ask you at that time. To confirm whether your identity and abilities are true or false, I didn’t ask further.”

"Now that I have verified your ability, I will no longer doubt your identity, but I still can't help but want to ask... Mrs. Su, as the widow of Qin Yi, Pingxi King of Dongling Kingdom, do you want to borrow Xi I can understand that the power of Qi State avenges Qin Yi, but why did you choose me?"

(End of this chapter)