Stepmother Shaoguang

Chapter 24 The First Prince

Xiao Chongdao didn't have any official position at all, and his family was raised by concubine Xiao Shu.He was a martial artist, so the sage pointed out to him a moderate official, with an army of hundreds of people in his hand, and he was appointed an idle second-class baron.

It's just that he has always been willing to sneak into the camp and coax the saint. This army has already replaced many of his own people in it, so he has the intention of raising private soldiers!
Xiao Yan doesn't think there's anything wrong with it. The saint dotes on his wife, and it's just a private soldier of hundreds of people. The saint doesn't care.

Even their Xiao family believed that after a hundred years of sainthood, the world must belong to the fifth prince, her little cousin.

So it doesn't matter how outsiders talk about her.

She knocked on the door of Xiao Chongdao's study, and was a little puzzled: Why did father lock it today?
Unexpectedly, the person who opened the door was a strange young man, about 24 or [-] years old, with an ordinary appearance, but the shape of his face looked familiar.

She thought for a while, but she wasn't busy trying to avoid suspicion.

Then I heard the man chuckle: "Uncle Xiao, I am terrified of Sister Yan."

Dare to call her sister Yan, Xiao Yan remembered, this is the eldest prince of the palace, Duan Shiyi.

The background is average, and the biological mother is still a concubine, without favor.The mother's family is not up to date, it's just the county magistrate.On the contrary, he himself has good talents, and was praised several times by the sage at the court meeting this year.

But Xiao Yan didn't take him seriously, and saluted him perfunctorily without any patience.

Before he was blessed, he stopped him.

"No need, just treat me as an ordinary brother today." The eldest prince smiled, looking very amiable.

Although he looks ordinary, but because he was born in the royal family, his temperament is different from that of ordinary people.He played with the jasper wrench in his hand, and with a smile on his lips, he sat down again to discuss matters with Xiao Chongdao, politely.

Xiao Yan went to wait in the back room by herself. There were outsiders, so she definitely couldn't tell her father about these things.

It was already dark when the eldest prince left, he felt rude, and immediately apologized, so he wanted to leave.

Xiao Chongdao seemed very happy today, and repeatedly asked Xiao Yan to arrange a banquet and invite the eldest prince to stay for dinner.

Unable to resist the gracious invitation, the Eldest Prince had no choice but to stay, and ordered the servant to go talk to the Eldest Prince Concubine and go back later tonight.

In the middle of the You hour, several people came to the banquet one after another, including Xiao Chongdao, the First Prince, Xiao Yan, and Mrs. Xiao. Because it was a family banquet, they didn't pay attention to sitting in separate seats.

Mrs. Xiao is in her early forties, but she still has charm.

Because of the presence of the prince, she dressed a little more solemnly, with makeup on her face, a navy blue cardigan with colorful sleeves and moiré pattern, and emerald jewelry on her head, and she toasted the eldest prince with Xiao Yan with a smile on her face.

Xiao Yan also went to change her clothes, a water-blue gown with dark flower and butterfly pattern, and a light-colored pleated skirt underneath, with a little makeup. Under the yellowish light, she is really picturesque.

It wasn't Xiao Yan who wanted to dress herself up, it was her natural beauty, and Mrs. Xiao insisted that she not lose her manners.

Thinking that the First Prince had already married the daughter of the Minister of Industry, she let down her guard.

After all, in the past few years, Xiao's mother used similar excuses to let her get in touch with other young men.

"Sister Yan has grown up a lot, and now she takes care of the house for my aunt, and my aunt is more relaxed, and she looks much younger."

The eldest prince and their family were talking about the daily life.

Xiao Yan only thinks it's fake, she doesn't know what happened before, but she hasn't seen him for five or six years, okay?

Being so affectionate made her sick.

Her face was numb, and she didn't pay attention to his words, although she had always had a bad look towards any man except Lu Xiaowen.

Xiao Chongdao felt a little embarrassed, so he wanted to plead guilty to the eldest prince.

The eldest prince shook his head, pressed Xiao Chongdao's hand, and comforted softly: "Shi Yi also heard about Uncle Xiao's difficulties in the palace, so it's okay. Sister Yan is still young and ignorant, she is not targeting me."

Xiao Chongdao's ability to have contacts with the First Prince means that both he and Concubine Xiao Shu believe that he will not cause any hindrance to the Fifth Prince.

The real opponent is the third prince, the legitimate son of the empress.

Winning over the First Prince might even become their support.Moreover, the eldest prince's attitude has also changed from being unclear before, to now he is willing to stay in Xiao's mansion for meals, and he has become a lot closer.

At that moment, Xiao Chongdao burst into tears: "The eldest prince is sympathetic to the minister. Hey!" He drank a glass of bitter wine, for Xiao Yan's matter, this wine was more or less sincere.

The eldest prince just smiled and said nothing, it was not easy for the Xiao family.

The banquet is over, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

The First Prince smelled of alcohol, and his footsteps were somewhat vain, as he entered his residence in the palace, the Changning Courtyard of the Yonghe Palace.

The eldest concubine stood guard at the door, and immediately came up to meet him, and took him from the boy's hand, with a worried face on her face: "Master, this is a person who has drunk so much and has never been drunk!"

The eldest prince recognized her face only after seeing her face clearly, oh, Mrs. Gao.

He smiled at her and comforted her: "It's okay, Uncle Xiao is enthusiastic and drank a little too much."

After hearing this, the eldest princess became even more worried. She wondered: "Do you really want to make friends with the Xiao family? Lord, if you want to fight, I..."

Interrupted by the eldest prince: "Don't talk about it anymore, what is my identity, Lady Xian already knew, didn't she?"

He didn't get angry or complain, he was still so gentle.

The eldest concubine resisted the urge to cry, and hurriedly responded: "Hey, it's fine if you do this, then I will live a good life with you. When we have a title in the future, we will go to the fief."

The eldest prince hugged her and sighed, "Ms. Xian is the best."

Gao Wenxian is also beautiful. If Xiao Yan is like a rose in full bloom in a hundred gardens, Gao Wenxian is like a neatly trimmed autumn chrysanthemum in an imperial garden, dignified and elegant.

They are all well, but once they meet, Qiu Ju will be overshadowed in the eyes of those who like Qiangwei.

After turning off the lights and entering the tent, the eldest princess stared at the fringed tassels on the top of the tent in the dark, suffering from insomnia.

She was always uneasy in her heart, she was afraid that the eldest prince would get too close to the Xiao family, she had seen Xiao Yan before, she was very beautiful. Although she had a relationship with Concubine Xiao Shu, the Lord would not, but she was inexplicably always afraid.

Perhaps this is the reason why women have nothing to do in the backyard for a long time, and are always worried about gains and losses.

The master treats her very well, there is no side concubine, and the two concubines are still drinking Bizi soup.If she could conceive a child for the Lord soon, the Holy Majesty would have the eldest grandson of the Emperor.

Clutching her lower abdomen, the eldest princess thought a lot, and finally felt sleepy, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, after receiving the order, the eldest prince was asked to follow the army to conquer.

This is good news. Although the eldest princess is worried, there are still so many soldiers guarding the prince's personal conquest. He only needs to sit in the rear, and there is not much threat.

But this credit is first-class, and I am afraid that he will be able to have a title when he comes back, and start a mansion by himself.Being the first prince to open a mansion on the Holy One naturally has a different meaning.

The First Prince's Concubine's eyes and brows were all smiling, and she went to Concubine Shun to announce the good news, and Oasis Palace was also very happy to hear the news.

The eldest prince started to get busy, and could only come back to sleep very late.Sometimes even the eldest princess couldn't wait anymore, she fell asleep first, and only felt the person next to her pillow lay down in the middle of the night.

So the husband and wife didn't have a good conversation for half a month.

(End of this chapter)