The concubine was reborn, and the cold prince was made red in the face

Chapter 106 Inexplicable Alienation

Zuo Xiangning arrived at Prince Chu's Mansion. At the gate, she was a little afraid to go in.

Her eldest sister will definitely ask about herself and Ling Xiao.

"It's such a cold day, what are the fourth sisters doing standing here?" King Chu came out of the palace, saw Zuo Xiangning, and said with a smile: "Your eldest sister has been waiting for you for a long time. If you don't go in, she will have to come out." Looking for you."

Zuo Xiangning said with a smile: "My daughter is preparing to go in."

"Let's go, I'll take you there." King Chu, who was about to leave the palace, followed Zuo Xiangning back to the main courtyard.

Zuo Xiangning guessed that King Chu might have something to ask her.

"I usually see you just like a little rabbit, but I didn't expect you to be so courageous." King Chu spoke.

"My daughter is very timid." Zuo Xiangning lowered her head and looked at the road under her feet.

"You were not so reserved when talking to me before. You always called me brother-in-law. What's going on now?" King Chu stopped and asked sideways.

"In the past, my daughter was young and ignorant, but now that she has grown hair, she can no longer be so ignorant of etiquette." Zuo Xiangning smiled innocently: "If my mother sees her, she will deduct her money."

"When I see Mrs. Zuo one day, I will tell her that I allowed you." King Chu smiled, paused, and said, "I heard that on the day of the palace banquet, you ran towards Miss Min. In the past...did you know that she would fall into the water?"

"How could I know?" Zuo Xiangning blinked and said, "I asked Miss Min to wait for me, but who would have thought that she fell into the lake as soon as she turned around and said a word to me, which almost scared me to death. .”

"When did you learn to swim?" King Chu asked next.

"I..." Zuo Xiangning was about to say that she didn't know how, but then she thought of what he just said.

It was obvious that he knew exactly what he did that day.

Zuo Xiangning bit her lower lip and whispered: "I fell into the water before at Prince Qi's Mansion and almost drowned, so I often learn to hold my breath in the water by myself at home."

King Chu looked at Zuo Xiangning's aggrieved appearance, and then thought about what the palace man said that not only did she fail to save Miss Min, but she also let herself sink to the bottom of the water... He quickly believed Zuo Xiangning's words.

She has a deep love for sister Zuo Xiangrong, and even if she knew something, she would not be able to help him.

What's more, she, a little girl who has just turned 15, has no way of knowing anything.

"If you want to learn to swim, when the weather gets warm, I will arrange for a palace maid who can swim to teach you in the backyard of Prince Chu's Mansion." King Chu said warmly, "Lest you get bitten by a snake once and fear well ropes for ten years."

"Thank you, brother-in-law." Zuo Xiangzhang happily agreed.

King Chu smiled and said: "It's better to call my eldest brother-in-law Shun'er."

The two of them entered the main courtyard together. Caihong, who was standing in the corridor, happily reported into the room: "His Royal Highness King Chu and the fourth girl are here."

Zuo Xiangrong walked to the door and looked at King Chu strangely, "Didn't His Highness say he was leaving the palace? Why are you back again?"

"I happened to see my fourth sister at the door. I remembered that I hadn't given her any New Year's money yet." King Chu asked someone to go to the study and bring him a red purse from under the bookshelf.

"Ning'er, you haven't given me New Year's greetings yet." Zuo Xiangrong said with a smile.

"I didn't even wish my eldest brother-in-law New Year's greetings." Zuo Xiangning smiled and greeted King Chu and his wife.

Zuo Xiangrong gave her a purse and said, "I'll save it for you to buy snacks." "You are so stingy as a sister." King Chu glanced at Zuo Xiangrong teasingly, and handed Zuo Xiangrong a red purse with a smile. , said: "I'll have someone give you a bag of golden melon seeds. Once you take one, you can have a meal of eight vegetables and one soup."

"Thank you, brother-in-law." Zuo Xiangning took it with a smile, opened her purse, took out a golden melon seed and showed it to Zuo Xiangrong, "Sister, look at this golden melon seed, it's just like the real thing."

"Just spoil her." Zuo Xiangrong said angrily.

"She is our little sister, so she has to be used to it." King Chu smiled and said to Zuo Xiangning, "Your sister hasn't eaten much these days. You have dinner with your sister here and then go back."

"Okay." Zuo Xiangning agreed with a smile.

After King Chu left, Zuo Xiangrong took Zuo Xiangning to the inner room, took out a purse from the small drawer of the dressing table and gave it to her. She said with a smile: "These golden melon seeds are rewarded by the palace. I I also prepared a bag for you, but I didn’t expect His Highness to take the lead.”

"The more gold, the merrier, thank you sister." Zuo Xiangning took it with a smile and weighed it with her hands, "Sister's is heavier than His Highness's."

"Why are you still acting like a child..." Zuo Xiangrong's smile stopped abruptly. She took Zuo Xiangning's hand and asked in a low voice: "Xiang Ning, tell the truth to your sister. What happened on the day of the palace banquet? what happened?"

Zuo Xiangning looked at Zuo Xiangrong, with confusion flashing in her eyes.

Behind her sister stood King Chu, and behind her stood Ling Xiao. She was afraid that her words would affect the people behind them.

"What's going on between you and Prince Zhongyuan?" Zuo Xiangrong was secretly worried when she didn't say anything, "Now people outside are already spreading rumors that you were taken away by Prince Zhongyuan and were alone in a room with him. What's more, when I pushed the door in, you... what is your relationship? If you like Prince Zhongyuan, then I will ask the King of Chu to come forward and call off Gu Zhiqing's marriage, and then find a way to make it happen between you and Gu Zhiqing. The Crown Prince of Zhongyuan Hou."

"Sister, please don't tell the King of Chu yet." Zuo Xiangning stopped her, "My mother said that there is no rush for my wedding. I have to wait for several brothers and sisters to get married before it's my turn."

"Then do you like Gu Zhiqing?" Zuo Xiangrong asked worriedly: "Being engaged is not a child's play. If you don't like it, you have to tell others quickly. If a couple fails to get married, they will become enemies."

"Sister, your task now is to give birth to the child smoothly. After you give birth to the child, you can stop worrying about my marriage." Zuo Xiangning touched her round belly and said, "What else do you have? She was born in a month."

"Doctor Liu said there are still ten to 20 days." Zuo Xiangrong mentioned the child in her belly and said with concern: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu has thought of several names for him in the past few days... They are all for boys... "

"Don't worry, sister. Didn't Doctor Liu also say that your baby must be a boy?" Zuo Xiangning comforted her.

"The eldest son of King Qi is named by the emperor." Zuo Xiangrong said with some envy: "That child is so good-looking, white and fat, and the emperor and the queen are very surprised."

Zuo Xiangning thought to herself: How rare it is now, how angry she will be when she knows the truth in the future.

"My sister's babies are cuter." Zuo Xiangning saw that Zuo Xiangrong was not in a good mood and stayed with her for a day.

When the King of Chu returned home in the evening, he was very happy to see that Zuo Xiangrong's complexion had improved a lot. He also gave Zuo Xiangning a set of the Four Treasures of the Study with bird patterns.

"This was originally planned to be rewarded to you in the future, but now I have given it to you in advance." King Chu smiled bitterly, "The things I gave to the fourth sister were prepared for a long time in advance. I want to find this rare good thing. But it’s not easy.”

Zuo Xiangning herself had to admit that King Chu had really loved her as his own sister over the years and had given her many good things, each of which was carefully selected.

She also always thought that he really liked her sister.

Just like today, when he came back from outing, he didn't even look at Concubine Liu, or even mention her.

But in Zuo Xiangning's heart, she felt inexplicably alienated from him.

She herself didn't know what it was for.

(End of this chapter)