After the rebirth of Madam Hou Clan, her heart was sealed with cement

Seeing that he could not surpass his sister Tan Zhixu in terms of intelligence and skills, the anger in Tan Xiaoyao's heart was like hot lava, rolling in his chest.

Her eyes that were supposed to be smart and cunning were now full of anger and unwillingness.

She desperately needed to find someone who could help her get back on track.

In a flash of thought, Tan Xiaoyao thought of Song Ling'er, who always claimed to be gentle and intelligent, and was quite influential in the Hou family.

What she originally envisioned was to bow her head to Song Ling'er with a sincere attitude, even putting aside her usual arrogance and begging her to stand on her side and jointly fight against the seemingly unshakable Tan Zhixu.

However, the reality is not what she expected.

When Tan Xiaoyao mustered up the courage to come to Song Ling'er's residence and carefully confided her request, what awaited her was not the sympathy and help she expected, but Song Ling'er's cold and sharp words.

"Tan Xiaoyao, didn't you say that you would become the third prince's concubine?"

Song Linger looked at Tan Xiaoyao condescendingly.

She knew clearly that Song Ling'er was seeing her clearly, but she still held back and forced a smile on her face, "Miss Song, you won't be angry with me, will you?"

"How dare I, you are the third prince's concubine."

Tan Xiaoyao really couldn't listen anymore and frowned slightly.

At this time, Song Linger opened her red lips lightly, her tone was calm but full of power, and she bluntly stated the fact that Tan Xiaoyao was born in a small family.

"After all, it can't be compared with our Hou Mansion."

Song Ling'er's implication was that her various behaviors in the Hou Mansion were actually caused by narrow-mindedness and short-sightedness.

Facing Song Ling'er's straightforward scolding, Tan Xiaoyao felt a burning pain on his face, as if someone had opened a scar in public.

At that moment, the humiliation and anger in her heart were intertwined, almost making her unable to control herself.

In the end, Song Ling'er coldly issued an eviction order.

"Don't let me see you again."

"Song..."

"That's enough, get out."

Song Ling'er's sharp words looked scary, and Tan Xiaoyao could only be driven out of the gate of the Hou Mansion mercilessly in shame and helplessness.

Not only did this incident not allow Tan Xiaoyao to find help in dealing with Tan Zhixu, but it made her position in the family even more precarious, and it also deeply hurt her proud heart.

The resentful Tan Xiaoyao felt as if his heart was set on fire, and his chest was filled with endless unwillingness and anger.

She clenched her fists and decided to find an explanation from the third prince no matter what.

However, when she came to the door of the third prince's residence, she was ruthlessly blocked from the door.

The towering gate was cold and solemn, like an insurmountable chasm.

The guards had expressionless faces and sharp eyes like eagles. They sternly rejected Tan Xiaoyao's request and bluntly said that the third prince was not willing to see her at the moment. Their words revealed an attitude of contempt and disregard.

They told her that the third prince didn't take her seriously at all, and seemed to regard her arrival as a trivial farce.

"Impossible, I want to see the third prince. Let me go in and see the third prince."

Tan Xiaoyao completely lost the gentleness and virtuousness of the past, and just rushed in.

But if the guards at the prince's residence were not for the job, they would have pushed Tan Xiaoyao out directly, "Miss Tan, don't blame us for not reminding you, this is all our master's intention."

"What do you mean?"

"As I said, our third prince doesn't take it to heart at all."

When Tan Xiaoyao heard this, her stubborn heart was instantly stung, but she did not shrink back, but instead strengthened her determination to break in.

However, the guards' warnings became more severe. They threatened that if Tan Xiaoyao dared to force her way in, a cold prison sentence would be waiting for her.

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured on Tan Xiaoyao's heart. The hot anger instantly turned into ice, making her shiver.

In desperation, Tan Xiaoyao could only leave with hatred, and the closed vermilion door behind him stood there like a mockery. For several days, she did not receive any news from the third prince.

"Is there any news about the third prince?"

Tan Xiaoyao looked at the maid sent out in panic.

These maids kneeling on the ground would go to the street to inquire about the third prince if they had nothing to do these days.

There is no news at all.

Tan Xiaoyao had already realized that he was being played by the third prince.

"roll……"

Tan Xiaoyao drove the maid out and cried alone in the room for a long time.

At the same time, the fifth prince was also jointly suppressed by court officials due to some false rumors, making the situation in the entire royal family even more turbulent.

This palace turmoil not only plunged Tan Xiaoyao deeply into it, but also made the power struggle in the entire empire more complicated.

The fifth prince's heart was surging, and he was full of questions like a rolling river. He was dressed in a gorgeous dragon robe, but he could not hide the confusion about his life experience deep in his heart.

He mustered up the courage to embark on a journey to find the emperor to find out the truth.

But the emperor chose to avoid seeing him.

This undoubtedly cast a heavy stone on his heart.

The fifth prince stood in the middle of the empty hall, staring at the closed door of the royal study, and the doubts in his heart became even stronger.

He realized that the emperor's move seemed to be silently telling him: "He may not really be of royal blood and not a real prince."

This realization struck him like a thunderbolt, but he did not give up.

He thought about it again and decided to find Tan Zhixu, the businessman who could provide him with financial support. He was the only person he could choose now.

Inside the restaurant.

Tan Zhixu did not expect that the fifth prince would directly reveal his identity.

In fact, during this period of time, he had been hiding his identity. He didn't expect that he would look for him directly today.

Tan Zhixu was still confused, but the fifth prince smiled.

"You didn't expect me to come?"

The fifth prince smiled openly, which made Tan Zhixu feel chilled.

"Miss Tan, since I'm here, I don't want to talk nonsense with you. I need you to pay for me to win the throne."

When the fifth prince revealed his plans in full, Tan Zhixu's face instantly turned pale, and a trace of panic and struggle flashed across her deep eyes.

"Fifth Prince, it's better not to joke about this kind of thing. The common women are very frightened."

"This prince is not joking with you."

The smile in the fifth prince's eyes grew stronger.

What else could Tan Zhixu say, he could only look at him blankly.

It happened that Guyu came to look for Tan Zhixu.

"Master, downstairs is our old customer who wants to buy something from you."

Tan Zhixu looked at Guyu, then at the fifth prince, then leaned over and said, "Fifth prince, please wait a moment while the peasant woman goes to get you some wine."

"Okay." In order to delay time, she excused herself to get some wine.

The moment Tan Zhixu stood up to leave, she gave a hint in her eyes that only Gu Yu could detect.