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

Chapter 368 Flower viewing season, love rivals meet

Song Ling'er felt increasingly isolated and helpless in the Hou Mansion, and she realized that she could only turn the situation around by relying on her own strength.

As a result, she frequently visited the princess's palace and contacted the second prince more closely, hoping to use his power to obtain the position of royal merchant for the prince's palace.

One day, Song Ling'er came to the second prince's mansion dressed up in a gorgeous way and brought generous gifts.

With a smile on her face, she deliberately said to please: "Your Highness, the second prince, the young lady comes here this time to ask about the progress of the imperial merchant matter that you mentioned before? Everyone in the Song family is eagerly looking forward to this matter. Hope."

However, the second prince's attitude became much colder. He accepted the gift and said casually: "The matter of the emperor's business is not a trivial matter, and I need to consider it carefully. The situation in the court is delicate recently. You, the Song family, had better stay safe and don't mess with it again. What's going on?"

When Song Ling'er heard this, her heart suddenly felt like a heavy blow. She suppressed the displeasure in her heart and said coquettishly: "Second Prince, our Song family has always been loyal to the court. You also know that I, Song Ling'er, only care about you. Those silver coins are also for our common cause. Why now..."

The second prince glanced at her and sneered: "Miss Song, things are unpredictable. This prince has his own plans. You don't need to ask any more questions. As for those silver coins, I will record them in my account and I will definitely pay them back in the future."

Song Linger left angrily, with mixed emotions in her heart.

She didn't understand why the second prince suddenly became so cold and callous, and she seemed to have become a pawn in his hands unknowingly.

Back at the Hou Mansion, Song Ling'er felt increasingly that Tan Zhixu's existence was like a thorn in her back, and she secretly vowed to find an opportunity to make Tan Zhixu and Song Yunxi look good.

On the other side, Tan Zhixu was intensively investigating the complex relationship between Han Lingxiao, the sixth prince, and the second prince. A contest surrounding the honor and interests of the Hou Mansion was quietly escalating.

While Tan Zhixu was conducting an in-depth investigation, she obtained Han Lingxiao's true identity from an unexpected channel.

It turned out that Han Lingxiao was attached to the sixth prince on the surface, but in fact he was a chess piece placed by the second prince around the sixth prince, with the intention of controlling and monitoring the movements of the Hou Mansion.

After learning about this shocking inside story, Tan Zhixu immediately contacted Gu Huaijing, informed Gu Huaijing of the matter in detail, and suggested that action must be taken to prevent everyone from continuing to become a battlefield for others to game.

After hearing this, Gu Huaijing thought for a moment and decided to adopt Tan Zhixu's suggestion and secretly plan a counterattack.

A few days later, news spread in the capital that the Han family's home had been ransacked due to a major corruption case. Han Lingxiao also disappeared without a trace overnight. The Han family was forced to move out of the capital, completely withdrawing from the core area of ​​​​the power struggle.

Behind all this, although no one publicly admitted it, insiders knew tacitly that this was the court's powerful response to Han Lingxiao's betrayal.

Faced with such an incident, the sixth prince appeared calm on the surface, but in fact he was shocked in his heart. He realized that the intrigue between himself and the second prince had touched the fundamental interests of the Hou Mansion, and began to restrain his hands and feet, no longer blatantly intervening in the Hou Mansion. affairs.

At the same time, the second prince also noticed the change in the situation, and his thoughts that were about to move instantly cooled down, and instead chose to act in a low-key manner to avoid over-stimulating the Hou Mansion and causing greater trouble.

However, Song Ling'er knew nothing about this. She was still immersed in her own little calculation, planning how to bring down Tan Zhixu and Song Yunxi.

When she discovered the sudden decline of the Han family and the subtle changes in the second prince's attitude towards the Hou Mansion, she couldn't help but become suspicious and became more determined to find out the truth behind the scenes.

"It seems that this battle is far more complicated than I imagined." Song Ling'er murmured to herself alone in the boudoir, "Tan Zhixu, how many secrets have you hidden? I will expose your true face and let You can’t use Big Brother anymore.”

On the other side, Tan Zhixu did not relax her vigilance because of the resolution of the matter. She knew that the crisis facing the Hou Mansion had not yet been resolved. The sixth and second princes were using endless means, and the next challenges would only become more severe.

She took a deep breath and her eyes became firmer.

Then the capital was quiet for a while.

As time goes by, the flower viewing season has arrived. A flower viewing party opened the curtain on the capital.

Many girls in the city got invitations, even husband Tan Zhixu got invitations, but Song Ling'er got nothing.

She got sulky and finally had no choice but to lick her face and go to the princess. As the princess's companion, she didn't even get a post, and the princess felt embarrassed.

"Song Ling'er, you can't even get a single post as my companion, don't you think it's embarrassing for you?"

The princess scolded Song Ling'er, not caring about her blushing face now because of shame, "Song Ling'er, let me tell you, if you go and embarrass me, I can always replace you with someone else to be my companion." of!"

Faced with the threat from the princess, Song Ling'er could only smile with her face.

When Song Ling'er returned to her house, she was even more upset when she saw Tan Zhixu.

"You are already the daughter-in-law of my Hou family. What are you doing at this flower viewing party? Are you trying to seduce other foreign men?"

Song Ling'er's unscrupulous words were instantly heard by the maids and wives of the Hou Mansion, especially Nanny Huang.

She was ordered to deliver something to Tan Zhixu, but unexpectedly she ran into the eldest lady making things difficult for the madam.

She frowned, and only then did Song Linger see Nanny Huang.

Knowing that Nanny Huang was her mother, Song Ling'er restrained herself slightly, "Nanny Huang, why are you here?"

"Miss, the old lady asked the old slave to give something to the second lady."

"Has it been delivered?"

Song Ling'er asked, and Grandma Huang nodded. "Let's go, I'll go back with you to see my mother."

As she spoke, Song Ling'er went to Jing'an Hall. Aunt Huang looked at Song Ling'er and then looked helplessly at Tan Zhixu, then Fufu recovered and went to chase Song Ling'er.

Watching the two of them walk away, the smile in Tan Zhixu's eyes grew stronger.

"Girl, isn't this big girl being too bullying? It's obviously her fault, so why does she still blame you?" Gu Yu became angrier as she thought about it, and she argued directly.

Tan Zhixu looked at Gu Yu's cheeks bulging with anger, and then smiled, "You, you are just like Song Ling'er. Isn't she always like this?"

After comforting Gu Yu, the master and servant went directly back to the backyard.

After working hard for several days, Tan Zhixu was really tired. After eating with Gu Yu, the two fell asleep.

On the contrary, Song Ling'er couldn't sleep at all. Thinking of what her mother said, she wanted to yell.

"Tan Zhixu, Tan Zhixu again, is Tan Zhixu really that good?"

During this time, Song Ling'er discovered the clues. Originally, her mother had no objection to her taking over the shop, but now that she mentioned it again, she always felt that there was some unspeakable embarrassment in her mother's eyes.