the first lady

Chapter 10

Zongzhengyan's smile deepened, he was going to pay a visit to Qiao's mansion, I wonder if Miss Qiao Si would like to see him!

Royal Palace.

In the main hall, there is a red lacquered square platform about two meters high in the middle, and on the gold lacquered and carved dragon throne, the emperor in a dragon robe, who is not angry but powerful, sits on it, his eyes are slightly narrowed, as if he is calculating something.

There are only two people in the hall, one sitting and one standing.

"Father!" A handsome man in a layered purple robe stood on the hall, respectfully.

He, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Nanwu Kingdom Wentao Wulue - Helian Feiyan.

"Yan'er, this time you beheaded the uncle of the country and made my harem messy!" Emperor Wu's slightly old but forceful voice sounded without any ups and downs, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry.

"I report to my father that Uncle Chen connived at his nephew's murder and colluded with the barbarians. The evidence is conclusive. Uncle Chen resisted the search. Therefore, my son beheaded first and then played. Please tell my father!" Helian Feiyan said sternly, with a face There was no sign of panic.

The Yi people are a small tribe on the border of the Nanwu Kingdom, but although this tribe is small, their strength cannot be underestimated. They are ambitious and only want to annex the promised big Nanwu Kingdom.

Looking at his son below, Emperor Wu couldn't help but sighed, and got off the dragon chair.Helian Feiyan never felt any uneasiness, and his face was still full of righteousness.

"Yan'er, I know what you're thinking, but it's absolutely impossible to just kill Uncle Chen!" Emperor Wu said lightly.

Helian Feiyan was taken aback for a moment, and then asked, "What does Emperor Father mean?"

"Uncle Chen is the queen's elder brother, and Qi'er's uncle. You know the power of the queen. Qi'er and Uncle Chen have a very good relationship. So, do you think they won't take action?" Emperor Wu said flatly. There is no emotion in it, but there is a conspiracy.

Hearing this, Helian Feiyan frowned.He was not a descendant, but he was established as the crown prince because he was the eldest son. The mother concubine was just a noble concubine. Although she was a noble concubine, she announced the name of the queen.The queen's family affairs are huge, and even her own father is afraid of her.

Originally, it was only natural to establish the son of the queen, that is, Helian Feiqi, the third prince of Nanwu Kingdom. However, Emperor Wu was afraid of the power of the queen's family and appointed the eldest son as the prince, which made the queen's family dissatisfied. It is conceivable what the original contradiction will be at this moment.

Emperor Wu saw that his point had already played a role, so he changed the subject. "I heard that the first son of the first family of Nanwu Kingdom and the daughter of the second family have broken off their engagement. Is there such a thing?"

Helian Feiyan was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then replied: "It's true!"

"The first family and the second family are powerful, and they are the source of our Nanwu Kingdom's economy." Emperor Wu slightly pointed out.

"My son understands, thank you father for reminding me!" Helian Feiyan also understood the meaning of Emperor Wu's words in the next moment, and he suddenly understood.Since the two major economic forces are split, it is necessary to make good use of them, isn't it?

In particular, the younger sister of Qiao Zhan, the head of the second family, is Concubine Shu among the four concubines in the harem. Although Concubine Shu died of dystocia in her early years, this relationship still exists...

The unknown conspiracy is slowly going on, and history will be changed again because of one person's decision!
Without the marriage contract, Qiao Linger lived the same life. She originally thought that after the marriage contract, there would be a peaceful and comfortable life, but she never thought that the status of the second family would be there. There were countless people who came to propose marriage, almost breaking through the threshold of Qiao's residence.

"Miss, the third son Bai from the fourth family and the eldest son Huo from the fifth family are at the mansion, let's come out like this..." Ning Xiang asked tremblingly, forgetting about other suitors. The Fifth Family still has some status, although it is not as good as the Fengqiao family, but it is also a major economic support of Nanwu Kingdom!

However, now that the young masters of the two great families are going to Qiao's mansion to propose marriage, the fourth Miss Qiao is strolling leisurely on the streets of the capital, which is too...

"Ningxiang, do you think they really want to marry an abandoned woman like me?" Qiao Linger asked casually while looking at the small items around her.

"Ah?" Ning Xiang was asked, but she had a negative answer in her heart.

Although the folk customs in Nanwu Kingdom are open, if a woman is divorced, she will also be rejected by others.Although it was Qiao Ling'er who took the initiative to resign, but in her and Feng Qing's case, everyone would look down on her.

"The Bai family and the Huo family belong to the same six great families as my Qiao family, but they can only rank fourth and fifth, but they are not as good as my Qiao family. The Feng family and the Zongzheng family have no daughters, and I was with the Feng family back then. The young master has a marriage contract, and they can't make friends, but now that I have retired from the Feng family, didn't I give them the Bai family and the Huo family a chance to catch up with the third family or my second family?" Qiao Ling'er said It is very clear what those people are thinking.

"But miss, even if we are married to you, shouldn't the foundation of the Qiao family still be given to the eldest and second sons? How could you..." Ning Xiang asked with a frown. Since ancient times, women married and obeyed their husbands.

"Stupid Ningxiang!" Qiao Ling'er stood still, knocked Ningxiang a chestnut, and said with a smile: "Who in this capital does not know that Master Qiao loves that daughter, and the elder brother and younger brother are also very caring. Do you think it would be of no benefit to be the son-in-law of the Qiao family? Don't you know that the queen married the emperor, and then her family also gained great power? As the saying goes..."

"One person can ascend to heaven, right, miss?" Ning Xiang said the next words.

"That's right, a child can be taught!" Qiao Ling'er joked, in this ancient times, without the company of this little girl, she would really be bored to death.

"But Miss, those two sons from aristocratic families said they were marrying you, but they were actually marrying you, right? It's strange for a man to marry a woman... Oh, Miss, why are you beating me again?" Ning Xiang Seriously speaking, it's a pity that the little head has been tricked again.

Qiao Linger glanced at Ningxiang angrily and amusedly, and then said: "They want to marry me, so am I going to marry them?" She has no interest in people of that kind of power.

"The lady means..."

"Ningxiang, what your lady means is..." Qiao Linger smiled mysteriously, and when Ningxiang was full of anticipation, she said slyly: "I'll tell you when the time is right, miss, be good!"

Ningxiang wanted to cry but had no tears, why didn't she know that her young lady had such a bad personality?

After walking for a while, Qiao Ling'er suddenly stopped and asked, "Ningxiang, are you hungry?"

Ning Xiang had question marks all over her head, but when she saw that the place where Qiao Linger stopped was the famous restaurant Zuifenglou in the capital, in fact this Zuifenglou was actually owned by Qiao's family, Ningxiang immediately understood what she meant.

"Is Miss hungry?" Ningxiang asked treacherously.

Qiao Ling'er didn't say a word, she had already walked in first, and Ning Xiang just followed along.

"Four...Miss Four?" When the waiter saw Qiao Ling'er and Ning Xiang coming in, he was stunned for a moment, and then came to his senses and respectfully welcomed Qiao Ling'er in.

"Miss, this is the restaurant owned by the young master." Ning Xiang whispered to Qiao Ling'er in her ear.

Qiao Ling'er couldn't help but smile. In fact, when she came in, she saw the sign outside. It was a sign of a wheat ear, and it was also the sign of Qiao's family.

"Fourth Sister, why are you here?" Qiao Yilin, who walked into the Drunken Wind Tower, couldn't help being stunned when she saw Qiao Ling'er, and then walked over quickly.

"Brother, Ningxiang is hungry, do you have something to eat?" Qiao Linger looked at Qiao Yilin with a flattering smile, and smiled slyly.

"Miss..." Ning Xiang wanted to cry, but she didn't have any tears. Why was she hungry?
Qiao Yilin saw that her younger sister was much more cheerful than before, occasionally even a little mischievous, and would take the initiative to talk to people more, so she was naturally happy.Not only him, but the rest of the Qiao family were surprised by her change, but they were all very pleased that she could see it like this.

"At home, how could there be no food for you?" Qiao Yilin said dotingly, "Come on, go upstairs with elder brother..." When he turned around, he suddenly thought of the existence of another person.

Qiao Ling'er didn't notice the person following Qiao Yilin before, but now she is a little interested.

"Young Master Zongzheng, don't come here without any problems." Qiao Ling'er greeted him familiarly, feeling that the two had known each other for a long time.

Both Zong Zhengyan and Qiao Yilin were slightly surprised by Qiao Linger's greeting, and Qiao Yilin frowned calmly. He had already heard from his second brother and fifth brother that Linger might treat the third son of the political family ...

Zongzheng Yan quickly calmed down, cupped his hands and said, "Miss Qiao!"

"Brother, are you talking about business with Mr. Zongzheng?" Qiao Ling'er didn't pay too much attention to Zongzhengyan, fearing that the elder brother would make a big publicity in front of Mr. Qiao and his wives after returning home. , her ears will be very tired by then.

"En!" Qiao Yilin nodded without denying it, and then gave instructions to the shopkeeper who had already arrived: "Qian Er, go prepare some food and bring it up, Brother Zongzheng..."

"Miss Qiao is from Qiao's family, brother Qiao probably wouldn't care if Miss Qiao heard our conversation." Zong Zhengyan looked at Qiao Ling'er thoughtfully, and the interest in his eyes was fleeting.

"Please!" Qiao Yilin made a gesture of invitation. In fact, he was somewhat worried about what Qiao Linger might do to Zong Zhengyan.

Seeing Qiao Yilin's calm face with a little worry, Qiao Ling'er couldn't help but find it funny, and tugged on his sleeve to slow him down.

Qiao Yilin walked to the back where she was at the same level as Qiao Linger, and heard her say: "Brother, the reason I told my second and fifth brothers that I had a crush on Mr. Zongzheng was to convince you that I really wanted to Mr. Hefeng's resignation is absolutely not false."

"Scared?" Qiao Yilin was astonished.

Qiao Ling'er laughed, and said: "Brother, don't worry, I don't have the slightest affection for Mr. Zongzheng!" He just looks like Lan Sa, that's why she wants to treat him as that little brother.

(End of this chapter)