Lady Changning

Chapter 73 The Change of Xi Lingyan (2)

Imperial Palace? Eastern Palace
Today's academy lecture ended, Xi Changning did not leave, but followed the prince back to the East Palace. In fact, many people wanted to curry favor with the prince before choosing a concubine, but Xi Changning was a popular candidate. Seeing that Xi Changning left with the prince, many people thought Went back wisely.

"You came to curry favor with me so soon?" The prince had a cynical smile on his lips.

"Yes." She did ask the prince for something.

The crown prince was made uncomfortable by Xi Changning's words, why did he agree so easily.

"Go ahead. What's the matter?"

"I hope the crown prince will make a decree to let my second sister also participate in the concubine selection ceremony."

The crown prince doesn't understand, isn't Xi Changning creating an opponent for himself?Although they had reached an agreement, doing so was too inconsistent with the rules.

"Why do you want to help you? I remember that I had an exchange with you, and you didn't give me a satisfactory answer."

Xi Changning paused, the prince's explanation was delayed for too long, what should come still has to come.

"The answer the crown prince wants lies with the empress. What's more, the crown prince also knows who the woman in white is."

The prince frowned, is this why Xi Changning has been reluctant to tell the truth?Unexpectedly, the entanglement was with his mother, and it was no wonder why Xi Changning would know the existence of the woman in white, a person who is not in the world at all.

"Gu Hongyi."

Hearing Xi Changning call out this name, it seems to be a long time ago, but the weight is very heavy, and everyone in the palace will feel that this name is very heavy.

"How much do you know, no more, no less half, and the other half must be understood in the heart of the prince. But the real other half is in the heart of the empress." Just like the half that Xi Changning saw.

The queen was very careful, so careful that she knew that Xi Changning needed her as a backer, so she didn't dare to talk nonsense about Gu Hongyi's life.

"You go down. The rest of the half hope you can tell me. I will take care of your sister's affairs."

Prince, prince, in the final analysis, he still wants her to be a bad person. If he doesn't want to show up, he still wants her to show up.

"Changning resigns."

Tayue Pavilion

The prince did what he said, and an imperial decree quickly exploded in the prime minister's mansion. Perhaps Xi Jian would not believe that all three of his daughters were selected, so the chance of being selected would be even greater.For Xi Jian, this is a good thing.

The third aunt came to Tayue Pavilion with her son who was just full moon and Xi Lingyan. The third aunt said she would like to thank Xi Changning, because she couldn't bear to watch Xi Lingyan do that person's house filling, but there was nothing she could do.

Xi Lingyan said without saying anything, as long as she can run for election, she will be one step closer to her goal.

"Thank you, Changning."

Xi Changning just smiled and said nothing, she won't help Xi Lingyan with anything anymore, it's not that she finds it troublesome, but that Xi Lingyan is almost on the road of no return.She has helped Xi Lingyan many times, and Xi Lingyan seems to be used to asking Xi Changning for help.

Fifth Yiniang followed into Tayue Pavilion to join in the fun, but seeing that Xi Changning didn't have much joy on his face, she knew that Xi Changning had something on his mind.After San Yiniang and Xi Lingyan left, she approached Xi Changning.

"Is something on your mind?"

"Fifth Yiniang will not hide it from you, the road that Second Sister wants is not easy to walk, and she will be the one who suffers after all."

"It's good to have your help." After finishing speaking, Fifth Yiniang was also surprised.

Are you used to it?Everything depends on 14-year-old Xi Changning, no wonder she wants to say that.

Xi Changning looked at the enlightened fifth aunt with a clear face. This is what she is worried about. She can't do everything. With her selfishness, she will never use the chips of the empress to exchange Xi Lingyan for being selected. Chances are, she's just relented.

One less bargaining chip means that she has lost a layer of protection, and things in the future are even more unpredictable. Now that the fate of so many people has changed because of this, it is expected that there will be more changes, but it will be like before. So successfully avoided it?
"Changning, don't lie to Fifth Aunt, do you really like the prince?"

Everyone in the prime minister's mansion felt that it was a great honor to sit on the crown princess, and the future mother of the country was the honor of the family. They never thought about whether they liked the crown princess or the crown prince.Fifth Yiniang is from the rivers and lakes, she doesn't care about status, she cares more about feelings, that's why she asked Xi Changning such words.

"I don't like it." Xi Changning, who would die if he wasn't straightforward, spoke surprisingly again.

Fortunately, Fifth Yiniang knew a little bit in her heart, she looked at the broken Zilong small wooden plaque pinned to Xi Changning's waist, and it would be a lie to say that she had no idea.If the people in Xiangfu want to understand love, I am afraid no one understands it better than her, otherwise she would not let her own world and not spend all day in this courtyard.

"Don't be hard on yourself."

Fifth Yiniang couldn't figure out how to persuade her for a while, and Xi Changning thought she had her own opinion, so she might not listen to what she said.

goo goo-

After Fifth Yiniang left, Xi Changning was in a daze until a sound of pigeons called her back from her thoughts.

Xi Yue'er gave her her precious pigeon, the little baby, last time, but Xi Changning has no experience in raising animals, let alone a stupid pigeon.So I handed it over to Ming Yuyang who is overflowing with love.Xi Yue'er said that there are two pigeons in total, Xiaobaobao and Xiaobeibei, one is at her place to facilitate letters from Wu Yiniang and Xuanfu, and the other is at... Huangfu Zimian's. As for what they do, I don't know.

But the pigeon in front of her doesn't seem to be a little baby, because she has seen the little baby up close, and the feathers are a little gray, but this one is white all over, and looks around as if looking for something, Xi Yu said before that if there is another pigeon Come to look for the little baby, that is little Beibei.

Then it is Huangfu Zimian's pigeon, so it is stupid to fly to the wrong place again?Xi Changning stepped forward to pick it up, and saw another small letter box on its feet. I don't know if the letter box is new, or if the pigeon has never sent a letter, so it is new.

These are not the point, the point is that there is a letter in the mailbox.Knowing that she can't read other people's letters at will, but she still can't help being curious, besides, this pigeon is stupid.He untied the letter and unfolded it in the palm of his hand. I don't know if he was nervous. The cylinder of letter paper unfolded and then retracted.

Open the letter again, the handwriting is long and ethereal, just like that person.

Can you be safe?
Who is this for?It seems that the writing is not finished, the title is not raised, and the signature is not signed.A little greedy, I read it several times before putting it back into the mailbox.

Hengshan? Quanqing Temple

Huangfu Zimian was really angry.He was so angry that his whole body trembled, looking at the little Daotong next to him with a guilty expression on his face, he didn't know what to say, this is a new Daotong, no wonder he didn't know that his carrier pigeon was not a carrier pigeon but a pet.

Huangfu Zimian was also amused with anger, feeling that Little Beibei was like a dog that had been born in the wrong place, letting it send messages without knowing the way, but every time it could find the little baby accurately.Now it's all right, Xiao Daotong thought it was a letter he was going to pass on, so he passed it on to him if he was good at making a point, and let Xiao Beibei pass the letter, one can imagine the result.

Especially after Xuan Jing told him that Xi Yue'er gave the baby to Xi Changning, he acted like a bewildered child.

Although the word chat was something he had always wanted to ask Xi Changning, it was actually asked under such circumstances.No wonder he, caring is an indescribable emotion, and the emotion of practicing a line of characters is inexplicably brought into it.

"Uncle Master, I was wrong." Xiao Daotong cried sadly.

"Go down and lock up that carrier pigeon for me later."

Huangfu Zimian had no choice but to make the final decision.His beautiful eyes, like deep pools of autumn water, kept looking out of the window, maybe he was waiting for something.

But Huangfu Zimian was disappointed. When Xiao Beibei flew back, he brought back nothing but the letter. Maybe it didn't find the baby at all, but it just flew somewhere to play around.

But after half a cup of tea, he smiled, sincerely.

everything is fine.How are you?Changning.

The little baby actually flew to Hengshan, and brought a letter that made Huangfu Zimian laugh so hard that he couldn't keep his mouth shut.

Huangfu Zimian took out a scroll from the painting tube, without turning it over, he could see what he was looking for at a glance.Unfolding the scroll, the back of the girl in red is quite conspicuous on the scroll.

When we saw Xi Hanxue again, she had changed so much that Xi Changning felt like she had been reborn. There was no trace of jealousy or resentment in her eyes, but they were full of tenderness, and her face was full of smiles. Find any vicious words on her.

Did Xi Hanxue really purify Foshan again?The answer was clearly false. Others only said that the eldest lady had changed, and she was so beautiful, as if she was surrounded by a layer of gentle light, like a fairy.

But Xi Changning is no longer the easy-to-deceive Fourth Miss, this little trick can't escape her eyes, but no matter how much Xi Changning puns, Xi Hanxue still has a smile on his face, and there is no flaw on his gentle face.

Although the eldest lady was also pretending, she still couldn't stop her disgust towards San Yiniang. If it wasn't for San Yiniang, she wouldn't be a titular eldest wife in the prime minister's mansion.But the lady still kept her smile, although it was fake, with the backdrop of the lady, Xi Hanxue had to be said to be really different.

Xi Changning frowned, Xi Hanxue couldn't see what was going on in his mind, and it would be even more elusive for Xi Changning to act in the future.

"The Empress Dowager likes Hanxue very much. I heard that Hanxue is going to participate in the Concubine Selection Ceremony this time, so we must move to live in the palace for a few days."

The eldest lady couldn't hide her air when she said this, indeed, no matter how the family is, her status is right there.

But Xi Changning not only heard this, but more importantly, the Queen Mother is coming back.And the queen mother is probably the root cause of Xi Hanxue becoming like this.

Who is the queen mother?The biggest symbol of power of the Zhao family, even the emperor has to weigh his words, but it is a pity that in the Zhao family, the yin is prosperous and the yang is declining, so the queen mother's desire for power has reached the extreme, even if her own son, the emperor, is also on the throne. Stepping stones to the pinnacle of rights.Such a woman can support the entire Zhao family by herself.

As for the queen, that's all for later. The Gu family's origin is actually not long from that of the Zhao family's. The only difference is that they are not domineering or even cruel enough in power tactics.Even relying on the empress, and the loyal officials of the Gu family in the court, they could barely fight against the empress dowager.Of course, the real struggle is not at this moment, and now it is just an undercurrent.

(End of this chapter)