Misleading the Fourth Miss of Xiangfu

Chapter 28

Chu Xiao's palm was painfully pierced by the sharp flower branches, he bowed his head in response: "I know."

"This is my good son!" Empress Fu glanced at him approvingly, holding his hand and continuing to walk among the flowers.

Except for peonies, all the flowers in Fengqi Palace cannot be planted in the main garden, so that all the women in the harem know that Empress Fu loves peonies only, and can't tolerate other flowers and grasses in her eyes. Tolerance, but in fact, half a grain of sand can't tolerate it!
Seeing Chu Xiao's gloomy expression, Empress Fu patted the back of his hand, and said softly, "Xiao'er, it's not the empress who forced you. The law of survival in the harem is that you die or I die. If the empress makes a mistake , not only you and I are involved, but also the Fu family outside the palace, your grandfather and uncle will all be implicated. Only when you sit in the highest position in the state of Chu, then no one can force you to do anything wrong willing thing."

Chu Xiao nodded and said with a smile, "My son obeys the queen mother in everything."

Empress Fu nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "This is my good Xiao'er. Don't worry, all the queen mothers will take care of it for you. You are the eldest son and the crown prince personally appointed by the emperor. As long as you don't If you make a mistake, no one can take your throne! Naturally, the evil seed born of that lowly barbarian woman cannot! Back then, I could let him live, and now I can naturally let him die! The last time I counted his fate, it was only a matter of suffering. If you get injured, you won’t be so lucky next time.”

The afterglow of the setting sun hit the Fengyi Pavilion, and the peonies all over the garden were covered with a layer of gold. A court lady came from the other end of the corridor, knelt on the cool stone slab and said: "The empress, Concubine Ling The empress sent someone to invite her, saying that the banquet is about to start, please move your phoenix driver to Cheng'en Hall."

Empress Fu supported the phoenix hairpin Jin Buyao on her head, and said: "I will go there later."

Concubine Ling held a banquet in Cheng'en Hall, which was used to entertain foreign guests, which shocked all the guests, which was enough to show that Emperor Chu loved Concubine Ling very much.

Ling Xiang was not very lucky. He had just entered through the Xihua Gate. By such a coincidence, he ran into Chu Mu who was getting off the soft sedan chair. His sedan chair was as gorgeous and eye-catching as ever. The priceless luminous pearl on the top of the sedan chair alone He was incomparably stylish, wearing a black gown trimmed with red lace, with a lazy expression on his face.

Seeing Ling Xiang, his face immediately sank, and he turned his head away.

Ling Xiang couldn't get rid of his old face, but he couldn't offend this little ancestor, so he waved his hand to explain to the female relatives behind him, and immediately strode up to Chu Mu with a shy face.

"Young Lord, please stop, the old minister has something to say." Ling Zongwu was panting from exhaustion, and shouted in a low voice while running.

Chu Mu's brows were raised high, and his peach blossom eyes were half-closed, looking at him against a laurel tree: "Hey, isn't this Ling Xiang? How honored it is for you to ask me to stay, Xiao Wang?"

Ling Xiang smiled awkwardly, wiped the cold sweat from his brow, and said, "What did the little prince say? The old minister just wanted to explain to you what happened a few days ago."

"Oh? Explain what? Let's hear it." Chu Mu broke off a laurel branch and sniffed it lightly.

"This... the little prince came to the humble house a few days ago, and the old minister should have entertained him well, but something happened at home, the backyard was not clean, and it took a long time to clean it up, so it delayed your affairs, little prince. As for the little prince You are looking for a little girl named Qiao Su. The old minister has searched all over the humble house, but he can't find it. The old minister has the courage to ask the little prince to go to the humble house again on the first day of next month. At that time, the old minister will call out all the little girls in the mansion. How about bringing back whichever one you like?" Ling Xiang said a lot of things, and finally made it clear.After teaching the idiot mother and daughter in Shizhuyuan last time, the next day he was busy going to the general's mansion to recover the eldest lady. Who knew that the little prince happened to come to ask for someone at that time, but he was not there, so he offended this little ancestor Thoroughly.

After hearing what he said, Chu Mu sneered: "Ling Xiang, are you trying to get along with Xiao Wang? I was hurt by the little girl of your Xiangfu, and you can't find her. I lost my jade pendant." , you can’t find it. Now I just want a little girl from your family, and you say no! Is it true that you can find a reason to shirk what Xiao Wang wants? Huh? Or do you want to say Xiao Wang, my eyes are blind, so it’s okay to see ghosts at night, but I can also see ghosts during the day? A big living person is lost like this, are you playing with me, or am I playing with you when I have nothing to do?"

Ling Xiang lowered his head, unable to express his suffering.The female ruffian was not found, the jade pendant was not found, and the little girl was also missing. These are indeed facts, and no matter how he explains it, it is wrong.

Chu Mu's eyes were sharp, and at this moment he saw that the sedan chair that he hated so much also arrived at the Xihua Gate, and soon the Seventh Prince of Chu, whom he could not see clearly, also got off the sedan chair and walked towards this side.He snorted, and said to Ling Xiang: "It's alright, alright, Ling Xiang, why don't you send that little girl named Qiao Su to Qingyi Palace, or we will never see each other in the future. How about it?"

Ling Xiang was so frightened that his legs gave way, and he could hardly stand still.After all, he has been in the officialdom for many years, and then he reacted and said: "How dare the old minister not obey the orders of the little prince? Even if I go back today, I will find the little girl named Qiao Su even if I dig three feet. But can the little prince be a little girl?" Let the old minister take a look at the portrait, there are too many maids in the house, if she hides her name on purpose, or just tells you a random name, the old minister may not be able to find her."

Chu Mu thought for a while, then nodded, "That's right, well, Xiao Wang will give you a portrait later, you must find this girl for me." off your skin!
"His Royal Highness Seventh Prince." Ling Xiang hurriedly saluted Chu Li who was walking towards him.

"Excuse me." Chu Li still spoke in that lukewarm way. He was obviously very polite, but his voice was alienated, and his expression was calm without a trace of ripple.

Chu Mu gave Chu Li a sideways glance, and said casually, "Your Highness, Seventh Prince, be polite! I heard that you were injured a while ago, are you feeling better now?"

"Thank you, little prince, for your trouble." Chu Li smiled lightly.

"I don't have to worry about it," Chu Mu snorted coldly, "I just met a little guy recently, an apprentice of a genius doctor, who is good at massage and massage. Xiao Wang, I waited for him for three days before inviting him to the door. Originally, he It seems that he is more interested in His Highness the Seventh Prince. Even if he was sick for three days, he would not forget to ask the little fox to deliver medicine to His Highness. I am so envious of Xiao Wang! Now that His Highness’s injury is healed, there is no need for him to bother, so It just so happens that he can concentrate on serving Xiao Wang alone."

Chu Li's purple pupils could not see any emotional fluctuations, he nodded slightly: "It turned out to be him."

"Master, the banquet is about to begin." Bai Zhi calmly reminded from the side, she hated Chumu deeply, and knew that the master didn't like him either.

"If the little prince is interested in this day's fragrant osmanthus, you might as well do more research and go ahead." Chu Li smiled slightly, and without waiting for Chu Mu's answer, he turned sideways and brushed past him, the white jade robe inlaid with gold Rising with the wind, there is a trace of unfathomable sharpness in the elegance.

Chu Mu didn't move, he leaned on the osmanthus tree and tore up the hard leaves bit by bit, leaving only the small yellow flowers left, with a strong fragrance at the end of his nose, he seemed to say unintentionally: "Cang Xuan, why don't you learn something from me? See how clever he is. You don't know how to remind me when the banquet is about to start, if you starve to death, you will be fine, right?"

As soon as Cang Xuan heard that he had used his own knife, he smiled and said: "Master, if you are not full, you can take it home to eat, you won't be hungry."

Ling Xiang, who was afraid to leave, nodded quickly and said: "Yes, yes, yes, Concubine Ling is hosting a banquet, how dare you let the little prince go hungry? You are too worried."

Chu Mu ignored him, walked around the Tianxiang osmanthus tree, and refused to go the way that Chu Li wanted.

So far, Chu Mu and Chu Li have become more and more disgusted with each other, and Chu Mu's arrogance and presumptuousness have become more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

When Chu Li's white jade robe stepped into the Cheng'en Hall, the chattering women suddenly stopped, pulled their clothes hurriedly one by one, and saluted him in unison.

Chu Li frowned imperceptibly, nodded slightly, and walked to his seat.

He didn't come too late, except for some ministers, the rest of the big players haven't played yet.Maybe it's a habit developed since he was a child. He doesn't like to talk, and he doesn't even want to take the initiative to speak. The ten-year old scar and those humiliating years made him almost aphasic.Now that five years have passed, he was able to leave the palace and build a mansion, and he no longer has to show his humility to others, but this habit still hasn't changed.

There were footsteps coming towards him, Chu Li was still drinking wine without saying a word, glass by glass, he is the Great Chu God of War, and he is also famous for not getting drunk after a thousand glasses, it doesn't matter if he drinks wine as water.

"Your Highness Seventh, Wan Shu will serve you a bar." A female voice was deliberately careful and ingratiating.

Chu Li frowned, the woman's voice made him uneasy and fearful, not the kind of fear that needs to be avoided, but those terrible memories that would tear his heart apart when he dreamed back at midnight.Therefore, there are no women around him, and he never takes the initiative to approach them.When they leaned closer deliberately, he felt nothing but disgust.

"No need." He refused without even looking up.

"Miss Ling, don't worry. Your Highness the Seventh likes to drink by himself." Bai Zhi explained to the woman behind him.

"Oh, that's it, then Wanshu has stepped back first. Your Highness, drink slowly." Ling Wanshu's voice was a little disappointed, but it was still as gentle as water, completely different from the arrogance and domineering in Xiangguo's mansion.Perhaps facing the man she likes, no matter how savage a woman is, she will become a little birdie, only looking at him with a concerned look.Unfortunately, he didn't look up at her.

(End of this chapter)