concubines

Chapter 40 Provocation
When the day came, Miao Li dressed up according to Zhou Shuxuan's request.

This time was as shocking as last time, Zhou Shuxuan finally got used to her face, so she didn't feel surprised, she suddenly changed into this one again.

With a face like a crown of jade, and a shape like an orchid tree, anyone with an unstable heart will be fascinated by their minds.Think about Mr. Meng, how could he have such a good fortune, the children born by his wives and concubines are all extraordinary in appearance.

Zhou Shuxuan turned his eyes away, and kept telling himself in his heart that he was a man, and the person standing in front of him was also a man now.

Zhou Shuxuan kept staring at her without speaking, and his expression became more and more strange.Miao Li thought that there was something wrong with her dressing, so she shook her fan and asked, "My lord, is there any problem with your slave?"

Zhou Shuxuan shook his head expressionlessly, she has no problem, and if there is a problem, it is also the problem of her parents, who made her so beautiful.Zhou Shuxuan still felt a little uncomfortable, coughed lightly and said, "Have you memorized the place clearly? Have you prepared everything you want to say?"

"Everything is ready, it's almost time, my lord, we can leave now."

Zhou Shuxuan glanced at the sky, and it started to snow again.Today is the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, and the Chinese New Year is about to begin.I hope today can give a perfect end to the past and a good start to the new year.

Chunlai Restaurant is one of the best restaurants in the capital, among which the sauced donkey meat is the best.It’s the Chinese New Year, and everyone wants to eat donkey meat with sauce.It has been more than half a month, and the place is full every day, but today's Chunlai Restaurant is deserted and abnormally deserted.

There was no one inside, but there were a lot of people standing outside.All of them have fleshy faces, fierce and hungry, and they look very difficult to provoke.

Miao Li got out of the carriage and was startled by the situation, and immediately reacted.The prince is really too ostentatious, he dared to be so arrogant after having such a big fight with Zhou Shuxuan, he really did whatever he wanted by relying on the emperor's favor.

Zhou Shuxuan assigned a guard to her today, Miao Li led the guard and covered her face with a fan and walked away.

Before entering the house, he was stopped at the door.

A man who looked like a housekeeper reached out to stop her, "Boy, don't you see that no one is allowed to enter here? Don't you have eyes?"

Miao Li covered her face with her fan and said without the slightest fear, "I am the person your master invited today."

"Stop farting, our master invited a little girl today, who are you fooling?"

The slave follows the master, and from this slave, it can be seen that the prince is not a good guy.But this time she wronged the prince. These people belong to the Li family, and the prince is not so bad.

The members of the Li family moved from the county town to the capital, but they still couldn't change their ruffian spirit.In the past, under the banner of Zhou Shuxuan, and now with the support of the prince, he is naturally domineering.

Miao Li put down her fan, and did not speak in a low voice, "Open your dog eyes wide and see if I am the person invited by your master."

The dog leg shook his head and looked around carefully, then slammed his hands and said, "You're such a bitch, she looks pretty good." After speaking, he slapped himself on the mouth again, and his attitude changed completely. Change, nodded and bowed to invite her in: "Girl, please, it's a slave who doesn't know the girl's true face, so don't take it to heart."

Miao Li didn't even want to look at him any more. She lifted her robe and walked in. Before she took a step, another voice came from behind, "Who are you, kid? You can't go in."

Looking back, the dog leg stopped He Yuan again.

Miao Li went back and gritted her teeth and asked, "Is your dog blind again? He came with me."

The dog leg patted it, bent over and said: "Yes, yes, the servant has bad eyesight recently. Girl please, this young master also please."

Miaoli complained to Zhou Shuxuan in her heart, what he wanted to say couldn't be said directly to the prince, but he wanted to pull her in, she really didn't want to deal with these idiots.

When Miaoli entered the door, someone who looked like a waiter asked her to go up, and she arrived at a well-furnished private room.

Inside was a young gentleman, wearing a Mr. Wensheng scarf on his head, with a piece of flawless jade inlaid in the middle.This son is either rich or noble, but he is not a prince, he should be from the Li family.

Why is the crown prince so wise at this moment? He also knows to send people from the Li family out first, and he wants to do a full set of plays.

The young man inside raised his head when he heard the voice, and was startled when he saw "he".After a few more glances, he recognized a woman, stood up and said, "Miss Miaoli is here, come in and sit down."

Miao Li enters the room and sits down, the young master here still looks good like a piece of beautiful jade, but it's a pity that he gets mixed up with the crown prince.

Miao Li took the tea he brought and asked, "My lord seems to be very close to me, have you never seen me before?"

Mr. Li blushed, bowed his head and said, "I... I have never seen a girl before."

Miao Li chuckled softly, "Young Master, you haven't seen me before. Why did you ask me out today? Isn't it for a private meeting? I still have a token of love from you here."

Mr. Li's face became more and more red, and he was about to bleed.Miao Li didn't want to tease him, so she changed her tone and said solemnly: "Young Master probably didn't invite me out today. Where is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Let him come out."

Mr. Li finally raised his head, with a look of astonishment, "How do you know?"

Before Miaoli could reply, a person came out from behind the screen and said to Mr. Li: "Okay, you go down first."

Miao Li stood up and saluted, "My servant Miao Li, the concubine of Prince Qin's Mansion, has seen His Royal Highness."

Then slowly raised his head, the prince was shocked when he saw her face clearly, his hands froze in mid-air, his eyes sparkled and the dark tide rolled inside, he could not suppress his excitement.

The prince looked at it for a long time before asking, "Who are you?"

Miao Li bowed again, "The servant girl Miao Li, the concubine of the King of Qin, the crown prince has seen the slave girl on the palace Yan."

"No, you are not." The prince rushed over like crazy, "You are Meng Qing, not some concubine. You are already dead, why are you still alive?"

Fortunately, He Yuan quickly blocked Miao Li behind him.The prince didn't succeed at once, so he suddenly became angry and yelled at He Yuan loudly, "Go away, if you don't go away again, your whole family will be wiped out."

"Your Highness, his whole family has been wiped out a long time ago, so don't bother Your Highness." At the door, He Guang pushed Zhou Shuxuan in.

The prince turned around suddenly, "Why are you here? How did you come in?"

Zhou Shuxuanyun said calmly: "His Highness took care of me, I didn't walk in, I was pushed in."

Miao Li breathed a sigh of relief and stood behind him. Zhou Shuxuan came and sang on behalf of her. The rest of the show will be fine.

"I didn't ask you this, I asked you why you came here?"

Zhou Shuxuan smiled faintly, "Didn't Your Highness take a fancy to my concubine? It turns out that the prince should not really show her to the emperor in the palace, but it doesn't matter. As long as Your Highness wants to see her, I can send her to her at any time." She came over to show His Highness."

The prince pointed at Miao Li and said in disbelief: "How could he be your concubine? He is obviously a man."

Zhou Shuxuan said calmly: "Whether she is a man or a woman, I know better than Your Highness. But if she is lucky, she will invite Your Highness to drink if she has given birth to me with a son and a half daughter."

The prince saw that what he said was not like a lie, and took another look at Miaoli, how could there be such a similar face, and said that he was not resurrected from the dead, he 1 did not believe it.With many doubts in his heart, the prince suddenly changed his attitude and sat down to have a good talk with Zhou Shuxuan.

"Third, didn't you say you gave her to Gu last time? Gu took her."

Zhou Shuxuan laughed, "Your Highness also said it was the last time, and now it's this time."

The prince clenched his hand holding the teacup a little bit, then took a peek at Miao Li, then let go of his hand slowly, and said, "It's true that we've been having trouble recently. Gu is older brother, who is older than you , but adults don’t care about villains. As long as you hand her over to me, what happened before will be wiped out, and after the new year, you will return your King Qin to protect your prosperity and wealth for the rest of your life."

A write-off?It's simply too beautiful to think about, who is the villain in his own heart.How can the villain's promise be trusted?Besides, he disdains the glory and wealth that can be bought with a woman.Moreover, what he wants is not only glory and wealth.If he was just an idle prince, he wouldn't have fought so hard for so long.

Zhou Shuxuan shook his head, with regret in his tone, "The conditions given by Your Highness are really attractive, and I only want to live a prosperous and rich life with my current appearance. But Your Highness is too late to say this. She followed me well, and let me find a chance to give him a decent name in the future."

The prince keenly grasped the point, and asked, "Does the emperor know about her?"

Zhou Shuxuan nodded, as if casually mentioned, "That day she told me that her surname was Meng. I didn't wait for a moment, and went directly to the palace to tell my father."

The Prince shook his hand holding the teacup, and almost spilled the tea on himself.Obviously not believing what he said, he asked again: "What's wrong with her surname Meng? Can't you give her to Gu if her surname is Meng?"

"Firstly, I dare not act on my own with the royal decree of my father. Second, I know the intention of my father, and my father kept her in my house to ensure her safety. He also specifically asked me not to Let His Highness find her. So I really can't give her to Your Highness."

The prince's hand shook again, and this time he spilled tea all over his body, but he didn't seem to notice, he smiled dryly and said, "Third son, you seem to have something in your words. Why don't you just tell me who she is? There's no point playing charades like this."

Zhou Shuxuan said unhurriedly: "I only said that her surname is Meng, and nothing else. It is impossible for her to be a descendant of Mr. Meng who advised the emperor today. Mr. Meng's family members are sold into prostitution. Now, if my father knew that she was a descendant of Mr. Meng, how could I let her stay by my side? Does Your Highness think that my father regretted the decision that day? Impossible, my father was doing it for His Highness's imperial decree. Now It is absolutely impossible to do that if I still love His Highness."

The prince was anxious, stood up and pointed at him and said, "Third brother, don't you try to sow discord."

Zhou Shuxuan pretended to be innocent, "What did I say? I didn't say anything, it's because His Highness is thinking too much. His Highness's position today is still stable. No matter how many stupid things he does, Father will continue to protect His Highness. Just like that day , as if he could kill an old friend of decades for His Highness."

The prince slumped back on the stool with a complicated expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)