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Chapter 451: Convinced of King Yan's thinking,

"Eunuch Lai, leave quickly." Lin Xuezhu suddenly spoke.

Eunuch Lai was startled by her solemn tone and couldn't help but want to ask what was wrong, but he held back and did not speak.

Years of experience in serving the emperor told him that slaves should not question the orders given by the master.

Even when he sensed something was wrong and the alarm bells started ringing in his heart, he kept his mouth shut.

He followed Lin Xuezhu and walked forward in a hurry.

At this moment, several big men dressed as bandits suddenly emerged from the diagonal ground.

Eunuch Lai subconsciously stopped in front of Lin Xuezhu and said sharply: "What are you going to do?"

The big man at the head rolled his eyes at him, swung his thick arm forward, and the weak Eunuch Lai flew out.

Then, the big man stretched his hand towards Lin Xuezhu.

He looked at Lin Xuezhu's slender waist, his eyes filled with lust.

This girl is a top quality product.

Even if brothers work hard all their lives, it will be difficult for them to get their hands on such a beautiful girl.

The big man thought in his mind that he would have to grab the first share when doing things later.

Just when his hand was about to touch Lin Xuezhu, his eyes suddenly blurred and he realized that the person was missing.

In a blink of an eye, he received a slap on the face.

That slap used 100% of his strength, and he suddenly felt like his head was buzzing.

When he came back to his senses and found that the person who hit him was actually Lin Xuezhu, the big man was going crazy.

It was clearly his own meal, yet he dared to turn against the guest and attack him!

The big man smiled sinisterly and took action again.

This time, Lin Xuezhu got a wooden board from somewhere and waved it at the big man.

With a snap, the wooden board hit the big man in the cheek.

At the same time, all the burrs on the board dug into his skin.

The big man felt like he couldn't even open one eye on one side.

He covered the beaten half of his face and took a few steps back, feeling shocked and angry.

He yelled at the men behind him: "What are you doing standing still? Come on, can't you take down a girl?"

His younger brothers were also shocked by the scene just now.

Their boss is the strongest and most skilled among them all.

Why did this girl go up and beat the boss?

Moreover, so many people watched helplessly, but they didn't see how she took action.

However, since the boss has spoken, of course they have to respond.

With so many people, why can't they succeed against one girl?

Then, everyone roared and rushed towards Lin Xuezhu.

Lin Xuezhu and others ran closer, picked up the wooden board in their hands and spun around.

She was already very strong, and she had practiced with Yuan Xiu, so her lower body was very stable.

After swinging for a while, the big man's men were injured a lot.

"Boss, this girl is quite powerful!" someone shouted.

The big man at the head snorted and said, "I'm very strong. I'll have more fun playing in a while."

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt Tianling Gai being hit.

I opened my uninjured eye and saw, damn, it's that girl again!

The big man's anger reached its extreme. Just as he was about to call his men to come forward again, Lin Xuezhu rounded his arm and slapped him again.

This slap hit the uninjured half of his face.

Then, his entire face became seriously stained and he could no longer see clearly in both eyes.

Lin Xuezhu ignored his younger brothers, picked up the wooden board, and slapped him hard.

Feeling that the board was calling him for free, the big man ran away with his head in his hands and ran rampant.

Lin Xuezhu chased after him with a board. If he caught up, he would hit him with a board. If he couldn't catch up, he would continue to chase.

Behind her, followed the big man's younger brother.

The younger brothers are very kind-hearted and want to help the boss out of trouble.

However, their boss's route was twisted and twisted, and there was no pattern at all. They were tired of chasing after him.

However, they were just tired for a while.

Soon, their boss was beaten to the ground.

A tall man was chased and beaten by a slender woman.

This excitement is really exciting.

Therefore, within a short while, many people gathered around to watch the fun.

At this time, the battle was coming to an end.

Lin Xuezhu stepped on the big man's head and shouted to the younger brother who was chasing him: "Whoever takes another step forward, I will crush his head!"

The younger brothers shrugged and stopped one after another.

Lin Xuezhu stepped hard on his feet, and the big man immediately howled like a slaughtering pig.

This move stunned the younger brother and the onlookers on the spot.

This was the first time I saw a woman fighting so ferociously and even stepping on someone's head.

"Tell me, who sent you, and what are you trying to do by arresting me?" Lin Xuezhu's voice was calm.

The younger brothers looked at each other, they couldn't talk about this.

Seeing that no one spoke, Lin Xuezhu stepped down with her foot again.

At this time, the big man's face had been deformed, and if he stepped on it twice more, his skull would probably be broken.

Blood was dripping from his mouth, and he said in vague words: "Ahhh."

"What did he say?" Lin Xuezhu asked the younger brothers.

One of the younger brothers was quick-tongued and immediately said, "The boss is talking about King Yan."

"Uh-" The crowd of onlookers immediately let out a burst of sighs.

It turned out to be King Yan!

Your Majesty, why are you having trouble with a woman?

Lin Xuezhu smiled.

Look, what a good thing it is to have a fast-talking person in the opponent's camp.

She then asked: "Why did King Yan ask you to arrest me?"

The younger brothers really didn't dare to say this.

To tell the truth, I wouldn't be beaten to death by this girl.

And even if the girl didn't get angry, they would still be sprayed to death by the onlookers for their obscene behavior.

Lin Xuezhu was not in a hurry, slowly raised his foot and kicked the big man's nose hard.

The big man thought that the most painful thing in his life would be to be beaten up and stepped on again.

Unexpectedly, after being kicked in the nose, his understanding of the most painful life in life was once again refreshed.

The sour feeling went straight to Tianling Gai, and it felt like my face almost disappeared.

Lin Xuezhu said calmly: "It's okay if you don't say anything. I'll torture him to death first, and then I'll randomly choose one of you. Or whoever has a stronger bone can volunteer, and I'll give him a chance."

"You, you, you, if you kill us, you will be sued yourself." A younger brother mustered up the courage to say.

Lin Xuezhu heard his tone and guessed that these people didn't know his identity.

She smiled harmlessly, but every word she spoke was heartbreaking, "I am Princess Xiang, and I came to the capital from the north on the order of the emperor. My husband is now fighting robbers in the southern region and protecting the world. What do you think? When I started, I really thought that King Yan would keep you safe? I'm afraid that he just wants to use you as a scapegoat. When it happens, King Yan will be the first to kill you."

She was convinced by King Yan's thinking.

If you really want someone to arrest her, why don't you wait outside the city and do it in the wilderness?

Even if King Yan bribed the boy at the inn and lured her to Hongyanfang, a relatively remote market, he still had to have the confidence to succeed.

Chapter 452: King Yan is not very smart.

Lin Xuezhu felt that this King Yan was used to doing things his own way and didn't care about other people's eyes when doing things.

Yes, he is the half-brother of the Dog Emperor, and he is quite favored by the Dog Emperor, so it is understandable that he behaves arrogantly.

However, being arrogant is not a good thing.

For example, right now, I just put the topic of conversation into other people's arms.

Lin Xuezhu felt that, for her, King Yan's initiative to talk to him was very heart-warming, and she should accept it gratefully.

So, when the onlookers expressed shock when they heard that she was Princess Xiang and the person who murdered her was Prince Yan, Lin Xuezhu continued her murderous remarks.

"Conspired to kill Princess Xiang, I think you people have grown a few extra heads. Why don't you tell me what King Yan asked you to arrest me for, and I will let you go and let you run away now, and maybe you will return. You can save your life. Otherwise, I will ask you to go to King Yan and ask him personally what he wants to do to me."

A younger brother couldn't stand this kind of psychological oppression and collapsed first.

He was trembling, not daring to look directly into Lin Xuezhu's eyes, and said: "We are innocent. We are doing this today because the boss told us that a beautiful girl will appear here. Brothers, as long as we rob you, we will do it together." If you open the meat, someone will give us money. We don't know that the other party is King Yan, let alone Princess Xiang. If we knew, we wouldn't dare to rob you."

He regrets it now. You shouldn't be with this boss.

The boss is bold, greedy and willing to take on any job.

Now it's okay, so many of them are packed in.

Lin Xuezhu smiled sneer after hearing what this little brother said.

She thought of the ancient sex toys she found in King Yan's private treasury, and thought that this man really didn't have any good stuff in his head, but only some yellow waste.

This is the only way to deal with others.

King Yan is like this, and his idiot brother is no less generous.

With the IQs of the two brothers, it's no wonder that they both deliver food to others.

Lin Xuezhu heard what she wanted to hear, waved her hand and said to the big men: "Get out, get out faster, I guess Prince Yan will be here soon."

"Princess Xie Xiang."

All the younger brothers ran away in a flash. Only the immobile boss was left, silently extending his hand to their backs.

Those longing eyes seemed to say: Take me.

However, no one paid attention to him.

Lin Xuezhu ignored him and turned to face the magistrate who hurriedly arrived.

The prefect was summoned by Eunuch Lai, and the anxious look on his face didn't seem to be fake.

He knew that Princess Xiang was here, and in the afternoon, he personally went out of the city to greet her.

I didn't expect this to happen at night.

If something happened to Princess Xiang in his territory, he would not be able to escape the blame. Even if he took off the head from her neck, it would not be enough to bear the blame.

Looking at his expression, Lin Xuezhu knew that he had not conspired with King Yan.

King Yan is a man who does things as he pleases, and he probably doesn't bother to plan anything with a small prefect.

The left and right are his boundaries. He can do whatever he wants. Is it possible that he still has to say hello to the people below?

Lin Xuezhu thought for a while, then walked towards the prefect and said in a low voice: "Sir, you came at the wrong time."

"I deserve death for my crime." The prefect knelt down with a plop.

Lin Xuezhu said, "Fortunately, nothing happened to me. You don't have to worry too much."

"That's good, that's good." The prefect wiped the sweat from his head.

At this moment, a carriage came flying towards the scene, causing everyone to retreat in shock.

After the frightened people calmed down, they saw clearly a big "兖" on the carriage.

Everyone knelt down and waited for King Yan to come out of the carriage.

However, King Yan just opened the curtains and looked out arrogantly.

When he saw Lin Xuezhu standing there intact and standing out from the crowd, there was obvious hatred in his eyes.

After leaving today's game to a few gangsters, he didn't take it to heart.

He just waited for the little gangsters to finish their work and everyone knew about Lin Xuezhu's humiliation before he came forward to kill those little gangsters and give the emperor an explanation.

To avoid being suspected, he didn't send any of his own people to follow up.

Of course, he didn't think that Lin Xuezhu had the possibility of escaping.

Unexpectedly, while he was waiting for the result happily, he heard someone coming to report that the gangster had alerted the government office and the prefect was on his way over.

In order to fear that the prefect would ruin his affairs, he hurried over in a carriage and planned to see what was going on.

Unexpectedly, things were worse than he expected.

That girl Lin Xuezhu was unscathed.

Prince Yan's gaze shifted from Lin Xuezhu's face to the bloody man lying on the ground.

Although he couldn't see clearly who that person was, looking at his figure, he should be some gangster.

What he didn't know was that the onlookers were skeptical of the gangster's words.

After all, even if there was no harmony between King Xiang and King Yan, King Yan would have no reason to take action against a weak woman.

Although... Princess Xiang cannot be considered a weak woman.

The people who saw what happened all understood her ruthless attack.

But, she is a woman after all, King Yan would not be so unvirtuous.

However, the appearance of King Yan completely confirmed that he was the mastermind behind the kidnapping of Princess Xiang.

Otherwise, who can explain why King Yan, whose mansion is not here, suddenly appeared here after the gangsters were defeated?

The thoughts of the onlookers were within Lin Xuezhu's expectation.

Originally, she wanted to find a few people to add fuel to the rumors she had spread before.

Now it seems that this is completely unnecessary.

King Yan has already stepped in to help her.

So, with a grateful heart, Lin Xuezhu saluted King Yan and said, "I have met King Yan."

King Yan ignored her and just snorted coldly from his nose.

The look on her face was clearly very angry that she was intact at the moment.

The onlookers were all kneeling, not daring to raise their heads, and could not see the expression on King Yan's face.

But they could feel the atmosphere at this moment, and they could also hear the snort from King Yan's nose.

"Prefect, what do you say when such trouble occurs in the city under your jurisdiction?"

King Yan ignored Lin Xuezhu and spoke directly to the prefect who was kneeling on the ground.

The prefect's heart trembled and he didn't know how to answer.

He also hurried over after receiving the report from Eunuch Lai.

Before I had time to ask the whole story, I was naturally speechless.

But saying nothing is not an option either.

He quickly considered the words in his head and said: "Back to King Yan, I received a report that Princess Xiang was attacked outside Hongyanfang, so I brought people to check. Fortunately, Princess Xiang is safe and sound, otherwise I will be responsible for my death."

Yan Although Wang is not very smart, he is a bit of a thief.

Seeing that the prefect knew nothing about it, he felt a little more relieved that he had not been exposed.

Chapter 453: This method cannot be put on the table.

King Yan asked: "Since Princess Xiang was attacked, where is the culprit?"

The prefect was not very clear, so he looked at Lin Xuezhu for help.

Lin Xuezhu pointed to the one on the ground and said, "Injury to one, and the others ran away."

"Run away?" King Yan was furious, pointed at the prefect and scolded: "How could you let people run away?"

Then, he ordered The men said: "Chase, we must find them all, no one can escape."

The onlookers said: It is as Princess Xiang said, King Yan is going to kill people and silence them.

King Yan's men chased him out, leaving only two personal guards.

King Yan looked at the puddle on the ground again, wondering in his heart: Why was this person beaten like this?

So he said: "Take this man back and I will interrogate him carefully."

The gangster leader had just listened to Lin Xuezhu's words. When he saw that King Yan really wanted to arrest him, he knew that his life was in danger.

He was held up by two guards, and struggle and reluctance could still be seen on his bloody face.

He screamed and stretched out his hand towards Lin Xuezhu.

Female Bodhisattva, save me. Aren't you powerful? You can fight. Give me a way to survive. I can do whatever you ask me to do.

I didn't tell the truth before, not because I didn't want to tell the truth, but because my mouth was damaged and I couldn't speak.

You save me this time, and I will help you testify that everything is King Yan's conspiracy.

It's him who wants to mess with you. We just take money to do things and don't even know who you are.

Lin Xuezhu heard the whimpering in his throat and guessed that he was asking for help.

Then he said: "King Yan is very busy with affairs. If I don't worry about this little thing about my body, I'd better hand it over to the magistrate."

"What do you know!" King Yan was angry when he saw Lin Xuezhu's face.

I was so angry that I couldn't control myself at all. I no longer wanted any dignity or majesty.

If this wasn't on the street, he would have wanted to slap this woman hard.

His village, which took so much effort to build, was burned down by her.

It was just a matter of burning Zhuangzi, but she had lured a bunch of mad dogs over from somewhere, which bit him, and there was no good spot on his body.

King Yan was so angry that his teeth were itching, and his eyes were about to burst into flames when he looked at Lin Xuezhu.

Lin Xuezhu, however, was not frightened at all, and said slowly and calmly: "The gang of thieves just explained that they were ordered by King Yan to attack me. The thieves were arrogant, thinking that they could call me concubine just because of King Yan's name. I surrendered, but unexpectedly, King Yan actually arrived. Just in time, please hand over the person to the prefect to investigate and deal with it, so as not to damage King Yan's reputation."

After hearing this, King Yan felt inexplicably . shake.

When he didn't come just now, these guys had already confessed him?

Damn it, now that he's here, doesn't he believe what they said?

King Yan was furious and stared at the prefect reproachfully.

Useless waste, why didn't you tell him this earlier!

However, the prefect was also confused.

When he arrived just now, he was only checking on Princess Xiang's condition.

Seeing that everyone was fine, he just breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't know that this thief was actually invited by King Yan.

If he had known about it earlier, he would have dismissed the people immediately and would not have let this scandal spread.

He is really wronged!

If King Yan wanted to do something like this, why didn't he inform him?

Now that he is being roasted on the fire, you think of blaming him?

King Yan saw the prefect's shocked face and knew that he could not count on him, so he had to take action himself.

Then he said: "Nonsense, these thieves dare to seduce me, and when I catch them, I will cut them into pieces!"

"That's why I said, King Yan had better not get involved in this matter, so as not to fall into trouble. " It is better to leave it to the magistrate to deal with the reputation of killing people and silencing people." Lin Xuezhu said calmly and calmly.

King Yan thought for a while, wasn't the prefect also the prefect of his fiefdom?

Without his order, would the prefect dare to report truthfully?

It's not like he covers the sky with just one hand!

So he agreed and said to the prefect: "Then I'll leave this matter to you. You must handle it impartially and don't tarnish my reputation."

This last sentence was a warning from Chi Guoguo.

Not only did the prefect understand it, but so did the onlookers.

Haha, the prefect and Prince Yan are colluding, so naturally this matter will be settled in the end.

Even if those thieves were chased back, they would not escape death in the end.

In this world, ordinary people have no way to reason. Even Princess Xiang has to be bullied by others. It is really disgusting.

Don't say that Princess Xiang is a woman, just talk about King Xiang's achievements and experiences. As long as these people have any conscience, they should not harm Princess Xiang.

Why, when you use someone, make them a general and send them to the battlefield to risk their lives.

There is no need for people anymore, so they just kill the donkey, confiscate their homes and send them into exile.

If you really have to be so decisive in your methods, don't look for others when something goes wrong.

Now that he had found him, he went on an expedition regardless of previous suspicions, and took his princess to the capital as a hostage. He also used this trick on the road.

What we are saying is, can people like the royal family have some face?

If you have the scheming and means, can you punish corrupt officials, and can you leave good people alone?

For a moment, the onlookers' hearts were focused on Lin Xuezhu.

Princess Xiang has been bullied so much. How could she know that they were not hurting Prince Xiang's face?

Let's see how Princess Xiang responds and whether she can get this situation back.

At this time, Lin Xuezhu, who was highly anticipated, said leisurely: "Since this matter is related to me, then I will stay and wait for the result."

"Why are you staying?" King Yan said impatiently: "Brother Huang asked you to Isn't there a deadline set for you to enter the capital? You have already delayed the deadline and are still walking so slowly. How long will it take for you to arrive in the capital? "Do you still have to wait for me

, Prince Yan ?" He was never polite to Princess Xiang.

The onlookers all had this idea in mind.

Lin Xuezhu didn't care at all, and said calmly: "King Yan doesn't know something. Ever since I took my journey, Eunuch Xu in the escort team has frequently caused troubles. First he lost my carriage, and because of his carelessness, he got into trouble. The thief said that he had all the money stolen, and in the end he suffered from gluttony and diarrhea, which caused everyone to stop waiting for him, thus delaying the deadline.

"Nonsense! Eunuch Xu is a person close to the emperor, how can he do things like this? " So careless!" King Yan shouted.

It's okay if he didn't say this. Once he said it, the onlookers understood it in their hearts.

The emperor summoned Princess Xiang to Beijing as a hostage and sent a person close to her to deliberately embarrass Princess Xiang.

Listen to what the man named Xu Eunuch did, to the extent that even King Yan found it outrageous.

It can be seen whose order he was following.

Tsk tsk, this method is really undesirable.

Now that the deadline is delayed, it is still the blame on Princess Xiang.

Princess Xiang is really unjust!

Chapter 454 Princess Xiang, she is so brave.

Faced with King Yan's doubts, Lin Xuezhu calmly said: "How Eunuch Xu is doing things is not only seen by me, but also by everyone in the escort team. However, No matter what Eunuch Xu is, he lost his life just to run this errand. I don't care about a dead person.

"What can you do about it? Eunuch Xu is my royal brother." King Yan said disdainfully.

Lin Xuezhu smiled, "It is precisely because Eunuch Xu is the emperor's man, and his actions represent the emperor's wishes, that we should be more vigilant. It doesn't matter if he is careless. If others think that what he has done It's all under the emperor's orders. That would damage the emperor's reputation. "

How dare you dare to slander the emperor's brother!" King Yan couldn't wait to charge Lin Xuezhu with this.

Lin Xuezhu was not anxious at all and said: "I don't doubt the emperor's intentions. I just want to say that although it is a pity for Eunuch Xu, his death is not a bad thing."

She knew that after entering Beijing, if anyone wants to trace Xu Eunuch, If she made a big fuss about the cause of her father-in-law's death, it would inevitably bring her trouble.

Why don't we take this opportunity to clarify our interests and harms, so that those people can be more at ease.

King Yan rolled his eyes. He had to say that what Lin Xuezhu said made some sense.

Of course, what Eunuch Xu did was under the instruction of the imperial brother, but this could not be said openly.

He had to inform the emperor later that he could just forget about Eunuch Xu. He must not let the emperor's reputation be damaged because of a despicable eunuch.

Lin Xuezhu couldn't help but sneer in her heart when she saw King Yan's eyes rolling around, obviously deep in thought.

This idiot doesn't cherish his own reputation very much, but he does care about the reputation of the Dog Emperor.

The Dog Emperor dotes on him not only because they are from the same mother, but also because this younger brother is really loyal.

For those in power, loyalty is far more important than ability.

Without loyal subordinates, the more powerful you are, the more dangerous you become.

Lin Xuezhu couldn't help but sympathize with the Dog Emperor.

Those who are loyal to him are all these drunkards. No wonder he cannot govern the country well even if he leads these loyal ministers.

These thoughts were just fleeting in her mind.

She said: "Eunuch Lai, we are not far from the center of Beijing now. You send someone back to the palace first to inform the emperor about the situation here. Please allow me to stay here for a few days to follow up on the follow-up of this case. "

When King Yan heard this, he became anxious again.

"What's the use of following someone who doesn't follow up? As a woman, how can you still investigate the case?" he said angrily.

Lin Xuezhu's eyes suddenly became very cold.

She said: "The words of King Yan are wrong. If these people are just ordinary gangsters, they will just have an impromptu idea after seeing my body. If there is a premeditation, or if they are really instigated by others, then his intentions will be very vicious. My husband is away on war, but someone does such a shameless thing to his wife. I'm afraid it will make my husband feel cold. Besides, I don't feel sorry for myself, but if someone is targeting my husband, I will never let her go easily. "

She said this in a gentle tone, but her tone was firm.

After hearing what she said, the onlookers couldn't help but cheer inwardly.

This Princess Xiang is a character who speaks with reason and is relaxed and measured in her actions.

In comparison, that King Yan seemed so out of place.

In the royal family, there are overt and covert fights, and even if they are at odds privately, they have to pretend on the surface.

He doesn't even bother to pretend. Looking at his attitude towards Princess Xiang, it will only expose his own narrow-mindedness and incompetence.

When the people thought this, they heard King Yan say: "It's okay if you don't tell the king brother about this. Since you know that he is away on an expedition, you still bother him with this kind of thing. Don't you think you are ignorant? Besides, what do you think? If someone is deliberately plotting against you, isn't that because they are doubting this king?"

The crowd said: Haha, King Yan, your aura of concealment is so strong that it is difficult for people to ignore it.

Lin Xuezhu shook his head and said: "Prince Yan and my husband deserve to be treated like brothers and sisters. If something like this happened, I would not doubt Prince Yan. I'm afraid that someone would use the name of Prince Yan to do harm to my husband and concubine." Doing unethical things not only hurts the husband, but also alienates the brotherhood between Prince Yan and her husband. Killing two birds with one stone is really vicious."

Onlookers: Princess Xiang, you know irony.

King Yan was almost pissed off. To be honest, he didn't care about the great truths Lin Xuezhu told him.

What kind of brothers and sisters, he and Yuan Xiu had never dealt with each other since they were young.

His father dotes on his concubines and is very cold to his mother. Naturally, he dislikes Yuan Xiu, and he doesn't know how many obstacles it has caused him.

He didn't believe that Yuan Xiu had any "brotherly and respectful" feelings toward him.

To put it bluntly, if the emperor's brother hadn't suppressed Yuan Xiu with his superb methods, would Yuan Xiu be so obedient, exiled when he was told, and go on an expedition when he was told?

Haha, it doesn't matter if Yuan Xiu and his mother and concubine are favored, isn't he still being manipulated by the emperor's brother and has no ability to resist at all?

But after all, he couldn't let Lin Xuezhu stay here.

So he said: "Well, let's leave this case to the prefect. You go to Beijing first, and when the case is resolved, ask the prefect to send someone to the capital to deliver a message as soon as possible. Not only will they notify you, but they will also send a message to the emperor. Brother, please tell me. Is this all right?"

Lin Xuezhu knew that it would be impossible for Prince Yan to agree to this matter today.

Of course she wouldn't stay here and wait around, she just wanted to expose King Yan more in front of others.

Speaking of which, everyone can guess the cause and effect of the matter.

If King Yan wants to clear away the suspicion, he must introduce a defensible scapegoat.

If he ends the case hastily, it will further prove that he is the mastermind of the case.

No matter what the outcome is, King Yan can only be in a passive position.

With this as a basis, how her people want to drive public opinion will be easy to do.

Lin Xuezhu knew it well, but on the surface he looked reluctant. She

said: "In that case, I will entrust the matter to King Yan."

She deliberately did not mention the prefect, but entrusted it to King Yan, just to remind King Yan and hope that he would handle the matter properly.

She didn't know if King Yan could understand it, but the crowd should have understood it anyway.

After saying that, she saluted Prince Yan, turned to Eunuch Lai and said, "Let's go back to the inn."

Eunuch Lai was as silent as a cicada at the moment, shivering as he followed Lin Xuezhu.

He could feel King Yan casting a vicious look at their backs.

This made every step he took seemed to be on the edge of a knife.

As a eunuch serving in front of the emperor, he knew very well what kind of temper this Prince Yan was.

Not to mention being inferior to one person, but superior to ten thousand people, it's almost the same.

No one inside or outside the palace dared to confront King Yan directly.

Princess Xiang, she is so brave!

Chapter 455: Princess Xiang, scary

After Lin Xuezhu left, King Yan was almost furious.

If it weren't for the fact that he was sitting in a carriage and the space was limited, he would have wanted to jump.

Only then did he realize that there was a group of people kneeling on the ground.

When he was having a quarrel with Lin Xuezhu just now, he didn't pay attention to these people at all.

King Yan became even more angry.

He shouted: "Have you heard enough? Get out of here! If anyone dares to go out and say a word, I will kill him!"

The onlookers immediately got up and dispersed after a while.

King Yan gave the prefect a hard look and cursed: "Look at the good things you have done."

The prefect was full of injustice.

It's too difficult to be an official in King Yan's fiefdom. You know you don't know anything, but you still have to take the blame.

It's as if he is the one with evil intentions and unable to figure things out.

King Yan thought for a while and said, "The person who turned around has been caught. You should interrogate her carefully and give Princess Xiang a satisfactory answer."

The prefect was dumbfounded.

A good trial is fine, but how can I give Princess Xiang a satisfactory answer?

Princess Xiang has clearly determined that the mastermind behind those people is you, Prince Yan!

If you want Princess Xiang to be satisfied, then you have to surrender to Prince Yan!

The prefect felt that it was too difficult for him.

Otherwise, when his term ends, he can retire and return home.

But think about it, I am only in my thirties, so if I want to retire and return to my hometown, wouldn't it be unconvincing?

Otherwise, just call it an illness, saying that you are terminally ill and want to spend the rest of your life in a relaxed way.

Okay, that's it.

He couldn't hold on to this corrupt official for a day longer.

Just when the prefect was giving up on himself, someone from King Yan's men came back.

"King Yan, my subordinates asked the guards guarding the city and said that those gangsters ran out of the city gate. We chased them out but saw no one. The others continued to search," the man said.

King Yan was so angry that he almost wanted to jump and scolded again, "What do I do to feed you? If you can't catch a few gangsters, do you not want to do it anymore? I tell you, if you can't catch them, you will Come and see me."

"Yes, I'll look for you later." The man ran away.

King Yan said angrily to the coachman: "Go back to the other courtyard!"

The coachman did not dare to neglect, and quickly took King Yan and ran away.

Here, Lin Xuezhu and Eunuch Lai hurriedly walked towards the inn.

It wasn't until the two of them turned a corner that Eunuch Lai dared to look back.

Seeing that no one was following him, he heaved a sigh of relief.

She asked, "Princess Xiang, how should I report this matter to the emperor today?"

"Just say that we were attacked on King Yan's territory, and King Yan has asked the local prefect to investigate the matter." Lin Xuezhu replied calmly.

Eunuch Lai knew that Princess Xiang didn't want to make things worse.

Also, it would do her no good to make a big fuss.

As for what I said to King Yan just now, it was just to warn King Yan to restrain himself.

Eunuch Lai held up a handful of bitter tears. It was not easy for him.

When the two returned to the inn, they saw Mr. Lu anxiously pacing at the door.

Seeing Lin Xuezhu, she immediately held her hand and said with concern: "I heard that you were attacked on the street, were you not injured?"

Lin Xuezhu smiled, "Fortunately, my husband taught me some self-defense methods, and I used them this time. Yes. And Eunuch Lai, luckily he was smart and went to the government office to report the matter."

Mrs. Lu understood and quickly took out a silver ingot from her sleeve and stuffed it into Eunuch Lai's hand.

There are twenty taels of silver ingots.

Eunuch Lai is a young father-in-law, and his master usually doesn't reward him that much.

However, he did not dare to accept the money.

Not for anything else, just because Princess Xiang is too cruel.

He didn't dare to mess with her, and he didn't dare to ask for her benefits.

"Is Eunuch Lai too young?" Ms. Lu asked sincerely.

Now Eunuch Lai was even more frightened and quickly accepted the silver ingot.

He felt a little faintly happy.

With so much money, I can take it home and arrange a good marriage for my sister.

After sending Eunuch Lai away, Lin Xuezhu comforted Mr. Lu again, and then they went back to their rooms.

Lin Xuezhu's consciousness entered the space, harvested some crops, and then fell asleep.

Two hours later, she woke up leisurely, her body's fatigue swept away.

This is the time when everyone sleeps the most soundly throughout the night.

Lin Xuezhu opened the window, took out the bone whistle, and blew a few times.

The whistle sounded like a bird chirping, but it was not noticeable in this silent night.

Lin Xuezhu waited quietly.

After a while, a dark shadow came in from the window.

The black shadow moved quickly and knelt down in front of Lin Xuezhu.

Said: "Master, those gangsters were caught by us."

Lin Xuezhu nodded.

She let those gangsters go, not because she was kind, but because she wanted to send them to a dark place so that she could use them for her own purposes.

"Master, what should we do with those gangsters?" Black Shadow asked.

"Keep them for now, and then release them when you need them. Find a few people to spread the news in the capital, saying that Princess Xiang was attacked on King Yan's territory, and the murderer revealed that King Yan was the mastermind behind the scenes." Lin Xuezhu said.

"Yes!" Black Shadow replied.

Lin Xuezhu asked again: "What is King Yan doing?"

Heiying replied: "He is preparing gifts for the Queen Mother's Qianqiu Banquet."

"The Queen Mother is celebrating her birthday again." Lin Xuezhu's lips raised a playful smile.

Time flies so fast, and in a blink of an eye, the Queen Mother is about to celebrate her birthday again.

When the Queen Mother celebrated her birthday last year, she took the opportunity to sell glass products and made a fortune.

The Queen Mother is celebrating her birthday this year, and she is in the palace, so she must not take the opportunity to cause trouble!

Lin Xuezhu said to Heiying: "You can find a way to bring back the rough guy in my room at the post station. He was bribed by King Yan and should be useful to us."

"Yes!"

Lin Xuezhu told Heiying a few more words. Then let him leave.

Seeing that it was still some time before dawn, Lin Xuezhu simply took out rouge, gouache and other materials to put on makeup for herself.

She is not a person who likes to wear makeup.

It wasn't until she bought a house in Feiyun City and had servants that she no longer had to do it herself, that she accepted the matter of makeup.

But now, when she needed to use this skill, she realized that she was really clumsy.

After struggling for more than an hour, Eunuch Lai came to tell her to get up.

Lin Xuezhu waited for a while before opening the door.

Eunuch Lai didn't pay attention and was startled by her majestic appearance.

I saw that Princess Xiang's face was pale, with two heavy black circles under her eyes, and a bloody mouth.

"Princess Xiang, what are you..." Eunuch Lai was speechless.

Lin Xuezhu sniffed and said, "I had insomnia last night. When I woke up early, I found that my complexion was not very good, so I used some rouge. How is it? Does your complexion feel better?"

Gas... complexion?

Eunuch Lai didn't want to say that Princess Xiang looked too ghost-like.

Lin Xuezhu observed the words and said calmly: "It seems that the effect of rouge is not very good. I will have to apply it when I get on the road."

"I will give Princess Xiang some water to cleanse her face." Eunuch Lai said this and hurriedly said He ran away when he was busy.

Princess Xiang, scary!

Chapter 456 The North is really a good place

. Lin Xuezhu walked towards Lu's room.

At this time, Mrs. Lu also woke up and was waiting for the little eunuch to come and serve her.

Seeing Lin Xuezhu, Mrs. Lu was also startled and said, "Xuezhu, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Xuezhu took Ms. Lu's hand, came closer and asked, "Aunt, do you think my makeup looks unnatural?"

Ms. Lu said. Confused.

Is this makeup still natural?

Is it as natural as a ghost?

Seeing Mrs. Lu shivering, Lin Xuezhu said: "Aunt, we are about to enter Beijing. We should not look too rosy and healthy, but a little haggard. With the attack on me yesterday, I just got into shape."

Mrs. Lu After thinking about it for a while, I understood.

She nodded and said: "Fortunately, we are both quite thin. If we put on make-up, we will be fine."

Lin Xuezhu looked embarrassed and said: "Aunt, my make-up skills are not good. Look, one operation is as fierce as a tiger's. It looks like Two hundred and five, it scared Eunuch Lai just now. "

This makeup needs to be grounded, but it's obvious that she is grounded."

Mrs. Lu covered her mouth with a smile and said, "In this way, every morning from now on, if you come to my place, I will melt it for you."

"That's great." Lin Xuezhu seemed to be granted amnesty.

At this moment, a little eunuch came over with water.

Lin Xuezhu said, "I'm here with my aunt too. Ask Eunuch Lai to bring my water to this room."

"Okay." The little eunuch put down the water and ran to find Eunuch Lai.

After a while, the two basins of water arrived, and the basin racks were also moved over.

Lin Xuezhu and Lu finished washing their faces together, and Lu started to show off.

Since Lin Xuezhu had just set a tone for herself with a face as white as paper, Lu could only perform on this basis.

After applying it for a while, Lin Xuezhu looked at himself in the mirror and found that his whole feeling was different.

His face was pale, his eye circles were faintly dark, and his lips were bloodless. The whole state is worthy of being haggard.

Mr. Lu, on the other hand, turned his face sallow, with a haggard expression and a lack of energy.

Don't ask, just ask because my nephew's wife was attacked and she couldn't eat or sleep well.

"It's really coming together this time." Lin Xuezhu chuckled and complimented: "My aunt's makeup skills are worthy of a word of genius!"

"You are so talkative." Mrs. Lu also laughed.

However, when the two of them walked out of the room, they all looked listless.

"What are you two?" Eunuch Lai felt like he was going to die.

Go pick someone up and pick them up into this dignified appearance.

Lin Xuezhu said weakly: "Eunuch Lai, I washed off the rouge. How about it? It's not scary now, is it?"

Eunuch Lai was about to cry but couldn't tell: Now it's even scarier, okay?

"Are the two masters feeling unwell? Do you want to see the doctor from the government office?" Eunuch Lai asked.

Lin Xuezhu replied: "There is no need for the government doctor. I was so frightened yesterday that I didn't sleep all night. My aunt didn't sleep much because of me, so she looked a little bad. King Yan was right, we went to Beijing The deadline has been delayed, so let's get on the road quickly. As the saying goes, if you sharpen your weapon in battle, you will lose it if you don't hurry up

. Brown?

Why are the symptoms of insomnia different?

However, since the master said so, he could not refute it. He could only follow Lin Xuezhu's words and tell people to get on the road quickly.

For breakfast, Lin Xuezhu and Mr. Lu only ate half of their usual amount.

As they approach the capital, they have to feel haggard.

Start by reducing the amount of food you eat. When the day comes, you will be hungry.

What Lin Xuezhu didn't know was that while the two of them were struggling here, there was also a lot of excitement in Prince Yan's courtyard over there.

King Yan's people searched outside all night, but they couldn't find those gangsters.

When I wanted to deal with the trouble in the inn, I found that the person had disappeared.

"Run away?" King Yan stared.

The people below nodded timidly.

King Yan was so angry that he smashed everything he had on hand.

This time he was finally able to jump, so he performed a zombie jump in front of his men.

The people under my command are also very used to it.

After many years, their prince could not change this problem.

Even the Queen Mother said that as a prince, you should be calmer.

But he just wouldn't listen, and the Queen Mother couldn't help it either.

The men waited for him to finish jumping and asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

"What should we do? Keep looking. If we can't find you, don't come back." King Yan roared.

"But Your Majesty, should we also go to Beijing? The palace is already preparing for the Empress Dowager's Qianqiu Banquet. Shouldn't Your Majesty also do his part?" asked his subordinates.

King Yan waved his hand and said impatiently: "Let the princess go, I don't have time."

His subordinates had no choice but to retreat.

A few days later, the escort team arrived in the capital.

The moment the carriage drove into the city gate, it attracted the attention of many people.

Lin Xuezhu and Mr. Lu were in the carriage, one on the left and the other on the right. They opened the curtains and looked out, with emotions written all over their faces.

The common people saw that one of them was pale and the other was sallow, with tired faces and haggard expressions.

"Tsk, tsk, when Prince Xiang's Mansion and Lin Mansion were exiled, Princess Xiang's face was not so bad. I heard that they were attacked in Prince Yan's territory on their way back to Beijing. It's really ridiculous!" "

The rumor also said that it was Yan. The king bribed people to do harm to Princess Xiang. Do you think that King Yan is confused? King Xiang is still fighting in the southern region. What did he do to provoke Princess Xiang? He really angered King Xiang and stopped fighting. Come back and see. Madam, do you still want the Southern Territory?"

"For his own selfish interests, regardless of the justice of the country, this King Yan is really a talent." "

Fortunately, King Xiang is a sensible man, and he knew that he was framed like this before. When the country is in trouble and the people are in trouble, he immediately rushes to the front line. Where can such a good prince go? " "

I heard that King Xiang has been busy in the north, helping the northern governor to manage the north. That's good. I have a distant relative who moved his family there when they heard there was food in the north during the flood. Now he wrote that not only does the family have land, but the adult men and women also have work to do. You can get money. When the farming season is busy, the workshops run by the government stop working and let everyone go home to farm. Even the corvee that adult men have to do every year is much lighter than the corvée in other places because they have tools available. "

"What? Even women can make money in the North?"

"Yes, as long as you want, you can go out and make money. Think about it, you already have land at home, and both men and women are making money, how can you live like that? Not only that, there is also an academy in Feiyun City. It is said that the master is Princess Xiang's father, Mr. Lin.

"Mr. Lin was a fifth-rank official, and he passed the imperial examination."

"Yes, with Master Lin's guidance, are you still worried about failing the imperial examination?"

"So, the north is really a good place, even better than our capital!"

Chapter 457: You are the only one with knowledge.

As Lin Xuezhu and Lu's carriage drove towards the imperial city, for a while, the topics about King Xiang and Princess Xiang, the construction of the northern territory and the suppression of banditry in the southern territory exploded in the streets and alleys of the capital. .

The common people, secretly or openly, have some complaints about what the current Holy Emperor has done.

However, by praising King Xiang and Princess Xiang, the effect of flattering and stepping down was achieved.

It has to be said that the people in the capital understand yin and yang.

Lin Xuezhu and Mr. Lu got off the carriage, entered through the corner gate of the imperial city, and went through the alleyway to the inner palace.

At the entrance to the inner palace, there were already eunuchs waiting there.

"Welcome Princess Xiang." the eunuch sang.

After hearing the sound, someone went to each palace to report the news.

The eunuch said to Lin Xuezhu: "Princess Xiang, I will take you to Fengyi Palace right now."

Lin Xuezhu found that although the eunuch's tone was polite, his expression was very arrogant.

The slave's reaction is what the master wants.

Lin Xuezhu smiled slightly and said, "Please, father-in-law, please lead the way."

The eunuch led the way, followed by several palace maids.

Lin Xuezhu and Mr. Lu were surrounded by a group of people and left.

Some of those who escorted them went to report the situation to the emperor, and some returned directly to their duty stations.

When we arrived at Fengyi Palace, there were already eunuchs waiting for us.

Lin Xuezhu took a look and saw that he was still an old acquaintance.

Before she was exiled, when she left the palace, it was this little eunuch who sent her out.

At that time, the young eunuch also told her that his family was from the north.

She expressed her gratitude to Yuan Xiu for guarding the north.

Lin Xuezhu smiled and nodded to the little eunuch.

The little eunuch noticed her movements and nodded slightly respectfully.

After entering Fengyi Palace, Lin Xuezhu understood the battle as soon as he saw it.

It's still a familiar recipe, and it's still a familiar taste.

A house full of noble ladies, using the grandest scenes to do the filthiest things.

The Queen was at the top. After Lin Xuezhu and Mr. Lu finished their kneeling ceremony, she said, "How is your journey, Princess Xiang?"

Lin Xuezhu thought to herself: This person only has some eyes.

She humbly replied: "Everything is fine, thank you for your trouble, Queen."

The Queen did not go into details and pointed to the seat on the right, "Princess Xiang, please take a seat."

In this kind of palace banquet, Lin Xuezhu, as Princess Xiang, has the right A place of honor.

On the queen's left are the princesses, and the first on the right is Lin Xuezhu.

Of course, all of this apparent attention is for others to see.

And Mrs. Lu was neither a married woman nor a royal family member, but was regarded as Lin Xuezhu's entourage.

She had no place and could only sit behind Lin Xuezhu.

Before Lin Xuezhu took his seat, he smiled at Mrs. Lu.

Mrs. Lu also smiled back at her.

The two of them left the palace together back then, and now they enter the palace together.

But the difference is that back then, Mr. Lu looked down on Lin Xuezhu, but now, he loves her with all his heart.

The queen said: "Princess Xiang is tired from traveling and traveling, so I specially held a banquet in Fengyi Palace. I hope that Princess Xiang will feel at home."

"The queen is interested, I would like to express my gratitude to the queen." Lin Xuezhu said, neither humble nor overbearing.

"Serve the food." The queen said to the maid beside her.

The palace maids retreated, and within a short while, dozens of palace maids filed in to prepare dishes for the masters.

Taking advantage of this gap, Lin Xuezhu took a good look at the queen.

She still remembered that the eldest prince, on the emperor's order, King Cha Qing and Marquis Feng Ping jointly conspired to rebel.

After completing the investigation, he took the opportunity to go to the north to try to embarrass Yuan Xiu.

Then, he contracted the epidemic in the north and unfortunately passed away.

The eldest prince is the eldest son of the queen. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be established as the prince.

The queen must be very sad to lose her eldest son.

When I see people coming back from the north, I should be even more filled with hatred.

However, Lin Xuezhu didn't see any strange color on her face.

Maybe she felt Lin Xuezhu looking at her, so the queen turned her head and looked at Lin Xuezhu gently.

Asked: "Princess Xiang, do you have anything to say?"

Lin Xuezhu smiled, "I am very happy to see that the queen is in good health and full of energy."

"You are interested." The queen also smiled.

At this time, a sarcastic voice came from Lin Xuezhu's right hand, "Last month, the Queen was found to be pregnant. Old clams give birth to pearls, so they are naturally full of energy."

As soon as these words came out, everyone turned their attention to Move to the palace lady who is luxuriously dressed and jeweled.

Lin Xuezhu speculated that this palace lady was probably the third prince's mother-concubine, the most favored Concubine Zhuang of the Holy Emperor.

Yes, after the death of the eldest prince, Concubine Zhuang became Concubine Zhuang.

There was speculation everywhere in the government and the public that the emperor intended to appoint the third prince as heir apparent.

The queen, who had lost her eldest son, had the upper hand in the struggle with Concubine Zhuang.

Overnight, the situation reversed.

No wonder the queen has no temper and is as gentle as a virtuous and virtuous middle palace.

It turns out that without the trump card in hand, there is no capital to be strong.

However, now that the Queen is pregnant, she may have a chance to regain the upper hand.

Let's look at the queen's pregnancy, whether it is a son or a daughter.

Lin Xuezhu felt that the fight between the Queen and Concubine Zhuang was a good thing for her.

After all, Yuan Xiu was the dog emperor's worry. At this time, Zhuang Guifei and the third prince became the queen's worry, and the queen's attention was diverted.

My life in Fengyi Palace might be better.

These thoughts quickly flashed through Lin Xuezhu's mind.

Before she could think about it, a girl in palace clothes spoke to the queen's left.

"My father gave Concubine Zhuang the title Zhuang, which means being dignified and majestic. How come Concubine Zhuang still doesn't know how to restrain her words and deeds? She speaks incoherently and is disrespectful to the mother. Is this the reason for you to be a concubine?"

Lin Xuezhu ? Taking a look at this sharp-tongued girl, according to her age and seat order, she should be the queen's legitimate daughter, the fourth princess.

Also, except for the legitimate daughter, who else has the courage to confront Concubine Zhuang.

Sure enough, Concubine Zhuang's expression was very unkind.

She snorted coldly and said: "The fourth princess should advise your mother on the word dignified. Everyone in this palace knows that since the death of the eldest prince, the queen wanted to tie the emperor to her pillow in order to conceive another legitimate son. Fortunately, the queen is pregnant again, otherwise all of our concubines would be unable to see the emperor every day, and all of them would become husband-looking stones."

What she said was indeed a bit vulgar. The royal family members and ladies at the table, those with a higher status than her, all cast disdainful glances at her. Those with a lower status than her did not dare to express it openly and covered it up with their sleeves. His mouth sneered secretly.

However, Concubine Zhuang looked calm and didn't care about other people's eyes at all.

Lin Xuezhu, on the other hand, laughed openly.

Concubine Zhuang turned her head, looked at Lin Xuezhu and said, "Why is Princess Xiang laughing?"

"It's really funny for me to laugh at Concubine Zhuang." Lin Xuezhu said ambiguously.

Everyone else thought that Lin Xuezhu was being sarcastic, and even snickered.

Only Concubine Zhuang snorted softly and said, "You are the only one who is knowledgeable."

Chapter 458 Isn't it just that you are full?

After listening to Zhuang Guifei's words, Lin Xuezhu smiled and said nothing.

She knew she was not being sarcastic.

The so-called enemy of an enemy is a friend. This Zhuang Guifei is at least not an enemy to her.

Moreover, she sincerely felt that in this era, being able to speak out what was on her mind without restraint was both lucky and brave.

When it comes to matters between men and women, the fourth princess cannot speak.

The Queen took over the conversation and said: "Concubine Zhuang, there are princesses and ladies here who have not gone out of line. It is not appropriate for you to say this."

Concubine Zhuang disagreed, "Since they have not gone out of line, they will not want this kind of banquet for women. "Why are you joining in the fun?"

"Concubine Zhuang, today's banquet is to welcome Princess Xiang. The princesses and ladies are here to show their respect," the queen said, giving Lin Xuezhu a thoughtful look.

Although Lin Xuezhu caught a glimpse of the queen's eyes from the corner of his eye, he could clearly tell that the queen meant to provoke a fight between her and Concubine Zhuang.

This woman is really restless.

Lin Xuezhu sneered in his heart.

It goes without saying what the Queen's attitude towards her was.

Today's banquet is all about face.

Is it possible that you still want her and Concubine Zhuang to turn against each other?

Haha, the queen is so virtuous and capable, why should she obey the queen's wishes?

When he was about to speak, he was overtaken by Concubine Zhuang.

Concubine Zhuang said: "What do you value? You have asked someone for something, so why don't you start pretending to show it to others? It's not enough to hold a banquet in the palace to entertain Princess Xiang. You have to invite so many people here because you want to show that the queen is virtuous and good at serving the emperor. Do you want to share your worries?"

Lin Xuezhu couldn't help but secretly clicked her tongue after hearing this.

Concubine Zhuang was too bold to expose the Queen's shortcomings in public. She was really not afraid of offending the Queen!

After Concubine Zhuang said this, the queen, who had originally wanted to provoke her, suddenly felt that the target of the attack was aimed at herself.

She glanced at Lin Xuezhu and couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Lin Xuezhu's expression was as usual.

She held her stomach and gasped several times.

The fourth princess immediately stood up and said anxiously: "Mother, what's wrong with you? You're not feeling well, but what's wrong with the fetus in your belly?"

The queen raised her head weakly, glanced at the fourth princess, pretended to be calm, and waved waved his hand.

Seeing this, Concubine Zhuang sneered lightly and muttered: "Whoever is not pregnant yet, show off to me by acting pretentious."

She said this so quietly that only the people sitting next to her could hear her.

Lin Xuezhu heard it, but just pretended not to hear it, smiled lightly and said nothing.

The queen finally stabilized amid the condolences from everyone.

She laughed at herself: "Perhaps it is true as Concubine Zhuang said, I am getting older and it is extremely difficult to conceive this child. After all, it is not as easy as when I was young."

All the ladies of the palace quickly blew rainbow farts and The Queen smiled happily.

Lin Xuezhu caught a glimpse of Concubine Zhuang with a rather disdainful snort.

At the same time, the queen looked at Concubine Zhuang with the grace of a winner.

The meaning is very clear: so what if you are favored? Unless I die, you will still be concubines!

Lin Xuezhu: Okay, I'm not interested in you fighting.

The pretense was almost over, and the queen waved her hand, "Let's have a banquet."

"Aunt, what are you going to eat?" Lin Xuezhu turned around and said to Mrs. Lu.

Mr. Lu shook his head, "I won't eat, you can eat."

In this palace, there is no reason to eat with someone at the table.

Lin Xuezhu didn't care about that, picked up an emerald shrimp ball and stuffed it into Lu's mouth.

Mr. Lu was caught off guard and had no choice but to eat.

When the ladies of the palace nearby saw this scene, they all smiled and mocked Princess Xiang for not knowing the rules.

Concubine Zhuang, on the other hand, looked at this scene thoughtfully. Although she had a stinky face, there was obviously envy in her eyes.

The queen also saw this scene and said with a smile: "Princess Xiang really knows how to be considerate."

Everyone knows that the queen's words are obviously a compliment, but secretly they are sarcastic.

Lin Xuezhu, however, didn't seem to understand, and said sincerely: "My aunt is my husband's only blood relative in this world. My husband is away at war. If I don't take good care of my aunt for her, wouldn't it be a chill for my husband?"

As soon as these words came out, Everyone has some ideas in mind.

Under the guise of taking care of Prince Xiang's family, the emperor brought the princess and Mr. Lu into the palace. During the banquet, he only arranged a seat for the princess, completely ignoring the fact that Mr. Lu was just a commoner.

This differential treatment is not about taking care of Wang Xiang's family, but it is clearly about looking after others.

Could it be that as Concubine Zhuang said, the Queen was just showing off to everyone?

Suddenly, everyone looked at the Queen with some profound meaning.

The queen noticed the awkwardness in the atmosphere and said with a smile: "In this case, I have not thought carefully. Come, give a seat to the Lu family."

At this time, the seats in the palace were all full, and the queen wanted to give a seat to the Lu family. , naturally she can only be placed at the end.

Lin Xuezhu said with a smile: "Queen, you don't have to be so troublesome. I have always been very close to my aunt, so we can just share the same table."

The queen thought for a while, nodded and said: "In that case, I will accept Princess Xiang."

With the queen's approval, , Lin Xuezhu turned around and tugged on Lu's sleeves, gesturing for her to sit next to him.

Mrs. Lu did not refuse, took a step forward and sat down quietly.

Although the Lu family is not a wealthy family, it is a well-behaved family.

When Lu's daughter leaves home, she will never be ridiculed for etiquette.

Seeing Lu's proper etiquette, the ladies of the palace also thought highly of her.

A few people who still have impressions of Concubine Lu back then were filled with emotion.

These two sisters are quite similar in their words and deeds.

Lin Xuezhu didn't care what others thought. After Mrs. Lu sat down, she started to cook with her head down.

There was no way, in order to create a haggard image, she and Mrs. Lu hadn't eaten for a day, and they were scratching their heads with hunger.

Although the food in the palace is not as smooth as Grandma Ma's, it is more exquisite and tastes good.

Seeing Lin Xuezhu eating, the fourth princess said to the fifth princess next to her: "Look at her, she looks like she has never eaten. She just stuffed such a big shrimp ball into her mouth, and her mouth was too big. "

The fifth princess had a calm temperament. When she heard this, she only glanced at Lin Xuezhu lightly and did not reply.

Concubine Zhuang, on the other hand, watched Lin Xuezhu eating with great interest.

After thinking for a moment, he also picked up a shrimp ball and stuffed it into his mouth.

The fresh, sweet and chewy shrimp meat fills the entire mouth. After taking a bite, a feeling of satisfaction suddenly rises in my heart.

It turns out that eating a big meal is such a happy thing!

Concubine Zhuang seemed to have discovered a new world.

She just regretted why she didn't try this earlier.

Like the ladylike education she had received since she was a child, she always ate in small bites, as if she was stuffing her teeth between her teeth. It was really boring.

What's that sentence called?

Full of food.

Yes, just after eating enough.

If you leave a good meal but it doesn't taste good, it's just because you're full.

Chapter 459: This heartless child,

everyone originally despised Princess Xiang for not eating properly. Seeing that Concubine Zhuang also started to eat voraciously, they also despised Concubine Zhuang.

Thinking about it again, there are some similarities between Concubine Zhuang and Princess Xiang.

They all come from small families, and when they climb high branches, sparrows turn into phoenixes.

No wonder, the words and deeds of these two people are quite similar.

hehe.

These palace ladies, after showing contempt for others, behave more politely themselves.

It seems that this can better highlight their nobility.

After enduring it for a long time, the fourth princess finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Lin Xuezhu and Zhuang Guifei were sitting opposite her, eating with such big mouthfuls that she lost her appetite.

So, Si Tao said with disdain: "How come Princess Xiang's appearance is so bad? Didn't anyone teach you the rules when you were in the palace?"

As he said that, he glanced at Mrs. Lu again.

That expression clearly said that as the only blood relative of Prince Xiang, who was in charge of the palace, why didn't he manage the princess clearly?

In the end, Mrs. Lu just looked at Lin Xuezhu with a smile, her face full of doting.

The fourth princess was even more disgusted, and thought to herself: No wonder Princess Xiang is so unruly, it turns out that the Lu family is used to it. When the fourth princess was about to say something, Concubine Leng Buldingzhuang spoke first

, "Did the fourth princess not hear what the queen said? Princess Xiang was tired from traveling and traveling, and she didn't eat well or sleep well along the way. What's wrong with her being a little hungry?"

, Concubine Zhuang had been sending firepower to the Queen, but now she was protective of Lin Xuezhu, which made all the ladies in the palace feel strange.

The queen also became nervous.

Is this Concubine Zhuang trying to win over Concubine Xiang?

Then she couldn't sit back and ignore it.

If these two gangsters get together, will the palace be turned upside down by them?

This is still a small matter.

What if Concubine Zhuang covets the throne, and Yuan Xiu holds military power...

The queen didn't dare to think about it anymore, and said quickly: "Princess Xiang makes people happy when she eats. The women in our palace are too picky. , We should learn from Princess Xiang in the future."

Everyone could hear that the queen was mocking Princess Xiang for not being picky.

After all, only those who come from a small family are not picky. Those raised by nobles and nobles are picky.

Lin Xuezhu smiled harmlessly and said kindly: "Queen, please don't let the women in the palace imitate me. I am a disease caught on the road of exile. If I don't eat quickly, they will leave without waiting for me." As soon as

these words came out . , everyone was speechless and looked at the queen awkwardly.

There was also a hint of embarrassment on the queen's face, and she forced a smile and said, "Princess Xiang is really suffering."

Concubine Zhuang couldn't help laughing, and glanced at Lin Xuezhu with admiration.

Lin Xuezhu blinked her innocent eyes and said, "Thank you for your concern, Queen. Suffering hardships are the wealth of life. If you don't endure hardships, you will never know how sweet your life will be."

What she said was quite reasonable, and she also had a calm and calm temperament. .

But for the queen, it is quite difficult to answer.

She was soaking in a honeypot, how could she discuss the benefits of suffering with others.

She simply has no position to say such a thing.

Seeing the queen's silent look, Lin Xuezhu smiled generously.

But he was sneering in his heart: If you play Yin and Yang with me, I will kill you with a bowl of poisonous chicken soup!

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit cold, the concubine next to Concubine Zhuang said: "Queen, how can you not drink some wine on such a happy day? We people, we have to offer Princess Xiang a drink, so we can wish Prince Xiang a victory." "

Since the queen wants to continue the play, someone who knows a little about words and emotions will naturally accompany her.

It's a quiet time, isn't it a good time for them to perform?

The queen looked at the concubine with a smile and said: "Yes, because I am pregnant, the people below forgot to prepare the wine. Come, go and take out the osmanthus wine that I have collected. Don't, because of me, It ruined everyone's fun."

She still remembered that before Lin Xuezhu was exiled, one person drank down a group of people.

She was quite timid about drinking with Lin Xuezhu, but fortunately, she didn't need to drink when she was pregnant.

As for the others...let them also know what it feels like to be drunk and lose their temper.

The queen was full of bad taste, just waiting to see everyone's jokes.

After a while, a maid brought wine.

The fragrance of osmanthus and wine mixed together and filled the entire hall.

"The wine in the Queen's Palace is indeed the most suitable for us women to drink. It is definitely the best." Someone flattered.

One person started, and others followed. After a while, Rainbow Fart held the queen as if she was drunk.

However, everyone just blew rainbow farts, but no one toasted.

Those who stood still were those who had suffered losses from Lin Xuezhu before.

The person who suggested drinking was the emperor's concubine Xina, and she didn't know how powerful Lin Xuezhu was.

She did want to propose a toast, but her position was not suitable for such a start.

The people above her didn't move, so how could she dominate the scene?

So, after the rainbow fart was blown, the atmosphere became a little cold again.

The queen was just worried.

Her eyes swept across the faces of the palace ladies, as if urging them.

However, the ladies of the palace who had always been warm to her were now avoiding her gaze.

The atmosphere became even more awkward now. The wine was served, the rainbow fart was blown, but no one drank.

How enthusiastic it was just now, everyone is so embarrassed now.

Originally, it was embarrassing enough to take care of a princess who had just returned from exile.

By forcing themselves to go to the banquet, they were already giving the queen face. Could it be that they had to sacrifice themselves and drink with that bottomless pit!

Seeing that the atmosphere was cold, the Queen quickly said: "Concubine Zhuang, you have the highest status among this palace. Why don't you take the lead and give Princess Xiang a drink?"

When the Queen spoke, Concubine Zhuang looked cold, but when she took the When he picked up the wine glass and faced Lin Xuezhu, there was a smile on his face.

"Princess Xiang, I respect you and hope that everything goes well for you during your time in the palace."

What she said was quite meaningful.

Lin Xuezhu only listened to it as an ordinary sentence.

She said with a smile: "I also wish that Concubine Zhuang's wishes will come true."

The two of them touched their cups lightly, and each drank while covering it with their sleeves.

With Zhuang Guifei at the beginning, others naturally cannot hide behind.

However, Lin Xuezhu would not actually drink with them. As usual, he would cover it with his sleeves and quietly move the wine into the space.

The female relatives were too drunk, and some of them blushed after a glass of wine.

Lin Xuezhu's face remained calm and composed.

The queen thought to herself: It's coming, it's coming, this bottomless pit is coming. Judging from her appearance, she must have practiced her drinking capacity during this trip to the North.

It is said that people in the north are good at drinking because of the cold weather. Princess Xiang is already good at drinking wine, but now she is even more powerful.

Just as the queen was thinking secretly, the fourth princess stood up and said: "Princess Xiang, I offer you three glasses of wine, can you still drink it?"

The queen held her forehead: What a heartless child!

Chapter 460: A good start.

The fourth princess was pampered by the queen and grew up, a little ignorant of the world.

She felt that she was a royal person, blessed by God, and everything in the world should be used for her.

She had tried drinking before and thought it was nothing more than that.

So now, she really wanted to challenge Lin Xuezhu.

What she was thinking was quite simple. Lin Xuezhu had already drank with everyone, so she must be able to support herself now.

Lin Xuezhu would definitely be unable to resist her three toasts.

The queen had seen Lin Xuezhu's strength and quickly stopped her: "Xiaosi, don't be ridiculous. Princess Xiang drank too much. How can you toast three glasses at once?"

She didn't know how capable her daughter was.

But the fourth princess disagreed and said: "Three toasts, it shows that I am more sincere."

"Exactly, mother and daughter are the same." Concubine Zhuang muttered softly.

The implication of her words is that the queen talks a lot and is a snake, and her daughter also talks a lot but is a sword.

It's really ridiculous to say something so nice when you clearly have bad intentions towards someone!

Lin Xuezhu found it very funny when she saw that Concubine Zhuang would quarrel with anyone related to the Queen.

She picked up the wine glass and said to the fourth princess: "I am very grateful for the fourth princess's kindness. It's just that the fourth princess is still young and should not drink too much. Should I drink tea instead of a bar?"

As she said that, she gave the queen a searching look. .

The queen immediately raised her hand and asked the maid to change tea for the fourth princess.

However, the fourth princess's eyes stood up and she said displeasedly: "Why, Princess Xiang looks down on me?"

"I don't dare." Lin Xuezhu looked submissive.

Seeing her cowardice, the fourth princess became even more arrogant and said: "Stop talking nonsense and drink quickly."

After that, she drained the wine in the glass first.

Seeing this posture, Lin Xuezhu smiled and said nothing, and also drank a drink.

She knew that the fourth princess couldn't help but be excited.

After three glasses of wine, the fourth princess's face turned red and she felt a little dizzy.

She swayed, her eyes blurred.

When the queen saw her look, she knew she was a little drunk, and said quickly: "Come here, help the fourth princess down to rest."

"No need!" The fourth princess was a very strong person. She was obviously a little dizzy, but she held the table steady. Calm your mind.

At this time, Concubine Zhuang spoke, "Fourth Princess, what do you think you are trying to do? How big of a person do you have the capacity to drink, and yet you are drinking with Princess Xiang?"

The irritation of these words was obvious, and the Queen couldn't help but stare. He glanced at Concubine Zhuang.

She could tolerate Concubine Zhuang provoking her no matter what she wanted, except that she couldn't touch her child.

However, the fourth princess was already aroused.

She still didn't believe it. She was a princess, but her drinking capacity was not as good as that of a princess from a small family!

The fourth princess shook her head, picked up the wine bottle, walked to Lin Xuezhu's table, and said, "Princess Xiang, come on, let's drink again."

"The fourth princess is drunk, so she should go back and rest quickly. The fourth princess is like this, the queen I'll be anxious." Lin Xuezhu said calmly.

The fourth princess slammed the wine bottle on Lin Xuezhu's table, "Why, you look down on me?"

"Don't dare. It's just for fun. There's no need to be serious." Lin Xuezhu said.

The fourth princess snorted coldly, "I am in a good mood today. Are you going to drink?"

Lin Xuezhu said, "Please go back and rest."

"What qualifications do you have to care about me?" The fourth princess directly poured the wine bottle on Lin Xuezhu's head. Throw it up.

Lin Xuezhu tilted his head slightly and avoided most of the attacks, but he was still hit on the forehead by the handle of the wine bottle.

With a bang, the wine bottle fell to the ground and broke.

The fragrant osmanthus wine was flowing everywhere.

"Xue Zhu!" Mrs. Lu exclaimed.

At the same time, everyone in the hall looked over in surprise.

Lin Xuezhu covered her forehead and reached out to comfort Lu.

The fourth princess shouted: "You, Princess Xiang, who is from a humble background, why should you control me? Do you think that by climbing into my uncle's bed, you can be a husband and a wife, and ascend to the elegant hall? Let me tell you, You have no right to speak in this palace, and I am not the one to teach you! Even your husband is just a servant of my father!"

"Xiaosi!" the queen shouted: "Don't talk nonsense! Lin Xuezhu

also stood up and said calmly: "The fourth princess is drunk, I don't mean that."

Even though she was used to big winds and waves, she didn't understand what the fourth princess was going crazy about at this moment.

However, she did like it when the fourth princess went crazy. After all, it was the royal family that was being disgraced.

The fourth princess's father, emperor and mother tried their best to pretend to be peaceful, but this hypocrisy was torn to pieces by their own daughter.

I just wanted to show the other palace family members and ladies what kind of face the royal family is like.

Seeing that the fourth princess was not acting well, the queen quickly asked her maid to take her down by force.

Then, she pretended to apologize to Lin Xuezhu and said: "Princess Xiang, children are ignorant, don't take it to heart. Xiaosi has been spoiled by me. She means what she says but doesn't mean what she says."

Lin Xuezhu was unfazed and said calmly: "Queen, I am concubine. If you feel unwell, please leave."

She did not accept the Queen's words.

If a child is ignorant, shouldn't adults teach her to be sensible?

What's the point of forcing others to forgive!

The queen wanted to persuade her to stay, so Concubine Zhuang also stood up and said, "Queen, I am exhausted and have returned to the palace."

The rest of the palace family and ladies did not want to stay any longer.

The royal family was in great disgrace today. As witnesses, they felt like they were sitting on pins and needles.

Seeing that Concubine Zhuang took the lead, the others quickly followed and stood up to leave.

The Queen's carefully planned dinner ended in an unhappy affair.

This time, the queen really got a little angry.

There was a dull pain in her abdomen, and after everyone had dispersed, she asked the young eunuch to call for the imperial doctor.

After the imperial doctor came to see her, he said that the problem was not serious, but that the queen had been overthinking and that it would be better to concentrate on raising the fetus.

The queen felt relieved now.

On the other side, Lin Xuezhu was taken to a side hall of Fengyi Palace by the young eunuch. This would be her and Lu's future residence.

Lin Xuezhu asked the young eunuch, "My father-in-law and I are destined to be together. Last time my father-in-law sent me away from the palace, I didn't have time to ask, what is your father-in-law's surname?"

The young eunuch said quickly: "I'm afraid, my surname is Quan."

"Eunuch Quan." Lin Xuezhu was polite. The ground screamed.

Quan Gong said fairly: "This slave will be responsible for serving the princess from now on. If the princess needs anything, just tell me."

Lin Xuezhu felt happy.

This father-in-law said a kind word to her when she was in trouble before. He must have had no ill intentions towards her at that time.

However, since this person was from the Queen's Palace, he might have been assigned by the Queen to monitor her.

But it's better to have someone who doesn't have any ill intentions to monitor her than someone who does.

Lin Xuezhu thought this way and became more confident about her future palace life.

It's a good start, it just depends on how she operates.