Traveling through famine years, peasant girls hold space in their hands to store food

Lu Qingqing and Chu Haochen looked at each other in the hall, but Princess Changning next to them seemed to have guessed it long ago and curled the corners of her lips slightly.

"The Emperor is really great, but he doesn't dote on Concubine Yu very much..."

Chu Haochen smiled slightly and said softly that she still didn't understand the emperor.

Lu Qingqing tilted her head as if she understood what was going on, and saw Liu Ling'er being dragged back to her seat in the hall by Lord Liu and his wife. The Empress Yu at the top was looking at the Emperor in disbelief.

The Queen and Noble Consort De looked at each other, and they both raised the corners of their lips tacitly.

The officials below were whispering among themselves. The housekeepers who had just been envious of Liu Ling'er fell silent. If the final reward was like this, it would be better not to have it.

"Look, Liu Ling'er is no longer so proud this time."

"Yeah! Didn't you see how arrogant she was just now, tsk tsk..."

These words also reached Lu Qingqing's ears. She raised the corners of her lips slightly and whispered in Chu Haochen's ear.

"Look at Concubine Yu's expression, it's just like..."

She didn't say anything else. Chu Haochen picked up a piece of cake and placed it in front of her, then raised his chin to signal her to eat.

Lu Qingqing rolled her eyes. She was the only one who kept talking that night.

At this time, the palace banquet was coming to an end. The emperor and the empress stood up and slowly left at the eunuch's loud shout.

Princess Changning stood up at this time and looked at her son and daughter-in-law beside her, and said softly, "Let's go back to this point."

Lu Qingqing followed her mother-in-law obediently and walked out of Qingyan Palace.

Behind him, under Xiao Ziyi's sarcasm, Xiao Zihong clenched his fists and stared coldly at the backs of Xiao Ziyi and his brother with a pair of sinister eyes. It seems that some things have to be done as soon as possible!

He left the palace and went straight to the Second Prince's Mansion. Qi Xueer in the room was sitting in front of a bronze mirror, silently shedding tears, and didn't notice anything behind her.

Xiao Zihong walked slowly behind her and stretched out his hand to stop her.

"Don't be sad, I will feel bad if you do this."

When Qi Xueer heard his words, she burst into tears and asked Xiao Zihong what to do if the emperor and the empress wanted to see the child.

Xiao Zihong gently soothed her emotions, and only after she calmed down a little did he whisper to her about his plan.

"What did you say? Is this...is this possible?"

"Don't worry, I've asked my subordinates to prepare everything. Now you pack up and I'll take you away."

Qi Xueer nodded slightly with a pale face, and finally she pointed to and took out a jade pendant that Xiao Zihong had given her in the room.

When Xiao Zihong saw how precious it was to her and wanted to see what it was, she embarrassedly lowered her eyes and spread out her palm.

"Xue'er...I will never let you down." As he spoke, he hugged her in his arms.

Xiao Zihong understood the signal from his subordinates outside. He lowered his eyes to look at the person in his arms and asked softly, "Are you ready?"

Qi Xueer nodded firmly, and finally asked hesitantly, "What about her personal maid?"

Xiao Zihong looked at her without saying anything, but Qi Xueer understood the maid's fate from his eyes.

A mist welled up in her eyes and her hands tightly grasped Xiao Zihong's robe, which finally turned into a helpless sigh.

Xiao Zihong didn't stay for long. He carried the person out of the room and disappeared into the yard. A cup of tea later, Qi Xueer's room caught fire. When the servants found it, the flames were so high that there was no way to put out the fire. The roof of the yard soon collapsed due to the fire.

"Quick, someone is coming!"

"Go away!"

"The princess is still in there, what should we do? What should we do?"

The servants in the yard stood there, not knowing what to do. The buckets of water poured on the fire could not put out even the slightest flame.

They all looked at her with despair. If something really happened to the princess, the emperor...

At this time, Xiao Zihong and his men had already returned to the prepared yard in the city.

The servants and maids there were all carefully selected by him, and the maids and old women who served Qi Xueer were all skilled in martial arts, so he could feel more at ease.

"Xue'er, take a rest. I'll accompany you tonight..."

As he spoke, he reached out and pulled down the bed curtain, then leaned forward.

Qi Xueer blushed as she looked at the man in front of her, wondering if she could really stay with him forever in the future. Her mood was a little complicated at this moment.

"Xue'er, you're not paying attention..."

Xiao Zihong bit her ear gently.

As the night deepened, a bright moon hung high in the night sky like a bright palace lantern, illuminating the entire house.

At this time, Yu Yao returned to the inn and stood in front of the window, asking his subordinates about the matter they asked him to investigate.

"Princess, the Fourth Prince...seems to have gone to a mansion tonight, and...brought this woman with him."

When Yu Yao heard this, a cold light flashed in her eyes. Is this man really heartless? She has been with her for so many years. Can't he really see her efforts and sincerity?

This time she begged her father to let her come to the Yuan Dynasty to marry, just to cooperate with him...

"Princess, please go to bed early."

Yu Yao collected her thoughts, turned around and walked towards the dressing table. The maid behind her began to help her take off the head ornaments from her bun one by one, serving the princess until she went to bed to rest.

Yu Yao, lying on the bed, still felt a little uncomfortable, and immediately gave instructions to her personal maid who was about to leave.

"Go and have someone find out who the woman next to the Fourth Prince is?"

"Yes!"

As she spoke, the maid leaned over and left the room.

At this time, Prince Xiao and his sister Princess Yan Xi in the next courtyard were talking about the marriage at the dinner.

"Brother, are you really going to accept that ugly guy?"

Prince Xiao half-curled his lips and said indifferently: "If she is honest, she will have a place in the backyard. If she is not honest... hehe... they are all women anyway."

Yan Xi was not that surprised by his words, because her brother already had many women in his backyard. So what if this woman was married off by the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty?

She stood up slowly, curled her red lips and said that she would go back to rest, as she wanted to stroll around the capital of the Yuan Dynasty tomorrow.

After he finished speaking, he went out with the maid.

Prince Xiao looked at his departing sister with a sinister smile in his eyes. In his heart, he always felt that it was not worth it for Princess Yu Yao to support the Fourth Prince of the Yuan Dynasty for so many years, and he always thought that she was stupid.

The emperor of Shangyu is already old, and there is no adult prince around him. Among the princesses, only the third princess is very favored. The ministers in the court are rumored to be wondering whether the emperor will make Yu Yao the crown princess in the future...

If this is the case, then the Shangyu Dynasty will soon fall into the hands of Xiao Zihong. Instead of this, it would be better for him to take this position, rather than letting it fall into the hands of outsiders, right?