"That's the Princess of Yan?"
"This is obviously the flower viewing banquet of the Ningguo Mansion, why is the Princess of Yan also here?"
"Who knows why she is here? Also, why did the old lady of the Duke of Ningguo come out at this time..."
"It can't be possible that the old lady of the Duke of Ningguo also sent an invitation to the Princess of Yan?"
"This... is not right. When did the old lady of Duke Ningguo have any friendship with the Princess of Yan?"
Caught off guard by the figure of the Princess of Yan, the ladies standing not far away looked at each other and couldn't help but whisper.
The husbands of these ladies all held high official positions. Sometimes, their husbands would talk about some court affairs in the house, but they could not be considered confidential.
Among them, the eldest princess of Yan State sent envoys from Yan State several times to request to enter the palace to meet the emperor, but they were all rejected by the emperor. This was enough to show that the emperor disliked Yan State.
Several ladies also heard about the incident in which the Princess of Yan deliberately sent people to break into the prison in the capital. They mentioned it in private and laughed at the Princess of Yan's recklessness.
Now that they had really met the Princess of Yan, they did not dare to laugh or joke in front of her.
In particular, the Princess of Yan seemed to look a little unhappy at this time.
Yan Ji stopped and glanced at the old lady of the Duke of Ningguo standing beside her with a look of suspicion, "I came here uninvited, the old lady of the Duke of Ningguo should not refuse me this honor, right?"
The old lady of Ningguo: "..."
The old lady of Duke Ningguo had a kind face and said in a calm tone: "Princess Yan Chang is able to come to the mansion to appreciate the flowers, and I naturally welcome her."
The reason why the old lady of Duke Ningguo held a flower-viewing banquet today was to select a girl with a good temperament and the ability to handle the overall situation for her eldest grandson.
But she couldn't just invite those girls over, so she sent invitations to each mansion, asking the ladies of each mansion to bring their daughters over to appreciate the flowers.
For this purpose, the old lady of Duke Ningguo also invited the prince's concubine, the prince's concubine, and several ladies with imperial edicts to come and support the occasion.
But the old lady of the Duke of Ningguo never expected that when she had packed up and was about to take her three daughters-in-law out, she heard the doorman coming to report that the Princess of Yan was also here.
The old lady of Duke Ningguo could not refuse, for fear of losing the etiquette of the Duke's Mansion and being laughed at by others, so she could only bring the Princess of Yan with her.
It turns out that he came uninvited——
Everyone standing in the garden heard it clearly.
Suddenly, they looked at the Princess of Yan with some contempt.
This Princess of Yan State is so shameless that she dared to come in person without even receiving an invitation!
Everyone was complaining in their hearts.
Concubine Xiao remembered what the Crown Prince had said to her before leaving. Once the Princess of Yan got wind of the news, she would definitely follow him to the Ningguo Mansion.
Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince guessed it right!
The Princess of Yan State really came to the Duke of Ningguo’s Mansion!
Concubine Xiao took a deep breath, and subconsciously pulled Lu Xiaoxiao behind her and stood in front of her.
Concubine Xiao tilted her head, and under Lu Xiaoxiao's surprised gaze, she reminded in a low voice: "Your Highness said before that the Princess of Yan has been trying to cause trouble for the people in the Crown Prince's Mansion. You and I must be careful."
In fact, His Royal Highness's original words were: "The Princess of Yan is vindictive, like a mad dog. If you really meet her in the Ningguo Mansion, please protect Xiaoxiao."
If the Princess of Yan really wants to cause trouble for them, Concubine Xiao doesn't have to be scared. After all, she is the Crown Prince's concubine. She can just bring up the title of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when something happens.
"So she is the Princess of Yan State."
Lu Xiaoxiao had never seen her before, but she had seen her husband.
I don’t know if the Princess of Yan has set her sights on me.
Lu Xiaoxiao immediately perked up her alertness, and quickly searched the system for the story about the Princess of Yan State.
[The Princess of Yan is really coming for me and Concubine Xiao! ]
[Let me see what the Princess of Yan wants to do! ]
[Hiss, this plan is really sinister! ]
Hearing these words suddenly, Concubine Xiao's heart skipped a beat. She stared with her beautiful eyes at the Princess of Yan standing in front of her, as if she wanted to see through her conspiracy.
Too bad, she couldn't see through it at all.
[Kidnapped, destroyed, and thrown in front of the Prince's mansion? ]
Lu Xiaoxiao had a cold face and frowned as she continued to scroll down.
[The Princess of Yan State had already sent someone to bribe a maid and a guard in the Ningguo Mansion, waiting for Concubine Xiao and I to separate, and then tied us both up? ]
[The Princess of Yan is really greedy. She wants to catch two after catching one? ]
Hearing this, Concubine Xiao was inexplicably speechless. She had not expected that the Princess of Yan was so greedy. If both of them disappeared in the Duke of Ningguo's Mansion, then the matter would become a big deal. By then, the Crown Prince would be able to trace the cause back to the Princess of Yan without much effort.
What's more, Lu Xiaoxiao is the apple of the Crown Prince's eye!
Lu Xiaoxiao didn't know what Concubine Xiao was sighing in her heart. She saw how the Princess of Yan planned to separate her and Concubine Xiao.
[Let the bribed maid take the opportunity to pour tea on me and Concubine Xiao? ]
Lu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but roll her eyes at this kind of house fighting drama. She would not be fooled. Even if she was splashed with tea, she would stand here.
[As for Concubine Xiao, I have to remind her first, lest she really falls for it later. ]
Concubine Xiao coughed lightly and silently: ...She already knows.
Lu Xiaoxiao tugged at Concubine Xiao's sleeve and whispered, "Sister Concubine, if any maids come close to you, please get away as soon as possible."
Concubine Xiao patted the back of her hand and said gently, "Don't worry, I will be careful."
Yun Liu and Yun Xu, who were standing by, looked at their two cousins-in-law with a bewildered look on their faces. They had no idea what the two cousins-in-law were saying in sign language and they didn't understand anything at all.
Yunxu couldn't help but be curious, "Cousins, what are you talking about?"
Concubine Xiao pulled her two cousins closer before speaking: "It's nothing, actually. Have you seen the Princess of Yan? Your cousin the Crown Prince has some issues with her, so don't get close to her."
Yun Liu and Yun Xu both showed understanding on their faces.
Anyone who goes against the Crown Prince's cousin is not a good person, and this Princess Yan is definitely not a good person either!
"Don't worry, cousins. We won't get close to her!"
Yun Liu and Yun Xu both swore solemnly.
Concubine Xiao nodded: "That's good."
As for the Princess Yan's evil plan, they still have to be on guard to avoid falling into the trap by accident.
Lu Xiaoxiao thought so too, "Sister Concubine, let cousin Liu and cousin Xu follow us."
She was afraid that the Princess of Yan would come up with another plan if her first one failed, so it would be better for them to stay together.
Hearing this, Concubine Xiao said, "Okay."
Yun Liu looked back at her mother who was still chatting with Madam Ye. Her mother seemed to have forgotten her and her sister, so it would be fine for her and her sister to follow her cousin.
Yun Liu nodded and said okay.
……
However, there are some things that Lu Xiaoxiao and the others cannot avoid just because they want to.
"I heard that the Crown Prince's concubine is here too. I wonder if I can get a glimpse of her beauty?"
In front of the old lady of Duke Ningguo, Yan Ji pretended to appreciate the flowers for a while and then asked about the prince's concubine.
This time she came for the prince's woman, not to really appreciate such a nearly withered flower. She wanted to make the prince of Li regret capturing her consort!
Anyway, she has already cooperated with the Fourth Prince of Li. If she really kills the Crown Prince of Li's woman and asks the Fourth Prince of Li to help her clean up the mess, the Fourth Prince of Li should be willing to do so, right?
Yan Ji sneered in her heart. She couldn't wait to see the woman of the Crown Prince of Li kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy from her...
Hearing this, the old lady of Duke Ningguo frowned slightly. She was already at this age, so naturally she had more things to think about.
As for the true identity of the previous Jiangnan Governor Shi Weian, the old lady of Ningguo had also heard from the Duke, and she also knew that it was the Crown Prince who found evidence and brought Shi Weian back to Shengjing...
After pondering for a moment, the old lady of Duke Ningguo exchanged a look with her eldest daughter-in-law, Liu, without any expression.
Liu nodded slightly, turned and walked out.
Liu was originally standing off to the side, and behind the old lady of the Duke of Ningguo. Now everyone's attention was on the eldest princess of Yan, and few people noticed that Liu had left.
Liu's two sisters-in-law were also covering for her.
The old lady of Duke Ningguo pretended that her hearing was not working well and did not hear the question asked by the Princess of Yan.
The ladies present also kept silent. As for the young ladies, since their mothers did not speak, it was even more impossible for them to answer the Princess of Yan.
Why would a princess from Yan come to Li to show off her power?
Can she see the Crown Prince's concubine whenever she wants?!
Seeing this, Yan Ji's face darkened and she snorted coldly, "Why are you silent?"
The old lady of the Duke of Ningguo said calmly, "All the ladies are enjoying the flowers. I'm afraid you didn't hear what Princess Yan said."
Yan Ji: “…”
Do you think she is blind?
"you--"
Being ignored by everyone, Yan Ji was about to lose her temper when she suddenly saw a pretty woman walking towards her.
"Princess Yan Chang wants to see this concubine?"
Concubine Xiao walked slowly to the front of the Princess of Yan State and said with a smile: "Now that you have seen it, I wonder if Princess Yan has any advice for you?"
She came over with green onions.
Lu Xiaoxiao, Yun Liu and Yun Xu all stood there with their maids and did not come over.
Yan Ji looked at Concubine Xiao for a moment and sneered: "Are you the Crown Prince's Concubine?"
When saying this, there was a hint of contempt in Yan Ji's eyes.
The prince of Li State had such bad taste that a girl like this, who was only average looking, was able to enter the prince's mansion.
Concubine Xiao could naturally see the arrogant look on the Princess of Yan's face. However, they were standing on the territory of Li, so she had no idea what the Princess of Yan was so arrogant about.
Concubine Xiao raised her eyebrows and said, "If you have anything to say, Princess Yan, please speak up. I would like to enjoy the flowers and have no interest in standing here with Princess Yan."
Yan Ji looked at her coldly, and said with a fake smile: "I just want to get to know the Crown Prince's concubine. I wonder if the Crown Prince's concubine would be so kind as to accompany me to sit in the pavilion?"
Concubine Xiao immediately became alert.
She wants to separate her and Lu Xiaoxiao!
Concubine Xiao was about to open her mouth to refuse when she suddenly heard a cry of pain from behind.
Concubine Xiao turned around quickly.
Only after she saw the situation clearly and found that Lu Xiaoxiao was not injured did she feel relieved.
Wen, the second daughter-in-law of the Ningguo Duke's wife, had already walked over quickly.
The ladies and young ladies present also looked at Lu Xiaoxiao curiously.
Then I saw a maid kneeling on the ground, crying.
The prince's concubine stared at the maid with a cold face.
"what happened?"
After approaching, Wen glanced at the maid kneeling on the ground and began to ask.
I heard that Lu Liangyuan is deeply favored by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so we must not offend her easily.
Lu Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, still feeling a little scared. She looked up at Wen and said, "Just now, this maid brought a pot of boiling hot tea and wanted to pour it on me."
"Luckily, cousin Liu was quite skilled and pulled me back in time. Otherwise, I would have been scalded by the scalding hot tea..."
As she spoke, Lu Xiaoxiao kicked the teapot that fell at her feet.
Although she had known that a maid would want to pour tea on her, she really didn't expect that this maid would be so tough and directly come over with a teapot!
"Cousin Liu, it was really thanks to you that I was able to achieve this."
Lu Xiaoxiao thanked him solemnly.
Yun Liu quickly waved his hand: "Cousin, there's no need to be so formal."
She grew up in the northwest and was proficient in horse riding and archery. She also learned a few tricks from her father. Unfortunately, there was still many tricks she had not learned because her father was no longer around.
Thinking of this, Yun Liu felt a little sad.
Yunxu sighed, she was also very sad.
After listening to Lu Liangyuan's explanation, Wen said angrily, "I didn't expect that there would be such a mean slave in my house!"
"Someone, tie her up and throw her into the woodshed!"
"Yes."
Immediately, two strong maids pulled the maid up and dragged her away.
The maid wanted to beg for mercy, but when she met the eyes of the Princess of Yan, she gave up.
Her parents and younger brother were all in the hands of the Princess of Yan. In order to save their lives, she could not reveal the identity of the Princess of Yan.
The maidservant was disheartened and was dragged away in silence.
At this moment, Concubine Xiao also came over.
Concubine Xiao simply ignored the Princess of Yan, so naturally she did not see the latter's face which was as gloomy as ink.
As soon as she left, Lu Xiaoxiao got into trouble. Although she escaped unharmed, Concubine Xiao was still very worried about her.
Concubine Xiao took Lu Xiaoxiao's hand with a worried look and checked her from head to toe: "Sister Lu, are you injured?"
Lu Xiaoxiao shook her head: "I'm fine with cousin Liu protecting me."
Yun Liu: "Actually, I didn't do anything."
Lu Xiaoxiao didn't expect that the maid bribed by the Princess of Yan would take action so quickly.
Concubine Xiao had clearly just left his side!
Lu Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and looked at the Princess of Yan with a calm expression.
But he was met with the latter's almost vicious and hateful eyes.
She is...
Huh? She hates herself?
Lu Xiaoxiao had no doubt that if she were standing in front of the Princess of Yan at this moment, she would be slapped in the face.
But why did the Princess of Yan hate her?
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