The mistress died of overwork, and after rebirth, she was bad at raising her cubs

The corners of Huo Zhanting's mouth rose slightly, and his originally solemn face softened a little, showing his good mood.

Shen Qinglan pursed her lips, and couldn't help but raise her hand that was wrapped like a pig's hoof, and uttered two words with her red lips:

"So ugly."

"..."

Huo Zhanting glanced at Shen Qinglan's hand.

The originally slender and fair hands were all wrapped in gauze, wrapped around and around, like pig's trotters.

Huo Zhanting's ears couldn't help but turn red. He wanted to explain, but he didn't know how to start.

How could he make Shen Qinglan believe that his bandaging skills were good when he was in the army, and he was just distracted just now?

"puff."

Li Wu couldn't help laughing out loud.

Huo Zhanting heard Li Wu's movement and glanced at him slowly.

Li Wu didn't even wait for Huo Zhanting to say anything. His dark face suddenly became serious. He stood up straight and said to Huo Zhanting:

"Master, don't tell me. I'll go get thirty military sticks!"

You can't run away, or you'll die! It's better to beat him up!

Upon hearing this, Shen Qinglan looked at Li Wu's simple and pitiful appearance and couldn't help but speak up for him:

"Now that I am in the Zhanwang Mansion and not in the army, there is no need to be too harsh, right? How can it be worth thirty military sticks?"

Huo Zhanting pursed his lips, glanced at Li Wu lightly, and said:

"Didn't you hear what the princess said? Why don't you tell the princess..."

Before Huo Zhanting finished speaking, Li Wu's eyes sparkled with stars. He looked at Shen Qinglan with gratitude and admiration and exclaimed loudly:

"Princess, you are wise! Princess, you are kind and generous, and you have a broad mind. It is a blessing for me, for the Zhan Palace, and it is..."

Ren Wei looked at his master's increasingly gloomy face, and listened to Li Wu's servile appearance, and reached out and grabbed Li Wu helplessly.

Li Wu was flattering when he noticed Ren Wei pulling him aside. He couldn't help but shake off his hand in disgust and said:

"Tsk, why are you pulling me? Did I say anything wrong? Although our princess is a woman, her open-mindedness is much better than that of ordinary men!"

Huo Zhanting finally couldn't help it, and said quietly:

"Why? The princess is kind and generous, but I am narrow-minded?"

Upon hearing this, Li Wu's body stiffened slightly and he looked at Ren Wei for help. Ren Wei rolled his eyes and ignored him.

I've warned you, but you still want to die. Who can help you?

"Master... wuwuwu, that's not what I meant. I didn't say you were stingy, or that you were calculative, or that you would never give up. I was simply praising the princess."

Shen Qinglan found Li Wu's fawning appearance so funny that she forgot about the bad things that had just happened and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Huo Zhanting originally wanted to teach Li Wu a lesson, but when he saw Shen Qinglan smile, his mood calmed down instead.

Although he didn't know what had happened to Shen Qinglan just now, he knew that she was in a bad mood, so he intentionally wanted to divert her attention.

However, Huo Zhanting did not expect that Li Wu achieved this effect by accident.

Thinking of this, Huo Zhanting no longer had the intention to punish Li Wu. He just looked at Shen Qinglan and said:

"Xie Shaoshang has already gone to Ming Academy. The Thirteenth Prince will probably come to the mansion tomorrow. There will probably be a lot of things to do in the future. Don't tire yourself out."

Shen Qinglan nodded slightly after hearing this and said, "I'll tell Lu Huaizhu and ask him to pay more attention."

In fact, Shen Qinglan was a little hesitant at the beginning about which prince to choose.

After all, in the previous life, the battle for the throne had reached a white-hot stage.

The most notable princes in the court are the Fourth Prince, the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince.

The fourth prince is good at disguise and knows how to lie dormant. The choice of crown prince has always been just a dispute between the legitimate heir or the eldest son.

Because the former crown prince was deposed, the second and third princes died of illness or left the court and traveled around, which resulted in the fourth prince being barely given the title of "eldest".

Later, the fourth prince gradually eroded Huo Zhanting's military power, so he was very prestigious in the court.

The eighth prince is the Queen's biological son and the legitimate son of Emperor Jingren. Both his mother's family and his wife's family are very powerful, so naturally he has many supporters.

The ninth prince is quite special. Although he is neither the eldest nor the legitimate son, his mother's family is a great scholar of the time. He has three thousand students, and they almost represent the opinions of all scholars in the world!

As for the Ninth Prince, he was also known to be good at studying strange and ingenious things. He repeatedly developed many special objects, which attracted many people's pursuit.

However, Shen Qinglan had some impression of the Thirteenth Prince.

At that time, Emperor Jingren had been bedridden for a long time, so naturally he could no longer favor Concubine Yan.

There are three thousand concubines in the harem, and Concubine Yan has been the only one favored for many years. It can be said that she has attracted the attention of many people and naturally aroused hatred.

Even though Emperor Jingren had not died yet, Concubine Yan had already been given a white silk by the Empress, saying that she should go downstairs to serve in advance.

Although the Thirteenth Prince was already an adult at that time, he was thrown into the Heavenly Prison because he pleaded for Qinghe Cui and died tragically there.

In this life, Huo Zhanting chose the Thirteenth Prince. Although Shen Qinglan was a little surprised, she did not refuse.

Nothing else.

Since the Thirteenth Prince was able to intercede for Qinghe Cui in his previous life, it is enough to prove that he is kind and righteous!

Such a person knows how to be grateful, and if you support him to a higher position, you don't have to worry about him biting back, so it is relatively safe.

Besides, the Fourth Prince has now completely broken off relations with Shen Qinglan, while the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince have solid backing.

If the Zhan Palace wanted to get involved, it would only be icing on the cake, and there would be no chance of getting anyone to treat them sincerely.

But the Thirteenth Prince is different.

Because Concubine Yan was born a dancer, she had no maternal family. In addition, Emperor Jingren beat several ministers to death because of Concubine Yan, which caused Concubine Yan to lose the hearts of the court officials. Naturally, the Thirteenth Prince was also implicated.

Therefore, if Prince Zhan's Mansion extended an olive branch to Concubine Yan and the Thirteenth Prince at this time, Concubine Yan would naturally not refuse.

She jumped from being a dancer to the position of imperial concubine, and was even able to make Emperor Jingren angry for her beauty. How could she be stupid?

Therefore, Concubine Yan must know what choice is best for her.

Now, since Prince Zhan's Mansion is interested in making friends with them, it is like a timely help to them, and Concubine Yan cannot refuse.

Of course, Concubine Yan would not be so stupid as to let Emperor Jingren see that she was cooperating with Prince Zhan's Mansion. Fortunately, Lu Huaizhu was well-known, and Concubine Yan would have a reputation by sending the Thirteenth Prince.

As for Emperor Jingren, he had always wanted to bring Lu Huaizhu into the court as an official. If the Thirteenth Prince could become Lu Huaizhu's disciple, then the rest could naturally be planned for slowly.

However, any action taken by the emperor will become a benchmark for everyone to follow.

Therefore, if the Thirteenth Prince became Lu Huaizhu's disciple, the other princes would inevitably take other actions.

This is also the reason why Huo Zhanting said that there will be a lot of things in the future. After all, Shen Qinglan will have to spend some time and energy just to fend off these people's investigation.

Huo Zhanting and Shen Qinglan talked for a while before leaving the pavilion.

After leaving the pavilion, Huo Zhanting's expression became more serious and he asked:

"Has anyone seen the princess today?"

Ren Wei was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "It seems that the third young lady of the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion came here..."

"The Third Miss of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion?"