I rely on the system to support my eighteen brothers and sisters

The palace servants quickly set the table for the meal. With the addition of several princes, the meal was divided into two tables. The emperor and the princes sat at one table, and the empress dowager and several concubines sat at another table, with a screen separating the two.

They were all people of high status, and Qiao Linxi felt very uncomfortable being in the middle. But the Queen Mother spoke, and she had to sit down.

Because of being so formal, Qiao Linxi felt that the delicious food in front of him was tasteless, as if it was wax.

After dinner, Qiao Linxi wanted to leave, but was kept by the Queen Mother and several concubines to talk.

"How old is Princess Huai'an this year?"

Qiao Linxi had a bad feeling. Would asking about age force her to get married?

"To answer the Queen Mother, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, it will be sixteen."

"sixteen?"

Before the empress dowager spoke, the emperor, who was sitting not far away, was surprised. He looked Qiao Linxi up and down.

Accepting the emperor's scrutiny, Qiao Linxi smiled slightly and asked, "Your Majesty, do you think I look more like twenty-six than sixteen?"

The emperor said nothing.

The Queen Mother was also stunned: "You are only sixteen. I think you are more steady and prudent than the young ladies in the capital."

Although Qiao Linxi had a pretty face, fair skin, and no wrinkles, she didn't look like a sixteen-year-old. Maybe her face was more mature than a sixteen-year-old girl, and she had experienced more than a sixteen-year-old girl.

After all, she is a 33-year-old woman, but can she tell the truth?

The emperor shook his head: "That's not the case. I just think Princess Huai'an cares about the people of Dai Viet. This kind of heart is not shared by other women."

"I was not like this originally. I became like this because of some things I experienced. The Sixth Prince knows this very well."

Seeing that Qiao Linxi finally spoke to him, Xiao Ji nodded quickly: "Princess Huai'an, this is what you call an opportunity."

Xiao Ji did not mention how long Qiao Linxi had been buried in the ancient tomb. He always felt guilty, even though Qiao Linxi was sitting in front of him intact. He still felt guilty.

He always thought that if he could go back in time, he would do everything he could to save her.

Although he didn't understand why Qiao Linxi was still alive, and didn't know why she had changed into a different person after coming out of the ancient tomb, he knew that when she fell and everyone gave up on her, she must have been desperate inside.

So he could understand Qiao Linxi's cold attitude towards him now.

"Is that so?" Concubine Liang looked at the way her son looked at Qiao Linxi. How could she not know that her son liked this Qiao Linxi?

As a mother, I have to help him in any way I can.

"I wonder if Princess Huai'an has someone she likes. If so, why not tell us so that we can check for you and see if he is worthy of entrusting your life to."

Concubine Liang's words amused Qiao Linxi. She had just arrived in the capital, so how could she have someone she liked? Besides, if she really had someone she liked, it would be from Lan Qingcheng. How could Concubine Liang know if she told him?

"You are joking, Concubine Liang. I am only thinking about how to make money to support my brothers and sisters. I don't have the time to think about these issues."

To be honest, no matter which world she was in, Qiao Linxi had never met someone who made her heart beat. Maybe she was destined to be lonely all her life.

"The Sixth Prince came back earlier and said that he was seriously injured outside. If he hadn't met Princess Huai'an, he might not have survived. The Sixth Prince and I will remember this great favor. Your Majesty, look..."

Concubine Liang turned her gaze towards the emperor: "Princess Huai'an is also acquainted with the Sixth Prince, and she saved the Sixth Prince before, so the bond between them is not shallow. Can you..."

"Empress Liang..."

Qiao Linxi interrupted Concubine Liang loudly: "It was just a piece of cake for me to save the Sixth Prince, and he has already repaid the favor. You don't have to take it to heart."

When Xiao Ji mentioned this, he felt an indescribable sense of frustration. Qiao Linxi said that those roast ducks could repay her for saving his life. Doesn't that mean that in Qiao Linxi's heart, his life is only worth those roast ducks?

The prince looked at Qiao Linxi who interrupted Concubine Liang's topic and suddenly smiled. This girl is smart and knows what Concubine Liang is going to say.

"Since this is a matter between the Sixth Prince and Princess Huai'an, let them handle it themselves. Concubine Liang, please don't interfere."

The emperor also knew that Concubine Liang wanted him to arrange a marriage between the Sixth Prince and Qiao Linxi. But seeing Qiao Linxi's resistance and Gu Changfeng's attitude towards Qiao Linxi, he thought it was better not to interfere.

After talking for a while, Gu Changfeng looked at the fatigue on Qiao Linxi's face, and told the emperor that Tutor Qiao was still waiting for Qiao Linxi outside the palace, and asked the emperor to allow her to leave first.

"Since Master Qiao is still waiting, Princess Huai'an should leave first. When you are free, come to the palace to play."

Qiao Linxi agreed readily. She knew that the emperor was just being polite, and she would not say that she came to the palace to play.

After leaving Shoukang Palace, Gu Changfeng ordered a palace maid to take Qiao Linxi to the toilet.

Qiao Linxi: ...

Why did she feel that Gu Changfeng could read her mind? Otherwise, how could he know that she wanted to go to the toilet?

"Don't look at me like that. I just guessed that you probably wanted to go to the bathroom."

It was obviously a very vulgar remark, but coming from Gu Changfeng's mouth, it didn't sound vulgar at all.

"You...are really a worm in my stomach."

Qiao Linxi said this, lifted her skirt and quickly followed the palace maid.

As soon as Qiao Linxi left, the concubines and princes also left.

Inside Fengyi Palace, the Crown Prince and the Queen sat face to face.

"Where do you think Qiao Linxi got so much gold and silver?"

Qiao Linxi donated countless gold and silver to the national treasury, and the news spread like wildfire throughout the palace. The emperor didn't say anything, but all the concubines in the harem knew about it.

This palace seems airtight, but it is actually sparsely populated. The emperor has spies placed by other concubines around him, and similarly, the concubines also have spies placed by the emperor in the palace.

Supervise each other to keep abreast of the latest developments.

"Perhaps it has something to do with the ancient tomb that Sixth Brother is looking for."

The Queen looked at the Prince and asked, "What do you think of Princess Huai'an?"

The smile on the prince's face froze, his face darkened, and he looked at the queen and said, "Mother, don't be confused. Princess Huai'an is not someone we can care about."

The Queen choked and waited for her to ask, but the Prince continued, "Didn't your mother notice Princess Huai'an's clothes? They are all embroidered with gold thread. Who in the capital would make such luxurious clothes?"

Queen: "Could it be..."

"Back then, the eunuch raided Lord Lu's house and looted so many gold bricks. He ordered the best craftsmen to refine the gold bricks into gold thread, and then had the embroiderers embroider it on clothes. Only he could have such extravagant means."

The Queen's expression also changed: "What is the relationship between that Princess Huai'an and him? Why haven't we heard any rumors about it before?"