After the eldest daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness

"Surrender to me, and I will give you a way out."

When the queen's gentle voice sounded, Xiao Xuetang was standing on the flying bridge, with Wenyuan Pavilion just within reach.

The flying bridge connecting Wenyuan Pavilion and Taiye Lake is steep and elevated, offering a panoramic view of the entire Taiye Lake.

The dignified and graceful queen was looking down at the entire palace from a high vantage point. The red gold phoenix hairpin sparkled in the sun, and her phoenix eyes flashed with a cold light.

When Queen Wang was in the Linwang Palace, she was like a poisonous snake lurking in the dark. Now, this poisonous snake has become the queen who is high above everyone else. No matter how dignified, graceful and elegant she pretends to be, she still cannot hide the cold aura around her.

Queen Wang, want to recruit her?

This is absolutely impossible!

And now, Xiao Xuetang finally realized what was Queen Wang's purpose in summoning her to the palace today and deliberately holding the banquet in Wenyuan Pavilion?

This cunning Queen was in the mood to hold a palace banquet today when the Crown Prince was imprisoned and the Eastern Palace clique was suppressed yesterday. It was definitely not just a simple attempt to intimidate her!

Xiao Xuetang looked at Queen Wang calmly and said, "I don't quite understand. Your Majesty already has Ye Jin in Yong'an Marquis' Mansion. What else do you need me to do?"

Ye Jin thought she was smart and could play both sides between Lin Shaoshu and Queen Wang, but the situation in Kyoto was much more complicated than she had imagined. While she was using Queen Wang and Lin Shaoshu, they were also using her at the same time!

Queen Wang said calmly, "Ye Jin is not as smart as you, and you know that I care about more than just the Yong'an Marquisate..."

Although the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion is also very important, Xiao Yi is a smart man after all. As long as the prince is strong enough, he will not be so foolish as to support Lin Shaoshu because of his eldest daughter's so-called engagement.

The situation in the court and the fight for the throne are ultimately just a game.

Xiao Xuetang knew what Queen Wang meant, so she continued, "What about Ye's Company? To Her Majesty, Ye's is not important either?"

Queen Wang's calm and composed expression finally showed a little disturbance when she heard this. She looked at her in surprise and said, "You actually know Ye..."

After a moment, she sneered and said, "It seems that Ye Jin didn't get any advantage from you, and it's not unfair. However, it's just a business, not even a royal business, so I don't take it seriously."

Hearing this, Xiao Xuetang said, "Your Majesty doesn't even care about Ye's Company. This really puzzles me. I am a humble servant with no special talents. How can I be worthy of Your Majesty's consideration and leniency..."

"Is it the Third Prince, or... the Xie family!"

There was still a gentle and harmless smile on Xiao Xuetang's lips, but there was a sharp light in his eyes that saw through everything. Even the dignified and hypocritical smile that Queen Wang, who originally looked like she was in control of everything, usually had on her face faded.

Her eyes became sharper and more defensive than ever before, like... a poisonous snake whose tail was stepped on!

Xiao Xuetang was instantly certain that what Queen Wang wanted today was that thing—

The inkstone left by his grandfather contains a secret that can be used to deal with Lin Shaoshu and consolidate his position in the Eastern Palace.

At this moment, Xiao Xuetang's brain was working rapidly, recalling some memories of his past life, connecting together all the things that he had ignored in the past.

In her previous life, Xiao Xuetang was only focused on helping Lin Shaoshu recruit troops and win people's hearts, and was very insensitive to the situation in Kyoto. She didn't know at that time that the Wang family had been powerful for a long time, and Queen Wang hated Concubine Xie, but she didn't touch Lin Shaoshu.

At first Xiao Xuetang thought that Queen Wang didn't want to, but later she realized that it was not that she didn't want to, but that she didn't dare!

Queen Wang thought that before leaving Kyoto, Old Tutor Xie had handed the important secret to Lin Shaoshu, so she was afraid of Lin Shaoshu.

After all, in everyone's eyes, Lin Shaoshu is a prince. Even though he did not have close contacts with the Xie family back then, the inkstone is related to important secrets of the royal family and is the key to whether the Xie family can revive.

Even someone as cunning as Queen Wang would never have thought that someone as cautious as Old Tutor Xie would hand over such an important thing to a woman like Xiao Xuetang.

In her previous life, Xiao Xuetang was also confused. She was devoted to Lin Shaoshu, and not only failed her grandfather's efforts, but also left such an important thing out in the open...

Due to such a coincidence, no one was able to get the inkstone when the competition for it was most intense in Kyoto.

In this life, Xiao Xuetang took all the things of the Xie family back to himself in advance. He did not dare to be careless, but he still did not solve the secret of the inkstone.

Originally Xiao Xuetang thought she had enough time to slowly find the secret, but she never expected that Queen Wang, who had not noticed anything in her previous life, actually learned the secret in this life and took action in advance!

It must have happened yesterday. Someone leaked the news to Queen Wang, letting her know that the thing was in her hands.

who's that person?

Is it Mr. Wen who is always around Lin Shaoshu and has a deep connection with the Xie family? Is it Ye Jin who is watching the mansion with a fierce eye? Is it the mysterious Madam Nan? Or...

It doesn’t matter who she is now. What matters is that Queen Wang has set her eyes on her!

According to Queen Wang's temperament, knowing that the thing is in her hands, it is much more important for her to plan secretly than to alert the enemy today.

Queen Wang is so anxious, there is only one possibility...

The incident at the Huguo Temple yesterday had a significant impact on the Crown Prince, so Queen Wang was eager to obtain that item to consolidate the Crown Prince's position.

It seems that Xiao Xuetang's situation today is more critical than she imagined, and the person who revealed the secret to Queen Wang obviously wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife!

Sure enough, seeing Xiao Xuetang expose the topic, Queen Wang no longer concealed the coldness in her eyes. When she looked at Xiao Xuetang, her expression changed from contempt to fear and she said, "That thing is useless in your hands. Give it to me. I can give you whatever you want!"

Queen Wang, another bargaining chip has been added...

What secrets are hidden in that inkstone?

But he couldn't show his weakness in front of Queen Wang at this moment.

"My lady, I cannot promise you..."

Xiao Xuetang's refusal was so direct that Queen Wang was shocked and angry, "Xiao Xuetang, you dare to refuse me, aren't you afraid that today you won't be able to leave the palace at all?"

Xiao Xuetang said, "My queen, you are wrong. Everyone knows that I love the Third Prince more than my own life. If I give that thing to you, the Third Prince will have no bargaining chip to save his life. How can I harm the Third Prince for my own sake?"

What Xiao Xuetang said was so sincere and heartfelt that Queen Wang was almost so angry that she vomited blood.

She originally thought that Xiao Xuetang was smart and would at least be able to judge the situation, but she never expected that Xiao Xuetang would disregard her own life and her mother's life for a man!

Does Lin Xun really like such a woman?

Or was Xiao Xuetang pretending to be stupid with her...

No matter which one it was, Queen Wang knew in her heart that even in the palace, Xiao Xuetang was more difficult to control than she had imagined!