The Empire and the Kingdom

Feng Jingsu looked at her with some pity, "So it's not a wise decision for you to let the prince go to Liguo."

"But for you, getting rid of the prince is your greatest chance. At that time, the princes will all rise up to fight for the reserve position, and there will be a way out of the chaos, isn't it?" Xue Ai asked very firmly.

Feng Jingsu closed her eyes, this plan has been changed by her, when the plan came here, she hesitated, if the crown prince died, Xue Ai's reputation would be damaged, and life in Xue's family would be even more difficult, and the Queen's For the prince's love, Xue Ai may not be easily let go. Under the condition that the Xue family will not protect Xue Ai, Xue Ai may be asked to be a widow as a widow, and even sent to a nunnery to meditate.Even though there are so many dangers to Xue Ai, she still decided to strongly recommend the prince to go to Li Kingdom in person, because once the prince dies, the whole situation will speed up and she will have more opportunities.

"Sister Su, don't think about me. No matter what happens to me in the end, as long as I can help you, I will be happy." Xue Ai's hand tugged at Feng Jingsu's cheek, "Smile and show me, okay?" Xue Ai had already guessed that the result of the prince's death might be more serious than she imagined, but she didn't regret it.

Feng Jingsu didn't speak, and put on a nice smile for Xue Ai.At this moment, she confirmed every step of the plan, and also confirmed the protection of Xue Ai, and she must protect her little fox at all costs.

The queen's body gradually recovered, and she gradually heard some rumors about Feng Jingsu.The queen called Feng Jingsu and reminded her not to interfere in the affairs of the previous court, otherwise the family law of the ancestors would be there.Feng Jingsu nodded in agreement.The queen was worried, and called the prince again, telling him to pay attention to Feng Jingsu and not to get too close, she always felt that Feng Jingsu was not a good way out.

The prince also nodded in agreement, but behind his back he felt that the queen was making a fuss over a molehill.Without Feng Jingsu's help, would he be able to find out about Wang An?Recently, the matter of King An was settled, King An was imprisoned by Zongzheng Temple, and the fief was taken back.King An had no sons, and all his female relatives were confiscated as slaves.As for the relationship with the banker, because of the strong protection of the Cheng family and the queen, it was finally not affected.But Zhuang Ruoyan ran away before ransacking the house, and is still under arrest.

The emperor appreciated the prince's accomplishment of this matter very much and gave him many rewards. He was also willing to listen to the prince's opinions on many matters in the government.

The source of this matter was traced back to the information provided by Feng Jingsu, so the prince understood that Feng Jingsu was definitely a usable person.In order to win over Feng Jingsu, the prince gave Feng Jingsu a Huangzhuang on the outskirts of the city in addition to gifts.Of course Feng Jingsu accepted it bluntly.

As soon as Huangzhuang was in hand, she sent Li Chuanjian, the eldest son of the second uncle's family, to manage it.Her biological mother, Li Jieyu, came from a low family background. Li Jieyu's two older brothers were petty officials. In his son's generation, Li Chuanxiang was promoted by Feng Jingsu to be the commander of the patrol battalion. To do business, his second uncle Li Yu opened a rice and grain store for him, and he managed it very well. In just three years, he opened two branches.

On the surface, Feng Jingsu seldom interacts with her uncle's family, and all contacts are almost private. She needs talents like Li Chuanjian very much. Huangzhuang covers a large area, and Li Chuanjian has really found a place to use it. The grain was sold through his rice grain shop, and the silver was exchanged into bank notes and handed over to Feng Jingsu.Feng Jingsu is not a stingy person, he is very generous to the tenants of Huangzhuang, especially to Li Chuanjian. Although Li Chuanjian is a businessman, his ancestors have always been officials, so he understands the truth, so the management of Huangzhuang is very prosperous.

Xue Ai didn't go out to the banquet for a long time after she came back.Mainly because of the war between Li Kingdom and Yi Kingdom, Feng Jingsu accelerated her plan, many details in the plan were not finalized in time, and Feng Jingsu often went to the mountains to train guards, these things fell on Xue Ai's head.Xue Ai naturally had to hide people's backs when she did these things, so she simply said that she was sick, so it was much more reasonable for her to be bored in the room all day.

In the past few days, someone has proposed a marriage for Xue Ying. The man is the only son of the local magistrate. He just turned 20 years old this year. He passed the exam the year before last. He is going to Beijing for the exam next year. If the Xue family is willing, the man will take advantage of the time when he enters Beijing next year to see each other. look.

Mrs. Pan was not happy when she heard that, a son of a small Zhizhou dared to covet the daughter of the Xiangfu, and she was also the eldest daughter of the first daughter, not to mention that Xue Ying would definitely not do it, even she would never let her daughter marry so far away place.Will we see each other again next year?How old will Xue Ying be next year?Where can I wait so long?

Thinking of Xue Ying's age, Pan's hair turned gray with worry, Xue Ying chose to kill her and refused to marry at a low price, and the side concubine Xue Ai was stuck there, it was a dead end.Thinking of this, she resented Xue Ai again. If it weren't for such an extra daughter, there would be no need for such troubles!

Wang is also worried about her daughter's marriage.Xue Zhixin was arrogant, she wanted to marry the prince, and also wanted to be a concubine, to show Xue Ai some flair.But Xue Zhi was born as a concubine, how could she become the prince and concubine?Wang Zhaoyuan also said that this matter is difficult, but it is not completely hopeless.Xue Ai is a prostitute, but her life in the prime minister's mansion is not as good as that of Xue Zhi.The ladies are like this, and so are the princes.The emperor has seven sons, and there are those who are favored like the crown prince, and naturally there are those who are not.As for who is the least favored among the princes, the entire palace knows that it is the fourth prince Feng Ji.

The biological mother of the fourth prince Feng Ji, Lu Chongrong, was cast into the cold palace for making mistakes in the early years. The biological mother was convicted, and the fourth prince became the person everyone avoided.In these years, he has grown up silently in the palace, and he can only be seen at the family banquet every year. The emperor will never summon him alone, maybe he no longer has this son in his heart.Now the fourth prince has also opened a mansion and built a tooth, leaving the palace to live alone.

If the fourth prince is allowed to marry Xue Zhi, it seems that there is still hope.But even if the fourth prince agreed, Xue Zhi would not agree.A prince with no future at all, what can he do if he marries in the past?Waiting to be laughed at?

So high and low, the daughter of the Xue family can only stay in her boudoir.

With the arrival of summer, there are more banquets in each family.Xue Ai hadn't gone out for more than a month, today Feng Qianzi invited her to attend the banquet at Changning County Palace.The King of Changning County is the only prince with a different surname in Yunguo. Every winter and summer, he will come to live in a separate courtyard in the capital for a period of time.He spends half of the year in the capital, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that the purpose of Changning County King's doing this is to reassure the emperor.Even a brother emperor like King An can do it at will, let alone a king with a different surname?

The other courtyard of the King of Changning is in Xicheng. The courtyard is very large. In the midsummer season, the backyard is full of flowers.The king of Changning County took his son to hunt outside, and the mansion was presided over by Princess Zhao of Changning County.Mrs. Zhao gave birth to a son and a daughter, son Meng Shiyang and daughter Meng Shiqi.In addition to Zhao's son and daughter, the county king also has several concubines, each with their own children.However, Mrs. Zhao's tactics were tough, and the concubines didn't dare to stand out. They just hid in their own yards and lived behind closed doors.The concubine's children are also obedient, and dare not sit on an equal footing with the descendants of the concubine.

At the banquet of the county prince's mansion, each family still respected it.The back garden is full of wives and ladies, and Mrs. Zhao has placed tables and chairs everywhere in the garden, so that it is convenient for the wives and ladies to talk and enjoy the flowers.

Xue Ai followed Mrs. Pan and the sisters to the back garden. After seeing Mrs. Zhao, she went to look for Feng Qianzi in the garden.Mrs. Zhao looked at Xue Ai's figure as light as a butterfly, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Xue is really lucky. Not only are the daughters beautiful, but they are also clever, unlike my daughter who only knows how to read and embroider in the room. , such a stuffy temper that I can't get rid of."

What he said, he was obviously praising his daughter for being prudent and reserved, but he wanted to step on Xue's daughter and say that Pan was a little unhappy in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. "Princess, you are joking. These people in my family are not prudent. How can there be such a gentle temper as the eldest lady? If my family is half as stable as the eldest lady, I will recite Amitabha."

At this time, Xue Ying and the others also slipped to play in the garden.Meng Shiqi really didn't like the excitement as Mrs. Zhao said. Seeing that there was only one wife left in the room, she also resigned.

Xue Ai found Feng Qianzi who was sitting alone beside the peony lace, "Sister Feng, you and the peony are the only ones who really comprehend the phrase 'Famous flowers are in love with each other'."

Feng Qianzi smiled and pulled her to sit beside her, looked up and down carefully for a long time before saying: "I followed Princess Yun Yi for a long trip, and when I came back, I made such a big fuss, why didn't you show up afterwards? But What's the trouble?"

Xue Ai was so moved that her mouth was flattened, even Xue Xiang had never cared about her so much. "Sister Feng, I'm fine, I made you worry."

Feng Qianzi nodded, and poked her forehead with her hand, "It's nothing if I don't come out, it makes me worry for nothing."

Xue Ai smiled, "Xiao Ai knows I'm wrong." She stretched out her hand, "I'll hit you."

Feng Qianzi patted Xue Ai's hand lightly, "Who wants to hit you? You don't even know how boring it will be for me to come to the banquet if you don't come out." She looked at Yingyingyan all around. Yan, with a helpless expression on his face.

Xue Ai discovered that Feng Qianzi was a very interesting person very early on.She really didn't mean to keep aloof, it's just that she was too lazy to react to many people.When she met Xue Ai, her expression immediately increased.

"Then why do you still come to attend?" Xue Ai knew that Feng Qianzi didn't like to attend many banquets.

After hearing this sentence, Feng Qianzi turned around, "Why did you come to participate? You don't like it either?"

Xue Ai immediately shut up.She is to collect information.These banquets may seem inconspicuous, but they are the best place to exchange news in the back house.In the past so many years, Xue Ai seemed to be standing in a certain place dumbly, at a loss, but in fact, she was always paying attention to the conversations of the people around her.

Feng Qianzi sighed, "It's a pity that I don't have any sisters, otherwise I would be divided, and I wouldn't always be asked to participate one by one."

Xue Ai was suddenly curious, "Sister Feng, you have no sisters in your family, so who did you play with when you were young?"

Most people have sisters, they played together when they were young, it is really rare to see someone like Feng Qianzi.

Mentioning this, Feng Qianzi frowned suddenly.Her memories when she was a child were all about that annoying guy who was like a boy. Every time he came to her house, he would provoke her. She was so angry that she chased after the annoying guy, but she couldn't beat him, so she had to hide quietly.But no matter where she hides in the house, the annoying spirit will find her.

She remembered that once she and her three brothers surrounded Annoying Jing, threatening to beat her up if they bothered her again, but Annoying Jing was not afraid at all, and even yelled "cousin" happily.It made her even depressed. Does this guy know that he is annoying her?

"Sister Feng! Sister Feng!" Seeing Feng Qianzi distracted, Xue Ai shook her hand.

Feng Qianzi came back to her senses, "When I was young, I always played by myself. In fact, I didn't have much time to play. I was the only girl in my family. My father simply put me and my brothers together to teach, so what I learned was all about politics. One set, I can hardly do anything a girl can do."

Xue Ai couldn't help laughing.Feng Qianzi raised her eyebrows, "Don't laugh at me!"

Xue Ai quickly shook her head, "Actually, I'm not very good at it." She sat closer, "Let me tell you quietly, before I embroidered a veil for Sister Su...uh... for Princess Yunyi. The one embroidered is a fox, which is regarded by the princess as a dog." Xue Ai still looked sad and indignant when she said this, "A fox and a dog don't look alike at all, okay?"

"Very similar." Feng Qianzi said.

ha?Xue Ai's eyes widened.

"They all have four legs." Feng Qianzi continued,

Hmm... Xue Ai nodded.

"Both have two ears." Feng Qianzi compared her ears.

Uh... Xue Ai thinks Feng Qianzi is so cute.

"There is also a tail." Feng Qianzi compared her hands behind her.

yeah?so cute!

Feng Qianzi frowned, "It's really similar, how can you guarantee that the one you embroidered is a fox instead of a dog?"

ah?This time, Xue Aiwen was taken aback.She looked up at the sky and thought for a long time, and finally remembered how she embroidered at that time.She stretched out her hand to compare her nose, "Nose, a fox's nose is very sharp." She squeezed her eyes again, "Also, the fox's eyes are narrow."

Feng Qianzi shook her head with a scrutinizing expression, "I think it's hard to embroider."

Xue Ai put down her hands, "Yes, no wonder Sister Su thinks it's a dog."

"Aren't you going to change your name to Princess Yunyi this time?" Feng Qianzi asked suddenly.

Xue Ai quickly covered her mouth, looking at Feng Qianzi's smiling eyes, she lowered her head, Sister Feng is also a bad person!

These two people were gesticulating and smiling at the same time, but they attracted a lot of attention.Originally, Feng Qianzi was the focus of everyone's attention, but this Miss Feng is not so easy to get close to. If she doesn't want to chat with you, she will always look at you, but her pair of phoenix eyes seem to be able to read people's hearts. Some people feel hairy and can't sit still.

Now everyone sees so many expressions on Feng Qianzi's face, but... there are still movements?Everyone thinks that Miss Feng took the wrong medicine today.And Xue Ai, who can make Feng Qianzi so abnormal, is the wooden vase that everyone has been passing on. Like Feng Qianzi, she gestures and talks. Don't express too much emotion in those big eyes. With cleverness, where is the wood?

Many young ladies chatted together, and stopped talking while chatting, just staring at these two.

Feng Qianzi realized that the atmosphere around her was not right, she swept her phoenix eyes, and they were cold again, without warmth but able to reach people's hearts.After being caught a glance, I felt a chill in my heart.These eyes, as if bestowed by the heavens, are not contaminated by the mundane world, and all the filth in the world is reflected in their original form.

Xue Ai also looked around, and she didn't look like a fairy like Feng Qianzi.But a pair of big and round eyes looked extremely pure, like spring water on a high mountain, clear and bright, and a little cute.

Xue Ying was chatting and joking with Sun Yihan and other young ladies, when she suddenly saw two people around her attracting attention, Sun Yihan sighed: "Sister Ying, you third sister is really powerful, even Miss Feng who is so difficult to approach If it is won, it is no wonder that Princess Yunyi will befriend her."

Xue Ying naturally couldn't understand it, "Third Sister naturally has her skills, you and I can't learn it."

"Shall I learn from her?" Sun Yihan and Xue Ying are good friends, knowing that Xue Ying doesn't want to see Xue Ai, her tone of voice is not polite. "I heard that she went out of Beijing with Princess Yunyi and came back after a long time. Your family doesn't care about such things?"

Xue Ying shook her head, "My father agrees, what else can my mother say? Third sister is very capable, I told you that you can't learn it."

Sun Yihan snorted coldly, "They are all betrothed, and they dare to run around, that is to say, His Majesty and Empress Empress have a lot of money. If they were ordinary people, they would have given up on her long ago!"

These words reached Xue Ying's heart, but she couldn't listen. "Okay, let's stop talking about her and talk about something else. I heard you just slapped yourself..."

Several other young ladies from the Prince's Mansion also noticed Feng Qianzi and Xue Ai.In addition to the eldest daughter Meng Shiqi, there are three other daughters in the palace. The concubine Zhao is powerful, and they can only live with their tails between their legs.They had to show up at this kind of banquet, but they didn't dare to show up with Meng Shiqi, so they could only stand on the other side, so as not to steal the limelight from the eldest lady.But it is also because of the same fate, although the three sisters have different biological mothers, they get along very well, and they have always acted together, so they are not lonely at all.

"Second sister, look at Miss Feng, she can laugh." Fourth Miss Meng Yunmei whispered while holding Second Miss Meng Yunqing.

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