Realizing later that there was ambiguity in what he said just now, the Ninth Prince quickly explained: "Really, I only regard Brother Jiang as a brother, a kind of real brother, the same as the prince's brother."

Of course Xiao Shengyun knew that he had no other thoughts about Jiang Ling, otherwise it would be impossible to let him stay by Jiang Ling's side. He liked Jiang Ling very much, and if someone had the same thoughts about Jiang Ling, he would definitely be able to sense it.

"Your Highness, don't scare him." Jiang Ling sighed helplessly.

The Ninth Prince looked at the Prince eagerly: "I promise, I will not let anyone with a different heart approach Brother Jiang."

"I know that your words were unintentional, so don't say such words in the future, especially in front of the father." Xiao Shengyun said lightly.

"I know, I won't talk about it in the future." The Ninth Prince grew up in the imperial family, and he was not really as innocent as a blank sheet of paper. It was not that he didn't know many things, such as what happened not long ago.

Emperor Chongming became suspicious of Jiang Ling and sent people to search the flowers and plants that Jiang Ling sent in the empress's palace. He didn't know what his father was thinking, but he felt that he was getting more and more unreliable day by day.

The same is true for choosing the prince and concubine for him this time.

He didn't know, but Xiao Shengyun could guess one thing. Although Concubine Xian and Ninth Prince had no intention of taking that position, the forces behind Concubine Xian and Concubine Xian should not be underestimated. The Ninth Prince and the East Palace were close, and Emperor Chongming was worried about the cooperation between the two forces.

"Princess Shuhui is very popular." Jiang Ling sighed.

There were a lot of people coming to the banquet, more young people, male and female seats were divided, Jiang Ling, the crown prince, and the ninth prince sat in the male seat, and the son-in-law greeted them here.

"Before the imperial sister married the son-in-law, there were many people in the capital asking for her. Brother Jiang, look over there. Those few people were all asking the father to marry the imperial sister." The Ninth Prince pointed to a certain location to the west.

Jiang Ling looked over: "Did the princess not see any of them?"

"No, the imperial sister actually didn't like the son-in-law at first, and then she didn't know what happened, so she didn't want to marry the emperor's son-in-law. The children of the aristocratic families who couldn't marry the imperial sister were very angry and wanted to teach the son-in-law a lesson. I discovered it in advance and taught me a lesson.”

The Ninth Prince "Kach" "Kach" finished chewing the nuts in his mouth and swallowed them.

"By the way, there was a junior from the Zheng family who was asking to marry the imperial sister at that time. That person was very annoying. Before my imperial sister agreed, he kept flaunting it everywhere as if the imperial sister had already nodded, saying how much he treats the imperial sister. Sincerely, when he was pursuing the imperial sister, Qinlou and Chu Pavilion could not be missed, how could he look like he had a deep-rooted affection for the imperial sister? He was the nephew of Concubine Li. Concubine Li was very favored at that time, and sister Huang Entangled, there is no way."

"It's not that he likes Princess Shuhui, he probably has other intentions," Jiang Ling said.

"We all think so, and this person's character is not good. At that time, my sister and I planned to beat him up secretly. Unfortunately, the concubine mother found out, and the concubine almost beat us up. I can understand the concubine mother, At that time, Concubine Li and Zheng's family were being favored, we beat them up, we don't know what the consequences will be, and this matter will be left alone." But now speaking of it, the Ninth Prince still feels very angry.

At that time, without Jiang Ling, the Ninth Prince and the Crown Prince were not familiar with each other, and of course it was impossible to ask the Crown Prince for help.

"Father has always been partial to the Seventh Brother and Concubine Li before, the Crown Prince should know better than me."

Xiao Shengyun nodded: "The Seventh Prince is the only prince other than King Xuan who has not been entrusted with the land."

The Ninth Prince looked around, they were sitting in a separate seat, and the servants were far away, so they didn't have to worry about being heard by others when they spoke, the Ninth Prince lowered his voice: "And at that time, there were many calls from the court to make the Seventh Prince Brother is the prince."

Princess Shuhui married three years ago. Xiao Shengyun hadn't gone to the border at that time, and he didn't have any great military exploits. Jiang Ling could imagine the difficult situation he was going through in Beijing.

The threats he faces come from ministers in the court, brothers, and blood fathers...

Jiang Ling held Xiao Shengyun's hand: "Your Highness..."

"It's all over." Xiao Chengyun held Jiang Ling's hand instead, and squeezed his fingers to comfort him.

"Yeah, it's all over. Now that there is no Concubine Li, the Zheng family no longer exists. If not, I will beat that person up to vent my anger."

What the Ninth Prince didn't say was that after the Zheng family was imprisoned, he went to the prison to meet the son of the Zheng family who had pestered Princess Shuhui, and kicked him hard.

The children from aristocratic families who usually played well with Jiang Ling and the Ninth Prince were also invited. After they arrived, the Ninth Prince sent someone to invite them over.

After seeing the ceremony one by one, several people sat down.

Xiao Shengyun sat for a while, and was invited away by the servants of Xie's family.

"His Royal Highness is here, I dare not say anything, for fear of saying something wrong." Cao Hongli patted his chest and relaxed.

"Brother Prince, how can it be so scary? You are obviously too timid." The Ninth Prince, who had already dared to act in front of the Prince, laughed loudly at them.

Several people laughed.

"Brother Wen, is there something on your mind?" Zhang Shimian punched the young man sitting beside him.

"Brother Wen hasn't come out to gather with us since the last 'Mirage' gathering. What happened?"

Wen Jianming forced a smile: "What can I do, don't think about it."

"If Princess Shuhui didn't send the invitation today, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to call you out. What's the matter? Tell us, maybe we can help you."

"Yes." Jiang Ling echoed from the side.

"It was a small matter at home, and it has been resolved..."

"If it's really resolved, you won't behave like this," the Ninth Prince interrupted him, "Don't force me to send someone to investigate, tell me quickly."

Wen Jianming smiled wryly: "Then I told you, it's the third uncle's family who wanted to send their daughter to the East Palace. They learned that I have friendship with the Crown Princess, and wanted to have a relationship with me. But don't worry, I sternly refused."

"This……"

No one thought that this was the reason why Wen Jianming was in a bad mood. He was speechless for a while, and everyone subconsciously looked at Jiang Ling, one of the protagonists of the topic.

Jiang Ling pursed her lips and said nothing.

"Your third uncle's family, what do you think?" After a long while, Zhang Shimian recovered his voice, "No, Donggong's performance in this matter is already obvious. With so many lessons learned from the past, why did your third uncle return the favor?" take things too hard?"

Wen Jianming: "My third uncle's family has always been confused, and the old lady turned towards them. This time, they tried to make the old lady put pressure on my father, and my father was so angry that he didn't sleep all night."

Cao Hongli also came back to his senses: "It's not that I speak badly. If your third uncle's family continues to do this, it will implicate your family sooner or later."

Wen Jianming: "I know, it has been implicated more than once. My father plans to separate this time. My mother mentioned it to him before, but he didn't listen. This incident can be regarded as a wake-up call for him."

Every family has a bad debt, and the biggest sin of the Wen family is the third uncle's family who can't figure it out and the old lady who favors the third uncle's house. This is the Wen family's family business, and they can't say anything.

"If there are any postings to Donggong in my name in the future, Mr. Jiang, please don't go to the appointment. Not only Mr. Jiang, I will not send invitations to any of you until the third uncle's unrealistic fantasies are completely resolved."

Wen Jianming would never allow the third uncle's family to use his name to do things that hurt his friend.

"Since I've said this, there's no need to keep it a secret. Mr. Jiang, you can tell His Highness the Crown Prince." Although he didn't think his name could affect the Crown Prince, what if?

He will never allow any such possibility to appear!

"Okay, I will tell His Highness that you don't have to take it too seriously. What your third uncle's family thinks has nothing to do with you, and I won't blame you on them." Hearing this, Jiang Ling was very angry, but The source of his anger was not Wen Jianming, but the third uncle of the Wen family.

He made friends with others, and he also didn't want this friendship to be used by others.

After Xiao Shengyun came back, Jiang Ling told him about it: "Your Highness, I don't like their idea of ​​you, and I don't want anyone else in the East Palace besides us."

Xiao Shengyun: "Wen's family, Gu will handle it."

"It's the third uncle of the Wen family." Jiang Ling had clear grievances and grudges, and would not blame irrelevant people.

Xiao Shengyun: "Alone wrote it down."

Jiang Ling: "Your Highness, let's go see An An."

He didn't want to be angry about it all the time, it wasn't necessary.

Xiao Shengyun led Jiang Ling up, and the servants stepped forward to lead the way for the two of them.

They left, and the Ninth Prince didn't have the intention to stay any longer, so he got up and said, "I'll go too."

An An took the children to play in the yard. When Jiang Ling came over, she left aside the children around her and rushed towards Jiang Ling.

"Uncle Jiang, have you come to see An An? An An misses you so much."

Xiao Tuanzi hugged Jiang Ling's leg, raised his head, and looked at Jiang Ling.

Jiang Ling knelt down and hugged Xiaotuanzi: "I miss An An too, are these all An An's new friends?"

"Yes," An An sat in Jiang Ling's arms, looking very proud, "Uncle and Uncle Prince also came to play with us."

Jiang Ling carried Xiaotuanzi to the yard. These children were basically three or four years old, and their concept of superiority and inferiority was not yet clear. They were more curious about the arrival of the three of them, and surrounded them one after another.

It was the first time for the Ninth Prince to experience the feeling of being surrounded by little radish heads. Regardless of his image, he sat down and looked at the little radish heads: "What's your name, are you having fun here?"

"It's fun here, there's delicious food, there's fun, and there's Ann."

Jiang Ling also hugged An An and found a flat place to sit down, tugging at the hem of Xiao Shengyun's clothes: "Your Highness, sit down too."

It was the first time for Xiao Shengyun to be surrounded by so many small dumplings, and he was a little at a loss. The children who were a few years old were soft and sticky, with a faint milky fragrance.

"Hahaha, brother prince, they want to play with you." It was the first time for the ninth prince to see the prince like this, and he was overjoyed.

Xiao Tuanzi was only as tall as Xiao Chengyun's thighs, and they were not afraid of people, they chattered and slobbered onto Xiao Chengyun's crown prince's robe.

Xiao Shengyun lowered his head and stared at Xiaotuanzi.

"Your Highness, sit down so that they look up at you, it's very tiring." Jiang Ling tugged his clothes again.

Xiao Shengyun had no choice but to sit down on the floor.

"Children, come to brother, brother will give you delicious food." The ninth prince gathered Xiaotuanzi beside him, and rescued the prince from the siege of Xiaotuanzi.

The Ninth Prince took out the snacks brought from the palace, and An An smelled the aroma: "An An also wants to eat."

"An'an, go eat at Uncle's." Jiang Ling put the small dumpling on the ground.

An An vacillated between the snacks brought by Jiang Ling and the Ninth Prince.

In the end, he took some snacks from the Ninth Prince, and returned to Jiang Ling's side: "In this way, An An won't have to make trouble."

"An'an is really smart." Jiang Ling smiled and hugged Xiaotuanzi.

There was a swing set not far from where Jiang Ling was sitting, and Xiao Tuanzi pointed to the swing set: "This is the swing set that my mother ordered someone to make for An An. An An likes it very much. Do you want Uncle Jiang to make it?"

The swing is so big that two grown men can sit down at the same time.

"It looks like this swing is not just for An'an. When the imperial sister lived in the palace, there was such a swing in the palace where she lived. That swing is not as big as this." The Ninth Prince glanced at the swing. ,road.

"Brother Jiang, you can try it. If you like it, let the prince and brother install one in the East Palace."

Jiang Ling was very interested in the big swing: "I want to try it."

Putting down Xiaotuanzi, Jiang Ling walked to the side of the swing, touched the thick swing bracket, withdrew her hand and took two steps forward: "Your Highness, it seems that we can go together."

Behind Jiang Ling, the giant swing frame suddenly began to shake.

"Be careful—" Jiang Ling was thrown to the ground in a daze.

The huge swing set fell down.

The man on top of him let out a groan from his throat.

Jiang Ling smelled a strong smell of blood.

It came from Xiao Shengyun.

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