After the cannon fodder of the Hou Mansion read my voice, he went on a killing spree.

"No, it's not like that... I, the Third Prince personally ordered me to do this. It's all Du Heng's fault that he doesn't know how to appreciate others, and that's why this disaster happened."

The eunuch is obviously Xia Zeqi's confidant, and he knows a lot about Xia Zeqi.

When Xia Muyan heard what the eunuch said, he was furious and kicked the eunuch hard.

"You are really shameless. If you want to win over others, if they don't agree, you will kill them. You are simply worse than animals."

In the last sentence, Xia Muyan was obviously scolding Xia Zeqi.

Qiao Niannian thought a little too much.

According to the plot, the reason why the third prince attacked Du Heng was because he was afraid that Qiao Yueying would reveal that he had pretended to be the Queen Mother's savior.

But now there has been a change.

It was the third prince who failed to win over Du Heng and wanted to kill him.

Could it be because the third prince could make money in the gambling house before, but last time Qiao Beichen burned down the gambling house, and the people in the gambling house were sent directly to the Ministry of Punishment, which directly cut off the third prince's financial path.

The third prince then turned his attention to Du Heng.

In the end, Du Heng didn't agree, so he was killed?

Qiao Niannian counted with her fingers.

This is really the case!

In this way, what happened this time had something to do with her.

Then she definitely can't sit idly by and ignore it.

Qiao Niannian knocked the eunuch unconscious directly.

Then he whispered a few words into Xia Muyan's ear. Xia Muyan's eyes lit up when he heard it, and then he left quickly.

When Qiao Niannian returned to the banquet, she saw Huo with an anxious look on her face.

"Mom, I'm back."

Huo breathed a sigh of relief: "You kid, where did you go? Grandma has lost track of you."

Originally, the mammy and the maids were guarding at a distance, while the princess and Qiao Niannian were only served by two personal maids.

In the blink of an eye, both the princess and the young lady disappeared.

She was about to look for it, but was pulled to another road by the palace maid. When she went back, neither the tenth princess nor the young lady could be found.

This can make people anxious.

Grandma had no choice but to come back to find Mr. Huo.

Huo didn't expect that Qiao Niannian and the tenth princess really knew each other, and according to Mammy, their relationship was quite good.

Aren't those things before that just excuses?

She knew what her daughter was capable of, and although she was worried, she didn't panic, so she left her mother behind and waited for Qiao Niannian to come back.

At this moment, the palace banquet is about to begin.

Before she said a few words, everyone had already started to sit down. Huo couldn't continue to speak, so he took Qiao Niannian and sat down.

Then the emperor arrived with several princes, and the queen mother also arrived with all the concubines and princesses in the harem.

The tenth princess followed, and when passing by Qiao Niannian, she winked at her, indicating that the matter had been settled.

As the emperor sat on the main seat, everyone saluted. The emperor waved his hands casually, but his voice was less severe than usual, so that everyone could avoid the ceremony.

It was also at this time that Du Heng saw Qiao Niannian and recognized him.

The legitimate daughter of Mingyuan Hou Mansion, Qiao Niannian.

Du Heng's men also saw it.

His expression was also very surprised.

"Master, the little girl who just said that you are in danger of death is actually the daughter of Mingyuan Marquis Mansion."

Mingyuan Hou Qiao Chushan was quite famous in the capital. If nothing else, he took a concubine after marrying his wife, which was enough to be talked about.

Just based on rumors.

Marquis Mingyuan's relationship with his wife was average, but he was more interested in his concubine.

But looking at it today, it doesn’t look like that!

When sitting down, logically Qiao Chushan should sit in the middle, with his wife and concubine sitting on both sides, followed by the two young ladies.

But Qiao Chushan sat directly on the side, followed by Huo, and then Qiao Niannian. As for Aunt Xu and Qiao Yueying, they were directly left aside. Moreover, the way Qiao Chushan looked at Qiao Niannian was full of doting and love.

He didn't even look at Qiao Yueying.

Aunt Xu served Qiao Chushan some food, but Qiao Chushan threw her aside in disgust. Aunt Xu's face turned pale.

This way, it doesn't look like he is being favored.

Du Heng was also a little surprised, it was indeed different from the rumors.

But are the rumors necessarily true?

You know, three people make a tiger.

Just after the banquet started, Du Heng's men came in from outside, whispered in Du Heng's ear: "Master, our things have indeed been touched."

Du Heng's eyes moved and he couldn't help but look at Qiao Niannian again.

The little girl was really right.

Fortunately, he listened, otherwise, he might have gotten into trouble.

"Master, there is one more thing. The palace gate is closed, and my subordinates heard that the third prince sent someone to pass the order. No matter what happens at the palace gate, they don't need to worry about it."

"What?" Du Heng's face changed drastically, and he almost stood up in shock. Fortunately, his subordinates reacted quickly and quickly held down his shoulders, forcing them to push him back.

"Master, this is a palace banquet, you are not allowed to leave at will."

At the palace banquet, even the emperor was not allowed to leave at will, let alone the ministers, not to mention that he was just a small imperial businessman.

But my sister is still outside the palace.

No, he couldn't put his sister in danger.

Since the death of his parents, he and his sister have been dependent on each other, and he must not let anything happen to his sister.

And the third prince.

The third prince had approached him before and hinted in his words that he should hand over one-tenth of his profits to him and work for him in the future.

The Du family were imperial merchants and were loyal to the imperial merchants. They would never take sides, so Du Heng refused directly.

Later, he heard from his subordinates that the third prince had gone to the Du family's rival Jiang family. He was a weaver from the south of the Yangtze River, and the Jiang family was a weaver from the north of the Yangtze River. They were both in Suzhou, and they were both famous silk and satin shops. The two families had been fighting openly and secretly for so many years, and they both looked down on each other. dislike; despise.

He thought that the third prince had given up on the Du family and instead wooed the Jiang family.

Now it seems that the third prince wants the Jiang family to take his place!

No.

wrong.

The purpose is not to let the Jiang family replace the Du family as the royal merchant, but to destroy the Du family and make the Jiang family become the largest silk and satin factory in Suzhou, encompassing both the south and north of the Yangtze River.

Du Heng clenched his fist tightly.

The teeth bit out blood directly.

The third prince is so cruel, he wants to destroy the Du family and hurt his sister just because he doesn't agree to his request.

Du Heng couldn't help but look at the third prince in the high position.

The third prince was sitting below the prince. He had a proud look on his face, holding the wine glass with two fingers, looking at the people at the banquet, revealing his calculations.

What a third prince.

Du Heng's eyes showed murderous intent, and the third prince turned around as if feeling something, and met Du Heng's eyes, revealing a mocking smile.

A mere member of the Du family, who was just an ant-like existence, dared to reject him.

But no matter he refused, without the Du family, he had the Jiang family. The Jiang family promised to give him three-tenths, which was still three-tenths of the entire Suzhou.

Much more than he expected.

As for the Du family, since it can't be used by him, it should be destroyed.

In the face of power, the lives of those who are powerless can be trampled to death without any consideration.

Du Heng couldn't wait to rush forward, bite the third prince's flesh, and tear off a piece of it.