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

When Xia Zeqi saw the Queen Mother's hand touching the screen, she didn't think much about it at all.

He thought it was the Queen Mother who couldn't put it down!

Although I felt a little reluctant to give up at the moment, I also felt that it was worth it.

He originally discovered this by accident in a cloth shop when he went out for fun. Because it was expensive, no one could afford the price.

So it never sold.

The place was remote and there were relatively few wealthy people, which was an advantage for him.

I spent several thousand taels to buy the screen surface.

What he loved most was the map of mountains and rivers. If he didn't want to make the emperor's grandmother happy, he would not be willing to take it out.

After all, this is a rare treasure.

But right now, the problem that should be solved most is the problem of Huangshang.

Du Heng was lucky enough to escape, and he was already on guard against him. It was really difficult for him to make a move.

Now we can only start from the imperial grandmother.

The father is filial, and as long as the imperial grandmother speaks, it is entirely possible for the imperial businessman to be transferred to the Jiang family.

Xia Zeqi felt that her move was completely right.

He looked at the fondness in the imperial grandmother's eyes and suggested.

"If the imperial grandmother likes this embroidery, just ask the Jiang family to embroider some fabrics and send them to the palace every year."

The Queen Mother retracted her hand and sat back.

She said pretending to be confused.

"Jiang family? Which Jiang family?"

Xia Zeqi hurriedly said: "The imperial grandmother is the Jiang family of Jiangnan Weaving."

The Queen Mother nodded slightly: "I remember that the silk and satin manufacturer selected by the imperial court was the Du family from Jiangnan. The Jiang family is also from Jiangnan."

"It seems that Jiangnan is really a good place. These embroiderers are very clever."

Xia Zeqi nodded: "Yes, the Jiang family is no worse than the Du family. Although the Du family is the most powerful cloth shop in the north of Jiangnan, the Jiang family is the most powerful cloth shop in the south. The two cloth shops are evenly matched."

The Queen Mother glanced at Xia Zeqi and said with a smile: "The Jiang family is not bad, but the Du family's snow brocade is also very rare, and they are very thoughtful. It would not be appropriate if I asked the Jiang family to pay tribute to the embroidery every year."

Xia Zeqi's expression changed.

This was completely different from what he thought.

His expectation was that the imperial grandmother liked the embroidery when she saw it, and then he proposed that the Jiang family pay tribute to the embroidery every year and send it to his father.

It's all about cloth anyway, and the Jiang family is more interested in the emperor's grandmother, so they can just change it to the emperor's merchant.

But the royal grandmother actually refused.

The smile on Xia Zeqi's face could hardly be maintained, and he reluctantly said: "As long as the imperial grandmother likes it, as a minister, it is right for me to do my best."

The Queen Mother rejected Xia Zeqi's proposal and said she was tired.

Seeing that there was no room for negotiation in this matter, Xia Zeqi could only get up and leave.

After leaving, he realized something was wrong.

In the past, the imperial grandmother was relatively close to him when she saw him, and would ask him about recent events, but today, her attitude towards him was too cold.

Xia Zeqi frowned.

I don't know why, but I can't help but think of Qiao Niannian.

Although Qiao Niannian didn't say a word from beginning to end, he had an intuition that this matter was not simple.

Xia Zeqi called the eunuch and told him to stare at the Queen Mother, and then left.

On the way, I happened to meet Xia Chaoyan.

The relationship between Xia Chaoyan and Xia Zeqi is very bad.

Xia Zeqi and Xia Rong were not on good terms with each other, Xia Chaoyan and Xia Muyan were at odds with each other, but there was more sympathy between the two of them. Probably because they didn't have a good mother, they had to be inferior to Xia Rong and Xia Muyan from birth, which made them feel very uncomfortable.

Xia Chaoyan smiled and greeted Xia Zeqi.

"Brother Third Emperor, did you just come out from the Imperial Grandmother's place?"

Xia Zeqi nodded: "I gave something to Grandma Huang."

Then, he thought of Qiao Niannian and said, "How much do you know about Mingyuan Hou's daughter?"

Xia Chaoyan was stunned. She didn't seem to expect that Xia Zeqi would mention this matter. She couldn't help but ask another question: "Are you talking about the legitimate daughter, or the concubine who was embarrassed at the banquet?"

Xia Zeqi couldn't help but think of Qiao Yueying, with a flash of disgust in her eyes.

"Of course she is the legitimate daughter."

Why would he mention a concubine who could only be embarrassed?

Xia Zeqi only values ​​​​people who are useful to him. He will not take it seriously when it comes to idiots like Qiao Yueying who can't even play a song.

Hearing this, Xia Chaoyan immediately smiled: "The daughter-in-law of Marquis Mingyuan is very interesting. After all, she can soothe Lian Xiaoshi's irritable character, which is naturally remarkable."

"Previously, at the East Palace, the Crown Prince came back from outside with a girl in his arms. Many people saw this on the way."

"It is said that the girl not only lived in the East Palace, but also became good friends with the tenth princess. The Third Emperor Brother should already know that this person is Qiao Niannian."

"But there is one thing that the Third Emperor Brother definitely doesn't know, and that is that this girl has something to do with the destiny of the Prince and Emperor Brother."

"As for what the relationship is, the people in the East Palace are all the prince's people. The information is kept very secret and I didn't find out."

Xia Zeqi really didn't know about this.

The tenth princess knew that Xia Rong was going back with Qiao Niannian in her arms, and it was he who told Xia Muyan.

He wanted to take advantage of the tenth princess's impulsive temperament to offend Qiao Niannian and make the East Palace and Mingyuan House fall out.

As a result, the two not only did not turn against each other, but also became good friends.

Xia Zeqi was angry for several days about this matter.

But this matter has passed, so forget it.

Now, Xia Chaoyan actually said that Qiao Niannian was related to the prince's destiny, which made him take it seriously.

The Great Xia Dynasty has not established direct heirs since ancient times. Even if the prince was born not long ago, the imperial master discovered that someone was stealing the prince's fate. The prince might not live to be fifteen, but he was still the prince.

And he, who was better than Xia Rongyu in everything, could only be a prince.

Xia Chaoyan saw Xia Zeqi's unwillingness and chuckled.

"The Imperial Master can't do anything about the fate of the Third Imperial Brother and the Crown Prince. How can a little girl do anything about it?"

Xia Chaoyan chuckled, his tone full of disdain.

Xia Zeqi's eyes flashed and he looked at Xia Chaoyan: "Then according to your guess, how should we understand this matter?"

Xia Chaoyan smiled slowly and said, "Imperial sister thinks that this is just a way for the prince and brother to win over Mingyuan Hou Mansion."

"This Qiao Niannian is not only the only daughter of the Mingyuan Marquis Mansion, but also the granddaughter of the General Mansion. The old general is very fond of this grandson."

"If the prince marries Qiao Niannian, he will not only get the support of the Marquis Mansion, but also the support of the General Mansion."

"You can easily gain two major powers. The prince and brother are really good at calculating!"

Xia Zeqi narrowed his eyes, thinking about the possibility of this matter.

In the capital, there had been rumors that Marquis Mingyuan favored concubines more, but at yesterday's banquet, it was clear that he didn't care about concubines at all, and he really loved Qiao Niannian, his legitimate daughter.

As for the General's Mansion, they really do love Qiao Niannian.

Every year, Qiao Niannian would go back to stay for a while.

He had never thought about this before because Qiao Niannian was only ten years old.

He would naturally look down on a ten-year-old girl.

But if the prince had such an idea, he would have to think more.