daughter in power

Chapter 240 Sweet Little Things
"I don't want to go to the palace. That prince is very annoying. It's really boring to study with him."

The little girl had a bad complexion and looked angry.

Although her face is dark, she does not hide her outstanding demeanor.

That is the demeanor that a little girl of her age absolutely does not have.

An expression of extreme calmness, extreme confidence, and extreme concentration.

Although it cannot be said that she is unprecedentedly beautiful, but her unique beauty is complemented by that unique temperament, which is destined to make people only notice her among thousands of people.

Qiqi's eyes flashed, Wu Tonghou and the others were frightened.

Everyone knelt down one after another, hoping that Qiqi would forgive Yan Ruizhu's unreasonable collision.

Yan Ruizhu didn't kneel down, but looked up at Qi Qi.

The two looked at each other, and there was a sense of deja vu.

Qiqi said: "Why do you hate the prince?"

Yan Ruizhu was stunned, and boldly said: "He wants to steal my different-colored peony."

"A flower thief?" Qi Qi frowned, "Did he steal it?"

Yan Ruizhu shook her head: "Fortunately, I found out early, otherwise he would have succeeded."

At this point, it seems that three points of defense have been removed, and he is not so afraid of Qi Qi.

Qiqi nodded, thought carefully about Binger's performance, and said seriously: "Now the prince is contemplating behind closed doors in the Eastern Palace, and repenting for stealing your peony flowers. Are you willing to forgive him?"

Yan Ruizhu remained silent.

Thinking about it, I was surprised that the prince could still think about his mistakes behind closed doors.

After a long time, she blinked her eyes and raised her head, and said charmingly: "If he doesn't climb over the wall and steal my peony flowers again, I will forgive him."

The rest dare not say a word.

Wu Tonghou was already drenched in sweat, the situation in front of him was beyond his expectation, so he could only stare blankly.

Qi Qi nodded in response: "I assure you that he will not come to steal your flowers again. Aren't you going to give him this heterochromatic peony flower to take care of for a few days? Why do you need to steal it?"

Yan Ruizhu blinked in astonishment, and quickly shook her head after thinking about it: "No."

But Qiqi didn't want to talk to her any more, but turned her head and said: "Transplant this heterochromatic peony flower to the East Palace, and return it to Miss Peony in half a month."

After finishing speaking, he calmed down.

Yan Ruizhu stood behind her, and everyone else kowtowed respectfully to see her off, only her eyes were red with anxiety, if it wasn't for Mrs. Wu Tonghou covering her mouth, she might have started scolding.

After all, the heterochromatic peony was transplanted to the East Palace.

The prince opened the window in the morning, and saw this heterochromatic peony at first sight.

Shocked and overjoyed, he hurried out to look carefully, and after confirming which one it was, he was suddenly dumbfounded.

He quickly grabbed one person: "When did this peony come here?"

The whole peony bloomed in a flower bed that was familiar to him.

Someone brought the peony together with the flower bed where the peony was planted.

It was painstaking.

The inner eunuch carefully said: "His Royal Highness, the Empress ordered the craftsmen to move it here early in the morning."

Bing'er blinked, and quickly went to Yangxi Palace, and she didn't have the intention to continue to close the door and think about her mistakes.

Before walking out of the palace gate, he almost bumped into someone.

Yan Ruizhu had a bad face: "Huh." She also refused to salute him, and went straight to the peony flower.

After confirming that her peonies were not harmed because they were transplanted together with the flower bed, she was relieved.

After carefully watering the peonies, she stood by the flower bed and looked at the flowers carefully, refusing to turn her eyes away.

Bing'er stood next to her, looked at her for a while, and frowned: "This flower is beautiful, but if you stare at it like this, can a flower bloom?"

She refused to pay attention to him, rolled her eyes, pretending she didn't hear him.

Bing'er did not give up: "Didn't you hear what the prince said?"

She turned her head: "So what if I heard that, you and your mother only steal other people's treasures, what kind of heroes are you?"

A peony flower was actually involved in a hero.

Bing'er was not happy: "Is it the king's land in the whole world, is it the king's subject on the shore of the land, a peony flower, if the prince wants it, naturally it belongs to the prince."

What he said was serious.

She was startled, stomped her feet fiercely, stared into his beautiful eyes, and said loudly, "You rascal!"

After finishing his sentence, he ran away first.

Bing'er panicked and hurried to catch up.

After chasing her for a while, I couldn't catch her, so I had to go to Yangxi Palace.

Qiqi sat by the pool and looked at the flowers. The lotus in the pool looked like it was about to bloom.

Bing'er ran closer: "Mother's queen... Yan Ruizhu..."

Qiqi turned her head and looked at him with a smile: "Yan Ruizhu is very cute, and she is very different from other official children. She is very good at planting peonies, and she is no worse than the gardeners in our palace."

He was dumbfounded, and it took him a while to grasp a word: "She...she is not gentle and virtuous, no...not a good person."

Qi Qi smiled, shook her head, and stopped looking at him.

Bing'er was also panicked, and hurried out of the palace, not daring to talk to her anymore.

After all, the heterochromatic peonies bloomed luxuriantly outside Binger's East Palace.

For some reason, it was even more heated than in Wutonghou's Mansion.

In just a few days, flowers of two colors popped out again, which surprised people.

Everyone in the Eastern Palace was discussing quietly.

Of course, the most talked about is the prince's dragon spirit.

It is said that the dragon spirit is in full bloom, so the peonies are in full bloom.

No matter what the reason was, Yan Ruizhu was completely happy.

All day long, he circles around the peony flowers, and has no intention of forcing Bing'er.

Sometimes, even give Binger some good looks.

As for the matter of entering Taixue to study, it can be regarded as settled.

How dare Yan Ruizhu refuse to follow the queen's words.

It was just because Peony was making a fuss. After all, she was also a citizen of the Great Xia Kingdom and was afraid of imperial power.

The sky is bright and clear, and Qiqi sits in the main hall of Yangxi Palace watching Chunlan cut flowers.

Dongfang Xiutong passed the door and stood watching her from afar.

She smiled and turned her head: "Is this the end of get out of class?"

He nodded: "That's right. Bing'er and Miss Ruizhu were only thinking about peony flowers, so I had no choice but to let them go."

Qi Qi raised her head, and sure enough, she saw thick clouds gradually rising outside, probably it was going to rain.

She smiled slightly: "It's because I'm afraid of rain, so I rushed to take care of that peony."

Dongfang Xiu naturally agreed.

The two started talking in the hall.

Still she was sitting and he was standing.

Keeping a distance from each other, the maids also do their own things, there is no difference.

Qiqi said: "What do you think of Miss Ruizhu?"

Dongfang Xiu's eyes were gentle, and after thinking for a while, he said: "I think Miss Ruizhu is very elegant and has a detached personality. She is not as quiet and virtuous as ordinary ladies, but she is also very special."

It is because of the special that the prince treats her very differently.

That's why the drama of peony moving house came into being.

However, from Qiqi's point of view, it was Bing'er who had taken her heart, and the young lady didn't understand at all.

Naturally, since the child is still young, it is a good thing that Yan Ruizhu is not enlightened.

At least, put an end to puppy love.

Her idea is very simple, to find a companion for Binger—a companion who suits Binger's mind.

It would be good if she could be a princess.

No one stipulates that the queen must be versatile and omnipotent, so that she can be of great use to her husband.

There is nothing wrong with the queen planting good peonies.

She was fantasizing about being alone, and suddenly Dongfangxiu said: "Miss Ruizhu has a good temper, and Bing'er gets along well with her. It's a pity... I always feel that Miss Ruizhu's thoughts are elsewhere, and I might be hurt Binger's heart."

She was startled, and looked at Dongfang Xiu in disbelief.

Everyone thinks that their children are the best, that their sons are unique and should be loved by everyone.

What's more, Bing'er is already very good, very brilliant.

He suddenly told Qiqi that her excellent son might not be loved by Yan Ruizhu, so why not make her feel uncomfortable?

She hesitated to retort: ​​"Isn't it... Bing'er has a good personality, never puts on airs, and knows a lot. An 11-year-old girl can still be coaxed well?"

Although I don't agree with children's puppy love, it's okay for a daughter-in-law to develop a memory.

Dongfang Xiu sighed: "I hope it's different from what I guessed."

Just chatted all afternoon, mostly about Binger and Yan Ruizhu.

Of course, there is also news about Xia Xue.

Dongfang Xiu sent people to secretly check in Xiaoyang City, and indeed got a surprising piece of news.

Someone once saw traces of a white beast on the city wall, and that white beast seemed to be carrying a person on its back.

No one can see what the man on the back of the white beast looks like.

No one knew if it was a man or a woman.

There are too many possibilities for this little jade pendant.

They can't guess anything just by relying on a piece of jade pendant.

When Qiqi heard this, she was very anxious, and really wanted to find Xia Xue's trace.

It's a pity that Dongfang Xiu can't leave Flowing Fire City for the time being, and she is ill, so she really can't go out of the palace to search.

She clenched her fists anxiously, and hurriedly said, "What should I do?"

If the child is really alive, he will not know his own life experience at all.

Now that he is 11 years old, it is time to find him back early.

Dongfangxiu promised her to find Xia Xue for her as soon as possible.

His influence in Xiaoyang City is not bad, and it is probably only a matter of time before he finds someone.

She nodded.

Dongfangxiu left, but she didn't go to see her off, she just ordered Chunlan to make some snacks.

At night, Xia Xi didn't come back from the imperial study on time.

She sent someone to look at it, but the result was unexpected.

Xia Xi was at the gate of the city, seeing off the Northern Expeditionary Army.

For many years in a row, the territory is safe and secure, and I have never heard of any place that needs to fight.

She said in disbelief: "How many people are there in the Northern Expeditionary Army, and who will lead them?"

The inner eunuch didn't understand what he meant, but he still bowed and said, "I'm going to report to the empress, it's Marquis Wu Dongfangxiu who leads the army, a total of 2000 people."

How much does 2000 people get?
It is also worthy of being called the Northern Expeditionary Army?

She frowned: "Why do you want Marquis Wu to go to fight? He is gone. Who will teach Bing'er and who will be the Tai Tuo?"

It was probably the first time that the inner eunuch had heard her say so much, and he said excitedly: "Slave... this slave doesn't know. However, I heard from the father-in-law above that this Northern Expedition was due to the rebellion of the Western Shang Kingdom. , and it has become a line with the North Vietnamese country."

Jiang Jinxuan of Xishang Kingdom has long been missing, and there is still a silly Princess Shuang'er living in the palace.

Yun Huaiqing from the North Vietnam Kingdom recovered her memory in July [-]th, and has no contact with her.

Why, are they going to unite to deal with the Great Xia Kingdom today?

When did the Great Xia Kingdom come to the cusp of being plotted against again?

Her eyes flickered, and she really couldn't think of the meaning of Xishang Kingdom and Beiyue Kingdom joining forces to plan the Great Xia.

Because the thing itself is meaningless.

So, what is the purpose of Xia Xi sending Dongfang Xiu to the expedition?
Can the Northern Expeditionary Army with only 2000 people resist the soldiers on the border between the two countries?
She became more and more confused, but the inner eunuch in front of her was a small person who couldn't explain clearly.

She waved her hand and screened the inner prisoner away.

Chunlan naturally followed to see him off, and rewarded the eunuch by the way, trying to get more news.

Sitting alone in the dimly lit palace, Qi Qi suddenly felt guilty.

She was a little scared.

But she didn't know what she was afraid of.

(End of this chapter)