Splendid concubine

Chapter 144 Xuanshuang's Engagement
Liu Xuanshuang who returned home was full of nights and dreams, woke up the old lady and Liu Ren'an, knelt down and begged: "Grandmother, father, daughter and the Seventh Prince are in love, and don't want to marry another person. I beg grandma and father to be fulfilled."

After finishing speaking, he kowtowed on the ground non-stop.

The old lady sighed, wanting to scold and reprimand, but couldn't say anything.

Originally, if the Zhao family were dismissed and returned to the Zhao family, Liu Xuanshuang would not be able to make a good engagement, so that's fine.

only……

"What did the Seventh Prince say? I know that the Seventh Prince has no mother and concubine, and is living in despair in the palace." The old lady leaned over and looked at Liu Xuanshuang and said.

"Grandmother, although the Seventh Prince is down and out, he is of royal blood anyway, so he might not be able to make a fortune." Liu Xuanshuang's face was calm, not like talking nonsense.

"Forget it, forget it, one or two are disobedient, I wanted to stop it, but I couldn't say anything. Simply, our Liu family doesn't have to count on you to make a fortune." The old lady sighed, and didn't even look back. Yes, holding the maid's hand, she went into the inner room to rest.

Liu Ren'an stared at Liu Xuanshuang for a while, and finally heaved a long sigh.

Liu Xuanshuang was kneeling here, and only then did he remember that the Zhao family would retire and return to the Zhao family tomorrow. Liu Xuanshuang's mother's reputation is not good. If she married a step-wife, then Liu Xuanshuang's status would not be as good as that of a biological mother. Talking about relatives, I can't find anything good.

Marry the royal family, even the royal family may not be willing to be a side concubine.

It's not as good as the seventh prince she found herself, which is also a way.

Although the Seventh Prince has never been in the court, if the Seventh Prince can listen to the arrangements and choose a master to follow, then he will not be a prince with real power in the future, no matter what.

"That's all, that's it." Liu Ren'an shook his head and left.

Being called up in the middle of the night, I was already a little resentful.

"Thank you, Daddy." When Liu Xuanshuang stood up on the ground, she felt her whole body go limp, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Walking out of the old lady's yard, she saw the eldest lady waiting at the gate of the yard.

The eldest lady rushed up and slapped Liu Xuanshuang, which made Liu Xuanshuang's face crooked.

Liu Xuanshuang stared blankly at the eldest lady, but did not speak.

The eldest lady looked at Liu Xuanshuang's face, it was the same as when she was young, young and beautiful, but not at all angry, the whole person was lifeless, as if she was an old man in his seventies and eighties who was about to die.

Suddenly, the eldest lady burst into tears: "I'm sorry, the Zhao family owes you. Xuanshuang, you were originally destined to be a princess, how did you end up being a prince concubine?"

The mournful cry was a little permeating in the quiet night.

Because the eldest lady was going to divorce, and no one respected her.

A basin of water was poured from the old lady's yard, and it was falling on the old lady's head. Immediately, there was a servant girl's laughter, "In the middle of the night, are you mourning here? Get out of here."

The eldest lady was a little embarrassed, took Liu Xuanshuang's hand, and hurried to the road.

Liu Xuanshuang was a little depressed at first, and wanted to open the courtyard door to trouble the maid, but was also stopped by the lady.

"Xuan Shuang, let me tell you, now, the Zhao family is on the brink of death. I am dismissed and go home. I may not be able to stay in the capital and see you all the time. Listen to me, your brother is back, you two brothers and sisters You must be well, your brother has a lot of ideas, you should think about it carefully, you must live well, live well."

As she spoke, the eldest lady burst into tears, choked with sobs and couldn't say anything anymore.

After crying for a long time, the eldest lady took Liu Xuanshuang's hand and slowly rubbed it, "I guess Liu Ruyi did something to give you such a reputation, I hate that I can't do anything to her now, you brothers and sisters Be careful."

Liu Xuanshuang nodded, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Tomorrow, will the Seventh Prince come to propose marriage?" The eldest lady looked at Liu Xuanshuang and asked seriously.

"Yes, it's a long night with many dreams." Liu Xuanshuang nodded seriously.

"That's good, that's good." The lady didn't know what to think of, and she smiled.

Immediately, she turned around, lowered her head and cried, and went back to her yard.

Liu Ruyi in the palace didn't know what happened, even if she knew, she probably wouldn't care.

The Zhao family is really over.

Last night, I also heard that the Zhao family's in-laws and old friends came to the door one after another, or publicly declared outside that they had severed their friendship with the Zhao family and had nothing to do with it ever since.

It can be regarded as a real loner.

"Ruyi, what are you thinking? Now, the queen mother is getting smarter, and there is nothing wrong with it. She dare not move the concubine, nor does the emperor, but I have suffered a lot here. You stay and stay in the palace. Help me out there." Concubine Lin looked at Liu Ruyi beggingly.

Liu Ruyi had been scooping up the porridge in the spoon for a long time, but she didn't bring it to her mouth, she was so dazed that she didn't know what to think.

Somehow, Liu Ruyi nodded.

It's the same whether you send someone to the Prime Minister's Mansion to talk or not. The old lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion wished that Liu Ruyi would be liked by the nobles in the palace, and she would even let Liu Jiaren stay.

However, Liu Ruyi still sent someone to speak up.

Knowing that Liu Jiaren could play in the palace, she couldn't close her mouth with joy.

Liu Jiaren has always been able to read facial expressions, and vaguely knew that the relationship between the second prince and Mu Zitan was not like twins, so she didn't make do with the second prince.

After breakfast, Mu Zitan took the two daughters of the Liu family, accompanied by the palace ladies and guards sent by the emperor, and headed for the imperial garden in a mighty way.

There is actually no scenery in the imperial garden at this time. Although it is not snowing, the weather is not warm anymore.

However, there are still quite a few places where they are made into flower shapes with colored silk and tied to trees. They also look vibrant and beautiful.

In the imperial garden, there are sika deer, cranes and other animals that the emperor deliberately put in for Mu Zitan, they are not afraid of people, they lick Mu Zitan's palm affectionately, and the three of them have a great time playing.

However, the happy atmosphere was destroyed in a short while.

"Hey, who am I talking about? Isn't this our only princess who came to visit the Imperial Garden in such a big way? She is so majestic. I don't think the Queen Mother usually has such a big battle." The voice of Princess Dingguo sounded.

After being taught a lesson by Liu Ruyi at the racecourse last time, Princess Dingguo restrained herself a lot, and didn't dare to go out, so she nestled in the Empress Dowager's palace.

Speaking like this at this time must be supported by the Queen Mother.

"A mere princess, of course I don't know what the princess is fighting for. I think you have a palace maid with you, is there no one to use?" Mu Zitan was now sharp-tongued, and immediately countered.

Anyway, someone is backing him up, but Dingguo Princess may not be sure.

But the mother concubine has told you that if you meet someone from the queen mother, you don't have to worry about beating or punishing them. Anyway, the queen mother and her group are also grasshoppers after autumn, and they can only jump around for a few days.

Besides, there are clan elders in charge, and the clan elders have a very bad impression of the Queen Mother.

"You, you!" Princess Dingguo clenched her fists and gasped.

"What are you? It's pitiful for a good princess to stutter." Mu Zitan continued.

"Okay, I won't talk to you, I'll talk to others." Princess Dingguo looked at Liu Jiaren behind Mu Zitan.

Liu Ruyi didn't dare to provoke her, this Liu Jiaren was just a concubine from the Prime Minister's family, if she found out clearly, it would be fine if she provoked her.

What's more, the last time there was a horse race competition, but I heard from the palace maid that this Liu Jiaren seemed to be stirring up the flames, causing me to be ridiculed.

"Come here and pour me a cup of hot tea for the princess." Pointing at Liu Jiaren, Liu Jiaren looked at Princess Dingguo in astonishment.

"It's about you, the little girl in light yellow clothes." Princess Dingguo snorted coldly.

The maid behind her whispered to Princess Dingguo, "Princess, the empress dowager said that you should not cause trouble now, especially the princess and her group."

"What are you afraid of? Why are you turning your arms out?" Princess Dingguo said angrily.

The maid didn't dare to say anything, so she just lowered her head and remained silent.

Wanting to tease Princess Dingguo, Liu Jiaren stepped forward, took the teapot from the maid, and poured a cup for Princess Dingguo slowly.

Princess Dingguo took a sip, and sure enough, she started to get angry, "This tea is so hot, is it for someone to drink it?" Putting the teacup on the stone table with a bang, Princess Dingguo raised her brows and said angrily.

With a narrow smile on Liu Jiaren's face, Mu Zitan and Liu Ruyi simply sat down, not far away, and waited to watch the excitement. This Liu Jiaren has never liked to be disadvantaged, she has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth. , don't worry too much.

"Oh, I read it wrong, the princess is atonement, this tea is not for people to drink, I'm so sorry that I gave it to the princess just now." Liu Jiaren said with a smile, without sincerity.

As he said that, he snatched the tea with quick eyesight and quick hands, poured it aside and poured it clean.

Princess Dingguo originally looked at her delicate and pretty, and somehow touched her, and wanted to splash hot tea on Liu Jiaren's face, but Liu Jiaren poured all the tea clean.

Waiting for Liu Jiaren with angry eyes, Liu Jiaren said with a smile: "Oh, the princess asked me to pour tea, but the tea is gone, I have nothing to do, the princess can do it herself."

As soon as he said that, he turned around and hid behind Mu Zitan.

Liu Jiaren scolded her!She poured out another pot of top-quality Longjing that she finally got!In Dingguo Princess's heart, there were only these repeated tumbling.

She was trying to get mad, but she was tricked by a little girl!

Slapping the table hard, Princess Dingguo stood up, wanting to rush over and grab Liu Jiaren and beat her hard to relieve her anger.

As a result, the table tilted all of a sudden, and it hit Princess Dingguo's feet hard.

Princess Dingguo's face was distorted in pain.

Hugging her feet and howling loudly, Liu Jiaren gloated and said with a gleeful smile: "Oh, Princess Dingguo accidentally smashed the stone table in the gazebo in the imperial garden and smashed her foot. Go and call the imperial doctor."

After speaking, he winked at Liu Ruyi, obviously very happy.

Mu Zitan also silently made a gesture to Liu Ruyi that you are powerful.

There is no other reason. Before I came to the Imperial Garden in the morning, I was worried that I would run into Princess Dingguo and make trouble.

Liu Ruyi sent someone to secretly replace the stone table in a gazebo in the Imperial Garden with an unstable one, deliberately waiting here for Princess Dingguo to find her, and then angering Princess Dingguo.

(End of this chapter)