Xiao Liang quickly corrected her seriously: "Right? This is right, mother. You said I am just a prince, and I don't need to worry about the country. These little ones should also live a happy life."
Hearing Xiao Liang say this, it really proved the saying that a rotten tree cannot wither. This made Concubine An so angry that she wanted to rush up and hit him with a hammer.
However, before Concubine An could say anything, Concubine An next to her took over the conversation and said in a cold voice: "It is because of your non-competitive character that there is nothing good in the harem. It is not your turn. Tell me yourself, do you feel comfortable?"
Xiao Liang also met Concubine An's expression, and was not impressed: "Sister, some people have ambitions, while others are content with a small corner. It doesn't matter."
Among the women in the harem, Concubine An is the most competitive. She wants to be the best in everything and wants to ensure that she is the best and that all the good resources are hers.
If a person does not have this ambition, what else can he talk about?
So after hearing what Xiao Liang said, Concubine An was really furious.
"Well, even if you don't care about these things in the harem and the previous dynasty, have you ever thought about what you would do if you didn't fight or compete, and the queen had nothing for you? What would you do if your aunt queen got old? You have grown up, and you can't be so foolish as you were this time."
When Concubine An spoke, it sounded as if she was complaining, which made Xiao Liang feel like there seemed to be some hint in it.
But he was the kind of person who never listened to hints.
"Sister, if you have feelings, why don't you just say no? I didn't understand what you said."
Concubine An turned her head and glanced at Concubine Dowager An, only to see Concubine Dowager An shaking her head, as if she also had no way to deal with this stupid son.
Concubine An then continued, "You are not a smart guy. Tell me, what happened to your concubine? Why was she sent to the cold palace?"
Now it was Xiao Liang's turn to be surprised. He looked at Concubine An curiously and said, "Sister, you were there at the time. Don't you know about this? I think you are not immune from the fact that Concubine An was sent to the cold palace. Why are you asking me?"
Concubine An took a breath, quite impatiently: "I mean, there is a key person in this, what about Qiao Yuange? Is the relationship between this woman and the emperor really that good?"
Xiao Liang knew that as a royal concubine, An Linhuan wanted to know more about Qiao Yuange's love affairs, which was considered knowing both oneself and the enemy.
After all, many people now believe that the emperor likes Qiao Yuange.
But for some reason, Xiao Liang didn't want to talk about Qiao Yuange's feelings at all. He knew that Qiao Yuange's life was already very difficult, and he must not let Qiao Yuange have a hard time because of his relatives.
He just shook his head.
Concubine An couldn't be such a person who was so easy to fool. Seeing that Xiao Liang didn't answer, she continued to ask: "I got the news a while ago that Qiao Yuange likes Wen Huan. Is this true?"
Qiao Yuange likes Wen Huan?
When is this happening?
Xiao Liang looked at Concubine An in surprise, always feeling that the world he lived in and the world others lived in were completely different.
How come such news came from the harem when I haven't been there for just two days?
Although Xiao Liang was surprised in his heart, there was no expression on his face.
This kid acted like he knew nothing in front of his sister and mother.
Concubine An waved her hand and said helplessly: "Forget it, it's useless for this kid to say these things. He can't say anything and has been like this since he was a child."
"But don't you want to get more things, power, status... This time, if it weren't for the fact that your mother was the imperial concubine, do you think it would be enough for only the concubine to be sent to the cold palace? Do you think you won't be punished at all?" Imperial Concubine An obviously couldn't understand.
Why is it that she and Concubine An are strategizing and working hard in the hope of gaining more power, but Xiao Liang is lazy all day long, doing nothing and just thinking about living a simple life? It's really disappointing.
Xiao Liang lowered his head, his eyes flickering.
He must have known what his sister and mother discussed all day, but when these words were spoken and placed in front of his parents, he realized how much the people around him expected power, even that position that was out of reach yet so close at hand.
Seeing that Xiao Liang seemed to have a power outage every time he heard this story, Concubine An had no choice but to wave her hand, signaling Xiao Liang to stay away from her.
Xiao Liang didn't hesitate and immediately stood up.
Here, Qiao Yuange staggered to the main hall of Taixing Palace, and saw the emperor holding a book and pretending to read it.
Seeing Qiao Yuange coming, he put the book aside in anger, crossed his arms and said to Qiao Yuange: "Tell me, what does Xiao Yuli want you to do this time? To make you a concubine, or to elope with you?"
When Xiao Yuli's name was mentioned, Qiao Yuange felt uncomfortable all over.
She really didn't understand why Xiao Yuli did this, because in her heart, although Xiao Yuli was not a gentleman, he was at least her cousin. The two of them were in the palace, and it would have been fine if they didn't support each other, but he actually wanted to take advantage of Qiao Yuange.
It’s better not to mention such relatives.
Qiao Yuange had never been happy with Xiao Yuli, and now that the emperor had brought it up, Qiao Yuange said in a bad mood, "Why do you want to elope? Isn't your life good now? If I am living a good life, why do you want to elope?"
Eunuch Li was lip-syncing to Qiao Yuange, asking him to say something nice.
When Qiao Yuange saw Eunuch Li's mouth shape, he couldn't help laughing.
She thought for a moment, then looked up at the emperor: "Is it possible that Your Highness dislikes me? Please send me away quickly so that you can have peace and quiet?"
When Eunuch Li heard what Qiao Yuange said, he immediately frowned and opened his mouth in surprise, as if he couldn't understand why he had always reminded Qiao Yuange to say nice things, but this girl said bad words. If the emperor, who was like a powder keg, heard it, it would basically explode in an instant.
As expected, the emperor's face changed, and he said unhappily: "What are you talking about? I can see that you don't want to be around me at all, so you said this on purpose to see if I can let you go, right?"
Although Qiao Yuange felt that there was some hidden meaning behind the emperor's words, she did not think much about it and asked him, "Why does the emperor insist on keeping me by his side? Do you like me?"
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