"Is she satisfied with the gift I sent her?" Xiao Tang asked again.
The eunuch looked embarrassed and said, "Ms. Lin has never opened this."
Xiao Tang rubbed his fingers and said, "Forget it. You can go down first."
The eunuch hurriedly took his leave. Xiao Tang tapped the table lightly. The attendant beside him asked, "It's just a gift. Your Highness seems a little worried."
"I have no intention of having sex with her. It's just that if the Duke of Protectorate wants to marry his daughter, there is really no need to choose someone as weak as me. She doesn't seem to have any interest in me either." Xiao Tang pondered.
The gift was not chosen by him, but it was shown to him. The daughter of the Duke of Protectorate loved to wield spears and fight on the battlefield. If one really wanted to please her, giving her a sword would be better than giving her pearl hairpins and jade pendants. However, he had no interest in her, so naturally he just followed the rules and would not cater to her preferences.
"Since both sides have no intention, isn't that exactly what the prince wants?" The attendant didn't understand his worries.
"It's not entirely a good thing." Xiao Tang said.
There is no such thing as a free lunch. Southwest does not need to get involved in the muddy waters of Beijing. Lin Ting'er has no interest in him, so there is no need to help him. The only breakthrough point is Lin Su. What does that man want?
He must have a big ambition to make him put in so much effort.
He has become accustomed to trying to guess people's hearts with the worst intentions. Only in this way can he avoid being disappointed by the people he makes friends with.
Although the Queen was under house arrest, preparations were still being made for the marriage between the Duke of Protectorate and the Crown Prince. There were six wedding rites, and although the marriage was granted by the Emperor, some procedures were still unavoidable.
Just asking for the name can take several days. Not only the girl's name, but also the names of the family members must be asked. Even fortune-telling must be done at the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to ensure that the birth dates match.
Lin Su and Lin Ting'er were twins. When Lin Su and Lin Ting'er were handed their birthdays, she was straightforward. But once everyone left, she started to get anxious: "Brother! What should I do? If I really get married if I keep going like this, and you don't find a way for me, I'll tell the prince that it was you who instigated me to propose marriage!"
"Why rush? Divination requires choosing an auspicious day. We all have our parents and brothers' birthdays divined. If we postpone it until after the 15th day, it will be delayed." Lin Su patted her head and said, "If you have the time, why not use it during the Lantern Festival?"
Lin Ting'er tutted, "What do you want to do?"
Lin Su looked at her with a smile: "Once you have finished your work, you can choose any weapon I have."
Lin Ting'er's eyes lit up: "No problem, leave it to me. What do you want me to do?"
"Come closer and listen." Lin Su waved at her.
Lin Ting'er leaned over to listen, her eyes brightening the more she listened. When she stood up straight, she gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother, you are this."
"Hurry up and go." Lin Su said with a smile.
"Let's go." Lin Ting'er ran very fast.
Her invitation was delivered to the palace. When Xiao Tang received it, he was sitting in front of the mirror, staring at the mark between his eyebrows in a daze.
He is Shuang'er, but the mark has been extremely faint since he was a child. His mother even covered it with makeup when he was born. Even if he was stained with a little fragrance, it didn't matter. No one noticed that he was Shuang'er, and he never thought that he was any different from ordinary men.
But now the originally faint mark on his forehead has become increasingly red in the past few days. This means that his health has improved, but it is also becoming increasingly difficult to conceal. If the makeup is accidentally rubbed off, others can easily notice it.
"Your Highness, the medicine we tried on those people that day was very effective. I haven't heard you cough in several days. Now the mark has become darker, which means your health is indeed improving. This is good news." Cunzhi looked at the mark between his eyebrows and said, "If the Empress Yuan is still alive, she would be happy for you."
"The medicine he sent is really good." Xiao Tang raised his hand and smeared the rich ointment on that place. Seeing that it was almost consistent with the skin color, he did not take the invitation card, but took the jade bottle on the table.
There are very few people in the capital who truly care about him. Although he forced him to take the pill that day, he seemed to be annoyed by his disbelief, which delayed his illness. Although he is not a good person, he will never forget the life-saving grace.
He will always remember who is good to him and who is not.
"Your Highness, will you keep the appointment?" Cunzhi asked.
"Of course we have to keep the appointment. Miss Lin, please ask the prince to go together." Xiao Tang picked up the visiting card and said.
He needed to find out what that person's purpose was before he could take the next step. As for Xiao Jin, since he was under house arrest, he really didn't have to do anything to mess things up.
"I'll tell someone to do it," Cunzhi said.
"Also, how is Concubine Chu doing?" Xiao Tang asked with his eyes lowered.
"The Third Prince has been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. Although Concubine Chu has not been demoted for the time being, Mingyi Palace is no different from the Cold Palace. Now it is Concubine Shu who is managing the affairs of the harem. She has been oppressed by Concubine Chu for many years and will not miss this opportunity to suppress and retaliate." Cunzhi lowered his head and said, "All charcoal fires have been extinguished, even the winter clothes and quilts have been taken away, and many of the eunuchs and palace maids who served have left. Your Highness, rest assured."
Xiao Tang smiled indifferently: "These are all trivial matters. Chu was able to ascend to the position of Imperial Concubine under the Queen's favor, which is definitely not a trivial matter. Send someone to disfigure her face, and don't let anyone see that it was done by someone else. Only when there is no hope for her to regain favor can we be completely relieved."
Back then, his mother's family was suppressed and the harem lost power. Not only did those people have no intention of helping, but everyone came over to step on them. No one would have thought that the empress, the mother of a country, did not die of illness, but was frozen to death in the snow and ice.
Don’t worry, take it one by one, the imperial brother, Concubine Chu, the empress, and finally... the person sitting on the throne.
If he couldn't drag those people down to hell, even if he died, his soul would not be able to face his tragically dead mother.
"I understand." Cunzhi said.
There are too many concubines in the palace, and the beauty of a new love is enough to make the emperor forget a concubine he hasn't seen for a few days.
"Your Majesty..." When the chief eunuch came in, the emperor was hugging the new beauty and chatting and laughing. The beauty was very polite and laughed so hard that her body shook. Her words were interrupted, and the emperor was a little disappointed when he saw the eunuch.
"What's the matter?" the emperor asked with a cold face.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine of Mingyi Palace accidentally knocked over a candlestick, scratched her face, and hanged herself." The eunuch knelt carefully and said.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then dropped the beauty in his arms, stood up, sighed, and said, "Why did she have to do this... Well, since she's dead, let's hold a funeral according to the rites for a noble concubine."
She served him for many years and gave birth to a prince, but this was all she got after her death.
The people in the palace were cold-hearted, and the chief eunuch had long been accustomed to it, but he still couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he heard this.
Even if she was promoted to the rank of Imperial Concubine, she was still only a concubine. Her death could not affect the struggles in the palace, nor could it affect the process of the marriage that the Crown Prince was promoting. It could only make the Third Prince, who was imprisoned in the Sky Prison and holding on to his last hope, hysterical.
The news was naturally not sent by Xiao Tang, but Xiao Jin went there in person. Xiao Tang gave in to him step by step, but Concubine Chu and her son were not easy to deal with. They kept pressing them for so many years. Even though Xiao Jin was born to the queen, he was still a bastard's son. They had been fighting with each other for many years, and they were ruthless when it came to adding insult to injury.
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