Chapter 372: Didn't he just go to see Zhou Ruier? Is there any need to hide it?
In a rage, Xu Qihuai killed the ugly donkey and went to Li's house with a sword. Only after hearing that Li Qingcheng was crying very sadly and said she wanted to jump into the well with her unborn child did the prince give up.
When we arrived at the Prince's Mansion.
The Crown Princess and others have returned.
He said, "Thanks to Miss Jiu and Rui'er."
Qiu Ying's grip tightened, her heart aching. She couldn't say anything bad about Zhou Rui'er. She took a deep breath and said, "Yes, Your Highness will leave the capital the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow, you and I will go to the Marquis' Mansion together to thank Miss Jiu, right?"
"Okay." Xu Qihuai agreed. He sat on the round stool and rubbed his legs with his hands. "Ying'er, you have a good rest. I'm going to the study."
Qiu Ying nodded and looked at his back, as if she was lost in thought.
Ziyin comforted her, "Miss, don't be sad. His Highness is going to make great achievements. The flood problem must be very troublesome."
"Did he go to the study? Isn't the study on the left? Why would he go to the right?" Qiu Ying wiped the tears from her eyes and pouted, "Isn't he just going to see Zhou Ruier? Is there any need to hide it?"
Tears fell, and I couldn't stop feeling sad.
I could only hold onto the bed and cry.
Ziyin said anxiously: "Miss, she is just a concubine, a concubine in the past, you don't care about her at all."
Qiu Ying's voice gradually lowered, and a trace of pain flashed in her eyes.
"Because for His Highness, Li Qingcheng has a family background that he can rely on, and he dotes on her for status; whereas Zhou Ruier is a concubine's daughter of the Prime Minister's residence, and even has political conflicts with His Highness, yet he cares deeply for her. I don't even have this kind of favoritism."
Ziyin squatted down, wiped her tears, and looked at the young lady: "Don't think so, the prince loves you too."
Only when Qiu Ying hid in the quilt did she feel the warmth.
Her eyelashes trembled and she closed her eyes.
"He loves the power behind me. Turn off the lights. I'm tired."
At the same time, Xu Qihuai looked back at the dark palace, his heart full of melancholy. He just couldn't help but come to find Zhou Ruier. She was simple and kind, had been bullied since childhood, and now married into the prince's mansion.
I treat him as a support.
As soon as he stepped into the yard, he heard the woman groaning in pain. He hurriedly opened the curtain, "Rui'er."
"Your Highness! Ah!" Zhou Rui'er stood up in surprise, but felt a pain in her foot and her body tilted. Looking at the man holding her in his arms, she said shyly, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Xu Qihuai touched her ankle and said, "Thank you for saving Ying'er today."
Zhou Rui'er lowered her head and whispered, "This is what I should do. As long as you are happy, I will always protect the Crown Princess."
Hearing this, Xu Qihuai asked half-jokingly.
"Aren't you jealous?"
Zhou Ruier stared at him seriously: "Love the house and love the dog."
Xu Qihuai most hopes that the backyard can be peaceful, so that he can worry less in the front court. "Rui'er, the Queen Mother is heading south, do you want to go with her?"
In principle, you can bring people with you.
An Wenzhi was beside him.
This is a good opportunity to win favor, and he thinks Zhou Ruier will go.
Zhou Rui'er bit her lower lip and shook her head at him. "I'm pregnant, so I can't help you by your side. I want to stay in your womb and take care of the Crown Princess. After all, she's due in three months and needs someone to accompany her."
Xu Qihuai suddenly understood.
He stroked her face and said, "Rui'er, you are more beautiful than I imagined."
Zhou Ruier said shyly: "How could I have that?"
The flickering candlelight could not stop the growing feelings between the two. On the other side, Qiu Ying looked at the dark bedroom and could only sigh silently. The moon moved over and shone on the peach blossoms in the glass bottle.
Tears welled up in her eyes.
"He cares about me, doesn't he?"
Ziyin held her hand and said firmly, "Yes! The prince loves you, I love you too, Miss Manman and the master love you, and the child in your belly loves you too. Let's go to sleep, okay? I'll stay here with you."
The night is too long, and the day breaks.
Qiu Ying asked her maid to cover the dark circles under her eyes, and she began to busy herself with preparing gifts for the Marquis' Mansion. When she turned around, she found that the prince and Zhou Ruier had come together. Her smile froze. Could it be that they were going south this time?
Your Highness also wants to bring Zhou Ruier with him?
She closed her eyes slightly to comfort herself.
Well, if she follows the prince, he will stop causing trouble in the mansion and harming the baby in her womb.
Sudden.
The butler came over with the eunuch beside the queen.
"This servant has met the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess."
Xu Qihuai asked, "Why is Eunuch Yu here? Is there something wrong with the Queen Mother?"
Eunuch Yu waved his hand, and the maid behind him presented the items one by one: "The Empress asked me to bring some gifts to the Crown Princess: ginseng, sour fruits, and a beautiful gold hairpin."
Qiu Ying bowed her head slightly: "Thank the Queen Mother for me."
Eunuch Yu couldn't tell that the Crown Princess was in a bad mood. He looked around and asked, "Isn't Your Highness leaving tomorrow?"
Xu Qihuai said: "The Crown Princess was assassinated yesterday. Thanks to Miss Jiu, we are going to the Marquis' Mansion to express our gratitude."
Eunuch Yu nodded in understanding. He looked at the elegantly dressed man, raised an eyebrow and asked, "This..."
"My name is Zhou Rui'er, your Highness's Consort."
"Oh, Liangdi is going too?"
I didn't expect that Zhou Ruier was such a perceptive person. No wonder the Crown Princess was so unhappy. Forget it, who told him to come here this time? Wasn't it because he was sent by the Queen to support the Crown Princess?
Zhou Ruier bowed: "Miss Jiu saved the Crown Princess, and I want to go and thank her."
Eunuch Yu straightened his back and shook his head, saying, "I'm afraid that's not appropriate. The Marquis only married a wife, and Miss Jiu doesn't like Lord Jiang having other women. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for His Highness to take a concubine?"
Listen to him say that.
Xu Qihuai reacted, "Indeed, Rui'er, you can just wait in the mansion. I and the Crown Princess will be fine."
He watched the three of them walk out of the Prince's Mansion with a smile.
Zhou Ruier's smile gradually disappeared, she turned around and said coldly.
"Is everything ready?"
Huang Xin nodded hurriedly: "Everything is ready."
Zhou Ruier straightened up and walked back to the courtyard. Looking at the ruins cleared away in the Crown Princess's courtyard not far away, she chuckled and said, "This time, I want to impress my father. Big things aren't just for legitimate daughters."
The Prince's Mansion and the Marquis' Mansion are very close to each other.
It only takes a cup of tea.
Jiusu invited the two into the courtyard and said, "You don't have to be so polite. It was thanks to Zhou Liangdi that she didn't mind the temple's ablution room being renovated that we had the chance to go to the same ablution room with the Crown Princess, which helped us delay the time."
Between her lines.
No one said that Zhou Liangdi was not.
But to Xu Qihuai, it sounded so strange that he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Miss Jiu, are you saying that this matter is related to Rui'er?"
Jiusu filled the tea cups for both of them.
She feigned surprise and said, "Ah? You misunderstood. I didn't mean that. After all, the Prime Minister's family tradition is strict and they would never resort to such a conspiracy. Rui Liangdi is kind and simple. She must have been raised so well by the Prime Minister."
The prince gripped the teacup tightly.
My mind was filled with the sinister cunning hidden behind Zhou Ruier's innocent smile. Her face looked like a little white rabbit at one moment and a big bad wolf at another.
Xu Qihuai was uneasy. He looked at Qiu Ying and asked, "Ying'er, are you feeling unwell?"
Qiu Ying was slightly stunned. When she met the prince's 'obvious' gaze, she nodded and said, "Yes, I have been feeling sleepy ever since I became pregnant."
Xu Qihuai stood up and took her hand.
"Miss Jiu, let's go back first."
Jiusu escorted him all the way to the gate of the mansion.
Qiu Ying turned around, nodded and smiled at her.
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