Only two sisters were left in the side hall.
Xiao Qin'er no longer concealed herself and angrily shouted in a low voice, "Do you have any shame?"
Xiao Zhaoyi smiled softly, "Sister, please be careful with your words."
"Be careful with your words. You sent a bookmark to the Fourth Prince behind my back. What do you mean? Tell me clearly, what do you mean?"
Xiao Zhaoyi smiled proudly, "I not only gave her a bookmark, I also gave her the four treasures of the study. Don't you know, sister?"
"You are shameless!" Xiao Qin'er raised her hand and was about to hit him.
"Hit, hit here."
Xiao Zhaoyi stood up, her belly bulging. She didn't retreat, but instead stepped closer to Xiao Qin'er. "Come, hit me here, hit me hard. Don't you dare anymore?"
Xiao Qin'er raised her hands, her gaze fixed on Xiao Zhaoyi's abdomen. Her hands trembled, and her cheek muscles twitched.
Xiao Zhaoyi smiled contemptuously and approached the other party. "Sister, you dare not fight. That's right. Things are different now. Now you have to call me Empress Zhaoyi."
There was an undisguised smug look in his eyes.
He looked at Xiao Qin'er as if he was looking at a clown.
Xiao Qin'er's eyes were red. "Why did you give gifts to the Fourth Prince without telling me? What do you mean?"
Xiao Zhaoyi lowered her head and smiled, "Sister, haven't you already guessed it in your heart? Why don't you dare say it out loud? Speak out, speak out."
"Do you really like the Fourth Prince?" Xiao Qin'er's voice trembled. She still held on to a glimmer of hope, hoping that she was wrong.
Xiao Zhaoyi nodded, "Sister is not stupid, she finally got it."
"You're crazy!"
Xiao Qin'er grabbed Xiao Zhaoyi's hand and said with gritted teeth, "You are committing adultery in the palace. If anyone finds out, you will be dead."
Xiao Zhaoyi wasn't nervous at all. "Sister, you must have been wishing me dead. Then go ahead and sue me, go ahead!"
"You're crazy!"
Xiao Qin'er shook off Xiao Zhaoyi's hand, as if she was meeting her for the first time.
"Why would you do this? You know he's your brother-in-law. Are you crazy?"
Xiao Zhaoyi snorted coldly, "Sister, you're very curious why I would give a gift to His Highness the Fourth Prince. Haha... Can't you guess?"
Xiao Qin'er found that Xiao Zhaoyi had become extremely unfamiliar. Was this still the sister she remembered?
Xiao Zhaoyi slowly approached Xiao Qin'er. The two sisters were about the same height.
She leaned close to Xiao Qin'er's ear, exhaled softly, and said, "I like the Fourth Prince, so I gave him a gift. Don't you understand such a simple truth, sister? Hehehe..."
"You lunatic, I'm going to sue you. I'm going to make sure you die without a burial place."
After hearing Xiao Zhaoyi say she loved the Fourth Prince, Xiao Qin'er went crazy. She wanted to destroy Xiao Zhaoyi at all costs. She hurried to the door.
"Sister, go quickly to Weiyang Palace and Xingqing Palace to tell me."
Xiao Qin'er, who had already walked to the door, stopped.
Xiao Zhaoyi chuckled, "Why aren't you going, sister?"
Xiao Qin'er turned around and stared fiercely at Xiao Zhaoyi, "You did it on purpose. You deliberately angered me. What on earth are you planning?"
Xiao Zhaoyi sat back in her seat, playing with a jade bracelet. "Sister, guess what? His Majesty knows that I like the Fourth Prince. Even if I die, what will become of the Fourth Prince? And what will become of the Xiao family? Do you think His Majesty will be so enraged that he will demote the Fourth Prince to an idle member of the royal family and send the Xiao family into exile?"
"You are a disaster."
Xiao Qin'er walked a few steps to Xiao Zhaoyi and raised her hand to hit her.
Xiao Zhaoyi firmly grasped Xiao Qin'er's hand. "Sister, believe it or not, the moment your slap lands, I will punish you for disrespect. By then, your already precarious relationship with the Fourth Prince will be shattered. I'm afraid even the last bit of affection will be gone."
Xiao Qin'er was breathing rapidly and her cheeks were flushed.
"What on earth are you thinking?" Her eyes were red. They were sisters, why did Xiao Zhaoyi treat her like this?
Xiao Zhaoyi smiled contemptuously and pushed Xiao Qin'er away.
"Sis, you were born the eldest and have been loved by our parents since you were little. You have to get whatever you want and won't let anyone refuse you. It's been like this since you were little. Even if it's something I like, you'll grab it away if you like it. Do you know that you are really annoying?"
Xiao Zhaoyi spoke calmly, but her eyes were full of disgust and ridicule.
Xiao Qin'er couldn't accept it, "We are sisters."
Xiao Zhaoyi sneered, "Sisters? If we are sisters, then why did you steal my Fourth Prince? I tolerate you stealing other things from me. But you shouldn't have taken the Fourth Prince away."
"You're ridiculous. The Fourth Prince was never yours. He and I were married by our parents' orders and the matchmaker's words." Xiao Qin'er retorted with a pale face.
Xiao Zhaoyi sneered, "Sister, have you forgotten? At first, you hated the Fourth Prince so much. Why did you like him later? Wasn't it because you saw that the Fourth Prince and I were close? You never wanted to see me doing well, so you deliberately snatched him away from me.
After snatching him away, you discovered his good qualities and wanted to keep him tightly. Because you are the eldest sister, you want to marry the Fourth Prince, and your family will agree to your wish. But, has anyone ever asked me what I think? Do you know how much I hate you?
"No, that's not the case at all."
Xiao Qin'er shook her head repeatedly, "Things are not what you said at all. I didn't snatch him away from you. From the beginning to the end, he never liked you."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Xiao Zhaoyi picked up the teacup and threw it at Xiao Qin'er, "You clearly stole him away, and you still refuse to admit it."
Xiao Qin'er turned her head away and said, "Are you crazy?"
Xiao Zhaoyi laughed out loud. "I went crazy the day you snatched him away. Sister, do you know why I entered the palace for the selection? Because I want to return the pain I have endured to you double."
Xiao Qin'er stepped back suddenly, her eyes filled with fear and trepidation. "You are playing with fire."
Xiao Zhaoyi didn't care at all. "So what? Are you going to sue me now, sister?"
Bang!
Xiao Qin'er finally took action and slapped Xiao Zhaoyi in the face.
The slap was not heavy, and there was no fingerprint left on the face.
Xiao Zhaoyi tilted her head slightly, "How dare you hit me."
"Why wouldn't I dare to hit you? Do you dare to speak out? Do you dare to tell the world about your dirty thoughts? Are you willing to die? As long as you're not willing to die, you won't dare to speak out."
Xiao Qin'er suddenly felt full of confidence.
She figured it out: this was a game of mutual control and competition.
She didn't dare to tell Xiao Zhaoyi, and Xiao Zhaoyi didn't dare to speak out either.
No one wants to die if they can live well.
Xiao Zhaoyi smiled coldly and waved her hand.
Bang!
A slap hit Xiao Qin'er in the face.
This slap was much heavier than the one Xiao Qin'er had given him, and it left a mark on his face in an instant.
Xiao Qin'er covered her face and gritted her teeth.
Xiao Zhaoyi smiled smugly, "Sister, do you feel pain? It's normal to feel pain. It will hurt more in the future, so you have to get used to it sooner."
Xiao Qin'er shouted angrily, "I won't let you succeed. You want to use the same trick again? Dream on."
Xiao Zhaoyi remained calm and lifted her belly. "Sister, won't you bless me? There might be a little prince in here. When he's born, let Zheng Ge'er play with him. What do you think?"
"You're dreaming!"
"It's obviously my sister who's dreaming! Have you forgotten, this is the royal family, you have no say in the matter."
Xiao Qin'er's face turned pale in an instant.
Xiao Zhaoyi chuckled, "Sister, go back. No one can take your Fourth Prince away from you. If you behave well, he will always be yours. If you refuse to obey, then he may not be yours."
"Are you threatening me?"
"The word 'threat' is so harsh. I'm kindly reminding you that we're no longer in the Xiao family, and you can no longer be like you used to be, insisting on getting whatever you want. You've grown up, and you should learn to make choices. What do you think?"
Xiao Qin'er grabbed Xiao Zhaoyi's wrist and said, "If you want to go crazy, I'll go crazy with you. At worst, we can all die together."
Xiao Zhaoyi frowned slightly, "Sister, you hurt me."
"Did you hear what I said clearly?" Xiao Qin'er asked angrily.
Xiao Zhaoyi snorted, "Sister, please let me go first. Tomorrow I'll go pay my respects to the Empress Dowager. If she asks me how I got the mark on my wrist, how should I answer? Or should I tell her the truth?"
Xiao Qin'er shook off Xiao Zhaoyi's wrist.
Xiao Zhaoyi smiled contemptuously, "Sister, do you really want to die with me? That's fine. But what about Zheng'er? Can you bear it?"
"If you dare to touch a hair on Zheng Ge'er's head, I will never let you go." Xiao Qin'er's eyes were fierce, and her fighting spirit was aroused.
Xiao Zhaoyi laughed, "Don't worry, sister. As long as you keep your mouth shut, I won't touch a hair on Zheng'er's head."
Xiao Qin'er's face was icy. "Liu Yi is your brother-in-law. You'd better stop thinking about it."
"Are you threatening me, or giving me a warning, sister?"
"I'm trying to give you some advice. Do you really think that being His Majesty's woman will make you invincible? You only remember Xingqing Palace, but have you forgotten Weiyang Palace? If Weiyang Palace knew your dirty thoughts, how do you think Empress Pei would deal with you?"
Empress Pei cares so much about Liu Yi.
If Empress Pei knew that Xiao Zhaoyi might ruin Liu Yi, she would definitely ruin Xiao Zhaoyi first.
Xiao Zhaoyi smiled softly, "Sister won't tell Queen Pei about my affairs, because you don't dare."
"Shut up."
"Sister, we are barely on the same page, so please don't be too harsh."
Xiao Qin'er obviously had not expected Xiao Zhaoyi to be so shameless.
She felt sick.
Staying one more second is self-torture.
"You're on your own."
"Sister, take care!"
Xiao Zhaoyi smiled and saw Xiao Qin'er out.
Xiao Qin'er ran away as if she was escaping.
As soon as the others left, Xiao Zhaoyi's face suddenly turned cold, like ice chips that could frostbite people.
She instructed the palace maids, "Prepare a gift and send it to the Fourth Prince and his wife. I am thinking of my sister and brother-in-law, and I will never forget them when I have good things."
The palace maid obeyed the order.
vomit!
Xiao Qin'er vomited!
She was so irritated that she had stomach cramps and could not hold on until she left the palace, and vomited directly in the imperial garden.
"What's wrong, ma'am?"
"I won't die. Help me out of the palace."
It's so embarrassing.
She didn't want anyone to see such an embarrassing scene.
"Madam, why don't we go to the Weiyang Palace or the Cining Palace and ask an imperial physician to take a look."
"I asked you to help me out of the palace. Can't you hear me? What use is there for you?"
Xiao Qin'er was angry.
The maid had no choice but to help her out of the palace.
…
At this time, Gu Jiu was meeting the emperor in Xingqing Palace.
Emperor Wende got straight to the point, "I've heard from several gentlemen that Brother Yu is very lazy."
Gu Jiu defended his son, "He's still young. It'll be fine once he gets used to it."
"The other children aren't much older than him and have adapted well."
"Brother Yu is slow to adapt, please forgive me, Father."
Emperor Wende stared at her, "Aren't you worried?"
Gu Jiu thought to himself, Brother Yu was born with this temper, he always looked like he had no desire to live no matter what he did, so what was the point in worrying about him.
However, in front of Emperor Wende, Gu Jiu still said tactfully: "My daughter-in-law will teach him more."
After talking about Yu Ge'er, Emperor Wende entered the topic of today.
"I called you here today to hear your opinion on the construction of the cement road."
Gu Jiu lowered his head and secretly rolled his eyes.
The Shaofu was very efficient and had already built a large-scale cement kiln.
In February, the weather became warmer and Shaofu started selling cement.
Cement costs ten cents per load, which is affordable for most families in Beijing.
But a family needs more than one load of cement. Ten, a hundred, or even a thousand loads are all common.
The huge market in Beijing is enough for Shaofu Cement Workshop to make a lot of money for several years.
Moreover, the Shaofu contacted the prefect of the capital, as well as the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue, to prepare to clean up the streets and alleys of the capital to avoid muddy ground when it rains.
This is another big order.
However, there is still a dispute over who will pay for the road construction.
Gu Jiu asked, "Where is the cement road that Father wants to build?"
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