Shang Chen looked at the brother and sister in front of him with amusement. Huangfu Lingmeng looked straight at Huangfu Lingao with a sly smile on his face.
I heard the sound of moving things that had been going on for two hours and had not stopped since the hour of Mao.
Huangfu Lingao's stern face showed a hint of helplessness. Looking at his lawless younger sister, who was doted on by his mother, he said, "Are you planning to move all the things in Qingping Palace to the Crown Prince's Mansion?"
Qingping Hall is where Princess Ningguo lived in the palace. It is very close to the Queen Mother's Kunning Palace, and the hall is decorated with the utmost luxury and extravagance.
Now, this Princess Ningguo actually wants to move all her things to the Prince's Mansion.
Huangfu Lingmeng waved his hand nonchalantly. "That's nothing. I just let them have whatever they wanted. My brother, the Queen Mother promised me that I could stay here until your wedding. I'll be staying with you for the next few days, and I won't leave until you and Qiqing get married."
The emperor listened to Huangfu Lingmeng's words. Huangfu Lingao looked at Qiqing and his three concubines sitting together not far away and frowned.
Shang Chen said with a smile: "Meng'er, how do you know that your brother's crown princess must be this Miss Qiqing?
I heard that His Majesty and His Majesty will host a banquet in the palace in a few days for the Second Prince of Tianqing, Princess Chaoyang, and the Lord of Posha City. Only then will the Crown Prince's wife be chosen."
Huangfu Lingmeng smiled wickedly and said, "Intuition... and hasn't my brother been courting Qiqing these days? It's spread all over the palace and outside that my brother loves Miss Qiqing, but the three concubines chosen by His Majesty and the Empress are dismissive of her."
However, the Queen Mother asked her to hint to the Crown Prince that everyone should be treated equally, so there was no need for her to tell the Crown Prince this.
"Hmm?" Shang Chen looked at Huangfu Lingao with some curiosity. He found it hard to imagine how his cold-blooded cousin would show his love for a woman.
Huangfu Lingao said coldly: "Isn't this your credit?" He took Qiqing for a stroll, telling everyone he met that Qiqing was her sister-in-law, and that she and the crown prince were in love and would be together until death.
Huangfu Lingmeng shrank his neck...
Shang Chen had also heard about this, but now it seemed that the truth was not as it seemed. He asked in confusion, "Miss Qiqing is innocent, so it's normal for Meng'er to like her. But my cousin and Qiqing are not what you said. Why is this happening, Meng'er?"
Huangfu Lingmeng pouted and said, "I'm doing this for the Crown Prince's sake. Look at the concubine my father and mother found for him. That Meng Shuixian is spoiled and immoral."
And Li Bingying's appearance is not bad, but her personality is too weak and can be bullied.
And...and, that Du Shuangshuang, she is cold and distant. Most importantly, she is Zhibai's adopted daughter, how can she be a good person?
Besides, my brother can't possibly marry a princess from an enemy country as his crown princess."
Shang Chen asked, "But that Qiqing girl?"
Huangfu Lingmeng said mysteriously, "I've asked everyone, and Qiqing doesn't have anyone she likes.
The Crown Prince does not need to marry a noble lady with a prominent family background to consolidate his position. Marrying Qiqing will allow him to avoid being constrained by his in-laws.
Besides, Qiqing is so nice, she is extremely beautiful, more beautiful than any of them, and she is pure and flawless, without so many complicated thoughts.
Prince, do you think it's bad?"
After listening to Huangfu Lingmeng's analysis, not only Shang Chen, but even Huangfu Lingao found some truth in it. For Huangfu Lingao, Qiqing was indeed the best candidate for the Crown Princess.
Shang Chen nodded in agreement, but he couldn't offer any advice. He simply said, "By the way, cousin, isn't Princess Yusu from the Yunlang Kingdom also coming to Shengyuan for marriage? Why hasn't the Yunlang Kingdom's wedding delegation arrived in the imperial capital yet?"
You should know that Tianqing Kingdom arrived a few days ago, and Posha City had arrived long before Huangfu Lingao came back. However, except for the day when he went to the palace to meet Emperor Sheng Yuan, the Lord of Posha City stayed indoors in the inn all the time, with only two followers occasionally going out.
Huangfu Lingao withdrew his gaze from Qiqing and said, "Bai Ziche and Bai Ziyu's wedding delegation is already on the way and will arrive about two days before the Double Ninth Festival."
Shang Chen nodded. Seeing the Yunlang Kingdom's behavior, it seemed that the Yunlang Emperor had no intention of letting Princess Yusu become the Crown Princess of Shengyuan.
Huangfu Lingmeng looked at the four people sitting not far away and said to Huangfu Lingao and Shang Chen, "Brother Crown Prince, Cousin Chen, I'm going to look for the Seven Emotions Queen Sister-in-law..."
"Your Highness has been summoning Sister Qiqing every day these days. Sister Qiqing is so lucky," Meng Shuixian said gritting her teeth.
Since the last time, Huangfu Lingao has been asking the Seven Emotions to study it every day. I wonder if Huangfu Lingao and Huangfu Lingmeng, brother and sister, are born with better intuition than others.
They were clearly two completely different people, yet for some reason, he could see the woman in Qiqing. She could understand his paintings, and the people in them.
In the eyes of others, Huangfu Lingao only favors Qiqing, so it is no wonder that Meng Shuixian would hold a grudge.
Even Li Bingying, who always showed kindness to everyone, felt a little jealous when she saw Qiqing's expression. Du Shuangshuang looked at Qiqing thoughtfully as he looked confused.
Meng Shuixian wanted to say something more, but when she saw Huangfu Lingao and his men approaching, she took her words back. They stood up and saluted Huangfu Lingao.
"Greetings, Your Highness..." Meng Shuixian looked at the hot water in the pot in front of Li Bingying on the table. She thought for a moment and secretly stretched out her foot to hook Li Bingying.
Li Bingying's body tilted, hitting the kettle, and rushed straight towards Li Bingying and Qiqing.
"Ah..." Li Bingying was timid and was so frightened that she couldn't move and blocked Qiqing's way to turn around.
The weather is hot and humid now, and the few people are not wearing thick clothes. If half a pot of hot water is poured on their bodies, their skin will definitely be broken and swollen. Li Bingying screamed with her eyes closed.
The expected burning heat didn't reach his arm. Instead, he heard Huangfu Lingmeng's voice: "Seven Emotions Empress Sister-in-law..."
Li Bingying instinctively opened her eyes and saw Qiqing holding the kettle with one hand and holding the other hand in front of her to block the splashing hot water.
"Qiqing..." Huangfu Lingao's eyes narrowed, and he quickly took the kettle from Qiqing's hand, gently grasped Qiqing's scalded little hand, looked down at the hand whose entire palm was red, and a surge of anger filled his heart.
With angry eyes, he glanced at Meng Shuixian and Li Bingying, picked up Qiqing, turned around and left: "Call the doctor!"
"Your Highness..." Meng Shuixian was so frightened that her whole body was cold, and Li Bingying was so frightened that her hands and feet were shaking.
Huangfu Lingmeng looked at Meng Shuixian and said viciously, "I'm warning you, once you enter the Crown Prince's Mansion, you must behave yourself and stop thinking about devious things all the time. The more you act like this, the less my brother, the Crown Prince, will like you!"
Meng Shuixian's eyes were red with grievance, and she stammered and dared not say another word.
Huangfu Lingmeng no longer cared about these people. Worried about Qiqing's palm, he hurried to chase Huangfu Lingao and Qiqing.
Shang Chen, who stayed behind, looked at the brother and sister who were worried about the same person. Thinking of his cousin's instinctive reaction just now, he smiled knowingly.
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