When Qiao Si saw that they had almost finished eating, he slowly spoke.
"You are all from my yard. Do you know why I let you stay here?"
"...Let us take better care of the young lady?"
Hongmei asked cautiously.
Qiao Si smiled slightly.
When Qiao Si doesn't smile, she looks very serious and fierce, but when she smiles, it's like the first snowfall melting away, bringing warmth.
“Yes and no.”
She paused for a moment, and scanned the expressions of each of them with a slightly oppressive gaze. She seemed to find that none of them understood what she meant, so she explained aloud.
"You are all carefully selected by me, and you will become my confidants in the future."
Some people understood, some were surprised.
“Since you are my confidant, there are some things you need to know clearly.
For example, today’s canonization.”
"I know! His Majesty is grateful for the prince's contributions, so he canonized the young lady as a princess!"
Hongmei has a simple heart and speaks in a plain way.
"I don't think so."
Jingzhu interrupted her, she looked up and saw Qiao Si waiting for her with a smile, so she continued.
"What I say may be a bit treasonous, but this matter is indeed a bit strange. If it is the prince's merit, why is the title only given to the young lady? I am not saying anything bad about the young lady, but this reward, although it looks like a reward, does not actually give anything to the prince's palace."
Jingzhu's words were sharp and she pointed out the hidden meaning of this enthronement.
After being exposed to these things suddenly, everyone fell silent for a moment and listened carefully to her analysis.
"That's right. It's called a reward, but in reality it's a reduction of power.
Today, there are not only two groups of people coming to Dingzhou, but also two groups of people.
One group is in the palace, announcing the imperial decree to confer the title on me, while the other group is with my father, taking away his real power over Dingzhou, leaving him with only the military power to guard the border."
"What? Hasn't Dingzhou always been the fiefdom of our palace?"
Cui Liu's voice rose two degrees.
"Shh, keep your voice down, the walls have ears."
Huaer sat next to her, reached out and held her, asking her to speak more quietly.
Cui Liu looked towards the door with some fear.
Dongmei stood at the door at some point, paying attention to the movements outside through the closed door.
She saw Cui Liu looking at her and shook her head slightly to indicate that no one outside was eavesdropping.
Cui Liu finally felt relieved and lowered her voice.
"No? Dingzhou has always been under the control of the prince. How could he have taken it away right after the victory? He..."
She was so angry that she wanted to curse, but then she remembered that the person should not be offended, so she held it back.
Huaer patted her shoulder soothingly.
Jingzhu explained aloud.
"We had barely finished announcing the imperial decree, and right after that, someone seized the official seal and became the prefect."
"This is too much! Who is this person? How dare he seize the prince's power!"
Hongmei said indignantly.
"The son of the Minister of Revenue, Chen Ling."
Jingzhu answered for her.
"They are also the family of the mistress of the Gu family."
"It's actually their family! It was his sister who bullied my cousin! He also helped bully my cousin!"
Cui Liu became anxious again.
"Miss, are you telling us this? Have you thought of anything?"
Zhang You pondered Qiao Si's personality and he didn't seem like the kind of person who would suffer a loss.
What's more, it's not just the person in the capital who is abandoning the donkey after it has done its work, there is also this person who hurt my cousin.
With Qiao Si's character, he would never sit still and wait for death.
"Since he has given me such an identity, it would be a shame not to do something with it."
Qiao Si had a smile on her lips and a thoughtful look in her eyes. She fumbled with her fingers and spoke slowly.
"So, we have to have a good meeting with this prefect."
Zhang You looked at the smirk on her face and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Why did you suddenly take sides?
If we fight against the guy in the capital, we feel like we will be wiped out at any time.
It's too dangerous.
But apart from here, it seems, there is no other place to go.
We can only take it one step at a time.
At least Qiao Si and the others look pretty powerful.
"What are you going to do, miss?"
Hongmei was eager to try it.
"I've been annoyed with them for a long time! I never thought someone would come to my door on their own accord!"
Qiuyue also rubbed her hands, ready to give him a good beating.
Qiao Si looked at them with a faint smile.
"No rush, we have to let them take a breath first."
"So, Miss, when can we start?"
"After Mid-Autumn Festival."
"Yes, miss."
"By the way, Miss, Mid-Autumn Festival is just a few days away. Are you making lanterns this year? Last year, when we first arrived, we weren't in the mood to make lanterns. This year, we finally won the battle, so why not make some?"
Hongmei recalled that when she was in the capital, every time there was a lantern festival, she would go out with her friends.
"It's been a while, miss?"
Jingzhu also agreed.
Everyone looked at Qiao Si with anticipation in their eyes.
"I take it you want to make lanterns?"
Qiao Si shook his head helplessly.
"Then I'll leave it to you. Hey, I want a river crab lantern. Make it look good for me."
Qiao Si occasionally becomes amiable and very approachable.
"Yes, sir."
Everyone started chatting and laughing, discussing what preparations were needed for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
"Oh, Miss. Since you are now a princess, do I need to call you Princess from now on?"
Hongmei asked stupidly.
Cui Liu tapped Hongmei's forehead lightly.
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