Chapter 118 Wow, is this the legendary palace fight?

【Wow, the beautiful sister is here! 】

As soon as Qi Xingrou arrived, Lu Li's eyes were glued to her.

Qi Xingrou was startled when she heard the sudden voice.

"What's wrong?" Qu Zhiwei was a little confused when he saw her suddenly trembling.

"It's okay. I didn't sleep well last night, so I feel a little tired." Qi Xingrou quickly found an excuse.

[Fortunately, my father didn't know that I could understand, so he didn't avoid me when he told my mother the truth.]

Xia Shuyi looked down at her daughter who was covering her mouth with her hands and laughing foolishly, and couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.

Silly child, your father said that specifically for you to hear, for fear that you might misunderstand him and become disaffected with him in the future.

[Hehehe, from now on I can get along well with my pretty sister. 】

[No need to worry about the Queen Mother being deposed, and no need to run away in a hurry. 】

Lu Li was very happy.

The concubines in the harem were very crazy.

The truth, what truth? Why don’t you say a few more words?

Qi Xingrou was completely confused.

She seemed to be hallucinating just now, as she heard the Ninth Princess speaking without even opening her mouth.

"Since all the sisters are here today, let's talk about the Royal Girls' College. Xiaojiu's first birthday party is over, and we should also finalize the time for admission." Xia Shuyi started discussing the Royal Girls' College with everyone.

Everyone started talking at once.

Qi Xingrou was completely at a loss as to what to do.

Is it so difficult to survive in Daxia's harem?

She remembered that in her father's harem, her mother was only responsible for dressing up beautifully and trying to please her father. Why did the concubines have to do so many things in Da Xia?

[Why doesn't the pretty sister join the discussion? Is she new here and not familiar with the group or is everyone isolating her? ]

Lu Li's heart was entirely on Qi Xingrou, and she paid special attention to her.

Concubines: They didn’t, Princess Nine, please stop talking nonsense!

"Sister Rou, I heard that you are a good dancer. Why don't you show it to me? If you can be as good as Concubine Jiang, you can also become a female teacher in the academy and teach students how to dance." Zhuang Yuming was the first to come over and greet Qi Xingrou.

She wanted to break the Ninth Princess's prejudice that they were not the kind of bad women who would exclude newcomers.

[Wow, is this the legendary palace fight? ]

【After being promoted to a higher position, Lady Zhuang seems to have become less honest. 】

[Is she deliberately provoking a conflict between the beautiful sister and Concubine Jiang? ]

[If the pretty sister dances better than Concubine Jiang, where will Concubine Jiang put her face?]

[What if Concubine Jiang holds a grudge against my beautiful sister?]

【Ms. Zhuang is really good at calculating. 】

Lu Li stared at Zhuang Yuming in disbelief, as if to say, I didn't expect you to be such a beautiful lady.

Zhuang Yuming: ...

Princess Ninth, your analysis is very good. Please don’t analyze it next time.

That's not what she meant at all!

"I was just thinking that you are all good at dancing, and it is already a done deal that Concubine Jiang teaches dancing. If Miss Rou wants to enter the academy to teach, her dancing skills must not be worse than Concubine Jiang's, right?" Zhuang Yuming explained hurriedly.

Qi Xingrou was extremely shy when she heard Lu Li calling her "beautiful sister". This was a strange thing, so she didn't dare to tell anyone easily, so she could only pretend that she knew nothing.

She could see that Zhuang Yuming had no ill intentions towards her, so she smiled and comforted her, "I know you mean well, sister."

"Noble Concubine Jiang, I really mean no harm." Zhuang Yuming looked at Jiang Shile pitifully.

She decided not to talk too much anymore.

It is difficult to be a good person, and it is even more difficult to be a good person in the eyes of the Ninth Princess.

Jiang Shile suppressed her laughter and nodded.

She would not hold a grudge against anyone just because of a few words from the little princess. She didn't have that much free time. After all, she would be a teacher in the future, so she had to be open-minded!

"Xing Rou has to accompany me, so she won't go to the academy to join in the fun." Concubine Xian stepped forward to resolve the situation.

The atmosphere in the hall became lively again.

Lu Li got up early today and was a little sleepy. After seeing enough of the hustle and bustle and appreciating enough of the beauties, he simply tilted his head and fell asleep on his mother.

Lu Li fell asleep, and all the concubines present breathed a sigh of relief.

Great, they can speak freely.

Otherwise, if I say something and the Ninth Princess misunderstands me, it will be troublesome.

Finally, after some discussion, everyone decided to set the enrollment date at the beginning of spring three months later. Now we can start recruiting and screening students.

As soon as the news spread, noble ladies in the capital city signed up for the exam.

Everyone knew that this was a good opportunity and wanted to seize it. After all, if they were admitted, they would be classmates with the princess.

…

Time flies.

Kang You and his party finally returned to the capital of southern Xinjiang: Phoenix City.

"Lord Kang, have you figured out how to explain this IOU for 500,000 taels of silver to His Majesty?" Yang Jiuxiao sneered.

"Of course it's because the high priest owes it." Kang You retorted harshly.

Yang Jiuxiao gritted his teeth.

If it weren't for the need to have a witness to make the emperor believe that the saint lost her divine power because of the thunder, he would have killed Kang You long ago.

"That matter has nothing to do with me. It was you who insisted on signing the IOU." He snorted coldly and quickly entered the palace.

Yin Yuehua followed him anxiously.

Kang You was not to be outdone and walked in with big strides.

"High Priest, you're finally back. I've been thinking about you every day." Seeing Yang Jiuxiao, the Southern Xinjiang Emperor Long Wudi stood up with a smile.

"I miss Your Majesty too." Yang Jiuxiao bowed to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, your humble servant pays his respects." Kang You followed closely and knelt on the ground to pay his respects.

"My dear Kang, please get up quickly. You have had a hard time on this trip to Daxia. I see that you have lost weight." Long Wudi looked at him, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, I am not tired at all. Everything I do is for Southern Xinjiang." Kang You's eyes were filled with tears.

"I am glad to see you at last."

He didn't lose weight in Daxia at all, but because he was frightened along the way. He was afraid that the high priest would suddenly kill him, so he couldn't sleep or eat well during the journey.

"I wonder what you have gained from this trip to Daxia?" Long Wudi ordered his men to give them seats and began to inquire.

"The harvest is quite rich." Yang Jiuxiao looked at Kang You with a sinister look.

"Oh?" Long Wudi suddenly became curious.

"Lord Kang brought back an IOU for 500,000 taels to our Southern Xinjiang." Yang Jiuxiao snorted.

Five hundred thousand taels is not a small amount for the Southern Xinjiang royal family. By then, the emperor will execute Kang You without him having to do anything.

"Daxia actually gave us an IOU for half a million? Lord Kang, what did you do to deserve such generosity from Daxia? Did you sell all our treasured century-old ginseng?" Long Wudi laughed, his face full of admiration.

Kang You: ...

Oh no, that jerk Yang Jiuxiao got there first.

This is a huge misunderstanding.

He said weakly, "Your Majesty, we owe Daxia 500,000 taels of silver."