Chapter 040 Smile of satisfaction

After Li Tingting left, another maid was confused, "What did we just say that was useful?"

The maid who took the lead shook her head and said, "Who knows what the masters are thinking? We just need to do our part."

"That's right, but you've always been a quiet sister. Why did you tell me so much about the master today?"

The leading maid said nothing more, but a smile flashed across her eyes very quickly.

Prince Lu has become very conflicted recently, feeling both happy and miserable.

Fortunately, Li Tingting, who had always ignored her before, became "extremely enthusiastic", which made him very happy.

The miserable thing was that Li Tingting suddenly stuck to him like a sticky cake, and he had no chance to meet the Dali beauty. The Dali envoy said that this woman was one of the most beautiful women in Dali, especially her strong kung fu, but he couldn't get away.

"Prince, what are you thinking about? You seem absent-minded lately. It's annoying!" Li Tingting said coquettishly.

"Of course I'm thinking of you!" Prince Lu scratched Li Tingting's nose.

"That's better." Li Tingting snuggled into Prince Lu's arms and rubbed his beard inadvertently, which made Prince Lu distracted again. Otherwise, he had other things to do later, and he really wanted to do her now.

Li Tingting deliberately tapped Prince Lu's chin with her fingertips and whispered, "I heard from the maidservant beside my mother that Dali has presented a top beauty to the emperor, and wanted my father to help make some connections, but he refused."

The royal family of Da'an had rarely intermarried since the founding of the dynasty, only because the mother of Emperor Long Chao, who conquered the world, gave him a brother with northern barbarian blood through marriage. This brother was very ambitious, and he took advantage of his mother's love for her son to infiltrate Da'an and almost turned Da'an into his own country. Emperor Long Chao was furious and issued an edict that he would never marry into any country again.

In recent years, because the emperor's father fell in love with a foreign woman and insisted on taking her as a concubine, although he was resisted by the ministers, the matter was eventually dropped. This foreign woman was the mother of the current emperor.

So when it came to the emperor, he did not explicitly oppose marriage with foreign women, but he would not openly go against the will left by his ancestors, so he changed the form and had the ministers of the dynasty recommend a certain foreign woman to enter the royal family, and the emperor accepted it.

Prince Lu's face changed, and he cursed the Dali envoy in his heart. He clearly said that he was the only one they were looking for, so why did they also look for the Li family?

Will he find someone else?

It turned out to be like this. He definitely didn't dare to keep this Dali woman.

Everyone knows that Dali offered a woman to the emperor, but in the end she failed to be offered and became the bedmate of Prince Lu. Then someone will definitely accuse him of having rebellious intentions.

Although he does have it, he is still young and can easily get into big trouble.

Well, this woman from Dali cannot be kept.

But what did Lord Li care about that he refused?

Is it because of Concubine Rong?

Or does the emperor have some concerns about foreign women?

Seeing Prince Lu's expression change again and again, Li Tingting knew what was going on, and continued, "Father has another daughter entering the palace, and Sister Rong had a miscarriage in Qingliang Mountain and injured her body. She won't be able to receive the emperor's grace for the next year or so. The emperor has always been very kind to the Li family, how could I have wronged him."

Prince Lu smiled knowingly, but thought in his heart, Lord Li is an old fox. He is just afraid that other people's daughters will steal the favor of your Li family.

"My mother came to talk to me first, but Tingting clearly refused. In her heart..."

Li Tingting half-lowered her head "shyly", her eyes were as charming as lightning, and her voice was as soft as butter, "Tingting only has the prince in her heart."

Prince Lu couldn't bear it any longer, picked up Li Tingting and walked towards the pavilion...

In the evening, news came from Prince Lu's Palace that Prince Lu had sent someone to the palace overnight to report that Prince Lu's Palace would present a Dali beauty to the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner.

When Xia Xue heard the news, she was playing chess with Chu Zhenxuan.

The person who reported it turned out to be Chu Zhenxuan's subordinate.

"Prince Lu has actually changed his mind. It seems that he has matured a lot." Chu Zhenxuan placed a black piece.

Xia Xue blinked, "What change of mind?" The moment she placed the white piece, she thought to herself:

If Li Tingting could use other strategies as easily as she did the beauty trap, she wouldn't have ended up like this.

Chu Zhenxuan was stunned.

Why does it sound like it has something to do with this little woman in his family?

So why are you still pretending with me?

Chu Zhenxuan: +40.

"Other people's affairs are a bit complicated. You won't understand even if I tell you."

Complicated? How could it be complicated without my help?

Forget it, it will become more and more interesting anyway.

That Dali woman was no pushover either, she knew all kinds of magic and medicine.

I just added some ingredients to her medicine to make her more powerful.

Chu Zhenxuan sighed. It really had something to do with this little woman in his family.

What did she add to the Dali woman's "medicine"?

Can you tell me the truth, what have you done?

"Why, do you feel like you're losing and can't make any more moves?"

Chu Zhenxuan then realized that in the moment he was distracted, she had already eaten a large piece of Heizi.

Xia Xue covered her mouth and laughed.

Chu Zhenxuan looked at her bright smile and suddenly felt warm in his heart.

"Madam is still amazing."

Chu Zhenxuan's words did make some sense, but to Xia Xue it sounded like he was complimenting her chess skills.

Of course.

I just secretly put a few seeds there, didn’t you see it?

Whoever made you distracted deserves it.

I smile triumphantly, I smile triumphantly...

Xia Xue couldn't help but hum a song in her heart.

Chu Zhenxuan listened to the song ringing in his ears and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

This girl is not like an ordinary lady from a rich family.

A bit thick.

Xia Xue has been very busy these two days.

Chu Zhenxuan also felt that it was a bit strange that the old lady suddenly handed over the task of preparing gifts to Xia Xue at this time, so in order to avoid any mistakes, he specially sent a few of his people to monitor the work.

The Chu family’s annual Mid-Autumn Festival gift is usually four embroideries, but this year, they still want to add something more expensive.

Xia Xue won such a large sum of money from Prince Lu in Qingliang Mountain, so she had to let the emperor have some benefits, otherwise it would be too late to reverse the situation.

Xia Xue didn't think about these things. Chu Zhenxuan asked her to just take care of the four embroidery paintings, and he would figure out the rest.

What Xia Xue was most concerned about was how powerful the Dali woman's charm could be. That night, Xia Xue heard with her own ears the Dali woman boast that as long as the emperor touched her, he would not want to touch anyone else. If the Dali woman could really do that, at least Xia Lu, who was determined to enter the palace, would be more sober, and Li Pingting would be safe.