A few rays of sunshine were cast in front of the corridor, and a breeze blew by. Xia Tong leaned against the column tightly, and sweat broke out on her palms unconsciously. She said nervously, "It's just... I just saw that the prince was talking to the host, so I didn't want to disturb him and left first. It's not that I didn't stay to see the prince on purpose. Please calm down, Your Majesty."
If she had known there was a villain, she would rather be schemed by Xia Ning!
She lowered her head, and her long Shu brocade dress shone brightly in the weak sunlight. She did not look like someone who came to worship Buddha.
"Want to be the Crown Princess?" The man's eyes darkened.
Xia Tong: “…”
Why does the villain know everything? But this is just her grandmother's opinion and has nothing to do with her.
"I don't understand what Your Majesty means. Marriage is not something I can decide. Besides, I have never thought of marrying into the royal family." She blinked and said seriously.
Because the hero belongs to the heroine, no matter how much effort her grandmother puts in, it is useless.
After glancing at the woman indifferently, Gu Qin continued to pace in front, his shadow cast on the ground being particularly long and slanted.
Xia Tong looked around and found that no one was passing by. She thought they all went to entertain the queen.
Looking at the figure in front of her, after all, this was the only way leading to the outside, so she had to grit her teeth and follow at a proper distance.
After exiting the Nine-Turn Corridor, a scorching sun suddenly enveloped everyone. Many wild flowers were popping out under the Qijun rockery. Xia Tong was afraid of the heat, so she kept walking in the shade under the rocks. Seeing that the ancestor in front of her ignored her, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"The prince is very talented and indeed better than the prince of the Duke's Mansion." The man suddenly turned his head and looked at her intently, "But you can't do that."
Xia Tong paused, looking stunned, "Why?"
After blurting out the words, she blushed inexplicably and quickly explained, "What I meant is that it is because I am plain-looking that the prince said this?"
Gu Qin didn't say anything, his eyes were always in her direction, with an inexplicable feeling in them.
Xia Tong was a little confused, she thought she was pretty, didn't she conform to the aesthetic standards of the ancients?
But when she found that the other person's eyes were looking behind her, she couldn't help but tilt her head slightly, and saw a scene that made her heart break!
There were a lot of weeds growing in the cracks of the rockery, and at this moment a colorful long snake was spitting its tongue at her with a "sizzling" sound!
She never thought that her jinx would be so effective. There really was a snake in this temple. Xia Tong was so scared that her heart almost jumped out of her chest. She was like a puppet, not daring to move. The poisonous snake, as thick as her wrist, stretched its head and spit out its tongue at her, only half an arm's length away from her feet.
"I have something else to do, so I'll go first." Gu Qin curled his lips slightly, smiled faintly, turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait... wait..." Xia Tong didn't dare to speak too loudly. She didn't even dare to move her eyes. She looked at the figure in front of her and her voice was unconsciously filled with tears. "Can... can you... save me..."
With a glance, he saw that the woman's eyes were red and her whole body was frozen, not daring to move even her fingertips. A hint of pleasure unconsciously appeared between his brows as he watched her.
Xia Tong didn’t know how to get the other party to save her, but she really didn’t want to be bitten to death by the snake!
But things did not go as planned. Even though she did not move, the snake swam towards her feet with a hissing sound.
Xia Tong was so frightened when she saw the snake bite her. It was not until her right foot suddenly hurt that she quickly hid behind the man like a frightened bird, sobbing and choking, "I was bitten by a snake."
The poisonous snake, as thick as a wrist, had a stone piercing its head. It was lying motionless in the sun, while the woman behind it was still sobbing in despair. Gu Qin had a strange look on his face and just stared at her.
"open."
The light male voice gradually brought Xia Tong back to her senses. She found herself still pulling the other person's sleeve in fear and immediately took a few steps back. But when she thought that she was bitten by a snake, she continued to struggle and wanted to check the wound. Maybe the snake was not so poisonous and she could still save it.
However, there was no wound between her legs, but there was some dust, which meant that she was just hit by the rubble and not bitten by the snake.
"I have saved your life again. How are you going to repay me?" The man's eyebrows twitched slightly. It was the first time he saw such a timid woman.
Xia Tong was stunned for a long time before she immediately bowed and saluted, her voice still trembling, "Thank you for saving me, Your Majesty. As long as Your Majesty can use me, I will do my best to serve you."
Why didn’t you rescue her earlier? She was almost scared to death!
Looking at the other person's pale face, Gu Qin curled his lips slightly and said in a light voice, "That day will come."
As soon as he finished speaking, he walked away and disappeared in a moment.
Xia Tong didn't think about what the other person said. How could a scum like her help the other person? She just looked at the dead snake. She still felt a chill on her back. She didn't dare to stay any longer. She quickly picked up her skirt and ran away. She never dared to go to these corners again.
I don’t know how Xia Ning is doing. When she just returned to the outside of the inner hall, she actually saw Lin Qin and the Duke’s wife. The Queen didn’t seem to come out yet, but the atmosphere among everyone was a little weird, especially the old lady, who seemed to look a little unhappy.
When she was about to say hello to Lin Qin, she found that the other party's eyes were obviously evasive when looking at her. Qing'er quickly came to her side and whispered to her, "Someone found that the second young lady and the prince were admiring the flowers together. The old lady was very unhappy."
After saying that, Xia Tong immediately glanced at Xia Ning, but the other person just lowered her head, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.
What else is there for her to not understand at this point? Oh my God, those people in the Duke's Mansion are so despicable. They must want to call her over. Now that she's been caught, it will be difficult for her not to get married in the future. But she didn't expect Xia Ning to show up in the middle of the process. However, her cousin is so cruel. She took advantage of this opportunity knowing that she couldn't get over it. For the sake of the two families' face, she will definitely marry over in the future.
Moreover, this matter was just a plot of the Duke's Mansion. Xia Ning still looked like the victim, and no one could blame her. This woman's plot was indeed deep enough.
"What did grandma say?" she whispered to Qing'er.
The latter glanced around, then whispered in her ear: "The old lady has been waiting here for the queen. She never said anything when she heard about it, but she must be unhappy in her heart. After all, this matter is not glorious."
It can be imagined that if I go, I will definitely marry into the Duke's Mansion in the future. Although Xia Ning has schemed against me, it doesn't matter. Since she wants to get married, let her get married.
"The Queen has come out."
Someone shouted, and the door to the inner hall was suddenly opened slowly. Two serious-looking maids walked out first, and then a graceful figure came out. She was wearing a red and gold-embellished double-layered iris-shaped phoenix robe. Her face was beautiful and dignified, yet her majesty could not be concealed. There was a pretty girl beside her, and it was obviously Princess Mingyue, born to the Queen.
"Your Highness pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Princess." Everyone bowed.
The blazing sun outside was blinding, so the queen raised her hand to block it. She glanced at everyone and said, "No need to be polite."
Xia Tong stood up along with everyone else, only to see the queen cast her gaze towards the Duke's wife and smiled softly, "What a coincidence today, Madam Liu is here too."
The relationship between the Duke's Mansion and the Queen has always been very close. After all, the Duke's Mansion has a solid foundation and can bring a lot of help to the Prince. In order to make the relationship closer, it is very likely that Lin Qin will be allowed to enter the Eastern Palace.
"Today is not a good day, otherwise Madam Zhou and the others would not have chosen this day." The Duke's wife said jokingly.
Everyone else had a smirk on their face, some came sincerely to worship Buddha, and some came "by chance". After all, it was not easy to meet the Queen. However, today they got to watch a good show for free.
Hearing this, the Queen did not say anything. She glanced around and suddenly landed on Xia Tong in the crowd. A palace maid in green stepped forward and whispered, "That's the fourth young lady from Xiahou Mansion."
The woman stood out in the crowd. Her pretty face was quite pleasing and her figure was also outstanding. No wonder she often heard that since the fourth girl returned to the capital, the threshold of the Xiahou Mansion was almost broken down by marriage proposals.
Supported by the palace maid, the queen walked step by step to the old lady. The hem of her gorgeous skirt swept across the ground, leaving an arc-shaped mark.
"Is Madam Xia in good health these days?" the Queen asked with a little concern.
After saying this, the old lady did not dare to raise her head, but just bowed and replied respectfully: "Thank you for your concern, Madam. Thanks to your great blessing, I am still in good health now."
Xia Tong didn't dare to look up. You have to know that this person is the ancestor of palace fighting and you can't afford to offend him.
But she ignored it, and suddenly there was a sight above her head that could not be ignored, and a voice that was neither light nor heavy suddenly rang in her ears, "Raise your head and let me see it."
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