Chapter 108: Sword of Love

Originally, according to the Queen's plan, as long as the concubine of Prince Xuan participated, she would let her win first place against her conscience, and then raise her status as a reward.

But I didn't expect her to be so decisive. No matter whether it was playing the piano, chess, calligraphy or painting, I couldn't take her to play any of them.

The Queen patiently asked, "What did Madam Xu like to do when she had nothing to do?"

If the mountain does not come to me, I will come to the mountain.

Since there is nothing she can play with, just find something she knows how to play with.

Xie Zhuoning thought about it and said, "In the past, whenever I woke up, I had to go up to the mountains to dig grass roots and peel tree bark. Otherwise, I had nothing to eat and rarely had time to relax. But sometimes I would go down to the ditch and catch some loaches and water snakes to eat."

Queen: “…”

Everyone: “…”

Song Yuqiu: "Six."

This time the silence was exceptionally long.

But the queen was the mistress of the six palaces after all, and she quickly adjusted her mood, "I didn't expect Madam Xu to be such a miserable person. When I saw you, I thought of my cousin who died young."

Hearing that she was playing the emotional card, Xie Zhuoning's eyes immediately turned red. "Speaking of which, I also have a sister, but unfortunately she was of low status and was raped and died by refugees. Every time I think of it, I feel so heartbroken that I can't bear it."

The queen originally wanted to take her in as her sister, but she swallowed her words back.

She was born in the prime minister's mansion and was the mother of a country. How could she be compared with a lowly woman?

She showed a shocking expression appropriately, "How could such a vile thing happen? Have you reported it to the authorities? Such evildoers must not be tolerated!"

Xie Zhuoning showed a hint of shyness at the right moment, "Thank you, Her Majesty, for your concern. His Royal Highness Prince Xuan has already severely punished the murderer on my behalf."

Everyone understands.

They talked about how Madam Xu, with her status as a woman, was able to hook up with Prince Xuan.

It turns out to be a clichéd story of a hero saving a beautiful girl!

The beauty is suffering, the hero comes to her rescue, the beauty gives herself to the hero, the hero is overwhelmed with emotion.

Who said sympathy is not love?

Didn't His Royal Highness Prince Xuan admit that she was his mistress?

Everyone had an expression of enlightenment, as if they had found the direction of life. They were all secretly excited and eager to give it a try.

The Queen looked at her thoughtfully, then said that she was tired and asked everyone to have fun.

When we arrived at the back garden, Xiao Bicheng had been waiting for a long time.

"Mother, was it successful?" He walked up to her quickly and asked anxiously.

The queen frowned and shook her head, "I don't know if that girl is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid. What she said sounded irrelevant and made me unable to find any chance."

The level of his meticulousness was so great that even she, who had been in the harem for many years, was shocked.

After Xiao Bicheng heard this, he complained, "It's just about taking her in as a sister, it's just something you asked for, how can you not handle it?"

The queen glared at her son fiercely, "Who is she? Who am I? How dare you say such a thing!"

Before, I thought that she was an innocent girl from a small family and it would be okay to take her in as my stepsister.

Now, look what happened. She was born into a poor family and had a poor sister who was raped to death. If I take her in as my sister, how will people in the world look at her?

"Mother, please calm down. It was your son who was too anxious." Xiao Bicheng quickly begged for mercy and finally managed to appease the empress.

He narrowed his eyes and suddenly said, "How about mother, call her to the back garden and let me give it a try."

Since the other party is a smart person, there is no need to use such roundabout methods. Wouldn't it be better to just state the conditions directly?

"Madam Xu, the Queen Mother would like to ask you to talk about the garden."

In the flower hall, when Xie Zhuoning heard this, he knew he couldn't escape.

She stood up calmly, with a slight smile on her face, "Please lead the way, sir."

Princess Yunheng was a little worried as she watched her leave. "Will Sister Ning be able to wear a mask?"

Song Yuqiu trusted Xie Zhuoning very much. "Don't worry, Sister Zhuoning's level is beyond our reach. If she were in a palace drama, she would definitely survive to the end!"

backyard hall.

The eunuch led Xie Zhuoning in and then left quietly.

Xie Zhuoning looked up to find the empress, but instead of finding her, he saw an unexpected but reasonable figure.

"The eldest prince?"

"Oh? Do you recognize this prince?" Xiao Bicheng looked at her with interest.

Xie Zhuoning said slowly, "At the Landu Festival that day, the eldest prince and the saint stood on the same platform. I was fortunate enough to see them once."

I have to say, she knows how to rub salt into the opponent's wounds.

Originally, Xiao Bicheng was removed from the position of crown prince because of his affair with Bai Yingxue, but she deliberately brought up their past.

Xiao Bicheng's face instantly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

"Did I say something wrong to make the eldest prince angry?" Xie Zhuoning looked confused.

"No." Xiao Bicheng held back his anger and forced a smile. "Mrs. Xu is a smart person. Have you ever thought about taking it a step further?"

Xie Zhuoning stared at him and asked knowingly, "Who do you mean, the eldest prince?"

"The position of Princess Xuan."

"I am of humble status, and I would never dare to dream of that."

Xie Zhuoning appeared to be very nervous, but in his heart he found it very amusing.

I wonder how Xiao Bicheng would feel when he finds out one day that he actually pushed his own fiancée to another man?

"You were born in a lowly family, so you are not fit to be the Princess of Prince Xuan. But what if you are the daughter of Prime Minister Sima?"

According to the original plan, she wanted the Queen to recognize her as her sister.

But the queen also has to maintain her dignity. After hearing about her situation, how could she agree to it?

After discussion, the mother and son decided to register her identity with the Sima Mansion.

The Sima family has more than one direct descendant, which sounds noble, but is actually of little consequence.

And since she became a lady of the Sima family, she would be on the same boat with them from then on.

Xie Zhuoning just found it funny, the abacus beads were about to hit her face.

She simply stood up and deliberately approached Xiao Bicheng, with a sad look on her face, "In fact, I don't want to be the Princess of Prince Xuan. Prince Xuan is just a blockhead and doesn't know how to be sympathetic to women. In fact, the person I want to marry is you, the Crown Prince!"

"Ah?" Xiao Bicheng was stunned.

Xie Zhuoning approached step by step, "Ever since I met the eldest prince at the Landu Festival that day, I have fallen in love with him at first sight. I approached His Royal Highness Prince Xuan just to have a chance to meet the eldest prince!"

"Forehead..."

Although Xiao Bicheng didn't know why the situation turned out like this, it might not be a bad thing.

Xu Cao'er is willing to devote herself to King Xuan for him, so why not use some sweet words to recruit her and use her to monitor and control King Xuan?

"Ahem," he put his fist to his lips and cleared his throat, "In fact, this prince fell in love with you at first sight..."

"Ah, really?" Xie Zhuoning covered his lips exaggeratedly, looking flattered and surprised.

Xiao Bicheng closed his eyes and said, "Of course it's true."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door was kicked open.

Xiao Jinxuan's voice came coldly, "Does the eldest prince want to snatch my love from me?"