Chapter 248 Whoever messes with me, I’ll kill him!

After coming out of the Zhenyang Marquis' Mansion, Princess Yunheng, who had received the promise, hummed a little tune all the way and returned to the palace leisurely.

When passing by Yu Garden, I heard people talking in the flowerbed behind the rockery.

"Have you arranged everything for the Civil and Military Conference?"

"My Queen, everything has been arranged. When the time comes, I will have Zong Qingbo's son Zou Lin win the first place in the civil or military examination, and then you will arrange a marriage for him and Yun Heng. They are well-matched and talented, so Concubine Liang Xiang will not be able to find fault with them."

“Crack—”

Empress Sima cut off a branch of flowers, placed it on a tray, and began to carefully select flowers from the flower bed.

"Now that Prince Yong has lost the Minister of Personnel, he has become much quieter in the court. It is a good time for us to seize the opportunity. I have tried to please Concubine Xiang several times, but she ignored me. So I have no choice but to start with Yunheng's marriage. So you must not make any mistakes in this matter, do you understand?"

Xiao Bicheng stretched out his hands and took the scissors from the queen's hand, "Don't worry, mother. I know what to do."

On the other side of the rockery.

Princess Yunheng covered her mouth tightly with both hands to prevent herself from making any sound.

…

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the civil and military gathering.

Song Yuqiu was busy promoting his new medicine and didn't clamor to join in the fun.

Xie Zhuoning took Xia Ju and Fuling with him.

As soon as we arrived at Duke Zheng's Mansion, we saw a crowd of people, as busy as a market.

She was just dazzled by what she saw when she heard someone calling her.

"Sister Ning!"

"Thank you, sister!"

Two figures came towards her, they were Princess Yunheng and Yang Yijun.

The two of them arrived early and were able to get together first.

Xie Zhuoning walked in with them, chatting as they walked, "This civil and military conference is more lively than I thought."

Yang Yijun came over and said, "I heard that the prince loves his sister, and he will come here in person today to help Princess Yunheng. The young talents from each family want to perform well, hoping to catch the prince's eye."

If you perform well, even if you can't become a royal consort, it's good to be noticed by the prince and be entrusted with important tasks.

Xie Zhuoning sneered at the words "cherish your sister".

If the guy from Xiao Bicheng really treated Princess Yunheng as his sister, how could he have the heart to marry her to an old man in his sixties?

Thinking of this, Xie Zhuoning paused, feeling that something was missing.

It seemed like she had been listening to Yang Yijun talking the whole time. Princess Yunheng, who was usually as talkative as a little firecracker, was unusually quiet today?

She turned her head to look over and saw Princess Yunheng with her eyelids drooping and her head drooping, looking depressed.

"Yunheng? Yunheng?" She called softly a few times, but there was no response. She bent her fingers and gently tapped Princess Yunheng's forehead.

"Ah!" Princess Yunheng felt pain and put her hands over her head. She finally raised her head and said, "Sister Ning, what are you doing?"

Xie Zhuoning sighed, "I asked you what happened today? Why do you seem absent-minded? Did you encounter any problems?"

It would have been better if she hadn't asked. As soon as Princess Yunheng asked, her eyes suddenly turned red.

She threw herself into Xie Zhuoning's arms with grievance and told him everything she had heard about the conversation between the Queen and the Prince in the Yu Garden that day.

"What's this about doing it for my own good, choosing a perfect husband for me? It's all fake! They can't win over my mother, so they want Zou Lin, that idiot, to marry me!"

Zou Lin, son of Zong Qingbo.

Xie Zhuoning has an impression.

Before Xie Zhiqing got married, he pretended to be a lecher and teased her so that Xiao Bicheng would come out to save her. However, he was forced to jump into the water and became the chicken in the water.

Now, has Xiao Bicheng set his sights on Xiang Fei and her daughter again?

Emperor Zhaowen had a sparse harem, and only Empress Sima and Concubine Xiang had children.

Being able to occupy the main position in the harem, Xiang Fei’s background must be extraordinary.

After the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was destroyed by Daye, it was divided into East County and West County for the convenience of governance.

Xiang Fei's brother was the governor of Dongjun.

A powerful figure.

The brother and sister were born into a military family, and both were unyielding characters. The Empress and the Crown Prince must have suffered from them, so they took many twists and turns to set their sights on Princess Yunheng.

After all, controlling Princess Yunheng is equivalent to controlling Concubine Xiang, and controlling Concubine Xiang is equivalent to controlling her brother.

"Sister Zhuoning, what should I do?" Princess Yunheng sobbed and was too heartbroken to control herself.

Yang Yijun stood by and comforted her softly, "Alright, alright, it's okay, there will definitely be a way..."

He supported his chin and thought for a moment, and after a moment, Xie Zhuoning smiled gently.

She whispered in Princess Yunheng's ear, "If you do this...if you do this again..."

Princess Yunheng's eyes widened after hearing this. "Can... can I?"

"Why not?" Xie Zhuoning raised his eyebrows. "Don't forget, you are the princess who is honored with gold and jade and has received thousands of pamperings. What's wrong with being a little willful?"

"But……"

"No buts, leave the rest to me."

Looking at Xie Zhuoning's confident smile, Princess Yunheng's eyes gradually lit up.

"That's right, I'm a princess, not a puppet. Why should I just let them control me? If anyone messes with me, I'll kill him!"

Yang Yijun twitched his lips: "..."

She wanted to ask her elder sister Xie, is it really okay for a princess to use foul language?

However, Xie Zhuoning, who was standing by, nodded with satisfaction, "That's right, that's the kind of momentum we should have!"

Yang Yijun shrank his neck: "..."

It seemed better for her not to speak.

After receiving the instructions, Princess Yunheng immediately began to make preparations.

Xie Zhuoning was also not idle, and immediately asked Fuling to find out whether Xiao Jinxuan had come.

Knowing that he was in the front hall, I hurried over immediately.

There is something I need his help with.

But unexpectedly, not only Xiao Jinxuan came, but Xiao Bicheng also came.

The uncle and nephew were standing by the fence, scattering fish food to feed the fish.

"Uncle, even the fish know that the world is bustling with people because of profit, but why can't some people understand such a simple truth?"

He glanced at Xiao Jinxuan with a hint of meaning.

In the past, when his father was still in the imperial court, his seventeenth uncle only obeyed the emperor's orders and remained neutral.

Now that his father's death is only a matter of time, his seventeenth uncle still has no intention of taking sides.

Did he just want to be a loyal subject? Or did he have some thoughts that he shouldn't have?

Xiao Jinxuan looked at the school of fish that were gathering together, all of them were fat and strong, so he asked someone to bring a net bag over, and caught several of them in an instant.

"Lingxiao, we'll have an extra meal tonight, a fish feast."

"yes."

Ling Xiao happily took the big fish and took it away.

Xiao Jinxuan tugged at his robe and turned around. "You see, Prince, if you are greedy for small profits, you may end up being chopped into pieces and swallowed. Fish don't understand this principle, but people do."

Even if he doesn't stand on either side, after they ascend the throne, he will still be a noble prince.

But if you take sides and lose, you will be infamous for all eternity; if you win, you will be punished sooner or later for being too successful.

Why would he do something that would do him no good but only harm?

Xie Zhuoning, who was watching from a distance, said: "..."

No, how long will they continue to chat?

She has something urgent to discuss with Xiao Jinxuan!

"I got it." Her eyes lit up and she asked Yang Yijun to come over. "Sister Yijun, go and help me with something..."