At this time, Xia Xuejian was in Prince Xiang's mansion and learned the news of His Majesty's marriage.

As Prince Xiang drew his bow and released an arrow, he sneered, "It seems that my father really favors Liu Sheng. In order to protect him, he even married my seventh sister to him."

Xia Xuejian didn't think it was funny, but rather a little angry: "Since you already have evidence that the Minister of Justice is corrupt, why do you want me to go to the Liu Mansion to steal information?"

She almost didn't come back.

"If you don't hold him back, how can I succeed so easily?"

King Xiang disagreed. How dare you lose your temper with him when you can't even handle such a small matter?

"But this time you have done a great deed. If Liu Sheng was awake last night, he might have killed the spy before he even entered the palace."

Section 86

He almost uprooted Liu Sheng and destroyed the Liu Mansion.

He underestimated how much his father valued Liu Sheng. He didn't expect that his father would go to such an extent for Liu Sheng, allowing Liu Sheng to survive.

What a pity.

However, a spy caused Liu Sheng to lose a Minister of Justice, and he himself was also branded as a traitor, so it was not a losing deal.

"Liu Sheng is basically unstoppable now. What are you going to do next?" Xia Xuejian asked him.

Prince Xiang was still casually practicing his archery: "Since Liu Sheng can't be moved for the time being, why not let someone else do it? Why bother hanging himself on a tree?"

"Who do you want to touch?"

"Minister of Revenue, my ninth brother's purse." The ninth brother has been able to thrive in the court over the years, thanks to the purse of the Minister of Revenue. He is smart and knows that money makes the world go round.

"You want to touch the Ninth Prince?" Xia Xuejian suddenly felt that he was very dangerous and not a good partner. He would do anything to achieve his goal.

She even regretted cooperating with him. This man was too crazy. He didn't want the throne at all. He wanted to fight to the death and kick everyone down, even if it meant perishing with them.

King Xiang was somewhat amused: "Why? Are you reluctant to let him go? I will kick him down, and the position of queen will still be yours. What are you afraid of?"

Xia Xuejian didn't want to pay attention to him. Yes, she wanted to be the queen. But she didn't just want to be the queen, she wanted to be the queen of the Ninth Prince.

"What do you want to do?"

King Xiang did not tell her: "You will know later."

Xia Xuejian had no choice but to leave first.

Ye Qingwan, on the other hand, was looking out the window with her chin in her hand. She had been in a bad mood for several days. She couldn't tell what she was feeling, but she always felt like something was missing.

The Queen is holding a banquet in the palace today, and all officials and their wives have to be present. Ye Qingwan has no choice but to wash and dress up and get on the Prime Minister's carriage.

The banquet was held in the imperial garden. The queen sat on the highest seat and the seventh princess sat next to her. She leaned on her coquettishly and whispered something to her, with a smile on her face.

The old tutor sat a seat below the Seventh Princess and didn't say much. He only replied a few words when the Seventh Princess spoke to him occasionally.

Why do I feel like my own delicious cabbages have been eaten by pigs?!

Ye Qingwan patted her face to sober herself up. She thought, "You are here to attract hatred." So she quickly found a seat and sat down, listening to the people around her laughing and joking.

Today is Xia Xuejian's home court. This scene was specially written for Xia Xuejian to stand out among the noble ladies. The plot is very simple. Everyone enjoys playing the game of tossing a pot. The pot is hung in the middle of the lake, and everyone throws from the shore. The one with the most throws wins.

The winner will get the prize given by the queen, and the loser must go to the lake to retrieve the pot.

This is a game often played by the noble ladies in Beijing, and it is not very interesting.

But in Dayu, the noble ladies were very fond of pitching pots. Even in the palace, several pitching pot activities were held every year, and pitching pots was designated as the national custom of Dayu.

I heard that many wives of officials were able to marry into the royal family and become rich by virtue of their excellent skills in pitching pots.

The heroine will come out on top this time and win the Queen's approval, paving the way for her future marriage to the Ninth Prince.

Later, the seventh princess lost, and when she boarded the boat to get the pot, she accidentally fell into the water and almost died. The heroine immediately demonstrated her superb medical skills and became the seventh princess's savior.

After everyone played for a while, the game of pitching pots officially began.

Xia Xuejian really lived up to everyone's expectations. She was far ahead from the start and her pitching skills were so beautiful that the people around her exclaimed in amazement one after another.

Even the Empress, who was sitting on the throne, showed an admiring look to her, and could not help asking the maid next to her: "Whose family is this young lady from? She is such a good pitcher. It is said that the Jade Tent pitches the pot with the swallow beans, and the Flying General restrains the brave warriors. This must be what it looks like, right?"

"Your Highness, this is Xia Xuejian, the daughter of Xia, the Junior Minister of the Imperial Academy."

"Okay, let her come to the palace more often in the future."

"Yes, my lady."

At the end of the game of throwing pots, Xia Xuejian won applause from the whole room, while the Seventh Princess was furious and yelled at the old tutor.

"Princess, don't be angry. It's just a game. I will go down to the lake to get the pot for you."

The Seventh Princess then turned her anger into laughter: "No need, I will get it myself."

After that, she carefully boarded a small boat with the help of several palace maids, preparing to row over to get the pot. Ye Qingwan watched from the side, silently praying in her heart that she would fall into the water soon.

Princess, please fall down.

Hello everyone, let’s finish the filming and go home.

At this moment, the Seventh Princess suddenly stopped moving and pointed at Ye Qingwan in the crowd: "Ye Qingwan, I'm scared, you go with me to get it."

Ye Qingwan was suddenly called:? ?

What are you afraid of? You're afraid. You've had the worst skills since you were a child. Every time you lost, you had to pick it up yourself.

You already have a fiancé, why are you still being so pretentious?

But then she thought, isn't the Seventh Princess giving her the opportunity to advance the plot?

If the Seventh Princess didn't fall into the water, she would just withdraw her. This way, not only could the plot be advanced, but it also attracted a wave of hatred. Wouldn't it be easier for the heroine to act cool later?

"Princess, please let me do it." Liu Sheng suddenly stood up.

When everyone saw this, they just thought that Liu Sheng was considerate and caring about the Seventh Princess.

Liu Sheng said nothing and let everyone make a fuss. When he passed by Ye Qingwan, he said in a very light tone: "Go back."

go back?!

How is that possible?

If I don’t push the seventh princess into the lake today, I won’t be named Ye.

So he quickly volunteered: "Princess, I'll do it."

After saying that, he jumped over the old tutor and jumped onto the boat.

The boat was small to begin with, and with her like that, it instantly swayed from side to side due to the uneven force. The seventh princess kept swaying and screaming on the boat, but she refused to fall off.

Ye Qingwan simply pretended to be unsteady and pounced directly at her.

Get down here.

Finally, with a "splash", both of them fell into the river.

Within three seconds, Ye Qingwan stuck her head out of the lake and almost gave herself a "yeah" gesture.

Perfect!

She suddenly realized that it felt so good to push the princess into the water.

I should have put it on earlier.