Chapter 138 Undercurrent

"Master, are you okay?" Mo Lan looked at Mu Xiyao's swollen calf with distress, and gently kneaded it for her.

After cleaning her hands, Mu Xiyao took Huilan's Xiangguo and returned it carelessly. "Don't worry, it's all right." Bite down, the cold juice flowed down her throat, splitting her spirits.

"Where's Chunlan? Have you invited a doctor? Give her a box of the ointment that His Highness gave you last time."

The little girl was knelt under the sun for nearly half an hour with her arms twisted, not to mention whether her knees were bruised or not, even her face must have been burned.

Zong Zhengying's method of torturing people has taught the harem to be vicious. Princess Wei is nothing more than a poisonous woman who has been corrupted by the deep palace.

"Master, why do you have to be so patient? Your Highness knows it, and you definitely won't like it." Just now, if you bowed your knees and saluted someone for half a cup of tea, His Highness would never tolerate this happening.

Mu Xiyao turned her head to look at the lotus pond outside the window, the lotus inside had already bloomed, the leaves were wrinkled and drooping, and the whole pond had no scenery to speak of.

"Mo Lan, you can't rely on Your Highness for everything. Besides, His Highness shouldn't interfere in this matter." After Zong Zhenglin left Shengjing, she was "bullied" to the head. If the Sixth Highness came back soon, he would rush to vent his anger on her, which would definitely make Emperor Yuancheng displeased.

"Don't underestimate the woman raised in the harem. She can pick this moment, she still has eyes." Zong Zhenglin has already suppressed her once, and if he does it again, His Royal Highness will lose his morals.

"The more arrogant the fourth princess, the better. I'm afraid that your master will not be able to act ruthlessly if she looks forward and backward."

Everyone followed the rules, this women's battle was a long-term entanglement, which was definitely not what Mu Xiyao wanted.

Mu Xiyao has always thought that a combination of rigidity and softness is a good way. This "rigid" has already been played, and "soft" seems to have not been practiced enough. Finally, a very strong Zong Zhengying came, she had to cooperate no matter what, didn't she?

How much "bad news" would it take for Emperor Yuan Cheng to feel so much pity in his heart, to make him completely disappointed with the fourth daughter of the emperor? Mu Xiyao's eyeballs were dark and shiny, and she began to think hard in her heart...

The imperial palace, the imperial study room.

Emperor Yuan Cheng looked at Zong Zhenghan, who was standing in front of him, and nodded in appreciation, "I have done a good job recently. Is there any reward you want?"

This question was asked casually, but Zong Zhenghan didn't dare to be careless at all. "Father, it's my job to do errands, and there is no need for additional rewards. The other brothers have done their errands well, and the father also praised a few words, which is enough to encourage my sons to keep improving."

"Eighth Brother is very true. Father, the sons are all looking forward to sharing your worries. You must be careful when you are on duty." At present, the prince is alone in Shengjing. Take it easy.

"Second brother is indeed much more diligent in the past few days, so he has made progress again." Zongzheng Chun is now in decline, barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes, and he treats the prince worse than before. The old enemy is still yelling in front of him, how can he be an idle prince with peace of mind?

This is living with your head in your head. Once Zong Zhenghui succeeds to the throne, he will be the first to be killed. Don't think about it. This made Zongzheng Chun unable to relax all the time, and he hated Mu Xiyao even more.

Emperor Yuan Cheng's words attracted everyone's open and hidden arrows, but Gu Changde, the chief executive of the imperial court, did not look sideways, and just ignored it.

These highnesses are always thinking of suppressing dissidents, and the emperor is already extremely dissatisfied with this.

"Okay." The memorial in Yuan Chengdi's hand fell on the table, interrupting what the prince was about to say. "I'm asking the old man, are you all the old man?" This was a faint sign of anger.

The prince quickly confessed his guilt, squinting at Zongzheng Chun's unconvinced stupidity, although he was interrupted by Emperor Yuan Cheng on the face, he was very happy in his heart.

"It's fine if you don't want a reward. I will remember it for you, and I will reward you at that time." Emperor Yuan Cheng looked at this young son, still very satisfied.

"Lao Ba, since your mother and concubine passed away, your house has become much quieter. Now that I have asked the imperial concubine to choose a good woman for you to enter the house, it is better to have someone who knows what is cold and who is hot, and can take care of you." Ping Xiuyi passed away , it is hard for this little son to see a smile again. If it weren't for the peaceful expression on his face, Emperor Yuan Cheng would have thought that he would have another son who looked like a sixth child.

Although Zong Zhenglin was much better than before, he was colder than others after all. If it wasn't for the fact that he had an eldest son under his knees, and that girl of the Mu family was making trouble in the house, he might be able to become a vegetarian and chant sutras now!

Emperor Yuan Cheng attached great importance to his son's status on both sides of the backyard. With Mu Xiyao as a successful model in front of him, the emperor planned to put another decent woman in his young son's house, but he didn't have time to choose, so he could only tell the imperial concubine to be careful.

Zong Zhenghan had long felt that there was a shortage of people in the backyard, so Emperor Yuan Cheng opened his mouth first, so he was naturally happy to accept it, and quickly thanked the emperor for his kindness.

After leaving the imperial study, the prince patted Zong Zhenghan on the shoulder, seemingly envious.

"Old eight, your treatment is almost as good as that of the sixth boy. Of our brothers, only his side concubine was hand-picked by the emperor, and the rest of the women are just harem ladies who are pleasing to the eye. I feel sorry for the brothers. You only put people in the mansion because you have to be taken care of by them. But this time your side concubine is an exception. The imperial concubine personally chose the candidate, which shows that the emperor values ​​you."

"When it comes to the Namu family, the person chosen by the emperor is different. Tsk tsk..." The prince's lustful eyes were not hidden, and it was clear at a glance that he had plans for Zongzhenglin's side concubine.

"What does the crown prince say? The emperor just took special care of his younger brother when he saw that he lost his mother and concubine."

Zong Zhenghan didn't seem to understand the provocative meaning in his words, so he just followed up. If Zongzheng Lin is so easy to deal with, Zongzheng Chun will not be able to stand upright now, so he will be depressed. Wanting him to find trouble with the other party out of jealousy, the crown prince seemed to regard him as stupid.

Then there is the Nam family, he has focused on investigating for a while. That woman is capable, and she is easy and unmovable. If the side concubine selected this time can have half of Mu Shi's wrist, Zongzheng Han's back house can also sleep peacefully.

Seeing that he pretended to be confused and didn't take the bait, the prince snorted coldly in his heart, but continued to exchange warm greetings on his face.

Zongzheng Chun is hopeless, and the remaining brothers are the fifth brother Zongzheng Ming, the sixth brother Zongzheng Lin, and the eighth brother Zongzheng Han. Among these few people, only Zong Zhenghan is still immature, maybe he can try to win him over. The other two had already hardened their wings, and they looked like they were not being taught a lesson, obviously they had no intention of submitting.

Zong Zhenghan was younger than the prince, but his vision was much more vicious. Seeing the prince's sudden silence, he didn't speak first.

Zong Zhenghui's ability is mediocre, especially jealous. How can such a person be worthy of a crown prince? If he hadn't taken advantage of his son-in-law, Emperor Yuan Cheng would have treated him worse than Zong Zhengyun. That trash is now in the Ministry of Industry one after another to tinker with two rare farming tricks, which Emperor Yuan Cheng valued and ordered the Ministry of Industry to try to promote. From this point of view, Concubine Shu's mother is more expensive than her son, and she still has some time to be favored.

From this day forward, the news that the imperial concubine would select a side concubine for the eighth prince spread throughout Shengjing. After the well-known Mu family in the Sixth Prince's Mansion, who can go straight to the top and become rich in one day?

At a time when the major families in Shengjing are rushing to compete for the position of the prince's side concubine, a very secret conversation is going on in the Helian residence of the century-old family.