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"Shut up!" Shen Xijun's face alternated between green and white. Every word that she said hit a sore spot in her heart.

A cold smile appeared on the corner of cuckoo's lips, "This servant can shut up, but Princess Xuanji will not disappear just like that. She's here, not only at King Rui's Palace, but also in King Rui's heart. You'll never be able to shake her off!"

"Shut up! I told you to shut up! " Shen Xijun screamed and slapped the cuckoo girl's face with her palm. The five finger marks appeared clearly on the cuckoo girl's face.

When Shen Xijun raised her hand to slap him again, Zhao Pingqing stood up and held her hand tightly. She sobbed, "The reason why I didn't agree to my sister marrying King Rui was because I didn't want my sister to live in the shadow of Princess Xuanji for the rest of her life. It's just that I didn't think that, in the end … It actually became like this. "

As soon as Shen Xijun thought of Mu Qianxue, she became distracted. She shook off her hand and coldly scolded with a frown, "Scram!"

Zhao Pingqing held her chest and said, "Yes, I like King Rui, but from the moment I knew that my sister also likes King Rui, I have kept it in my heart. For me, as long as I can see King Rui from afar, it's enough. Heaven's will messes with people. "

She took a deep breath and forced a smile, "But don't worry, I will never fight with you for King Rui after we enter the Palace."

Ah Zi glanced at her with disdain. "Do you think you can win against my Zong Ji?"

Zhao Pingqing didn't pay any attention to her. She spoke to Shen Xijun, who had a dark expression on her face, "Sister, please believe that Pingqing has never been your enemy." After saying that, she silently bowed and left with the cuckoo.

Walking out of the Pingyang Mansion, Zhao Pingqing held on to the hand of the cuckoo and got on the carriage waiting outside. After they sat down, the coachman waved his whip and the wheel started to turn.

The cuckoo raised the curtain of the carriage and looked at the distant Pingyang Mansion. After a while, she retracted her gaze and asked hesitantly, "Miss, do you think that the Ji of the Prosperous Faction will believe you?"

Zhao Pingqing's lips curled up into a cold smile. She looked down on her previous grievance and cowardice. "I completely believe that it is impossible. But it is enough for her to stand on my side and fight against that woman!" After saying that, she took the handkerchief and wrapped it around her already clotted palm, "I have wronged you this time."

The cuckoo girl quickly replied: "Miss is too serious, it's just a little pain in the flesh, this servant can bear it, I'm just worried …" Princess Xuanji is not easy to deal with. " The Pingyang Mansion apologizing or even seeking death was all part of Zhao Pingqing's plan. She only wanted to obtain Shen Xijun's trust so that they could work together to deal with Mu Qianxue.

"I know." Zhao Pingqing flicked her translucent fingernails and spat out some cold words. "That's why I have to find a scapegoat!"

The cuckoo smiled, "Miss will definitely get what she wants!"

The mantis stalks the cicada, the yellow sparrow follows; but which one is the real yellow sparrow …

In the afternoon, the originally clear sky was covered by dark clouds, making it seem as if it would rain at any time. Yet, at this time, Dongfang Ze had to drag Mu Qianxue out of the manor to visit the Flower Lover Garden.

Xia Yue carried Mu Qianxue outside the manor and discovered that the carriage was waiting for them. Before she could ask, Dongfang Ze had already said, "The place where you're admiring the flowers is not far from here. We'll arrive in a few steps."

Mu Qianxue said in a somewhat doubtful tone, "According to what I know, there aren't any flower gardens nearby. Did the Ninth King make a mistake?"

Dongfang Ze gave a mysterious smile. "Destiny cannot be revealed, the princess will know when she comes."

Seeing that he was unwilling to say anything, Mu Qianxue asked more questions and followed him along the way. As she said, the place they were heading to was just a hair's breadth away from King Rui's Palace.

"Here?" Xia Yue pointed at the two tightly shut wooden doors. No matter how she looked at it, this was just an ordinary house, it had nothing to do with the flower gardens that she knew.

"That's right." Dongfang Ze answered and knocked on the door. Soon, an old man in his sixties opened the door and greeted him with a smile. The latter said, "Is everything ready?"

The old man repeatedly agreed, "It has been arranged. Every place is done according to your orders, and there is nothing wrong with it."

Dongfang Ze nodded in satisfaction. He turned around and said to Mu Qianxue, "The flower beds are inside. Let's go in."

Good." This was a three-way house with a main hall in front. Behind it, there was a side room and a backyard with white walls and black tiles. Although it wasn't as luxurious as the palace, it was still clean and tidy.

Logically speaking, the backyard was the innermost part of a mansion, and should have stopped here. However, the backyard of this mansion had a falling flower arch, and a cobblestone path extended from the backyard all the way to the back of the house, as if silently telling the visitor that this place had a different world.

In this unremarkable manor, there was actually a flower garden that was over a hundred feet wide that was covered with strange flowers and herbs. Leaving aside the pavilions, bridges, flowing water, the corridors turned, all the way here, it seemed as if they were strolling in the mountains and rivers of southern China. With every step that took place, the most astonishing thing was that in the eastern corner of the garden, there was actually a stage.

Xia Yue exclaimed, "Such a beautiful flower garden. If I didn't know beforehand, this servant would have thought that they were going up to the forest garden." In terms of size, this place was far inferior to the Zhaoming Palace, but in terms of delicacy and layout, there were not many.

"Not bad indeed, but …" Mu Qianxue looked around and asked in puzzlement, "This mansion does not seem like it is owned by a wealthy family. Why would there be such a large flower garden?"

Dongfang Ze walked into an octagonal pavilion and sat down. "To tell you the truth, this was originally two houses, connected to each other, and after I bought them, I connected them together. One was used as a house, while the other was used as a garden.

"So that's how it is." Mu Qianxue cleared her doubts as she stroked the pillar that was wrapped around the Violet Vine. "This flower garden is naturally excellent, but … The Mu King Manor is a little far away from here, so it would be inconvenient for the nine kings to come visit us. "

"It's a bit far, but it's just right."

Xia Yue looked at him and said with a puzzled expression: "Since it's far away, why do you say it's just right?"

Dongfang Ze flicked her smooth and clean forehead and smiled. "Silly girl, it's too far for me. Isn't it just right for your princess?"

"What? What is with the princess …" Halfway through her words, Xia Yue suddenly understood and said in astonishment, "The Ninth King is saying, 'let the princess stay here'?"