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Xiao Zhan scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "It's your grandmother. She said that it was all thanks to you that the Xiao family was able to turn the tables and thank you in her place!"

"Thank me? Is there something wrong with their brains? " It was obviously just a mix of fire and water, but it suddenly came to a realization just because she escaped a disaster?

What a joke! Only her father would believe such childish explanations.

Anyway, she didn't believe it.

After Xiao Ting finished muttering, he immediately lifted the curtain and walked out.

Xiao Ting placed her hands on her hips, and roared, "Hong Shao, I asked you to bring some meat over for us to eat. Look at what you brought here, these are all fat, can you eat them?" She pointed to the Fourth Miss of the Xiao family, Xiao Mei, and Seventh Miss, Xiao Ya.

Xiao Mei and Yue Shan originally came with Xiao Zhan to thank Xiao Ting, but in reality, because of the drastic decline in the status of the Xiao Mansion, they had also become commoners in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Mei's ambition was to be a prince's Chief Consort, but right now, she was even considered to be above an eighth rank official.

Thus, Old Mistress Xiao and the First Lady came to an agreement to give them an idea and have Xiao Zhan bring them over so that they could find out if the Ninth Prince still held the same opinion towards Xiao Ting.

But before Ninth Prince could even think it through, the main character, Xiao Ting, went crazy.

Xiao Mei and Xiao Ya instantly blushed.

He wanted to turn around and leave, but thinking about his future life, he couldn't help but smile apologetically.

"Sister Sixth Sister, I came specially to see you."

She had already been married into the Ninth Prince's Estate for several months and had not seen her come over. The last time she was punished for being drunk, she had also never seen any woman from the Xiao Family.

Xiao Ting should have liked her, but in reality, they were the opposite. Every time Xiao Ting saw this face that was similar to her aunt's, no matter how she looked, she felt that it was fake. Furthermore, Xiao Mei's voice was very thin, making Xiao Ting even more annoyed.

She glanced sideways at Xiao Mei and the others.

Without wasting any time, he directly said, "If you have anything to say, just say it. If you have nothing to do, then hurry up and leave. I don't remember that we have any deep sisterly feelings for each other."

"Why do you speak like that, Sixth Sister girl? Sister has also meant well, hasn't she, Daddy? " Seeing that Xiao Ting was not giving him any face, Xiao Mei decided to take a step back and not embarrass herself too much.

Alright, Xiao Zhan had just stood at the doorway and wasn't able to stand firm before his fourth daughter pulled him out as a shield.

"Cough cough …" He could only cough lightly to hide his unease.

There was no helping it, he couldn't afford to offend any of the women at home.

Xiao Ting tilted her head and stared at him, and said.

"Daddy, did you really bring them here to have a sibling relationship with me?"

Without waiting for Xiao Zhan to nod his head, Xiao Ting continued, "In the future, if you bring these nonchalant people over, I will pretend that you are not a father."

It was not that Xiao Ting was ruthless, it was that she did not like the women of the Xiao family. Furthermore, she was not stupid.

I'm afraid it's not good.

She still wanted to live a blissful life peacefully with Ninth Prince, and didn't like trouble.

The members of the Xiao family left with their faces covered in dirt.

Before leaving, Xiao Zhan went to see Xiao Xin, and once again expressed his wish to see him back at the Xiao family. Unfortunately, Xiao Xin was not willing to go home, and said that she still wanted to stay by his elder sister's side.

There were two reasons why Xiao Zhan came to the Ninth Prince's Estate this time. In the end, he failed and left with a dejected expression.

Once everything was settled, Xiao Ting hummed a small tune as she ate.

At this time, she suddenly remembered that there was someone else in the room, so she casually asked, "Your Highness, aren't you hungry? Do you want to eat with me? "

Xiao Ting swore, and only said a few casual words of courtesy, she thought that Ninth Prince would definitely reject her, since the two of them were not together, adding the actions of the Ninth Prince's direct Immortal, she would naturally not be interested in a woman like her.

It was not because of Xiao Ting's inferiority, but because she felt that the Ninth Prince was not on the same page as her.

He stood up and walked over to sit opposite of Xiao Ting. The corners of Hong Shao's eyes were filled with a smile as he quickly left with a meaningful glance. Not long later, a set of exquisite tableware was placed on the table in front of Ninth Prince.

He then left with a sly smile.

Xiao Ting looked at the tableware in front of Ninth Prince. It was made of pure white jade, and at a glance, she could tell that it was not ordinary.

But even if she couldn't see, she knew that she wasn't as famous as him.

"What's so great about that? Isn't it all about eating? Only by eating more can we be considered winners. " As he spoke, he quickly waved his chopsticks, afraid that someone would snatch it away.

The Ninth Prince, on the other hand, slowly picked it up.

Seeing that he had picked out everything he liked to eat, Xiao Ting looked down on the Ninth Prince for picking out food as he sneakily threw the dishes picked out by the Ninth Prince into his own stomach.

"You don't have to do this to them."

Xiao Ting was currently eating happily, and wasn't able to react to what he was saying at all.

"What?"

Xiao Qing raised her head in shock, as she was at a loss as to what he was saying, but the Ninth Prince had no intention of explaining anything. Soon after, Xiao Ting buried his head in the bowl.

The world was big, and the food was big.

"This King is not afraid of trouble." With another sentence that had no beginning or end, Xiao Ting decided to ignore him.

After eating almost nothing, Ninth Prince and Xiao Ting still put down their chopsticks at the same time.

As for the meaning of Ninth Prince's words, Xiao Ting simply could not react to them. And she didn't care.

Thus, after Ninth Prince left, Xiao Ting did not feel that anything was amiss.

She thought that everything was over, but in the eyes of others, it was just the beginning.

Inside the palace, the empress of the six palaces sat upright in her throne room, her face frighteningly dark.

"Muhou, since this matter is over, Imperial Consort Xiao has been placed under royal father's house arrest and sent into the cold palace. What else do you have to worry about? "

The Third Prince did not understand that it was a good thing for the Imperial Consort Xiao to be beaten into the cold palace, but his mother had been worried ever since she had returned to the palace.

"Do you know what that map in your father's hands is?"

The third prince shook his head and said, "Father only wants me to represent the court and will not tell me some things."

Among the princes present in the Imperial Court, only the Third Prince was capable of inheriting the throne.

Moreover, he was the legitimate son. If nothing went wrong, he would be the next king of the empire.

Thus, even though the Third Prince was still young, he had already begun to help the Emperor manage the affairs of the court.

"Your royal father still doesn't completely trust you. That map is extremely important. Even though Ninth Prince knows about it, you don't."

The empress stared at her son with a look of disappointment.

However, the Third Prince shook his head indifferently and said with a smile.

"Imperial Mother, your son is still young. Father has his own plans for some matters, so I shouldn't meddle too much in them."

"You're very young, you're already in your twenties. Are you still young?" The Queen looked at him angrily.

"Your Imperial Father probably has other plans." The empress thought for a moment before replying.

The Third Prince was somewhat haughty as he said, "Imperial Mother, I think you are overthinking things. Right now, other than Fourth Brother, the only other person in the court is my son. Fourth Brother has never been loved by Imperial Father since she was young. How could he become the crown prince?"

"Mother knows about what you said, but don't you think that Ninth Prince has been very close to your father for the past half year? He knows a lot of things, but your royal father didn't tell you about the future ruler of the clan. Why is that? Have you thought about it? "

The Third Prince thought for a bit, then said, "Now that there are movements in the King of Jiangnan, royal father will send the Ninth Royal Uncle to handle many things, not letting me know, it is not a bad thing. Mother, please do not think too much about it, furthermore, royal father has never liked people who think themselves to be smart."

At the end of the day, if he could be chosen by the current Emperor as the future ruler of the kingdom, how could the Third Prince not understand the Emperor's thoughts and ways of handling matters?

"The Queen Mother will send someone to investigate the map, so you don't have to interfere." Hearing her son's words, the empress decided that she would handle this matter and not let her son take the risk, lest she ruin his place in the emperor's heart.

After the third prince left, the empress sat alone in her chambers, unmoving for a long time.

"Empress, why are you still here? I heard that the empress dowager wasn't feeling well, so this servant will help you change your clothes.

The empress's most capable palace maid stepped forward to help her up, only to discover that the empress's hands were icy cold. She was very surprised.

The empress shook her hand off and said snappily, "I'm not an imperial physician, so what's the use of the past? "Besides, who knows how we're going to get scolded if we go."

"Empress, didn't you want to know about the map?" Who knows, the empress dowager might even have an answer! "

The empress suddenly raised her head to look at her. "That's impossible. The emperor hasn't mentioned this to anyone."

"Esteemed Empress, it's not like the emperor has mentioned it to anyone before, but everyone has seen what happened just now. It's impossible for the empress dowager not to ask the emperor."

Besides, why was the empress dowager suddenly uncomfortable? She even invited an imperial physician over. Hadn't she just seen an imperial physician before? Did you hear some news? "

Hearing the palace maid's words, the empress suddenly understood.

"That's right, why didn't I think of that? Let's go, I'll control the Zion's palace."

When the Empress arrived, she coincidentally saw the Emperor coming out of Zion's palace.

The emperor's face was ashen, revealing an incomparably imposing expression.

"Chenqie pays her respects to Your Imperial Majesty."

"You came at the right time. She's in a bad mood to accompany mother!"

With that, he left with large strides.

The Queen blessed herself and entered the Zion's palace.

The empress dowager was lying on her bed, her eyes closed as she rested.

"Chenqie pays my respects to mother." The emperor said that the empress dowager was in a bad mood, but when the empress saw this, why did she feel that the empress dowager was in a very good mood?

The pair of sparkling eyes were very bright. When they saw the empress, they beckoned for her to come over and take a seat.

The empress picked up her skirt and sat down beside the soft couch.

"When I heard that mother isn't feeling well, chenqie came to take a look. Wasn't she fine just now?" "What's the matter?"