The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

The next morning, when Xiao Li was about to go to the yamen, he saw Madam Xiao waiting at the Chuihua Gate.

"If I hadn't waited here, I would probably not have been able to see you today." Madam Xiao said softly.

Xiao Li looked at Madam Xiao calmly and bowed. "I wonder what's the important matter that has you waiting here so early in the morning, mother?"

"Do you know that because of you, your sister is going to be divorced and sent back to the palace!" Madam Xiao said in a bad tone.

Xiao Li raised his eyebrows, a little surprised. But he also felt it was reasonable, and said slowly: "Isn't it because the son of Xuanping Marquis took a concubine that the conflict occurred?"

"You know?" Mrs. Xiao was surprised.

Xiao Li nodded. The husband of the cousin of the Prince of Xuanping was murdered, and he handled the case personally.

After the cousin was taken back to the Dali Temple for questioning, the Prince of Xuanping Marquis came to pick her up personally.

With his many years of experience in solving cases, Prince Xuanping felt very sympathetic for his cousin who was widowed at a young age.

Besides, he was well aware of the character of the wife of Marquis Xuanping. With her instigation, it was only a matter of time before the two of them got together.

He had reminded Xiao Yuhuan before, but she had an inexplicable trust in the Prince of Xuanping Marquis, and if he said more, it would seem like he was trying to instigate her.

"If my sister wants to divorce, she only needs to let me know. She doesn't need to show up. I will definitely handle the matter beautifully. The Xuanping Marquis's Mansion will never get away with it!"

Xiao Li is still very protective of his people at heart.

After hearing what Xiao Li said, Madam Xiao's expression looked better.

"If it's really a divorce, how can your sister feel at ease giving birth to Duo'er? Moreover, once the divorce is settled, we won't even be relatives with the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion.

Don't forget that Xuanpinghou is your maternal grandfather's family. If there is a rift, how can I return to my mother's family in the future?"

Madam Xiao was also helpless. She gave birth to three children, but only Xiao Li never liked to go to Marquis Xuanping's Mansion, and didn't like his cousins ​​in the mansion.

But Gu Qing, on the other hand, loved to follow him since she was a child. Even though Xiao Li always gave her a bad face, she still wanted to marry him.

Madam Xiao originally felt that Xiao Li was still not aware of matters between men and women, which was why she kept making excuses.

But I just found out yesterday that Xiao Li, who is always cold and heartless, actually said harsh words to Gu Qing for Shen Baozhao.

She could accept her son getting married later, even if it meant making Gu Qing wait for a few years, and the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion would surely be willing to do so.

But she couldn't accept that Xiao Li was attracted to Shen Baozhao, "Do you want to marry Shen Baozhao?"

Xiao Li showed displeasure when he heard this. His expression darkened and he said in a cold tone, "Mother, please be careful with your words. The grandparents will decide on the matter of our son's marriage.

If mother has nothing to do, she should pay more attention to father. "

Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao have been living in separate houses since Mr. Xiao injured his leg. At first, Mr. Xiao was impatient with Mrs. Xiao's crying all day long.

Later, after each of them had their own courtyard, Madam Xiao gradually stopped being sad about Master Xiao's leg injury and seemed to accept it slowly.

But Xiao Li also discovered that Madam Xiao didn't like to go to Master Xiao's yard.

Just like yesterday, Master Xiao was able to stand up and walk, but Madam Xiao hadn't noticed it yet and even invited Qingfeng Yaojun to come.

Fortunately, Qingfeng Yaojun is not a person who likes to gossip, otherwise, yesterday's incident would probably become the topic of conversation among the powerful families in Kyoto after dinner.

Madam Xiao naturally thought of yesterday's misunderstanding. Since she was in the wrong, she didn't say anything more.

He only told Xiao Li: "Anyway, you can marry anyone, but not Shen Baozhao!

Not to mention that the Ning An Marquis's family is too low, but she is too arrogant and cold. How can she be worthy of the position of the mistress of the Yu County Prince's family? "

"Look at her. If she wants to get in, she has to please the elders and the sister-in-law. But she even dared to slap Yuyao. She simply didn't take us seriously.

If I really marry her, it will cause unrest in my family. I will never agree to it!"

Xiao Li saw that Madam Xiao's words were becoming more and more outrageous and she was getting more and more excited.

He did not want to argue with her, so he stopped her: "In mother's heart, cousin Zhao is very bad. But don't forget one thing, it was she who cured grandma's chest pain.

It was she who did her best to help her father walk again and gain a new life.”

"I personally think that no matter what others think of her, mother, as the mistress of Prince Yu's mansion, must be grateful to her.

What do you think, mother?

After Xiao Li finished speaking, he no longer looked at Madam Xiao, but strode out of the mansion gate.

Madam Xiao was so shocked by Xiao Li's words that her steps became unsteady. Instead of coming to her senses, she hated Shen Baozhao even more, thinking that it was because of her that her son became estranged from her.

I made up my mind that if I had the chance, I would definitely give her a good beating!

Shen Baozhao, who was being talked about by the mother and son, was now riding in the carriage of the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion and was slowly heading towards the Princess's Mansion.

It turned out that I had sent a letter to Duan Ning yesterday, and soon received an invitation from her, inviting Shen Baozhao to come over the next day to discuss important matters.

Shen Baozhao saw that Duan Ning was serious, so she did not refuse. She was worried about Duan Ning and had never had time to visit her.

The carriage soon arrived at the Princess's Mansion, and as before, Caiwei was still waiting at the door.

Shen Baozhao followed Caiwei familiarly, and today he brought her directly to Duan Ning's yard.

Caiwei explained: "Miss Shen Si, the eldest princess entered the palace early in the morning. The county lady has been depressed recently and has been looking forward to your coming."

Shen Baozhao smiled and soon saw Duan Ning, who looked like an eggplant hit by frost.

He was lying on the desk, scribbling something with a wolf-hair brush. When he heard a noise, he stood up immediately, and when he saw it was Shen Baozhao, he stood up suddenly.

He dropped the paper and pen in his hand, rushed over and hugged Shen Baozhao tightly: "Baozhao, you are here.

You have no conscience. I have been under house arrest for so long and not one of you came to see me."

"Are you under house arrest again?" Shen Baozhao asked embarrassedly. She was indeed very busy and had no time to visit Duan Ning.

"That's right." Speaking of the house arrest, Duan Ning became depressed again. "Changchun Restaurant, I was just helping the injustice when I saw it."

"Even my second aunt came to thank me in person, but my mother put me under house arrest again." Duan Ning began to sigh.

"You don't know what kind of life I've been living these days. I haven't even stepped out of the courtyard.

I can’t even send you a post. If you hadn’t written to me, my mother would definitely not let me send you a post.”

Shen Baozhao could also guess why the princess was angry, but the incident at Changchun Restaurant was not a big deal.

The important thing is that Duan Ning attracted the second and third princes that day. In the eyes of those who are interested, they are all royal children who can be chosen by Duan Ning.

And if Duan Ning did not choose any of the princes in the end, the emperor would lose face.

The Princess and the Xue family were not happy to see Duan Ning marry into the royal family, so she confined Duan Ning to her home, probably to protect her.

In order to avoid any accidents when going out, you must not be careless when the prince is choosing a concubine.

It's a matter that affects the entire body, so naturally Duan Ning has to bear the injustice.