The red sun in the sky slowly sets in the west, and the rays of light fall on the green tiles, creating a layer of warm gauze.

Queen Xu sent someone to deliver the prize won at today's Xu family banquet.

Shang Tingli ordered Gan Tang to see the guests off, while he ordered Fang Zhi and She He to move the jade headgear and the Mingyueqin to the storeroom. As for Ke Xin's Xingchen Sword, it was his secret guard Du Heng who came out to get it.

Ke Xin did not have any servants to serve him in public, but there were always two secret guards following him to protect him secretly.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Gan Tang came back.

She smiled and said, "Princess, when I came back, I met Sister Baiji who was with the princess. She came to pass on a message for the princess, saying that she wanted you and the prince to have dinner at Ronghua Hall."

"Okay."

Shang Tingli knocked on the door of Ke Xin's study and heard a young man's cold voice from inside: "Who is it?"

"It's me." Shang Tingli swallowed subconsciously.

The person inside didn't speak again, but the sound of footsteps was heard coming from far away.

Ke Xin opened the door, leaned lazily against the door frame, raised his chin and asked, "What do you want?"

Shang Tingli smiled faintly and said softly, "My mother asked us to have dinner with her."

Ke Xin crossed his arms over his chest, suddenly bent down, and came close to her, so close that she could clearly see every detail of his brow bones. His delicate face was impeccable even on his brow bones.

Just when Shang Tingli thought that this man was planning to do something big, like attack her, she heard him say softly, "Oh——"

Shang Tingli: “…”

[Please don't get sick anywhere and at any time, okay? I'm really not a doctor. I haven't learned any medical skills. I can't cure you, and I can't even save myself.]

At this moment, she wished she could hug herself tightly, even though she was so small.

[If I had a premonition in my previous life that I would be reborn in this life, I would definitely learn some medical skills first! ]

Ke Xin: “…”

He straightened up and walked past her with an expressionless face.

Although Shang Tingli was puzzled, he still followed.

Ronghua Hall.

After sitting down, they found that there were only three of them. Shang Tingli asked in confusion: "Are Lingyun and Xiaowu not here yet?"

Wen Hui said, "Mother only called you two over, not them."

"Oh oh." Shang Tingli smiled.

"Did you have fun at Xu's house today? I hope you are not blind?" Wenhui lovingly picked up a dish and put it into her bowl.

"Thank you, mother. You can eat too." Shang Tingli said, "We had a lot of fun."

Just say that you have a good time, don't say whether you have encountered blind people, then you have. Wenhui frowned, and later she would ask someone to find out which young man dared to offend her daughter-in-law.

"I heard that you got a set of kingfisher feather headdress and Mingyue Qin from the Queen? Ali is really amazing." Wenhui praised generously.

Shang Tingli said modestly, "Thank you, mother, for the compliment. The royal aunt released the Crane-Singing Mountain Harp and the Jade Sound Harp, and I only took the Bright Moon Harp, which is not that impressive."

While the two of them were talking, Ke Xin had already drunk two bowls of magic soup.

"Lingyun said that the Queen intends to find a girlfriend for the Crown Prince and Baozhen. Is this true?"

When Ke Yishang came back, she went to Ronghuatang and told Wenhui everything that happened in Xu's family.

Shang Tingli thought for a moment and said, "I also heard Ling Yun say so, but the imperial aunt did not reveal anything at the banquet."

She looked at Ke Xin: "However, the prince also said that he had tricked Master Xu into saying that the imperial aunt was interested in choosing the crown princess."

Seeing her look, Ke Xin raised his eyes and met her clear eyes. He smiled and said, "Brother Fang Yi did say so."

Wenhui asked, "Do you two know what the result was?"

Ke Xin said bluntly: "I don't know."

Shang Tingli also shook his head: "Not sure."

[The Crown Princess in the previous life was He Zhiqian, who was also chosen at this banquet. But because of my mishap, He Zhiqian encountered a strong rival, Pan Qinghuan, and the outcome became hard to predict.]

[As for Baozhen... When I died in my previous life, I didn't see Baozhen get married. In this life, it's even harder to say what Baozhen's marriage will be.]

Ke Xin had heard these words early in the morning, and when he heard them again, he had no reaction.

His indifferent reaction made Wenhui feel moved. Could it be that her son could not hear what her daughter-in-law was thinking?

……

The morning light broke through the sky, and the red sun hung in the eastern sky.

The Queen Mother's imperial edict entered West Street.

West Street is the gathering place for the powerful and wealthy, including the He family of Taifu Mansion, the Xu family of Huguogong Mansion, the Pan family of Zhongguogong Mansion, the Sima family of Yonganhou Mansion, the Yu family of Yizhonghou Mansion and the Jing family of Zuoxiang Mansion, all of which are located on West Street.

When the news reached Prince Ren's palace, Shang Tingli had just returned from Ronghua Hall after paying his respects to Wenhui.

"Is the news true?" Shang Tingli asked with his eyes wide open.

Gan Tang nodded his head repeatedly: "It's true."

Shang Tingli looked at Fang Zhi.

Fang Zhi said: "It is indeed true. The Second Young Master Jing should have gone to the palace to express his gratitude by now."

Shang Tingli blinked and confirmed it three times before she finally confirmed one thing - the prince consort chosen by the Queen for Princess Baozhen was not Sima Yu'an, who won the third place in the game of throwing pots yesterday, but Jing Yu, who won the fourth place.

Jing Yu is the second son of the Left Prime Minister and the second young master of the Left Prime Minister's mansion.

To be honest, she did not notice this person at the banquet yesterday. It was not that this person was not good-looking, but at that time, there was the Crown Prince who was in good condition in front of him, Sima Yu'an who missed the target in the back, and the Prince who was in good condition in the back. No one would have thought of Jing Yu who missed only one arrow.

After being surprised, Shang Tingli asked, "What about the Crown Princess?"

Compared to who the future prince consort will be, Shang Tingli is more concerned about who the future crown princess will be.

The two maids looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

Shang Tingli was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?"

Gan Tang said: "The Queen has not issued an imperial decree."

"how come?"

"I don't know either."

"Sister-in-law."

Shang Tingli turned around and looked.

Ke Yishang came from outside the yard and sat down opposite her.

"Sister-in-law, do you know?"

"what?"

Shang Tingli poured tea for her.

Ke Yichang took it and took a sip, "Baozhen's matter."

Shang Tingli nodded: "I just heard about it."

"I thought it would be Brother Yu'an, but I didn't expect it to be the Second Young Master Jing." Ke Yishang was very surprised.

Shang Tingli smiled and said, "You rushed here just to tell me this?"

Ke Yichang shook her head: "It's not just this."

Shang Tingli pricked up his ears: "Oh? What else?"

"I think sister-in-law has already known about it, right? The Crown Princess's decree has not been missed." Ke Yishang said, "I know why."

Shang Tingli casually guessed, "Are there differences of opinion between the Imperial Aunt and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"No." Ke Yichang smiled bitterly and shook her head, "It's the Queen Mother."

"Empress Dowager?" Shang Tingli was completely stunned at this moment.

[The Queen Mother actually intervened? Could it be because of Pan Qinghuan? ]

Ke Yichang paused and said, "The aunt and the prince wanted Miss He, but after the queen mother knew about this, she insisted that Miss Pan be the crown princess. The palace has reached a deadlock."

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