The daughter of the first wife is a little fierce: the war god prince loves her to the sky

"So that's how it is. It seems that we can't take the rumors seriously," Bai Chuxiao said calmly.

Concubine Wei finished the teacup in her hand and said, "Tian Ling should be coming to pay his respects at this hour. Why not let Tian Ling take Miss Bai back home later?"

Bai Chuxiao's expression was calm. "His Royal Highness Prince Yan is waiting for you outside. Besides, the Queen just sent Miss Bishui to escort my second sister and I out of the palace. I won't bother the Royal Concubine and His Royal Highness Prince Qi any more."

Concubine Wei was somewhat dissatisfied. No matter what she said today, Bai Chuxiao always had a reason to shirk her responsibility. After being insulted, she was unwilling to continue talking. She said lightly, "In this case, I will not keep you. I will summon you to the palace when I have time."

Seeing Bai Chuxiao coming out, Chu Tianze breathed a sigh of relief. After they walked for a while, Chu Tianze asked, "Are you okay?"

Bai Chuxiao chuckled, "I just entered the palace today and she won't do anything to me. Her words are nothing more than asking me to get closer to the King of Qi."

After saying that, he looked from afar at Bishui in the Queen's Palace and Bai Chuwan walking over.

Bai Chuwan smiled and said, "Sister, what a coincidence! I said I would wait for you outside the palace gate, but I didn't expect to meet you here." She bowed to Chu Tianze and said, "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan. Are you going to send me back?"

Chu Tianze ignored her. Bai Chuxiao looked at him with a smile and said, "My second sister and I will go back. You don't have to see me off."

Chu Tianze thought about it and realized that he did have some questions for his mother, so he nodded.

After the two of them got on the carriage together, Bai Chuwan smiled faintly and said, "I heard that Concubine Wei asked you to talk? I wonder what she said. Maybe I can tell you."

In the past, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi often hung around her, and Concubine Wei had also summoned her. Recently, the Prince of Qi had not looked for her or spoken to her. Although it was highly likely that she was engaged to the Crown Prince, she still felt a little disappointed.

Bai Chuxiao said indifferently, "Nothing, maybe you just didn't see me being curious, but you and the prince..."

Bai Chuwan blushed a little, "Everything depends on my father's opinion."

Bai Chuwan thought back to what the Queen had told her, telling her to get along well with her elder sister in the future, as they would be a family in the future. The Crown Prince had also told her so, and she thought that if she became the Crown Princess, this elder sister would not be a threat to her, and there would be no need for tension between them.

Chu Tianze returned to Concubine Jing's place. Concubine Jing looked at him in surprise and asked, "Why did you come back so soon? Didn't you send Miss Bai back home?"

Chu Tianze smiled and said, "Xiaoxiao went back with her second sister. I have something to ask you, mother."

Lady Jing fiddled with the flowers and plants, "Just ask whatever you want to ask."

"I don't understand why mother, who usually doesn't care about outside affairs, suddenly asked for Miss Bai's hand in marriage for her son. And given my status, father would not agree to it," Chu Tianze asked with a frown.

Lady Jing did not look at him, still concentrating on the things in her hands, and said calmly, "You are not a child anymore, you should have married a long time ago. If your mother doesn't worry about you, who will? That's why I took the opportunity of your victory to ask your father for help. You have made many contributions over the years and your father has seen it. Since it is about your marriage, he has no reason to disagree."

Chu Tianze still had doubts. "In the capital, only the second daughter of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion was known. Who remembers Miss Bai? But what mother did today clearly showed that she was looking for Miss Bai to marry her son. Why is that? Could it be that mother really knows General Murong?"

"Mother has said that she doesn't know him. I heard that Miss Bai was both beautiful and talented, so I wanted to find a suitable person for you. That's why I asked your father to give you a legitimate daughter of the Bai family. Who knew that there would be a Miss Bai by mistake? Mother only found out about it later. Fortunately, Miss Bai is also a good person. At least my painstaking efforts were not wasted."

Chu Tianze didn't believe this. Previously, Miss Bai and Miss Liu were known as the two beauties of the capital. If his mother really thought Bai Chuwan was outstanding and wanted to marry him, she would have told his father clearly. Then the imperial edict would have pointed out that her name was Bai Chuwan. But in fact, the imperial edict only said that the marriage was for the eldest daughter of the Bai family. There must be something fishy about this.

"Mother, my son is not a fool. Why don't you want to tell him the truth?"

Concubine Jing then looked at him and said, "You, you just think too much. Your mother doesn't have so many twists and turns. Now that I see that you are very satisfied with Chu Xiao, you can treat her well in the future, and your mother will be relieved."

"If mother doesn't want to talk about it, then that's fine. I will check it out naturally." Seeing that his mother still refused to give in, Chu Tianze didn't ask any more questions. It seemed that he would not get an answer from his mother.

In the imperial study, the emperor sat on the throne, reading a memorial. There was no one in the room. After a while, a man in black suddenly appeared and knelt in front of the emperor. "Your Majesty, I have checked and found that Concubine Jing and Murong Yuan have no relationship."

Emperor Chu Wenxuan is now over sixty years old, but he has fought on the battlefield and still looks energetic. When Noble Lady Jing suddenly came to him to ask for marriage, how could he not be suspicious? He asked someone to investigate. After listening to the report from the person in front of him and remembering Noble Lady Jing's words, he felt relieved. Ze'er has been fighting outside for many years without a loving man. As a mother, she must be worried.

He asked again, "Is Murong Yuan still behaving well?"

The man in black replied, "For the past twenty years, we have sent people to monitor Murong Yuan's every move. The Murong family has been guarding Dingzhou peacefully, and there is nothing wrong with it. In addition, the two sons of Murong Cheng's family have also gone to Jiangnan to study. I think the Murong family is still loyal and has no other intentions."

Emperor Wenxuan curled his lips and said, "It's impossible that there are no clues after decades. It seems that Murong Yuan really has no ulterior motives. Now that the west is restless, it's time to use the Murong family."

Then he changed the subject, "What do you think of King Yan?"

The man in black said cautiously, "Over the years, His Royal Highness Prince Yan has been concentrating on fighting and has not participated in other court struggles."

Emperor Wenxuan said calmly, "Never mind, Ze'er is a capable general. No matter what happens in the future, I will be relieved to have him as a general guarding the border. This marriage is not bad."

After saying this, he motioned the man in black to leave, and picked up the memorial again and began to read it.

Bai Chuwan returned to Xie's Ruyi Courtyard, and Bai Linan was also there

He said in a gentle tone, "Wan'er is back, what can the Queen say today?"

Bai Chuwan blushed a little, "Father, the Queen asked Wan'er and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to get along well."

Xie's face was filled with joy. "Master, why don't you let Wan'er and the prince get married as soon as possible? Wan'er will soon be of marriageable age."

Bai Linan didn't want to get involved in the prince's struggle too early. His Majesty was still stubborn and suspicious, but the Right Prime Minister had always been at odds with him, and the Prince of Xiang was standing behind the Liu family. If he didn't fight and let the Prince of Xiang take the throne, there would be no place for Bai Linan in the future.