The emperor's nose was so angry that he couldn't help it. He ordered someone to hold Xiao Shuiyuan down and beat him ten times, so that he could learn a lesson.

But this incident came into the empress dowager's ears in a blink of an eye. She immediately became so angry that the empress dowager's myocardial infarction that scared the entire Biquan Palace. The imperial doctors were so anxious that they were like ants on a hot pan, circling around the empress dowager.

After the emperor learned about this, he hurried to visit the empress dowager, but was scolded by the empress dowager who had just woken up.

The empress dowager was born in a noble family, a daughter from a famous family, and was well-read, so she would not scold anything. After going back and forth, she only said a few words: "Why is the life of the Ai family so miserable? She finally got old and gave birth to Lao Jiu. It would be fine if you, a brother, didn't take good care of him, but she even beat him cruelly! You are not beating Lao Jiu, you are clearly fighting Ai's family! The life of the Ai family is so miserable! Huh! Huh! Huh! Huh! Huh! Huh!

The emperor was scolded so much that he was sweating coldly, but he couldn't reply a word, so he could only nod his head: "Yes, it's all the fault of his son ministers, it's the bad of his son ministers, it's the cruelty of his son ministers, it's the unfilial piety of his sons... The queen of mother calms down, you must take care of your health!"

Xiao Shuiyuan was a child born by the empress dowager at the age of 43. He had a son when he was old, which made the empress dowager and the late emperor very much love him, so that he raised him into the mud-like appearance of today.

The emperor tried his best but failed to hold the mud on the wall. Instead, the empress dowager scolded her and became angry, so she was too lazy to care about Xiao Shuiyuan's misfortune.

No matter how righteously the censors in the court criticized the Ninth Prince, the emperor turned a blind eye, and regarded it as a word without saying much.

After this, the Ninth Prince Xiao Shuiyuan's behavior became increasingly scruples. He was rampant in the unparalleled city and was known as the world's number one playboy. No one dared to compete with him.

Fortunately, although Xiao Shuiyuan is a man of a slut, he still has at least a look. He knew that the emperor did not like his brother, so he tried not to enter the palace, so as to avoid the emperor's upset when he saw him.

Now on the first day of the Lunar New Year, according to the practice of the ancestral system, Xiao Shuiyuan must go to the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the Empress Dowager. He couldn't hide, but he wanted to see the emperor later, and he could not avoid the opportunity to roll his eyes.

When he learned that he was coming, almost all the concubines and wives sent their children outside to play in advance, so as not to be distorted after seeing Xiao Shuiyuan.

Xiao Shen thought it would be fine if he hid in the Warm Hall. Unexpectedly, as soon as his butt was sitting in the heat, the main hall sent someone to invite him and Xiao Yu over, saying that the empress dowager had invited him.

Xiao Shen bribed the palace maid who came to the successor with a piece of golden silk cake and asked the inside story. It turned out that the ninth prince Xiao Shuiyuan had arrived. The queen mother was very happy and wanted to call all the princes over and talk to the ninth uncle to reminisce about the past, so as to promote the friendly and harmonious development within the royal family.

The empress dowager has an order, but no one dares to refuse. Xiao Shen always refused, and in the end he could only go with a bitter face.

When Xiao Yu saw his desperate appearance, he couldn't help asking curiously: "I just went to see the Ninth Emperor Uncle, why is the fifth brother so depressed?"

Xiao Shen was inexplicably sad and angry, thinking that he claimed to be a romantic boy, and there were not a thousand girls and eight hundred girls who had been there, but these eight hundred girls were all second-hand goods that he had been there for the Nine Emperors. No one could let go of this matter.

Poor, what kind of evil he committed in his previous life, and he will be treated like this by God in this life!

Xiao Lezi followed Xiao Yu and entered the main hall. The harem ladies were all here, with a bright and colorful purple and beautiful scenery. Among these beakers, she could see Xiao Shuiyuan sitting beside the queen mother, wearing a dark orchid-sleeved brocade dress, wrapped in snow-white fox fur, and wearing silver and white leather boots. From a distance, it looked like a thick ink painting.

After getting closer, Xiao Lezi saw his face clearly and felt a little surprised.

The delicate eyebrows and eyes looked a bit similar to the Queen Mother, but because of her white and tender baby face, she smiled like a childish clear and clean. If she didn't know about it in advance, she wouldn't be able to tell her true age at all.

At first glance, it is simply a standard beauty, and that face is so deceptive.

It’s a pity that with such a beautiful face, Xiao Lezi almost bit her tongue when she opened her mouth and said something.

As soon as Xiao Shen and Xiao Yu appeared, Xiao Shuiyuan ignored them and first looked at Xiao Lezi behind Xiao Yu. His black eyes were shining: "This little guy is so pretty, he looks like a girl. It's rare for boys and girls to look like a girl."

Hearing this, the little music that was originally just a set board turned into the focus of attention in a blink of an eye.

Xiao Lezi was so nervous that she dared not breathe, her heart was pounding, and she was sweating profusely.

All eyes fell on her face, with some inquiry and curiosity, as if they were thinking whether her face was female or male.

Especially Xiao Shen next to him, staring at her face for a long time, hoping to see a flower from her face, and kept muttering: "When you look so carefully, you really look like a girl. Uncle Nine Emperor's eyes are so powerful..."

Concubine Shu covered her mouth and giggled: "The Ninth Prince is really good at joking. Even a little eunuch has to make fun of it. Could it be that even the good things about Lao Qi's family have to be taken away?"

Xiao Yu pouted and said coquettishly: "Uncle Jiuhuang, I like Xiaolezi very much. You can't make any decisions about him."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help laughing out loud, and the atmosphere became more harmonious.

Xiao Lezi smiled on his face, but was scared to death, and his palms were covered in cold sweat.

The speaker was unintentional, and the listener was intent. Xiao Shuiyuan's jokes just now hit Xiao Lezi's heart in an instant. If the topic had not been changed quickly, she would have been afraid that she would not be able to hold back and faint.

This feeling as if she was riding a roller coaster was so thrilling. If she did it a few more times, she was really worried that she would have a heart attack.

It seems that Xiao Shen is right. Xiao Shuiyuan is a disaster. He will try to walk around him in the future, so as not to be discovered by him one day, and he will die at that time.

Just as Xiao Lezi made a secret decision in her heart, Xiao Shuiyuan's eyes kept sweeping around her. This scene happened to fall into the eyes of the prince and Xiao Yun, and different thoughts arose in their hearts.

The Empress Dowager liked Xiao Shuiyuan very much and kept talking to him. As he talked too much, the topic changed. When the Empress Dowager mentioned how the girl from a certain family was well-educated, rational and beautiful, Xiao Shuiyuan finally couldn't sit still. She covered her stomach and said she wanted to go to the cottage. Before the Empress Dowager could speak, he slipped away like a gust of wind.

In response to this, the Empress Dowager could only sigh: "This child is thirty-six, and the others are already full of descendants at his age, but he is still the only one. I feel so uncomfortable when I look at the Ai family."

The concubines quickly comforted the empress dowager and relaxed, but they were thinking in their hearts that some wanted to avoid Xiao Shuiyuan, while others rushed up to climb Xiao Shuiyuan, all of which had their own ulterior motives.

After persuading for a long time, the Empress Dowager moved her attention away from Xiao Shuiyuan and then fell on the princes in the room. Suddenly, she realized that the eldest prince Xiao Yun and the Prince Xiao Feng were not young, and it was time to prepare for their marriage.

In a blink of an eye, the Empress Dowager discussed the marriage between the two emperors and the concubines again.

The matter of the eldest prince is relatively easy to handle. There are many daughters in the court with a fairly appropriate age. It is not difficult to choose a gentle and generous woman from them. The difficulty lies in the marriage of the prince. The matter of the prince's concubine is very important. It is related to the future harem lord, and it must be cautious again and again.

All the concubines present who are married to marry can't help but put their thoughts on the throne of the Crown Princess. If they really grab this throne, they will be the mother of a country in the future, which will undoubtedly be a great help to the family.

The women chattered and discussed, actively recommended their girls, and praised them all in a steady stream, as lively as a tea party.

As the person involved, the eldest prince Xiao Yun smiled on his face, and nodded no matter what the empress dowager said, and he acted very gentle and elegantly. As for the prince Xiao Feng, there was still no expression on his face, and he was always noble and cold.

Xiao Shen smiled with a good attitude towards watching the show, "Grandmother of the Emperor, I remember that the second girl of Duke Dingguo is not only as beautiful as a fairy, but also extremely talented. The most important thing is that she and her second brother are childhood sweethearts, and their relationship is much better than others."

Hearing this, Prince Xiao Feng frowned slightly and looked at Xiao Shen unhappily to show a warning, but he still didn't explain anything.

The Empress Dowager thought for a while and said, "Do you mean Tingqin? That child is really good. She should be fifteen years old this year. I haven't seen her for a long time. I'll ask her to come to the palace to talk to Ai's house another day."

What I mean by this is obviously that I want to use Gu Tingqin, the Duke of Dingguo, as one of the candidates for the Crown Princess.

It was not until dark that everyone walked out of the Biquan Palace in groups of three or three.

Three days later, the Empress Dowager really found Gu Tingqin, the second lady of Dingguo Duke's Mansion, and the people who came into the palace with her, including Meng Baixiu, the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Xu Jiahui, the third lady of the Bachelor's Mansion of Longyuan Pavilion.

The three of them are famous daughters of aristocratic families in Wushuang City. They not only have a very good family background, but also have excellent looks and talents. Now the Queen Mother summoned them in Biquan Palace, probably to be choosing a wife for her two royal grandchildren. This is a big deal, and it spread throughout the palace in a blink of an eye.

When Xiao Lezi heard the news, Xiao Shen was in the Tianyi Palace with all kinds of inside stories. His virtue of taking advantage of the situation was very despicable, but Xiao Lezi and a group of palace maids still listened with shamelessness.

There is no way, the days in this palace are really boring, and the people of the Celestial Empire cannot make a living, so they can only rely on this gossip to enrich their spiritual life.

Seeing Xiao Shen talking with relish, Xiao Lezi held back a smile and asked, "Now the eldest prince and His Highness the Crown Prince have started talking about marriage. It should be your turn in a few years, right?"

Unexpectedly, when Xiao Shen heard this, he immediately shook his hair and looked up at him forty-five degrees with a bright and sad look: "I am a natural lonely walker, destined to drift freely on this sea of ​​life, with three thousand flowers passing by, and a leaf not touching the body, and he will definitely not stop moving forward for a flower."

Everyone: "..."

Xiao Shen insisted on staying in Tianyi Hall for lunch. In the afternoon, he saw that the snow outside had not melted, so he took Xiao Yu to the imperial garden to enjoy the snow.

When I arrived at the Imperial Garden, the flowers and plants were covered with ice and snow, and the snow was vast and bright as the moon. The small pavilion of the rockery was hung with ice tiles, like a fairyland made of ice sculptures and jade, which was so beautiful that it was incomparable.
Chapter completed!