The imperial concubine was so angry that her chest heaved and she shouted with a livid face:
"presumptuous!"
Lin Xiao's eyebrows raised slightly:
"The common people don't dare! It's just... If the common people remember correctly, the emperor ordered the empress to be grounded for ten days, but now the empress appears openly in Fengzao Palace. I wonder what the emperor will think when he finds out?!"
"You dare to threaten me?"
A sharp light flashed in the imperial concubine's eyes, and she looked at her with gritted teeth.
"The common people don't dare! The common people just tell the truth!"
Lin Xiao is neither humble nor arrogant.
Anyway, I have offended the imperial concubine, so I might as well offend her completely!
"You are so brave, how dare you talk to me like this?! Do you believe it, I am making you miserable?"
The imperial concubine was so angry that she warned Lin Xiao word by word.
Lin Xiao's lips curled up with a mocking arc:
"The common people don't dare, but the common people still want to remind the empress that the emperor has been involved in state affairs recently, and the common people are not talented, so they can just take care of the emperor's worries. If the empress vents her anger on the common people because of a maid who betrayed the emperor, I'm afraid. It's not appropriate, right?!
"
As soon as Lin Xiao finished speaking, a teacup suddenly hit Lin Xiao!
Lin Xiao was already on guard and avoided nimbly.
I saw her wrists flying, and the porcelain was instantly shattered into pieces!
The imperial concubine looked at the porcelain fragments on the ground and her expression changed:
"Ha, he is still a practicing master!"
There was a hint of fear in her eyes, then she moved her gaze to Lin Xiao's face and continued:
"You don't need to scare me. My status is here. The emperor will never do anything to me! What's more, even if he dares to touch me, he still has to consider whether my mother-in-law agrees!
"
The imperial concubine herself did not realize that when she said the word 'him', there was a hint of sarcasm in her tone.
This is the confidence given by my mother-in-law!
"The common people dare not, and there is no need to scare the queen with this!"
Lin Xiao's expression was still calm and composed. She glanced at the fragments on the ground and said lightly:
"If you don't believe me, just give it a try!"
"you"
The imperial concubine was furious, but unable to refute Lin Xiao.
She knew that if she continued talking, she would only be led by Lin Xiao.
She snorted coldly and left angrily.
Lin Xiao looked at her back, his eyes narrowed, a sly smile appeared on his lips, and a cold light appeared in his eyes.
"Hahaha... Mr. Lin is really sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued. In just two or three words, he silenced the imperial concubine and made her, who has always been aloof, feel defeated. This ability is inferior to me!"
Li Xianxian's joking voice came from the side. Lin Xiao raised his head and met the eyes of the stunning woman with a smile on her face.
There was a lot of intrigue hidden under such a beautiful skin. Lin Xiao couldn't help but look at her a few more times, then withdrew his gaze and said lightly:
"The common people are just telling the truth. Then Chuntao has done something wrong, and it is natural for him to be punished!"
When Li Xianxian heard this, the smile on his face became even brighter.
She leaned close to Lin Xiao's ear, lowered her voice and said:
"What about you? Should you be punished if you commit the following crimes?"
Lin Xiao was slightly startled, then lowered his eyes, covering up the surprise in his eyes, and remained silent.
Seeing her reaction, Li Xianxian couldn't help but feel secretly happy, and the expression on her face became even brighter.
"What? Are you scared?"
"If the princess doesn't like the common people, she can just send people to kill the common people. There is no need to go to such great lengths to torture the common people!"
Lin Xiao slowly raised his eyes, looked directly at Li Xianxian, and retorted unceremoniously.
The smile on Li Xianxian's face suddenly froze.
"Lin Xiao, you."
Li Xianxian's voice became hoarse because of anger.
Lin Xiao stared at Li Xianxian without showing any signs of weakness, without flinching:
"It's one thing for ordinary people to respect the princess, but it's another thing for you to bully ordinary people!"
As Lin Xiao spoke, her eyes turned red and her voice choked with sobs:
"You asked the common people to lead the emperor to the imperial garden, and the common people did so. Chuntao is dead, and the imperial concubine wants to tear the common people into pieces. It doesn't matter, but why does the princess still play with the common people?"
"When did I ever play tricks on you?"
"The imperial concubine came to Fengzao Palace to raise an army to question the crime, but the princess sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight. Isn't the princess playing tricks on the common people?"
The more Lin Xiao spoke, the more aggrieved she became, and tears welled up unsatisfactorily, making Li Xianxian feel guilty for a while.
Li Xianxian quickly spoke:
"Look at you, how can a grown man cry like this?"
"Since the princess can't look down on the grassroots, there's nothing the grassroots can do about it! The grassroots should resign first, so as not to disturb your eyes!"
Lin Xiao turned around to leave, but Li Xianxian became anxious and quickly stood up and pulled her sleeves.
"Lin Xiao!"
"What else does the princess have to say?"
"Don't leave so quickly, I have something serious to say to you!"
Li Xianxian told Lin Xiao that she knew that Lin Xiao was going to hold a disaster relief auction.
She told Lin Xiao that she could pay more attention to the imperial concubine's natal family when the auction started.
The imperial concubine's surname is Chen, and she is the eldest daughter of the Chen family.
The Chen family is a huge family. They fought together with the founding emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty thousands of years ago. They made outstanding achievements and were quite powerful in the court.
In recent years, the imperial concubine relied on the power of her mother's family to run rampant in the harem and was very arrogant and domineering.
If you can use the auction to blackmail the Chen family, that would be a good thing!
After listening to this, Lin Xiao pondered for a moment and said:
"Okay, the grass people know!"
"As long as you understand!"
Li Xianxian nodded with satisfaction, and then told Lin Xiao:
"You must be careful and don't offend the Chen family."
"Thank you for your concern, princess!"
"By the way, don't call me princess from now on, just call me by my name."
After Li Xianxian finished speaking, he winked mischievously at Lin Xiao, completely different from his previous cold image.
Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment, then chuckled:
"Okay, Cao Min will remember it!"
On the way back to the palace, Lin Xiao fell into deep thinking.
Will the Chen family participate in this auction?
Lin Xiao felt that he had to explore Wang Tuo's tone tomorrow.
If Wang Tuo doesn't have a good impression of the Chen family, then let him personally invite the Chen family to attend the auction!
Lin Xiao walked in a hurry, completely unaware of the twinkle in Li Xianxian's eyes and the smile of success.
Early the next morning, Lin Xiao sent someone to invite Wang Tuo.
Wang Tuo was extremely reluctant, but because of Li Yuquan's face, he came anyway.
"What do you want from me?!"
He crossed his arms across his chest and glanced sideways at Lin Xiao, his face full of displeasure.
This is not the Prime Minister of a country, he is clearly a unruly and willful child!
Lin Xiao cursed in his heart, but his face showed a respectful look:
"To be honest, the common people came here today just to ask for your help!"
"Oh, is it so?"
Wang Tuo raised his eyebrows.
"Uh-huh!"
Lin Xiao nodded with a flattering smile on his face.