The front hall of the palace was solemn, dull and depressing.
At the head of the table, Prince Anding Xia Zheng is sitting in the middle, and Princess Cui is sitting on the smaller nanmu chair to the right of Xia Zheng. Behind her stands a waitress, shaking her head with a fan to fan Cui.
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There are two rows of six chairs at the bottom, and there are people sitting on each chair. On the left are the princess Xia Ziyu who was later canonized, the concubines An and Liu, and on the right are the concubines who were favored by the prince.
There are also two young ladies, Xia Ziyan and Xia Zixue. Xia Ziyan is the daughter of the concubine An, and Xia Zixue is the daughter of a low-status concubine and has no status in the palace.
The servants lowered their heads and bent their waists, standing respectfully in the front hall, waiting for the arrival of important people.
When Xia Ziluo and Xiao Bai stepped into the front hall, everyone in the hall was shocked. The expressions on everyone's faces were different. Those servants lowered their heads and raised their eyelids to peek. They had seen Xia Ziluo's servants.
Her mouth formed an O shape, as if she had seen a ghost. The new servant secretly guessed the identity of this lady, and actually made everyone wait.
Looking up, Wang Xia Zheng of An Ding had a loving smile on his face, and his eyes stayed on Xiao Bai for two seconds. He remembered that Xia Ziluo said the night after tomorrow that the child's father was thousands of miles away in the Emerald City, and the man beside her was
Who was it? Then he looked at the butler who came in next. The butler was so frightened that he was sweating profusely and quickly lowered his head. He didn't know how to reply to the prince, Princess Xianyun, one maid and three husbands.
Princess Cui's shrewd eyes flashed with surprise, and soon returned to normal, with a dignified smile on her face, a typical smiling tiger. An and Liu are old people in the palace, so naturally they have met Xia Ziluo, and they were shocked at first
After that, he looked at Ms. Cui who was sitting high up, with a hint of schadenfreude in her eyes. How proud you mother and daughter are of you. The real princess has returned to the palace, so should your daughter Xia Ziyu also give way to others?
Position, stand aside.
When Xia Ziluo's figure appeared, Xia Feixue was extremely shocked. A hint of sinisterness flashed in her apricot eyes. She clenched her hands into fists and thought to herself, Xia Ziluo, I didn't expect that your fate is so great. After falling off a cliff,
A few years later, he was able to return to the palace alive.
Suddenly, Xia Zixue's mind flashed back to the scene she had secretly seen in the garden last night, and she was certain in her heart that the woman who kissed her minister Qu Yinfeng deeply must be her. Qu Yinfeng had been refusing to get married, wasn't it just for her sake?
His hatred became even deeper, and there was ruthlessness in his eyes, Xia Ziluo, if I can kill you once, I can kill you a second time. Qu Yinfeng can only be mine, you can't even think of taking it away.
"My daughter has met her father." Xia Ziluo walked to the middle and bowed to Xia Zheng Yingying, with a light smile on his face, gentle and polite, and he looked like a daughter of a wealthy family.
"Beauty, the woman sitting in the first row on the left looks at you with hatred as deep as the sea. Have you stolen her lover? She stares at you as if she wants to eat you." Xiao Bai
Communicate with Xia Ziluo in his heart. Before entering the front hall, Xia Ziluo told Xiaobai to observe the expressions of everyone in the hall, and maybe he could find out the person who pushed Xia Ziluo into the cliff.
Xia Ziluo didn't bother to pay attention, so what if he stole the person she admired, it meant that he was charming.
In the hall, as soon as Xia Ziluo said something, there was a commotion in the front hall. The servants did not dare to say anything, and they all communicated with their eyes. You glanced at me, and I looked back at you. They seemed to be guessing whether she was missing from the palace.
That Princess Xianyun? Next, Wang Xiazheng's words confirmed everyone's suspicions.
"Xianyun, get up quickly and come to your father." Looking at this beautiful, gentle and polite daughter lovingly, Xia Zheng smiled with satisfaction.
On the side, the housekeeper looked at Xia Zheng's smile and felt guilty. He had followed Xia Zheng for many years and could more or less guess what he was thinking. Now looking at that satisfied smile, he didn't know whether he should tell him about Xia Ziluo, a female maid and her third husband.
It's a shocking thing. I'm really afraid that the greater his hopes, the greater his disappointment.
Hearing this, Xia Ziluo walked up and stood next to Xia Zheng. He raised his head and looked at the people below. His whole body involuntarily exuded a royal noble and elegant temperament and majesty. He could see Xia Ziluo below.
Xue felt jealous because she had never stood beside Xia Zheng.
"She is my daughter, Xianyun, who has been missing for many years, and she is also Princess Xianyun of the royal palace." Xia Zheng stood up, glanced majestically at everyone in the audience, and announced.
As soon as he finished speaking, all the servants in the hall came to greet him.
"Slave (servant), please refer to Princess Xianyun."
"Everyone, get up." Xia Ziluo stood beside Xia Zheng, showing a natural royal majesty.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, and congratulations on the princess returning home. It is really a great joy for the princess to return home after being missing for many years." Anshi was always sweet-tongued and clever. After the servants saw the gift, they quickly got up and walked to the middle to say congratulations.
Then Mrs. Liu also stood up to congratulate her, and other concubines stood up to congratulate the prince one after another to make a good impression on him.
"Sister, you don't look good. Are you not happy that Princess Xianyun is back? Look, everyone has congratulated me, except you and Princess Ziyu. Don't you have hope in your hearts?
Princess Xianyun returns to the mansion." The An family has always been at odds with the Cui family, and now she has the opportunity to ridicule her. They were both concubines back then, so how come they both gave birth to a daughter, and she can sit on the throne of the princess?
But he wants to be at a disadvantage.
"What did my sister say? I am naturally happy that Xianyun can return home. It was because I was so happy that I forgot to congratulate the prince." Cui's shrewd eyes flashed sharply, she glanced at An, and thought to herself.
, bitch, I can’t get off the stage today, but you’ll be the one to look good in the future.
Then, Mrs. Cui quickly stood up, looking like a good wife, and congratulated Xia Zhengfu, saying: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, for finding your beloved daughter. It is really God's blessing that Xianyun can return home again. Sister Ya, I know you well."
You will also be happy."
Sister Ya refers to Xia Ziluo’s mother-in-law, Ling Anya.
The hatred in Xia Zixue's heart was boundless. After being pointed out, she had to stand up with a fake smile on her face, "Sister, it's really great that you can return home again after being missing for many years. When the time comes, we two sisters will
We can enjoy flowers and swim in the lake together again."
Looking coldly at the false smiles of the mother and daughter, Xia Ziluo had a sneer in his heart, but his face was as bright as a smile. I can act, "Okay, I just want to go boating on the lake tomorrow. You can go with me tomorrow."
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He knew that Xia Ziyu was the eldest lady of the palace and the sister of the previous owner of this body, but Xia Ziluo didn't want her to take advantage and called her sister.
"If my sister invites me personally, she will naturally go with me." Xia Ziyu's eyes flashed with a hint of sinisterness, and it disappeared in an instant. This is your invitation to Xia Ziluo. If you fall into the water or something, it has nothing to do with me.
"Then it's settled." The viciousness did not escape Xia Ziluo's eyes, and he sneered in his heart. It seemed that the incident of falling off the cliff had something to do with her. It's just that Xia Ziluo had something unknown. Tianhu Mountain and the capital were very close together.
It's far away. It's several days' journey. How could the dignified princess travel to that far away place?
"Father, my daughter is feeling a little unwell, can you please step aside first?" Xia Ziluo felt a little dizzy, so he asked Xia Zheng to leave first.
"Go ahead. Everyone, please step aside."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the front hall filed out and exited the front hall one after another.
After leaving the front hall, Xiaobai helped Xia Ziluo and walked on the carved corridor towards Ruixue Pavilion.
"Princess Xianyun, please stay." A thin female voice came.
Xia Ziluo stopped and turned around to see An, who was the first to stand up and say congratulations, with a waitress slightly out of breath, and quickly caught up with him. It can be seen that he is usually pampered and has to walk a few steps more to look like this.
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"Concubine An, why are you calling me?" Glancing at An, Xia Ziluo pursed her red lips and said indifferently. In order to investigate the incident of falling off the cliff, she knew the bodies of everyone in the palace very well.
"Princess Xianyun, you must also understand that there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Historically, the royal palace has only had one princess who can be his direct descendant. However, since your disappearance, Ziyu has also been canonized as Princess Feiyu. Don't you think it's strange that back then?
Why did you disappear for no reason? You just took advantage of Xia Ziyu and let her be canonized as the princess." An's shrewd eyes flashed with cunning.
"Concubine An, according to what you said, is there another reason behind my unexplained disappearance?" Xia Ziluo looked indifferent and her tone was unhurried. She wanted to see what the woman in front of her could say, but she actually wanted to
Use her as a spearman to deal with Cui and her daughter.
"I don't know if there is any inside story, but after you disappeared, I passed by the garden one night and heard something interesting. I heard that Cui and your mother-in-law, Princess Ling, were good sisters.
We entered the palace together, but your mother-in-law became the main concubine, while Mrs. Cui has always been in the position of side concubine. I wonder if she will be unwilling to do so?" When talking about this year, Anshi stopped and did not continue.
He observed Xia Ziluo's expression sensually, but unfortunately the other person's face was calm and calm as usual.
Xia Ziluo didn't make a sound, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised, half-smiling.
"Princess Xianyun, aren't you curious as to why your mother-in-law died young and prematurely for no reason at a young age and in good health?" Seeing that Xia Ziluo didn't reply, Anshi couldn't hold back her anger and became anxious.
Yan asked.
"Concubine An, as far as I know, you entered the mansion after my mother-in-law passed away. If you know something, just say it openly. Don't beat around the bush. I'm very busy and I don't have time to listen to your nonsense.
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Hearing this, An's expression suddenly changed, and she thought to herself that Princess Xianyun had been missing for several years, and it was not easy for her to come back now.
"Actually, after you disappeared, I overheard in the garden that the reason why your mother-in-law died young was entirely because of..." An came close to Xia Ziluo and was about to say the overheard words quietly, when she heard a sharp comment.