Implicitly, Duan Honglin wanted to say that he understood Mi Xiayao's habits and could completely copy the other's business methods to make a fortune.
This condition made the third prince's heart move slightly.
The hall fell into silence again.
"What if you secretly go to Linzhou to play with me and disappear?" He put his elbows on his knees, leaned forward and asked Duan Honglin with half-squinted eyes.
When Duan Honglin heard that there was something going on, he quickly raised his head and said without hesitation: "You can suppress Lin Miao in the capital. She still has my flesh and blood in her belly. I won't be so cold-blooded that I don't even want my own flesh and blood, right?"
He wanted to gain the trust of His Highness, but he forgot that what a person says on his own initiative may not be a sign of weakness.
His Highness also saw what he was thinking and immediately sneered.
"She is neither your wife nor your sweetheart, she is just someone you are looking for for excitement. I am also a man. Who doesn't have your calculations?"
The Third Highness exposed Duan Honglin's plan. Before he could hesitate, the Third Highness raised his hand and said coldly: "You must bring my informant with you when you go to Linzhou, and she can enter your study and interfere with any of your affairs unconditionally.
"
Duan Honglin was stunned for a moment when someone was let in so brightly.
"Whether you be wary of her or develop a relationship with her has nothing to do with me, but she must be by your side."
This painless arrangement naturally doesn't matter to Duan Honglin, as long as he can go to Linzhou to develop business roads.
Sooner or later, he may trample Mi Xiayao under his feet again one day.
"Okay, I agree." He nodded almost without hesitation.
His Highness the Third Highness curled his lips, and the successful smile in his eyes gradually deepened, "Tomorrow, I will prepare the fastest carriage, and you and her will set off to Linzhou, where I have people."
"yes……"
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After Mi Xiayao came back from the lotus appreciation banquet, Wang Shangfu turned out to be reliable.
The next day, he announced to the public that Mi Xiayao had been dismissed from his position as chief minister, and Pei Xingyuan took over the role very quickly. He openly stated that if His Majesty asks why the female officer who was given by the emperor disappeared in the future, he will bear the problem alone.
As a result, from the outside world of the capital, Mi Xiayao's status was gradually declining.
In addition, the fourth master of the Mi family's biological daughter married into the prince's east palace and became the concubine, which is a contrast between high and low.
Soon those who valued people's status and power immediately changed their expressions.
Mijia Villa, which used to be bustling with people, immediately became deserted.
Mi Xiayao was leisurely and at ease, taking the time to pack up things in the courtyard and make plans to leave the capital at any time.
Suddenly, an unexpected message from the palace was delivered at the door.
Mi Xiayao went to the hall suspiciously and saw the female official next to Queen Xu standing in the courtyard with an indifferent expression.
"Miss Mi."
There is no trace of enthusiasm in the title. Compared with the previous sentence "Mi Nu Guan", it really shouldn't be too obvious.
Mi Xiayao didn't care about this change. She looked at the female officer in front of her and asked, "May I ask my aunt why you are here now?"
"The Queen has received feedback from a lady that there is someone in the capital who lives an indecent private life. To show fairness, she has come here to find Miss Mi and come to the palace to reveal her clearly."
Mi Xiayao: "..." She knew that Mrs. Chen would not give up.
Her eyes moved slightly, "Since you are going to enter the palace, please wait a moment, mama, while I change into something more appropriate..."
"No need, today is not a big banquet. What Miss Mi is doing is not too much. Let's go straight to the palace."
The female officer interrupted Mi Xiayao's words and seemed very impatient.
Mi Xiayao stared at the female official for a moment. There was no emotion in her indifferent beautiful eyes, and she only felt that the threatening aura was becoming more and more obvious.
The courtyard fell into silence for a while.
Just when the female officer thought that Mi Xiayao was going to lose her temper, she was ready to use Queen Xu to pressure her.
But he didn't expect that the low air pressure around Mi Xiayao suddenly dissipated.
"In that case, please trouble my aunt to clear the way."
Mi Xiayao turned her head and glanced at Song Qiao, who followed him with understanding.
In the past, when Mi Xiayao entered the palace, the procedures for entering the palace were layer upon layer. His identity was searched, his identity checked, and finally he had to find a female officer to search her body to make sure she didn't carry anything harmful to the palace.
It took a long time to let her into the palace.
But today's smooth entry into the harem was completely different from the usual process.
When Mi Xiayao arrived at the main hall of Kunning Palace where Queen Xu was, the palace was completely silent.
Mrs. Chen, accompanied by a stranger, was watching Mi Xiayao step into the palace with pride and gloating.
She walked to the center of the hall with a calm and calm face, bowed her head slightly, and saluted the queen in a dignified and calm manner, without any trace of embarrassment.
Queen Xu was sitting in a high position, and she pointed at Mrs. Chen without mincing words.
"Someone brought witnesses and physical evidence to claim that you were pregnant out of wedlock. They also said that they had testified against you in Mi Mansion. Not only did you not listen humbly, you even talked back to your elders?"
The queen asked Mi Xiayao in a dignified and aggressive tone.
"My daughter is wronged."
Mi Xiayao first complained for herself, then looked sideways at Mrs. Chen.
"The stepdaughter of the Chen family has made good friends with me recently. I learned from this that although Mrs. Chen is her stepmother, she has never done anything her mother has accused her of, ranging from insults to insults to being locked up in a tight confinement without food or water. My daughter made suggestions for my friends, but I didn't expect that. Let the Chen family continue to hold grudges.
"In front of many people in the Mi Mansion, without any evidence, they directly slandered my daughter's pregnancy and humiliated my reputation. As a victim, my daughter has not yet sought justice, but the abuser frequently confuses right and wrong in an attempt to stand up for herself. Upward."
Mi Xiayao's tone of voice is clear, her articulation is clear, and she talks about herself logically.
Empress Xu pressed her temples and made a soft sound. She immediately glanced at Mrs. Chen aside and asked, "Why is this inconsistent with what Mrs. Chen just said?"
"Everyone in the capital knows that she is very articulate! Your Majesty, if you have nothing to back up, how can you tell right from wrong? I hereby bring witnesses."
Mrs. Chen looked panicked, and she quickly said: "This is an apprentice at the medical clinic. He witnessed with his own eyes that someone took the anti-fetal medicine and sent it to Mifu Villa. They cooked the anti-fetal medicine and took the dregs of the anti-fetal medicine. Throw it out of the house, this bag of medicine residue came from the Mifu Villa!"
"My wife believes that a female official with medical skills can identify whether the residue of the medicine is an anti-fetal medicine!"
The so-called witness quickly took out the butter paper from his pocket.
This series of actions caught Mi Xiayao's eyes, and she curved her lips and smiled.
"You're leaving a living person like me untested, and you have to have a witness and a packet of medicine dregs to determine that I'm pregnant? Is this how Mrs. Chen usually decides who is pregnant?"
"Indiscriminately, just relying on your own words?"
Mi Xiayao pointed the fault at Mrs. Chen and singled out Mrs. Chen for her own bad conduct.