Dressed as the villain's stepmother

When His Majesty saw Xiao Xiyan coming forward, he said nothing more and led the eldest prince and everyone into the royal temple.

Jiang Lianzhu, Xiao Xiyan and other female relatives stopped outside the abbot's funeral home.

This is the royal sacrificial rule.

No woman is allowed to participate in sacrifices with men.

Therefore, on the first day of the abbot's funeral ceremony, Jiang Lianzhu and Xiao Xiyan were all waiting outside the hall.

"Miss Xiao actually changed her temper today. She was able to stand till sunset even though she was pregnant. Tsk tsk tsk. Sure enough, the arrogant and domineering young lady Xiao Xiyan also had to bow her head when someone suppressed her."

At sunset, the first day of funeral rites ends.

On the way back to the meditation room, Liu Qingqing followed Jiang Lianzhu and laughed and mocked.

"Today is the first day of the funeral ceremony for the abbot. She claims to be a noblewoman from a top family in the capital, so naturally she can't make excuses."

Even if the abbot master was killed by the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister, evil people like them could still offer incense and pray without changing their expressions.

"However, just after meeting in front of the mountain gate, Xiao Xiyan and the eldest prince couldn't wait to fix their eyes on each other. In my opinion, they will meet again sooner or later. Liu Qingqing, please help me keep an eye on them."

The country is easy to change and the nature is difficult to change.

Jiang Lianzhu did not believe that Xiao Xiyan and the eldest prince could really have no contact during the funeral ceremony.

If they really had such determination, there wouldn't be any eyebrow-raising in front of the mountain gate.

"Shopkeeper, do you think this counts as following your words?"

Liu Qingqing's cheerful tone came, and then she pulled Jiang Lianzhu to the corner and hid it, pointed at the figure in the distance, and said with a smile.

That man is the eldest prince.

As for the direction he sneaked away, it was naturally the backyard where the Queen Mother was.

Sure enough, these two people were unwilling to wait any longer.

"It seems that the eldest prince's determination and foresight are not very good. In such an occasion, if I were him, I would always behave and stay by his father's side honestly and never let His Majesty pick him out. Just a little mistake!"

Liu Qingqing couldn't help but complain.

In her opinion, the eldest prince's eagerness to hang out with Xiao Xiyan was no different from those rogue gangsters in the streets of the capital.

Jiang Lianzhu watched the eldest prince being let in by the guards in the backyard.

I already have a plan in mind.

Since some people are rushing to give her excuses, if she doesn't take advantage of them, she will really be sorry for herself.

So, Jiang Lianzhu took Liu Qingqing back to her monastery.

Looking at the guards given to her by His Majesty not far away in the courtyard, she only needed to identify Pang Hu, who was doing nothing among them.

These days, Pang Hu was living a very miserable life.

It was clear that Xiao Xiyan, the Prime Minister's Mansion, whom he longed for, lived in this backyard, but he could not get closer to her.

If this continues, when will he become the son-in-law of the Prime Minister's Mansion?

Pang Hu felt depressed and became more and more careless about doing things.

If it weren't for Jiang Lianzhu's intentional connivance, people like Pang Hu would have been kicked out by the guards long ago.

"His Majesty comes to the Royal Temple today. You are His Majesty's bodyguards, so you should go and protect His Majesty's safety."

Jiang Lianzhu pushed away the other guards, leaving only Pang Hu to guard her.

Nothing more to do today.

After Liu Qingqing brought the porridge and side dishes from the royal temple to Jiang Lianzhu, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, then glanced at the figure guarding the door and started chatting unintentionally.

"Madam, now that the emperor is here in person, Master Liao's ceremony should be held soon, right?"

"Well, the new host, Master Zhike, has already told me."

One master and one servant, so said.

Pang Hu, who was standing guard outside, clenched his hands tightly. He finally got close to Xiao Xiyan. If he just left the royal temple with nothing, how could Pang Hu be willing to do so?

"Madam, it's good to have done the ritual earlier and let Mr. Liao rest in peace. The food in this royal temple is too light. As expected, it is difficult to live in front of the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha. I am very curious. What about Mr. Xiao from the Prime Minister's family? How can the young lady stay in this temple all the time?"

Liu Qingqing brought the topic to Xiao Xiyan, and Pang Hu outside immediately pricked up his ears.

"How could the gold from the Prime Minister's Palace remain in the temple?"

"Didn't you see in front of the mountain gate today that Xiao Xiyan and a man among the people His Majesty brought have been flirting with each other. In my opinion, this Miss Xiao is probably going to have something good happen."

Jiang Lianzhu said deliberately.

Liu Qingqing also helped out.

"Of course I saw it, madam. Let me tell you, when I went to get the meal for you today, madam, I saw a tall man entering Miss Xiao's yard. Not only that, Miss Xiao took the initiative to smile. Welcome!"

She deliberately added fuel to the fire, and as soon as she said this, Pang Hu outside couldn't sit still at all.

He didn't care about anything, just took his knife and went to the backyard where Xiao Xiyan lived under the cover of night!

When there was no one at the door, Jiang Lianzhu knew that her provoking method was done.

"Shopkeeper, you have dismissed the guards sent by His Majesty. Do you need me to follow Pang Hu and find out the news?"

Liu Qingqing asked after confirming that Pang Hu was running towards Xiao Xiyan.

"No, Liu Qingqing, just stay still. His Majesty is here today. If you act rashly, it will easily arouse suspicion. So, just do what the maid should do, and I will take care of the rest."

Jiang Lianzhu stopped Liu Qingqing.

Nowadays, there are informants everywhere in the royal temple, and she doesn't want people to suspect Liu Qingqing.

That night, Jiang Lianzhu and Liu Qingqing, their master and servant, stayed in the Zen room.

The next day.

When the sky was dim, the secret guard brought news to Jiang Lianzhu.

"Back to Madam, Pang Hu was killed."

Jiang Lianzhu's eyes were filled with astonishment.

She didn't expect that Xiao Xiyan and the eldest prince would blatantly kill people in front of the emperor's eyes.

"When did this happen?"

"In the middle of the night, Pang Hu broke into Xiao Xiyan's yard. After a while, the yard became chaotic. They were worried that the noise Pang Hu made would scare His Majesty, so they killed Pang Hu without stopping. .”

The secret guard replied.

But these words made Jiang Lianzhu frown.

"Your Majesty went up to the mountain to preside over the funeral ceremony this time, and he brought a lot of palace guards with him. Now the temple is full of His Majesty's people inside and outside. How could they hide Pang Hu's matter so easily?"

"Madam is right. Although Pang Hu is dead, Xiao Xiyan does not dare to discard the body randomly and can only hide it. We have already explored the location."

The secret guard's words moved Jiang Lianzhu's heart, and she gave the secret guard a new order. .