The mind-reading sick prince led me and the system to go crazy

The eldest prince is not the emperor's biological son! ?

For so many years, His Majesty/Father has only been raising a son for someone else! ? ?

This fresh news is really amazing!

The three people who heard the inner voice were so shocked that they could hardly maintain their expressions. They all thought at the same time that Concubine Shu was really brave!

The queen sitting on the throne seemed to be deep in thought. When the concubines were selected, they had to pass several levels. Only after they passed all the levels would they be sent to the emperor for selection.

No one expected that Concubine Shu could be smoothly brought before the Emperor even though she was pregnant. If someone said there was nothing strange about it, the Empress would not believe it.

It seems that Concubine Shu's family is really powerful and has such a long reach that they can bribe even the people in the palace, and His Majesty has not yet noticed this...

"Oh, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here to listen to the opera too?"

Concubine Shu had no idea that her past had been exposed. When she suddenly saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come in, she was a little unhappy. Why was her eldest prince still locked up in the mansion and suffering, while His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could stand in front of her in peace?

She sent out so many assassins, but not one of them satisfied her. Even those idiots from the Li family were useless!

If she had to say who she hated, she hated His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and that ungrateful Lu Xiaoxiao the most!

However, in front of everyone, Concubine Shu suppressed all her discontent and looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with a smile: "Yes, His Royal Highness's concubine and concubine are both in Feng'an Palace. I guess His Royal Highness rushed here right after the morning court session, right?"

Xie Xi looked calm, raised his eyes to look at Concubine Shu, and was about to speak, but suddenly heard his mother say with a smile: "Xi'er, come and sit here with your mother."

"Mother."

Xie Xi nodded and ignored Concubine Shu's words. He walked forward and sat down right below his mother. Next to him was Xiao Shuyi, and next to Xiao Shuyi was Lu Xiaoxiao.

Lu Xiaoxiao secretly peeked at Xie Xi, and immediately ignored the big melon in the system.

As if noticing Lu Xiaoxiao's gaze, Xie Xi turned his eyes away, his eyes gentle, just meeting hers.

He curled his lips, a faint smile revealed in his eyes.

Lu Xiaoxiao blinked, her heart softening.

"..."

Seeing the two people she hated the most flirting with each other, Concubine Shu's face suddenly darkened.

The corners of her lips twitched slightly, and she was thinking of making a few more sarcastic remarks, but when she inadvertently noticed the Queen's slightly cold eyes, she reluctantly swallowed back all the words that were about to come out of her throat.

I wonder if the queen is blind to let Lu Xiaoxiao enter the palace! !

The virtuous concubine and the good concubine looked at each other, covered their lips and chuckled, both of them felt contempt for her. They didn't know what the good concubine was thinking that she had to rush to get angry.

Concubine De let out a light sigh, her eyes revealing disdain.

Just then, Noble Lady Yu, Noble Lady An and Concubine Wan all arrived.

Originally, Noble Lady Yu thought that since she was pregnant, she just wanted to stay in the bedroom and not go anywhere, but Noble Lady An came to persuade her that it was a rare opportunity that the Queen Mother invited her, and it would be bad to refuse the Queen Mother's kindness.

What's more, the Queen Mother is the mistress of the harem. Even if Concubine Yu is pregnant with a prince, she will have to live under the Queen Mother's command. She cannot offend the Queen Mother at this time.

It was because of Concubine An's words that Concubine Yu was willing to leave the bedroom and come to Feng'an Palace with Concubine An.

On the way here, they met Concubine Wan again.

"I didn't expect the Queen to invite you three."

Concubine De couldn't help but speak. She thought that the Queen had only invited the four of them, but she didn't expect that a noble of such a low rank would actually dare to come and listen to the opera with them?

"I have seen the Empress, the Shufei, the Xianfei, the Liangfei, and the Defei."

The three concubines of lower rank quickly knelt down and saluted.

When the three of them came, they had already heard the palace maid mention that in addition to them, the Queen Mother also invited four concubines.

Therefore, when they saw the four concubines, none of them were surprised at all.

"Stand up, we are all sisters, there is no need to be polite."

The Queen smiled.

"Yes, ma'am."

Noble Lady Yu, Noble Lady An, and Concubine Wan all stood up.

The queen glanced at the concubines with different expressions. She smiled and said slowly, "Well, since everyone is here, please follow me out. The stage has been set up outside, and we are waiting for you to come and listen to the show..."

-

The stage was very large and tall, about ten feet high.

There were ten seats in the front, arranged according to their status. Lu Xiaoxiao and Concubine Xiao sat at the back.

The Queen should naturally sit in the front row, and she originally wanted the Prince to sit next to her.

But when she thought of Shu Yi and Lu Xiaoxiao being there, the Queen had to give up the idea and let the Prince sit next to them.

Xie Xi was more than happy to do so, and quickly went around to the back and sat next to Lu Xiaoxiao in front of everyone.

Lu Xiaoxiao: “…”

She was still not used to being suddenly stared at by so many concubines.

But His Highness insisted on sitting next to her, and she couldn't ask him to leave.

Lu Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, tried hard to ignore the strange gazes, and sat upright.

Noticing Lu Xiaoxiao's strange behavior, the Queen did not say anything, but picked up the play order and handed it to Concubine De, "Sister Concubine De, take a look, is there any play you want to listen to?"

Defei took it, opened it, glanced at it casually, and then showed no interest.

Defei had already listened to all the operas registered in the booklet, and there would be no point in listening to them again.

De Fei returned the booklet and said nonchalantly, "Your Highness, please order whatever opera you like. My mother's family also has an opera troupe. I have listened to many operas since I was a child. Now that I see these operas, I really don't have the interest to order any."

Queen: "..."

Concubine De is still so arrogant. Isn’t she afraid of offending her?

"In that case, how about letting Noble Yu put on a show?"

The Queen looked at Concubine Yu with a smile.

Yu Guiren was flattered. She looked up at the Empress, then looked down at the book in her hands. Her face immediately turned red with excitement. "Then, then I will recommend the General's City Defense Record."

"it is good."

The queen nodded slightly, and then ordered two more plays, both of which were about protecting the country.

Seeing that the Queen did not pass the booklet to her, Concubine Shu immediately became dissatisfied and felt uncomfortable. If she had not had some concerns, she would have gotten up and left long ago.

On the stage, the play begins with the sound of drums.

The woman played the general, combining strength and softness, and played the role very well——

The enemy attacked the city with great force, but the general's soldiers had already been transferred elsewhere. There were only 3,000 soldiers left in the city, and the civilians were also still there, hiding in their houses, not daring to come out.

The general knew that this battle was difficult to win, so he sent people to organize the people to escape from the city, but the people were unwilling to leave, and they were already too late.

The enemy had already surrounded the city gates on all sides and did not allow anyone to leave.

The general had no choice but to grit his teeth and lead 3,000 soldiers to meet the enemy. In order to protect the people in the city, he vowed to fight the enemy to the death.

Unfortunately, the general was unable to protect the city due to the disparity between the enemy and us. Eventually, the city fell, and except for the enemy, no one, including the civilians and soldiers, survived...

Lu Xiaoxiao, who was sitting in the back, was fascinated by the scene.

Until the very end, when she saw the general committing suicide, her eyes turned red and tears welled up in her eyes.

Before this, Lu Xiaoxiao had never listened to any opera, but now when she listened to it, she felt a little distressed.

Concubine Xiao was usually busy sorting out account books, or going back to her parents' home to report on business development, or patrolling the shops. She seldom went to listen to operas. At this moment, she was so fascinated by the opera that she didn't even notice that the Crown Prince's eyes were on Lu Xiaoxiao.

For a moment, Lu Xiaoxiao didn't notice it until someone gently scratched the palm of her hand.

Lu Xiaoxiao was a little confused.

Her eyes were red, and when she looked at Xie Xi, she looked like a frightened rabbit.

Lu Xiaoxiao sniffed, opened her mouth and said silently: Your Highness, what's wrong?

Xie Xi shook his head.

He just didn't want to see her sad and crying.

This scene not only made Lu Xiaoxiao feel uncomfortable, but several concubines present also sighed sentimentally.

Yu Guiren was in an unstable mood and couldn't help crying. She took up her handkerchief and tucked the corners of her eyes. Her voice was a little hoarse: "I didn't expect this play to be so sad. It's really my fault for making all the sisters sad."

The queen's eyes were also red.

Hearing this, the queen waved her hand and said gently, "It's okay. This play is very good, and the women on the stage sang very well."

"Yes, I couldn't help myself after hearing this."

The virtuous concubine said.

Concubine Liang also chimed in: "No wonder His Majesty specially asked someone to invite this troupe to the palace. They really have some talent."

"Empress, the birthday banquet of His Majesty will be held in two days. I wonder how your preparations are going? Have you arranged for a troupe to perform?"

His Majesty had already entrusted the birthday banquet to the Empress. Apart from the Empress, no one else in the harem could interfere without permission. If His Majesty knew about it, they would be punished.

However, everyone in Feng'an Palace kept their mouths shut, and no matter what preparations the Queen made, not a single word of news leaked out of Feng'an Palace.

This really made the concubines in the harem very curious. They kept trying to ask the Queen Mother for information, but in the end they got nothing.

"The birthday banquet is coming soon. I have already made arrangements and am just waiting for the day of the banquet."

After a slight pause, the Queen smiled and continued, "As for the opera troupe, I have made arrangements, so my sisters don't have to worry."

In short, she had already made all the arrangements for the birthday party, so others didn't have to worry about it.

Hearing the meaning of these words, Concubine Liang pursed her lips and said nothing more.

The play on the stage is still going on.

However, the second play was not as amazing as the first one.

Lu Xiaoxiao's previous uncomfortable mood has eased.

She couldn't help but stare at Xie Xi, thinking to herself: [Fortunately, His Highness is the Crown Prince, not the General.]

Xie Xi had a complicated expression: "..."

Even if he was a general, he would not commit suicide when he saw the city fall.

The Queen didn't feel anything. Given how much the Emperor valued the Prince, there was no way he would let the Prince go to the battlefield to meet the enemy.

-

After a while, when the initial surprise had worn off, he no longer wanted to listen to the opera, and Lu Xiaoxiao secretly set his sights on several concubines.

She quickly opened the system and ate melons——

[Eh? Concubine Liang specially invited a prostitute to teach her dancing skills, preparing to make a splash at the emperor's birthday banquet? ]

[No, if you want to learn dancing, why don’t you look for dancers with superb dancing skills? Why do you have to look for prostitutes? ]

Lu Xiaoxiao said that she didn't quite understand, but she respected it.

[Although Concubine Liang appears gentle and kind on the surface, I didn't expect her to have a wild temper. ]

The queen picked up the teacup and took a sip. She couldn't help but think of how Concubine Liang was domineering when she entered the palace. After gaining the emperor's favor, she wanted to offend all the concubines in the harem.

Now that Concubine Liang has fallen out of favor and the Emperor no longer supports her, isn't she anxious?

Haha, he even dared to bring girls from brothels into the palace.

Do you really think that she, the master of the harem, is just a decoration?

[The virtuous concubine should be okay, but it’s a bit hard to judge——]

Lu Xiaoxiao frowned.

[The virtuous concubine wanted to bring her beautiful niece into the palace on the day of the birthday banquet, and then secretly bribe the eunuchs to send her niece to the emperor's dragon bed? ? ]

Queen: "..."

Should she mention this to His Majesty?

Hearing Lu Xiaoxiao's inner thoughts, the queen suddenly became restless.

Once the day of the palace banquet arrives, all kinds of monsters and demons will come out to cause trouble.

The queen suddenly turned around and looked at Lu Xiaoxiao deeply.

Xie Xi noticed it.

Lu Xiaoxiao was still immersed in eating melons and didn't even think about paying attention to anyone.

[This Defei——]

Queen:? ? ?

The Queen was a little excited. Are they going to uncover Concubine De’s secrets again so soon?

[Did Concubine De not personally prepare a birthday gift for His Majesty, but instead planned to ask a palace maid who was good at embroidery to sew a sachet casually as a perfunctory gesture? ]

Lu Xiaoxiao shook her head, a little helpless, but that didn't stop her from staring at one of the nobles again.

She looked at it carefully and felt it was familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a moment.

[Mrs. An seems very nervous? ]

Lu Xiaoxiao couldn't guess what Concubine An was thinking, but the plots related to her had already been unlocked.

Her mind was rapidly scrolling down, [So that's how it is——]

Concubine Xiao and Xie Xi looked at each other and listened attentively to what was to come.

The Queen also wanted to hear what else Concubine An was hiding.

However, the voice suddenly disappeared.

-

There was chaos on the stage.

Lu Xiaoxiao was so frightened that her heartbeat quickened. She quickly shut down the system and stared at the stage in a daze.

The play was just halfway through when a scream was heard. One of the women singing suddenly slipped and rolled down from the stage in a mess. She lay on the ground with blood flowing from her forehead...

The accident happened too quickly. The other women standing on the stage seemed to be completely speechless. They just stared at the woman lying on the ground.

The queen frowned slightly and ordered the palace maids and guards to act: "Come, quickly lift her up. Yincong, please ask the imperial physician to come over."

"Yes, ma'am."

Yincong responded and quickly turned and walked towards the Imperial Hospital.

At this time, the two guards had already helped the injured woman up...