When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

When the prescription was handed to the old doctor, he was so excited that he almost cried.

"That's what I was worried about. The princess saved my life! I can live past 'three days'!"

Xu Mingxi smiled uncomfortably: "It's okay. If there is anything wrong with the prince's health in the future, please let me know as soon as possible."

If he died, she would know it first.

"Oh, oh, of course. Princess, I will never forget your kindness."

When Jin'er rubbed her head and returned to Xu Mingxi's side, Xu Mingxi was already sitting in front of the dressing mirror.

"I'm sorry, Miss...Princess, I don't know why I woke up yesterday and found myself in the woodshed..."

After what happened just now, Xu Mingxi could tell at a glance that Jin'er was probably also one of the people being plotted against. Even she was tricked, let alone her maid.

He was able to hide this from the guards on duty and pull off such a big move. He must have known the rotation of guards in the palace very well.

When I first arrived at Prince Qi's mansion, I was greeted with such a big "show of strength". This is a lesson. I must not take it lightly in the future and must be more cautious.

Xu Mingxi didn't say much else. He just looked at himself in the mirror and said lightly, "Be careful in the future. This place is not like the Xu Mansion. It is even more dangerous."

"Yeah!" Jin'er heard it, and after responding, she immediately helped Xu Mingxi to wash and change clothes.

Today is her first day as the head mistress of Prince Qi's Mansion. Logically, all the concubines should come to pay their respects to the mistress.

Qin Zhaolie had three concubines and one concubine in his mansion, most of whom were sent in by officials in the court to curry favor with him.

The people behind them can be considered as a great help to Qin Zhaolie.

Xu Mingxi was quite bothered by this in her previous life and always asked him to divorce them all. Qin Zhaolie always said that the position of princess was reserved for her, but how could he have so many concubines before the master even entered the house?

But Qin Zhaolie always made excuses, always saying that it would be later, and coaxed her with all kinds of sweet words, until he finally became emperor and brought this group of people into the palace...

Haha, but Xu Mingxi has other plans for this life.

He wanted to make good use of these concubines to cause chaos in his backyard.

By the way, she also knew that Qin Zhaolie had private soldiers in his previous life and even colluded with foreign enemies.

It was probably the same in this life, but Qin Zhaolie kept it a secret in his previous life, and he almost hid it from her. She only learned about it from some of his words after he was drunk one time.

Just didn't know more.

She would collect evidence in the palace, hand it over to her elder brother, and report it to His Majesty in the name of the Xu Mansion, thus cutting off Qin Zhaolie's path to becoming emperor.

If submitted by the eldest brother, it would sever the connection between the matter and the Xu Mansion, draw a clear line between the Xu Mansion and the Qi Wang Mansion, and perhaps avoid the tragedy of the whole family being wiped out in the previous life.

Although... there was almost nothing in that mansion that made him miss it. His mother was gone and his father was so heartless. Now the Xu Mansion was just a cold and deserted mansion without any human touch.

But she still has an older brother.

As long as the eldest brother is here, there is hope for the future of the Xu family.

If I could take advantage of this opportunity to kill Qin Zhaolie, I would not hesitate even if it meant dying together with him!

If he wants to gain a firm foothold in the mansion, he must first deal with these concubines who have muddied the waters in the backyard.

Qin Zhaolie also couldn't live in peace.

While she was thinking, Jin'er had already finished dressing her and firmly inserted the last golden feather hairpin.

"Princess, do you think this is a good idea?"

Xu Mingxi came back to her senses and looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair was full of luxurious red and green, and she looked dazzling. Her face, which was painted with rouge, was very pretty. Her eyes and eyebrows, which should have been full of spirit, were now filled with dead silence.

She said calmly, "It's OK."

A soft and weak voice came from the door: "Sister?"

It’s Xu Yuqiong.

Xu Mingxi turned his head to look, "Why is my sister here? What's the matter?"

"Sister, you also know that I was accidentally named a concubine. This matter was only made by the prince verbally, and it cannot be considered legitimate. I..."

Xu Mingxi understood that Xu Yuqiong came to seek asylum.

It's no wonder. She is just a weak woman. She has only been in Kyoto for a month or so since she came from a remote area. She probably doesn't have any close friends.

I'm afraid she and Xu Yuqiong are the only ones in Kyoto who are good friends.

Seeing Xu Yuqiong's uneasy and helpless look, Xu Mingxi felt a desire to protect her. In such a huge palace, they were the only ones who shared the same suffering and could depend on each other for warmth.

Xu Mingxi couldn't help but feel sympathy. With such a personality, she wondered what her ending would have been in her previous life.

Xu Mingxi relaxed his brows, walked over slowly, took her hand, looked at her simple bun, plain hairpins and rings, and even her clothes, which were old clothes brought from the Xu residence, and said to Jin'er, "Jin'er, go get my pearl and gilt headpiece, the cherry-colored Sichuan brocade skirt, and the rabbit fur cape, and give them to the concubine to change into."

Xu Yuqiong was really surprised, "Sister, no need, I..."

Xu Mingxi smiled gently: "You and I both came from the Xu Mansion. I was the one who implicated you in yesterday's incident. This is not a good place to live in peace. People here are used to judging people by their appearance and bullying others by taking advantage of their power. If you dress too simply, you will be looked down upon."

"By the way, where is your maid Lu Yu?"

"she……"

Xu Yuqiong naturally would not tell the truth, so Lu Yu stayed in Xu's house to monitor the situation for the time being.

"Lu Yu suddenly had a high fever when she came here, so I asked her to stay in Xu's house to rest."

Xu Mingxi nodded: "That's fine."

She knew in her previous life that Lu Yu was not a good person, so it was good that he did not stay with Xu Yuqiong to avoid being a bad example.

"Do you need me to find a maid to serve you?"

"No need, sister. I can do it myself."

Xu Mingxi thought that she might want to find someone of her own. Also, when it comes to a personal maid, it is never as good as choosing one yourself if someone else gives it to you.

"Then it's up to you."

Xu Yuqiong raised the corner of her lips: "In that case, thank you very much, sister."

Soon, Jin'er brought out jewelry, head ornaments and other items and helped Xu Yuqiong put on makeup again. After a while, Xu Yuqiong had a completely new look, like a clear and delicate dodder flower, delicate and fragile, so lovable.

Xu Mingxi said with satisfaction: "That's great. You stand by my side today and I'll see who dares to say 'no'."

Xu Yuqiong lowered her head shyly and responded.

When I entered the front hall, I found that everyone was there, waiting for Xu Mingxi to come.

Xu Mingxi was the principal wife, so even though she was late, the three concubines looked unhappy, but they didn't say much.

It was just that the concubine, relying on her status in the harem second only to Xu Mingxi, and having received some favor from Qin Zhaolie, was particularly arrogant.

"Why did the Madam of the Prince's Mansion get up so late? Our Prince Qi's Mansion has always been governed by rules. How can Princess Qi set an example for us?"

Her slender fingers lazily brushed her hair, and she said casually:

"From now on, it would be better if everyone just came as they pleased."

His eyes inadvertently flashed across Xu Yuqiong again, with great disdain.

Any kind of person can be a concubine. I don't know what kind of spell she has put on the prince. Even she has put a lot of effort in being promoted from a concubine to a concubine. This girl from the Xu mansion came from nowhere and her appearance is just average. How come she became a concubine right away?

The more he thought about it, the more dissatisfied he became. He looked at Xu Yuqiong with a critical eye and a very unfriendly look.

Xu Yuqiong naturally noticed such obvious hostility, but she pretended not to know and lowered her head to listen obediently to Xu Mingxi's words.

Xu Mingxi stared at the concubine's face and thought for a long time before he remembered: this concubine seemed to be surnamed Luo, and was the daughter of a salt-producing supervisor.

Beixuan still attaches great importance to salt profits. It is strictly forbidden for private salt-producing areas to cook and sell salt. All salt must be handed over to the government, and supervisory offices are set up in various places.

The father of this concubine Luo was the abbot of the academy. He had opened many backdoors for Qin Zhaolie to sell contraband salt, risking his life. I guess Qin Zhaolie must have made some other promises.

But it doesn't matter. Since Concubine Luo is willing to be the first to take action, don't blame her for being rude.

Xu Mingxi vaguely remembered that this Concubine Luo was indeed "favored" by Qin Zhaolie. It seemed that she became pregnant not long after. However, due to her own hidden illness, she could not keep the child. This could be used to dampen her arrogance.

Xu Mingxi was neither surprised nor angry. He looked at her calmly and said, "If I remember correctly, this is the concubine named Luo, right?"

Concubine Luo was obviously stunned. She had never introduced herself and had never met Xu Mingxi before, so how could Xu Mingxi recognize her at a glance?

"You don't have to be surprised. I and..."

She didn't even want to mention Qin Zhaolie's name, let alone have anything to do with him, but she still needed this bastard to cover up for now. Xu Mingxi swallowed her breath and continued, "My love for the prince is extraordinary. The prince has told me about your general situation one by one, so there is nothing to be surprised about."

Then he called out the names of the other three people in turn:

"Liu."

"Cen."

"Zheng."

"Concubine Luo keeps talking about rules. In the palace, I am the master, and I have the final say on the so-called rules. Concubine Luo is just a concubine, and her rank is only a little higher than that of the sisters. But in my eyes, there is no difference. You are all the same."

Concubine Luo's face was distorted beyond recognition, and she was twisting her handkerchief and wanted to say something else.

The other three concubines covered their faces and laughed when they saw her being humiliated. Ever since Luo was promoted to concubine, her eyes had been raised to the sky. She was very unhappy to be humiliated today.

Xu Mingxi did not give her a chance to retort and continued, "Today is the first time that this princess officially meets with you all, so I specially prepared a few sachets for you all to show my appreciation."

She waved to Jin'er, who brought over a tray with five different sachets on it.

"The spices in these five sachets are extremely rare and precious. This princess specially asked a master to carefully blend them. The flavors are different and unique. Not to mention the whole of Kyoto, even the whole of Beixuan cannot find a similar flavor. I will give them to you sisters today."

Jin'er received a signal from Xu Mingxi and first placed the tray in front of Concubine Luo.

Concubine Luo didn't want to accept her gift at first, but the scents of these sachets were really different. The smell was indeed more than one or two levels different from the ones she usually used. She pretended to be reserved and picked and chose, and finally chose a blue one, which she held in her hand to play with.

Xu Mingxi glanced at her and used the action of serving tea to hide the slightly upturned corners of his lips.

No matter which one Concubine Luo chooses, the one in Qin Zhaolie will conflict with it.

Because the one he had on him was made by her, it would be easy to change it for another one, without even having to be sneaky.

In this life, the child you lost was no longer because of your own body, but because of Qin Zhaolie.

After sending these "annoying people" away, Xu Mingxi stood up and told Jin'er, "I'll prepare a purse for you to send to the prince. I'll tell you that it's good for his poison."

"But, the prince will have the palace doctor examine him, right?"

Jin'er knew that the princess had no idea how to detoxify.

"No problem. I have a favor to the court doctor. As long as it is not poisonous and is just an ordinary sachet, he will definitely comply with what I say."

*

Rong Wangfu

The sky is clear

Qin Yuechuan finished his morning martial arts training and was about to go back to the courtyard to see if Xu Xinyue had woken up when Qingfeng came quickly from a distance.

"Your Highness, there is news from the Imperial Mausoleum. The people we have placed there have already figured out the patrol layout inside and provided more detailed drawings of the Imperial Mausoleum. Perhaps we can take the next step and completely wipe them out with internal and external cooperation."

"It's not that easy. Bring me the blueprints to have a look."

Qingfeng took out a piece of light gray cloth from his arms. It looked extremely old and had been washed so much that it was hard to tell what its original color was. There was a rather special floral pattern on the corner, which made it look like a flag.

I don’t know where the people inside found the leftover cloth.

Qin Yuechuan just glanced at it and indifferently unfolded the blank space on the back of the cloth. The pattern drawn on it was indeed more comprehensive than the one he drew himself.

Although the lines are intermittent and vary in thickness and depth, it seems that they were completed after several attempts.

"It is exactly as I saw it."

Just as he was about to spread it out on the stone table beside him to take a closer look, Uncle Zhang came running over here with his old arms and legs: "Your Majesty, someone insisted on breaking in to see the princess."

"See Yueyue?" Qin Yuechuan stood up and asked with a frown.

"who?"

He said, "He said his last name was Xue."

Qin Yuechuan held his forehead with his hand. He knew it was He Xuehuai again without saying anything. "I know. Let him come over."

Ana Luo must have told him about the academy, and then rushed over to check on Xu Xinyue's condition.

"I say, can you please spare me some trouble?!" Before he could completely put away the drawings, he saw He Xuehuai, wearing a coarse cloth suit and a mustache, striding towards him.

Following behind him was Chen Song, who was dressed similarly.

Judging from his attire, is he dressing up as a vegetable farmer again to enter the mansion?

"She acted recklessly and you indulged her. What's going on now? Is Yueyue okay?"

"Fortunately, nothing serious has happened."

"Where is Yueyue? I want to see her to feel at ease."

"She is resting in the main courtyard. Judging from the time, she should have gotten up."

He Xuehuai grabbed his wrist and said, "Take me to see her. Lead the way. You..."

Seeing the cloth in his hand, he frowned and suddenly asked seriously, "What's in your hand?"

The matter of the imperial mausoleum was of great importance, but Qin Yuechuan did not intend to let He Xuehuai know about it, so he said, "It's not a big deal. If you want to see Yueyue, I will take you there."

He Xuehuai took a step forward, blocked Qin Yuechuan's way, and said solemnly: "Wait a minute, you can go see Yueyue later.

Tell me first, why do you have the battle flag of my He family army in your hand? "