His words of a plaything like a sharp knife, a knife, a knife, and it stuck hard on her heart. He really didn't have a heart. She tried her best to please him. Maybe in his opinion, he was just watching a competing toy play a trick. Because he believed that it would never affect him, he would let her go like this.

Liancheng Mo lowered his head and kissed her red lips. The warm lips met. Before she responded, he retreated.

After Liancheng Mo left, Mengying Lin did not hurry to go, but stood under the plum tree for a long time.

That night, Mengying Lin slept very uneasily, until the next day Tie Lu came to inform her that she should leave for the palace. She just stared at a pair of black circles and got up from the bed.

Last night, it rained. In the early morning, a rainbow appeared. The believers in the Buddhist temple were excited again because of the rainbow. Many young people organized in the early morning to pursue the end of the rainbow.

When Mengying Lin was about to leave the Buddhist temple, the young people were about to leave. Liancheng Mo took a light look and asked her, "Do you want to see it?"

She was stunned. Unexpectedly, he would ask herself. After thinking about it, she shook her head again. "No, I'd better go back and study my work." After last night, she was not in the mood to play again. If it was no longer meaningful, what else would she waste her time doing?

Liancheng Mo nodded his head and ordered Tie Lu to start.

The mountain road was hard to walk. They could only ride on horseback, Tie Lu with Yisheng Lin, Liancheng Mo with Mengying Lin. The speed of going down the mountain was faster than going up the mountain. No one knew how many times.

However, after half a day's work, several people returned to Fengxi city. At the gate of the city, Liancheng Mo put Mengying Lin down and told Tie Lu to take them back to the mansion. He rode ahead alone.

Mengying Lin stared at his back and couldn't help sneering. Once he arrived, he was the prince of Xuanwu. Sometimes, she thought men were ridiculous. When he was doing that, he wanted to hold you up to the sky. But in the daytime, he pretended to be estranged. When he was indulgent, he was like a new man.

Was she like a hidden mistress now? No matter how beautiful her look, she couldn't appear in public.

"Miss Lin, let's go." Because there was only one horse left, Tie Lu got off and walked.

Mengying Lin took Yisheng's hand and nodded to Tie Lu.

The three of them went to the direction of the palace. When they were about to get to the main street of the palace, they saw a neat procession going by. There was a eunuch sitting on the head horse. The procession came out of the palace. It looked like they were going to the direction of the Xuanwu Palace.

"It's said that this was the holy emperor for bestowing marriage. Miss Xiao has made great contributions to Beiming state. Yesterday, she asked the emperor for the edict herself."

"Ah? A lady in a big family asked for the bestowing marriage herself? This, this is too... "

"Yes, but Miss Xiao is fond of the prince of Xuanwu. It's well-known in the city. If she don't take this opportunity to ask for advice this time, the position of the princess of Xuanwu may not be available. Next month is the day of the three-year talent show in the palace. It's hard to avoid seeing which family's daughter is suitable for the prince of Xuanwu to choose one or two for him. "

"But it's not proper for women to take the initiative in this matter."

Several people nearby were discussing the matter. And listening to the meaning, one of the passers-by's relatives worked as a bodyguard in the palace. The news came from the palace. For this kind of big gossip, the speed of propagation was obvious.

Mengying Lin and Tie Lu look at each other. Tie Lu smiled awkwardly and didn't speak, but she already understood the news. Maybe they already knew it.

"Miss Lin, after all, the prince has reached the age of family, so..." Tie Lu wanted to say something, but he couldn't find the right reason.

"It's okay. I'm just a warm-up girl. I can't talk about the prince's marriage. "Mengying Lin smiled farfetched. She didn't love him, so she didn't mind. However, there was something wrong in her heart, not love. She just thought that the man, as expected, had a clear distinction between the physical needs and the wife's choice.

But Yisheng, holding her hand, burst out a strong hatred in her eyes. Mengying Lin was shocked, and immediately pulled Yisheng to her side before Tie Lu noticed it. Yisheng turned back his mind, and soon lowered his head to hide the hatred in his eyes.

She didn't care, really.

Mengying Lin sighed and led Yisheng to the direction of the Xuanwu palace.

At this moment, in the hall of Xiao Guo Gong's Mansion, Yunhe Xiao pointed to the legitimate girl kneeling in front of him, who was too angry to speak. Mrs Li was the lady of the Gong Guo beside, hurriedly sent a cup of hot tea.

Yunhe Xiao drunk hot tea to straighten out the sullen mood in his chest, pointing to Shuping Xiao and roaring: "I don't know how shameful! How can I give birth to a daughter like you who don't know how to be reserved? Do you know what people all over the street say about our Xiao family now? I, Yunhe Xiao, was the leader of the officials, but I gave birth to a daughter who didn't understand etiquette and shame. You are going to ruin the reputation of my Xiao family for a hundred years! "

"Daddy, I know my mistake, but... I don't regret it! "Shuping Xiao made a big kowtow and said: "The next month is going to be a talent show. At that time, I will be pointed out to whom to marry and who can marry the prince of Xuanwu. If I don't take this opportunity to ask for the emperor, I will miss the opportunity!"

"What's the good thing about the prince of Xuanwu being so romantic?" Yunhe Xiao's face was red with anger again. "Besides, Xuanwu's royal power has long been in power. At this time, you have bound Xiao's family with him. Isn't that pushing Xiao's family into the fire pit? If our Xiao family is destroyed in your hands, I will not strangle you myself! "

Yunhe Xiao was more and more excited, which was what he was most worried about.

Today, the emperor showed his weakness. The court's literati were led by him, the generals are led by Wu Jun, and the power of the prince of Xuanwu was huge. It could be said that the balance was maintained. Once the Xiao family and the prince of Xuanwu got married, it would break the balance, and no one could guarantee that there would be any trouble.

"Daddy, the prince of Xuanwu has soldiers, we have ministers. Isn't it better for our two families to be together? Moreover, it's better for you to find a powerful son-in-law than to find a useless son-in-law. At that time, we will be weak, and it's not worth the loss if someone takes the lead in getting rid of us. Nowadays, everyone wants to be stronger. Daddy is afraid of being stronger. Daddy, when did you become a little afraid? "

Shuping Xiao raised her head and said loudly.

Yunhe Xiao was looking at his daughter. At this point, his heart was shocked. In this way, his daughter's ambition was even bigger than him.