In the courtyard, three noble girls stood. The one standing in the middle, dressed most luxuriously, was a slender-faced and elegant girl. Beside this girl, apart from Ah Yu, there was also a 16 or 17-year-old noblewoman.

  Three girls saw Lang Ling Wang come out and stopped talking. The noble woman took a step forward, smiling at Lang Ling Wang: "Xiao Yu, in order to give you a surprise, our AYu is rushing over."

  As she spoke, her gaze turned to the humble woman hiding behind Langling Wang, who was lowering her head and walking in small steps, and slowly furrowed her brow.

  The three women were all staring at Zhang Qi, their eyes filled with disdain and curiosity.

  Feeling their gaze, Zhang Qi lowered her head even more.

  At this time, the noble woman called out gently: "Xiao Gui, this younger sister is Zhang Ji from Chen Guo in the southern lands. Can you take a look at her?"

  This made Zhang Qi raise her head.

  The King of Lanling lowered his head nonchalantly, and when he looked up, he suddenly discovered that Zhang Gui was secretly hiding behind him. That delicate and beautiful body was slightly shrunk at this moment...

  He lowered his eyes, reached out and grasped Zhang Qi's hand tightly, saying softly: "Yes, she is Zhang Qi, my beloved concubine."

  As soon as the four words "my beloved" came out, A Yu's face turned pale as snow, while the other two women looked at her with sympathy, and the noble woman even quietly reached out to hold her hand.

  The King of Lanling stretched out his hand and pulled Zhang Qi to his front, he looked at the three women, furrowed his brow and said: "You've just arrived in Chang'an, the journey is exhausting, you must be tired, why not rest for a while?"

  After giving a subtle order to dismiss the guests, he lifted Zhang Qi in his arms and walked out amidst the changed expressions of the three women.

  Watching him leave without looking back, Ah Yu trembled and called out: "Xiao Gui..."

  A faint voice as fragile as a piece of paper that would break with just one blow, making people involuntarily feel pity.

  The King of Lanling turned around and looked at Ayou with a gentle gaze, his voice slowing down as he said softly: "Go rest first. I have something to attend to."

  Seeing him turn around and leave, the noble woman called out: "Xiao Gui!" She stopped Lang Ling Wang, "You're holding her like that. People will think you're a lecher." Her voice was sincere, full of concern.

  The King of Lanling glanced at Zhang Qi in his arms, and that glance was enough. It made Ayu's face even paler. Looking at Zhang Qi in his arms, the King of Lanling said calmly, "What about it?" In the silence of the three women, he walked away with a swagger.

  As they watched him leave, another noblewoman who had been silent until now spoke up in a low voice: "Have you noticed the way Xiaoguan looks at this concubine? Once someone who has never been close to women gets close to one, they become completely different from before. I'm afraid this time it's going to be difficult."

  As soon as the words came out, Ayou couldn't hold back anymore, and she burst into tears, covering her head with both hands. She cried while squatting down to the ground, trying to shrink herself into a ball.

  Ayu suffered a lot when she was young, and it's not easy for her to get what she deserves. She became lively and cheerful, but now she's back to her old self. The two women were heartbroken and quickly followed her down, one on the left and one on the right, embracing her in their arms.

  Zhang Yi snuggled into Lang Ling Wang's arms, her face pressed against his chest, and remained quiet.

  In the silence, he held her and jumped onto the carriage. As soon as the carriage moved, he placed her on his knees, with his chin resting on her hair, his right hand tapping lightly on the carriage wall, seemingly lost in thought.

  Zhang Qi quietly snuggled into his arms, neither of them speaking a word.

  The sound of the carriage moving came slowly and steadily. After a while, Zhang Qi asked softly, "Where are we going?" Her voice was soft and sweet like music, making people feel happy and relaxed.

  The King of Lanling said in a low voice: "Go to the Chen Envoy's residence."

  He felt Zhang Qi's body stiffen, he lowered his head to look at her and suddenly said: "A Qi, your maid is in Chen Shi's hands, how come you never mention it, don't you want to get her back?"

  His voice is very low.

  Zhang Qi looked up at him, meeting his deep and beautiful eyes. She lowered her head, fidgeting with the hem of her clothes, and replied softly: "A Lu has an uncle in Jiankang, I think she can return to her hometown, back to her loved ones."

  "Really?"

  Feeling his suspicion, Zhang Qi hastily nodded vigorously, "En, yes."

  The King of Lanling stared at her, raised his lips and said lightly: "I thought Ah Gui didn't take me as the last resort, I didn't want to delay your little maid."

  These words... are so sharp they pierce to the bone!

  Zhang Qi was at a loss for words, under the gaze of Langling Wang, she shook her head randomly and said repeatedly: "No, how could it be?" When she got to this point, she felt that her words were not convincing, so she hurriedly stretched out her hand to hold Langling Wang's neck, leaned in close and kissed his face with a series of quick pecks.

  Since she did this action last night, she felt that he liked her like this. As expected, with her messy kisses and saliva all over his face, his sharp eyes slightly closed, and a lazy smile appeared on his extremely handsome face, already enjoying it.

  After kissing for a while, Zhang Qi also felt a bit tired, so she stuck her face to his and played with his Adam's apple with her fingers, muttering softly and unconsciously, "Chang Gong is the best... Ah Qi loves Chang Gong the most..."

  Is she coaxing the child?

  The King of Lanling glanced at her, but didn't bother to stop her. For a moment, the only sound in the carriage was her soft and seductive murmurs.

  After a while, Langling Wang said in a low voice: "This time, Xiao Mo will go to the land of Qi with Zhou Shi."

  What? Zhang Qi is very surprised!

  "In Zhang Qi's inquiring, puzzled eyes, he said: 'The Xiao Mansion has encountered some trouble.' Seeing Zhang Qi perk up her ears and listen intently, he carefully explained: 'The second son of the Xiao Mansion's main house, named Xiao Yan, filed a complaint to your Majesty, saying that Xiao Mo is not actually a member of the Xiao family by blood, but rather the twelfth son of the Zhang family from Wu County, which means he is the third son of your birth father and his wife, Lady Zhang. Back then, when both Lady Zhang and the childless Princess Xiao were pregnant at the same time, Princess Xiao gave birth a day earlier. Under the manipulation of your elderly lady, Madame Zhang, they switched the daughter born to Princess Xiao with the newborn son of Lady Zhang.'"

  Zhang Qi's eyes widened in shock, and Langling Wang glanced at her before continuing: "As for the details, I only know this much. Now that Madame Zhang has acknowledged it, although the Wu County Zhangs are also a noble family, the Xiao family has been cultivating Xiao Mo as their successor all these years, especially after Xiao Ce's death. He is now the most promising son of the Xiao family and the future leader of the Xiao clan. With his true identity exposed, the Xiao family feels deceived and is furious, while the Zhangs also have complaints. Xiao Mo's situation in Chen has become awkward... In the noble circle of Southern Chen, reputation is everything, and from now on, it will be difficult for him to take a single step."

  It's settled then. Xiao Mo is the only legitimate son of the Xiao family's main house, and from birth, he was already the strongest candidate to become the head of the Xiao family. Moreover, he is exceptionally outstanding. As for Xiao Yan, it's been years since anyone could find any fault in him. Having discovered such astonishing news, no matter what, it would be impossible for Xiao Mo to turn things around again.

  The King of Lanling said, "This news is not widely known. Xiao Mo is a clever person and has already stirred up several other Chen envoys there. They say they are going to Qi State to congratulate the new ruler on his accession."

  "What about that daughter of Xiao Wang's? Who is she?" Is it Zhang Jin?

  The King of Lanling replied: "That daughter was born with a weak body and died within a hundred days."

  Zhang Qi was stunned for a while. Then she reacted, "But... the gifts they brought are not enough." When representing one country to congratulate another country's monarch on his accession, it is necessary to have rich gifts. The gifts they brought this time were all for Zhou Guo, and when they arrived at Qi Guo, they couldn't go empty-handed, could they?

  At this point, Langling Wang raised an eyebrow, "In just these few days, Zhou Di's aristocratic families have already made acquaintance with more than half of the Xiao Mo. Those arrogant young masters are even more deferential to him, and financial issues are trivial matters for him." At this time, his tone was inevitably tinged with admiration.

  The King of Lanling stroked Zhang Yi's raven hair, seemingly nonchalantly saying: "That Xiao Mo is a man who can yield and stretch, I think this time he came to Qi as an envoy, perhaps with the intention of staying for a long time."

  As an envoy, asking for refuge from Qi Jun would be a much higher starting point.

  The voice of King Lanling still echoed, "No matter in Zhou or Qi, with his ability, it's not difficult to climb to the position of a powerful minister in a few years." He paused and said, "I have already sent a letter to His Majesty, asking him to grant high official positions and generous rewards to keep Xiao Mo behind."

  There was a hint of certainty in his tone, as if he had confidence that Xiao Mo would stay. As he gazed at Zhang Hui who was lost in thought with her head down, Lang Ling Wang couldn't help but think: Even for your sake, Xiao Mo will also have some intention to stay...

  Zhang Qi suddenly heard this matter, his heart was surging and he couldn't calm down for a while, his thoughts were turbulent.

  No wonder the great lady was so opposed to Zhang's daughter marrying Xiao Mo, it turns out that he and Zhang Jin are biological siblings with the same father and mother, and with himself, they also share the same father.

  She thought to herself: If it wasn't for the fact that she had made a scene in front of Madame Zhang at the beginning, and got entangled with Zhang Jin, if Xiao Mo had just used his skills to persuade her to go with him, perhaps Madame Zhang would have seen his determination and given her a dose of infertility medicine, and then tacitly agreed. But he had to get entangled with Zhang Jin, and even made Zhang Jin's feelings for her run deep.

  In her consciousness, Xiao Mo's identity was exposed, and the entanglement with the three of them must have a necessary connection. Xiao Yan and others were likely to detect suspicious points from Madame's attitude, and then investigate this matter, and then discover Xiao Mo's life experience.

  She also thought that at the time, Xiao Mo's adoptive mother, as the legitimate wife of the eldest house, had no children for many years. She finally became pregnant, but it was a daughter who looked weak and sickly at first glance. In order to secure the position of power in the Xiao family and also maintain her own position as the legitimate wife, she came up with this scheme of switching dragons and phoenixes, which can be understood. Moreover, since Zhang Xiao's surname is also Xiao, the son she gave birth to would likely have some resemblance to the Xiao family...

  As Zhang Qi's thoughts wandered, the carriage swayed and came to a stop. At the same time, a guard's voice came from outside, "Your Highness, we have arrived."

  The King of Lanling responded with a sound, jumped down, turned back to lift the curtain of the carriage, and said in a low voice: "You just stay here." After that, he put down the curtain and walked away with big strides.

  Zhang Qi quietly lifted the car curtain, just in time to see the gate open wide, with Chen Guozhong's smiling face welcoming them. And walking at the very front of the group of envoys was none other than Xiao Mo, dressed in white and fluttering in the wind.

  As always, Xiao Mo's handsome face wore a smile, his movements elegant and refined, his eyes shining brightly, his spirit soaring. Faced with such a desperate situation, he remained as calm and composed as ever, his demeanor unruffled and suave!

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