All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

The only advantage of Shen Lingxi following Chu Yan is that those female ghosts no longer "close to her" to watch her.

But who made her the only living person in this palace who could see these heavenly women for decades.

"Sister, stop pretending. You heard what we said just now. I said why your face turned red just now."

"When you're old, don't call me your younger sister. You don't feel ashamed to panic, little girl, don't hide by Xiao Langjun's side, come out and talk to us."

"This little gentleman was brought up by us. Although he was born in the royal family, he has good character and has never had an unclear relationship with the little lady next to him. Since he brought you by his side, he must be interested in you." , little girl, think carefully about him, you won't suffer!"

Shen Lingxi really couldn't be dealt with by them.

Apart from turning a blind eye and silently saying "don't listen, don't listen", there is no way to crack it.

But, fortunately, these "grandmothers and sisters", although they have sharp mouths, are still polite after all.

Ever since she knew she could see them, she restrained herself from saying those nasty words before.

Shen Lingxi silently breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing her complexion gradually returning to normal, Chu Yan finally calmed down, straightened her sleeves, opened the palace door and walked out.

Outside the main hall, four men and women in fine attire, and two maidservants in brocade clothes, were standing in the corridor waiting.

Seeing Chu Yan and Shen Lingxi walking out of the room alone, the four of them had expressions of surprise on their faces.

Shen Lingxi followed behind Chu Yan, and immediately saw Mu Huai'an, whom she hadn't seen for many days.

Ever since Mu Huai'an misunderstood that she had an affair with Chu Yan last time in Wu'an Bo's mansion, she never appeared again.

After careful calculation, I haven't seen him for more than half a month.

Mu Huai'an was still wearing the crimson official uniform, his peach blossom eyes were not as bright and smiling as before, but a little darker, and his delicate and handsome facial features were much colder because of this.

Beside him, stood a young man about his age. The young man was wearing the scarlet official uniform of a second-rank military officer, and his stature was about the same as that of Chu Yan. Perhaps it was because of the wind and sun at the border all the year round, his skin was a A healthy wheat color, with tough facial features, a pair of bright eyes, exuding an unstoppable vigor.

This is Xu Huan, general of hussars, son of Duke Zhen.

In his early years, he went out with the Duke of Laozhen. He was brave and good at fighting, and made outstanding achievements repeatedly.

Behind the two of them, followed by two eighteen or nineteen-year-old women.

The woman behind Mu Huai'an was wearing a lavender Yuehua dress, she was pretty, she looked at Shen Lingxi with arrogance and a hint of hostility.

And the woman who followed Xu Huan was tall and slender, with beautiful features, wearing a pea green narrow-sleeved riding outfit, her black hair tied high into a ponytail, and her brows and eyes were full of heroic spirit.

Shen Lingxi had no impression of the woman behind Mu Huai'an, but she recognized at a glance that the woman behind Xu Huan was Xu Ziyao, the daughter of Lord Zhen Guo, whom the emperor had asked her to see "face".

The woman in the lavender dress met Chu Yan, glanced at Shen Lingxi, and asked curiously, "Cousin Ning, I heard that in the capital recently, there is a goddess stick who tricked the queen mother and the emperor's uncle by pretending to be a ghost. Look at her differently, is it the nun behind you?"

Shen Lingxi raised her eyebrows.

It had been a long time since no one dared to speak provocatively in front of her, it was really fresh.

Not only her, even the "grandmothers and sisters" around her also "tsk tsk" in amazement.

Liu Meiren recognized the woman in purple at a glance.

Covering her lips and chuckling softly, "Oh, isn't this girl the queen's niece, Mu Xue'e? Do you still remember that in the early years, she was only ten years old, and she was playing by the lake in this palace. Be careful to bump into her, she started to push people, but her strength was too weak to push others down, but she fell into the lake by herself hahaha."

After she mentioned it, everyone else remembered it, and there was laughter all around.

Shen Lingxi: ...

At the same time, Chu Yan instantly lowered her eyebrows because of Mu Xue'e's provocative words.

Without waiting for him to speak——
Mu Huai'an, who was in front of Mu Xue'e, had already turned sideways, looking at her coldly with peach blossom eyes, "This is the 'Nine Qing Dynasty Huamiaoling Celestial Master' bestowed by the emperor, if you can't speak, you can use your mouth Shut up, no one here thinks you're dumb."

"Brother!" Mu Xue'e stomped her feet in dissatisfaction, and said coquettishly, "Why did you scold me like this in front of outsiders? Have you forgotten what the empress said?"

Mu Huai'an frowned, staring at her with cold eyes.

Xu Shi was wary of the Queen's order, so he didn't say anything to reprimand him, and coldly warned: "Your Highness, don't be rude."

When Mu Xue'e saw this, a look of color flashed in her eyes, she didn't take Mu Huai'an's warning to heart at all.

She raised her eyelids and looked at Chu Yan affectionately.

At this moment, His Royal Highness, the emperor's grandson, was full of displeasure on his handsome face, and the stern power pervading his whole body made people's legs tremble in horror.

If it was before, Mu Xue'e would have been so frightened that she would have been trembling all over and could not even speak.

But now, when she learned from the queen mother that both the queen mother and the queen intended to choose her as the grandson concubine, her love for Chu Yan, which had been hidden for many years, overwhelmed her fear of him for the first time.

Mu Xue'e thought to herself that Chu Yan's sullen face was all because she was bored and impatient with the existence of the Taoist nun.

She lifted her chin slightly, looked at Shen Lingxi, and scolded directly: "You monster, don't you see that Cousin Ning Wang doesn't like you here? Hurry up..."

"Chun Jun, throw her out to Gu." Chu Yan cut her off directly with a cold voice.

After the words fell, Chun Jun immediately went down the steps, and the two nearby eunuchs winked.

The eunuch hurried forward.

Mu Xue'e still thought that Chu Yan's phrase "throw it out" meant to throw out the "tao nun who annoyed him".

She was gloating and casting a provocative look at Shen Lingxi, but suddenly felt her shoulders tighten, and her feet were empty!
Suddenly, she found herself being lifted up by two eunuchs' arms and dragging her legs!

"Bold! Presumptuous!" Mu Xue'e exclaimed, "Your Highness told you to throw that monster, how dare you throw this county lord by mistake! You are so brave! Do you know who I am!"

"Put me down! Put me down!"

"Cousin Ning, big brother, please tell them to let me down..."

The two eunuchs carried her with quick steps and disappeared into the courtyard after a few strokes.

The servant girl who followed Mu Xue'e turned pale with fright, and hurriedly followed.

Chu Yan frowned deeply, and said to Chunjun: "Go and tell Cheng Engong, if there is another time, Gu will have someone throw her into the lake. If you don't want to collect her body for her, just take care of her."

Chun Jun responded, turned around and left.

Mu Huai'an folded his hands in front of him, his expression was indifferent, and he never even raised his eyebrows from the beginning to the end.It was as if it wasn't his sister who was thrown out, but just a stranger.

Xu Huan, on the other hand, watched the excitement, and glanced at Chu Yan and Shen Lingxi's faces. His tough face was full of interest, and he joked with a smile: "Your Highness never did anything to women before, why did you do it today?" An exception?"