The concubine was reborn, and the cold prince was made red in the face

Chapter 16 Goodbye is also scary
"Master, why are you here?" Gu Zhiqing looked at the back mountain not far away, feeling secretly alert in his heart.

"Why is Mr. Gu here?" Ling Xiao walked up to Zuo Xiangling and stretched out his hand to her without even looking at Gu Zhiqing.

Zuo Xiangning looked at the big hand with distinct joints in front of her and slowly woke up.

She hesitated for a moment, then reached out and grabbed the wrist of the man in front of her, using her strength to stand up from the water.

The sky-blue robe on her body was wet and stuck to her body. Ling Xiao moved two steps and stood between her and Gu Zhiqing.

Gu Zhiqing looked at the two people in front of him who had never communicated with each other before but seemed very close to each other. He asked with a smile: "Did the prince come here with Miss Zuo?"

Ling Xiao said noncommittally: "Ling will meet Master Gu some other time."

He looked back at the woman huddled behind him and said in a deep voice, "Go back."

Zuo Xiangning pursed her lips, raised her long eyelashes, glanced at him, and walked in front. Ling Xiao naturally walked behind her, blocking Gu Zhiqing's probing gaze.

When Zuo Xiangning climbed up the river embankment, her round and straight buttocks were facing the face of Ling Xiao who was walking behind. Ling Xiao had the urge to reach out and push her.

His handsome cheeks were stained with a hint of red.

The coachman was startled when he saw the wet Zuo Xiangning coming back with a man. He stood by the car and called out "girl" in a low voice.

Zuo Xiangning said to the coachman: "Pan Xia is still on the mountain and has not come down. Please pick her up."

"Okay, little one, let's go now." The driver quickly ran to the foot of the mountain.

Zuo Xiangning opened the curtain and got into the car, sat down and calmed down for a while, then opened the curtain again, looked at Ling Xiao who was still standing outside the car, and whispered: "Thank you."

Ling Xiao, who was looking at the distance, looked back at her and said, "If you have clothes, you should change them first. I have something else to tell you."

Zuo Xiangning could guess what he was going to say to her.

She had just thought that if Gu Zhiqing pressed too hard, she would rather let Ling Xiao owe her a favor than give it to Gu Zhiqing.

"My lord, please tell me."

"What did Gu Zhiqing do to you?" Ling Xiao had previously felt that Gu Zhiqing was too good at pretending, and was unhappy about it.

Now I feel that Gu Zhiqing must have used some insidious means behind his back to make Zuo Xiangning so afraid of him.

Seeing Zuo Xiangning purse her lips and not speaking, Ling Xiao kindly reminded her, "Neither you nor the Zuo family can defend this mountain."

Zuo Xiangning also knew in her heart that with her ability, she had to beg for food to guard this golden rice bowl.

"I know that there should be something you all want on this mountain." Zuo Xiangning thought for a moment and said: "I will not transfer the mountain to you, but I agree that each of us will have half of the things in this mountain. What do you think?"

"Half per person?" Ling Xiao slowly repeated these four words, "Do you know what is in this mountain?"

"No matter what we have, each of us will have half of it." Zuo Xiangning said solemnly: "If the prince agrees, then we can settle this matter. If the prince does not agree, then I will donate this mountain tomorrow. Give it to the King of Chu, and let him see what secrets there are in the mountains that both the Crown Prince and Lord Gu are vying for."

Ling Xiao looked at her delicate eyebrows and asked uncertainly: "How old are you this year?"

"The prince doesn't believe it, so I have nothing to say." Zuo Xiangning looked at the coachman and Pan Xia who were walking back from a distance, and sighed softly: "I was originally grateful for the prince's life-saving grace. Then I put forward the condition of one person and half, and since the prince does not agree, then consider it unnecessary for me."

Ling Xiao secretly blamed Qiao Banxian for being unreliable.

As long as Qiao Banxian had found the mountain one day in advance, he would not have been put into so much trouble by this little girl.

But it's useless to talk about it now. The gold mine is a secret and should not be publicized. The mountain is now in her hands. If she wants to take it by force, she may have to fight with the Zuo family, the Jiang family, and even the second prince and the eldest prince. If you fall out, everyone will know about it, and it's too much to gain.But half the amount for one person would be too much for her appetite.

But he thought again, she was just a little girl from the boudoir, how could he still not be able to deal with her?
"Okay." Ling Xiao nodded in agreement.

"Okay!" Two small dimples loomed on Zuo Xiangning's face, "My people will come over tomorrow and start building the yard. If the prince has any arrangements then, he can tell a man named Zhang Rui. He has some A few people can not only build houses, but also know how to mine and smelt, so they should be able to help the prince."

Looking at the carriage going away, Ling Xiao was really unsure for a moment. What did she know?
She has even found people to mine and smelt?

Ling Xiao waved his hand behind him, and a man in black appeared behind him like a ghost.

"Where's Gu Zhiqing?" Ling Xiao asked.

"Take that middle-aged man on the north side of the mountain." The man in black said.

"Watch carefully, don't let him discover anything." Ling Xiao said in a deep voice: "Check who the Zuo family has let to this mountain in the past few days, where have these people been, and who have they found? Check everything out.”

The man in black disappeared without a trace with a "yes".

Ling Xiao shouted "Changfeng", and his Changsui Changfeng led two horses to Ling Xiao.

"Master, today is the second young master's birthday." Changfeng reminded.

Ling Xiao got on his horse, thought for a moment, and said, "Go back home!"

Zuo Xiangning had the carriage driven to the corner door next to the kitchen, and she asked Panxia to go back to Xianglanzhai first to pick up her cloak.

When the two got off the carriage and just passed through the kitchen, they saw Aunt Liu walking towards them.

"Xiang Ning?" Aunt Liu called her name in surprise, "Where have you been?"

Zuo Xiangning sighed lightly.

This Aunt Liu really has nothing to do, and she has no time to talk to her now, so she has to hurry up and get close to her.

"Aunt Liu?" Zuo Xiangning looked up at the sun above her head and said with a smile, "Why aren't you reading scriptures to the old lady in Shi'antang today?"

"Xiangyu is accompanying the old lady." Aunt Liu smiled and stepped forward, holding Zuo Xiangning's hand. "Look at your little hands, why are they so cold? I made you a new cloak, and I'll give it to you in a moment." Someone sent it to you, the material was brought from Yangzhou by your father, I only got one, and I was not even willing to give it to your third sister."

Zuo Xiangning in her previous life was the worst offender.

"Auntie, I'd better leave it to the third sister. Madam just gave me some materials two days ago, and I'm still worried about what to do with them." Zuo Xiangning withdrew her hand and wrapped her cloak tightly, "I'm still anxious to go to Fanghua. Courtyard, I’ll chat with my aunt when I have time.”

"What are you kid doing every day?" Aunt Liu took Zuo Xiangning's arm affectionately and said angrily: "You are busy in and out every day. It's hard for me to see you now. It takes me most of the day when I go out. Where have they all gone?”

Zuo Xiangning blinked her eyes, guessing Aunt Liu's intention, and asked: "Auntie, why are you so anxious to find me?"

"Why did I hear people say that you bought a mountain?" Aunt Liu asked with a smile, "Where is that mountain? How much money did you spend on it?"

"Has my aunt taken care of all the accounting in my house?" Zuo Xiangning's lips curled up slightly, but there was no smile in her eyes. "I use my own saved money to buy whatever I want, so I don't need to report to my aunt, right?" ?”

Aunt Liu's face suddenly turned red, and her arm holding Zuo Xiangning was as stiff as a log.

"Xiang Ning, what's wrong with you?" She looked at Zuo Xiangning's face and said aggrievedly: "Your aunt and I are as close as sisters. You grew up with Xiangyun and Xiangyu when you were young. I am nothing to you. How can you say such a thing as if it were your own?"

"Since Aunt Liu treats me the same as she treats the second sister and the third sister, then I wonder how much dowry Aunt Liu has prepared for me?" Zuo Xiangning said with a smile: "I heard that you gave the second sister two shops as a dowry, and also I have 1000 taels of silver in cash, and I should give the third sister no less than this amount, so how much do you plan to give me as a companion?"

(End of this chapter)