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

Chapter 19 Keeping a private room secretly
Li Xia saw that Pan Xia was the only one beside him, and reminded him in a low voice: "Prince Zhongyuan Hou is here."

When Zuo Xiangning heard that Ling Xiao had arrived as promised, she stood up happily and said, "I'll go over now."

She was just worried about whether there would be changes when the prince returned.

She was wearing a lotus-colored dress and a white gauze embroidered with pink peach blossoms. Her steps were light and she flew into the house like a butterfly, carrying a faint scent of jasmine.

"The prince must see you." Zuo Zimo thought that his sister didn't know Ling Xiao was there, so he quickly stood up and took Zuo Xiangning's arm, winked at her, and silently said the words "Mingyue Mountain".

Of course Zuo Xiangning knew why Ling Xiao was here. She smiled slightly, sat down opposite Ling Xiao calmly, and asked with a smile: "What does the prince want from me?"

Ling Xiao looked at the bright smile on the face of the little woman opposite and said seriously: "I'm here to discuss with you the exchange of mountains between our two families."

"Exchange?" Zuo Xiangning's little face changed color immediately. It was clearly agreed that 5000 taels a year would become an exchange again?

The first thought that came to her mind was that the man in front of her had really changed his mind again...

Ling Xiao looked at the little woman opposite. Her pink face slowly turned from excitement and surprise to surprise and anger. Her eyes widened even wider. When she was about to fall out, she smiled and said: "This matter , because I have caused you trouble, so I am responsible for finding a spring for you, and I will give you another 1000 taels of silver..."

"Ten taels?"

Zuo Xiangning stood up, and just as she was about to speak, she was stopped by Zuo Zimo next to her, who winked hard at her, missing her eyes.

Zuo Zimo turned around and said to Ling Xiao with a smile: "1000 taels of silver is too much, why is this so embarrassing?"

Zuo Xiangning pouted and pushed Zuo Zimo in front of her hard, "Third brother, he obviously..."

"That's almost enough." Zuo Zimo turned around and squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "It will cost a lot of money to find the spring."

"He..." Zuo Xiangning was so angry that she almost blurted out what happened when Ling Xiao came last night.

She pushed Zuo Zimo out of the door and said, "My throat doesn't feel good. Please third brother, please help me pour a pot of tea."

"The pot is full." Zuo Zimo, like Shi Dunzi, stood there motionless and whispered: "There are many mountains with beautiful scenery. You can buy three more for 1000 taels..."

"Third brother—" Zuo Xiang stomped her feet angrily.

Ling Xiao watched the excitement for a long time and saw Zuo Xiangning's face turned red. He was really annoyed and said, "Third Young Master, I like to drink hot tea. Please help me change it to a pot of hot tea."

When Zuo Zimo saw that the prince had spoken, he had no choice but to pick up the teapot and walk out. Before going out, he did not forget to wink at Zuo Xiangning.

Zuo Xiangning nodded appeasingly to her third brother. When her third brother stepped over the threshold with satisfaction, she immediately ran to Ling Xiao and said angrily: "You just promised me last night, 5000 taels a year, and now Has it changed again?”

"I thought you wanted to keep the 5000 taels every year secretly, but it turned out that I was wrong?" Ling Xiao said innocently.

Zuo Xiangning rolled her eyes at him and said, "Of course I will keep it for myself."

"In order to avoid making people suspicious, I said it was 1000 taels in front of your third brother, and I gave you 4000 taels in total behind my back..." Ling Xiao approached her and asked in a low voice: "Isn't this what you want? "

Of course this is the best thing to do, but he hasn't discussed it with himself before. Who knows what he is thinking?
"Then give it to me now." Zuo Xiangning stretched out her hand in front of him.

Ling Xiao shook his head helplessly, took out a banknote from his arms and placed it on the chubby little hand in front of him, "If you don't trust me so much, it will be difficult for us to cooperate in the future."

"How can I trust if I don't know?" Zuo Xiangning muttered, opened the banknote, took one look at it, and said dissatisfiedly: "Why is it 1000 taels?"

"Isn't it just 1000 taels?"

"What I want is the 4000 taels." Zuo Xiangning glanced in the direction of the door, handed the 1000 taels back to him, and whispered, "Give me the 1000 taels in front of my third brother."

"I didn't bring the 4000 tael banknote." Ling Xiao took the 1000 tael banknote and said, "I'll bring it to you later."

Zuo Xiangning looked at him suspiciously, "You don't want to give it, do you?"

"You are so narrow-minded that you still want to receive money every year?" Ling Xiao looked at the frowning woman, whose face was as wrinkled as a small bun, and laughed out loud: "Just keep it in your heart, as long as I live, Your money is indispensable."

Zuo Xiangning's expression couldn't help but become slightly stiff.She suddenly thought of something. On the day she escaped from the Gu Mansion in her previous life, she remembered that Gu Zhiqing's first wife, Mrs. Min, had mentioned that Gu Zhiqing wouldn't be back for a while. He was invited by the Zhongyuan Marquis Mansion to plan a help The six-year-old legitimate son of Marquis Zhongyuan please be granted the title of Crown Prince!
So where is the prince Ling Xiao now?

It was clear that he had achieved great success by defeating the enemy with less and repelling the enemy on the border, and by transporting the bodies of her eldest brother and uncle back to Beijing.

But it was Concubine Liu's father who was rewarded by the emperor.

As for the second son of Marquis Zhongyuan who wants to be the heir apparent, there is only one possibility, that is, the original heir apparent, Ling Xiao, dies young...

Zuo Zimo came in from outside the door and saw the two of them standing and sitting face to face, very close to each other. However, Ling Xiao was smiling, but Zuo Xiangning had a serious face. He thought they had a dispute and hurriedly stepped forward. Stand between the two of them.

"Here comes the water. I'll give you each a glass."

Zuo Xiangning sat back in her original chair.

Ling Xiao was secretly suspicious and couldn't guess what the expression on her face meant.

"This is a 1000-tael banknote." Ling Xiao handed the banknote to Zuo Zimo, then took out the transfer agreement and asked the two of them to sign it.

Zuo Xiangning didn't raise any objections this time, and the three signed the agreement smoothly.

Ling Xiao also said angrily: "If you need any help from me, Ling, in the future, just come to me and I will never refuse."

After Ling Xiao left, Zuo Zimo praised him for a while.

"My eldest son always does things with such grace and grandeur that you can't find any fault with him. Who wouldn't love to make friends with such a person?"

Zuo Xiangning was angry and said in a funny way: "Do you also want to make friends with him? Then you can give him 1000 taels of silver yourself, and just say that this mountain is given to him for free without any money, and treat it as yours. It's a meeting gift to make friends with him. I think the prince will also think that you are generous and worth making friends with."

"Too vulgar!" Zuo Zimo tapped his sister's head, "The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, how can it be measured by vulgar things like gold and silver?"

"Oh! So it turns out that Third Brother thinks silver is a vulgar thing?" Zuo Xiangning covered her head and ran to the side, laughing: "I originally wanted to give Third Brother 200 taels of silver to spend, but now it seems I'd better not do that and humiliate Third Brother. Elegant secular things.”

"Zuo Xiangning, I think if you don't fight for three days, you'll have to go to the house to untie the tiles, right?"

When Mrs. Jiang learned that Prince Zhongyuan came to visit early in the morning, she felt a little worried, so she brought Cai's mother over to take a look. When she got outside the hospital, she heard the laughter of the two brothers and sisters. She smiled and said to Cai's mother: "You Look at how old they are, they still look like children, what will they do in the future?"

"That's because they are by your side, with you supporting them." Cai's mother also laughed.

"You're right! I'll support them!" Mrs. Jiang walked into the courtyard with a smile and said loudly: "Who is calling her by her name, not even calling her sister?"

"Mother." The brother and sister ran to Jiang's side together, supporting Jiang from the left to the right, "Why are you here?"

"You are now an adult, and you still act like a child." Jiang said with a smile, "Is Prince Zhongyuan gone?"

"Let's go." Zuo Xiangning smiled and told the reason why Zhongyuan Hou Shizi came, and handed the 1000 taels of silver notes to Jiang, "The capital of 400 taels was paid by my mother, and the 600 taels of silver earned are also It should be considered my mother’s.”

Jiang took it and handed it to Cai's mother, "Put it away soon. After all these years, I finally have some money to turn around."

"Okay." Mother Cai said with a smile: "The third young master and the fourth girl are filial. The first thing they think of when they get money is my wife."

Jiang said with a smile: "Give the brothers and sisters 100 taels each as hard work pay, and the rest will be used as dowry for our four girls. I will give 20 taels of silver and add four dishes to the people in the three courtyards."

Everyone cheered in low voices, it was as lively as a festival.

Zuo Xiangning returned to Xianglanzhai and met Zhang Rui waiting at the concierge.

"That mountain has been sold to Prince Zhongyuan Hou. From today on, you are not allowed to go to that mountain again, and you are not allowed to mention that mountain to anyone." Zuo Xiangning ordered seriously.

Zhang Ruigong responded "yes".

"Besides, I have something else I need you to do."

(End of this chapter)