Although it was almost midsummer, the breeze on the lake was still comfortable. Su Qing put on a rare women's dress with a gauze corset, tied up her hair like a girl, and put on some light rouge. The delicate feeling was immediately highlighted.

Already.

Quartz and Su Qing were in the same small carriage. He couldn't control his eyes at all. He glanced at her slightly exposed parts from time to time. This was the fashionable dress of women from the Ling Dynasty. Quartz thought that she had seen a lot.

Yes, I have seen someone prettier than Su Qing, but what happened today? I couldn’t resist at all.

Su Qing was also very nervous. She noticed that Shi Ying kept swallowing her saliva, and she felt very embarrassed when she saw Shi Ying's flushed face.

Quartz's heavy breathing could only be heard in the carriage. After all, there was no solution. Quartz stammered and said: "Su ordered me, what kind of person is the young lady?"

Su Qing finally took a breath, opened her mouth and said: "I actually don't have much contact with the eldest lady. I was not very old when the eldest lady got married. She has always doted on Sanniang, but the eldest lady has always loved her.

It’s not Zhong’s bloodline.”

"Isn't it Zhong's bloodline?" Quartz asked.

"Yes, the eldest lady's life experience is quite mysterious. Even Sanniang only knows that the eldest lady is not the daughter of Prince Dongyang, but the three sisters have a good relationship since childhood." Su Qing pursed her lips and said, Zhong Rouxuan said to her family

She has always been a nice person, including herself as a maid, and she has never looked down upon her. She met the second young lady once during her wedding a few years ago, and she has not forgotten her, and her attitude is still cordial.

"Commander Su, you are now the sworn sister of the Duke of Nanchentan, and you are also the Duke's envoy. You should pay more attention to the title of eldest lady." Quartz suddenly changed the topic.

Su Qing fell into silence and subconsciously touched the word "LAN" on her shoulder. She still couldn't erase her identity as Zhong's maid. Whenever she heard about Zhong's affairs, she always had a hard time making a choice.

"Mr. Zhong raised me and my kindness is unforgettable, but you are right, after all, I am now a member of the Zhengxi Mansion, not a maid of the princess, let alone a slave of the Dongyang Prince's Mansion." Su Qing said with tears in her eyes.

, hugging her legs with her hands and shrinking into a ball, she was so helpless at this moment.

Shi Ying looked at Su Qing with a face full of guilt and love. He wanted to go up and hold Su Qing in his arms, but he didn't dare. He didn't know where his outstretched hand fell. Suddenly he thought of something and put his hand in his arms.

The old blue and white handkerchief with a patch on it carefully handed it to Su Qing and said softly: "Wipe it off, the makeup doesn't look good."

When Su Qing heard this, he was stunned for a moment and then smiled. When he saw the patched square handkerchief, he sniffed and looked unhappy and said, "I'm afraid some girl gave this handkerchief to Commander Shi.

I don’t dare to use it!”

Quartz shook her head and waved her hands repeatedly, and stammered: "No! No! This veil was left by my mother, and it is my only thought."

Su Qing was stunned and murmured: "You still have your mother and Nianxiang, what do I have?"

Quartz was at a loss for a moment and said without thinking: "I gave this veil to you, how about thinking of it as a thought for you?" After saying this, he regretted it.

Su Qing stared at Quartz strangely, then wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said disdainfully: "Who cares about your handkerchief! It smells like sweat." However, Su Qing's next action was to wipe the handkerchief directly.

Tuck it into the armhole.

This was too much, Quartz said angrily: "You dislike me and I stuff it into your sleeve!"

Su Qing seemed to be a different person at this moment. He pinched his waist and puffed out his chest and said ruthlessly: "If you have the ability, come and grab it!"

Quartz opened her hands to scare Su Qing. Su Qing raised her head, and the gap became more obvious. Quartz blushed and stood up. There was a "bang" sound, Quartz's head hit the roof of the car, and Su Qing was already laughing.

Trembling wildly.

Quartz turned around and bowed to pick up the curtain, all her movements done in one go. After she went out, a voice came: "Su Qing, that veil is my life! If you want to keep my life, I'll leave it to you."

Su Qing was immediately stunned. She took out the handkerchief and examined it carefully, but found nothing special. Then she smiled. She might have guessed what Quartz was thinking.

Just when Su Qing was sleeping in a daze, Quartz's voice came in from outside and said: "Wake up, we're only two blocks away. We still need the face of Zhengxi Mansion." After saying that, he pushed in a box from outside.

rouge.

Su Qing curiously wanted to know when he bought the quartz, and the one he bought was pink. He winked with a look that he never used, and said angrily: "Silly, I brought my own compact!"

I was speechless for a moment.

It didn't take long for them to arrive at the place where Zhong Rouxuan was staying. Su Qing arranged her clothes, took a deep breath, exhaled it gently, and opened the curtain.

Zhong Rouxuan heard that Duke Tan's envoy had arrived, so she waited at the door early. Zhong Rouxuan had been a woman for many years, and her eyes were as bright as stars, but there were many unknown vicissitudes hidden in these eyes, and her delicate face

With her plump figure, she didn't feel out of place. Seeing Su Qing, she paused for a moment, then walked down to greet her with the same smile.

Su Qing originally wanted to give Dongyang City's great gift, but he still held back and said softly: "Su Qing, Mingjian Secretary of Zhengxi Prefecture, has met the Crown Prince's wife."

Zhong Rouxuan's expression changed many times in an instant, but she finally accepted the gift with a smile and said, "Miss Su, you're fine!" After saying that, she took Su Qing's arm and walked through the door.

Tushan Jinyuan did not appear. Shi Ying and Su Qing looked around, only to hear Zhong Rouxuan say: "Don't look, today I am not meeting the envoy of the Tan Kingdom in the name of Young Madam Tushan. Today I am Zhong Rouxuan."

The eldest daughter of the family."

After hearing what Zhong Rouxuan said, Su Qing immediately gave her the Dongyang City gift and said with a smile: "Miss, Suli is rude, please bear with me."

Zhong Rouxuan smiled bitterly and said: "Suli, if I didn't say this, would you have always been Su Qing?"

"Miss, I couldn't help myself. Sanniang left me with the Duke that day. The Duke treated me like his own sister. I am a member of Zhengxi Mansion, so I naturally put the interests of Zhengxi Mansion first." Su Qing said directly,

There is no point in hiding it, it is better to expose it directly and feel more comfortable.

"Suli has really grown up and is no longer the little girl beside Lan'er." Zhong Rouxuan said awkwardly.

"Miss, the Duke's intention is very clear. I hope you let go. The princess has already made preparations in Jiujiang and Chuzhou. Is there any point in continuing the fight?" Su Qing said straightforwardly.

"How do you know that I am not doing it for the good of Sanniang or the Zhong family?" Zhong Rouxuan looked slightly angry. In her eyes, Su Qing was just a slave of the Zhong family no matter how powerful he was. Such tit-for-tat confrontation was really illegal.

, I have become much more tolerant towards her.

"Miss, Sanniang and the Duke of Guo have reached an agreement. The Duke of Xizhou and Huizhou will never change his mind. However, Qizhou must be subordinated to Zhengxi Mansion. This is the bottom line. This is not just the wish of the Duke of Guo.

This is also what Zhengxi Mansion means." Su Qing knew that Zhong Rouxuan was angry, and could see that Zhong Rouxuan had murderous intentions, so Su Qing directly moved out of Zhengxi Mansion to confront her.

Zhong Rouxuan's expression immediately softened when she heard Su Qing's tough tone and brought out the Zhengxi Mansion to talk about the matter, and said: "Su Qing, you can't make the decision, so you should go back and talk to the Duke again. I don't think the Duke is willing to give up."

With Tushan’s help.”

If status is not a threat, then strength will speak for itself. This is Zhong Rouxuan's attitude. She originally wanted to take advantage of Sanniang's kindness to have a good talk with Meng Yan. She hoped that Meng Yan could give up Qizhou and Jiangxia, and she did not want Sanniang to station troops in Xi.

Prefecture, Tushan Jinyuan, as the next generation head of the Tushan family, has lived in Jingzhou and Xiangyang all year round. He does not do much business in Ezhou, Jiangxia and Qizhou. However, he heard that Tushan Yinyuan gave Qizhou and Jiangxia to Meng Yan.

She couldn't sit still, and Sanniang's garrison in Xizhou was equivalent to directly going to war with the imperial court. She didn't think Sanniang was an opponent of the imperial court. Of course, just because Sanniang couldn't garrison Xizhou didn't mean that the Tushan family couldn't.

Su Qing was suddenly in a dilemma. She could not answer this matter, and she did not dare to answer it. As far as she knew, one-third of the expenses of Zhengxi Mansion were provided by the Tushan clan. If the help of the Tushan clan was lost, the Zhengxi Mansion would indeed be in trouble.

The strength is greatly reduced.

"It's not impossible. The Duke said that if the prince feels that this friend is not suitable, the Tushan family still has the second and third young masters." Quartz, who had been silent all this time, was sitting upright, but when she heard that Su Qing was threatened, she suddenly raised her legs.

, said with a gangster look, this kind of threat is not as easy as cutting off money.

"How dare you! Who do you think you are?!" Zhong Rouxuan's voice became sharp, she slapped the table and stood up.

"At the end of the campaign, Shi Ying, the commander of the left guard of Xifu, please remember it clearly, young lady." Shi Ying still looked carefree.

Zhong Rouxuan pointed at Shi Ying and looked at Su Qing. Su Qing stood up helplessly and said: "Miss, whether it's the Zhengxi Mansion or the Tushan clan, they all serve the Chen Kingdom. King Dongyang can split the old army into two.

Doesn’t the eldest lady still know the national policy of Chen State? Didn’t the second lady tell you about it? Are you the eldest lady or the young lady?"

Zhong Rouxuan was stunned by a series of questions. Su Qing was right. Zhong Rouning had indeed told her about the national policy, but she believed that the Tushan clan only engaged in business and Xiao Huli would not push too hard and wanted to take the opportunity to expand.

Tushan's power, or in other words, to expand her own power in order to accumulate more negotiation capital in the future, seeing Quartz's attitude, she probably made a miscalculation.

"Commander Shi, the Tushan clan has been operating in the Seven States of Yunmeng for hundreds of years, and the Duke really thinks that we are easy to bully." Although Zhong Rouxuan's tone was tough, her mood was no longer as stable as before.

"The four states of Yunmeng, Xiangyang, Yiling, Jingzhou, and Suizhou account for two-thirds, while Qizhou, Jiangxia, and Ezhou are just places you use to buffer against the major families. How much do these three states have to you?"

Do you know that the Tushan clan's children are dissatisfied with the master's family? I think the second young master is very smart. Why not exchange Jiangxia and Qizhou for the Tushan clan's peace? How was the Gu family in Xingtan back then? And what about now?" Quartz smiled.

He said, but there was a lot of disdain hidden in this smile.

"Miss, the Duke doesn't want to come here in person because he doesn't want to quarrel with the Crown Prince. Moreover, the Duke has promised to help the Tu Shan clan take over the six counties of Shangyong. Shangyong is located at a choke point. Tu Shan clan will occupy Shangyong no matter what.

No family would fall out with the Tushan family easily, isn't that bad?" Su Qing saw Zhong Rouxuan beginning to hesitate and took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire.

Zhong Rouxuan has no interest in anything else. This Shangyong is really eye-catching. The six counties of Shangyong span Jingxiang in the south, Shangluo in the north, Nanyang in the east, and Hanzhong in the west. It is also an important trade route with ships from the south and horses from the north.

Very attractive conditions.

Zhong Rouxuan thought for a moment and said, "Do you really mean what the Duke said?"

"No joke!" This time Quartz was ahead.

"The prince and I will return to Xiangyang tomorrow to prepare for Shangyong. I don't know what the second brother wants to do." Zhong Rouxuan was very decisive.

"Thank you, Miss. I will definitely convey your kindness to the Duke." Seeing that the task was completed, Su Qing felt a lot more relaxed.

Zhong Rouxuan made some arrangements with the two of them and sent them out. Just when Su Qing got in the car, Zhong Rouxuan suddenly stopped Su Qing and said with a smile: "Suli, I believe you will have good things coming soon."

, I have a piece of yellow jade here, which is a product of the depths of the East China Sea. It has been with me for many years. Firstly, it was made as a dowry, and secondly, I hope you can make a good reputation for the women of the world."

As soon as these words came out, Su Qing's face turned red and Quartz stumbled. Zhong Rouxuan smiled as if she had seen through it.

Looking at Su Qing's car, Zhong Rouxuan's smile turned into a bitter smile. She was really a cheap daughter. Everyone in the world knew that Dongyang City was divided into two. She was afraid that she would be the last to know. Sanniang decided to take Huizhou and Xizhou.

I didn't tell myself that I obviously didn't care about the existence of this eldest sister, that's all. It's better to imitate Suli. It seems that when you occupy the upper reaches, it's time to draw a clear line with the Zhong family. I hope this world-famous person

Lord Tan, just don’t break your promise.
Chapter completed!