"I'll take her back with me yet."

Si Huaiyuan spoke and looked at Zhao Zhen with confusion.

Zhao Zhen smiled, cut off the topic, and turned to something else.

At the same time, the news that the Empress Dowager wanted to choose a saint was spread to the concubines of the followers, and the ladies from the aristocratic families who followed him were even more excited.

Chun'er served Xue Jiangli to dress up and said happily: "Looking at the lady of aristocratic families who came with him, who can compare with you?

What's more, the Empress Dowager gave the final decision to the eldest princess. The eldest princess likes the lady so much, and the lady will definitely be selected as a saint to take the lead in worshiping tomorrow!"

Xue Lanzhi looked at herself in the bronze mirror, with a beautiful appearance and a smile.

The face was filled with happiness that could not retreat.

Yes, who can compare with me here?

The Saint is not an ordinary person. As long as he can get this title, is he afraid that the emperor will not marry the ninth prince?

Thinking of this, Xue Lanzhi's heart became inexplicably excited.

Chun'er also curiously said, "Miss, have you said the legendary fox spirit fairy really appeared? I heard from the servants that the Ninth Prince and his guards all saw the white fox transform into a woman with their own eyes. This is too mysterious! Is there really a god in the world?"

Xue Lanzhiyu put on flowers in her hand and smiled: "No matter whether it appears or not, as long as she doesn't snatch the ninth prince, I won't panic."

Chun'er smiled: "Miss and the Ninth Prince are a pair made of heaven and earth! No one can take it away!"

The next morning.

Xue Jiangli put the grinded powder into her pocket.

Today is the last day of the sacrificial ceremony. If nothing unexpected happens, my cousin will be able to take him away tonight or tomorrow morning.

No...not my cousin.

Thinking of this, Xue Jiangli took a deep breath.

After a whole day of thinking, she has gradually recovered.

In fact, in her heart, Si Huaiyuan is He Yuan and her eldest cousin.

Her memory of her true cousin had long been vague. After leaving the Marquis' Mansion this time, he was always in contact with him.

So the little things happen between the two people.

But after the identity has been transformed, the relationships and other things will definitely not change.

Not long after, the sound of horse hooves came from outside the door.

Xue Jiangli thought it was Aji who had come over, so he hurried to the yard, but found that there were a few strange faces.

They wore uniforms of indigo and silver sword pendants around their waists, and they seemed to be royal guards.

When he was puzzled, the man in the lead jumped down from his horse, walked to Xue Jiangli, and bowed with his fists.

"I have met the fourth lady."

Xue Jiangli was stunned and looked over in confusion: "What are you?"

"I was ordered by His Highness Ninth to welcome the Fourth Miss.

Your Highness said that thanking the great kindness of the fourth lady, he allowed him to escape from the dilemma of Qinggu. He wanted to invite the fourth lady to the palace, and he could return to Jincheng with the little prince at that time."

Hearing this, Xue Jiangli said in surprise: "It was the Ninth Prince who ordered you to come? How do you know that I am here?"

Could it be that Si Huaiyuan and the Ninth Prince told him about him?

Otherwise, how did the Ninth Prince know that he had saved him in Qingyou Valley?

But thinking about this, Xue Jiangli had some questions again.

If Si Huaiyuan asked him to go, he would definitely let Aji come over, not them.

When he was puzzled, the guard bent down and asked her to get on the carriage.

"Miss Four, Your Highness asks you to ask Miss Four to go to the palace, because there are still important things that require Miss Four to cooperate with them, otherwise he and the little prince may suffer."

This statement successfully attracted Xue Jiangli's attention.

Is this the Ninth Prince asking for help from him? Did he and Si Huaiyuan encounter any difficulties?

She didn't know all this, but she was up and down. Besides, the guards had already come, so she couldn't refuse.

So he got on the carriage under the gaze of the group of people.

The silver knife pendant they wore around their waists was indeed the royal guards, and this is impossible to be wrong.

The carriage indeed walked onto the official road and headed towards the palace.

Today's sacrificial ceremony changed slightly, and the female family gathered in the side hall to ask the eldest princess to choose the most suitable saint woman.

Princess Lepin had a good relationship with the queen, and the two of them were ordered by the Queen Mother to choose one by one.

Unexpectedly, a guard suddenly stepped forward and bent down and said.

"Qi Bi Empress, Princess Lepin, Your Highness Ninth said that the choice of the saint should not miss the fourth lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion. We will be sent to take the fourth lady over here."

Upon hearing this, the queen and the princess were both shocked.

"Oh? When will the fourth lady of the Prime Minister come here?"

They didn't even know.

However, after the palace banquet that day, the queen liked it so much that she didn't ask much, and called the guards: "Come in quickly, bring the fourth lady in."

At the same time, Xue Jiangli followed the two guards through the corridor and suddenly walked to the side hall.

When she walked into the yard, she saw the queen sitting in a high position and Princess Lepin beside her.

There are more than ten ladies from the aristocratic family.

Her arrival also surprised the ladies present and secretly cast their eyes.

Especially Xue Lanzhi in the front row, she looked unbelievable!

Is it her? Hasn't she been washed away by the water?! Why did she come to the palace again?

Xue Lanzhi was shocked and her mind was full of questions. Unconsciously, the traces of the handkerchief in her hand were revealed.

Also shocked was Xue Jiangli.

But she quickly reacted and went forward to salute.

"I have met the Queen and Princess Lepin."

The queen smiled and motioned for her to get up.

"Fourth Lady, I didn't report when you came to the palace. I didn't know. Fortunately, Zhen'er didn't miss you and asked you to come. Have you heard of the saint?"

What does the Ninth Prince bring her here mean?

"When I returned to the Queen, the girl from the folk came with me because my cousin was invited to go there. He was in poor health and was prone to illness during the rest of the world, so I came with him.

But I didn't live in the palace, so I didn't know about the saint."

Xue Lanzhi couldn't help but sneer at her secretly when she heard these words.

It's really pretending to be like this!

Obviously, I came here on purpose, and the ninth prince personally recommended it. I must have used some tricks on the ninth prince in secret!

Does she really want to ruin her marriage?

Thinking of this, Xue Lanzhi became even more angry and her eyes couldn't help but feel even colder.

The queen chuckled and nodded, "So that's it. Yesterday, Zhen'er went to Qingyou Valley to hunt and said that she had seen the fox spirit appear.

You also know that the fox spirit immortal appears and descends to earth to rely on the body of a woman. Therefore, he should choose a daughter with both virtue and ability and take the lead in worshiping."

I see.

Xue Jiangli didn't expect to dig a hole and let himself jump in.

If the people present knew that the fox spirit fairy was pretending to be herself, she might be imprisoned in the imperial prison next moment.

However, at this moment, a palace maid hurriedly ran over and knelt in front of the empress and said happily.

"Empress! A white fox came from our palace, and many servants in the front yard just now saw it!"

"Really?!"
Chapter completed!