"Then why didn't you warn me earlier!"
Xiao Chongjing asked fiercely.
"How do I know you don't even know this?"
Inside the bed curtain, Ruan Yunluo leaned on the head of the bed and rolled his eyes, "Besides, you didn't tell me Prince Yu's true identity a long time ago. Where can I remind you?"
Xiao Chongjing: "..."
Xiao Chongjing: "Then you should persuade me later."
"You are the head of the family. You naturally have your own reasons for what you decide. How can I argue with you at will?" Ruan Yunluo felt aggrieved and clapped his fingers in boredom. "I thought you were planning to hedge your bets, or simply switch to support. Where is Prince Yu..."
"I……"
Xiao Chongjing was about to cry but had no tears. He covered his forehead and felt that Ruan Yunluo was stupid. "Even if I bet on both sides, I would not choose him! He came from the northwest. Not to mention his young age, he was not the best in the palace, outside the palace or in the court." On any basis, am I crazy that I bet on him? I have my own aunt and my own cousin, so why should I bet on him?"
"Then why did you send him to the palace?"
"I……"
Xiao Chongjing took a deep breath and punched his forehead hard, regretting that he wanted to punch his brains out.
"So you don't want to support him?"
Ruan Yunluo looked like he suddenly realized, "I thought you were going to help the two siblings in order to repay Miss Xiaorou for saving her life. Besides, you and Miss Xiaorou are true love. In front of true love, an aunt is nothing..."
"You are confused!"
Xiao Zhongjing said, "It would be fine if Xiaorou could regain her identity. If she becomes the eldest princess in the future, the entire Xiao family can legitimately follow her. But she is just a concubine now! Even Prince Yu in the future...he will not He might recognize a concubine as his sister! She might even become a stain on him..."
"But you are true love. Does true love still care about these things?" Ruan Yunluo curled his lips and asked in confusion. "Besides, she saved your life. Shouldn't this kindness be repaid?"
Xiao Chongjing: "...Don't mention those four words again..."
Ruan Yunluo: "What four words? A life-saving grace?"
"shut up!"
Xiao Chongjing gritted his teeth in anger.
He took a deep breath and scolded angrily, "How old are you? You still open your mouth about true love but say "true love" and say "life-saving grace" but say "life-saving grace"? Don't you think this is ridiculous? Do you think you are still young? !”
"But didn't you say this yourself?"
Inside the bed curtain, Ruan Yunluo rolled his eyes aggrievedly, "I just think what you said makes sense...and after this serious illness, I think these words make more sense! We shouldn't be so materialistic and realistic, we should Have a grateful heart, a loving heart, and embrace beauty..."
"Okay, okay, you can hug me later."
Xiao Chongjing raised his hand impatiently and stopped Ruan Yunluo's emotional outpouring, "You don't have to think about anything else now. Just think of a way for me and tell me how to eliminate the discord between the Xiao family and Concubine Xi."
"method?"
Ruan Yunluo thought for a while and asked with a smile, "Is it okay to give a gift?"
"Yes, yes. But over the years, I have spent most of my time in the northwest, and my mother has basically stayed in Puyu Mountain. In the whole family, you are the only one who has much contact with Concubine Xi. You have to tell me, what does she like? Save it and do it in vain effort."
"Is there any need to ask?" Ruan Yunluo gave the answer without hesitation, "Jade noodles, ivory carvings, Suzhou embroidered tapestry, as long as it is beautiful, exquisite and expensive, you can just buy it, Concubine Xi will like them all. .”
"Just, isn't there anything cheaper?"
Xiao Chongjing felt his heart bleed as he listened to what Ruan Yunluo reported.
"With the status of Concubine Xi, would she like cheap things?" Ruan Yunluo asked. "I haven't seen any good things in the palace. Can you give me cheap things? Even if you give them, I still don't like them. It's better not to give them."
“Expensive doesn’t mean it’s good.”
Xiao Chongjing was unwilling to give in, "Besides, giving gifts is about your heart. How can the price be so important?"
"General, do you want to eliminate the suspicion or expand it?"
Among the bed curtains, Ruan Yunluo sneered.
This Xiao Chongjing is really too self-righteous.
He is self-righteous in front of Yin Xiaorou, self-righteous in front of her, and actually wants to be self-righteous in front of Concubine Xi...
Because they are women? That's why he doesn't take any of them seriously?
No wonder he is still wondering whether Yin Xiaorou did it on purpose...
Shaking his head, Ruan Yunluo said to Xiao Chongjing: "Although Concubine Xi is less than two years older than you, she is no longer a little girl. She is in the palace, in the palace, and has been bloody for so many years. You want to fool her with some gadgets? You Do you think she is stupid?
Keep those cheap gadgets of yours for Xiaorou. You two are true love and she should be very happy.
As for Concubine Xi... to her, apart from tangible benefits such as money, status and fame, other so-called intentions are not worth mentioning. If you really want to express your sincerity, you can attach a letter, but remember, it cannot just be a letter. "
"Then..." Xiao Chongjing gritted his teeth, "Is it enough to just send the things over? Concubine Xi will not continue to care about it, right?"
"As long as you keep your distance from Prince Yu, it should be fine."
Ruan Yunluo smiled, "Didn't you say that yourself? Prince Yu came back from the northwest after all, and has no foundation in the capital. As long as you don't get involved, he will pose no threat to Concubine Xi."
"and……"
Ruan Yunluo's smile became even brighter, "And she doesn't know the relationship between Prince Yu and Miss Xiaorou, so there is no reason to hold on to him."
"That's good."
Xiao Chongjing breathed a sigh of relief.
But then, I remembered that I had no money.
So after thinking about it, he looked at the bed curtain, "Yunluo, you also know the situation in the mansion. The public has no money to move... The New Year is coming soon, and hundreds of people in the mansion are eating and drinking. Not to mention Lhasa, monthly money, festival money, gifts for relatives to send to each other and colleagues... Money is used everywhere. Where can I get another sum of money for Concubine Xi? ?”
"Are you running out of money in your private treasury?"
"On Concubine Xi's birthday, she has already spent everything."
"What about Mom?" Ruan Yunluo reminded, "Ten thousand taels of silver, it shouldn't be difficult for Mom, right? Mom has been staying in Puyu Mountain for so many years. Not only does she have a salary, but she has nothing to spend money on, so she should be able to save it. A lot of money. Plus her old man’s dowry..."
"are you crazy!"
Hearing that Ruan Yunluo was actually trying to take advantage of Mrs. Xi, Xiao Chongjing's eyes widened in shock, "You actually want to touch my mother's salary and dowry?"
