Chapter 163 Falling Sick

Xie Yao's original impression of Lin Panpan was that she was naive, innocent, and arrogant.

Now it seems that her arrogance is real, but her innocence and naivety are just pretending. I'm afraid they are all Lin Panpan's disguise.

Xie Yao said slowly: "Of course it has nothing to do with me."

Lin Panpan was slightly stunned.

Without waiting for her to react, Xie Yao asked back, "I would also like to remind Miss Lin."

"At the polo match a month ago, Miss Lin had a very pleasant conversation with the wife of Marquis Changning..."

Of course, he wanted to inquire about Xie Yao and Cheng Fengqi.

Lin Panpan immediately answered in her heart, but did not dare to say a word out loud. Her eyes flickered and she felt guilty in an instant.

Xie Yao took the initiative into her own hands and continued, “Yesterday morning, Miss Lin’s personal maid went out of the house and met a group of people at the Chang’an Tea House.”

"After Miss Lin's personal maid left, the group of people dispersed. Within half an hour, rumors about me and the young marquis of Changning Marquisate spread throughout the capital..."

"Ms. Lin."

Xie Yao looked at Lin Panpan with a half-smile, "That's really a good trick."

These are naturally all the information found by several people from various sources, which were confirmed after being integrated by Xie Yao.

Lin Panpan's pupils shrank slightly.

She didn't expect...Xie Yao could explain it in such detail!

In this way, her behavior of coming to question him today seemed... like a clown.

Lin Panpan already felt guilty, but she knew that she could never admit to such a thing!

Although her expression was grim, she still said, "I don't know what the Crown Princess is talking about. My maid was just going to buy some tea for me."

"Even if you are the Crown Princess, you can't slander people like this!"

What a double standard.

"Miss Lin came to the Crown Prince's Mansion to question me with empty words and aggressiveness, but she didn't allow me to ask."

“The Lin family…this is going to heaven.”

Xie Yao's eyes were cold and her voice was icy.

Lin Panpan was stunned for a moment, but she didn't think she was wrong. She opened her mouth to fight back when she heard footsteps.

"Your servant pays respect to the Crown Princess." Li Dajian walked in from outside, and after paying his respects, he said, "Your Majesty has ordered that Lin Panpan of the Lin family is arrogant and domineering, and disrespectful to the Crown Princess."

"Thirty slaps on the face and house arrest."

The whole audience was silent!

Even Xie Yao didn't expect that Li Dajian would appear here, and he was delivering the emperor's order.

Lin Panpan's knees went weak and she fell to the ground, as if she had lost her parents.

Xie Yao asked: "Li Dajian, father..."

Li Dajian said with a smile: "Your Majesty has not seen Princess Jianing for a few days. Today you are here to see the little princess."

He was in the main hall with Xiao Ji by his side, so it was impossible for him to go into the inner room to see his daughter-in-law.

Only then did Li Dajian come to deliver the order.

Such a coincidence?

Xie Yao was surprised in her heart but did not show it on her face. She smiled and said a few words to Li Dajian.

As for Lin Panpan.

He had already been dragged out by the people brought by Li Dajian.

Li Dajian then said, "The Crown Princess is still weak, and His Majesty specifically told her not to go and pay respects, but to rest well."

"I'll take my leave."

Xie Yao gave Zhu Qing a look, and Zhu Qing hurried forward to see Li Dajian out and stuffed a thick red envelope into his hand.

As arrogant as Lin Panpan was when she came, as embarrassed as she was when she left.

In front of the Duke Dingguo's mansion, the eunuch personally announced the emperor's order. The Lin family had no time to care about anything else. Duke Dingguo immediately ordered people to prepare a carriage, as he wanted to go and apologize in person.

Eunuch Li said there was no need to greet.

However, Xie Yao did not take advantage of her favor and became arrogant. She ordered people to change her clothes and then went to the main hall.

The emperor sat at the top, holding Sui Sui in his arms.

"Your son pays respects to the Emperor."

Xie Yao bowed.

The emperor did not even raise his head. "Stand up."

At this moment Sui Sui was smiling at him.

At Xiao Ji's signal, Xie Yao walked over and sat down beside him. After a while, the steward from the Prince's Mansion came in to report.

"Your Majesty, Duke Dingguo requests to see you."

The emperor nodded at Sui Sui, who was grinning and smiling, and said in a cold voice, "No!"

Xie Yao raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Xiao Ji subconsciously.

The emperor had limited time to leave the palace as he still had important military matters to deal with, so he had lunch at the prince's residence and then returned to the palace.

"Your Highness."

Xie Yao looked at Xiao Ji, "Don't you want to explain?"

Xiao Ji said frankly: "I heard that she came to the Crown Prince's Mansion, so I told my father that Sui Sui can smile now, and asked my father to come and take a look."

Ever since he honestly told the emperor about his health condition last time, something strange has been going on between him and the emperor.

This time he took the initiative to give the way out and mentioned Suisui again.

The emperor did not refuse.

"I'm not afraid of her." Xie Yao was talking about Lin Panpan.

"I know." Xiao Ji believed it naturally. He said, "It's just that I don't want her to bother you."

This is the cusp of the storm.

If Xie Yao punished Lin Panpan, there would inevitably be rumors outside. Besides, Lin Panpan was born in the Duke Dingguo Mansion, so she couldn't just beat her to death no matter how excessive the punishment was.

It would be better for the emperor to take action and solve the problem once and for all.

Xiao Ji said frankly: "I also want to use this opportunity to force that old fox, Duke Dingguo, but Yaoyao will have to bear the burden of this reputation..."

Xie Yao nodded, not caring too much about it.

She asked: "Sui Sui ..."

Xiao Ji nodded, "Li Dajian said that Sui Sui is exactly the same as when my mother was a child."

Xie Yao: “…”

She felt that the emperor's love for Sui Sui was a little different.

Last time, he named Suisui without even looking at Zhaozhao... This time, he held Suisui tightly and his eyes were full of love.

Xiao Ji was silent for a moment.

Asked: "Yaoyao, what do you think of Young Marquis Cheng?"

Xie Yao was stunned for a moment before she realized that His Highness was talking about Cheng Fengqi.

"Why does Your Highness mention him for no reason?" Xie Yao was a little surprised.

Xiao Ji lowered his eyes.

After what happened yesterday, he released people in the mansion to inform him immediately if anything happened in the mansion.

But he was in the palace after all.

So the reason why Lin Panpan came to him today was because Cheng Fengqi went to the palace to inform him.

Cheng Fengqi to Yaoyao...

"Your Highness."

Seeing Xiao Ji remained silent, Xie Yao said with a hint of grievance, "Are you suspicious of me too?"

"How?"

Xiao Ji came back to his senses immediately and held Xie Yao's hand to comfort her.

After Xie Yao said a few words, it became Xiao Ji coaxing her, and Xie Yao finally "reluctantly" believed His Highness...

After Lin Panpan was punished, Lin Panpan's mother also went to the Prince's Mansion to ask to see Xie Yao.

I just wanted to plead for my daughter.

But before the matter could even reach Xie Yao, Xiao Ji rejected it on the grounds that the Crown Princess needed to rest.

In the blink of an eye.

Finally it’s the twins’ full moon.

Early in the morning.

Si Nan then passed the message to Xiao Ji, who said to Xie Yao, "Yao Yao, Grand Tutor Xuan sent a message today saying he wants to see me."

Tutor Xuan is Xuan Yue's father and the Prince's tutor.

Although he was the Prince's tutor, Xiao Ji did not study with him for long.

"Okay." Xie Yao had no objection, "Your Highness, go and get busy."

Xiao Ji paused, and then said: "I will be back later today..."

Xie Yao counted with her fingers and found that it was half a month again. She pursed her lips slightly and nodded, "I will wait for Your Highness to have dinner."

Xiao Ji kissed Xie Yao on the face, then turned and left for the study.

Tutor Xuan seldom comes to the Prince's residence. I wonder what he is here for today.

During this month, Xie Yao also took showers, but she was always prevented from washing her hair because her hair was thick and long and it took a long time to dry it.

Today, Xie Yao asked someone to boil water and took a good bath. She felt much more relaxed.

She had just packed it.

Zhu Qing hurried in from outside, "Crown Princess, something bad has happened!"

"Just now, the Xie family sent news that the master... fell ill!"