Chapter 326 Save her?

"Master Li."

Xie Yao called out to Li Zhong and asked with a smile, "As the commander of the Jinwu Guards, why are you here?"

Li Zhong: “…”

He cursed in his heart, but dared not show it on his face, "I didn't do my job well, and the princess punished me to guard the palace gate."

Xie Yao nodded, "If that's the case...Master Li has worked really hard."

Li Zhong clenched his fists slightly, but said, "It's not hard, it's not hard."

Xie Yao chuckled and said nothing more.

Li Zhong stood up only after the carriage passed by. He had a stern face, staring at the carriage of the Prince's Mansion without any expression on his face.

At this moment, the curtain of the carriage that had already left was suddenly lifted again.

Before Li Zhong could react, Xie Yao's eyes had already landed on his face, and she could see his eyes and expression clearly...

Li Zhong's heart started to panic and he subconsciously tried to force a smile.

But before he could smile, Xie Yao had already lowered the curtain again, and the carriage disappeared from Li Zhong's sight.

Before Xie Yao's carriage returned to the Prince's Mansion, it was stopped by someone.

Just as Xie Yao frowned, she heard a familiar miserable voice, "Sister, elder sister, save me... please, save me!"

This sound...

Xie Yao lifted the car curtain and saw the person she expected.

Thanks Yuru.

Xie Yao was frightened at the sight of her. She thought Xie Yuru had been miserable before, but this...

She had heard about how Xie Yuru lost her child last time after being kicked by Xiao Hong, but she knew it was Lin Shuang's revenge and she had no sympathy for Xie Yuru at all.

Naturally, I didn't interfere.

Now, only ten days after Xie Yuru's miscarriage, she has become extremely thin, wearing ill-fitting servant's clothes, with messy hair, and her arms, which were exposed due to her struggle, are covered with fine knife marks.

The scars are old and new.

The old wounds haven't healed yet, and new wounds have been added...

Xie Yao took one look and then looked away, not because she couldn't bear it, but because it was really unbearable to look at.

"Sister, elder sister...save me, save me! Please, please save me..."

Xie Yuru rushed towards the carriage but was stopped by Lin Xia. She was very thin to begin with, so she couldn't break free from Lin Xia's shackles.

The whole person could only flutter in Lin Xia's hands, looking not only pitiful but also a bit funny.

"Big sister, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong... Please save me..."

Xie Yuru cried with such sincerity and her voice was so sharp that Xie Yao's ears hurt.

At this moment, Xie Yuru seemed to sense something and suddenly looked towards the other end of the street——

I saw a maid leading the maids and servants coming slowly. When she saw Xie Yuru, the maid sneered, "Catch her."

“Ah!!!!” Xie Yuru screamed on the spot. The originally frail girl almost broke free from Lin Xia’s shackles. “Save me, Xie Yao, sister, save me!”

Xie Yuru cried and shouted, but the maid leading the servant came closer and closer, while Xie Yao remained indifferent and did not say a word from beginning to end.

With a plop, Xie Yuru knelt on the ground, "Sister, please, please save me."

"They want to kill me, they want to kill me!" Xie Yuru screamed, "I'm your biological sister! You were so good to that bastard Xie Zhan, how could you just ignore me?!"

"Xie Yao, Xie Yao, you can't just ignore me, Xie Yao!"

Not many people watched Xie Yuru's struggle and screams, because the road from the palace to the prince's mansion was lined with dignitaries on both sides, and ordinary people could not walk this way at all.

The only audience were the servants of various households living nearby.

These people all know Xie Yao's identity.

So even though some people felt sorry for Xie Yuru's appearance, no one dared to stand up.

"Greetings to the Crown Princess." The maid leading the servant finally came forward and bowed slightly, "I am serving at the Xiao residence."

"This is a runaway slave from our Xiao residence. He angered the Second Young Master, so... I didn't expect this runaway slave to be so bold that he ran out and bumped into the Crown Princess..."

"I'm not a runaway slave! I'm not a runaway slave!" Xie Yuru immediately shouted, "I'm the Second Prince's Consort, I'm the Second Prince's Consort!"

"Your Highness said he would marry me, Your Highness said so..." Xie Yuru said, and her eyes turned fierce as she looked at the maid, "Bitch, it's all your fault, it's all your fault for seducing Your Highness..."

Xie Yuru forgot her fear for a moment and rushed directly towards the maid who came to catch her.

The maid remained calm, stepped back a few steps, and ordered the servants, "Catch her."

Seeing the servants rushing over, Xie Yuru seemed to react. She grabbed Lin Xia's hand and started circling around her to avoid them.

After all, Lin Xia is Xie Yao's person, so the servants who come to arrest her have to take her into consideration.

The two parties played out a story of her running away and him chasing, which looked quite funny. Meanwhile, Xie Yuru kept shouting.

"Sister, sister, save me, sister..."

"Go away!"

“…Ah!!! Don’t touch me!”

“…”

Seeing that this farce was endless, the maid walked to Xie Yao's carriage and said, "Please give me some convenience, Crown Princess."

"Xie Yao, Xie Yao! You can't just ignore me!" Xie Yuru obviously sensed the danger and immediately shouted.

Xie Yao's eyes swept across Xie Yuru, then fell on Lin Xia, and nodded slightly.

Lin Xia immediately understood what Xie Yao meant and stepped aside, but Xie Yuru hugged her tightly.

But the next moment, Xie Yuru was restrained by Lin Xia.

Seeing that she was about to be sent to the Xiao residence by Lin Xia, Xie Yuru's expression was distorted and she shouted sharply, "No, don't! Xie Yao! Xie Yao——"

Lin Xia stuffed a handkerchief directly into Xie Yuru's mouth, blocking her mouth.

The leading maid signaled the people around her to come forward and take Xie Yuru. Xie Yuru's struggle was not even worth seeing in front of Lin Xia and a few servants.

"How dare you, a nobody, associate with the Crown Princess and be disrespectful to her!" Zhu Qing scolded harshly, his cold eyes falling on Xie Yuru, "Do you think you can call the Crown Princess by her name?"

Zhu Qing's words directly denied Xie Yuru's identity.

The maid of Xiao's house was also very sensible and immediately understood what Zhu Qing meant. "Please forgive me, Crown Princess. This fugitive is insane and has gone mad."

"That's why she fantasized and talked nonsense all day, and offended the Crown Princess. She really deserves to die!"

Xie Yuru's arm was grabbed by the servant of Xiao's house, and her mouth was blocked, so she could not say anything else. At this moment, she could only look in the direction of Xie Yao and shake her head.

But Xie Yao didn't even give her an extra glance, and only said to the maid: "Since you are not in your right mind, I will not blame you."

"It's just that it's better to keep a close eye on people like this. It would be bad if they scare others again."

"Yes." The maid responded immediately, "Please rest assured, Princess, we will keep an eye on this runaway slave from now on."

The carriage door was closed.

The maids and the servants who were holding Xie Yuru quickly retreated to the side of the street to make way for the carriage.

The carriage slowly drove away.

The maid cast a cold gaze on Xie Yuru and ordered the servants in a cold voice, "Take her away."

Xie Yuru's struggle was useless at this moment. She was led by the servant towards Xiao's residence, but her eyes kept looking back, looking at the direction where Xie Yao's carriage left...

There was hatred in his eyes.

In the carriage, Zhu Qing frowned and said, "The people in the Xiao residence are really lazy. They actually let this person escape!"

Although she had just denied Xie Yuru's identity, everyone who should know about Xie Yuru's identity knew it.

Just because Xie Jing murdered his father, Xie Yuru has been kicked out of the Xie family tree, so no one will care if the Crown Princess just stands by and watches.

But it finally disturbed the peace of the Crown Princess.

"Yes, she really can escape from the Xiao residence every time..." Xie Yao chuckled and said meaningfully: "It may not be a coincidence."

Zhu Qing's expression changed slightly, "Crown Princess, what you mean is..."

"Maybe we'll know when we get home."

As Xie Yao expected, Zhu Xin came forward as soon as she returned to the Crown Prince's Mansion, "Crown Princess, Miss Lin has news for you."

Xie Yao nodded, indicating that Zhu Xin could speak.

Zhu Xin whispered, "Miss Lin said that some troubles are not accidents, but are allowed by someone."

Xie Yao nodded, not surprised by this.

This undoubtedly confirmed her guess. It was not always a coincidence that Xie Yuru had come to her several times.

Someone deliberately sent Xie Yuru to her.

Zhu Qing tentatively guessed, "Is it the Second Prince?"

"I don't know." Xie Yao was uncertain, "But no matter who it is, they will be disappointed."

She thought that perhaps her previous tolerance towards Xie Yuru had caused some people to misunderstand her, but she had indulged Xie Yuru's behavior in the past because she was pregnant.

She had also been pregnant and was also a mother, so she felt a little softer towards Xie Yuru.

But now...she has tolerated Xie Yuru for a long time!

…

Xie Yuru was brought back to Xiao's house.

She was dragged away like a dead fish, her eyes filled with despair and numbness.

It’s over…

She is really finished...

Xie Yao, why didn't Xie Yao care about her? Why didn't she save her?

She finally managed to escape to Xie Yao!

Bang.

Xie Yuru was thrown to the ground.

The maid looked down at her with cold eyes and said with disdain, "Useless thing."

What, what…

Xie Yuru rolled her eyes stiffly and looked at the maid who had spoken, but the maid obviously had no intention of explaining and turned and left.

Bang!

The door was closed in front of Xie Yuru, leaving her with a long silence.

I don’t know how much time had passed... Xie Yuru was almost dying of hunger. She tried to open the door, only to find that it had been locked and there was no one watching her.

Her already hoarse voice could barely make a sound now...

Just then, footsteps were heard outside.

Xie Yuru was leaning against the wall. When she heard the voice, she suddenly looked up and her eyes lit up.

"Your Highness... Is it Your Highness?" Xie Yuru spoke in a breathy voice, which was hoarse and unpleasant, but full of desire.

Crunch——

The door was pushed open, and under the moonlight, a slender shadow was reflected on the ground.

No, not Your Highness...

Xie Yuru suddenly felt disappointed. She raised her eyes to look at the person who came. When she saw the face clearly, her face changed drastically. "Why are you here? What are you doing here? Get out! Get out!"

Xie Yuru was already weak, and now she was getting emotional, her breathing became rapid, and her frail body was shaking constantly.

The person who came was Jiujiu, also Lin Shuang after a complete transformation.

"You little bitch, you came here to laugh at me, right?" Xie Yuru looked at Lin Shuang with hatred in her eyes, "Don't even think about it, don't even think about it!"

"You little bitch, just wait for me. His Highness is only temporarily deceived by you! The person His Highness really cares about is me!"

"His Highness said that he would marry me! I am the Second Prince's Consort, I am the Second Prince's Consort..."

Xie Yuru kept repeating these words, and he looked a little crazy.

When Lin Shuang heard these words, there was a bit more pity on her face when she looked at Xie Yuru, but this hurt Xie Yuru even more.

"Get out! Get out!"

Xie Yuru went crazy again.

Lin Shuang didn't say anything, just put the food box in her hand on the ground, then turned and left.

Bang!

Lin Shuang heard the sound of something being smashed behind her. She knew without turning around that it must be Xie Yuru who smashed the food box she had sent.

But she didn't care at all, and even thought Xie Yuru did a good job.

Xie Yuru...

You are only worthy of eating some dirty things that fell on the ground!

She left the yard and she could no longer hear Xie Yuru's angry voice, but she didn't want to hear it either.

I feel annoyed when I hear Xie Yuru's voice.

If she hadn't discovered through this incident that Xie Yuru still had some value, she wouldn't have come.

Lin Shuang returned to the yard and saw the person waiting in the yard at a glance.

Her heart skipped a beat... Xiao Hong is here?

Sure enough, as soon as Lin Shuang entered the door, she saw Xiao Hong surrounded by several beautiful women.

Xiao Hong was sitting lazily, his exposed chest was white and strong, and he was surrounded by several women in thin clothes.

"Your Highness." Lin Shuang called out in a soft voice. She walked slowly to Xiao Hong, pushed aside one of the women, and stood close to Xiao Hong.

Xiao Hong raised his eyes lazily and took Lin Shuang into his arms, "Where did you go?"

Lin Shuang lowered her eyes slightly and bit her lower lip, looking very pitiful. "Your Highness... Jiujiu said, please don't be angry..."

"explain."

It was hard to tell whether Xiao Hong was happy or angry in his deep voice, but the hand that was pinching Lin Shuang's jaw was getting tighter and tighter, which made her realize that Xiao Hong was in a bad mood.

Lin Shuang said timidly, "Jiujiu went to see Madam Ru... humph..."

Xiao Hong pushed harder again and Lin Shuang cried out in pain.

"Go see her?" Xiao Hong stared into Lin Shuang's eyes, "Did you turn a deaf ear to my words?"

"Why? Is it because I am too doting on you? Hmm?"

Being looked at by Xiao Hong with such eyes, Lin Shuang really felt some pressure. She was forced to slightly tilt her head back, with crystal tears flashing in her slightly red eyes.

She looks pitiful and sympathetic.

"Speak." Xiao Hong's voice sounded again.

Lin Shuang said weakly, "Your Highness, it hurts..."

Xiao Hong stared into her eyes, suddenly loosened his grip and pulled her into his arms, "I was rude."

Lin Shuang sobbed softly, and then explained in a soft voice: "Jiujiu took the initiative..."

"Jiujiu thought that Madam Ru had been with His Highness for such a long time. If His Highness thought of Madam Ru's kindness in the past... Jiujiu didn't want His Highness to regret it in the future."

"Even if it's just a tiny possibility..."

Lin Shuang seemed to be guilty, her voice became lower and lower, and her trembling eyelashes showed her uneasiness.

But Xiao Hong's eyes softened when he looked at Lin Shuang. He smiled helplessly and rubbed Lin Shuang's head. "You, you, are such a little fool."

"I have you now." Xiao Hong's hands became increasingly unruly. "How can I remember anyone else?"

Lin Shuang leaned softly in Xiao Hong's arms, and was moved by his restless hands. However, only she knew that the hatred in her heart was growing wildly!

Although she avenged Xie Yuru, she would never forget that all of Xie Yuru's actions were carried out with Xiao Hong's connivance.

What's more, besides her own hatred, there is also the hatred of her family.

Xiao Hong...wait for her!

…

Xie Yao didn't take Xie Yuru's episode to heart.

She was waiting for news from the palace.

Since she and Xiao Ji had guessed who was secretly trying to make the Fifth Prince and Concubine Shu their enemies, the next natural step was to counterattack.

She made a plan with Xiao Ji, but because the stage was in the palace and because she was pregnant, she was not asked to participate.

Just wait for the news.

The next day, early in the morning.

As soon as Xie Yao stood up, someone came from the palace, "Crown Princess, something bad has happened! Something happened in the palace, the Fifth Prince is in trouble again!"

When Xie Yao heard this, she immediately got up and went into the palace without saying a word. She hurried to the palace and went straight to the Yanx Palace.

The atmosphere in the Yanxi Palace was very solemn at this moment.

The eldest princess, concubine, prince and others are all here.

"Aunt, Concubine Shu, Your Highness." After Xie Yao called everyone one by one, she immediately asked: "How is Xiaowu? Where is he? Is he okay?"

Her words softened the expressions of the Princess and Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu said, "Thank you for your concern, Princess Concubine. Although there were thieves who wanted to attack Xiaowu this time, fortunately they were discovered in time and Xiaowu was not in any danger."

Xie Yao let out a long sigh, "That's good, as long as Xiaowu is okay."

"Who is the thief? Have they been caught?" Xie Yao asked again: "Someone has repeatedly attacked Xiao Wu in the palace. He deserves death!"

"I've caught you." Concubine Shu was very angry. "I'm sorry for Xiaowu this time."

The princess heard this and said, "Don't say that, Concubine Shu. This is not what you want."

"Bring her up here." Concubine Shu gave the order, "I think I treated her well, but I want to ask her why she wanted to harm my Xiaowu!"

As Concubine Shu's voice fell, a palace servant soon came in with a palace maid. This person was no one else, but the palace maid that Concubine Shu trusted very much some time ago: Jieyou.

Jieyou was forced to kneel on the ground. She was obviously frightened by the scene and subconsciously asked for help, "My queen, did I do something wrong? I..."

"You still want to quibble after all this?" Concubine Shu interrupted Jieyou directly. The trust she had in her eyes a few days ago was gone. Her eyes were full of coldness. "I will treat you well and bring you back to Yanxi Palace to make important use of you."

"But you?"

"How dare you be so cruel as to harm my little fifth child! He is only five years old... Tell me, who ordered you to murder the prince?"

Shufei's words completely confused Jieyou.

What?

Murdering the prince?

Jieyou's heart skipped a beat. "Your Majesty, please understand. I did not, I definitely did not harm the Fifth Prince..."

Bang!

When Concubine Shu heard Jieyou's explanation, she slapped the table and said, "You still refuse to admit it even after all this!"

"Come in."

As soon as Concubine Shu said this, two palace maids came into the hall, knelt down and said that they had seen with their own eyes that Jieyou had put drugs in the Fifth Prince's breakfast.

As the palace maid explained, another young eunuch brought out the fifth prince's breakfast. The imperial physician stood aside and said that the breakfast was indeed poisonous.

Moreover, the poison was the same one that the palace maids who served the Fifth Prince took to commit suicide last time.

After hearing this, is there anything Jieyou doesn’t understand?

She suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Concubine Shu, with deep doubt in her eyes of disbelief. Did Concubine Shu... know something?

But Concubine Shu was only angry.

"There are witnesses and evidences, Jieyou, what else do you have to say?" Concubine Shu asked loudly, "Tell me, who ordered you to do this?"

Jieyou's eyes flickered slightly, but she refused to admit it, "Please Your Majesty, I am innocent!"

"The world can attest to my deep love for you! I have never attempted to murder the Fifth Prince! If Your Majesty does not believe me, I am willing to die to prove my innocence!"

As he said that, Jieyou rushed towards the pillar in the hall.

She rushed very fast, with such force that she was really aiming for death.

But she didn't die.

Si Nan was prepared and stopped her easily, "Want to die? You wish!"

Those people died last time because of his carelessness, but from now on, he will never make such a mistake again!

Otherwise, what qualifications does he have to stay by His Highness' side?

Jieyou didn't expect that she would be stopped. Seeing that her struggle was futile, she immediately cried and begged for mercy again, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please understand! I really didn't harm the Fifth Prince. I only cared about Your Majesty and His Highness..."

"It seems that you don't want to say it." Shufei only felt that Jieyou was noisy, and her slightly narrowed eyes were full of coldness.

"Take him away and interrogate him carefully."

After Concubine Shu finished speaking, she gave another special warning, "Keep a close eye on her, don't let her die!"

Si Nan responded and personally took Jieyou away.

While Concubine Shu and Si Nan were doing this, Xie Yao and Xiao Ji's eyes fell on other servants in the palace intentionally or unintentionally.

They wanted to see if they could get any clues from the expressions of these people. After all, there was someone hiding in the Yanx Palace who was in contact with Jieyou.

But it was obvious that Xie Yao and Xiao Ji would be disappointed.

The man had been hiding in Concubine Shu's palace for so long, so he must be no pushover. Even when faced with the fact that Jieyou was captured, he still did not show any sign of abnormality.

But Xiao Ji wasn't done yet. He shouted to the outside of the hall, "Come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, a young eunuch came into the palace holding a brocade box. In front of the princess, Xiao Ji said to Concubine Shu, "Madam Shu, this is the thing you asked Jieyou to send to the Yangxin Palace last time."

"I shouldn't have rejected such a kindness, but I heard that these things were given to Xiaowu by my father, and I couldn't take away what others liked, so I brought them back..."

Before Xiao Ji could finish his words, he was interrupted by Concubine Shu, "What is it? Prince, when did I ever ask Jieyou to send you anything?"

There was a moment of silence in the hall.

Then Xiao Ji signaled the young eunuch to open the brocade box, and saw a set of four treasures of the study safely placed inside.

Concubine Shu's expression changed drastically. "How did this end up in your hands?"

She gave a look to the personal maid beside her, who immediately understood and turned to go to the warehouse to check.

Not long after, the personal maid came back with a strange look on her face, "My Lady, this is indeed the set that His Majesty gave to His Highness the Fifth Prince."

"But... Your Majesty values this set of four treasures of the study very much. How did Jieyou know about it?"