The emperor's first reaction after hearing this was to fly into a rage. Just as he was about to lose his temper, the second prince reminded him without hesitation, "Father, you are listening to this matter as your son's father."

The Second Prince's meaning was very clear, "Don't be angry."

The emperor could only helplessly accept the tea offered by the Second Prince, took a big sip to calm himself down, and then said, "What do you think about this matter?"

"What can a son like you think? If I had my own ideas, I wouldn't be sitting at your feet." The second prince was also helpless. Originally, he shouldn't have told his father about such an unfounded thing.

But he was afraid that if it were true, the royal family would be in such a passive position! How many people would die! He didn't know how he would feel if he really saw the scenes Xin'er described.

Seeing that the emperor didn't respond, the second prince sighed, "Father, shouldn't I be telling you these nonsense?"

The emperor looked at his son's apprehensive expression and swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue. Instead, he bent down and patted his son's head as he had done when he was a child, saying soothingly, "There's nothing you can't tell your father. Don't worry! He knows what's going on."

"I feel relieved now that Your Majesty has said that. Your Majesty, please continue with your work! I will go and pay my respects to Your Majesty Mother." The Second Prince stood up and saluted as he spoke, then waved to the Emperor and ran away.

The emperor looked at Li Jingchen's swiftly running back and cursed him fiercely, "You frivolous brat."

Anyone who saw the expression on the emperor's face at this moment would not think that the emperor was really angry with the second prince. His tone and expression clearly showed that he was doting on him.

Only after the second prince's back had completely disappeared did the emperor put away the smile on his face. He gestured to the side, and a man in ordinary clothes came out from behind.

There is no temperament in her body. At first glance, she looks ordinary. She is the kind that is easily ignored by others when standing in a crowd.

But those who understand will know at a glance that this is the legendary royal secret guard.

The emperor didn't even look at the man at this moment. Instead, he opened the memorial and casually ordered, "Send someone to investigate Xie Zixin, the eldest daughter of the Xuanping Marquis's mansion. Find out more details."

"I obey your order!" the man responded and disappeared immediately.

The royal investigation was quite powerful. The next day, as soon as the emperor finished his morning court session, all the information about Xie Zixin's life was already placed on his desk.

The emperor was silent for a long time after watching this. Judging from Xie Zixin's performance, she believed this matter and was actively preparing for it. It seemed that she wanted to use this matter to seek credit.

The emperor smiled even more calmly. "A person who can predict the future!" It would be great if their Tianyuan Kingdom could produce one.

In the emperor's view, a woman could never escape his control. If Xie Zixin could really predict the future accurately, it would be no problem to give her the credit.

"Send someone to keep an eye on Xie Zixin, and have the spies in the Xuanping Marquis's mansion make some moves, preferably to get close to Xie Zixin. Report back every three days, no matter how big or small."

The emperor was much more cautious in his orders this time. After all, a person's value determines his attitude towards her.

Xie Zixin was still busy every day, and had no idea that the second prince she trusted had sold her out. Everything she did was now under the supervision of the royal family.

I don’t know if Xie Zixin would still say those words to test Zhou Qiongyue if she knew her current situation.

Zhou Qiongyue didn't know that the second prince was so good at keeping secrets, but even if he knew, she wouldn't care. Anyway, she wouldn't tell her second cousin anything important.

One day, her father, Zhou Wencan, came to Qiongyue Pavilion and told Zhou Qiongyue, "You should be careful when you meet Miss Xie in the future. If you can avoid getting in front of her, don't get in front of her."

Zhou Qiongyue was completely confused by what she said, and countless thoughts flashed through her mind, thinking that something had happened to the heroine.

"Dad, why is this?" Zhou Qiongyue firmly followed the principle of asking when she didn't understand, and didn't make things difficult for herself at all.

Zhou Wencan looked at his daughter who was acting like a spoiled child and could only sigh in his heart. He waved his hand and dismissed the people serving around him.

"I met her once while riding a horse outside the other day. We were quite far apart, but I saw the man serving beside her. I had seen that kind of temperament once before at your aunt's place."

After Zhou Wencan finished speaking, he wrote the words "secret guard" on his daughter's hand.

Zhou Qiongyue's eyes widened in shock. "Father didn't tell anyone, did he?"

Zhou Wencan patted his daughter's head in amusement. "As a father, I know my limits. If you and Miss Xie weren't of the same age and you saw each other frequently on many occasions, I wouldn't have told you because I was afraid you would suffer."

Zhou Qiongyue said coquettishly: "Daddy is the best!"

Zhou Wencan looked at his daughter, who wouldn't budge even with nice words, with amusement, pretending to be in deep thought, "Father, I remember you said this to your eldest brother yesterday, and the day before yesterday..."

Zhou Qiongyue didn't feel embarrassed at all about being exposed. Instead, she pulled Zhou Wencan's sleeve and shook it, "Dad, Dad, you are the best now."

Zhou Wencan was still very fond of his daughter's tricks, and he coaxed her with just one sentence, "Okay, father is still busy! I'll go to the front yard now."

Zhou Qiongyue was very enthusiastic about this. She really enjoyed hanging out with her fifth brother now. They both had a big secret in common. Furthermore, her fifth brother also managed a farm, so they had a lot in common. "I'll go too. I'll go play with him in the front yard."

Zhou Wencan shook his head helplessly after hearing this, and could only smile and respond, "Let's go!"

So Zhou Wencan and his daughter went to the front yard from Qiongyue Pavilion together again, but when they arrived at the front yard, they separated and went about their own business.

Zhou Qiongyue took her people to look for the fifth brother leisurely. As soon as she entered the front yard of the fifth brother's yard, she shouted without any rules, "Fifth brother, I'm here to see you."

Then she brought her people in and saw her fifth brother and Prince Fu'an both turned around and looked at her at the same time.

Zhou Qiongyue was stunned for a moment, then she could only bow as if nothing had happened, "Your Highness greets Prince Fu'an."

In fact, Zhou Qiongyue was extremely embarrassed at this moment. She had finally let herself go, but was caught by someone. Her noble lady style must have been broken into pieces in Prince Fu'an's heart.

Prince Fu'an Yuan Bohua turned around and saw that it was the person he wanted to see. He was extremely surprised and thought that he had made a good deal of the tea today.

When Zhou Qiongyue was about to perform the ceremony, Yuan Bohua called out to her before she had even finished.

At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind: his future wife was simply beautiful and lovely. She was so much better than those noble ladies in Yuan An who couldn't wait to eat and could count the grains of rice in their bowls. He had good taste!