Chapter 19: The mask has been torn off!
An hour later, Shen Ruoli and Xie Xuanyin set off back to the capital.
Xie Yuanxun and Xie Xuansong saw them off at the door.
One was ashen-faced, the other gritted his teeth.
Xie Xuanyin felt a sense of warmth as he looked at their angry but silent demeanor.
"King of Chu."
He instructed, "Sixth Imperial Uncle is getting old and has no children. You must be filial to him and offer him good advice and care this time."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Xie Xuansong clenched his fists tightly.
Seeing Xie Xuanyin help Shen Ruoli into the carriage, a plan suddenly came to him.
Xie Xuanyin was the crown prince, which put him in a superior position, and he could only accept it.
Although he couldn't defy Xie Xuanyin, Xie Xuansong could still annoy him from time to time!
So he immediately stepped forward and looked at Shen Ruoli with concern, "The Crown Princess was frightened yesterday and I heard she has caught a cold. You must take good care of yourself!"
“You have always been frail, especially in winter when you are sensitive to the cold. I will tell the servants to prepare several hot water bottles for you to keep your hands warm on the journey.”
After saying this, Xie Xuansong was about to instruct the servants beside him to pour hot water into the hot water bottle.
Shen Ruoli paused in his steps.
Has Xie Xuansong started having another episode?
Xie Xuanyin had already begun to deal with him, yet he still didn't know when to stop and dared to provoke him in public.
He's sick, so don't let him drag her down with him!
"King of Chu should worry about himself instead."
Shen Ruoli glanced back at him, "It's freezing cold, and wounds won't heal easily. Your Highness, you must take good care of yourself!"
Her icy gaze was like a sharp sword piercing straight into Xie Xuansong's heart!
He had never cared about Shen Ruoli before, and even thought her humble and ingratiating behavior was too cheap and disgusting.
But now Shen Ruoli seems to really not care about him anymore, showing him such a cold and disdainful attitude, Xie Xuansong felt uneasy!
"Oh, right."
Shen Ruoli added, "Qingying said he is the most attentive servant to the King of Chu, so let him stay by the King's side! I believe that with Qingying's service, the King of Chu will recover quickly!"
She tugged at the corners of her lips, her smile ambiguous.
Xie Xuansong only came to his senses after the carriage curtains were all lowered.
He had completely forgotten about it until Shen Ruoli brought it up!
A few days ago, after he was stabbed by Shen Ruoli, he instructed Qingying to send Shen Ruoli Jade Snow Cream.
As a "return gift," Shen Ruoli instructed Qingying to give him a tube of ointment.
It is said that this ointment was obtained by Xie Xuanyin from Miao territory, and it has remarkable effects in stopping bleeding and promoting tissue regeneration.
He specifically consulted the imperial physician, who said that the ointment was fine and indeed effective in stopping bleeding, promoting tissue regeneration, and aiding in wound healing.
Therefore, Xie Xuansong felt at ease using it.
To his surprise, even after several days of treatment, his wound did not heal. Instead, it bled every day and even became itchy and painful at night, as if countless ants were biting him!
"Crown Princess..."
Just as Xie Xuansong was about to speak, Xie Xuanyin blocked his view.
"So, the King of Chu cares so much about my Crown Princess."
He looked at Xie Xuansong with a half-smile, "With me here, how could Ali be afraid of the cold? There's no need for the King of Chu to bother with the hot water bottle."
The moment Xie Xuansong heard the word "Ali," he felt as if he had just been given a half-bowl of vinegar!
He withdrew his gaze sourly, "The Crown Prince dotes on the Crown Princess so much, it's enviable."
"Since you are envious, King Chu should pamper his Queen Consort."
Xie Xuanyin nodded to Xie Yuanxun, then turned and got into the carriage.
Feng Qing, who was leading the horse nearby, was speechless.
Is the master not planning to ride back to the capital?
Didn't the master say he didn't want to see the Crown Princess's hypocritical face?
How did they end up inside the carriage?
The carriage slowly drove away, and the group gradually disappeared from Xie Xuansong's sight.
He gritted his teeth, and as soon as he turned around, he met Xie Yuanxun's gloomy eyes. "Xuansong, aren't there some things that we, uncle and nephew, need to talk about?"
Hearing the gritted teeth in his voice, Xie Xuansong's heart tightened.
This was the first time the Sixth Imperial Uncle had spoken to him in such a tone!
Xie Xuansong had a bad feeling. "Does Sixth Imperial Uncle want to talk about the bandit suppression at Tianzhao Mountain?"
Suppressing bandits?
Xie Yuanxun only wanted to eliminate that bastard Xie Xuansong first!
"Ha, bandit suppression? I'm too old to move. Do I need you to suppress bandits?"
Although he was full of resistance when Xie Xuanyin brought up the matter at the time, he thought it was just an arrangement made on a whim by Xie Xuanyin.
Unexpectedly, Xie Xuansong secretly told him that this matter was orchestrated by his lord!
Yesterday, Xie Xuansong begged Xie Xuanyin to help the Sixth Prince suppress the bandits.
Therefore, Xie Xuansong coveted his power and took the initiative to request to stay in Fuzhou!
This bastard's purpose is obvious, and his intentions are despicable!
"The King of Chu is truly capable! Not only is he setting up schemes in the capital, attempting to rival the Crown Prince, but now he's even setting his sights on me!"
Now that only the uncle and nephew remained, Xie Yuanxun had no scruples and launched into a tirade against Xie Xuansong, "I'm far away in Fuzhou, what business is it of yours? Why are you meddling so far away!"
"It seems the King of Chu truly harbors great ambitions. Before he can bring down the Crown Prince, he intends to annex my Fuzhou first?!"
Xie Xuansong was stunned!
He frowned deeply. "Sixth Imperial Uncle, what exactly are you talking about?"
"What are you pretending for?!"
Xie Yuanxun retorted, "Now that the Crown Prince is not here, you don't need to beat around the bush with me! Xie Xuansong, I overestimated you! I know your wolfish ambitions perfectly well, so stop pretending!"
"Originally, I was going to help you out of pity, but I didn't expect you to be so hopeless!"
"Sixth Imperial Uncle!"
Xie Xuansong could no longer tolerate it!
He hates it when people bring up his background, feel sorry for him, or pity him!
He is the eldest son of the emperor!
He should be the one with the noble status and imposing presence!
He doesn't need anyone's pity!
"Your Majesty is truly wise; you were not deceived by your pretense. Therefore, even though you are the eldest son, Your Majesty still upholds the principle of primogeniture, not primogeniture! Xie Xuansong, this is the end for you!"
Having said that, Xie Yuanxun snorted coldly and turned to leave.
Xie Xuansong was so angry that his face turned white!
He wanted to chase after him to argue, but a guard quietly appeared and stopped him.
"Your Highness, please calm down!"
The guard whispered, "This is Fuzhou, the Zhenbei Prince's residence! We are currently on the Zhenbei Prince's territory."
"But I have been humiliated and scolded by him like this, should I just let it go?"
Xie Xuansong glared fiercely at Xie Yuanxun's back.
"Your Highness, since the Crown Prince dared to keep you in Fuzhou, it means he has secretly obtained the Emperor's approval. If you were to turn against the Prince of Zhenbei at this time, it would be even more disadvantageous for you! The most urgent task is to achieve something and make the Emperor look at you with new eyes!"
The guard's words calmed Xie Xuansong down considerably.
Yes.
Xie Xuanyin had his father, the Emperor, backing him up!
Xie Xuansong took several deep breaths before he could barely suppress his anger.
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head!
He had to endure humiliation and hardship, and he wanted to return to the capital as soon as possible!
Xie Xuansong's face darkened. "Where is Qingying?"
His men searched for Qingying for a whole day and night in Tianzhao Mountain but couldn't find her. Unexpectedly, Xie Yuanxun brought her back to the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion so quickly.
If Xie Yuanxun hadn't known about the underhanded things he was doing behind his back, why would he have suddenly broken off relations with him?
Only Qingying knew that he was secretly using Xie Yuanxun!
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