Chapter 217 She...gave him a hairpin
When the news reached the princess's mansion, Shang Xi was staring at the map.
Furong knocked on the door and came in, telling Shang Xi in a low voice what happened in the palace.
Shang Xi was not surprised to hear this.
The third prince died suddenly. He originally thought that it was done by the eldest prince. He wanted to find evidence and hand it over to the sixth prince. Unexpectedly, after checking, he found out that it was actually done by the second prince.
A bit unexpected.
The second prince has been pretending to be stupid and not making any moves. He thought he really had no interest in the throne.
I didn't expect it to be hidden so deeply.
Shang Xi continued to observe. He wanted to see how this hidden second prince would quickly develop his power to compete with the eldest prince.
Unexpectedly, he was not in a hurry to expand his power. Instead, he stayed in the palace every day, acting like a filial son and grandson.
As he was acting, he actually used the Royal Guards to capture the eldest prince.
Then he secretly added cold food powder into the eldest prince's food, causing him to hallucinate and leading him to commit suicide step by step.
These were very natural signs of suicide. If the body was not dissected, the inside story would not be discovered at all.
Tsk…
He's been acting really well over the years.
He deceived everyone into thinking that he was a cowardly waste who was afraid to fight for power.
Shang Xi was a little impatient waiting for the emperor to wake up.
He was really curious about what kind of expression the emperor would have when he woke up and found out that his son was dead and only this useless second son, whom he despised the most, was left.
I am even more curious about what kind of expression he will have when he finds out that this useless second prince killed the third prince and the eldest prince without any hesitation.
Will he be mad to death?
Shang Xi imagined the scene, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips with a hint of joy.
It’s a pity that Shen Zhiyi is not in Shengjing.
Shen Shulan, that cunning old fox, is not easy to kill either.
Shang Xi tapped his fingers on the table a few times, making a tapping sound.
As his eyes swept over the map, his face fell again.
It's been so long, why hasn't Xiao Ning written to me yet?
The summer heat was unbearable before, but now it is autumn.
Sensing Shang Xi's thoughts, Furong consoled him, "Maybe he was delayed on the way. Your Highness might as well wait a little longer."
Shang Xi pursed his lips and scratched the hem of his sleeve with his fingers.
Yes, I must have been delayed on the way...
Shang Xi's worries didn't last long.
When he was dealing with things in the afternoon, the young eunuch ran in shouting, holding the letter sent by Xiao Ning.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, a letter from the Prince Consort!"
Shang Xi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then quickly stood up, and the things on the table were swept down by his wide sleeves.
The inkstone and documents rolled all over the floor.
Shang Xi tripped and hit his waist on the corner of the table. He didn't care about the pain, walked a few steps to the young eunuch and snatched the letter from his hand.
Seeing that he was still holding a brocade box, Shang Xi asked, "What is this..."
The young eunuch said, "It was delivered back together with the letter."
Is this... a gift she gave him?
Shang Xi reached out and took the brocade box with trembling fingertips.
Try to keep your voice steady: "Go down."
The young eunuch left and closed the study door.
Shang Xi returned to the desk with the letter in one hand and the brocade box in the other.
My heart is beating very fast.
For a moment he didn't know whether to read the letter first or open the brocade box first.
Finally, I unfolded the letter first.
Rather than gifts, he wanted to know how she had been doing recently and whether she was hurt.
The letter, as always, contained what she had seen, heard, done and experienced along the way.
It was as if he was following her and walking this path again.
The letter mentioned Lin Sanniang. Shang Xi remembered this girl. He had met her on the way back after Xiao Ning had a fight with the Xiongnu prince.
She also has a younger sister named Lin Si Niang...
Shang Xi was thinking about it, and then she saw Xiao Ning's next words, asking him to help her ask Yuzhu whether the little girl named Lin Si Niang had returned to Shengjing.
He finished reading a letter, which ended with the following words: "I hope you won't worry too much and will work hard to eat more."
Shang Xi looked at this sentence and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
He raised his hand and gently stroked the two lines of handwriting with his fingertips.
Is she...caring about him?
Did she...miss him a little bit?
Shang Xi didn't stay immersed in this emotion for long. He knew that Xiao Ning was thinking about the little girl, so he quickly called someone in.
"Go to the Marquis' Mansion and ask Miss Yuzhu to come over."
The young eunuch left immediately.
Shang Xi lowered his eyes to look at the not-so-neat handwriting on the letter, and felt sweet in his heart.
During these long days, he looked forward to Xiao Ning's letter almost every day.
Every letter from her was honey that belonged to him alone.
It can keep him happy for a long time.
Shang Xi put the letter away, raised his hand to take the brocade box, and opened it carefully.
His heart was beating fast.
My mind inevitably wondered what was inside.
Guessing is always wrong...
When he saw the exquisite gold hairpin inlaid with red gems inside, his mind went blank.
She...gave him a hairpin.
Why did she give him the hairpin?
Does she know what giving a hairpin to a woman means?
Although he is not a woman.
Shang Xi felt a sour feeling in his throat. He sat there, staring at the golden hairpin, feeling quite at a loss.
I didn't even dare to pick up the hairpin to take a closer look.
He was worried that she might have been wrong...
However, these worries came to an abrupt end when they saw the note in the corner of the brocade box.
Because this is what was given to him.
Xiao Ning gave it to him.
his.
The note read: "I think this hairpin is very suitable for the princess. I hope the princess will accept it as a birthday gift this year."
The corners of Shang Xi's mouth curled up slightly.
My heart feels both sour and sweet.
Two emotions were pulling at him in his chest, tormenting him, but he was content to accept it.
He gently took the golden hairpin from the brocade box and held it in front of him to examine it carefully.
It was a style he had never seen before, very delicate and beautiful.
Shang Xi took the golden hairpin and hurried back to the bedroom.
She came to the mirror and tucked the hairpin into her hair.
It really looks good...
In the past, he hated dressing up as a daughter and didn't like looking in the mirror.
But at this moment, looking at himself in the mirror, Shang Xi's mouth corners curled up little by little.
This was her gift to him.
Or a hairpin with a special meaning...
He likes it very much.
Even when looking at the beautiful face in the mirror, he didn't feel disgusted at all.
"Your Highness?"
Hearing Furong's voice, Shang Xi restrained his smile and said calmly, "Come in."
Furong pushed the door open and walked in.
Looking at Shang Xi, whose eyes were filled with joy even though his lips were tense, I couldn't help but laugh along.
Just now when she came back, she heard the maid serving in the study say that the prince consort had sent a letter.
Look at how happy His Highness is...
"What's up?"
Shang Xi asked.
Furong: “…”
She had clearly just left the house to do something His Highness had instructed her to do.
Why are you asking her now...
But the golden secretary Furong naturally didn't say much, she just smiled and said: "The matter that His Highness just instructed me to do has been completed."
Shang Xi remembered and said, "Oh," "Now that you're done, go down and have a rest."
He hasn't seen the pattern on the gold hairpin clearly yet.
"yes."
Furong bowed and was about to leave.
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