Chapter 181 Engaged?
Xiao Ning hurried all the way to the Weiyang Palace.
When he entered the palace and saw his mother still in the mood to sit in front of the dressing mirror and dress up, his face darkened.
"Mother."
She frowned and took a step forward, "The Imperial Master has been captured."
Princess Li chose one of the two hairpins and pinned it on her bun. Then she glanced at Xiao Ning slowly, "What's the hurry?"
Xiao Ning pursed her lips, "He has seen me."
This matter was personally instructed by her.
Princess Li glanced at him with her peach blossom eyes, looking charming and attractive. "So what?"
"Don't worry, Ning'er." Concubine Li had a determined smile on her face, "He won't betray you."
When Xiao Ning saw the determination in Concubine Li's eyes, she felt relieved.
"But he is now in Xiao Ji's hands..."
She knew Xiao Ji's abilities.
If Xiao Ji hadn't died young...she might have been a quiet princess and wouldn't have ended up like this.
"What's that?"
Concubine Li chuckled and handed the other hairpin to Xiao Ning, "If Ning'er is worried, then send him on his way."
Xiao Ning's eyes followed Concubine Li's line of sight and fell on the hairpin in her hand. A deep thought flashed in her eyes...
Xiao Ning suddenly spoke up, "Isn't mother sad?"
Concubine Li was silent for a moment, her eyes were dazed for a moment, and finally she said, "Sad? What's there to be sad about?"
"Just a dog."
"Go ahead." Concubine Li stood up, took the hairpin from Xiao Ning's hand, carefully pinned it on her daughter's head, and smiled faintly, "It looks good."
"Just let him take a look at this hairpin and he'll know what to do."
Xiao Ning turned and left.
Looking at her daughter's back, Concubine Li sighed softly.
If it's a pity...
She really couldn't bear to give up such a useful dog.
Who let the person who beat the drum to report the incident find out what happened to the 231 people?
I have no choice but to abandon him.
Once the imperial teacher died, Xiao Ji probably couldn't continue his investigation.
After all... there is no evidence.
Xiao Ning left the palace and headed straight for the Heavenly Prison.
She originally thought she would be stopped, but unexpectedly she had a smooth journey and was brought before the imperial teacher by the jailer.
But the scene before her was completely beyond her expectations.
There was no bloody punishment.
Instead, Xiao Ji and the imperial teacher sat opposite each other, with the aroma of tea wafting through the prison.
The two of them were actually sitting opposite each other drinking tea.
Is this reasonable?
"Royal brother." Xiao Ning called softly without changing her expression.
Xiao Ji raised his eyes and glanced at her, "Why are you here?"
The Imperial Master also raised his eyes at the same time, and clearly saw the hairpin on Xiao Ning's bun. His eyes narrowed slightly, and a flash of pain passed through his eyes.
He quickly calmed down and looked away.
Xiao Ning was not sure whether the Chinese master in the dim sky prison could see clearly, so he took a few steps behind Xiao Ji and said, "I'm here to find my brother."
Xiao Ji did not look at Xiao Ning.
He discovered that since Xiao Ning came, the Imperial Master had become much more depressed.
There is a feeling of wanting to die.
Others may not be able to see this tiny difference, but Xiao Ji is different. He has been guarding the countdown of his life for more than 20 years.
He had experienced this kind of change countless times before, so he saw it clearly.
Xiao Ji turned to look at Xiao Ning, "What's the matter?"
Xiao Ning was silent for a moment, then said, "I was drunk and reckless yesterday. I didn't do it on purpose. I hope my brother won't be angry."
It's just a random excuse anyway.
She was right.
She will dare to do it again next time.
Xiao Ji knew it was an excuse, but he still said seriously: "If you want to apologize for what happened yesterday, you've found the wrong person."
"You're not the only one to whom you should apologize."
Xiao Ning: “…”
She perfunctorily pulled up a smile and said, "My Royal Brother is teaching me that I was too abrupt. I will leave now and will not bother you with your investigation."
Xiao Ning was very efficient and left as soon as he said he would.
But as soon as she left, Xiao Ji gave Si Nan a look.
Bang.
At this moment, the sound of a teacup breaking was heard, and Xiao Ji turned his head to look -
But the Imperial Master accidentally broke the teacup in his hand.
Broken pieces of porcelain were scattered all over the floor.
Xiao Ji gave a look and immediately the jailer came forward to clean up.
He stretched out his hand to the Imperial Master, his expression unchanged, his eyes like torches, and said word by word: "Hand it over."
The Imperial Master's expression remained unchanged, "Crown Prince..."
"Search." Xiao Ji didn't give him any time to argue and gave the order directly.
Immediately, a jailer came forward to search him.
Soon, a piece of broken porcelain was turned out from the palm of the imperial teacher's hand.
The Imperial Master's lips were pressed into a straight line. "Prince, I have confessed my guilt. I was indeed the one who killed the 231."
"Yang was indeed instructed by me to attack the young emperor's grandson. What else do you want?"
Xiao Ji said nothing, but ordered his men to tie up the imperial teacher.
This is why the Imperial Master had to smash the teacup at this moment and hide an object for suicide.
When he was imprisoned in the Sky Prison, he was tied up tightly and a cloth strip was tied around his mouth, as if they were afraid that he would bite his tongue to commit suicide.
He really had no way to die.
"Your Highness." Si Nan walked in quickly from outside, holding a piece of paper in his hand, "The eldest princess has a hairpin like this on her head since she came out of Weiyang Palace."
Xiao Ning wore it on her head, so it was naturally difficult to get it.
So he asked someone to draw a pattern.
Xiao Ji took the blueprint and glanced at it, his eyebrows slightly raised, and he said firmly: "This is for Concubine Li."
The state teacher's expression changed slightly, "Prince, stop talking nonsense!"
"It's fine if the Crown Prince threw dirty water on me, but how can he blame Concubine Li? She's your stepmother!"
The imperial teacher became anxious.
Xiao Ji said slowly, "This hairpin was a popular style in the capital twenty years ago."
"The two hairpins are a pair. Because of their beautiful meaning, they were often used as engagement gifts twenty years ago."
The Imperial Master and Si Nan both raised their eyes and looked at Xiao Ji in disbelief.
It’s like asking: You know this too?
Xiao Ji said modestly: "I have learned a little bit."
He was in poor health and had not been involved in government affairs in recent years. He read books in his spare time. After giving Xie Yao a hairpin last time, he also did some research in this area.
The Imperial Master reacted quickly and denied it flatly, "I don't know what the Crown Prince said! As for this hairpin, I have never even seen it before."
As everyone knows, he never got married in his life, so naturally he knew nothing about these things.
Xiao Ji didn't listen to the imperial teacher's rebuttal at all.
He just looked at the drawing in his hand with deep eyes.
I only knew before that the Imperial Master and Concubine Li were old acquaintances, but I didn’t know... that they were actually engaged.
So the Imperial Master has not married in all these years because of Concubine Li?
"Prince! Stop slandering me!"
The Imperial Master continued, "I have confessed all my crimes, but you still refuse to execute me. You want to frame Concubine Li!"
"You are despicable! You..."
"Noisy." Xiao Ji frowned in dissatisfaction. Si Nan immediately stepped forward with a rag and stuffed it into the national teacher's mouth.
The tea drinking just now was just for the princess to see.
The old man, the Imperial Master, cursed his prince not to live past the age of twenty-five as soon as he was born. Si Nan beat him up three times a day!
“Woo, woo, woo!”
Maybe he really touched the sore spot of the Imperial Master, for even though he was tied up, he was still dancing happily.
His eyes were full of anger when he looked at Xiao Ji.
Xiao Ji looked at him with cold eyes, "Why are you so anxious? The more anxious you are, the more you care about her."
The Imperial Master was startled, and then fell silent.
Seeing this, Xiao Ji suddenly smiled and said with certainty: "You really care about her."
The national teacher exploded again.
He was fooled!
Damn Xiao Ji!
Xiao Ji no longer looked at him and said, "Take him away."
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