Chapter 194 Paving the way for her
Xie Yao and Xiao Ji were originally preparing to rest after they finished talking about business.
Si Nan's voice rang out from outside, "Your Highness, Crown Princess."
"Master Li is here."
Xiao Ji raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows. He had been very busy this night.
"Let him go to the study." Xiao Ji gave the order, then thought of something and changed his words: "Bring him here."
Soon, a tall figure in a black veil followed Si Nan into the main room.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, and to the Crown Princess." Li Shuo did not dare to look at them any longer, and immediately bowed, keeping his eyes down.
"Lord Li," Xiao Ji asked, "Why did you come here so late at night?"
Li Shuo lifted his skirt and knelt on the ground. "I heard that His Majesty has ordered that the Imperial Master will be beheaded tomorrow."
He was anxious for a whole day and finally came to the Prince's Mansion late at night.
Li Shuo then raised his eyes to look at Xiao Ji, his slightly red eyes full of earnestness, "Your Highness, the Imperial Master... cannot be killed!"
Xiao Ji looked at Li Shuo, "Lord Li, you should know that this is His Majesty's intention."
Li Shuo choked up, he naturally knew it.
But he also knew that the culprit who killed so many people in Lingxiang Village was definitely not just the national teacher.
Especially after knowing that Concubine Li was also from Lingxiang Village.
The two looked at each other.
Li Shuo's lips gradually pursed, and his hands hanging at both sides clenched... Did he make a wrong bet this time?
Li Shuo lowered his head slowly.
When Xie Yao was wondering why His Highness wanted to meet Li Shuo and leave her here as well, she saw Xiao Ji looking at her.
There was a gentle smile on the corner of his lips, and his eyes were clearly indicating something...
The two of them are in tune with each other.
Xie Yao immediately understood what Xiao Ji meant...
She was silent for a moment, then said, "Lord Li, I have something for you to do. It may help you get what you want, but it will be very dangerous..."
"I am willing!" Li Shuo said in a loud voice. Although he looked weak and frail, his eyes were extremely determined.
Let’s talk business.
Si Nan was ordered to send Li Shuo back to his residence.
Xie Yao looked at Xiao Ji, with mixed feelings in her heart. This scene was originally in her plan, but it really happened at this moment...
But it made her feel like she was dreaming.
Xiao Ji's move was to pave the way for her.
“Your Highness…”
As soon as she spoke, Xiao Ji held her hand and praised her, "Yaoyao did a great job."
The next day.
It was the day when the national teacher was beheaded.
Crown Prince Xiao Ji personally supervised the execution.
Xiao Ning was under house arrest, so naturally she couldn't come. Concubine Li was in the deep palace and had to avoid suspicion because of what happened last time.
Of course, I couldn’t go to the execution ground and see it in person.
But to be on the safe side, Xiao Ning made other arrangements.
After noon, even Xiao Ning was a little nervous. The Imperial Master should have died by this time...
"Your Highness."
At this moment, a man hurriedly walked in from outside and knelt on the ground very smoothly, "I am a subordinate who has not done his job well. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Xiao Ning's eyes narrowed, and he immediately asked, "What do you mean?"
The young man knelt down and whispered with his head lowered, "Someone took the Imperial Master's body away earlier."
"Xiao Ji?" There was a flash of murderous intent in Xiao Ning's eyes.
"It's Li Shuo." The man answered quickly, "Li Shuo submitted a memorial today, taking a leave of absence from his high school second place, saying he wanted to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors."
"At 3:30 in the afternoon, as soon as the head was beheaded... Li Shuo had someone take away the head of the Imperial Master..."
Obviously, the national teacher's head is an object of ancestor worship.
"Useless!" Xiao Ning kicked the man, "You can't even handle such a small matter!"
The man fell down, not only without complaint, but even with a look of honor, "I am a waste, Your Highness, please punish me."
Xiao Ning withdrew her gaze from the man.
Li Shuo...
She remembered this person.
The runner-up in this year's imperial examination, who was born into a commoner family, not only rejected her olive branch, but even became Xiao Ji's disciple.
A cold light flashed in her eyes, "Since he wants to die, then let him do it."
"This trip back home is long and steep, so if we are unlucky enough to encounter bandits on the way... that is normal."
The man understood and immediately bowed and said, "I understand, Your Highness, please rest assured."
"snort."
Xiao Ning snorted, "If you can't do this well again, you don't have to come back."
"roll!"
"I'll take my leave." The man fell to the ground and "rolled" out of the door...
Xiao Ning was silent for a moment, then shouted again: "Someone come."
Someone came in immediately, "Your Highness."
"Ask someone to keep an eye on the Prince's Mansion." She suspected that the person who was beheaded today... was not the Imperial Master.
There are a large number of people involved in Lingxiang Village, but it is an old case after all, and the national teacher has already been beheaded.
The people in the capital quickly shifted the topic to other things.
For example, today.
Some people said that the reason why the third prince was able to achieve great achievements in Shu was because it was the crown prince who had planned these things before.
The person who really deserves praise is the prince.
There were also quite a few students among these people, and they formed two factions with the students who praised the third prince, and there seemed to be an opposition between them.
However, Xie Yao had already made arrangements for this development.
So soon someone revealed: The prince will not live long!
When these words were spoken, the people were filled with regret.
The news was so confusing that it seemed like anyone could get involved, but Xie Yao didn't pay too much attention to these things.
"Crown Princess." Zhu Qing walked in and reported in a low voice, "Sinan said that there are many more people stalking around the Crown Prince's Mansion."
"Don't pay attention to it." Xie Yao didn't think Xiao Ning was a fool.
Today, Li Shuo took away the body of the Imperial Master. Although his reasons were legitimate, Xiao Ning would definitely be suspicious as she had not confirmed with her own eyes that it was the Imperial Master who died.
"Has everything been arranged on Lord Li's side?" Since Li Shuo was carrying such a powerful weapon, he naturally had to arrange people to protect him secretly.
"Sinan said that Sixi will bring people to protect you secretly, so please rest assured, Princess." Xie Yao nodded again.
Dongnanbei has been a bit busy lately, and even Sixi has been arranged.
"Crown Princess." Yuyan's voice came from outside, "Madam Xie is here with Madam Song."
Zhang brought Xie Yujiao with her?
Xie Yao frowned, displeasure flashed in her eyes, "Let them in."
Considering their current "cooperation", she doesn't mind meeting Zhang.
main hall.
When Xie Yao came out, Zhang hurriedly pulled Xie Yujiao up and said, "Greetings to the Crown Princess..."
"elder sister!"
A crisp and dependent voice interrupted Zhang's greeting. It was Xie Yujiao who rushed towards Xie Yao, her eyes bright and energetic. "Sister, you haven't come to see Jiaojiao for a long time!"
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