Chapter 319 Believe in Her Innocence
In fact, this is one of the reasons why she chose to give the token to Concubine Shu.
In the past, the Third Prince behaved very well in front of her, but once his true face was revealed, he was so terrifying!
Shufei looked at Xuanyue with deep meaning in her eyes.
"I will consider what you said." Shu Fei would not be honest with Xuan Yue just because of what she said. She only slightly restrained her anger and said, "What I want is evidence."
"Get up." Concubine Shu personally stepped forward to help Xuan Yue up from her kneeling position, and said in a gentle tone, "You are Xiao Wu's savior, how could I punish you?"
Concubine Shu kept Xuan Yue to talk for a while, and had dinner with him before sending him away.
As soon as Xuan Yue left, Concubine Shu called her confidant and gave him a few instructions.
Xuan Yue returned to Fengming Palace.
Because the princess asked her to rest for two days, Xuan Yue was about to go back to her room, but was stopped by the little palace maid, "Miss Xuan, the princess wants to see you."
Xuan Yue was stunned for a moment, feeling a little panicked.
She just came back and the princess called her. Could it be...
Although she was worried, Xuan Yue immediately agreed, "Yes."
The princess had just finished her dinner and was about to go for a walk in the backyard to digest her food. When she saw Xuan Yue coming over, she waved at her and said, "Come and walk with me."
"Yes." Xuan Yue followed immediately.
"You went to the Yanxi Palace twice today." After walking a few steps, the eldest princess spoke calmly, "I heard that you told the Crown Princess that you were ordered by me to visit Xiaowu."
"How come I don't know about this?"
Xuan Yue immediately stopped and knelt on the ground, "Xuan Yue acted on his own initiative, please punish me, Princess."
The eldest princess didn't say anything, she just turned around slightly and looked down at Xuan Yue who was kneeling on the ground!
But only her head could be seen. She knelt very submissively and did not say anything to explain except confessing her guilt.
The eldest princess frowned and asked, "Don't you have anything to say?"
"It's all my fault." Xuan Yue kowtowed with her forehead on the ground, her posture extremely humble and respectful.
The eldest princess understood what Xuan Yue meant.
This is something I really don't want to say.
She stared at Xuan Yue for a long while and sighed deeply, "If you don't want to talk about it, forget it."
"Get up."
Xuan Yue breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Princess."
When she stood up, the princess had already walked several steps, and Xuan Yue immediately followed her...
…
That night, Xiao Ji and Xie Yao received the message sent by Concubine Shu.
Of course, it was about Xuan Yue’s speech in the Yanxi Palace today.
Xie Yao's lips curled up, "Your Highness, how is it?"
She said Xuan Yue was not that kind of person.
Xiao Ji said in a gloomy tone, "Miss Xuan believes in the Crown Princess." She only believes in the Crown Princess...
"I don't know when the Crown Princess became so familiar with Miss Xuan."
Xie Yao raised her eyebrows and looked at Xiao Ji, "Your Highness...are you jealous?" She felt sour when she heard his tone...
Xiao Ji coughed lightly, looking a little uncomfortable. He looked away, and after a moment his gaze fell on Xie Yao again.
His Crown Princess...is indeed outstanding.
In addition to Miss Xuan, there are others who are thinking about...
Xiao Ji took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Xie Yao, "This was just delivered today."
"A letter from the Crown Princess." Xiao Ji said word by word.
Her letter?
Xie Yao was a little surprised, "Mine?"
Xie Yao took it and looked at it. It was really hers. The letter was sent by Wei Chan from the northern border. It had the words "Written by Xie Yao herself" written on it, so Xiao Ji did not open it privately.
Xie Yao opened the letter, and soon smiled brightly as she read it, with her eyes seeming to be a little red.
Xiao Ji: “…”
He just stared at Xie Yao, wanting to read the letter but not being able to do so directly, he could only try to read something from Xie Yao's face...
"Ahem." Seeing that Xie Yao was reading the letter seriously and ignoring him for a long time, Xiao Ji couldn't help but cough lightly as a reminder.
Xie Yao was also very considerate. She raised her big watery eyes and asked, "Your Highness, is your throat uncomfortable?"
I have a constant cough today.
"I'll ask the kitchen to stew some Sichuan Fritillary and Snow Pear..."
Before Xie Yao finished speaking, her wrist was grabbed by Xiao Ji. Xiao Ji's face darkened, "No."
"It's just that my throat is a little itchy." Xiao Ji didn't want to dwell on this matter any more, so he casually asked, "What's written in the letter?"
Xie Yao looked at Xiao Ji, "Your Highness, do you want to know?"
Xiao Ji: “…Not bad.” In fact, he really wanted to be like this. His Crown Princess could not only attract men, but also be loved by so many women.
Xie Yao raised her eyebrows slightly and stared at Xiao Ji for a long time, "Really?"
"Of course." Xiao Ji said.
Xie Yao raised the remaining letter in her hand and said, "Since Your Highness doesn't want to read it, then I won't give you this letter that Achan specially asked you to read~"
Before Xie Yao finished her words, Xiao Ji held her hand and said, "Since you specifically asked me to take a look, I will take a look with reluctance."
As he spoke, Xiao Ji's hand had already touched the letter, but he did not open it immediately. Instead, he hesitated for a moment and asked Xie Yao, "Do you really want me to see it?"
Xie Yao reached out to take the letter from Xiao Ji's hand, but Xiao Ji moved faster, dodged her hand and opened the letter.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Ji was slightly stunned.
The smile on his face disappeared instantly, his expression became serious, and he read the contents of the letter carefully, bit by bit.
In addition to the two pages addressed to Xie Yao, there were also the pages he read. He knew at a glance that Xie Yao had not lied to him.
This was indeed a letter Wei Chan wrote specifically for him.
The letter was all about his past with Xie Yao, of course, it was all from Wei Chan's perspective.
Wei Chan organized it in great detail.
Xiao Ji just looked at these words, and that picture unconsciously emerged in his mind.
As he watched intently, the corners of his lips couldn't help but slightly rise.
The scenes in the letter seemed so beautiful to him just by thinking about them...
It turned out that he had such a good relationship with the Crown Princess in the past, so good that now that he knew all this, he couldn't help but admire his good vision.
But apart from that, a subtle and dense feeling of bitterness arose in his heart.
He has lost all these beautiful memories... This sometimes makes him feel dazed. Was it really him who experienced those beautiful things with the Crown Princess in the past?
Is it still him?
"Your Highness?"
Xie Yao noticed Xiao Ji's trance and shouted, "What did Ah Chan say in the letter?"
She only wrote on those two pages that the following pages were for Xiao Ji, but she hadn't had time to read them yet.
Xiao Ji folded the letter and put it in his sleeve, "This is a secret."
It's a secret that he should keep alone.
Xie Yao snorted lightly, but didn't insist on going to see it. Instead, she asked Zhu Qing, "How is the Third Prince's Mansion?"
Even though Master Xuan did something unkind and was taken away by the Third Prince, we can still torture him but we can't really do anything to Master Xuan that would anger God and man.
It was normal for Xie Yao to have such concerns. After all, the third prince was indeed very dangerous now, especially for a man...even more dangerous.
So even though they allowed Master Xuan to be taken away, they still had people keeping an eye on him in secret.
Zhu Qing's expression was a little strange, "The Third Prince..."
Seeing Zhu Qing's hesitation, Xie Yao's expression changed slightly, "What about him? He wouldn't really do something to Master Xuan...right?"
It's not fun to play in such an immoral way!
"No, no." Zhu Qing quickly shook her head, "I just think that the Third Prince treats Master Xuan very strangely."
"The Third Prince did not do anything to Master Xuan today. He just locked him up and asked him to read to him."
"Study?" Xie Yao's expression really became strange.
"Yes." Zhu Qing nodded, "Our people saw it for real. The whole day was filled with the sound of reading. In the end, Master Xuan's voice became hoarse."
After a pause, Zhu Qing continued, "The Third Prince is quite considerate. He secretly asked someone to prepare a tea that is good for the throat, but gave it to Master Xuan in the name of humiliation."
Xie Yao: “…”
She really doesn't understand Xiao An at all.
The Third Prince said that he wanted to punish and retaliate against Master Xuan, but in reality? These were just some innocuous actions.
Just like... a little kid.
Xie Yao's face was filled with surprise and shock, but she saw that Xiao Ji's expression did not change.
She immediately looked at Xiao Ji.
Xiao Ji said: "I do have some guesses."
"Among the few of us, except for the second child who had the care and love of the emperor when he was young, the others had nothing."
"I think, in the heart of the Third Brother, Master Xuan's status... is extraordinary."
Xie Yao immediately understood what he meant and said in surprise, "So, your highness means that the Third Prince regards Master Xuan as his father."
"I'm just guessing."
Xiao Ji didn't say it with certainty, but Xie Yao already believed it to about 70%.
I thought it was strange at first, but after Xiao Ji's explanation, it suddenly made sense.
"In this case, there is no need to worry about Master Xuan's safety."
I'm afraid that Master Xuan is living a pretty good life in the Third Prince's Mansion.
"Yeah." Xiao Ji nodded. He had never been very worried, but Xie Yao insisted on staring at him for Xuan Yue's sake, so he didn't say anything.
The next few days.
There were no more emergencies.
But no matter how Si Nan investigated, there was no progress on the matter of the Fifth Prince.
"It's been three days. It's been three whole days. Prince, what have you said to me and Xiaowu?!"
Concubine Shu comes to the Yangxin Palace every day. At the beginning, she could still speak in a nice tone for the sake of the eldest princess, but now she gets angry at the slightest provocation.
She did not conceal her anger at all; even the servants outside the Palace of Tranquil Longevity could hear it clearly.
Then came Xiao Ji's voice, "Shu Fei, I have asked someone to investigate, but there has been no progress for the time being..."
"Enough!" Concubine Shu's voice sounded angry, but where no one could see, her expression was calm, and there was an apology in her eyes when she looked at Xiao Ji.
"It's been three days, and you keep saying the same thing every day. And you still say you're just trying to please me?!"
The more Concubine Shu spoke, the angrier she became. "Can you find the murderer?"
"Madam Shufei." Xiao Ji's helpless voice sounded again, "Please give me some more time."
Concubine Shu snorted coldly, said a few more words, and then left the Yangxin Palace angrily.
She walked towards the direction of Yanxi Palace with a cold face.
But we had just reached the Imperial Garden.
Then, some people started to talk, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really cruel. In order to consolidate his position, he actually attacked the five-year-old Fifth Prince..."
Shufei stopped immediately and looked in the direction where the voice came from, with a cold light flashing in her eyes.
Another voice sounded, "Ah? Didn't they say that the matter is still under investigation? How did you know?"
The first person spoke in a slightly rough voice. "That can be calculated. Just wait and see. This matter... there is no conclusion to be drawn."
"But, right? The Fifth Prince is no threat to the Crown Prince?" he asked again.
"Humph, the Crown Prince is in poor health and won't have much time left, but he has a little grandson. The Fifth Prince is no threat to him, but he is a big threat to the little grandson!"
"I think the Crown Prince is doing this just to support the little grandson. You all know how much love the Crown Prince has for the Crown Princess! It's normal for the Crown Prince to want to support the little grandson."
“…”
The two men spoke with such solemn assurance that even Concubine Shu was dazed for a moment.
"Your Highness!" The maidservant beside Concubine Shu finally reacted, her face changed slightly, and she stepped forward and shouted angrily: "Who are you!"
The two palace maids who were discussing the matter immediately fell silent. When they saw Concubine Shu clearly, their faces changed drastically and they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, "Madam Shu, please forgive me. Madam Shu, please forgive me."
Concubine Shu's face darkened. She looked at the two people kneeling on the ground and said word by word with gritted teeth: "What were you talking about just now?"
The two looked at each other, their faces pale, as if they were doomed.
After a while, the palace maid with a slightly rough voice suddenly kowtowed to Concubine Shu, and then raised her eyes, "Madam Concubine Shu, I am speaking up for you and the Fifth Prince!"
Concubine Shu stared into her eyes, her face frighteningly cold, "Do you know what the crime of slandering the prince is?"
The maid turned pale, as if frightened, but soon became firm again and said, "Even if I will be punished, there are some things I can't help but say!"
"What I said is correct. The Crown Prince cannot tolerate the Fifth Prince. He is lacking in moral character and is only concerned with his own selfish desires. He is not worthy of his position at all!"
"My Lady Shufei, you are just too kind-hearted!"
After a long time, Concubine Shu finally said, "Stand up and talk."
The maid felt relieved and immediately kowtowed to express her gratitude, then stood up swiftly, "Thank you, Madam Shufei, for your tolerance."
Concubine Shu's face was gloomy and her tone was cold, "Where did you hear these words from?"
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